St Joseph, MO         Thu, Apr 30, 2025      USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

                           CATTLE   CALVES      HOGS       SHEEP   Chicken(Yng)
Thursday - 04/30/2026     110,000    1,000     479,000     6,000     35,271,000
Week ago                  106,000    1,000     477,000     7,000     35,460,000
Year ago (act)            120,298      409     481,543     7,835     34,960,000
Week to Date              434,000    4,000   1,940,000    30,000    140,743,000
Same Period Last Week     425,000    4,000   1,953,000    30,000    142,039,000
Same Period Last Year     466,454    1,911   1,934,011    31,238    140,314,000
2026 Year to Date       9,054,794   36,350  42,855,294   647,184  3,143,002,000
2025 Year to Date      10,029,695   44,011  43,144,236   660,272  3,151,449,000
Percent Change              -9.7%   -17.4%       -0.7%     -2.0%          -0.3%
Previous Day Breakdown                   Steers/Heifers       Cows/Bulls
                              Wednesday      90,000             19,000

INDEXES
                         04/29  04/28  04/27  04/24  04/23  04/22  04/21  04/20
CATFAX FED 6 STATE      251.79 250.68 246.77 246.09 247.04 247.75 248.02 248.02
CATFAX FED 3 STATE      251.69 251.00 246.21 246.06 247.13 247.72 247.99 247.99
CME FEEDER              372.47 369.80 369.62 369.34 369.32 370.00 373.44 374.37
CME LEAN HOG            *91.41  91.31  91.19  91.26  91.44  91.43  91.05  90.51
CARCASS BASE PRICE       90.79  91.32  91.24  90.78  90.57  90.56  91.94  89.93
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        Thu, Apr 30, 2026      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS       CUTOUT     CHANGE     TOTAL LDS
04/30 MORNING     $ 96.81      -0.38      182.08
04/30 AFTERNOON   $ 96.76      -0.43      296.01

CARLOT PORK                 OPEN         CLOSE
 DATE                      04/30         04/30
 LOADS - CUTS             163.29        259.64
 LOADS - TRIM              18.79         36.38
 LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC       94.06         94.25
 LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   134.58        129.88
 HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#  No Test       No Test
        Trm Sel  20-23#    81.95         81.94
        Trm Sel  23-27#    81.51         81.18
 BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#  No Test       No Test
 BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#  No Test       No Test

BEEF

Des Moines, IA        Thu, Apr 30, 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
                     04/30               04/30
 CH 600-900#    $389.74  +1.69      $389.52  +1.47
 SE 600-900#    $389.86  +3.61      $388.17  +1.92

    LOADS   
     Choice cuts     25.61               82.86
     Select cuts      1.80                4.37
     Trimmings        7.83               10.48
     Coarse Grinds    8.33               20.54
    CH/SEL SPREAD   ($0.12)              $1.35

POULTRY

04/29 - 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

04/30 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 04/25      Week Ago    Yr Ago
                                     170,854      168,744   165,455

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

04/29 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 04/25 - 256 million, Up 3% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 04/25 - 196 million, Up 2% from a year ago

04/30 - Daily New York Shell Egg
                                  AVERAGE   PRICE   LAST REPORTED 
CLASS           PRICE RANGE        PRICE    CHANGE   (04/29/25)
Extra Large   $ 59.00-$ 63.00     $ 61.00   - 1.00     $ 62.00
Large         $ 57.00-$ 61.00     $ 59.00   - 1.00     $ 60.00
Medium        $ 53.00-$ 57.00     $ 55.00   - 1.00     $ 56.00
-- NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN --
   -- PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS --