Des Moines, IA       Wed, Jul  09, 2014               USDA Market News National Daily Boxed Beef Cutout and Boxed Beef Cuts - Negotiated Sales Afternoon         USDA ESTIMATED BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUES - as of 1:30pm  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.  Boxed beef cutout values firm on Choice and weak on Select with moderate  demand and offerings.  Select and Choice rib, chuck, and round cuts steady to firm, while loins weak.  Beef trimmings higher on light to moderate demand and  light offerings.                                                  CHOICE         SELECT                                                 600-900        600-900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Cutout Values:                          250.57         242.26 Change from prior day:                            0.59         (0.36) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Choice/Select spread:                                    8.30  Total Load Count (Cuts, Trimmings, Grinds):               161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES  Primal Rib                                     375.67         352.92  Primal Chuck                                   211.28         208.08  Primal Round                                   208.93         208.82  Primal Loin                                    327.69         306.75  Primal Brisket                                 217.69         214.98  Primal Short Plate                             181.72         181.72  Primal Flank                                   153.07         148.43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOAD COUNT AND CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY FOR PRIOR 5 DAYS                                                 CHOICE         SELECT Date  Choice Select Trim Grinds Total           600-900        600-900 07/08    51    41    20    28    140            249.98         242.62 07/07    46    27    17    27    116            248.18         241.23 07/03    71    33     3    27    134            248.12         241.12 07/02    76    50     5    28    158            247.66         240.12 07/01    48    35    22    27    132            248.13         239.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current 5 Day Simple Average:                   248.41         240.92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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             69.27  loads          2,770,860  pounds  Select Cuts             47.93  loads          1,917,212  pounds  Trimmings                7.54  loads            301,725  pounds  Ground Beef             35.88  loads          1,435,031  pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Choice Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6          (IM) = Individual Muscle IMPS/FL       Sub-Primal              # of      Total        Price      Weighted                                     Trades     Pounds        Range       Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109E 1  Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in       41      40,632   720.48  791.00  747.12 112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light         20      43,615   757.00  861.00  797.09 112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        150     101,907   750.00  865.00  819.27 113C 1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off        7      65,495   265.00  292.00  275.27 114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod              9      35,850   271.00  285.00  272.41 114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd       48      78,442   264.00  300.50  281.80 114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade            5      16,650   369.00  388.00  373.40 114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast            7      21,667   282.72  320.50  288.55 114F 5  Chuck, clod tender (IM)          11       6,923   591.60  640.00  630.83 115  1  Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off       99     216,603   295.00  315.00  304.54 116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)         38      63,801   265.00  300.57  274.96      3  Chuck roll, retail ready 120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       104     115,316   320.00  345.00  333.69 120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls         14       8,097   587.00  608.00  594.73 123A 3  Short Plate, short rib           43      46,919   510.00  572.00  542.36 130  4  Chuck, short rib                 73      62,863   331.00  377.00  354.47 160  1  Round, bone-in                    4       4,643   252.00  257.00  254.61 161  1  Round, boneless                   5       4,618   252.61  267.00  262.25      3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out       0           0 167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          111     147,781   281.61  315.00  294.46 168  1  Round, top inside round         114     228,305   254.00  272.00  258.01 168  3  Round, top inside round          36     351,722   260.97  280.00  269.65 169  5  Round, top inside, denuded        9      12,055   301.00  318.00  309.59      3  Round, top inside, side off       0           0 170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck           3       5,022   241.00  245.00  242.71 171B 3  Round, outside round             66     163,790   252.00  281.50  264.99 171C 3  Round, eye of round (IM)         86     160,933   269.00  303.00  274.99 174  1  Loin, short loin, 2x3 174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1            21      45,062   609.05  708.75  622.38 175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1 180  1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy      1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1       14      10,665   619.00  684.00  638.53 180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          136      92,107   644.05  718.00  682.24 184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy      25     174,178   397.00  428.00  398.98 184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless         48      50,043   406.00  455.00  419.32 185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap       51      33,747   503.00  566.00  519.35 185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy      32      41,784   297.00  335.00  310.54 185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip (IM)       8      35,582   388.88  421.50  395.60 185D 4  Loin, tri-tip, pld (IM)          25       8,497   539.00  555.00  547.85 189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy      62      37,071   993.00 1117.00 1051.12 191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed 193  4  Flank, flank steak (IM)          12      12,265   615.00  643.00  621.92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6       (IM) = Individual Muscle IMPS/FL         Sub-Primal             # of      Total        Price     Weighted                                        Trades    Pounds       Range     Average -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109E 1  Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in       13     127,816   616.00  756.00  648.29 112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light         11       7,571   725.00  840.00  808.06 112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy         32     105,617   721.00  840.00  778.41 113C 1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off        5       6,062   264.59  295.00  289.37 114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod              7      16,965   270.00  286.50  273.01 114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd       12      42,984   275.00  295.00  285.83 114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade 114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast 114F 5  Chuck, clod tender (IM)          10      25,738   538.00  580.00  551.70 115  1  Chuck, 2-piece, boneless 116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off       46     380,424   285.00  310.00  291.84 116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender (IM)         15      31,395   265.00  295