USDA By-Product Drop Value (Steer) 05/26 08:30

By-Product Drop Value (Steers) (Cattle) (NW_LS441 / 447)
Livestock - Drop/By-Products
                                                              Friday May 22,2026
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The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer for today was 
estimated at $14.73 / CWT Live (-0.01).
Slaughter cattle was estimated at $14.49 / CWT Live (-0.01).
Weekly average to date for slaughter steer is $14.72 / CWT (+0.37) 
and slaughter cattle is $14.48 / CWT (+0.37).
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                      By-Product Values ($/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     962.5    UNCH       0.29
Cheek Meat, trimmed                            0.32    328.33    UNCH       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    358.33    UNCH       0.47
Livers, selected, 2/box                        0.96        86    UNCH       0.83
Tallow                                          1.2     87.68    -0.5       1.05
Tallow, Packer Bleachable Tallow