USDA Branded Product Boxed Beef Cuts 08/31 09:10
08/31/2026 | 9:10 am CDT 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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