USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/05 14:50
03/05/2026 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/05 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 05, 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: 386.89 380.61
Change from prior day: -1.68 .26
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 537.28 506.25
Primal Chuck 332.16 336.14
Primal Round 347.28 354.44
Primal Loin 506.38 480.85
Primal Brisket 311.05 309.80
Primal Plate 283.96 283.96
Primal Flank 194.85 193.82
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 64.64 loads 2,585,620 pounds
Select Cuts 7.40 loads 296,033 pounds
Trimmings 16.35 loads 654,059 pounds
Ground Beef 7.80 loads 311,825 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 15 115,682 980.001,179.501,002.95
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 10 27,572 1,150.361,304.501,222.60
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 18 56,992 1,134.001,223.001,158.50
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 4,745 410.00 435.00 424.05
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 19 101,213 415.00 460.00 446.84
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 3 34,581 500.39 556.00 506.83
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 12,139 710.00 828.00 761.43
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 22 243,815 490.00 588.50 503.79
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 18 81,105 426.00 485.00 431.66
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 9 48,870 808.50 856.00 837.62
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 33 339,210 426.21 478.00 431.98
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 10 15,501 730.89 773.00 765.77
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 17 90,414 590.00 662.50 604.54
130 4 Chuck, short rib 18 34,759 565.99 623.75 571.26
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 26 63,014 470.00 520.00 477.97
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 16 28,133 469.49 510.00 483.10
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 25 104,489 513.47 565.90 535.73
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 23 140,667 445.36 495.90 454.16
171C 3 Round, eye of round 32 99,269 434.00 495.00 452.19
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 16 34,435 902.89 946.00 918.11
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 32 94,828 1,020.501,100.001,038.42
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 32 131,619 625.00 675.25 635.49
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 8 32,601 860.50 904.50 877.91
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 12 18,302 930.001,027.50 966.55
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 10 70,954 530.00 584.50 532.56
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 9 108,999 550.00 620.00 552.96
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 16 11,831 811.00 825.00 821.92
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 32 103,928 1,500.501,655.701,544.54
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 24,345 1,412.991,460.001,425.68
193 4 Flank, flank steak 23 36,722 718.00 803.00 759.27
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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 .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 5 27,021 993.001,139.251,054.36
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 4,462 409.00 445.00 425.30
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 7 20,300 475.00 543.00 510.58
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 6 20,522 411.21 450.00 428.23
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 6 6,420 558.15 653.00 603.78
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 2,962 585.00 615.20 606.22
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
168 3 Round, top inside round 4 8,310 470.00 489.70 479.74
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
171B 3 Round, outside round 3 3,209 482.00 494.70 486.17
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 3 43,273 850.39 885.00 851.84
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 6 19,704 610.00 667.00 621.02
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 5 2,176 975.001,003.00 994.69
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 2,386 530.00 549.50 537.92
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 34,047 515.00 565.00 518.84
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy .00 .00 .00
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 28 83,545 781.17 861.00 812.04
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 11 6,366 1,030.001,200.701,139.64
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 6 6,645 1,044.001,412.001,251.93
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 4 64,185 459.53 499.00 498.08
4 Pectoral Meat 17 88,784 489.89 532.00 495.59
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 21,600 358.69 383.00 364.55
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 25 137,040 376.75 415.00 387.46
Ground Beef 85% 8 41,439 425.00 444.01 437.88
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 3 6,436 538.00 544.00 542.17
Ground Beef Chuck 3 6,694 392.00 435.00 394.81
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% .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 22 654,059 155.00 169.00 159.30
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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