USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 08/20 14:55
08/20/2025 | 2:55 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 08/20 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Wed, Aug 20, 2025
NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES - PM
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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Current Cutout Values: 405.85 383.16
Change from prior day: -1.35 3.40
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 609.92 513.54
Primal Chuck 358.14 357.27
Primal Round 359.89 359.12
Primal Loin 496.35 443.65
Primal Brisket 345.06 343.75
Primal Plate 272.67 272.67
Primal Flank 237.33 236.97
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 61.21 loads 2,448,520 pounds
Select Cuts 21.96 loads 878,551 pounds
Trimmings 8.32 loads 332,656 pounds
Ground Beef 10.40 loads 415,880 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 13 24,664 1,150.001,330.701,172.03
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 17 74,568 1,335.001,473.501,391.27
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 32 76,495 1,320.001,451.751,366.88
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 4,432 475.00 525.00 500.41
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 2,590 431.75 452.33 442.74
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 19 86,963 429.34 472.00 441.78
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 6 53,993 450.00 525.00 462.22
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 6 16,224 584.70 635.00 612.24
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 16 12,385 975.001,101.001,030.96
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 38 118,422 550.00 650.00 596.93
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 20 53,068 438.00 510.25 474.16
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 10 6,568 780.00 825.00 797.34
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 32 138,543 456.67 528.00 475.21
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 4 7,829 802.62 850.00 820.39
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 27 62,159 538.00 798.50 611.12
130 4 Chuck, short rib 14 12,684 539.64 595.00 584.07
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 26 77,943 487.00 555.00 511.76
168 1 Round, top inside round 5 4,303 475.12 510.00 485.82
168 3 Round, top inside round 24 80,862 449.00 540.00 489.61
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 10 21,104 530.00 619.25 553.12
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 10 86,613 636.85 760.00 663.31
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 34 206,509 444.34 489.25 454.18
171C 3 Round, eye of round 49 97,434 461.00 538.50 494.52
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 19 25,505 825.00 937.40 871.33
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 38,510 731.00 750.84 745.57
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 43 197,455 812.001,050.00 852.23
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 16 101,325 606.00 706.75 617.18
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 14 17,158 831.85 940.85 871.76
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 16 47,025 976.001,151.20 995.24
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 13 78,729 490.27 614.00 516.11
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 22 200,897 438.87 613.50 449.90
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 14 74,954 686.58 850.00 709.03
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 23 79,625 1,715.001,870.001,774.04
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 21 25,274 926.001,002.00 947.53
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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 4 5,932 940.00 970.00 949.43
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 2,403 1,122.001,151.001,131.26
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 14 29,477 1,050.001,155.001,079.65
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 7 39,388 415.00 463.25 426.30
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 5 20,220 424.00 465.00 446.67
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 15 52,462 545.00 645.00 595.19
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 9 6,041 435.00 495.00 475.77
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 9 35,234 658.36 750.00 694.74
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 8 62,751 466.65 485.00 484.18
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib .00 .00 .00
130 4 Chuck, short rib 14 9,043 570.00 603.25 586.08
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 7,625 487.00 544.70 517.11
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 13 148,952 470.00 525.00 478.79
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
171B 3 Round, outside round 16 27,593 446.00 475.00 451.84
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 31,506 478.59 510.00 483.50
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 8 14,282 703.00 724.70 716.70
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 13 34,763 670.00 757.00 715.20
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 5 15,166 525.00 565.00 529.03
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 25,664 944.831,098.00 953.36
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 7,687 565.00 605.00 580.07
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 9 56,375 437.50 580.00 476.65
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 14 47,017 1,456.001,801.001,613.63
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 7 6,306 909.00 975.00 922.03
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 20 44,506 749.00 850.00 795.53
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 17 17,546 634.001,055.70 793.66
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 14 106,431 448.00 510.00 498.19
4 Pectoral Meat 39 162,017 421.29 518.50 487.46
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 22 39,530 347.15 406.00 379.65
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 37 104,055 381.00 440.00 412.90
Ground Beef 85% 4 46,741 426.00 471.75 440.55
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 10 58,380 500.73 528.00 507.77
Ground Beef Chuck 3 3,937 430.00 432.75 430.16
Ground Beef Round
Ground Beef Sirloin
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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% .00 .00 .00
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 16 332,656 159.00 191.45 176.31
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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