USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 02/27 15:30
02/27/2026 | 3:30 pm CST USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 02/27 15:30
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Feb 27, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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WEEKLY COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 512.45 494.15
Primal Chuck 328.62 324.34
Primal Round 342.45 343.31
Primal Loin 489.04 467.98
Primal Brisket 304.75 296.66
Primal Plate 270.89 270.89
Primal Flank 186.27 180.86
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
02/27 54 4 7 8 74 379.84 374.31
02/26 56 8 10 11 85 377.89 370.79
02/25 60 8 17 14 99 379.23 367.07
02/24 71 10 5 16 102 377.43 366.01
02/23 44 8 10 14 75 369.22 364.31
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 376.72 368.50
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK 11.08 7.98
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 285.43 loads 11,417,134 pounds
Select Cuts 37.93 loads 1,517,006 pounds
Trimmings 48.85 loads 1,953,931 pounds
Ground Beef 63.18 loads 2,527,154 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 93 669,987 912.001,095.00 943.20
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 23 69,252 1,107.401,259.501,158.90
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 111 366,424 1,045.001,194.301,117.73
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 14 97,586 403.58 465.00 419.31
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 25 141,620 390.00 420.00 407.92
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 117 616,727 400.00 450.00 420.41
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 39 75,203 456.00 600.86 521.19
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 39 227,797 485.00 595.00 532.47
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 57 67,388 680.00 991.25 778.45
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 177 1,328,898 469.00 599.85 500.23
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 102 337,599 420.00 472.00 437.09
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 34 169,173 513.00 587.00 532.02
116G 4 Chuck, flap 63 135,792 750.00 903.25 825.34
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 145 429,371 404.00 475.00 427.95
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 45 52,345 612.37 758.00 711.85
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 88 215,626 535.00 710.00 591.69
130 4 Chuck, short rib 114 666,553 515.00 649.85 534.78
160 1 Round, bone-in 5 2,415 447.00 539.50 496.20
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 150 424,853 443.00 513.00 465.46
168 1 Round, top inside round 11 21,672 440.00 475.10 457.17
168 3 Round, top inside round 131 323,350 432.00 496.00 463.32
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 56 177,369 501.01 593.00 524.99
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 11 84,613 581.69 630.00 595.76
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 18 18,944 394.00 464.00 432.12
171B 3 Round, outside round 87 319,285 437.10 485.00 462.56
171C 3 Round, eye of round 174 522,774 423.50 522.00 443.56
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 100 327,649 845.00 919.00 879.52
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 11 12,107 805.00 895.00 840.30
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 171 562,072 955.001,100.001,015.18
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 4,917 614.00 640.00 620.09
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 78 255,140 590.00 665.00 627.10
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 17 41,661 692.00 878.00 830.41
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 81 380,428 890.001,001.00 919.00
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 40 153,740 450.00 554.25 514.95
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 58 326,558 543.64 600.00 556.15
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 42 25,699 771.00 829.00 796.00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 141 572,657 1,397.001,603.001,474.78
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 42 89,932 1,378.001,697.001,432.14
193 4 Flank, flank steak 106 255,883 679.93 775.00 715.47
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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 17 33,723 887.001,000.00 940.54
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 10 56,474 970.001,080.001,011.61
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 57 70,960 975.301,110.001,029.92
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 16 41,207 394.00 442.00 405.35
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 16 45,396 402.54 460.00 418.00
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 3 6,465 427.00 525.00 444.84
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 7,256 707.25 800.00 771.45
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 39 161,352 430.00 570.60 491.81
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 10 24,259 420.00 452.00 427.84
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 27 62,017 790.00 865.00 812.80
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 29 113,696 392.00 440.20 412.81
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 17 34,782 530.00 628.00 563.59
130 4 Chuck, short rib 8 7,003 550.00 605.20 584.20
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 21 39,996 440.00 490.00 457.19
168 1 Round, top inside round 5 9,464 455.00 475.00 465.97
168 3 Round, top inside round 22 77,790 447.00 495.00 466.65
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 3,180 510.00 570.00 538.26
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 16,404 379.00 499.00 447.55
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 4,089 428.50 464.00 435.45
171B 3 Round, outside round 25 37,302 440.00 475.00 461.71
171C 3 Round, eye of round 16 21,402 435.00 475.00 448.43
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 20 59,136 782.00 875.20 798.83
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 34 86,945 851.19 990.00 882.44
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 8 12,916 590.00 638.59 605.32
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 21 30,114 576.00 650.00 616.80
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 20 28,174 893.59 996.00 945.95
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 14 19,918 450.00 535.00 510.60
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 16 33,105 520.00 574.70 536.99
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 3 11,450 777.50 819.70 791.70
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 26 52,775 1,393.401,550.701,427.94
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 11,927 1,400.001,529.251,416.05
193 4 Flank, flank steak 9 2,772 637.00 690.00 677.25
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 96 178,597 635.00 866.87 771.81
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 76 77,542 950.001,136.251,041.61
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 27 25,277 1,175.591,535.001,393.28
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 80 372,669 426.00 504.25 458.58
4 Pectoral Meat 128 455,374 420.00 527.15 485.12
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 60 331,949 328.00 375.00 349.68
Ground Beef 75% 8 29,330 347.00 386.00 373.56
Ground Beef 81% 150 1,031,901 350.00 406.00 378.60
Ground Beef 85% 42 356,368 397.30 450.60 422.25
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 23 119,746 495.00 549.50 534.17
Ground Beef Chuck 18 64,088 387.00 426.50 396.95
Ground Beef Round 12 41,391 435.00 465.00 441.39
Ground Beef Sirloin 3 6,566 558.00 579.00 567.28
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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% 15 138,080 337.50 367.50 350.82
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 16 169,240 366.50 398.00 373.61
Blended Ground Beef 85% 12 69,680 417.00 447.00 440.53
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 10 88,720 515.00 544.50 535.26
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 8 62,866 361.50 400.00 389.35
Blended Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 88 1,953,931 142.00 175.00 152.78
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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