St Joseph, MO         Thu Dec 04, 2025      USDA Market News
Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection

                           CATTLE   CALVES     HOGS        SHEEP   Chicken(Yng)
Thursday - 12/04/2025     121,000    1,000     490,000     8,000     35,475,000
Week ago                    1,000        0           0         0      2,023,000
Year ago (act)            118,247      491     472,797     7,870     35,123,000
Week to Date              475,000    4,000   1,943,000    35,000    141,410,000
Same Period Last Week     370,000    3,000   1,474,000    29,000    107,686,000
Same Period Last Year     484,974    2,688   1,932,873    34,247    139,260,000
2025 Year to Date            NA       NA         NA         NA    8,706,749,000
2024 Year to Date      29,238,585  191,118 120,286,043 1,772,242  8,822,358,000
Percent Change               NA %     NA %       NA %       NA %          -1.3%
Previous Day Breakdown              Steers/Heifers    Cows/Bulls
                        Wednesday       95,000          22,000
       ***** REVISION ** HOGS ** WED 482(1453) ** HOGS ** REVISION *****
  ****** The 2025 Year-to-Date and the Percent change is still not available. 
   We will report this information as soon as it is made available to us ******

INDEXES
                        12/03  12/02  12/01  11/28  11/27  11/26  11/25  11/24
CATFAX FED 6 STATE     218.11 218.11 218.11 213.83 212.12 212.12 216.33 219.65
CATFAX FED 3 STATE     219.91 219.91 219.91 218.96 215.00 215.00 221.30 222.47
CME FEEDER             341.80 337.78 332.36 319.70 318.76 321.96 329.88 331.97
CME LEAN HOG           *81.83  81.67  81.61  81.67   NA    81.92  82.27  82.81
CARCASS BASE PRICE      81.05  81.01  81.40  81.18   NA    80.85  80.98  81.39
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 04, 2025      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT - Negotiated Sales
PORK CARCASS       CUTOUT     CHANGE     TOTAL LDS
12/04 MORNING     $ 93.48      -0.54      159.00
12/04 AFTERNOON   $ 93.33      -0.69      280.50

CARLOT PORK                 OPEN         CLOSE
 DATE                      12/04         12/04
 LOADS - CUTS             139.68        254.62
 LOADS - TRIM              19.32         25.88
 LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC       90.66         90.87
 LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   131.80        132.23
 HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#  No Test       No Test
        Trm Sel  20-23#  No Test        100.19
        Trm Sel  23-27#    94.83         95.74
 BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#  No Test       No Test
 BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#  No Test       No Test

BEEF

Des Moines, IA        Thu, Dec 04, 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
                     12/04               12/04
 CH 600-900#    $363.03  -0.78      $362.72  -1.09
 SE 600-900#    $349.90  -3.22      $350.32  -2.80
    LOADS   
     Choice cuts     67.88              119.60
     Select cuts     14.18               21.18
     Trimmings        0.00                5.30
     Coarse Grinds    4.39               11.47
     CH/SEL SPREAD  $13.13              $12.40

POULTRY

12/04 - 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

12/04 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 11/29      Week Ago    Yr Ago
                                     132,428     172,861     127,697

11/28 - Weekly National Chicken Report 
National Composite Whole Bird for the Week Ending: 11/28/25
      Wtd Avg    Chg         Range         Wk Ago Avg
      $111.53   +2.83   $ 73.00-$155.00     $108.70

12/03 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed 
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 11/29 - 250 million, Dn 1% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 11/29 - 191 million, Up 1% from a year ago

12/04 - Daily New York Shell Egg
                                  AVERAGE   PRICE   LAST REPORTED 
CLASS           PRICE RANGE        PRICE    CHANGE   (12/03/25)
Extra Large   $243.00-$247.00     $245.00   - 5.00     $250.00
Large         $241.00-$245.00     $243.00   - 5.00     $248.00
Medium        $172.00-$176.00     $174.00   - 5.00     $179.00
-- NEW YORK SHELL EGGS - CAGED, DELIVERED WAREHOUSE, WHITE, CENTS PER DOZEN --
   -- PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS --