USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/31 14:55
03/31/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 03/31 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 31, 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: 395.49 392.93
Change from prior day: 1.39 1.92
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 553.46 549.25
Primal Chuck 331.37 336.36
Primal Round 333.73 337.23
Primal Loin 531.86 511.39
Primal Brisket 349.59 350.41
Primal Plate 307.79 307.79
Primal Flank 224.65 223.67
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 68.55 loads 2,741,998 pounds
Select Cuts 8.56 loads 342,474 pounds
Trimmings 3.10 loads 124,172 pounds
Ground Beef 15.40 loads 615,801 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 21 223,012 985.001,165.101,020.74
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 4 3,316 1,402.001,418.001,414.96
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 32 73,730 1,225.001,409.001,293.43
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4 82,618 445.05 475.00 445.34
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6 26,305 405.00 444.87 413.34
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 29 169,580 418.67 475.00 430.86
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 6 11,118 528.00 575.00 539.32
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 8 19,700 530.00 571.20 550.39
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 9 3,335 791.00 816.00 804.18
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 43 205,363 479.00 564.85 491.53
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 20 117,197 410.00 489.00 430.46
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 4 120,717 524.00 526.66 525.48
116G 4 Chuck, flap 10 9,915 878.50 952.24 919.26
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 25 56,474 464.00 511.00 490.92
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 8 5,873 769.00 800.00 788.79
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 26 75,585 571.00 725.00 619.58
130 4 Chuck, short rib 17 17,203 505.00 615.00 562.60
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 40 87,799 474.00 538.70 500.90
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 55 87,562 420.00 474.00 446.33
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 7 18,904 490.00 535.00 500.42
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 14,511 570.00 660.00 629.12
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 6,492 431.00 445.00 438.64
171B 3 Round, outside round 29 170,443 399.00 462.80 423.34
171C 3 Round, eye of round 40 355,533 415.00 470.25 423.29
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 17 14,430 955.661,049.00 980.09
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 11,786 925.00 955.10 926.00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 30 41,199 1,025.001,201.751,137.53
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 17 45,148 625.00 692.30 645.33
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 6 153,799 871.00 920.75 875.28
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 17 45,691 1,035.001,115.001,069.27
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 10 26,994 635.00 684.00 645.59
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 20 136,956 565.00 615.00 577.30
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 4 4,271 836.05 862.00 840.56
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 32 76,060 1,521.001,740.701,556.61
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 5 2,354 1,450.001,614.001,514.01
193 4 Flank, flank steak 12 4,520 827.60 925.00 891.32
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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 3,430 1,025.001,050.001,043.01
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 10 4,466 1,170.001,211.001,187.78
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 4,840 414.00 450.10 428.22
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
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 9 19,615 493.00 547.30 504.46
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 5 2,802 412.00 442.00 436.10
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 2,497 934.25 950.70 936.51
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 5 12,282 477.00 501.34 493.92
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
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 8 11,785 476.00 499.28 489.81
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round
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 3 2,705 437.34 445.00 440.65
171C 3 Round, eye of round 7 9,416 429.00 450.00 438.40
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 4 2,970 975.001,047.001,024.84
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 6 46,708 622.87 653.15 631.75
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 3 11,338 1,000.001,080.001,003.68
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 23,212 631.00 632.00 631.23
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 24,800 529.85 600.70 564.90
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 6 2,459 1,575.001,670.701,655.32
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed .00 .00 .00
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 2,293 865.10 926.00 917.95
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 17 22,333 836.00 933.61 883.28
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 24 24,365 1,180.001,270.001,232.41
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 18 128,937 477.00 530.00 507.19
4 Pectoral Meat 20 95,095 505.00 543.00 509.62
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 9 33,627 330.00 377.30 340.31
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 30 205,893 360.00 413.00 370.81
Ground Beef 85% 12 158,039 422.00 463.50 435.94
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 5 24,274 534.00 542.00 538.00
Ground Beef Chuck 5 19,681 401.00 447.25 407.58
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%
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 7 124,172 185.00 193.48 188.93
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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