Boxed Beef Cuts - Ungraded Product

LM_XB462
Des Moines, IA                  Mon, Jan 28, 2013               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:       118.44
Pounds:   4,737,674

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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     13     14,450   360.00   401.00   381.01
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       37    117,313   416.00   451.00   428.73
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy      114    136,959   379.00   467.27   416.77
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off      8     19,938   200.00   216.00   202.65
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod           42    151,848   187.00   215.00   199.33
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        4      1,949   235.00   239.35   235.72
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off     97    981,287   220.00   252.00   228.57
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)       33     47,412   213.00   248.00   227.29
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready        0          0
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      78    531,702   189.20   212.00   196.08
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib         54    136,221   318.27   405.00   350.60
130   4  Chuck, short rib               42     71,424   214.20   308.50   267.64
160   1  Round, bone-in
161   1  Round, boneless
      3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out     0          0
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled         52    160,860   215.00   246.00   226.70
168   1  Round, top inside round       116    829,748   188.84   218.00   196.17
168   3  Round, top inside round         7      9,912   208.00   227.00   212.34
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded
      3  Round, top inside, side off     0          0
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck        34    276,663   189.88   230.00   197.66
171B  3  Round, outside round
171C  3  Round, eye of round (IM)
174   1  Loin, short loin, 2x3           9      8,612   260.00   301.00   285.25
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          21     20,709   330.00   376.00   346.65
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1           0          0
180   1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy       30     77,103   212.00   256.00   233.79
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1     34     40,022   249.53   305.50   261.54
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         70     78,676   269.57   383.00   290.23
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy    97    171,643   234.00   275.35   260.04
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless       22     22,145   255.00   295.00   282.14
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap (IM)
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy    47     63,669   202.00   239.00   226.11
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM)    33     69,402   253.00   300.00   280.08
185D  4  Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM)         0          0
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    62     77,308   744.00   919.00   820.59
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed     16      7,511   749.84   838.00   810.17
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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