LM_XB454 Des Moines, IA Mon, Oct 09, 2017 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 569.43 loads 22,777,108 pounds Select Cuts 250.83 loads 10,033,293 pounds Trimmings 346.27 loads 13,850,732 pounds Ground Beef 370.30 loads 14,812,158 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 290 840,413 544.35 690.00 606.24 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 218 245,054 624.58 784.00 690.27 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 480 1,015,245 618.90 769.28 672.91 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 68 315,178 189.46 219.02 197.92 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 226 856,717 192.00 226.60 209.24 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 120 73,172 265.00 326.37 303.56 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 103 222,470 240.78 301.00 267.02 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 490 1,477,063 270.00 337.41 310.13 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 284 508,731 224.47 251.34 231.21 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 167 920,981 298.80 383.01 333.60 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 41 92,791 477.28 593.00 571.50 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 544 1,708,101 207.00 242.55 224.15 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 219 195,902 370.57 442.50 386.84 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 111 29,811 455.00 523.44 495.11 130 4 Chuck, short rib 199 434,409 305.87 375.77 339.80 160 1 Round, bone-in 3 1,203 207.34 213.11 208.42 161 1 Round, boneless 6 2,815 228.40 246.00 235.57 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 495 986,883 222.96 245.77 231.77 168 1 Round, top inside round 286 733,771 192.94 227.05 207.17 168 3 Round, top inside round 186 731,024 196.00 250.00 213.18 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 240 295,363 234.00 259.74 244.70 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 112 490,016 254.80 353.11 290.79 3 Round, top inside, side off 22 152,668 224.00 256.44 233.73 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 19 8,976 205.00 231.20 215.85 171B 3 Round, outside round 382 871,764 210.18 247.23 230.87 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 545 1,145,944 230.00 293.52 260.51 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 268 307,182 420.76 484.41 435.30 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 33 213,762 381.93 451.64 397.22 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 488 1,216,705 439.00 566.57 506.13 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 101 83,215 230.00 268.29 253.93 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 213 723,372 247.00 285.43 259.70 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 44 102,050 339.99 473.43 357.25 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 274 706,564 379.89 423.00 397.32 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 254 1,087,180 205.90 247.00 214.75 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 107 296,514 225.06 276.19 243.43 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 152 319,406 295.00 355.55 330.53 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 382 567,695 851.00 951.30 918.69 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 125 135,377 800.48 959.45 868.11 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 297 503,176 386.53 448.93 419.33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 129 139,369 517.00 584.28 559.25 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 105 108,720 600.00 652.77 628.60 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 342 356,897 607.74 656.00 628.47 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 75 344,295 195.00 225.00 214.08 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 54 164,162 190.59 211.97 203.66 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 186 672,048 192.00 225.00 212.59 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 8 3,274 300.00 301.00 300.24 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 3 1,927 245.64 299.14 252.62 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 343 1,054,100 269.00 336.00 318.02 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 114 110,599 221.52 237.00 228.42 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 14 8,303 456.69 551.44 500.74 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 232 873,602 208.00 253.18 222.64 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 18 11,585 376.81 393.77 387.41 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 34 45,672 398.76 457.71 448.23 130 4 Chuck, short rib 70 174,957 301.00 347.89 320.68 160 1 Round, bone-in 161 1 Round, boneless 5 5,706 212.00 243.00 216.16 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 192 336,706 225.00 256.90 231.27 168 1 Round, top inside round 209 378,365 198.50 220.32 211.90 168 3 Round, top inside round 140 423,820 196.00 220.14 214.14 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 78 71,273 239.33 269.05 253.51 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 7 51,134 270.79 305.84 302.08 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 15 18,259 205.00 229.86 211.07 171B 3 Round, outside round 188 411,854 209.91 245.77 231.15 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 196 442,022 230.00 298.78 266.95 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 205 187,535 399.86 461.13 421.52 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 18 103,276 337.85 389.95 356.92 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 20 14,092 397.56 472.97 414.87 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 298 316,740 413.00 498.56 432.47 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 105 135,819 219.32 281.29 232.93 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 244 264,309 227.45 276.41 247.38 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 120 291,404 369.00 420.77 383.41 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 73 181,497 199.89 219.30 205.27 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 77 186,298 210.00 274.89 234.52 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 14 43,208 285.00 341.00 322.12 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 142 97,243 850.00 950.22 887.51 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 38 9,183 788.00 935.00 808.45 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 99 99,123 385.11 424.17 394.93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 5 5,276 119.00 123.00 120.17 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt (IM) 286 915,095 324.00 429.20 345.27 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt (IM) 196 275,613 421.88 504.00 474.74 121E 6 Outside Skirt, pld (IM) 70 72,631 667.40 814.37 710.19 Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean 306 1,456,238 243.24 269.30 253.82 Pectoral Meat 233 531,313 247.72 741.72 266.88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% 435 2,137,005 124.63 220.00 137.81 Ground Beef 75% 42 100,440 135.53 165.20 148.98 Ground Beef 81% 1032 4,603,679 141.88 245.00 167.53 Ground Beef 85% Ground Beef 90% 121 939,714 238.81 307.30 243.42 Ground Beef 93% 243 621,128 250.00 333.84 276.04 Ground Beef Chuck 80% 400 2,048,332 159.56 203.46 185.87 Ground Beef Round 85% 160 396,627 219.00 278.97 246.81 Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 50 198,686 241.44 345.84 256.72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blended Ground Beef 73% 147 941,887 121.20 180.55 156.98 Blended Ground Beef 75% 28 145,986 132.72 183.57 162.72 Blended Ground Beef 81% 125 1,036,411 145.49 205.00 170.40 Blended Ground Beef 85% 50 186,046 195.67 242.28 227.09 Blended Ground Beef 90% Blended Ground Beef 93% 32 74,132 258.11 315.00 276.43 Blended Ground Beef Chuck 80% 20 81,048 168.52 207.70 191.60 Blended Ground Beef Round 85% 30 85,801 182.43 285.75 251.47 Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 5 7,160 267.30 280.19 271.19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh 50% lean trimmings 461 13,198,452 26.25 62.86 44.93 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 .