USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 01/02 15:15
01/02/2026 | 3:15 pm CST USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 01/02 15:15
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Jan 02, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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WEEKLY COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 487.07 479.77
Primal Chuck 318.56 317.00
Primal Round 307.73 310.46
Primal Loin 433.90 416.21
Primal Brisket 314.45 318.65
Primal Plate 236.82 236.82
Primal Flank 165.44 166.06
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
01/02 59 4 6 16 85 349.97 346.92
01/01
12/31 124 10 58 19 211 347.45 342.38
12/30 158 25 12 13 209 348.20 343.16
12/29 77 21 6 10 113 349.33 345.62
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 348.74 344.52
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -7.38 -2.94
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 417.94 loads 16,717,436 pounds
Select Cuts 60.49 loads 2,419,671 pounds
Trimmings 81.70 loads 3,268,044 pounds
Ground Beef 57.50 loads 2,299,998 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 127 2,566,908 865.001,239.00 909.09
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 31 169,253 1,065.001,384.001,118.37
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 115 387,703 1,047.501,336.001,126.97
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 10 14,108 400.00 527.00 424.35
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 19 40,492 357.00 390.00 367.07
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 108 802,843 365.00 415.00 378.59
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 47 118,572 400.00 602.86 460.97
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 27 96,226 494.73 551.78 527.61
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 47 34,968 713.00 856.00 738.61
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 117 559,176 522.53 615.00 568.86
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 110 347,434 370.00 445.00 412.30
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 44 194,640 511.00 621.00 583.62
116G 4 Chuck, flap 35 78,782 1,025.001,159.251,095.31
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 163 1,398,844 434.82 501.00 445.42
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 41 61,128 716.00 803.00 762.90
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 86 170,115 535.00 698.50 587.23
130 4 Chuck, short rib 101 317,929 472.06 550.10 489.61
160 1 Round, bone-in 3 1,760 424.00 525.50 508.08
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 131 323,126 390.00 470.10 413.34
168 1 Round, top inside round 12 30,997 378.39 422.00 397.54
168 3 Round, top inside round 122 1,334,113 365.00 439.00 396.56
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 62 237,050 403.00 490.00 443.47
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 11 36,375 505.45 576.78 562.24
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 11 23,887 339.00 410.76 390.67
171B 3 Round, outside round 100 577,917 375.00 435.00 400.95
171C 3 Round, eye of round 181 471,560 390.00 460.00 413.49
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 84 455,671 720.00 915.00 755.75
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 12 163,450 680.00 778.50 689.06
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 4 1,874 701.00 840.00 833.53
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 204 1,509,055 815.45 975.00 843.07
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 5,395 500.00 535.10 521.75
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 128 1,534,931 494.00 575.67 510.74
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 20 64,038 682.00 727.93 708.27
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 70 199,087 739.00 824.25 771.04
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 46 73,587 380.00 453.73 403.23
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 44 240,764 469.36 515.00 484.48
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 40 78,324 680.50 742.75 715.40
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 171 811,180 1,390.001,950.251,455.18
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 37 38,476 1,506.001,905.701,658.61
193 4 Flank, flank steak 107 199,728 579.00 675.00 608.20
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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 7 2,156 998.521,234.001,080.67
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 22 435,035 999.001,312.001,011.31
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 29 35,442 1,022.001,331.001,105.46
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 19,964 399.85 405.00 400.76
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9 26,114 338.00 394.00 349.38
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 18 51,835 370.00 410.00 390.66
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 10 129,448 655.00 804.70 660.77
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 32 56,620 522.00 590.00 545.79
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 15 22,435 400.00 445.00 419.42
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 25 38,483 965.001,055.001,017.15
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 15 20,640 439.50 479.00 457.65
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 30 47,745 450.00 665.90 498.97
130 4 Chuck, short rib 20 23,560 460.00 529.70 492.30
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 20 52,687 370.00 450.00 393.36
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 14 17,837 401.30 439.00 422.20
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 7,944 400.00 530.00 433.15
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 3,884 373.50 409.00 389.20
171B 3 Round, outside round 22 39,297 381.00 410.00 395.13
171C 3 Round, eye of round 23 22,442 400.00 451.66 417.43
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 18 22,977 655.00 809.70 731.20
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 6 151,443 597.78 646.00 645.91
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 43 218,777 748.00 831.00 780.66
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 7 4,943 492.00 538.00 511.61
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 29 54,311 481.00 565.00 508.52
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 22 63,681 712.00 775.00 729.64
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 14 26,740 390.00 429.00 412.46
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 20 82,999 385.00 487.00 443.22
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 4 16,881 616.00 720.00 633.70
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 41 295,176 1,365.001,955.701,399.37
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 4,868 1,375.001,709.251,478.32
193 4 Flank, flank steak 16 22,540 585.00 640.10 613.45
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 98 286,918 591.00 685.10 635.28
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 83 126,727 697.001,026.25 818.84
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 30 28,113 1,095.001,350.001,237.34
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 75 563,812 382.40 471.14 402.90
4 Pectoral Meat 101 339,833 400.00 494.00 443.01
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 57 199,683 295.00 351.75 313.78
Ground Beef 75% 7 25,911 306.00 368.50 348.29
Ground Beef 81% 130 918,960 320.50 392.00 359.26
Ground Beef 85% 40 235,175 384.00 458.50 403.22
Ground Beef 90% 44 31,996 414.57 515.75 482.29
Ground Beef 93% 20 64,461 496.00 529.50 511.06
Ground Beef Chuck 27 183,084 357.00 397.00 368.63
Ground Beef Round 8 24,732 413.00 461.25 437.95
Ground Beef Sirloin 7 51,352 470.50 538.00 534.59
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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% 12 213,400 302.50 327.50 313.13
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 13 236,580 345.00 376.50 355.35
Blended Ground Beef 85% 9 26,460 410.00 449.00 427.97
Blended Ground Beef 90% 4 25,300 472.50 492.00 473.15
Blended Ground Beef 93% 10 33,604 499.00 532.01 504.78
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 5 23,300 334.50 392.01 344.29
Blended Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 114 3,268,044 117.00 185.00 131.66
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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