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St Joseph, MO Thu, May 21, 2025 USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP Chicken(Yng)
Thursday - 05/21/2026 109,000 1,000 478,000 6,000 35,448,000
Week ago 108,000 1,000 464,000 7,000 35,541,000
Year ago (act) 117,162 370 478,631 8,259 35,246,000
Week to Date 427,000 4,000 1,899,000 30,000 142,162,000
Same Period Last Week 426,000 4,000 1,891,000 32,000 141,185,000
Same Period Last Year 474,733 1,806 1,924,344 33,655 140,437,000
2026 Year to Date 10,634,520 40,921 50,043,187 749,985 3,665,969,000
2025 Year to Date 11,727,574 50,793 50,434,657 770,489 3,664,572,000
Percent Change -9.3% -19.4% -0.8% -2.7% 0.0%
*** REVISION *CATTLE* WED 105(318) *CATTLE* REVISION ***
Previous Day Breakdown Steers/Heifers Cows/Bulls
Wednesday 87,000 18,000
INDEXES
05/21 05/20 05/19 05/18 05/15 05/14 05/13 05/12
CATFAX FED 6 STATE 264.55 264.92 264.92 262.47 262.08 259.68 258.38
CATFAX FED 3 STATE 261.11 265.00 265.00 260.44 260.41 258.42 258.07
CME FEEDER 370.72 372.44 369.46 367.63 370.09 373.23 373.86
CME LEAN HOG *90.88 91.07 91.00 90.55 90.50 90.46 90.48 90.74
CARCASS BASE PRICE 90.91 90.98 91.10 90.89 89.13 89.68 89.72 89.78
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, May 22, 2026 USDA Market News
NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS CUTOUT CHANGE TOTAL LDS
05/22 MORNING $ 96.64 +1.00 246.48
05/21 AFTERNOON $ 95.64 +0.17 274.01
CARLOT PORK OPEN CLOSE
DATE 05/22 05/21
LOADS - CUTS 223.24 245.10
LOADS - TRIM 23.24 28.91
LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC 104.38 102.70
LOINS BNLS CC Strap On 139.88 135.97
HAMS - Trm Sel 17-20# No Test No Test
Trm Sel 20-23# 81.89 80.63
Trm Sel 23-27# 82.28 81.79
BELLIES Skn-on 10-12# 257.84 230.25
BOXED Skn-on 12-14# 234.04 No Test
BEEF
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 22, 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
05/22 05/21
CH 600-900# $389.89 -1.59 $391.48 -2.14
SE 600-900# $386.29 +0.64 $385.65 -5.48
LOADS
Choice cuts 42.05 77.06
Select cuts 1.95 9.84
Trimmings 3.61 8.56
Coarse Grinds 5.71 13.35
CH/SEL SPREAD +3.60 +5.83
POULTRY
05/21 - Daily Turkey Market
Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor
offering prices on a national basis (FOB for current shipments).
8-16 lb hens - 171-180
16-24 lb toms - 172-180
05/21 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 05/16 Week Ago Yr Ago
170,711 171,765 168,692
05/15 - Weekly National Chicken Report
National Composite Whole Bird for the Week Ending: 05/15/26
Wtd Avg Chg Range Wk Ago Avg
$123.68 +1.82 $ 91.00-$150.00 $123.68
05/20 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 05/16 - 256 million, Up 2% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 05/16 - 198 million, Up 3% from a year ago
05/21 - Daily New York Shell Egg
AVERAGE PRICE LAST REPORTED
CLASS PRICE RANGE PRICE CHANGE (05/20/25)
Extra Large $ 75.00-$ 79.00 $ 77.00 ($ 1.00) $ 78.00
Large $ 73.00-$ 77.00 $ 75.00 ($ 1.00) $ 76.00
Medium $ 57.00-$ 61.00 $ 59.00 $ 0.00 $ 59.00
-- NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN --
-- PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS --
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