USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 05/26 09:05
05/26/2026 | 9:05 am CDT USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 05/26 09:05
LM_XB451
Des Moines, IA Tue, May 26, 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 372.98 loads 14,919,289 pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice 158.64 loads 6,345,620 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 258 281,130 977.83 - 1,451.00
1,035.51
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 179 294,811 1,175.33 - 1,563.00
1,252.27
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 365 656,339 1,151.29 - 1,562.00
1,219.67
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 171 770,535 407.46 - 445.00
427.57
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 56 74,819 555.00 - 650.00
593.99
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 52 81,532 496.00 - 560.00
528.71
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 104 116,417 758.65 - 897.35
801.28
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 454 1,295,251 476.62 - 602.00
506.90
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 128 230,067 417.00 - 462.00
440.84
116G 4 Chuck, flap 107 153,812 957.00 - 1,087.00
1,005.78
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 433 2,073,821 444.14 - 586.00
496.05
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 62 72,701 830.00 - 896.00
841.06
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 108 176,211 607.00 - 690.00
646.63
130 4 Chuck, short rib 125 171,709 532.28 - 733.00
556.63
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 314 652,562 463.00 - 517.00
485.62
168 1 Round, top inside round 76 195,493 418.00 - 464.00
424.20
168 3 Round, top inside round 201 470,367 423.00 - 454.86
430.93
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 94 170,806 479.98 - 500.00
490.76
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 72 176,265 550.05 - 693.00
579.97
171B 3 Round, outside round 226 503,859 404.00 - 462.00
427.58
171C 3 Round, eye of round 288 578,064 412.00 - 469.78
434.94
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 218 225,094 881.31 - 992.62
942.06
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 30 75,306 916.00 - 995.00
963.24
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 415 702,618 1,069.09 - 1,367.00
1,134.09
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 19 25,293 601.00 - 660.00
622.35
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 266 356,727 587.18 - 933.50
619.91
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 95 167,957 733.40 - 931.50
826.82
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 256 459,260 933.16 - 1,199.50
989.22
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 180 420,698 623.70 - 663.94
639.26
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 81 96,841 576.72 - 636.00
601.17
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 111 171,498 803.90 - 986.22
873.30
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 349 382,023 1,514.83 - 1,932.00
1,575.74
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 49 39,662 1,497.00 - 1,652.00
1,549.45
193 4 Flank, flank steak 234 327,905 953.63 - 1,033.00
994.00
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 98 322,205 806.95 - 908.00
824.32
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 69 78,830 1,240.86 - 1,341.54
1,295.61
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 76 89,461 1,485.00 - 1,962.00
1,728.40
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 95 471,196 473.00 - 534.00
485.42
4 Pectoral Meat 49 121,876 500.00 - 531.00
509.47
Ground 75% 49 130,395 355.00 - 403.00
360.95
Ground 81% 61 205,932 390.00 - 424.69
411.03
Ground Chuck 207 700,576 414.00 - 450.00
431.13
Ground Round 35 75,341 454.07 - 502.70
471.18
Ground Sirloin 17 76,024 511.08 - 583.00
556.55
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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 73 147,706 970.04 - 1,137.00
989.03
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 16 18,427 1,195.30 - 1,450.00
1,253.46
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 268 794,011 1,143.43 - 1,282.00
1,185.81
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 136 497,941 408.46 - 510.51
427.42
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 19 23,199 554.00 - 628.00
593.57
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 167 368,242 496.58 - 554.00
511.59
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 80 97,663 425.00 - 470.00
439.62
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 199 434,410 473.78 - 547.00
494.80
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 55 99,806 823.00 - 889.00
833.59
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 88 151,510 641.37 - 682.00
654.65
130 4 Chuck, short rib 61 97,029 535.00 - 715.00
552.95
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 150 371,694 465.84 - 513.00
481.80
168 3 Round, top inside round 121 263,135 405.36 - 467.00
429.76
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 30 99,431 479.90 - 523.00
504.21
171B 3 Round, outside round 116 301,978 420.00 - 479.64
432.74
171C 3 Round, eye of round 163 320,581 427.00 - 473.00
441.10
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 112 148,013 888.81 - 1,066.00
922.73
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 245 644,125 1,059.64 - 1,174.00
1,102.08
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 119 184,199 591.66 - 646.00
607.01
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 105 234,872 947.00 - 1,105.00
975.42
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 60 138,496 629.00 - 665.00
636.95
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 23 31,885 583.26 - 641.00
597.14
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 59 97,595 797.94 - 1,014.93
870.57
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 132 144,407 1,488.00 - 1,890.00
1,568.25
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 68 81,207 1,501.37 - 1,621.00
1,536.35
193 4 Flank, flank steak 138 165,233 956.88 - 1,036.00
982.79
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 41 83,432 805.31 - 916.24
821.75
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 34 54,817 1,228.00 - 1,325.00
1,254.00
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 46 207,262 475.09 - 485.35
478.54
4 Pectoral Meat 28 43,314 502.36 - 522.00
505.81
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