USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/27 15:00
04/27/2026 | 3:01 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 04/27 15:00
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 27, 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: 389.56 388.60
Change from prior day: 2.56 2.53
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 532.09 510.60
Primal Chuck 330.17 335.51
Primal Round 328.61 332.01
Primal Loin 518.00 512.56
Primal Brisket 355.36 360.54
Primal Plate 313.83 313.83
Primal Flank 231.55 233.09
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 70.13 loads 2,805,399 pounds
Select Cuts 6.15 loads 246,049 pounds
Trimmings 4.70 loads 187,870 pounds
Ground Beef 13.28 loads 531,324 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 79,903 967.001,054.25 972.74
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 6 119,074 1,135.001,384.001,156.29
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 12 21,561 1,117.901,250.001,145.04
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4 16,160 439.29 459.85 446.71
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 29 494,018 405.00 431.25 408.83
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 17 20,186 536.00 600.86 555.84
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 8 46,564 508.00 540.00 510.23
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 14 5,988 785.00 857.00 804.81
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 36 182,375 459.00 514.70 487.12
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 21 67,326 412.00 466.25 423.04
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 10 34,833 502.00 525.00 503.68
116G 4 Chuck, flap 18 31,254 928.50 962.00 949.40
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 26 223,316 489.00 530.00 494.95
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 6 1,908 822.75 830.00 827.10
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 32 53,857 588.00 685.25 640.91
130 4 Chuck, short rib 29 214,630 524.00 674.85 529.11
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 16 24,418 488.00 531.25 505.80
168 1 Round, top inside round 6 65,030 410.90 426.42 415.57
168 3 Round, top inside round 25 68,136 412.00 455.00 426.55
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 10 27,186 459.00 543.00 497.44
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 1,624 406.00 420.00 414.24
171B 3 Round, outside round 20 84,151 400.00 421.00 407.93
171C 3 Round, eye of round 36 112,875 410.00 470.00 427.39
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 22 95,946 900.75 985.00 923.92
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 18 75,460 933.001,135.701,002.33
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 13 50,108 612.00 655.00 627.43
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 5 17,562 710.00 889.00 758.98
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 17 9,436 1,029.001,126.201,090.34
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 10 123,953 630.00 689.25 641.14
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 43,552 555.00 647.27 586.57
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 12 6,464 807.00 920.70 852.86
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 27 150,516 1,505.001,710.701,524.46
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 8 4,221 1,449.001,630.001,485.05
193 4 Flank, flank steak 17 39,690 884.00 979.25 916.70
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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 12 6,942 1,125.001,198.521,142.44
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 6,741 438.76 450.45 443.28
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
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 6 9,189 450.00 493.00 479.49
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 3,413 420.00 447.27 427.08
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 12 29,563 925.38 965.70 938.52
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 7 13,195 624.50 672.50 633.06
130 4 Chuck, short rib 6 10,251 555.00 565.00 561.25
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
168 3 Round, top inside round 4 4,705 414.25 429.85 421.24
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
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 3,467 406.00 410.00 408.10
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 3 1,070 936.00 990.00 960.56
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 7 20,387 905.001,079.251,022.50
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 3,981 575.00 636.15 599.61
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 16,623 540.00 610.00 589.66
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 6 22,157 1,435.001,685.701,495.45
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 1,267 1,427.001,500.001,450.15
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 19 33,408 843.00 899.85 867.37
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 23 18,923 1,175.001,375.001,295.40
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 16 24,850 1,300.501,615.001,562.39
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 19 126,142 451.80 530.00 487.44
4 Pectoral Meat 15 25,041 482.00 540.75 500.01
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 7 49,233 340.00 400.00 346.29
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 22 215,140 365.00 444.99 392.29
Ground Beef 85% 10 85,339 430.00 468.50 432.53
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 3 51,129 540.00 546.40 540.04
Ground Beef Chuck
Ground Beef Round 4 11,013 453.00 464.00 463.68
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%
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 7 187,870 189.00 195.00 193.11
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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