Boxed Beef Cuts - Ungraded Product

LM_XB462
Des Moines, IA                  Mon, Feb 25, 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:       121.66
Pounds:   4,866,470

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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      7,250   400.00   426.00   413.69
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       43     84,042   407.00   466.50   426.29
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy      119    166,356   400.00   499.89   432.26
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off      6     24,954   200.00   212.00   202.33
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod           50    205,155   185.00   207.80   192.95
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        5      2,265   235.00   235.00   235.00
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off    104    845,483   220.00   250.00   228.38
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)       29     35,020   212.00   235.59   226.46
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready        0          0
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      64    254,059   177.00   210.00   187.71
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib         45    119,949   319.00   440.00   397.45
130   4  Chuck, short rib               27     32,586   304.00   335.00   311.66
160   1  Round, bone-in                  0          0
161   1  Round, boneless
      3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out     0          0
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled         78    210,855   203.29   228.00   210.23
168   1  Round, top inside round       109    692,117   180.00   209.06   183.54
168   3  Round, top inside round        17     34,503   192.00   203.00   195.34
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded
      3  Round, top inside, side off     0          0
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck        48    410,706   184.00   210.28   192.51
171B  3  Round, outside round
171C  3  Round, eye of round (IM)
174   1  Loin, short loin, 2x3          12     10,646   305.00   341.00   315.58
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          25     33,963   350.00   390.00   358.63
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1           0          0
180   1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy       31    101,781   200.00   267.00   226.35
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1     37     44,414   264.00   301.50   286.22
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         62     90,535   286.86   386.00   311.53
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy   114    291,381   242.00   291.11   262.93
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless       19     18,929   271.00   304.00   288.15
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap (IM)
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy    33     66,112   210.00   235.00   222.38
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM)    21     65,241   250.00   294.00   278.24
185D  4  Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM)
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    72    125,793   772.00   918.00   826.16
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed     12      7,155   760.00   835.00   811.12
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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