USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 01/29 14:50
01/29/2026 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 01/29 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Jan 29, 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: 367.66 360.72
Change from prior day: -2.08 -2.85
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 484.99 461.98
Primal Chuck 346.08 348.01
Primal Round 326.29 325.39
Primal Loin 461.45 440.20
Primal Brisket 309.77 306.40
Primal Plate 251.81 251.81
Primal Flank 170.76 170.59
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 67.67 loads 2,706,655 pounds
Select Cuts 5.81 loads 232,544 pounds
Trimmings 8.87 loads 354,914 pounds
Ground Beef 11.85 loads 474,023 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 17 265,308 884.471,023.00 891.11
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 6 43,039 1,075.001,212.001,086.42
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 16 67,777 1,007.001,148.001,042.20
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 18 164,127 390.00 422.00 402.38
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 9 9,881 520.00 594.85 537.50
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 10 9,765 660.00 800.00 706.97
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 27 258,997 600.00 685.00 619.24
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 10 26,694 405.00 462.00 414.44
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 29,191 797.00 975.00 829.16
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 29 229,495 417.88 475.00 430.63
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 20 59,665 564.00 660.00 585.46
130 4 Chuck, short rib 7 13,404 525.00 587.00 566.55
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 25 157,070 419.75 480.69 427.12
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 24 118,356 420.00 460.00 430.72
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 5 18,016 479.00 532.00 495.57
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 7 102,179 554.00 568.00 556.54
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 22 130,842 420.00 457.00 434.94
171C 3 Round, eye of round 21 162,960 400.00 462.00 413.37
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 14 184,277 765.32 792.00 773.31
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 19 126,626 915.001,007.00 951.64
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 10 20,308 545.25 598.00 566.50
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 10 44,725 435.00 475.50 466.29
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 14 17,571 514.78 550.00 529.71
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 5 3,985 755.00 776.00 759.89
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 13 130,712 1,377.801,609.501,395.37
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 5,784 1,395.501,492.001,408.72
193 4 Flank, flank steak 15 68,948 596.00 687.00 611.27
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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 4 5,846 995.001,112.001,062.74
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 5 6,582 1,049.751,110.001,075.25
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 6,781 416.10 425.00 423.86
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 4 9,470 595.00 665.00 607.53
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 1,189 830.00 879.25 863.19
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls .00 .00 .00
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib 4 1,024 467.00 550.00 516.85
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 4,256 418.80 443.00 429.48
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 4 3,628 436.00 445.00 442.63
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 3 3,838 445.00 445.25 445.11
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 7 14,834 824.00 887.00 846.83
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 3 2,804 770.00 879.70 826.61
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 5,067 453.00 470.00 466.10
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 33,537 1,400.001,456.001,400.71
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 8,117 1,400.001,450.001,404.90
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 6 5,896 651.00 680.00 669.48
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 13 17,829 732.001,028.00 850.03
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 4 5,524 1,160.001,425.001,366.15
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 26 161,497 395.00 465.00 425.17
4 Pectoral Meat 17 70,821 460.00 487.00 466.83
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 10 72,178 323.15 400.00 355.02
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 25 214,657 365.00 434.25 389.38
Ground Beef 85% 6 29,402 422.64 451.75 428.57
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 7 88,265 387.83 431.50 403.84
Ground Beef Round
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 14 354,914 139.50 170.45 153.38
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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