Beef printed 16 quotes higher, 23 lower, on 1.6x normal volume. Trading down to Select saves less today: the Choice/Select spread narrowed $7.02 to $15.15/cwt. Choice brisket deckle-off boneless is trading below its three week range. Pork derind belly 9-13# broke its run lower and closed up. Beef and pork split: the cutout went one way and the carcass the other. Choice eye of round has closed lower four days in a row. Friday's weekly chicken report: tenders have shed 38% over 13 weeks without a single higher close.
Highlights
BEEF Choice Boneless Brisket, Deckle-off473.67¢/lb-36.00¢ (-7.1%) sess-20.03¢ wkbroke range lowBEEF Choice Loin, Short Loin, 0x1723.13¢/lb-33.97¢ (-4.5%) sess-41.85¢ wkbroke range lowPORK Derind Belly 9-13#191.06¢/lb+14.62¢ (+8.3%) sess-3.40¢ wkin rangeBEEF 85CL Lean Trimmings, Fresh389.81¢/lb-12.15¢ (-3.0%) sess-9.47¢ wkin rangePORK SS Smoker Trim Picnic Vacuum-packed95.07¢/lb-11.11¢ (-10.5%) sess+1.34¢ wkin rangeBEEF 90CL Lean Trimmings, Fresh452.30¢/lb-3.52¢ (-0.8%) sess+3.31¢ wkin range
Cuts in this read: Boneless Brisket, Deckle-off · Loin, Short Loin, 0x1 · Derind Belly 9-13# · 85CL Lean Trimmings, Fresh · SS Smoker Trim Picnic Vacuum-packed · 90CL Lean Trimmings, Fresh
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