USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/20 14:50
05/20/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/20 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Wed, May 20, 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: 393.62 391.13
Change from prior day: -2.13 -2.45
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 544.31 523.13
Primal Chuck 339.08 347.40
Primal Round 333.55 332.56
Primal Loin 513.72 502.32
Primal Brisket 348.96 351.68
Primal Plate 310.17 310.17
Primal Flank 244.06 243.08
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 86.45 loads 3,458,121 pounds
Select Cuts 10.92 loads 436,797 pounds
Trimmings 13.45 loads 538,011 pounds
Ground Beef 12.04 loads 481,470 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 16 95,305 950.281,120.00 971.12
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 38,362 1,170.001,275.001,170.16
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 27 235,229 1,140.001,252.001,177.01
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 7,794 450.64 466.00 460.54
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 8 55,396 410.39 450.00 412.16
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 23 80,495 414.64 448.00 423.55
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 13 24,906 555.00 625.50 577.48
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 6 22,359 539.04 565.00 545.64
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 13 10,636 765.00 875.00 804.49
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 51 259,091 482.00 561.25 504.30
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 16 41,472 425.00 475.00 446.69
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 18 25,988 950.001,040.25 994.07
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 27 77,996 478.00 538.00 494.23
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 5 3,819 815.00 870.00 847.08
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 22 28,785 595.00 838.50 659.71
130 4 Chuck, short rib 19 15,558 478.00 649.59 566.73
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 34 116,202 460.00 540.00 480.75
168 1 Round, top inside round 8 32,782 420.73 452.00 430.05
168 3 Round, top inside round 44 760,090 412.00 470.00 418.50
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 10 30,177 472.00 560.00 491.51
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 6,462 421.00 466.00 436.49
171B 3 Round, outside round 24 153,981 400.00 455.00 421.99
171C 3 Round, eye of round 38 146,274 425.00 497.50 440.72
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 22 50,467 885.081,000.00 920.07
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 39 172,094 1,025.001,197.001,082.44
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 18 137,249 574.00 650.00 583.80
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 17 120,066 668.50 860.10 690.48
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 11 29,513 957.001,140.001,017.36
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 17 64,657 600.00 687.00 630.94
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 12 97,703 543.77 675.00 554.69
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 8 15,453 832.90 915.00 856.18
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 23 48,255 1,480.001,723.001,546.64
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 7 10,902 1,450.001,525.001,497.61
193 4 Flank, flank steak 21 34,331 950.001,059.50 985.15
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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 11 9,826 1,140.001,199.001,175.95
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6 9,246 412.19 445.00 423.79
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 16,234 423.46 465.00 429.36
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 8 38,407 480.00 546.75 499.19
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 1,612 439.00 442.00 441.25
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 14,804 994.251,005.00 998.06
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 8 23,139 480.96 539.88 495.20
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 8 24,193 550.00 700.00 576.18
130 4 Chuck, short rib 7 16,840 490.00 600.00 520.65
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 5 5,907 472.00 517.30 488.25
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 6 12,186 410.00 470.00 425.91
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 3 2,470 426.22 440.00 430.09
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 7,632 435.00 460.00 439.71
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 6 29,942 876.25 989.25 879.87
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 11 14,952 980.001,065.001,006.64
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 9 70,692 565.00 640.00 580.55
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 5 17,245 615.00 653.00 617.35
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 15,877 543.77 640.70 556.15
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 9 34,828 1,435.001,581.001,439.79
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 2,277 958.001,021.501,007.35
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 11 8,879 813.51 916.71 846.76
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 22 26,782 1,145.001,411.251,257.45
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 4 2,477 1,308.501,575.001,451.62
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 27 347,456 463.10 530.00 469.57
4 Pectoral Meat 14 44,295 485.00 548.50 499.98
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 12 52,077 350.00 391.75 366.31
Ground Beef 75% 4 21,068 371.00 407.50 372.57
Ground Beef 81% 63 266,571 394.00 465.00 409.67
Ground Beef 85% 9 18,750 455.60 496.00 458.78
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 5 20,317 546.00 563.00 555.33
Ground Beef Chuck 4 2,314 434.25 452.00 445.70
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%
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 20 538,011 165.00 200.00 176.41
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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