USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/13 15:20
03/13/2026 | 3:20 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/13 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 13, 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 547.18 526.15
Primal Chuck 338.67 338.06
Primal Round 352.20 356.72
Primal Loin 519.65 494.61
Primal Brisket 323.78 320.82
Primal Plate 294.85 294.85
Primal Flank 202.78 199.88
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
03/13 38 3 5 6 53 397.92 391.54
03/12 87 8 11 8 114 397.09 390.82
03/11 67 5 8 7 87 396.70 389.25
03/10 72 8 4 9 94 394.67 386.77
03/09 26 5 6 10 48 391.29 383.62
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 395.54 388.40
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK 9.12 9.06
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 290.08 loads 11,603,056 pounds
Select Cuts 28.82 loads 1,152,900 pounds
Trimmings 34.66 loads 1,386,529 pounds
Ground Beef 41.33 loads 1,653,044 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 82 277,094 960.051,143.001,017.29
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 12 55,439 1,165.001,340.701,192.68
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 100 739,777 1,150.001,297.001,190.20
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 12 101,989 444.42 499.61 448.98
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 19 73,111 419.00 460.00 435.14
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 110 727,971 417.55 474.00 438.92
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 37 72,109 509.00 610.00 546.59
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 40 200,446 498.00 585.00 538.67
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 35 29,945 690.00 850.00 749.54
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 167 958,294 490.00 599.85 520.48
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 96 304,389 400.00 499.50 436.18
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 37 268,353 550.00 590.00 566.62
116G 4 Chuck, flap 45 103,389 815.50 948.50 889.03
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 150 767,003 424.00 509.00 453.87
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 32 46,497 689.00 771.00 759.26
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 95 221,266 561.00 740.00 625.57
130 4 Chuck, short rib 85 206,886 540.00 649.85 582.82
160 1 Round, bone-in 5 2,453 459.00 549.89 516.80
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 135 500,758 465.00 529.00 489.07
168 1 Round, top inside round 14 35,697 460.00 500.00 478.34
168 3 Round, top inside round 110 634,817 455.00 522.92 469.22
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 65 199,488 522.81 566.00 531.34
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 18 215,301 597.28 665.84 633.37
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 12 11,831 404.00 480.00 454.04
171B 3 Round, outside round 82 488,580 435.00 502.00 467.83
171C 3 Round, eye of round 154 413,735 425.00 505.75 459.24
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 86 379,001 898.671,020.00 949.54
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 9 37,662 860.00 930.70 885.13
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 4 1,928 978.00 980.00 979.80
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 148 504,709 1,020.501,157.001,088.95
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 7 7,301 620.10 680.00 644.07
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 84 407,585 615.00 735.00 651.11
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 15 54,414 680.00 945.00 800.32
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 67 414,316 950.001,085.101,010.01
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 35 127,606 531.00 630.00 595.57
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 74 739,281 545.99 623.50 569.33
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 45 31,256 785.00 900.00 845.47
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 127 420,090 1,500.501,729.001,560.95
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 36 36,629 1,413.001,615.001,458.04
193 4 Flank, flank steak 94 147,053 740.00 852.85 780.60
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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 10 4,394 990.001,047.001,014.50
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 24 18,249 1,030.511,223.501,086.93
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 47 54,678 1,058.001,190.001,115.51
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9 18,858 422.00 455.00 433.56
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 17 46,895 430.21 470.00 447.39
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 3 8,766 340.00 540.00 478.01
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 7 7,217 744.70 825.00 764.68
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 30 57,409 475.00 575.00 519.33
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 11 8,344 409.00 467.00 450.39
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 6 10,237 512.00 565.00 513.85
116G 4 Chuck, flap 23 54,777 800.00 885.00 865.15
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 22 51,208 420.00 490.00 445.23
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 16 36,792 540.00 672.50 583.84
130 4 Chuck, short rib 6 4,182 595.00 625.00 605.68
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 16 53,919 489.85 514.00 493.21
168 1 Round, top inside round 5 5,169 480.00 500.00 488.97
168 3 Round, top inside round 16 25,068 460.00 509.00 485.30
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 2,458 535.10 585.00 564.97
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 3,065 440.00 619.75 473.72
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 2,018 435.00 447.00 440.33
171B 3 Round, outside round 21 27,300 458.98 499.70 470.40
171C 3 Round, eye of round 18 14,565 457.00 501.00 468.57
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 17 78,676 874.00 957.00 877.10
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 7 1,635 753.50 855.00 777.40
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 45 178,940 872.001,042.00 906.06
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 6 62,536 621.00 668.85 663.58
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 12 16,340 625.00 687.25 649.02
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 8 29,393 910.001,056.00 973.01
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 11 13,240 515.00 615.89 600.41
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 14 23,306 536.10 620.00 570.82
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 3 2,121 840.00 875.00 842.57
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 16 53,001 1,405.011,560.001,500.50
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 14 14,081 1,400.001,564.251,420.23
193 4 Flank, flank steak 9 3,610 710.00 782.25 761.73
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 78 136,601 754.00 910.50 842.48
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 67 95,529 1,049.321,215.001,132.49
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 30 22,624 1,338.251,557.931,463.58
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 71 245,897 445.00 525.00 501.38
4 Pectoral Meat 71 289,708 480.00 558.50 515.93
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 37 186,397 320.00 386.75 349.78
Ground Beef 75% 11 31,260 357.00 386.50 371.90
Ground Beef 81% 129 600,102 340.00 418.50 387.44
Ground Beef 85% 30 197,593 409.00 450.00 438.93
Ground Beef 90% 4 11,021 526.75 546.25 527.87
Ground Beef 93% 21 88,215 525.00 547.00 540.28
Ground Beef Chuck 25 140,149 384.00 450.75 405.96
Ground Beef Round 8 7,599 448.00 484.00 471.31
Ground Beef Sirloin 8 10,371 471.25 555.00 548.57
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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% 14 79,100 350.50 390.00 364.35
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81% 13 105,200 386.00 410.00 392.10
Blended Ground Beef 85% 9 78,740 390.00 452.00 443.60
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 13 54,757 500.06 550.50 538.39
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 6 61,800 380.00 387.10 382.32
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 55 1,386,529 163.50 200.00 178.27
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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