USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/21 14:50
05/21/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/21 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Thu, May 21, 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: 391.48 385.65
Change from prior day: -2.14 -5.48
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 540.11 505.86
Primal Chuck 339.55 342.05
Primal Round 330.74 333.60
Primal Loin 512.10 495.10
Primal Brisket 346.46 352.38
Primal Plate 300.29 300.29
Primal Flank 243.88 244.39
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 77.06 loads 3,082,494 pounds
Select Cuts 9.84 loads 393,654 pounds
Trimmings 8.56 loads 342,555 pounds
Ground Beef 13.35 loads 533,941 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 23 84,972 966.761,065.00 974.10
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 29,358 1,135.811,347.001,142.92
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 20 55,095 1,135.811,250.001,185.55
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 7 25,573 405.42 442.00 416.89
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 15 43,466 419.17 455.00 433.74
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 16 58,075 569.00 610.06 576.70
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 15 66,433 513.00 546.45 535.72
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 9 9,503 789.34 880.00 813.74
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 25 131,865 493.37 542.00 510.06
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 27 55,707 418.00 465.00 435.76
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 9 56,225 534.00 567.00 553.03
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 39 544,563 477.34 552.00 482.95
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 6 2,786 819.76 834.00 824.38
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 20 29,323 624.09 735.75 656.74
130 4 Chuck, short rib 22 75,137 514.00 614.70 531.80
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 31 100,648 442.00 543.00 469.04
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 27,860 419.00 440.00 423.02
168 3 Round, top inside round 25 145,568 417.45 465.00 436.31
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 19 48,316 473.76 525.00 480.31
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 2,544 414.00 429.10 416.65
171B 3 Round, outside round 30 126,178 395.00 450.00 416.95
171C 3 Round, eye of round 45 167,032 429.76 490.00 443.80
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 29 74,289 890.631,000.00 915.27
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 1,352 913.25 955.15 925.55
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 42 191,196 1,068.761,135.001,085.97
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 36 183,480 569.23 659.00 590.33
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 3 18,400 700.00 835.00 710.52
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 18 88,587 939.001,140.00 964.47
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 11 30,013 610.00 677.00 638.43
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 19 204,179 543.77 678.00 581.31
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 10 7,084 844.76 950.00 888.33
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 33 107,562 1,485.501,715.701,513.26
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 14 25,839 1,450.001,532.001,510.42
193 4 Flank, flank steak 25 34,181 978.001,060.90 999.65
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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 5 54,524 1,000.001,200.001,020.00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 6 16,146 1,040.001,202.001,063.96
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 4 13,171 429.30 453.00 446.87
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 7 22,575 498.00 533.00 504.92
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 6,061 427.00 467.00 447.54
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 1,575 960.00 994.25 986.23
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 5,685 482.00 507.00 486.66
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 4,064 576.00 703.00 635.38
130 4 Chuck, short rib 4 5,986 525.00 600.25 593.80
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
168 3 Round, top inside round 7 31,053 410.00 462.00 432.75
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 5,969 427.00 450.00 431.00
171C 3 Round, eye of round 8 27,868 422.99 480.00 443.19
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 5,603 880.00 969.70 886.67
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 9 17,281 976.001,065.001,023.30
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 4 5,935 555.89 627.00 571.30
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 5,716 930.001,113.00 966.35
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 5 32,658 530.00 639.70 609.16
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 11,269 1,424.691,695.901,448.07
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 25 172,742 730.00 895.00 793.64
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 16 43,394 1,112.001,403.001,170.30
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 6,144 1,446.001,586.001,454.48
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 10 55,263 470.70 519.00 477.27
4 Pectoral Meat 12 44,439 486.00 535.00 492.16
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 8 144,422 333.09 380.00 344.30
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 27 216,091 395.00 438.00 408.37
Ground Beef 85% 4 44,902 459.00 471.00 470.18
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck
Ground Beef Round 6 44,857 452.75 469.30 460.41
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
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 17 342,555 175.00 207.00 190.37
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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