USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/04 14:55
12/04/2025 | 2:55 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/04 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Dec 04, 2025
NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES - PM
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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Current Cutout Values: 362.72 350.32
Change from prior day: -1.09 -2.80
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 639.54 604.20
Primal Chuck 287.44 285.20
Primal Round 291.49 295.32
Primal Loin 470.80 431.44
Primal Brisket 324.94 320.84
Primal Plate 246.12 246.12
Primal Flank 177.94 178.09
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 119.60 loads 4,783,827 pounds
Select Cuts 21.18 loads 847,276 pounds
Trimmings 5.30 loads 212,138 pounds
Ground Beef 11.47 loads 458,797 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 46 554,070 1,275.001,428.001,319.61
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 4 32,976 1,375.001,583.501,384.40
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 26 97,953 1,375.001,582.001,405.86
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 29,126 325.00 352.00 330.94
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 19 287,660 334.61 384.70 349.51
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 4 2,432 525.00 599.94 574.81
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 6 76,782 475.71 606.75 515.70
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 13 11,834 825.00 967.00 889.73
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 42 326,831 420.00 467.00 434.26
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 27 245,574 353.00 455.25 373.36
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 49,582 1,040.001,165.001,101.19
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 36 131,130 428.50 480.00 462.35
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 10 14,267 721.00 806.00 797.19
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 20 91,837 475.00 676.00 514.70
130 4 Chuck, short rib 15 61,672 470.00 519.00 484.31
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 29 146,326 414.00 470.00 421.85
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 45 638,347 335.00 386.00 338.31
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 19 52,713 393.00 459.30 404.66
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 24 263,016 329.50 440.45 348.79
171C 3 Round, eye of round 48 230,429 369.00 480.00 411.41
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 21 60,143 720.001,025.00 758.80
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 48 315,242 938.501,012.54 955.53
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 38 322,445 525.00 560.90 528.50
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 4 8,938 722.00 755.00 723.91
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 18 123,854 680.00 786.63 704.30
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 14 87,417 380.00 397.00 389.66
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 10 20,583 440.00 463.55 457.11
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 7 6,157 657.00 699.70 660.07
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 27 73,354 1,835.002,223.501,893.32
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 13,527 1,770.001,958.251,797.43
193 4 Flank, flank steak 15 56,404 590.00 736.63 635.03
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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 6 3,166 1,300.001,359.001,337.48
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 8 21,178 325.84 385.00 348.25
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 15 203,329 405.00 455.00 413.39
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 29,921 350.00 411.00 363.84
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 2,896 1,023.501,100.001,040.38
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 5 59,801 425.00 475.00 464.85
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 6 5,557 509.42 584.40 542.48
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 2,965 465.00 515.90 479.93
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 7,476 417.10 470.20 421.41
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 5,895 351.63 360.00 353.09
168 3 Round, top inside round 6 111,754 340.89 380.00 343.64
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 6 9,634 350.00 380.00 354.50
171C 3 Round, eye of round .00 .00 .00
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 6 28,853 650.42 775.00 668.03
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 25,460 642.00 690.50 670.37
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 12 80,273 750.00 790.00 751.81
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 6 84,610 650.00 746.63 653.74
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 9 32,352 1,720.002,133.501,750.69
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 3,456 1,500.001,704.251,509.22
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 12,637 611.00 647.00 613.29
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 10 36,222 596.00 693.25 611.38
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 10 23,475 724.001,008.50 794.47
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 4 9,294 1,133.251,215.001,165.66
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 12 84,306 385.00 454.00 409.74
4 Pectoral Meat 16 65,701 450.00 495.25 469.84
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 10 93,765 290.00 358.50 302.69
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 25 167,506 315.00 417.00 337.46
Ground Beef 85% 6 134,916 376.00 436.75 394.53
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck
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% .00 .00 .00
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 11 212,138 147.00 180.90 168.71
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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