USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/16 14:55
02/16/2026 | 2:55 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/16 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Mon, Feb 16, 2026
NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES - PM
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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Current Cutout Values: 367.77 361.23
Change from prior day: 3.30 -2.19
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 505.83 489.96
Primal Chuck 322.50 320.35
Primal Round 333.23 334.92
Primal Loin 476.50 454.63
Primal Brisket 294.58 295.21
Primal Plate 257.74 257.74
Primal Flank 179.72 183.91
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 34.18 loads 1,367,164 pounds
Select Cuts 7.83 loads 313,124 pounds
Trimmings 3.19 loads 127,474 pounds
Ground Beef 4.95 loads 197,804 pounds
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Choice Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted
Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 11 7,876 921.001,029.00 970.80
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 4 16,852 1,085.951,225.701,105.44
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 14 17,092 1,050.001,144.251,090.57
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 4 5,281 390.00 403.25 401.32
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 29 119,350 397.23 451.00 407.24
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 11 32,531 502.00 600.86 517.28
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 7 24,332 497.24 575.00 521.10
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 33 121,145 452.00 649.85 504.27
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 13 33,255 418.00 465.00 426.76
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 10 11,197 770.00 854.25 820.45
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 23 68,481 404.00 465.00 419.28
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 22 33,262 565.00 634.00 592.05
130 4 Chuck, short rib 12 21,982 550.00 649.85 584.11
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 24 109,280 424.00 476.25 445.24
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 19 58,131 440.00 467.00 452.48
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 5 5,475 515.00 531.00 523.13
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 5 3,211 370.00 440.00 397.23
171B 3 Round, outside round 19 42,781 438.00 475.00 451.16
171C 3 Round, eye of round 23 64,938 400.00 479.85 434.35
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 10 10,706 825.00 893.00 847.39
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 5 87,006 760.00 804.00 764.09
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 27 29,411 955.001,027.001,000.50
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 14 46,678 600.00 625.85 611.60
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 6 7,513 775.75 810.00 791.67
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 14 16,325 910.00 966.20 936.20
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 16 54,029 455.00 504.25 489.58
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 5 2,724 530.00 564.25 554.00
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 10 3,111 778.00 814.25 789.79
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 21 25,960 1,425.001,575.701,481.15
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
193 4 Flank, flank steak 16 39,784 628.00 700.00 686.09
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Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted
Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender .00 .00 .00
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 6 56,479 472.00 575.00 479.39
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 19,367 801.54 835.00 822.48
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 2,811 415.00 420.00 418.54
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 20,206 553.79 622.50 574.93
130 4 Chuck, short rib
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 17,578 435.00 454.85 438.83
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 4 8,228 447.00 460.00 452.21
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 3,647 428.53 430.00 429.98
171B 3 Round, outside round 6 6,296 445.00 455.00 451.05
171C 3 Round, eye of round 4 1,817 427.00 441.00 433.21
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 9 8,941 787.00 837.00 795.98
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 10 14,753 828.00 926.20 882.66
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 5 15,384 565.00 577.69 571.05
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 5 6,695 895.00 943.00 924.63
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip .00 .00 .00
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 8 13,673 1,399.001,535.701,424.13
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 5 2,000 1,422.001,529.251,443.87
193 4 Flank, flank steak
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 16 39,938 630.00 809.76 709.09
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 23 48,529 850.691,065.70 960.97
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 5 3,372 1,267.001,500.001,497.31
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 12 66,004 406.00 475.00 415.37
4 Pectoral Meat 17 41,937 445.00 493.25 474.12
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 10 39,445 338.00 371.00 344.80
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 20 109,745 357.00 394.00 373.99
Ground Beef 85% 6 21,391 403.00 430.75 411.29
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 4 11,629 499.00 549.50 511.43
Ground Beef Chuck 4 10,951 387.00 425.70 388.02
Ground Beef Round
Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind
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Blended Ground Beef 73% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81%
Blended Ground Beef 85% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 90%
Blended Ground Beef 93% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Chuck .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 8 127,474 151.00 164.00 157.03
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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