USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/29 14:50
05/29/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/29 14:50
LM_XB403
Des Moines, IA Fri, May 29, 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: 391.47 383.18
Change from prior day: -.85 -2.40
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 551.27 513.60
Primal Chuck 335.28 335.87
Primal Round 330.19 327.83
Primal Loin 510.11 493.00
Primal Brisket 348.24 344.76
Primal Plate 305.62 305.62
Primal Flank 245.85 250.65
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 45.71 loads 1,828,499 pounds
Select Cuts 8.89 loads 355,514 pounds
Trimmings 14.99 loads 599,689 pounds
Ground Beef 13.04 loads 521,429 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 8 13,282 970.211,074.00 987.20
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 16 47,587 1,184.001,252.001,198.71
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 11 34,636 430.15 463.00 437.75
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 4 7,974 596.42 646.50 608.41
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 4 3,388 812.00 871.35 843.67
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 20 96,256 475.00 565.00 497.79
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 9 15,211 425.00 489.00 448.02
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 4,560 992.671,065.001,010.99
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 33 314,018 478.00 531.55 484.45
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 8 12,587 823.50 885.00 840.55
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 15 21,232 595.00 713.00 645.70
130 4 Chuck, short rib 9 69,481 510.00 600.00 524.59
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 15 68,806 445.00 543.00 479.89
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 14 189,752 407.00 461.00 411.77
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 5 17,571 488.66 550.00 522.50
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 13 144,257 390.00 435.90 406.50
171C 3 Round, eye of round 14 28,069 440.00 505.25 464.11
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 10 12,692 900.21 980.90 927.90
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 21 73,169 1,000.001,139.001,112.00
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 13 75,276 538.75 638.00 560.49
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 4 10,046 690.06 766.76 723.58
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 12 39,189 968.411,100.00 992.83
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 5 26,435 563.00 675.00 596.23
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 9 89,208 550.06 644.00 582.00
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 18 92,574 1,462.151,695.901,489.75
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 10,409 1,479.001,593.001,512.39
193 4 Flank, flank steak 9 9,112 984.001,074.751,015.68
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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 3 2,249 1,034.001,047.291,037.99
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 4 39,666 1,004.001,200.001,011.04
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
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 5 22,316 448.00 525.50 454.89
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 6 5,981 972.67 999.25 992.30
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 11 127,699 470.00 526.00 479.72
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib .00 .00 .00
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 3 10,911 414.91 447.00 421.02
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
171B 3 Round, outside round 7 20,343 380.00 435.00 388.60
171C 3 Round, eye of round
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 3 11,450 976.001,044.201,039.63
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 19,029 539.53 606.00 546.67
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 3 1,185 1,550.001,687.001,614.16
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 14 96,994 732.00 884.00 756.96
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 10 4,869 1,137.001,415.001,316.09
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 16 42,731 470.00 500.00 489.76
4 Pectoral Meat 16 185,398 470.00 530.00 479.65
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 37,081 352.40 372.26 363.36
Ground Beef 75% 3 81,260 357.00 366.25 366.24
Ground Beef 81% 12 62,086 404.00 445.00 421.68
Ground Beef 85% 7 68,024 465.00 475.29 473.73
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 8 54,540 424.00 436.00 430.37
Ground Beef Round
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% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Chuck
Blended Ground Beef Round
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 23 599,689 163.00 194.60 182.20
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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