USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/07 15:05
04/07/2026 | 3:05 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/07 15:05
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Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 07, 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: 382.74 386.33
Change from prior day: -5.30 -2.04
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 522.53 544.81
Primal Chuck 321.79 330.26
Primal Round 324.77 324.84
Primal Loin 517.11 509.33
Primal Brisket 341.58 344.97
Primal Plate 298.89 298.89
Primal Flank 217.97 218.17
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 101.96 loads 4,078,503 pounds
Select Cuts 6.28 loads 251,360 pounds
Trimmings 33.84 loads 1,353,676 pounds
Ground Beef 12.71 loads 508,597 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 19 216,427 951.491,150.00 956.44
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 5 44,568 1,125.001,418.001,150.74
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 20 18,861 1,200.001,342.251,299.55
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 8 31,868 404.18 452.00 411.38
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 25 170,112 403.62 467.00 415.97
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 8 22,886 445.00 581.00 492.50
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 14 233,217 495.00 611.25 500.16
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 2,958 766.52 830.00 796.49
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 43 358,584 457.00 522.00 469.50
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 32 399,189 397.00 459.00 403.40
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 14 37,600 877.00 949.25 903.02
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 30 176,247 478.00 530.70 487.46
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 6 5,659 785.00 801.26 790.79
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 23 46,059 588.00 672.50 627.39
130 4 Chuck, short rib 15 75,249 520.00 615.00 533.99
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 21 57,222 473.00 540.70 498.56
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 32 158,111 390.00 451.00 409.19
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 6 2,845 485.90 580.70 553.06
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 28 310,244 377.00 435.00 385.72
171C 3 Round, eye of round 32 114,787 408.00 457.00 428.32
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 24 373,271 908.561,015.00 916.17
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 8 278,722 900.00 920.00 908.29
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 23 46,343 1,109.721,192.251,136.78
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 14 68,263 599.77 677.25 628.88
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 22 182,591 1,000.001,111.201,016.20
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 14 144,608 610.00 667.00 623.77
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 11 17,954 575.32 630.00 594.17
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 19 186,776 840.00 868.00 841.61
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 27 115,995 1,476.001,757.251,508.97
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 5 2,023 1,445.001,614.001,478.90
193 4 Flank, flank steak 19 12,336 875.00 937.98 893.16
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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 16 11,320 1,175.001,206.001,186.21
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 4,873 402.00 415.00 407.81
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
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 9 23,917 474.00 510.25 487.73
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 8 45,122 477.00 495.00 487.23
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 6 33,257 505.00 663.00 537.30
130 4 Chuck, short rib 4 1,651 525.00 559.00 551.78
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 3 28,904 393.00 420.00 402.64
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 5 6,011 404.00 435.00 417.01
171C 3 Round, eye of round 10 8,726 425.00 451.50 436.78
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 6 5,788 942.00 977.00 948.43
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 11 9,845 965.001,061.20 976.12
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 12 14,487 600.19 697.25 624.27
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 9,399 1,023.001,120.001,033.13
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 2,150 630.55 654.00 643.40
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 4,744 540.00 607.25 583.04
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 7 3,568 1,530.551,670.701,621.41
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 24,833 830.00 895.00 857.66
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 16 19,553 1,225.001,286.001,249.16
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 12 66,582 466.75 530.00 480.64
4 Pectoral Meat 16 29,943 492.00 543.00 508.40
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 16 38,628 333.00 352.00 340.96
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 31 301,873 345.00 416.00 357.97
Ground Beef 85% 4 5,234 433.50 445.00 435.49
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef Chuck 7 29,490 401.00 430.75 406.28
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 36 1,353,676 153.00 175.00 157.64
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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