USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/23 09:20
03/23/2026 | 9:20 am CDT USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/23 09:20
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 23, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS - FORMULATED SALES
CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 651.48 loads 26,059,318 pounds
Select Cuts 172.87 loads 6,914,902 pounds
Trimmings 468.29 loads 18,731,504 pounds
Ground Beef 325.23 loads 13,009,199 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 209 1,676,134 989.771,160.591,016.27
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 86 228,127 1,161.001,213.501,192.11
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 493 790,993 1,100.961,276.951,193.14
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 85 169,804 421.00 450.00 435.53
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 307 1,275,319 430.67 472.00 442.56
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 61 103,552 526.00 570.00 546.63
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 57 156,799 530.00 584.00 541.45
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 598 2,384,409 490.00 551.61 519.14
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 256 433,095 432.50 470.00 440.62
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 32 390,446 527.23 605.00 553.90
116G 4 Chuck, flap 104 218,255 825.00 933.76 889.12
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 674 2,041,461 425.00 525.00 453.57
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 83 142,121 744.00 894.00 800.21
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 101 178,334 594.00 647.30 625.04
130 4 Chuck, short rib 272 796,531 551.60 625.00 591.50
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 516 1,429,000 465.00 530.00 490.46
168 1 Round, top inside round 190 537,538 453.00 500.00 476.47
168 3 Round, top inside round 295 1,049,276 435.93 510.00 466.44
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 139 198,080 522.59 603.00 539.74
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 125 375,891 582.32 685.65 623.13
3 Round, top inside, side off 7 61,929 479.00 520.83 496.00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 10 10,259 408.09 475.00 432.08
171B 3 Round, outside round 335 1,375,708 447.76 489.30 465.62
171C 3 Round, eye of round 566 1,223,259 436.91 505.16 462.11
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 147 335,128 902.971,007.43 946.86
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 26 78,246 849.16 901.50 879.33
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 522 1,482,656 999.951,141.001,083.19
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 39 71,590 619.84 651.07 643.57
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 163 217,280 635.00 700.00 652.83
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 122 507,026 800.001,007.29 889.64
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 317 875,578 970.001,071.011,011.65
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 262 778,062 548.63 619.84 593.13
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 106 281,275 557.42 676.33 572.70
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 121 259,157 768.60 862.97 798.59
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 406 681,497 1,526.601,661.611,556.73
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 64 112,432 1,441.591,502.411,463.56
193 4 Flank, flank steak 308 582,945 715.00 913.60 779.66
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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 61 201,727 976.301,023.561,002.00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 110 106,083 1,011.361,156.921,077.96
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 232 205,454 1,024.771,190.201,108.87
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 32 91,834 448.98 459.18 451.61
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 33 190,132 424.00 450.00 432.25
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 101 308,428 431.64 459.25 448.04
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 53 60,257 694.00 769.68 736.13
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 237 488,714 511.00 542.00 518.66
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 108 143,916 436.00 462.01 452.52
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 13 17,201 820.00 899.00 863.09
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 203 392,438 425.00 464.07 441.54
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 34 56,080 536.25 614.00 578.84
130 4 Chuck, short rib 75 119,510 535.00 634.09 600.82
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 140 277,351 459.00 511.00 492.02
168 1 Round, top inside round 152 295,876 451.00 498.44 478.32
168 3 Round, top inside round 142 255,813 444.25 500.00 480.38
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 64 84,783 496.00 577.23 534.25
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 17 59,880 644.53 655.17 653.14
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 7 3,585 423.00 424.92 423.33
171B 3 Round, outside round 164 339,389 451.00 493.00 470.55
171C 3 Round, eye of round 189 264,370 458.00 481.57 469.41
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 78 97,584 856.95 915.97 878.09
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 8 18,281 757.00 780.00 760.95
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 317 393,564 878.03 957.00 905.07
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 100 164,555 629.00 668.58 656.57
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 125 153,877 614.00 682.00 652.83
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 130 308,608 947.681,019.00 971.61
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 88 215,011 567.00 614.28 599.75
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 61 89,663 524.24 600.40 556.58
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 7 3,905 798.00 834.85 809.02
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 156 105,814 1,470.001,553.201,502.47
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 20 28,484 1,409.891,440.231,421.95
193 4 Flank, flank steak 144 125,920 737.00 826.73 762.28
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 304 861,763 784.43 968.85 861.34
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 277 401,949 1,040.001,188.001,134.52
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 92 109,184 1,445.001,702.741,576.42
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 343 968,924 485.66 516.00 500.88
4 Pectoral Meat 168 709,218 487.91 545.00 517.94
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 425 2,102,981 299.32 389.68 342.82
Ground Beef 75% 52 285,092 354.78 480.25 385.05
Ground Beef 81% 840 4,038,490 342.00 419.46 381.50
Ground Beef 85%
Ground Beef 90% 111 549,682 453.20 539.25 462.58
Ground Beef 93% 128 621,552 483.30 578.64 541.26
Ground Beef Chuck 423 2,062,791 388.48 441.00 402.54
Ground Beef Round 87 336,235 422.00 484.47 453.74
Ground Beef Sirloin 66 299,453 494.31 556.00 536.86
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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% 96 472,182 324.78 366.67 337.76
Blended Ground Beef 75% 5 18,780 332.75 364.29 355.66
Blended Ground Beef 81% 147 1,423,727 362.50 402.69 381.14
Blended Ground Beef 85% 14 35,580 421.82 446.57 438.58
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 27 69,496 490.28 585.00 504.62
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 21 117,160 365.96 406.00 381.10
Blended Ground Beef Round 14 122,208 431.31 475.31 437.52
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 6 9,596 474.56 511.11 500.84
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 662 18,122,104 146.79 202.95 184.05
Frozen 50% lean trimmings
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