USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/26 14:35
12/26/2025 | 2:35 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/26 14:35
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 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: 351.21 343.80
Change from prior day: -3.41 -1.95
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 518.52 485.70
Primal Chuck 313.73 314.42
Primal Round 306.02 307.03
Primal Loin 439.13 419.33
Primal Brisket 316.99 318.98
Primal Plate 231.24 231.24
Primal Flank 161.29 161.70
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 45.57 loads 1,822,984 pounds
Select Cuts 7.09 loads 283,716 pounds
Trimmings 4.02 loads 160,975 pounds
Ground Beef 13.14 loads 525,435 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 13 229,873 952.941,306.001,013.21
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 5 90,908 1,115.001,370.251,126.47
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 19 52,124 1,180.001,459.001,240.23
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9 43,561 339.00 392.00 371.10
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 15 121,123 354.00 401.00 368.84
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 4 10,298 420.00 548.00 460.73
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 3 5,136 514.70 540.00 515.55
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 5 2,129 730.00 840.00 750.32
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 26 139,791 470.12 565.00 536.33
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 8 21,126 379.00 422.50 393.58
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 2,797 1,105.001,136.001,107.76
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 12 30,386 459.00 490.00 473.23
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 4 10,874 758.00 784.00 772.81
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 11 35,103 532.36 579.00 560.46
130 4 Chuck, short rib 6 7,587 473.00 531.25 519.67
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 16 59,127 382.00 449.00 413.70
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 13 51,373 389.00 414.50 398.37
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 8,496 485.00 493.00 488.00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 15 86,689 370.00 420.00 391.55
171C 3 Round, eye of round 20 90,375 395.00 451.47 407.25
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 10,703 774.00 783.00 775.18
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 13 41,563 873.00 936.00 922.28
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 4 23,529 513.00 557.00 514.59
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 9 12,709 753.00 797.00 767.09
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 8,060 400.00 412.00 403.06
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 5 4,218 467.30 496.00 486.24
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 4 4,127 693.00 730.00 695.41
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 18 315,142 1,425.001,805.001,440.61
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 11 10,746 1,625.001,704.001,663.70
193 4 Flank, flank steak 7 11,483 585.00 617.00 600.56
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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
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 4 3,551 1,135.001,343.001,198.04
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
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 17,627 484.00 558.00 541.00
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 4,747 451.00 452.00 451.58
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 4,244 573.00 584.00 577.50
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 1,494 465.00 529.70 470.93
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 7,007 389.00 445.20 437.61
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 5 21,364 368.00 419.50 399.03
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
171B 3 Round, outside round 5 14,578 381.00 403.00 397.66
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 5,673 414.49 451.47 420.49
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 4,601 720.00 784.70 772.57
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 5 9,944 765.00 812.00 778.29
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 .00 .00 .00
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 6,479 445.00 464.70 452.93
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 6 42,549 1,427.001,937.001,446.13
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 5 10,334 580.00 620.00 601.24
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 9 13,761 600.00 635.00 621.31
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 9 7,491 780.00 852.00 832.02
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 19 270,113 385.00 460.00 395.74
4 Pectoral Meat 5 18,605 437.00 467.00 449.11
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 8 109,401 288.00 345.00 307.95
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 12 64,320 325.00 370.82 349.22
Ground Beef 85% 5 38,595 401.00 435.00 407.18
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 13 73,207 362.00 382.00 368.40
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%
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 7 160,975 109.00 131.07 119.19
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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