USDA By-Product Drop Value (Steer) 01/16 15:25
01/16/2026 | 3:25 pm CST USDA By-Product Drop Value (Steer) 01/16 15:25
By-Product Drop Value (Steers) (Cattle) (NW_LS441 / 447)
Livestock - Drop/By-Products
Friday Jan 16,2026
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The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer for today was
estimated at $11.64 / CWT Live (UNCH).
Slaughter cattle was estimated at $11.41 / CWT Live (UNCH).
Weekly average to date for slaughter steer is $11.63 / CWT (-0.03)
and slaughter cattle is $11.40 / CWT (-0.01).
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By-Product Values ($/CWT) - CATTLE
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Yield Wtd Avg Value
Item (Lbs) Price Change (S/CWT)
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Blood Meal, 85% Protein 0.6 956.67 UNCH 0.29
Cheek Meat, trimmed 0.32 308.33 UNCH 0.99
Head Meat, trimmed 0.13 115 UNCH 0.15
Hearts, regular, bone-out 0.38 98 UNCH 0.37
Lips, unscalded 0.13 278.33 UNCH 0.36
Livers, selected, 2/box 0.96 28 UNCH 0.27
Tallow 1.2 57.76 UNCH 0.69
Tallow, Packer Bleachable Tallow