St Joseph, MO         Tue Dec 02, 2025      USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

                           CATTLE   CALVES     HOGS        SHEEP   Chicken(Yng)
Tuesday - 12/02/2025      122,000    1,000     489,000     8,000     35,306,000
Week ago                  125,000    1,000     492,000    10,000     35,555,000
Year ago (act)            126,826      640     484,966     8,010     34,616,000
Week to Date              237,000    2,000     971,000    20,000     70,502,000
Same Period Last Week     245,000    2,000     987,000    22,000     70,986,000
Same Period Last Year     243,214    1,201     970,725    19,463     69,398,000
2025 Year to Date            NA       NA         NA         NA    8,635,841,000
2024 Year to Date      28,996,825  189,631 119,323,895 1,757,458  8,752,496,000
Percent Change               NA %     NA %       NA %       NA %          -1.3%
Previous Day Breakdown              Steers/Heifers    Cows/Bulls
                        Monday          98,000          17,000
    ****** REVISION ** HOGS ** MON ** 482( 482) ** HOGS ** REVISION ******
  ****** The 2025 Year-to-Date and the Percent change is still not available. 
   We will report this information as soon as it is made available to us ******

INDEXES
                        12/01  11/28  11/27  11/26  11/25  11/24  11/21  11/20
CATFAX FED 6 STATE     218.11 213.83 212.12 212.12 216.33 219.65 220.02 220.28
CATFAX FED 3 STATE     219.91 218.96 215.00 215.00 221.30 222.47 222.47 223.88
CME FEEDER             332.36 319.70 318.76 321.96 329.88 331.97 336.38 339.72
CME LEAN HOG           *81.61  81.67   NA    81.92  82.27  82.81  83.61  84.81
CARCASS BASE PRICE      81.40  81.18   NA    80.85  80.98  81.39  81.31  82.41
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, Dec 02, 2025      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS       CUTOUT     CHANGE     TOTAL LDS
12/02 MORNING     $ 95.01      +0.22      209.12
12/02 AFTERNOON   $ 94.22      -0.57      338.03

CARLOT PORK                 OPEN         CLOSE
 DATE                      12/02         12/02
 LOADS - CUTS             187.66        288.72
 LOADS - TRIM              21.46         49.31
 LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC       91.79         92.42
 LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   128.70        129.66
 HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#  No Test       No Test
        Trm Sel  20-23#    95.16         95.16
        Trm Sel  23-27#    93.17         93.17
 BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#   268.22        270.52
 BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#   268.97        268.30

BEEF

Des Moines, IA        Tue, Dec 02, 2025      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
                     12/02               12/02
 CH 600-900#    $366.20  -2.69      $364.72  -4.17
 SE 600-900#    $353.14  -4.74      $350.78  -7.10
    LOADS   
     Choice cuts     55.30               79.50
     Select cuts      7.92               13.63
     Trimmings        0.00                6.91
     Coarse Grinds    9.85               15.00
     CH/SEL SPREAD  $13.06              $13.94

POULTRY

12/02 - Daily Turkey Market
Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor
offering prices on a national basis (FOB for current shipments).
 8-16 lb hens - 157-177
16-24 lb toms - 150-179

11/27 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 11/22      Week Ago    Yr Ago
                                     172,861     171,754     169,633

11/28 - Weekly National Chicken Report 
National Composite Whole Bird for the Week Ending: 11/28/25
      Wtd Avg    Chg         Range         Wk Ago Avg
      $111.53   +2.83   $ 73.00-$155.00     $108.70

11/26 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed 
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 11/22 - 248 million, Dn 1% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 11/15 - 191 million, Up 3% from a year ago

12/02 - Daily New York Shell Egg - NA Holiday
                                  AVERAGE   PRICE   LAST REPORTED 
CLASS           PRICE RANGE        PRICE    CHANGE   (12/01/25)
Extra Large   $253.00-$257.00     $255.00   - 3.00     $258.00
Large         $251.00-$255.00     $253.00   - 3.00     $256.00
Medium        $182.00-$186.00     $184.00   - 5.00     $189.00
-- NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN --
   -- PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS --