USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/27 14:55
05/27/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/27 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Wed, May 27, 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: 394.72 389.29
Change from prior day: 1.82 -1.01
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 540.13 523.21
Primal Chuck 335.50 340.53
Primal Round 337.10 336.17
Primal Loin 517.45 495.19
Primal Brisket 364.61 365.41
Primal Plate 311.35 311.35
Primal Flank 249.84 247.10
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 108.82 loads 4,352,840 pounds
Select Cuts 11.63 loads 465,289 pounds
Trimmings 9.27 loads 370,830 pounds
Ground Beef 14.35 loads 574,070 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 26 199,058 986.001,120.00 997.30
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 5 3,279 1,300.001,369.001,359.97
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 34 56,308 1,151.001,256.001,211.77
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 8,040 455.66 469.00 463.44
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6 6,708 416.90 430.00 423.89
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 34 158,780 416.84 472.00 429.20
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 18 29,294 583.00 635.70 600.55
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 8 32,825 525.00 575.70 543.64
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 20 16,165 799.00 887.00 832.81
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 67 981,589 463.25 565.00 475.70
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 25 45,617 438.65 497.00 454.08
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 15 86,011 508.00 610.00 531.39
116G 4 Chuck, flap 13 17,375 988.001,065.001,028.88
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 24 99,424 494.00 561.00 507.54
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 8 4,879 818.00 845.00 832.12
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 32 50,382 609.00 740.00 668.49
130 4 Chuck, short rib 26 161,370 515.00 612.00 531.21
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 54 254,167 460.48 541.00 477.76
168 1 Round, top inside round 6 6,090 419.26 455.00 436.02
168 3 Round, top inside round 33 111,736 414.00 475.00 430.27
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 14 29,258 486.00 525.01 491.52
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 1,581 411.75 442.00 421.95
171B 3 Round, outside round 30 218,914 390.00 455.00 411.41
171C 3 Round, eye of round 38 169,115 435.00 480.00 444.69
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 25 61,226 913.001,000.00 933.32
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 9,724 924.88 932.00 931.83
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 44 180,896 1,065.001,139.251,084.26
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 27 105,873 570.00 646.50 587.29
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 11 155,309 680.50 855.00 709.41
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 15 81,117 950.001,140.00 973.47
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 46,003 575.00 682.00 612.49
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 15 12,667 569.00 675.00 632.98
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 23 332,594 800.00 925.00 838.56
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 37 157,954 1,478.581,764.001,514.49
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 5 4,656 1,472.001,639.001,496.75
193 4 Flank, flank steak 30 41,581 989.001,087.501,017.28
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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 5 22,725 998.141,252.001,016.15
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 9 3,869 1,100.001,225.001,187.72
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 10,608 418.00 450.00 425.77
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 7,282 437.00 465.00 458.45
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 10 56,597 446.00 546.75 474.21
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 7 16,442 424.00 476.50 434.52
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 5,963 999.251,055.001,014.14
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 4 4,708 507.75 529.88 517.08
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 25,333 540.00 661.00 552.42
130 4 Chuck, short rib 5 4,385 533.00 603.25 577.17
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 8 16,099 455.00 495.00 467.24
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 8 82,200 414.00 470.00 420.59
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 8 9,673 400.00 432.00 423.24
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 5,937 445.00 455.00 453.29
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 1,214 914.46 995.00 929.43
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 14 15,308 974.001,076.071,035.87
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5 17,704 570.00 639.50 580.09
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 6 35,256 867.001,115.00 896.61
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 8 10,546 550.00 642.00 595.04
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 17 52,837 1,436.411,700.701,448.14
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 29 240,650 765.00 895.25 783.79
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 14 5,846 1,195.001,420.001,343.25
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 18 79,980 466.81 530.00 487.49
4 Pectoral Meat 19 140,556 467.00 548.50 482.72
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 11 20,535 361.00 405.00 376.16
Ground Beef 75% 5 25,202 371.00 412.50 376.30
Ground Beef 81% 40 196,477 405.00 442.41 417.10
Ground Beef 85% 12 73,758 459.50 486.75 469.13
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 6 17,920 549.20 563.00 558.53
Ground Beef Chuck 12 48,164 415.82 455.75 422.32
Ground Beef Round
Ground Beef Sirloin
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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%
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 18 370,830 170.00 200.00 187.79
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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