USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/03 14:50
04/03/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/03 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 03, 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: 387.78 386.19
Change from prior day: -1.80 -1.51
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 539.91 545.11
Primal Chuck 326.63 328.35
Primal Round 328.27 332.84
Primal Loin 521.22 504.22
Primal Brisket 343.38 343.29
Primal Plate 298.48 298.48
Primal Flank 215.30 212.60
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 73.48 loads 2,939,110 pounds
Select Cuts 3.58 loads 143,258 pounds
Trimmings 12.03 loads 481,195 pounds
Ground Beef 12.55 loads 502,052 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 32 279,940 972.001,185.00 997.80
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 31 92,698 1,135.001,330.001,261.55
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 8 63,389 390.00 440.00 414.52
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 22 142,817 414.19 450.00 425.48
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 8 12,328 509.00 602.40 532.97
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 11 14,314 494.20 560.00 513.66
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 7 3,760 782.00 795.00 783.91
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 22 290,672 450.00 541.75 471.97
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 19 42,625 424.00 461.42 429.91
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 21 88,070 519.00 522.00 522.00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 21,323 884.94 939.00 888.03
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 19 61,010 468.00 520.00 494.16
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 13 22,687 776.00 840.00 818.17
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 28 73,702 571.00 692.00 614.15
130 4 Chuck, short rib 18 93,516 531.00 573.00 545.97
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 31 97,062 477.00 535.00 499.14
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 4,217 426.44 436.42 435.90
168 3 Round, top inside round 14 154,112 405.00 452.40 417.81
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 17 60,694 474.05 514.00 475.71
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 4,235 397.00 439.76 419.27
171B 3 Round, outside round 15 106,968 386.00 435.00 401.23
171C 3 Round, eye of round 44 151,653 413.68 455.60 433.66
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 18 241,206 939.301,015.00 940.71
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 29,913 915.00 975.00 925.11
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 40 239,233 1,027.101,176.501,114.47
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 17 89,208 635.09 649.90 636.98
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 17 26,222 978.001,103.15 995.65
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 56,705 590.00 642.00 633.81
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 4,959 593.10 599.00 596.30
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 16 13,918 832.00 882.40 846.55
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 29 100,160 1,550.961,740.001,577.77
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 13 16,492 1,350.001,608.001,465.49
193 4 Flank, flank steak 30 44,975 866.00 919.75 883.52
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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 .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 9 11,950 1,151.211,210.101,169.24
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 1,418 402.00 416.44 410.56
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
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender .00 .00 .00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 8,233 865.00 940.00 881.22
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 5,536 470.00 472.00 470.75
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 3 33,849 490.00 492.00 490.02
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 3 4,147 430.62 455.00 439.95
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 3 1,958 419.00 440.00 429.32
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 3 2,122 948.00 967.00 951.05
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 3 14,439 953.50 975.00 964.29
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 4 10,213 621.00 685.00 627.57
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 .00 .00 .00
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy
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 13 28,640 700.00 894.00 839.04
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 4 15,073 1,195.001,270.001,203.48
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 15 10,630 1,520.001,575.851,549.08
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 12 66,831 478.00 520.10 496.87
4 Pectoral Meat 21 58,325 490.00 535.00 508.14
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 57,792 330.00 364.88 331.63
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 9 142,229 370.00 380.00 374.95
Ground Beef 85% 10 30,905 426.00 445.72 429.87
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 12 63,349 405.00 419.88 413.31
Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
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% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 75%
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
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 20 481,195 142.00 200.00 163.72
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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