USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 08/26 15:00
08/26/2025 | 3:01 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 08/26 15:00
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Des Moines, IA Tue, Aug 26, 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: 413.17 390.76
Change from prior day: 4.68 5.38
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 635.85 521.54
Primal Chuck 363.31 363.11
Primal Round 366.57 367.48
Primal Loin 498.44 456.47
Primal Brisket 348.24 339.13
Primal Plate 281.09 281.09
Primal Flank 241.34 236.97
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 70.55 loads 2,822,103 pounds
Select Cuts 20.08 loads 803,253 pounds
Trimmings 5.29 loads 211,537 pounds
Ground Beef 10.50 loads 420,199 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 17 90,948 1,197.001,314.251,234.85
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 19 149,158 1,449.001,525.001,484.58
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 33 102,576 1,387.001,485.001,429.17
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 3 1,160 475.83 500.00 484.25
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 2,901 419.87 460.00 422.78
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 26 202,861 415.00 489.00 436.48
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 10 28,835 488.00 631.00 499.28
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 9 32,376 569.58 625.00 596.56
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 17 6,212 1,036.001,114.001,074.74
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 31 145,277 599.00 671.25 640.73
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 15 49,602 450.00 515.00 476.71
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 16 30,999 803.00 865.00 832.61
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 27 151,175 467.00 520.00 492.27
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 5 5,584 840.00 883.00 877.50
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 15 33,021 653.23 798.50 739.32
130 4 Chuck, short rib 25 32,998 475.00 615.10 561.86
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 27 75,553 499.00 564.00 515.47
168 1 Round, top inside round 9 215,131 480.00 504.09 495.00
168 3 Round, top inside round 33 164,916 489.00 539.25 502.76
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 11 10,359 549.00 629.00 590.83
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 6,722 430.00 475.10 470.10
171B 3 Round, outside round 32 118,016 445.00 499.00 459.48
171C 3 Round, eye of round 35 75,151 490.00 558.50 517.09
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 18 121,089 728.04 950.10 752.39
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 5 7,129 705.00 830.10 712.56
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 41 214,770 821.00 973.50 861.36
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 11 3,397 649.00 703.50 679.46
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 10 140,222 865.00 899.00 865.75
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 21 291,325 930.741,134.00 957.64
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 14,714 505.06 614.00 554.55
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 12 24,663 474.90 650.00 495.76
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 6 5,026 737.00 850.00 796.04
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 35 103,195 1,750.001,970.001,891.21
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 6 11,596 1,585.681,704.001,600.86
193 4 Flank, flank steak 22 36,737 954.001,011.25 980.47
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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 5 20,238 980.001,025.00 996.52
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 23 92,911 1,080.001,160.001,093.45
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 8 50,531 415.00 453.00 430.80
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 6 21,387 1,025.001,052.251,037.88
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 15 33,507 595.00 658.00 637.32
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 4 6,679 470.00 503.65 479.22
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 18,647 625.00 749.00 719.91
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 17 227,761 471.00 502.34 475.16
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 10 8,704 500.00 780.25 674.85
130 4 Chuck, short rib 13 5,899 555.00 597.00 573.24
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 9 8,666 496.00 525.00 505.40
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 10 32,725 473.00 535.00 489.79
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 16,686 545.00 552.00 548.21
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 19 35,014 451.87 475.00 461.72
171C 3 Round, eye of round 21 30,353 500.00 528.00 516.91
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 8 7,976 650.00 768.65 684.67
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 14 30,861 670.00 750.00 700.26
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 7 6,057 533.15 567.25 546.81
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 7 10,294 900.831,098.001,004.09
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 6,954 530.00 565.00 545.95
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 5,495 500.00 567.25 538.50
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 12 31,981 1,595.001,850.001,805.16
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 1,133 1,454.501,520.001,483.65
193 4 Flank, flank steak 10 8,505 920.00 974.00 946.47
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 17 14,957 792.00 849.00 824.42
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 22 16,537 750.001,065.70 902.96
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 20 72,104 479.70 512.00 491.10
4 Pectoral Meat 39 83,645 445.00 527.50 494.64
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 3 11,188 375.00 410.70 379.90
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 26 68,173 401.15 435.70 418.58
Ground Beef 85% 3 24,714 440.00 463.50 453.05
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 3 42,911 395.00 435.00 406.40
Ground Beef Round 4 1,135 450.70 475.00 460.66
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% .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 7 211,537 165.00 188.50 172.85
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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