USDA Wkly Ctrl US Meat By-Product(Cow) 05/01 15:20

USDA By-Product Drop Value Report-Cow (NW_LS444)
Livestock - Drop/By-Products
                                                              Friday May 01,2026
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The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter cow for week ending 
Fri, May 1, 2026 was estimated at $14.42 / CWT Live (UNCH).
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                      By-Product Values ($/CWT) - COW
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                                              Yield   Wtd Avg             Value
Item                                          (Lbs)    Price    Change   (S/CWT)
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Blood Meal, 85% Protein                        0.73       882       2       0.32
Cheek Meat, trimmed                            0.43    408.09   11.29       1.75
Cow Hides, Branded                             4.55       4.5    UNCH       0.41
Head Meat, trimmed                             0.14    279.13   -9.93       0.39
Hearts, regular, bone-out                      0.46    231.31   29.67       1.06
Lips, unscalded                                0.13    170.47    0.56       0.22
Melts                                          0.15      6.75    UNCH       0.01
Oxtails, regular, small box                     0.2    594.79  -28.27       1.19
Tallow, Renderer Bleachable Tallow