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                         National Daily Boxed Beef Cutout And Boxed Beef Cuts - 
Negotiated Sales -
                         Morning
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                              September 23, 2025
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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:                                                          
383.45              361.35
Change from prior day:                                                          
  2.06               (0.74)
Choice/Select spread:                                                           
          22.10
Total Load Count (Cuts, Trimmings, Grinds):                                     
             50


Composite Primal Values
          Primal Rib                                                            
634.31              528.56
          Primal Chuck                                                          
330.37              330.42
          Primal Round                                                          
330.36              325.23
          Primal Loin                                                           
466.84              428.88
          Primal Brisket                                                        
307.48              300.71
          Primal Short Plate                                                    
245.21              245.21
          Primal Flank                                                          
228.81              213.75


Load Count And Cutout Value Summary For Prior 5 Days
                                                                                
Choice               Select
Date         Choice        Select   Trim      Grinds   Total                   
600-900             600-900
09/22            56            35     6          11     108                     
381.39              362.09
09/19            91            18     8          14     131                     
382.05              359.92
09/18            49            24    12          14      99                     
385.81              361.31
09/17            95            24     5          19     142                     
388.18              366.37
09/16            91            27    28          20     166                     
392.62              373.17
Current 5 Day Simple Average:                                                   
386.01              364.57




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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                             29.51 loads        1,180,444 pounds
 Select Cuts                             10.91 loads          436,379 pounds
 Trimmings                                  3.24 loads        129,749 pounds
 Ground Beef                                6.69 loads        267,792 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                      11     
       47,181        1,265.00 - 1,375.00              1,277.92
112A           3         Rib, ribeye, bnls, light                         7     
       10,176        1,473.06 - 1,569.00              1,525.61
112A           3         Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy                         6     
        3,798        1,500.00 - 1,549.00              1,522.82
113C           1         Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off                             
                               -
114            1         Chuck, shoulder clod                             3     
        1,761          405.00 - 420.58                  409.70
114A           3         Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd                      15     
      115,446          385.00 - 447.00                  400.21
114D           3         Chuck, clod, top blade                           3     
        1,393          535.15 - 600.00                  581.04
114E           3         Chuck, clod, arm roast                           6     
       60,289          530.00 - 606.75                  533.54
114F           5         Chuck, clod tender                               4     
        1,810        1,099.00 - 1,127.00              1,112.68
116A           3         Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off                      20     
       51,631          525.00 - 616.25                  552.78
116B           1         Chuck, chuck tender                              9     
       21,473          420.00 - 490.00                  436.38
916A           3         Chuck, roll, retail ready                              
                               -
116G           4         Chuck, flap                                      4     
       14,352          838.39 - 905.00                  851.90
120            1         Brisket, deckle-off, bnls                       24     
      277,865          428.75 - 480.00                  433.41
120A           3         Brisket, point/off, bnls                               
                               -
123A           3         Short Plate, short rib                          12     
       38,059          565.00 - 759.25                  614.22
130            4         Chuck, short rib                                17     
       42,701          500.00 - 576.50                  517.59
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                          12     
       21,228          479.00 - 534.00                  494.71
168            1         Round, top inside round                          4     
       11,394          420.00 - 467.00                  422.17
168            3         Round, top inside round                         11     
       22,040          411.00 - 445.00                  428.83
169            5         Round, top inside, denuded                       5     
       12,440          450.00 - 509.00                  458.10
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                        16        
102,878        382.00 - 425.25            398.98
171C          3        Round, eye of round                         15         
37,433        500.00 - 530.00            515.44
174           3        Loin, short loin, 0x1                        6         
42,446        725.00 - 775.00            726.70
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                      15         
62,268        845.00 - 912.25            857.85
184           1        Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy                  0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00               0.00
184           3        Loin, top butt, boneless                     7         
24,643        529.84 - 579.00            560.57
184B          3        Loin, top butt, CC                                       
                    -
185A          4        Loin, bottom sirloin, flap                   4         
11,239        841.00 - 974.50            953.72
185B          1        Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy                  7         
38,680        435.00 - 475.00            439.33
185C          1        Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                                   
                    -
185D          4        Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld                  6         
15,351        710.00 - 779.00            716.22
189A          4        Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy                 13         
24,702       1,960.00 - 2,077.25       1,994.43
191A          4        Loin, butt tender, trimmed                   4          
2,135       1,785.00 - 1,815.00       1,791.74
193           4        Flank, flank steak                          10          
4,736        965.00 - 1,011.25          990.63
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                     3          
1,094       1,144.70 - 1,175.00       1,169.07
112A          3        Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy                     8         
11,311       1,125.00 - 1,177.00       1,131.10
113C          1        Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off                   0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00               0.00
114           1        Chuck, shoulder clod                         0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00               0.00
114A          3        Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd                   6         
41,120        375.00 - 403.00            391.25
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                           5         
15,708       1,056.00 - 1,100.00       1,061.66
116A          3        Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off                   9         
23,191        514.40 - 584.00            546.66
116B          1        Chuck, chuck tender                                      
                    -
916A          3        Chuck, roll, retail ready                    0           
   0           0.00 - 0.00               0.00
116G          4        Chuck, flap                                 10         
19,302        703.39 - 750.00            729.80
120           1        Brisket, deckle-off, bnls                    7         
94,646        420.00 - 462.58            432.60


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120A           3         Brisket, point/off, bnls                   0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00              0.00
123A           3         Short Plate, short rib                     4          
12,859        557.47 - 593.00           558.89
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                     5           
5,606        483.00 - 515.25           485.71
168            1         Round, top inside round                                
                     -
168            3         Round, top inside round                    5          
20,842        407.31 - 454.00           431.89
169            5         Round, top inside, denuded                             
                     -
169A           5         Round, top inside, cap off                             
                     -
               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                       7          
64,519        375.00 - 423.00           385.72
171C           3         Round, eye of round                      11           
23,065        500.00 - 531.00           508.41
174            3         Loin, short loin, 0x1                      5           
4,079        600.00 - 700.00           620.81
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                     6           
9,967        625.00 - 700.00           637.92
184            1         Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy                0           
    0           0.00 - 0.00              0.00
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                3          
19,362        425.00 - 465.00           441.52
185C           1         Loin, sirloin, tri-tip                                 
                     -
185D           4         Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld                            
                     -
189A           4         Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy                8          
11,440       1,815.00 - 1,940.70      1,862.33
191A           4         Loin, butt tender, trimmed                             
                     -
193            4         Flank, flank steak                         7           
3,379        935.00 - 950.00           942.43

Choice, Select & Ungraded Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt                                        11           
25,807        590.00 - 744.00           646.39
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt                                         8           
8,380        601.43 - 1,051.25         708.62
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld                                                
                     -
  4 Cap and Wedge Meat                                              6           
9,071        473.09 - 504.25           490.98
  4 Pectoral Meat                                                 11           
11,664        480.96 - 517.25           491.38
GB - Steer/Heifer Source - 10 Pound Chub Basis- Coarse & Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73%                                                    3            
 20,002    300.00 - 307.09          302.48
Ground Beef 75%                                                                 
                  -
Ground Beef 81%                                                   14            
 54,537    336.78 - 387.15          361.48
Ground Beef 85%                                                    4            
 19,222    410.00 - 425.60          417.16
Ground Beef 90%                                                    0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00              0.00
Ground Beef 93%                                                                 
                  -
Ground Beef Chuck                                                               
                  -
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%                                                         
                  -
Blended Ground Beef 81%                                                         
                  -
Blended Ground Beef 85%                                                         
                  -
Blended Ground Beef 90%                                            0            
     0       0.00 - 0.00              0.00
Blended Ground Beef 93%                                                         
                  -
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                                           4            
129,749    138.00 - 153.00          147.65
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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