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                         National Daily Boxed Beef Cutout And Boxed Beef Cuts - 
Negotiated Sales -
                         Morning
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                                 January 30, 2026
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USDA Estimated Boxed Beef Cut-out Values - as of 9:30am
Based on negotiated prices and volume of boxed beef cuts delivered within 0-21 
days and on average industry cutting yields. Values
reflect U.S. dollars per 100 pounds.
                                                                                
Choice               Select
                                                                               
600-900             600-900
Current Cutout Values:                                                          
366.44              363.00
Change from prior day:                                                          
 (1.22)               2.28
Choice/Select spread:                                                           
           3.44
Total Load Count (Cuts, Trimmings, Grinds):                                     
             57


Composite Primal Values
          Primal Rib                                                            
484.00              481.40
          Primal Chuck                                                          
342.64              345.76
          Primal Round                                                          
326.41              327.50
          Primal Loin                                                           
462.30              442.92
          Primal Brisket                                                        
308.70              305.84
          Primal Short Plate                                                    
247.69              247.69
          Primal Flank                                                          
172.04              170.76


Load Count And Cutout Value Summary For Prior 5 Days
                                                                                
Choice               Select
Date         Choice        Select   Trim      Grinds   Total                   
600-900             600-900
01/29            68             6     9          12      94                     
367.66              360.72
01/28            62             8     6          11      86                     
369.74              363.57
01/27            76             7     4          15     102                     
368.11              365.19
01/26            63            11    10          13      97                     
368.90              367.12
01/23            82            12     8          20     123                     
368.92              362.39
Current 5 Day Simple Average:                                                   
368.67              363.80




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                       National Daily Boxed Beef Cutout And Boxed Beef Cuts - 
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                                             National Boxed Beef Cuts - 
Negotiated Sales
               FOB Plant basis negotiated sales for delivery within 0-21 day 
period. Prior days sales after 1:30pm are included.

Current Volume - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
 Choice Cuts                             38.15 loads        1,525,873 pounds
 Select Cuts                                3.95 loads        158,129 pounds
 Trimmings                                  4.97 loads        198,950 pounds
 Ground Beef                                9.61 loads        384,455 pounds

Choice Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6                                  (IM) = 
Individual Muscle
                                                                        # of    
        Total               Price                    Weighted
IMPS/FL                                 Sub-Primal
                                                                     Trades     
       Pounds               Range                     Average
109E           1         Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in                      17     
       81,960          899.00 - 1,005.90               925.84
112A           3         Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                         0     
             0           0.00 - 0.00                      0.00
112A           3         Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy                        18     
       28,224          971.00 - 1,136.86              1,064.71
113C           1         Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off                             
                               -
114            1         Chuck, shoulder clod                                   
                               -
114A           3         Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd                      11     
       32,500          389.00 - 445.00                  404.18
114D           3         Chuck, clod, top blade                          14     
       21,921          531.00 - 569.00                  535.16
114E           3         Chuck, clod, arm roast                          14     
       30,711          552.00 - 585.00                  555.52
114F           5         Chuck, clod tender                               8     
        4,425          713.00 - 765.00                  715.63
116A           3         Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off                      13     
      115,097          583.00 - 675.00                  587.49
116B           1         Chuck, chuck tender                             28     
       67,303          400.00 - 468.50                  428.77
916A           3         Chuck, roll, retail ready                       20     
       84,914          669.00 - 673.00                  671.10
116G           4         Chuck, flap                                      4     
       12,618          850.00 - 869.00                  852.32
120            1         Brisket, deckle-off, bnls                       12     
       66,051          419.54 - 465.90                  434.07
120A           3         Brisket, point/off, bnls                         5     
        8,835          725.00 - 755.00                  746.44
123A           3         Short Plate, short rib                          11     
       32,666          565.50 - 624.00                  585.27
130            4         Chuck, short rib                                19     
       38,201          547.78 - 570.25                  553.77
160            1         Round, bone-in                                   0     
             0           0.00 - 0.00                      0.00
161            1         Round, boneless                                  0     
             0           0.00 - 0.00                      0.00
167A           4         Round, knuckle, peeled                          27     
       83,268          425.00 - 464.00                  433.50
168            1         Round, top inside round                                
                               -
168            3         Round, top inside round                         13     
       20,494          435.00 - 461.00                  445.91
169            5         Round, top inside, denuded                      19     
       87,499          493.55 - 515.90                  496.93
169A           5         Round, top inside, cap off                             
                               -


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              3        Round, top inside, side off                  0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
170           1        Round, bottom gooseneck                                  
                    -
171B          3        Round, outside round                         8         
22,274        410.00 - 460.00             439.83
171C          3        Round, eye of round                         35        
107,332        415.00 - 460.00             425.89
174           3        Loin, short loin, 0x1                       23         
35,515        777.78 - 860.00             788.51
175           3        Loin, strip loin, 1x1                                    
                    -
              1        Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                   0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
180           3        Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1                      38        
146,469        944.78 - 1,000.00           954.70
184           1        Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy                  3          
2,689        559.00 - 575.10             564.17
184           3        Loin, top butt, boneless                    24        
106,791        566.55 - 590.00             570.58
184B          3        Loin, top butt, CC                           0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
185A          4        Loin, bottom sirloin, flap                  11          
9,620        839.70 - 897.00             868.22
185B          1        Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy                              
                    -
185C          1        Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                       8          
7,024        530.00 - 550.00             537.30
185D          4        Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld                 11         
17,394        748.01 - 765.00             752.93
189A          4        Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy                 35        
127,637       1,434.00 - 1,615.00         1,442.27
191A          4        Loin, butt tender, trimmed                   9          
9,045       1,443.00 - 1,697.00         1,494.16
193           4        Flank, flank steak                          27         
36,948        595.78 - 651.86             610.72
Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6                            (IM) = Individual 
Muscle
                                                                  # of         
Total             Price                Weighted
IMPS/FL                                Sub-Primal
                                                               Trades         
Pounds             Range                 Average
109E          1        Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in                               
                    -
112A          3        Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                     4         
46,642        960.00 - 1,010.00          1,005.40
112A          3        Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy                     5         
29,282        929.00 - 1,100.00           973.74
113C          1        Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off                               
                    -
114           1        Chuck, shoulder clod                                     
                    -
114A          3        Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd                   3          
4,927        402.10 - 445.00             408.86
114D          3        Chuck, clod, top blade                       0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
114E          3        Chuck, clod, arm roast                       0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
114F          5        Chuck, clod tender                                       
                    -
116A          3        Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off                   3          
3,698        640.00 - 650.00             643.29
116B          1        Chuck, chuck tender                                      
                    -
916A          3        Chuck, roll, retail ready                    0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
116G          4        Chuck, flap                                  0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
120           1        Brisket, deckle-off, bnls                                
                    -


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120A           3         Brisket, point/off, bnls                   0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
123A           3         Short Plate, short rib                                 
                     -
130            4         Chuck, short rib                           0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
160            1         Round, bone-in                             0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
161            1         Round, boneless                            0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
167A           4         Round, knuckle, peeled                     0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
168            1         Round, top inside round                    0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
168            3         Round, top inside round                                
                     -
169            5         Round, top inside, denuded                             
                     -
169A           5         Round, top inside, cap off                 0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
               3         Round, top inside, side off                0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
170            1         Round, bottom gooseneck                    0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
171B           3         Round, outside round                                   
                     -
171C           3         Round, eye of round                        3           
2,937        391.25 - 460.00             414.56
174            3         Loin, short loin, 0x1                                  
                     -
175            3         Loin, strip loin, 1x1                      0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
               1         Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1                             
                     -
180            3         Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1                     7           
7,150        827.00 - 900.00             850.48
184            1         Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy                            
                     -
184            3         Loin, top butt, boneless                               
                     -
184B           3         Loin, top butt, CC                         0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
185A           4         Loin, bottom sirloin, flap                             
                     -
185B           1         Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy                0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
185C           1         Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                                 
                     -
185D           4         Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld                            
                     -
189A           4         Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy                3           
8,662       1,430.90 - 1,592.00        1,448.64
191A           4         Loin, butt tender, trimmed                 0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00                0.00
193            4         Flank, flank steak                         3           
1,305        621.42 - 635.90             627.00

Choice, Select & Ungraded Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt                                        15           
13,845        637.00 - 675.00             668.07
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt                                         5           
3,851        849.00 - 1,025.90           909.60
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld                                  11           
12,689       1,198.25 - 1,451.00        1,252.50
  4 Cap and Wedge Meat                                              8          
17,829        437.00 - 465.00             445.25
  4 Pectoral Meat                                                 23           
29,880        455.00 - 478.00             462.11
GB - Steer/Heifer Source - 10 Pound Chub Basis- Coarse & Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73%                                                    6            
 33,809    347.16 - 380.00            355.34
Ground Beef 75%                                                    3            
 27,656    375.04 - 377.00            375.19
Ground Beef 81%                                                   14            
240,455    329.00 - 424.25            343.90
Ground Beef 85%                                                                 
                  -
Ground Beef 90%                                                    0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00
Ground Beef 93%                                                    3            
  9,037    532.00 - 537.10            532.84
Ground Beef Chuck                                                  6            
 49,069    409.00 - 415.90            411.48
Ground Beef Round                                                  0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00
Ground Beef Sirloin                                                0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00
Blended GB - Steer/Heifer/Cow Source - 10 Pound Chub Basis- Coarse & Fine Grind
Blended Ground Beef 73%                                                         
                  -
Blended Ground Beef 75%                                            0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00
Blended Ground Beef 81%                                                         
                  -
Blended Ground Beef 85%                                            0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00
Blended Ground Beef 90%                                            0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00
Blended Ground Beef 93%                                            0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00
Blended Ground Beef Chuck                                          0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00
Blended Ground Beef Round                                          0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin                                        0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00
Beef Trimmings - Steer/Heifer Source - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
Fresh 50% lean trimmings                                          11            
198,950    135.00 - 166.00            152.06
Frozen 50% lean trimmings                                          0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00                0.00

Fat Limitations (FL) Description
 Maximum Average Fat Thickness                       Maximum Fat at any point
 1. 3/4" (19mm)                                      1.0"
 2. 1/4" (6mm)                                       1/2"
 3. 1/8" (3mm)                                       1/4"
 4. Practically free (75% surface lean exposed)      1/8"
 5. Peeled/Denuded                                   1/8"
 6. Peeled/Denuded, surface membrane removed         1/8"




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