USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/17 14:50
02/17/2026 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/17 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Tue, Feb 17, 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: 364.76 360.22
Change from prior day: -3.01 -1.01
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 499.70 482.15
Primal Chuck 317.96 322.42
Primal Round 332.97 332.97
Primal Loin 471.77 452.62
Primal Brisket 294.64 295.42
Primal Plate 259.59 259.59
Primal Flank 178.53 183.67
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 94.68 loads 3,787,147 pounds
Select Cuts 9.85 loads 394,101 pounds
Trimmings 7.45 loads 297,845 pounds
Ground Beef 7.49 loads 299,558 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 16 60,736 890.001,038.00 922.38
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 13 31,171 1,065.001,238.501,106.72
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 24 55,065 1,010.001,163.501,039.16
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 7,447 391.34 408.00 398.74
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 45 612,745 395.00 450.00 406.39
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 7 5,504 510.00 574.00 524.97
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 14 82,545 489.24 585.00 523.96
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 14 7,297 667.00 803.08 694.00
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 44 465,935 450.00 565.00 469.81
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 19 37,230 424.00 455.00 431.13
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 6 8,928 545.00 622.00 569.80
116G 4 Chuck, flap 25 91,997 739.89 870.00 786.13
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 46 412,252 400.00 470.00 408.39
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 6 12,153 669.00 710.61 704.59
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 26 101,535 551.00 710.00 587.98
130 4 Chuck, short rib 24 36,879 550.00 594.35 574.95
160 1 Round, bone-in 4 1,065 415.25 529.25 429.40
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 33 76,340 435.00 483.00 453.60
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 8,235 429.62 449.00 433.44
168 3 Round, top inside round 35 333,640 432.00 487.00 437.07
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 2,087 518.13 535.00 526.86
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 7 5,102 387.00 471.00 432.13
171B 3 Round, outside round 27 97,284 429.25 479.00 448.71
171C 3 Round, eye of round 35 72,663 389.00 470.00 432.29
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 18 60,109 814.42 893.00 823.24
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 5 36,835 805.00 820.70 806.75
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 34 216,714 945.001,043.50 983.70
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 10 8,024 604.00 628.00 611.57
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 10 40,900 757.10 815.00 775.70
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 14 239,700 875.00 951.00 879.21
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 14 28,216 453.00 526.25 500.42
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 10 21,544 525.00 583.50 532.79
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 50 276,974 1,373.891,573.501,391.17
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 6 14,727 1,424.421,565.001,435.26
193 4 Flank, flank steak 35 118,750 623.00 701.25 647.28
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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 36,637 902.001,000.00 903.50
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 11 6,453 1,010.121,100.001,036.13
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 4,373 396.00 432.00 401.32
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 5,149 395.00 450.00 419.08
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 9 21,660 490.26 607.50 517.02
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 9 22,622 410.00 435.00 413.37
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 5 22,696 407.00 425.00 410.24
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 7 10,653 555.75 618.00 590.45
130 4 Chuck, short rib 4 3,543 545.00 576.00 567.83
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 4 17,380 420.00 475.00 425.67
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 7 17,905 445.00 479.00 449.00
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 4 3,434 440.47 470.00 446.43
171C 3 Round, eye of round 7 5,515 424.00 433.00 429.18
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 9 18,025 755.98 859.25 778.86
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 14 36,668 817.00 924.00 835.83
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 8 11,330 574.00 605.00 579.11
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 5 6,163 895.00 920.00 901.32
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 12,121 474.48 503.00 487.66
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 2,677 529.63 560.00 537.40
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 12 43,438 1,373.891,530.701,386.99
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 5,239 631.00 695.00 681.66
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 20 25,203 676.00 728.00 700.42
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 19 34,787 900.001,074.00 976.19
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 13 25,396 405.00 465.00 430.11
4 Pectoral Meat 16 68,667 455.00 503.00 470.21
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 7 18,039 345.00 370.75 349.59
Ground Beef 75% 3 6,355 370.00 378.50 373.24
Ground Beef 81% 25 82,330 356.00 415.43 372.47
Ground Beef 85% 6 11,623 402.00 435.00 404.37
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 5 5,118 395.00 425.75 419.90
Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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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%
Blended Ground Beef 81%
Blended Ground Beef 85%
Blended Ground Beef 90%
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 11 297,845 150.00 157.00 154.10
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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