USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (AM) 12/31 11:06
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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:
348.00 342.39
Change from prior day:
(0.20) (0.77)
Choice/Select spread:
5.61
Total Load Count (Cuts, Trimmings, Grinds):
112
Composite Primal Values
Primal Rib
488.54 476.49
Primal Chuck
318.08 316.03
Primal Round
306.75 308.37
Primal Loin
431.88 412.51
Primal Brisket
313.26 314.03
Primal Short Plate
236.09 236.09
Primal Flank
165.36 167.83
Load Count And Cutout Value Summary For Prior 5 Days
Choice Select
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total
600-900 600-900
12/30 158 25 12 13 209
348.20 343.16
12/29 77 21 6 10 113
349.33 345.62
12/26 46 7 4 13 70
351.21 343.80
12/24 92 13 0 12 118
354.62 345.75
12/23 108 10 9 11 138
355.77 349.59
Current 5 Day Simple Average:
351.82 345.58
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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 83.32 loads 3,332,653 pounds
Select Cuts 6.88 loads 275,345 pounds
Trimmings 13.83 loads 553,231 pounds
Ground Beef 8.05 loads 321,887 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 31
724,940 900.00 - 1,210.00 901.26
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 8
44,561 1,110.00 - 1,323.50 1,163.94
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 18
25,152 1,082.00 - 1,261.90 1,150.00
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3
5,427 400.00 - 402.10 400.14
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6
23,745 357.00 - 380.00 364.84
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 18
136,163 373.62 - 403.00 378.98
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 4
4,792 520.00 - 566.00 555.59
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
-
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 5
2,591 715.00 - 830.00 756.74
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 19
158,720 550.00 - 601.25 567.88
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 18
77,966 390.00 - 430.00 408.53
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 12
70,325 563.00 - 597.00 594.73
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4
2,562 1,025.00 - 1,147.50 1,109.76
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 35
287,945 440.00 - 495.00 449.01
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 7
6,281 744.00 - 775.00 764.67
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 15
30,554 540.00 - 698.50 583.62
130 4 Chuck, short rib 9
53,075 477.00 - 509.00 489.32
160 1 Round, bone-in
-
161 1 Round, boneless 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 10
31,043 399.00 - 450.00 408.22
168 1 Round, top inside round 4
12,397 405.00 - 410.00 405.15
168 3 Round, top inside round 32
693,539 391.00 - 430.00 396.10
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 17
74,574 447.00 - 450.00 448.20
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4
9,984 520.00 - 576.78 569.79
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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 19
74,894 381.55 - 425.00 396.32
171C 3 Round, eye of round 24
65,368 405.00 - 455.00 418.72
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 13
39,765 740.00 - 869.50 763.73
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
-
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
-
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 25
125,250 825.00 - 969.00 842.96
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
-
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 25
121,231 508.00 - 553.00 512.66
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 4
6,199 682.00 - 715.00 687.97
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 12
82,437 743.50 - 806.00 775.74
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 11
20,412 385.00 - 453.73 407.02
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7
12,369 475.00 - 515.00 482.15
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 11
36,142 687.00 - 742.75 717.97
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 20
20,716 1,405.00 - 1,873.50 1,583.45
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 5
2,444 1,659.00 - 1,905.70 1,781.05
193 4 Flank, flank steak 21
52,116 590.00 - 664.50 603.59
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 5
77,436 1,000.00 - 1,225.00 1,001.96
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 4
3,645 1,022.00 - 1,224.75 1,098.86
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
-
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
-
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 7
13,701 540.00 - 560.00 545.82
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3
8,148 400.00 - 435.00 411.30
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4
16,695 965.00 - 1,015.00 991.44
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
-
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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
3,721 500.00 - 584.00 517.73
130 4 Chuck, short rib 6
6,596 460.00 - 523.25 504.29
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
-
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
12,012 390.00 - 410.00 403.65
171C 3 Round, eye of round
-
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
6,517 750.00 - 775.00 753.21
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5
7,972 510.00 - 535.00 522.90
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
-
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
-
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3
1,510 475.00 - 480.00 475.97
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
-
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 3
12,818 1,425.00 - 1,550.00 1,429.74
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
-
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3
4,680 607.00 - 620.00 618.44
Choice, Select & Ungraded Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 6
7,221 617.00 - 669.50 623.29
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 22
35,590 750.82 - 1,026.25 854.39
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
-
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 16
64,778 393.00 - 460.00 428.39
4 Pectoral Meat 21
135,319 435.00 - 475.00 447.40
GB - Steer/Heifer Source - 10 Pound Chub Basis- Coarse & Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 3
9,539 319.82 - 350.00 324.73
Ground Beef 75% 3
3,459 330.00 - 368.50 361.93
Ground Beef 81% 27
209,501 327.45 - 392.00 359.45
Ground Beef 85% 8
42,472 384.00 - 436.00 396.31
Ground Beef 90% 0
0 0.00 - 0.00 0.00
Ground Beef 93% 9
28,639 504.00 - 524.00 514.55
Ground Beef Chuck
-
Ground Beef Round
-
Ground Beef Sirloin 5
6,016 470.50 - 538.00 531.49
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%
-
Blended Ground Beef 93%
-
Blended Ground Beef Chuck
-
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 19
553,231 122.00 - 145.00 133.38
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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