Home Livestock
USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 03/09 09:05

USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 03/09 09:05

LM_XB452
Des Moines, IA                             Mon, Mar 09, 2026

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - NEGOTIATED SALES 

CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
  
Upper 2/3 Choice             142.58  loads       5,703,144  pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice              17.10  loads         684,010  pounds
Branded Select                 8.45  loads         338,096  pounds

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Upper 2-3 Choice Items, Fat Limitations 1-6                 (IM) = Individual 
Muscle
IMPS/FL         Sub-Primal            # of      Total        Price      Weighted
                                    Trades     Pounds        Range       Average
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
109E 1  Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in      63     133,248   975.001,314.001,050.23
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light        35      45,511 1,216.901,501.001,311.10
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy       122     469,801 1,106.001,494.001,188.91
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod             8      13,952   422.50  451.00  437.22
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      54     382,423   416.79  472.50  429.32
114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade          20      61,818   422.00  656.00  522.91
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast                                                 
114F 5  Chuck, clod tender              29      19,895   687.00  872.00  792.23
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      79     898,694   477.75  646.00  496.30
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender             30     160,633   419.00  497.75  433.00
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       73     174,210   413.00  568.00  455.80
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls         9       9,677   692.00  764.00  753.11
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib          53      98,724   568.50  853.00  648.97
130  4  Chuck, short rib                46      57,135   538.95  708.20  594.98
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          61     235,012   461.87  537.50  485.15
168  1  Round, top inside round         16      55,354   449.00  480.00  463.45
168  3  Round, top inside round         77     345,205   444.00  530.00  478.01
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded      17      34,332   507.06  583.00  547.84
     3  Round, top inside, side off                         .00     .00     .00
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck                                                
171B 3  Round, outside round            76     517,622   424.00  509.00  466.24
171C 3  Round, eye of round             76     234,985   424.00  499.00  452.26
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           57      93,301   898.931,096.00  975.83
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1            7       2,702   792.311,008.00  935.46
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                                             
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          86     166,731 1,012.401,308.001,099.85
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy                                            
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        47      83,350   620.19  720.00  664.88
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap      44      98,487   525.001,424.00  999.25
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy     34     162,240   524.00  584.00  543.29
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip          23      70,492   522.00  612.70  576.87
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld     17      18,339   709.00  931.00  847.83
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     72     240,247 1,466.001,757.581,586.50
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed      22      29,932 1,328.001,601.001,407.55
193  4  Flank, flank steak              41      64,202   722.00  875.00  787.18
121D 4  Plate, Inside Skirt             35     101,008   717.00  951.00  903.05
121C 4  Plate, Outside Skirt            34      33,387 1,014.001,554.001,145.80
121E 6  Plate, Outside Skirt, pld                                              
     4  Cap and Wedge Meat              30     133,679   458.00  582.00  485.11
     4  Pectoral Meat                   19     102,549   479.00  555.00  522.87
        Ground Chuck                     8      32,775   404.45  424.00  408.03
        Ground Round                     3      13,652   461.00  482.75  473.58
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lower 1-3 Choice Items, Fat Limitations 1-6                 (IM) = Individual 
Muscle
IMPS/FL         Sub-Primal            # of      Total        Price      Weighted
                                    Trades     Pounds        Range       Average
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
109E 1  Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in      11      12,247   920.001,073.15  972.72
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                               
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        30      25,495 1,127.511,466.001,222.40
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd       6      43,902   414.00  444.00  431.01
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      22     123,238   485.00  652.00  510.09
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender                                                    
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       28      61,760   413.00  508.00  445.74
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls         4       5,840   730.55  759.55  734.60
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          16      53,574   459.00  518.00  475.60
168  3  Round, top inside round         11      61,507   457.00  513.00  473.84
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded       4       1,809   532.00  550.00  547.00
171B 3  Round, outside round            16      76,670   457.00  508.00  468.12
171C 3  Round, eye of round              8       6,092   462.00  518.00  467.94
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1            8       4,103   900.001,057.00  950.81
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          19      58,341   980.001,242.001,062.65
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        25      68,969   619.00  714.00  633.65
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap       5       3,640   954.00  985.00  968.14
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy      5      15,192   536.00  565.00  549.40
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                                                 
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     19      38,208 1,432.001,685.551,522.88
193  4  Flank, flank steak              11      12,667   722.55  820.00  768.89
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Branded Select, Fat Limitations 1-6       (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL         Sub-Primal            # of       Total        Price     Weighted
                                    Trades      Pounds        Range     Average
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
109E 1  Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in       8       2,159 1,057.301,070.001,063.88
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                               
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        18      15,725 1,067.001,206.251,156.05
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      10      11,644   427.00  462.50  442.56
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      25      75,387   455.00  576.25  524.16
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       15      21,738   417.00  474.00  447.32
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          17      18,463   451.00  520.00  497.74
168  3  Round, top inside round         24      54,261   475.44  521.25  487.24
171B 3  Round, outside round            14      30,174   456.00  503.50  481.23
171C 3  Round, eye of round             22      30,124   429.00  496.25  458.37
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           14       4,747   848.00  943.00  920.95
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          22      31,480   900.001,082.50  992.71
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        24      27,290   630.96  706.25  673.82

[0600059D]