USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 01/05 15:05
01/05/2026 | 3:05 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 01/05 15:05
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Jan 05, 2026
NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES - PM
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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Current Cutout Values: 353.70 351.50
Change from prior day: 3.73 4.58
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 479.14 503.85
Primal Chuck 329.34 323.24
Primal Round 313.58 314.79
Primal Loin 437.21 420.86
Primal Brisket 316.20 315.75
Primal Plate 242.73 242.73
Primal Flank 170.07 170.69
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 79.82 loads 3,192,873 pounds
Select Cuts 17.56 loads 702,391 pounds
Trimmings 7.17 loads 286,635 pounds
Ground Beef 13.94 loads 557,659 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 19 243,032 871.001,075.00 890.72
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 4,318 1,212.001,235.701,223.36
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 28 399,181 964.501,234.00 970.92
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 23,045 414.00 440.85 415.10
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 18 139,187 380.00 414.00 391.48
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 13 94,067 405.00 602.86 423.45
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 5 43,675 550.00 558.00 557.57
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 9 12,627 723.13 822.00 732.74
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 30 280,465 540.00 640.00 605.38
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 10 46,356 397.00 438.50 419.33
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 3 43,930 599.00 660.00 655.14
116G 4 Chuck, flap 14 20,672 1,024.001,129.251,064.57
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 30 332,342 440.00 483.50 444.25
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 4 4,839 760.00 770.00 761.22
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 26 52,187 535.00 677.50 606.31
130 4 Chuck, short rib 21 46,633 475.13 649.85 505.66
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 20 56,539 392.80 474.00 420.78
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 24 78,110 375.00 444.00 410.15
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 7,689 439.00 497.00 467.44
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 6 105,334 535.00 585.00 555.40
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 4,983 387.00 404.25 390.48
171B 3 Round, outside round 19 96,905 390.00 435.00 409.16
171C 3 Round, eye of round 19 28,334 403.87 451.47 429.92
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 17 177,939 764.82 874.00 778.35
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 9 126,294 685.00 770.00 687.76
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 26 135,026 800.00 960.00 840.47
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5 4,432 522.00 549.00 532.88
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 5 45,070 680.00 729.00 683.43
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 10 17,367 757.00 826.20 788.07
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 9 27,947 387.00 421.00 409.18
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 10 23,424 485.70 519.10 491.78
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 12 30,677 682.13 769.25 715.20
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 16 29,361 1,440.001,770.701,548.37
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 5 6,175 1,550.501,754.251,578.05
193 4 Flank, flank steak 7 3,517 595.00 654.25 622.01
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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
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 18 7,098 1,075.001,150.001,099.15
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 1,240 400.00 410.00 405.46
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender .00 .00 .00
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 4 9,278 549.00 583.00 574.25
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender .00 .00 .00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 25,420 966.001,018.541,006.96
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 18 354,759 444.00 463.50 444.60
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 20,774 499.50 648.00 566.81
130 4 Chuck, short rib 13 16,568 455.00 498.00 480.94
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 6 11,053 376.00 458.50 412.36
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 6,424 405.00 422.00 417.26
168 3 Round, top inside round 12 34,365 405.00 428.50 411.98
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 1,844 508.00 511.00 508.60
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 10 7,196 398.00 423.50 410.68
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 16,318 430.00 440.00 436.19
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 9 10,671 724.24 787.00 755.80
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 7 6,342 775.00 830.00 790.52
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5 12,650 510.00 565.00 520.46
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 5 28,283 400.00 429.00 406.53
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 14 50,468 1,390.001,755.701,418.78
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 24 45,542 601.00 689.25 632.98
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 17 30,762 771.001,010.70 854.24
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 8 6,113 1,110.011,375.001,309.06
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 22 181,499 400.00 469.85 428.40
4 Pectoral Meat 23 188,334 375.00 474.10 446.75
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 9 33,149 323.50 338.00 330.79
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 20 147,571 340.00 379.00 362.10
Ground Beef 85% 7 98,548 399.00 409.62 407.52
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 9 56,016 485.00 529.50 511.39
Ground Beef Chuck 4 27,702 370.00 396.00 372.83
Ground Beef Round
Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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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%
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81%
Blended Ground Beef 85%
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93%
Blended Ground Beef Chuck .00 .00 .00
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 11 286,635 138.00 149.00 144.58
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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