LM_XB454 Des Moines, IA Mon, Jul 06, 2009 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 329.26 loads 13,170,594 pounds Select Cuts 261.74 loads 10,469,406 pounds Trimmings 230.73 loads 9,229,095 pounds Coarse Grinds 203.65 loads 8,145,990 pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Choice Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted Trades Pounds Range Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109A 1 Rib, roast-ready, heavy 109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 115 272,158 394.50 487.00 424.28 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 59 70,696 495.54 511.10 502.61 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 146 424,539 462.67 577.00 498.53 113A 1 Chuck, square-cut, 2 piece 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 113C 3 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 Chuck, semi-bnls n/o sh-cut 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 46 152,983 124.35 134.81 131.82 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 160 684,584 135.70 176.00 144.89 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 41 46,527 217.43 302.41 234.81 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 29 92,793 163.50 213.75 176.51 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 29 92,709 135.40 154.16 145.96 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 234 1,120,854 144.56 193.12 162.41 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 113 146,843 138.07 149.25 144.07 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 190 388,318 151.00 184.00 171.65 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 247 790,913 131.56 153.94 147.41 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 206 217,335 216.01 255.00 236.15 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 69 54,918 175.55 217.47 194.43 130 4 Chuck, short rib 106 205,142 124.00 187.85 152.99 160 1 Round, bone-in 19 16,673 126.00 132.90 128.51 161 1 Round, boneless 34 92,192 133.00 141.25 135.11 3 Round, bnls/peeled heel-out 42 48,442 142.00 150.85 148.30 167 1 Round, knuckle 5 3,841 148.00 154.00 149.10 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 258 752,889 144.96 189.12 158.83 168 1 Round, top inside round 179 674,561 136.00 147.50 140.13 168 3 Round, top inside round 82 350,568 144.00 162.00 148.19 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 209 207,638 164.00 184.00 178.04 3 Round, top inside, side off 6 31,423 162.00 163.70 162.56 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 171B 3 Round, outside round 234 870,729 132.53 162.00 139.47 171C 3 Round, eye of round 249 436,779 156.07 177.89 161.65 3 Round, flat/eye, heel-out 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 197 441,037 382.05 489.72 436.06 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 13 34,056 391.00 433.50 408.81 180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 306 664,043 464.67 551.44 513.94 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 181 647,462 190.00 239.45 214.18 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 143 404,894 330.50 396.30 382.19 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, light 12 8,193 163.36 175.35 168.13 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 37 53,479 243.00 265.50 254.41 185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 65 256,926 330.20 375.00 350.27 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, light 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 118 208,089 747.50 799.81 779.86 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 75 125,025 754.00 779.30 772.87 193 4 Flank, flank steak 248 333,271 295.00 348.06 327.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted Trades Pounds Range Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109A 1 Rib, roast-ready, heavy 0 0 109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 61 169,096 365.18 431.40 413.51 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 63 91,289 473.13 520.18 502.67 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls,heavy 134 178,825 476.00 520.00 488.89 113A 1 Chuck, square-cut, 2 piece 0 0 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 61 480,778 124.50 138.00 132.15 113C 3 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 Chuck, semi-bnls n/o sh-cut 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 52 300,136 124.35 137.00 133.26 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 137 642,432 138.03 150.00 145.50 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 6 13,578 167.00 191.43 173.76 115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 48 91,293 137.00 145.10 140.35 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 223 1,154,139 145.50 174.81 160.97 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 47 51,717 140.24 152.60 145.58 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 21 212,075 151.00 186.48 168.07 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 119 599,196 136.43 155.35 146.64 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 130 4 Chuck, short rib 59 156,911 124.00 180.00 144.65 160 1 Round, bone-in 14 23,898 124.20 130.26 124.96 161 1 Round, boneless 25 41,728 132.00 145.00 134.02 3 Round, bnls/peeled heel-out 20 37,423 145.25 151.68 148.19 167 1 Round, knuckle 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 167 387,990 151.50 165.39 159.04 168 1 Round, top inside round 180 343,002 131.26 146.00 137.39 168 3 Round, top inside round 64 175,342 144.25 155.51 147.68 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 58 99,082 167.98 176.11 174.00 3 Round, top inside, side off 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 36 43,448 130.00 136.35 132.09 171B 3 Round, outside round 147 650,476 130.00 146.85 138.29 171C 3 Round, eye of round 163 248,951 153.66 165.85 160.63 3 Round, flat/eye, heel-out 0 0 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 12 2,987 321.31 350.90 334.12 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 157 205,687 326.78 387.00 365.13 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 18 166,288 286.32 343.16 330.78 180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 32 15,028 276.62 294.11 290.21 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 29 18,444 332.50 352.00 347.49 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 251 396,200 345.29 418.83 365.79 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 106 264,353 158.00 211.31 180.05 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 233 1,018,402 193.39 224.81 209.23 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 55 126,795 354.50 391.31 379.28 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, light 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 47 221,539 152.00 205.35 190.95 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, light 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 109 105,383 622.50 695.34 646.25 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 30 28,462 636.95 659.62 646.57 193 4 Flank, flank steak 96 120,731 256.47 316.97 285.22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE AND SELECT CUTS, Fat Limitations (FL) 1-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Fresh 41 38,222 95.00 133.00 114.36 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 39 106,203 73.64 95.72 76.66 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 220 468,283 252.03 275.85 259.71 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 113 169,798 252.50 283.00 254.27 121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 85 134,477 370.34 415.00 403.07 Cap and Wedge Meat 299 1,133,333 153.89 167.00 157.25 Pectoral Meat 123 314,630 156.35 184.00 164.82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GROUND BEEF - STEER and HEIFER SOURCE -- 10 Pound Chub Basis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% 266 1,904,292 106.88 131.95 115.51 Ground Beef 75% 55 484,442 111.52 125.08 119.46 Ground Beef 81% 547 2,146,088 118.52 137.55 125.92 Ground Beef 85% 14 10,862 135.15 178.50 160.14 Ground Beef 90% 78 841,314 144.00 166.90 148.92 Ground Beef 93% 278 604,255 152.29 185.04 162.86 Ground Beef Chuck 176 940,524 126.23 146.53 131.23 Ground Beef Round 197 969,900 129.10 163.00 139.80 Ground Beef Sirloin 36 136,679 171.55 214.00 182.09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER and HEIFER SOURCE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh 50% lean trimmings 279 8,528,295 55.00 79.91 67.24 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 .