LM_XB452 Des Moines, IA Mon, Oct 14, 2019 USDA Market News NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED 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) Upper 2/3 Choice 142.37 Loads 5,694,831 Pounds Lower 1/3 Choice 49.39 Loads 1,975,419 Pounds Branded Select 23.87 Loads 954,616 Pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upper 2/3 Choice Items Cuts, Fat Limitations (IM) = Individual Muscle IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted Trades Pounds Range Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-i 64 110,603 737.00 943.13 834.69 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 20 36,449 900.00 985.00 953.08 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 65 114,718 863.00 998.76 931.92 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 13 30,799 212.00 228.00 219.87 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trm 49 316,750 210.00 251.50 223.85 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 10 67,945 248.00 283.00 262.63 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 26 25,101 440.00 497.75 464.71 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/of 87 340,522 271.08 319.00 290.00 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 48 141,300 227.00 255.50 236.53 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 48 165,819 265.99 325.00 292.62 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 24 28,450 502.00 540.00 507.45 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 33 80,494 458.00 573.65 532.64 130 4 Chuck, short rib 30 38,482 305.75 376.96 327.59 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 95 306,529 232.48 283.14 246.20 168 1 Round, top inside round 31 291,986 214.00 227.80 217.36 168 3 Round, top inside round 106 864,003 215.09 252.50 224.32 169 5 Round, top inside, denude 24 66,565 252.00 293.14 260.18 3 Round, top inside, side off 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 171B 3 Round, outside round 117 588,143 222.00 265.00 236.56 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 91 248,814 233.00 281.50 253.24 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 69 158,948 403.04 610.00 517.62 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 13 17,759 468.09 536.00 489.67 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x 6 4,277 545.55 591.80 579.81 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 78 198,367 550.00 682.93 584.99 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, hea 6 3,067 285.75 300.44 291.34 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 66 141,051 290.00 340.96 316.88 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, fla 50 201,314 453.00 528.50 476.48 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, hea 49 199,277 227.00 267.00 234.02 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (I 12 45,560 333.85 392.00 363.42 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 15 12,696 484.00 540.00 501.93 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, hea 72 104,131 1010.50 1279.75 1136.50 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimme 11 22,265 1031.50 1174.00 1082.33 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 36 80,813 468.83 529.81 475.03 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt (IM) 39 236,232 401.00 450.96 418.96 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt (IM) 19 73,694 600.00 675.50 637.82 121E 6 Outside Skirt, pld (IM) Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Le 31 102,593 230.00 266.00 244.63 Pectoral Meat 18 47,485 233.07 268.50 246.90 Ground Chuck 80% 25 104,744 175.00 218.80 184.11 Ground Round 85% 7 4,959 251.52 263.00 254.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lower 1/3 Choice Items, 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 12 14,435 741.00 840.00 773.09 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 30 115,380 845.00 944.00 869.85 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trm 22 107,525 210.00 234.00 223.05 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/of 25 97,479 270.00 322.66 284.00 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 18 28,156 225.00 260.00 230.94 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 20 55,765 283.00 317.08 299.26 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 9 9,198 490.00 552.55 503.36 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 40 192,258 216.00 262.08 241.01 168 3 Round, top inside round 29 129,634 220.00 240.00 222.51 169 5 Round, top inside, denude 4 3,487 249.00 265.15 256.42 171B 3 Round, outside round 35 222,040 222.00 253.00 232.99 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 32 206,958 233.00 261.15 250.06 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 17 93,448 459.50 505.00 470.20 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 21 328,133 487.00 575.15 525.10 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 23 47,710 280.00 329.00 302.48 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, fla 11 36,351 459.85 485.00 473.13 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, hea 19 52,171 219.96 247.00 232.80 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (I 6 2,505 347.00 365.50 353.55 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, hea 23 120,351 1032.84 1105.59 1072.99 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 20 81,791 442.97 479.00 455.23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Branded Select Items, 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 3 6,907 439.71 467.00 445.60 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 10 60,249 532.00 575.00 554.59 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trm 16 59,493 219.20 238.75 226.22 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/of 47 162,843 243.50 285.25 260.79 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 22 108,725 242.00 290.50 258.79 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 34 72,476 230.50 281.50 244.49 168 3 Round, top inside round 47 168,000 212.00 235.75 223.25 171B 3 Round, outside round 23 76,126 218.50 251.70 233.84 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 34 37,301 237.00 274.00 255.46 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 7 62,124 335.00 406.70 349.97 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 8 45,273 362.00 419.45 391.17 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 20 43,400 240.00 301.00 260.33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .