USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 05/18 09:10
05/18/2026 | 9:10 am CDT USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 05/18 09:10
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Des Moines, IA Mon, May 18, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - NEGOTIATED SALES
CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Upper 2/3 Choice 150.28 loads 6,011,213 pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice 22.61 loads 904,488 pounds
Branded Select 7.72 loads 308,746 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 54 108,062 980.111,341.001,048.81
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 36 132,084 1,133.001,416.501,223.61
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 111 254,278 1,134.431,541.001,220.21
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 7 16,158 407.00 444.00 423.60
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 57 346,544 411.00 454.00 425.18
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 14 28,415 567.00 649.70 595.09
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 30 26,257 765.00 886.00 844.62
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 106 432,550 479.00 610.00 507.47
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 44 263,221 403.00 473.00 431.38
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 73 213,493 462.00 581.00 511.76
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 12 12,799 830.25 884.00 869.74
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 49 77,934 587.50 718.50 664.12
130 4 Chuck, short rib 66 156,818 475.00 708.20 546.42
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 70 325,161 435.00 555.69 468.81
168 1 Round, top inside round 22 78,755 414.00 445.00 429.38
168 3 Round, top inside round 76 856,000 409.00 477.50 424.32
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 19 21,948 471.00 549.00 514.76
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 66 387,137 409.00 469.00 421.84
171C 3 Round, eye of round 81 252,919 409.00 482.00 430.14
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 52 165,852 925.751,086.00 975.65
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 4,987 948.701,058.001,002.05
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 108 368,706 1,073.001,379.001,133.68
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 3,848 621.87 651.72 626.41
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 54 155,036 587.55 717.00 625.16
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 53 256,046 927.001,197.00 979.89
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 33 90,991 565.00 694.25 639.00
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 29 132,829 552.47 670.00 587.31
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 25 41,693 829.00 969.50 901.58
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 71 182,758 1,473.001,832.581,553.95
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 18 18,630 1,494.001,710.001,559.59
193 4 Flank, flank steak 35 42,696 927.001,118.001,038.81
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 17 62,134 822.00 917.00 877.45
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 30 34,969 1,192.001,440.001,346.75
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 27 121,655 479.00 520.50 499.82
4 Pectoral Meat 23 208,022 492.00 544.00 508.31
Ground Chuck 6 22,733 418.65 436.00 426.58
Ground Round 4 14,525 473.00 477.75 475.28
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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 12 89,650 946.001,265.001,007.40
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 29 43,930 1,156.001,466.001,235.73
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 12 140,685 411.00 440.00 423.70
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 24 68,341 485.00 591.00 509.19
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 4 7,005 415.00 485.00 422.96
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 32 56,954 472.00 584.00 523.46
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 4 5,023 829.00 875.00 830.84
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 13 46,890 473.00 561.00 488.75
168 3 Round, top inside round 18 128,371 414.94 508.00 434.98
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 5 14,135 500.00 519.00 514.82
171B 3 Round, outside round 20 72,457 411.00 471.00 430.40
171C 3 Round, eye of round 5 4,850 427.00 476.36 459.82
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 8 9,125 920.001,128.00 939.33
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 40 112,877 1,069.401,365.001,097.03
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 17 40,569 608.75 711.00 621.53
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 8 13,506 1,036.001,156.001,053.66
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 5 3,999 633.00 645.00 644.04
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 5 4,640 563.00 625.00 579.69
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 19 29,680 1,500.001,760.001,571.56
193 4 Flank, flank steak 7 7,627 960.001,005.00 970.60
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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 12 10,801 1,039.001,055.001,041.99
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 29 34,508 1,119.001,231.251,187.24
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 12 28,492 408.00 445.00 426.32
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 27 45,598 486.74 561.25 528.21
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 12 20,487 482.00 534.25 521.03
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 20 24,566 450.62 539.25 498.48
168 3 Round, top inside round 16 38,848 419.00 481.25 446.15
171B 3 Round, outside round 22 39,879 410.00 442.00 425.55
171C 3 Round, eye of round 22 21,442 426.00 486.25 450.48
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 14 9,270 950.25 964.25 959.36
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 13 9,561 1,094.001,108.501,098.64
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 16 14,154 608.02 671.25 646.69
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