Boxed Beef Cuts - Ungraded Product

LM_XB462
Des Moines, IA                  Mon, Dec 31, 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:        56.75
Pounds:   2,269,898

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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     14     15,798   359.00   382.00   366.17
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       40     55,835   375.25   432.00   414.27
112A  3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy      107    126,328   376.00   421.53   404.39
113C  1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off      3      5,958   210.00   215.00   213.02
114   1  Chuck, shoulder clod           18     40,512   204.12   216.25   209.34
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 (IM)
115   1  Chuck, 2-piece, boneless        3      2,545   235.00   235.00   235.00
116A  3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off     43    145,195   217.50   248.00   235.03
116B  1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)       32     41,921   219.00   238.00   228.50
      3  Chuck roll, retail ready        0          0
120   1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      39    290,452   196.74   226.00   208.45
120A  3  Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A  3  Short Plate, short rib         52    132,050   269.98   375.00   316.37
130   4  Chuck, short rib               27     59,022   214.20   278.00   261.69
160   1  Round, bone-in
161   1  Round, boneless                 0          0
      3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out     0          0
167A  4  Round, knuckle, peeled         48     96,638   216.78   245.00   231.43
168   1  Round, top inside round        67    229,911   209.04   228.06   218.94
168   3  Round, top inside round        15     22,587   214.00   231.00   221.16
169   5  Round, top inside, denuded
      3  Round, top inside, side off     0          0
170   1  Round, bottom gooseneck        31     67,826   190.00   230.28   203.12
171B  3  Round, outside round
171C  3  Round, eye of round (IM)
174   1  Loin, short loin, 2x3          11     10,678   279.39   290.00   285.12
174   3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          15     19,631   329.37   350.00   332.58
175   3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1           0          0
180   1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy       28     56,497   186.59   243.00   215.49
      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1     42     47,250   232.00   279.57   251.13
180   3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         37     35,135   270.00   314.00   284.50
184   1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy    64    109,036   229.00   260.11   242.18
184   3  Loin, top butt, boneless       18     23,975   231.62   280.00   250.24
185A  4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap (IM)
185B  1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy    32     59,025   216.00   246.00   234.55
185C  1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM)    21     36,901   253.00   280.00   272.24
185D  4  Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM)         0          0
189A  4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    76    213,632   689.00   894.00   747.89
191A  4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed     14      4,901   750.00   830.00   782.09
193   4  Flank, flank steak (IM)
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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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