LM_XB455 Des Moines, IA Mon, Feb 08, 2010 USDA Market News NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS - Negotiated sales, 22-90 day delivery period FOB Plant basis negotiatd sales for delivery within 22-90 days including sales since last report, Values reflect U.S. dollars per 100 pounds. CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds) Choice Cuts 190.81 loads 7,632,470 pounds Select Cuts 89.92 loads 3,596,653 pounds Trimmings 5.54 loads 221,400 pounds Coarse Grinds 130.82 loads 5,232,776 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 0 0 109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 0 0 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 7 21,472 415.00 479.33 462.59 113A 1 Chuck, square-cut, 2 piece 0 0 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 113C 3 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 0 0 3 Chuck, semi-bnls n/o sh-cut 0 0 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 0 0 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 0 0 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 0 0 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 46 1,731,525 155.90 165.90 160.99 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 0 0 130 4 Chuck, short rib 160 1 Round, bone-in 0 0 161 1 Round, boneless 3 Round, bnls/peeled heel-out 0 0 167 1 Round, knuckle 0 0 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 168 1 Round, top inside round 28 595,952 145.00 152.00 149.90 168 3 Round, top inside round 26 769,499 154.00 160.60 157.58 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 Round, top inside, side off 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 0 0 171B 3 Round, outside round 31 1,042,830 155.00 170.60 156.23 171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 45,387 190.15 190.15 190.15 3 Round, flat/eye, heel-out 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 0 0 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 39 886,452 340.71 372.44 361.26 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 0 0 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 0 0 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 10 290,906 246.75 280.00 252.45 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 0 0 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 0 0 193 4 Flank, flank steak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 0 0 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls,heavy 113A 1 Chuck, square-cut, 2 piece 0 0 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 0 0 113C 3 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 0 0 3 Chuck, semi-bnls n/o sh-cut 0 0 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 0 0 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 0 0 115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 0 0 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 0 0 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 26 545,073 148.00 148.00 148.00 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 0 0 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 130 4 Chuck, short rib 160 1 Round, bone-in 0 0 161 1 Round, boneless 0 0 3 Round, bnls/peeled heel-out 0 0 167 1 Round, knuckle 0 0 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 6 60,416 173.35 176.33 175.59 168 1 Round, top inside round 168 3 Round, top inside round 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 0 0 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 0 0 171B 3 Round, outside round 171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 Round, flat/eye, heel-out 0 0 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 0 0 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 14 288,317 341.00 390.00 359.89 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 0 0 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 7 184,612 203.33 230.00 220.66 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 0 0 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 0 0 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 0 0 185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 0 0 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 0 0 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 0 0 193 4 Flank, flank steak 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE AND SELECT CUTS, Fat Limitations (FL) 1-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Fresh 0 0 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 0 0 121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld Cap and Wedge Meat Pectoral Meat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GROUND BEEF - STEER and HEIFER SOURCE -- 10 Pound Chub Basis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% Ground Beef 75% Ground Beef 81% Ground Beef 85% Ground Beef 90% 0 0 Ground Beef 93% Ground Beef Chuck Ground Beef Round Ground Beef Sirloin 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER and HEIFER SOURCE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh 50% lean trimmings 0 0 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_xb455.txt 1000C .