St Joseph, MO         Thu, Sep 18, 2025      USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

                           CATTLE   CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP    Chicken(Yng)
Thursday - 09/18/2025     112,000    1,000     476,000     5,000     35,521,000
Week ago                  117,000    1,000     487,000     7,000     35,584,000
Year ago (act)            122,622      429     466,859     7,464     34,537,000
Week to Date              460,000    4,000   1,940,000    230000    142,570,000
Same Period Last Week     459,000    4,000   1,947,000    31,000    142,139,000
Same Period Last Year*    494,579    3,012   1,899,125    31,521    139,136,000
2025 Year to Date      20,995,398   92,167  89,992,365 1,381,728  6,753,444,000
2024*Year to Date      22,573,890  151,849  92,044,009 1,368,268  6,784,169,000
Percent Change              -7.0%   -39.3%       -2.2%     +1.0%          -0.5%
Previous Day Breakdown                Steers/Heifers    Cows/Bulls
                       Wednesday          96,000          21,000
       ***** REVISION ** CATTLE ** WED 117(348) ** CATTLE ** REVISION *****
       2025 *Totals subject to revision / 2024 * Totals adjusted to reflect
            NASS Revisions / Yearly totals may not add due to rounding

INDEXES
                        09/17  09/16  09/15  09/12  09/11  09/10  09/09  09/08
CATFAX FED 6 STATE     239.49 239.60 239.60 239.28 240.03 241.88 242.28 242.76
CATFAX FED 3 STATE     239.90 240.00 240.00 240.00 243.00 243.00 243.00 243.00
CME FEEDER             362.62 361.36 361.63 362.15 363.08 363.48 365.47 365.86
CME LEAN HOG          *105.47 105.86 106.00 106.14 106.14 106.04 105.93 105.87
CARCASS BASE PRICE     102.98 103.19 104.07 103.19 103.03 102.83 102.82 103.41
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        Thu, Sep 18, 2025      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS       CUTOUT     CHANGE     TOTAL LDS
09/18 MORNING     $112.04      +1.06      206.43
09/18 AFTERNOON   $111.95      +0.97      409.77

CARLOT PORK                 OPEN         CLOSE
 DATE                      09/18         09/18
 LOADS - CUTS             178.15        365.83
 LOADS - TRIM              28.28         43.94
 LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC      113.52        112.45
 LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   138.06        138.79
 HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#  No Test        109.67
        Trm Sel  20-23#   108.32        105.76
        Trm Sel  23-27#   101.62        101.31
 BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#  No Test        308.63
 BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#  No Test       No Test

BEEF

Des Moines, IA        Thu, Sep 18, 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
                     09/18               09/18
 CH 600-900#    $386.45  -1.73      $385.81  -2.37
 SE 600-900#    $364.21  -2.16      $361.31  -5.06
    LOADS   
     Choice cuts     31.80               48.75
     Select cuts     12.39               24.48
     Trimmings        5.96               11.75
     Coarse Grinds    7.56               14.02
     CH/SEL SPREAD  $22.23              $24.50

POULTRY

09/18 - 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

09/18 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 09/13      Week Ago    Yr Ago
                                     174,416     161,179     170,310

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

09/17 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 09/13 - 246 million, up 4% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 09/13 - 194 million, up 1% from a year ago

09/18 - Daily New York Shell Egg
                                  AVERAGE   PRICE   LAST REPORTED 
CLASS           PRICE RANGE        PRICE    CHANGE   (9/17/2025)
Extra Large   $244.00-$248.00     $246.00   -8.00      $254.00
Large         $242.00-$246.00     $244.00   -8.00      $252.00
Medium        $167.00-$171.00     $169.00   -0.00      $169.00
-- NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN --
   -- PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS --