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USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 03/16 09:15

USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 03/16 09:15

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Des Moines, IA                             Mon, Mar 16, 2026

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - NEGOTIATED SALES 

CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
  
Upper 2/3 Choice             137.25  loads       5,489,959  pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice              17.43  loads         697,362  pounds
Branded Select                 9.59  loads         383,553  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      61     161,692   975.321,341.001,049.69
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light        31      33,626 1,168.001,406.501,345.46
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        96     218,424 1,148.921,499.001,266.81
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod             4      20,674   418.00  452.50  445.38
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      50     420,727   424.65  482.50  442.11
114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade           9      26,792   507.00  610.85  547.39
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast                                                 
114F 5  Chuck, clod tender              26      17,312   722.00  869.00  821.73
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      86     886,763   485.00  635.00  514.48
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender             32     163,999   420.00  492.75  434.78
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       78     249,984   430.00  526.75  465.42
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls        10       7,562   734.89  789.00  762.39
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib          40      91,877   568.50  718.50  651.77
130  4  Chuck, short rib                38      43,195   540.00  708.19  595.41
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          71     227,186   464.00  542.50  493.46
168  1  Round, top inside round         18     110,654   454.00  505.00  462.49
168  3  Round, top inside round         69     504,613   409.00  525.00  476.79
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded      18      25,650   524.72  590.00  548.31
     3  Round, top inside, side off                                            
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck                                                
171B 3  Round, outside round            76     543,427   437.40  509.00  464.96
171C 3  Round, eye of round             79     248,113   441.90  499.00  470.08
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           44      84,547   946.001,096.00  988.99
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1            7      15,601   914.981,020.00  984.44
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                                             
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         100     252,053 1,023.001,354.001,156.37
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy      5       4,081   636.87  691.61  669.32
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        39     118,423   629.59  743.00  667.70
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap      41      87,384   950.001,099.001,028.76
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy     39     114,284   530.00  640.50  583.86
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip          19     113,521   549.78  638.01  575.37
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld     29     125,778   709.00  934.00  818.69
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     75     108,173 1,500.001,849.581,641.59
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed      10      11,175 1,431.041,615.001,477.09
193  4  Flank, flank steak              44      45,904   757.00  941.00  808.22
121D 4  Plate, Inside Skirt             26      85,316   820.00  947.00  924.86
121C 4  Plate, Outside Skirt            27      21,648 1,107.001,254.001,185.05
121E 6  Plate, Outside Skirt, pld                                              
     4  Cap and Wedge Meat              23      43,811   460.00  520.50  504.41
     4  Pectoral Meat                   17      44,001   479.00  555.50  508.77
        Ground Chuck                    11      49,347   313.00  437.50  423.36
        Ground Round                     5      12,385   466.00  468.30  467.10
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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       9      11,149 1,000.001,251.001,011.70
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                            .00     .00     .00
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        26      27,362 1,150.001,421.001,236.13
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd       9      35,910   425.00  518.00  452.79
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      24     178,270   498.00  640.00  513.11
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender              5      35,744   412.00  449.00  420.55
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       36     102,867   429.00  508.00  452.51
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls         5       2,523   749.00  767.00  760.16
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          13      58,548   472.00  531.00  486.70
168  3  Round, top inside round          9      55,050   407.00  518.00  428.53
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded                                             
171B 3  Round, outside round            15      53,951   438.40  508.00  464.38
171C 3  Round, eye of round              7       8,264   460.00  493.00  470.61
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1            7       3,218   942.001,060.001,017.19
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          19       7,734 1,020.501,344.001,122.97
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        13      11,965   650.00  737.00  674.47
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap       4       7,718   990.001,040.001,019.58
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy     10      30,324   542.00  649.00  598.21
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                                                 
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     20      49,532 1,505.001,850.001,580.53
193  4  Flank, flank steak               8       6,574   765.00  854.00  780.71
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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      13       4,168 1,094.001,110.001,097.17
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                               
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        24      39,208 1,068.001,266.251,180.09
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      16      57,930   404.00  472.50  437.32
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      34      69,212   497.00  571.25  531.79
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       17      21,070   427.00  521.00  462.84
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          13      16,447   477.00  539.00  508.90
168  3  Round, top inside round         22      76,451   477.75  521.25  487.07
171B 3  Round, outside round            15      29,290   466.00  503.50  485.32
171C 3  Round, eye of round             14      14,928   462.00  496.25  473.49
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           12       5,514   919.25  977.50  951.27
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          17      20,771 1,049.001,089.001,069.56
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        18      16,384   646.00  711.25  682.29

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