USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 01/23 15:20
01/23/2026 | 3:20 pm CST USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 01/23 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Jan 23, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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WEEKLY COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 486.43 463.83
Primal Chuck 348.29 352.10
Primal Round 323.40 321.57
Primal Loin 454.81 439.60
Primal Brisket 311.68 313.13
Primal Plate 248.36 248.36
Primal Flank 172.02 173.54
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
01/23 82 12 8 20 123 368.92 362.39
01/22 63 9 4 19 95 367.45 361.73
01/21 90 11 8 29 138 366.11 362.45
01/20 80 14 5 17 118 364.76 359.84
01/19 43 9 9 20 82 364.33 360.33
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 366.32 361.35
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK 6.96 2.79
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 358.13 loads 14,325,005 pounds
Select Cuts 56.44 loads 2,257,726 pounds
Trimmings 34.42 loads 1,376,867 pounds
Ground Beef 106.06 loads 4,242,382 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 68 621,843 851.001,074.50 913.92
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 25 193,860 1,060.001,227.101,081.15
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 126 932,474 980.241,146.751,013.55
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 27 213,837 415.00 477.00 438.05
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 19 107,631 384.00 420.00 400.32
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 132 1,243,950 388.00 460.00 409.48
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 37 98,366 483.00 610.37 512.90
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 24 116,926 544.25 585.00 568.54
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 50 113,964 625.00 800.00 729.59
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 141 795,292 575.25 696.75 649.44
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 81 198,411 403.00 488.50 424.75
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 29 220,761 678.00 771.13 701.59
116G 4 Chuck, flap 59 275,500 830.001,039.25 874.62
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 153 1,192,638 413.00 495.00 436.35
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 19 43,669 721.00 780.00 753.31
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 89 207,269 528.00 709.00 583.19
130 4 Chuck, short rib 83 174,307 500.00 649.85 554.89
160 1 Round, bone-in 4 2,416 414.00 509.25 477.69
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 132 576,843 412.00 480.00 428.10
168 1 Round, top inside round 16 33,485 404.09 445.00 434.52
168 3 Round, top inside round 122 684,544 415.00 454.00 424.83
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 36 139,389 473.00 585.00 490.93
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 26 218,850 505.00 590.00 527.82
3 Round, top inside, side off 3 65,007 455.00 482.24 458.14
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 17 31,001 350.00 430.00 398.51
171B 3 Round, outside round 128 724,118 397.00 465.00 426.74
171C 3 Round, eye of round 162 555,961 398.00 482.10 430.06
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 83 455,156 770.00 866.10 783.41
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 10 33,581 745.91 800.00 784.83
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 4 3,887 837.00 840.00 839.15
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 156 644,506 870.001,001.50 940.41
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 6 5,817 535.00 560.10 550.41
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 84 455,163 512.00 605.00 555.42
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 38 301,554 680.00 779.00 717.81
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 65 146,273 809.00 875.00 837.80
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 62 329,840 390.00 480.00 430.40
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 46 169,053 477.18 558.50 501.91
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 37 29,066 719.00 780.00 751.19
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 145 561,544 1,382.001,637.501,438.19
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 42 124,733 1,393.001,697.001,449.49
193 4 Flank, flank steak 90 205,685 590.48 685.00 611.80
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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 18 218,075 825.001,000.00 834.98
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 6 15,095 990.001,065.00 996.72
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 53 117,367 925.001,106.00 961.07
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 8,858 420.00 463.58 445.75
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9 36,407 376.00 420.00 385.65
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 16 36,928 402.00 445.00 416.47
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 23 37,746 615.00 710.00 654.07
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 17 22,455 402.00 435.54 418.33
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 25 35,576 872.001,025.00 944.69
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 27 313,179 433.00 466.50 436.11
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 22 29,688 500.00 652.50 569.53
130 4 Chuck, short rib 13 22,350 482.00 553.00 530.85
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 29 113,925 410.00 475.00 417.19
168 1 Round, top inside round 6 3,810 420.00 435.00 426.77
168 3 Round, top inside round 24 91,259 417.30 500.00 429.34
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 2,182 404.00 435.00 426.31
171B 3 Round, outside round 30 53,729 407.00 490.00 430.55
171C 3 Round, eye of round 20 26,918 401.21 460.00 422.69
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 25 105,805 763.00 825.30 776.64
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 7 49,304 596.00 676.25 673.23
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 31 56,179 775.00 905.00 842.56
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 5,626 510.00 556.00 548.36
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 32 95,574 511.00 588.50 539.61
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 20 115,175 750.93 850.00 801.28
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 18 18,416 390.00 460.00 441.39
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 24 64,147 475.00 550.00 502.92
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 6 30,306 400.00 709.00 669.77
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 23 87,116 1,399.001,680.701,438.03
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 11,883 1,400.001,634.251,431.82
193 4 Flank, flank steak 14 36,217 597.00 670.00 629.52
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 92 414,578 631.00 715.70 660.78
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 86 148,674 700.001,026.25 886.96
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 20 15,280 1,105.001,455.001,268.14
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 68 418,668 405.50 490.00 444.61
4 Pectoral Meat 102 465,868 400.00 490.00 458.93
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 60 549,746 324.15 375.00 353.15
Ground Beef 75% 7 74,844 350.00 388.50 366.00
Ground Beef 81% 138 973,769 350.00 419.25 379.13
Ground Beef 85% 38 262,671 409.00 451.75 422.63
Ground Beef 90% 3 14,073 469.93 520.75 493.05
Ground Beef 93% 26 121,715 486.00 539.50 522.79
Ground Beef Chuck 32 520,117 347.00 425.48 398.05
Ground Beef Round 15 227,656 415.00 450.00 425.76
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% 15 245,820 334.00 373.00 360.04
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 38 698,200 340.00 408.50 367.42
Blended Ground Beef 85% 10 36,260 425.00 459.50 436.45
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 20 170,403 476.93 543.00 536.76
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 12 204,480 386.50 413.00 409.28
Blended Ground Beef Round 6 127,500 452.00 458.00 457.65
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 66 1,376,867 127.30 164.00 147.25
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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