LM_XB454 Des Moines, IA Mon, May 20, 2013 USDA Market News NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS - Formulated Sales FOB Plant basis formulated 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) Choice Cuts 519.30 loads 20,772,047 pounds Select Cuts 378.75 loads 15,149,892 pounds Trimmings 352.90 loads 14,115,835 pounds Ground Beef 287.69 loads 11,507,516 pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Choice 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 350 586,498 550.30 642.90 578.51 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 180 310,867 616.43 687.93 660.57 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 532 912,008 576.95 730.00 649.86 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 74 130,685 195.00 223.21 208.01 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 237 1,008,425 207.20 231.00 218.00 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 242 147,018 257.00 304.00 280.84 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 185 456,358 230.20 271.00 243.55 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 11 23,575 228.00 255.00 231.93 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 548 1,321,616 221.26 266.00 233.59 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 357 463,706 196.26 226.00 211.96 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 156 417,222 245.00 267.53 258.18 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 429 1,344,663 190.00 213.00 198.12 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 319 273,513 337.00 357.00 346.80 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 227 134,482 382.50 461.88 421.84 130 4 Chuck, short rib 163 431,426 298.00 340.50 320.08 160 1 Round, bone-in 9 7,320 200.00 211.45 208.69 161 1 Round, boneless 30 31,112 200.00 226.00 208.17 3 Round, bnls/peeled heel-out 25 27,869 215.12 227.28 225.93 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 574 958,499 222.00 262.00 229.80 168 1 Round, top inside round 248 733,908 196.26 225.00 208.26 168 3 Round, top inside round 161 783,822 208.22 232.00 214.70 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 286 366,743 235.00 260.00 245.46 3 Round, top inside, side off 12 56,559 224.30 252.01 236.70 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 46 29,241 184.40 203.00 195.34 171B 3 Round, outside round 516 1,446,509 190.78 225.01 204.10 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 583 836,824 200.52 223.00 210.92 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 17 19,817 559.93 603.02 582.20 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 327 562,980 548.00 752.35 644.60 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 32 348,246 504.00 713.50 563.29 180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 19 31,998 568.87 630.00 582.49 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 468 999,661 600.00 803.04 721.28 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 148 128,720 323.00 358.00 328.09 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 273 832,567 313.97 415.00 349.97 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 288 542,821 410.00 521.00 486.02 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 228 509,337 240.00 316.00 266.33 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 110 216,928 284.20 341.00 314.37 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 237 386,095 401.00 473.39 430.17 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 355 548,727 870.15 1050.02 960.57 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 143 138,344 888.00 957.00 918.62 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 399 449,139 420.95 455.24 439.44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Select 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 188 207,258 499.20 571.22 515.28 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 158 123,983 490.00 584.67 555.02 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 449 487,251 433.23 622.00 556.94 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 86 436,823 200.00 216.00 208.95 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 70 402,082 198.00 212.21 204.19 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 190 901,529 205.50 229.21 216.34 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 17 30,441 253.00 290.78 271.17 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 11 56,607 228.81 245.50 241.91 115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 313 1,387,878 220.18 263.00 226.35 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 106 133,298 194.15 252.00 211.19 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 262 1,522,868 190.00 220.19 197.29 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 29 33,966 320.00 355.00 341.28 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 51 65,922 391.03 440.23 420.73 130 4 Chuck, short rib 57 151,323 297.00 340.50 305.28 160 1 Round, bone-in 6 7,574 194.07 211.45 207.03 161 1 Round, boneless 18 43,261 199.80 245.00 210.21 3 Round, bnls/peeled heel-out 5 4,898 228.71 234.83 234.28 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 197 544,789 222.13 238.21 227.38 168 1 Round, top inside round 200 571,376 200.00 221.17 202.97 168 3 Round, top inside round 119 418,321 205.02 220.00 211.49 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 85 171,164 241.03 258.16 244.02 3 Round, top inside, side off 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 36 90,471 190.49 201.60 192.25 171B 3 Round, outside round 207 662,877 186.00 218.21 204.19 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 162 319,035 205.45 221.00 210.97 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 3 645 510.00 510.00 510.00 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 318 280,831 500.00 580.85 554.26 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 27 264,222 428.00 506.94 459.29 180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 33 19,940 518.00 543.92 525.38 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 414 357,106 540.50 596.00 569.61 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 156 535,233 284.98 310.00 293.73 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 324 316,850 294.00 337.21 313.81 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 122 275,276 459.00 509.50 488.40 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 109 294,890 230.00 272.24 253.26 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 117 161,647 279.00 331.75 281.56 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 30 28,613 362.00 431.00 389.69 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 197 194,698 847.69 918.14 879.53 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 109 34,090 815.00 885.00 852.27 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 121 190,241 416.00 454.00 422.98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Fresh 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 6 17,335 89.00 110.00 103.16 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt (IM) 342 1,227,912 358.70 380.00 363.30 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt (IM) 213 404,941 451.00 557.02 470.19 121E 6 Outside Skirt, pld (IM) 96 138,989 608.00 704.00 634.64 Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean 343 1,811,410 217.30 262.00 223.35 Pectoral Meat 187 502,607 223.93 257.00 230.20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% 509 1,940,652 150.76 200.00 172.30 Ground Beef 75% Ground Beef 81% 941 3,945,973 180.00 218.46 193.09 Ground Beef 85% Ground Beef 90% Ground Beef 93% 503 632,806 226.26 288.04 262.00 Ground Beef Chuck 80% 288 2,099,439 183.76 213.54 204.10 Ground Beef Round 85% 176 681,461 209.46 236.88 221.13 Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 43 131,860 241.00 276.75 250.86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh 50% lean trimmings 450 13,663,045 75.00 99.20 95.08 Frozen 50% lean trimmings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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_xb454.txt 1000C .