USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 04/03 15:05
04/03/2026 | 3:05 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 04/03 15:05
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 03, 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 550.71 549.64
Primal Chuck 329.84 333.41
Primal Round 330.42 333.50
Primal Loin 525.73 508.58
Primal Brisket 347.66 344.79
Primal Plate 305.44 305.44
Primal Flank 220.34 219.54
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
04/03 73 4 12 13 102 387.78 386.19
04/02 82 7 19 9 117 389.58 387.70
04/01 74 9 3 11 97 394.42 392.59
03/31 69 9 3 15 96 395.49 392.93
03/30 46 12 11 8 77 394.10 391.01
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 392.28 390.09
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -2.44 -2.99
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 344.61 loads 13,784,396 pounds
Select Cuts 39.87 loads 1,594,754 pounds
Trimmings 47.51 loads 1,900,404 pounds
Ground Beef 56.26 loads 2,250,293 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 100 828,191 965.421,259.501,008.24
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 14 55,173 1,251.001,424.001,362.80
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 111 218,335 1,135.001,409.001,276.78
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 14 114,964 445.05 484.54 448.43
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 24 185,812 390.00 444.87 416.11
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 128 807,452 414.19 475.00 427.83
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 40 121,297 485.00 608.12 517.00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 44 304,747 493.00 611.25 504.88
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 47 46,564 721.00 850.00 786.75
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 171 1,095,026 450.00 575.00 483.03
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 89 335,526 410.00 489.00 427.70
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 36 255,655 519.00 532.00 523.75
116G 4 Chuck, flap 43 91,348 878.50 952.24 915.59
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 138 683,140 460.00 525.00 486.03
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 43 46,350 769.00 840.00 803.16
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 122 325,585 565.00 731.00 624.77
130 4 Chuck, short rib 94 238,515 490.90 674.85 540.51
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 134 353,972 474.00 538.70 495.97
168 1 Round, top inside round 11 11,158 426.44 445.00 437.85
168 3 Round, top inside round 156 722,562 405.00 474.00 422.81
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 53 162,046 470.55 539.30 481.36
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 10 51,778 539.00 660.00 588.28
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 13 15,937 397.00 459.00 428.08
171B 3 Round, outside round 116 1,004,320 385.00 462.80 407.25
171C 3 Round, eye of round 171 788,809 413.68 470.25 426.91
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 74 389,341 900.001,049.00 937.50
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 11 152,168 910.00 975.00 917.07
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 3 1,950 1,069.001,090.001,084.96
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 144 465,455 1,025.001,212.001,106.97
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 7 11,747 635.00 680.00 650.09
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 80 369,474 615.00 706.00 642.63
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 24 247,710 845.001,025.80 876.46
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 68 564,853 970.001,211.60 983.78
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 38 159,216 585.00 686.25 637.61
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 53 434,559 565.00 640.00 573.63
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 43 35,200 825.00 900.00 848.03
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 128 410,894 1,480.001,748.501,576.33
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 44 50,271 1,349.001,615.001,447.65
193 4 Flank, flank steak 95 143,533 780.00 941.25 877.23
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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 8 4,517 1,024.001,085.301,042.68
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 2,910 1,000.501,177.201,092.90
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 48 31,415 1,151.211,211.001,180.07
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 7 8,134 449.76 474.52 453.74
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 14 17,725 402.00 450.10 427.93
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 13 38,054 425.01 457.30 437.11
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 10 54,771 660.00 854.20 691.53
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 38 73,491 426.00 559.78 489.50
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 13 10,752 412.00 460.00 445.72
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 35 87,719 865.00 950.70 921.94
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 14 66,467 470.00 501.34 486.09
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 21 72,585 505.00 700.00 592.41
130 4 Chuck, short rib 22 15,151 523.00 583.00 556.33
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 19 65,937 476.00 514.85 488.55
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 10,537 413.70 455.00 425.89
168 3 Round, top inside round 12 22,067 427.00 469.00 444.11
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 8 3,415 494.00 527.00 518.27
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 2,593 435.00 459.00 446.99
171B 3 Round, outside round 33 69,277 394.98 449.70 409.67
171C 3 Round, eye of round 22 30,276 429.00 479.00 445.02
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 13 6,063 933.00 967.00 949.38
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 25 47,064 900.001,065.70 971.64
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 7 43,469 610.85 645.00 613.66
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 21 92,624 621.00 685.00 632.82
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 13 22,536 1,000.001,120.001,035.59
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 30,784 612.00 659.70 629.96
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 11 79,057 529.73 600.70 555.53
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 35 51,550 1,500.001,676.501,534.90
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 9,236 1,425.001,580.201,444.14
193 4 Flank, flank steak 13 11,933 830.00 926.00 884.69
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 73 137,845 700.00 933.61 868.51
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 91 105,572 1,115.881,280.901,216.17
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 30 28,058 1,373.501,800.001,554.31
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 125 1,181,801 470.00 530.00 499.22
4 Pectoral Meat 112 458,513 490.00 545.00 512.48
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 42 186,521 320.00 377.30 337.59
Ground Beef 75% 6 58,477 332.50 378.50 348.56
Ground Beef 81% 132 965,262 360.00 429.07 377.07
Ground Beef 85% 46 312,113 422.00 463.50 440.03
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 20 70,943 524.00 546.40 540.75
Ground Beef Chuck 23 97,423 397.00 447.25 412.16
Ground Beef Round 8 16,218 447.25 475.30 449.74
Ground Beef Sirloin 4 4,611 545.00 558.00 556.13
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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% 11 89,360 331.00 356.50 346.79
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 17 228,946 359.00 411.00 368.14
Blended Ground Beef 85% 7 40,680 440.45 467.00 456.31
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 9 112,080 508.27 542.00 535.57
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 76 1,900,404 142.00 205.00 175.75
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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