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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
Agricultural Marketing Service
March 16, 2026
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For Week Ending: 03/13/2026
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 390.66 399.99
393.95 388.16 381.30 368.81
Primal Rib 546.68 579.30
555.66 538.84 516.68 473.67
Primal Chuck 332.44 331.53
333.73 331.33 334.40 330.31
Primal Round 344.99 343.44
347.11 343.32 349.70 342.43
Primal Loin 517.38 546.89
523.23 513.83 484.39 463.13
Primal Brisket 318.77 319.05
319.19 317.02 311.79 307.42
Primal Short Plate 287.29 287.29
287.29 287.29 287.29 287.29
Primal Flank 199.88 198.15
204.30 198.07 193.59 193.16
Total Loads 6,258
Prime Loads 269
Branded Loads 1,208
Choice Loads 1,969
Select Loads 450
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,361
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,503
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 1,012
Formula Sales 3,717
Forward Contract Sales 25
Domestic Sales 5,501
NAFTA Exports 80
Overseas Exports 677
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,182
22-60 733
61-90 215
91/Up 128
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Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6
Choice
Delivery Weighted Change from
IMPS / FL Sub-Primal Loads & Up
22 & Out Average Prior week
109E Rib, Ribeye Roll Lip-On Bone In 68 92%
1% 1,026.71 17.57
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 23 82%
0% 1,213.32 36.71
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 115 88%
5% 1,185.15 32.09
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 26 90%
26% 438.82 11.74
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 21 58%
23% 429.63 16.36
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 122 87%
1% 438.60 11.62
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 34 96%
23% 516.06 0.35
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 17 100%
10% 523.60 5.01
114F Chuck, clod tender 13 79%
1% 743.97 -1.81
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 279 89%
28% 508.68 10.12
116B Chuck, chuck tender 47 86%
12% 441.01 6.21
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 40 91%
4% 554.89 7.36
116G Chuck, flap 27 86%
12% 872.16 30.15
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 245 89%
19% 445.33 9.13
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 11 99%
5% 752.23 21.99
123A Short Plate, short rib 97 90%
62% 563.53 -16.64
130 Chuck, short rib 48 85%
6% 584.41 29.89
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 108 86%
4% 483.52 14.71
168 1 Round, top inside round 38 67%
6% 466.20 8.08
168 3 Round, top inside round 126 80%
9% 470.11 3.01
169 Round, top inside, denuded 24 89%
3% 532.19 2.81
169A Round, top inside, cap off 36 91%
11% 623.82 11.57
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 12 11%
54% 424.26 4.87
171B Round, outside round 165 90%
39% 455.08 -10.07
171C Round, eye of round 95 88%
7% 459.82 10.79
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 46 86%
19% 943.51 40.25
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 11 96%
44% 863.62 41.07
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 148 84%
6% 1,079.60 52.14
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 14 19%
7% 622.54 18.20
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 63 86%
17% 658.50 23.93
184B Loin, top butt, CC 39 91%
2% 874.59 32.48
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 72 86%
6% 1,000.40 51.40
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March 16, 2026
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 58 86%
12% 557.80 33.23
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 47 84%
13% 566.91 8.20
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 19 98%
1% 807.69 19.64
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 73 89%
2% 1,566.08 42.80
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 8 87%
2% 1,451.26 32.42
193 Flank, flank steak 43 86%
9% 771.39 49.57
124 Rib, Back Ribs 11 74%
6% 370.73 -20.50
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 48 84%
5% 833.38 38.50
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 28 71%
10% 1,075.34 24.95
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 84%
2% 1,557.84 20.09
Cap and Wedge Meat 56 78%
2% 491.97 20.58
Pectoral Meat 30 87%
0% 501.92 13.22
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 72
13% 349.74 2.50
Ground Beef 75% 16
1% 379.36 5.83
Ground Beef 81% 170
22% 382.46 7.17
Ground Beef 85% 12
0% 427.11 5.45
Ground Beef 90% 13
0% 456.20 -3.86
Ground Beef 93% 21
0% 528.98 10.68
Ground Beef Chuck 98
9% 401.94 3.80
Ground Beef Round 18
0% 429.17 5.14
Ground Beef Sirloin 10
0% 521.42 0.46
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 510
2% 167.57 9.67
Fat Limitations (FL) Description
Maximum Average Fat Thickness Maximum Fat
at any point
1. 3/4" (19mm) 1.0"
2. 1/4" (6mm) 1/2"
3. 1/8" (3mm) 1/4"
4. Practically free (75% surface lean exposed) 1/8"
5. Peeled/Denuded 1/8"
6. Peeled/Denuded, surface membrane removed 1/8"
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