St Joseph, MO         Fri, Sep 12, 2025      USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

                           CATTLE   CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP    Chicken(Yng)
Friday - 09/12/2025        95,000    1,000     473,000     4,000     32,400,000
Week ago                  118,000    1,000     471,000     4,000     36,075,000
Year ago (act)            119,989      919     479,472     2,737     30,807,000
Week to Date              554,000    5,000   2,420,000    35,000    174,539,000
Same Period Last Week     481,000    4,000   1,932,000    28,000    159,142,000
Same Period Last Year*    606,045    3,954   2,418,130    35,908    169,890,000
2025 Year to Date      20,517,568   90,210  87,960,936 1,348,208  6,608,335,000
2024*Year to Date      22,061,285  148,834  89,986,600 1,336,660  6,645,033,000
Percent Change              -7.0%   -39.4%       -2.3%     +0.9%          -0.6%

Saturday - 09/13/2025       7,000        0      94,000         0      2,539,000
Week ago                    6,000        0     382,000         0      4,497,000
Year ago (act)             17,945        3     158,284        87              0
Week to Date              561,000    5,000   2,514,000    35,000    177,078,000
Same Period Last Week     487,000    4,000   2,314,000    28,000    163,639,000
Same Period Last Year*    623,990    3,957   2,576,414    35,995    169,890,000
2025 Year to Date      20,524,568   90,210  88,054,936 1,348,208  6,610,874,000
2024*Year to Date      22,079,230  148,837  90,144,884 1,336,747  6,645,033,000
Percent Change              -7.0%   -39.4%       -2.3%     +0.9%          -0.5%
Previous Day Breakdown                Steers/Heifers    Cows/Bulls
                       Thursday           94,000          23,000
       2025 *Totals subject to revision / 2024 * Totals adjusted to reflect
            NASS Revisions / Yearly totals may not add due to rounding

INDEXES
                        09/11  09/10  09/09  09/08  09/05  09/04  09/03  09/02
CATFAX FED 6 STATE     240.03 241.88 242.28 242.76 242.54 242.63 243.35 243.61
CATFAX FED 3 STATE     243.00 243.00 243.00 243.00 242.17 242.15 241.95 242.00
CME FEEDER             363.08 363.48 365.47 365.86 367.03 363.96 361.35 365.43
CME LEAN HOG          *106.14 106.04 105.93 105.87 105.91 109.82 105.97 105.92
CARCASS BASE PRICE     103.03 102.83 102.82 103.41 103.06 102.67 103.32 103.46
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        Fri, Sep 12, 2025      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS       CUTOUT     CHANGE     TOTAL LDS
09/12 MORNING     $114.85      +1.68      255.82
09/12 AFTERNOON   $114.51      +1.34      372.89

CARLOT PORK                 OPEN         CLOSE
 DATE                      09/12         09/12
 LOADS - CUTS             218.32        333.45
 LOADS - TRIM              37.50         39.44
 LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC      114.83        114.77
 LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   140.96        139.77
 HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#  No Test        114.34
        Trm Sel  20-23#  No Test        110.67
        Trm Sel  23-27#   107.05        105.47
 BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#   324.94        317.11
 BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#  No Test       No Test

BEEF

Des Moines, IA        Fri, Sep 12, 2025      USDA Market News

*The USDA has revised the morning boxed beef cutout & boxed beef cuts report*
             *Changes are noted with an * behind the correction*

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
                     09/12               09/12
 CH 600-900#    $400.18* -0.61*     $400.04  -0.75
 SE 600-900#    $378.27  -1.68      $378.44  -1.51
    LOADS   
     Choice cuts     69.31*             100.08
     Select cuts      6.49                9.28
     Trimmings        6.99                9.38
     Coarse Grinds    5.85                9.09
     CH/SEL SPREAD  $21.91*             $21.60

POULTRY

09/12 - Daily Turkey Market
Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor
offering prices on a national basis (FOB for current shipments).
 8-16 lb hens - 153-172
16-24 lb toms - 153-172

09/11 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 09/06      Week Ago    Yr Ago
                                     161,179     177,600     149,584

09/12 - Weekly National Chicken Report 
National Composite Whole Bird for the Week Ending: 09/12/25
      Wtd Avg    Chg         Range         Wk Ago Avg
      $116.93   -1.67   $ 75.00-$165.00     $118.60

09/10 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 09/06 - 248 million, up 2% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 09/06 - 194 million, up 1% from a year ago

09/12 - Daily New York Shell Egg
                                  AVERAGE   PRICE   LAST REPORTED 
CLASS           PRICE RANGE        PRICE    CHANGE   (9/11/2025)
Extra Large   $261.00-$265.00     $263.00   Unchgd     $263.00
Large         $259.00-$263.00     $261.00   Unchgd     $261.00
Medium        $171.00-$175.00     $173.00   Unchgd     $173.00
-- NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN --
   -- PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS --