Beef By-Product prices

[MikeC]

NW_LS441
Des Moines, IA Thu, Jan 24, 2008 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 10.21 per cwt live, up
0.04 when compared to Wednesday'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 5.40 65.00 0.75 5.10
Tallow, edible 1.20 38.75 - 0.47
Tallow, packer bleachable 4.50 31.75 -1.00 1.43
Tongues,Swiss #1 0-3%, exp 0.24 164.00 - 0.39
Cheek meat, trmd 0.32 97.00 1.00 0.31
Head meat 0.13 68.75 - 0.09
Oxtail, selected 0.24 200.00 - 0.48
Hearts, reg, bone out 0.38 33.00 - 0.13
Lips, unscalded 0.13 137.00 - 0.18
Livers, slcted, export 0.96 29.00 1.00 0.28
Tripe, scalded edible 0.65 52.00 - 0.34
Tripe, honeycomb bleached 0.15 102.00 - 0.15
Lungs, inedible 0.47 3.39 - 0.02
Melts 0.14 3.00 - 0.00
Meat bone ml, 50% blk/ton 3.70 340.00 3.00 0.63
Blood meal, 85% blk/ton 0.60 700.00 - 0.21
Totals: 19.21 10.21
Dressed equivalent basis (63% dress): 16.21
(1) Typical slaughter steer weighs 1,275 pounds.

The average value of hide and offal for the four days ending
Thu, Jan 24, 2008 was estimated at 10.15 per cwt.,
up 0.20 from last week and up 0.50 from last year.
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The hide and offal value from typical fed cattle
(steers and heifers 1,240) for today was
estimated at 10.25 per cwt live, down
-0.02 when compared to Wednesday's value.




Source: USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
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