Three of every ten beef pounds that cleared today were the middles, 1.8x the usual share. Pork 1/4 trim butt combo broke its run higher and closed down. The Choice/Select spread narrowed $4.20 to $19.70/cwt, so trading down to Select saves less. Bone-in sirloin has closed lower six days in a row. Cattle kill 510,000 head for the week, 8% under a year ago; hogs 2.42 million, flat with a year ago. Friday's weekly chicken report: boneless skinless thigh meat has added 13% over 4 weeks without a single lower close.
Highlights
PORK 1/4 Trim Butt Combo101.16¢/lb-19.16¢ (-15.9%) sess-0.57¢ wkin rangePORK Trim W/trace Combo64.77¢/lb-11.49¢ (-15.1%) sess-17.56¢ wkin rangeBEEF 50CL Lean Trimmings, Fresh95.96¢/lb+6.71¢ (+7.5%) sess+8.19¢ wkin rangeBEEF Ground Beef Chuck369.74¢/lb-19.86¢ (-5.1%) sess-15.03¢ wkin rangeBEEF Choice Chuck Roll 1x1, Neck-off592.86¢/lb+22.19¢ (+3.9%) sess+0.90¢ wkin rangeBEEF 65CL Lean Trimmings, Fresh157.13¢/lb+4.72¢ (+3.1%) sess+4.63¢ wkin range
Cuts in this read: 1/4 Trim Butt Combo · Trim W/trace Combo · 50CL Lean Trimmings, Fresh · Ground Beef Chuck · Chuck Roll 1x1, Neck-off · 65CL Lean Trimmings, Fresh
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