USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (AM) 04/29 10:56
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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:
387.96 387.84
Change from prior day:
(0.94) (0.94)
Choice/Select spread:
0.12
Total Load Count (Cuts, Trimmings, Grinds):
70
Composite Primal Values
Primal Rib
526.77 536.22
Primal Chuck
325.01 331.04
Primal Round
332.20 325.92
Primal Loin
517.43 510.45
Primal Brisket
356.19 357.20
Primal Short Plate
308.66 308.66
Primal Flank
237.18 232.50
Load Count And Cutout Value Summary For Prior 5 Days
Choice Select
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total
600-900 600-900
04/28 78 8 0 13 98
388.90 388.78
04/27 70 6 5 13 94
389.56 388.60
04/24 42 4 11 13 71
387.00 386.07
04/23 71 5 14 15 105
383.50 382.58
04/22 103 7 0 8 117
384.19 383.33
Current 5 Day Simple Average:
386.63 385.87
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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 47.11 loads 1,884,332 pounds
Select Cuts 6.52 loads 260,630 pounds
Trimmings 7.33 loads 293,342 pounds
Ground Beef 8.91 loads 356,358 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 10
219,571 975.00 - 1,058.00 979.50
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3
2,434 1,170.00 - 1,373.50 1,306.34
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 21
35,212 1,128.22 - 1,300.00 1,164.10
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4
6,247 436.40 - 465.00 450.16
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9
66,790 404.40 - 410.00 405.55
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 20
53,353 410.00 - 437.00 420.89
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
-
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 6
15,343 520.00 - 560.00 553.75
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 9
17,064 750.00 - 862.00 769.61
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 29
137,110 452.00 - 515.00 481.09
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 15
69,741 410.00 - 462.00 428.82
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 3
82,607 521.00 - 535.00 534.82
116G 4 Chuck, flap 6
5,680 930.90 - 973.50 956.28
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 17
57,922 492.00 - 530.10 503.57
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
-
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 8
4,943 630.00 - 682.00 651.45
130 4 Chuck, short rib 7
4,523 546.00 - 600.00 564.63
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 21
61,431 460.00 - 525.00 484.83
168 1 Round, top inside round 4
2,488 420.00 - 425.00 422.99
168 3 Round, top inside round 16
49,794 420.00 - 462.00 434.82
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 7
7,224 486.55 - 540.01 506.58
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 6
14,220 544.00 - 600.00 557.31
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3 Round, top inside, side off 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
-
171B 3 Round, outside round 18
107,211 405.00 - 432.00 409.23
171C 3 Round, eye of round 25
58,365 402.00 - 462.00 426.82
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 9
45,369 923.22 - 985.00 927.85
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 20
21,083 1,026.75 - 1,131.50 1,086.56
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 7
34,788 610.00 - 647.00 622.22
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3
1,498 847.40 - 870.00 853.18
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 5
10,458 1,062.00 - 1,109.50 1,088.62
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 5
37,219 615.00 - 682.40 619.47
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 10
75,028 563.50 - 647.00 587.13
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 3
1,702 851.19 - 860.00 855.78
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 16
29,975 1,466.00 - 1,704.70 1,539.77
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 5
2,766 1,515.01 - 1,630.70 1,563.88
193 4 Flank, flank steak 12
10,293 922.19 - 1,007.00 942.22
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
-
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3
9,936 1,100.00 - 1,252.00 1,107.99
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 8
3,356 1,125.00 - 1,200.00 1,162.55
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3
3,001 408.00 - 420.00 417.87
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 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off
-
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
-
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4
5,208 905.00 - 945.00 937.71
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 13
32,574 481.00 - 510.00 503.54
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120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 5
2,450 580.00 - 700.00 627.28
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 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
168 3 Round, top inside round
-
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 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
171B 3 Round, outside round
-
171C 3 Round, eye of round 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
-
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 4
5,310 960.00 - 1,025.00 1,022.86
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3
1,072 590.00 - 645.00 630.25
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 3
3,756 615.00 - 670.00 629.58
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6
60,467 543.68 - 605.00 544.44
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 3
8,370 1,435.00 - 1,681.50 1,535.05
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 3
9,696 855.00 - 864.00 855.70
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 15
12,238 1,235.08 - 1,368.50 1,290.15
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 28
468,433 440.00 - 530.00 466.07
4 Pectoral Meat 12
125,989 510.00 - 542.00 516.60
GB - Steer/Heifer Source - 10 Pound Chub Basis- Coarse & Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 8
68,016 330.00 - 381.75 341.59
Ground Beef 75%
-
Ground Beef 81% 18
73,264 389.00 - 425.54 401.02
Ground Beef 85% 7
24,266 435.00 - 476.75 440.72
Ground Beef 90% 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
Ground Beef 93% 4
15,248 540.00 - 548.00 544.82
Ground Beef Chuck 3
18,306 400.00 - 442.00 400.69
Ground Beef Round
-
Ground Beef Sirloin
-
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
-
Blended Ground Beef Round
-
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 20
293,342 185.00 - 200.00 194.56
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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