USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/26 09:35
05/26/2026 | 9:35 am CDT USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/26 09:35
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Des Moines, IA Tue, May 26, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS - FORMULATED SALES
CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 615.53 loads 24,621,262 pounds
Select Cuts 166.67 loads 6,666,725 pounds
Trimmings 396.18 loads 15,847,216 pounds
Ground Beef 354.52 loads 14,180,930 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 203 460,236 959.401,086.00 996.68
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 123 205,043 1,168.001,214.271,181.08
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 545 994,933 1,122.011,280.181,174.66
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 61 150,956 410.00 431.65 417.72
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 304 1,229,976 410.01 452.00 424.58
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 57 130,556 519.00 594.15 576.85
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 61 161,923 498.66 562.50 523.24
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 643 2,052,926 489.65 531.18 501.73
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 225 412,417 410.00 461.30 434.14
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 46 825,555 526.09 570.10 531.79
116G 4 Chuck, flap 113 276,764 902.001,018.18 975.61
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 682 2,180,506 459.00 525.66 484.76
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 75 69,824 791.60 847.90 833.08
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 107 164,426 612.24 659.30 634.08
130 4 Chuck, short rib 273 932,347 519.00 598.00 552.85
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 508 1,344,598 461.00 506.00 476.11
168 1 Round, top inside round 206 551,053 400.00 442.00 419.65
168 3 Round, top inside round 342 970,304 415.00 451.30 426.02
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 154 294,072 429.63 541.55 484.46
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 109 281,194 531.55 622.00 575.88
3 Round, top inside, side off 4 17,952 441.84 471.58 456.19
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 14 10,948 380.74 423.00 392.41
171B 3 Round, outside round 330 895,410 415.00 449.30 423.41
171C 3 Round, eye of round 597 1,303,947 414.70 471.70 432.51
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 190 313,229 880.23 955.00 895.43
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 24 44,731 869.67 937.78 904.40
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 552 1,465,293 1,027.001,139.181,085.58
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 40 38,713 575.00 610.00 596.71
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 189 275,724 567.00 630.00 595.24
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 106 426,741 716.04 887.69 814.67
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 327 860,234 921.641,120.00 955.72
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 245 786,915 597.32 665.00 626.18
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 117 287,998 569.00 659.22 589.14
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 123 302,007 797.94 881.00 826.98
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 414 551,531 1,483.001,613.181,513.53
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 74 106,206 1,484.731,538.291,507.64
193 4 Flank, flank steak 299 557,860 934.291,011.18 974.92
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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 57 57,700 963.811,025.00 997.63
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 113 155,237 1,020.001,213.131,157.43
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 205 159,292 1,065.001,213.001,167.17
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 42 115,284 439.39 459.31 449.37
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 51 177,222 407.00 433.11 423.31
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 113 293,428 420.00 450.00 434.77
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 62 76,883 736.00 808.00 771.56
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 241 541,563 467.00 522.00 500.52
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 97 135,864 411.00 446.97 431.66
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 19 36,919 900.00 975.00 966.59
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 201 446,502 459.00 516.00 489.64
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 42 63,072 547.00 590.00 578.05
130 4 Chuck, short rib 72 143,037 527.00 577.44 553.43
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 136 230,880 451.78 481.00 464.64
168 1 Round, top inside round 102 207,167 414.43 445.44 426.41
168 3 Round, top inside round 153 225,726 410.00 441.00 420.99
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 31 65,676 452.00 563.00 482.63
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 8 29,818 559.84 582.55 570.16
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 6 3,761 380.00 418.00 386.53
171B 3 Round, outside round 130 390,575 408.50 446.00 422.72
171C 3 Round, eye of round 199 311,613 417.78 455.00 433.22
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 71 74,131 877.00 904.00 890.82
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 5 17,937 829.50 896.55 844.29
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 311 452,285 1,003.631,077.001,018.62
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 84 173,129 552.73 607.14 580.19
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 162 147,066 561.00 620.00 571.65
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 138 213,143 949.591,088.00 993.92
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 90 152,142 622.00 665.00 628.53
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 60 95,333 563.95 613.33 599.80
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 9 6,481 825.00 913.00 865.20
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 143 134,957 1,432.001,495.531,458.26
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 21 23,266 1,452.311,477.461,458.26
193 4 Flank, flank steak 119 117,010 944.00 996.00 963.95
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 313 967,962 790.00 959.93 854.64
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 263 431,828 1,140.001,325.001,238.50
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 99 122,085 1,452.001,863.841,613.62
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 358 928,133 469.94 505.00 480.87
4 Pectoral Meat 160 672,531 488.25 535.00 504.47
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 425 1,999,240 302.50 387.90 341.33
Ground Beef 75% 52 291,113 326.20 462.00 376.90
Ground Beef 81% 806 3,880,570 367.50 435.55 392.75
Ground Beef 85%
Ground Beef 90% 156 918,520 475.99 544.25 480.35
Ground Beef 93% 133 773,623 498.00 565.00 520.41
Ground Beef Chuck 454 2,267,919 378.05 462.03 421.61
Ground Beef Round 96 806,603 427.52 473.77 444.38
Ground Beef Sirloin 74 398,777 494.00 571.00 514.41
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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% 115 556,864 306.20 363.88 334.60
Blended Ground Beef 75% 16 10,760 324.20 397.01 372.64
Blended Ground Beef 81% 169 1,369,202 373.50 422.00 390.92
Blended Ground Beef 85% 16 63,060 448.05 471.75 456.39
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 20 122,123 482.17 585.00 502.46
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 22 112,836 404.48 442.00 420.41
Blended Ground Beef Round 22 109,526 416.28 481.75 446.88
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 7 13,630 493.08 530.13 510.47
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 599 15,563,666 163.23 224.81 188.08
Frozen 50% lean trimmings
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