USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/20 15:20
03/20/2026 | 3:20 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 03/20 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 20, 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 565.17 540.57
Primal Chuck 340.33 342.95
Primal Round 348.92 357.54
Primal Loin 531.31 502.86
Primal Brisket 336.65 323.51
Primal Plate 304.70 304.70
Primal Flank 216.64 208.73
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
03/20 61 7 8 9 84 400.11 392.94
03/19 60 6 11 14 91 400.30 392.45
03/18 38 10 5 13 66 401.75 396.17
03/17 79 7 9 11 107 403.31 396.72
03/16 41 7 9 56 402.66 394.51
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 401.63 394.56
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK 6.09 6.16
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 278.32 loads 11,132,994 pounds
Select Cuts 37.36 loads 1,494,370 pounds
Trimmings 33.96 loads 1,358,592 pounds
Ground Beef 55.00 loads 2,200,125 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 73 216,395 1,015.001,260.701,079.21
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 17 21,049 1,222.001,393.501,329.83
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 108 330,252 1,161.401,337.001,218.65
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 10 56,152 444.29 475.00 448.72
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 21 104,246 417.00 450.00 429.06
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 129 1,119,164 423.91 480.00 441.11
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 54 99,377 506.00 629.00 557.57
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 33 196,219 500.00 586.25 546.40
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 51 57,534 705.00 867.00 774.11
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 143 549,401 489.00 600.00 519.47
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 92 323,276 420.00 489.00 447.13
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 34 145,418 551.00 582.00 556.39
116G 4 Chuck, flap 44 67,855 860.00 961.86 914.90
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 128 405,685 420.00 520.00 469.57
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 32 70,387 684.00 825.00 782.58
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 96 182,056 561.00 727.00 631.81
130 4 Chuck, short rib 91 197,654 500.00 674.85 553.41
160 1 Round, bone-in 5 3,113 435.25 543.25 503.17
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 147 495,407 480.00 534.00 498.19
168 1 Round, top inside round 16 250,358 428.54 495.00 449.67
168 3 Round, top inside round 142 747,643 427.10 537.00 462.31
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 62 180,822 507.66 588.00 525.22
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 10 43,751 584.00 689.00 619.07
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 13 32,379 412.00 501.00 448.42
171B 3 Round, outside round 114 755,192 424.05 502.80 446.91
171C 3 Round, eye of round 180 761,186 429.84 500.00 458.55
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 77 187,901 925.001,042.30 978.98
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 9 48,237 890.00 944.70 893.75
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 154 844,818 1,025.001,222.001,099.83
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 4,808 646.43 680.00 660.74
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 84 256,746 627.80 710.10 657.16
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 18 94,894 846.931,075.50 878.27
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 64 194,246 997.001,105.001,032.36
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 44 196,296 550.00 651.25 617.92
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 41 278,454 550.00 630.00 576.65
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 58 73,420 700.00 900.20 845.44
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 131 419,687 1,545.001,748.501,599.91
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 43 99,430 1,407.001,608.251,475.60
193 4 Flank, flank steak 92 164,584 760.00 915.00 843.37
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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 10 8,333 1,024.001,050.001,035.47
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 6 5,186 985.001,219.701,084.40
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 34 19,116 1,000.001,205.001,157.77
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 7 10,342 450.76 465.45 455.09
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 10 99,744 395.00 460.00 400.83
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 12 27,700 428.29 475.00 459.50
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 3 8,100 493.00 500.00 495.00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 84,421 675.00 825.00 695.51
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 32 112,508 486.38 580.00 514.25
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 11 20,298 426.00 468.00 462.90
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 24 46,631 820.00 940.00 908.85
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 24 238,813 420.00 480.00 443.73
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 36,052 530.00 690.00 594.80
130 4 Chuck, short rib 11 17,453 485.00 625.20 544.19
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 12 12,990 450.00 510.00 495.47
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 24 56,876 440.91 509.00 473.24
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 5,076 466.00 575.00 478.57
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 27 28,892 433.98 499.70 464.81
171C 3 Round, eye of round 21 29,319 429.84 489.00 468.20
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 21 49,754 883.00 965.00 922.05
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 42 63,798 881.001,060.00 930.11
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 5 6,008 635.00 656.00 653.62
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 17 28,308 634.07 705.00 660.02
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 10 18,932 900.001,073.00 996.30
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 10 17,619 565.00 625.00 609.05
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 11 46,093 529.75 605.00 545.69
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 6 39,648 704.00 859.70 754.39
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 26 85,158 1,492.001,670.701,545.48
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 8,839 1,422.171,564.251,430.91
193 4 Flank, flank steak 10 7,378 752.00 820.00 795.32
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 83 122,682 735.00 935.00 858.08
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 73 80,807 1,054.551,239.941,184.41
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 20 28,025 1,373.501,606.001,508.57
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 105 544,745 450.00 531.43 500.45
4 Pectoral Meat 78 247,318 450.00 558.50 528.40
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 52 519,221 320.00 397.30 343.95
Ground Beef 75% 7 27,994 360.00 388.50 378.48
Ground Beef 81% 124 660,145 374.00 426.75 385.84
Ground Beef 85% 42 536,049 409.00 453.50 439.57
Ground Beef 90% 3 10,593 526.75 545.75 527.79
Ground Beef 93% 21 52,036 510.00 553.25 533.82
Ground Beef Chuck 26 224,551 394.65 440.75 407.73
Ground Beef Round 6 9,731 458.00 475.30 469.10
Ground Beef Sirloin
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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% 13 45,360 352.00 375.00 366.76
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81% 7 30,126 389.00 408.00 393.60
Blended Ground Beef 85% 8 29,640 440.45 473.00 450.20
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% 12 49,800 534.00 560.50 537.28
Blended Ground Beef Chuck
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 56 1,358,592 172.50 205.00 190.97
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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