USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 08/27 15:10
08/27/2026 | 3:10 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 08/27 15:10
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Aug 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: 381.36 359.19
Change from prior day: -3.77 -3.49
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 631.80 501.75
Primal Chuck 326.05 330.01
Primal Round 311.20 314.11
Primal Loin 474.50 430.89
Primal Brisket 352.55 349.89
Primal Plate 262.54 262.54
Primal Flank 188.78 196.10
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 77.70 loads 3,108,092 pounds
Select Cuts 9.54 loads 381,445 pounds
Trimmings 4.87 loads 194,959 pounds
Ground Beef 12.31 loads 492,452 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 95,500 1,205.831,425.001,212.48
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 27 43,940 1,452.001,547.701,474.02
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 22 262,810 385.00 450.00 394.58
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 9 25,584 612.68 665.00 624.76
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 7 50,553 489.00 611.25 501.79
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 9,639 819.00 900.00 848.43
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 30 447,992 484.90 580.00 511.81
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 13 76,155 400.00 465.00 425.07
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 16 125,977 567.00 590.00 571.37
116G 4 Chuck, flap 10 53,222 787.00 930.00 821.97
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 21 81,035 490.00 553.00 509.67
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 8 5,528 798.00 834.00 801.07
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 17 41,591 690.00 815.00 729.87
130 4 Chuck, short rib 17 102,991 550.00 646.00 563.87
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 29 117,557 430.00 513.00 451.18
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 29 274,655 370.00 465.00 388.42
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 13 43,055 443.24 510.00 457.00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 7 20,942 549.66 600.00 560.69
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 32 346,267 374.00 447.00 387.65
171C 3 Round, eye of round 40 154,899 401.00 488.00 425.96
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 16 59,014 748.52 947.00 757.10
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 19 58,788 975.001,025.001,004.75
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 26 84,202 508.00 569.00 513.26
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 6 42,694 680.50 700.00 685.00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 18 37,620 819.001,015.00 855.21
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 16 57,957 475.00 542.00 498.08
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 9 17,944 475.00 569.00 499.80
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 11 6,308 641.02 827.50 676.24
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 22 37,010 1,762.001,947.001,791.75
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 7 7,871 1,472.001,705.001,554.69
193 4 Flank, flank steak 21 59,011 700.50 875.00 734.55
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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 5 75,205 935.751,011.00 937.45
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 4 6,147 1,108.251,150.001,115.74
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 6 13,561 415.29 443.00 435.83
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 6 15,749 530.00 573.00 557.21
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 4 23,484 446.00 502.00 487.36
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib
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 7 37,572 386.72 439.70 401.02
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 .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 7 20,173 746.00 787.00 755.11
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 7 13,930 477.10 508.00 484.84
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 5 8,983 765.00 909.70 787.42
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 6,188 505.00 542.00 512.34
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 17,326 385.00 549.70 411.37
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 23,401 1,518.001,705.901,548.54
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 4 1,378 790.00 819.70 793.72
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 19 34,265 684.00 749.90 700.63
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 8 16,641 936.001,437.501,000.40
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 3 18,720 1,280.951,557.401,348.54
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 11 116,206 441.16 500.00 457.13
4 Pectoral Meat 21 120,788 420.00 510.00 454.60
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 103,509 266.94 355.00 273.44
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 22 243,114 334.00 413.00 350.85
Ground Beef 85% 7 28,301 444.00 461.75 446.35
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck
Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
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 9 194,959 92.00 175.00 131.61
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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