USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/29 15:01
04/29/2026 | 3:01 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/29 15:01
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Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 29, 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: 388.05 386.25
Change from prior day: -.85 -2.53
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 528.42 536.35
Primal Chuck 325.48 330.28
Primal Round 331.66 326.75
Primal Loin 517.44 503.34
Primal Brisket 356.02 357.09
Primal Plate 308.21 308.21
Primal Flank 234.72 232.30
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 79.44 loads 3,177,638 pounds
Select Cuts 10.29 loads 411,600 pounds
Trimmings 12.01 loads 480,542 pounds
Ground Beef 13.50 loads 540,015 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 20 233,933 965.001,120.00 981.11
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 5 41,544 1,140.001,373.501,149.75
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 33 93,430 1,090.001,302.001,133.94
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4 6,247 436.40 465.00 450.16
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9 66,790 404.40 410.00 405.55
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 33 97,425 410.00 437.00 421.69
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 8 6,749 525.00 616.75 559.78
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 6 15,343 520.00 560.00 553.75
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 16 23,554 750.00 862.00 771.20
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 46 271,943 452.00 517.00 481.12
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 25 94,444 407.00 462.00 426.96
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 4 83,035 521.00 535.00 534.77
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 8,357 930.90 973.50 953.26
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 32 158,463 480.00 540.00 500.29
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 17 11,771 624.16 682.00 641.54
130 4 Chuck, short rib 15 61,994 524.00 600.00 529.83
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 31 99,192 460.00 530.00 484.74
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 2,488 420.00 425.00 422.99
168 3 Round, top inside round 37 112,740 400.00 462.00 432.57
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 10 12,189 456.00 540.01 492.53
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 7 17,565 544.00 600.00 556.87
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 32 208,192 400.00 432.00 410.12
171C 3 Round, eye of round 39 138,011 402.00 462.00 422.79
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 18 122,521 915.00 985.00 923.14
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 36 142,939 1,018.501,132.001,062.71
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 20 70,500 600.00 659.00 624.94
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 4 1,659 839.00 870.00 851.80
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 9 17,862 1,055.001,120.001,089.34
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 14 94,311 600.00 685.00 628.68
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 17 124,738 563.50 647.00 589.13
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 9 3,728 851.19 909.70 868.30
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 22 65,980 1,466.001,704.701,517.41
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 10 7,332 1,425.001,630.701,479.62
193 4 Flank, flank steak 21 31,882 875.001,007.00 907.51
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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 3 9,936 1,100.001,252.001,107.99
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 16 8,599 1,042.001,263.001,141.99
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 3,535 408.00 420.00 416.68
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 4 8,035 406.00 435.00 419.66
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender .00 .00 .00
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 5 20,872 470.49 491.30 481.38
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 4 18,982 410.00 448.00 412.14
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 5,208 905.00 945.00 937.71
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 15 40,413 481.00 510.00 502.96
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 5 2,450 580.00 700.00 627.28
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 .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 5 9,088 425.00 465.00 440.29
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
171C 3 Round, eye of round 5 8,501 419.89 445.00 425.41
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 6 55,999 900.00 972.00 902.73
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 13,585 940.001,072.00 980.51
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 8 8,894 590.00 645.00 611.67
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 4,117 615.00 670.00 631.81
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 60,617 543.68 609.00 544.60
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 11 31,055 1,435.001,681.501,467.13
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 9 15,177 826.00 874.00 855.53
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 24 23,320 1,180.001,368.501,263.91
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 34 514,638 440.00 530.00 469.10
4 Pectoral Meat 19 161,068 485.00 542.00 511.32
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 14 83,098 330.00 381.75 344.87
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 32 224,406 368.00 430.00 386.87
Ground Beef 85% 11 28,187 434.00 476.75 441.62
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 5 16,760 534.00 548.00 543.85
Ground Beef Chuck 3 18,306 400.00 442.00 400.69
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
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 26 480,542 185.00 200.00 191.39
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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