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USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/09 09:45

USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/09 09:45

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Des Moines, IA                             Mon, Mar 09, 2026

NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS - FORMULATED SALES 

CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
  
Choice Cuts                  634.95  loads      25,398,032  pounds
Select Cuts                  169.04  loads       6,761,638  pounds
Trimmings                    455.02  loads      18,200,871  pounds
Ground Beef                  293.84  loads      11,753,751  pounds

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Choice Cuts, 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     202     494,770   906.341,086.50  954.72
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       116     237,187 1,089.071,261.031,161.26
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy       568     965,669 1,036.161,245.001,121.13
113C 1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off                                             
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod            69     132,367   397.17  433.00  410.85
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd     317   1,256,617   402.97  450.00  423.58
114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade          60      97,510   500.00  555.00  524.16
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast          68     178,825   514.99  585.00  530.72
114F 5  Chuck, clod tender                                                     
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off     606   2,349,318   480.00  545.00  502.68
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender            275     479,136   416.27  470.00  435.21
916A 3  Chuck, roll, retail ready       48     821,636   525.40  583.00  528.78
116G 4  Chuck, flap                     93     203,184   795.70  857.76  823.80
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      696   1,796,622   406.01  460.00  426.90
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls        90     255,276   646.00  869.90  733.60
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib         102     162,711   545.36  613.30  590.45
130  4  Chuck, short rib               268     849,369   516.91  600.00  553.94
160  1  Round, bone-in                                      .00     .00     .00
161  1  Round, boneless                                     .00     .00     .00
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled         513   1,386,852   435.00  515.00  465.27
168  1  Round, top inside round        247     623,474   435.68  475.00  456.09
168  3  Round, top inside round        336   1,471,882   421.00  485.00  460.47
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded     166     244,831   490.00  554.00  521.42
169A 5  Round, top inside, cap off     145     401,772   571.31  676.65  612.30
     3  Round, top inside, side off      4      34,070   473.00  514.29  483.54
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck         15      12,633   415.00  450.00  424.67
171B 3  Round, outside round           341     978,035   435.00  495.00  464.47
171C 3  Round, eye of round            599   1,146,166   421.00  496.79  448.25
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1          179     200,930   826.75  955.00  880.56
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1           21      49,057   805.79  847.43  832.78
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                                             
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         541   1,700,531   974.901,079.251,012.78
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy     33      44,522   603.02  627.09  619.37
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless       182     264,760   595.00  661.00  628.14
184B 3  Loin, top butt, CC             126     486,089   804.15  974.88  855.29
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap     333     889,682   886.00  978.15  924.03
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy    267     738,621   461.17  544.37  513.86
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip         104     275,076   529.00  663.15  558.01
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld    131     284,274   750.80  829.22  770.66
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    432     568,519 1,401.171,552.431,472.09
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed      59     122,762 1,406.281,452.061,434.88
193  4  Flank, flank steak             308     543,336   660.00  763.88  709.91
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Select Cuts, 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      70      71,186   904.00  982.15  941.95
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, light       111     139,111   997.001,069.921,023.18
112A 3  Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy       230     222,519 1,017.001,074.101,038.25
113C 1  Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off      36      86,177   417.00  441.00  425.12
114  1  Chuck, shoulder clod            46     192,128   401.60  430.00  408.01
114A 3  Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd     108     267,030   402.25  437.97  421.43
114D 3  Chuck, clod, top blade                                                 
114E 3  Chuck, clod, arm roast                              .00     .00     .00
114F 5  Chuck, clod tender              52      64,913   701.00  776.00  756.86
116A 3  Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off     229     509,358   471.36  525.00  497.80
116B 1  Chuck, chuck tender            101     128,030   415.17  460.00  427.18
916A 3  Chuck, roll, retail ready                                              
116G 4  Chuck, flap                     12      17,126   797.05  849.00  816.22
120  1  Brisket, deckle-off, bnls      218     450,445   407.17  449.07  421.24
120A 3  Brisket, point/off, bnls                                               
123A 3  Short Plate, short rib          30      54,668   547.09  567.57  559.15
130  4  Chuck, short rib                60     130,246   556.07  613.00  575.61
160  1  Round, bone-in                                      .00     .00     .00
161  1  Round, boneless                                     .00     .00     .00
167A 4  Round, knuckle, peeled         170     317,302   420.00  487.00  461.53
168  1  Round, top inside round        101     185,704   437.61  476.00  460.75
168  3  Round, top inside round        155     243,216   462.00  485.00  471.31
169  5  Round, top inside, denuded      56      67,232   523.00  543.00  534.09
169A 5  Round, top inside, cap off      19      66,919   582.42  630.30  624.78
     3  Round, top inside, side off                         .00     .00     .00
170  1  Round, bottom gooseneck          5       2,280   415.54  424.65  416.65
171B 3  Round, outside round           124     354,275   451.05  479.00  465.55
171C 3  Round, eye of round            218     352,934   428.50  465.00  451.13
174  3  Loin, short loin, 0x1           85      94,530   784.76  868.13  805.35
175  3  Loin, strip loin, 1x1            7      20,813   722.50  763.00  738.85
     1  Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                                             
180  3  Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1         320     413,601   822.37  912.00  869.67
184  1  Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy    107     169,859   572.97  624.97  607.81
184  3  Loin, top butt, boneless       154     190,683   567.00  653.00  620.29
184B 3  Loin, top butt, CC                                                     
185A 4  Loin, bottom sirloin, flap     144     228,475   901.76  975.00  945.63
185B 1  Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy     90     228,990   482.80  536.00  511.27
185C 1  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip          62     100,974   523.30  557.06  534.39
185D 4  Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld     11      11,992   711.69  791.70  748.82
189A 4  Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy    154     106,684 1,397.851,498.551,426.68
191A 4  Loin, butt tender, trimmed      19      27,133 1,403.641,436.051,417.37
193  4  Flank, flank steak             136     133,068   658.00  798.55  689.48
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS   Fat Limitations 1-6  (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4  Plate, Inside Skirt            300     889,839   724.81  887.58  793.07
121C 4  Plate, Outside Skirt           275     436,445   949.001,105.001,040.84
121E 6  Plate, Outside Skirt, pld       97     125,060 1,366.651,578.971,476.57
     4  Cap and Wedge Meat             372     936,048   427.21  490.00  465.16
     4  Pectoral Meat                  224     744,684   465.00  534.00  486.44
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73%                        378   1,562,534   288.53  380.63  344.73
Ground Beef 75%                         47     246,722   355.68  459.25  379.00
Ground Beef 81%                        861   3,944,375   347.87  410.45  372.01
Ground Beef 85%                                                                
Ground Beef 90%                        122     516,977   448.93  543.48  460.25
Ground Beef 93%                        100     540,063   478.80  558.00  511.94
Ground Beef Chuck                      378   1,499,633   384.17  427.08  393.20
Ground Beef Round                       88     472,973   413.00  448.39  427.62
Ground Beef Sirloin                     46     142,906   480.18  571.00  502.88
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BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind
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Blended Ground Beef 73%                161     572,645   324.68  369.00  337.64
Blended Ground Beef 75%                 14      10,060   352.78  364.18  359.07
Blended Ground Beef 81%                179   1,380,328   354.50  396.00  371.13
Blended Ground Beef 85%                 17      86,760   393.50  456.75  416.36
Blended Ground Beef 90%                                                        
Blended Ground Beef 93%                 24      94,720   482.60  568.50  495.58
Blended Ground Beef Chuck               25     176,920   356.95  397.00  376.46
Blended Ground Beef Round               20      86,440   401.39  457.10  417.92
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin              4       4,320   468.41  494.96  483.62
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings               665  17,615,761   129.00  202.95  157.44
Frozen 50% lean trimmings

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