USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/26 14:50
03/26/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/26 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 26, 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: 389.85 391.66
Change from prior day: -1.84 -3.83
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 532.80 545.08
Primal Chuck 330.25 334.79
Primal Round 333.34 345.24
Primal Loin 522.74 505.16
Primal Brisket 336.88 344.61
Primal Plate 307.18 307.18
Primal Flank 216.84 209.88
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 65.58 loads 2,623,063 pounds
Select Cuts 6.96 loads 278,405 pounds
Trimmings 8.09 loads 323,627 pounds
Ground Beef 12.56 loads 502,237 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 22 163,432 965.421,178.001,003.37
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 17 26,474 1,249.001,337.001,284.91
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 39,187 444.29 465.00 445.30
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 55,584 415.98 437.00 418.39
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 18 61,662 420.00 458.00 433.49
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 8 16,730 516.00 631.00 538.18
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 11 26,566 533.00 556.00 533.32
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 4 9,618 700.00 786.00 718.64
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 23 230,901 480.00 535.00 486.62
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 11 20,487 421.00 469.70 429.48
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 9 51,470 517.85 532.00 525.19
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 23,219 919.57 954.25 940.61
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 20 90,962 445.55 504.88 486.39
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 4 2,065 757.75 802.00 788.05
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 16 39,922 565.00 685.20 609.32
130 4 Chuck, short rib 15 209,649 465.00 600.00 471.12
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 24 70,623 484.00 519.00 489.66
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 24 416,750 420.00 477.10 422.29
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 15 52,754 492.82 540.90 501.29
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 128,266 560.00 601.59 563.01
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 22 126,149 413.00 457.75 423.95
171C 3 Round, eye of round 28 69,794 430.00 487.00 444.08
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 13 58,955 900.001,040.90 942.48
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 16 76,842 1,106.001,222.001,122.12
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 27 101,430 610.00 698.00 630.08
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 4 13,740 811.77 940.25 839.88
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 5 8,288 1,030.001,110.001,057.19
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 45,155 615.00 664.25 637.04
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 8 158,857 560.00 609.40 560.58
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 5 2,196 783.33 862.50 833.38
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 19 31,453 1,606.001,743.001,620.65
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 16,853 1,190.001,549.001,294.35
193 4 Flank, flank steak 11 20,336 850.00 922.75 857.65
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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 6,271 1,165.351,200.001,169.01
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 4 9,307 1,156.401,181.001,159.12
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 5 8,832 419.32 454.70 437.31
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 4 6,491 477.81 511.00 480.30
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender .00 .00 .00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 5,635 865.00 934.25 908.27
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 5,835 480.00 485.00 480.65
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 9,999 540.00 672.50 571.67
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 3 10,940 439.00 469.70 445.00
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
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 6 9,470 427.93 459.70 439.56
171C 3 Round, eye of round .00 .00 .00
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 3 42,933 885.00 957.00 889.85
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 5 15,771 989.601,074.701,005.85
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 3 2,211 812.00 859.70 815.67
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 3,556 1,575.001,665.901,655.50
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
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 11 95,039 814.00 925.00 825.19
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 10 9,438 1,103.001,252.501,209.59
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 20 102,643 480.00 530.00 498.46
4 Pectoral Meat 17 47,795 480.10 550.75 500.51
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 10 202,217 310.00 372.30 316.77
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 24 170,059 365.25 400.00 374.91
Ground Beef 85% 9 56,670 421.00 457.67 443.45
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 4 9,351 534.20 544.30 536.42
Ground Beef Chuck .00 .00 .00
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 .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 12 323,627 195.00 205.00 197.14
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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