USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/15 15:01
05/15/2026 | 3:01 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/15 15:01
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Des Moines, IA Fri, May 15, 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: 389.25 389.25
Change from prior day: 1.80 .25
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 530.32 554.04
Primal Chuck 333.25 337.04
Primal Round 332.38 333.58
Primal Loin 511.28 491.55
Primal Brisket 350.98 353.68
Primal Plate 305.54 305.54
Primal Flank 242.93 241.77
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 77.10 loads 3,084,014 pounds
Select Cuts 7.46 loads 298,510 pounds
Trimmings 4.43 loads 177,244 pounds
Ground Beef 13.87 loads 554,986 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 38 230,687 960.541,045.99 970.26
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 8,299 1,156.771,225.611,187.43
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 26 55,572 1,155.001,250.001,177.61
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 10,210 404.49 420.00 409.26
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 15 114,625 415.00 465.00 426.33
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 12 20,617 570.00 609.81 583.11
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 19 33,533 518.00 521.00 518.43
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 23 26,387 773.00 850.00 785.58
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 27 324,788 495.00 539.00 502.03
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 23 81,659 422.98 462.00 428.51
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 31 134,315 529.00 532.00 530.57
116G 4 Chuck, flap 6 13,301 960.001,019.00 974.05
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 26 171,326 474.00 534.00 491.15
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 13 14,583 813.00 860.00 838.63
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 24 89,388 600.00 701.50 627.95
130 4 Chuck, short rib 26 61,446 519.00 580.58 529.25
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 40 115,264 460.00 529.00 475.87
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 27,053 415.00 420.00 415.16
168 3 Round, top inside round 14 41,314 420.51 465.00 436.47
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 23 87,342 471.00 568.00 483.66
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 7,678 397.00 427.76 411.99
171B 3 Round, outside round 8 23,624 422.00 455.00 436.09
171C 3 Round, eye of round 46 107,442 407.00 460.20 425.64
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 43 256,902 881.83 974.00 893.43
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 59 350,077 1,012.001,227.001,089.60
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 36 184,576 562.00 634.00 596.66
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 4 20,928 750.00 840.00 752.75
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 12 13,267 935.001,127.001,002.34
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 6 14,526 631.11 675.00 654.60
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 5 9,440 600.00 639.00 628.77
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 16 14,973 851.00 910.00 865.82
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 47 136,293 1,506.801,715.001,520.18
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 15 28,838 1,393.001,624.001,486.68
193 4 Flank, flank steak 31 58,236 965.001,015.99 979.30
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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 2,590 1,185.001,209.001,200.34
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 4,856 430.00 436.00 434.29
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 .00 .00 .00
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 6 36,048 495.00 526.75 496.16
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
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 6 36,710 550.00 601.00 550.29
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
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round
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 .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 9 52,694 416.00 435.00 421.25
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 4 3,754 976.001,049.001,018.22
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 24,016 550.00 606.00 558.33
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 3 14,611 940.001,114.70 949.63
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
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
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 23 96,107 790.00 895.00 800.72
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 6 32,931 1,160.001,388.001,205.78
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 13 11,238 1,323.251,636.861,457.75
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 14 83,838 473.00 505.00 479.48
4 Pectoral Meat 17 31,263 496.00 522.00 499.52
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 65,174 350.00 381.21 360.93
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 16 145,795 380.55 430.00 397.41
Ground Beef 85% 14 154,173 433.00 470.00 465.98
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 5 35,310 538.00 542.93 541.82
Ground Beef Chuck 12 85,832 418.00 437.14 423.54
Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
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% .00 .00 .00
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 9 177,244 188.00 207.00 193.65
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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