USDA By-Product Drop Value (Steer) 04/03 15:25
04/03/2026 | 3:25 pm CDT USDA By-Product Drop Value (Steer) 04/03 15:25
By-Product Drop Value (Steers) (Cattle) (NW_LS441 / 447)
Livestock - Drop/By-Products
Friday Apr 03,2026
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The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer for today was
estimated at $12.96 / CWT Live (-0.07).
Slaughter cattle was estimated at $12.66 / CWT Live (-0.08).
Weekly average to date for slaughter steer is $12.81 / CWT (+0.49)
and slaughter cattle is $12.52 / CWT (+0.49).
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By-Product Values ($/CWT) - CATTLE
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Yield Wtd Avg Value
Item (Lbs) Price Change (S/CWT)
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Blood Meal, 85% Protein 0.6 900 -27 0.27
Cheek Meat, trimmed 0.32 328.33 -19.17 1.05
Head Meat, trimmed 0.13 115 UNCH 0.15
Hearts, regular, bone-out 0.38 98 UNCH 0.37
Lips, unscalded 0.13 349.67 UNCH 0.45
Livers, selected, 2/box 0.96 28 UNCH 0.27
Tallow 1.2 67.42 UNCH 0.81
Tallow, Packer Bleachable Tallow