USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/12 14:55
05/12/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/12 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Tue, May 12, 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: 390.73 391.27
Change from prior day: -.49 -.22
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 532.46 547.80
Primal Chuck 333.47 336.84
Primal Round 332.54 331.72
Primal Loin 517.10 507.78
Primal Brisket 345.86 347.21
Primal Plate 306.58 306.58
Primal Flank 245.11 241.96
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 69.88 loads 2,795,276 pounds
Select Cuts 14.08 loads 563,230 pounds
Trimmings 4.55 loads 182,004 pounds
Ground Beef 7.46 loads 298,445 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 22 183,564 965.871,113.00 971.47
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 13 14,584 1,225.131,363.001,319.01
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 22 19,566 1,131.001,250.001,205.59
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 40,244 440.00 465.00 446.81
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 3,664 409.87 426.00 412.29
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 22 195,422 413.00 456.00 420.13
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 7 28,011 550.00 650.00 575.37
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 6 33,958 530.00 570.00 539.74
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 4,858 750.00 849.50 794.93
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 39 155,608 483.50 540.75 506.76
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 11 19,076 414.00 464.75 433.02
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 14 21,145 905.001,014.25 958.73
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 42 487,557 460.00 542.71 478.55
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 18,009 630.00 727.00 657.59
130 4 Chuck, short rib 17 23,474 540.00 600.00 567.87
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 29 78,986 446.00 534.70 481.27
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 22 225,658 410.00 470.00 420.49
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 5,800 490.35 510.00 497.56
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 43,998 584.05 615.00 585.68
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 5,554 405.00 416.00 408.46
171B 3 Round, outside round 24 102,593 412.00 442.30 424.25
171C 3 Round, eye of round 25 64,329 406.00 472.30 445.96
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 25 101,356 886.66 985.00 902.06
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 8 69,620 896.00 960.00 918.84
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 26 62,509 1,048.501,130.001,096.07
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 21 234,745 568.87 648.00 587.90
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 13 64,233 710.50 839.00 723.77
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 13 28,506 990.001,135.001,042.78
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 17,787 630.00 679.00 645.83
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 9 40,048 560.00 650.70 579.18
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 5 1,872 880.00 915.00 898.68
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 34 101,823 1,500.131,713.001,532.11
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 2,608 1,480.001,639.001,550.66
193 4 Flank, flank steak 15 8,826 960.001,032.00 991.55
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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
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 6,849 905.00 985.70 920.23
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 9 28,156 482.00 524.88 488.74
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 7 3,257 1,156.001,205.001,190.55
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 2,622 635.00 663.00 639.71
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
130 4 Chuck, short rib 5 5,718 545.00 555.00 551.52
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 10 30,869 487.50 530.00 503.39
168 3 Round, top inside round 3 16,556 415.00 432.00 420.22
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .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 6 16,324 417.00 427.00 424.69
171C 3 Round, eye of round 10 31,343 414.00 460.00 429.73
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 8 84,774 875.23 940.00 877.04
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 6 6,660 989.001,115.001,037.90
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 5 47,023 615.00 655.00 617.79
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 14 50,861 1,411.001,685.701,468.42
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 5 4,777 941.00 980.89 968.45
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 23 176,897 767.00 895.70 803.80
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 26 53,250 1,137.001,400.001,207.13
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 20 216,698 455.00 515.00 472.31
4 Pectoral Meat 13 27,531 490.00 540.75 508.93
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 13,402 353.00 374.25 365.37
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 26 93,448 387.00 437.92 401.84
Ground Beef 85% 10 75,473 431.00 469.57 447.01
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 3 27,117 416.00 435.00 417.56
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 13 182,004 173.50 210.00 192.50
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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