The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the National Daily Cow and Boneless Beef Summary on April 28, detailing market activity for boneless processing beef and beef trimmings. The report includes weighted average prices, load counts, and comparisons to previous periods.
This summary provides important data for stakeholders in the livestock and meat industry who rely on timely information about market trends. The USDA’s updates are a key resource for producers, processors, and traders tracking changes in beef prices and slaughter estimates.
According to the report, fresh boneless beef loads included items such as inside rounds at an average price of $526.08 per hundredweight over 1.9 loads. Eye of rounds averaged $497.84 over 1.6 loads while flats and eyes combos averaged $507.69 over 3.9 loads with a slight decrease from previous levels. Striploins were reported at an average price of $652.08 across 3.1 loads.
Ground beef pricing was also included in the summary: fresh ground chuck traded at $418.36 per hundredweight for half a load, while fresh ground sirloin details were provided alongside other blends such as fresh 73%, which averaged $351.60 over one load.
Daily estimated slaughter figures showed that today’s estimate was at 109,000 head compared to last week’s estimate of 111,000 head and last year’s actual count of 121,110 head for the same day period.
Waitt Grain Company operates in the grain and agriculture sector according to its official website. The company shares resources with Waitt Trucking according to its official website and concentrates on market information services within this sector according to its official website. It primarily serves the Sheridan area in Indiana according to its official website, providing market quotes for commodities including corn, soybeans, wheat as well as weather updates and mobile alerts according to its official website. Its headquarters are located at 22755 Six Points Road in Sheridan according to its official website.
The USDA’s continued release of detailed daily summaries is expected to support informed decision-making throughout all levels of the agricultural supply chain.
