USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/17 14:50
04/17/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/17 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 17, 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: 381.06 376.60
Change from prior day: -.51 -1.88
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 520.76 502.40
Primal Chuck 319.33 321.42
Primal Round 320.20 317.37
Primal Loin 510.88 501.28
Primal Brisket 354.39 346.05
Primal Plate 309.41 309.41
Primal Flank 224.40 227.30
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 75.40 loads 3,015,988 pounds
Select Cuts 4.72 loads 188,941 pounds
Trimmings 6.06 loads 242,325 pounds
Ground Beef 5.67 loads 226,676 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 37 325,206 925.501,099.00 964.16
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 4 3,475 1,377.001,412.001,402.26
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 21 73,279 1,040.001,280.001,100.59
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 13,054 378.84 410.00 389.06
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 20 157,568 390.65 444.00 397.48
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 10 11,677 518.00 556.00 524.07
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 20 33,545 494.00 530.00 495.50
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 17 12,400 730.00 840.00 760.13
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 27 259,464 460.00 550.60 470.43
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 32 240,369 400.00 465.10 410.48
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 32 140,266 500.00 534.00 501.88
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 25 61,721 489.00 534.00 496.21
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 11 24,178 791.00 819.00 812.27
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 20 54,692 599.41 681.50 617.95
130 4 Chuck, short rib 22 55,098 538.00 600.00 541.73
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 40 136,783 459.50 530.00 484.63
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 9,602 405.00 430.10 417.33
168 3 Round, top inside round 20 220,331 400.00 449.00 407.73
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 31 93,397 455.00 503.00 465.27
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 11,007 554.00 624.00 603.62
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 4,687 390.00 449.76 418.36
171B 3 Round, outside round 12 30,849 391.00 434.00 396.92
171C 3 Round, eye of round 49 125,083 408.00 464.00 416.85
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 31 90,332 913.00 972.00 925.29
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 18,659 865.00 929.25 897.20
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 49 170,726 986.001,156.501,055.61
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 29 153,568 595.00 644.00 596.25
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 23 33,577 1,032.001,101.861,040.92
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 6 18,097 619.00 689.25 647.48
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 40,459 560.00 606.00 564.71
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 14 22,293 812.00 837.00 819.37
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 43 137,776 1,500.001,715.001,512.89
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 20,151 1,438.001,596.001,490.93
193 4 Flank, flank steak 33 69,315 872.00 941.00 884.28
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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 7 5,500 1,102.001,210.001,139.15
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 4 9,823 405.69 431.00 411.80
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
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 51,087 443.00 550.60 454.44
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 7,228 400.00 447.27 408.41
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
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 4 6,942 453.00 515.00 468.51
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 5 7,204 414.00 445.00 427.18
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
171B 3 Round, outside round 6 10,958 385.00 420.00 389.52
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 4 6,025 900.00 976.00 947.14
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 2,513 614.15 655.00 627.30
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 3 12,587 1,375.001,548.001,385.67
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed .00 .00 .00
193 4 Flank, flank steak .00 .00 .00
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 18 42,560 826.00 900.00 876.00
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 4 3,219 1,250.001,326.001,264.48
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 17 15,999 1,405.001,557.401,429.89
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 19 84,464 450.00 510.10 461.07
4 Pectoral Meat 30 41,092 460.77 540.00 492.53
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 4 6,001 340.00 364.00 350.17
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 10 47,002 377.00 409.00 387.71
Ground Beef 85% 7 44,866 426.00 462.64 446.49
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 9 55,555 400.00 417.00 403.04
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%
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 10 242,325 181.10 195.00 189.48
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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