LN_LS148 New Holland, PA Tues Apr 7, 2015 VT Agency of Ag - USDA Market News Vermont Direct to Consumer - Monthly Beef Report Beef Report for the Month of March, ending Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Report reflects beef sold direct to consumers on a wholesale carcass basis and on a retail basis. All beef products are considered local to Vermont and are raised within state borders plus 30 miles outside the border. Cattle are processed under State or Federal Inspection. Beef carcass prices took on a steady to weak undertone. Volume increased. Retail prices remained steady with last year's. All Dressed Values are quoted as price per hundred pounds unless otherwise noted. Retail sales are quoted on a per pound basis. Est. Volume: 5,125 lbs Last Month: 1,881 lbs Avg Hot Carcass Weight: 596.31 lbs Last Month: NA lbs DRESSED BEEF CARCASS VALUE Dressed Basis Steers/Heifers ($/cwt) Wt Avg Price 250.00-510.00 285.00 Year to Date Wt Avg Carcass Price: 367.03/cwt 3 Month Rolling AVG Carcass Price: 367.03/cwt *** Above values reflect whole, half, or quarter carcass. Processing fees are not included in the dressed value. The aggregated price data is comprised from mostly grass finished operations and occasionally includes a small volume of partial to full grain finished cattle *** DIRECT TO CONSUMER RETAIL BEEF PRICES Grass Fed Beef - Retail Prices ($/lb) Avg ($/lb) Tenderloin 15.00-22.00 18.54 Boneless Ribeye/Delmonico ----------- ----- Bone-in Ribeye 12.75-13.50 13.08 NY Strip 15.00-19.00 16.50 Porterhouse 12.00-22.00 16.00 T-Bone 12.00-20.00 15.08 Sirloin 8.00-15.00 10.46 Flank Steak 6.00-11.50 9.15 Skirt Steak 7.00-12.50 10.00 London Broil 7.00-12.00 8.81 Short Ribs 5.00-7.75 5.92 Rib Roast 12.00-13.00 12.58 Sirloin Tip Roast 8.50-11.00 9.94 Top Round Roast 7.50-12.00 8.99 Bottom Round Roast 6.00-6.50 6.25 Chuck Roast 6.00-8.75 7.04 Brisket 6.50-9.75 7.81 Hamburger 5.50-8.00 6.34 Stew 5.50-8.00 6.55 Heart 3.00-6.00 4.00 Tongue 3.00-6.00 4.00 Liver 3.00-7.00 4.75 Source: VT Agency of Ag - USDA Market News Service, Montpellier, VT Levi Geyer 717-354-2391 / 717-406-7350 Alex Wright 717-354-2391 www.ams.usda.gov/LPSMarketNewsPage 1350e aw