USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 02/16 09:15
02/16/2026 | 9:15 am CST USDA Forward Contract Beef Trimmings 02/16 09:15
LM_XB451
Des Moines, IA Mon, Feb 16, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTS FOR BRANDED PRODUCT - FORMULATED SALES
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
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Upper 2/3 Choice 347.60 loads 13,904,178 pounds
Lower 1/3 Choice 127.75 loads 5,109,906 pounds
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Upper 2/3 Choice Items Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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IMPS # of Total Price Weighted
/FL Sub-Primal Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 195 205,890 906.27 - 1,019.50
976.95
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 161 236,215 1,096.21 - 1,215.01
1,178.66
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 291 413,227 1,049.82 - 1,251.03
1,106.44
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 150 543,713 404.17 - 432.00
412.26
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 43 45,608 520.00 - 577.00
542.94
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 55 121,278 537.13 - 626.46
548.05
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 112 90,416 708.00 - 788.00
746.48
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 352 1,122,257 484.00 - 667.00
564.99
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 124 295,821 409.00 - 441.25
423.74
116G 4 Chuck, flap 71 100,359 802.70 - 940.67
837.53
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 387 2,414,193 378.03 - 536.00
422.65
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 46 37,166 724.57 - 773.00
742.36
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 95 142,101 565.00 - 679.00
605.37
130 4 Chuck, short rib 93 136,371 540.22 - 624.00
582.43
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 251 573,115 431.00 - 537.78
441.77
168 1 Round, top inside round 97 220,042 429.00 - 472.00
446.79
168 3 Round, top inside round 181 414,614 431.00 - 464.45
440.37
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 100 146,212 493.00 - 536.46
502.64
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 66 151,198 501.39 - 689.95
588.16
171B 3 Round, outside round 233 579,849 419.52 - 523.00
445.29
171C 3 Round, eye of round 263 516,755 421.00 - 459.00
432.27
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 183 172,980 761.00 - 895.00
830.64
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 23 32,889 747.00 - 890.42
849.62
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 369 606,735 935.25 - 1,053.61
1,009.76
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 16 15,563 570.00 - 600.00
577.34
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 240 337,843 530.00 - 748.24
602.42
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 107 298,255 625.00 - 923.00
813.36
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 230 428,677 856.20 - 971.00
918.71
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 178 352,154 438.20 - 489.00
462.98
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 72 87,668 518.00 - 590.00
544.58
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 97 105,836 736.00 - 863.22
776.44
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 290 335,767 1,387.00 - 1,521.86
1,477.27
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 42 37,534 1,415.88 - 1,594.00
1,499.85
193 4 Flank, flank steak 226 305,530 556.00 - 687.00
634.08
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 90 388,766 676.63 - 779.00
704.06
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 73 97,675 910.00 - 1,017.54
975.23
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 48 63,445 1,325.84 - 1,486.81
1,417.47
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 90 440,490 427.00 - 456.00
437.85
4 Pectoral Meat 45 144,056 452.00 - 509.00
460.82
Ground 75% 51 135,573 352.37 - 420.00
368.71
Ground 81% 58 157,742 366.00 - 411.00
392.60
Ground Chuck 207 698,186 402.22 - 432.00
413.96
Ground Round 35 76,809 421.49 - 476.25
454.58
Ground Sirloin 19 77,605 470.70 - 571.00
550.14
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Lower 1/3 Choice Items Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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IMPS # of Total Price Weighted
/FL Sub-Primal Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 59 64,011 903.77 - 1,049.00
945.21
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 11 11,162 1,128.00 - 1,269.00
1,195.74
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 208 454,060 1,047.85 - 1,207.00
1,073.54
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 131 420,626 404.00 - 438.00
411.70
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 23 28,019 520.00 - 601.34
534.03
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 180 342,385 524.20 - 653.65
560.22
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 80 99,473 413.51 - 450.00
422.98
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 174 259,848 412.00 - 473.00
420.89
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 30 28,102 720.00 - 765.00
742.56
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 46 56,208 598.00 - 677.05
615.71
130 4 Chuck, short rib 83 100,516 560.24 - 608.00
576.13
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 170 280,598 432.00 - 472.00
441.97
168 3 Round, top inside round 149 317,000 399.00 - 464.00
435.10
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 28 48,244 489.44 - 522.83
500.08
171B 3 Round, outside round 117 320,231 437.44 - 484.00
447.13
171C 3 Round, eye of round 163 267,214 421.39 - 463.00
432.46
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 88 74,912 771.69 - 904.00
808.76
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 195 490,944 946.00 - 1,046.00
981.76
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 123 125,274 581.68 - 677.81
599.78
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 91 181,528 865.64 - 948.00
901.78
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 67 112,317 453.00 - 485.00
465.52
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 18 55,031 536.15 - 591.00
547.70
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 58 64,999 730.63 - 911.93
765.97
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 117 131,239 1,412.10 - 1,594.00
1,451.21
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 60 59,651 1,470.87 - 1,577.00
1,493.22
193 4 Flank, flank steak 128 116,506 607.69 - 677.00
624.59
121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 44 88,260 678.53 - 779.00
699.78
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 58 77,514 904.83 - 965.00
928.16
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 72 390,129 427.00 - 441.73
432.69
4 Pectoral Meat 26 43,905 430.68 - 522.00
465.65
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