USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/17 14:50
03/17/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/17 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 17, 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: 403.31 396.72
Change from prior day: .65 2.21
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 566.21 545.26
Primal Chuck 342.38 345.85
Primal Round 351.85 360.10
Primal Loin 532.07 503.43
Primal Brisket 334.44 323.54
Primal Plate 305.85 305.85
Primal Flank 221.61 208.39
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 78.86 loads 3,154,386 pounds
Select Cuts 7.40 loads 296,094 pounds
Trimmings 9.44 loads 377,527 pounds
Ground Beef 10.93 loads 437,373 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 49,237 1,060.001,249.001,077.31
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 10 10,800 1,222.001,387.001,351.36
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 26 126,438 1,165.001,322.001,188.31
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 9,114 456.00 475.00 459.87
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 9,010 423.00 450.00 437.69
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 30 149,064 435.50 480.00 444.60
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 13 16,968 525.00 601.00 555.78
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 3 5,070 560.70 586.25 581.04
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 4,222 772.00 843.00 824.61
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 44 223,907 510.00 583.50 519.73
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 16 105,425 428.15 489.00 448.03
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 11 22,709 860.00 954.25 913.84
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 22 34,052 460.00 495.00 473.40
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 22 33,822 561.00 727.00 636.52
130 4 Chuck, short rib 18 28,585 543.00 625.00 576.92
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 32 94,569 490.00 530.00 503.49
168 1 Round, top inside round 7 177,728 450.23 495.00 452.22
168 3 Round, top inside round 42 324,008 452.49 537.00 467.12
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 9 14,672 507.80 560.00 535.49
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 28,197 589.00 656.00 620.16
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 7,219 465.25 480.00 470.97
171B 3 Round, outside round 24 188,241 435.24 502.80 453.27
171C 3 Round, eye of round 42 395,642 456.50 500.00 461.73
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 13 6,694 990.001,040.251,021.01
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 46,017 890.00 940.10 892.16
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 36 326,441 1,076.501,222.001,085.93
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 15 16,871 627.80 710.10 670.68
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 7 83,581 865.00 945.00 865.91
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 12 41,351 1,028.001,099.251,043.14
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 18 107,070 605.00 651.25 618.95
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 10 12,072 585.00 615.00 594.13
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 8 2,605 840.00 886.00 867.07
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 31 99,578 1,567.801,744.001,620.34
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 15 65,449 1,450.001,604.001,472.77
193 4 Flank, flank steak 22 26,258 800.00 907.00 847.16
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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
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 12 3,959 1,095.001,189.001,159.41
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
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
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 6 45,758 509.00 564.00 513.01
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 4 2,799 455.18 462.00 460.10
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 3,161 884.25 912.00 905.13
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 5 12,752 420.00 480.00 443.87
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 11,005 530.00 668.00 550.83
130 4 Chuck, short rib 4 5,588 575.00 609.00 584.47
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 4 12,690 465.02 509.00 472.26
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 .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 4 5,919 455.00 482.00 476.48
171C 3 Round, eye of round 8 18,795 466.00 480.00 472.12
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 42,706 900.33 957.00 918.91
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 12 23,141 881.001,059.25 911.44
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 4 2,473 662.49 687.00 672.02
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 7,657 970.001,055.001,006.05
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 11,580 605.00 625.00 614.28
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 7 3,919 1,565.001,670.701,635.68
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed .00 .00 .00
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 18 30,805 821.00 935.00 894.94
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 13 14,621 1,054.551,225.701,181.06
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 20 126,269 488.00 515.15 505.73
4 Pectoral Meat 15 31,691 501.29 553.00 528.01
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 14 90,120 340.00 372.00 349.06
Ground Beef 75% 3 2,602 360.00 386.00 371.02
Ground Beef 81% 33 165,939 374.00 420.94 390.21
Ground Beef 85% 8 68,843 432.00 452.57 443.94
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 4 20,803 523.19 542.00 527.85
Ground Beef Chuck 5 19,406 412.00 440.75 413.41
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%
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 15 377,527 179.00 200.50 193.01
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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