USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/18 14:50
12/18/2025 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/18 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Dec 18, 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: 357.28 343.97
Change from prior day: 1.19 -2.46
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 610.96 565.84
Primal Chuck 301.22 299.35
Primal Round 288.91 289.50
Primal Loin 451.76 417.12
Primal Brisket 322.53 314.01
Primal Plate 231.88 231.88
Primal Flank 162.82 164.00
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 63.40 loads 2,536,071 pounds
Select Cuts 10.73 loads 429,107 pounds
Trimmings .00 loads pounds
Ground Beef 14.44 loads 577,645 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 44 410,543 1,159.001,374.701,297.65
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 6 10,706 1,310.001,525.501,394.60
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 13 22,835 1,325.001,540.001,364.64
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6 37,393 330.00 350.00 342.31
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 11 48,445 339.64 378.00 356.64
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 3 10,125 442.00 573.00 482.45
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 8 18,211 700.00 885.00 730.56
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 20 58,147 459.00 529.00 504.10
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 15 74,459 370.00 434.00 380.86
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 6 21,588 1,004.001,106.341,014.64
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 36 83,708 452.97 495.00 471.90
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 14 25,862 744.00 811.00 782.85
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 16 39,856 528.00 694.70 571.90
130 4 Chuck, short rib 10 23,014 469.00 539.98 474.20
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 26 77,367 375.00 427.75 395.28
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 21 124,932 349.00 395.00 381.10
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 10 34,210 403.00 430.00 405.52
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 14 87,228 344.98 389.00 374.03
171C 3 Round, eye of round 36 191,741 360.00 429.00 379.07
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 8 38,702 762.00 909.50 774.59
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 37 223,727 840.00 975.00 891.02
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 5,131 519.00 545.00 527.79
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 17 68,097 529.00 565.00 529.61
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 14 188,440 698.50 734.50 708.44
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 11 56,741 700.00 790.00 729.85
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 55,871 379.00 418.40 384.96
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 9 18,207 464.30 496.00 468.35
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 18 16,574 627.20 709.00 667.85
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 23 102,208 1,593.001,953.001,675.21
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 4,237 1,676.001,700.001,677.87
193 4 Flank, flank steak 18 39,316 583.00 672.50 594.21
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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
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 4 39,491 1,257.631,383.501,261.85
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 5 3,202 1,318.001,373.501,347.89
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 9,362 332.00 353.22 341.50
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 6 15,584 350.00 380.00 362.75
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 7 34,024 440.00 520.25 485.99
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 5 22,416 985.001,068.001,036.67
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 6 53,034 445.00 467.40 445.94
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 3 16,223 420.00 575.00 430.91
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 1,773 481.00 529.70 487.05
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 5,186 403.21 429.70 412.24
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 3 33,886 372.00 386.00 379.45
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 4 15,208 354.00 381.55 377.99
171C 3 Round, eye of round 5 17,307 389.88 415.00 402.78
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 5 3,846 750.00 780.20 773.23
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 6 4,414 755.00 780.00 772.04
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 9 43,571 490.00 543.75 493.24
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 1,743 395.00 405.00 399.20
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed .00 .00 .00
193 4 Flank, flank steak
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 16 34,764 591.00 635.00 615.75
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 18 26,713 694.001,008.50 814.28
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld .00 .00 .00
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 20 132,257 372.00 436.26 386.53
4 Pectoral Meat 14 51,589 440.00 475.00 446.00
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 10 59,759 299.00 349.25 309.80
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 28 238,636 327.45 367.00 339.15
Ground Beef 85% 8 75,608 395.00 421.75 409.09
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 4 14,181 362.00 389.26 368.38
Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
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%
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 .00 .00 .00
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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