Beef printed 20 quotes higher, 21 lower, on light volume. Pork derind belly 9-13# and Ground beef 85% are trading below their three week ranges. Choice chuck roll retail ready pushed past the top of its three week range. Choice chuck roll retail ready did not turn. It closed higher again. Beef and pork split: the cutout went one way and the carcass the other. Choice knuckle peeled has closed lower four days in a row. Thursday's cattle kill 107,000 head, 5% under a year ago.
Highlights
PORK Derind Belly 9-13#98.29¢/lb-43.66¢ (-30.8%) sess-56.88¢ wkbroke range lowPORK Trim W/trace Combo78.99¢/lb+10.21¢ (+14.8%) sess+5.89¢ wkin rangeBEEF Ground Beef 85%387.00¢/lb-49.74¢ (-11.4%) sess-48.61¢ wkbroke range lowBEEF Choice Chuck, Roll, Retail Ready652.37¢/lb+54.23¢ (+9.1%) sess+86.05¢ wkbroke range highBEEF Choice Loin, Ball-tip, Boneless, Heavy515.46¢/lb-28.03¢ (-5.2%) sess+18.32¢ wkin rangeBEEF Choice Flank Steak641.29¢/lb-29.06¢ (-4.3%) sess-3.62¢ wkin range
Cuts in this read: Derind Belly 9-13# · Trim W/trace Combo · Ground Beef 85% · Chuck, Roll, Retail Ready · Loin, Ball-tip, Boneless, Heavy · Flank Steak
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