LM_XL552 St. Joseph, MO Mon, Dec 31, 2018 USDA Market News NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB CARCASS AND LAMB CUTS - IMPORTED PRODUCT FOB cold storage; negotiated sales for delivery periods; fresh and frozen carlot volume; U.S. dollars per 100 pounds. *Items with no entries indicate non-reportable trades* WEEKLY VOLUME AUS = Australian NZ = New Zealand Negotiated Sales: Fresh Cuts = 479,922 Pounds Frozen Cuts = 1,245,108 Pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED SALES, FRESH # of Total Weighted Sub-Primal Trades Pounds Price Range Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUS Carcass, 35 lb/dn 0 AUS Carcass, 35 lb/up 0 AUS Carcass, 6-way, 40 lb/dn 0 AUS Carcass, 6-way, 40 lb/up 0 AUS Rack, 8-Rib, Standard 0 AUS Rack, CFO, Cap-on, 34 oz/dn 0 AUS Rack, CFO, Cap-on, 34 oz/up 0 AUS Rack, CFO, Cap-off, 24 oz/dn 0 AUS Rack, CFO, Cap-off, 24 oz/up AUS Rack, FR, Cap-on, 30 oz/dn 0 AUS Rack, FR, Cap-on, 30 oz/up 0 AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20 oz/dn 0 AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20-24 oz 10 2,926 1,135.00 1,275.00 1,192.61 AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 24-28 oz 22 9,927 1,140.00 1,265.00 1,213.78 AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 28 oz/up 13 8,177 1,189.00 1,280.00 1,228.75 AUS Rack, FR, denuded, 15 oz/dn 0 AUS Rack, FR, denuded, 15 oz/up 0 AUS Shoulder, Square-cut 16 29,863 288.00 350.00 318.67 AUS Shoulder, Square-cut, bnls 0 AUS Foreshank, LP 0 AUS Foreshank, VP 0 0 AUS Shortloin, 1-Rib, 3x3 0 AUS Shortloin, 1-Rib, 1x1 0 0 AUS Shortloin, 1-Rib, 0x0 12 26,748 410.00 605.00 553.09 AUS Loin, bnls, Eye of, ss-on AUS Loin, Eye of, ss-off, 8 oz/dn 0 AUS Loin, Eye of, ss-off, 8 oz/up AUS Flap, LP 0 AUS Leg, Long 0 AUS Leg, semi bnls 6 1,539 365.00 415.00 390.22 AUS Leg, semi bnls, shank-off AUS Leg, semi bnls, chump-off 0 AUS Hindshank, LP AUS Hindshank, VP 0 AUS Hindshank, Frenched 0 AUS Leg, bnls AUS Leg, bnls, shank-off AUS Leg, Top Sirloin, denuded 0 AUS Trimmings, 60-65% CL 0 AUS Trimmings, 70-75% CL 0 AUS Trimmings, 80% CL 0 AUS Chump, denuded 0 AUS Tenderloin AUS Lamb for stewing 0 NZ Carcass, 30 lb/dn 0 NZ Carcass, 30 lb/up 0 NZ Carcass, 6-way 0 NZ Rack, 8-Rib, Standard 0 NZ Rack, CFO, Cap-on, 30 oz/dn 0 NZ Rack, CFO, Cap-on, 30 oz/up 0 NZ Rack, FR, Cap-on, 28 oz/dn 0 NZ Rack, FR, Cap-on, 28 oz/up 0 NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 12 oz/dn NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 12-16 oz NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 16-20 oz NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20 oz/up 0 NZ Rack, FR, denuded, 12 oz/dn 0 NZ Rack, FR, denuded, 12 oz/up 0 NZ Shoulder, Square-cut NZ Shoulder, Square-cut, bnls 0 NZ Foreshank, LP NZ Foreshank, VP 0 NZ Shortloin, 1-Rib, 3x3 0 NZ Shortloin, 1-Rib, 1x1 0 NZ Shortloin, 1-Rib, 0x0 NZ Loin, bnls, Eye of, ss-on 0 NZ Loin, Eye of, ss-off, 6 oz/dn 0 NZ Loin, Eye of, ss-off, 6 oz/up 0 NZ Flap, LP 0 NZ Leg, Long 0 NZ Leg, semi bnls 0 NZ Leg, semi bnls, shank-off 0 NZ Leg, semi bnls, chump-off 0 NZ Hindshank, LP 0 NZ Hindshank, VP 0 NZ Hindshank, Frenched 0 NZ Leg, bnls NZ Leg, bnls, shank-off 0 NZ Leg, Top Sirloin, denuded 0 NZ Trimmings, 60-65% CL 0 NZ Trimmings, 70-75% CL 0 NZ Trimmings, 80% CL 0 NZ Chump, denuded 0 NZ Tenderloin 0 NZ Lamb for stewing 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEGOTIATED SALES, FROZEN # of Total Weighted Sub-Primal Trades Pounds Price Range Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUS Carcass, 35 lb/dn AUS Carcass, 35 lb/up 0 AUS Carcass, 6-way, 40 lb/dn 0 AUS Carcass, 6-way, 40 lb/up 0 AUS Rack, 8-Rib, Standard 0 AUS Rack, CFO, Cap-on, 34 oz/dn 0 AUS Rack, CFO, Cap-on, 34 oz/up 0 AUS Rack, CFO, Cap-off, 24 oz/dn 0 AUS Rack, CFO, Cap-off, 24 oz/up 0 AUS Rack, FR, Cap-on, 30 oz/dn 0 AUS Rack, FR, Cap-on, 30 oz/up AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20 oz/dn AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20-24 oz 11 14,620 1,079.00 1,400.00 1,136.62 AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 24-28 oz 7 10,658 1,157.00 1,331.00 1,212.13 AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 28 oz/up 7 7,168 1,098.00 1,488.00 1,202.62 AUS Rack, FR, denuded, 15 oz/dn 0 AUS Rack, FR, denuded, 15 oz/up 0 AUS Shoulder, Square-cut 23 55,444 198.00 335.00 254.72 AUS Shoulder, Square-cut, bnls 4 9,107 350.00 385.00 381.40 AUS Foreshank, LP 30 27,871 228.00 335.00 278.01 AUS Foreshank, VP AUS Shortloin, 1-Rib, 3x3 0 AUS Shortloin, 1-Rib, 1x1 0 AUS Shortloin, 1-Rib, 0x0 AUS Loin, bnls, Eye of, ss-on 0 AUS Loin, Eye of, ss-off, 8 oz/dn 0 AUS Loin, Eye of, ss-off, 8 oz/up 0 AUS Flap, LP 0 AUS Leg, Long 47 89,989 269.00 389.00 359.79 AUS Leg, semi bnls AUS Leg, semi bnls, shank-off AUS Leg, semi bnls, chump-off 0 AUS Hindshank, LP 7 3,428 300.00 370.00 344.14 AUS Hindshank, VP 4 515 340.00 350.00 345.07 AUS Hindshank, Frenched 0 AUS Leg, bnls 28 43,607 379.00 462.00 397.57 AUS Leg, bnls, shank-off AUS Leg, Top Sirloin, denuded 0 AUS Trimmings, 60-65% CL 0 AUS Trimmings, 70-75% CL AUS Trimmings, 80% CL 0 AUS Chump, denuded 0 AUS Tenderloin AUS Lamb for stewing 0 NZ Carcass, 30 lb/dn NZ Carcass, 30 lb/up 0 NZ Carcass, 6-way NZ Rack, 8-Rib, Standard NZ Rack, CFO, Cap-on, 30 oz/dn 0 NZ Rack, CFO, Cap-on, 30 oz/up 0 NZ Rack, FR, Cap-on, 28 oz/dn 0 NZ Rack, FR, Cap-on, 28 oz/up 0 NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 12 oz/dn 0 0 NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 12-16 oz 37 9,165 1,175.00 1,347.00 1,245.50 NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 16-20 oz 54 52,430 1,015.00 1,347.00 1,217.59 NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20 oz/up 20 20,776 1,115.00 1,347.00 1,212.84 NZ Rack, FR, denuded, 12 oz/dn 0 NZ Rack, FR, denuded, 12 oz/up 0 NZ Shoulder, Square-cut NZ Shoulder, Square-cut, bnls NZ Foreshank, LP NZ Foreshank, VP 0 NZ Shortloin, 1-Rib, 3x3 0 NZ Shortloin, 1-Rib, 1x1 0 NZ Shortloin, 1-Rib, 0x0 0 NZ Loin, bnls, Eye of, ss-on 0 NZ Loin, Eye of, ss-off, 6 oz/dn 0 NZ Loin, Eye of, ss-off, 6 oz/up 0 NZ Flap, LP NZ Leg, Long NZ Leg, semi bnls NZ Leg, semi bnls, shank-off 0 NZ Leg, semi bnls, chump-off 0 NZ Hindshank, LP 0 NZ Hindshank, VP 0 NZ Hindshank, Frenched 0 NZ Leg, bnls NZ Leg, bnls, shank-off 0 NZ Leg, Top Sirloin, denuded NZ Trimmings, 60-65% CL 0 NZ Trimmings, 70-75% CL 0 NZ Trimmings, 80% CL 0 NZ Chump, denuded 0 NZ Tenderloin 0 NZ Lamb for stewing 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, St Joseph, MO 816-676-7000 email: stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LM_XL552.txt www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 1000c .