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USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 03/02 09:10

USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 03/02 09:10

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Des Moines, IA                             Mon, Mar 02, 2026

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - NEGOTIATED SALES 

CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
  
Upper 2/3 Choice             149.83  loads       5,993,110  pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice              25.05  loads       1,001,965  pounds
Branded Select                 8.81  loads         352,414  pounds

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Upper 2-3 Choice Items, 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      59     145,804   920.001,332.001,004.24
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light        30      69,284 1,153.001,335.701,254.68
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy       111     160,277 1,078.001,389.001,201.95
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod             9      75,324   397.00  437.50  413.62
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      61     342,946   404.55  462.50  423.87
114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade          17      38,997   462.00  636.00  540.00
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast                                                 
114F 5  Chuck, clod tender              29      25,382   702.00  857.00  791.31
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      88     504,664   474.90  644.00  516.97
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender             33     143,061   420.00  474.00  436.61
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       73     422,191   404.00  496.75  440.93
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls         7       5,962   739.00  759.00  749.05
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib          44      72,268   573.00  722.50  622.63
130  4  Chuck, short rib                46      90,934   547.00  708.20  572.84
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          71     206,195   447.00  520.50  468.15
168  1  Round, top inside round         22     238,989   449.00  470.00  457.67
168  3  Round, top inside round         73     651,998   432.00  506.00  455.04
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded      18      46,881   515.00  563.52  542.83
     3  Round, top inside, side off                                            
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck                                                
171B 3  Round, outside round            77     524,280   446.41  497.50  461.16
171C 3  Round, eye of round            105     281,961   400.00  489.00  442.45
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           45      50,286   866.931,006.00  928.58
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1            8       7,264   875.00  988.00  896.92
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                                             
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         121     509,813   989.901,270.001,051.86
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy      6       5,879   607.00  666.52  621.48
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        50      97,070   586.00  695.99  639.81
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap      54     181,933   915.501,027.00  957.53
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy     55     112,950   479.00  559.00  525.07
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip          28     269,231   551.72  633.99  562.17
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld     18      19,119   713.00  927.00  821.36
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     97     331,827 1,443.001,672.581,529.47
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed       8      10,064 1,493.001,596.001,520.09
193  4  Flank, flank steak              50      54,628   678.00  822.00  736.05
121D 4  Plate, Inside Skirt             18      18,445   730.00  897.00  806.21
121C 4  Plate, Outside Skirt            28      46,849   985.001,162.001,102.13
121E 6  Plate, Outside Skirt, pld                                              
     4  Cap and Wedge Meat              31      61,515   424.00  520.50  464.28
     4  Pectoral Meat                   37     106,602   458.50  530.50  494.74
        Ground Chuck                     7       9,323   398.00  419.50  405.58
        Ground Round                     7      30,539   402.25  477.75  436.71
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Lower 1-3 Choice Items, 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      11      24,097   920.001,048.00  961.47
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                               
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        30      56,933 1,084.001,311.001,161.56
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      19      77,205   401.00  455.00  421.50
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      24      33,031   475.00  652.00  508.55
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender                                                    
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       29     110,685   404.00  490.00  431.41
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls         3       5,410   712.72  767.00  715.32
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          16      87,419   444.00  502.00  460.93
168  3  Round, top inside round         16     160,651   436.00  503.00  454.64
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded                                             
171B 3  Round, outside round            18      89,763   444.00  504.00  453.89
171C 3  Round, eye of round             11      71,224   428.00  508.00  440.32
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           16      63,671   839.001,028.00  878.00
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          14      24,895   980.001,238.001,018.28
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        18      19,470   590.00  700.00  614.26
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap       9      29,684   914.00  950.00  930.52
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy      4       2,964   499.75  531.42  510.25
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                                                 
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     30     116,710 1,405.001,676.001,463.71
193  4  Flank, flank steak              11      19,119   677.00  847.00  690.71
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Branded Select, 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       6       5,742   950.191,090.00  970.61
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                               
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        24      28,621 1,017.001,181.251,106.71
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      17      25,392   403.00  449.00  423.75
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      25      40,494   466.00  552.00  527.01
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       11      12,602   403.00  477.25  430.20
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          20      24,675   434.00  514.00  466.89
168  3  Round, top inside round         26      40,159   447.00  501.25  473.12
171B 3  Round, outside round            20      41,577   446.00  483.50  468.80
171C 3  Round, eye of round             20      26,728   442.10  481.25  455.79
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1            8      10,875   832.00  903.00  838.28
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          22      41,494   875.121,037.50  957.07
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        24      47,087   603.00  661.25  639.74

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