LM_XL500 Des Moines, IA Thu, Feb 09 2012 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 1,075,895 pounds Frozen Cuts 125,135 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 4 5,202 $376.96 (2.63) 200A Carcass, 3-way, 65/up 0 202 Foresaddle 7 1,291 $442.16 (13.76) 203 Bracelet 0 204 Rack, 8-Rib, light 7 1,328 $822.97 0.44 204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium 77 16,461 $776.34 3.05 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 204A Rack, chined 36 10,663 $984.95 13.49 204B Rack, roast-ready 21 7,598 $1,103.69 (2.06) 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 147 29,496 $1,483.76 (34.20) 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 14 1,315 $2,005.66 (44.30) 206 Shoulders 89 103,205 $244.85 (4.13) 207 Shoulders, square-cut 143 86,891 $283.24 0.37 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 58 30,009 $350.67 (9.35) 209 Breast 121 48,140 $148.79 (0.53) Breast, bulk 20 35,178 $142.07 5.31 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 32 4,168 $497.31 10.94 210 Foreshank 205 29,556 $478.80 (1.69) 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 230 Hindsaddle 0 231 Loins 28 4,127 $436.60 7.47 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 92 23,785 $521.80 (18.10) 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 12 2,158 $809.31 32.67 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 76 16,701 $774.81 31.44 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 16 3,984 $823.58 (78.17) 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 21 2,394 $770.83 (7.59) 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 21 4,001 $808.66 (1.94) 232C Loin, boneless, tied 11 1,186 $1,230.46 18.26 232E Flank, untrimmed 14 26,326 $67.81 (1.19) 233 Legs 44 11,070 $426.30 (5.36) 233A Leg, trotter-off 202 56,658 $435.10 0.41 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 45 12,207 $594.90 (1.52) 233E Leg, steamship 27 4,854 $603.31 6.26 233F Hindshank 90 17,783 $495.24 6.61 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 125 104,376 $595.82 (1.46) 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 30 4,368 $694.90 4.61 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 0 234D Leg, outside, boneless 0 234E Leg, inside, boneless 64 11,997 $790.51 (9.50) 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 25 2,255 $712.00 0.00 235 Back 3 1,097 $475.60 0.00 236 Back, trimmed 32 824 $778.63 (0.56) 238 Trimmings 42 5,176 $504.14 1.66 239 Special trimmings 10 250 $530.64 33.78 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 246 Tenderloin 5 266 $1,431.31 (14.51) 295 Lamb for stewing 58 8,777 $711.95 (7.22) 296 Ground lamb 168 25,309 $595.34 2.86 Necks 45 13,841 $141.10 (0.32) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 0 204A Rack, chined 204B Rack, roast-ready 0 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 0 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 0 206 Shoulders 207 Shoulders, square-cut 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 0 209 Breast Breast, bulk 3 1,071 $175.87 0.00 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 0 210 Foreshank 6 3,763 $419.96 (7.60) 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 231 Loins 0 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 0 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 0 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 0 232C Loin, boneless, tied 0 232E Flank, untrimmed 233 Legs 233A Leg, trotter-off 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 0 233E Leg, steamship 0 233F Hindshank 4 5,699 $370.51 (1.56) 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 6 3,107 $618.03 (0.43) 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 14 2,689 $807.87 (0.87) 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 235 Back 0 236 Back, trimmed 0 238 Trimmings 7 19,511 $163.64 5.70 239 Special trimmings 0 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 0 246 Tenderloin 0 295 Lamb for stewing 19 5,561 $675.11 14.63 296 Ground lamb 37 6,086 $585.53 5.09 Necks 14 12,943 $108.57 (0.90) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .