USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 08/28 14:50
08/28/2026 | 2:50 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 08/28 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Aug 28, 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: 376.23 361.08
Change from prior day: -5.13 1.89
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 623.17 507.28
Primal Chuck 326.62 332.57
Primal Round 308.02 315.46
Primal Loin 463.50 434.26
Primal Brisket 335.17 346.51
Primal Plate 256.56 256.56
Primal Flank 189.48 198.33
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 87.88 loads 3,515,164 pounds
Select Cuts 5.47 loads 218,866 pounds
Trimmings .00 loads pounds
Ground Beef 15.12 loads 604,808 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 25 213,303 1,181.861,335.001,238.02
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 20 48,794 1,440.001,514.001,478.67
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 9,829 400.00 435.00 404.02
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 20 297,120 385.75 450.00 405.44
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 9 10,456 603.00 704.00 608.62
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 16 80,633 489.00 576.37 514.57
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 12 13,000 820.51 900.00 836.36
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 17 44,015 500.00 575.00 529.11
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 15 48,450 400.00 443.00 426.06
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 4,757 815.00 905.00 857.02
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 37 635,367 462.00 536.00 473.67
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 7 4,119 812.51 841.00 820.96
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 12 16,766 735.00 805.00 766.08
130 4 Chuck, short rib 20 100,526 539.00 653.25 550.72
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 39 138,725 430.00 490.00 453.90
168 1 Round, top inside round 6 39,428 390.00 440.00 397.06
168 3 Round, top inside round 13 62,547 385.00 450.00 400.76
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 25 86,417 450.51 519.00 458.94
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 14 65,997 385.00 445.00 399.47
171C 3 Round, eye of round 40 220,780 391.00 466.70 420.92
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 15 231,671 708.61 880.00 723.13
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 22,382 865.00 918.25 871.86
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 36 159,354 910.001,025.00 966.78
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 4,925 485.46 547.50 504.60
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 20 118,964 493.00 560.25 508.84
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 16 21,877 818.00 900.00 830.44
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 140,970 420.00 525.00 452.42
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 10 68,259 408.07 565.00 429.95
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 10 10,789 709.51 810.00 754.94
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 34 212,839 1,660.001,880.001,699.39
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 7 9,687 1,559.051,576.001,560.90
193 4 Flank, flank steak 19 39,137 713.00 881.86 746.50
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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 4 3,427 1,094.001,159.001,139.92
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 6,590 399.00 438.00 410.31
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 4 15,607 500.00 547.00 504.20
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender .00 .00 .00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 7 6,586 795.00 850.00 838.59
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 4 8,074 481.00 525.00 518.39
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
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 .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 3 21,169 380.00 450.00 383.17
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
171B 3 Round, outside round
171C 3 Round, eye of round 6 19,127 438.30 485.00 442.26
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 3,661 668.70 752.53 714.16
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 6 32,113 718.00 786.00 725.54
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 10,142 447.19 485.00 472.48
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 7,362 507.00 525.00 511.30
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 3,249 475.00 515.00 483.08
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 6,520 1,518.001,668.001,573.22
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 22 51,605 631.54 721.00 663.73
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 9 9,631 894.841,364.001,019.81
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 8 7,630 1,347.001,362.001,359.80
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 12 39,846 445.00 500.00 462.78
4 Pectoral Meat 22 111,126 425.00 509.00 435.88
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 4 98,495 265.33 320.00 272.83
Ground Beef 75% 5 121,760 304.25 376.00 316.17
Ground Beef 81% 15 135,671 335.00 401.00 352.24
Ground Beef 85% 6 119,422 396.00 465.00 402.15
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 7 50,156 400.52 424.00 419.66
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%
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 .00 .00 .00
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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