USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/04 09:15
05/04/2026 | 9:15 am CDT USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/04 09:15
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Des Moines, IA Mon, May 04, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS - FORMULATED SALES
CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 621.46 loads 24,858,433 pounds
Select Cuts 161.14 loads 6,445,578 pounds
Trimmings 450.30 loads 18,011,918 pounds
Ground Beef 349.80 loads 13,992,012 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 194 882,142 952.841,118.00 972.82
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 109 235,314 1,125.701,215.711,156.68
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 554 840,234 1,090.301,251.001,130.75
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 63 122,974 390.00 420.00 400.73
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 280 1,231,897 396.01 436.00 408.87
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 62 114,566 525.00 573.92 546.88
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 55 121,552 502.27 563.00 508.93
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 638 1,973,685 459.25 515.00 474.59
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 297 495,372 412.00 446.30 418.42
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 48 858,023 496.65 537.72 500.63
116G 4 Chuck, flap 104 255,215 906.00 973.45 932.97
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 666 1,942,071 478.83 535.45 498.49
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 65 60,589 818.00 848.17 834.21
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 88 219,201 610.67 665.00 625.87
130 4 Chuck, short rib 300 930,750 505.00 629.70 549.06
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 530 1,458,481 457.00 516.00 487.99
168 1 Round, top inside round 222 617,689 402.50 421.83 407.78
168 3 Round, top inside round 330 991,317 403.01 443.30 419.41
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 160 243,700 469.00 515.00 481.24
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 128 405,540 516.09 610.68 562.11
3 Round, top inside, side off 6 66,952 427.00 463.41 438.74
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 18 15,921 356.00 410.21 372.22
171B 3 Round, outside round 350 938,419 384.01 440.00 405.35
171C 3 Round, eye of round 585 1,081,030 410.44 465.87 426.79
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 174 455,839 903.01 986.00 920.69
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 21 70,773 838.56 881.50 861.13
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 518 1,250,442 1,019.291,110.451,055.97
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 28 31,723 590.02 639.18 619.90
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 176 219,628 599.60 653.00 615.91
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 102 456,610 794.00 912.88 848.86
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 316 901,186 1,006.461,100.001,034.62
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 234 716,864 599.79 651.00 630.10
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 104 252,564 554.30 686.00 596.13
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 132 373,415 777.20 846.62 808.45
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 451 617,168 1,501.001,607.951,526.99
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 71 87,808 1,430.001,505.551,472.24
193 4 Flank, flank steak 276 505,264 878.01 955.00 896.69
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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 67 130,041 963.481,011.00 990.71
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 130 125,786 995.001,160.131,036.60
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 207 153,354 1,004.001,191.001,144.30
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 34 101,710 420.00 449.31 440.63
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 50 143,402 397.37 425.00 399.83
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 105 277,739 415.00 431.97 419.84
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 64 78,093 772.00 794.57 781.84
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 290 602,521 452.00 495.00 474.73
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 89 131,264 401.00 427.18 415.88
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 16 27,924 900.00 943.00 928.73
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 203 406,981 459.00 511.00 495.83
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 35 62,566 539.25 641.00 608.17
130 4 Chuck, short rib 64 109,570 534.78 577.60 553.35
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 152 229,404 453.82 504.00 482.04
168 1 Round, top inside round 118 212,138 402.50 425.89 411.66
168 3 Round, top inside round 146 248,957 405.00 431.75 421.71
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 71 72,543 444.00 517.00 480.96
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 5 22,470 566.21 588.00 567.07
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 7 2,391 365.34 402.00 374.24
171B 3 Round, outside round 166 351,584 390.00 425.00 406.31
171C 3 Round, eye of round 202 280,618 418.94 447.13 430.88
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 74 68,879 901.00 965.00 936.71
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 6 21,269 821.67 859.00 830.42
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 315 406,284 940.251,045.00 990.75
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 88 156,697 591.00 628.00 612.90
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 138 141,583 588.05 636.00 606.99
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 146 227,278 1,028.591,081.001,055.11
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 87 187,096 630.50 648.40 636.60
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 59 108,068 554.30 604.80 593.29
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 14 18,748 788.97 898.00 807.30
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 168 140,962 1,440.001,496.151,472.27
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 22 27,496 1,416.071,470.151,435.28
193 4 Flank, flank steak 117 104,953 889.00 955.00 910.98
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 301 1,012,906 841.00 998.13 892.78
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 224 378,219 1,140.001,330.451,257.89
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 87 103,491 1,483.001,894.361,653.29
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 324 1,018,973 447.86 530.00 478.70
4 Pectoral Meat 198 732,717 479.75 525.00 494.04
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 418 2,108,440 314.54 380.15 338.15
Ground Beef 75% 51 276,343 338.16 445.00 364.92
Ground Beef 81% 859 3,747,942 347.80 425.49 379.25
Ground Beef 85%
Ground Beef 90% 170 1,020,273 466.00 539.25 475.66
Ground Beef 93% 124 865,867 501.11 580.54 529.29
Ground Beef Chuck 445 1,794,380 371.49 451.33 413.23
Ground Beef Round 97 683,330 403.52 475.00 436.85
Ground Beef Sirloin 59 281,774 511.41 565.00 533.32
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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% 140 581,768 314.54 356.22 329.40
Blended Ground Beef 75% 16 46,160 339.16 382.01 375.22
Blended Ground Beef 81% 182 1,549,835 360.50 417.77 381.19
Blended Ground Beef 85% 17 55,815 439.00 471.73 447.90
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 21 78,838 496.94 585.00 511.19
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 25 261,540 383.49 437.00 398.26
Blended Ground Beef Round 20 113,928 402.48 456.75 433.27
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 6 11,534 490.02 537.66 504.69
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 632 17,202,518 159.96 215.72 191.61
Frozen 50% lean trimmings
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