Choice boxed beef eased $2.67/cwt (about 3¢/lb) to $357.59 while Select ticked up $1.24 to $348.71, narrowing the Choice/Select spread to $8.88 from $12.79. Volume jumped to 160 loads (vs 95 Wednesday). Heavy tenderloin gave back about $1.33/lb and chuck rolls fell about 33¢/lb. The pork carcass cutout was essentially flat, with bellies sharply higher and picnics and butts lower.
Moved: up
- Beef: Select cutout $348.71 (+$1.24). Choice primal loin $434.44 (+$1.30, about 1¢/lb). Heavy boneless ribeye (112A) $1,620.04 (+$9.03, about 9¢/lb, 27,992 lb). Cap-off top round (169A) $492.49 (+$5.76, about 6¢/lb). Chuck tender (116B) $381.58 (+$2.02). Ground beef 73% $247.83 (+$3.12, about 3¢/lb, 100,602 lb).
- Pork (direction only): bellies jumped sharply. Ribs, loins and hams were about flat.
Down / flat
- Beef cutout: Choice $357.59 (−$2.67) · Select $348.71 (+$1.24) · spread $8.88 · 160 loads (Choice cuts 130.56, Select 8.19, trimmings 5.70, ground 15.80).
- Choice primals lower: brisket $257.04 (−$5.63, about 6¢/lb) · round $281.11 (−$4.65, about 5¢/lb) · chuck $312.15 (−$3.61, about 4¢/lb) · plate $214.54 (−$3.21, about 3¢/lb) · flank $147.34 (−$2.62, about 3¢/lb) · rib $676.62 (−$2.12, about 2¢/lb).
- Beef cuts lower (Choice, ≥20,000 lb traded, weighted average vs Wednesday): Heavy tenderloin (189A) $1,606.23 (−$132.57, about $1.33/lb, 210,463 lb) · Chuck roll 116A $512.13 (−$32.55, about 33¢/lb, 479,876 lb) · Ball-tip (185B) $490.71 (−$27.84, about 28¢/lb, 18,770 lb, light volume) · Bottom sirloin flap (185A) $722.69 (−$23.97, about 24¢/lb, 31,787 lb) · Top butt (184) $476.07 (−$11.55, about 12¢/lb, 290,408 lb). Brisket deckle-off (120) $362.59 (−$2.70) and top inside round (168) $337.13 (−$2.88) were nearly flat on heavy volume.
- Grinds: 81% $307.10 (−$13.83, about 14¢/lb, 443,878 lb).
- Pork (direction only): carcass cutout about flat. Picnics fell sharply, butts and loins lower, ribs and hams flat, bellies sharply higher.
- Note: cut-level changes compare weighted averages day to day, so mix and volume can swing them. Read the lighter-volume prints with caution.
Holiday / seasonal buy note
Thanksgiving (Thu Nov 26) is 14 days out and December holiday programs are close behind. Heavy tenderloin and chuck rolls pulled back on strong volume today, a useful window for holiday roast and pot-roast programs. Ribeyes held firm, so roast buyers may want to lock those first. In pork, picnics and butts eased while bellies rallied. See the holiday buying calendar.
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