USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/18 14:50
02/18/2026 | 2:50 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/18 14:50
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Des Moines, IA Wed, Feb 18, 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: 363.80 360.63
Change from prior day: -.96 .41
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 490.38 487.31
Primal Chuck 317.82 324.16
Primal Round 333.54 333.54
Primal Loin 471.98 448.98
Primal Brisket 293.69 294.52
Primal Plate 261.10 261.10
Primal Flank 176.07 180.28
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 79.49 loads 3,179,704 pounds
Select Cuts 9.16 loads 366,435 pounds
Trimmings 12.00 loads 480,037 pounds
Ground Beef 9.96 loads 398,572 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 20 237,197 900.001,043.00 905.04
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 6 43,980 1,070.001,223.501,086.23
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 31 90,806 1,010.001,168.001,057.43
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 22,534 387.82 395.00 389.14
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 31 151,928 395.83 453.50 403.98
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 8 7,230 515.00 556.00 533.96
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 7 22,293 544.87 570.90 547.98
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 16 8,702 675.00 797.27 708.10
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 47 288,447 459.25 656.75 487.39
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 23 98,474 400.00 452.00 423.41
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 8 20,410 778.22 865.25 824.63
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 44 350,251 400.00 453.00 410.87
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 10 17,724 555.00 722.00 578.44
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 30 65,599 560.00 715.00 579.70
130 4 Chuck, short rib 19 51,123 550.00 600.10 568.28
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 23 130,257 435.00 480.10 450.89
168 1 Round, top inside round 5 3,371 438.48 450.00 441.87
168 3 Round, top inside round 30 202,420 440.00 475.25 451.39
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 11 21,289 490.38 541.25 517.01
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 4 2,734 561.69 615.00 583.34
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 3 6,033 397.91 445.10 442.48
171B 3 Round, outside round 22 89,385 440.00 472.00 446.53
171C 3 Round, eye of round 43 174,900 420.00 506.68 430.65
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 12 27,964 785.00 904.00 851.26
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 3 61,015 799.31 820.10 799.41
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 54 463,003 963.501,048.00 990.05
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 10 12,384 574.00 625.00 601.04
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 6 6,415 777.00 800.27 790.20
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 12 139,355 876.00 970.70 888.22
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 10 37,333 430.00 502.00 481.22
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 4,094 555.00 572.00 561.25
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 6 2,628 767.00 812.50 781.92
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 34 138,710 1,388.501,978.001,409.91
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 5 2,291 1,390.001,560.701,415.68
193 4 Flank, flank steak 13 26,833 657.00 707.00 683.93
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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 4 4,263 902.00 932.00 903.16
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 7 28,774 985.001,101.001,044.54
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 10 7,868 1,007.001,099.401,049.67
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 8,830 389.00 410.00 403.26
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
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 9 26,622 460.00 519.30 476.45
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 4 3,941 585.00 622.50 595.35
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 1,988 554.00 574.00 564.94
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 3 2,869 445.00 450.00 445.90
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round 6 10,658 443.00 475.00 454.69
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 5 9,773 775.41 817.00 782.73
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 12 28,544 810.00 920.25 837.73
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 8 31,781 570.00 615.00 582.32
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 6 10,625 867.00 947.00 887.41
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 6 6,443 450.00 505.00 473.15
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 5 10,288 520.00 572.00 538.45
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 8 42,911 1,300.001,531.501,391.21
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 4 7,242 1,390.001,450.001,391.93
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 21 47,600 678.00 840.00 755.98
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 27 62,193 817.001,057.50 967.70
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 6 5,452 1,190.011,515.001,367.26
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 22 58,090 405.00 475.00 432.06
4 Pectoral Meat 21 47,129 441.43 495.75 467.05
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 26 70,582 330.00 386.75 347.66
Ground Beef 75% 3 11,231 345.00 369.59 368.57
Ground Beef 81% 55 185,949 340.00 411.75 361.89
Ground Beef 85% 11 44,479 415.00 451.00 423.87
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 8 25,214 522.00 533.00 529.09
Ground Beef Chuck 4 8,533 385.00 412.00 388.81
Ground Beef Round
Ground Beef Sirloin 4 6,901 539.00 548.00 547.37
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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%
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81%
Blended Ground Beef 85%
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93%
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 16 480,037 140.00 149.30 143.66
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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