USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 04/27 09:15
04/27/2026 | 9:15 am CDT USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 04/27 09:15
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 27, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS - FORMULATED SALES
CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 623.83 loads 24,953,378 pounds
Select Cuts 162.63 loads 6,505,202 pounds
Trimmings 445.29 loads 17,811,739 pounds
Ground Beef 342.24 loads 13,689,742 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 186 608,984 950.001,112.01 973.43
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 112 289,074 1,083.641,230.921,157.41
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 622 1,280,446 1,074.931,256.001,101.68
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 77 139,579 386.00 411.00 395.64
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 289 1,253,577 399.09 426.97 406.06
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 59 122,682 504.00 558.50 530.26
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 52 128,073 505.00 549.00 509.95
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 663 2,167,651 459.79 515.00 469.10
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 263 460,503 409.00 450.00 415.10
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 47 677,509 491.00 537.00 501.51
116G 4 Chuck, flap 100 228,949 901.00 971.45 929.94
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 628 1,876,138 459.00 529.45 493.09
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 78 74,758 790.00 824.83 807.63
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 84 163,106 548.00 662.80 608.81
130 4 Chuck, short rib 274 900,649 524.82 600.00 559.08
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 521 1,330,028 470.00 588.29 488.95
168 1 Round, top inside round 210 561,945 403.37 425.00 415.69
168 3 Round, top inside round 296 1,010,306 402.00 434.30 411.21
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 166 246,118 458.00 517.15 474.88
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 128 324,643 527.85 609.00 557.65
3 Round, top inside, side off 4 50,890 418.00 453.15 425.06
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 13 9,276 349.00 420.00 362.09
171B 3 Round, outside round 357 915,083 380.81 425.00 393.07
171C 3 Round, eye of round 547 1,193,210 403.25 455.00 418.82
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 166 314,824 870.00 985.00 918.59
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 24 94,951 849.17 901.50 869.47
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 507 1,365,794 982.001,110.001,055.20
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 30 38,100 581.00 657.09 628.23
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 172 229,316 597.00 647.00 607.15
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 113 561,617 684.00 931.50 828.00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 331 949,458 1,005.461,103.151,040.07
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 270 803,196 519.00 646.00 624.59
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 106 339,646 553.87 678.50 573.95
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 115 264,442 771.53 845.00 790.12
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 427 717,086 1,493.001,591.211,517.77
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 63 97,912 1,410.231,493.111,477.83
193 4 Flank, flank steak 340 597,275 869.55 941.00 881.51
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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 64 61,533 937.001,031.49 977.57
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 129 153,508 995.001,152.411,039.22
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 211 222,779 995.001,208.001,142.50
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 39 90,597 435.00 459.00 440.37
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 44 169,582 405.00 424.00 412.43
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 106 276,859 405.05 428.00 418.85
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 55 81,597 758.00 782.00 764.42
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 257 535,075 460.00 488.00 467.14
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 100 134,218 409.00 437.00 414.95
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 17 28,058 870.00 923.00 900.61
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 216 502,377 417.00 513.32 474.46
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 29 53,856 533.25 576.57 568.35
130 4 Chuck, short rib 61 115,418 542.99 583.44 565.70
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 144 243,080 479.00 506.00 488.41
168 1 Round, top inside round 138 248,999 404.43 431.44 414.27
168 3 Round, top inside round 149 272,123 397.00 430.31 413.33
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 43 62,380 458.00 528.00 469.90
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 11 40,850 550.67 572.00 551.01
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 2,582 355.00 391.00 368.56
171B 3 Round, outside round 147 322,623 390.00 420.00 396.46
171C 3 Round, eye of round 188 285,465 413.75 438.95 424.51
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 92 89,286 903.00 954.00 941.54
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 6 24,281 754.52 835.00 784.38
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 292 459,839 927.181,005.01 948.03
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 102 169,194 591.00 635.25 611.25
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 122 122,230 598.30 650.00 622.98
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 135 213,119 1,022.541,081.041,053.27
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 85 155,844 628.61 650.00 635.22
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 71 163,309 553.87 601.00 577.71
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 20 14,025 782.15 897.62 868.95
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 147 133,735 1,375.001,511.001,446.85
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 24 24,619 1,410.231,456.001,419.73
193 4 Flank, flank steak 128 104,214 880.00 942.18 900.04
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 275 817,959 848.00 998.79 879.80
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 253 394,233 1,148.001,285.001,216.48
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 94 104,576 1,433.001,848.291,650.74
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 317 892,213 436.36 511.00 470.10
4 Pectoral Meat 180 708,206 469.00 529.00 492.50
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 419 2,023,099 314.97 380.05 332.89
Ground Beef 75% 49 242,781 338.16 443.00 368.49
Ground Beef 81% 875 3,880,456 347.80 416.56 370.16
Ground Beef 85%
Ground Beef 90% 123 559,207 466.00 539.25 475.97
Ground Beef 93% 145 1,003,027 493.85 580.54 530.25
Ground Beef Chuck 434 2,027,697 387.77 443.93 409.04
Ground Beef Round 117 467,742 410.50 475.80 436.28
Ground Beef Sirloin 87 595,234 503.29 565.00 533.09
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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% 105 523,786 308.16 349.71 321.28
Blended Ground Beef 75% 19 49,580 339.16 376.75 366.38
Blended Ground Beef 81% 164 1,424,960 351.50 416.73 372.24
Blended Ground Beef 85% 13 55,680 423.50 471.73 436.92
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 21 125,454 477.20 592.90 493.71
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 26 188,678 363.06 427.00 391.66
Blended Ground Beef Round 24 107,181 405.60 467.01 433.04
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 9 14,494 491.11 567.00 513.73
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 624 17,164,419 159.78 215.72 188.28
Frozen 50% lean trimmings
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