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                        National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed 
Steer/Heifer Sales

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                       September 22, 2025
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For Week Ending: 09/19/2025

                                                  Compre-
                                                   hensive         Prime      
Branded         Choice    Select   Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value                                 393.06        449.47       
401.68         391.87   372.65      346.49

Primal Rib                                          628.76        799.56       
651.13         632.72   525.56      466.69

Primal Chuck                                        349.53        347.56       
353.82         347.77   352.61      335.13

Primal Round                                        339.00        339.62       
338.88         339.54   342.02      323.04

Primal Loin                                         473.49        649.63       
494.90         469.57   428.99      385.67

Primal Brisket                                      321.95        320.33       
325.33         313.35   311.04      295.19

Primal Short Plate                                  252.59        252.59       
252.59         252.59   252.59      252.59

Primal Flank                                        228.50        229.02       
231.48         228.95   221.42      220.28


Total Loads                                          6,983
  Prime Loads                                          200
  Branded Loads                                      1,293
  Choice Loads                                       2,105
  Select Loads                                         591
  Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds)               2,793


Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days                           2,093
Negotiated Sales 22 and up                           1,088
Formula Sales                                        3,709
Forward Contract Sales                                  93
Domestic Sales                                       6,301
NAFTA Exports                                          102
Overseas Exports                                       579


Delivery Periods
0-21                                                 5,740
22-60                                                  816
61-90                                                  278
91/Up                                                  149


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                       National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed 
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                        September 22, 2025
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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       89            77%        
    8%       1,253.17        -32.73
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, light              29            75%        
    0%       1,432.22          0.98
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy             101            83%        
    4%       1,459.30        -23.33
113C             Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off            23            82%        
   22%         463.08        -11.98
114              Chuck, shoulder clod                  24            44%        
   10%         400.16        -10.32
114A             Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd           118            77%        
    5%         410.68        -11.76
114D             Chuck, clod, top blade                45            71%        
   46%         441.32        -16.72
114E             Chuck, clod, arm roast                20           100%        
   28%         541.06        -11.70
114F             Chuck, clod tender                    14            75%        
    1%       1,066.97         15.02
116A             Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off           264            80%        
    9%         631.08        -37.01
116B             Chuck, chuck tender                   54            79%        
    2%         463.59        -15.54
916A             Chuck, roll, retail ready             46            79%        
   16%         693.14        -73.49
116G             Chuck, flap                           28            82%        
    3%         820.35        -21.97
120              Brisket, deckle-off, bnls            290            88%        
   22%         456.22        -17.01
120A             Brisket, point/off, bnls               8           100%        
    0%         784.80        -29.11
123A             Short Plate, short rib                45            81%        
    6%         588.07         11.48
130              Chuck, short rib                      57            88%        
   14%         501.91        -25.87
167A             Round, knuckle, peeled               115            81%        
    3%         487.52        -14.09
168           1 Round, top inside round                51            72%        
    0%         446.57        -39.36
168           3 Round, top inside round               184            78%        
   24%         433.81        -35.49
169              Round, top inside, denuded            28            85%        
    4%         512.53        -22.67
169A             Round, top inside, cap off            36            91%        
    4%         607.46        -26.87
170              Round, bottom gooseneck               22            57%        
   38%         386.05          -6.55
171B             Round, outside round                 173            82%        
   27%         413.22        -20.57
171C             Round, eye of round                  109            85%        
   10%         520.86          -2.40
174           3 Loin, short loin, 0x1                  73            78%        
   24%         749.36        -58.34
175              Loin, strip loin, 1x1                 34            89%        
   67%         655.04        -11.99
180           3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1                172            71%        
   13%         869.96          -7.07
184           1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy            18            28%        
   11%         517.70          -4.04
184           3 Loin, top butt, boneless               65            69%        
    5%         553.82        -28.39
184B             Loin, top butt, CC                    58            93%        
   38%         774.84         17.26
185A             Loin, bottom sirloin, flap            91            87%        
   14%         889.22        -67.53


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                         National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed 
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                         September 22, 2025
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185B              Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy         65            82%         
  12%          453.47       -23.80
185C              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip              44            66%         
  14%          422.98       -33.10
185D              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld         21            93%         
   0%          688.05        -6.27
189A              Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy         72            80%         
   2%         1,956.64       19.57
191A              Loin, butt tender, trimmed          10            89%         
   0%         1,725.11       27.49
193               Flank, flank steak                  37            82%         
   1%          960.17        -8.59
124               Rib, Back Ribs                       9            75%         
   1%          442.48        89.84
121D              Plate, Inside Skirt                 58            80%         
   3%          723.42       -39.67
121C              Plate, Outside Skirt                28            76%         
   3%          795.14        11.85
121E              Plate, Outside Skirt, pld            7            87%         
   3%         1,292.04       12.06
                  Cap and Wedge Meat                 114            81%         
  19%          458.78       -14.12
                  Pectoral Meat                       41            76%         
   6%          489.67       -10.84

Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73%                                       81                        
   6%          338.49         1.08
Ground Beef 75%                                       20                        
  19%          351.91       -28.91
Ground Beef 81%                                      146                        
   4%          377.92        -9.22
Ground Beef 85%                                       19                        
   0%          415.78       -11.55
Ground Beef 90%                                       14                        
   0%          463.60        -0.66
Ground Beef 93%                                       23                        
   9%          513.81       -32.55
Ground Beef Chuck                                     77                        
   7%          395.32         6.35
Ground Beef Round                                     15                        
   3%          439.69        14.06
Ground Beef Sirloin                                   13                        
   0%          524.18       -33.18
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings                                   630                        
  14%          153.51        -6.14

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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