LM_XB462 Des Moines, IA Mon, May 13, 2013 USDA Market News NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR UNGRADED PRODUCT - Negotiated Sales 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: 96.91 Pounds: 3,876,287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ungraded 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 15 36,474 400.00 477.00 420.91 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 45 105,336 408.30 470.00 422.66 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 136 165,756 398.78 470.00 433.64 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 29 141,003 196.00 212.00 202.45 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 0 0 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 0 0 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 7 3,731 225.00 253.00 238.94 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 69 372,970 221.00 245.00 229.88 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 30 40,628 198.00 216.00 210.82 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 51 176,288 183.00 204.50 195.38 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 0 0 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 51 88,137 340.00 475.00 419.31 130 4 Chuck, short rib 40 181,496 282.00 350.00 296.53 160 1 Round, bone-in 0 0 161 1 Round, boneless 0 0 3 Round, bnls/peeled heel-out 0 0 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 56 203,881 198.00 250.00 227.79 168 1 Round, top inside round 116 721,244 183.00 213.00 198.74 168 3 Round, top inside round 9 33,657 209.00 219.00 212.34 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 45 188,397 180.00 207.80 193.76 171B 3 Round, outside round 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 13 27,622 345.00 385.00 352.88 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 14 8,125 410.00 470.00 434.79 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 0 0 180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 38 122,721 247.96 320.00 272.47 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 37 59,761 275.00 346.25 310.91 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 63 130,815 325.00 560.00 374.16 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 101 261,675 234.00 286.14 256.39 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 21 21,476 250.00 300.00 275.96 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap (IM) 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 47 66,431 234.97 270.00 245.10 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 20 69,361 270.00 300.00 281.49 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 0 0 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 70 165,470 725.00 894.00 791.33 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 13 21,840 750.00 900.00 770.31 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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_xb462.txt 1000C .