USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/28 15:00
05/28/2026 | 3:00 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/28 15:00
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Des Moines, IA Thu, May 28, 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: 392.32 385.58
Change from prior day: -2.40 -3.71
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 544.30 517.37
Primal Chuck 333.74 335.93
Primal Round 333.18 331.04
Primal Loin 513.43 491.85
Primal Brisket 355.31 372.33
Primal Plate 309.69 309.69
Primal Flank 248.24 245.46
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 89.25 loads 3,570,177 pounds
Select Cuts 12.90 loads 516,113 pounds
Trimmings 8.44 loads 337,428 pounds
Ground Beef 14.29 loads 571,528 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 28 85,075 981.611,100.00 992.70
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 7 58,849 1,170.001,359.001,191.65
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 20 117,270 1,140.001,270.001,189.49
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 26 228,803 424.14 460.00 429.53
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 21 60,064 580.00 670.00 595.59
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 18 115,441 500.00 575.70 512.17
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 6 5,188 770.00 881.00 797.77
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 54 475,796 461.00 554.00 480.49
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 29 53,659 425.00 484.50 438.95
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 9 50,160 512.00 530.66 514.66
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 5,298 978.001,055.001,004.31
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 37 157,133 473.00 558.00 489.13
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 25 49,822 618.00 740.00 667.05
130 4 Chuck, short rib 17 34,002 519.61 594.00 525.09
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 34 114,108 462.00 554.00 476.93
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 35 271,157 400.00 479.00 414.45
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 22 70,185 472.00 534.00 487.00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 6 55,653 559.06 615.00 560.09
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 23 109,340 376.00 445.00 405.68
171C 3 Round, eye of round 48 101,941 430.00 491.75 445.85
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 37 160,906 900.001,005.00 916.19
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 40,303 924.70 958.84 926.26
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 57 310,381 1,000.001,221.001,074.33
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 39 138,566 568.15 649.00 584.12
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 10 21,927 678.50 809.50 692.58
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 18 25,839 965.001,130.001,008.35
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 15 65,162 553.00 677.00 578.26
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 20,457 630.00 670.00 633.21
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 10 12,206 850.50 950.00 856.90
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 49 288,162 1,475.701,723.001,505.26
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 14 13,374 1,450.001,694.001,486.51
193 4 Flank, flank steak 25 48,585 965.001,064.00 990.06
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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 9,793 1,026.001,065.001,028.27
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 6 5,205 1,175.501,209.001,184.04
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 7 18,121 427.11 456.00 438.04
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 3 2,932 850.00 850.48 850.15
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 9 42,582 445.50 533.00 462.19
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 4,699 448.00 477.00 463.44
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap .00 .00 .00
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 10,708 575.00 713.00 594.82
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 3,208 535.00 599.70 595.42
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
168 3 Round, top inside round 12 123,647 400.00 454.70 404.70
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 4 4,890 427.00 435.00 427.98
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 2,656 430.00 475.00 436.90
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 5 10,427 890.83 995.00 913.77
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 13 59,118 960.001,074.29 988.68
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 4 2,450 565.89 640.00 579.96
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 8 4,378 935.001,124.701,050.55
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 19,071 550.64 634.70 565.74
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 10 41,896 1,435.001,640.001,439.04
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 5,067 1,450.001,624.701,450.86
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 17 40,819 732.00 900.00 772.64
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 17 15,329 1,150.001,418.001,316.17
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 18 75,473 470.00 516.00 476.87
4 Pectoral Meat 42 153,028 459.70 530.00 483.58
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 9 25,970 346.92 395.88 361.36
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 28 234,023 405.11 443.00 414.53
Ground Beef 85% 7 69,707 464.00 481.25 468.31
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 6 61,657 521.43 560.65 529.83
Ground Beef Chuck 4 7,315 430.13 440.88 434.24
Ground Beef Round 3 29,130 472.30 475.65 473.13
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
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 17 337,428 175.00 203.50 187.12
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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