USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 08/31 09:35
08/31/2026 | 9:35 am CDT USDA Formulated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 08/31 09:35
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NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS - FORMULATED SALES
CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 627.29 loads 25,091,545 pounds
Select Cuts 192.80 loads 7,711,840 pounds
Trimmings 426.20 loads 17,048,042 pounds
Ground Beef 385.34 loads 15,413,618 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 203 613,657 1,100.621,280.001,191.93
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 119 266,808 1,432.391,565.131,456.13
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 568 1,169,055 1,389.211,559.961,440.87
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 72 145,232 390.00 437.00 410.51
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 336 1,419,601 407.57 439.00 418.77
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 66 135,632 602.00 675.00 623.97
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 77 272,459 489.00 625.41 543.23
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 690 2,468,175 475.00 577.00 537.86
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 251 439,039 421.00 475.00 437.75
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 35 411,148 497.98 616.15 548.21
116G 4 Chuck, flap 116 258,434 830.00 971.00 851.64
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 664 1,710,405 450.00 535.25 499.80
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 110 219,920 742.871,013.90 818.87
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 111 204,264 693.50 764.15 732.42
130 4 Chuck, short rib 293 934,109 529.22 620.00 580.22
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 478 1,200,878 448.00 505.00 464.54
168 1 Round, top inside round 215 539,522 395.20 442.00 425.44
168 3 Round, top inside round 327 1,008,887 401.00 454.30 421.22
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 133 204,326 456.00 510.00 480.86
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 116 415,010 529.97 653.22 556.47
3 Round, top inside, side off 4 16,912 439.40 468.99 452.29
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 7 9,554 378.44 410.00 393.16
171B 3 Round, outside round 334 781,435 394.12 451.30 417.44
171C 3 Round, eye of round 590 1,172,727 419.56 483.86 441.05
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 183 266,441 740.11 875.00 782.25
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 18 101,698 746.01 860.50 779.63
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 564 1,766,383 898.831,017.54 961.06
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 37 40,445 484.74 541.11 509.84
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 189 287,271 478.84 575.00 520.13
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 120 532,963 663.22 796.00 735.17
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 350 858,710 769.73 889.00 847.31
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 283 768,424 451.64 522.00 495.86
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 120 241,310 431.44 563.00 455.31
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 118 271,735 604.98 704.34 624.43
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 467 864,709 1,681.541,857.541,758.14
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 68 81,793 1,423.501,656.001,592.43
193 4 Flank, flank steak 302 513,115 719.70 851.00 795.71
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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 74,546 922.211,029.00 943.78
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 110 114,374 1,024.001,149.551,079.63
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 253 231,024 1,044.311,152.251,095.58
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 39 96,899 443.88 473.00 463.60
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 53 156,758 401.84 423.00 403.97
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 141 383,757 410.00 433.97 426.53
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 66 87,950 791.00 838.37 802.60
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 296 698,084 485.00 565.00 538.26
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 107 159,439 415.00 486.26 428.58
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 22 44,346 813.00 846.00 817.42
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 198 426,776 450.00 529.00 489.95
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 34 75,346 580.88 735.00 602.51
130 4 Chuck, short rib 67 148,345 532.34 611.44 562.61
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 154 281,236 443.09 501.11 455.72
168 1 Round, top inside round 124 251,768 390.15 427.57 401.23
168 3 Round, top inside round 158 274,589 403.00 431.00 416.70
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 53 61,241 476.33 496.78 479.64
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 17 45,489 523.89 579.00 555.06
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 160 511,141 400.00 440.00 413.76
171C 3 Round, eye of round 227 332,221 414.78 460.89 445.15
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 69 68,469 648.45 735.00 689.23
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 20,504 597.50 621.00 601.00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 312 372,776 723.03 790.00 751.73
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 111 203,210 461.32 515.00 471.09
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 158 234,524 454.00 515.00 480.34
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 164 288,559 662.90 783.33 756.57
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 104 222,435 468.00 511.32 493.00
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 66 131,513 432.29 550.00 474.57
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 17 12,796 687.61 775.00 703.97
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 184 157,090 1,459.001,601.001,522.13
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 23 21,091 1,416.001,540.721,472.95
193 4 Flank, flank steak 109 103,264 755.00 861.00 818.97
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 306 841,864 657.46 764.13 699.47
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 247 372,929 958.001,265.001,007.70
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 92 107,201 1,440.881,573.001,480.16
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 356 1,079,863 442.00 510.00 462.16
4 Pectoral Meat 176 665,756 438.71 525.00 457.67
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 452 2,612,870 270.50 348.00 302.94
Ground Beef 75% 36 234,753 298.90 456.00 355.20
Ground Beef 81% 848 4,593,893 323.50 404.97 355.85
Ground Beef 85%
Ground Beef 90% 129 573,330 473.00 549.25 481.32
Ground Beef 93% 137 673,098 486.00 560.89 511.06
Ground Beef Chuck 400 2,226,028 373.46 455.90 410.64
Ground Beef Round 105 645,294 423.16 464.15 441.73
Ground Beef Sirloin 84 380,791 473.20 571.00 495.56
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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% 131 648,742 271.00 339.50 291.71
Blended Ground Beef 75% 25 128,311 291.77 377.01 330.27
Blended Ground Beef 81% 174 1,588,690 319.10 409.62 359.64
Blended Ground Beef 85% 14 64,856 443.49 456.00 452.39
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 30 101,567 487.00 565.00 514.37
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 35 200,196 396.00 419.00 411.41
Blended Ground Beef Round 25 163,410 417.15 471.48 432.13
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin 8 18,066 483.00 522.19 492.75
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 598 16,001,332 121.00 210.40 138.03
Frozen 50% lean trimmings
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