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Des Moines, IA     Tue, Aug 19, 2008     USDA Market News

USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (STEER)
The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer(1)
for today was estimated at 11.67 per cwt live, down
-0.01 when compared to Monday's value.
FOB CENTRAL U.S.
TODAY'S CALCULATIONS FOR BY-PRODUCT VALUE (STEER)
                          Lbs     Price   Change    Value
                                          Prv/Dy
Steer hide, butt brand/Pc    4.91   67.50    -       5.29
Tallow, edible               1.20   40.25    -       0.48
Tallow, packer bleachable    4.50   37.25   -0.50    1.68
Tongues,Swiss #1 0-3%, exp   0.24  200.00    -       0.48
Cheek meat, trmd             0.32  157.00    -       0.50
Head meat                    0.13  109.50    -       0.14
Oxtail, selected             0.24  166.75    -       0.40
Hearts, reg, bone out        0.38   75.00    -       0.29
Lips, unscalded              0.13  150.00    -       0.20
Livers, slcted, export       0.96   79.00    0.75    0.76
Tripe, scalded edible        0.65   63.00    -       0.41
Tripe, honeycomb bleached    0.15   97.00    -       0.15
Lungs, inedible              0.47    3.25    -       0.02
Melts                        0.14    3.00    -       0.00
Meat bone ml, 50% blk/ton    3.70  359.00    -       0.66
Blood meal, 85% blk/ton      0.60  695.50    -       0.21
                Totals:     18.72                   11.67
           Dressed equivalent basis (63% dress):    18.52
(1) Typical slaughter steer weighs 1,275 pounds.




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The hide and offal value from typical fed cattle
(steers and heifers 1,240) for today was
estimated at 11.82 per cwt live, down
-0.01 when compared to Monday's value.




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