Weekly Pork Price Summary, August 2, 2024

The Weekly Pork Price Summary highlights USDA prices for pork sub-primals, including butt, loin, ham, picnic, belly, trim and spareribs. It is sent out weekly to subscribers, including retailer and foodservice procurement personnel. The data provided shows last week’s price, by primal, compared to the previous week and to the same week a year ago.

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Butt

Primal, Various Styles: 10% of carcass

8/02/24 7/26/24 Week ∆ 1 Year Ago Year ∆
1/4 Trim Butt VAC 1.21 1.22 -1% 1.09 11%
1/8 Trim Steak Ready Butt VAC 1.43 1.45 -1% 1.23 16%
* 1/4 Trim Bnls Butt VAC 1.44 1.44 0% 1.31 10%

Pork Cutout

 

8/02/24 7/26/24 Week ∆ 1 Year Ago Year ∆
Pork Cutout 1.05 1.05 0% 1.15 -9%

Loin

Primal, Various Styles: 25% of carcass

8/02/24 7/26/24 Week ∆ 1 Year Ago Year ∆
1/4 Trimmed Loin VAC 1.25 1.24 1% 1.19 5%
1/8 Trimmed Loin VAC 1.30 1.34 -3% 1.28 2%
Bnls CC Strap-on 1.46 1.47 -1% 1.52 -4%
Bnls CC Strap-off 1.68 1.68 0% 1.71 -2%
Boneless Sirloin 1.30 1.29 1% 1.34 -3%
Bone-in Sirloin 0.88 0.86 2% 0.84 5%
Tenderloin 1.71 1.64 4% 1.60 7%
Backribs 2.0#/up 2.28 2.31 -1% 1.99 15%

Ham

Primal, Various Styles: 25% of carcass

8/02/24 7/26/24 Week ∆ 1 Year Ago Year ∆
17-20# Trmd Selected Ham 1.20 1.22 -2% 0.98 22%
20-23# Trmd Selected Ham 1.18 1.20 -2% 0.96 23%
23-27# Trmd Selected Ham 1.10 0.95 16% 0.96 15%
4 Muscle Ham to Blue 2.31 2.44 -5% 2.19 5%
* Insides 1.90 1.93 -2% 1.57 21%
* Outsides 1.89 1.90 -1% 1.56 21%
* Knuckles 1.87 1.90 -2% 1.54 21%
* Outer Shank 1.24 1.16 7% 1.36 -9%

Belly

Primal, Various Styles: 16% of carcass

8/02/24 7/26/24 Week ∆ 1 Year Ago Year ∆
* Derind Belly 9-13 lbs. 1.88 1.72 9% 2.66 -29%
* Derind Belly 13-17 lbs. 1.83 1.70 8% 2.74 -33%
* Derind Belly 17-19 lbs. 1.97 1.76 12% unq NaN%
Skin-on Belly 12-14 lbs. 1.64 1.49 10% unq NaN%
Skin-on Belly 14-16 lbs. 1.64 1.53 7% unq NaN%

Trim

Primal, Various Styles: 10-30% of carcass

8/02/24 7/26/24 Week ∆ 1 Year Ago Year ∆
42% Trim Combo 0.83 0.68 22% 1.11 -25%
72% Trim Combo 1.11 1.06 5% 1.13 -2%
* 72% Trim Boxed, FZN 1.12 1.06 6% 1.11 1%
* Picnic Meat Combo Cushion Out 1.24 1.23 1% 1.14 9%
* Trim w/Trace Combo 0.70 0.64 9% 0.92 -24%

Picnic

Primal, Various Styles: 11% of carcass

8/02/24 7/26/24 Week ∆ 1 Year Ago Year ∆
SS Smoker Trim Picnic VAC 1.01 0.99 2% 1.06 -5%
RS Smoker Trim Picnic Combo 0.93 0.93 0% 0.94 -1%
Picnic Cushion Meat Vac 1.28 1.26 2% 1.32 -3%
SS Smoker Trim Picnic 1 Pc Vac 1.13 1.14 -1% 1.21 -7%

Spareribs

Primal, Various Styles: 5% of carcass

8/02/24 7/26/24 Week ∆ 1 Year Ago Year ∆
Trmd Sparerib – LGT 1.37 1.42 -4% 1.24 10%
Trmd Sparerib – MED 1.35 1.40 -4% 1.26 7%
* St Louis Spareribs, VAC 2.13 2.12 0% 2.02 5%
* BBQ Style Spareribs, VAC 1.71 1.76 -3% 1.63 5%

Content reshared courtesy of the Pork Checkoff, Des Moines, Iowa