Boxed Beef Cuts - Ungraded Product

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Des Moines, IA                  Tue, Feb 19, 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:        93.72
Pounds:   3,748,971

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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     14,757   360.00   419.00   400.72
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       41     65,990   412.97   460.00   432.01
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy      103    174,082   404.00   464.00   430.73
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off      5     11,376   201.00   215.00   204.33
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod           24     77,369   190.74   212.11   198.34
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        3      2,142   235.00   235.00   235.00
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off     80    475,992   213.00   249.00   228.92
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)       35     62,871   212.50   232.00   219.55
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready        0          0
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      56    342,560   178.59   215.00   190.00
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib         48    104,152   350.00   435.00   394.79
130   4  Chuck, short rib               29     24,373   291.00   331.00   317.88
160   1  Round, bone-in                  0          0
161   1  Round, boneless                 0          0
      3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out     0          0
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled         53    224,822   198.74   231.77   212.09
168   1  Round, top inside round        92    338,910   181.00   212.87   187.57
168   3  Round, top inside round        17    113,056   194.00   212.00   198.31
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded
      3  Round, top inside, side off     0          0
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck        37    294,847   181.00   220.00   185.56
171B  3  Round, outside round
171C  3  Round, eye of round (IM)
174   1  Loin, short loin, 2x3           7      4,849   291.36   330.00   304.07
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          20     15,450   320.08   394.00   358.62
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1           0          0
180   1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy       33     87,201   215.00   266.00   240.39
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1     45     52,499   261.00   300.29   282.09
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         46     56,496   289.00   389.00   317.71
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy    84    214,694   230.00   292.11   268.29
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless       13      6,860   285.00   304.00   294.59
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap (IM)
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy    31     46,591   202.00   237.50   225.93
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM)    23     72,915   260.00   305.00   279.11
185D  4  Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM)         0          0
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    66    123,055   752.50   916.00   817.40
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed      7      3,879   640.95   765.00   698.26
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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