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USDA close Friday, November 13, 2026 · next print Monday ~4 PM ET
Pork tenderloin and Fresh 90CL Trimmings are trading below their three week ranges. The whole pork loin has lost 13% in three weeks, and the cuts from it are following. Pork insides (red) combo broke its run lower and closed up. Friday's weekly chicken report: boneless skinless thigh meat has shed 6% over 3 weeks without a single higher close.
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Latest close· USDA, Friday, November 13, 2026
Choice cutout
$355.64
-1.95 day-on-day
Select cutout
$349.15
+0.44 day-on-day
Pork carcass
$69.55
+0.41 day-on-day
Beef loads
80
-4% vs 5yr avg
Pork loads
234
-24% vs 5yr avg

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Choice Boneless Brisket, Deckle-off360.97¢/lbUSDA AMS LM_XB403 · Nov 13, 2026Pro viewPro is the paid plan: $49 a month after a 14-day trial. Everything marked Pro is in it.
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Vs normal · Pro
Cheap for November · 21% under its normal for mid November
4 weeks
-12.2%
Year over year
-21.6%
Day over day
-0.5%
Volume
5.3 loads, usually 6.8
Today's Read · Pro
The Nov 13 print, 360.97¢/lb, is the lowest since Apr 15, 2025. It is the third lower print in a row. Its discount to normal is the deepest in two years of prints. Its longest slide since Feb 13.
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