USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/30 14:55
04/30/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/30 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 30, 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: 389.52 388.17
Change from prior day: 1.47 1.92
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 526.12 525.98
Primal Chuck 330.93 332.25
Primal Round 330.52 334.85
Primal Loin 518.10 506.04
Primal Brisket 356.06 354.76
Primal Plate 312.36 312.36
Primal Flank 232.62 230.91
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 82.86 loads 3,314,561 pounds
Select Cuts 4.37 loads 174,933 pounds
Trimmings 10.48 loads 419,276 pounds
Ground Beef 20.54 loads 821,517 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 39 289,493 964.781,085.55 973.06
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 27 60,771 1,106.001,243.001,153.68
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 43,940 400.00 410.00 405.41
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 25 223,852 405.22 436.00 417.18
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 7 7,257 545.00 591.00 554.31
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 14 27,483 503.00 561.00 504.18
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 20 39,702 769.78 850.00 776.70
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 31 144,269 480.00 530.00 499.64
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 29 82,855 408.00 463.00 416.23
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 24 127,128 515.00 560.70 522.17
116G 4 Chuck, flap 9 21,124 937.50 980.00 970.15
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 29 206,532 483.00 532.75 497.18
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 17 12,837 811.00 850.00 828.54
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 17 31,461 570.00 679.70 612.62
130 4 Chuck, short rib 31 124,706 518.78 600.00 530.31
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 40 126,818 448.00 532.75 479.87
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 16 34,043 419.00 453.50 434.97
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 38 126,139 470.00 517.75 483.05
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 9,286 388.83 436.00 394.11
171B 3 Round, outside round 12 85,669 405.00 430.00 411.33
171C 3 Round, eye of round 40 69,668 415.78 458.00 425.58
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 38 211,704 904.52 980.90 920.56
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 48 279,935 978.001,125.001,036.77
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 35 171,665 606.55 653.00 613.37
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 15 28,833 1,020.001,128.251,042.62
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 6 43,683 635.00 672.00 640.94
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 18 163,243 544.29 635.25 565.25
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 13 78,791 760.00 860.00 774.49
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 43 112,121 1,470.001,715.701,543.01
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 22,426 1,425.001,501.441,472.35
193 4 Flank, flank steak 29 56,061 904.78 993.00 919.53
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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
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 3 7,826 1,000.001,173.301,025.32
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 6 7,968 420.00 436.00 426.07
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 8 8,384 477.00 508.00 502.21
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap .00 .00 .00
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
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 1,260 495.00 525.20 513.72
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round
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 4,549 399.00 424.70 408.61
171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 3,877 429.47 465.00 430.52
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 2,527 903.00 984.70 910.07
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 .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 10,880 1,435.001,680.901,496.46
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 27 78,745 840.78 876.00 857.60
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 16 10,693 1,219.001,375.001,312.28
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 7,837 1,283.861,484.001,447.23
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 10 45,213 475.00 491.00 486.74
4 Pectoral Meat 26 64,137 470.00 525.00 498.28
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 7 27,305 340.00 370.00 349.63
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 25 276,569 370.01 435.00 381.67
Ground Beef 85% 9 119,596 430.00 467.83 440.77
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 5 16,624 529.20 545.30 538.59
Ground Beef Chuck 4 48,927 417.68 450.00 423.36
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 16 419,276 184.00 205.00 194.50
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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