USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 09/16 14:55
09/16/2026 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 09/16 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Wed, Sep 16, 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: 375.81 354.57
Change from prior day: -.27 -1.79
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 642.30 536.60
Primal Chuck 326.10 326.27
Primal Round 305.65 307.00
Primal Loin 467.72 425.93
Primal Brisket 311.45 302.40
Primal Plate 243.24 243.24
Primal Flank 168.89 162.60
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 73.06 loads 2,922,314 pounds
Select Cuts 14.58 loads 583,153 pounds
Trimmings 16.01 loads 640,227 pounds
Ground Beef 15.75 loads 629,845 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 36 209,156 1,284.601,450.001,305.60
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 8 3,798 1,550.001,600.001,590.67
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 24 18,056 1,523.001,587.001,558.54
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 5,983 490.00 510.00 503.24
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 7 73,168 392.79 420.00 403.52
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 20 203,079 404.64 435.00 411.29
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 14 35,447 599.76 671.00 614.26
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 21 83,164 490.00 535.00 508.82
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 14 9,737 808.00 924.00 823.84
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 51 275,923 522.10 595.00 535.64
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 25 151,007 395.00 490.25 409.46
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 12 104,992 579.00 630.00 598.14
116G 4 Chuck, flap 20 56,121 764.18 940.00 801.08
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 23 102,872 429.18 521.00 459.01
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 4 1,529 770.00 806.00 784.32
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 23 26,109 688.50 823.50 740.12
130 4 Chuck, short rib 21 40,246 570.00 640.10 594.20
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 32 172,632 400.00 500.10 419.06
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 33 238,164 369.90 427.00 387.22
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 17 57,760 437.00 475.00 441.89
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 14 77,979 505.60 595.00 522.48
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 9 5,591 350.00 436.00 386.93
171B 3 Round, outside round 21 110,807 379.00 430.10 390.28
171C 3 Round, eye of round 42 139,288 393.00 477.00 402.50
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 16 46,410 751.99 979.00 779.29
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 47 200,554 932.101,052.00 971.65
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 17 27,267 480.00 555.10 506.26
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 5 5,783 678.50 715.01 688.33
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 23 109,122 729.001,006.00 755.66
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 9 15,600 521.80 559.00 543.49
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 10 17,028 443.50 555.00 460.23
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 8 8,473 712.00 790.70 758.24
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 40 55,370 1,668.501,973.501,765.58
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 8 14,543 1,556.001,755.001,615.03
193 4 Flank, flank steak 22 34,813 638.50 776.25 670.35
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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 5 101,004 989.501,065.001,036.24
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 5 10,158 1,135.001,150.001,148.48
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 3,734 415.30 430.00 420.02
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 8 22,844 402.36 445.00 422.13
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 9 90,003 485.00 573.25 513.67
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 5 22,081 395.00 427.00 398.95
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 6 8,311 782.25 855.00 800.86
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 6 6,423 440.00 494.00 455.84
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 1,955 575.00 628.25 598.42
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 7 40,212 404.85 481.00 409.38
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 10 17,821 381.00 429.00 399.45
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 3 2,999 350.00 419.00 402.43
171B 3 Round, outside round 7 26,659 385.11 405.00 399.27
171C 3 Round, eye of round 8 19,830 403.00 486.00 409.77
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 3 3,940 670.00 782.75 705.07
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 12 69,198 751.00 850.00 779.98
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 8 10,379 473.00 540.00 514.16
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 5,696 441.00 565.00 491.37
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 3 17,566 1,600.001,625.001,623.76
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 5 8,803 650.00 750.10 670.49
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 20 13,407 625.00 765.10 694.79
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 15 10,254 930.001,205.001,048.00
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 5 6,698 1,355.001,409.001,405.83
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 19 93,893 460.00 504.00 472.69
4 Pectoral Meat 42 147,402 460.58 510.45 473.02
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 9 27,657 258.86 320.25 296.87
Ground Beef 75% 13 40,888 285.75 363.00 303.11
Ground Beef 81% 44 332,796 305.00 385.00 331.07
Ground Beef 85% 6 38,418 410.60 466.00 436.74
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 7 94,198 475.75 538.00 481.55
Ground Beef Chuck 3 7,991 402.00 422.00 402.80
Ground Beef Round
Ground Beef Sirloin
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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
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 30 640,227 78.00 125.00 86.83
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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