LM_XL500 Des Moines, IA Mon, Nov 23 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 1,140,985 pounds Frozen Cuts 386,765 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 6 493 $258.24 24.76 200A Carcass, 3-way, 65/up 0 202 Foresaddle 4 636 $271.22 0.00 203 Bracelet 204 Rack, 8-Rib, light 12 1,256 $554.81 1.83 204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium 120 27,515 $449.18 (2.88) 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 4 1,366 $433.14 (3.62) 204A Rack, chined 41 8,505 $500.87 (16.96) 204B Rack, roast-ready 21 4,696 $815.76 7.64 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 195 34,801 $946.06 23.73 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 22 3,249 $1,200.57 (0.94) 206 Shoulders 100 98,624 $181.71 (1.05) 207 Shoulders, square-cut 181 129,575 $212.26 (1.60) 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 28 4,498 $401.39 12.16 209 Breast 101 37,757 $95.15 1.53 Breast, bulk 16 13,632 $77.56 (1.13) 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 32 2,481 $339.86 30.67 210 Foreshank 283 39,530 $307.18 3.88 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 231 Loins 40 4,402 $292.23 (0.79) 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 87 16,213 $354.19 4.59 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 4 88 $622.33 (4.62) 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 13 5,236 $593.47 10.90 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 12 1,514 $474.16 7.29 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 92 21,968 $521.81 (1.54) 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 45 7,899 $618.72 0.10 232C Loin, boneless, tied 6 182 $1,275.81 2.80 232E Flank, untrimmed 18 29,136 $57.43 0.16 233 Legs 63 29,711 $259.14 2.34 233A Leg, trotter-off 254 77,793 $258.90 0.11 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 63 26,440 $381.79 (5.56) 233E Leg, steamship 44 26,797 $311.94 (5.18) 233F Hindshank 105 22,547 $295.17 4.63 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 177 61,115 $399.67 (2.72) 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 61 13,917 $396.64 (0.44) 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 3 626 $387.57 (0.07) 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 0 234D Leg, outside, boneless 234E Leg, inside, boneless 82 10,686 $514.63 (1.37) 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 25 1,576 $467.93 7.60 235 Back 0 236 Back, trimmed 16 198 $575.04 0.16 238 Trimmings 36 3,066 $261.19 (0.52) 239 Special trimmings 13 420 $263.43 1.33 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 246 Tenderloin 3 74 $1,089.70 15.05 295 Lamb for stewing 48 12,780 $431.36 1.34 296 Ground lamb 93 13,718 $361.17 (3.46) Necks 41 7,625 $84.00 (1.47) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 $462.69 204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium 15 17,294 $371.23 6.08 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 204A Rack, chined 204B Rack, roast-ready 0 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 3 508 $881.91 148.30 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 206 Shoulders 0 207 Shoulders, square-cut 3 6,794 $168.26 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 209 Breast 8 13,271 $69.65 (4.36) Breast, bulk 9 67,171 $63.79 4.72 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 6 361 $309.39 22.89 210 Foreshank 14 5,420 $293.18 8.17 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 231 Loins 0 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 5 7,376 $423.18 7.54 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 0 232C Loin, boneless, tied 232E Flank, untrimmed 233 Legs 0 233A Leg, trotter-off 13 40,868 $229.52 (5.81) 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 0 233E Leg, steamship 233F Hindshank 21 5,022 $292.20 5.13 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 12 7,038 $374.62 (0.51) 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 12 1,297 $507.93 14.01 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 3 331 $429.76 0.00 235 Back 0 236 Back, trimmed 0 238 Trimmings 9 2,040 $231.28 150.46 239 Special trimmings 0 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 0 246 Tenderloin 0 295 Lamb for stewing 35 10,169 $309.16 (16.53) 296 Ground lamb 39 6,131 $365.25 39.88 Necks 28 36,847 $57.42 1.66 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .