USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/04 14:55
05/04/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/04 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Mon, May 04, 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: 391.56 390.60
Change from prior day: 2.45 3.55
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 538.96 542.05
Primal Chuck 329.30 328.59
Primal Round 328.89 333.47
Primal Loin 522.86 515.57
Primal Brisket 363.67 350.35
Primal Plate 311.57 311.57
Primal Flank 235.53 238.15
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 72.77 loads 2,910,749 pounds
Select Cuts 7.45 loads 297,840 pounds
Trimmings 8.57 loads 342,745 pounds
Ground Beef 15.39 loads 615,524 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 15 43,023 977.001,101.001,005.07
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 4 4,463 1,259.081,375.701,370.72
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 16 15,537 1,125.741,251.001,182.85
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4 10,879 408.00 461.12 438.34
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 4,562 410.00 411.52 410.84
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 23 120,325 409.13 449.00 418.44
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 20 42,820 505.00 614.79 528.25
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 14 57,134 480.00 575.70 496.74
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 7,081 777.00 850.00 789.93
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 52 708,004 476.00 539.00 492.20
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 19 59,008 405.00 468.00 426.37
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 12 107,753 518.00 565.00 552.40
116G 4 Chuck, flap 11 24,773 941.51 990.70 967.14
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 28 159,263 473.00 544.00 513.64
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 8 13,759 800.00 843.00 807.41
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 16 34,894 603.00 685.70 646.39
130 4 Chuck, short rib 29 93,207 523.00 674.85 568.83
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 28 59,905 465.20 544.00 493.29
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 38 559,214 415.00 469.00 423.90
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 13 38,199 485.00 553.00 500.26
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 2,682 406.00 422.00 418.29
171B 3 Round, outside round 20 73,653 409.00 435.00 417.20
171C 3 Round, eye of round 29 46,181 422.00 474.00 434.54
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 17 65,730 917.00 976.00 944.82
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 37 69,504 987.101,140.701,069.67
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 11,144 600.00 655.00 607.87
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 7 14,558 613.00 649.00 623.76
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 4 8,789 701.25 852.00 711.56
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 17 63,787 990.001,129.001,020.96
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 69,684 614.00 685.00 626.18
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 8,435 576.83 644.00 589.89
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 8 7,637 784.03 950.70 842.42
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 21 32,210 1,521.031,725.701,573.76
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 11 14,586 1,425.001,634.001,580.94
193 4 Flank, flank steak 14 9,020 917.001,015.00 948.75
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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 3 1,160 975.001,064.001,010.63
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 9 6,487 1,100.001,224.501,147.67
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 28,311 400.00 405.00 400.59
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
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 7 22,189 466.00 517.50 486.83
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 18,164 937.51 967.00 954.89
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 6,570 481.75 498.00 492.83
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 11 48,460 550.00 682.50 569.98
130 4 Chuck, short rib 5 8,518 525.00 555.00 531.91
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 3,856 490.00 529.00 523.00
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 6 17,956 422.96 464.00 434.22
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
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 6 16,460 405.63 424.00 411.30
171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 24,588 423.00 445.00 424.05
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 5,720 907.50 965.00 918.75
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 3 1,714 1,020.001,081.201,056.04
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 5,009 625.00 649.85 628.11
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
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 2,936 1,475.001,685.701,607.78
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 2,296 1,420.001,450.001,429.44
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 7,937 926.00 970.00 958.98
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 20 23,499 844.86 911.22 853.78
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 14 12,980 1,200.001,370.701,296.37
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 11 7,824 1,300.501,585.001,462.53
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 27 196,038 466.09 530.00 478.84
4 Pectoral Meat 16 24,804 490.00 525.10 509.92
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 8 18,946 340.00 379.00 355.68
Ground Beef 75% 3 8,996 357.00 363.00 359.78
Ground Beef 81% 28 169,584 373.00 437.92 393.06
Ground Beef 85% 12 45,109 431.00 478.50 441.43
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 3 11,245 536.00 539.00 536.97
Ground Beef Chuck 5 21,305 415.00 440.70 417.19
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
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 16 342,745 185.00 205.56 190.79
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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