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

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                         October 06, 2025
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For Week Ending: 10/03/2025

                                                  Compre-
                                                   hensive         Prime      
Branded         Choice   Select   Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value                                 372.48        426.67       
377.80         368.25   350.88     327.87

Primal Rib                                          621.34        794.52       
632.75         611.90   530.87     473.84

Primal Chuck                                        308.43        306.62       
313.07         306.47   312.10     293.43

Primal Round                                        321.11        321.20       
324.34         321.08   318.65     312.65

Primal Loin                                         466.53        629.13       
476.09         456.89   416.70     374.79

Primal Brisket                                      318.44        324.90       
313.40         306.40   300.64     288.15

Primal Short Plate                                  231.92        231.92       
231.92         231.92   231.92     231.92

Primal Flank                                        214.95        217.41       
219.27         217.32   204.58     201.24


Total Loads                                          7,233
  Prime Loads                                          265
  Branded Loads                                      1,257
  Choice Loads                                       2,418
  Select Loads                                         760
  Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds)               2,533


Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days                           2,152
Negotiated Sales 22 and up                           1,196
Formula Sales                                        3,534
Forward Contract Sales                                 350
Domestic Sales                                       6,229
NAFTA Exports                                          105
Overseas Exports                                       900


Delivery Periods
0-21                                                 5,662
22-60                                                1,018
61-90                                                  262
91/Up                                                  292


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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      131            89%        
   23%       1,259.45        -15.07
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, light              98            90%        
   70%       1,366.70        -27.02
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy             105            85%        
    2%       1,476.47         27.08
113C             Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off            24            85%        
   17%         402.03        -51.52
114              Chuck, shoulder clod                  54            16%        
   72%         370.50        -17.88
114A             Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd           129            79%        
    2%         381.95          -6.14
114D             Chuck, clod, top blade                91            92%        
   64%         434.01        -15.34
114E             Chuck, clod, arm roast                22           100%        
   13%         535.51          -4.10
114F             Chuck, clod tender                    14            77%        
    5%       1,076.71          6.30
116A             Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off           297            74%        
    7%         480.56        -83.61
116B             Chuck, chuck tender                   47            80%        
    4%         437.51          -3.60
916A             Chuck, roll, retail ready             47            96%        
   37%         528.21        -99.92
116G             Chuck, flap                           42            82%        
   33%         838.80         16.44
120              Brisket, deckle-off, bnls            222            82%        
    3%         454.31          5.10
120A             Brisket, point/off, bnls               7            97%        
    1%         733.51        -16.02
123A             Short Plate, short rib               103            88%        
   55%         564.86          2.63
130              Chuck, short rib                      69            81%        
   24%         487.53         52.35
167A             Round, knuckle, peeled               114            81%        
    5%         473.30          3.18
168           1 Round, top inside round                48            68%        
    1%         401.38          -3.65
168           3 Round, top inside round               162            82%        
   11%         406.20          -9.55
169              Round, top inside, denuded            22            89%        
    6%         469.70        -10.71
169A             Round, top inside, cap off            26            88%        
   10%         566.48        -13.50
170              Round, bottom gooseneck               12            33%        
    0%         365.23          -5.80
171B             Round, outside round                 148            86%        
   21%         389.69          -7.06
171C             Round, eye of round                  119            84%        
   11%         499.59        -10.05
174           3 Loin, short loin, 0x1                  44            85%        
    3%         791.91         17.99
175              Loin, strip loin, 1x1                 39            81%        
   70%         702.55          6.25
180           3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1                185            80%        
   15%         919.03         32.87
184           1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy            16            36%        
    1%         487.43        -14.06
184           3 Loin, top butt, boneless               77            72%        
   22%         517.10        -19.33
184B             Loin, top butt, CC                    89            94%        
   46%         740.80          -7.06
185A             Loin, bottom sirloin, flap            70            78%        
    6%         777.55        -35.32


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                         National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed 
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185B              Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy         90            82%         
  28%          403.71     -26.57
185C              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip              44            77%         
  17%          415.56      -2.64
185D              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld         20            93%         
   2%          647.70     -16.60
189A              Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy         79            86%         
   5%         1,939.09    -20.62
191A              Loin, butt tender, trimmed          11            86%         
   1%         1,704.87    -21.55
193               Flank, flank steak                  39            77%         
   1%          903.35     -38.33
124               Rib, Back Ribs                      12            85%         
  51%          376.88      -1.13
121D              Plate, Inside Skirt                 79            60%         
  14%          623.01     -66.40
121C              Plate, Outside Skirt                45            79%         
  27%          782.24     -33.51
121E              Plate, Outside Skirt, pld            7            84%         
   3%         1,223.97     -6.89
                  Cap and Wedge Meat                  69            78%         
   1%          447.25      -6.27
                  Pectoral Meat                       40            87%         
  17%          479.11      1.15

Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73%                                       86                        
   1%          311.25     -10.08
Ground Beef 75%                                       15                        
   0%          327.87     -13.72
Ground Beef 81%                                      147                        
   2%          344.44     -15.30
Ground Beef 85%                                       10                        
   0%          420.92      4.51
Ground Beef 90%                                       12                        
   0%          458.21      -4.18
Ground Beef 93%                                       20                        
   0%          509.89      -9.72
Ground Beef Chuck                                     80                        
   7%          376.45      -8.72
Ground Beef Round                                     10                        
   2%          432.74      2.68
Ground Beef Sirloin                                    8                        
   0%          526.54      7.40
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings                                   511                        
   4%          140.93      -7.61

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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