USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/30 14:55
12/30/2025 | 2:55 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/30 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Tue, Dec 30, 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: 348.20 343.16
Change from prior day: -1.13 -2.46
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 487.15 478.47
Primal Chuck 317.77 316.14
Primal Round 306.11 305.78
Primal Loin 433.67 415.72
Primal Brisket 314.67 320.87
Primal Plate 237.30 237.30
Primal Flank 166.98 167.61
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 158.32 loads 6,332,760 pounds
Select Cuts 25.31 loads 1,012,370 pounds
Trimmings 12.30 loads 492,110 pounds
Ground Beef 12.84 loads 513,604 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 36 542,660 892.001,237.00 939.12
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 11 11,525 1,120.001,331.501,222.64
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 41 90,689 1,115.001,333.001,182.27
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 7 10,769 363.00 380.00 367.77
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 44 257,481 370.00 415.00 377.68
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 15 26,121 460.15 575.00 487.62
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 14 40,255 503.00 545.06 509.94
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 22 15,761 713.00 741.00 719.24
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 37 96,808 522.53 605.00 564.38
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 44 175,874 391.00 445.00 417.47
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 16 71,079 551.00 585.00 572.87
116G 4 Chuck, flap 12 37,410 1,039.191,159.251,094.35
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 51 441,580 440.00 500.00 446.98
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 17 22,017 716.00 803.00 764.16
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 21 32,924 535.00 690.75 596.98
130 4 Chuck, short rib 45 108,194 472.06 550.10 485.71
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 61 136,893 396.00 470.10 412.51
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 7,322 380.00 422.00 383.99
168 3 Round, top inside round 35 425,394 365.00 432.00 392.31
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 18 51,716 442.00 482.00 448.71
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 2,074 533.00 552.33 545.15
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 6,577 339.00 400.06 389.08
171B 3 Round, outside round 28 223,778 390.00 415.00 403.52
171C 3 Round, eye of round 65 170,428 401.00 460.00 411.43
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 22 170,161 730.00 915.00 743.37
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 1,443 744.25 778.50 749.83
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 82 932,089 815.45 975.00 833.81
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 64 1,176,308 503.00 575.67 509.36
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 13 56,931 688.50 727.93 710.35
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 31 65,055 739.00 824.25 758.06
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 8 8,158 389.81 438.00 409.31
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 17 173,181 477.32 507.00 483.15
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 11 27,020 680.50 720.00 713.03
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 72 354,934 1,390.001,931.751,438.73
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 15 13,372 1,506.001,851.361,657.36
193 4 Flank, flank steak 40 67,587 579.00 645.70 604.70
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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 1,303 998.521,104.301,040.77
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 11 250,993 999.001,312.001,005.22
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 10 5,364 1,075.001,331.001,174.67
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 5 10,850 382.00 410.00 388.91
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 7 127,918 655.00 795.00 659.27
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 8 10,332 405.00 445.00 422.57
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 7 4,120 1,035.001,050.001,040.40
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 5 4,319 449.00 462.50 451.80
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 15 18,373 450.00 600.76 496.45
130 4 Chuck, short rib 6 6,119 483.00 514.70 494.39
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 11 26,119 370.00 450.00 381.79
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 6 3,620 401.30 430.00 411.18
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 10 17,100 381.00 400.25 388.46
171C 3 Round, eye of round 11 6,637 403.00 435.00 413.28
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 6 1,742 723.52 781.30 761.09
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 14 46,484 773.52 819.30 784.39
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 14 18,202 481.00 551.75 504.25
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 8 36,921 712.00 750.00 720.53
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 8 39,045 422.00 487.00 434.70
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 19 197,201 1,375.001,955.701,383.45
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 5 6,151 605.00 640.10 621.32
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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 52,623 611.00 685.10 622.65
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 20 52,258 697.001,009.25 788.96
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 19 17,856 1,095.001,320.001,232.32
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 21 139,439 385.00 460.00 400.11
4 Pectoral Meat 39 119,957 428.06 486.75 438.40
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 30 90,328 298.62 351.75 305.43
Ground Beef 75% 3 6,372 306.00 312.00 308.80
Ground Beef 81% 54 243,968 332.00 380.00 356.81
Ground Beef 85% 9 42,889 400.00 458.50 414.16
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 3 13,287 496.00 516.10 502.18
Ground Beef Chuck 5 13,824 364.38 397.00 368.01
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%
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 22 492,110 117.00 165.45 136.52
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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