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Des Moines, IA     Mon, Nov 23, 2009     USDA Market News

USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (STEER)
The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer(1)
for today was estimated at 9.50 per cwt live, up
0.01 when compared to Friday's value.
FOB CENTRAL U.S.
TODAY'S CALCULATIONS FOR BY-PRODUCT VALUE (STEER)
                          Lbs     Price   Change    Value
                                          Prv/Dy
Steer hide, butt brand/Pc    5.25   62.00    -       4.77
Tallow, edible               1.20   30.25    -       0.36
Tallow, packer bleachable    4.50   27.25    -       1.23
Tongues,Swiss #1 0-3%, exp   0.24  155.00    -       0.37
Cheek meat, trmd             0.32   75.25    -       0.24
Head meat                    0.13   44.25    -       0.06
Oxtail, selected             0.24  184.00    -       0.44
Hearts, reg, bone out        0.38   31.25    -       0.12
Lips, unscalded              0.13  101.50    -       0.13
Livers, slcted, export       0.96   50.00    -       0.48
Tripe, scalded edible        0.65   38.00    -       0.25
Tripe, honeycomb bleached    0.15  135.00    -       0.20
Lungs, inedible              0.47    3.50    -       0.02
Melts                        0.14    3.25    -       0.01
Meat bone ml, 50% blk/ton    3.70  330.00    7.50    0.61
Blood meal, 85% blk/ton      0.60  700.00    -       0.21
                Totals:     19.06                    9.50
           Dressed equivalent basis (63% dress):    15.08
(1) Typical slaughter steer weighs 1,300 pounds.




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The hide and offal value from typical fed cattle
(steers and heifers 1,250) for today was
estimated at 9.69 per cwt live, up
0.01 when compared to Friday's value.




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