USDA By-Product Drop Value (Steer) 08/28 15:25
08/28/2026 | 3:25 pm CDT USDA By-Product Drop Value (Steer) 08/28 15:25
By-Product Drop Value (Steers) (Cattle) (NW_LS441 / 447)
Livestock - Drop/By-Products
Friday Aug 28,2026
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The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer for today was
estimated at $14.93 / CWT Live (UNCH).
Slaughter cattle was estimated at $14.68 / CWT Live (+0.04).
Weekly average to date for slaughter steer is $14.81 / CWT (+0.43)
and slaughter cattle is $14.53 / CWT (+0.44).
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By-Product Values ($/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 1162.5 UNCH 0.35
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 74.5 UNCH 0.89
Tallow, Packer Bleachable Tallow