USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 05/26 09:05
05/26/2026 | 9:05 am CDT USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 05/26 09:05
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Des Moines, IA Tue, May 26, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - NEGOTIATED SALES
CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Upper 2/3 Choice 130.84 loads 5,233,597 pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice 24.74 loads 989,469 pounds
Branded Select 8.29 loads 331,473 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 70 189,621 946.001,331.001,046.65
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 39 93,099 1,185.001,416.501,247.39
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 95 186,009 1,156.001,541.001,233.18
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 7 15,899 425.00 452.50 442.25
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 60 255,811 419.22 472.50 430.13
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 18 25,325 577.00 690.85 615.00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 31 26,743 787.00 906.00 854.14
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 98 668,211 471.00 619.00 499.74
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 32 145,599 419.00 492.75 440.87
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 80 198,299 450.00 605.00 513.41
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 14 11,499 829.00 904.50 860.55
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 56 103,517 612.00 742.00 675.61
130 4 Chuck, short rib 50 125,844 507.00 708.26 547.50
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 75 285,715 453.00 557.00 470.71
168 1 Round, top inside round 16 39,572 419.00 445.00 431.32
168 3 Round, top inside round 53 188,167 409.00 495.00 442.74
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 19 29,815 467.52 545.26 494.18
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 70 555,662 394.00 470.25 415.28
171C 3 Round, eye of round 71 248,977 409.00 487.50 438.32
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 39 110,322 925.001,086.00 981.18
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 8 58,812 927.00 997.32 942.51
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 104 341,061 1,090.001,384.001,163.00
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 3,157 621.87 651.79 628.36
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 40 167,112 588.00 717.00 620.33
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 31 108,895 928.751,196.251,014.91
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 30 68,792 584.00 701.00 637.58
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 26 122,655 570.20 685.76 594.42
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 21 21,860 851.19 975.00 925.97
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 92 270,282 1,478.001,832.581,541.62
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 11 4,237 1,484.001,661.001,585.49
193 4 Flank, flank steak 54 52,417 952.001,143.001,046.65
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 25 66,684 795.00 958.26 863.13
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 33 32,542 1,197.001,464.001,371.22
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld .00 .00 .00
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 31 132,566 483.00 530.50 499.99
4 Pectoral Meat 16 27,984 500.00 544.00 517.06
Ground Chuck 12 171,519 428.00 449.00 437.69
Ground Round
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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 16 105,782 987.791,252.00 991.77
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 31 37,938 1,177.301,495.001,247.49
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 20 238,484 415.00 454.00 426.80
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 26 83,888 494.00 638.00 518.57
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 8 24,470 427.00 454.00 436.50
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 34 72,083 446.00 577.00 490.36
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 3 4,254 824.00 838.30 834.50
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 14 62,180 472.00 554.00 505.27
168 3 Round, top inside round 14 74,003 419.00 512.00 426.83
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 4,548 507.00 521.00 519.55
171B 3 Round, outside round 12 76,095 417.00 469.00 434.59
171C 3 Round, eye of round 9 10,629 422.45 510.00 434.34
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 10 35,784 934.001,010.15 943.31
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 25 22,549 1,101.151,364.001,154.80
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 18 36,655 595.00 711.00 612.40
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 11 5,087 965.001,100.001,052.00
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 10,676 656.42 683.60 661.61
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 2,854 584.00 640.00 626.06
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 34 74,732 1,473.001,984.001,532.92
193 4 Flank, flank steak 12 5,987 981.001,143.001,000.88
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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 13 3,749 1,034.001,055.001,041.86
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 20 34,398 1,167.001,220.941,194.08
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 19 39,562 417.00 474.00 437.56
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 31 69,151 493.00 562.00 529.96
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 14 19,689 482.00 535.00 520.44
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 13 13,940 457.00 539.25 512.39
168 3 Round, top inside round 23 53,790 423.30 481.25 443.96
171B 3 Round, outside round 21 34,643 417.00 470.25 433.96
171C 3 Round, eye of round 22 9,140 433.00 482.50 461.41
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 9 1,384 954.00 977.50 961.33
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 21 18,337 1,021.451,120.701,089.42
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 14 18,979 594.12 662.50 615.58
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