LM_XB454 Des Moines, IA Mon, May 06, 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 521.54 loads 20,861,563 pounds Select Cuts 240.53 loads 9,621,065 pounds Trimmings 345.96 loads 13,838,497 pounds Ground Beef 362.05 loads 14,482,115 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 183 731,285 729.30 836.29 749.40 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 201 657,655 795.54 867.99 836.17 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 493 878,278 796.66 940.52 850.73 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 64 185,740 217.18 232.00 223.46 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 202 614,323 216.70 247.43 236.38 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 53 66,600 355.00 406.36 386.40 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 75 181,597 249.64 293.85 277.59 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 418 1,236,943 247.61 285.41 256.02 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 178 347,385 215.00 242.43 228.52 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 102 692,177 270.00 358.73 292.48 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 47 130,342 530.27 610.00 571.12 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 575 1,854,830 257.94 295.50 269.57 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 163 166,002 454.20 547.76 484.48 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 48 32,740 522.00 580.00 551.58 130 4 Chuck, short rib 193 542,649 320.43 380.00 348.79 160 1 Round, bone-in 4 3,114 208.30 218.08 211.04 161 1 Round, boneless 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 389 976,286 225.00 269.10 239.40 168 1 Round, top inside round 279 603,416 202.00 234.07 215.67 168 3 Round, top inside round 183 519,083 210.00 243.62 221.05 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 161 264,249 235.92 277.00 247.57 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 137 343,362 278.00 364.29 299.55 3 Round, top inside, side off 12 85,263 231.00 261.00 242.31 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 19 33,639 193.00 204.00 195.48 171B 3 Round, outside round 288 734,291 198.69 215.00 205.07 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 432 848,687 220.00 251.00 228.92 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 180 326,061 624.00 686.08 658.94 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 27 260,266 639.58 725.00 649.84 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 416 1,075,352 677.13 844.61 767.60 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 108 73,412 337.97 364.30 351.39 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 198 428,906 331.95 376.30 357.32 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 20 79,657 460.00 517.00 470.20 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 261 655,907 551.74 624.50 590.16 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 286 1,083,184 252.04 282.94 259.52 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 105 234,379 371.00 442.00 398.34 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 109 461,096 517.67 604.80 552.68 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 346 532,735 938.00 1050.50 986.11 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 71 126,341 945.18 1074.29 986.36 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 219 476,103 508.69 565.73 535.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 96,878 657.48 746.04 670.28 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 205 163,784 735.00 793.94 772.42 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 225 311,415 749.00 853.56 789.73 113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 71 250,358 217.00 245.00 225.22 114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 44 92,418 213.04 229.92 220.38 114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 122 435,324 231.29 244.19 234.39 114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 4 3,997 345.00 346.00 345.46 114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5 Chuck, clod tender (IM) 5 20,576 245.65 246.65 246.35 116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 331 1,034,092 241.41 265.00 251.85 116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender (IM) 138 165,485 215.00 235.09 226.41 3 Chuck roll, retail ready 116G 4 Chuck, flap (IM) 6 11,619 515.00 548.90 534.28 120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 245 938,797 262.00 300.00 268.11 120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 10 5,034 470.56 487.00 480.42 123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 36 47,352 504.49 515.00 509.04 130 4 Chuck, short rib 89 199,900 323.00 370.58 354.52 160 1 Round, bone-in 161 1 Round, boneless 3 3,448 216.00 222.00 219.28 167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 273 426,992 219.00 248.55 232.61 168 1 Round, top inside round 234 305,586 207.40 232.37 220.03 168 3 Round, top inside round 136 299,192 210.00 232.95 220.17 169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 70 92,961 235.00 277.00 254.81 169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 2,120 294.00 314.18 296.68 3 Round, top inside, side off 0 0 170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 8 7,921 195.00 223.92 210.38 171B 3 Round, outside round 223 477,743 198.69 212.47 203.53 171C 3 Round, eye of round (IM) 229 333,866 216.08 243.77 228.69 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 139 202,614 499.96 568.84 520.13 175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 15 25,627 471.50 523.00 498.23 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 16 15,418 503.06 512.86 511.84 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 317 375,834 524.56 594.99 558.78 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 108 128,548 326.84 348.04 338.46 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 200 267,792 330.38 376.03 343.00 184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC (IM) 185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 159 365,271 566.00 605.00 587.21 185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 107 255,413 220.00 268.46 236.73 185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM) 85 185,015 340.17 393.66 378.65 185D 4 Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM) 36 45,555 500.00 558.00 523.33 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 165 102,952 916.86 981.33 946.40 191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 21 41,805 924.61 979.98 928.91 193 4 Flank, flank steak (IM) 174 154,502 490.00 562.12 513.75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 4 Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen 7 26,743 114.00 138.17 134.67 121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt (IM) 255 867,424 441.34 521.67 465.10 121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt (IM) 198 361,779 700.00 805.80 757.33 121E 6 Outside Skirt, pld (IM) 64 62,488 984.97 1174.00 1059.74 Cap, Wedge Meat & (IM) Lean 343 1,615,396 291.64 312.00 298.69 Pectoral Meat 172 496,662 303.98 366.34 318.59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Beef 73% 423 1,731,289 165.00 204.00 182.41 Ground Beef 75% 45 141,982 168.04 204.00 184.26 Ground Beef 81% 903 4,288,484 166.30 235.05 195.46 Ground Beef 85% Ground Beef 90% 125 1,518,214 238.79 257.86 242.62 Ground Beef 93% 139 440,733 239.87 314.56 270.16 Ground Beef Chuck 80% 353 1,968,179 191.55 246.00 208.45 Ground Beef Round 85% 167 781,016 221.00 269.70 239.33 Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 64 278,131 254.57 315.58 263.69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blended Ground Beef 73% 130 811,607 148.84 194.20 180.16 Blended Ground Beef 75% 16 64,544 177.44 200.25 192.43 Blended Ground Beef 81% 115 1,075,118 173.93 230.25 194.55 Blended Ground Beef 85% 13 39,420 219.00 250.52 236.31 Blended Ground Beef 90% Blended Ground Beef 93% 15 41,776 254.41 309.06 272.94 Blended Ground Beef Chuck 80% 35 220,560 195.26 220.00 216.15 Blended Ground Beef Round 85% 12 34,617 254.59 272.19 267.13 Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 90% 4 2,760 280.12 317.42 290.87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh 50% lean trimmings 478 13,132,147 63.34 101.00 87.31 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 .