USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/18 14:50
05/18/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/18 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Mon, May 18, 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: 392.14 390.23
Change from prior day: 2.89 .98
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 530.19 555.38
Primal Chuck 337.10 337.12
Primal Round 334.99 330.88
Primal Loin 515.70 498.61
Primal Brisket 355.19 352.47
Primal Plate 304.65 304.65
Primal Flank 245.82 242.65
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 46.79 loads 1,871,579 pounds
Select Cuts 11.03 loads 441,154 pounds
Trimmings 9.93 loads 397,231 pounds
Ground Beef 15.84 loads 633,671 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 21 50,042 972.001,115.00 985.97
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 17 14,758 1,161.481,250.001,188.48
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 15,837 449.71 468.90 454.16
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 21 111,734 415.42 474.00 422.28
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 14 38,348 555.00 660.00 590.50
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 13 37,078 487.00 559.25 523.41
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 9 3,537 779.00 849.00 795.22
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 42 137,973 485.00 561.00 513.08
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 25 72,291 420.00 476.25 438.20
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 13 64,934 526.00 547.00 532.51
116G 4 Chuck, flap 14 18,442 978.281,033.00 999.50
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 27 240,550 486.00 535.70 500.28
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 8 6,144 813.00 832.75 822.78
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 27 31,888 620.00 700.70 668.27
130 4 Chuck, short rib 33 44,539 527.00 649.85 561.86
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 24 30,848 473.00 549.00 500.97
168 1 Round, top inside round 5 15,627 415.43 445.00 423.22
168 3 Round, top inside round 20 48,587 422.91 461.25 448.58
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 10 64,492 467.33 525.00 471.56
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 6,800 421.00 434.25 429.85
171B 3 Round, outside round 17 78,727 413.00 446.25 425.70
171C 3 Round, eye of round 28 25,568 415.00 484.00 445.07
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 19 22,560 907.09 999.50 929.33
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 8,379 900.00 945.00 904.11
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 27 157,512 1,025.001,134.501,100.74
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 12 77,866 578.00 655.10 600.03
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 44,148 725.00 760.50 726.47
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 22 31,180 934.001,135.00 991.22
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 8 8,549 620.00 675.00 646.82
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 10,402 591.48 652.42 632.75
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 9 6,945 857.00 914.25 867.05
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 25 46,276 1,485.001,715.101,526.13
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 7 4,665 1,520.001,633.001,570.08
193 4 Flank, flank steak 16 27,183 960.001,065.001,006.80
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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 14 12,782 1,151.501,204.151,177.06
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
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 67,390 486.00 535.00 508.32
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 14 28,897 930.00 997.00 970.39
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 12 94,522 487.00 524.52 492.78
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 7 16,091 598.15 693.00 655.67
130 4 Chuck, short rib 5 6,449 505.00 565.00 519.69
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 3,871 445.00 509.85 495.30
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round
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 6 5,711 426.00 449.00 435.75
171C 3 Round, eye of round 5 5,013 400.00 452.73 436.59
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 8 3,385 1,022.001,065.701,041.91
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 4 19,016 550.00 595.15 552.52
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 24,457 625.00 644.50 626.10
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 11 13,622 1,465.001,549.001,483.42
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 18 79,974 800.00 900.10 804.98
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 27 57,424 1,130.261,390.001,196.80
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 11 6,353 1,300.501,575.001,500.74
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 28 114,971 472.00 530.00 490.07
4 Pectoral Meat 20 57,621 487.58 531.42 502.53
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 14 212,045 333.75 399.00 349.01
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 22 133,744 390.00 438.29 403.55
Ground Beef 85% 11 140,567 434.50 470.17 460.35
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 5 28,265 536.00 544.00 540.87
Ground Beef Chuck 6 17,423 426.86 442.00 428.91
Ground Beef Round
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% .00 .00 .00
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 16 397,231 170.00 207.00 190.77
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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