Boxed Beef Cuts - Ungraded Product

LM_XB462
Des Moines, IA                  Mon, Apr 30, 2012               USDA Market News

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR UNGRADED 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:       120.09
Pounds:   4,803,506

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Ungraded Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6       (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL       Sub-Primal              # of      Total        Price      Weighted
                                    Trades     Pounds        Range       Average
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109E  1  Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in     15     17,312   380.00   416.00   403.06
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       27     64,822   425.00   457.60   440.36
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls,heavy       132    182,693   400.00   475.00   431.34
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off      3     25,784   190.00   201.50   192.27
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod           32    108,099   190.00   205.11   195.23
114A  3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
114D  3  Chuck, clod, top blade          0          0
114E  3  Chuck, clod, arm roast          0          0
114F  5  Chuck, clod tender
115   1  Chuck, 2-piece, boneless        9      5,136   210.00   212.60   210.37
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off    111    810,281   194.48   221.79   213.46
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender            20     39,563   198.50   220.00   212.96
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready        0          0
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      49    256,731   172.00   207.00   194.47
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib         58    187,500   229.90   360.00   285.93
130   4  Chuck, short rib               37    160,993   175.00   222.89   187.13
160   1  Round, bone-in                  0          0
161   1  Round, boneless
      3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out     0          0
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled         65    197,592   196.00   236.50   224.12
168   1  Round, top inside round       137  1,058,624   191.00   211.79   195.41
168   3  Round, top inside round         4     11,085   206.00   211.00   208.71
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded
      3  Round, top inside, side off     0          0
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck        37    166,221   177.00   216.00   194.05
171B  3  Round, outside round
171C  3  Round, eye of round
174   1  Loin, short loin, 2x3          15     15,891   355.00   375.00   368.97
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          33     27,644   398.00   464.00   426.19
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1           0          0
180   1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy       14     23,031   255.00   296.00   272.92
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1     35     40,028   315.00   354.00   335.68
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         41     35,064   320.03   424.00   368.14
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy   105    196,223   215.00   285.79   252.13
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless       14     16,823   265.00   296.23   277.10
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy    25     84,183   194.00   236.58   209.67
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip         24     98,800   275.00   320.00   291.00
185D  4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    87    258,688   805.00   971.00   849.20
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed     16     13,034   720.00   825.00   773.07
193   4  Flank, flank steak
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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"
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Items that have no entries indicate there were trades but not reportable
because they did not meet the weekly 3/70/20 guideline.
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Source:  USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460    email:  desm.lgmn@usda.gov
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lm_xb462.txt
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