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St Joseph, MO Thu, Dec 18, 2025 USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP Chicken(Yng)
Thursday - 12/18/2025 123,000 1,000 495,000 8,000 35,256,000
Week ago 123,000 1,000 494,000 8,000 35,370,000
Year ago (act) 122,529 379 485,172 8,713 35,000,000
Week to Date 472,000 4,000 1,957,000 37,000 140,930,000
Same Period Last Week 484,000 4,000 1,965,000 35,000 141,652,000
Same Period Last Year 484,062 2,636 1,946,245 37,077 139,600,000
2025 Year to Date 28,377,984 118,972 123,527,412 1,881,367 9,188,584,000
2024 Year to Date 30,461,067 198,119 125,463,702 1,852,674 9,166,465,000
Percent Change -6.8% -40.0% -1.5% +1.6% +0.2%
Previous Day Breakdown Steers/Heifers Cows/Bulls
Wednesday 97,000 21,000
INDEXES
12/17 12/16 12/15 12/12 12/11 12/10 12/09 12/08
CATFAX FED 6 STATE 229.83 230.19 230.19 228.87 227.74 223.40 224.37 224.37
CATFAX FED 3 STATE 230.00 230.00 230.00 230.00 228.97 225.19 225.19 225.19
CME FEEDER 349.79 348.85 347.37 346.77 345.47 344.03 344.50
CME LEAN HOG *83.88 83.87 83.30 82.99 82.80 82.57 82.16 81.89
CARCASS BASE PRICE 83.49 83.28 82.97 81.99 82.31 81.72 81.83 81.45
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, Dec 18, 2025 USDA Market News
NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS CUTOUT CHANGE TOTAL LDS
12/18 MORNING $100.72 +2.18 98.45
12/17 AFTERNOON $ 98.54 -0.02 240.60
CARLOT PORK OPEN CLOSE
DATE 12/18 12/17
LOADS - CUTS 78.24 207.68
LOADS - TRIM 20.21 32.92
LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC 98.17 94.37
LOINS BNLS CC Strap On 137.58 134.06
HAMS - Trm Sel 17-20# 106.97 No Test
Trm Sel 20-23# No Test 110.32
Trm Sel 23-27# 111.49 110.35
BELLIES Skn-on 10-12# 337.04 272.03
BOXED Skn-on 12-14# No Test 247.58
BEEF
Des Moines, IA Thu, Dec 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
12/18 12/17
CH 600-900# $357.04 +0.95 $356.09 -2.79
SE 600-900# $344.05 -2.38 $346.43 -2.67
LOADS
Choice cuts 31.77 113.91
Select cuts 6.76 25.80
Trimmings 0.00 12.66
Coarse Grinds 7.52 17.98
CH/SEL SPREAD $12.99 $ 9.66
POULTRY
12/17 - 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 - 150-178
12/18 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 12/13 Week Ago Yr Ago
171,478 173,347 166,641
12/12 - Weekly National Chicken Report
National Composite Whole Bird for the Week Ending: 12/12/25
Wtd Avg Chg Range Wk Ago Avg
$114.87 +3.02 $ 76.00-$155.00 $111.85
12/17 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 12/13 - 251 million, Up 1% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 12/13 - 197 million, Up 1% from a year ago
12/18 - Daily New York Shell Egg
AVERAGE PRICE LAST REPORTED
CLASS PRICE RANGE PRICE CHANGE (12/17/25)
Extra Large $144.00-$148.00 $146.00 - 5.00 $151.00
Large $142.00-$146.00 $144.00 - 5.00 $149.00
Medium $107.00-$111.00 $109.00 - 4.00 $113.00
-- 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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