LM_XL500 Des Moines, IA Fri, May 17 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 1,022,333 pounds Frozen Cuts 141,959 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 3 2,290 $305.28 (9.55) 200A Carcass, 3-way, 65/up 0 202 Foresaddle 203 Bracelet 3 902 $280.19 0.00 204 Rack, 8-Rib, light 8 1,262 $521.56 10.92 204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium 107 29,590 $504.12 1.77 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 12 5,785 $506.61 (4.99) 204A Rack, chined 46 12,803 $580.45 11.10 204B Rack, roast-ready 25 7,326 $829.64 24.78 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 142 22,602 $1,048.35 22.16 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 10 1,969 $1,198.66 (12.70) 206 Shoulders 106 69,216 $212.41 (0.11) 207 Shoulders, square-cut 260 155,845 $231.85 4.29 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 41 9,631 $443.94 (7.57) 209 Breast 117 62,660 $107.11 1.68 Breast, bulk 12 12,544 $39.54 (14.81) 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 43 4,322 $453.57 (5.33) 210 Foreshank 158 16,003 $360.03 0.73 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 0 231 Loins 11 3,499 $380.14 12.30 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 104 25,712 $430.93 (0.85) 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 32 4,456 $519.71 0.16 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 129 34,084 $606.11 12.09 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 36 8,697 $675.29 13.86 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 0 232C Loin, boneless, tied 14 699 $1,448.90 (17.57) 232E Flank, untrimmed 22 42,802 $45.27 6.21 233 Legs 87 22,217 $307.40 0.69 233A Leg, trotter-off 156 39,306 $315.51 1.27 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 30 5,941 $458.68 (6.58) 233E Leg, steamship 29 6,312 $406.75 0.13 233F Hindshank 51 8,949 $416.55 14.86 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 108 31,260 $466.11 3.78 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 58 30,407 $462.04 0.17 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 0 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 5 1,050 $493.00 0.00 234D Leg, outside, boneless 0 234E Leg, inside, boneless 84 18,472 $668.27 (2.82) 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 18 1,055 $692.19 0.86 235 Back 236 Back, trimmed 4 175 $788.17 0.35 238 Trimmings 23 4,857 $356.24 0.14 239 Special trimmings 21 1,740 $431.99 (2.94) 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 245 Sirloin 5 849 $614.90 (0.90) 246 Tenderloin 5 527 $1,212.09 20.17 295 Lamb for stewing 39 7,714 $597.97 0.67 296 Ground lamb 28 5,927 $561.68 20.39 Necks 28 4,319 $148.63 14.70 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2,635 $319.62 0.20 204 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 0 207 Shoulders, square-cut 3 2,014 $213.38 (0.08) 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 0 209 Breast 17 2,462 $128.41 4.43 Breast, bulk 4 5,625 $40.42 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 210 Foreshank 14 3,563 $370.61 2.11 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 3 151 $349.07 0.00 231 Loins 0 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 3 413 $435.71 0.00 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 0 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 3 3,751 $523.81 232 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 12 5,293 $76.43 13.73 233 Legs 0 233A Leg, trotter-off 11 11,062 $276.23 3.11 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 0 233E Leg, steamship 0 233F Hindshank 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 10 3,065 $535.41 (9.56) 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 5 25,468 $412.57 (7.94) 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 0 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 0 234D Leg, outside, boneless 0 234E Leg, inside, boneless 21 1,341 $743.99 12.96 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 0 235 Back 0 236 Back, trimmed 0 238 Trimmings 14 14,098 $150.00 25.72 239 Special trimmings 0 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 0 246 Tenderloin 7 139 $1,094.24 0.00 295 Lamb for stewing 12 1,840 $702.93 (10.62) 296 Ground lamb 56 13,589 $417.10 (10.40) Necks 24 10,481 $82.15 2.76 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .