Boxed Beef Cuts - Branded Product

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Des Moines, IA                  Mon, Apr 09, 2012               USDA Market News

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - Negotiated Sales
Branded product in this report is limited to the Upper Two-Thirds of the USDA
Choice Grade

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:          173.75
Pounds:      6,949,945

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Branded 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    105     164,572   525.00   683.50   614.55
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       35     111,251   629.50   747.00   660.92
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls,heavy       117     252,526   595.60   778.00   646.50
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod            5       8,323   184.00   194.00   190.82
114A  3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd     56     198,410   185.00   214.00   195.50
114D  3  Chuck, clod, top blade         11       8,634   242.00   294.00   277.10
114E  3  Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F  5  Chuck, clod tender             25      22,482   321.00   429.00   396.34
115   1  Chuck, 2-piece, boneless       14     235,396   194.00   225.00   216.71
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off    154   1,105,450   187.00   225.00   197.20
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender            42     130,833   197.00   230.00   210.26
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      78     305,793   186.00   209.00   195.58
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib         23      58,939   271.00   439.00   356.79
130   4  Chuck, short rib                8      17,757   210.00   244.00   218.06
160   1  Round, bone-in
161   1  Round, boneless
      3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out     5      10,863   214.65   235.00   217.90
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled         84     212,238   214.00   249.00   228.11
168   1  Round, top inside round        27     138,726   180.92   210.50   198.77
168   3  Round, top inside round        89     715,402   198.62   233.00   212.32
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded     31      61,729   233.00   259.00   244.83
      3  Round, top inside, side off
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck
171B  3  Round, outside round          116     520,435   185.26   220.00   198.20
171C  3  Round, eye of round            75     256,619   200.25   240.00   209.32
174   1  Loin, short loin, 2x3           8       9,255   469.00   541.00   507.19
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          90     281,272   514.87   616.50   561.36
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1          16      61,790   425.00   506.00   474.22
180   1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1     18      26,424   503.00   541.00   518.16
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1        133     270,703   525.65   638.00   566.51
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy    17      21,023   285.00   328.00   301.30
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless       91     317,074   302.43   351.00   320.53
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap     44     123,145   368.70   420.00   385.62
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy    36      78,811   258.75   299.75   270.86
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip         16      18,354   286.00   354.00   320.02
185D  4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld    26      35,482   456.59   516.21   466.16
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    72      88,553   934.00  1077.00   998.10
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed     10      11,339   870.60   990.00   931.49
193   4  Flank, flank steak             39      40,366   375.00   483.00   439.85
124   4  Rib, Back Ribs, Fresh
124   4  Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen          0           0
121D  4  Plate, Inside Skirt            14      35,106   336.50   376.00   354.52
121C  4  Plate, Outside Skirt           13      27,413   499.00   594.00   544.93
121E  6  Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
         Cap and Wedge Meat             34      75,069   226.50   265.30   246.38
         Pectoral Meat                  17      71,064   220.00   287.00   231.99
         Ground Chuck                   73     487,232   183.00   217.50   193.13
         Ground Round                   33     120,449   206.00   234.40   215.07
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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_xb452.txt
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