Beef outside round steak

Live cattle are expected to remain steadily priced this week, according to analysts. Last week’s slaughter was about 541K head, which was down from the previous week, and is expected to remain steady going forward, according to analysts. For grading in the week ending Beef outside round steak 24, 83. GRINDS GROUND CHUCK: Ground Chuck traded up last week, but is down slightly this week through two days of trading.

Analysts expect the ground chuck market to continue to be steady to up through spring. 19 Ground Beef traded up last week, and is up again this week through two days of trading. Analysts expect this market to continue to be steady to up through spring. 27 Ground Beef also traded up last week, and is up again this week through two days of trading. Analysts expect this market to continue to be steady to up over the next several months. ROUNDS PEELED KNUCKLES: The Peeled Knuckles market was up again last week, and is showing slight price increases this week through two days of trading.

Analysts expect this market to show some steady increases going into late January. INSIDE ROUNDS: Analysts expect both grades of Inside Rounds to rebound during January. BOTTOM ROUND FLATS: Bottom Round Flats traded up last week, and are up again price this week through two days of trading. Analysts expect the market to continue to hold steady in the short term, then see some strength going into late January and February. EYES OF ROUND: Similar to other round cuts, Eyes of Round are trading up. Analysts expect both grades to hold steady in the short term.

LOINS STRIPS: The Strip Loin market has continued to see modest price increases. Analysts expect that trend to continue during early January, then drop back slightly before rebounding again during early spring. TOP BUTTS: Choice Top Butts traded down in price last week, while Select grade saw an increase. This week, that trend has reversed, and Choice grade is seeing a slight increase, while Select grade is down through two days of trading.