🏛 By-Product Drop Value (Steers) (Cattle) (NW_LS441

By-Product Drop Value (Steers) (Cattle) (NW_LS441 / 447) Agricultural Marketing Service Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Fri Dec 5, 2025 Email us with accessibility issues with this report. Report for 12-05-25 - Final The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer¹ for today was estimated at $11.74 / CWT Live (+0.25). Slaughter cattle² was estimated at $11.45 / CWT Live (+0.25). Weekly average to date for slaughter steer¹ is $11.56 / CWT (+0.01) and slaughter cattle² is $11.26 / CWT (+0.04). By-Product Values ($/CWT) - STEER Item Yield (Lbs) Wtd Avg Price Change Value (S/CWT) Steer Hides, Branded (Butt) 4.99 21.50 UNCH 1.54 Tallow³ 1.20 53.64 UNCH 0.64 Tallow, Packer Bleachable Tallow <.15% FFA 4.50 51.25 5.50 2.31 Tongues, #1 Swiss Cut, IW 0.24 738.00 UNCH 1.77 Cheek Meat, trimmed 0.32 308.33 UNCH 0.99 Head Meat, trimmed 0.13 115.00 UNCH 0.15 Oxtails, selected, small box 0.24 590.00 UNCH 1.42 Hearts, regular, bone-out 0.38 98.00 UNCH 0.37 Lips, unscalded 0.13 246.67 UNCH 0.32 Livers, selected, 2/box 0.96 28.00 UNCH 0.27 Tripe, scalded, bleached 0.65 113.33 UNCH 0.74 Tripe, honeycomb, bleached 0.15 227.00 UNCH 0.34 Lungs 0.47 5.63 UNCH 0.03 Melts 0.14 6.75 UNCH 0.01 Meat And Bone Meal, 50% Protein 3.70 287.69 UNCH 0.53 Blood Meal, 85% Protein 0.60 1022.43 UNCH 0.31 Totals: 18.80 11.74 Dressed Equivalent Basis (63.0%): 18.64 By-Product Values ($/CWT) - CATTLE Item Yield (Lbs) Wtd Avg Price Change Value (S/CWT) Cattle Hides 4.99 16.79 UNCH 1.25 Tallow³ 1.20 53.64 UNCH 0.64 Tallow, Packer Bleachable Tallow <.15% FFA 4.50 51.25 5.50 2.31 Tongues, #1 Swiss Cut, IW 0.24 738.00 UNCH 1.77 Cheek Meat, trimmed 0.32 308.33 UNCH 0.99 Head Meat, trimmed 0.13 115.00 UNCH 0.15 Oxtails, selected, small box 0.24 590.00 UNCH 1.42 Hearts, regular, bone-out 0.38 98.00 UNCH 0.37 Lips, unscalded 0.13 246.67 UNCH 0.32 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Page 1 of 2 General inquiries, please call: (202) 720-1990 or email: mymarketnews@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/lpgmn https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/ | https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/2829 By-Product Drop Value (Steers) (Cattle) (NW_LS441 / 447) Agricultural Marketing Service Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Fri Dec 5, 2025 Email us with accessibility issues with this report. Livers, selected, 2/box 0.96 28.00 UNCH 0.27 Tripe, scalded, bleached 0.65 113.33 UNCH 0.74 Tripe, honeycomb, bleached 0.15 227.00 UNCH 0.34 Lungs 0.47 5.63 UNCH 0.03 Melts 0.14 6.75 UNCH 0.01 Meat And Bone Meal, 50% Protein 3.70 287.69 UNCH 0.53 Blood Meal, 85% Protein 0.60 1022.43 UNCH 0.31 Totals: 18.80 11.45 Dressed Equivalent Basis (62.9%): 18.20 Explanatory Notes: Click here for more information on list of reportable items: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/By-Products_Reportable_Items 1 - Typical slaughter steers weighs 1,400 pounds 2 - Typical slaughter cattle weighs 1,325 pounds 3 - May include Technical Animal Fat as both meet the same AFOA specifications Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Page 2 of 2 General inquiries, please call: (202) 720-1990 or email: mymarketnews@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/lpgmn https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/ | https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/2829