St Joseph, MO         Tue, Apr 28, 2025      USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

                           CATTLE   CALVES      HOGS       SHEEP   Chicken(Yng)
Tuesday - 04/28/2026      109,000    1,000     488,000     8,000     35,373,000
Week ago                  111,000    1,000     489,000     8,000     35,604,000
Year ago (act)            121,110      514     487,054     6,963     35,127,000
Week to Date              215,000    2,000     972,000    18,000     70,514,000
Same Period Last Week     208,000    2,000     981,000    18,000     71,078,000
Same Period Last Year     225,377      969     971,648    16,940     70,221,000
2026 Year to Date       8,834,600   37,825  41,903,027   623,316  3,072,773,000
2025 Year to Date       9,788,618   43,069  42,181,873   645,974  3,034,809,000
Percent Change              -9.8%   -12.2%       -0.7%     -2.1%          +1.3%
                        ** REVISION * HOGS * MON 484( 484) * HOGS * REVISION **
Previous Day Breakdown                   Steers/Heifers       Cows/Bulls
                              Monday         89,000             17,000

INDEXES
                         04/27  04/24  04/23  04/22  04/21  04/20  04/17  04/16
CATFAX FED 6 STATE      246.77 246.09 247.04 247.75 248.02 248.02 248.02 248.02
CATFAX FED 3 STATE      246.21 246.06 247.13 247.72 247.99 247.99 247.96 247.75
CME FEEDER              369.62 369.34 369.32 370.00 373.44 374.37 375.69 377.67
CME LEAN HOG            *91.19  91.26  91.44  91.43  91.05  90.51  90.37  90.51
CARCASS BASE PRICE       91.24  90.78  90.57  90.56  91.94  89.93  89.37  89.21
NA = Not Available; **NA = Not Available Due to Packer Submission Issues;
*NA* = Not Available Due to Confidentiality; + Before the CME Feeder price
indicates a revision by the CME; * = Projection; CME projected Lean Hog 
Index, is only an estimate that may vary one or two cents from actual.
CATFAX FED 6 STATES: Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and Oklahoma;
CATFAX FED 3 STATES: Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma.

PORK

Des Moines, IA        Tue, Apr 28, 2026      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS       CUTOUT     CHANGE     TOTAL LDS
04/28 MORNING     $ 99.95      +0.72      156.87
04/28 AFTERNOON   $ 98.26      -0.97      340.00

CARLOT PORK                 OPEN         CLOSE
 DATE                      04/28         04/28
 LOADS - CUTS             142.86        312.52
 LOADS - TRIM              14.01         27.48
 LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC       97.74         98.98
 LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   131.58        132.49
 HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#  No Test       No Test
        Trm Sel  20-23#  No Test         84.50
        Trm Sel  23-27#    85.99         81.44
 BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#   281.02        281.29
 BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#   277.67        272.87

BEEF

Des Moines, IA        Tue, Apr 28, 2026      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CUTS - Negotiated 
                ESTIMATED BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUES

Based on negotiated prices and volume of boxed beef cuts delivered 
Within 0-21 days and on average industry cutting yields. Values reflect
U.S. Dollars per 100 pounds.

                    MORNING            AFTERNOON
BEEF CUTOUTS    OPEN      CHNG      CLOSE     CHNG
                     04/28               04/28
 CH 600-900#    $389.18  -0.38      $388.90  -0.66
 SE 600-900#    $387.29  -1.31      $388.78  +0.18

    LOADS   
     Choice cuts     38.43               77.63
     Select cuts      4.05                7.66
     Trimmings        0.00                0.00
     Coarse Grinds    9.93               12.72
    CH/SEL SPREAD    $1.89               $0.12

POULTRY

04/28 - Daily Turkey Market
Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor
offering prices on a national basis (FOB for current shipments).
 8-16 lb hens - 170-180
16-24 lb toms - 172-180

04/23 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 04/18      Week Ago    Yr Ago
                                     168,744      171,173   164,613

04/24 - Weekly National Chicken Report 
National Composite Whole Bird for the Week Ending: 04/24/26
      Wtd Avg    Chg         Range         Wk Ago Avg
      $121.77   +1.94   $ 90.00-$150.00     $119.83

04/22 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 04/18 - 256 million, Up 2% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 04/18 - 198 million, Up 4% from a year ago

04/28 - Daily New York Shell Egg
                                  AVERAGE   PRICE   LAST REPORTED 
CLASS           PRICE RANGE        PRICE    CHANGE   (04/27/25)
Extra Large   $ 61.00-$ 65.00     $ 63.00   - 3.00     $ 66.00
Large         $ 59.00-$ 63.00     $ 61.00   - 3.00     $ 64.00
Medium        $ 55.00-$ 59.00     $ 57.00   - 2.00     $ 59.00
-- NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN --
   -- PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS --