USDA Wkly Composite Box Beef Cutouts 08/18 13:41
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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
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August 18, 2025
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For Week Ending: 08/15/2025
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 379.51 418.62
387.55 380.00 356.06 344.58
Primal Rib 569.93 673.82
581.52 566.64 492.79 450.28
Primal Chuck 323.68 325.85
324.65 325.58 317.51 316.98
Primal Round 334.00 334.08
336.10 333.99 331.97 331.52
Primal Loin 474.89 600.04
502.55 478.01 419.34 391.79
Primal Brisket 328.37 328.88
328.91 321.89 317.65 308.79
Primal Short Plate 270.19 270.19
270.19 270.19 270.19 270.19
Primal Flank 230.36 229.41
232.00 229.31 229.10 227.02
Total Loads 5,940
Prime Loads 197
Branded Loads 1,129
Choice Loads 1,686
Select Loads 582
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,347
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,587
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 633
Formula Sales 3,694
Forward Contract Sales 27
Domestic Sales 5,376
NAFTA Exports 60
Overseas Exports 504
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,254
22-60 574
61-90 84
91/Up 28
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Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6
Choice
Delivery Weighted Change from
IMPS / FL Sub-Primal Loads & Up
22 & Out Average Prior week
109E Rib, Ribeye Roll Lip-On Bone In 69 90%
13% 1,107.19 69.59
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 35 73%
0% 1,223.96 61.86
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 123 84%
4% 1,261.74 94.72
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 29 82%
10% 420.49 37.49
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 22 39%
15% 411.54 21.02
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 130 78%
2% 425.17 19.11
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 42 84%
53% 430.48 11.99
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 16 100%
9% 554.06 11.69
114F Chuck, clod tender 14 74%
2% 965.03 28.30
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 235 74%
8% 499.95 44.08
116B Chuck, chuck tender 42 81%
3% 437.40 22.30
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 22 93%
15% 563.06 52.47
116G Chuck, flap 29 84%
31% 725.91 30.53
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 233 85%
9% 462.33 14.53
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 9 97%
12% 777.68 12.90
123A Short Plate, short rib 51 74%
7% 590.03 7.19
130 Chuck, short rib 46 84%
2% 561.83 2.94
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 104 78%
1% 485.71 9.06
168 1 Round, top inside round 39 67%
4% 435.04 13.98
168 3 Round, top inside round 117 73%
8% 454.35 18.25
169 Round, top inside, denuded 25 88%
5% 500.92 20.12
169A Round, top inside, cap off 25 88%
1% 620.21 38.30
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 13 19%
35% 385.28 13.39
171B Round, outside round 99 78%
8% 419.32 23.26
171C Round, eye of round 92 84%
7% 463.79 28.26
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 51 87%
21% 841.23 21.28
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 19 77%
74% 657.26 7.17
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 153 74%
6% 852.45 -18.38
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 12 20%
3% 520.95 15.66
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 72 58%
10% 597.12 -15.05
184B Loin, top butt, CC 36 99%
2% 896.73 20.54
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 69 81%
4% 986.15 16.64
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 73 84%
26% 519.93 -7.28
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 41 80%
22% 498.19 -22.92
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 23 94%
0% 757.59 -39.09
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 91 84%
9% 1,611.78 83.50
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 11 84%
0% 1,421.96 82.20
193 Flank, flank steak 36 83%
2% 915.32 19.38
124 Rib, Back Ribs 26 94%
57% 273.74 -49.02
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 57 79%
3% 784.94 12.82
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 28 68%
10% 799.81 24.75
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 84%
2% 1,286.93 50.81
Cap and Wedge Meat 60 73%
3% 473.84 18.10
Pectoral Meat 44 81%
4% 439.64 25.44
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 77
5% 329.98 -0.61
Ground Beef 75% 15
3% 355.42 0.46
Ground Beef 81% 144
7% 357.12 14.68
Ground Beef 85% 14
0% 405.67 0.74
Ground Beef 90% 15
0% 443.86 0.33
Ground Beef 93% 27
1% 504.64 6.35
Ground Beef Chuck 105
3% 377.38 6.59
Ground Beef Round 24
3% 411.42 0.43
Ground Beef Sirloin 8
7% 507.82 -5.43
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 527
1% 181.62 -2.61
Fat Limitations (FL) Description
Maximum Average Fat Thickness Maximum Fat
at any point
1. 3/4" (19mm) 1.0"
2. 1/4" (6mm) 1/2"
3. 1/8" (3mm) 1/4"
4. Practically free (75% surface lean exposed) 1/8"
5. Peeled/Denuded 1/8"
6. Peeled/Denuded, surface membrane removed 1/8"
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