USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/02 15:00
03/02/2026 | 3:00 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/02 15:00
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 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: 381.34 378.21
Change from prior day: 1.50 3.90
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 511.33 495.35
Primal Chuck 328.24 336.87
Primal Round 349.58 351.82
Primal Loin 499.79 480.42
Primal Brisket 309.55 309.31
Primal Plate 278.96 278.96
Primal Flank 191.45 184.49
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 52.45 loads 2,097,963 pounds
Select Cuts 5.79 loads 231,411 pounds
Trimmings 4.88 loads 195,215 pounds
Ground Beef 9.67 loads 386,943 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 7 5,883 968.001,075.001,012.08
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 6,689 1,285.701,290.701,287.97
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 19 40,488 1,105.671,200.701,159.30
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 7 14,223 417.00 459.85 435.20
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 10,693 414.52 420.69 417.97
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 35 400,825 419.82 470.17 426.86
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 12 28,344 514.00 600.86 555.12
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 6 23,853 510.00 570.00 518.03
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 5 3,147 716.00 840.17 735.69
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 25 60,735 501.00 560.70 516.63
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 8 48,908 429.95 459.00 433.28
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 10 35,057 799.00 889.17 831.07
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 41 540,122 409.00 465.34 431.14
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 3 2,687 681.00 726.42 718.96
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 30,023 574.00 664.00 613.75
130 4 Chuck, short rib 14 10,908 544.00 620.50 590.76
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 23 69,655 464.00 500.00 475.10
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 15,011 466.00 472.18 467.11
168 3 Round, top inside round 20 48,332 468.05 500.00 480.57
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 17,057 531.36 563.50 539.66
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 2,380 414.00 470.00 432.35
171B 3 Round, outside round 20 107,844 445.00 500.70 478.40
171C 3 Round, eye of round 15 40,667 440.00 512.10 453.67
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 11 33,639 900.00 918.00 901.38
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 19 70,260 1,014.501,090.701,045.98
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 10 3,826 610.00 702.00 659.30
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 5 12,155 878.00 975.50 953.52
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 10 14,184 915.501,012.50 952.36
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 9 21,192 520.00 603.00 554.36
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 8 85,282 571.00 619.00 574.98
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 4 1,399 789.00 826.00 803.05
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 22 82,690 1,482.221,635.701,531.79
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 16 8,617 722.93 765.34 745.11
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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
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 8 6,067 1,050.001,106.001,061.17
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 7,228 419.76 441.00 432.74
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
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 3 2,521 465.00 521.00 501.67
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 16 38,978 814.25 875.00 849.04
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 9 11,693 413.00 455.00 432.49
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 9,122 604.50 605.00 604.97
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 3 18,201 471.42 490.00 488.55
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round
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 3,295 464.00 465.00 464.26
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 4,738 849.00 860.00 855.67
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 9 20,182 857.00 925.00 897.10
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 3,801 615.00 650.00 631.90
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 7 5,153 1,400.001,586.001,448.20
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
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 18 32,540 761.00 886.03 801.08
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 16 28,287 1,029.001,150.701,086.87
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 8 5,696 1,275.011,545.171,504.95
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 29 135,423 459.00 515.17 477.37
4 Pectoral Meat 15 26,938 480.10 510.00 493.82
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 5 21,393 354.09 379.36 363.88
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 24 146,396 349.36 409.50 378.45
Ground Beef 85% 11 43,497 409.00 448.50 427.06
Ground Beef 90% 3 29,800 463.77 469.29 463.80
Ground Beef 93% 6 15,260 508.00 545.57 536.07
Ground Beef Chuck 5 54,318 388.00 450.70 397.90
Ground Beef Round
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% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93%
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 9 195,215 156.00 179.00 164.85
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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