USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/03 14:50
03/03/2026 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/03 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 03, 2026
NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES - PM
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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Current Cutout Values: 388.05 378.58
Change from prior day: 6.71 .37
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 539.84 505.87
Primal Chuck 330.03 335.16
Primal Round 353.49 353.21
Primal Loin 508.39 474.40
Primal Brisket 309.43 310.32
Primal Plate 281.02 281.02
Primal Flank 193.95 197.93
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 58.02 loads 2,320,657 pounds
Select Cuts 9.85 loads 393,918 pounds
Trimmings 9.93 loads 397,388 pounds
Ground Beef 12.35 loads 493,898 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 13 8,663 971.001,075.001,038.04
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 25 95,253 1,121.001,206.001,138.59
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 8 14,268 407.09 442.00 419.84
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 26 203,550 423.79 461.00 428.47
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 3 9,316 510.00 556.00 514.76
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 9 88,940 500.01 556.00 505.37
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 16 58,650 685.00 830.00 697.43
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 33 287,661 500.00 562.30 514.79
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 18 123,056 427.65 478.00 432.36
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 14 35,965 775.00 916.50 830.52
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 32 312,013 418.33 469.00 431.53
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 6 9,243 712.72 750.00 737.22
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 39,043 554.00 734.00 612.55
130 4 Chuck, short rib 15 32,918 535.00 623.50 574.38
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 23 25,183 472.61 518.25 490.91
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 31 68,706 474.00 504.00 482.17
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 5 4,585 528.79 563.50 548.90
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 4,533 593.00 625.00 599.02
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 7,462 409.84 472.00 462.28
171B 3 Round, outside round 17 29,580 460.00 507.30 473.29
171C 3 Round, eye of round 22 51,786 444.00 507.50 461.71
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 19 20,870 894.00 943.00 917.14
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 30 447,455 1,034.001,100.001,047.38
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 10 32,595 629.00 678.00 655.51
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 6 10,377 965.001,001.00 990.44
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 13 88,982 515.00 564.25 529.46
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 7,795 585.00 599.25 590.84
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 9 4,665 811.00 854.25 821.62
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 17 85,248 1,516.001,643.001,534.63
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 24,282 1,427.001,564.251,440.66
193 4 Flank, flank steak 14 6,569 726.06 764.25 742.33
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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 5 3,465 950.001,000.00 979.90
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 13 8,764 1,050.001,132.301,088.06
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 5 17,018 427.30 438.00 434.18
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 4 6,434 685.00 721.00 700.85
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 7 21,672 499.63 535.00 522.17
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 9 114,172 416.00 447.19 432.68
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 7 12,146 564.61 613.00 580.67
130 4 Chuck, short rib 5 3,253 555.00 609.00 587.15
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 9 12,889 466.00 476.00 471.15
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 4 4,496 477.00 485.00 477.85
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
171B 3 Round, outside round 5 8,619 460.52 481.00 473.08
171C 3 Round, eye of round 9 4,349 435.00 471.00 457.04
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 2,777 827.00 899.25 857.99
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 11 11,398 857.00 962.20 903.36
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 6 2,651 494.37 555.00 533.51
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 51,993 520.00 523.00 521.45
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 6 14,914 1,430.441,580.701,494.76
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 5,527 667.00 792.00 778.55
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 17 23,665 700.00 888.93 813.63
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 11 15,054 990.001,100.001,057.39
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 17 48,219 425.00 504.04 482.55
4 Pectoral Meat 10 17,661 464.00 533.07 503.25
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 12 78,644 350.30 377.20 361.35
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 32 171,259 375.00 416.00 381.84
Ground Beef 85% 6 3,430 425.00 437.20 431.32
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 3 1,508 526.70 539.17 533.41
Ground Beef Chuck 5 7,105 414.90 440.75 420.97
Ground Beef Round
Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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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%
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81%
Blended Ground Beef 85%
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93%
Blended Ground Beef Chuck .00 .00 .00
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 15 397,388 150.00 165.00 159.68
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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