LM_XL500 Des Moines, IA Thu, Jul 09 2009 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 607,603 pounds Frozen Cuts 134,874 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 0 200A Carcass, 3-way, 55/65 200A Carcass, 3-way, 65/up 0 202 Foresaddle 203 Bracelet 204 Rack, 8-Rib, light 7 766 $478.14 5.55 204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium 59 6,745 $495.36 12.92 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 204A Rack, chined 30 5,594 $608.82 (19.35) 204B Rack, roast-ready 20 8,271 $861.13 23.89 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 116 13,575 $1,039.33 41.47 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 11 636 $1,307.69 (53.77) 206 Shoulders 75 54,946 $205.22 1.29 207 Shoulders, square-cut 123 65,220 $230.45 3.77 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 10 1,686 $433.45 (17.56) 209 Breast 67 32,762 $97.60 0.90 Breast, bulk 21 17,054 $78.20 (2.01) 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 24 3,394 $368.70 0.44 210 Foreshank 115 13,062 $316.24 (1.02) 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 230 Hindsaddle 231 Loins 8 1,662 $332.43 3.81 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 69 14,584 $409.02 3.00 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 5 2,371 $589.84 0.04 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 7 128 $1,440.27 (24.22) 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 12 1,657 $520.25 13.03 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 57 11,692 $620.80 23.25 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 31 4,921 $710.11 22.41 232C Loin, boneless, tied 5 138 $1,277.57 (15.92) 232E Flank, untrimmed 13 14,063 $53.57 0.18 233 Legs 46 23,268 $267.94 1.19 233A Leg, trotter-off 139 35,248 $262.65 (0.26) 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 32 4,006 $403.96 (0.04) 233E Leg, steamship 10 1,193 $333.30 (18.16) 233F Hindshank 31 6,084 $295.76 (1.80) 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 149 35,338 $410.40 4.81 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 28 4,315 $406.01 (0.75) 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 5 860 $379.50 0.13 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 0 234D Leg, outside, boneless 0 234E Leg, inside, boneless 50 8,427 $543.79 0.93 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 9 231 $419.68 3.82 235 Back 0 236 Back, trimmed 18 190 $573.69 (0.41) 238 Trimmings 14 1,375 $252.26 0.70 239 Special trimmings 9 240 $255.63 22.63 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 0 246 Tenderloin 295 Lamb for stewing 16 2,043 $495.90 6.64 296 Ground lamb 54 6,938 $352.22 (15.10) Necks 22 2,964 $79.46 (2.02) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 9,352 $366.81 (8.67) 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 0 204A Rack, chined 204B Rack, roast-ready 0 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 0 206 Shoulders 3 2,831 $214.46 0.00 207 Shoulders, square-cut 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 209 Breast 4 3,822 $65.82 (15.04) Breast, bulk 4 12,889 $51.69 (8.28) 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 3 84 $281.61 5.56 210 Foreshank 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 0 231 Loins 0 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 0 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 0 232C Loin, boneless, tied 0 232E Flank, untrimmed 4 6,305 $57.74 (8.81) 233 Legs 233A Leg, trotter-off 4 17,399 $226.19 0.00 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 0 233E Leg, steamship 233F Hindshank 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 7 2,431 $374.36 (18.61) 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 0 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 0 234D Leg, outside, boneless 0 234E Leg, inside, boneless 7 377 $575.28 (3.95) 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 235 Back 0 236 Back, trimmed 238 Trimmings 5 1,384 $272.38 (3.07) 239 Special trimmings 0 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 0 246 Tenderloin 0 295 Lamb for stewing 22 3,458 $410.15 (11.47) 296 Ground lamb 15 3,350 $307.40 (7.09) Necks 12 13,252 $36.89 0.14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .