LM_XB462 Des Moines, IA Mon, Jul 06, 2009 USDA Market News NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR UNGRADED PRODUCT - Negotiated Sales FOB Plant basis negotiated 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) Loads: 89.40 Pounds: 3,576,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ungraded 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 10 2,528 357.00 366.00 359.68 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 45 75,494 394.00 460.13 407.93 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls,heavy 70 80,770 400.00 468.00 421.25 113A 1 Chuck, square-cut, 2 piece 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 12 28,557 131.80 135.60 134.14 113C 3 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 0 0 3 Chuck, semi-bnls n/o sh-cut 0 0 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 35 140,681 123.06 142.50 130.51 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 115 1 Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 61 225,850 135.00 150.00 137.70 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 61 337,043 155.96 177.00 165.00 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 16 17,502 140.00 155.50 145.01 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 0 0 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 72 286,496 133.00 161.00 147.08 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 27 38,950 175.00 215.00 184.06 130 4 Chuck, short rib 26 36,793 149.50 181.00 166.02 160 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 55 129,335 150.00 171.00 160.02 168 1 Round, top inside round 116 495,997 131.25 149.00 137.88 168 3 Round, top inside round 8 18,003 141.00 166.00 145.06 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 24 123,635 120.47 136.00 127.33 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 21 36,160 258.00 295.50 272.49 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 37 57,291 320.00 358.00 345.32 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 0 0 180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 20 49,848 260.00 288.00 274.36 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 42 56,591 310.00 327.00 321.94 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 41 39,962 299.61 363.00 344.05 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 103 228,762 170.00 195.00 182.42 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 22 27,160 186.88 230.00 203.55 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, light 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 19 14,147 179.00 209.50 194.35 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 11 21,159 236.00 245.80 237.43 185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 0 0 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, light 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 52 86,506 625.00 665.00 639.71 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 13 5,639 524.20 629.20 542.84 193 4 Flank, flank steak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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_xb462.txt 1000C .