LM_XB454 Des Moines, IA Mon, Oct 14, 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 539.37 loads 21,574,615 pounds Select Cuts 265.52 loads 10,620,800 pounds Trimmings 369.68 loads 14,787,387 pounds Ground Beef 352.24 loads 14,089,718 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-i 217 1,189,790 676.00 838.23 719.52 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 169 369,970 685.52 923.85 802.73 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 502 915,612 685.52 951.95 823.53 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 64 84,018 213.00 231.00 219.27 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trm 186 480,232 210.00 230.00 221.06 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 53 106,391 250.00 350.00 302.80 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 101 385,557 276.09 325.00 297.61 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/of 390 1,099,562 249.10 303.85 277.32 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 197 448,633 228.00 245.10 235.40 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 167 2,058,537 288.30 354.60 302.49 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 42 73,711 419.00 642.00 564.46 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 478 1,358,313 257.95 315.74 292.53 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 136 124,482 474.91 552.00 501.37 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 50 24,984 439.00 541.00 474.14 130 4 Chuck, short rib 247 568,988 278.00 380.00 313.40 160 1 Round, bone-in 5 2,403 218.30 226.42 220.46 161 1 Round, boneless 4 2,818 231.60 265.00 255.40 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 429 1,063,524 238.00 307.40 246.31 168 1 Round, top inside round 291 584,213 211.90 232.00 216.95 168 3 Round, top inside round 200 531,424 214.00 266.00 221.65 169 5 Round, top inside, denude 163 274,219 244.00 267.00 253.25 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap of 161 741,231 277.00 353.82 289.45 3 Round, top inside, side o 12 80,149 230.50 240.51 236.99 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 20 31,237 190.00 237.30 199.11 171B 3 Round, outside round 287 704,381 221.00 249.36 232.08 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 460 1,175,815 229.00 276.21 250.96 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 155 368,284 455.01 496.17 464.24 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 29 242,845 416.00 524.73 475.19 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 385 1,001,406 481.05 592.30 538.42 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, hea 92 70,040 276.00 292.00 282.14 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 201 303,252 276.00 300.00 286.07 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 41 77,058 387.84 459.00 402.50 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, fla 280 708,525 422.47 487.24 459.97 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, hea 227 655,121 213.00 236.00 224.10 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (I 112 264,233 304.79 360.76 342.56 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 92 341,884 417.55 503.02 458.93 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, hea 312 385,883 1000.00 1115.18 1021.02 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimme 77 135,315 982.40 1101.95 1017.14 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 222 389,518 451.38 498.82 469.67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-i 102 159,429 428.78 509.00 445.72 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 161 175,403 500.70 560.00 535.43 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 287 343,656 533.00 566.00 542.61 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/of 75 289,861 211.00 240.59 220.33 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 63 183,593 201.49 226.00 210.27 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trm 197 797,339 208.00 229.67 221.41 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 4 6,102 250.00 317.75 258.14 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 8 6,943 257.00 310.42 296.19 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/of 326 1,002,411 246.45 292.75 253.87 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 163 176,589 227.00 245.00 233.89 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 231 674,543 238.06 283.60 256.24 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 15 9,776 495.00 512.00 504.20 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 33 39,175 448.87 491.10 454.54 130 4 Chuck, short rib 76 205,624 275.00 322.68 287.92 160 1 Round, bone-in 161 1 Round, boneless 4 5,450 225.00 260.00 226.63 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 269 427,336 238.00 261.79 243.96 168 1 Round, top inside round 232 325,242 210.32 231.36 219.75 168 3 Round, top inside round 131 393,521 212.00 238.34 220.44 169 5 Round, top inside, denude 106 144,343 248.00 271.67 258.52 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap of 9 70,124 288.42 317.58 299.65 3 Round, top inside, side o 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 6 2,736 193.00 213.73 204.07 171B 3 Round, outside round 223 615,884 221.00 248.07 234.09 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 286 488,386 229.00 261.81 244.50 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 119 176,516 346.11 410.00 367.15 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 13 41,858 291.00 313.11 302.25 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x 19 16,702 329.04 332.00 330.88 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 337 421,114 355.44 391.94 364.29 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, hea 133 164,358 233.92 252.00 240.77 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 196 313,819 237.33 290.00 249.22 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 13 112,999 335.00 349.70 343.33 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, fla 146 356,078 414.12 445.00 422.23 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, hea 127 423,402 210.00 230.00 215.50 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (I 76 155,366 211.98 248.79 232.58 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 42 45,577 313.92 354.69 337.31 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, hea 201 122,726 874.00 904.55 888.20 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimme 32 41,972 812.28 915.00 846.45 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 146 169,687 440.00 502.00 454.43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 6 7,931 130.00 179.50 137.31 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt (IM) 255 754,471 338.91 474.18 412.61 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt (IM) 231 284,017 542.00 609.00 570.09 121E 6 Outside Skirt, pld (IM) 75 69,725 806.00 903.50 842.86 Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Le 342 1,418,254 230.00 267.00 246.06 Pectoral Meat 182 494,133 239.50 321.93 256.37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% 390 1,842,909 130.00 166.02 149.20 Ground Beef 75% 38 145,642 154.46 186.77 162.67 Ground Beef 81% 893 4,352,505 156.88 213.00 174.23 Ground Beef 85% Ground Beef 90% 104 1,363,332 237.36 289.00 239.97 Ground Beef 93% 149 283,402 259.53 322.00 276.89 Ground Beef Chuck 80% 340 1,816,276 178.00 209.00 193.98 Ground Beef Round 85% 154 606,625 220.43 255.04 231.50 Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 64 395,866 264.00 314.90 272.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blended Ground Beef 73% 113 729,053 128.44 186.52 165.90 Blended Ground Beef 75% 21 181,791 144.48 166.76 163.24 Blended Ground Beef 81% 103 990,205 154.72 212.00 174.21 Blended Ground Beef 85% 17 105,228 213.00 242.81 230.57 Blended Ground Beef 90% Blended Ground Beef 93% 12 23,040 256.97 305.00 281.93 Blended Ground Beef Chuck 80% 39 230,620 175.03 212.86 196.61 Blended Ground Beef Round 85% 12 65,765 251.91 255.91 252.21 Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 9 21,000 279.08 322.90 295.97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh 50% lean trimmings 485 13,845,437 34.51 89.97 45.77 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 .