By-Products Drop Value Cow Variety Meats

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Des Moines, IA     Fri, Apr 06, 2012     USDA Market News

WEEKLY USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (COW)
The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter cow(1) for the
week ended 4/6/2012 was estimated at 12.54 per cwt live, up
0.12 from last week.
CALCULATIONS FOR BY-PRODUCT VALUE (COW)
                                     Lbs   Price   Change  Value
                                                   Prv/Wk
Cow hide, branded (2)/Piece           4.67  53.00    -      4.82
Tallow, renderer blchable             3.68  47.25    -      1.74
Tongues, Swiss cut, IW                0.32 217.50    4.50   0.70
Cheek meat, trmd                      0.43 162.00    0.25   0.70
Head meat                             0.14 155.00   -3.00   0.22
Oxtail, reg, small box                0.20 235.25   10.50   0.47
Hearts, reg, bone out                 0.46  60.25   -7.00   0.28
Lips, unscalded                       0.13 112.25   -6.75   0.15
Livers, reg, gall off (3)             0.90  41.00   -0.75   0.37
Tripe, scalded edible, blchd          1.06  47.25   -0.75   0.50
Tripe, honeycomb bleached             0.14  97.50   -9.00   0.14
Lungs, inedible                       0.86   3.88    -      0.03
Melts                                 0.15   4.13    -      0.01
Meat bone ml, 50% blk/ton            10.71 397.00   26.00   2.13
Blood meal, 85% blk/ton               0.73 775.00    -      0.28
                Totals:              24.58                 12.54
        Dressed equivalent basis (47% dress):              26.68
(1) Typical slaughter cow weighs 1,100 pounds.
(2) Hide weight adjusted regularly for seasonal variation.
(3) Reflects a 30% condemnation rate.
REPORT BASIS - FOB Omaha or equivalent for the Midwest;
               FOB Plant for Texas and Oklahoma

WEEKLY CENTRAL U.S. COW VARIETY MEAT PRICE REPORT - FOB PLANT
For Week Ended 4/6/2012                           Dollars/hundredweight
Frozen  CARLOT/L.C.L. Basis       Lds        Price Range         Wtavg
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CHEEK MEAT,                Trimmed     5.5  157.00   -    166.00  162.09
FEET,     unbleached, skin-on, exp
FEET,       bleached, skin-on, exp
HEARTS,          Regular, bone-out     2.4   57.00   -     76.00   60.29
HEARTS,     Regular, bone-out, exp
HEARTS,        Canadian-style, exp
HEAD MEAT,                             1.5                155.00  155.00
KIDNEY'S                    Export     3.0   38.00   -     40.50   39.50
LIPS,                    unscalded     1.4  110.00   -    119.00  112.19
LIVERS,          Regular,bulk-pack
LIVERS,   Regular,bulk-pack export
LIVERS,             Regular, 2/box     0.5                 40.00   40.00
LIVERS,     Regular, 2/box, export    11.0   40.00   -     44.00   40.95
MELTS,
OXTAILS,        Regular, small box     1.2  222.00   -    258.00  235.35
SALIVARY GLANDS
SWEETBREADS,                export
TONGUES,     #1 white Swiss cut,IW     0.4  217.00   -    230.00  224.58
TONGUES, exp.#1 white Swiss cut,IW
TONGUES,     #1 black Swiss cut,IW     0.4  205.00   -    220.00  209.29
TONGUES, exp.#1 black Swiss cut,IW
TONGUES,     #1 mixed,Swiss cut,IW
TONGUES, exp.#1 mixed,Swiss cut,IW
TONGUES,     #2 mixed Swiss cut,IW     0.1                220.00  220.00
TONGUES, exp.#2 mixed,Swiss cut,IW
TONGUE Trimmings                       0.1                 30.00   30.00
TRIPAS
TRIPE,   bleached, scalded, edible     6.5   46.00   -     50.00   47.23
TRIPE,     blchd, scld/w honeycomb     0.5   75.00   -     90.00   81.67
TRIPE, bleached,scalded,edible exp
TRIPE, unbleached, scalded, edible
TRIPE,          honeycomb bleached     1.8   77.00   -    125.00   97.57
TRIPE,        honeycomb unbleached
TRIPE,           omasum unbleached
WEASAND MEAT
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Source:  USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
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