USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/18 14:55
03/18/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/18 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Wed, Mar 18, 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: 401.74 396.16
Change from prior day: -1.57 -.56
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 563.52 546.93
Primal Chuck 340.66 345.04
Primal Round 346.51 356.09
Primal Loin 533.24 505.09
Primal Brisket 337.77 319.61
Primal Plate 307.98 307.98
Primal Flank 217.76 210.69
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 38.09 loads 1,523,724 pounds
Select Cuts 9.98 loads 399,109 pounds
Trimmings 5.27 loads 210,834 pounds
Ground Beef 13.06 loads 522,513 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 11 33,844 1,074.211,239.501,083.85
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 21 32,277 1,170.181,310.001,238.02
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 5,194 448.13 465.00 461.50
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 46,631 432.00 450.00 433.05
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 21 105,249 430.90 475.00 444.03
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 10 7,793 530.37 610.00 558.30
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 4 49,698 548.13 550.15 549.80
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 7,494 740.00 805.00 772.28
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 23 45,462 503.65 575.00 521.07
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 17 38,732 440.00 480.00 456.33
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 10,793 895.00 955.00 915.87
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 21 40,563 445.00 500.00 469.83
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 5 2,862 763.00 793.00 775.00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 17 46,688 602.00 693.50 638.12
130 4 Chuck, short rib 14 18,532 545.00 627.00 576.41
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 18 55,346 496.00 514.00 501.08
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 5,440 440.18 495.00 445.59
168 3 Round, top inside round 23 175,688 427.10 510.00 445.14
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 5 14,606 514.84 559.30 523.55
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 29 233,152 424.05 502.00 436.96
171C 3 Round, eye of round 25 83,181 435.49 495.00 451.87
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 13 59,880 974.901,034.30 978.32
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 31 160,714 1,076.501,215.001,116.69
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 7 8,096 646.00 689.30 658.27
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 10 19,157 1,000.001,091.501,041.73
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 6 33,591 565.00 637.00 621.84
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 9 39,193 566.00 630.00 570.03
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 6 24,699 839.00 900.20 887.83
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 19 31,748 1,556.001,748.501,625.77
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 1,719 1,454.001,599.001,538.36
193 4 Flank, flank steak 9 6,741 803.00 879.90 841.42
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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 6 1,950 1,125.001,205.001,157.15
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 6,769 430.50 460.00 435.22
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender .00 .00 .00
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 5 7,807 515.00 570.60 529.55
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 4 2,469 426.00 468.00 449.77
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 6,089 885.00 920.00 906.93
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 11 185,802 443.00 468.02 443.28
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 7 13,218 544.00 690.00 599.65
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 5 3,419 496.00 510.00 499.44
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 9 21,704 440.91 505.00 468.92
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 6,407 449.18 481.30 465.95
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 3,936 461.21 475.30 469.64
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 5 1,297 883.00 954.30 929.79
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 11 12,731 900.001,060.00 932.89
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 9 11,100 634.07 705.00 667.77
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap .00 .00 .00
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 26,726 530.00 600.70 537.50
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 8,491 1,492.001,666.501,508.18
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 3,843 783.00 820.00 806.73
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 13 11,750 760.00 924.75 855.72
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 17 18,417 1,080.001,230.001,175.44
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 14 63,014 485.00 530.00 497.17
4 Pectoral Meat 14 23,095 450.00 558.50 495.62
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 12 155,814 336.20 374.25 346.27
Ground Beef 75% 3 15,192 371.00 388.50 374.71
Ground Beef 81% 34 139,029 375.00 426.75 384.72
Ground Beef 85% 8 177,487 427.00 445.00 434.86
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 6 12,898 538.00 544.30 542.44
Ground Beef Chuck
Ground Beef Round 3 2,736 458.00 475.30 462.96
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% .00 .00 .00
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 10 210,834 172.50 200.55 186.81
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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