USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 03/16 09:15
03/16/2026 | 9:15 am CDT USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 03/16 09:15
LM_XB451
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 16, 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 378.95 loads 15,158,175 pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice 139.08 loads 5,563,045 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 255 319,326 951.08 - 1,344.00
1,053.08
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 184 319,319 1,164.04 - 1,515.00
1,279.46
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 301 444,394 1,148.92 - 1,533.00
1,216.62
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 160 805,159 420.33 - 455.00
439.46
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 48 58,709 529.00 - 574.66
547.42
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 52 110,280 508.67 - 605.21
518.30
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 123 107,908 713.00 - 843.00
768.55
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 370 1,138,930 495.00 - 598.14
520.49
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 129 223,053 428.00 - 486.00
443.41
116G 4 Chuck, flap 89 150,271 830.00 - 965.00
873.37
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 396 2,243,677 391.25 - 532.00
442.06
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 68 68,304 717.00 - 787.00
758.31
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 109 185,810 574.70 - 656.00
621.92
130 4 Chuck, short rib 102 142,625 534.33 - 645.00
597.79
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 300 632,247 457.19 - 574.36
484.65
168 1 Round, top inside round 99 277,357 458.00 - 476.00
468.15
168 3 Round, top inside round 244 560,997 439.75 - 503.12
476.82
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 97 145,984 525.03 - 547.66
541.68
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 74 159,550 613.25 - 765.00
638.60
171B 3 Round, outside round 234 568,053 422.50 - 501.00
464.93
171C 3 Round, eye of round 286 517,954 425.00 - 498.51
458.83
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 220 208,428 917.51 - 1,036.26
967.42
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 23 20,896 900.90 - 962.24
928.81
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 456 733,016 992.95 - 1,246.15
1,092.11
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 28 39,708 621.00 - 652.31
634.25
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 259 342,272 635.50 - 717.15
658.60
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 132 357,518 767.22 - 1,068.00
908.05
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 246 453,950 931.00 - 1,230.50
1,007.96
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 183 408,139 499.00 - 630.00
550.10
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 90 102,163 524.00 - 623.00
575.90
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 84 84,641 771.10 - 904.08
844.16
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 383 573,881 1,474.80 - 1,775.00
1,583.57
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 53 55,687 1,417.77 - 1,564.22
1,465.46
193 4 Flank, flank steak 255 330,639 716.00 - 806.25
772.39
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 82 310,729 770.33 - 927.92
832.57
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 72 107,504 1,040.33 - 1,203.86
1,139.71
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 62 76,874 1,387.00 - 1,733.00
1,593.72
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 103 427,986 464.00 - 509.00
495.50
4 Pectoral Meat 52 135,271 492.00 - 534.00
501.49
Ground 75% 52 120,896 356.68 - 388.29
365.77
Ground 81% 51 184,045 372.25 - 410.70
390.43
Ground Chuck 232 792,505 391.31 - 429.00
409.75
Ground Round 35 57,842 444.18 - 500.25
459.97
Ground Sirloin 13 53,678 519.11 - 588.00
566.85
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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 72 189,302 961.04 - 1,125.00
998.98
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 11 9,318 1,204.00 - 1,450.00
1,292.43
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 206 438,925 1,084.82 - 1,270.00
1,168.41
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 148 585,135 429.00 - 461.00
437.86
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 19 25,676 520.00 - 586.00
538.64
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 185 361,314 505.48 - 560.00
519.73
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 72 97,598 430.51 - 470.00
440.36
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 192 345,159 432.00 - 488.00
441.24
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 43 58,530 715.85 - 779.00
742.31
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 59 65,280 601.69 - 676.97
623.30
130 4 Chuck, short rib 81 102,495 549.00 - 715.00
588.01
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 173 305,717 471.00 - 575.82
487.02
168 3 Round, top inside round 156 291,502 455.00 - 503.00
475.75
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 31 62,865 525.72 - 566.71
541.20
171B 3 Round, outside round 121 302,820 458.00 - 517.00
468.04
171C 3 Round, eye of round 185 311,287 454.00 - 491.00
460.84
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 105 108,042 894.52 - 1,057.00
935.78
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 224 501,874 1,030.18 - 1,133.00
1,061.75
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 126 119,627 638.00 - 690.00
652.47
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 75 155,720 923.00 - 1,066.00
995.87
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 75 119,677 518.95 - 615.00
562.02
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 24 49,881 567.01 - 617.00
574.48
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 63 69,922 765.46 - 874.00
815.35
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 149 130,786 1,499.78 - 1,735.00
1,571.34
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 50 46,738 1,443.59 - 1,539.00
1,486.40
193 4 Flank, flank steak 153 127,128 720.46 - 828.00
758.01
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 56 167,906 774.80 - 851.00
811.60
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 63 76,890 1,044.61 - 1,149.00
1,106.45
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 60 296,649 468.58 - 503.15
500.08
4 Pectoral Meat 20 39,282 491.12 - 514.00
500.83
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