By-Product Drop Value

NW_LS441
Des Moines, IA     Mon, Feb 11, 2013     USDA Market News

USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (STEER) FOB CENTRAL U.S.
The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer(1)
for today was estimated at 13.59 per cwt live, unchanged
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    5.40   94.50    -       6.95
Tallow, edible               1.20   39.25    -       0.47
Tallow, packer bleachable    4.50   36.25    -       1.63
Tongues,Swiss #1 0-3%,exp    0.24  300.00    -       0.72
Cheek meat, trmd             0.32  140.00    -       0.45
Head meat                    0.13  104.00    -       0.14
Oxtail, selected             0.24  245.00    -       0.59
Hearts, reg, bone out        0.38   57.00    -       0.22
Lips, unscalded              0.13  177.00    -       0.23
Livers, slcted, export       0.96   43.00    -       0.41
Tripe, scalded edible        0.65   74.00    -       0.48
Tripe, honeycomb bleached    0.15  120.00    -       0.18
Lungs, inedible              0.47    4.13    -       0.02
Melts                        0.14    4.63    -       0.01
Meat & bone ml 50% blk/ton   3.70  400.00    -       0.74
Blood meal 85% blk/ton pnh   0.60 1175.00    -       0.35
                Totals:     19.21                   13.59
           Dressed equivalent basis (63% dress):    21.57
(1) Typical slaughter steer weighs 1,360 pounds




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USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (CATTLE)
The hide and offal value from typical fed cattle (steers
and heifers 1,300) for today was estimated at 13.87 per cwt
live, unchanged from Friday's value.
FOB CENTRAL U.S.
TODAY'S CALCULATIONS FOR BY-PRODUCT VALUE (CATTLE)
                               Lbs  Price Change     Value
                                          Prv/Dy
Cattle hide/Pc                5.40   94.00   -        7.23
Tallow, edible                1.20   39.25   -        0.47
Tallow, packer bleachable     4.50   36.25   -        1.63
Tongues, Swiss #1 0-3%,exp    0.24  300.00   -        0.72
Cheek meat, trmd              0.32  140.00   -        0.45
Head meat                     0.13  104.00   -        0.14
Oxtail, selected              0.24  245.00   -        0.59
Hearts, reg, bone out         0.38   57.00   -        0.22
Lips, unscalded               0.13  177.00   -        0.23
Livers, slcted,export         0.96   43.00   -        0.41
Tripe, scalded edible         0.65   74.00   -        0.48
Tripe, honeycomb bleached     0.15  120.00   -        0.18
Lungs, inedible               0.47    4.13   -        0.02
Melts                         0.14    4.63   -        0.01
Meat & bone ml 50% blk/ton    3.70  400.00   -        0.74
Blood meal 85% blk/ton pnh    0.60 1175.00   -        0.35
                Totals:      19.21                   13.87
        Dressed equivalent basis (62.9% dress):      22.05
(1) Typical slaughter cattle weighs 1,300 pounds




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