USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/16 14:55
03/16/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/16 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 16, 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: 402.66 394.51
Change from prior day: 4.74 2.97
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 555.99 533.21
Primal Chuck 343.35 347.25
Primal Round 358.35 361.93
Primal Loin 529.97 495.88
Primal Brisket 331.88 334.49
Primal Plate 298.72 298.72
Primal Flank 217.64 205.69
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 40.51 loads 1,620,532 pounds
Select Cuts 6.86 loads 274,364 pounds
Trimmings .00 loads pounds
Ground Beef 8.76 loads 350,335 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 14 11,648 1,022.001,146.001,111.61
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 18 56,367 1,188.001,326.001,249.06
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 41,422 444.29 464.00 444.59
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 5,127 430.00 450.00 432.87
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 30 351,494 440.00 467.00 444.40
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 11 42,255 506.00 600.86 543.53
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 4 14,075 539.25 570.00 552.40
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 13 9,981 705.00 865.00 789.39
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 24 53,263 510.50 600.00 533.90
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 11 21,935 430.00 476.25 457.26
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 4 7,291 564.14 582.00 576.28
116G 4 Chuck, flap 11 13,889 891.00 944.25 914.99
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 32 106,527 420.00 496.00 463.35
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 5 6,153 684.00 756.89 739.24
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 19 33,130 569.00 725.00 630.60
130 4 Chuck, short rib 14 12,269 595.00 674.85 626.48
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 15 70,857 489.00 516.25 498.67
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 27 64,494 466.93 505.00 486.62
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 22,520 534.87 567.00 540.69
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 18,618 426.71 470.00 442.15
171B 3 Round, outside round 20 130,839 445.13 496.25 461.08
171C 3 Round, eye of round 24 33,919 457.00 487.00 472.14
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 14 19,456 975.001,031.25 977.28
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 15 32,532 1,075.001,155.001,147.17
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 14 13,980 644.49 701.25 663.13
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 4 3,668 1,066.001,075.501,074.00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 15 36,522 997.001,105.001,043.89
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 9 14,820 594.00 629.25 601.04
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 5 36,765 566.00 605.00 567.62
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 11 6,633 700.00 866.00 778.90
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 16 149,602 1,545.001,730.001,585.75
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 7 4,895 1,450.001,608.251,485.97
193 4 Flank, flank steak 15 46,178 796.00 911.00 876.77
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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 3 3,184 1,144.001,150.001,149.31
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 8,245 450.76 465.45 454.86
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 6,190 455.00 465.00 459.13
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 4 7,835 766.00 825.00 790.36
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 9 15,581 522.00 580.00 531.22
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 12 22,145 820.00 910.00 902.05
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 4 3,326 448.00 480.00 468.17
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 8,578 609.50 672.50 615.78
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
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 6 10,713 475.00 494.00 487.01
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 4 4,447 473.00 480.00 474.38
171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 1,306 469.00 485.00 474.30
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 5 1,435 899.00 965.00 932.12
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 10 12,628 900.001,050.00 936.95
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
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 27,677 1,540.001,587.001,555.45
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
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 20,308 735.00 911.00 803.68
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 20 23,077 1,080.001,220.001,173.90
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 3 4,925 1,375.011,550.001,486.62
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 23 123,959 452.00 530.00 491.57
4 Pectoral Meat 9 20,201 500.00 550.00 530.67
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 5 14,832 365.00 380.88 367.67
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 16 57,887 381.00 409.00 390.56
Ground Beef 85% 14 232,927 409.00 444.50 440.63
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 5 10,233 510.00 546.40 527.17
Ground Beef Chuck 4 3,811 412.00 426.00 422.84
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 .00 .00 .00
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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