USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/15 14:55
04/15/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/15 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 15, 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: 381.98 378.58
Change from prior day: -1.22 -1.22
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 527.26 502.72
Primal Chuck 319.34 326.28
Primal Round 321.69 325.02
Primal Loin 512.40 497.08
Primal Brisket 352.20 345.51
Primal Plate 305.49 305.49
Primal Flank 221.49 227.03
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 83.94 loads 3,357,526 pounds
Select Cuts 5.21 loads 208,546 pounds
Trimmings 7.44 loads 297,666 pounds
Ground Beef 9.01 loads 360,405 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 12 52,536 945.001,120.00 980.39
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 6 44,271 1,145.001,420.001,170.59
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 28 80,305 1,026.501,329.001,103.83
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 8 64,277 394.74 405.00 398.30
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 25 128,025 397.26 431.00 405.52
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 5 6,284 510.00 594.30 530.37
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 6 42,853 510.00 549.74 512.52
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 17 20,066 681.00 850.00 758.23
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 53 757,547 460.00 563.50 467.18
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 26 68,236 400.00 457.00 417.81
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 16 26,896 880.00 953.50 933.03
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 28 208,684 470.00 527.00 493.73
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 8 2,403 784.00 825.00 805.47
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 28 62,215 578.50 740.00 610.65
130 4 Chuck, short rib 17 29,541 512.00 600.00 541.32
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 22 77,821 462.00 520.00 481.05
168 1 Round, top inside round 5 42,033 409.74 425.00 412.37
168 3 Round, top inside round 35 372,383 397.25 442.00 400.90
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 9 10,276 462.00 515.00 480.68
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 5 19,083 551.06 602.00 575.91
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 30 130,426 380.00 430.55 394.14
171C 3 Round, eye of round 40 125,275 400.00 460.25 419.51
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 22 36,093 900.00 985.00 923.05
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 6 139,646 860.00 944.88 863.98
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 39 309,644 982.001,165.001,063.56
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 11 63,941 570.00 651.75 579.24
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 9 24,614 830.00 892.92 833.24
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 16 35,088 1,003.001,120.001,056.11
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 20 102,953 600.00 683.25 630.37
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 8 6,695 585.00 625.00 606.94
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 19 27,887 790.50 940.00 802.41
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 27 60,037 1,475.001,702.001,533.33
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 9,982 1,400.001,614.001,431.09
193 4 Flank, flank steak 26 27,701 815.00 952.50 849.92
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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 4 25,256 910.001,252.001,018.20
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 8 2,765 1,130.001,204.251,183.44
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 3,898 406.00 415.00 410.32
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 4 8,482 400.82 430.00 422.39
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 10 16,054 455.00 566.75 466.62
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 7 6,363 790.00 939.25 892.34
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 2,884 549.00 700.00 637.54
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 3 2,712 498.00 499.30 498.13
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 5 14,482 400.00 427.00 403.65
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 .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 16 10,068 373.57 420.00 396.11
171C 3 Round, eye of round
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 9 29,468 786.001,066.50 878.81
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 8 11,198 613.55 639.00 625.71
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 6,296 630.00 645.00 633.71
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 6,027 559.00 615.00 590.81
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 20,863 1,475.001,657.001,478.70
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 5,075 1,400.001,500.001,403.38
193 4 Flank, flank steak 7 4,006 892.00 915.00 902.27
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 9 9,571 832.00 895.00 851.04
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 13 12,474 1,187.001,320.001,227.20
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 4 2,488 1,287.001,323.251,315.26
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 10 43,097 473.00 515.00 483.33
4 Pectoral Meat 16 79,607 450.00 536.25 486.20
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 9 20,416 337.00 366.75 345.23
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 29 110,146 356.25 415.00 376.22
Ground Beef 85% 6 99,124 429.00 450.60 430.51
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 7 14,247 518.00 553.00 543.16
Ground Beef Chuck 8 34,519 388.00 424.25 406.33
Ground Beef Round
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
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 13 297,666 165.00 198.50 188.09
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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