USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/15 14:50
12/15/2025 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/15 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Dec 15, 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: 359.46 347.30
Change from prior day: 2.02 3.08
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 635.97 588.09
Primal Chuck 295.33 290.13
Primal Round 284.79 281.33
Primal Loin 458.94 440.07
Primal Brisket 321.67 315.45
Primal Plate 238.70 238.70
Primal Flank 163.50 161.34
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 86.46 loads 3,458,277 pounds
Select Cuts 7.79 loads 311,503 pounds
Trimmings 8.76 loads 350,220 pounds
Ground Beef 10.63 loads 425,287 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 20 253,750 1,310.001,382.751,332.04
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 17 58,637 1,382.081,510.701,402.62
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 7 9,439 389.00 410.86 405.67
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 9,455 343.00 348.00 346.93
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 14 55,922 344.00 366.25 350.79
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 10 6,005 481.00 610.79 533.29
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 7 71,363 490.00 530.00 524.93
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 6 2,039 844.00 920.00 859.09
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 28 127,508 456.00 486.25 473.10
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 17 31,099 365.00 431.00 384.20
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 4 3,613 461.00 520.00 511.75
116G 4 Chuck, flap 12 32,738 1,025.001,154.501,055.88
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 27 180,695 447.00 490.00 460.27
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 7 8,395 735.00 765.00 752.88
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 23,754 550.00 690.00 607.33
130 4 Chuck, short rib 27 39,244 455.00 530.50 479.56
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 42 442,186 363.00 439.39 379.45
168 1 Round, top inside round 7 101,789 343.75 365.00 353.51
168 3 Round, top inside round 64 993,307 338.00 376.00 349.96
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 10 37,878 395.55 457.00 415.54
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 3 19,121 456.00 530.39 464.16
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 4 5,592 347.00 365.00 350.61
171B 3 Round, outside round 22 76,738 335.37 387.05 353.85
171C 3 Round, eye of round 26 64,495 365.00 482.36 395.25
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 18 113,202 725.05 956.25 766.26
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 29 196,691 875.00 985.10 895.07
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 10 25,846 528.55 561.25 532.52
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 5 37,048 680.00 729.00 704.17
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 17 43,028 680.00 780.00 731.64
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 29,150 351.27 400.00 386.95
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 10 43,687 458.75 480.00 464.40
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 9 4,263 655.39 704.25 681.61
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 20 64,218 1,710.002,225.751,825.89
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 3,457 1,821.051,983.251,882.19
193 4 Flank, flank steak 11 33,322 570.00 674.25 595.14
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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 3 3,704 1,250.001,287.001,253.61
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 6 10,508 1,298.521,390.001,331.72
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 5 8,372 337.00 356.00 343.23
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 5 11,200 414.00 465.60 439.95
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 2,305 403.00 412.00 407.13
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 9 19,215 1,050.001,051.001,050.10
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 5 17,386 434.00 470.00 450.03
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 5 17,552 477.00 535.00 527.95
130 4 Chuck, short rib
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 4 16,090 342.41 392.00 374.42
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 3 1,078 373.50 375.00 373.82
171B 3 Round, outside round 4 9,135 337.00 375.00 356.14
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 1,856 674.52 760.00 711.60
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 7 15,063 750.00 797.75 763.78
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 6 36,082 670.00 715.00 712.04
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 3 4,745 390.00 403.00 394.86
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 6 59,631 570.00 590.00 572.72
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 13 42,110 605.00 674.25 631.69
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 13 9,812 700.691,010.70 877.29
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 3 1,592 1,110.011,260.001,152.59
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 19 86,355 376.00 450.00 407.13
4 Pectoral Meat 16 93,475 425.00 474.25 439.07
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 9 63,571 300.00 333.00 307.63
Ground Beef 75% 4 57,113 347.20 356.00 355.51
Ground Beef 81% 18 142,239 334.69 374.00 351.38
Ground Beef 85% 13 78,690 389.00 443.50 396.60
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93% 10 41,733 475.00 529.50 504.11
Ground Beef Chuck 3 28,096 355.00 386.00 356.10
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% .00 .00 .00
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 .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 13 350,220 115.00 150.00 140.24
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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