USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 12/19 15:20
12/19/2025 | 3:20 pm CST USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 12/19 15:20
LM_XB459
Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 19, 2025
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
----------------------------------------------------------------------
WEEKLY COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 621.05 583.28
Primal Chuck 299.49 295.11
Primal Round 288.00 289.12
Primal Loin 455.21 425.45
Primal Brisket 323.06 314.64
Primal Plate 234.51 234.51
Primal Flank 162.94 162.67
----------------------------------------------------------------------
WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
12/19 61 11 14 12 98 361.63 346.02
12/18 63 11 14 89 357.28 343.97
12/17 114 26 13 18 170 356.09 346.43
12/16 69 14 28 9 119 358.88 349.10
12/15 86 8 9 11 114 359.46 347.30
----------------------------------------------------------------------
WEEKLY AVERAGE 358.67 346.56
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -.70 .72
----------------------------------------------------------------------
CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 393.71 loads 15,748,520 pounds
Select Cuts 68.67 loads 2,746,935 pounds
Trimmings 63.19 loads 2,527,468 pounds
Ground Beef 64.53 loads 2,581,057 pounds
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Choice Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted
Trades Pounds Range Average
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 162 1,352,840 1,159.001,444.001,311.89
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 28 123,238 1,305.001,566.001,357.06
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 98 475,544 1,250.001,572.001,350.49
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 15 104,100 380.00 415.00 400.48
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 31 107,721 322.00 384.00 339.90
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 105 575,737 339.00 400.00 354.31
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 50 91,009 425.00 610.79 478.58
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 38 164,888 474.76 574.85 519.44
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 66 90,473 625.00 920.00 710.62
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 156 757,401 449.00 540.00 487.31
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 113 689,825 358.00 435.25 373.47
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 46 341,738 461.00 550.00 528.08
116G 4 Chuck, flap 57 155,462 1,004.001,165.001,086.21
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 158 930,699 447.00 500.00 463.37
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 50 65,671 724.00 811.00 777.43
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 95 190,900 528.00 708.50 591.18
130 4 Chuck, short rib 106 334,873 450.00 539.98 474.44
160 1 Round, bone-in 4 2,269 394.00 534.50 513.09
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 146 765,149 363.00 462.70 383.18
168 1 Round, top inside round 18 168,210 342.00 397.00 353.31
168 3 Round, top inside round 157 1,587,893 338.00 409.00 356.80
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 63 180,531 394.00 469.00 408.42
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 14 60,396 453.00 549.26 486.24
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 19 54,195 329.00 403.76 353.88
171B 3 Round, outside round 110 515,151 335.37 399.00 364.57
171C 3 Round, eye of round 190 1,048,118 360.00 482.36 380.76
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 90 374,444 725.05 964.00 777.53
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 9 70,942 700.00 781.25 719.11
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 3 2,635 868.00 895.00 883.74
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 203 1,086,241 840.00 985.10 900.06
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 7 10,153 519.00 545.00 530.65
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 96 345,096 520.00 575.00 535.66
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 34 281,222 680.00 746.55 706.85
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 75 549,007 680.00 800.00 716.99
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 58 163,328 351.27 426.25 386.71
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 51 125,027 454.00 496.00 463.40
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 59 76,364 627.20 709.00 686.85
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 169 668,046 1,591.382,242.251,714.10
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 37 36,329 1,676.001,999.001,764.92
193 4 Flank, flank steak 108 195,547 570.00 680.70 595.21
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted
Trades Pounds Range Average
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 19 41,221 1,200.001,287.001,239.68
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 11 44,570 1,257.631,390.001,273.17
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 33 28,948 1,280.001,390.001,337.17
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9 34,522 332.00 462.00 343.46
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 18 35,891 337.00 385.00 357.47
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 10,394 625.00 920.00 769.19
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 31 117,718 414.00 520.25 471.47
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 15 41,577 363.00 415.00 381.34
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 37 95,249 968.001,075.001,024.20
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 30 269,026 434.00 475.00 450.21
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 26 67,645 420.00 672.00 512.90
130 4 Chuck, short rib 18 21,663 455.00 529.70 492.19
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 20 53,137 360.00 441.00 380.99
168 1 Round, top inside round 5 10,611 348.00 376.31 364.94
168 3 Round, top inside round 27 208,666 342.41 400.00 362.90
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 8 22,048 330.00 375.00 345.65
171B 3 Round, outside round 24 118,429 337.00 381.55 355.50
171C 3 Round, eye of round 26 88,823 365.00 455.17 407.44
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 24 177,074 645.00 780.20 655.69
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 6 56,996 600.00 660.50 657.98
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 56 375,444 725.00 797.75 757.70
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 6 4,730 494.00 517.75 504.48
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 26 157,761 490.00 552.25 497.37
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 7 12,185 550.00 645.00 635.46
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 19 56,920 660.00 715.00 708.17
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 18 23,192 385.00 414.00 391.05
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 21 39,658 380.00 462.00 421.35
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 6 8,762 400.00 690.00 615.70
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 25 82,393 1,593.002,135.701,657.17
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 8 2,841 1,599.001,759.251,664.08
193 4 Flank, flank steak 16 70,397 570.00 615.00 577.55
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 88 271,706 575.00 679.00 618.07
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 83 108,680 694.001,019.00 795.94
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 26 32,490 1,095.001,352.001,186.43
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 91 505,690 368.00 465.00 391.85
4 Pectoral Meat 94 244,103 400.00 493.00 441.46
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground Beef 73% 53 318,456 299.00 349.25 314.05
Ground Beef 75% 13 176,764 306.00 368.50 339.46
Ground Beef 81% 142 1,119,034 310.00 391.00 336.69
Ground Beef 85% 42 301,383 384.04 443.50 397.57
Ground Beef 90% 12 20,707 481.00 521.25 487.39
Ground Beef 93% 20 61,042 475.00 533.00 505.85
Ground Beef Chuck 19 95,907 354.00 390.75 363.78
Ground Beef Round 7 12,536 427.50 461.25 442.33
Ground Beef Sirloin 7 10,606 538.00 555.00 546.19
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Blended Ground Beef 73% 12 80,900 304.50 331.50 312.40
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 17 235,140 301.00 374.00 338.48
Blended Ground Beef 85% 8 18,260 410.45 457.00 439.67
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 14 122,122 472.76 527.50 503.74
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 3 3,660 378.60 381.75 380.15
Blended Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fresh 50% lean trimmings 91 2,527,468 108.00 154.00 131.07
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
[0600059D]