USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/21 14:50
04/21/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/21 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 21, 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: 386.18 387.20
Change from prior day: 2.62 3.59
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 528.25 543.73
Primal Chuck 321.77 329.69
Primal Round 326.48 325.14
Primal Loin 517.62 506.95
Primal Brisket 362.40 353.27
Primal Plate 309.17 309.17
Primal Flank 234.17 232.01
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 82.24 loads 3,289,520 pounds
Select Cuts 6.51 loads 260,528 pounds
Trimmings 8.39 loads 335,496 pounds
Ground Beef 13.59 loads 543,711 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 20 175,001 951.441,155.00 969.82
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 110,032 1,151.871,153.551,152.48
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 33 156,201 1,090.501,300.001,116.02
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4 9,431 435.00 468.00 435.51
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 11 55,618 390.82 415.89 398.81
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 30 148,998 389.41 444.00 404.11
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 8 12,673 515.00 600.70 541.96
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 3 11,431 540.00 565.00 553.88
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 5 1,915 805.00 867.03 835.63
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 48 460,017 460.00 526.25 470.11
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 19 29,760 409.00 475.00 431.02
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 3 44,793 499.70 517.00 500.93
116G 4 Chuck, flap 17 32,969 877.00 969.25 934.41
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 20 69,292 491.20 536.00 510.65
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 5 3,500 783.00 858.00 810.20
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 24 30,807 570.00 693.50 644.36
130 4 Chuck, short rib 20 17,048 550.00 600.00 568.30
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 28 59,212 478.00 532.70 505.55
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 23 137,610 407.21 454.75 420.06
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 9 34,157 469.51 525.00 483.92
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 91,464 540.00 612.00 542.75
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 5,028 403.00 451.00 412.82
171B 3 Round, outside round 16 107,472 392.00 422.80 400.36
171C 3 Round, eye of round 33 76,332 403.00 467.25 433.96
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 24 155,042 894.50 985.00 923.92
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 8 196,412 866.00 955.00 870.14
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 29 212,203 1,047.001,148.501,058.13
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 16 82,851 580.97 660.70 602.59
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 4 30,642 760.00 894.00 774.84
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 10 83,006 1,010.001,124.251,022.01
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 10 22,073 630.00 711.25 665.68
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 15 51,805 595.00 625.70 610.27
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 9 57,126 800.00 940.00 809.40
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 38 170,522 1,480.001,727.251,522.48
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 8,713 1,282.001,609.001,423.08
193 4 Flank, flank steak 24 18,854 872.00 991.25 939.08
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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 11 5,991 1,127.001,205.001,165.64
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
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 4 19,850 769.00 817.25 772.26
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 7 16,010 470.00 519.00 487.93
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 4 7,633 412.00 417.00 414.13
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 6 5,156 895.00 934.25 909.66
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 14,634 570.00 673.00 598.33
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 4 9,591 462.00 513.00 479.82
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 8 16,092 414.00 459.00 425.07
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
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 5 4,874 398.00 413.00 408.96
171C 3 Round, eye of round
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 9 5,162 947.201,108.001,017.51
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 4 10,517 590.00 640.00 597.67
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 27,620 621.00 655.00 625.44
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 3,809 560.00 615.70 592.29
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 7,687 1,426.001,621.001,437.67
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 7,234 902.00 922.00 920.80
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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 99,248 826.00 903.50 836.82
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 17 22,526 1,088.001,337.751,248.35
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 16 77,805 448.00 530.00 476.02
4 Pectoral Meat 22 184,632 485.07 548.50 490.06
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 14 40,079 339.00 369.25 352.78
Ground Beef 75% 5 10,089 348.00 383.50 371.21
Ground Beef 81% 39 79,587 374.21 444.99 394.28
Ground Beef 85% 11 80,943 428.00 467.73 438.65
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 3 49,639 525.00 551.00 529.67
Ground Beef Chuck 5 15,077 402.00 431.14 414.14
Ground Beef Round 3 52,817 435.00 463.30 436.26
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 15 335,496 178.00 208.00 193.55
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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