USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 01/02 14:55
01/02/2026 | 2:55 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 01/02 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Jan 02, 2026
NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES - PM
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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Current Cutout Values: 349.97 346.92
Change from prior day: 2.52 4.54
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 483.45 481.37
Primal Chuck 323.97 319.22
Primal Round 309.42 318.60
Primal Loin 433.51 415.32
Primal Brisket 309.99 317.48
Primal Plate 236.79 236.79
Primal Flank 164.72 165.81
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 59.11 loads 2,364,493 pounds
Select Cuts 4.37 loads 174,611 pounds
Trimmings 5.55 loads 222,044 pounds
Ground Beef 16.12 loads 644,849 pounds
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Choice Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted
Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 15 217,398 900.611,239.00 922.34
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 15 73,556 384.00 410.00 392.59
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 5 42,424 1,065.001,295.251,069.88
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 14 54,562 405.00 518.00 424.46
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 13 77,666 1,047.501,234.701,109.95
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 9 45,624 494.73 549.80 537.85
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 12 8,954 715.00 855.00 766.31
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 5,737 366.00 390.00 374.75
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 22 149,871 535.30 615.00 579.52
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 23 43,069 391.13 435.00 405.52
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 9 45,325 564.00 591.00 584.17
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 6,549 1,029.341,105.001,045.50
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 15 40,133 440.00 487.55 454.64
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 8 26,401 734.00 774.00 760.60
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 20 43,211 551.07 679.00 599.87
130 4 Chuck, short rib 19 129,985 486.00 548.60 490.66
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 31 90,671 390.00 454.00 412.04
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 17 54,829 379.00 439.00 409.12
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 15 75,073 434.87 479.30 444.90
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 23 124,466 375.00 435.00 406.02
171C 3 Round, eye of round 38 108,493 400.00 452.36 417.78
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 18 69,515 761.13 816.00 769.37
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 35 207,628 834.70 941.00 856.76
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 13 122,752 510.55 557.00 515.35
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 6 6,064 770.00 775.00 772.54
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 9 22,170 394.00 425.00 404.70
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 15,032 489.00 515.00 506.03
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 13 14,224 687.00 725.00 713.79
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 27 193,596 1,437.001,806.501,461.46
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 10 13,917 1,608.181,697.001,645.58
193 4 Flank, flank steak 19 32,037 598.13 621.00 612.71
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Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted
Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 4 12,405 1,024.751,235.301,039.98
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 19,843 338.00 360.00 339.28
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 5 10,890 370.00 400.00 387.44
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 7 6,621 543.30 580.00 560.12
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 3,777 423.00 435.00 428.04
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap .00 .00 .00
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 4 3,761 403.00 449.70 441.09
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 4 3,862 412.00 429.70 422.36
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 6 6,137 385.00 409.70 392.24
171C 3 Round, eye of round 5 1,772 421.00 430.00 424.42
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 7 9,774 748.00 819.30 774.12
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 1,740 510.00 538.00 526.79
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 2,393 503.63 533.00 506.01
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 2,564 742.00 775.00 763.61
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 1,815 404.70 420.00 409.15
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 25,766 1,380.001,480.001,390.52
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed .00 .00 .00
193 4 Flank, flank steak
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 23 51,615 614.00 673.00 624.48
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 11 16,331 760.00 886.00 795.08
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 5,013 1,133.251,228.001,185.32
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 10 48,674 382.40 471.14 400.67
4 Pectoral Meat 21 50,152 400.00 470.00 438.43
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73%
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 14 100,033 335.00 386.00 360.63
Ground Beef 85% 7 98,378 393.00 430.60 404.11
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 3 2,398 511.30 528.00 524.96
Ground Beef Chuck 13 118,728 366.00 383.23 371.50
Ground Beef Round 4 21,887 413.00 461.25 438.79
Ground Beef Sirloin
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BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind
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Blended Ground Beef 73%
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81%
Blended Ground Beef 85%
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93%
Blended Ground Beef Chuck
Blended Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 8 222,044 129.00 150.00 142.74
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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