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USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 05/04 09:10

USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 05/04 09:10

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Des Moines, IA                             Mon, May 04, 2026

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - NEGOTIATED SALES 

CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
  
Upper 2/3 Choice             137.03  loads       5,481,044  pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice              18.85  loads         754,106  pounds
Branded Select                 7.38  loads         295,308  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      55     103,899   985.911,386.001,072.68
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light        25      52,220 1,164.901,452.001,246.47
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        93     128,644 1,092.001,593.001,231.58
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod             4      12,476   402.85  419.00  405.87
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      68     407,280   399.00  457.50  424.05
114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade          13      40,921   512.00  654.00  572.46
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast                                                 
114F 5  Chuck, clod tender              24      24,184   757.00  895.00  847.51
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      83     692,925   464.00  578.00  485.45
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender             43     307,868   406.00  482.75  413.43
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       61     198,714   469.25  571.50  524.10
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls        11       8,939   797.89  894.50  852.75
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib          57      84,389   565.00  730.00  658.60
130  4  Chuck, short rib                35      81,034   509.00  731.66  542.71
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          51     187,114   448.00  547.00  474.87
168  1  Round, top inside round         24     192,958   408.00  449.00  415.26
168  3  Round, top inside round         50     248,637   404.00  477.50  427.93
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded      18      19,175   460.00  533.00  502.01
     3  Round, top inside, side off                                            
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck                                                
171B 3  Round, outside round            64     434,888   397.00  441.00  406.14
171C 3  Round, eye of round             81     347,240   405.00  477.50  428.91
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           45     107,464   941.001,086.00  971.08
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1            5       5,247   931.001,108.00  991.07
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                                             
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          95     302,385 1,018.001,374.001,120.70
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy      4       4,157   631.87  676.66  650.92
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        56     175,901   587.00  712.00  634.90
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap      51     164,486   992.001,186.251,059.65
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy     22      84,790   579.00  694.25  631.70
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip          24     178,806   552.00  677.70  580.13
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld     22      25,138   737.00  992.00  878.25
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     85     303,843 1,453.001,827.581,534.89
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed      11      16,822 1,493.251,661.001,530.28
193  4  Flank, flank steak              41      31,297   882.001,093.00  989.87
121D 4  Plate, Inside Skirt             23      65,787   845.00  917.00  873.36
121C 4  Plate, Outside Skirt            30      31,481 1,190.001,389.501,315.68
121E 6  Plate, Outside Skirt, pld                                              
     4  Cap and Wedge Meat              34     108,717   462.22  521.50  495.71
     4  Pectoral Meat                   24     113,488   472.00  546.50  510.94
        Ground Chuck                     5      24,700   422.95  434.00  426.31
        Ground Round                     3      13,624   473.00  474.75  473.84
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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      10      58,408   925.001,305.00  957.30
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                               
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        31      71,659 1,153.001,607.001,223.12
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      15     120,778   399.00  445.00  414.66
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      16      31,326   465.00  631.00  491.87
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender              4       4,410   414.00  452.00  419.05
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       22      25,706   459.00  581.00  514.52
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls                                               
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          11      24,048   448.00  520.00  487.61
168  3  Round, top inside round          8      11,670   411.00  507.00  425.01
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded                                             
171B 3  Round, outside round            12      66,038   397.00  429.71  411.63
171C 3  Round, eye of round              4       7,365   430.00  456.00  436.87
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           13     192,431   920.001,041.00  945.22
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          27      29,612 1,049.001,364.001,157.58
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        14      14,061   574.00  706.00  626.97
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap      11      13,262 1,043.991,156.001,072.32
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy      3       3,418   651.48  724.00  695.33
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip           5       1,253   599.00  633.00  623.00
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     26      59,395 1,470.001,857.001,534.38
193  4  Flank, flank steak              13       5,464   901.00  946.00  929.97
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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       9       2,031 1,049.001,065.001,052.45
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                               
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        14      16,435 1,191.001,236.251,202.37
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      16      36,143   423.00  447.50  427.85
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      28      74,559   455.00  541.25  495.07
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       15      20,520   484.70  530.00  511.08
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          15      12,252   480.00  549.00  515.37
168  3  Round, top inside round         24      52,326   398.00  481.25  441.96
171B 3  Round, outside round            19      21,333   401.00  433.50  417.11
171C 3  Round, eye of round             16      16,175   429.00  463.50  445.41
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           12       7,451   954.00  973.00  961.21
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          17      21,570 1,031.421,130.701,097.12
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        13       6,600   606.00  671.25  642.91

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