USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/01 14:50
05/01/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/01 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Fri, May 01, 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: 389.11 387.05
Change from prior day: -.41 -1.12
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 528.20 520.96
Primal Chuck 331.66 330.53
Primal Round 327.81 331.78
Primal Loin 516.75 509.63
Primal Brisket 355.96 349.97
Primal Plate 312.30 312.30
Primal Flank 233.87 234.64
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 36.29 loads 1,451,670 pounds
Select Cuts 3.56 loads 142,449 pounds
Trimmings 6.64 loads 265,508 pounds
Ground Beef 10.50 loads 419,884 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 6 83,644 969.001,054.50 991.49
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 18 52,155 1,145.301,248.151,174.11
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 129,340 405.00 427.00 405.51
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 11 53,069 408.75 440.00 416.82
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 5 9,390 536.00 597.40 580.69
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 4 12,765 506.07 559.25 525.86
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 9 8,114 800.00 865.00 841.50
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 20 76,451 474.50 523.00 487.86
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 9 51,639 413.00 458.50 426.31
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 6 32,314 502.00 570.00 529.94
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 6,142 932.40 965.00 944.63
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 20 62,484 490.20 525.66 506.20
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 7 20,597 700.00 850.00 767.50
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 17 45,594 605.00 691.50 639.30
130 4 Chuck, short rib 5 48,265 526.00 565.00 555.80
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 21 81,884 463.75 524.00 486.56
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 7,077 426.48 435.00 432.14
168 3 Round, top inside round 13 118,255 415.00 465.00 421.38
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 16 76,316 400.00 430.91 410.36
171C 3 Round, eye of round 24 68,527 423.00 465.00 435.48
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 12 29,866 920.00 975.00 933.91
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 19 55,878 1,022.001,126.501,064.00
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 8 21,835 614.00 660.00 632.61
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 2,891 1,042.001,125.001,070.35
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 5 48,391 600.00 683.00 631.38
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 23,235 580.00 634.00 583.38
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 4 4,849 795.00 910.00 824.84
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 12 33,305 1,524.001,711.501,552.90
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 5,207 1,427.001,633.251,523.69
193 4 Flank, flank steak 25 38,282 907.40 989.00 938.71
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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 5 4,071 1,122.001,182.151,147.48
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 8,319 405.53 436.00 411.21
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 7 16,578 450.00 500.79 483.37
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender .00 .00 .00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 7,145 888.00 955.00 930.43
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 4 14,494 460.00 500.00 490.04
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
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 3 4,414 433.00 438.00 436.50
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 .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 5 12,765 406.07 425.00 412.66
171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 3,316 426.00 445.00 428.68
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
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
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 4,088 1,435.001,600.001,459.26
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed .00 .00 .00
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 9 28,421 814.45 883.00 830.53
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 5 4,863 1,184.001,355.001,246.26
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 15 77,175 460.00 491.42 480.72
4 Pectoral Meat 10 37,853 440.00 538.25 491.60
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 90,220 313.00 366.25 317.81
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 13 176,726 370.00 416.50 381.79
Ground Beef 85% 7 20,448 438.00 467.83 459.93
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 3 18,149 539.85 550.00 541.52
Ground Beef Chuck 9 58,000 411.00 419.00 416.34
Ground Beef Round 3 44,341 438.97 465.00 452.85
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% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 85% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% .00 .00 .00
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 12 265,508 175.00 198.00 188.94
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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