NW_LS440 Des Moines, IA Thu, Jul 03, 2008 USDA Market News USDA BY-PRODUCT PRICE REPORT - FOB CENTRAL U.S. BASIS Carlot Basis - Dollars/hundredweight - as of 3:00 PM. BEEF VARIETY MEATS - FROZEN --------------------------------------- Items Lds Price Range Wtd Avg CHEEK MEAT,trmd, 70-75% lean 116.00 - 120.00 118.00 B export 117.00 - 122.00 118.89 B FEET, nails off, skin on HEAD MEAT, 60-70% lean 3.0 93.00 93.00 export HEARTS, regular, bone out 67.00 67.00 B regular,bone-out exp 72.00 72.00 B KIDNEYS, export 30.00 30.00 E LIPS, unscalded LIVERS, selected, 2/box selected, 2/box, export 67.00 67.00 B regular, 2/box regular, export, 2/box 32.00 32.00 D OXTAILS, selected, small box SWEETBREADS, domestic export TONGUES,Individually Wrapped Swiss-Cut#1,Wht,0-3% trm,Exp Swiss-Cut#1,Blk,0-3% trm,Exp Swiss-Cut#1,Mxd,0-3% trm,Exp Swiss-Cut#1, Mixed, 0-3% trm Swiss-Cut #2 TREPAS, domestic unq export TRIPE, scalded, edible scalded, edible, export 54.00 54.00 B scalded, unbleached, export honeycomb, bleached WEASAND MEAT, -------------- BEEF PET FOODS - FOB SUPPLY POINT ------------------ SEMI-ANNUAL CONTRACTS: FRESH BOXED FROZEN GULLETS-TRACHEA KIDNEYS, inedible Pet food prices LIVERS, " will be unquoted LUNGS, " until new contract MELTS, " prices are SALIVARY GLANDS established. PORK VARIETY MEATS - FROZEN --------------------------------------- Items Lds Price Range Wtd Avg NECK Bones 33.00 33.00 E Brisket Bones Full, 10# Brisket Bones Full, 30# unq Brisket Bones Full, exp 30# TAILS, 44.00 44.00 D CHEEK MEAT trimmed 85.50 85.50 A " 1 load traded EXPORT at 94.00 CHITTERLINGS, 10 lb. pail EARS, Pet Treat, 3-4/lb 119.00 119.00 D FEET, front, toes on 63.00 63.00 B front, toes on, export 51.00 51.00 C hind, domestic hind, export HEARTS, slashed, domestic 50.00 50.00 A slashed, export 55.00 55.00 A whole, export 54.00 54.00 C HOCKS, picnic KIDNEYS, small box, export LIVERS, large box, domestic large box, export SALIVARY GLANDS, SKINS, Belly, flat-pk. slctd SNOUTS, partial lean " 2.5 loads traded EXPORT at 73.00 partial lean w/mask STOMACHS, scalded, small box 91.00 91.00 B scalded, small box, export 88.00 88.00 D TONGUES, green, bnls, small box green, bnls, tip-on exp 141.00 141.00 C scalded & scraped UTERI --------- PORK SKINS FRESH IN COMBO - FOB SUPPLY POINT ------------ QUARTERLY CONTRACTS: DOMESTIC EXPORT BELLY SKINS, SELECTED Pork skin prices FATBACK SKINS, SELECTED will be unquoted HAM COLLAR SKINS, SELECTuntil contract prices HAM SKINS, HOUSE RUN for the present PICNIC SKINS, HOUSE RUN quarter are established JOWL SKINS, HOUSE RUN -------------- PORK PET FOODS - FOB SUPPLY POINT ------------------ SEMI-ANNUAL CONTRACTS: FRESH BOXED FROZEN KIDNEYS, inedible Pet food prices LIVERS, " will be unquoted LUNGS, until new contract MELTS, " prices are established. ABCDE after quotes represents days since last actual market test. Quotes are dropped after 5 days of no test or before if they no longer reflect current market conditions. Source: USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA Phone: 515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 13:58 C wly/mds .