USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/12 15:30
03/12/2026 | 3:30 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/12 15:30
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 12, 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: 397.09 390.82
Change from prior day: .39 1.57
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 554.23 533.89
Primal Chuck 338.11 340.63
Primal Round 353.68 359.15
Primal Loin 520.72 493.63
Primal Brisket 325.93 323.89
Primal Plate 298.26 298.26
Primal Flank 203.15 201.42
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 86.61 loads 3,464,385 pounds
Select Cuts 7.97 loads 318,611 pounds
Trimmings 11.44 loads 457,628 pounds
Ground Beef 8.36 loads 334,401 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 23 75,594 1,010.001,143.001,017.37
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 18 74,291 1,178.001,280.001,244.92
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 17,215 419.00 460.00 435.67
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 20 102,574 427.00 470.00 435.03
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 9 37,211 510.00 601.00 533.34
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 12 25,585 516.00 575.00 519.89
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 12 13,673 700.00 825.00 739.78
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 23 153,578 505.11 575.00 521.30
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 31 134,313 419.81 470.00 430.21
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 24 146,784 555.00 574.00 562.95
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 20,769 840.00 943.25 873.14
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 31 283,386 431.00 509.00 459.00
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 6 14,532 693.25 771.00 762.71
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 28 81,292 561.00 740.00 620.60
130 4 Chuck, short rib 24 58,695 565.00 615.00 582.41
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 46 148,776 474.81 517.88 485.84
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 22 240,871 460.00 513.00 466.95
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 36 113,190 522.81 561.00 526.78
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 13 127,436 435.00 483.00 459.17
171C 3 Round, eye of round 47 195,760 425.00 500.00 450.24
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 30 115,275 900.001,005.00 952.55
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 36 232,871 1,050.001,155.001,083.01
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 41 181,173 625.00 735.00 647.90
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 11 48,624 992.001,025.001,004.92
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 8 13,825 540.00 616.00 584.98
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 16 340,487 565.50 620.00 569.66
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 15 8,422 833.81 859.70 838.56
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 34 102,582 1,525.001,722.001,547.80
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 17,034 1,413.001,500.411,432.03
193 4 Flank, flank steak 26 54,964 750.00 825.00 773.94
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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 4 2,638 1,031.001,223.501,063.42
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 8 23,559 1,058.001,190.001,131.20
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 12,060 440.00 449.70 445.38
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 6 13,625 510.00 565.60 522.51
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender .00 .00 .00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 4,645 440.20 465.00 457.81
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib
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 5 12,295 460.00 505.00 483.94
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 5 4,634 463.00 499.70 475.40
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 8 116,987 883.00 975.00 890.25
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 3 7,747 595.00 600.00 597.59
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 35,425 1,499.001,554.001,501.36
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 5,661 1,400.001,432.001,400.77
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 22 56,294 811.00 870.00 827.46
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 10 11,343 1,095.001,208.501,129.74
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 10 7,567 1,442.001,452.001,450.38
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 11 16,539 491.00 520.00 503.64
4 Pectoral Meat 22 185,845 490.00 540.00 516.48
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 4 44,636 320.00 373.50 324.88
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 25 124,499 382.00 416.00 392.79
Ground Beef 85% 5 51,653 429.00 446.75 433.93
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 4 45,036 536.00 546.00 544.86
Ground Beef Chuck
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% .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
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 17 457,628 172.50 200.00 183.65
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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