USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/09 14:50
03/09/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/09 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 09, 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: 391.29 383.62
Change from prior day: 4.07 4.67
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 534.97 516.21
Primal Chuck 338.49 332.29
Primal Round 350.23 353.01
Primal Loin 512.85 493.39
Primal Brisket 319.19 317.53
Primal Plate 286.82 286.82
Primal Flank 199.38 196.29
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 26.26 loads 1,050,582 pounds
Select Cuts 5.45 loads 218,011 pounds
Trimmings 5.60 loads 223,850 pounds
Ground Beef 10.38 loads 415,353 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 8,916 960.051,105.751,022.22
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 11 11,454 1,174.001,250.001,210.30
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4 3,817 455.00 499.61 489.13
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 1,036 420.00 435.00 424.20
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 21 59,674 434.82 456.25 447.24
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 8 9,002 509.00 600.86 551.74
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 7 27,750 498.00 508.25 503.21
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 4 2,589 725.00 805.00 767.41
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 31 123,519 500.00 599.85 526.48
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 9 23,795 420.00 477.75 427.55
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 3 4,204 551.00 568.00 563.39
116G 4 Chuck, flap 16 34,041 820.50 939.00 875.39
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 34 86,848 424.00 470.10 449.97
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 4 2,315 747.66 758.00 752.18
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 21 37,203 595.00 735.00 633.63
130 4 Chuck, short rib 17 49,146 578.00 649.85 595.79
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 21 50,236 465.00 517.75 481.11
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 19 66,795 464.00 498.75 483.32
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 6 12,424 523.00 566.00 533.01
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 2,777 404.00 469.25 450.16
171B 3 Round, outside round 14 17,072 460.00 496.25 481.07
171C 3 Round, eye of round 25 46,405 445.00 502.00 461.03
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 12 80,689 898.671,000.00 909.08
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 13,256 860.00 902.00 873.41
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 19 22,667 1,020.501,095.001,080.32
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 11 32,203 624.90 677.50 638.21
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 16 33,023 978.221,065.701,015.99
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 13,407 531.00 604.25 565.75
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 10,544 575.00 604.25 582.15
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 8 3,729 797.00 868.00 838.77
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 18 17,048 1,546.001,710.701,613.72
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 8 7,073 1,427.001,604.251,446.00
193 4 Flank, flank steak 17 30,167 755.00 852.85 786.44
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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 12 3,528 1,069.901,146.001,124.14
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 7 6,277 1,060.101,150.001,089.70
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 3 5,875 756.00 825.00 762.76
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 5 7,870 495.00 575.00 520.04
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 12 31,731 851.00 885.00 875.73
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 7,195 436.00 450.78 448.26
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 13,705 548.15 658.00 599.77
130 4 Chuck, short rib
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 40,474 489.85 492.85 492.62
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
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 3 1,423 435.00 440.00 437.54
171B 3 Round, outside round 4 4,131 459.00 475.00 466.00
171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 2,321 459.00 470.00 462.58
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 5 1,466 753.50 800.90 772.66
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 7 5,481 918.501,027.75 978.67
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 1,462 621.00 656.00 646.06
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
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 2,394 1,500.001,556.001,530.06
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 1,290 1,427.001,564.251,463.66
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 16 18,231 754.00 859.00 824.42
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 21 44,154 1,049.321,210.701,095.72
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 6 4,409 1,374.851,550.001,512.91
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 27 65,136 486.00 525.00 496.83
4 Pectoral Meat 12 15,231 500.00 540.00 517.86
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 20,759 354.00 365.25 361.33
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 24 221,716 359.50 404.50 379.11
Ground Beef 85% 14 61,042 409.00 450.00 440.51
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 5 6,697 529.00 546.40 540.52
Ground Beef Chuck 3 2,694 384.00 416.00 413.97
Ground Beef Round
Ground Beef Sirloin
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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
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 7 223,850 165.00 172.00 169.19
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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