USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/18 09:15
05/18/2026 | 9:15 am CDT USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/18 09:15
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Des Moines, IA Mon, May 18, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS - FORMULATED SALES
CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 638.63 loads 25,545,210 pounds
Select Cuts 166.12 loads 6,644,994 pounds
Trimmings 458.17 loads 18,326,636 pounds
Ground Beef 380.09 loads 15,203,463 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 220 557,048 962.481,086.001,006.99
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 138 318,577 1,111.401,205.201,181.40
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 581 1,002,910 1,111.501,278.881,136.36
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 68 171,078 404.00 435.00 417.19
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 314 1,288,107 412.09 441.00 419.59
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 59 121,724 519.00 590.00 546.62
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 63 147,660 486.66 548.00 495.47
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 684 2,651,455 475.80 531.00 492.81
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 278 482,729 402.88 452.00 420.40
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 50 752,313 517.33 560.71 520.76
116G 4 Chuck, flap 112 246,771 906.00 996.76 951.94
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 682 1,965,926 459.00 531.61 494.45
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 73 87,990 791.60 828.99 814.55
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 102 174,194 619.40 666.30 637.74
130 4 Chuck, short rib 300 901,959 505.00 601.00 562.88
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 513 1,254,564 460.88 509.00 476.81
168 1 Round, top inside round 229 612,447 413.25 450.00 418.35
168 3 Round, top inside round 323 1,004,228 419.00 451.30 426.33
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 167 262,280 481.92 563.00 495.18
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 112 266,296 529.87 621.68 582.77
3 Round, top inside, side off 5 23,690 442.10 471.89 453.36
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 17 19,573 376.00 436.21 388.28
171B 3 Round, outside round 337 894,584 411.00 446.30 421.45
171C 3 Round, eye of round 587 1,217,398 408.88 469.46 429.51
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 194 293,560 896.19 965.00 911.30
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 28 44,208 855.87 922.50 889.00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 559 1,445,802 1,013.001,136.001,069.68
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 36 56,001 579.25 631.93 606.34
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 193 320,291 588.02 646.00 607.43
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 107 531,412 711.00 901.69 824.66
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 329 899,423 948.181,100.001,029.15
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 260 898,849 589.00 651.00 628.90
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 119 272,263 553.00 673.72 578.70
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 123 329,969 769.00 860.00 801.42
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 462 617,885 1,472.761,629.611,530.30
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 75 99,730 1,443.761,575.001,537.35
193 4 Flank, flank steak 323 618,454 895.581,001.00 950.81
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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 55,635 962.771,035.491,001.23
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 109 108,707 1,044.691,201.241,100.34
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 236 198,228 1,065.001,188.001,152.18
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 41 113,467 430.88 459.18 448.44
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 52 174,758 404.24 425.97 406.59
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 113 311,383 415.00 427.97 420.31
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 65 96,508 779.00 833.93 806.64
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 285 604,357 480.00 511.00 494.17
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 108 149,094 403.00 450.00 413.42
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 20 37,226 900.00 975.00 940.73
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 227 460,876 459.00 524.00 490.64
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 35 64,209 547.00 582.00 560.99
130 4 Chuck, short rib 74 131,579 533.44 590.44 561.51
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 152 260,629 462.13 488.00 470.17
168 1 Round, top inside round 125 197,660 407.00 440.00 420.22
168 3 Round, top inside round 150 267,686 413.52 445.00 427.70
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 56 63,728 486.00 550.00 506.88
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 5 14,332 582.55 609.69 583.72
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 1,693 374.83 412.00 388.04
171B 3 Round, outside round 161 367,765 409.00 440.00 419.42
171C 3 Round, eye of round 210 263,459 421.13 444.50 430.76
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 65 76,910 888.51 965.00 902.13
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 10,029 831.63 882.53 834.77
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 282 324,444 974.001,065.001,012.75
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 113 207,265 567.97 618.18 602.47
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 150 140,501 570.00 625.00 607.59
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 135 209,521 952.001,103.001,069.93
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 91 168,230 626.51 651.00 638.77
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 60 147,453 553.00 623.00 587.48
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 13 7,223 825.00 922.00 868.87
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 166 100,235 1,441.001,498.401,472.30
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 20 27,223 1,441.001,463.951,446.66
193 4 Flank, flank steak 122 122,079 928.00 989.54 946.93
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 260 761,648 810.53 992.38 856.97
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 255 420,352 1,129.001,329.501,274.59
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 95 115,074 1,433.881,922.191,639.12
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 334 987,825 460.00 511.00 487.51
4 Pectoral Meat 197 687,778 494.99 533.00 507.00
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 432 2,348,630 295.20 381.00 320.50
Ground Beef 75% 58 366,935 325.20 457.00 381.58
Ground Beef 81% 858 4,172,454 364.50 430.20 384.74
Ground Beef 85%
Ground Beef 90% 122 607,095 474.80 544.25 482.27
Ground Beef 93% 140 668,997 502.00 570.14 521.73
Ground Beef Chuck 440 2,400,542 376.70 456.50 415.37
Ground Beef Round 121 546,546 427.49 471.66 448.15
Ground Beef Sirloin 94 877,911 497.00 573.00 504.72
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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% 115 482,422 295.20 352.00 311.33
Blended Ground Beef 75% 15 14,660 324.20 402.00 367.76
Blended Ground Beef 81% 179 1,555,332 364.50 418.53 385.66
Blended Ground Beef 85% 17 49,620 440.53 466.75 453.60
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 18 99,910 490.17 575.42 513.39
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 28 279,344 376.70 437.00 404.23
Blended Ground Beef Round 27 143,835 424.28 487.00 447.16
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 12 63,473 491.80 530.04 499.97
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 646 17,674,276 166.91 224.81 187.75
Frozen 50% lean trimmings
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