St Joseph, MO         Fri, Mar 22, 2019      USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                               CATTLE    CALVES      HOGS       SHEEP
Friday 03/22/2019     (est)    113,000    2,000     455,000     8,000
Week ago (est)                 100,000    2,000     434,000     6,000
Year ago (act)                 109,000    3,000     453,000     8,000
Week to date (est)             589,000   12,000   2,342,000    43,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    547,000   12,000   2,285,000    34,000
Same Period Last Year (act)    585,000   10,000   2,299,000    43,000

Saturday 03/23/2019   (est)     42,000        0     166,000     1,000
Week ago (est)                  50,000        0     162,000     1,000
Year ago (act)                  26,000        0     112,000     2,000
Week to date (est)             631,000   12,000   2,508,000    44,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    597,000   12,000   2,447,000    35,000
Same Period Last Year*(act)    611,000   10,000   2,410,000    44,000
2019 Year to Date            7,175,000  139,000  29,171,000   437,000
2018 *Year to Date           7,165,000  123,000  28,514,000   450,000
Percent change                    0.1%    13.3%        2.3%     -3.0%
2019 *Totals subject to revision
2018 *Totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions
Yearly totals may not add due to rounding
Previous day estimated            Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
                      Thursday         94,000            27,000

INDEX
                      03/21  03/20  03/19  03/18  03/15  03/14  03/13
CATFAX FED 6 STATE   127.43 127.29 127.12 127.09 127.09 127.21 127.64
CATFAX FED 3 STATE   127.00 127.00 127.00 127.00 127.00 127.27 127.74
CME FEEDER           141.02 139.12 137.41 137.67 137.50 137.65 138.39
CME LEAN HOG         *62.41  60.75  59.22  57.54  56.54  55.40  54.13
3 Area LEAN HOG       60.07  58.85  57.20  55.79  54.35  53.11  51.84
**NA = Not Available Due to Packer Submission Issues.

*DTN projected Lean Hog Index, is only an estimate that may vary one
or two cents from actual.

NOTES: 3 AREA LEAN: 3 area lean value base cost for 51-52% lean hogs
CATFAX FED 6 STATES: Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and Oklahoma
CATFAX FED 3 STATES: Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma

PORK

Des Moines, IA        Fri, Mar 22, 2019      USDA Market News

03/22 AM CARCASS CUTOUT - $ 77.27   CHANGE  +1.02  TOTAL LD COUNT  196.30

03/22 PM CARCASS CUTOUT - $ 77.79   CHANGE  +1.54  TOTAL LD COUNT  336.93 

CARLOT PORK -  OPEN 03/22          CARLOT PORK -  CLOSE 03/22
LOADS - CUTS  167.32 TRIM  28.97   LOADS - CUTS  286.34  TRIM 50.60
LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC       89.41    LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC       89.67
LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   114.23    LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   120.37
HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#  No Test    HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#    77.46
       Trm Sel  20-23#  No Test           Trm Sel  20-23#    77.27
       Trm Sel  23-27#    75.27           Trm Sel  23-27#    75.24
BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#  No Test    BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#   206.84
BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#  No Test    BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#   209.66

BEEF

Des Moines, IA        Fri, Mar 22, 2019      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CUTS - Negotiated Sales -
Afternoon - USDA ESTIMATED BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUES - as of 1:30pm

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.

Boxed beef cutout values steady on Choice and firm on Select on light to
moderate demand and offerings. Select and Choice rib, round, and loin cuts
steady while chuck cuts steady to firm. Beef trimmings mostly steady to weak
on light demand and light to moderate offerings.

BEEF CUTOUTS -  OPEN 03/22        BEEF CUTOUTS - CLOSE 03/22
CH 600-900# $229.16  -0.15        CH 600-900# $229.31  +0.64
SE 600-900# $218.54  +0.17        SE 600-900# $218.37  -0.26
LOADS     23.20 - Choice Cuts     LOADS     72.45 - Choice Cuts
           5.65 - Select Cuts               18.75 - Select Cuts
           5.53 - Trimmings                  6.89 - Trimmings
          11.40 - Coarse Grinds             13.00 - Coarse Grinds

POULTRY

03/21 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 03/16      Week Ago     Yr Ago     
                                     160,746      160,268    159,248

03/22 - Weekly National Whole Broiler/Fryer Report   
National Composite Wtd Avg for the Week Ending: 03/22    Week Ago      Yr Ago
                                              $ 96.33     $ 92.00     $106.13
Weekly National Whole Broiler/Fryer Report
National Composite Wtd Avg for the Month of: February - $ 89.78

03/20 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed 
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 03/16 - 232 million, up 2% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 03/16 - 186 million, up 2% from a year ago

03/22 - Daily New York Eggs
Prices are 3 cents lower for Medium, steady for Extra Large and Large. The
undertone is steady to weak. Supplies are moderate to instances heavy.
Offerings are moderate. Demand is light to moderate. Market activity is
slow to moderate.

Extra Large     96-100
Large           94-98
Medium          78-82