USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/25 15:01
03/25/2026 | 3:01 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/25 15:01
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Des Moines, IA Wed, Mar 25, 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: 391.69 395.49
Change from prior day: -8.22 .99
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 535.88 543.17
Primal Chuck 331.02 340.89
Primal Round 336.34 350.65
Primal Loin 525.02 510.70
Primal Brisket 336.58 339.60
Primal Plate 308.80 308.80
Primal Flank 217.30 209.69
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 97.10 loads 3,883,816 pounds
Select Cuts 8.29 loads 331,569 pounds
Trimmings 6.43 loads 257,066 pounds
Ground Beef 11.15 loads 445,883 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 23 404,206 950.001,153.00 967.77
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 12 21,880 1,250.001,413.501,363.15
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 19 58,711 1,220.501,312.001,261.81
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 52,344 433.38 475.00 450.01
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 4,266 433.00 440.00 434.86
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 19 85,219 425.25 460.00 436.09
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 8 13,960 538.00 581.00 543.08
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 5 40,646 548.13 555.00 551.58
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 14,022 725.00 850.00 774.21
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 41 361,837 470.00 551.25 482.42
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 18 110,057 395.00 469.50 432.60
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 10 35,372 878.50 960.00 939.72
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 24 270,436 450.00 520.00 465.11
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 12 18,821 700.00 805.00 769.17
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 17 53,368 575.00 685.00 612.73
130 4 Chuck, short rib 21 44,507 510.00 603.00 552.05
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 28 107,366 475.00 525.00 487.36
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 3,873 426.16 465.00 431.54
168 3 Round, top inside round 19 621,367 415.35 487.00 418.40
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 6 8,459 485.00 550.00 510.09
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 18,601 541.00 650.00 581.38
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 7 8,189 418.13 486.00 437.23
171B 3 Round, outside round 15 79,743 425.00 477.00 435.27
171C 3 Round, eye of round 32 190,539 426.23 491.25 437.74
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 23 427,954 900.001,040.79 918.71
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 24 161,985 1,025.001,212.001,088.60
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 21 158,957 605.00 710.00 624.28
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 3,850 885.01 959.00 953.36
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 9 14,790 1,026.501,105.001,064.59
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 68,591 560.00 666.25 638.98
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 11 32,135 564.00 620.00 588.84
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 6 10,366 796.50 852.75 823.45
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 20 66,834 1,560.001,741.201,616.55
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 12,522 1,418.501,615.001,432.55
193 4 Flank, flank steak 14 28,338 780.00 924.50 820.33
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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 12 10,495 1,095.001,215.001,167.59
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6 9,840 424.00 450.00 430.10
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 4 11,464 435.13 465.00 458.73
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 5 12,966 475.00 528.00 491.03
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 6 3,800 450.00 474.25 465.95
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 4,656 862.00 934.25 908.51
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls .00 .00 .00
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 4,543 544.00 599.15 553.03
130 4 Chuck, short rib 6 7,416 540.00 634.40 603.86
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 7,841 468.00 508.00 470.61
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 3 3,870 452.00 485.00 478.26
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 3 5,346 432.00 468.00 439.94
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 16,358 428.00 471.00 433.67
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 10 97,274 924.50 960.79 925.54
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 8 10,316 900.00 980.00 908.74
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 7 3,832 650.00 695.00 680.92
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 3 8,023 980.001,077.00 988.34
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 5,220 551.00 612.00 592.08
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 36,305 1,525.001,657.001,532.81
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 6,165 1,425.001,432.001,425.19
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 23 83,993 831.00 894.33 881.89
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 18 16,931 1,090.001,258.501,206.47
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 16 137,304 475.00 529.00 487.66
4 Pectoral Meat 9 14,859 480.00 552.00 509.31
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 11 39,363 340.00 364.25 351.33
Ground Beef 75% 4 28,829 351.00 375.00 358.69
Ground Beef 81% 33 270,977 367.00 421.75 376.36
Ground Beef 85% 6 17,024 411.00 476.00 426.14
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 6 13,113 543.00 544.30 543.03
Ground Beef Chuck 4 11,025 402.00 427.00 406.18
Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
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 13 257,066 186.00 200.00 193.94
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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