USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/05 14:55
05/05/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/05 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Tue, May 05, 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: 392.34 392.24
Change from prior day: .78 1.64
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 543.36 525.39
Primal Chuck 329.81 335.96
Primal Round 330.72 335.99
Primal Loin 522.00 518.78
Primal Brisket 359.00 352.64
Primal Plate 311.17 311.17
Primal Flank 240.28 238.84
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 71.93 loads 2,877,008 pounds
Select Cuts 10.16 loads 406,570 pounds
Trimmings 4.08 loads 163,182 pounds
Ground Beef 22.41 loads 896,595 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 16 73,005 976.751,113.00 991.53
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 9 10,021 1,346.001,369.001,360.67
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 28 22,791 1,151.501,256.001,206.19
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 7 13,074 409.29 420.00 410.99
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 35 397,814 410.52 452.00 418.90
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 12 41,199 515.00 606.00 542.69
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 12 155,286 471.00 566.00 482.74
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 13 24,208 782.00 854.00 804.23
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 50 473,730 475.00 546.25 487.44
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 14 44,746 412.00 475.00 430.22
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 4 83,988 536.00 540.00 539.95
116G 4 Chuck, flap 15 29,781 928.08 989.25 947.51
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 22 225,373 485.00 537.00 495.95
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 6 3,239 815.00 850.00 831.51
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 21 57,791 573.00 705.00 632.89
130 4 Chuck, short rib 13 33,163 524.00 590.00 544.93
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 23 105,518 461.00 540.10 477.67
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 31 82,199 421.96 467.30 436.20
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 8 11,974 504.00 520.00 509.07
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 8,703 397.00 425.10 412.95
171B 3 Round, outside round 21 107,558 405.00 437.30 417.42
171C 3 Round, eye of round 30 73,847 415.00 476.25 436.61
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 12 10,704 923.27 990.10 961.51
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 6 75,247 889.00 937.00 894.92
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 25 33,522 1,033.501,138.501,081.59
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 15 56,140 598.00 657.25 620.61
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 1,606 825.00 861.00 849.37
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 9,113 1,056.001,125.001,084.68
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 15 141,596 623.94 698.00 631.86
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 22 186,582 554.88 658.50 563.22
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 10 9,302 802.00 914.25 854.49
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 27 68,348 1,490.001,723.501,545.57
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 10 6,946 1,425.001,639.001,576.02
193 4 Flank, flank steak 14 10,117 938.001,017.00 980.33
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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 6 132,767 1,077.001,252.001,078.47
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 12 21,457 1,101.001,206.001,143.77
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 10,369 405.00 430.10 413.09
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 3,600 430.25 441.00 435.33
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 3 3,613 790.00 847.25 804.86
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 10 28,146 475.00 539.00 503.89
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 5 4,995 410.00 457.00 435.01
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 15,774 890.00 964.25 899.18
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 10 75,091 479.00 504.00 493.47
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 4,682 613.15 663.00 626.35
130 4 Chuck, short rib 5 5,127 545.00 565.00 552.52
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 6,145 425.00 469.00 444.31
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 5 4,803 411.00 418.00 414.59
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 5 1,654 929.85 974.00 946.04
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 6 4,272 973.151,079.251,024.20
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 2,805 622.15 645.00 627.83
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap .00 .00 .00
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 6 2,340 1,525.001,680.701,576.23
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 4 2,042 923.15 982.00 945.49
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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 75,031 814.92 900.10 836.74
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 28 29,850 1,185.001,386.251,255.86
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 15 105,124 479.00 530.00 493.73
4 Pectoral Meat 13 17,659 478.83 537.25 508.53
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 11 49,594 340.00 384.88 347.41
Ground Beef 75% 3 5,203 385.00 396.25 385.54
Ground Beef 81% 41 595,937 371.20 418.00 383.20
Ground Beef 85% 11 94,568 415.00 469.39 447.96
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 3 9,377 536.00 560.00 536.62
Ground Beef Chuck 5 17,004 410.06 435.00 417.39
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 7 163,182 165.50 195.85 187.03
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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