USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 12/05 15:20
12/05/2025 | 3:20 pm CST USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 12/05 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 05, 2025
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 634.82 600.25
Primal Chuck 292.11 289.55
Primal Round 293.10 294.89
Primal Loin 472.51 435.94
Primal Brisket 325.06 316.52
Primal Plate 245.52 245.52
Primal Flank 178.47 182.24
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
12/05 125 14 12 152 361.20 347.39
12/04 120 21 5 11 158 362.72 350.32
12/03 103 14 7 15 140 363.81 353.12
12/02 80 14 7 15 115 364.72 350.78
12/01 69 11 5 8 93 368.89 357.88
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 364.27 351.90
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -4.65 -2.60
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 495.68 loads 19,827,313 pounds
Select Cuts 74.66 loads 2,986,447 pounds
Trimmings 24.25 loads 969,996 pounds
Ground Beef 62.61 loads 2,504,594 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 143 1,343,979 1,275.001,451.501,321.74
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 24 82,458 1,375.001,590.701,472.36
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 114 617,656 1,375.001,600.001,406.92
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 12 41,228 373.20 415.00 385.44
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 30 433,251 318.46 370.00 323.81
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 126 1,393,268 325.00 395.00 344.15
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 39 133,860 400.00 600.86 442.85
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 36 325,300 475.71 606.75 500.84
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 41 25,532 825.001,071.90 900.45
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 199 1,825,068 414.56 485.00 433.42
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 98 548,922 350.00 474.00 380.79
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 32 329,643 458.00 504.00 477.02
116G 4 Chuck, flap 51 229,512 1,022.081,290.001,096.46
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 149 763,858 428.50 490.10 461.24
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 41 71,133 721.00 806.00 756.64
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 109 399,285 475.00 723.50 539.79
130 4 Chuck, short rib 103 290,979 454.00 558.97 475.81
160 1 Round, bone-in 5 2,556 399.00 534.50 516.75
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 172 993,747 400.00 509.50 424.29
168 1 Round, top inside round 13 63,074 342.81 375.00 355.84
168 3 Round, top inside round 169 1,536,878 335.00 415.00 348.24
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 71 213,771 392.00 504.00 408.23
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 14 10,357 429.61 540.73 509.30
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 18 14,816 339.00 399.76 364.07
171B 3 Round, outside round 127 797,896 329.50 440.45 349.11
171C 3 Round, eye of round 216 1,006,444 369.00 507.36 415.94
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 88 747,979 712.001,030.70 738.38
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 11 98,889 738.00 850.00 761.00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 3 2,775 887.00 935.00 917.10
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 166 859,709 875.001,034.00 957.14
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 2,633 535.00 555.00 542.14
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 105 634,819 525.00 574.85 531.78
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 28 355,003 670.85 755.00 691.32
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 101 944,230 678.00 830.00 700.94
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 62 426,794 363.00 444.00 383.47
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 56 197,169 410.00 476.00 449.73
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 47 69,232 635.00 710.70 663.36
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 143 380,317 1,800.002,238.501,936.91
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 52 46,975 1,625.001,974.001,791.03
193 4 Flank, flank steak 77 243,749 575.00 755.00 618.07
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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 21 78,384 1,180.001,311.001,233.56
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 8 21,156 1,304.251,362.001,328.25
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 34 45,766 1,250.001,482.001,309.33
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 4,726 365.09 410.00 391.96
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9 33,619 332.97 370.00 356.04
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 20 54,801 325.84 385.00 350.98
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 10 24,253 600.00 961.11 679.74
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 48 349,573 402.82 476.75 416.85
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 24 142,381 350.00 447.00 382.20
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 35 88,865 995.001,100.001,031.26
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 29 157,909 425.00 475.00 451.36
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 25 102,904 420.00 683.00 501.24
130 4 Chuck, short rib 22 39,394 440.00 516.25 470.36
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 18 38,864 395.00 495.50 428.88
168 1 Round, top inside round 5 10,382 351.63 370.00 359.00
168 3 Round, top inside round 30 260,229 338.00 389.00 345.59
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 5 31,777 380.00 443.00 392.35
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 45 117,745 335.00 380.00 346.62
171C 3 Round, eye of round 20 47,702 400.00 465.00 432.84
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 23 52,029 650.42 793.66 681.83
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 9 51,258 600.86 695.00 655.07
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 59 217,489 728.00 805.00 754.82
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 6 4,250 508.00 522.50 511.52
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 17 28,531 495.00 550.00 513.96
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 27 225,954 620.00 747.80 652.96
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 17 47,322 355.71 430.00 376.66
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 13 16,987 399.90 462.23 421.88
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 40 126,293 1,720.002,135.701,778.54
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 18 9,423 1,500.001,707.001,608.10
193 4 Flank, flank steak 16 39,643 590.00 697.00 612.90
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 81 228,965 591.00 693.25 628.56
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 78 173,260 610.001,010.00 742.75
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 25 43,606 1,095.001,351.001,245.63
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 96 980,116 368.00 475.00 401.95
4 Pectoral Meat 90 352,052 427.56 498.00 467.69
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 40 275,105 290.00 366.75 315.35
Ground Beef 75% 9 109,020 340.00 408.38 354.36
Ground Beef 81% 130 900,819 314.30 417.00 345.45
Ground Beef 85% 40 338,659 344.00 451.75 406.77
Ground Beef 90% 14 38,710 440.82 491.75 463.27
Ground Beef 93% 20 51,801 480.00 541.25 515.03
Ground Beef Chuck 27 173,436 352.00 404.26 364.77
Ground Beef Round 6 42,976 422.30 470.00 463.23
Ground Beef Sirloin 4 9,955 543.00 555.00 548.45
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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% 12 122,560 303.00 353.50 320.39
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 20 335,610 332.00 385.00 339.31
Blended Ground Beef 85% 10 29,756 413.00 443.00 424.20
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% 9 23,367 499.00 523.00 510.07
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 4 40,640 347.50 396.75 370.21
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 46 969,996 147.00 193.00 166.82
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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