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Des Moines, IA     Wed, Jan 07, 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 6.23 per cwt live, up
0.02 when compared to Tuesday'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    5.38   35.00    -       2.75
Tallow, edible               1.20   20.75    -       0.25
Tallow, packer bleachable    4.50   17.00    -       0.77
Tongues,Swiss #1 0-3%, exp   0.24   89.00    -       0.21
Cheek meat, trmd             0.32   89.00    4.00    0.28
Head meat                    0.13   48.00    3.00    0.06
Oxtail, selected             0.24  156.00    -       0.37
Hearts, reg, bone out        0.38   28.00    -       0.11
Lips, unscalded              0.13   95.00    8.00    0.12
Livers, slcted, export       0.96   29.00    -       0.28
Tripe, scalded edible        0.65   29.00    -       0.19
Tripe, honeycomb bleached    0.15  150.00    -       0.23
Lungs, inedible              0.47    5.14    -       0.02
Melts                        0.14    3.58    -       0.01
Meat bone ml, 50% blk/ton    3.70  234.00    -       0.43
Blood meal, 85% blk/ton      0.60  500.00    -       0.15
                Totals:     19.19                    6.23
           Dressed equivalent basis (63% dress):     9.89
(1) Typical slaughter steer weighs 1,275 pounds.




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The hide and offal value from typical fed cattle
(steers and heifers 1,240) for today was
estimated at 6.34 per cwt live, up
0.02 when compared to Tuesday's value.




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