USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/06 14:55
03/06/2026 | 2:55 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/06 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 06, 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: 387.22 378.95
Change from prior day: .33 -1.66
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 533.63 505.25
Primal Chuck 331.98 333.37
Primal Round 349.43 353.87
Primal Loin 507.36 478.83
Primal Brisket 310.15 307.76
Primal Plate 285.33 285.33
Primal Flank 196.67 189.12
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 43.86 loads 1,754,440 pounds
Select Cuts 5.48 loads 219,280 pounds
Trimmings 6.57 loads 262,693 pounds
Ground Beef 9.41 loads 376,400 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 22 72,566 945.501,080.00 987.34
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 20 61,065 1,159.001,290.251,171.01
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 13 105,604 429.74 470.00 437.68
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 17 42,372 508.00 602.97 528.55
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 4 6,656 501.00 565.00 515.57
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 10 10,871 711.00 790.00 726.79
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 19 64,300 505.96 580.85 517.39
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 25 85,829 427.00 470.00 440.18
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 22 121,667 546.00 570.00 555.79
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 6,111 832.97 855.00 840.17
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 16 48,672 418.33 463.00 439.82
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 11 21,242 719.25 758.00 747.20
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 16 37,994 559.00 664.00 597.87
130 4 Chuck, short rib 17 40,399 566.00 626.25 571.75
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 27 74,826 469.00 520.00 479.54
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 15 41,875 465.00 515.00 490.32
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 16 62,369 525.96 603.00 540.61
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 11,675 412.00 461.00 416.24
171B 3 Round, outside round 15 160,958 432.00 505.00 456.82
171C 3 Round, eye of round 31 102,774 429.00 498.00 454.97
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 20 44,545 907.00 990.00 914.91
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 35 103,037 1,004.001,096.501,046.53
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 32 111,816 614.43 700.00 639.37
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 14 23,675 960.001,045.00 980.79
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 46,844 585.00 615.00 599.08
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 1,342 587.00 617.00 602.87
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 11 12,031 820.00 837.00 830.17
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 21 49,268 1,500.501,686.501,533.31
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 8 10,700 1,409.001,695.001,551.96
193 4 Flank, flank steak 28 64,139 735.00 827.85 765.98
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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
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 4 13,381 1,029.741,100.001,070.89
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 4,094 432.00 450.00 441.50
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 3 17,353 490.00 532.00 495.99
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 10,695 820.00 940.00 875.15
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib .00 .00 .00
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round
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 .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 5 7,178 450.55 490.00 469.40
171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 2,379 462.00 480.00 467.87
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 6 27,368 874.00 925.00 889.15
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
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 1,457 1,412.001,452.031,442.30
193 4 Flank, flank steak
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 15 13,804 726.00 891.00 823.76
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 4 6,012 1,050.661,191.001,087.08
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 15 17,772 1,288.251,560.001,430.79
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 8 44,907 485.00 495.00 491.84
4 Pectoral Meat 17 40,028 435.00 495.00 480.33
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 44,569 342.65 390.00 345.50
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 18 117,662 378.30 415.00 385.68
Ground Beef 85% 9 74,033 427.00 444.01 433.90
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 3 12,334 539.17 556.25 546.02
Ground Beef Chuck 9 54,880 400.00 405.00 402.39
Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
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% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81%
Blended Ground Beef 85% .00 .00 .00
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 12 262,693 146.00 169.00 161.44
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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