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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
Agricultural Marketing Service
August 31, 2026
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For Week Ending: 08/28/2026
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 384.01 415.53
392.33 381.74 360.07 340.80
Primal Rib 612.74 711.12
651.58 614.92 512.47 466.29
Primal Chuck 331.93 331.38
334.34 330.97 332.21 322.54
Primal Round 321.04 321.01
322.02 320.86 320.48 316.51
Primal Loin 474.37 570.45
488.25 467.28 419.13 374.30
Primal Brisket 359.63 362.25
357.98 347.63 344.39 330.77
Primal Short Plate 264.70 264.70
264.70 264.70 264.70 264.70
Primal Flank 201.05 198.75
203.85 198.54 202.15 200.74
Total Loads 6,721
Prime Loads 253
Branded Loads 1,193
Choice Loads 2,021
Select Loads 601
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,654
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,780
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 880
Formula Sales 3,861
Forward Contract Sales 200
Domestic Sales 5,816
NAFTA Exports 87
Overseas Exports 819
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,635
22-60 754
61-90 133
91/Up 200
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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 120 81%
47% 1,163.97 46.52
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 30 81%
5% 1,418.85 81.73
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 98 84%
3% 1,431.32 44.34
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 14 81%
2% 470.24 0.87
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 19 54%
2% 406.81 3.92
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 129 83%
2% 418.40 4.01
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 56 81%
51% 604.65 -4.29
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 28 93%
7% 518.52 3.30
114F Chuck, clod tender 14 75%
1% 843.37 7.32
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 232 81%
12% 531.26 15.48
116B Chuck, chuck tender 45 84%
2% 434.17 -2.11
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 48 84%
4% 571.30 2.74
116G Chuck, flap 45 90%
30% 843.30 -16.74
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 189 86%
3% 512.96 15.48
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 11 99%
0% 813.18 13.69
123A Short Plate, short rib 58 87%
34% 668.15 -23.86
130 Chuck, short rib 63 86%
10% 585.15 -23.48
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 96 85%
1% 462.83 6.33
168 1 Round, top inside round 38 68%
0% 414.57 13.98
168 3 Round, top inside round 146 83%
12% 412.53 -3.10
169 Round, top inside, denuded 24 88%
5% 473.12 2.98
169A Round, top inside, cap off 30 94%
12% 559.53 -5.65
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 17 66%
7% 371.41 -6.58
171B Round, outside round 112 81%
9% 410.25 0.13
171C Round, eye of round 121 88%
18% 437.09 -1.38
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 46 82%
7% 778.83 6.65
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 7 92%
5% 832.73 53.97
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 157 80%
8% 985.92 25.92
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 15 21%
5% 475.99 2.82
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 60 79%
0% 521.28 -0.43
184B Loin, top butt, CC 51 95%
23% 734.71 17.09
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 72 83%
2% 855.15 34.52
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August 31, 2026
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 59 85%
5% 494.91 26.31
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 53 85%
35% 449.00 -13.83
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 18 94%
0% 658.85 -37.04
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 86 86%
11% 1,745.65 69.55
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 9 87%
1% 1,585.53 59.56
193 Flank, flank steak 41 85%
1% 792.59 -21.85
124 Rib, Back Ribs 11 70%
1% 463.91 41.41
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 49 78%
5% 699.90 20.24
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 23 68%
10% 1,037.18 -27.11
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 88%
1% 1,502.60 -63.05
Cap and Wedge Meat 82 83%
19% 459.75 2.26
Pectoral Meat 40 82%
1% 456.29 4.50
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 97
0% 306.25 8.43
Ground Beef 75% 24
15% 328.18 4.00
Ground Beef 81% 181
8% 360.68 12.99
Ground Beef 85% 14
0% 432.76 -13.59
Ground Beef 90% 14
0% 482.42 3.62
Ground Beef 93% 23
1% 518.75 6.81
Ground Beef Chuck 103
18% 406.46 -7.47
Ground Beef Round 26
3% 438.17 -4.23
Ground Beef Sirloin 12
0% 500.40 14.15
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 507
1% 137.01 -12.77
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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