USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 04/17 15:20
04/17/2026 | 3:20 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 04/17 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 17, 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 528.75 504.21
Primal Chuck 318.69 327.35
Primal Round 321.31 322.80
Primal Loin 512.87 501.75
Primal Brisket 351.20 343.97
Primal Plate 305.00 305.00
Primal Flank 223.28 226.10
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
04/17 75 5 6 6 92 381.06 376.60
04/16 73 9 10 12 104 381.57 378.48
04/15 84 5 7 9 106 381.98 378.58
04/14 62 15 6 11 95 383.20 379.80
04/13 38 6 12 14 70 381.92 383.64
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 381.95 379.42
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -.54 -4.56
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 333.55 loads 13,342,115 pounds
Select Cuts 39.33 loads 1,573,127 pounds
Trimmings 42.01 loads 1,680,500 pounds
Ground Beef 51.44 loads 2,057,770 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 92 560,438 925.501,150.00 972.67
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 18 127,156 1,138.411,420.001,171.08
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 97 352,307 1,025.001,331.001,091.30
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 11 13,047 440.00 471.79 453.54
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 32 195,310 369.06 452.00 389.20
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 120 779,537 388.69 452.00 402.74
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 39 78,556 500.00 604.46 524.68
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 40 225,362 480.00 611.25 507.19
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 58 48,613 681.00 850.00 775.54
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 178 1,781,740 435.00 563.50 468.20
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 111 492,998 400.00 487.00 414.99
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 36 146,940 500.00 562.00 502.80
116G 4 Chuck, flap 42 53,859 877.00 970.00 931.14
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 123 509,179 465.00 534.00 493.89
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 32 36,751 783.00 825.00 806.59
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 103 310,225 515.00 740.00 611.21
130 4 Chuck, short rib 92 212,554 512.00 675.82 549.18
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 124 341,319 459.50 537.70 488.26
168 1 Round, top inside round 14 77,327 405.00 435.00 416.70
168 3 Round, top inside round 119 770,920 397.25 455.00 408.24
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 65 272,348 455.00 524.50 468.83
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 12 35,924 550.00 624.00 580.79
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 19 41,700 360.00 449.76 383.64
171B 3 Round, outside round 112 754,145 379.00 465.00 388.36
171C 3 Round, eye of round 164 526,090 395.00 471.25 412.50
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 97 215,469 900.00 994.50 926.90
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 25 483,081 860.00 944.88 875.29
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 165 677,493 950.001,170.001,058.16
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 5 3,486 620.00 655.00 640.50
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 80 324,433 570.00 671.00 600.60
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 23 127,248 803.00 913.00 825.51
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 64 165,714 1,003.001,120.001,042.63
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 64 331,694 540.00 706.25 626.82
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 41 209,579 560.00 625.00 571.50
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 60 124,427 790.50 940.20 823.32
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 133 373,349 1,470.001,728.001,523.21
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 36 49,414 1,400.001,614.001,482.20
193 4 Flank, flank steak 96 135,494 815.00 952.50 880.56
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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 7,365 951.501,065.00 978.32
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 17 219,817 910.001,252.001,010.06
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 44 31,931 1,051.501,214.001,145.77
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 9 12,038 393.00 457.00 436.77
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 8 21,696 399.00 419.00 412.18
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 15 29,346 400.82 441.00 418.98
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 9 10,466 745.00 850.00 773.01
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 37 123,593 443.00 566.75 465.31
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 13 23,722 400.00 450.00 414.15
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 27 58,776 790.00 941.00 910.84
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 21 197,808 440.00 502.70 484.24
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 19 73,197 540.00 700.00 572.75
130 4 Chuck, short rib 13 9,412 530.00 584.00 546.99
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 14 19,770 453.00 515.00 488.45
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 3,345 420.00 425.00 421.54
168 3 Round, top inside round 21 62,910 388.69 449.00 408.50
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 9 6,106 370.00 447.27 418.20
171B 3 Round, outside round 29 26,879 373.57 420.00 394.96
171C 3 Round, eye of round 20 26,285 389.78 445.00 418.94
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 13 4,021 920.00 984.70 939.00
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 28 76,439 786.001,071.20 941.30
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 6 4,141 593.75 618.69 611.43
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 21 25,784 613.55 665.00 628.62
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 14 18,541 1,030.001,130.001,049.78
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 13 13,564 609.00 665.00 635.82
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 14 11,486 528.06 615.00 584.71
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 28 98,433 1,375.001,670.701,479.27
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 13 8,937 1,400.001,594.251,415.82
193 4 Flank, flank steak 13 7,782 860.00 920.89 898.79
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 80 137,198 815.00 911.00 862.94
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 71 110,997 1,034.001,326.001,213.11
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 32 27,509 1,287.001,860.001,485.85
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 111 1,120,943 448.30 537.00 465.82
4 Pectoral Meat 114 294,486 425.00 543.00 489.80
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 34 147,388 315.00 366.75 333.16
Ground Beef 75% 4 5,921 350.00 383.50 371.23
Ground Beef 81% 116 702,964 356.25 415.00 375.50
Ground Beef 85% 38 385,278 419.00 462.64 435.72
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 23 107,257 506.46 553.00 527.20
Ground Beef Chuck 25 149,246 388.00 434.00 403.06
Ground Beef Round 7 44,125 444.25 475.00 445.60
Ground Beef Sirloin 5 13,494 560.00 563.00 561.30
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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% 19 188,560 318.00 354.50 334.96
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 13 155,260 359.00 401.00 367.30
Blended Ground Beef 85% 11 83,320 435.00 449.50 439.11
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% 10 52,200 506.50 543.00 527.70
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 5 6,600 389.00 417.01 405.35
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 74 1,680,500 153.00 205.67 183.70
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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