USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/09 09:45
03/09/2026 | 9:45 am CDT 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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