USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 04/20 09:07
04/20/2026 | 9:07 am CDT USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 04/20 09:07
LM_XB451
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 20, 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 348.37 loads 13,934,845 pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice 128.52 loads 5,140,646 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 250 230,200 975.83 - 1,371.00
1,033.55
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 174 264,151 1,150.51 - 1,571.00
1,244.10
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 314 420,877 1,098.39 - 1,552.00
1,196.06
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 180 734,691 401.49 - 444.00
414.07
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 55 67,254 493.00 - 685.00
526.13
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 54 67,379 505.68 - 609.56
518.27
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 112 92,711 768.03 - 867.00
817.24
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 412 1,240,774 471.11 - 647.00
479.49
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 128 249,774 402.51 - 443.00
419.04
116G 4 Chuck, flap 86 99,440 898.00 - 1,027.55
943.27
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 408 1,679,354 442.45 - 600.00
492.81
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 75 87,326 792.00 - 876.00
816.47
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 109 204,023 576.50 - 671.00
624.16
130 4 Chuck, short rib 110 178,280 529.00 - 627.00
560.10
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 285 758,188 465.00 - 596.25
498.02
168 1 Round, top inside round 82 200,888 407.00 - 454.00
418.27
168 3 Round, top inside round 199 487,449 410.00 - 474.00
420.96
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 93 137,733 472.00 - 500.00
480.30
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 67 141,065 535.80 - 746.00
571.18
171B 3 Round, outside round 224 511,169 379.81 - 446.00
391.41
171C 3 Round, eye of round 286 520,769 400.00 - 467.86
423.97
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 209 219,147 912.78 - 1,021.23
969.87
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 26 42,220 888.00 - 978.00
947.23
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 384 572,069 1,066.63 - 1,236.08
1,118.69
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 20 28,538 607.00 - 672.54
641.21
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 261 377,092 603.10 - 730.00
630.45
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 87 241,155 790.94 - 1,015.78
852.16
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 249 441,316 980.78 - 1,117.50
1,052.18
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 164 423,569 579.00 - 663.74
632.03
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 84 84,353 573.93 - 642.00
595.89
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 108 118,118 797.06 - 923.08
854.61
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 322 381,480 1,514.00 - 1,742.50
1,582.90
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 63 72,864 1,440.65 - 1,581.22
1,505.78
193 4 Flank, flank steak 223 306,262 863.46 - 958.00
897.47
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 97 365,877 839.00 - 946.70
868.17
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 75 88,404 1,226.00 - 1,317.00
1,285.99
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 55 74,285 1,496.73 - 1,950.00
1,772.26
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 93 474,256 466.00 - 518.00
487.54
4 Pectoral Meat 37 90,499 494.65 - 521.00
503.92
Ground 75% 48 115,893 344.37 - 368.00
348.97
Ground 81% 63 220,408 360.00 - 415.20
386.37
Ground Chuck 214 727,334 399.00 - 431.72
410.14
Ground Round 33 42,580 432.65 - 512.70
457.34
Ground Sirloin 12 53,631 522.85 - 573.00
560.81
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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 69 76,698 966.81 - 1,178.00
1,007.48
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 13 9,100 1,192.79 - 1,501.00
1,242.49
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 199 339,366 1,096.00 - 1,357.00
1,153.61
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 148 442,561 403.75 - 442.00
413.04
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 19 26,008 507.20 - 628.00
524.24
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 184 362,410 467.00 - 604.00
475.75
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 85 114,045 403.51 - 444.00
419.32
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 235 431,449 476.07 - 584.00
492.48
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 38 37,714 794.00 - 826.00
808.02
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 76 131,950 611.50 - 668.00
622.32
130 4 Chuck, short rib 79 87,917 522.00 - 598.00
551.45
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 174 314,149 464.00 - 591.31
497.00
168 3 Round, top inside round 154 312,458 412.37 - 515.00
422.76
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 33 55,377 468.75 - 503.73
477.96
171B 3 Round, outside round 108 317,520 383.00 - 425.00
392.92
171C 3 Round, eye of round 177 289,783 415.00 - 458.00
422.11
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 82 78,869 916.70 - 1,045.00
945.74
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 178 397,462 1,061.14 - 1,192.00
1,084.04
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 147 192,574 604.51 - 674.00
618.12
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 97 179,271 1,022.00 - 1,095.00
1,040.95
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 61 98,600 628.02 - 690.00
636.51
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 26 52,524 578.68 - 636.00
585.69
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 63 49,825 784.88 - 884.00
835.66
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 151 139,421 1,517.59 - 1,758.00
1,564.23
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 52 63,054 1,468.40 - 1,552.00
1,504.68
193 4 Flank, flank steak 130 96,491 872.00 - 988.00
889.47
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 61 130,194 839.00 - 890.00
862.34
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 60 67,556 1,205.00 - 1,281.00
1,240.22
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 51 204,727 469.10 - 489.00
482.91
4 Pectoral Meat 29 41,573 495.54 - 535.00
499.52
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