USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 04/24 15:20
04/24/2026 | 3:20 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 04/24 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 24, 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 523.83 523.39
Primal Chuck 322.91 328.17
Primal Round 324.41 326.75
Primal Loin 516.05 504.50
Primal Brisket 357.40 357.07
Primal Plate 310.43 310.43
Primal Flank 229.01 232.32
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
04/24 42 4 11 13 71 387.00 386.07
04/23 71 5 14 15 105 383.50 382.58
04/22 103 7 8 117 384.19 383.33
04/21 82 7 8 14 111 386.18 387.20
04/20 43 6 6 10 65 383.56 383.61
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 384.89 384.56
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK 2.94 5.14
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 341.63 loads 13,665,328 pounds
Select Cuts 28.22 loads 1,128,781 pounds
Trimmings 39.23 loads 1,569,264 pounds
Ground Beef 59.41 loads 2,376,457 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 116 1,000,185 945.001,155.00 966.59
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 14 163,135 1,125.001,389.001,156.14
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 117 365,253 1,075.001,306.001,125.74
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 17 40,891 408.00 469.72 439.31
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 31 106,017 385.00 421.00 400.08
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 125 605,265 389.41 444.00 405.00
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 32 47,049 500.00 615.55 546.06
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 35 246,505 496.00 565.70 508.65
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 53 44,692 735.00 867.03 793.20
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 206 1,788,668 452.00 563.50 470.65
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 101 313,884 400.00 484.00 419.51
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 39 325,638 499.11 551.78 511.33
116G 4 Chuck, flap 52 66,647 877.00 969.25 932.69
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 115 594,119 475.00 536.00 499.59
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 32 36,349 783.00 858.00 834.72
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 90 177,463 570.00 725.00 630.98
130 4 Chuck, short rib 96 213,701 515.00 674.85 542.46
160 1 Round, bone-in 5 1,751 379.50 440.25 416.65
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 145 445,775 464.00 533.50 488.43
168 1 Round, top inside round 15 41,440 390.00 430.10 406.58
168 3 Round, top inside round 126 607,291 395.00 457.00 417.49
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 54 179,670 450.00 533.00 477.25
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 30 246,837 500.00 635.00 564.76
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 15 16,750 384.35 451.00 409.59
171B 3 Round, outside round 78 352,477 389.64 432.00 403.13
171C 3 Round, eye of round 163 491,345 395.00 469.00 423.52
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 110 559,129 894.50 995.10 925.12
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 26 568,538 866.00 955.00 877.75
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 3 1,028 1,023.001,025.001,024.65
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 152 657,710 920.001,155.001,060.26
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 3,022 615.00 662.00 632.18
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 101 499,759 580.97 670.00 618.16
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 18 69,228 728.00 894.00 793.86
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 63 467,981 1,010.001,130.001,034.35
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 43 352,021 591.80 711.25 631.60
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 46 97,322 570.00 639.00 601.00
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 51 153,205 777.50 940.00 805.91
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 134 380,719 1,460.001,733.001,531.33
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 42 44,573 1,282.001,629.001,467.60
193 4 Flank, flank steak 96 134,642 850.00 991.25 896.79
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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 2,413 961.751,065.001,005.42
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 5 31,271 1,000.001,252.001,019.13
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 39 28,014 1,015.001,210.001,155.64
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 15 72,288 385.00 424.00 400.37
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 12 22,230 399.23 431.00 417.67
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 32,335 769.00 850.00 789.57
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 33 73,917 425.00 580.00 474.66
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 11 25,234 412.00 457.00 416.73
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 31 41,760 870.00 942.25 924.65
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 10 11,776 484.50 515.00 503.14
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 13 23,246 570.00 715.00 615.71
130 4 Chuck, short rib 13 25,643 441.00 579.70 548.49
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 10 15,999 462.00 514.85 485.71
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 22 56,301 400.00 459.00 420.16
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 2,109 495.10 531.00 511.40
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 6 21,511 485.00 610.00 539.40
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 6 5,065 415.00 434.00 419.73
171B 3 Round, outside round 19 27,195 390.00 420.00 406.53
171C 3 Round, eye of round 21 42,666 411.64 460.00 434.13
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 11 5,900 920.00 990.00 949.30
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 7,411 797.78 835.00 829.97
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 25 66,921 831.641,108.001,017.16
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 3,057 560.50 655.00 622.51
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 17 64,000 570.00 655.00 609.87
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 10 7,325 1,026.001,109.701,055.99
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 52,188 621.00 675.00 633.36
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 14 22,701 560.00 615.70 599.80
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 5 3,828 870.00 899.70 877.36
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 28 58,209 1,426.001,685.701,469.55
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 10 8,072 1,400.001,604.251,432.93
193 4 Flank, flank steak 15 16,035 900.00 935.00 922.18
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 74 268,674 825.00 903.50 848.71
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 66 66,101 1,088.001,345.701,260.24
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 25 29,986 1,300.501,584.461,487.64
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 78 371,365 448.00 530.00 477.04
4 Pectoral Meat 107 615,847 435.00 548.50 490.68
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 48 227,389 313.00 371.00 339.54
Ground Beef 75% 11 60,300 348.00 383.50 358.86
Ground Beef 81% 135 714,328 371.00 444.99 385.09
Ground Beef 85% 36 171,307 424.00 467.73 438.70
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 22 82,309 518.00 553.00 534.94
Ground Beef Chuck 31 266,259 400.00 442.00 411.49
Ground Beef Round 8 56,372 435.00 475.00 437.93
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% 14 82,620 335.00 360.00 343.36
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81% 22 379,700 368.50 405.00 378.78
Blended Ground Beef 85% 8 69,400 430.00 448.00 442.34
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% 9 67,080 519.21 539.98 533.05
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 11 185,405 410.00 421.75 411.04
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 67 1,569,264 170.00 210.00 192.06
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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