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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:                                                          
390.02              365.00
Change from prior day:                                                          
  8.50                5.39
Choice/Select spread:                                                           
          25.02
Total Load Count (Cuts, Trimmings, Grinds):                                     
             69


Composite Primal Values
          Primal Rib                                                            
579.67              505.47
          Primal Chuck                                                          
330.84              328.37
          Primal Round                                                          
339.26              342.92
          Primal Loin                                                           
501.08              428.76
          Primal Brisket                                                        
338.80              316.34
          Primal Short Plate                                                    
269.74              269.74
          Primal Flank                                                          
231.73              227.14


Load Count And Cutout Value Summary For Prior 5 Days
                                                                                
Choice               Select
Date         Choice        Select   Trim      Grinds   Total                   
600-900             600-900
08/11            40            13    19          14      85                     
381.52              359.61
08/08            70            14     7          12     103                     
378.84              355.09
08/07            34            15    11          11      70                     
378.94              353.75
08/06            47            17     8          11      83                     
374.86              351.36
08/05            60            18    17          11     105                     
369.94              345.94
Current 5 Day Simple Average:                                                   
376.82              353.15




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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                             38.28 loads        1,531,099 pounds
 Select Cuts                             16.08 loads          643,318 pounds
 Trimmings                                  7.17 loads        286,899 pounds
 Ground Beef                                7.93 loads        317,077 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                        8    
       33,421        1,037.45 - 1,189.25              1,062.16
112A           3         Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                        15     
      104,557        1,232.30 - 1,425.00              1,295.58
112A           3         Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy                        11     
       21,359        1,313.00 - 1,340.70              1,321.87
113C           1         Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off                             
                               -
114            1         Chuck, shoulder clod                                   
                               -
114A           3         Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd                      15     
      114,439          419.00 - 461.00                  441.85
114D           3         Chuck, clod, top blade                           6     
        4,566          490.00 - 602.58                  512.96
114E           3         Chuck, clod, arm roast                                 
                               -
114F           5         Chuck, clod tender                               6     
        2,185          991.00 - 1,035.00              1,014.57
116A           3         Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off                      16     
      106,228          484.00 - 575.00                  527.84
116B           1         Chuck, chuck tender                              3     
        4,903          440.00 - 476.50                  445.20
916A           3         Chuck, roll, retail ready                              
                               -
116G           4         Chuck, flap                                     10     
       13,979          725.00 - 795.00                  758.56
120            1         Brisket, deckle-off, bnls                       16     
       33,079          437.33 - 525.00                  478.80
120A           3         Brisket, point/off, bnls                               
                               -
123A           3         Short Plate, short rib                          13     
       25,577          604.00 - 785.25                  656.90
130            4         Chuck, short rib                                15     
      113,956          530.00 - 590.00                  535.41
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                          18     
      176,124          449.00 - 529.50                  468.37
168            1         Round, top inside round                                
                               -
168            3         Round, top inside round                         16     
      102,877          437.47 - 485.00                  464.75
169            5         Round, top inside, denuded                       3     
       40,890          520.00 - 543.00                  520.07
169A           5         Round, top inside, cap off                       3     
       12,806          594.00 - 635.00                  633.06


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              3        Round, top inside, side off                  0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00               0.00
170           1        Round, bottom gooseneck                      5          
4,881        369.00 - 414.25            395.08
171B          3        Round, outside round                        15        
116,594        415.00 - 451.29            419.90
171C          3        Round, eye of round                         12         
49,158        460.00 - 495.00            466.86
174           3        Loin, short loin, 0x1                        8         
17,203        824.00 - 933.13            911.02
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                      15         
21,146        850.00 - 904.25            882.06
184           1        Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy                  0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00               0.00
184           3        Loin, top butt, boneless                     6          
3,339        664.00 - 699.00            675.65
184B          3        Loin, top butt, CC                                       
                    -
185A          4        Loin, bottom sirloin, flap                   8         
29,272       1,000.00 - 1,129.50        1,036.27
185B          1        Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy                  4         
35,913        520.00 - 584.25            523.17
185C          1        Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                       6          
3,493        574.00 - 604.00            582.18
185D          4        Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld                              
                    -
189A          4        Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy                 15         
25,923       1,599.00 - 1,708.00        1,660.68
191A          4        Loin, butt tender, trimmed                   4          
1,155       1,511.00 - 1,590.70        1,561.75
193           4        Flank, flank steak                           8          
3,329        925.00 - 984.25            937.61
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                    4         
2,275        904.00 - 939.00            908.09
112A          3        Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                 
                    -
112A          3        Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy                     6         
11,936        978.00 - 1,085.00         1,021.76
113C          1        Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off                   0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00               0.00
114           1        Chuck, shoulder clod                         4         
43,812        409.00 - 428.00            416.83
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                   3          
3,466        485.00 - 549.93            502.74
116B          1        Chuck, chuck tender                                      
                    -
916A          3        Chuck, roll, retail ready                    0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00               0.00
116G          4        Chuck, flap                                 11         
10,368        650.00 - 733.00            665.70
120           1        Brisket, deckle-off, bnls                    6        
132,648        437.33 - 465.00            444.22


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120A           3         Brisket, point/off, bnls                   0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00               0.00
123A           3         Short Plate, short rib                     9          
17,544        602.00 - 780.25            635.59
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                     7          
16,807        452.00 - 519.70            478.90
168            1         Round, top inside round                                
                     -
168            3         Round, top inside round                  13           
14,185        437.00 - 466.00            455.72
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                                   
                     -
171C           3         Round, eye of round                        5          
13,004        448.34 - 484.70            470.13
174            3         Loin, short loin, 0x1                      6          
28,448        652.00 - 750.00            717.43
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                     6           
7,038        662.00 - 698.00            689.41
184            1         Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy                            
                     -
184            3         Loin, top butt, boneless                   4           
1,521        464.00 - 547.25            525.61
184B           3         Loin, top butt, CC                         0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00               0.00
185A           4         Loin, bottom sirloin, flap                 5          
18,998        912.00 - 1,098.00          933.29
185B           1         Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy                3          
10,759        500.00 - 579.70            515.17
185C           1         Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                     5          
67,907        478.39 - 577.25            483.36
185D           4         Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld                            
                     -
189A           4         Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy                7          
33,819       1,424.00 - 1,523.00        1,476.74
191A           4         Loin, butt tender, trimmed                             
                     -
193            4         Flank, flank steak                         4           
1,637        888.00 - 914.00            894.86

Choice, Select & Ungraded Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt                                        20          
311,597        750.19 - 849.00            774.88
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt                                       14           
21,150        712.00 - 1,059.25          744.63
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld                                    5           
4,080       1,311.00 - 1,325.00        1,323.96
  4 Cap and Wedge Meat                                            12           
43,673        453.00 - 502.00            480.16
  4 Pectoral Meat                                                 18           
59,603        420.00 - 498.00            453.53
GB - Steer/Heifer Source - 10 Pound Chub Basis- Coarse & Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73%                                                    3            
  2,634    350.00 - 367.20           359.61
Ground Beef 75%                                                    4            
 21,175    335.00 - 367.78           345.33
Ground Beef 81%                                                   18            
 46,609    347.15 - 388.25           369.92
Ground Beef 85%                                                                 
                  -
Ground Beef 90%                                                    0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00               0.00
Ground Beef 93%                                                                 
                  -
Ground Beef Chuck                                                  4            
 36,316    387.00 - 395.73           394.91
Ground Beef Round                                                               
                  -
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%                                                         
                  -
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                                          12            
286,899    162.00 - 223.00           182.47
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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