USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/19 14:55
03/19/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/19 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 19, 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: 400.30 392.45
Change from prior day: -1.45 -3.72
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 573.45 537.66
Primal Chuck 338.23 339.57
Primal Round 342.67 354.79
Primal Loin 529.97 502.77
Primal Brisket 341.31 320.21
Primal Plate 304.20 304.20
Primal Flank 211.93 210.55
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 60.26 loads 2,410,578 pounds
Select Cuts 6.38 loads 255,291 pounds
Trimmings 10.83 loads 433,135 pounds
Ground Beef 13.89 loads 555,519 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 9,915 1,050.001,260.701,093.54
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 12 24,321 1,274.001,337.001,286.60
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 28 269,652 435.00 474.00 441.34
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 5 2,796 545.26 609.70 585.89
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 15 113,169 500.00 586.25 541.99
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 9,318 722.00 850.00 760.25
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 31 148,269 498.75 598.50 516.52
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 26 75,240 420.00 477.00 437.74
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 9 27,008 551.00 555.00 554.02
116G 4 Chuck, flap 7 6,938 870.50 953.00 901.17
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 23 98,350 420.00 508.00 480.47
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 7 5,946 684.00 770.00 726.95
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 19 36,297 568.50 679.70 631.39
130 4 Chuck, short rib 24 85,947 500.00 627.00 526.69
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 43 126,977 480.00 534.00 492.61
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 34 100,935 443.25 505.00 461.61
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 28 69,972 507.66 565.90 518.04
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 27 137,964 425.00 495.00 444.56
171C 3 Round, eye of round 48 121,685 444.66 494.00 456.59
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 16 59,556 925.001,015.00 975.66
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 20 134,030 1,025.001,174.941,077.02
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 2,678 650.00 680.00 672.12
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 27 116,377 629.67 706.00 657.82
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 6,758 846.93 964.00 918.05
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 17 70,483 1,000.501,100.001,012.69
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 8 35,382 550.00 640.00 616.57
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 11 110,611 550.00 620.00 583.06
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 18 22,988 800.50 868.00 816.25
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 30 76,309 1,550.001,731.501,586.41
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 7 7,420 1,407.001,601.001,513.28
193 4 Flank, flank steak 23 44,808 760.00 894.00 807.97
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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 4,807 1,000.001,193.501,164.20
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
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 74,920 675.00 729.00 684.01
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 6 10,638 495.00 533.00 504.34
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 3,085 668.00 680.00 672.15
130 4 Chuck, short rib 4 10,059 485.00 595.00 510.13
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
168 3 Round, top inside round 3 9,406 448.54 489.70 468.25
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 8 4,124 435.57 499.70 461.32
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 3 10,782 900.001,025.00 942.55
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 .00 .00 .00
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 3 33,327 1,525.001,665.901,527.80
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 7,680 1,425.001,559.701,425.44
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 23 19,904 817.66 919.93 846.62
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 15 14,441 1,155.001,239.941,208.70
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 6 7,642 1,466.001,470.001,466.74
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 22 73,307 450.00 520.00 497.46
4 Pectoral Meat 20 109,526 455.00 546.18 536.50
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 10 104,602 320.00 389.00 340.98
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 31 229,603 376.00 415.00 381.97
Ground Beef 85% 9 53,932 430.00 452.57 444.47
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 4 6,773 539.00 553.25 547.57
Ground Beef Chuck 5 116,249 394.65 420.00 405.83
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% .00 .00 .00
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 17 433,135 179.00 205.00 190.12
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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