USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/16 15:05
04/16/2026 | 3:05 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/16 15:05
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 16, 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: 381.57 378.48
Change from prior day: -.41 -.10
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 528.78 500.68
Primal Chuck 318.60 328.52
Primal Round 320.80 321.90
Primal Loin 511.02 497.20
Primal Brisket 352.90 346.04
Primal Plate 307.12 307.12
Primal Flank 220.94 227.19
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 73.48 loads 2,939,273 pounds
Select Cuts 8.76 loads 350,350 pounds
Trimmings 9.87 loads 394,932 pounds
Ground Beef 12.21 loads 488,268 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 21 165,510 945.001,139.00 979.57
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 5 44,660 1,138.411,384.501,160.01
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 16 51,523 1,095.001,293.001,137.38
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 7 62,165 369.06 413.25 375.23
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 22 63,015 388.69 430.00 406.83
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 6 7,951 525.00 590.25 551.27
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 3 3,579 480.00 544.25 538.05
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 9,221 773.46 850.00 799.75
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 36 178,122 460.00 514.00 475.26
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 16 66,789 403.03 452.00 422.93
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 6 10,651 915.00 970.00 943.88
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 25 100,610 483.03 515.25 498.24
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 5 2,891 785.00 825.00 797.52
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 82,538 570.00 684.88 616.85
130 4 Chuck, short rib 17 20,679 532.46 591.00 552.78
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 21 61,408 470.00 523.00 492.93
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 19,591 421.00 425.00 422.79
168 3 Round, top inside round 19 41,366 414.00 440.20 421.09
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 15 110,212 460.00 516.00 465.39
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 6 28,889 370.00 415.50 373.78
171B 3 Round, outside round 31 382,704 380.00 424.91 384.15
171C 3 Round, eye of round 28 48,573 399.64 458.00 423.45
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 22 75,544 919.03 994.50 928.00
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 36,439 890.00 925.00 908.32
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 38 153,657 950.001,170.001,035.30
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 15 33,658 590.55 660.00 616.29
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 7 44,818 1,030.001,097.501,032.50
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 13 80,843 540.00 684.50 597.10
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 2,770 587.00 595.25 590.33
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 12 18,494 808.03 884.00 824.21
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 25 36,493 1,507.031,728.001,553.68
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 6 9,969 1,440.001,475.551,445.09
193 4 Flank, flank steak 15 19,674 864.03 947.00 877.36
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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 5 56,809 1,000.001,054.221,001.43
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 7 4,230 1,160.001,214.001,195.60
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 5 3,674 771.00 850.00 801.15
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 6 10,130 459.25 566.75 475.19
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 8,243 890.00 914.25 900.91
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 4 42,410 440.00 490.00 484.36
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 5 8,573 549.00 663.00 573.24
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 2,357 530.00 540.00 534.34
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 4 18,464 388.69 429.70 398.91
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
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
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 6 3,983 1,040.001,100.001,069.00
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 5 2,674 630.00 665.00 649.35
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 1,299 594.70 615.00 603.66
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 6 9,249 1,490.001,665.901,528.52
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
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 17 37,373 831.00 889.00 858.22
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 9 13,237 1,210.001,322.501,254.03
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld .00 .00 .00
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 41 864,218 448.30 515.00 461.54
4 Pectoral Meat 31 96,816 425.00 530.00 481.82
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 7 21,913 332.00 363.50 337.89
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 32 284,593 363.25 410.00 374.01
Ground Beef 85% 4 43,306 432.00 462.64 453.55
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 4 43,656 400.00 434.00 402.06
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% .00 .00 .00
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 13 394,932 166.00 205.00 186.42
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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