USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/15 15:20
05/15/2026 | 3:20 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/15 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, May 15, 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 530.28 549.28
Primal Chuck 332.97 336.48
Primal Round 331.54 330.49
Primal Loin 513.55 501.35
Primal Brisket 348.25 350.27
Primal Plate 307.78 307.78
Primal Flank 242.34 241.60
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
05/15 77 7 4 14 103 389.25 389.25
05/14 75 6 11 8 99 387.45 389.00
05/13 85 11 11 11 118 388.68 388.58
05/12 70 14 5 7 96 390.73 391.27
05/11 58 13 15 16 102 391.22 391.49
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 389.47 389.92
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -.30 1.54
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 364.59 loads 14,583,741 pounds
Select Cuts 51.06 loads 2,042,578 pounds
Trimmings 46.41 loads 1,856,414 pounds
Ground Beef 55.72 loads 2,228,602 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 126 943,015 960.291,215.00 976.49
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 28 109,800 1,140.001,373.501,183.56
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 115 233,364 1,105.001,256.001,169.85
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 15 66,749 435.00 465.00 448.95
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 21 89,072 400.00 440.00 410.15
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 121 854,912 409.73 465.00 421.56
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 43 76,846 550.00 650.00 578.23
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 38 113,883 485.00 611.25 520.59
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 61 63,975 750.00 859.00 784.02
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 198 1,341,680 475.00 556.25 500.09
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 93 312,613 400.00 480.00 434.52
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 39 147,530 525.00 575.00 533.25
116G 4 Chuck, flap 49 66,678 905.001,020.00 977.62
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 180 1,626,521 460.00 543.00 486.07
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 36 25,875 800.00 860.00 834.20
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 114 301,220 585.00 727.00 633.41
130 4 Chuck, short rib 88 143,938 473.00 650.43 543.43
160 1 Round, bone-in 3 1,570 437.00 457.25 442.37
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 140 408,993 440.00 544.00 477.84
168 1 Round, top inside round 15 54,606 415.00 445.00 419.65
168 3 Round, top inside round 116 697,994 410.00 470.00 424.85
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 48 158,788 467.00 568.00 487.59
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 15 139,054 535.00 620.00 563.05
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 21 71,255 380.00 440.00 410.42
171B 3 Round, outside round 100 488,087 405.00 455.00 423.04
171C 3 Round, eye of round 170 457,812 400.00 500.75 428.82
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 130 651,180 860.001,005.00 894.73
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 17 130,242 895.00 960.00 910.20
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 4 3,402 914.881,025.001,011.53
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 177 687,971 1,012.001,227.001,088.99
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 7,215 581.98 620.00 587.96
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 109 677,659 550.00 669.00 595.08
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 38 335,262 699.95 840.00 716.87
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 69 625,736 910.001,140.00 947.27
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 41 188,847 600.00 709.00 629.42
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 50 208,741 560.00 660.00 591.07
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 49 36,379 838.00 915.00 865.62
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 159 705,368 1,470.001,719.001,512.80
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 37 43,833 1,393.001,639.001,504.82
193 4 Flank, flank steak 93 122,447 925.001,032.00 975.81
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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 12 10,364 999.851,099.001,015.26
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 7 5,114 1,171.161,252.001,210.03
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 42 38,245 1,125.001,230.001,178.47
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 6,058 445.00 459.52 448.16
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 14 16,877 408.00 445.00 428.27
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 12 18,381 415.90 460.00 436.26
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 30,029 650.00 850.00 736.98
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 43 118,356 470.00 549.00 499.33
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 15 36,715 414.00 462.00 436.08
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 26 49,622 905.001,000.00 968.24
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 33 243,929 482.00 526.43 486.44
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 24 56,689 550.00 700.00 582.36
130 4 Chuck, short rib 20 19,460 480.00 601.00 551.15
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 14 27,494 437.00 530.20 463.19
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 1,651 425.00 440.00 435.73
168 3 Round, top inside round 20 130,708 405.00 469.00 415.38
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
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 2,991 435.00 444.00 440.70
171B 3 Round, outside round 30 130,979 411.30 445.00 422.53
171C 3 Round, eye of round 27 67,939 414.00 470.00 429.74
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 33 133,993 875.23 990.00 891.51
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 31 68,036 960.001,080.001,018.91
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 1,811 589.00 608.00 602.14
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 24 97,516 550.00 655.00 568.80
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 10,833 585.00 630.00 599.55
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 21 36,815 940.001,125.00 994.82
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 11 76,906 615.00 659.70 626.84
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 27,216 580.00 665.00 608.58
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 33 99,855 1,410.001,687.001,461.62
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 8 7,192 1,450.001,507.001,457.46
193 4 Flank, flank steak 16 17,691 941.00 997.00 968.10
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 93 440,850 767.00 911.20 808.11
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 81 155,296 1,130.001,400.001,239.89
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 31 32,294 1,287.001,636.861,478.26
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 84 544,831 445.00 530.00 480.35
4 Pectoral Meat 97 436,222 450.00 545.00 502.36
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 37 292,990 321.00 385.88 347.05
Ground Beef 75% 13 25,008 355.00 401.25 371.49
Ground Beef 81% 132 915,675 380.00 437.92 397.57
Ground Beef 85% 48 376,213 429.00 476.75 453.65
Ground Beef 90% 4 11,733 531.75 557.00 534.03
Ground Beef 93% 24 79,734 536.00 563.00 544.39
Ground Beef Chuck 23 127,983 415.98 442.00 422.05
Ground Beef Round 9 17,867 458.00 475.00 464.42
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% 17 122,941 324.00 371.50 345.71
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 13 136,840 391.00 419.00 401.60
Blended Ground Beef 85% 10 40,400 443.00 466.00 455.17
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% 11 57,900 525.27 562.01 542.93
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 3 8,400 430.30 437.00 435.19
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 90 1,856,414 173.00 210.00 189.36
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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