LM_XB454 Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 29, 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 505.73 loads 20,229,127 pounds Select Cuts 227.75 loads 9,110,191 pounds Trimmings 341.16 loads 13,646,257 pounds Ground Beef 365.16 loads 14,606,530 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 177 479,852 686.00 834.95 743.32 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 192 326,573 711.70 914.43 832.07 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 471 1,095,559 714.74 930.18 835.19 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 70 252,555 198.54 232.00 218.74 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 186 585,447 213.00 243.99 232.50 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 56 82,268 360.00 412.85 386.11 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 77 222,235 250.89 289.18 270.65 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 424 1,083,500 249.00 278.81 261.81 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 180 412,363 223.00 258.12 234.93 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 120 987,911 276.00 358.41 284.85 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 52 92,574 543.00 610.00 577.76 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 551 1,706,966 260.44 294.59 270.62 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 154 158,589 452.81 512.00 466.12 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 50 27,081 521.26 578.00 558.32 130 4 Chuck, short rib 192 495,633 326.97 376.50 350.03 160 1 Round, bone-in 6 2,192 209.70 225.90 216.17 161 1 Round, boneless 3 1,494 231.00 265.00 252.36 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 422 960,067 234.00 270.00 248.87 168 1 Round, top inside round 292 609,181 203.00 237.00 218.29 168 3 Round, top inside round 190 579,088 215.00 243.41 225.86 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 159 272,544 242.42 277.00 256.59 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 117 288,034 286.00 360.00 301.94 3 Round, top inside, side off 15 140,420 235.16 258.68 242.28 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 16 27,964 196.00 221.58 197.81 171B 3 Round, outside round 265 845,841 199.90 215.02 203.88 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 448 895,671 224.69 287.00 232.14 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 179 278,107 574.14 699.97 647.00 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 38 268,410 619.09 706.30 628.92 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 402 1,232,641 610.57 828.49 743.51 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 111 79,552 343.94 366.00 352.69 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 205 338,029 346.00 376.98 364.75 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 23 81,740 460.00 516.00 470.57 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 295 727,307 549.00 632.00 593.07 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 246 624,035 248.25 286.06 256.00 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 110 243,730 351.90 420.00 379.61 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 84 306,612 480.83 572.16 537.23 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 373 461,286 952.50 1032.00 976.24 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 78 125,663 908.22 1058.00 983.95 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 231 502,910 496.06 552.41 528.92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 278,720 630.30 738.97 652.06 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 212 220,081 740.23 801.29 776.68 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 216 239,433 759.68 843.64 785.91 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 65 238,704 227.00 244.00 232.73 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 39 70,583 212.30 224.17 217.89 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 112 376,176 228.56 245.52 233.64 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 6 4,597 341.00 350.00 345.25 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 5 8,473 273.00 285.50 278.77 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 315 907,431 248.00 274.00 253.47 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 136 168,770 223.00 251.68 232.21 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 8 21,382 528.00 649.21 542.74 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 251 730,409 260.00 296.86 270.50 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 11 9,013 464.00 474.00 469.22 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 32 41,262 506.41 556.00 512.25 130 4 Chuck, short rib 72 161,610 321.19 370.00 345.01 160 1 Round, bone-in 161 1 Round, boneless 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 251 394,854 229.00 267.82 248.72 168 1 Round, top inside round 225 341,415 209.00 234.00 224.49 168 3 Round, top inside round 125 309,631 214.00 237.68 224.78 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 76 87,531 247.00 284.10 264.29 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 7 33,090 296.00 318.73 310.89 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 10 10,569 191.00 199.00 194.16 171B 3 Round, outside round 194 444,031 199.48 215.00 205.68 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 223 320,662 226.10 245.93 234.06 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 133 151,548 495.56 614.27 515.79 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 13 39,102 467.42 600.57 520.28 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 15 12,848 494.00 510.58 495.29 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 302 307,356 495.00 711.07 554.19 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 120 145,927 336.27 351.58 343.34 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 200 239,397 335.96 380.56 353.27 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 4 61,826 482.00 568.42 484.38 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 148 300,353 573.00 696.09 587.12 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 118 238,257 235.90 264.00 250.46 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 87 189,243 344.52 396.10 357.66 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 33 44,718 451.72 546.04 511.89 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 202 176,658 929.19 993.00 953.91 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 22 37,164 918.00 975.87 936.76 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 166 150,999 495.00 567.08 513.93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 6 2,629 129.00 132.00 131.07 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt (IM) 274 695,584 453.86 522.69 464.98 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt (IM) 235 357,518 700.00 816.00 784.17 121E 6 Outside Skirt, pld (IM) 82 90,142 997.81 1258.00 1111.97 Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean 359 1,592,879 296.26 333.00 302.95 Pectoral Meat 178 555,458 298.80 366.77 328.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% 401 1,763,747 168.00 203.00 186.07 Ground Beef 75% 39 146,470 169.16 202.21 188.92 Ground Beef 81% 920 4,744,824 177.00 248.00 200.48 Ground Beef 85% Ground Beef 90% 124 1,470,884 237.12 304.00 241.40 Ground Beef 93% 143 440,645 246.13 316.00 276.01 Ground Beef Chuck 80% 351 2,078,363 193.00 249.00 210.30 Ground Beef Round 85% 157 689,764 220.00 268.80 239.38 Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 72 187,453 269.64 321.84 279.11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blended Ground Beef 73% 116 772,440 151.83 193.45 179.72 Blended Ground Beef 75% 15 61,697 171.76 200.25 193.86 Blended Ground Beef 81% 112 1,167,745 175.95 224.60 196.09 Blended Ground Beef 85% 11 48,446 222.43 239.85 233.83 Blended Ground Beef 90% Blended Ground Beef 93% 12 31,406 254.41 305.48 266.64 Blended Ground Beef Chuck 80% 25 94,400 194.83 216.47 211.40 Blended Ground Beef Round 85% 10 16,973 256.31 272.19 258.88 Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 90% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh 50% lean trimmings 472 13,048,007 63.34 100.27 88.74 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/marke