USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/22 15:20
05/22/2026 | 3:20 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/22 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, May 22, 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 538.47 530.58
Primal Chuck 338.27 342.01
Primal Round 333.88 332.17
Primal Loin 514.24 498.36
Primal Brisket 350.80 352.40
Primal Plate 304.43 304.43
Primal Flank 246.06 244.09
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
05/22 56 5 6 7 75 390.27 385.00
05/21 77 10 9 13 109 391.48 385.65
05/20 86 11 13 12 123 393.62 391.13
05/19 59 10 12 81 395.75 393.58
05/18 47 11 10 16 84 392.14 390.23
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 392.65 389.12
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK 3.19 -.80
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 325.60 loads 13,023,995 pounds
Select Cuts 47.63 loads 1,905,121 pounds
Trimmings 38.17 loads 1,526,663 pounds
Ground Beef 59.78 loads 2,391,206 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 100 500,744 950.281,120.00 983.49
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 17 96,084 1,135.811,373.501,181.67
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 118 414,519 1,135.811,252.001,180.78
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 18 49,972 437.45 468.90 454.82
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 26 101,657 405.42 450.00 414.45
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 100 458,082 409.83 474.00 427.72
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 59 157,040 555.00 660.00 584.23
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 42 140,723 485.00 565.00 533.00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 53 35,993 765.00 880.00 812.46
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 186 1,058,684 468.65 561.25 500.45
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 109 307,396 418.00 477.75 436.84
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 43 313,093 526.00 577.20 547.59
116G 4 Chuck, flap 50 104,253 943.001,040.25 991.46
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 142 1,191,363 475.00 552.00 490.76
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 34 23,601 810.00 870.00 830.88
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 98 127,863 595.00 838.50 655.64
130 4 Chuck, short rib 107 207,569 478.00 649.85 546.00
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 149 429,222 442.00 549.00 479.44
168 1 Round, top inside round 25 295,449 415.43 452.00 418.59
168 3 Round, top inside round 146 1,206,468 412.00 475.00 426.17
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 63 230,494 467.33 568.00 483.50
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 10 66,407 559.00 620.00 580.20
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 18 23,846 383.00 466.00 423.44
171B 3 Round, outside round 109 555,393 395.00 455.00 422.99
171C 3 Round, eye of round 159 416,265 415.00 497.50 443.97
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 116 372,288 874.001,000.00 915.46
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 12 52,384 890.00 970.00 919.41
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 5 2,933 1,021.451,025.001,024.30
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 173 734,644 1,025.001,197.001,089.96
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 4,115 620.00 655.00 631.60
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 104 553,422 569.23 659.00 589.52
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 26 183,729 668.50 860.10 702.02
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 79 208,962 934.001,140.00 987.01
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 52 213,817 585.00 687.00 617.22
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 67 339,507 543.77 678.00 577.47
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 41 39,949 832.90 950.00 868.11
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 136 372,132 1,480.001,723.501,520.88
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 46 56,107 1,439.001,639.001,511.85
193 4 Flank, flank steak 88 132,087 950.001,067.00 997.64
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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 2,458 999.521,065.001,035.09
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 10 88,920 1,000.001,248.501,030.73
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 48 55,192 1,040.001,224.001,148.34
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 4,176 451.00 463.30 452.88
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9 16,579 412.19 445.00 426.65
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 19 48,065 413.24 465.00 435.15
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 3 7,712 836.00 847.25 836.66
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 36 187,946 462.00 546.75 499.63
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 13 14,103 425.00 467.00 442.51
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 27 55,544 910.001,005.00 974.55
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 25 172,309 480.96 539.88 492.11
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 23 50,563 550.00 703.00 612.66
130 4 Chuck, short rib 26 110,409 490.00 601.00 530.06
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 17 35,402 432.00 525.20 463.40
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 6,345 418.00 445.00 423.44
168 3 Round, top inside round 25 82,362 410.00 470.00 430.86
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 6 3,004 496.42 566.00 548.81
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 9,584 393.00 449.00 406.84
171B 3 Round, outside round 34 47,148 412.26 450.00 427.83
171C 3 Round, eye of round 29 48,646 400.00 480.00 442.46
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 20 40,817 876.25 990.00 885.33
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 3,124 805.00 885.50 812.27
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 37 40,285 975.001,065.701,019.32
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 6 3,241 536.75 620.00 583.29
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 23 102,766 550.00 655.00 576.61
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 10 11,339 906.001,125.00 978.26
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 49,207 611.45 659.70 621.62
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 16 51,379 530.00 642.00 592.69
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 3 3,707 750.00 929.70 765.22
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 42 95,429 1,410.001,700.701,457.79
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 3,264 1,450.001,485.001,451.33
193 4 Flank, flank steak 14 19,737 958.001,021.50 984.05
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 102 443,900 715.00 916.71 797.68
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 92 181,732 1,112.001,411.251,199.08
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 28 20,957 1,287.001,636.861,479.01
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 95 800,632 457.43 530.00 472.75
4 Pectoral Meat 80 229,996 450.00 548.50 496.00
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 47 488,492 333.09 399.00 352.27
Ground Beef 75% 14 62,649 357.00 407.50 379.82
Ground Beef 81% 153 872,163 386.00 465.00 408.10
Ground Beef 85% 32 254,996 434.50 496.00 462.11
Ground Beef 90% 4 12,246 530.00 565.00 536.72
Ground Beef 93% 15 70,347 536.00 563.00 546.81
Ground Beef Chuck 27 121,587 415.94 452.00 430.51
Ground Beef Round 11 46,635 452.75 480.00 460.76
Ground Beef Sirloin 4 8,091 570.25 573.00 572.87
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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% 17 164,160 324.00 371.50 351.48
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 18 99,500 395.50 430.50 412.14
Blended Ground Beef 85% 11 55,800 455.00 468.00 462.03
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% 16 113,280 524.86 567.01 541.30
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 7 5,260 429.50 435.65 433.05
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 62 1,526,663 165.00 207.00 185.69
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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