LM_XL500 ***This report will not be issued on DEC 24th and 25th*** St. Joseph, MO Thu, Dec 20 2018 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 1,618,622 pounds Frozen Cuts 234,595 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 5 3,075 $403.84 13.22 200A Carcass, 3-way, 65/up 0 202 Foresaddle 203 Bracelet 204 Rack, 8-Rib, light 7 1,831 $900.11 0.00 204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium 136 29,802 $869.83 (9.74) 204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy 10 1,132 $939.71 2.76 204A Rack, chined 42 9,419 $1,016.77 (0.10) 204B Rack, roast-ready 41 7,936 $1,288.92 10.66 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 215 37,670 $1,677.17 10.99 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 7 3,022 $2,196.33 0.00 206 Shoulders 68 38,568 $266.58 9.01 207 Shoulders, square-cut 218 67,925 $282.85 (2.02) 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 45 14,600 $546.54 (2.86) 209 Breast 117 33,652 $228.34 (5.53) Breast, bulk 0 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 45 6,783 $549.34 0.24 210 Foreshank 208 18,068 $426.86 3.31 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 230 Hindsaddle 6 624 $439.99 (4.04) 231 Loins 14 2,431 $391.63 0.25 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 124 18,619 $538.97 (10.73) 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 10 2,215 $736.72 1.65 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 86 9,650 $771.82 14.40 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 48 5,025 $861.82 (2.17) 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 16 1,050 $709.97 10.02 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 232C Loin, boneless, tied 11 1,127 $1,530.09 0.76 232E Flank, untrimmed 32 12,208 $152.51 (3.32) 233 Legs 67 13,877 $383.60 2.66 233A Leg, trotter-off 276 106,387 $349.20 (4.93) 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 45 9,296 $482.44 9.68 233E Leg, steamship 25 5,803 $520.26 3.59 233F Hindshank 59 13,989 $425.71 3.40 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 197 51,878 $534.54 (1.18) 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 56 7,831 $671.02 9.50 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 0 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 0 234D Leg, outside, boneless 234E Leg, inside, boneless 80 7,947 $847.90 (0.56) 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 26 1,920 $806.91 0.00 235 Back 236 Back, trimmed 5 94 $699.68 (1.10) 238 Trimmings 22 1,960 $489.19 (25.17) 239 Special trimmings 24 1,790 $580.26 0.06 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 246 Tenderloin 295 Lamb for stewing 47 7,323 $614.80 29.52 296 Ground lamb 73 17,881 $572.39 (1.84) Necks 39 8,775 $182.99 (6.37) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0 204B Rack, roast-ready 0 204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched 5 1,110 $1,658.99 3.43 204D Rack, roast-ready, special 0 206 Shoulders 0 207 Shoulders, square-cut 5 1,475 $235.15 0.00 208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls 209 Breast 5 6,535 $253.61 0.47 Breast, bulk 209A Ribs, Breast bones off 210 Foreshank 37 8,626 $358.30 1.81 229 Hindsaddle, long-cut 0 230 Hindsaddle 0 231 Loins 0 232 Loins, trimmed 4x4 0 232 Loins, trimmed 2x2 0 232 Loins, trimmed 1x1 6 5,318 $384.34 10.42 232 Loins, trimmed 0x0 232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2 0 232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1 232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0 0 232C Loin, boneless, tied 0 232E Flank, untrimmed 10 50,694 $93.22 0.03 233 Legs 0 233A Leg, trotter-off 5 3,762 $299.09 2.31 233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl 0 233E Leg, steamship 0 233F Hindshank 5 467 $452.33 0.00 234 Leg, Boneless, Tied 14 5,366 $534.09 (1.46) 234A Leg, shank off, bnls 0 234B Leg, 2-way boneless 0 234C Leg, bottom, boneless 0 234D Leg, outside, boneless 0 234E Leg, inside, boneless 18 1,340 $952.40 5.87 234F Leg, sirloin tip, bnls 0 234G Sirloin, boneless 0 235 Back 0 236 Back, trimmed 0 238 Trimmings 3 13,816 $75.04 239 Special trimmings 3 1,120 $577.14 244 Loin, boneless, 3-way 0 245 Sirloin 0 246 Tenderloin 7 334 $1,234.21 (41.82) 295 Lamb for stewing 30 10,804 $649.86 10.50 296 Ground lamb 71 17,488 $537.91 17.02 Necks 13 2,308 $181.76 23.37 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, St. Joseph, MO 816-676-7000 email: stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 1530C .