USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/19 14:55
05/19/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/19 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Tue, May 19, 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: 395.75 393.58
Change from prior day: 3.61 3.35
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 544.97 555.30
Primal Chuck 339.55 346.47
Primal Round 336.57 331.74
Primal Loin 518.72 499.35
Primal Brisket 353.34 352.25
Primal Plate 307.30 307.30
Primal Flank 248.90 244.56
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 59.00 loads 2,359,897 pounds
Select Cuts 10.44 loads 417,498 pounds
Trimmings .00 loads pounds
Ground Beef 11.68 loads 467,126 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 12 68,059 975.001,113.001,008.72
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 9 16,680 1,168.001,373.501,273.72
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 38 69,110 1,156.001,250.001,187.79
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 18,072 440.00 465.00 453.09
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 7 4,985 409.68 445.00 424.30
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 27 140,487 415.22 464.00 432.26
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 12 14,122 555.00 617.00 593.41
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 5 7,643 485.00 556.00 511.94
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 14 6,682 787.00 867.00 832.81
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 42 184,459 481.00 547.80 498.17
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 20 72,450 424.00 477.75 431.36
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 3 16,784 547.00 577.20 564.49
116G 4 Chuck, flap 11 29,383 943.001,019.00 987.08
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 29 180,268 475.00 536.00 484.52
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 5 2,614 816.00 831.00 827.09
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 16 10,535 613.00 713.50 648.22
130 4 Chuck, short rib 23 49,026 510.00 600.00 546.10
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 40 109,518 450.00 544.00 485.31
168 1 Round, top inside round 8 219,180 415.50 440.00 415.99
168 3 Round, top inside round 40 201,389 418.73 474.00 437.73
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 10 48,034 470.50 540.00 487.51
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 2,558 383.00 421.00 406.54
171B 3 Round, outside round 24 124,039 400.00 447.80 426.67
171C 3 Round, eye of round 27 36,751 432.00 475.25 450.84
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 24 150,805 890.871,000.00 921.88
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 38 101,631 1,030.451,175.001,096.23
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 15 32,770 575.50 657.25 593.71
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 1,115 833.00 839.00 835.79
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 12 31,418 967.001,140.001,005.32
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 8 9,314 625.00 675.00 648.89
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 22 14,977 581.76 668.50 620.80
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 37 120,429 1,485.001,723.501,521.24
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 4,135 1,519.001,639.001,550.67
193 4 Flank, flank steak 13 8,170 971.141,067.001,009.09
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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 12 11,855 1,175.001,224.001,188.56
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 6,063 417.73 450.00 432.83
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 9 15,895 502.00 530.00 526.64
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 1,664 425.00 427.00 426.39
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 9,637 910.00 994.25 952.37
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 6,068 598.15 630.00 629.19
130 4 Chuck, short rib 7 79,358 525.00 568.00 527.15
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 4 12,274 432.00 503.00 442.17
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 4 12,065 421.00 435.00 425.48
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 2,266 563.00 566.00 564.00
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 9 17,416 426.00 434.00 430.58
171C 3 Round, eye of round 9 4,543 431.63 467.00 444.99
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 5 3,818 890.00 964.00 904.03
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 3,124 805.00 885.50 812.27
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 4 1,578 1,049.001,062.751,054.43
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 .00 .00 .00
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 5 2,844 583.00 642.00 607.50
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 13 21,725 1,410.001,700.701,484.77
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed .00 .00 .00
193 4 Flank, flank steak 5 13,063 965.00 980.00 979.28
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 30 82,027 804.41 899.85 831.12
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 17 9,239 1,240.931,395.701,364.13
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 21 252,278 463.10 513.19 467.13
4 Pectoral Meat 15 26,175 485.00 543.00 504.98
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 10 53,005 354.50 384.25 368.76
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 28 138,033 386.00 442.00 406.98
Ground Beef 85% 5 27,843 450.25 473.50 458.82
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 7 24,745 432.00 442.50 434.51
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 .00 .00 .00
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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