LM_XB454 Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 22, 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 524.53 loads 20,981,302 pounds Select Cuts 248.63 loads 9,945,150 pounds Trimmings 334.77 loads 13,390,635 pounds Ground Beef 362.54 loads 14,501,764 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 178 480,621 673.00 831.64 726.34 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 219 519,802 732.00 911.60 807.68 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 477 961,609 712.00 925.47 821.48 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 73 172,824 199.84 231.06 215.52 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 191 597,869 218.39 240.00 228.34 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 46 64,851 345.00 410.16 384.33 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 78 248,431 246.15 302.00 265.08 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 468 1,183,349 253.02 287.20 260.28 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 193 430,155 223.00 255.30 243.61 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 118 853,570 272.00 358.85 285.06 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 33 85,560 556.00 653.85 615.20 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 580 2,240,464 257.00 292.25 266.51 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 150 134,710 453.24 507.58 468.34 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 46 20,997 550.17 588.00 568.88 130 4 Chuck, short rib 194 513,572 323.00 380.00 346.95 160 1 Round, bone-in 5 2,672 213.30 222.00 215.84 161 1 Round, boneless 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 428 1,049,864 233.00 275.00 253.49 168 1 Round, top inside round 285 582,218 214.90 238.07 219.42 168 3 Round, top inside round 202 642,367 209.00 242.99 226.29 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 155 225,441 253.00 272.00 260.66 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 144 396,491 287.00 361.58 298.73 3 Round, top inside, side off 16 142,995 236.00 258.32 241.99 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 24 35,321 192.00 207.00 195.91 171B 3 Round, outside round 272 662,425 200.02 217.94 206.14 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 467 979,568 229.00 263.23 238.21 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 171 365,180 543.00 667.00 618.15 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 35 118,973 591.93 665.84 607.07 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 407 1,114,065 605.62 815.00 701.83 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 106 87,801 346.00 370.30 354.34 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 224 438,786 349.00 392.00 360.91 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 19 80,649 449.00 513.00 470.76 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 325 819,105 499.47 605.27 572.27 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 248 672,327 239.00 271.00 257.58 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 103 191,010 338.50 402.00 357.23 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 102 397,017 473.89 575.00 513.07 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 349 521,397 959.00 1153.60 973.90 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 76 112,972 908.66 1089.85 985.62 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 241 497,380 482.83 566.00 514.71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 171,935 628.62 720.53 647.04 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 229 280,495 726.82 799.22 762.04 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 250 294,525 744.31 820.24 767.16 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 74 238,348 219.00 245.00 229.56 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 37 99,593 218.70 232.00 222.41 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 109 365,886 227.92 240.56 232.44 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 6 3,929 343.00 350.00 345.85 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 9 34,782 250.00 291.39 284.29 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 269 846,328 249.00 272.90 259.77 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 171 176,029 223.00 256.00 246.50 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 255 797,480 257.00 296.67 268.60 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 15 7,844 466.00 476.00 469.52 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 34 39,235 504.58 520.96 512.00 130 4 Chuck, short rib 86 169,637 307.02 370.00 342.46 160 1 Round, bone-in 161 1 Round, boneless 3 2,126 217.00 221.00 217.47 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 254 428,717 229.00 275.42 253.99 168 1 Round, top inside round 238 315,138 212.20 230.18 221.84 168 3 Round, top inside round 142 331,420 209.00 238.14 226.83 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 92 94,521 255.00 273.50 262.90 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 11 80,192 302.00 332.58 316.60 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 14 12,630 192.00 223.92 204.52 171B 3 Round, outside round 207 418,112 201.00 220.78 206.68 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 211 329,983 228.57 257.63 240.15 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 124 173,037 494.52 536.00 507.53 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 18 34,877 444.82 476.88 463.57 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 18 14,380 484.00 493.15 487.18 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 315 377,176 511.70 567.31 536.95 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 125 137,916 342.00 355.15 348.25 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 182 249,775 256.97 381.05 358.53 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 136 445,954 553.88 591.28 570.08 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 109 246,449 249.00 265.00 252.82 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 82 235,211 299.00 370.00 341.15 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 30 49,956 419.65 516.31 463.61 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 201 142,030 941.44 1004.00 968.86 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 25 33,543 916.00 968.54 941.98 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 160 137,056 497.76 564.77 519.66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 6 3,950 129.97 165.00 132.69 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt (IM) 259 777,512 451.71 529.83 465.33 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt (IM) 248 364,851 700.00 812.48 768.15 121E 6 Outside Skirt, pld (IM) 86 100,217 994.87 1216.39 1095.14 Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean 363 1,652,603 299.00 320.00 307.53 Pectoral Meat 185 505,361 308.60 350.00 330.09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% 400 1,648,905 163.09 206.00 179.85 Ground Beef 75% 33 152,237 168.99 197.00 185.75 Ground Beef 81% 942 4,777,396 177.00 238.00 197.63 Ground Beef 85% Ground Beef 90% 123 1,500,584 235.58 299.00 239.98 Ground Beef 93% 137 538,853 245.14 314.34 279.37 Ground Beef Chuck 80% 356 2,060,167 188.92 239.00 207.91 Ground Beef Round 85% 146 406,069 219.00 266.76 242.85 Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 42 61,644 276.77 316.00 283.78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blended Ground Beef 73% 130 778,608 152.16 191.91 177.95 Blended Ground Beef 75% 17 78,744 171.76 200.25 188.97 Blended Ground Beef 81% 116 1,112,994 175.13 230.25 193.26 Blended Ground Beef 85% 23 112,254 220.24 252.00 240.24 Blended Ground Beef 90% Blended Ground Beef 93% 15 47,184 253.10 308.85 267.32 Blended Ground Beef Chuck 80% 35 138,700 189.86 220.00 210.97 Blended Ground Beef Round 85% 9 23,406 252.87 272.19 261.41 Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 9 15,120 276.90 317.42 290.54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh 50% lean trimmings 484 12,926,655 63.34 99.68 87.56 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 .