USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/01 15:15
05/01/2026 | 3:15 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 05/01 15:15
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Des Moines, IA Fri, May 01, 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 529.59 526.47
Primal Chuck 329.23 332.60
Primal Round 330.08 330.39
Primal Loin 517.09 508.15
Primal Brisket 355.56 354.65
Primal Plate 311.33 311.33
Primal Flank 233.49 232.83
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
05/01 36 4 7 11 57 389.11 387.05
04/30 83 4 10 21 118 389.52 388.17
04/29 79 10 12 14 115 388.05 386.25
04/28 78 8 13 98 388.90 388.78
04/27 70 6 5 13 94 389.56 388.60
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 389.03 387.77
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK 4.14 3.21
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 346.36 loads 13,854,416 pounds
Select Cuts 32.03 loads 1,281,297 pounds
Trimmings 33.83 loads 1,353,196 pounds
Ground Beef 70.54 loads 2,821,646 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 103 902,405 961.751,120.00 977.20
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 19 170,030 1,135.001,384.001,161.55
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 110 273,890 1,090.001,306.001,157.76
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 12 41,352 435.00 467.00 445.60
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 22 242,374 400.00 427.00 405.59
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 125 1,072,496 405.00 449.00 412.81
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 50 70,905 518.00 616.75 555.57
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 39 124,439 500.00 575.70 515.52
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 68 91,521 750.00 865.00 784.10
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 194 1,181,434 452.00 536.25 483.70
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 103 430,913 405.00 475.25 418.09
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 47 320,427 502.00 570.00 525.81
116G 4 Chuck, flap 57 165,727 911.75 980.00 940.77
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 136 867,409 480.00 555.00 497.87
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 37 37,688 700.00 850.00 795.58
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 103 188,179 570.00 691.50 632.53
130 4 Chuck, short rib 97 476,586 518.78 674.85 533.90
160 1 Round, bone-in 3 1,206 439.00 457.25 443.33
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 140 402,911 448.00 544.00 488.15
168 1 Round, top inside round 17 97,308 410.00 435.00 418.14
168 3 Round, top inside round 113 391,565 400.00 465.00 428.49
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 67 185,036 456.00 543.00 486.80
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 14 32,308 544.00 633.00 555.93
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 17 26,001 388.83 451.00 403.91
171B 3 Round, outside round 102 583,762 400.00 434.00 410.48
171C 3 Round, eye of round 176 512,391 401.75 476.25 427.05
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 105 627,367 900.75 988.00 921.16
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 9 65,509 913.00 975.00 913.40
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 149 631,494 933.001,144.001,044.64
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 92 573,614 574.00 660.00 612.05
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 20 110,057 710.00 889.00 729.09
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 70 196,614 965.001,128.251,034.75
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 43 323,327 600.00 711.25 636.87
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 59 383,079 544.29 658.50 577.96
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 47 102,142 760.00 920.70 788.43
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 140 463,119 1,466.001,719.001,532.09
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 48 42,697 1,425.001,640.001,484.73
193 4 Flank, flank steak 105 217,105 875.001,007.00 927.29
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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 12 5,837 961.751,065.00 998.50
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 7 13,994 1,080.001,252.001,109.06
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 46 34,078 1,000.001,263.001,115.91
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 9,483 438.76 450.45 442.04
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 10 37,103 393.85 420.00 405.86
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 17 29,435 400.00 450.00 422.89
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 4 9,473 791.00 850.00 806.54
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 38 98,153 448.76 529.00 481.14
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 21 44,017 405.00 457.00 415.19
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 28 63,757 888.00 965.70 936.62
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 26 105,458 460.00 510.00 495.04
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 19 32,739 494.00 700.00 603.38
130 4 Chuck, short rib 9 13,068 555.00 571.75 561.97
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 11 21,392 440.00 525.20 466.75
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 3,886 430.00 435.00 430.45
168 3 Round, top inside round 21 40,956 412.03 469.00 427.50
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 4 4,624 420.00 434.00 429.52
171B 3 Round, outside round 20 32,655 399.00 425.00 409.27
171C 3 Round, eye of round 15 20,965 416.00 465.00 426.05
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 21 64,586 900.001,003.50 907.61
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 5,446 797.78 851.50 840.03
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 22 36,431 905.001,081.201,006.35
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 2,118 546.25 625.00 584.73
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 20 57,736 565.00 645.00 595.77
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 8 17,833 1,055.001,109.701,076.92
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 11 28,800 615.00 670.00 648.22
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 13 82,552 540.00 610.00 556.27
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 31 69,229 1,435.001,685.701,482.76
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 7,515 1,425.001,500.001,433.26
193 4 Flank, flank steak 6 3,315 900.00 950.00 928.11
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 80 177,198 814.45 904.00 854.86
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 95 100,661 1,001.001,386.251,246.83
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 27 38,996 1,283.861,615.001,522.81
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 94 864,492 440.00 530.00 476.02
4 Pectoral Meat 81 307,887 440.00 545.20 505.02
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 47 289,830 313.00 400.00 338.06
Ground Beef 75% 9 14,288 338.16 405.00 385.15
Ground Beef 81% 121 997,509 365.00 444.99 386.55
Ground Beef 85% 44 316,798 426.00 476.75 438.08
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 21 121,898 529.20 550.00 540.02
Ground Beef Chuck 23 144,266 400.00 450.00 417.02
Ground Beef Round 11 57,906 438.97 475.00 455.45
Ground Beef Sirloin 5 13,439 558.00 560.00 559.19
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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% 19 147,620 337.00 356.50 345.25
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81% 29 499,331 370.00 413.00 391.32
Blended Ground Beef 85% 9 41,600 433.00 457.50 439.26
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% 14 105,720 521.00 557.01 536.36
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 4 27,600 404.00 431.75 420.80
Blended Ground Beef Round
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 61 1,353,196 175.00 205.00 192.11
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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