USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 12/29 09:30
12/29/2025 | 9:30 am CST USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 12/29 09:30
LM_XB451
Des Moines, IA Mon, Dec 29, 2025
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - FORMULATED SALES
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
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Upper 2/3 Choice 326.38 loads 13,055,369 pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice 114.01 loads 4,560,558 pounds
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Upper 2/3 Choice Items Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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IMPS # of Total Price Weighted
/FL Sub-Primal Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 195 188,634 1,305.50 - 1,401.00
1,362.66
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 171 280,373 1,229.00 - 1,598.00
1,408.96
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 271 386,610 1,224.00 - 1,527.00
1,387.33
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 158 562,829 340.66 - 383.20
363.98
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 46 48,854 458.93 - 578.00
491.20
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 60 113,680 500.93 - 574.46
529.01
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 98 66,902 716.88 - 842.00
746.60
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 360 1,009,842 448.00 - 565.00
504.38
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 118 238,132 372.00 - 416.00
386.68
116G 4 Chuck, flap 96 153,537 1,081.00 - 1,230.00
1,116.93
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 354 1,775,329 422.81 - 557.00
470.24
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 72 74,069 760.29 - 947.00
798.59
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 97 182,488 554.60 - 699.02
594.12
130 4 Chuck, short rib 102 153,456 466.79 - 547.20
489.89
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 261 641,323 379.18 - 490.09
402.83
168 1 Round, top inside round 88 205,945 346.00 - 395.00
358.66
168 3 Round, top inside round 212 467,799 354.47 - 401.16
368.45
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 90 134,809 406.00 - 451.16
417.46
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 70 178,619 470.00 - 584.00
503.55
171B 3 Round, outside round 220 525,567 341.00 - 408.00
375.21
171C 3 Round, eye of round 289 534,675 379.76 - 501.00
391.94
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 220 274,828 760.00 - 907.83
814.48
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 24 49,832 762.54 - 832.00
797.50
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 387 603,500 900.10 - 1,008.00
953.68
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 22 35,865 535.00 - 571.00
547.44
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 228 352,723 529.22 - 586.00
555.11
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 93 255,021 625.00 - 842.50
754.24
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 251 414,104 700.94 - 812.00
746.87
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 162 352,302 375.63 - 421.71
394.11
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 87 93,678 454.66 - 538.00
472.11
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 94 118,476 664.00 - 737.50
698.56
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 346 359,712 1,687.00 - 1,977.70
1,782.95
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 41 43,243 1,700.67 - 1,959.00
1,745.61
193 4 Flank, flank steak 200 228,896 592.30 - 661.00
615.50
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 76 265,942 611.91 - 680.00
633.50
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 72 63,479 794.80 - 906.00
846.02
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 53 53,973 1,190.18 - 1,301.43
1,255.27
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 98 422,582 390.00 - 415.00
398.85
4 Pectoral Meat 49 146,190 386.50 - 461.50
445.53
Ground 75% 64 153,556 321.05 - 368.78
329.06
Ground 81% 47 132,248 335.30 - 367.85
355.48
Ground Chuck 203 600,992 364.00 - 392.00
373.42
Ground Round 38 66,613 428.50 - 455.70
445.59
Ground Sirloin 14 44,142 547.20 - 564.25
556.68
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Lower 1/3 Choice Items Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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IMPS # of Total Price Weighted
/FL Sub-Primal Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 67 54,236 1,227.50 - 1,444.00
1,323.87
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 20 14,580 1,226.20 - 1,591.00
1,427.74
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 185 282,803 1,204.11 - 1,543.00
1,322.83
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 103 368,762 347.30 - 377.37
361.25
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 18 21,585 441.01 - 630.00
485.03
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 170 353,812 438.40 - 553.00
498.09
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 78 87,483 368.51 - 521.00
388.57
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 196 334,981 447.14 - 519.00
467.95
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 36 55,589 770.54 - 802.00
778.32
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 60 89,584 574.33 - 675.66
589.71
130 4 Chuck, short rib 99 107,705 465.46 - 664.20
485.00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 162 272,439 380.97 - 439.00
396.29
168 3 Round, top inside round 141 229,788 356.80 - 417.00
371.67
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 43 85,065 402.71 - 470.06
411.14
171B 3 Round, outside round 113 261,042 348.00 - 402.00
374.16
171C 3 Round, eye of round 158 244,270 379.00 - 485.00
392.21
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 105 84,161 773.89 - 907.00
794.12
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 193 324,825 862.00 - 992.10
909.55
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 131 129,741 530.70 - 581.00
546.01
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 78 140,835 706.22 - 779.00
728.58
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 58 72,780 371.53 - 412.00
390.65
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 21 30,715 465.68 - 509.00
476.01
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 58 62,172 625.59 - 727.00
680.49
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 152 150,899 1,648.67 - 1,971.90
1,723.73
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 65 73,692 1,700.67 - 1,987.00
1,747.33
193 4 Flank, flank steak 129 114,770 595.00 - 636.00
604.40
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 57 131,103 611.91 - 659.00
625.19
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 57 64,172 794.00 - 836.00
808.00
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 65 288,662 390.00 - 485.00
394.59
4 Pectoral Meat 21 28,307 440.00 - 463.00
446.77
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