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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
Agricultural Marketing Service
August 24, 2026
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For Week Ending: 08/21/2026
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 379.03 408.29
385.27 377.38 356.75 342.19
Primal Rib 597.29 690.68
628.60 592.72 514.03 458.64
Primal Chuck 329.72 331.50
329.28 331.29 325.39 323.20
Primal Round 319.37 318.61
321.59 318.47 318.18 314.98
Primal Loin 463.62 549.36
473.41 458.98 414.24 384.04
Primal Brisket 350.53 352.06
353.77 343.43 336.32 327.09
Primal Short Plate 269.26 269.26
269.26 269.26 269.26 269.26
Primal Flank 207.70 206.34
209.69 206.12 206.43 206.37
Total Loads 6,132
Prime Loads 264
Branded Loads 1,142
Choice Loads 1,953
Select Loads 504
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,269
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,616
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 650
Formula Sales 3,802
Forward Contract Sales 64
Domestic Sales 5,600
NAFTA Exports 69
Overseas Exports 463
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,410
22-60 605
61-90 84
91/Up 33
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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 122 86%
21% 1,117.45 9.48
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 37 80%
12% 1,337.12 29.47
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 115 87%
4% 1,386.98 47.74
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 14 78%
0% 469.37 10.06
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 20 47%
3% 402.89 5.55
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 118 81%
1% 414.39 8.81
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 57 92%
66% 608.94 22.38
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 27 91%
7% 515.22 10.66
114F Chuck, clod tender 16 78%
1% 836.05 18.79
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 225 79%
5% 515.78 25.22
116B Chuck, chuck tender 50 85%
12% 436.28 -0.50
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 28 89%
10% 568.56 43.95
116G Chuck, flap 42 87%
25% 860.04 6.82
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 242 81%
14% 497.48 6.65
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 14 100%
1% 799.49 14.79
123A Short Plate, short rib 47 85%
22% 692.01 4.88
130 Chuck, short rib 64 86%
19% 608.63 54.53
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 105 84%
8% 456.50 11.21
168 1 Round, top inside round 41 73%
5% 400.59 8.57
168 3 Round, top inside round 126 81%
21% 415.63 8.93
169 Round, top inside, denuded 26 90%
8% 470.14 8.63
169A Round, top inside, cap off 35 94%
11% 565.18 32.85
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 15 66%
7% 377.99 -7.18
171B Round, outside round 99 77%
2% 410.12 14.37
171C Round, eye of round 119 87%
11% 438.47 13.25
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 53 91%
36% 772.18 28.65
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 11 71%
28% 778.76 32.34
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 152 84%
4% 960.00 23.67
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 14 21%
0% 473.17 12.52
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 89 83%
26% 521.71 27.55
184B Loin, top butt, CC 50 92%
18% 717.62 19.60
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 74 84%
8% 820.63 37.27
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 58 76%
8% 468.60 32.25
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 53 76%
30% 462.83 -40.31
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 33 98%
18% 695.89 -52.03
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 88 85%
13% 1,676.10 53.63
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 11 88%
2% 1,525.97 41.43
193 Flank, flank steak 41 84%
1% 814.44 -26.55
124 Rib, Back Ribs 15 63%
14% 422.50 37.64
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 65 82%
17% 679.66 10.89
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 27 70%
15% 1,064.29 5.38
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 83%
4% 1,565.65 35.47
Cap and Wedge Meat 67 77%
3% 457.49 -2.72
Pectoral Meat 47 84%
2% 451.79 8.30
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 86
4% 297.82 4.35
Ground Beef 75% 27
41% 324.18 -5.63
Ground Beef 81% 165
6% 347.69 10.03
Ground Beef 85% 21
16% 446.35 8.24
Ground Beef 90% 25
0% 478.80 -15.08
Ground Beef 93% 23
26% 511.94 -9.55
Ground Beef Chuck 85
5% 413.93 -7.28
Ground Beef Round 18
34% 442.40 -1.74
Ground Beef Sirloin 10
4% 486.25 2.81
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 482
1% 149.78 1.33
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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