LM_XB452 Des Moines, IA Mon, May 20, 2013 USDA Market News NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - Negotiated Sales Branded product in this report is limited to the Upper Two-Thirds of the USDA Choice Grade FOB Plant basis negotiated sales for delivery within 0-21 days including sales since last report, Values reflect U.S. dollars per 100 pounds. CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds) Loads: 144.62 Pounds: 5,784,616 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Branded Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted Trades Pounds Range Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 70 185,598 572.50 695.00 635.75 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 28 39,871 635.00 780.00 736.85 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 136 324,571 635.00 796.00 737.28 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 14 16,010 212.00 230.00 217.94 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 49 309,250 212.00 234.50 223.21 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 13 19,713 286.72 321.50 299.63 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 28 18,725 397.00 498.14 448.89 115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 18 208,652 220.00 250.00 229.56 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 116 508,061 220.63 248.00 235.85 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 60 151,307 205.00 249.00 212.48 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 98 417,363 191.50 238.50 202.48 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 28 88,515 403.00 514.00 443.01 130 4 Chuck, short rib 8 12,572 300.50 336.00 306.14 160 1 Round, bone-in 161 1 Round, boneless 3 Round, bnls/peeled heel-out 5 1,734 241.00 242.00 241.17 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 81 209,248 223.90 257.00 233.02 168 1 Round, top inside round 33 84,870 212.00 224.62 216.56 168 3 Round, top inside round 78 623,434 208.00 234.53 223.81 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 29 46,818 240.00 292.00 257.60 3 Round, top inside, side off 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 171B 3 Round, outside round 110 533,669 197.50 230.00 206.95 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 80 192,915 195.00 231.50 212.00 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 10 17,010 613.50 693.00 628.70 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 54 70,376 731.22 774.00 753.11 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 17 17,300 606.50 728.00 671.52 180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 6 10,014 723.00 768.00 745.00 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 100 105,584 726.50 889.50 837.31 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 24 27,216 337.00 378.00 344.38 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 109 344,201 342.50 391.00 366.58 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 42 78,659 489.00 592.85 533.00 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 47 63,232 274.22 326.50 300.19 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 20 21,948 329.00 365.00 343.79 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 26 40,851 424.00 474.00 457.60 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 66 89,642 965.00 1080.00 1026.03 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 8 8,183 1004.00 1057.00 1039.06 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 54 58,912 427.00 498.00 459.00 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Fresh 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt (IM) 27 70,766 360.00 406.00 371.59 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt (IM) 21 19,828 491.00 634.00 573.91 121E 6 Outside Skirt, pld (IM) Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean 38 103,876 214.67 265.00 236.34 Pectoral Meat 11 17,872 223.50 264.00 235.52 Ground Chuck 80% 58 174,114 208.00 241.04 214.30 Ground Round 85% 33 199,436 210.40 248.00 227.62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAT LIMITATIONS (FL) DESCRIPTION Maximum Average Fat Thickness Maximum Fat at any point 1. 3/4" (19mm) 1.0" 2. 1/4" (6mm) 1/2" 3. 1/8" (3mm) 1/4" 4. Practically free (75% surface lean exposed) 1/8" 5. Peeled/Denuded 1/8" 6. Peeled/Denuded, surface membrane removed 1/8" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items that have no entries indicate there were trades but not reportable because they did not meet the weekly 3/70/20 guideline. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lm_xb452.txt 1000C .