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USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 08/31 09:10

USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 08/31 09:10

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Des Moines, IA                             Mon, Aug 31, 2026

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - NEGOTIATED SALES 

CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
  
Upper 2/3 Choice             154.38  loads       6,175,260  pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice              19.92  loads         796,989  pounds
Branded Select                 7.23  loads         289,261  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      68     300,727 1,213.001,487.001,310.37
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light        37      49,447 1,503.001,666.501,590.44
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        99     136,949 1,451.001,704.001,569.53
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod             8      52,537   396.88  452.50  406.21
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      61     333,322   388.00  464.00  416.71
114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade          20      43,136   619.60  696.00  659.49
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast                                                 
114F 5  Chuck, clod tender              22      12,990   807.00  953.00  899.27
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off     107     402,908   510.00  612.50  555.54
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender             40     146,626   404.00  512.45  427.04
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       71     143,928   488.00  601.00  531.39
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls         8       9,053   806.00  929.00  878.09
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib          54      71,877   638.00  888.00  776.03
130  4  Chuck, short rib                42      86,479   567.00  681.25  619.46
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          65     270,280   424.00  534.00  462.20
168  1  Round, top inside round         27     162,102   398.25  445.00  405.63
168  3  Round, top inside round         83     917,249   374.00  469.00  407.28
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded      16      45,498   449.13  548.00  478.90
     3  Round, top inside, side off                                            
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck                                                
171B 3  Round, outside round            86     707,568   378.00  478.25  401.55
171C 3  Round, eye of round             91     345,243   401.00  497.50  430.99
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           48      46,507   782.431,055.00  860.23
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1           10      33,110   842.00  935.00  857.19
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                          .00     .00     .00
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         112     268,112   932.001,181.001,068.30
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy                                            
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        43     126,997   500.00  639.00  545.52
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap      51     110,990   830.001,054.00  924.36
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy     44      88,121   474.00  548.25  520.58
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip          22     188,178   435.00  642.70  455.46
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld     20      17,334   673.85  927.70  845.95
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     87     181,785 1,642.002,052.201,846.55
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed       8       2,842 1,623.001,731.001,695.69
193  4  Flank, flank steak              50      71,622   703.171,053.25  845.42
121D 4  Plate, Inside Skirt             32      54,614   677.00  805.77  718.34
121C 4  Plate, Outside Skirt            23      26,662 1,041.001,455.001,218.24
121E 6  Plate, Outside Skirt, pld                                              
     4  Cap and Wedge Meat              28     191,110   459.00  520.50  469.17
     4  Pectoral Meat                   26     133,901   431.11  519.00  455.91
        Ground Chuck                     3       2,591   426.00  429.50  428.45
        Ground Round                     4      14,691   462.94  483.00  473.85
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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      15       7,160 1,226.001,390.001,285.49
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                               
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        30      27,551 1,439.001,682.001,525.78
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      20     122,047   406.57  450.00  418.53
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      16      28,905   529.00  579.00  552.01
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender              7      28,806   430.00  459.00  449.00
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       31      67,777   485.00  614.00  515.95
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls         3       3,144   840.00  895.00  891.40
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          15      39,236   469.00  499.00  479.44
168  3  Round, top inside round         17     200,100   384.94  517.00  396.89
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded       3       5,239   495.00  525.30  516.83
171B 3  Round, outside round            15      63,385   390.00  439.00  420.20
171C 3  Round, eye of round             11      30,894   445.00  459.00  446.19
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           16      13,319   750.84  985.00  793.48
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          29      46,653   984.001,098.001,000.90
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        19      35,840   494.66  601.00  533.37
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap       9      17,690   836.00  900.00  868.57
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy      8      10,251   485.86  533.00  516.95
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip           3       2,316   465.00  483.00  478.40
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy     33      32,156 1,642.001,984.001,822.75
193  4  Flank, flank steak              14       8,334   747.00  982.00  793.09
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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       8       1,487 1,024.001,335.501,199.13
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                                               
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy        21      18,232 1,096.001,551.251,470.43
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd      12      16,575   432.00  465.50  448.13
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off      25      65,617   535.00  606.25  561.20
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls       19      26,551   466.00  554.00  497.08
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled          10      16,237   447.00  514.25  480.75
168  3  Round, top inside round         23      39,439   395.00  471.25  436.43
171B 3  Round, outside round            19      34,318   419.00  443.50  427.05
171C 3  Round, eye of round             23      15,470   446.00  491.25  464.22
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1            9       5,522   840.00  959.25  896.76
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1          18      25,685   765.001,038.50  884.28
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless        12      17,537   466.76  580.50  508.53

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