USDA Meat Report Calendar

Release dates and times for the USDA beef, pork and chicken reports, plus CME contract expiries and the holidays and demand windows that move cash. The next 30 days, all times Eastern.

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Wednesday, October 14

TodayD+0High impact
Weekly Cold Storage Holdings (US)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Weekly inventory pulse before the monthly NASS Cold Storage. Last printed Wed Oct 07 11:29 AM ET.
Daily Livestock & Poultry SlaughterVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Daily packer kill + estimated slaughter pace. Drives near-term cutout direction. Last printed Tue Oct 13 11:58 AM ET.
Lean Hogs (HE) OCT 26 expiryESTCMEpork
Cash-settled to the CME Lean Hog Index. Watch the index track into final settlement.
Tallow & Protein ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Inedible tallow + protein meal pricing. Renderer demand signal. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
Beef & Pork Variety MeatsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefpork
Liver, heart, tongue, hearts pricing. Export-driven demand. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Hogs)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Hog by-product (pluck, head, feet) value. Reads packer margin. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Cow)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Cow drop value. Watch for trim demand pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Steers)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Hide + offal value per steer carcass. Reads packer margin. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:17 PM ET.
Broiler HatcheryESTUSDA NASSchicken
Weekly chicks placed + eggs set. Drives the 6-week-forward broiler supply pipeline visible on the /chicken page.

Thursday, October 15

TomorrowD+1High impact
Actual Slaughter Under Federal InspectionVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
USDA-verified federal slaughter counts (weekly actuals). Last printed Thu Oct 08 10:00 AM ET.
Daily Livestock & Poultry SlaughterVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Daily packer kill + estimated slaughter pace. Drives near-term cutout direction. Last printed Tue Oct 13 11:58 AM ET.
Tallow & Protein ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Inedible tallow + protein meal pricing. Renderer demand signal. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
Beef & Pork Variety MeatsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefpork
Liver, heart, tongue, hearts pricing. Export-driven demand. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Hogs)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Hog by-product (pluck, head, feet) value. Reads packer margin. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Cow)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Cow drop value. Watch for trim demand pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Steers)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Hide + offal value per steer carcass. Reads packer margin. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:17 PM ET.

Friday, October 16

D+2High impact
Weekly Grocery Store Chicken Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Chicken retail feature pull-through indicator. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:17 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Pork Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Pork retail feature pull-through indicator. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:47 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Beef Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
What grocery is featuring next week. Forward read on retail pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:55 AM ET.
Import Beef TradeVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Imported lean trim CIF pricing. Direct read on Canadian/AU/NZ landed cost. Last printed Fri Oct 09 10:58 AM ET.
Weekly National Egg ProductsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Liquid + dried egg products pricing. Last printed Fri Oct 09 11:22 AM ET.
Daily Livestock & Poultry SlaughterVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Daily packer kill + estimated slaughter pace. Drives near-term cutout direction. Last printed Tue Oct 13 11:58 AM ET.
Weekly National Chicken ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Wholesale parts WAvg + national composite whole bird. Last printed Fri Oct 09 12:47 PM ET.
Weekly National Turkey ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Turkey breast + whole bird wholesale pricing. Last printed Fri Oct 09 12:53 PM ET.
Tallow & Protein ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Inedible tallow + protein meal pricing. Renderer demand signal. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
Beef & Pork Variety MeatsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefpork
Liver, heart, tongue, hearts pricing. Export-driven demand. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Hogs)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Hog by-product (pluck, head, feet) value. Reads packer margin. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Cow)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Cow drop value. Watch for trim demand pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Steers)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Hide + offal value per steer carcass. Reads packer margin. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:17 PM ET.

Monday, October 19

D+5High impact
Daily Livestock & Poultry SlaughterVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Daily packer kill + estimated slaughter pace. Drives near-term cutout direction. Last printed Tue Oct 13 11:58 AM ET.
Tallow & Protein ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Inedible tallow + protein meal pricing. Renderer demand signal. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
Beef & Pork Variety MeatsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefpork
Liver, heart, tongue, hearts pricing. Export-driven demand. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Hogs)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Hog by-product (pluck, head, feet) value. Reads packer margin. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Cow)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Cow drop value. Watch for trim demand pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Steers)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Hide + offal value per steer carcass. Reads packer margin. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:17 PM ET.

Tuesday, October 20

D+6High impact
Daily Livestock & Poultry SlaughterVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Daily packer kill + estimated slaughter pace. Drives near-term cutout direction. Last printed Tue Oct 13 11:58 AM ET.
Weekly Poultry & Egg Cold StorageVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Weekly poultry & egg frozen inventory. Last printed Tue Oct 13 12:35 PM ET.
Tallow & Protein ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Inedible tallow + protein meal pricing. Renderer demand signal. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
Beef & Pork Variety MeatsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefpork
Liver, heart, tongue, hearts pricing. Export-driven demand. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Hogs)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Hog by-product (pluck, head, feet) value. Reads packer margin. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Cow)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Cow drop value. Watch for trim demand pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Steers)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Hide + offal value per steer carcass. Reads packer margin. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:17 PM ET.

Wednesday, October 21

D+7High impact
Weekly Cold Storage Holdings (US)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Weekly inventory pulse before the monthly NASS Cold Storage. Last printed Wed Oct 07 11:29 AM ET.
Daily Livestock & Poultry SlaughterVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Daily packer kill + estimated slaughter pace. Drives near-term cutout direction. Last printed Tue Oct 13 11:58 AM ET.
Tallow & Protein ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Inedible tallow + protein meal pricing. Renderer demand signal. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
Beef & Pork Variety MeatsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefpork
Liver, heart, tongue, hearts pricing. Export-driven demand. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:15 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Hogs)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Hog by-product (pluck, head, feet) value. Reads packer margin. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Cow)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Cow drop value. Watch for trim demand pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 02:16 PM ET.
By-Product Drop Value (Steers)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Hide + offal value per steer carcass. Reads packer margin. Last printed Tue Oct 13 02:17 PM ET.
Broiler HatcheryESTUSDA NASSchicken
Weekly chicks placed + eggs set. Drives the 6-week-forward broiler supply pipeline visible on the /chicken page.

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Thursday, October 22

D+8High impact
Actual Slaughter Under Federal InspectionVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
USDA-verified federal slaughter counts (weekly actuals). Last printed Thu Oct 08 10:00 AM ET.
Cold StorageESTUSDA NASSbeefporkchicken
End-of-month frozen meat & poultry stocks. Builds vs draws move pork bellies, chicken parts, and trimmings cash.

Friday, October 23

D+9High impact
Weekly Grocery Store Chicken Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Chicken retail feature pull-through indicator. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:17 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Pork Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Pork retail feature pull-through indicator. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:47 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Beef Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
What grocery is featuring next week. Forward read on retail pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:55 AM ET.
Import Beef TradeVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Imported lean trim CIF pricing. Direct read on Canadian/AU/NZ landed cost. Last printed Fri Oct 09 10:58 AM ET.
Weekly National Egg ProductsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Liquid + dried egg products pricing. Last printed Fri Oct 09 11:22 AM ET.
Weekly National Chicken ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Wholesale parts WAvg + national composite whole bird. Last printed Fri Oct 09 12:47 PM ET.
Weekly National Turkey ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Turkey breast + whole bird wholesale pricing. Last printed Fri Oct 09 12:53 PM ET.
Cattle on FeedESTUSDA NASSbeef
Feedlot inventory + monthly placements & marketings. Reads forward 90 to 150 days on beef supply.

Tuesday, October 27

D+13
Weekly Poultry & Egg Cold StorageVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Weekly poultry & egg frozen inventory. Last printed Tue Oct 13 12:35 PM ET.

Wednesday, October 28

D+14High impact
Weekly Cold Storage Holdings (US)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Weekly inventory pulse before the monthly NASS Cold Storage. Last printed Wed Oct 07 11:29 AM ET.
Broiler HatcheryESTUSDA NASSchicken
Weekly chicks placed + eggs set. Drives the 6-week-forward broiler supply pipeline visible on the /chicken page.

Thursday, October 29

D+15
Actual Slaughter Under Federal InspectionVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
USDA-verified federal slaughter counts (weekly actuals). Last printed Thu Oct 08 10:00 AM ET.
Feeder Cattle (GF) OCT 26 expiryESTCMEbeef
Feeder index settlement. Watch for placement decisions hinted in the forward feeder strip.

Friday, October 30

D+16High impact
Weekly Grocery Store Chicken Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Chicken retail feature pull-through indicator. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:17 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Pork Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Pork retail feature pull-through indicator. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:47 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Beef Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
What grocery is featuring next week. Forward read on retail pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:55 AM ET.
Import Beef TradeVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Imported lean trim CIF pricing. Direct read on Canadian/AU/NZ landed cost. Last printed Fri Oct 09 10:58 AM ET.
Weekly National Egg ProductsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Liquid + dried egg products pricing. Last printed Fri Oct 09 11:22 AM ET.
Monthly National Turkey ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Monthly turkey aggregate. Last printed Fri Oct 02 12:19 PM ET.
Weekly National Chicken ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Wholesale parts WAvg + national composite whole bird. Last printed Fri Oct 09 12:47 PM ET.
Weekly National Turkey ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Turkey breast + whole bird wholesale pricing. Last printed Fri Oct 09 12:53 PM ET.
Monthly National Chicken ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Monthly chicken aggregate (rolls up the weeklies). Last printed Fri Oct 02 12:56 PM ET.
Live Cattle (LE) OCT 26 expiryESTCMEbeef
Front-month CME live cattle contract expires. Cash basis convergence pressure into the close.

Tuesday, November 3

D+20
Weekly Poultry & Egg Cold StorageVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Weekly poultry & egg frozen inventory. Last printed Tue Oct 13 12:35 PM ET.

Wednesday, November 4

D+21High impact
Weekly Cold Storage Holdings (US)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Weekly inventory pulse before the monthly NASS Cold Storage. Last printed Wed Oct 07 11:29 AM ET.
Broiler HatcheryESTUSDA NASSchicken
Weekly chicks placed + eggs set. Drives the 6-week-forward broiler supply pipeline visible on the /chicken page.

Thursday, November 5

D+22
Actual Slaughter Under Federal InspectionVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
USDA-verified federal slaughter counts (weekly actuals). Last printed Thu Oct 08 10:00 AM ET.

Friday, November 6

D+23High impact
US-Mexico Livestock Imports/ExportsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Cross-border live-cattle flow. Forward cow supply signal. Last printed Thu Oct 08 07:10 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Chicken Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Chicken retail feature pull-through indicator. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:17 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Pork Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Pork retail feature pull-through indicator. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:47 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Beef Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
What grocery is featuring next week. Forward read on retail pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:55 AM ET.
Import Beef TradeVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Imported lean trim CIF pricing. Direct read on Canadian/AU/NZ landed cost. Last printed Fri Oct 09 10:58 AM ET.
Weekly National Egg ProductsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Liquid + dried egg products pricing. Last printed Fri Oct 09 11:22 AM ET.
Weekly National Chicken ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Wholesale parts WAvg + national composite whole bird. Last printed Fri Oct 09 12:47 PM ET.
Weekly National Turkey ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Turkey breast + whole bird wholesale pricing. Last printed Fri Oct 09 12:53 PM ET.

Tuesday, November 10

D+27
Weekly Poultry & Egg Cold StorageVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Weekly poultry & egg frozen inventory. Last printed Tue Oct 13 12:35 PM ET.

Wednesday, November 11

D+28
Holiday
Veterans DayUS Federal Holidaybeefporkchicken
USDA dark. Daily prints resume Thursday.
Holiday
Remembrance Day (CA)Canadian Statutory Holidaybeefporkchicken
Stat day. Border and bank reduced.
WASDEESTUSDA WAOBbeefporkchicken
World Ag Supply & Demand Estimates. Meat-protein tables update production & price forecasts. Corn outlook here moves feed cost expectations.
Broiler HatcheryESTUSDA NASSchicken
Weekly chicks placed + eggs set. Drives the 6-week-forward broiler supply pipeline visible on the /chicken page.

Thursday, November 12

D+29High impact
Actual Slaughter Under Federal InspectionVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
USDA-verified federal slaughter counts (weekly actuals). Last printed Thu Oct 08 10:00 AM ET.
Weekly Cold Storage Holdings (US)VERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeefporkchicken
Weekly inventory pulse before the monthly NASS Cold Storage. Last printed Wed Oct 07 11:29 AM ET.

Friday, November 13

D+30High impact
Weekly Grocery Store Chicken Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Chicken retail feature pull-through indicator. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:17 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Pork Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSpork
Pork retail feature pull-through indicator. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:47 AM ET.
Weekly Grocery Store Beef Feature ActivityVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
What grocery is featuring next week. Forward read on retail pull. Last printed Fri Oct 09 09:55 AM ET.
Import Beef TradeVERIFIEDUSDA AMSbeef
Imported lean trim CIF pricing. Direct read on Canadian/AU/NZ landed cost. Last printed Fri Oct 09 10:58 AM ET.
Weekly National Egg ProductsVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Liquid + dried egg products pricing. Last printed Fri Oct 09 11:22 AM ET.
Weekly National Chicken ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Wholesale parts WAvg + national composite whole bird. Last printed Fri Oct 09 12:47 PM ET.
Weekly National Turkey ReportVERIFIEDUSDA AMSchicken
Turkey breast + whole bird wholesale pricing. Last printed Fri Oct 09 12:53 PM ET.
VERIFIED dates are projected from the actual publish track record. EST dates come from published cadences and may shift a day around federal holidays. Purple Holiday rows cover US + Canadian statutory days, grilling demand anchors, and halal-relevant Eid dates.