USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/19 14:50
12/19/2025 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/19 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 19, 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: 361.63 346.02
Change from prior day: 4.35 2.05
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 627.44 567.64
Primal Chuck 305.99 297.79
Primal Round 295.68 293.99
Primal Loin 449.75 424.69
Primal Brisket 326.13 311.78
Primal Plate 229.46 229.46
Primal Flank 161.90 163.30
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 61.26 loads 2,450,310 pounds
Select Cuts 10.74 loads 429,546 pounds
Trimmings 14.14 loads 565,422 pounds
Ground Beef 12.00 loads 480,100 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 46 391,228 1,206.421,379.001,305.88
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 2,521 1,445.251,469.001,458.18
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 18 31,282 1,320.501,456.001,377.97
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 17,816 335.00 360.38 340.50
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 21 133,914 339.00 399.00 359.25
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 13 12,990 465.00 581.00 498.00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 16 52,182 504.00 542.00 517.71
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 17 21,661 698.00 879.00 714.64
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 24 79,803 460.55 540.00 507.29
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 27 55,544 366.06 426.25 378.38
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 16 62,480 505.00 544.00 509.97
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 20,337 1,077.001,165.001,138.25
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 26 88,422 455.00 491.20 466.63
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 16 24,167 760.00 811.00 786.40
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 19 33,264 556.00 689.00 599.80
130 4 Chuck, short rib 21 80,907 462.00 519.00 470.66
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 28 79,847 370.00 449.50 392.51
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 7,813 365.00 385.10 378.78
168 3 Round, top inside round 12 58,973 357.00 409.00 380.95
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 16 59,005 399.00 459.00 404.75
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 21 105,912 348.55 399.00 377.23
171C 3 Round, eye of round 40 110,756 376.00 462.36 390.60
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 21 62,701 761.06 906.25 773.70
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 50 161,433 880.00 953.00 900.53
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 35 174,204 527.91 561.25 535.80
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 26,992 698.50 746.55 701.34
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 12 11,452 696.00 800.00 742.85
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 22,562 355.00 401.00 378.90
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 35,396 455.00 480.00 456.35
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 9 8,173 680.00 700.00 690.01
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 37 89,887 1,647.001,880.001,687.33
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 13 12,100 1,676.061,705.001,683.89
193 4 Flank, flank steak 23 28,639 578.06 636.55 592.54
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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 4 9,712 1,235.001,264.001,255.76
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 4 2,792 1,280.001,364.001,292.51
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 3 7,996 452.00 478.00 460.28
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 7,023 968.001,075.001,021.90
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
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 5 22,455 370.00 382.00 372.93
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 4 12,617 345.00 400.00 363.44
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
171B 3 Round, outside round
171C 3 Round, eye of round 7 18,810 389.00 430.00 409.04
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 9,124 647.00 775.00 661.26
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 12 175,386 750.00 779.00 768.23
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 15,715 490.00 534.28 498.86
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap .00 .00 .00
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 1,522 387.00 414.00 392.74
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy
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 15 45,014 575.00 640.50 624.79
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 14 39,350 700.69 991.00 734.44
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 9 14,361 1,120.751,260.001,169.08
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 16 125,975 368.00 439.00 385.02
4 Pectoral Meat 25 46,433 400.00 466.42 435.12
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 5 69,914 300.00 337.00 313.68
Ground Beef 75% 3 100,206 322.50 346.00 332.04
Ground Beef 81% 6 10,089 332.00 371.50 338.55
Ground Beef 85% 13 116,004 384.04 425.00 386.24
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 4 46,634 365.00 369.00 367.00
Ground Beef Round 4 4,924 427.50 461.25 436.09
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%
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 26 565,422 108.00 154.00 127.93
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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