LM_XB455 Des Moines, IA Mon, Nov 23, 2009 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 253.69 loads 10,147,783 pounds Select Cuts 127.85 loads 5,113,830 pounds Trimmings 0.54 loads 21,446 pounds Coarse Grinds 42.46 loads 1,698,282 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 0 0 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 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 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 86 1,562,696 170.00 185.00 176.60 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 0 0 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 34 770,626 128.95 142.10 137.53 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 161 1 Round, boneless 3 Round, bnls/peeled heel-out 167 1 Round, knuckle 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 168 1 Round, top inside round 46 889,710 142.00 160.00 144.36 168 3 Round, top inside round 37 707,591 139.76 168.00 158.32 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 Round, top inside, side off 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 171B 3 Round, outside round 92 1,415,835 163.00 185.00 177.72 171C 3 Round, eye of round 50 264,149 204.60 226.08 208.11 3 Round, flat/eye, heel-out 0 0 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 0 0 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 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 0 0 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 0 0 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 12 96,321 258.00 277.05 268.92 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, light 0 0 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 0 0 185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 0 0 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, light 0 0 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109A 1 Rib, roast-ready, heavy 0 0 109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 0 0 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 0 0 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls,heavy 0 0 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 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 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 46 914,454 169.00 180.00 172.72 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 0 0 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 14 308,983 136.31 144.85 138.89 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 0 0 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 0 0 130 4 Chuck, short rib 0 0 160 1 Round, bone-in 161 1 Round, boneless 3 Round, bnls/peeled heel-out 0 0 167 1 Round, knuckle 0 0 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 30 199,150 170.00 180.00 176.85 168 1 Round, top inside round 168 3 Round, top inside round 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 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 3 80,812 344.50 344.50 344.50 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 0 0 180 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 4 162,076 183.00 183.00 183.00 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 0 0 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, light 0 0 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, light 0 0 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 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 0 0 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 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% 0 0 Ground Beef 81% Ground Beef 85% 0 0 Ground Beef 90% 0 0 Ground Beef 93% 0 0 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 .