LM_XB454 Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 15, 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 505.71 loads 20,228,554 pounds Select Cuts 236.15 loads 9,446,094 pounds Trimmings 340.12 loads 13,604,686 pounds Ground Beef 344.93 loads 13,797,043 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 152 445,198 687.51 774.28 712.07 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 194 360,041 712.21 838.00 776.47 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 423 807,062 711.28 909.00 815.07 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 65 282,497 198.64 233.00 214.18 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 189 522,616 222.97 258.10 227.31 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 56 62,463 338.00 410.00 381.17 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 72 238,690 250.00 295.30 281.39 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 407 1,106,466 255.00 292.95 262.97 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 188 396,845 244.82 274.57 253.22 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 92 521,117 269.84 334.28 293.85 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 53 127,940 546.00 611.84 587.24 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 510 1,674,353 258.17 290.02 266.75 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 154 147,578 451.46 492.64 466.89 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 45 21,319 497.00 585.00 565.82 130 4 Chuck, short rib 223 519,212 313.00 388.00 336.39 160 1 Round, bone-in 6 2,129 213.30 224.61 220.59 161 1 Round, boneless 3 2,170 239.00 259.50 255.69 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 472 1,131,618 235.00 283.98 262.50 168 1 Round, top inside round 287 561,891 214.10 237.00 219.66 168 3 Round, top inside round 199 617,089 214.00 242.27 224.11 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 167 273,069 253.00 270.55 258.85 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 131 295,900 278.00 360.82 298.16 3 Round, top inside, side off 17 136,731 231.50 258.17 236.72 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 20 24,482 196.00 214.40 202.24 171B 3 Round, outside round 293 659,253 198.85 242.86 213.07 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 441 1,004,620 225.00 294.28 248.10 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 178 605,689 537.81 645.00 552.36 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 27 173,377 554.79 598.49 574.41 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 399 1,285,123 596.21 749.00 686.82 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 110 85,156 330.00 361.00 348.47 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 237 555,302 349.78 375.07 359.21 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 25 103,584 460.00 577.58 476.03 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 316 793,613 491.63 587.00 549.69 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 234 639,598 253.18 282.47 264.90 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 107 220,467 312.00 352.95 339.42 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 88 407,121 452.11 552.00 498.05 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 315 453,419 950.00 1032.00 981.12 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 71 109,352 892.47 1054.28 961.44 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 252 494,982 497.45 554.28 522.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 115 201,470 558.00 694.64 626.58 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 192 237,988 665.00 770.55 731.36 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 229 243,452 724.88 780.00 752.73 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 69 260,938 226.00 246.00 236.23 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 45 110,753 217.59 230.00 222.92 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 114 393,744 218.54 238.61 230.41 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 10 6,153 343.00 350.00 345.87 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 4 3,765 268.00 279.61 269.11 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 296 949,203 244.19 278.68 264.42 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 132 156,213 223.00 260.08 251.38 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 3 824 511.56 551.92 534.85 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 216 699,080 261.28 308.36 268.69 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 16 7,008 456.79 472.00 466.91 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 33 45,253 457.00 554.61 507.40 130 4 Chuck, short rib 76 162,143 307.02 370.00 334.08 160 1 Round, bone-in 161 1 Round, boneless 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 206 459,849 242.99 277.70 265.29 168 1 Round, top inside round 204 314,186 211.50 231.90 221.54 168 3 Round, top inside round 142 292,870 214.00 237.11 227.57 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 95 96,582 251.10 274.25 262.13 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 8 45,687 299.00 320.45 310.35 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 12 7,770 205.00 232.47 210.41 171B 3 Round, outside round 227 504,710 205.17 240.40 211.73 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 199 358,187 226.18 276.15 247.18 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 144 150,833 493.31 558.08 513.63 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 9 14,508 441.00 457.00 447.91 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 18 15,362 477.00 480.00 477.56 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 296 316,246 511.70 657.98 529.15 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 121 146,072 338.24 367.18 350.02 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 182 366,235 349.84 383.00 357.16 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 118 281,135 496.69 577.00 554.12 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 81 223,496 251.52 278.00 258.40 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 69 159,726 298.87 344.25 314.67 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 37 42,450 420.82 478.04 451.23 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 167 130,443 931.16 990.34 965.75 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 27 34,406 915.00 978.00 932.91 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 133 157,184 509.10 565.84 518.04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 6 7,545 126.90 148.24 130.10 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt (IM) 241 698,478 461.56 532.11 470.32 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt (IM) 223 384,551 700.00 825.08 769.61 121E 6 Outside Skirt, pld (IM) 84 101,131 1007.52 1203.00 1100.32 Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean 318 1,552,080 300.04 333.00 309.96 Pectoral Meat 197 528,741 318.17 369.28 333.97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% 352 1,705,302 163.35 196.00 179.23 Ground Beef 75% 40 174,448 168.84 198.14 182.25 Ground Beef 81% 864 4,699,440 175.39 238.00 195.12 Ground Beef 85% Ground Beef 90% 122 1,320,718 234.67 299.00 239.38 Ground Beef 93% 128 404,074 246.07 314.05 277.70 Ground Beef Chuck 80% 323 1,840,195 190.00 239.24 205.24 Ground Beef Round 85% 148 421,887 219.00 266.00 241.67 Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 42 177,488 289.69 315.58 291.77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blended Ground Beef 73% 109 732,772 144.98 189.81 169.27 Blended Ground Beef 75% 15 87,180 173.75 189.93 188.09 Blended Ground Beef 81% 103 1,043,518 175.29 209.81 191.14 Blended Ground Beef 85% 17 52,244 219.74 250.78 235.21 Blended Ground Beef 90% Blended Ground Beef 93% 16 26,560 252.45 314.00 272.23 Blended Ground Beef Chuck 80% 29 110,880 189.86 213.99 206.13 Blended Ground Beef Round 85% 14 41,323 214.45 259.91 240.52 Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 7 6,160 276.74 317.42 287.56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh 50% lean trimmings 483 13,160,816 63.34 99.78 84.91 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 .