USDA’s FOB plant pork cutout value was up $0.06 in the Tuesday PM report at $100.33 per cwt. The rib and belly primals were the only ones reported higher. USDA estimated the Tuesday FI hog slaughter at 482,000 head, matching both last Tuesday and the same Tuesday a year ago. The week to date total is 17,000 above a year ago. USDA wholesale Boxed Beef were higher in the Tuesday PM report. Choice boxes were up $1.10 at $316.93, with Select product $0.44 higher at $300.61. The Choice/Select spread was thus $16.31. USDA estimated Tuesday’s FI slaughter at 122,000 head. That matched last Tuesday but was down 4,000 vs. the same Tuesday a year ago.