USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 03/16 09:15
03/16/2026 | 9:15 am CDT 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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