USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 08/29 15:20
08/29/2025 | 3:21 pm CDT USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 08/29 15:20
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Aug 29, 2025
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 630.70 521.84
Primal Chuck 368.85 364.06
Primal Round 366.99 365.16
Primal Loin 495.33 447.10
Primal Brisket 343.46 340.11
Primal Plate 272.52 272.52
Primal Flank 237.16 234.97
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
08/29 82 10 6 10 109 415.41 390.00
08/28 64 13 11 11 99 414.41 385.84
08/27 70 14 13 6 104 411.84 387.71
08/26 71 20 5 11 106 413.17 390.76
08/25 34 12 8 9 63 408.49 385.38
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 412.67 387.94
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK 6.05 6.47
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 320.36 loads 12,814,445 pounds
Select Cuts 69.86 loads 2,794,346 pounds
Trimmings 43.35 loads 1,734,109 pounds
Ground Beef 46.79 loads 1,871,495 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 93 711,335 1,178.001,400.001,264.74
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 40 219,388 1,400.671,525.001,472.20
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 118 309,761 1,387.001,532.001,437.09
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 9 37,979 475.83 582.00 525.45
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 17 73,694 410.00 460.00 418.44
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 101 874,626 405.42 489.00 428.09
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 35 81,385 477.00 688.00 511.84
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 47 241,130 535.00 625.00 564.15
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 62 58,602 1,020.001,130.001,060.05
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 130 566,036 599.00 703.00 648.78
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 86 268,547 449.00 515.00 475.22
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 38 212,129 563.00 798.50 688.09
116G 4 Chuck, flap 59 165,528 794.00 868.50 834.33
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 149 1,122,938 462.07 550.00 479.44
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 30 36,382 816.00 883.00 854.05
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 83 194,860 494.00 798.50 640.73
130 4 Chuck, short rib 114 435,336 475.00 637.83 517.76
160 1 Round, bone-in 4 1,207 410.00 460.00 444.68
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 136 610,775 498.00 564.00 508.84
168 1 Round, top inside round 25 274,846 480.00 532.00 495.71
168 3 Round, top inside round 121 769,698 471.29 542.00 502.17
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 63 172,488 513.00 629.00 561.22
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 13 68,633 649.35 733.87 654.81
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 15 15,025 415.00 475.10 454.58
171B 3 Round, outside round 105 596,126 408.55 499.00 451.51
171C 3 Round, eye of round 162 588,127 490.00 560.75 515.18
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 97 484,899 728.04 950.10 784.88
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 11 30,413 690.00 830.10 721.60
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 8 5,094 793.00 845.00 796.72
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 182 679,423 821.001,000.00 862.49
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 9 10,351 599.00 664.50 637.22
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 80 273,184 591.00 704.00 620.09
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 37 280,526 845.62 931.50 870.49
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 72 421,630 930.741,151.20 963.32
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 47 250,831 468.24 614.00 491.52
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 46 68,915 464.00 650.00 508.33
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 36 32,303 723.00 864.25 787.73
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 166 365,488 1,750.002,000.001,864.71
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 44 59,196 1,448.551,751.001,640.68
193 4 Flank, flank steak 89 154,380 933.891,020.00 969.50
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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 19 39,223 952.001,050.00 991.30
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 8 6,619 1,103.001,125.001,111.33
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 55 149,436 1,080.001,166.001,099.87
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 11 48,338 448.00 485.00 468.45
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 10 53,263 405.00 470.10 414.98
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 27 109,184 415.00 472.00 432.76
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 16 32,369 1,025.001,067.251,035.85
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 52 126,969 584.00 697.00 637.07
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 22 61,125 450.00 510.00 486.26
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 27 43,107 625.00 779.00 732.88
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 41 286,876 460.00 503.50 476.72
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 34 56,957 499.00 780.25 621.71
130 4 Chuck, short rib 30 28,276 497.00 603.00 561.00
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 29 62,168 473.14 553.50 514.23
168 1 Round, top inside round 8 44,490 463.14 532.00 510.50
168 3 Round, top inside round 35 97,197 470.00 535.00 493.45
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 3 20,822 561.08 590.00 569.91
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 16,967 545.00 685.00 550.47
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 8 5,837 431.02 479.00 447.71
171B 3 Round, outside round 52 172,519 435.00 489.70 452.40
171C 3 Round, eye of round 47 70,437 470.00 530.00 516.59
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 32 209,980 597.00 775.00 635.41
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 6 32,286 529.25 600.52 539.16
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 55 98,361 650.00 751.55 695.34
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 5 22,801 510.00 530.00 511.77
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 28 80,614 525.00 575.08 539.51
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 4 57,573 525.00 715.00 701.49
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 20 25,527 857.411,107.25 970.82
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 14 35,551 480.00 565.00 508.57
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 16 90,447 453.00 567.25 472.27
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 41 104,948 1,595.001,950.001,775.25
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 20 25,719 1,411.001,604.971,492.65
193 4 Flank, flank steak 18 23,168 920.00 990.00 950.60
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 94 235,245 743.00 852.00 791.46
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 81 121,008 675.001,066.50 793.35
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 24 20,583 1,210.001,353.251,274.81
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 122 643,209 473.50 527.00 497.75
4 Pectoral Meat 126 422,053 445.00 527.50 501.58
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 32 134,558 355.15 423.50 381.40
Ground Beef 75% 6 29,063 378.50 420.00 409.40
Ground Beef 81% 112 556,653 384.30 454.25 412.42
Ground Beef 85% 31 196,078 419.50 476.00 438.11
Ground Beef 90% 3 10,913 455.95 511.75 508.50
Ground Beef 93% 21 72,807 494.00 561.00 539.16
Ground Beef Chuck 31 255,346 395.00 457.25 406.09
Ground Beef Round 14 11,904 433.17 475.00 447.35
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% 17 186,600 353.00 389.00 369.51
Blended Ground Beef 75% 3 16,500 373.00 385.00 384.35
Blended Ground Beef 81% 17 209,240 387.50 435.00 397.41
Blended Ground Beef 85% 7 39,700 421.00 460.45 434.60
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 9 102,540 491.45 546.50 525.69
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 6 42,900 400.00 416.75 401.74
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 70 1,734,109 144.00 205.00 169.71
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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