St Joseph, MO         Thu, July 17, 2025     USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

                           CATTLE   CALVES      HOGS      SHEEP    Chicken(Yng)
Thursday - 07/16/2025     115,000    1,000     473,000     5,000     35,521,000
Week ago                  115,000    1,000     473,000     7,000     35,109,000
Year ago (act)            115,500      438     473,396     7,121     34,914,000
Week to Date              458,000    4,000   1,870,000    28,000    142,271,000
Same Period Last Week     464,000    4,000   1,891,000    30,000    140,051,000
Same Period Last Year*    478,053    2,970   1,908,059    31,642    140,208,000
2025 Year to Date      16,077,867   73,279  68,533,953 1,057,910  5,071,006,000
2024*Year to Date      17,179,970  118,362  70,061,190 1,054,884  5,136,306,000
Percent Change              -6.4%   -38.1%       -2.2%      0.3%         -1.3%
Previous Day Breakdown                Steers/Heifers    Cows/Bulls
                       WEDNESDAY          94,000          19,000
        ***** REVISION **CATTLE** WED 113( 343) **CATTLE** REVISION ******
        ***** REVISION ** HOGS ** WED 466(1397) ** HOGS ** REVISION ******
       2025 *Totals subject to revision / 2024 * Totals adjusted to reflect
            NASS Revisions / Yearly totals may not add due to rounding

INDEXES
                        07/16  07/15  07/14  07/11  07/10  07/09  07/08  07/07
CATFAX FED 6 STATE     230.00 234.60 235.21 234.56 231.91 225.00 228.33 230.67
CATFAX FED 3 STATE     230.00 229.45 229.62 229.37 227.61 225.00 224.11 224.80
CME FEEDER                    321.91 321.10 319.89 323.37 321.84 316.76 311.40
CME LEAN HOG          *107.63 107.20 107.19 107.25 107.10 107.14 107.04 107.33
CARCASS BASE PRICE     106.97 105.79 106.29 104.98 105.44 105.52 105.61 106.62
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, Jul 17, 2025      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS       CUTOUT     CHANGE     TOTAL LDS
07/17 MORNING     $115.00      +0.26      183.37
07/16 AFTERNOON   $114.74      +0.72      253.83

CARLOT PORK                 OPEN         CLOSE
 DATE                      07/17         07/16
 LOADS - CUTS             164.71        227.53
 LOADS - TRIM              18.67         26.30
 LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC      110.31        112.14
 LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   142.26        135.18
 HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#   118.34       No Test
        Trm Sel  20-23#   112.32        110.98
        Trm Sel  23-27#   110.92        112.73
 BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#  No Test       No Test
 BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#   206.19       No Test

BEEF

Des Moines, IA        Thu, Jul 17, 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
                     07/17               07/16
 CH 600-900#    $372.37  -0.48      $372.85  -4.87
 SE 600-900#    $355.91  -2.00      $357.91  -4.67
    LOADS   
     Choice cuts     36.01              116.72
     Select cuts     21.16               26.93
     Trimmings       12.87                0.00
     Coarse Grinds    7.97               10.12
     CH/SEL SPREAD  $16.46              $14.94

POULTRY

07/16 - Daily Turkey Market
Frozen Grade A basted equivalent processor
offering prices on a national basis (FOB for current shipments).
 8-16 lb hens - 149-171 cents
16-24 lb toms - 149-171 cents

07/17 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 07/12      Week Ago    Yr Ago
                                     172,507     143,571     166,498

07/11 - Weekly National Chicken Report 
National Composite Whole Bird for the Week Ending: 07/04/25
      Wtd Avg    Chg         Range         Wk Ago Avg
      $134.72   -0.73   $114.00-$165.00     $135.45

07/16 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 07/12 - 251 million, up 2% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 07/12 - 194 million, up 2% from a year ago

07/17 - Daily New York Shell Egg
                                  AVERAGE   PRICE   LAST REPORTED 
CLASS           PRICE RANGE        PRICE    CHANGE   (7/16/2025)
Extra Large   $351.00-$355.00     $353.00   + 7.00     $346.00 
Large         $349.00-$353.00     $351.00   + 7.00     $344.00
Medium        $209.00-$213.00     $211.00   - 3.00     $214.00
** NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN **
   ** PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS **