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USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 01/09 15:20

USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 01/09 15:20

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Des Moines, IA                             Fri, Jan 09, 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                                      472.23         484.77
 Primal Chuck                                    336.16         329.25
 Primal Round                                    316.66         313.24
 Primal Loin                                     432.02         424.57
 Primal Brisket                                  317.50         313.80
 Primal Plate                                    240.04         240.04
 Primal Flank                                    168.41         169.47
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
                                                 CHOICE         SELECT
Date   Choice  Select  Trim  Grinds Total       600-900        600-900
01/09     89      7      8     14    118         355.63         352.17
01/08    106     16      7     37    166         356.79         352.06
01/07    103     14      5     16    139         354.28         349.28
01/06    129     17      9     11    166         351.25         351.08
01/05     80     18      7     14    118         353.70         351.50
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WEEKLY AVERAGE                                   354.33         351.22
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK                             5.59           6.70
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
  
 Choice Cuts                 506.68  loads      20,267,206  pounds
 Select Cuts                  71.72  loads       2,868,704  pounds
 Trimmings                    36.35  loads       1,454,124  pounds
 Ground Beef                  92.38  loads       3,695,289  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     105   1,425,128   865.001,088.00  881.98
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light        29      82,493 1,040.001,235.701,091.38
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy       151   1,627,483   960.001,234.00  977.38
113C 1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off      15      85,154   384.10  510.00  458.42
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod            15      27,931   382.00  403.00  394.44
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      91     393,753   380.00  425.00  396.26
114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade          46     203,926   405.00  602.86  454.92
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast          41     314,399   516.00  568.22  548.36
114F 5  Chuck, clod tender              56     107,209   625.00  831.00  698.69
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off     136     795,105   485.85  695.00  615.01
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender             95     412,856   397.00  455.00  424.31
916A 3  Chuck, roll, retail ready       34     266,642   599.00  760.00  672.56
116G 4  Chuck, flap                     43     133,116   925.001,140.251,026.66
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      203   1,939,639   426.00  495.00  448.18
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls        28      39,452   732.83  774.62  754.03
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib         110     439,027   520.00  677.50  566.20
130  4  Chuck, short rib                98     290,617   475.13  649.85  506.89
160  1  Round, bone-in                                      .00     .00     .00
161  1  Round, boneless                                     .00     .00     .00
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled         144     597,005   392.80  474.00  425.24
168  1  Round, top inside round         12      23,928   405.00  444.10  432.03
168  3  Round, top inside round        156   1,293,311   375.00  455.00  412.55
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded      58     266,895   439.00  497.00  469.52
169A 5  Round, top inside, cap off      21     206,374   511.00  585.00  550.38
     3  Round, top inside, side off      5      90,413   438.00  485.00  461.95
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck         26     204,642   339.00  421.76  369.39
171B 3  Round, outside round           118     825,331   390.00  450.00  416.33
171C 3  Round, eye of round            170     572,505   403.87  477.36  427.30
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          102     652,744   750.00  874.00  772.15
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1           28     460,766   685.00  775.00  695.92
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1       4       3,262   819.00  840.00  829.76
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         217   1,512,288   797.00  962.20  854.73
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy      8       7,944   515.00  535.00  517.80
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        87     607,770   481.00  565.00  515.56
184B 3  Loin, top butt, CC              30     106,015   677.35  742.10  698.82
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap      84     568,867   740.00  840.00  783.45
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy     51     266,952   378.00  478.73  409.97
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip          47      86,856   485.70  533.50  494.84
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld     48      68,445   682.13  770.00  722.26
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    173   1,455,145 1,343.731,770.701,394.08
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed      40      90,894 1,424.001,864.001,521.36
193  4  Flank, flank steak             105     281,240   595.00  655.00  608.37
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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       8       9,137   895.001,050.00  910.98
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light        12      31,374   990.001,212.001,038.51
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        52     133,074   944.801,158.93  985.26
113C 1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off       3       6,831   404.00  415.00  407.67
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod            11      32,820   352.00  392.00  367.24
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      15      30,440   386.25  410.48  399.68
114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade                                                 
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast                              .00     .00     .00
114F 5  Chuck, clod tender              15     104,547   665.00  800.00  684.16
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      22      58,575   541.00  630.00  594.08
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender              8      10,737   418.00  430.00  422.49
916A 3  Chuck, roll, retail ready                           .00     .00     .00
116G 4  Chuck, flap                     31      66,044   861.001,096.251,002.22
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       43     607,242   429.00  477.00  442.14
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls                                               
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib          29      84,396   450.00  660.25  529.14
130  4  Chuck, short rib                22      36,404   455.00  523.25  495.70
160  1  Round, bone-in                                      .00     .00     .00
161  1  Round, boneless                                     .00     .00     .00
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          16      30,700   376.00  458.50  412.44
168  1  Round, top inside round          5       7,868   405.00  422.00  417.40
168  3  Round, top inside round         40     195,702   389.00  445.00  405.39
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded       6       3,978   490.42  511.00  502.66
169A 5  Round, top inside, cap off                          .00     .00     .00
     3  Round, top inside, side off                         .00     .00     .00
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck          3       1,807   390.00  424.00  402.91
171B 3  Round, outside round            28      37,132   395.00  435.00  411.50
171C 3  Round, eye of round             17      31,863   415.00  440.00  429.44
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           24      28,539   724.24  873.00  757.05
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1            3      71,704   646.00  671.00  670.11
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                                             
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          36     121,058   760.00  866.06  805.44
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy      9      91,648   490.00  547.00  492.44
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        28      39,832   507.25  565.00  523.55
184B 3  Loin, top butt, CC                                                     
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap      19      25,209   717.20  810.20  776.34
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy     22     104,702   390.00  429.00  411.84
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip          15      25,791   438.51  494.70  474.97
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld      3       1,823   690.00  749.70  694.95
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     43     200,068 1,375.001,805.701,402.52
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed       7       8,961 1,400.001,709.251,434.10
193  4  Flank, flank steak              12      31,328   592.00  640.00  618.14
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS   Fat Limitations 1-6  (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4  Plate, Inside Skirt            113     393,180   556.00  699.00  635.72
121C 4  Plate, Outside Skirt            87     237,914   648.001,010.70  824.51
121E 6  Plate, Outside Skirt, pld       31      27,281 1,095.001,375.001,266.13
     4  Cap and Wedge Meat             121     849,948   391.41  469.85  417.87
     4  Pectoral Meat                   96     514,138   375.00  494.00  449.08
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73%                         51     232,677   299.00  360.00  330.04
Ground Beef 75%                         10      68,124   311.00  369.70  345.01
Ground Beef 81%                        172   1,880,273   340.00  395.00  367.49
Ground Beef 85%                         38     261,243   399.00  470.00  411.86
Ground Beef 90%                          6      15,641   481.00  516.25  492.55
Ground Beef 93%                         30     210,449   485.00  535.00  517.91
Ground Beef Chuck                       23     159,429   369.00  402.00  382.73
Ground Beef Round                        7       5,303   423.00  438.00  431.24
Ground Beef Sirloin                      3       4,070   514.00  543.00  539.99
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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%                 18     310,420   302.50  347.50  323.14
Blended Ground Beef 75%                  3      36,200   312.50  340.00  320.02
Blended Ground Beef 81%                 26     305,140   350.00  392.50  358.44
Blended Ground Beef 85%                 13      86,200   420.00  459.50  427.41
Blended Ground Beef 90%                                                        
Blended Ground Beef 93%                  8      60,780   503.00  526.50  516.27
Blended Ground Beef Chuck                8      58,740   342.00  395.00  346.57
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                63   1,454,124   120.00  159.00  139.60
Frozen 50% lean trimmings                                   .00     .00     .00

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