USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 01/16 15:20
01/16/2026 | 3:20 pm CST USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 01/16 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Jan 16, 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 470.45 477.48
Primal Chuck 344.56 345.25
Primal Round 319.42 319.16
Primal Loin 441.00 432.27
Primal Brisket 313.44 315.87
Primal Plate 244.71 244.71
Primal Flank 170.83 170.51
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
01/16 59 8 9 12 88 362.38 360.19
01/15 117 8 17 9 150 360.77 359.71
01/14 83 11 22 14 129 358.53 357.65
01/13 102 13 19 11 145 357.99 357.18
01/12 52 9 30 13 103 357.11 358.05
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 359.35 358.55
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK 5.02 7.34
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 412.09 loads 16,483,562 pounds
Select Cuts 48.19 loads 1,927,500 pounds
Trimmings 96.67 loads 3,866,732 pounds
Ground Beef 58.23 loads 2,329,201 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 125 2,207,132 848.841,085.00 873.83
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 23 77,272 1,049.361,198.501,118.30
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 109 202,361 980.001,156.751,055.95
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 10 25,310 409.79 510.00 424.73
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 17 118,850 389.25 409.00 397.24
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 143 1,166,697 380.00 440.00 401.73
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 50 163,918 440.00 602.86 487.52
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 41 330,938 525.54 602.94 542.47
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 45 50,275 625.00 800.00 706.33
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 124 605,387 600.00 737.00 649.61
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 117 558,544 370.00 457.00 410.44
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 29 265,270 648.00 798.00 725.56
116G 4 Chuck, flap 43 121,775 907.001,115.75 976.62
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 173 1,931,972 420.00 490.25 436.72
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 21 41,298 722.00 770.00 762.46
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 101 243,379 530.00 665.00 583.96
130 4 Chuck, short rib 118 314,227 475.00 649.85 538.76
160 1 Round, bone-in 3 3,882 435.25 509.25 492.44
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 129 585,970 404.00 478.50 428.96
168 1 Round, top inside round 17 73,817 404.58 445.00 412.69
168 3 Round, top inside round 139 870,989 405.00 454.00 418.42
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 51 119,034 460.00 523.00 477.36
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 24 208,322 504.00 590.00 559.71
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 14 35,467 364.00 432.76 396.35
171B 3 Round, outside round 96 416,274 405.00 452.30 426.67
171C 3 Round, eye of round 198 692,860 409.00 470.00 426.10
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 79 281,509 742.80 856.86 778.29
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 13 75,024 691.85 803.50 704.23
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 6 4,272 825.00 840.00 836.06
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 179 907,496 811.251,020.00 885.72
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 6 5,412 530.00 538.00 534.47
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 76 271,677 500.00 571.25 528.09
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 44 298,150 675.00 771.75 715.45
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 82 363,980 760.00 875.00 806.00
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 66 275,682 390.00 477.94 426.27
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 55 190,160 490.00 548.50 506.33
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 49 82,633 693.50 805.00 711.97
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 149 589,546 1,355.001,702.501,441.09
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 36 49,953 1,400.001,695.001,497.19
193 4 Flank, flank steak 131 396,606 589.00 682.00 620.79
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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 3,439 901.001,000.00 933.01
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 18 91,502 950.001,187.001,000.98
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 52 156,033 906.251,125.00 967.41
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 8,457 411.00 463.69 440.66
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 13 24,551 381.00 422.00 400.27
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 8 19,061 403.30 430.00 414.74
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 5 21,638 335.00 446.00 429.42
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 9 6,024 692.30 800.00 773.34
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 27 80,848 597.00 710.00 653.18
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 16 141,595 390.00 450.00 400.04
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 29 92,971 861.001,088.00 933.42
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 21 113,778 425.00 480.00 437.25
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 31,633 475.00 652.50 556.69
130 4 Chuck, short rib 19 23,765 454.00 543.25 516.33
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 17 54,487 375.00 450.00 412.83
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 19 31,040 410.88 449.00 424.29
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 2,894 486.42 515.00 500.05
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 28,761 385.00 493.00 441.19
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 5,641 400.00 434.00 409.60
171B 3 Round, outside round 29 37,653 410.00 435.00 423.56
171C 3 Round, eye of round 24 61,510 415.00 455.00 428.46
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 25 52,144 724.85 824.70 764.93
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 36 50,748 775.00 875.00 812.63
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 6 5,701 507.99 556.00 544.54
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 33 71,758 495.00 575.00 520.11
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 20 41,370 750.93 815.00 793.30
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 21 52,607 390.00 475.00 423.32
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 14 15,926 475.00 562.00 506.62
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 32 70,339 1,375.001,685.701,413.63
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 16 10,144 1,400.001,684.251,438.41
193 4 Flank, flank steak 13 55,229 575.00 650.00 606.63
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 107 398,560 614.00 710.10 640.82
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 70 119,834 650.001,010.70 876.22
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 26 27,084 1,095.001,425.001,254.77
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 85 551,301 405.50 485.00 431.67
4 Pectoral Meat 96 566,652 400.00 485.00 454.38
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 57 285,433 311.15 370.00 344.94
Ground Beef 75% 10 97,840 311.00 388.50 353.85
Ground Beef 81% 134 763,820 340.00 419.25 380.43
Ground Beef 85% 34 261,700 408.00 466.75 421.23
Ground Beef 90% 8 15,061 481.00 521.25 493.11
Ground Beef 93% 26 89,830 476.00 539.50 512.06
Ground Beef Chuck 26 172,153 374.00 427.00 394.14
Ground Beef Round 7 45,274 433.25 445.00 433.65
Ground Beef Sirloin 5 6,195 471.50 543.00 534.86
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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% 11 111,420 317.00 363.00 339.25
Blended Ground Beef 75% 3 18,000 347.50 353.00 349.33
Blended Ground Beef 81% 14 125,060 369.00 389.00 375.92
Blended Ground Beef 85% 7 21,660 425.00 464.00 430.85
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 19 182,523 310.00 546.50 528.04
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 7 87,760 375.00 405.00 390.32
Blended Ground Beef Round
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 129 3,866,732 122.00 181.54 143.70
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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