LM_XB456 Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 15, 2019 USDA Market News NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR PRIME PRODUCT - Negotiated Sales FOB Plant basis negotiated 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) Loads: 15.83 Pounds: 633,230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted Trades Pounds Range Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 107 1 Rib, oven prepared 4 5,000 510.00 535.00 520.52 109A 1 Rib, roast-ready, heavy 109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 61 100,399 740.00 878.00 799.44 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 15 53,782 850.54 919.63 884.16 112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls,heavy 76 103,575 827.63 998.00 862.85 174 1 Loin, short loin, 2x3 9 5,963 625.00 653.00 637.78 174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 30 22,372 700.00 866.50 752.28 180 1 Loin, strip, bnls, heavy 1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 89 152,069 754.50 878.00 797.65 184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 5 22,607 353.00 375.00 362.98 184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 40 114,232 362.26 400.00 378.89 189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 47 50,218 1150.00 1350.00 1200.84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 w