USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/27 14:50
02/27/2026 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/27 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Feb 27, 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: 379.77 374.25
Change from prior day: 1.88 3.46
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 510.42 494.75
Primal Chuck 331.46 333.42
Primal Round 345.91 347.28
Primal Loin 494.39 475.79
Primal Brisket 307.93 299.18
Primal Plate 274.17 274.17
Primal Flank 190.57 183.40
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 54.03 loads 2,161,217 pounds
Select Cuts 4.41 loads 176,491 pounds
Trimmings 6.32 loads 252,677 pounds
Ground Beef 8.41 loads 336,387 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 21 324,100 926.351,053.25 931.42
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 20 70,267 1,121.001,181.421,145.29
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 33,400 390.00 411.29 407.34
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 14 159,439 405.90 449.89 425.07
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 13 20,714 511.00 579.00 514.44
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 16 95,465 528.00 556.00 534.44
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 7 4,875 725.00 735.00 730.18
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 18 106,810 488.64 554.50 505.73
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 21 99,735 430.00 460.00 432.12
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 16 78,951 532.00 538.00 534.52
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 5,381 848.00 903.25 881.03
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 17 46,775 420.09 456.86 437.28
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 9 10,352 700.00 745.00 710.91
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 11 29,332 575.30 653.25 593.19
130 4 Chuck, short rib 17 51,693 545.00 606.00 555.11
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 22 70,939 455.00 496.00 465.06
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 11 24,958 465.00 495.00 477.43
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 19 89,802 519.00 593.00 528.78
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 5,491 410.00 451.00 430.49
171B 3 Round, outside round 10 34,770 458.47 485.00 470.83
171C 3 Round, eye of round 37 88,160 436.00 522.00 447.12
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 22 70,754 860.11 918.25 875.20
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 39 143,354 979.501,100.001,026.17
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 23 82,881 619.70 651.00 624.90
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 15 18,990 895.601,001.00 932.57
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 13,017 518.00 554.25 549.98
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 9 5,089 791.00 829.00 795.03
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 32 173,015 1,447.001,582.101,503.23
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 7 7,021 1,425.001,697.001,531.57
193 4 Flank, flank steak 17 24,778 714.00 775.00 722.61
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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
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 7,570 402.00 442.00 408.99
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 3 15,277 492.00 514.94 513.52
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib .00 .00 .00
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
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 4 4,375 440.00 475.00 471.10
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
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
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
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed .00 .00 .00
193 4 Flank, flank steak .00 .00 .00
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 16 42,403 684.00 836.00 793.18
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 3 10,421 985.001,085.10 999.36
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 8 8,729 1,219.851,375.001,364.36
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 10 53,242 456.00 504.25 477.18
4 Pectoral Meat 31 72,351 460.00 520.75 488.16
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 15,411 344.57 365.00 348.64
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 17 137,028 365.90 405.00 383.51
Ground Beef 85% 6 36,762 421.25 450.60 436.15
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck
Ground Beef Round 4 28,025 435.00 454.00 441.07
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%
Blended Ground Beef 81%
Blended Ground Beef 85%
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Chuck .00 .00 .00
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 11 252,677 147.00 170.00 157.21
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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