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                         National Daily Boxed Beef Cutout And Boxed Beef Cuts - 
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USDA Estimated Boxed Beef Cut-out Values - as of 9:30am
Based on negotiated prices and volume of boxed beef cuts delivered within 0-21 
days and on average industry cutting yields. Values
reflect U.S. dollars per 100 pounds.
                                                                                
Choice               Select
                                                                               
600-900             600-900
Current Cutout Values:                                                          
398.15              392.58
Change from prior day:                                                          
  1.45                3.33
Choice/Select spread:                                                           
           5.57
Total Load Count (Cuts, Trimmings, Grinds):                                     
             83


Composite Primal Values
          Primal Rib                                                            
554.13              536.21
          Primal Chuck                                                          
340.41              343.40
          Primal Round                                                          
354.84              361.24
          Primal Loin                                                           
521.57              494.04
          Primal Brisket                                                        
322.63              323.92
          Primal Short Plate                                                    
299.59              299.59
          Primal Flank                                                          
203.54              202.12


Load Count And Cutout Value Summary For Prior 5 Days
                                                                                
Choice               Select
Date         Choice        Select   Trim      Grinds   Total                   
600-900             600-900
03/11            67            5      8           7      87                     
396.70              389.25
03/10            72            8      4           9      94                     
394.67              386.77
03/09            26            5      6          10      48                     
391.29              383.62
03/06            44            5      7           9      65                     
387.22              378.95
03/05            65            7     16           8      96                     
386.89              380.61
Current 5 Day Simple Average:                                                   
391.35              383.84




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                                             National Boxed Beef Cuts - 
Negotiated Sales
               FOB Plant basis negotiated sales for delivery within 0-21 day 
period. Prior days sales after 1:30pm are included.

Current Volume - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Choice Cuts                             63.84 loads        2,553,659 pounds
 Select Cuts                                6.07 loads        242,672 pounds
 Trimmings                                  7.26 loads        290,210 pounds
 Ground Beef                                6.09 loads        243,713 pounds

Choice Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6                                  (IM) = 
Individual Muscle
                                                                        # of    
        Total               Price                    Weighted
IMPS/FL                                 Sub-Primal
                                                                     Trades     
       Pounds               Range                      Average
109E           1         Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in                      19     
       71,394        1,010.00 - 1,143.00              1,017.54
112A           3         Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                         0     
             0           0.00 - 0.00                      0.00
112A           3         Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy                        13     
       70,175        1,178.00 - 1,278.00              1,243.63
113C           1         Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off                       0     
             0           0.00 - 0.00                      0.00
114            1         Chuck, shoulder clod                             3     
        9,493          419.00 - 423.50                  419.26
114A           3         Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd                      14     
       43,662          427.00 - 470.00                  437.50
114D           3         Chuck, clod, top blade                           4     
       13,060          525.00 - 563.25                  549.44
114E           3         Chuck, clod, arm roast                          11     
       25,113          516.00 - 575.00                  519.85
114F           5         Chuck, clod tender                               9     
       11,589          700.00 - 825.00                  736.90
116A           3         Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off                      16     
      133,659          510.00 - 575.00                  522.04
116B           1         Chuck, chuck tender                             19     
      112,201          420.00 - 469.70                  430.03
916A           3         Chuck, roll, retail ready                       19     
       80,700          555.00 - 560.00                  559.44
116G           4         Chuck, flap                                      3     
       17,983          840.00 - 943.25                  875.09
120            1         Brisket, deckle-off, bnls                       16     
      121,010          431.00 - 467.50                  446.61
120A           3         Brisket, point/off, bnls                         4     
       11,727          693.25 - 771.00                  764.82
123A           3         Short Plate, short rib                          18     
       57,553          605.00 - 740.00                  627.62
130            4         Chuck, short rib                                15     
       41,221          579.00 - 615.00                  585.36
160            1         Round, bone-in                                         
                               -
161            1         Round, boneless                                  0     
             0           0.00 - 0.00                      0.00
167A           4         Round, knuckle, peeled                          35     
      134,871          475.00 - 517.88                  486.00
168            1         Round, top inside round                                
                               -
168            3         Round, top inside round                         21     
      238,873          460.00 - 513.00                  466.83
169            5         Round, top inside, denuded                      23     
       85,245          523.00 - 550.00                  526.66
169A           5         Round, top inside, cap off                       0     
             0           0.00 - 0.00                      0.00


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              3        Round, top inside, side off                  0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
170           1        Round, bottom gooseneck                      0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
171B          3        Round, outside round                         9         
81,851        435.00 - 483.00             453.98
171C          3        Round, eye of round                         31        
105,712        450.00 - 493.00             458.33
174           3        Loin, short loin, 0x1                       20         
85,027        900.00 - 1,005.00           957.27
175           3        Loin, strip loin, 1x1                        0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
              1        Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                               
                    -
180           3        Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1                      25        
210,118       1,050.00 - 1,155.00        1,084.57
184           1        Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy                              
                    -
184           3        Loin, top butt, boneless                    33        
153,763        625.00 - 698.25             645.09
184B          3        Loin, top butt, CC                                       
                    -
185A          4        Loin, bottom sirloin, flap                   8         
20,306        992.00 - 1,025.00         1,003.51
185B          1        Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy                  7         
11,947        540.00 - 616.00             583.40
185C          1        Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                      11        
258,185        565.50 - 620.00             567.08
185D          4        Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld                  7          
4,384        839.00 - 859.70             840.21
189A          4        Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy                 23         
78,790       1,525.00 - 1,722.00        1,546.89
191A          4        Loin, butt tender, trimmed                   7          
8,093       1,425.00 - 1,436.00        1,430.79
193           4        Flank, flank steak                          16         
46,150        750.00 - 791.00             770.96
Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6                            (IM) = Individual 
Muscle
                                                                  # of         
Total              Price              Weighted
IMPS/FL                                Sub-Primal
                                                               Trades         
Pounds              Range               Average
109E          1        Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in                    0          
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
112A          3        Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                 
                    -
112A          3        Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy                                 
                    -
113C          1        Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off                               
                    -
114           1        Chuck, shoulder clod                         0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
114A          3        Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd                               
                    -
114D          3        Chuck, clod, top blade                       0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
114E          3        Chuck, clod, arm roast                       0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
114F          5        Chuck, clod tender                                       
                    -
116A          3        Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off                   6         
13,625        510.00 - 565.60             522.51
116B          1        Chuck, chuck tender                          0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
916A          3        Chuck, roll, retail ready                    0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
116G          4        Chuck, flap                                              
                    -
120           1        Brisket, deckle-off, bnls                                
                    -


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120A           3         Brisket, point/off, bnls                               
                     -
123A           3         Short Plate, short rib                                 
                     -
130            4         Chuck, short rib                                       
                     -
160            1         Round, bone-in                             0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
161            1         Round, boneless                            0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
167A           4         Round, knuckle, peeled                                 
                     -
168            1         Round, top inside round                                
                     -
168            3         Round, top inside round                    3           
4,867        473.40 - 499.88             485.92
169            5         Round, top inside, denuded                 0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
169A           5         Round, top inside, cap off                 0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
               3         Round, top inside, side off                0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
170            1         Round, bottom gooseneck                                
                     -
171B           3         Round, outside round                       3           
1,548        474.65 - 499.70             480.50
171C           3         Round, eye of round                                    
                     -
174            3         Loin, short loin, 0x1                                  
                     -
175            3         Loin, strip loin, 1x1                                  
                     -
               1         Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                 0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
180            3         Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1                     6         
109,304        883.00 - 924.00             884.87
184            1         Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy                            
                     -
184            3         Loin, top butt, boneless                               
                     -
184B           3         Loin, top butt, CC                         0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
185A           4         Loin, bottom sirloin, flap                 0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
185B           1         Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy                0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
185C           1         Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                                 
                     -
185D           4         Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld                0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
189A           4         Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy                5          
35,425       1,499.00 - 1,554.00        1,501.36
191A           4         Loin, butt tender, trimmed                             
                     -
193            4         Flank, flank steak                                     
                     -

Choice, Select & Ungraded Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt                                          7          
26,197        825.00 - 870.00             828.92
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt                                         8          
10,281       1,095.00 - 1,208.50        1,122.36
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld                                    9           
7,288       1,442.00 - 1,452.00        1,450.31
  4 Cap and Wedge Meat                                              6          
10,932        491.00 - 510.00             501.69
  4 Pectoral Meat                                                 12          
140,851        490.00 - 540.00             517.94
GB - Steer/Heifer Source - 10 Pound Chub Basis- Coarse & Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73%                                                    3            
  4,136    370.00 - 373.50             372.63
Ground Beef 75%                                                    0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                 0.00
Ground Beef 81%                                                   20            
115,040    382.00 - 416.00             392.77
Ground Beef 85%                                                                 
                  -
Ground Beef 90%                                                                 
                  -
Ground Beef 93%                                                    3            
 37,782    536.00 - 546.00             545.98
Ground Beef Chuck                                                  0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                 0.00
Ground Beef Round                                                  0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                 0.00
Ground Beef Sirloin                                                0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                 0.00
Blended GB - Steer/Heifer/Cow Source - 10 Pound Chub Basis- Coarse & Fine Grind
Blended Ground Beef 73%                                                         
                  -
Blended Ground Beef 75%                                            0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                 0.00
Blended Ground Beef 81%                                                         
                  -
Blended Ground Beef 85%                                                         
                  -
Blended Ground Beef 90%                                            0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                 0.00
Blended Ground Beef 93%                                                         
                  -
Blended Ground Beef Chuck                                          0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                 0.00
Blended Ground Beef Round                                          0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                 0.00
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin                                        0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                 0.00
Beef Trimmings - Steer/Heifer Source - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
Fresh 50% lean trimmings                                          13            
290,210    172.50 - 200.00             186.83
Frozen 50% lean trimmings                                          0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                 0.00

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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