USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/06 15:01
04/06/2026 | 3:01 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/06 15:01
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 06, 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: 388.04 388.37
Change from prior day: .26 2.18
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 538.00 542.60
Primal Chuck 325.99 329.83
Primal Round 329.04 333.94
Primal Loin 523.08 511.77
Primal Brisket 341.95 340.61
Primal Plate 299.52 299.52
Primal Flank 218.09 219.64
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 55.39 loads 2,215,704 pounds
Select Cuts 5.84 loads 233,606 pounds
Trimmings 7.33 loads 293,339 pounds
Ground Beef 7.62 loads 304,848 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 10 129,805 978.001,150.00 992.83
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 17 14,042 1,124.251,409.001,283.02
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 4,820 458.52 475.00 469.29
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6 36,755 413.52 430.00 419.27
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 25 243,426 405.00 459.00 420.46
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 8 26,024 486.00 600.86 515.47
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 4 14,786 505.25 583.24 514.40
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 18,888 740.00 850.00 780.76
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 29 188,446 448.00 559.85 478.04
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 6 14,410 425.00 474.00 433.62
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 5 7,042 528.00 539.00 535.79
116G 4 Chuck, flap 7 9,228 890.00 952.00 926.36
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 28 400,470 470.00 514.50 479.75
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 4 2,005 788.00 811.00 795.23
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 16 38,338 630.00 674.00 650.16
130 4 Chuck, short rib 14 16,616 489.25 674.85 566.27
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 15 22,371 485.00 534.00 502.97
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 20 122,844 400.00 464.00 412.43
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 6 13,848 480.41 533.00 515.20
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 18 193,631 386.00 449.00 389.28
171C 3 Round, eye of round 22 55,733 415.00 469.00 436.64
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 13 129,555 920.931,021.25 930.83
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 120,382 900.00 920.00 900.81
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 10 4,275 1,019.851,200.001,137.54
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 9 17,283 640.00 750.00 645.90
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 7 33,574 805.00 902.00 827.61
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 12 22,211 1,000.001,104.001,062.86
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 55,055 596.00 674.25 639.71
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 61,936 573.63 609.00 581.96
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 3 1,046 829.90 940.00 852.84
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 8 5,547 1,562.001,730.001,647.19
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 7 9,179 1,427.001,609.001,452.33
193 4 Flank, flank steak 10 5,306 888.93 939.25 911.10
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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 6 7,160 1,081.251,224.501,151.00
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 49,169 407.00 430.00 424.40
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 10 11,871 390.00 556.75 454.91
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 6 18,311 400.00 438.30 406.42
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 5,588 479.00 500.08 488.33
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 5 10,863 600.00 662.50 621.61
130 4 Chuck, short rib 5 7,371 559.00 615.00 592.84
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
171B 3 Round, outside round 4 2,485 413.00 421.00 416.75
171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 1,603 445.00 451.00 448.11
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 3 6,292 899.001,049.25 976.55
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
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 12,254 625.00 636.00 634.68
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip .00 .00 .00
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 11 8,597 1,525.001,560.001,549.12
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 5,518 875.00 920.00 904.87
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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 91,373 850.00 911.70 853.90
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 13 10,941 1,210.001,280.001,258.85
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 29 83,644 473.00 530.00 499.24
4 Pectoral Meat 13 11,370 515.00 545.00 527.04
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 5 37,930 328.00 355.00 336.27
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 26 109,713 368.00 409.00 383.82
Ground Beef 85% 6 61,971 420.00 440.00 425.85
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 5 9,337 534.00 546.40 538.98
Ground Beef Chuck .00 .00 .00
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
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 13 293,339 166.00 191.50 176.46
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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