USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 03/09 09:15
03/09/2026 | 9:15 am CDT USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 03/09 09:15
LM_XB451
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 09, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - FORMULATED SALES
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
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Upper 2/3 Choice 371.06 loads 14,842,217 pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice 132.87 loads 5,314,938 pounds
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Upper 2/3 Choice Items Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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IMPS # of Total Price Weighted
/FL Sub-Primal Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 239 249,426 936.55 - 1,205.87
997.28
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 173 323,455 1,137.19 - 1,293.00
1,216.78
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 317 507,820 1,086.00 - 1,322.50
1,174.11
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 177 702,033 407.33 - 444.08
428.83
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 70 65,126 497.00 - 672.00
545.29
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 60 111,607 522.93 - 645.25
541.56
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 114 90,047 694.00 - 954.00
786.66
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 373 1,135,263 478.06 - 584.14
509.16
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 122 212,147 416.00 - 463.25
443.37
116G 4 Chuck, flap 97 156,429 812.71 - 975.76
857.79
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 382 2,014,860 390.42 - 522.00
437.42
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 61 58,023 664.00 - 758.74
728.98
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 113 207,973 588.63 - 678.58
609.01
130 4 Chuck, short rib 81 148,268 531.00 - 629.00
578.57
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 296 655,931 445.00 - 510.00
471.58
168 1 Round, top inside round 116 362,505 437.17 - 501.00
456.70
168 3 Round, top inside round 208 439,989 439.75 - 493.32
469.76
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 97 187,699 508.18 - 566.46
529.75
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 70 190,057 545.39 - 750.00
624.68
171B 3 Round, outside round 228 522,917 422.50 - 501.00
468.66
171C 3 Round, eye of round 302 661,931 418.89 - 486.56
445.76
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 210 195,877 871.12 - 996.26
925.51
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 24 22,507 863.90 - 944.94
888.22
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 433 773,457 993.22 - 1,115.75
1,059.74
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 28 41,399 612.27 - 645.17
631.84
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 263 400,788 602.33 - 682.00
643.54
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 106 285,718 789.56 - 982.64
877.34
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 247 488,381 894.60 - 1,024.00
951.19
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 184 453,217 493.08 - 557.00
519.91
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 86 87,662 554.00 - 621.00
568.65
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 80 97,364 792.58 - 910.71
819.02
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 345 439,567 1,395.40 - 1,622.00
1,528.89
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 30 30,147 1,429.00 - 1,539.00
1,470.32
193 4 Flank, flank steak 232 310,037 658.64 - 768.88
728.57
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 89 376,183 733.33 - 834.00
792.55
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 56 100,631 1,033.00 - 1,146.95
1,096.86
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 64 76,465 1,396.55 - 1,662.42
1,545.96
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 96 474,119 440.20 - 495.00
471.90
4 Pectoral Meat 42 114,551 469.30 - 511.00
491.34
Ground 75% 47 109,145 353.78 - 389.00
362.20
Ground 81% 46 160,658 369.70 - 406.69
389.82
Ground Chuck 206 692,838 395.00 - 425.00
407.06
Ground Round 37 60,541 431.04 - 498.25
449.95
Ground Sirloin 13 47,459 557.37 - 582.50
578.76
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Lower 1/3 Choice Items Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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IMPS # of Total Price Weighted
/FL Sub-Primal Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 48 94,230 936.55 - 1,064.00
950.30
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 14 8,817 1,157.00 - 1,297.00
1,215.46
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 234 479,449 1,081.56 - 1,239.00
1,129.42
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 128 409,365 412.41 - 455.00
426.45
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 20 25,111 511.00 - 601.34
524.44
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 192 419,049 483.89 - 544.00
509.52
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 68 102,228 423.50 - 472.00
440.17
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 197 367,253 407.00 - 488.00
432.41
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 30 46,191 663.20 - 744.00
704.09
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 48 62,342 590.77 - 677.01
612.77
130 4 Chuck, short rib 77 105,305 526.50 - 604.02
567.41
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 177 326,740 445.00 - 503.00
472.75
168 3 Round, top inside round 152 283,807 448.50 - 493.00
468.86
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 27 55,852 516.37 - 560.14
526.23
171B 3 Round, outside round 100 265,212 453.72 - 494.00
469.15
171C 3 Round, eye of round 162 249,851 434.01 - 479.00
451.57
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 94 102,434 854.34 - 988.00
893.29
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 236 573,805 1,002.01 - 1,100.00
1,030.59
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 134 158,286 595.00 - 677.00
635.20
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 78 154,476 891.60 - 969.15
939.70
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 79 100,823 501.90 - 565.00
524.79
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 20 47,595 556.15 - 618.00
568.85
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 62 63,384 750.80 - 851.00
794.99
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 137 122,791 1,427.22 - 1,611.20
1,507.39
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 52 47,702 1,419.19 - 1,532.00
1,462.14
193 4 Flank, flank steak 147 122,673 668.36 - 786.00
715.34
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 56 129,229 738.07 - 834.00
775.58
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 56 70,737 976.33 - 1,096.00
1,052.25
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 60 280,781 460.20 - 488.77
482.55
4 Pectoral Meat 21 39,420 473.00 - 505.00
491.30
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