USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 01/16 15:00
01/16/2026 | 3:00 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 01/16 15:00
LM_XB403
Des Moines, IA Fri, Jan 16, 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: 362.38 360.19
Change from prior day: 1.61 .48
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 475.90 468.29
Primal Chuck 348.23 349.27
Primal Round 321.32 319.30
Primal Loin 444.47 439.53
Primal Brisket 308.84 309.77
Primal Plate 247.84 247.84
Primal Flank 175.63 170.35
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 58.86 loads 2,354,299 pounds
Select Cuts 7.88 loads 315,025 pounds
Trimmings 9.05 loads 361,914 pounds
Ground Beef 11.88 loads 475,079 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 19 207,078 870.001,004.00 892.41
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 14 29,000 1,032.611,136.861,083.41
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 20 98,758 380.00 425.00 396.03
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 3 2,983 486.00 581.00 513.78
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 13,022 667.00 750.00 695.81
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 17 42,117 600.00 690.00 663.39
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 10 58,589 407.00 446.25 417.46
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 7,567 915.001,100.00 917.47
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 32 533,008 430.00 489.00 435.86
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 4 11,923 760.00 765.00 763.56
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 61,304 551.00 660.00 590.20
130 4 Chuck, short rib 15 46,356 520.00 649.85 562.46
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 23 121,740 412.00 468.70 442.26
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 13,505 410.00 445.00 437.74
168 3 Round, top inside round 18 77,358 407.13 441.00 421.16
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 3,054 485.90 498.00 493.22
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 16 86,992 415.00 449.00 422.87
171C 3 Round, eye of round 22 56,524 420.00 465.75 434.82
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 10 69,541 767.50 856.86 784.45
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 21 70,637 823.501,020.00 905.89
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5 11,023 540.90 571.25 546.21
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 5 40,747 684.38 771.75 733.25
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 11 24,542 782.81 833.00 818.50
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 11 20,886 410.00 430.50 427.48
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 41,299 500.00 529.00 512.26
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 3 10,008 715.00 749.00 722.70
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 18 124,732 1,412.001,670.001,463.32
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 10 20,209 611.00 651.86 637.81
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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 7 37,283 906.251,100.00 925.21
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender .00 .00 .00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 6 82,028 425.00 462.00 431.90
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib .00 .00 .00
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 5 8,632 413.00 430.00 421.24
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round
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 .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 5 14,999 421.02 435.00 423.74
171C 3 Round, eye of round .00 .00 .00
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 4 3,018 802.00 874.00 858.59
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 4,021 510.00 556.00 548.55
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 3,759 754.86 814.70 790.70
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 3,250 1,431.421,680.901,532.41
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed .00 .00 .00
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 11 33,380 624.32 704.00 654.72
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 6 9,985 830.00 921.00 853.64
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 3 1,563 1,118.501,335.001,269.75
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 10 31,609 416.00 473.46 459.27
4 Pectoral Meat 23 350,434 415.00 475.00 452.85
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 125,070 343.00 367.00 347.86
Ground Beef 75% 3 45,403 349.25 371.00 352.11
Ground Beef 81% 16 70,698 340.00 406.50 382.15
Ground Beef 85% 6 20,622 416.00 455.00 421.04
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 11 125,946 390.00 407.00 393.60
Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
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% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93%
Blended Ground Beef Chuck
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 16 361,914 137.00 164.00 154.44
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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