USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 07/17 15:20
07/17/2026 | 3:20 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 07/17 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Jul 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 547.84 502.16
Primal Chuck 322.67 330.15
Primal Round 317.55 321.89
Primal Loin 459.15 417.29
Primal Brisket 329.52 328.45
Primal Plate 284.25 284.25
Primal Flank 244.55 236.18
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
07/17 60 12 10 29 111 366.81 355.29
07/16 111 12 8 7 139 368.38 355.69
07/15 92 11 3 16 123 371.28 359.18
07/14 65 9 9 8 90 373.95 364.41
07/13 87 14 14 8 122 375.61 365.17
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 371.21 359.95
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -12.18 -5.38
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 415.70 loads 16,627,935 pounds
Select Cuts 57.84 loads 2,313,518 pounds
Trimmings 43.73 loads 1,749,134 pounds
Ground Beef 67.54 loads 2,701,788 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 72 537,956 928.681,245.25 958.67
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 20 91,587 1,200.001,413.501,237.29
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 118 447,896 1,197.001,379.421,242.57
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 10 14,883 420.00 470.00 435.04
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 23 158,868 378.69 452.00 393.49
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 140 1,271,938 382.52 480.00 411.21
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 56 120,878 575.00 700.00 615.91
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 25 154,598 479.46 611.25 503.02
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 64 80,013 765.00 910.00 831.44
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 219 2,581,049 440.00 535.00 456.32
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 100 411,816 425.00 502.75 451.84
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 37 170,191 494.00 541.00 506.37
116G 4 Chuck, flap 38 104,641 810.001,075.00 911.01
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 151 1,171,413 433.34 544.00 457.07
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 29 28,093 752.00 822.00 797.58
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 94 180,673 610.00 753.50 683.32
130 4 Chuck, short rib 106 235,545 480.00 650.85 521.48
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 155 613,787 412.00 528.00 443.03
168 1 Round, top inside round 15 154,446 391.47 430.00 404.95
168 3 Round, top inside round 121 896,508 395.70 459.00 412.14
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 50 162,121 457.92 528.00 476.27
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 18 77,294 528.50 609.00 557.30
3 Round, top inside, side off 4 104,553 435.00 438.10 435.98
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 18 82,575 360.00 440.54 369.58
171B 3 Round, outside round 116 562,208 375.00 437.00 388.11
171C 3 Round, eye of round 183 965,088 400.00 508.50 430.14
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 93 506,144 723.01 992.00 773.26
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 14 136,667 690.00 905.70 708.23
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 170 965,194 865.001,095.70 897.40
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 102 524,052 475.00 582.25 533.95
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 35 264,839 650.00 895.00 659.39
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 75 326,184 785.001,029.00 817.28
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 66 620,770 380.00 479.25 395.86
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 37 187,801 550.00 665.00 572.17
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 47 60,909 803.50 928.00 857.95
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 140 462,633 1,460.191,718.001,507.01
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 51 113,001 1,388.501,660.001,432.47
193 4 Flank, flank steak 79 120,327 935.001,092.50 986.25
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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 17 29,270 847.00 975.00 870.59
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 7 55,986 980.001,162.00 987.31
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 37 32,608 980.001,109.251,033.00
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 2,616 444.26 450.00 447.57
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9 24,141 408.50 452.00 417.49
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 24 70,694 399.00 472.00 425.67
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 5 10,935 690.00 882.25 786.09
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 37 146,076 435.00 525.00 458.77
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 11 19,420 425.00 487.00 436.56
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 20 35,837 777.001,025.70 862.46
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 30 365,478 440.00 499.00 455.46
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 21 39,580 550.00 745.25 665.36
130 4 Chuck, short rib 20 36,784 480.00 594.00 542.28
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 14 18,927 435.00 525.20 447.70
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 27 107,242 400.00 459.00 416.52
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 3 3,161 419.00 420.00 419.32
171B 3 Round, outside round 24 81,964 374.09 410.20 386.01
171C 3 Round, eye of round 28 57,517 420.00 490.00 431.31
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 10 2,858 790.00 885.85 831.12
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 6 11,692 557.00 610.50 566.39
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 44 259,408 650.00 883.00 666.95
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 34,224 452.85 498.00 454.52
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 32 122,773 450.00 540.00 475.18
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 5 34,245 570.00 646.00 571.34
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 27 100,906 650.001,009.70 703.17
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 15 50,050 390.00 494.00 420.47
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 9 8,551 543.00 632.00 567.00
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 35 127,485 1,325.001,599.701,443.81
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 10 5,750 1,385.001,578.001,410.85
193 4 Flank, flank steak 11 18,039 905.001,035.00 924.53
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 90 314,422 597.00 808.25 657.73
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 72 74,481 990.001,465.001,145.91
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 23 24,188 1,319.001,750.001,480.49
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 77 470,809 450.50 509.00 475.59
4 Pectoral Meat 112 455,989 442.00 528.50 460.44
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 44 287,923 310.00 406.56 341.16
Ground Beef 75% 11 38,096 305.00 422.50 358.58
Ground Beef 81% 156 1,541,292 347.00 464.00 376.35
Ground Beef 85% 36 246,844 445.00 482.20 463.39
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 18 46,093 531.56 559.50 549.05
Ground Beef Chuck 21 97,805 413.88 455.75 433.56
Ground Beef Round 9 23,908 431.75 480.00 444.46
Ground Beef Sirloin 4 12,865 476.36 563.00 526.20
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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% 17 184,900 297.00 389.00 332.18
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 9 101,140 393.00 431.90 406.28
Blended Ground Beef 85% 9 25,540 440.00 467.00 451.97
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 12 34,280 535.05 576.48 547.52
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 7 45,186 380.50 462.10 390.85
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 84 1,749,134 150.00 198.60 170.25
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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