USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 11/28 15:15
11/28/2025 | 3:15 pm CST USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 11/28 15:15
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Nov 28, 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 640.99 599.02
Primal Chuck 296.69 295.61
Primal Round 300.01 296.58
Primal Loin 478.60 438.57
Primal Brisket 319.30 314.53
Primal Plate 245.70 245.70
Primal Flank 179.26 185.10
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
11/28 63 6 7 6 82 366.82 351.05
11/27
11/26 121 17 16 21 175 368.28 355.51
11/25 175 23 4 13 215 370.09 355.93
11/24 79 18 12 12 120 370.49 355.51
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 368.92 354.50
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -2.35 -.69
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 438.17 loads 17,526,852 pounds
Select Cuts 63.80 loads 2,552,149 pounds
Trimmings 39.52 loads 1,580,840 pounds
Ground Beef 51.21 loads 2,048,234 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 118 995,521 1,265.001,436.561,323.53
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 27 72,352 1,415.001,554.501,454.77
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 83 162,772 1,402.501,587.001,468.32
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 15 20,726 372.54 415.00 391.94
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 18 80,814 329.93 368.60 340.97
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 109 1,115,981 335.00 395.00 353.38
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 34 74,688 420.00 600.86 464.87
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 33 154,375 500.00 606.75 518.81
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 27 18,993 895.001,055.00 964.23
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 153 1,753,414 423.00 482.00 433.99
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 97 752,057 385.00 475.00 401.32
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 38 217,543 460.00 508.40 475.88
116G 4 Chuck, flap 54 127,448 1,025.001,210.001,114.71
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 157 1,618,948 430.00 510.00 450.47
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 40 59,752 724.00 778.00 741.69
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 85 169,250 526.00 723.50 586.34
130 4 Chuck, short rib 89 451,689 428.00 649.85 452.75
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 128 611,137 425.00 539.00 459.19
168 1 Round, top inside round 25 275,208 346.91 380.00 359.64
168 3 Round, top inside round 142 1,340,829 340.00 409.00 357.99
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 54 179,901 393.00 484.25 416.80
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 12 24,412 480.90 566.00 536.77
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 19 25,861 350.00 420.00 371.34
171B 3 Round, outside round 124 1,181,886 337.00 395.00 355.08
171C 3 Round, eye of round 140 490,051 414.86 504.00 453.64
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 81 382,536 745.831,037.75 770.84
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 5 41,258 792.00 855.10 793.32
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 6 5,364 829.32 935.00 913.49
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 161 1,068,740 945.001,028.00 971.25
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 4 4,037 540.84 565.10 555.52
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 90 760,016 524.00 578.00 540.11
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 30 411,258 685.00 744.50 696.71
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 84 281,054 715.00 839.25 746.80
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 57 440,230 355.00 456.25 380.79
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 43 119,659 429.00 473.50 446.35
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 52 148,065 646.15 704.25 678.58
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 111 484,649 1,860.002,234.001,923.25
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 31 45,868 1,665.001,974.001,755.83
193 4 Flank, flank steak 96 387,114 610.15 797.00 645.02
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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 21 146,667 1,125.001,330.001,270.55
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 9 48,556 1,185.001,362.001,277.02
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 40 44,796 1,250.001,400.001,295.74
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 3,343 368.69 405.00 375.97
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 9 17,379 347.00 385.10 362.42
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 22 92,660 360.00 400.00 368.48
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 15,843 750.00 975.00 814.25
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 40 256,515 407.00 499.20 423.78
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 5 8,138 427.27 460.00 443.77
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 39 93,675 900.001,100.001,031.96
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 25 228,094 423.00 460.89 444.68
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 24 52,506 430.00 702.50 559.57
130 4 Chuck, short rib 8 18,808 440.00 529.70 465.13
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 18 83,671 410.00 500.30 432.93
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 34,199 352.85 371.00 362.04
168 3 Round, top inside round 28 163,494 346.00 404.00 357.19
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 4 2,979 420.00 438.15 433.33
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 8 6,040 348.00 418.50 390.16
171B 3 Round, outside round 39 248,185 340.70 390.00 349.04
171C 3 Round, eye of round 24 103,838 417.49 495.00 429.30
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 13 52,343 665.49 790.00 686.15
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 42 88,977 735.00 805.00 779.19
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 5 3,893 514.00 523.00 517.64
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 20 140,527 508.00 550.89 518.56
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 17 47,165 645.00 750.00 675.49
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 11 13,235 385.25 415.00 396.43
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 9 9,267 401.00 449.43 432.53
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 27 82,305 1,730.002,130.701,769.54
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 15 14,354 1,500.001,712.931,621.08
193 4 Flank, flank steak 6 4,044 665.00 740.10 691.05
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 75 164,410 605.00 715.10 635.27
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 71 89,030 700.001,017.25 800.09
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 28 33,540 1,118.501,350.001,245.48
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 72 676,641 395.00 475.00 420.88
4 Pectoral Meat 94 405,391 415.00 510.00 473.02
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 37 216,893 305.00 366.75 318.59
Ground Beef 75% 7 120,309 340.00 373.50 358.84
Ground Beef 81% 123 609,932 341.00 417.00 355.75
Ground Beef 85% 27 107,139 394.00 451.75 415.03
Ground Beef 90% 6 13,872 481.00 536.25 493.64
Ground Beef 93% 23 158,588 486.84 534.50 505.59
Ground Beef Chuck 26 205,013 359.79 407.00 374.03
Ground Beef Round 7 9,073 424.94 433.00 426.17
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% 14 153,400 265.00 355.50 329.43
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 20 195,920 325.00 384.00 355.23
Blended Ground Beef 85% 8 69,980 414.00 449.00 419.48
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 10 104,340 511.50 542.98 529.86
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 6 53,615 368.00 396.75 377.59
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 64 1,580,840 110.00 195.00 160.28
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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