USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 04/27 09:05
04/27/2026 | 9:05 am CDT USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 04/27 09:05
LM_XB451
Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 27, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - FORMULATED SALES
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
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Upper 2/3 Choice 365.82 loads 14,632,994 pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice 147.17 loads 5,886,865 pounds
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Upper 2/3 Choice Items Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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IMPS # of Total Price Weighted
/FL Sub-Primal Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 220 192,167 974.83 - 1,362.00
1,037.17
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 153 207,177 1,102.51 - 1,550.00
1,248.09
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 340 563,594 1,021.40 - 1,550.00
1,158.42
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 157 679,576 400.66 - 434.00
408.08
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 49 54,395 520.00 - 577.00
543.08
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 48 77,533 506.00 - 614.25
518.41
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 120 95,138 739.00 - 882.00
812.34
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 386 1,034,966 467.00 - 615.00
477.65
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 121 226,080 407.00 - 443.00
422.11
116G 4 Chuck, flap 97 132,181 917.94 - 1,026.55
963.71
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 443 2,153,496 448.42 - 592.00
502.72
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 70 78,672 800.32 - 869.00
818.07
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 117 230,388 576.50 - 676.00
627.33
130 4 Chuck, short rib 115 168,031 544.00 - 705.00
567.37
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 287 698,161 470.00 - 585.73
492.54
168 1 Round, top inside round 93 211,560 409.00 - 447.00
421.00
168 3 Round, top inside round 200 417,975 405.00 - 453.24
415.41
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 95 133,518 464.00 - 501.00
475.23
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 75 228,902 524.15 - 740.00
562.76
171B 3 Round, outside round 218 454,108 379.00 - 427.00
395.97
171C 3 Round, eye of round 292 655,207 406.00 - 465.86
420.71
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 184 194,192 871.00 - 1,024.62
966.77
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 29 84,443 898.90 - 981.90
947.57
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 377 706,262 1,045.87 - 1,148.16
1,102.96
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 27 37,050 600.00 - 667.00
645.27
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 247 357,753 594.00 - 770.60
627.44
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 93 200,979 684.00 - 939.50
825.42
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 238 525,542 1,020.00 - 1,114.00
1,065.81
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 170 489,045 624.56 - 663.00
636.91
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 87 96,279 570.00 - 634.00
589.93
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 89 104,134 777.20 - 949.38
837.83
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 337 477,000 1,507.00 - 1,720.00
1,571.50
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 49 56,698 1,474.00 - 1,592.00
1,520.32
193 4 Flank, flank steak 225 319,057 875.22 - 988.00
904.24
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 96 398,872 826.99 - 925.00
872.73
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 70 90,808 1,199.00 - 1,333.17
1,268.35
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 63 71,801 1,451.69 - 1,987.26
1,754.94
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 98 429,805 465.95 - 508.00
476.03
4 Pectoral Meat 39 103,498 467.54 - 505.00
497.05
Ground 75% 55 127,906 340.16 - 386.00
345.31
Ground 81% 56 181,350 368.80 - 411.23
387.62
Ground Chuck 226 766,253 399.70 - 436.06
412.62
Ground Round 38 69,289 435.25 - 499.25
452.35
Ground Sirloin 14 52,153 518.40 - 576.50
564.42
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Lower 1/3 Choice Items Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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IMPS # of Total Price Weighted
/FL Sub-Primal Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 57 114,345 950.00 - 1,134.00
982.51
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 13 6,289 1,216.00 - 1,550.00
1,279.30
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 228 552,853 1,082.43 - 1,314.43
1,137.36
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 138 446,465 401.49 - 436.00
408.90
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 25 20,449 519.00 - 616.00
543.34
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 186 464,017 468.00 - 595.00
482.64
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 75 108,443 409.00 - 450.00
419.95
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 236 554,076 422.00 - 554.00
503.09
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 41 59,555 790.00 - 861.00
820.56
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 79 116,214 613.51 - 668.00
637.29
130 4 Chuck, short rib 83 86,104 539.00 - 689.20
560.49
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 167 318,517 484.22 - 587.98
492.96
168 3 Round, top inside round 147 266,536 405.00 - 444.00
414.14
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 43 173,086 435.00 - 509.00
480.64
171B 3 Round, outside round 107 325,266 387.00 - 452.00
408.81
171C 3 Round, eye of round 170 313,402 412.00 - 453.00
426.89
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 93 100,203 904.00 - 997.00
942.25
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 207 474,342 1,049.79 - 1,143.00
1,072.84
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 132 150,935 600.60 - 652.00
614.39
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 91 174,757 1,020.00 - 1,104.00
1,049.56
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 77 107,737 622.00 - 659.00
632.38
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 26 45,456 571.50 - 622.00
589.75
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 59 83,824 771.53 - 908.00
845.35
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 142 150,752 1,507.00 - 1,793.00
1,584.87
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 62 69,665 1,482.20 - 1,622.37
1,502.08
193 4 Flank, flank steak 151 139,324 877.50 - 991.00
893.12
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 64 100,316 849.99 - 903.00
871.65
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 54 64,044 1,205.00 - 1,279.00
1,245.09
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 53 257,322 466.00 - 487.77
470.76
4 Pectoral Meat 28 42,571 488.00 - 519.00
493.74
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