LM_XB455 Des Moines, IA Mon, Feb 06, 2012 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 142.50 loads 5,700,121 pounds Select Cuts 95.32 loads 3,812,901 pounds Trimmings 4.47 loads 178,786 pounds Ground Beef 34.20 loads 1,368,159 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 10 251,554 454.00 496.00 466.79 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 8 167,958 522.00 553.00 529.41 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 0 0 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 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 0 0 115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 0 0 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 18 1,021,089 224.90 234.60 229.71 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 0 0 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 0 0 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 0 0 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 0 0 130 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 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 168 1 Round, top inside round 0 0 168 3 Round, top inside round 21 691,448 213.50 225.00 217.39 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 0 0 3 Round, top inside, side off 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 171B 3 Round, outside round 10 125,138 208.00 220.00 208.28 171C 3 Round, eye of round 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 0 0 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 9 203,431 445.00 490.00 465.05 175 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 0 0 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 8 61,368 364.40 365.65 365.13 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 0 0 185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 27 321,965 820.00 840.00 830.09 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 0 0 193 4 Flank, flank steak 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted Trades Pounds Range Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls,heavy 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 0 0 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 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 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 14 551,671 220.00 235.00 227.75 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 0 0 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 0 0 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 0 0 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 0 0 130 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 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 0 0 168 1 Round, top inside round 0 0 168 3 Round, top inside round 0 0 169 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 0 0 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 0 0 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 9 91,896 392.00 404.75 397.89 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 0 0 180 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 0 0 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 11 162,008 250.00 255.65 251.31 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 0 0 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 0 0 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 0 0 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 6 33,324 780.00 810.00 801.15 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 0 0 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 0 0 121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 0 0 Cap and Wedge Meat Pectoral Meat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GROUND BEEF - STEER and HEIFER SOURCE -- 10 Pound Chub Basis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% Ground Beef 75% 0 0 Ground Beef 81% Ground Beef 85% 0 0 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 Frozen 50% lean trimmings 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .