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

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                       September 29, 2025
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For Week Ending: 09/26/2025

                                                  Compre-
                                                   hensive         Prime      
Branded         Choice    Select   Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value                                 382.60        437.28       
388.90         379.92   360.61      337.85

Primal Rib                                          629.19        801.17       
644.17         629.92   534.39      477.23

Primal Chuck                                        330.50        329.10       
334.24         329.19   333.05      315.20

Primal Round                                        324.47        325.28       
330.54         324.96   324.31      310.63

Primal Loin                                         470.68        634.95       
480.62         460.38   419.20      382.57

Primal Brisket                                      316.38        323.61       
315.48         310.04   301.19      297.32

Primal Short Plate                                  244.34        244.34       
244.34         244.34   244.34      244.34

Primal Flank                                        223.33        224.00       
225.29         223.75   217.07      219.37


Total Loads                                          6,983
  Prime Loads                                          244
  Branded Loads                                      1,405
  Choice Loads                                       2,075
  Select Loads                                         740
  Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds)               2,518


Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days                           2,135
Negotiated Sales 22 and up                           1,077
Formula Sales                                        3,737
Forward Contract Sales                                  34
Domestic Sales                                       5,882
NAFTA Exports                                          104
Overseas Exports                                       997


Delivery Periods
0-21                                                 5,856
22-60                                                  851
61-90                                                  191
91/Up                                                   84


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

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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      114            88%        
    2%       1,274.52         21.35
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, light              35            70%        
    0%       1,393.72        -38.50
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy             103            77%        
    3%       1,449.39          -9.91
113C             Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off            23            82%        
    3%         453.55          -9.53
114              Chuck, shoulder clod                  21            32%        
    1%         388.38        -11.78
114A             Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd           165            85%        
    4%         388.09        -22.59
114D             Chuck, clod, top blade                49            96%        
   40%         449.35          8.03
114E             Chuck, clod, arm roast                24           100%        
   21%         539.61          -1.45
114F             Chuck, clod tender                    14            74%        
    1%       1,070.41          3.44
116A             Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off           243            75%        
   13%         564.17        -66.91
116B             Chuck, chuck tender                   51            79%        
    5%         441.11        -22.48
916A             Chuck, roll, retail ready             42            91%        
   18%         628.13        -65.01
116G             Chuck, flap                           35            78%        
   16%         822.36          2.01
120              Brisket, deckle-off, bnls            278            72%        
   20%         449.21          -7.01
120A             Brisket, point/off, bnls               9            99%        
    0%         749.53        -35.27
123A             Short Plate, short rib               123            89%        
   61%         562.23        -25.84
130              Chuck, short rib                     128            87%        
   56%         435.18        -66.73
167A             Round, knuckle, peeled               133            82%        
   11%         470.12        -17.40
168           1 Round, top inside round                53            52%        
   23%         405.03        -41.54
168           3 Round, top inside round               173            70%        
   12%         415.75        -18.06
169              Round, top inside, denuded            28            89%        
    9%         480.41        -32.12
169A             Round, top inside, cap off            32            92%        
   14%         579.98        -27.48
170              Round, bottom gooseneck               17            26%        
    0%         371.03        -15.02
171B             Round, outside round                 138            75%        
    8%         396.75        -16.47
171C             Round, eye of round                  127            83%        
    6%         509.64        -11.22
174           3 Loin, short loin, 0x1                  63            87%        
   23%         773.92         24.56
175              Loin, strip loin, 1x1                 17            84%        
   42%         696.30         41.26
180           3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1                162            77%        
    5%         886.16         16.20
184           1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy            16            25%        
    6%         501.49        -16.21
184           3 Loin, top butt, boneless               81            73%        
   13%         536.43        -17.39
184B             Loin, top butt, CC                    43            82%        
    4%         747.86        -26.98
185A             Loin, bottom sirloin, flap            91            85%        
    2%         812.87        -76.35


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185B              Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy         66            83%         
   1%          430.28       -23.19
185C              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip              31            70%         
   5%          418.20        -4.78
185D              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld         26            92%         
   5%          664.30       -23.75
189A              Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy         90            86%         
   2%         1,959.71        3.07
191A              Loin, butt tender, trimmed          10            84%         
   3%         1,726.42        1.31
193               Flank, flank steak                  41            81%         
   1%          941.68       -18.49
124               Rib, Back Ribs                       8            63%         
  19%          378.01       -64.47
121D              Plate, Inside Skirt                 57            75%         
   2%          689.41       -34.01
121C              Plate, Outside Skirt                54            86%         
  41%          815.75        20.61
121E              Plate, Outside Skirt, pld            7            85%         
   3%         1,230.86      -61.18
                  Cap and Wedge Meat                  73            70%         
   1%          453.52        -5.26
                  Pectoral Meat                       38            85%         
   3%          477.96       -11.71

Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73%                                       78                        
   0%          321.33       -17.16
Ground Beef 75%                                       13                        
   0%          341.59       -10.32
Ground Beef 81%                                      162                        
   7%          359.74       -18.18
Ground Beef 85%                                       14                        
   0%          416.41         0.63
Ground Beef 90%                                       13                        
   0%          462.39        -1.21
Ground Beef 93%                                       24                        
   0%          519.61         5.80
Ground Beef Chuck                                    108                        
  11%          385.17       -10.15
Ground Beef Round                                     14                        
   1%          430.06        -9.63
Ground Beef Sirloin                                   15                        
   2%          519.14        -5.04
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings                                   546                        
  10%          148.54        -4.97

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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