USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/22 14:50
05/22/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/22 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Fri, May 22, 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: 390.27 385.00
Change from prior day: -1.21 -.65
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 532.77 513.26
Primal Chuck 336.09 337.03
Primal Round 333.54 332.07
Primal Loin 510.96 496.44
Primal Brisket 350.07 353.20
Primal Plate 299.76 299.76
Primal Flank 247.62 245.76
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 56.30 loads 2,251,904 pounds
Select Cuts 5.40 loads 216,018 pounds
Trimmings 6.22 loads 248,866 pounds
Ground Beef 6.87 loads 274,998 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 28 202,366 970.091,070.00 984.17
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 16 40,327 1,163.001,230.001,181.38
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 14 81,900 409.83 458.00 428.25
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 4 21,589 585.00 601.77 595.15
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 3 7,210 530.00 545.00 540.32
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 5,635 785.00 875.00 812.01
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 26 345,296 468.65 543.50 490.06
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 21 65,476 425.00 467.00 436.07
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 17 168,045 530.00 575.00 549.36
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 29,720 953.001,025.00 987.91
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 20 147,986 480.00 540.00 509.76
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 10 8,238 810.00 845.00 832.80
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 13 27,332 605.00 705.00 638.30
130 4 Chuck, short rib 10 23,309 539.00 591.00 547.43
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 20 72,006 462.00 522.00 473.73
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 17 50,834 424.09 475.00 444.68
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 14 39,475 476.00 568.00 495.92
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 22,986 559.00 585.00 564.84
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 5,482 394.00 427.76 411.14
171B 3 Round, outside round 14 72,468 412.71 440.00 426.39
171C 3 Round, eye of round 21 40,640 434.00 495.00 449.48
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 22 74,167 874.00 979.00 895.27
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 36,244 890.00 970.00 921.62
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 27 112,211 1,025.001,150.001,087.46
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 23 122,057 580.00 636.00 586.90
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 16 28,264 972.501,125.001,000.98
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 8 101,284 585.00 675.00 596.76
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 12,246 557.41 660.00 595.28
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 12 10,293 846.00 925.00 872.61
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 18 49,610 1,485.501,715.001,506.52
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 10,566 1,439.001,624.001,489.13
193 4 Flank, flank steak 13 28,222 984.001,044.75 998.25
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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 4,583 1,154.001,215.001,202.29
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 7 11,060 413.24 450.00 429.95
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 43,679 462.00 522.00 474.06
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls .00 .00 .00
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 1,776 525.00 601.00 572.05
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 4,698 462.00 472.00 463.79
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 6 9,700 415.00 470.00 443.40
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 11 15,582 412.26 450.00 420.26
171C 3 Round, eye of round 3 3,590 441.89 459.00 447.74
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 5 3,089 975.001,037.001,015.79
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 4 3,842 573.50 655.00 596.76
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 3 4,088 906.001,112.00 941.77
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
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 13,985 1,430.501,525.001,443.59
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 18 100,278 715.00 893.00 767.12
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 10 44,893 1,137.001,321.861,161.04
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 4 5,153 1,323.251,636.861,493.06
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 9 30,664 457.43 500.00 481.98
4 Pectoral Meat 19 57,466 450.00 522.00 485.28
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 3 26,943 342.44 377.00 361.09
Ground Beef 75% 4 18,369 357.00 396.00 383.41
Ground Beef 81% 13 117,724 393.82 435.00 410.48
Ground Beef 85% 3 22,934 459.00 470.60 463.75
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 8 57,055 415.94 447.00 425.00
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% .00 .00 .00
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%
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 9 248,866 185.00 194.60 191.21
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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