Beef printed 23 quotes higher, 21 lower, on 1.6x normal volume. Ground beef 73% is trading below its three week range. Choice chuck roll lxl neck/off is trading above its three week range. Fresh 85CL Trimmings broke its run lower and closed up. Choice sirloin tri-tip has closed higher four days in a row. Cattle kill 476,000 head for the week, 15% under a year ago; hogs 2.41 million, flat with a year ago. Friday's weekly chicken report: boneless skinless thigh meat has added 8% over 3 weeks without a single lower close.
Highlights
BEEF 85CL Lean Trimmings, Fresh316.64¢/lb+40.87¢ (+14.8%) sess-12.03¢ wkin rangePORK Knuckles142.18¢/lb-16.24¢ (-10.3%) sess-3.23¢ wkin rangeBEEF Ground Beef 73%236.84¢/lb-26.95¢ (-10.2%) sess-22.19¢ wkbroke range lowPORK Derind Belly 13-17#112.98¢/lb+8.65¢ (+8.3%) sess+7.69¢ wkin rangeBEEF Choice Loin, Ball-tip, Boneless, Heavy542.80¢/lb+31.03¢ (+6.1%) sess-1.84¢ wkin rangeBEEF Choice Chuck Roll 1x1, Neck-off591.96¢/lb+12.33¢ (+2.1%) sess+43.25¢ wkbroke range high
Cuts in this read: 85CL Lean Trimmings, Fresh · Knuckles · Ground Beef 73% · Derind Belly 13-17# · Loin, Ball-tip, Boneless, Heavy · Chuck Roll 1x1, Neck-off
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