LM_XL500 Des Moines, IA Tue, Nov 24 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 1,156,009 pounds Frozen Cuts 426,259 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 7 558 $255.77 (2.47) 200A Carcass, 3-way, 65/up 202 Foresaddle 3 591 $266.34 (4.89) 203 Bracelet 3 1,314 $235.02 204 Rack, 8-Rib, light 11 1,143 $537.99 (16.83) 204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium 118 28,685 $449.24 0.06 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 6 2,077 $429.22 (3.92) 204A Rack, chined 43 9,720 $497.73 (3.14) 204B Rack, roast-ready 22 5,286 $833.04 17.28 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 202 34,483 $952.39 6.34 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 24 3,296 $1,202.33 1.76 206 Shoulders 110 103,615 $182.19 0.48 207 Shoulders, square-cut 182 134,874 $211.85 (0.42) 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 29 5,262 $394.00 (7.39) 209 Breast 107 41,765 $94.01 (1.14) Breast, bulk 17 14,231 $78.14 0.57 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 36 2,524 $342.95 3.08 210 Foreshank 272 38,424 $306.83 (0.35) 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 231 Loins 39 4,395 $293.73 1.51 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 87 15,154 $348.83 (5.37) 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 5 98 $621.07 (1.26) 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 11 5,339 $593.79 0.32 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 3 67 $1,393.79 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 12 1,508 $473.20 (0.96) 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 87 21,465 $518.45 (3.36) 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 49 8,575 $616.52 (2.20) 232C Loin, boneless, tied 6 182 $1,275.81 0.00 232E Flank, untrimmed 18 31,120 $57.03 (0.40) 233 Legs 66 37,616 $258.86 (0.29) 233A Leg, trotter-off 270 82,082 $256.54 (2.36) 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 62 21,818 $382.73 0.94 233E Leg, steamship 42 25,040 $308.24 (3.70) 233F Hindshank 104 20,208 $293.99 (1.18) 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 186 63,975 $399.70 0.03 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 65 13,007 $398.45 1.81 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 4 950 $386.70 (0.88) 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 0 234D Leg, outside, boneless 234E Leg, inside, boneless 88 11,172 $513.27 (1.36) 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 24 1,552 $467.21 (0.72) 235 Back 236 Back, trimmed 10 112 $573.79 (1.25) 238 Trimmings 37 3,297 $258.65 (2.54) 239 Special trimmings 12 490 $272.12 8.69 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 246 Tenderloin 3 74 $1,089.70 0.00 295 Lamb for stewing 46 10,952 $440.68 9.32 296 Ground lamb 87 14,747 $362.31 1.14 Necks 43 8,598 $83.41 (0.58) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 200A Carcass, 3-way, 65/up 0 202 Foresaddle 0 203 Bracelet 0 204 Rack, 8-Rib, light 3 1,825 $462.69 0.00 204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium 14 15,493 $360.83 (10.39) 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 204A Rack, chined 3 3,542 $582.09 204B Rack, roast-ready 0 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 3 508 $881.91 0.00 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 206 Shoulders 4 34,273 $185.81 207 Shoulders, square-cut 3 6,794 $168.26 0.00 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 209 Breast 8 13,271 $69.65 0.00 Breast, bulk 9 67,568 $63.63 (0.16) 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 9 470 $301.41 (7.98) 210 Foreshank 17 5,699 $294.79 1.61 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 231 Loins 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 5 7,376 $423.18 0.00 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 3 5,652 $438.37 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 0 232C Loin, boneless, tied 232E Flank, untrimmed 3 6,532 $82.04 233 Legs 0 233A Leg, trotter-off 11 39,097 $229.95 0.43 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 0 233E Leg, steamship 233F Hindshank 22 5,880 $293.68 1.48 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 12 6,479 $362.14 (12.48) 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 11 1,456 $521.89 13.96 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 235 Back 0 236 Back, trimmed 0 238 Trimmings 9 2,090 $232.11 0.83 239 Special trimmings 0 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 0 246 Tenderloin 0 295 Lamb for stewing 29 8,934 $286.61 (22.55) 296 Ground lamb 39 6,681 $356.73 (8.52) Necks 26 38,027 $56.99 (0.43) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .