USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 02/20 15:15
02/20/2026 | 3:15 pm CST USDA Negotiated Sales Boxed Beef Cut 02/20 15:15
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Des Moines, IA Fri, Feb 20, 2026
NATIONAL WEEKLY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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WEEKLY COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 498.75 489.45
Primal Chuck 319.12 319.53
Primal Round 333.63 335.40
Primal Loin 473.66 451.21
Primal Brisket 293.84 297.38
Primal Plate 261.33 261.33
Primal Flank 178.94 179.55
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WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE SUMMARY
CHOICE SELECT
Date Choice Select Trim Grinds Total 600-900 600-900
02/20 76 4 21 5 106 366.70 360.74
02/19 69 14 6 9 97 365.17 359.79
02/18 79 9 12 10 111 363.80 360.63
02/17 95 10 7 7 119 364.76 360.22
02/16 34 8 3 5 50 367.77 361.23
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WEEKLY AVERAGE 365.64 360.52
CHANGE FROM PRIOR WEEK -.47 -2.93
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 352.52 loads 14,100,753 pounds
Select Cuts 44.94 loads 1,797,659 pounds
Trimmings 49.99 loads 1,999,632 pounds
Ground Beef 36.29 loads 1,451,798 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 89 550,804 890.001,050.00 919.38
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 28 126,792 1,065.001,238.501,102.44
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 119 378,662 1,010.001,169.001,069.82
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 15 71,529 409.67 459.00 422.60
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 21 71,856 387.82 408.00 396.90
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 163 1,597,914 394.51 465.00 407.32
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 48 93,879 465.00 600.86 513.21
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 39 163,097 489.24 585.00 526.82
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 57 67,949 667.00 831.00 694.23
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 192 1,482,925 450.00 656.75 480.64
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 112 381,358 400.00 465.00 426.92
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready 33 137,442 511.00 622.00 523.71
116G 4 Chuck, flap 62 214,528 739.89 870.00 795.71
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 172 1,348,458 392.00 470.00 409.42
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 30 55,586 555.00 722.00 659.20
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 108 297,440 551.00 715.00 587.02
130 4 Chuck, short rib 95 170,490 550.00 649.85 571.42
160 1 Round, bone-in 5 1,904 415.25 529.25 434.18
161 1 Round, boneless
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 144 473,069 424.00 494.00 450.01
168 1 Round, top inside round 21 62,221 429.62 455.10 441.18
168 3 Round, top inside round 120 860,845 431.06 487.00 445.25
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 53 170,708 490.38 583.00 510.11
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off 7 30,714 561.69 615.00 566.19
3 Round, top inside, side off 5 128,921 456.00 475.00 463.72
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck 17 18,661 370.00 471.00 425.44
171B 3 Round, outside round 101 364,950 429.25 479.00 450.47
171C 3 Round, eye of round 175 578,109 389.00 507.36 430.76
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 78 196,016 785.00 904.00 839.34
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 20 225,375 760.00 842.00 787.01
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 180 929,445 931.251,065.00 987.84
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 5 4,728 585.00 615.10 603.27
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 76 243,626 574.00 628.00 604.31
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 28 87,129 743.82 815.00 775.46
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 57 491,768 875.00 970.70 887.60
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 51 184,220 430.00 526.25 498.65
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 33 56,190 525.00 583.50 548.59
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 45 27,047 760.91 825.00 780.40
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 175 820,024 1,373.891,978.001,402.22
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 39 64,324 1,367.001,565.001,415.93
193 4 Flank, flank steak 104 252,974 623.00 707.00 664.19
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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 16 49,574 887.001,000.00 904.37
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 10 33,370 985.001,105.001,042.77
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 37 28,092 975.001,100.001,030.89
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 5 3,945 433.30 441.00 438.45
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 13 30,812 379.00 432.00 401.59
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 11 44,548 395.00 450.00 413.21
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade .00 .00 .00
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 11 50,872 683.00 800.00 715.07
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 38 264,111 435.00 607.50 471.61
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 15 26,662 410.00 442.00 416.27
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap 18 30,499 801.54 855.70 824.64
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 16 76,607 405.00 439.88 417.24
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 18 37,849 530.00 622.50 581.71
130 4 Chuck, short rib 14 9,315 545.00 594.70 570.33
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 16 46,958 420.00 476.00 440.16
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 21 45,004 443.00 479.00 452.33
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 8 5,258 387.00 454.00 430.28
171B 3 Round, outside round 25 27,112 440.00 470.00 452.06
171C 3 Round, eye of round 14 14,040 424.00 470.00 447.36
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 31 103,201 755.98 859.25 784.76
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 50 223,244 810.00 929.00 834.89
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 8 22,824 560.50 580.00 573.22
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 20 46,421 570.00 615.00 582.30
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 18 26,376 867.00 947.00 901.76
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 13 19,504 450.00 505.00 482.82
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 12 37,164 519.67 572.00 529.57
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 4 5,450 739.00 790.00 761.47
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 37 153,006 1,300.001,535.701,398.08
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 13 14,809 1,358.821,529.251,390.28
193 4 Flank, flank steak 8 13,162 610.00 700.00 685.52
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 92 192,366 630.00 840.00 735.07
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 87 174,216 817.001,074.00 973.33
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 21 24,367 1,175.001,515.001,367.40
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 73 272,555 405.00 475.00 437.15
4 Pectoral Meat 90 244,775 441.43 503.50 469.34
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 59 155,631 330.00 386.75 346.78
Ground Beef 75% 9 25,449 339.00 378.50 367.01
Ground Beef 81% 140 563,847 340.00 415.43 368.24
Ground Beef 85% 31 112,769 401.00 451.00 420.05
Ground Beef 90% 4 9,948 506.75 523.00 507.08
Ground Beef 93% 20 92,241 499.00 549.50 521.70
Ground Beef Chuck 20 44,753 380.00 425.75 396.40
Ground Beef Round 7 8,699 426.78 461.30 443.51
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% 20 189,480 340.00 372.00 351.46
Blended Ground Beef 75%
Blended Ground Beef 81% 13 89,400 365.00 399.00 374.54
Blended Ground Beef 85% 8 26,320 415.45 455.00 442.48
Blended Ground Beef 90% 3 1,680 481.00 497.00 492.43
Blended Ground Beef 93% 8 91,080 518.00 536.50 530.30
Blended Ground Beef Chuck 5 17,100 364.50 391.75 368.80
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 76 1,999,632 140.00 167.00 150.50
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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