USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/20 14:55
02/20/2026 | 2:55 pm CST USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 02/20 14:55
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Feb 20, 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: 366.70 360.74
Change from prior day: 1.53 .95
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 502.67 494.06
Primal Chuck 318.51 315.27
Primal Round 334.45 336.82
Primal Loin 474.81 451.84
Primal Brisket 293.01 300.98
Primal Plate 266.49 266.49
Primal Flank 180.14 178.41
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 75.66 loads 3,026,403 pounds
Select Cuts 4.41 loads 176,357 pounds
Trimmings 21.32 loads 852,926 pounds
Ground Beef 4.78 loads 191,136 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 20 160,478 906.001,025.00 931.39
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 21 78,825 1,050.001,151.501,085.05
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4 3,693 435.00 459.00 437.75
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 3 16,844 399.90 400.66 400.38
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 31 502,091 394.51 465.00 408.89
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 21 47,419 465.00 579.00 506.10
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 10 27,589 514.00 545.00 522.62
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 9 8,896 671.00 750.00 693.99
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 40 395,918 460.00 535.00 480.54
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 37 149,734 414.91 454.88 429.01
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 15 63,340 511.00 621.00 516.48
116G 4 Chuck, flap 9 35,577 787.46 862.00 798.70
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 25 52,676 392.00 440.00 415.07
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 10 13,949 637.00 720.00 677.99
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 15 41,156 563.26 635.10 586.25
130 4 Chuck, short rib 25 38,520 550.00 595.00 565.07
160 1 Round, bone-in
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 36 99,963 437.91 478.00 449.40
168 1 Round, top inside round 7 46,272 435.00 455.10 442.34
168 3 Round, top inside round 18 87,002 431.06 480.00 450.93
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 23 99,368 497.91 583.00 508.80
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 14 36,248 445.00 475.00 458.73
171C 3 Round, eye of round 48 125,426 419.91 470.00 432.02
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 29 74,591 825.91 894.50 844.59
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 44 131,464 931.251,065.00 989.16
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 3 2,214 585.00 615.10 601.31
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 24 96,815 599.00 625.90 601.95
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 8 70,845 875.00 960.00 900.34
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 7 61,327 483.26 525.00 516.27
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 4 21,255 550.00 560.00 559.79
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 18 13,036 760.91 799.00 775.74
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 44 223,153 1,385.001,561.501,406.16
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 15 13,817 1,410.001,558.001,430.53
193 4 Flank, flank steak 25 35,822 654.97 685.00 673.37
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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 5 3,465 890.00 911.00 901.92
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 8 10,016 998.331,060.101,018.78
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 4 1,371 433.30 435.00 433.66
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 21,513 410.43 420.00 411.40
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 6 24,360 435.00 525.00 448.50
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender .00 .00 .00
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 3 1,864 814.25 850.00 841.61
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 3 5,773 405.00 439.88 420.26
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib
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
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 7 10,570 440.00 465.00 454.13
171C 3 Round, eye of round
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 4 9,533 789.00 849.00 823.87
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 7 6,111 817.00 929.00 876.58
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
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
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld .00 .00 .00
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 20,835 1,401.001,530.901,431.34
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 18 37,132 700.91 819.25 789.13
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 9 19,466 950.001,035.001,000.37
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 10,220 1,356.001,364.001,359.12
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 10 72,948 433.00 471.00 459.29
4 Pectoral Meat 16 36,292 457.91 466.00 462.47
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 3 3,712 340.25 360.00 352.54
Ground Beef 75%
Ground Beef 81% 14 45,883 353.25 385.00 369.64
Ground Beef 85% 5 12,036 401.00 425.00 404.27
Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck
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% .00 .00 .00
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 31 852,926 140.00 167.00 149.27
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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