USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/12 15:05
12/12/2025 | 3:05 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/12 15:05
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 12, 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: 357.44 344.22
Change from prior day: -.67 .76
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 632.36 599.83
Primal Chuck 293.49 290.23
Primal Round 281.77 279.37
Primal Loin 456.93 420.06
Primal Brisket 324.72 320.70
Primal Plate 235.99 235.99
Primal Flank 165.83 166.72
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 83.62 loads 3,344,703 pounds
Select Cuts 11.44 loads 457,499 pounds
Trimmings 16.12 loads 644,755 pounds
Ground Beef 8.83 loads 353,071 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 50 556,190 1,278.871,395.001,322.06
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 5,541 1,405.001,555.251,434.72
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 28 98,199 1,386.171,517.001,430.11
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6 40,505 321.00 360.60 332.43
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 14 112,708 336.00 370.00 347.56
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 3 43,913 437.00 505.73 440.85
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 3 3,695 530.00 550.00 533.81
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 10 27,192 775.001,100.00 923.72
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 25 208,582 420.50 485.00 451.79
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 22 44,268 373.18 420.00 386.81
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 4 10,020 1,084.971,175.001,133.07
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 20 40,594 449.00 480.00 464.04
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 17 47,839 724.00 799.00 761.62
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 38,200 549.98 699.50 599.80
130 4 Chuck, short rib 16 57,972 466.00 535.10 485.00
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 40 179,894 362.00 445.10 386.70
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 24 174,285 344.00 380.00 352.20
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 23 60,500 393.18 445.25 404.14
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 10,763 351.00 390.76 367.36
171B 3 Round, outside round 22 189,385 330.00 437.00 357.71
171C 3 Round, eye of round 43 149,914 377.00 440.90 400.32
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 24 137,188 722.18 974.00 774.14
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 6 53,607 715.00 790.10 722.95
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 43 327,583 905.00 975.00 926.76
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 26 116,684 510.63 570.10 528.26
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 14 91,687 700.00 760.00 706.10
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 16,380 364.25 400.00 377.02
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 5,021 451.00 465.00 458.80
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 8 8,619 667.00 700.00 673.84
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 38 103,227 1,727.902,228.001,812.04
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 7 9,743 1,695.001,974.001,790.53
193 4 Flank, flank steak 17 19,614 566.18 669.93 583.08
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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 7 47,288 1,187.001,285.001,230.66
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 3 3,025 1,305.001,374.001,324.03
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 5 14,156 336.00 354.00 342.62
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 3 9,105 440.78 460.00 446.60
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 4 72,406 365.00 372.00 365.73
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap .00 .00 .00
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls .00 .00 .00
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 4,814 477.00 575.00 517.83
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 6 74,989 350.00 429.00 354.57
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 6 40,913 341.53 385.00 356.86
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 8 61,389 325.00 354.00 333.88
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 5,477 382.06 433.00 397.40
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 21,630 625.45 774.00 632.47
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 5 4,362 755.00 765.00 762.18
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 4 12,859 685.00 706.00 694.47
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 14,691 377.00 391.00 389.26
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 3 1,635 1,665.872,130.902,037.90
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 11,324 597.00 615.10 598.08
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 21 31,400 591.00 695.00 620.23
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 7 12,006 825.00 896.00 830.28
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 5 2,990 1,155.001,300.001,159.61
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 21 180,848 365.00 450.00 388.25
4 Pectoral Meat 23 62,588 404.00 494.00 440.87
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 5 68,789 302.00 320.00 316.87
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 16 168,401 310.00 368.00 330.78
Ground Beef 85% 5 38,623 415.60 425.00 419.37
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 3 4,451 499.49 530.00 508.72
Ground Beef Chuck 7 46,690 367.00 371.00 368.22
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%
Blended Ground Beef 81%
Blended Ground Beef 85%
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93% .00 .00 .00
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 22 644,755 105.00 164.00 133.42
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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