USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/08 14:50
05/08/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/08 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Fri, May 08, 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: 388.39 385.01
Change from prior day: 1.45 .59
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 531.64 522.61
Primal Chuck 329.62 328.72
Primal Round 329.50 332.29
Primal Loin 515.00 503.08
Primal Brisket 348.21 345.81
Primal Plate 309.48 309.48
Primal Flank 236.18 234.35
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 86.87 loads 3,474,893 pounds
Select Cuts 14.91 loads 596,334 pounds
Trimmings 12.04 loads 481,706 pounds
Ground Beef 6.62 loads 264,713 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 44 289,637 984.861,100.00 998.91
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 32 75,194 1,118.731,228.001,155.16
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 23 99,269 403.73 445.00 419.11
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 9 13,153 520.00 594.00 547.86
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 21 77,540 485.00 487.00 485.12
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 28 25,931 760.00 850.00 784.73
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 22 119,350 480.00 530.50 490.77
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 28 117,676 417.00 460.10 428.19
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 32 162,320 522.00 561.00 529.14
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 3,529 955.00 988.00 975.64
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 38 254,086 470.00 531.00 484.93
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 14 10,557 802.00 855.00 822.43
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 22 31,792 625.00 684.00 642.33
130 4 Chuck, short rib 26 68,795 533.00 600.00 552.96
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 49 173,504 440.00 538.00 473.12
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 5,012 426.20 435.00 431.52
168 3 Round, top inside round 23 200,232 412.00 465.00 418.92
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 31 95,317 479.04 536.50 485.55
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 17 115,320 410.90 435.00 424.72
171C 3 Round, eye of round 51 213,977 395.00 460.25 417.66
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 42 189,111 898.37 980.90 909.82
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 5 139,036 885.00 906.42 894.01
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 54 215,861 1,035.501,128.001,075.57
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 37 167,843 602.00 659.00 605.84
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 14 28,319 1,031.031,125.001,061.50
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 6 15,311 630.00 684.00 647.36
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 5 6,149 591.20 646.50 626.48
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 16 17,264 843.00 906.00 849.30
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 46 199,434 1,490.001,715.001,517.98
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 18,457 1,509.001,624.001,529.01
193 4 Flank, flank steak 39 63,514 920.861,002.00 952.87
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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 .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 5 2,588 1,159.001,211.501,177.35
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 7,284 415.00 426.00 417.90
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 7 40,714 408.73 429.00 418.36
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 3 10,591 493.90 513.00 499.88
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 2,309 915.00 964.25 950.71
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 12 357,000 482.00 516.00 483.16
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 39,148 550.00 616.00 550.43
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 15,241 456.00 482.24 457.44
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 5 10,727 435.00 448.00 440.59
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 4 5,432 422.00 440.00 428.25
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 4,453 434.00 465.00 448.16
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 7 18,036 864.26 950.00 884.54
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 5 7,154 951.001,050.001,005.92
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 4,218 550.00 627.00 610.45
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 1,848 1,096.001,113.001,107.25
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 6 5,825 1,390.001,682.001,501.11
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 20 27,529 814.00 884.00 821.60
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 8 4,288 1,229.001,360.251,297.56
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 10 10,676 1,394.001,636.861,461.50
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 20 40,955 480.00 510.10 490.61
4 Pectoral Meat 24 68,459 430.00 525.00 499.39
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 7 104,153 340.00 369.00 342.77
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 13 66,223 373.00 416.50 394.18
Ground Beef 85% 4 13,084 437.00 465.00 438.64
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 9 49,564 413.00 424.00 417.55
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 23 481,706 175.00 207.50 191.66
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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