USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/17 14:50
12/17/2025 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/17 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Wed, Dec 17, 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: 356.09 346.43
Change from prior day: -2.79 -2.67
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 604.44 595.92
Primal Chuck 298.21 295.37
Primal Round 286.37 288.65
Primal Loin 455.83 417.98
Primal Brisket 322.31 315.15
Primal Plate 233.93 233.93
Primal Flank 162.99 164.41
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 113.91 loads 4,556,224 pounds
Select Cuts 25.80 loads 1,031,897 pounds
Trimmings 12.66 loads 506,493 pounds
Ground Beef 17.98 loads 719,092 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 33 127,600 1,250.001,444.001,322.65
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 9 87,217 1,305.001,544.001,323.25
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 31 188,695 1,250.001,572.001,310.26
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4 6,217 380.00 400.21 384.70
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 10 28,163 322.00 351.31 334.92
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 35 204,744 340.00 400.00 353.55
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 17 53,784 425.00 581.00 457.10
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 9 18,227 504.00 574.85 544.51
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 23 15,743 625.00 887.00 724.64
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 37 146,526 455.70 530.25 492.29
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 29 149,916 358.00 435.25 374.38
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 10 76,995 479.00 550.00 524.04
116G 4 Chuck, flap 14 45,007 1,065.001,151.001,103.97
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 36 471,559 456.00 500.00 461.48
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 10 5,449 724.00 775.00 757.12
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 20 38,685 544.93 708.50 587.83
130 4 Chuck, short rib 29 74,649 450.00 532.00 484.09
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 26 122,328 365.00 428.00 376.14
168 1 Round, top inside round 6 43,489 342.00 397.00 343.56
168 3 Round, top inside round 37 270,483 345.00 395.25 361.95
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 17 29,704 394.00 456.34 403.24
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 19,366 495.00 529.85 526.27
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 6 39,833 347.00 396.00 350.99
171B 3 Round, outside round 32 120,889 344.00 390.00 360.54
171C 3 Round, eye of round 63 595,754 371.30 438.50 376.89
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 30 141,952 730.00 954.75 783.09
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 59 409,092 880.00 975.00 904.44
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 23 56,044 520.00 575.00 540.75
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 9 26,219 698.50 745.00 703.55
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 23 372,156 700.00 785.00 702.52
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 20 25,566 379.50 415.00 389.80
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 12 13,115 460.00 485.00 468.67
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 15 22,440 627.20 707.00 684.38
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 52 276,138 1,591.382,238.501,700.33
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 15,136 1,792.651,999.001,818.25
193 4 Flank, flank steak 39 55,802 570.00 672.50 596.70
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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 3,841 1,200.001,215.001,212.96
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 4 3,942 1,340.531,390.001,363.81
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 11 8,287 1,280.001,375.001,340.61
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 5 9,974 350.30 363.00 357.64
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 8 17,021 452.00 507.00 476.28
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 6 16,512 380.00 400.00 389.00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 6 5,565 1,000.001,051.061,024.43
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 11 176,843 450.00 457.00 450.68
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 9 26,540 540.00 595.00 548.41
130 4 Chuck, short rib 9 9,048 465.00 503.00 486.73
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 7 16,586 360.00 425.00 366.80
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 10 134,532 351.20 395.00 357.22
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
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 6 52,523 345.00 367.00 349.24
171C 3 Round, eye of round 5 12,322 405.00 455.17 430.75
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 8 160,726 645.00 655.00 651.08
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 55,520 600.00 660.50 659.52
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 17 57,437 725.00 784.00 746.04
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 7 71,956 495.00 550.00 497.15
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 5 3,407 700.00 715.00 710.78
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 5 6,889 385.00 390.41 386.35
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 6 5,523 421.00 462.00 439.30
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 4 7,277 495.00 690.00 631.56
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 11 46,879 1,593.002,130.701,630.70
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 4 1,707 605.00 607.00 605.85
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 29 81,575 580.00 668.00 596.34
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 16 18,046 737.00 999.75 830.20
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 10 5,452 1,118.501,352.001,185.66
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 16 106,716 377.00 465.00 387.78
4 Pectoral Meat 24 32,932 408.00 487.00 441.69
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 19 82,806 315.00 346.75 322.53
Ground Beef 75% 3 11,630 330.00 350.00 338.82
Ground Beef 81% 55 534,177 318.75 391.00 332.24
Ground Beef 85% 3 2,012 415.60 436.00 425.84
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 8 14,550 508.00 533.00 510.83
Ground Beef Chuck 4 2,770 355.00 377.00 359.85
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 .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 17 506,493 108.00 135.00 128.76
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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