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USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 04/06 09:05

USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 04/06 09:05

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Des Moines, IA                             Mon, Apr 06, 2026

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - NEGOTIATED SALES 

CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
  
Upper 2/3 Choice             151.32  loads       6,052,989  pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice              21.28  loads         851,051  pounds
Branded Select                 6.00  loads         240,101  pounds

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Upper 2-3 Choice Items, 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      56     224,705   965.001,358.001,067.64
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light        36      80,333 1,158.001,477.001,289.31
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy       100     217,862 1,143.001,608.001,267.73
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod             6      13,277   414.28  458.50  431.17
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      51     263,628   412.68  482.50  436.05
114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade          14      42,858   527.00  598.19  547.11
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast                                                 
114F 5  Chuck, clod tender              20      15,423   747.00  890.00  825.94
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      99   1,071,442   449.00  629.00  479.98
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender             32      87,029   405.00  489.65  427.12
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       66     230,660   471.70  567.00  506.35
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls        11      13,589   777.00  824.00  812.27
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib          56      87,855   596.00  725.00  645.37
130  4  Chuck, short rib                36      84,533   484.75  733.60  546.09
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          51      94,772   479.00  542.50  505.00
168  1  Round, top inside round         25     319,937   405.00  480.00  415.34
168  3  Round, top inside round         52     399,541   406.50  478.00  422.39
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded      18      81,498   477.00  580.00  491.93
     3  Round, top inside, side off                                            
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck                                                
171B 3  Round, outside round            66     427,614   384.00  485.00  406.91
171C 3  Round, eye of round             75     382,935   404.30  487.00  421.35
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           56     221,057   888.001,234.00  935.52
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1            4      25,566   942.98  986.99  950.32
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                                             
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         100     207,384 1,092.001,412.001,158.46
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy      4       5,982   636.40  716.88  645.86
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        41     101,181   640.00  738.30  694.60
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap      44     258,989   967.001,179.00  996.63
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy     43      96,942   597.00  692.00  650.40
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip          17      69,214   582.00  642.00  604.16
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld     16      20,819   845.00  965.00  875.44
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     68     227,798 1,473.001,860.581,595.87
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed      14      33,539 1,286.001,643.001,448.64
193  4  Flank, flank steak              38      41,706   787.001,000.50  934.02
121D 4  Plate, Inside Skirt             18      34,235   851.00  950.00  912.27
121C 4  Plate, Outside Skirt            27      26,145 1,194.751,329.001,272.07
121E 6  Plate, Outside Skirt, pld                                              
     4  Cap and Wedge Meat              38     113,816   494.00  539.00  508.42
     4  Pectoral Meat                   24      86,265   489.00  548.00  515.04
        Ground Chuck                     8      19,107   404.00  439.50  415.79
        Ground Round                     5      24,244   456.00  477.75  462.52
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Lower 1-3 Choice Items, 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      15      66,517 1,016.001,302.001,069.55
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                            .00     .00     .00
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        27      31,759 1,249.001,610.001,335.48
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      14     121,822   428.00  474.00  440.70
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      24     242,873   468.75  634.00  479.96
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender              5       5,950   420.20  495.00  428.82
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       24      50,597   446.00  525.00  476.03
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls                                               
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          12      32,722   485.00  566.00  513.77
168  3  Round, top inside round         16      92,225   405.00  510.00  432.78
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded                                             
171B 3  Round, outside round            10      44,592   417.95  480.00  426.24
171C 3  Round, eye of round              4       9,751   404.30  468.00  430.61
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           12      46,637   937.001,164.00  956.73
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          25      23,421 1,100.001,365.001,183.25
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        18      36,992   631.00  721.00  651.34
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap       4       2,116 1,065.001,105.001,092.80
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy      7       9,261   631.77  673.00  661.98
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                                                 
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     19      28,954 1,585.001,789.001,686.50
193  4  Flank, flank steak              10       3,399   850.00  940.00  893.16
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Branded Select, 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       1,380 1,154.001,164.251,158.20
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                               
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        14      18,681 1,159.001,346.251,288.75
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      15      30,104   434.08  476.00  442.96
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      27      40,687   478.00  546.25  511.11
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       16      18,569   447.00  541.25  490.28
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          16      14,670   480.00  539.00  502.14
168  3  Round, top inside round         20      42,277   412.00  476.25  439.97
171B 3  Round, outside round            11      19,984   412.00  458.50  438.93
171C 3  Round, eye of round             16      12,379   445.00  491.25  472.24
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           10       2,565 1,002.101,018.001,006.35
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          17      17,026 1,037.001,176.751,105.30
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        14      13,248   667.10  692.50  673.26

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