Nationwide Market Report:   As of 2 pm Friday Feb  22

• Beef 🐄 – Beef slaughter is down to approximately 596,000 from 614,000 the previous week.  Prime grade back up to 9.12%, Choice 73.88%, Select 14.20%.  Live weights were in line with last week but down 3 pounds at 1,373 lb average and dressed weights at 824 lb average
• Pork 🐖 –.  Pork slaughter under FIS-SJ LS710 was at 2,362,000.  Primal values appear to be going down on butts, picnics, and bellies.    Wenneman bacon prices are now reflecting the trend. 
• Chicken 🐓 –   Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 23-Feb-19 is estimated to be 163,498,000 head up 1.19 percent from a week ago, and up 0.76 percent from a year ago. (Last week 161,570,000, last year 162,267,000)   Some chicken prices are expected to go up slightly in the short future.

Information above obtained from various USDA web sites