Choice boxed beef was about flat at $362.98 (+$0.24) while Select eased $2.11 (about 2¢/lb) to $351.62, widening the Choice/Select spread to $11.36 from Monday's $9.01. Heavy tenderloins gave back about 70¢/lb after Monday's bounce, and heavy ribeyes, eyes of round and inside rounds also softened; chuck flaps, boneless 0x1 strips and bone-in ribeyes firmed, and the brisket primal jumped about 12¢/lb. Tuesday beef trade picked up to about 111 loads. Pork carcass turned lower, with loins, butts and bellies softer while picnics, ribs and hams firmed.
Moved: up
- Beef cutout: Choice was about flat at $362.98 (+$0.24). Select eased to $351.62 (−$2.11, about 2¢/lb). Choice/Select spread widened to $11.36 (was $9.01 Monday).
- Choice primals firmer: brisket $282.04 (+$11.93, about 12¢/lb) · rib $676.56 (+$3.66, about 4¢/lb) · short plate nearly flat at $221.24 (+$0.77). Select loin $423.05 (+$2.73) and Select flank $152.96 (+$2.69) also firmed.
- Beef cuts up (Choice, ≥20,000 lb traded): Chuck flap (116G) $837.58 (+$29.44, about 29¢/lb, 38,130 lb) · Strip bnls 0x1 (180) $860.99 (+$14.01, about 14¢/lb, 225,995 lb) · Ribeye lip-on bone-in (109E) $1,394.38 (+$8.38, about 8¢/lb, 90,406 lb) · Flank steak (193) $573.49 (+$6.41, about 6¢/lb, 67,626 lb) · Brisket deckle-off (120) $403.58 (+$4.66, about 5¢/lb, 71,764 lb). Top butt boneless (184) printed at $503.57 (+$16.93, about 17¢/lb, 24,084 lb; Monday's print was a bit thin at 16,886 lb). Denuded top inside round (169) printed at $417.23 on 34,366 lb after not printing Monday.
- Trim up: fresh 50% lean trim $94.87 (+$8.78, about 9¢/lb, 243,769 lb), recovering some of Monday's drop. 81% ground beef was about flat at $320.87 (+$1.06, 146,454 lb).
- Pork (direction only): picnics, ribs and hams firmed. Ribs stayed the firm spot for a second session; picnics and hams reversed Monday's softer tone.
Down / flat
- Choice primals lower / flat: chuck $319.63 (−$2.00) · loin $433.69 (−$1.00) · round about flat at $288.04 (−$0.06) · flank about flat at $149.77 (−$0.20). Select rib fell $6.38 to $612.86, Select chuck fell $4.73 to $318.42, and Select brisket fell $20.03 (about 20¢/lb) to $254.27.
- Beef cuts lower (Choice, ≥20,000 lb traded): Heavy tenderloin (189A) $1,627.64 (−$69.85, about 70¢/lb, 105,549 lb) · Heavy ribeye (112A) $1,559.38 (−$49.69, about 50¢/lb, 172,282 lb) · Eye of round (171C) $386.07 (−$23.66, about 24¢/lb, 324,962 lb) · Heavy ball-tip (185B) $466.39 (−$22.64, about 23¢/lb, 147,629 lb) · Top inside round (168) $350.10 (−$16.11, about 16¢/lb, 265,768 lb) · Chuck roll (116A) $542.49 (−$15.99, about 16¢/lb, 238,366 lb) · Outside round (171B) $363.17 (−$13.06, about 13¢/lb, 107,402 lb) · Plate short rib (123A) $705.48 (−$10.21, about 10¢/lb, 39,945 lb) · Tri-tip (185C) $472.77 (−$7.04, about 7¢/lb, 54,640 lb) · Chuck tender (116B) $389.10 (−$6.00, about 6¢/lb, 76,298 lb) · Top butt CC (184B) $673.51 (−$5.20, about 5¢/lb, 80,760 lb) · Peeled knuckle (167A) $402.34 (−$3.84, about 4¢/lb, 62,438 lb) · Chuck short rib (130) about modestly softer at $601.40 (−$1.83, 23,474 lb). Chuck shoulder clod trimmed (114A) was about flat at $415.39 (+$0.36, 187,907 lb). Bottom gooseneck (170) did not print today after Monday's 100,905 lb.
- Thin trade, not counted above: short loin 0x1 (174) printed at $728.50 on a heavy 244,875 lb after Monday's thin 4,908 lb at $822.90 · strip loin 1x1 (175) printed at $671.21 on 47,802 lb after Monday's thin 7,916 lb · bottom sirloin flap (185A) printed at $714.10 on 123,650 lb after Monday's thin 12,956 lb · cap-off top inside (169A) printed at $481.78 on 98,536 lb after Monday's thin 7,485 lb · peeled tri-tip (185D) printed at $647.02 on 33,351 lb after Monday's thin 3,915 lb. Chuck clod arm roast (114E) printed at $495.72 on only 12,616 lb after Monday's 28,965 lb.
- Grinds: 85% ground beef $389.41 (−$21.46, about 21¢/lb, 51,745 lb) · ground beef chuck $338.53 (−$31.45, about 31¢/lb, 31,341 lb). 73% printed at $256.64 on a usable 70,108 lb after Monday's thin 8,398 lb. 93% did not print today.
- Pork (direction only): carcass cutout lower. Loins gave back Monday's firm session; butts continued softer, and bellies softened after Monday's nearly flat close.
- Volume: about 111 loads of beef (Choice cuts 83.01, Select 11.07, trimmings 6.09, ground 10.95), up from ~69 Monday. Pork 312.45 loads, down from 335.96.
Holiday / seasonal buy note
Thanksgiving (Thu Nov 26) is just over 2 weeks out (~16 days). Heavy tenderloins gave back about 70¢/lb after Monday's 71¢ bounce, so the holiday steak and roast window opened back up there — though 0x1 strips firmed about 14¢/lb on heavy volume, and 1x1 strips finally printed usable volume at $671.21. Bone-in ribeyes stayed constructive, while heavy ribeyes gave back about 50¢/lb after Monday's bounce. The brisket primal jumped about 12¢/lb and deckle-off briskets firmed again, so open braise and rib programs may not want to wait. On pork, picnics and hams firmed, which helps pernil, tamale and holiday-ham coverage into December; butts and bellies were the soft spots, and loins gave back Monday's gain. Turkey isn't in these boxed-beef and pork reports. See the holiday buying calendar.
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