USDA By-Product Drop Value (Steer) 12/19 15:25

By-Product Drop Value (Steers) (Cattle) (NW_LS441 / 447)
Livestock - Drop/By-Products
                                                              Friday Dec 19,2025
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The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer for today was 
estimated at $11.83 / CWT Live (UNCH).
Slaughter cattle was estimated at $11.59 / CWT Live (UNCH).
Weekly average to date for slaughter steer is $11.81 / CWT (+0.05) 
and slaughter cattle is $11.57 / CWT (+0.08).
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                      By-Product Values ($/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   1028.86    UNCH       0.31
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    246.67    UNCH       0.32
Livers, selected, 2/box                        0.96        28    UNCH       0.27
Tallow                                          1.2      58.2    UNCH        0.7
Tallow, Packer Bleachable Tallow