Beef sold off across the board, 27 quotes lower against 10 higher. Choice top inside round slipped under the bottom of its three week range. Pork St Louis spareribs vacuum packed turned higher after sliding earlier in the week. Beef and pork split: the Choice cutout rose 2.54 while the pork carcass fell 0.92, in $/cwt. Choice cap and wedge meat has closed lower four days in a row. Tuesday's cattle kill 105,000 head, 12% under a year ago.
Highlights
PORK St Louis Spareribs, Vacuum-packed228.95¢/lb+22.66¢ (+11.0%) sess-7.49¢ wkin rangeBEEF Ground Beef Chuck380.99¢/lb+30.77¢ (+8.8%) vs Fri-7.21¢ wkin rangePORK Derind Belly 9-13#111.93¢/lb-9.33¢ (-7.7%) sess+4.85¢ wkin rangeBEEF Choice Round, Top Inside Round368.04¢/lb-21.90¢ (-5.6%) sess-33.26¢ wkbroke range lowBEEF Choice Chuck, Short Rib578.99¢/lb-34.03¢ (-5.6%) sess-21.96¢ wkin rangeBEEF Choice Chuck, Flap788.26¢/lb-25.01¢ (-3.1%) sess-4.75¢ wkin range
Cuts in this read: St Louis Spareribs, Vacuum-packed · Ground Beef Chuck · Derind Belly 9-13# · Round, Top Inside Round · Chuck, Short Rib · Chuck, Flap
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