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USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 08/29 15:20

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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