USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/02 14:55
04/02/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/02 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 02, 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: 389.58 387.70
Change from prior day: -4.84 -4.89
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 544.56 549.70
Primal Chuck 329.65 330.74
Primal Round 328.40 330.34
Primal Loin 520.10 505.16
Primal Brisket 344.62 345.78
Primal Plate 304.93 304.93
Primal Flank 217.25 214.24
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 81.84 loads 3,273,488 pounds
Select Cuts 7.00 loads 280,020 pounds
Trimmings 18.94 loads 757,608 pounds
Ground Beef 8.81 loads 352,281 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 27 189,479 990.001,259.501,017.55
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 5,898 1,251.001,414.501,375.74
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 18 22,179 1,247.471,333.001,278.87
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 23 139,473 415.00 459.00 424.52
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 5 11,715 516.00 599.95 532.44
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 18 238,086 493.00 611.25 497.32
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 15 29,026 777.00 818.00 781.70
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 26 144,335 456.00 524.00 479.90
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 25 112,113 410.00 449.70 420.36
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 38 440,641 460.00 524.00 482.21
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 9 6,128 781.00 811.00 785.23
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 19 40,870 599.00 666.50 633.69
130 4 Chuck, short rib 26 43,674 490.90 603.00 527.77
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 30 63,728 475.00 534.00 486.11
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 30 146,583 408.00 465.25 417.40
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 21 75,055 470.55 539.30 477.39
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 26 308,297 398.30 449.91 403.03
171C 3 Round, eye of round 36 112,166 414.55 469.00 424.80
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 18 92,603 901.25 988.00 921.86
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 93,086 910.00 920.49 911.75
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 33 136,801 1,047.101,205.001,084.82
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 8,107 643.00 680.00 654.47
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 27 122,395 615.00 706.00 640.65
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 7 19,836 845.00 929.50 865.04
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 5,530 1,050.001,105.711,079.24
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 8 27,786 600.00 669.50 638.00
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 91,534 575.84 600.25 578.07
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 11 10,837 841.55 862.75 846.70
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 36 113,254 1,480.001,740.001,554.08
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 13 24,771 1,349.001,615.001,421.02
193 4 Flank, flank steak 19 52,303 780.00 920.00 850.08
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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
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 11,760 438.00 449.70 439.78
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 6 21,605 426.00 508.00 462.27
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 14,448 878.00 939.25 884.31
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 41,365 485.00 493.28 485.23
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 20,887 615.00 662.50 619.47
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 4 16,911 477.00 509.70 480.45
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round
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 .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 8 13,373 412.00 449.70 422.60
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 4 10,388 925.001,022.30 954.55
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5 23,545 627.69 670.25 630.16
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 3 4,039 1,040.001,079.701,049.39
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 35,779 1,500.001,657.001,511.19
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 5,272 1,425.001,580.201,425.74
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 18 36,438 794.00 896.76 855.48
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 13 6,961 1,204.681,280.901,236.24
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 9 199,438 475.00 510.00 478.09
4 Pectoral Meat 23 73,258 490.00 540.75 503.37
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 16,953 330.00 364.00 333.19
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 32 202,254 361.25 411.75 380.48
Ground Beef 85% 7 40,637 431.25 460.22 445.72
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck
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%
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 25 757,608 168.00 205.00 174.75
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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