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USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 12/05 15:20

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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