USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/23 14:55
03/23/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/23 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 23, 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: 399.13 393.83
Change from prior day: -.98 .89
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 566.18 550.56
Primal Chuck 334.65 336.83
Primal Round 342.90 353.20
Primal Loin 533.91 504.03
Primal Brisket 330.49 333.96
Primal Plate 306.75 306.75
Primal Flank 217.36 208.65
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 50.60 loads 2,023,998 pounds
Select Cuts 10.81 loads 432,551 pounds
Trimmings 3.00 loads 120,169 pounds
Ground Beef 8.76 loads 350,363 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 10 6,956 1,071.501,175.001,125.63
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 12 11,003 1,220.001,315.251,274.17
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 8,060 464.00 474.85 472.64
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 6,965 431.52 444.00 435.42
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 25 90,341 430.41 476.00 446.00
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 12 36,460 538.00 600.86 554.01
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 6 61,755 510.25 574.69 540.94
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 10 4,362 740.00 850.00 797.14
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 32 489,967 488.50 579.85 503.86
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 7 10,492 420.00 476.25 444.97
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 5 16,341 560.00 574.69 565.82
116G 4 Chuck, flap 11 8,890 870.50 955.25 929.79
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 38 262,156 420.00 518.00 458.15
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 3 3,049 706.00 771.00 758.65
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 56,714 589.00 680.25 629.70
130 4 Chuck, short rib 19 27,800 530.75 674.85 568.16
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 23 72,630 477.00 528.00 491.28
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 35 172,142 423.38 505.00 447.64
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 5,103 510.01 556.00 519.64
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 6,686 558.00 684.00 565.84
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 2,006 450.25 455.00 452.55
171B 3 Round, outside round 20 51,254 423.38 480.00 443.82
171C 3 Round, eye of round 26 61,487 433.00 507.00 453.98
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 13 46,236 952.941,046.25 959.90
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 15 16,715 1,065.501,205.001,168.59
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 12 11,406 643.74 701.25 658.01
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 3,758 937.001,040.021,032.45
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 13 40,406 1,000.501,200.831,073.17
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 15 31,958 615.00 639.25 619.31
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 14,698 580.00 604.25 581.77
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 12 5,886 800.50 865.00 839.89
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 15 45,641 1,552.001,735.701,611.69
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 6 1,964 1,465.001,608.251,560.77
193 4 Flank, flank steak 13 7,150 786.00 918.00 842.81
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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 11 5,493 1,161.001,200.001,182.75
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 4 8,271 751.00 850.00 793.76
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 10 9,887 493.58 517.00 508.42
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 4 5,005 430.00 462.00 435.75
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 11 20,105 862.00 950.70 909.29
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 6 80,881 447.00 475.00 473.80
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 5 6,147 609.50 672.50 629.31
130 4 Chuck, short rib 11 4,771 540.00 595.00 551.05
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 15,993 477.00 514.85 484.13
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 3 4,297 465.00 479.00 469.67
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 3 2,108 440.00 445.00 443.10
171B 3 Round, outside round 4 10,663 440.56 468.00 445.43
171C 3 Round, eye of round 11 5,393 454.00 473.00 466.50
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 10 46,711 933.001,049.25 941.08
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5 5,231 635.00 691.00 660.11
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 1,877 615.00 635.00 619.48
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 2,585 552.00 599.00 567.96
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 8 1,908 1,548.001,657.001,580.07
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 1,511 1,427.001,564.251,463.69
193 4 Flank, flank steak .00 .00 .00
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 12 35,991 700.00 916.00 868.62
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 21 30,544 1,049.691,250.001,179.20
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 8 7,545 1,375.011,800.001,686.62
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 31 290,352 415.00 555.01 503.22
4 Pectoral Meat 24 46,350 480.10 548.25 527.38
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 9 109,204 320.00 380.88 330.36
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 24 114,503 372.00 406.75 386.10
Ground Beef 85% 8 61,225 427.00 455.00 440.85
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 5 4,944 413.00 440.75 427.81
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%
Blended Ground Beef 90%
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 4 120,169 187.00 196.50 192.89
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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