LM_XB462 Des Moines, IA Mon, Dec 31, 2018 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: 34.37 Pounds: 1,374,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ungraded Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted Trades Pounds Range Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 8 5,078 540.00 583.30 553.72 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 46 72,770 490.00 625.00 546.89 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 72 57,596 540.00 690.00 609.40 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 14 34,500 195.75 216.72 202.79 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 0 0 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 68 169,670 271.00 305.00 285.35 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 14 19,579 215.00 235.31 221.97 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 0 0 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 55 93,765 255.50 292.00 270.55 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 0 0 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 19,235 514.00 538.30 527.11 130 4 Chuck, short rib 20 62,286 284.00 363.31 307.39 160 1 Round, bone-in 0 0 161 1 Round, boneless 0 0 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 37 210,965 214.00 247.00 240.71 168 1 Round, top inside round 21 48,620 206.00 225.00 219.89 168 3 Round, top inside round 44 77,577 206.00 232.00 218.75 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 0 0 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 18 60,646 188.00 205.00 198.82 171B 3 Round, outside round 20 91,339 211.00 230.31 220.10 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 5 2,467 375.25 397.02 394.50 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 0 0 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 3 1,906 339.67 343.89 341.90 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 31 24,503 292.00 380.00 331.89 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 60 85,932 242.00 289.48 263.93 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 6 68,453 252.00 305.25 260.53 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 18 15,552 450.00 497.00 476.56 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 14,789 213.00 230.00 219.22 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 11 13,979 210.00 236.30 223.92 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 0 0 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 50 39,199 800.00 1060.00 892.54 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 0 0 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 13 22,130 448.00 460.00 451.13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items that have no entries indicate there were trades but not reportable because they did not meet the weekly 3/70/20 guideline. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 1000C .