Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§1635f Mandatory packer reporting of boxed beef sales

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 38— - DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING › Part Part B— - Cattle Reporting › § 1635f

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Packer plant officers or their chosen representatives must report to the Secretary at least twice each reporting day — once before 12:00 noon Central Time and once after. For every negotiated boxed beef lot they must give the price (dollars per hundredweight, F.O.B. plant), how many boxes were sold, and basic lot details: grade (USDA Choice or better, USDA Select, or ungraded no‑roll), the cut, and the trim specification. The Secretary must make that reported information available to the public at least twice each reporting day.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §1635f

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(a)The corporate officers or officially designated representatives of each packer processing plant shall report to the Secretary at least twice each reporting day (not less than once before, and once after, 12:00 noon Central Time) information on total boxed beef sales, including—

(1)the price for each lot of each negotiated boxed beef sale (determined by seller-buyer interaction and agreement), quoted in dollars per hundredweight (on a F.O.B. plant basis);

(2)the quantity for each lot of each sale, quoted by number of boxes sold; and

(3)information regarding the characteristics of each lot of each sale, including—

(A)the grade of beef (USDA Choice or better, USDA Select, or ungraded no-roll product);

(B)the cut of beef; and

(C)the trim specification.

(b)The Secretary shall make available to the public the information required to be reported under subsection (a) not less frequently than twice each reporting day.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 1635f

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73