USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/04 14:55
03/04/2026 | 2:55 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/04 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Wed, Mar 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: 388.57 380.35
Change from prior day: .52 1.77
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 538.14 508.63
Primal Chuck 333.49 337.52
Primal Round 350.54 352.17
Primal Loin 509.20 479.06
Primal Brisket 310.88 310.55
Primal Plate 282.80 282.80
Primal Flank 193.43 193.81
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 64.25 loads 2,569,818 pounds
Select Cuts 8.58 loads 343,253 pounds
Trimmings 13.48 loads 539,374 pounds
Ground Beef 6.13 loads 245,203 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 52,862 979.011,126.001,023.09
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 11 52,835 1,175.001,322.001,206.24
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 38 146,702 1,118.501,221.251,139.85
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 46,968 430.00 475.00 439.89
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 24 137,087 420.00 463.50 429.47
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 4 10,381 511.00 555.00 521.60
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 6 44,967 500.01 585.00 507.01
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 21 23,556 685.00 825.00 728.61
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 46 204,338 480.00 608.50 514.70
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 21 40,351 420.00 490.00 442.99
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 14 31,438 820.50 917.50 847.93
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 28 57,544 430.00 469.00 446.39
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 6 1,758 689.00 757.00 725.10
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 23 21,340 560.00 673.50 630.62
130 4 Chuck, short rib 16 24,276 556.00 627.00 577.71
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 26 69,645 460.00 515.00 476.07
168 1 Round, top inside round 6 66,063 461.58 475.00 463.63
168 3 Round, top inside round 38 420,690 465.00 504.75 468.39
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 7 8,904 530.00 567.75 548.20
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 5,736 593.50 621.00 595.58
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 25,068 427.85 468.25 428.61
171B 3 Round, outside round 22 63,943 460.00 510.00 467.24
171C 3 Round, eye of round 42 94,438 440.00 490.00 456.98
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 16 93,643 865.00 950.00 922.48
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 46 228,319 1,004.001,108.501,027.64
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 11 14,051 625.00 660.00 636.27
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 8 30,957 860.50 929.00 886.08
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 11 56,183 939.001,010.00 972.17
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 21 113,452 520.00 615.00 554.83
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 12 56,806 563.55 607.00 577.89
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 6 10,268 811.00 871.50 861.59
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 31 64,748 1,478.001,658.501,547.77
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 22,655 1,336.001,576.001,411.05
193 4 Flank, flank steak 24 31,452 718.00 776.25 742.64
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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 10 9,646 1,058.001,145.001,092.88
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 8,433 406.00 437.00 430.71
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 4 19,547 684.17 825.00 708.36
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 8 16,537 490.00 575.60 521.88
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 4,043 834.25 874.25 850.84
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 11 4,984 430.00 454.00 448.20
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 38,543 540.00 550.00 540.53
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 4,233 587.00 608.00 602.83
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 4 1,237 475.00 502.30 486.01
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 10 57,978 472.00 509.00 479.26
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 .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 10 5,964 465.00 477.30 468.43
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 7 5,822 805.00 914.00 883.10
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 16 18,806 875.001,030.00 908.63
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 12 12,786 608.00 685.00 646.41
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 3 13,711 950.001,004.70 953.79
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 3,894 528.01 607.00 587.02
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 9 36,595 1,453.001,525.001,498.93
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 7,396 1,400.001,500.001,403.64
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 12 16,795 730.00 884.75 813.57
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 24 36,034 990.001,191.251,091.48
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 13 146,565 475.00 517.00 489.27
4 Pectoral Meat 11 37,942 480.00 548.50 500.91
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 30 40,209 352.30 376.75 360.16
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 38 143,365 369.46 415.00 386.26
Ground Beef 85% 5 17,753 425.60 446.75 433.87
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 4 7,382 518.00 538.00 537.89
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 .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 19 539,374 155.00 160.30 159.00
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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