USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/28 14:55
04/28/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/28 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 28, 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: 388.90 388.78
Change from prior day: -.66 .18
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 533.12 538.44
Primal Chuck 327.92 334.44
Primal Round 331.81 326.57
Primal Loin 515.15 509.19
Primal Brisket 354.40 350.90
Primal Plate 309.95 309.95
Primal Flank 234.67 233.23
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 77.63 loads 3,105,148 pounds
Select Cuts 7.66 loads 306,266 pounds
Trimmings .00 loads pounds
Ground Beef 12.72 loads 508,906 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 19 215,432 961.751,080.20 974.64
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 5 4,882 1,369.251,384.001,376.41
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 20 45,973 1,112.001,306.001,198.95
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 8,760 435.00 467.00 440.75
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 2,304 406.75 420.29 414.28
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 27 204,132 407.55 449.00 412.35
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 13 27,323 518.00 594.00 546.03
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 7 22,284 500.00 575.70 508.30
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 9 14,163 768.00 832.00 784.65
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 61 506,396 472.16 536.25 478.69
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 19 134,649 405.00 475.25 407.37
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 3 43,117 521.00 535.00 534.06
116G 4 Chuck, flap 19 98,850 911.75 979.25 930.47
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 29 216,614 481.00 555.00 497.39
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 3 1,383 830.00 845.00 834.86
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 20 45,496 570.00 680.70 627.28
130 4 Chuck, short rib 17 26,991 540.00 578.00 558.74
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 32 70,599 478.00 544.00 503.57
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 22 58,391 415.00 464.75 433.53
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 8 4,353 466.00 534.00 491.39
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 12,740 547.00 612.00 548.59
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 10,153 400.00 430.00 404.67
171B 3 Round, outside round 22 129,434 400.00 434.00 412.21
171C 3 Round, eye of round 37 123,310 401.75 476.25 427.65
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 15 167,330 915.01 988.00 916.63
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 28 77,282 945.851,144.001,067.10
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 16 259,506 574.00 650.69 602.98
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 7 83,433 713.00 858.00 717.76
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 25 137,592 965.001,122.001,021.45
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 8 12,989 640.00 711.25 662.27
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 14 28,311 570.00 658.50 584.33
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 9 8,310 783.50 868.00 813.34
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 36 101,197 1,500.001,719.001,534.07
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 6 3,511 1,430.001,640.001,516.29
193 4 Flank, flank steak 13 51,190 880.00 999.00 947.77
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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 5 3,337 961.751,064.001,004.68
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 10 6,640 1,100.001,206.001,141.81
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 16,545 399.00 410.00 408.61
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 4,415 400.00 450.00 444.66
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 12 43,130 448.76 529.00 476.41
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 12 20,714 405.00 457.00 414.21
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 7 21,841 910.00 945.00 935.82
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 5 9,349 480.00 508.33 488.77
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 14,680 494.00 663.00 562.88
130 4 Chuck, short rib .00 .00 .00
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 16,322 440.00 489.00 453.82
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 7 19,612 412.03 469.00 421.52
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 4 9,421 399.00 418.31 406.62
171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 4,468 416.00 443.00 418.93
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 6 4,248 915.001,003.50 953.68
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 3 1,176 1,003.001,081.201,036.25
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5 32,224 565.00 638.00 580.10
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 22,146 651.00 665.00 651.48
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip .00 .00 .00
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 1,049 1,540.001,685.701,626.85
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 16 21,447 826.00 904.00 857.06
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 27 42,862 1,001.001,386.251,199.82
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 16 101,324 470.00 526.34 488.59
4 Pectoral Meat 11 19,788 490.00 545.20 507.55
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 13 39,974 341.93 384.88 351.60
Ground Beef 75% 6 12,169 374.00 405.00 392.30
Ground Beef 81% 29 104,668 382.00 444.99 395.03
Ground Beef 85% 7 63,228 426.00 458.50 431.81
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 5 19,236 536.00 545.30 536.44
Ground Beef Chuck 6 18,875 412.00 445.00 418.36
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 .00 .00 .00
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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