USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 03/23 09:40
03/23/2026 | 9:40 am CDT USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 03/23 09:40
LM_XB451
Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 23, 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 380.67 loads 15,226,617 pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice 136.09 loads 5,443,618 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 251 328,433 996.52 - 1,377.00
1,080.80
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 172 288,118 1,211.50 - 1,505.00
1,275.82
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 321 478,861 1,187.00 - 1,502.00
1,238.76
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 152 668,415 429.00 - 462.00
444.02
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 48 59,242 542.00 - 604.50
563.66
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 47 90,810 515.00 - 605.21
547.68
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 128 99,145 747.43 - 874.69
774.38
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 372 1,073,002 479.00 - 607.14
525.92
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 124 246,064 429.51 - 463.00
446.76
116G 4 Chuck, flap 94 149,444 857.00 - 1,010.00
924.18
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 440 2,299,546 414.84 - 593.00
464.15
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 73 68,639 707.29 - 797.00
764.07
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 115 214,543 565.00 - 671.00
630.61
130 4 Chuck, short rib 112 171,839 506.57 - 818.00
593.39
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 272 668,700 477.50 - 527.00
495.48
168 1 Round, top inside round 101 271,258 457.00 - 507.00
479.85
168 3 Round, top inside round 207 461,608 465.00 - 499.23
474.35
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 94 154,609 516.13 - 548.00
535.50
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 71 154,489 602.90 - 759.00
633.20
171B 3 Round, outside round 213 699,538 422.50 - 506.00
467.65
171C 3 Round, eye of round 283 581,020 435.00 - 505.00
462.48
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 215 238,473 887.00 - 1,056.26
991.48
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 22 24,270 905.78 - 995.00
933.72
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 429 732,424 1,034.30 - 1,228.00
1,138.54
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 28 42,925 621.00 - 670.00
654.97
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 253 412,735 638.33 - 821.11
670.57
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 110 297,081 816.40 - 1,015.50
905.91
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 268 517,212 972.30 - 1,089.00
1,036.77
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 186 452,334 499.00 - 630.75
592.67
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 87 111,695 567.00 - 633.00
581.08
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 98 140,816 800.50 - 917.38
857.84
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 366 491,693 1,551.00 - 2,002.00
1,624.93
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 51 48,406 1,443.00 - 1,580.00
1,499.81
193 4 Flank, flank steak 226 305,989 737.00 - 859.22
801.84
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 89 314,791 809.33 - 904.00
859.66
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 81 95,199 1,088.63 - 1,243.45
1,191.98
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 55 66,963 1,467.86 - 1,801.00
1,656.77
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 96 454,695 485.00 - 517.39
505.66
4 Pectoral Meat 55 119,545 514.00 - 551.00
525.47
Ground 75% 42 110,114 356.78 - 387.00
362.61
Ground 81% 54 184,749 380.00 - 417.02
399.75
Ground Chuck 202 714,087 402.20 - 434.00
415.43
Ground Round 37 63,831 458.53 - 513.70
479.92
Ground Sirloin 13 59,267 529.60 - 576.00
556.65
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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 63 63,680 1,017.29 - 1,255.00
1,049.91
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 16 13,739 1,221.00 - 1,445.00
1,301.48
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 212 410,967 1,163.92 - 1,300.00
1,198.31
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 122 435,259 438.92 - 473.00
444.55
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 30 30,187 520.00 - 604.20
549.72
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 174 345,166 508.00 - 555.00
524.87
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 84 106,731 430.51 - 471.00
446.11
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 190 361,338 436.45 - 517.00
460.56
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 49 79,360 752.80 - 789.00
758.52
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 67 86,409 574.00 - 673.00
630.44
130 4 Chuck, short rib 73 94,126 558.00 - 773.00
593.36
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 183 332,169 457.19 - 588.40
499.79
168 3 Round, top inside round 156 301,241 443.00 - 502.00
472.39
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 33 61,765 522.56 - 556.52
533.61
171B 3 Round, outside round 105 242,115 448.00 - 498.00
467.84
171C 3 Round, eye of round 163 279,628 450.00 - 494.00
463.68
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 108 105,471 931.72 - 1,055.00
970.09
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 245 593,110 1,056.51 - 1,174.00
1,097.53
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 127 156,865 650.70 - 701.00
662.62
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 84 181,370 968.00 - 1,107.00
1,028.31
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 73 117,140 553.63 - 650.00
601.40
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 26 33,474 574.65 - 609.00
582.80
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 64 74,789 768.60 - 888.00
835.50
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 145 155,342 1,539.00 - 1,920.00
1,601.76
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 53 81,042 1,458.04 - 1,568.00
1,490.66
193 4 Flank, flank steak 151 125,989 762.06 - 863.00
796.56
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 62 103,918 793.59 - 882.00
846.06
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 51 71,518 1,090.52 - 1,188.00
1,152.09
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 62 314,907 488.77 - 510.90
504.15
4 Pectoral Meat 37 84,803 499.33 - 560.00
514.09
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