USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/26 14:55
05/26/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/26 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Tue, May 26, 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: 392.90 390.30
Change from prior day: 2.63 5.30
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 533.64 552.24
Primal Chuck 334.96 337.53
Primal Round 337.91 334.83
Primal Loin 515.46 496.36
Primal Brisket 365.10 350.51
Primal Plate 302.16 302.16
Primal Flank 248.24 247.89
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 47.52 loads 1,900,799 pounds
Select Cuts 7.77 loads 310,734 pounds
Trimmings 3.54 loads 141,517 pounds
Ground Beef 8.19 loads 327,450 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 20 61,766 975.041,103.00 986.63
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 6 7,528 1,213.111,373.501,351.68
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 17 19,323 1,160.001,250.001,214.40
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 1,639 459.85 468.99 464.78
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 32 203,621 422.51 467.00 433.45
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 19 30,588 555.00 670.00 599.04
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 11 9,297 512.00 555.00 524.23
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 10 3,845 795.00 877.00 814.19
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 47 448,572 470.00 570.00 479.26
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 21 52,077 432.00 485.75 456.85
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 11 34,934 537.00 562.00 541.43
116G 4 Chuck, flap 20 35,074 978.001,060.001,012.08
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 21 89,713 491.26 534.50 514.04
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 10 3,511 816.00 880.00 839.31
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 20 33,250 600.00 740.00 675.47
130 4 Chuck, short rib 30 29,108 547.00 649.85 578.02
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 34 57,250 465.00 545.75 489.36
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 6,442 426.25 440.00 435.10
168 3 Round, top inside round 34 83,136 411.00 485.00 440.03
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 15 30,438 480.93 540.00 497.58
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 5,886 403.00 437.50 434.36
171B 3 Round, outside round 24 78,248 405.00 450.75 425.13
171C 3 Round, eye of round 47 84,915 432.00 514.85 452.45
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 21 31,534 904.041,001.00 919.45
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 32 56,435 1,015.451,144.001,097.94
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 14 18,992 578.00 655.75 598.11
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 8 67,133 675.00 857.42 694.11
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 18 33,791 949.001,130.001,008.12
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 9 12,860 614.04 696.25 646.54
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 18 13,436 591.25 669.00 636.11
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 16 11,993 850.00 950.00 875.14
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 33 42,669 1,490.501,725.701,578.89
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 6 6,022 1,436.001,629.251,485.77
193 4 Flank, flank steak 15 17,001 988.001,060.001,014.06
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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 10 8,051 1,131.501,209.251,185.39
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4 6,685 454.76 456.69 455.34
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 5 8,150 419.52 440.00 430.38
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 4,732 430.56 472.00 446.27
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 19,274 495.50 554.00 502.58
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender .00 .00 .00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 13 28,383 975.261,030.70 995.14
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 8 16,423 618.00 703.00 659.67
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 7 34,127 455.00 510.00 470.90
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 4 28,671 425.00 474.00 428.60
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 3,716 486.42 555.00 511.04
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 8 17,116 414.81 439.00 423.39
171C 3 Round, eye of round 6 21,682 435.00 473.50 455.61
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 9 5,005 890.00 964.00 917.81
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 6 3,673 983.001,056.201,030.04
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 3,233 527.25 566.69 556.68
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 10 8,472 555.00 645.00 581.32
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 5 13,019 880.001,070.00 906.52
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 1,766 610.00 682.00 660.29
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 8 37,958 1,435.001,700.701,449.56
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 22 39,067 726.00 899.85 801.04
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 29 19,339 1,160.001,430.001,343.90
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 10 5,556 1,300.501,575.001,462.31
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 15 57,697 473.00 530.00 490.07
4 Pectoral Meat 18 75,062 469.00 543.00 474.17
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 12 57,723 350.10 392.20 377.38
Ground Beef 75% 6 22,128 357.00 410.00 378.76
Ground Beef 81% 25 64,520 404.00 434.00 413.62
Ground Beef 85% 10 38,087 455.00 482.20 460.65
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 3 3,989 549.00 569.00 553.85
Ground Beef Chuck 4 31,370 432.00 467.25 434.73
Ground Beef Round 4 51,933 463.00 475.00 474.75
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 6 141,517 168.00 191.19 181.54
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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