USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 12/26 14:50
12/26/2025 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 12/26 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 26, 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 558.77 534.37
Primal Chuck 312.73 311.38
Primal Round 302.44 298.53
Primal Loin 445.64 423.63
Primal Brisket 318.16 319.47
Primal Plate 230.52 230.52
Primal Flank 161.80 162.16
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
12/26 46 7 4 13 70 351.21 343.80
12/25
12/24 92 13 12 118 354.62 345.75
12/23 108 10 9 11 138 355.77 349.59
12/22 39 12 5 12 68 362.87 350.69
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 356.12 347.46
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -2.55 .89
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 284.37 loads 11,374,911 pounds
Select Cuts 42.29 loads 1,691,486 pounds
Trimmings 18.36 loads 734,431 pounds
Ground Beef 48.54 loads 1,941,734 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 99 865,440 936.371,355.001,103.40
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 44 663,843 1,115.001,484.901,191.31
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 93 462,784 1,140.001,459.001,195.77
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 12 61,528 391.01 420.00 400.82
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 27 95,260 339.00 392.00 358.08
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 91 668,456 348.89 409.00 373.91
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 40 117,703 400.00 600.86 445.65
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 29 92,447 475.00 571.25 512.33
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 45 33,827 650.00 932.50 738.09
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 127 742,278 456.00 576.25 537.97
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 59 121,064 373.91 440.00 403.26
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 32 161,714 505.00 650.00 579.27
116G 4 Chuck, flap 40 128,891 1,012.001,165.001,042.04
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 124 934,047 441.00 500.00 454.59
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 30 34,989 724.00 790.00 764.16
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 82 207,416 520.00 700.00 563.93
130 4 Chuck, short rib 80 337,368 455.00 535.00 467.34
160 1 Round, bone-in 6 4,186 415.25 534.00 451.66
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 105 330,337 365.00 449.00 408.81
168 1 Round, top inside round 6 10,447 390.00 405.00 392.83
168 3 Round, top inside round 86 310,224 355.50 440.00 389.80
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 37 108,299 397.00 493.00 439.89
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 14 22,486 488.50 560.00 504.07
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 14 15,050 348.00 416.00 377.69
171B 3 Round, outside round 79 336,903 365.30 420.00 388.06
171C 3 Round, eye of round 124 383,857 360.00 451.47 406.32
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 61 478,007 746.16 915.50 758.15
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 7 19,113 700.00 785.00 722.85
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 128 461,338 785.00 975.00 883.76
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 6 5,631 515.00 535.00 520.53
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 58 273,787 513.00 585.88 532.20
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 15 19,124 672.00 739.34 704.73
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 45 60,152 710.00 820.00 764.39
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 43 206,899 360.00 451.31 390.51
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 33 51,447 465.00 496.00 476.29
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 37 33,690 680.50 730.00 690.66
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 120 674,767 1,425.002,115.701,538.86
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 31 24,564 1,550.001,949.001,687.77
193 4 Flank, flank steak 73 202,195 574.00 674.94 596.62
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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 9 22,448 1,000.001,241.301,184.11
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 19 277,077 990.001,377.001,069.72
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 30 23,606 1,135.001,378.001,289.58
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 8 10,814 394.00 400.45 397.13
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 10 28,003 339.00 383.25 350.55
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 18 42,702 369.30 403.50 386.82
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 10 18,753 638.00 820.00 706.67
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 29 83,715 421.10 575.00 525.05
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 7 29,363 371.00 440.00 394.02
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 27 38,199 965.001,055.001,022.31
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 18 33,504 447.75 480.00 458.24
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 19 33,938 420.00 683.00 535.02
130 4 Chuck, short rib 11 9,174 462.00 529.70 480.42
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 17 65,832 370.00 445.20 387.05
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 8,669 375.00 403.04 390.02
168 3 Round, top inside round 21 55,026 349.47 429.00 395.17
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 6 2,814 373.50 381.00 375.30
171B 3 Round, outside round 22 53,343 350.90 405.00 377.98
171C 3 Round, eye of round 19 42,694 389.00 451.47 411.71
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 13 9,330 658.86 784.70 768.26
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 29 65,305 750.00 812.00 762.06
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 5 3,492 500.00 518.00 509.42
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 20 67,912 481.00 550.00 501.73
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 7 27,845 707.00 758.00 735.44
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 14 15,431 385.00 415.00 398.89
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 12 18,189 418.09 470.00 452.33
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 3 8,006 590.00 616.00 601.51
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 32 123,340 1,427.001,980.701,512.07
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 10 3,399 1,599.001,734.251,675.93
193 4 Flank, flank steak 10 19,757 564.50 620.00 602.32
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 71 352,375 581.00 674.25 610.25
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 62 88,163 650.001,024.94 806.86
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 22 19,037 1,095.001,350.001,232.16
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 93 1,099,026 358.75 469.00 391.66
4 Pectoral Meat 94 483,617 400.00 493.50 443.04
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 41 212,048 278.00 349.25 308.45
Ground Beef 75% 10 39,987 304.00 368.50 338.14
Ground Beef 81% 121 631,561 320.00 381.00 346.30
Ground Beef 85% 31 216,466 386.00 436.00 402.34
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 22 142,581 480.00 539.00 509.31
Ground Beef Chuck 23 105,219 355.00 390.75 368.31
Ground Beef Round 8 35,116 420.00 460.00 438.11
Ground Beef Sirloin 8 18,393 470.50 548.00 536.98
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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% 12 151,480 302.50 331.50 312.14
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 15 204,640 337.50 370.50 354.90
Blended Ground Beef 85% 7 40,840 415.45 444.00 426.66
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% 10 100,442 495.00 530.50 521.95
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 4 18,900 337.50 381.75 342.42
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 30 734,431 105.00 145.00 124.60
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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