USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/04 14:55
02/04/2026 | 2:55 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/04 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Wed, Feb 04, 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: 368.02 362.09
Change from prior day: -2.69 -5.14
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 502.55 485.63
Primal Chuck 338.36 335.40
Primal Round 329.22 330.05
Primal Loin 463.01 445.61
Primal Brisket 300.29 306.57
Primal Plate 252.70 252.70
Primal Flank 172.71 175.08
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 61.93 loads 2,477,171 pounds
Select Cuts 9.08 loads 363,316 pounds
Trimmings 14.74 loads 589,536 pounds
Ground Beef 14.98 loads 599,011 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 12 5,330 927.091,038.00 981.40
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 4 5,229 1,184.001,238.501,231.23
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 39 90,236 1,025.001,163.501,054.12
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 10 149,564 425.00 453.00 432.59
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 7 23,033 385.00 406.75 393.10
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 29 130,157 390.93 420.00 405.06
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 7 11,847 480.00 567.00 521.64
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 4 21,018 520.37 585.00 522.67
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 15 9,618 692.00 800.00 720.63
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 41 306,790 538.00 681.75 552.04
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 19 45,598 405.00 452.00 420.77
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 15 70,762 765.00 879.00 794.30
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 42 279,753 400.00 474.00 418.54
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 7 2,905 710.00 763.00 736.00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 17 52,982 570.50 715.00 590.83
130 4 Chuck, short rib 13 15,784 550.00 597.00 565.76
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 22 60,998 418.75 469.00 436.36
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 27 99,511 415.00 465.00 433.13
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 2,720 497.01 544.00 531.33
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 3,621 578.00 610.00 606.35
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 2,649 368.00 471.00 421.74
171B 3 Round, outside round 26 47,391 413.00 475.00 443.56
171C 3 Round, eye of round 35 142,323 414.00 450.00 428.37
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 20 52,005 755.00 864.50 791.64
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 39 128,127 899.50 990.00 956.30
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 22 79,070 555.00 608.00 578.82
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 1,286 740.01 777.00 772.03
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 17 181,408 848.50 914.00 888.11
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 33,011 455.00 500.00 460.44
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 9 3,891 509.55 550.00 541.48
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 7 4,849 765.00 825.00 788.24
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 30 99,377 1,380.001,603.001,403.97
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 5 3,179 1,398.001,605.701,456.59
193 4 Flank, flank steak 31 90,350 594.00 689.50 617.46
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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 4 3,702 837.811,000.00 855.53
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 5 2,687 995.001,112.001,030.99
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 12 8,093 1,010.001,100.001,050.14
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 8 17,901 380.00 432.00 394.04
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 5 7,273 397.53 430.00 420.24
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 5 6,603 750.00 800.00 769.14
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 9 80,423 504.50 640.60 521.76
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 4 2,270 420.00 425.00 423.01
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 6 14,976 800.00 879.25 824.75
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 5 94,075 413.47 451.50 431.60
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 6 15,640 549.80 595.00 557.54
130 4 Chuck, short rib 11 8,497 543.00 588.25 562.98
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 5 8,988 425.00 457.00 434.02
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 4 5,109 413.00 451.75 432.21
171C 3 Round, eye of round 8 7,713 411.47 450.00 436.53
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 8 5,920 856.00 907.00 871.52
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5 8,172 553.00 572.00 556.23
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 5 16,622 515.00 545.00 537.91
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 4,486 605.00 675.00 640.31
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 12 10,997 666.58 720.01 678.92
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 17 26,472 732.001,027.50 886.88
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 4 1,366 1,162.001,425.001,408.15
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 12 22,745 407.00 475.00 434.21
4 Pectoral Meat 11 26,189 460.00 493.50 470.12
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 16 134,382 315.00 396.75 329.44
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 40 300,382 340.00 433.50 363.00
Ground Beef 85% 7 30,921 423.00 461.75 436.36
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 9 13,590 532.00 543.30 538.03
Ground Beef Chuck
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 25 589,536 144.00 162.00 156.96
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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