USDA Boxed Cow Beef Cuts (PM) 05/18 15:05
05/18/2026 | 3:05 pm CDT USDA Boxed Cow Beef Cuts (PM) 05/18 15:05
LM_XB405
Des Moines, IA Mon, May 18, 2026
NATIONAL 5-DAY ROLLING CUTTER COW CUTOUT AND BOXED COW BEEF CUTS - PM
USDA ESTIMATE CUTTER COW CARCASS CUT-OUT VALUE - Negotiated Sales
Cutter 90%
350#/up
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Current-Cutout Value: $363.89
Change from prior day: $5.68
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Item Price Value Change
90% lean $469.49 $262.16 $6.28
100% lean inside round $529.48 $12.28 $-.13
100% lean, flats and eyes $494.02 $11.46 $-.12
100% lean, S.P.B. $551.07 $27.55 $.09
Chuck Tender $463.23 $4.63 $-.05
Knuckle 4-7 lbs. $481.07 $12.17 $.01
Tenderloin 2-3 lbs. $828.73 $4.39 $-.19
Tenderloin 3-4 lbs. $1,044.04 $7.73 $-.25
Ribeye Roll 4-6 lbs. $572.48 $6.01 $.00
Ribeye Roll 6-8 lbs. $659.30 $4.88 $.01
Ribeye Roll 8up lbs. $694.98 $5.07 $.11
Flank Steak $579.74 $2.43 $-.04
Kidney $45.75 $.21 $.00
Fat, Inedible $49.58 $1.15 $-.01
Bone $7.37 $1.77 $-.03
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Boner/Breaker Cuts 20.16 loads -- 806,199 pounds
Cutter/Canner Cuts 5.87 loads -- 234,799 pounds
Boner/Breaker/Cutter/Canner 11.62 loads -- 464,598 pounds
100% Lean Items 13.11 loads -- 524,588 pounds
Frozen Cuts .28 loads -- 11,108 pounds
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IMPS Sub-Primal # of Total Weighted Change from
Trades Pounds Average Prior Week
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BONER/BREAKER
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 6-8 lbs.
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 8-10 lbs. 26 71,580 683.04 -17.19
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 10-up lbs. 32 86,650 686.68 -.11
112A Rib, ribeye roll-lip-on, 8-dn lbs. 17 34,360 641.52 -9.05
112A Rib, ribeye roll-lip-on, 8-up lbs.
Chuck, boneless 85%
120 Chuck, brisket 27 161,025 357.35 -23.32
168 Round, top inside, 10-dn lbs. 18 87,710 392.39 -1.15
168 Round, top inside, 10-up lbs.
169A Round, top inside c-off, 8-10 lbs. .00
169A Round, top inside c-off, 10-14 lbs. 19 146,492 544.57 -.01
169A Round, top inside c-off, 14-up lbs.
171B Round, outside round 3 1,920 527.91 .00
171C Round, eye of round 39 86,084 459.50 -2.39
Loin, Semi-Bnls Short Loin, 13-dn lbs. .00
Loin, Semi-Bnls Short Loin, 13-up lbs. .00
180 Loin, strip, bnls, 7-9 lbs. .00
180 Loin, strip, bnls, 9-up lbs. 12 17,561 716.07 -.27
182 Loin, sirloin butt .00
184 Loin, top sirloin butt 11 30,173 407.04 .14
185A Loin, bottom sirloin butt flap, bnls. 10 57,727 571.34 -37.58
191A Loin, butt tender, peeled
CUTTER/CANNER
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 4-6 lbs.
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 6-8 lbs. 82 106,318 659.28 1.01
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 8-up lbs. 23 122,356 694.98 15.40
100% LEAN
Inside round - Combo 19 59,940 542.20 -.43
Inside round - Boxed 34 57,858 516.30 -9.42
Outside round 5 15,244 472.52 -6.80
Eye of round 16 39,843 492.09 -11.68
Flats and eyes - Combo 8 148,620 496.75 -4.59
Flats and eyes - Boxed .00
Striploin 61 99,191 663.44 8.13
S.P.B. - Combo 6 103,892 551.07 1.81
S.P.B. - Boxed .00
B/B and C/C
116B Chuck, chuck tender 18 50,094 463.23 -4.91
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 32 95,124 481.07 .38
190 Loin, tenderloin, 2-3 lbs. 10 4,013 828.73 -36.19
190 Loin, tenderloin, 3-4 lbs. 26 66,965 1,045.83 -34.87
190 Loin, tenderloin, 4-5 lbs. 31 53,193 1,115.35 -86.35
190 Loin, tenderloin, 5-up lbs. 44 70,654 1,194.38 12.28
193 Flank, flank steak 49 51,291 579.74 -9.27
Flank, rough 54 73,264 520.73 -.09
FROZEN BONER/BREAKER
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 6-8 lbs. .00
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 8-10 lbs. .00
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 10-up lbs.
112A Rib, ribeye roll-lip-on, 8-dn lbs.
112A Rib, ribeye roll-lip-on, 8-up lbs. .00
169A Round, top inside c-off, 8-10 lbs. .00
169A Round, top inside c-off, 10-14 lbs. .00
169A Round, top inside c-off, 14-up lbs. .00
180 Loin, strip, bnls, 7-9 lbs. .00
180 Loin, strip, bnls, 9-up lbs. .00
FROZEN CUTTER/CANNER
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 4-6 lbs. .00
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 6-8 lbs.
112 Rib, ribeye roll, 8-up lbs. .00
FROZEN B/B and C/C
190 Loin, tenderloin, 2-3 lbs. .00
190 Loin, tenderloin, 3-4 lbs.
190 Loin, tenderloin, 4-5 lbs.
190 Loin, tenderloin, 5-up lbs.
193 Flank, flank steak .00
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