USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/29 14:55
12/29/2025 | 2:55 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 12/29 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Dec 29, 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: 349.33 345.62
Change from prior day: -1.88 1.82
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 491.15 482.39
Primal Chuck 312.64 316.33
Primal Round 308.58 309.10
Primal Loin 439.39 421.75
Primal Brisket 322.65 320.11
Primal Plate 238.22 238.22
Primal Flank 165.89 164.57
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 76.64 loads 3,065,692 pounds
Select Cuts 21.09 loads 843,761 pounds
Trimmings 5.77 loads 230,639 pounds
Ground Beef 9.53 loads 381,332 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 33 839,437 900.001,180.00 903.05
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 31 127,967 1,075.001,336.001,101.96
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 5,818 409.68 416.00 411.18
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 19 219,618 365.00 400.00 373.85
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 13 32,320 400.00 602.86 485.97
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 4 5,227 714.91 856.00 733.82
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 27 131,679 537.50 605.00 563.08
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 18 37,977 370.00 440.00 401.68
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 7 7,911 511.00 621.00 578.15
116G 4 Chuck, flap 11 15,341 1,049.001,154.501,110.13
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 34 100,058 440.36 501.00 459.68
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 7 4,833 760.00 775.97 770.04
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 28 50,681 535.00 695.20 572.60
130 4 Chuck, short rib 19 17,074 475.00 544.00 495.90
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 24 49,174 396.06 459.50 420.08
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 5,620 378.39 405.00 385.87
168 3 Round, top inside round 30 146,648 379.00 429.00 404.75
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 8 32,740 403.00 423.15 418.51
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 10,690 376.00 392.00 388.93
171B 3 Round, outside round 25 147,061 389.00 410.00 395.51
171C 3 Round, eye of round 41 55,451 399.91 441.00 416.00
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 24 122,677 756.00 865.25 772.35
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 49 139,848 862.00 934.94 877.26
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 20 105,742 510.00 569.95 518.19
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 19 41,520 746.00 816.20 780.58
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 14 13,827 389.50 414.25 395.26
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 10 36,313 469.36 505.00 482.09
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 37 188,622 1,400.001,916.201,465.48
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 6 8,612 1,631.061,678.891,646.30
193 4 Flank, flank steak 23 42,793 585.06 675.00 615.98
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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 99,428 1,012.001,050.001,027.22
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 8 12,741 1,047.001,314.001,135.30
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 4 4,515 397.00 410.00 405.26
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender .00 .00 .00
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 14 31,595 522.00 590.00 540.72
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 12 16,984 1,034.001,040.001,035.68
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 5 9,287 456.00 479.00 462.54
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 7 23,352 487.00 584.00 495.12
130 4 Chuck, short rib 4 7,733 468.00 529.00 484.41
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 4 22,514 391.00 440.00 398.21
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round
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 2,430 373.50 392.00 386.29
171B 3 Round, outside round 3 4,048 384.81 405.00 402.42
171C 3 Round, eye of round 6 11,024 400.00 435.00 409.47
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 6 18,803 724.25 789.00 730.70
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 4 88,552 597.78 646.00 645.85
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 15 155,035 771.00 831.00 781.15
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 3,203 492.00 536.75 503.36
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 6 25,210 489.81 565.00 507.47
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 6 20,619 735.00 766.00 739.04
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 18,719 397.75 429.00 414.82
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 40,355 385.00 485.00 450.03
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 11 25,433 1,425.001,951.001,549.97
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 1,216 1,675.971,704.251,685.79
193 4 Flank, flank steak 3 9,129 605.00 615.00 607.62
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 31 160,147 591.00 674.25 644.63
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 22 14,429 697.001,010.70 845.72
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 19 231,893 384.00 460.00 388.53
4 Pectoral Meat 16 24,910 400.00 494.00 447.23
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 11 39,085 309.82 347.20 328.56
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 18 201,450 340.00 389.25 364.27
Ground Beef 85% 11 39,087 386.00 413.50 397.40
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 3 9,926 504.00 529.50 505.47
Ground Beef Chuck 3 1,171 358.43 386.00 364.82
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 13 230,639 120.00 155.45 139.71
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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