LM_XL500 Des Moines, IA Fri, May 24 2013 USDA Market News NATIONAL 5-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE BOXED LAMB CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES FOB Plant basis negotiated sales for delivery within 0-21 day period, fresh and frozen carlot volume, including sales since last report, U.S. dollars per 100 pounds. Current Volume Fresh Cuts 1,155,342 pounds Frozen Cuts 180,804 pounds --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Items with no entries indicate non-reportable trades.* FRESH CHOICE & PRIME CUTS # Of Total Weighted Change from IMPS Sub-Primal Trades Pound Average Prior Days --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 200A Carcass, 3-way, 55/dn 200A Carcass, 3-way, 55/65 5 5,408 $320.68 6.49 200A Carcass, 3-way, 65/up 0 202 Foresaddle 6 2,225 $428.89 23.92 203 Bracelet 204 Rack, 8-Rib, light 7 818 $508.78 (16.43) 204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium 122 21,406 $513.89 0.98 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 16 8,572 $454.44 2.17 204A Rack, chined 60 20,549 $585.29 (3.23) 204B Rack, roast-ready 36 10,890 $804.18 21.40 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 170 23,436 $1,062.77 20.99 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 14 2,465 $1,206.13 (0.57) 206 Shoulders 111 69,914 $209.48 2.35 207 Shoulders, square-cut 255 155,201 $230.88 4.63 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 48 10,886 $441.20 3.57 209 Breast 120 50,273 $108.40 (2.78) Breast, bulk 19 16,600 $73.36 (8.74) 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 38 3,622 $424.03 (1.46) 210 Foreshank 164 13,192 $371.59 7.85 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 3 107 $391.60 0.00 231 Loins 11 2,800 $364.37 (18.17) 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 93 16,760 $454.36 3.46 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 29 2,914 $532.42 (1.16) 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 141 39,393 $611.64 (5.24) 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 37 9,407 $678.90 (8.78) 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 0 232C Loin, boneless, tied 15 1,072 $1,506.77 (18.10) 232E Flank, untrimmed 22 20,028 $52.98 (2.73) 233 Legs 96 26,890 $301.95 (2.17) 233A Leg, trotter-off 145 36,358 $311.54 0.29 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 32 5,426 $451.27 7.19 233E Leg, steamship 31 5,585 $379.09 0.10 233F Hindshank 50 11,825 $400.18 (11.53) 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 122 44,955 $460.24 8.91 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 44 12,141 $514.86 4.65 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 0 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 4 1,138 $493.00 0.00 234D Leg, outside, boneless 0 234E Leg, inside, boneless 81 14,982 $684.03 (4.52) 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 23 826 $632.10 (32.94) 235 Back 236 Back, trimmed 4 167 $787.58 (0.42) 238 Trimmings 24 3,204 $376.73 (9.45) 239 Special trimmings 29 2,281 $427.81 (1.51) 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 245 Sirloin 3 665 $672.23 0.00 246 Tenderloin 3 81 $1,344.64 32.33 295 Lamb for stewing 48 8,438 $592.26 (6.54) 296 Ground lamb 37 6,102 $531.97 1.35 Necks 40 11,442 $104.79 (0.62) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROZEN CHOICE & PRIME CUTS # Of Total Weighted Change from IMPS Sub-Primal Trades Pound Average Prior Days --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 200A Carcass, 3-way, 55/dn 0 200A Carcass, 3-way, 55/65 0 200A Carcass, 3-way, 65/up 0 202 Foresaddle 0 203 Bracelet 0 204 Rack, 8-Rib, light 0 204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium 4 9,180 $307.91 (0.97) 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 0 204A Rack, chined 204B Rack, roast-ready 0 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 3 8,566 $796.34 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 0 206 Shoulders 0 207 Shoulders, square-cut 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 0 209 Breast 17 20,813 $100.09 (0.77) Breast, bulk 4 4,564 $41.93 4.73 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 5 826 $437.74 11.04 210 Foreshank 10 6,096 $325.02 (3.53) 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 231 Loins 0 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 3 461 $406.89 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 0 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 4 2,738 $558.33 2.08 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 0 232C Loin, boneless, tied 0 232E Flank, untrimmed 15 6,986 $64.65 1.12 233 Legs 0 233A Leg, trotter-off 10 13,367 $276.01 (2.56) 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 0 233E Leg, steamship 233F Hindshank 0 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 5 2,464 $532.46 (3.15) 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 9 19,968 $367.05 0.00 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 0 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 0 234D Leg, outside, boneless 0 234E Leg, inside, boneless 19 1,540 $765.93 (0.53) 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 0 235 Back 0 236 Back, trimmed 0 238 Trimmings 9 7,836 $98.81 (8.73) 239 Special trimmings 0 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 0 246 Tenderloin 3 93 $1,013.12 0.00 295 Lamb for stewing 16 2,220 $604.73 41.33 296 Ground lamb 57 11,326 $433.63 6.67 Necks 16 6,850 $70.26 (10.54) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1530C .