USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/20 14:55
03/20/2026 | 3:03 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/20 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 20, 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: 400.11 392.94
Change from prior day: -.19 .49
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 566.67 539.77
Primal Chuck 337.02 337.03
Primal Round 345.19 354.79
Primal Loin 531.32 507.10
Primal Brisket 337.85 319.69
Primal Plate 306.76 306.76
Primal Flank 214.24 208.35
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 60.59 loads 2,423,774 pounds
Select Cuts 6.74 loads 269,512 pounds
Trimmings 8.43 loads 337,096 pounds
Ground Beef 8.61 loads 344,372 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 21 111,751 1,015.001,152.001,074.00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 5,728 1,250.681,315.001,287.14
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 31 90,849 1,161.401,315.301,216.94
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6 41,821 417.00 442.00 421.84
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 20 243,705 423.91 456.50 432.72
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 15 29,565 544.00 629.00 575.81
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 7 14,207 543.00 560.00 551.28
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 14 26,519 745.00 867.00 765.71
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 21 78,500 489.00 560.00 513.56
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 22 81,944 427.00 482.00 447.52
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 21 111,119 553.00 558.00 555.65
116G 4 Chuck, flap 7 13,526 888.00 961.86 922.87
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 30 126,193 430.00 520.00 465.20
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 13 37,787 756.00 825.00 786.50
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 19 32,119 579.00 680.75 619.42
130 4 Chuck, short rib 21 52,321 500.00 625.00 559.17
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 39 147,658 489.00 525.00 498.27
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 12,494 428.54 460.10 438.78
168 3 Round, top inside round 16 82,518 430.22 505.00 461.83
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 17 59,052 515.00 588.00 525.67
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 14 64,996 427.00 473.09 440.66
171C 3 Round, eye of round 41 126,759 429.84 490.00 451.22
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 21 42,315 970.001,042.30 978.71
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 52 191,101 1,085.001,217.001,117.35
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 21 101,422 631.29 694.00 653.23
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 10 26,733 1,000.501,086.861,045.07
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 5,433 625.00 635.00 628.26
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 79,813 570.97 599.00 572.53
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 15 16,495 841.00 860.00 846.00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 35 62,450 1,582.101,740.001,604.61
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 10 19,947 1,425.001,593.001,462.90
193 4 Flank, flank steak 23 40,599 815.00 915.00 842.31
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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 4 1,819 1,035.001,050.001,038.33
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 7 5,216 1,131.421,182.001,156.00
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 89,334 395.00 445.00 396.59
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 2,811 428.29 460.00 454.51
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 6 32,724 486.38 547.30 507.47
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender .00 .00 .00
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
130 4 Chuck, short rib .00 .00 .00
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
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
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 6 7,995 433.98 478.00 451.73
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 4,464 429.84 479.00 445.82
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 6 4,236 919.00 959.00 947.26
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 6 4,516 932.001,044.00 969.07
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 4 4,793 981.861,073.001,018.88
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 6 11,744 1,527.001,657.001,569.04
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 14 39,915 820.00 902.00 863.71
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 8 10,251 1,100.001,235.421,194.76
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 8 7,207 1,469.001,601.001,507.48
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 26 158,196 482.00 531.43 505.88
4 Pectoral Meat 20 62,805 505.00 546.18 525.80
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 11 153,853 332.00 397.30 338.36
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 12 77,674 374.00 407.30 385.02
Ground Beef 85% 3 2,860 445.00 453.50 447.80
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 11 85,025 400.00 412.00 408.34
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% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% .00 .00 .00
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 14 337,096 179.00 205.00 192.39
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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