Boxed Beef Cuts - Branded Product

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Des Moines, IA                  Tue, Jan 22, 2013               USDA Market News

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - Negotiated Sales
Branded product in this report is limited to the Upper Two-Thirds of the USDA
Choice Grade

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:          154.17
Pounds:      6,166,912

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Branded Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6     (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL      Sub-Primal               # of      Total        Price      Weighted
                                    Trades     Pounds        Range       Average
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109E  1  Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in    64      90,869   539.12   641.79   589.11
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light      23      49,645   626.00   688.90   642.20
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy     104     211,516   561.00   723.18   623.10
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod           7      23,530   197.00   219.00   203.23
114A  3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd    53     273,921   203.62   238.74   224.60
114D  3  Chuck, clod, top blade        14      48,751   282.00   296.50   294.58
114E  3  Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F  5  Chuck, clod tender (IM)       41      26,390   317.00   465.00   360.75
115   1  Chuck, 2-piece, boneless      13      78,336   224.43   249.00   233.41
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off   113     576,675   225.00   274.00   242.85
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)      33      69,561   204.75   249.00   230.95
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls     75     515,391   201.93   227.00   207.52
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib        27      61,091   353.71   449.00   399.78
130   4  Chuck, short rib               9       9,834   282.75   299.23   290.05
160   1  Round, bone-in
161   1  Round, boneless
      3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out    8       4,904   242.25   260.00   251.26
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled        86     256,846   230.00   263.50   242.11
168   1  Round, top inside round       38     128,720   204.00   227.03   212.73
168   3  Round, top inside round       74     494,557   197.00   257.00   221.02
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded    26      45,750   256.00   272.00   262.43
      3  Round, top inside, side off
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck
171B  3  Round, outside round         107     692,356   210.62   246.00   231.38
171C  3  Round, eye of round (IM)      67     137,700   243.00   277.50   258.61
174   1  Loin, short loin, 2x3          5       6,091   514.50   563.56   524.46
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1         50      70,555   525.00   603.00   552.43
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1         13      19,678   466.00   516.00   487.01
180   1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1    11       8,785   479.86   545.00   495.52
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1        97     340,826   493.00   626.00   530.69
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy   15      23,324   327.00   380.18   343.08
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless      59     232,990   317.00   382.00   341.76
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap    50     222,178   366.79   410.00   378.93
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy   27      47,228   230.00   263.80   243.51
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM)   26     124,384   290.00   365.00   309.23
185D  4  Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM)       19      19,871   399.03   543.00   433.05
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy   92     200,836   975.00  1161.00  1011.64
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed     8       5,275  1018.00  1095.00  1049.60
193   4  Flank, flank steak (IM)       47      84,713   385.00   479.00   428.51
124   4  Rib, Back Ribs, Fresh
124   4  Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen
121D  4  Plate, Inside Skirt (IM)      15      55,245   340.84   406.00   365.93
121C  4  Plate, Outside Skirt (IM)     20      46,283   454.00   564.00   481.31
121E  6  Outside Skirt, pld (IM)
         Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean   40     116,450   255.00   283.00   264.18
         Pectoral Meat                 14      34,547   263.50   290.00   271.26
         Ground Chuck 80%              49     442,216   218.40   243.00   231.98
         Ground Round 85%              11      60,931   236.45   255.00   243.66
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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"
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Items that have no entries indicate there were trades but not reportable
because they did not meet the weekly 3/70/20 guideline.
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Source:  USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460    email:  desm.lgmn@usda.gov
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lm_xb452.txt
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