USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/06 15:15
03/06/2026 | 3:15 pm CST USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/06 15:15
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 06, 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 532.04 504.27
Primal Chuck 331.18 335.82
Primal Round 350.06 353.10
Primal Loin 506.22 478.71
Primal Brisket 310.21 309.55
Primal Plate 282.41 282.41
Primal Flank 194.07 191.83
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
03/06 44 5 7 9 65 387.22 378.95
03/05 65 7 16 8 96 386.89 380.61
03/04 64 9 13 6 92 388.57 380.35
03/03 58 10 10 12 90 388.05 378.58
03/02 52 6 5 10 73 381.34 378.21
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 386.41 379.34
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK 9.69 10.84
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 283.21 loads 11,328,498 pounds
Select Cuts 37.10 loads 1,483,895 pounds
Trimmings 51.22 loads 2,048,729 pounds
Ground Beef 45.36 loads 1,814,269 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 74 255,656 945.501,179.501,004.08
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 28 93,961 1,150.361,322.001,216.66
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 120 400,500 1,105.671,290.251,148.92
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 19 72,555 417.00 475.00 440.06
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 20 34,031 407.09 442.00 419.86
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 117 948,279 415.00 470.17 430.92
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 36 90,413 508.00 602.97 534.66
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 28 198,997 500.01 585.00 507.85
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 63 108,363 685.00 840.17 715.43
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 145 860,849 480.00 608.50 511.97
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 90 379,249 420.00 490.00 435.23
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 40 199,989 531.00 570.00 552.97
116G 4 Chuck, flap 50 157,441 775.00 917.50 836.70
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 150 1,297,561 409.00 478.00 432.45
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 36 50,431 681.00 773.00 748.80
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 92 218,814 554.00 734.00 608.62
130 4 Chuck, short rib 80 143,260 535.00 627.00 574.69
160 1 Round, bone-in 5 3,960 459.00 544.50 508.04
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 125 302,323 460.00 520.00 478.34
168 1 Round, top inside round 13 95,707 461.58 475.00 464.67
168 3 Round, top inside round 120 607,736 465.00 515.00 473.11
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 57 197,404 513.47 603.00 538.48
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 9 15,358 593.00 645.00 610.46
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 16 46,585 409.84 472.00 431.09
171B 3 Round, outside round 97 502,992 432.00 510.00 462.99
171C 3 Round, eye of round 142 388,934 429.00 512.10 455.51
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 82 227,132 865.00 990.00 916.72
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 8,391 856.25 960.00 877.26
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 162 943,899 1,004.001,108.501,041.51
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 95 293,907 610.00 702.00 639.53
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 24 77,221 839.93 975.50 892.61
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 53 122,721 915.501,045.00 972.25
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 57 341,424 515.00 615.00 549.63
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 39 260,224 550.00 620.00 567.01
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 46 40,194 789.00 871.50 833.83
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 123 385,882 1,478.001,686.501,538.73
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 48 82,653 1,336.001,695.001,443.59
193 4 Flank, flank steak 105 147,499 718.00 827.85 757.06
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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 11 5,056 927.001,000.00 976.30
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 40 64,879 993.001,145.001,068.68
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 7 8,848 419.76 441.00 433.15
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 11 21,505 406.00 445.00 427.76
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 12 29,006 427.30 460.00 437.68
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 13 67,910 680.00 825.00 692.68
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 28 78,383 465.00 575.60 512.65
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 8 7,896 420.00 485.00 461.21
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 27 56,533 814.25 940.00 854.28
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 36 155,061 411.21 455.00 432.63
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 21 66,538 540.00 653.00 563.05
130 4 Chuck, short rib 11 10,448 555.00 615.20 598.91
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 18 34,957 466.00 505.20 482.96
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 21 106,621 470.00 509.00 477.32
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 4,826 430.00 447.00 432.73
171B 3 Round, outside round 26 28,265 450.55 494.70 471.62
171C 3 Round, eye of round 18 10,596 435.00 501.00 463.77
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 19 58,411 805.00 914.00 856.95
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 26,180 707.00 755.50 717.06
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 43 91,273 857.001,030.00 896.97
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 3,374 610.00 628.17 622.40
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 24 47,718 578.00 685.00 620.32
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 13 35,002 950.001,004.70 968.38
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 15 16,363 494.37 607.00 565.52
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 16 108,000 515.00 607.00 524.24
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 23 60,794 1,400.001,586.001,495.45
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 9,984 1,400.001,559.251,420.27
193 4 Flank, flank steak 8 12,123 667.00 792.00 742.43
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 90 170,349 700.00 891.00 811.27
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 66 91,753 990.001,200.701,087.52
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 31 32,106 1,044.001,560.001,404.73
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 71 439,299 425.00 517.00 486.41
4 Pectoral Meat 70 211,353 435.00 548.50 494.07
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 59 206,415 342.65 390.00 358.29
Ground Beef 75% 6 54,834 351.75 386.00 370.06
Ground Beef 81% 137 715,722 349.36 416.00 383.74
Ground Beef 85% 39 180,152 409.00 448.50 433.11
Ground Beef 90% 6 81,141 463.77 551.25 476.33
Ground Beef 93% 19 42,920 508.00 556.25 540.06
Ground Beef Chuck 23 123,321 388.00 450.70 401.15
Ground Beef Round 5 9,526 448.00 463.30 454.53
Ground Beef Sirloin
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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% 18 171,340 345.00 365.00 353.60
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 12 70,660 374.50 399.90 388.70
Blended Ground Beef 85% 9 38,440 425.45 446.50 439.33
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% 13 103,800 515.00 545.50 536.62
Blended Ground Beef Chuck
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 77 2,048,729 146.00 179.00 160.10
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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