LM_XB454 Des Moines, IA Mon, Aug 19, 2019 USDA Market News NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS - Formulated Sales FOB Plant basis formulated 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) Choice Cuts 539.58 loads 21,583,169 pounds Select Cuts 296.63 loads 11,865,364 pounds Trimmings 380.69 loads 15,227,514 pounds Ground Beef 379.67 loads 15,186,740 pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Choice 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 247 1,344,068 645.00 788.84 687.18 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 165 378,549 697.56 845.24 777.43 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 548 1,133,570 695.00 900.00 789.20 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 58 481,967 202.21 218.00 206.50 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 186 486,945 214.68 230.63 219.51 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 48 72,581 322.06 369.06 342.17 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 83 204,820 269.00 296.73 281.67 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 422 1,030,853 247.00 295.00 261.41 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 183 381,758 217.55 245.00 223.91 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 140 1,218,683 272.00 339.41 283.43 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 35 87,830 438.00 560.00 511.90 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 584 1,586,690 245.91 305.00 272.70 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 136 175,508 442.00 495.06 464.46 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 48 34,866 481.05 597.00 540.75 130 4 Chuck, short rib 228 534,053 313.02 370.00 329.73 160 1 Round, bone-in 3 1,845 205.60 213.30 211.85 161 1 Round, boneless 3 1,970 253.49 265.00 261.73 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 437 986,184 217.00 255.00 229.43 168 1 Round, top inside round 279 556,694 210.68 250.21 217.75 168 3 Round, top inside round 195 635,317 213.00 251.00 225.57 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 148 278,755 237.00 265.57 253.81 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 165 668,877 282.76 338.00 292.14 3 Round, top inside, side off 8 72,170 230.25 240.74 238.23 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 20 20,231 193.95 207.00 199.04 171B 3 Round, outside round 292 740,364 201.86 236.00 208.73 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 476 882,275 216.41 260.58 226.08 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 174 320,559 523.00 664.46 574.96 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 31 454,614 521.00 559.70 529.07 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 473 1,245,378 524.51 652.93 593.34 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 118 100,109 286.00 304.33 293.90 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 217 307,373 286.00 325.00 303.54 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 21 121,632 403.00 426.79 412.34 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 281 642,477 509.51 640.10 594.31 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 224 540,416 296.23 325.65 303.00 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 106 247,370 294.00 325.00 308.46 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 103 467,645 406.12 517.00 434.51 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 298 343,862 935.00 1013.53 961.75 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 70 120,560 851.54 1042.00 910.69 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 206 432,019 506.73 570.87 540.32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Select 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 114 352,663 443.81 644.00 484.69 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 169 188,159 524.80 579.55 548.22 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 256 387,585 528.61 610.00 565.51 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 82 303,825 211.00 245.00 220.09 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 53 145,264 204.42 218.00 208.11 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 196 685,427 211.73 224.65 216.89 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 6 7,236 300.00 305.00 301.51 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 354 1,110,008 240.00 275.00 247.88 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 158 167,083 215.00 239.00 222.40 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 247 895,651 235.85 280.00 250.30 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 12 5,402 456.94 498.94 472.82 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 31 35,697 493.69 556.00 499.82 130 4 Chuck, short rib 80 233,416 298.09 348.00 311.71 160 1 Round, bone-in 161 1 Round, boneless 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 306 550,637 217.00 266.93 227.88 168 1 Round, top inside round 247 327,191 215.00 262.00 224.50 168 3 Round, top inside round 145 408,479 213.00 250.00 225.52 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 104 110,545 249.51 266.00 255.71 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 10 103,774 292.08 312.36 306.29 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 12 50,269 194.48 209.00 197.83 171B 3 Round, outside round 240 546,087 203.21 228.89 210.02 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 229 375,509 217.00 255.16 229.05 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 142 187,946 375.00 469.00 413.51 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 18 42,925 362.01 388.51 366.39 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 14 10,943 385.00 388.00 387.62 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 344 564,411 388.36 474.00 416.99 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 126 158,442 233.38 310.63 284.10 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 214 309,568 261.61 306.77 271.43 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 4 107,660 364.00 378.50 368.81 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 163 635,741 502.84 562.88 515.32 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 139 317,130 232.00 255.00 237.07 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 75 208,126 207.71 249.59 218.66 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 38 42,330 291.10 356.00 320.94 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 189 116,592 819.38 928.89 837.16 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 22 25,241 771.00 822.73 801.32 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 188 196,780 430.98 484.67 447.51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 6 5,783 130.00 140.35 137.18 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt (IM) 248 844,355 420.50 505.46 432.55 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt (IM) 243 301,526 617.00 673.69 638.43 121E 6 Outside Skirt, pld (IM) 77 71,143 812.47 982.50 884.08 Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean 324 1,554,239 235.00 288.00 241.50 Pectoral Meat 193 511,128 238.52 352.00 262.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% 357 1,738,107 135.33 189.91 161.70 Ground Beef 75% 48 209,269 155.11 217.87 184.13 Ground Beef 81% 892 4,710,258 168.15 233.11 188.87 Ground Beef 85% Ground Beef 90% 119 1,496,568 240.49 282.00 243.84 Ground Beef 93% 130 415,854 247.88 305.77 269.40 Ground Beef Chuck 80% 368 2,389,147 187.28 230.44 212.77 Ground Beef Round 85% 168 719,227 221.00 257.12 232.19 Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 74 203,942 242.00 321.84 249.09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blended Ground Beef 73% 102 575,045 129.67 191.14 171.80 Blended Ground Beef 75% 16 72,360 160.24 178.18 168.97 Blended Ground Beef 81% 116 1,196,009 160.08 234.39 186.99 Blended Ground Beef 85% 33 111,518 207.00 239.22 229.11 Blended Ground Beef 90% Blended Ground Beef 93% 12 23,340 256.44 298.22 267.89 Blended Ground Beef Chuck 80% 32 153,060 186.37 215.83 208.35 Blended Ground Beef Round 85% 12 16,819 246.34 258.12 248.98 Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 7 6,180 280.58 317.42 286.43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh 50% lean trimmings 526 14,453,924 72.59 101.37 83.69 Frozen 50% lean trimmings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .