USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/19 15:45
02/19/2026 | 3:45 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/19 15:45
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Des Moines, IA Thu, Feb 19, 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: 365.17 359.79
Change from prior day: 1.37 -.84
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 495.19 493.76
Primal Chuck 318.83 315.48
Primal Round 333.95 338.74
Primal Loin 473.22 447.98
Primal Brisket 293.30 300.75
Primal Plate 261.71 261.71
Primal Flank 180.22 171.46
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 68.51 loads 2,740,335 pounds
Select Cuts 13.69 loads 547,642 pounds
Trimmings 6.03 loads 241,350 pounds
Ground Beef 9.12 loads 364,728 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 22 84,517 914.001,050.00 929.89
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 4 34,194 1,095.001,150.001,115.62
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 29 136,874 1,040.001,169.001,079.00
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 6 16,056 435.00 454.00 441.96
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6 19,750 398.00 407.00 400.93
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 27 211,800 399.67 440.00 408.72
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 15 42,728 683.00 800.00 691.14
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 28 211,480 465.70 525.55 481.93
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 20 62,665 415.00 455.00 425.01
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap 10 55,347 769.91 863.00 794.02
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 34 464,798 398.30 458.00 407.14
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 15 55,888 551.00 623.00 591.43
130 4 Chuck, short rib 15 21,986 553.00 590.50 571.21
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 28 57,229 445.00 494.00 453.39
168 1 Round, top inside round 4 3,842 435.00 445.00 442.80
168 3 Round, top inside round 18 179,652 445.00 485.00 448.44
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 10 42,489 505.00 530.20 507.22
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 19 99,252 445.00 475.00 452.44
171C 3 Round, eye of round 26 140,182 422.00 507.36 427.30
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 9 22,646 833.00 880.00 846.24
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 5 39,575 795.00 842.00 798.90
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 21 88,853 963.501,052.00 980.31
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 18 79,725 596.00 625.00 602.69
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 5 30,361 743.82 784.00 766.80
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 9 25,543 881.00 935.00 896.57
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 4 3,315 492.00 506.36 501.51
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 7 6,573 537.55 560.00 554.01
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 9 5,525 771.00 825.00 772.10
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 26 155,227 1,385.001,560.701,396.22
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 10 32,536 1,367.001,453.551,397.29
193 4 Flank, flank steak 15 31,785 630.00 698.00 672.92
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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 6 2,275 975.001,080.001,021.09
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off .00 .00 .00
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 2,507 389.00 432.00 397.81
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 6 32,549 683.00 800.00 700.67
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 8 134,990 455.00 518.00 464.29
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 2,034 432.00 442.00 436.95
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 4,561 815.00 840.00 819.98
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 4 43,899 410.66 425.00 420.29
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
130 4 Chuck, short rib 3 1,532 565.00 594.70 582.89
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 4 8,080 445.00 476.00 471.51
168 1 Round, top inside round .00 .00 .00
168 3 Round, top inside round
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
171B 3 Round, outside round 6 5,679 445.00 469.00 453.64
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 56,929 774.70 817.00 778.66
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 7 137,168 825.00 922.00 827.06
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC .00 .00 .00
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 3 22,245 519.67 524.98 523.87
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 4 32,149 1,385.001,522.001,389.59
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed
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 17 42,493 630.00 810.00 709.39
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 9 9,241 950.001,054.751,008.47
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 16 50,117 418.19 469.25 443.10
4 Pectoral Meat 20 50,750 460.00 503.50 471.24
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 13 23,853 334.00 369.00 344.46
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 26 139,940 350.00 396.75 369.22
Ground Beef 85% 3 23,240 416.75 438.83 436.82
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93% 5 35,934 517.75 531.00 523.31
Ground Beef Chuck 5 8,403 380.00 410.00 388.87
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%
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
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 10 241,350 149.30 165.50 160.59
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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