Boxed Beef Cuts - Branded Product

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Des Moines, IA                  Mon, Jan 28, 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:          167.99
Pounds:      6,719,433

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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    62      97,101   519.88   651.00   578.59
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light      24      64,319   595.25   684.00   630.10
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy     118     505,238   579.62   695.00   606.87
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod          12      41,447   197.00   222.00   211.30
114A  3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd    69     325,735   207.00   249.00   219.66
114D  3  Chuck, clod, top blade        14       7,977   287.00   341.51   296.33
114E  3  Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F  5  Chuck, clod tender (IM)       30      27,460   300.00   465.00   350.93
115   1  Chuck, 2-piece, boneless      15      74,909   226.00   242.00   236.28
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off   138     903,888   211.00   265.00   234.11
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)      50     180,229   210.84   258.00   226.61
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls     84     522,516   188.00   227.00   197.49
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib        20      46,680   360.62   451.00   424.48
130   4  Chuck, short rib               9       8,744   270.00   314.00   300.45
160   1  Round, bone-in
161   1  Round, boneless
      3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out    5      19,618   251.00   257.00   251.61
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled        81     243,546   221.39   249.00   231.26
168   1  Round, top inside round       27      45,934   190.74   214.25   204.85
168   3  Round, top inside round       64     549,356   199.00   240.00   210.43
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded    34      53,970   239.25   270.00   248.68
      3  Round, top inside, side off
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck
171B  3  Round, outside round          81     255,896   209.00   285.50   226.54
171C  3  Round, eye of round (IM)      76     151,327   235.50   280.00   252.33
174   1  Loin, short loin, 2x3          8      10,430   496.00   536.00   515.44
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1         64     142,238   503.68   608.50   537.02
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1         12      21,497   457.50   495.00   475.11
180   1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1    18      21,312   464.00   585.00   517.97
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1        94     279,034   497.00   591.00   528.68
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy   21      31,767   327.00   347.00   336.85
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless      99     526,451   302.00   376.00   320.05
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap    41     122,832   362.00   423.00   384.02
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy   54      77,166   222.00   265.00   241.90
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM)   25      79,761   285.97   365.00   300.89
185D  4  Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM)       20      28,914   408.50   469.00   425.74
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy   81     189,897   881.00  1140.00   948.55
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed     9      15,085   955.60  1072.00  1026.91
193   4  Flank, flank steak (IM)       41      83,027   372.00   484.00   441.28
124   4  Rib, Back Ribs, Fresh
124   4  Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen
121D  4  Plate, Inside Skirt (IM)      16     108,923   337.00   379.00   362.68
121C  4  Plate, Outside Skirt (IM)     14      17,045   474.00   579.00   521.01
121E  6  Outside Skirt, pld (IM)
         Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean   37      91,628   248.71   275.00   263.75
         Pectoral Meat                  8      12,395   267.77   285.00   273.28
         Ground Chuck 80%              52     234,784   212.40   247.00   226.17
         Ground Round 85%              26     332,500   220.00   255.00   243.62
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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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