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Closing Boxed Beef Market Activity

DES MOINES - May 10/04 - SNS -- End of day market prices and volumes for the U.S. domestic boxed beef trade were reported by the USDA, showing prices and quantities traded for individual cuts.


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 steady to firm on moderate demand and offerings. Select
and Choice chuck and round cuts steady to weak, while rib and loin cuts steady
to firm. Beef trimmings lower on light demand and moderate offerings.

                             CHOICE   CHOICE   CHOICE   SELECT   SELECT   SELECT
                            600-900  600-750  750-900  600-900  600-750  750-900
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Current Cutout Values:       160.20   160.69   161.29   139.29   140.35   139.48
Change from prior day:         0.65     1.40     0.42   (0.02)     0.12     0.14
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Choice/Select spread:         20.91    20.34    21.81
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES

Primal Rib                   272.32   274.37   273.76   219.44   218.42   220.76
Primal Chuck                  90.56    96.51    90.54    91.56    96.27    91.50
Primal Round                 124.34   124.27   124.33   113.67   113.20   113.65
Primal Loin                  294.77   287.79   299.20   234.55   234.02   234.83
Primal Brisket                68.50    68.50    68.50    68.63    68.63    68.63
Primal Short Plate            78.15    78.15    78.15    80.16    80.16    80.16
Primal Flank                  97.42    97.42    97.42    90.82    90.82    90.82
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LOAD COUNT AND CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY FOR PRIOR 5 DAYS

Date    CH   SE  Trim Grnd     CH       CH       CH       SE       SE       SE
                            600-900  600-750  750-900  600-900  600-750  750-900
05/07  135   82   47   82    159.55   159.29   160.87   139.31   140.23   139.34
05/06  133  170   49   71    159.87   159.54   160.93   139.71   140.28   139.79
05/05  193  152   50  148    160.84   160.55   161.67   140.41   140.39   140.65
05/04  111  134   26   83    161.00   160.53   161.93   140.57   140.65   140.87
05/03   77   77   22   78    159.21   159.42   160.26   139.02   139.49   139.40
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Current 5 Day Simple Average:
                             160.10   159.86   161.13   139.80   140.21   140.01
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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                      124.11  loads               4,964,266  pounds
Select Cuts                      104.60  loads               4,184,025  pounds
Trimmings                         11.34  loads                 453,564  pounds
Coarse Grinds                     61.66  loads               2,466,455  pounds
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Choice Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6
IMPS/FL         Sub-Primal            # of      Total        Price      Weighted
                                    Trades     Pounds        Range       Average
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107  1  Rib, oven prepared
109A 1  Rib, roast-ready, heavy          15      18,052   457.15  481.00  466.40
109E 1  Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in       32      83,753   602.00  641.87  630.52
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light         18      25,466   709.85  740.25  723.58
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy         38      44,394   702.00  745.00  721.71
113A 1  Chuck, square-cut, 2 piece
113C 1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
113C 3  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
     3  Chuck, semi-bnls n/o sh-cut
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod             21      67,528   112.00  124.00  117.50
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd       34     598,989   119.00  134.62  127.35
     3  Chuck, shld clod, 2pc.split       0           0
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast
115  1  Chuck, 2-piece, boneless         22      84,102   119.00  124.00  121.27
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off       69   1,211,512   124.00  135.38  127.11
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender              32      39,241   144.00  160.13  151.74
116C 1  Chuck, chuck roll                13      24,956   121.00  130.15  125.23
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls        40     239,727    96.25  109.65  101.88
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls         14      34,466   168.44  191.00  180.24
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib            5      16,075   120.00  140.00  130.09
130  4  Chuck, short rib                 13      48,148    89.00  125.25  104.71
160  1  Round, bone-in                    5      13,257   142.00  148.00  145.41
161  1  Round, boneless                  12      88,217   150.00  160.25  155.26
     3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out       4      16,675   167.00  179.00  170.18
167  1  Round, knuckle                    7      12,903   148.00  152.00  150.45
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled           75     285,014   147.50  170.77  158.98
168  1  Round, top inside round          25      69,173   190.00  211.19  194.06
168  3  Round, top inside round           6      47,361   199.00  219.00  205.85
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded       15      26,263   230.25  250.00  240.41
     3  Round, top inside, side off       8     179,135   215.00  240.00  222.44
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck          19      69,847   119.00  135.73  125.18
171B 3  Round, outside round             70     278,218   135.00  153.62  144.65
171C 3  Round, eye of round              53      73,339   160.00  175.15  167.00
     3  Round, flat/eye, heel-out
174  1  Loin, short loin, 2x3            19      44,188   527.94  550.15  538.25
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1            53     153,013   665.00  699.00  678.21
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1             3       8,596   609.00  614.83  610.69
180  1  Loin, strip, bnls, light
180  1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy          9      35,116   579.55  591.00  585.85
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1       30      32,295   657.93  693.00  670.35
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1           46      63,265   750.00  785.00  761.73
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, light
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy      32      55,553   375.15  396.87  387.03
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless         28     139,438   416.00  440.50  428.52
184E 3  Loin, top butt, 2 pc. bnls        0           0
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap       25      27,417   382.00  416.42  399.02
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, light       3      41,936   225.00  225.00  225.00
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls,heavy       54     226,348   243.00  275.70  252.67
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip           38      69,067   351.54  361.00  357.31
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, light
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy      29     110,142  1017.00 1080.67 1059.60
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed       20       8,857   925.25  940.00  933.01
193  4  Flank, flank steak               17      24,779   499.00  521.00  501.07
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Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6
IMPS/FL         Sub-Primal             # of      Total        Price     Weighted
                                       Trades    Pounds       Range     Average
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107  1  Rib, oven prepared
109A 1  Rib, roast-ready, heavy           5       2,913   374.21  409.00  381.30
109E 1  Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in       27      49,659   475.25  507.00  485.02
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light         25      63,406   551.00  594.00  564.67
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls,heavy          56     120,920   540.00  595.00  579.77
113A 1  Chuck, square-cut, 2 piece        5       5,009   110.15  119.65  114.53
113C 1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off       16      66,993   112.00  117.00  115.33
113C 3  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off        0           0
     3  Chuck, semi-bnls n/o sh-cut
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod             16      87,721   115.00  122.81  116.11
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd       19     286,781   119.00  134.00  125.95
     3  Chuck, shld clod, 2pc.split
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast            0           0
115  1  Chuck, 2-piece, boneless         24      63,823   118.67  125.00  120.02
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off       28     245,882   123.00  133.00  127.30
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender              21      72,066   140.00  158.00  144.93
116C 1  Chuck, chuck roll                 4       8,721   123.00  130.00  123.69
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls        16      62,564    96.15  113.55  104.62
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls          8      10,199   175.00  190.00  181.49
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib            7      34,156    94.49  126.00   99.73
130  4  Chuck, short rib                 12      28,645    91.00  125.25  110.30
160  1  Round, bone-in                   14      14,129   126.83  137.00  130.27
161  1  Round, boneless                  15      82,632   135.00  149.00  139.58
     3  Round, bnls/peeled heel-out       4      12,185   148.00  157.83  153.56
167  1  Round, knuckle                    9       6,491   140.00  152.00  146.33
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled           46     137,660   150.00  166.14  156.54
168  1  Round, top inside round          23      69,906   152.00  172.00  163.15
168  3  Round, top inside round          24      81,199   163.00  181.00  172.36
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded        9      10,851   190.00  206.00  200.50
     3  Round, top Inside, side off
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck          23      27,661   121.00  135.00  122.48
171B 3  Round, outside round             74     802,748   128.25  149.65  134.39
171C 3  Round, eye of round              27      92,275   140.00  155.00  146.62
     3  Round, flat/eye, heel-out         0           0
174  1  Loin, short loin, 2x3            19      17,497   427.00  448.72  432.92
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1            35      84,317   517.00  560.00  533.04
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1             5      53,747   418.00  464.00  421.82
180  1  Loin, strip, bnls, light
180  1  Loin, strip, bnls, heavy          9      14,805   378.40  410.55  403.48
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1       15      15,148   452.15  466.00  460.90
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1           34     170,184   480.00  520.00  495.84
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, light
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy      33      63,817   303.40  325.49  313.30
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless         25      66,873   328.40  359.00  346.46
184E 3  Loin, top Butt, 2 pc. bnls
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap       20      62,671   316.00  350.00  330.62
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, light
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls,heavy       26     269,293   233.21  256.00  238.31
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip           13      20,100   288.00  297.15  291.04
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, light       0           0
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy      18      43,377   758.83  850.00  787.44
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed       12      12,783   760.00  796.00  777.28
193  4  Flank, flank steak               17      33,007   440.89  475.00  451.78
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CHOICE AND SELECT CUTS, Fat Limitations (FL) 1-6
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124  4  Rib, Back Ribs, Fresh            10       8,627   103.37  112.00  107.42
124  4  Rib, Back Ribs, Frozen           34     102,865    57.00   86.00   60.23
121D 4  Plate, Inside Skirt              33      92,156   273.00  305.00  285.35
121C 4  Plate, Outside Skirt             31     134,088   141.00  205.00  167.69
        Cap and Wedge Meat               65     331,717   164.00  185.00  171.70
        Pectoral Meat                    56      91,571   160.44  200.00  177.79
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GROUND BEEF - STEER and HEIFER SOURCE -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
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Ground Beef 73%                          38     398,506    90.00  111.11  101.87
Ground Beef 75%                           7     127,827    88.00  107.00   97.92
Ground Beef 81%                          64     317,202   104.75  131.30  118.83
Ground Beef 85%
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%                          30     177,833   130.00  159.65  147.70
Ground Beef Chuck                        50     482,008   115.00  147.48  126.37
Ground Beef Round                        36     258,130   124.45  160.48  139.11
Ground Beef Sirloin
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BLENDED GROUND BEEF - STEER, HEIFER and COW SOURCE -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
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Blended Ground Beef 73%                   5      95,860   104.00  114.35  107.99
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81%                  10      77,630   121.75  147.00  135.58
Blended Ground Beef 85%
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93%
Blended Ground Beef Chuck                 9      98,800   136.50  141.00  138.52
Blended Ground Beef Round                 8      22,320   138.61  149.00  146.99
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER and HEIFER SOURCE
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings                 13     453,564    47.50   51.21   48.62
Frozen 50% lean trimmings                 0           0
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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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Items that have no entries indicate there were trades but not reportable
because they did not meet the daily 3/70/20 guideline.  Please refer to weekly
LM_XB 459 as the item may qualify.
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Source:  USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA

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