date:Aug 05, 2014
Pork cutout values continued their descent from the mid-July record highs, with today's cutout value at $126.98/cwt FOB the plants, down $5.89 from last Friday and $10.89 off of the record level from two weeks ago.
The cutout is still $23.31 above a year ago. All primal cuts with the exception of hams declined for the week, with bellies dropping the most.
Hog prices also fell again this week, with the national average negotiated carcass price for direct delivered hogs on today's morning report