LM_XB459   *** Correction to CH 112A, 174-3, 184-3, CH cutout/primal values ***
Des Moines, IA                Fri, Apr 12, 2019                 USDA Market News

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CUTS - Negotiated Sales

Based on negotiated prices and volume of boxed beef cuts delivered within 0-21
days and on average industry cutting yields.  Values reflect U.S. dollars per
100 pounds.



                                                CHOICE         SELECT
                                                600-900        600-900
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WEEKLY COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
 Primal Rib                                     384.54         360.27
 Primal Chuck                                   177.31         178.06
 Primal Round                                   174.07         175.49
 Primal Loin                                    319.10         288.86
 Primal Brisket                                 190.92         188.58
 Primal Short Plate                             171.95         171.95
 Primal Flank                                   119.79         122.96
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
                                                CHOICE         SELECT
Date  Choice Select Trim Grinds Total           600-900        600-900
04/12    73    17     9    21                   228.75         221.02
04/11    64    11     0    36                   228.83         219.95
04/10    77    36     6    20                   229.05         219.62
04/09    69    22     5    20                   228.32         218.80
04/08    61    25     8    22                   228.67         220.88
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WEEKLY AVERAGE                                  228.72         220.05
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK                            2.24           0.96
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CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD:                                    8.67

TOTAL LOAD COUNT (Cuts, Trimmings, Grinds):               605
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NATIONAL BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES   FOB Plant basis negotiated sales
for delivery within 0-21 day period, including sales since last report.

CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)

 Choice Cuts                 344.58  loads       13,783,091  pounds
 Select Cuts                 111.73  loads        4,469,303  pounds
 Trimmings                    29.13  loads        1,165,122  pounds
 Ground Beef                 119.31  loads        4,772,378  pounds
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Choice 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     95    558,396   700.00   770.75   732.62
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       32    145,401   800.44   869.25   834.59
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy      140    208,973   790.00   860.55   824.83*
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off     36    101,302   220.35   261.25   235.04
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod           44    284,457   204.95   235.00   218.34
114A  3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd     91    613,390   219.46   244.45   226.48
114D  3  Chuck, clod, top blade         19     22,796   373.64   399.00   383.26
114E  3  Chuck, clod, arm roast         58    217,331   235.00   310.00   249.78
114F  5  Chuck, clod tender (IM)        40     75,062   461.97   566.75   500.70
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off    216  1,093,380   245.65   282.00   258.18
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)       84    249,036   228.00   272.00   245.22
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready       31    216,317   269.84   305.00   283.05
116G  4  Chuck, flap (IM)               44     87,256   525.44   660.00   561.39
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls     173    613,134   253.00   296.00   268.67
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls       32     32,235   435.00   480.37   466.03
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib         73    115,032   521.00   582.25   560.82
130   4  Chuck, short rib              114    235,942   321.00   380.00   342.67
160   1  Round, bone-in                 15     11,277   205.50   225.00   215.39
161   1  Round, boneless                15     18,522   217.25   226.00   222.87
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled        227    742,685   243.00   287.25   254.95
168   1  Round, top inside round        99    300,047   210.95   232.00   218.65
168   3  Round, top inside round       103    796,738   216.47   252.00   226.11
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded     52    202,350   254.00   286.75   262.18
169A  5  Round, top inside, cap off     28    164,474   283.91   330.00   297.04
      3  Round, top inside, side off     6     91,679   222.94   255.00   238.22
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck        34     80,411   191.25   220.00   197.79
171B  3  Round, outside round          127    784,495   197.50   233.00   206.12
171C  3  Round, eye of round (IM)      188    573,499   223.47   267.00   236.76
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          62    681,488   554.95   658.00   622.49*
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1          15    195,449   576.94   636.00   613.40
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1     11      7,941   651.00   680.25   662.35
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1        161    656,903   705.14   784.20   745.07
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy    14     14,789   340.00   370.78   353.77
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless      146    578,892   350.00   387.25   361.56*
184B  3  Loin, top butt, CC (IM)        25    347,362   460.00   536.00   466.49
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap     69    398,636   547.00   633.25   578.51
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy    72    278,391   245.00   287.00   258.27
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM)    30     84,024   330.00   377.02   353.58
185D  4  Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM)        37     57,683   466.00   516.00   488.15
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy   158    457,104   950.00  1145.50   967.38
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed     16     34,958   930.00   963.20   951.04
193   4  Flank, flank steak (IM)        60    264,842   482.67   549.25   497.76
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Select 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     33    123,130   619.13   694.25   651.60
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       58    391,366   724.30   791.75   768.00
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy       49     68,150   732.00   790.48   763.93
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off     10     29,689   226.15   250.03   230.50
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod           16     68,494   209.52   234.72   222.49
114A  3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd     30    191,917   220.19   245.34   231.22
114D  3  Chuck, clod, top blade
114E  3  Chuck, clod, arm roast          0          0
114F  5  Chuck, clod tender (IM)        23     44,328   437.36   552.00   459.61
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off     72    442,503   250.19   280.01   261.88
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)       23     73,417   238.65   270.00   247.27
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready
116G  4  Chuck, flap (IM)               29     46,896   483.00   546.85   505.92
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      36    211,043   263.00   284.55   264.44
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib         22     48,431   492.00   554.15   511.66
130   4  Chuck, short rib               25     51,908   310.00   361.75   328.81
160   1  Round, bone-in
161   1  Round, boneless                 3      3,010   221.00   225.00   222.97
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled         18     47,643   244.50   281.50   255.02
168   1  Round, top inside round        13     38,756   209.40   229.45   221.39
168   3  Round, top inside round        57    113,778   217.00   251.00   229.16
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded     11     30,630   253.00   283.50   262.54
169A  5  Round, top inside, cap off      4      2,418   304.54   310.00   306.59
      3  Round, top inside, side off     0          0
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck        11     96,669   192.00   204.22   197.09
171B  3  Round, outside round           41    145,425   197.50   243.43   206.86
171C  3  Round, eye of round (IM)       36    108,712   227.41   271.00   239.79
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          59    243,483   487.70   565.67   500.91
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1           4     34,135   423.00   476.68   469.00
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         63    125,552   511.35   590.67   535.30
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy    15     14,688   338.00   370.00   347.21
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless       43    146,694   348.26   376.34   359.04
184B  3  Loin, top butt, CC (IM)         5     59,561   448.00   482.31   457.34
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap     15     45,229   520.00   585.00   573.93
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy    23    131,964   247.86   298.00   252.24
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM)    24    195,362   310.00   361.45   345.30
185D  4  Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM)         7     22,479   435.00   468.00   457.23
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    36     48,388   943.79  1081.75   970.56
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed     18     22,318   899.09   979.56   918.94
193   4  Flank, flank steak (IM)        26     28,318   505.00   540.00   514.04
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS   Fat Limitations 1-6  (IM) = Individual Muscle
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124   4  Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen         19    214,464   121.80   157.06   129.97
121D  4  Plate, Inside Skirt (IM)       81    538,781   440.00   519.15   463.29
121C  4  Plate, Outside Skirt (IM)      64     91,446   635.00   841.00   770.58
121E  6  Outside Skirt, pld (IM)        24     63,820   982.39  1185.00  1009.55
         Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean   111    822,957   292.76   336.00   307.11
         Pectoral Meat                  99    287,390   315.00   345.00   326.64
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73%                         75    644,900   163.00   203.24   178.23
Ground Beef 75%                         17    141,244   175.65   208.00   183.16
Ground Beef 81%                        214  1,114,487   181.25   230.00   199.62
Ground Beef 85%
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%                         36    210,497   286.26   315.55   304.84
Ground Beef Chuck 80%                   50    450,780   190.04   227.00   205.38
Ground Beef Round 85%                   18     67,833   240.89   268.22   251.76
Ground Beef Sirloin 90%                  5      8,307   306.00   306.00   306.00
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BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind
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Blended Ground Beef 73%
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81%                 72  1,129,791   192.11   216.18   198.21
Blended Ground Beef 85%
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93%                  6     16,060   289.30   311.76   296.11
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 80%            8     94,280   192.23   212.76   204.46
Blended Ground Beef Round 85%            4     10,680   246.23   258.00   248.35
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 90%
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings                50  1,165,122    84.25    94.54    87.90
Frozen 50% lean trimmings                0          0
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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.lpgmn@usda.gov
www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain
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