USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/27 14:50
03/27/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/27 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 27, 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: 392.97 389.87
Change from prior day: 3.12 -1.79
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 556.63 549.39
Primal Chuck 331.39 334.70
Primal Round 330.05 339.37
Primal Loin 525.56 503.86
Primal Brisket 347.63 338.48
Primal Plate 302.66 302.66
Primal Flank 216.72 208.66
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 60.64 loads 2,425,477 pounds
Select Cuts 8.39 loads 335,643 pounds
Trimmings 25.95 loads 1,037,988 pounds
Ground Beef 11.94 loads 477,659 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 23 99,397 1,000.001,154.001,036.90
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 24 97,436 1,249.001,323.001,270.81
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 80,376 416.00 445.00 416.46
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 16 57,409 421.24 457.30 430.59
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 17 19,217 530.00 639.00 548.78
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 21 21,068 743.00 795.00 764.94
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 24 133,734 480.00 550.85 497.55
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 25 60,902 419.52 466.25 425.80
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 25 305,453 490.00 528.00 501.70
116G 4 Chuck, flap .00 .00 .00
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 18 73,615 467.00 510.00 490.66
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 16 27,893 756.00 811.00 797.22
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 16 29,574 589.00 674.00 620.12
130 4 Chuck, short rib 26 35,559 521.00 625.00 544.38
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 43 108,191 477.52 525.00 494.13
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 16 105,016 413.00 474.50 422.80
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 23 68,442 481.52 543.00 492.82
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 14,924 570.00 584.12 572.58
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 7,137 414.00 440.76 428.54
171B 3 Round, outside round 20 131,857 400.00 455.00 420.70
171C 3 Round, eye of round 52 134,816 427.52 475.00 446.00
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 26 81,139 925.521,046.25 944.61
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 45 186,729 1,095.521,208.001,127.53
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 30 158,077 603.52 681.50 628.21
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 15,160 800.00 871.86 814.60
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 18 42,118 1,000.001,110.101,050.99
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 8 10,651 560.00 647.27 588.01
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 21 28,674 807.52 824.00 815.73
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 34 66,396 1,585.001,740.001,608.29
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 16,020 1,450.001,596.001,480.47
193 4 Flank, flank steak 31 58,068 830.52 880.00 845.15
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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 4 12,856 1,001.001,175.681,158.14
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 6 10,158 1,025.251,185.001,171.72
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 4,833 426.45 458.00 449.51
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 8 18,665 440.00 547.30 486.33
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 1,390 862.00 934.25 901.68
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 2,426 457.00 462.00 458.46
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 4 8,701 428.00 466.00 439.72
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
171B 3 Round, outside round 12 173,744 407.57 470.00 419.29
171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 2,050 445.00 456.00 452.76
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 7,900 910.00 967.00 954.73
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 10 16,526 897.001,025.00 931.98
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5 6,279 600.05 677.30 623.45
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 3,482 1,015.001,078.001,050.27
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 6,593 1,532.001,657.001,593.84
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 24 50,386 792.00 886.00 855.44
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 8 15,352 1,150.001,250.001,196.23
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 12 4,439 1,474.001,477.001,475.69
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 11 16,355 490.00 528.21 501.96
4 Pectoral Meat 26 86,764 505.52 545.00 513.34
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 7 49,373 330.00 377.30 333.19
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 13 164,909 365.00 407.30 372.15
Ground Beef 85% 4 10,388 431.44 450.00 433.43
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef Chuck 13 69,425 400.00 415.00 410.64
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%
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 34 1,037,988 158.00 206.00 185.57
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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