Boxed Beef Cuts - Ungraded Product

LM_XB462
Des Moines, IA                  Mon, Oct 08, 2012               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:       164.73
Pounds:   6,589,256

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Ungraded 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     12     13,475   380.99   445.00   418.96
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       40    115,289   420.00   498.74   444.87
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy      100    260,882   415.00   495.00   447.07
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off     12    184,115   197.00   221.50   199.17
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod           50    236,443   180.00   212.80   195.57
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 (IM)
115   1  Chuck, 2-piece, boneless        8      3,835   238.00   240.80   238.40
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off    134  1,106,159   230.00   283.00   244.44
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)       23     45,918   230.00   250.00   237.10
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready        0          0
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      66    210,671   196.17   229.00   208.12
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib         53    135,925   239.35   345.00   299.47
130   4  Chuck, short rib               39     52,048   184.20   244.00   215.65
160   1  Round, bone-in
161   1  Round, boneless
      3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out     0          0
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled         57    217,434   223.59   250.00   231.74
168   1  Round, top inside round       119    925,896   184.00   220.25   198.22
168   3  Round, top inside round        10     12,864   211.00   219.00   213.02
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded
      3  Round, top inside, side off     0          0
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck        42    184,332   190.00   221.25   199.48
171B  3  Round, outside round
171C  3  Round, eye of round (IM)
174   1  Loin, short loin, 2x3          15     17,104   283.00   331.00   303.93
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          19     24,761   342.00   381.00   352.81
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1           0          0
180   1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy       25    111,900   172.00   273.00   203.06
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1     51     67,875   224.39   361.32   264.77
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         44     57,643   285.00   345.00   304.32
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy   119    601,272   200.84   255.00   215.69
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless       18    100,295   230.00   260.00   245.61
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap (IM)
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy    36     85,589   209.00   237.00   228.52
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM)    24     50,275   224.00   255.00   233.22
185D  4  Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM)
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    64    196,696   770.00   940.00   858.31
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed     11      5,043   817.00   864.14   839.35
193   4  Flank, flank steak (IM)
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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_xb462.txt
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