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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
Agricultural Marketing Service
August 17, 2026
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For Week Ending: 08/14/2026
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 371.14 397.01
377.21 369.42 349.83 333.53
Primal Rib 592.57 671.37
618.04 589.69 508.10 458.69
Primal Chuck 320.87 321.55
322.01 320.98 318.60 315.80
Primal Round 312.72 313.47
313.42 312.32 312.57 304.87
Primal Loin 449.55 526.36
461.91 445.67 402.07 365.41
Primal Brisket 345.94 351.15
344.72 337.14 327.29 321.48
Primal Short Plate 267.21 267.21
267.21 267.21 267.21 267.21
Primal Flank 211.31 209.26
214.36 209.00 212.60 211.43
Total Loads 5,840
Prime Loads 263
Branded Loads 1,064
Choice Loads 1,671
Select Loads 554
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,288
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,646
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 539
Formula Sales 3,610
Forward Contract Sales 44
Domestic Sales 5,279
NAFTA Exports 105
Overseas Exports 455
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,248
22-60 506
61-90 76
91/Up 9
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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 64 81%
14% 1,107.97 -0.25
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 34 76%
6% 1,307.65 51.74
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 110 86%
6% 1,339.24 44.99
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 15 82%
0% 459.31 6.43
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 27 65%
9% 397.34 -1.82
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 127 85%
3% 405.58 0.28
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 55 92%
65% 586.56 -2.12
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 17 100%
4% 504.56 2.25
114F Chuck, clod tender 14 75%
2% 817.26 6.08
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 293 80%
17% 490.56 18.41
116B Chuck, chuck tender 43 83%
3% 436.78 8.45
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 24 78%
1% 524.61 12.59
116G Chuck, flap 29 87%
19% 853.22 3.15
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 219 83%
10% 490.83 13.49
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 8 99%
1% 784.70 8.74
123A Short Plate, short rib 46 77%
20% 687.13 45.46
130 Chuck, short rib 55 84%
8% 554.10 5.63
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 82 82%
2% 445.29 13.22
168 1 Round, top inside round 34 65%
0% 392.02 -5.25
168 3 Round, top inside round 162 60%
23% 406.70 3.94
169 Round, top inside, denuded 29 91%
12% 461.51 0.56
169A Round, top inside, cap off 24 89%
1% 532.33 -8.00
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 15 10%
38% 385.17 20.30
171B Round, outside round 122 84%
14% 395.75 11.12
171C Round, eye of round 93 83%
4% 425.22 4.54
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 40 66%
14% 743.53 -0.49
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 7 77%
3% 746.42 58.69
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 136 82%
6% 936.33 26.57
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 15 20%
14% 460.65 4.70
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 66 73%
6% 494.16 4.86
184B Loin, top butt, CC 42 92%
6% 698.02 -6.86
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 77 79%
2% 783.36 7.39
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 51 83%
6% 436.35 28.19
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 38 83%
20% 503.14 -21.54
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 21 98%
1% 747.92 -45.79
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 82 87%
5% 1,622.47 72.59
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 12 91%
9% 1,484.54 42.56
193 Flank, flank steak 37 84%
4% 840.99 -30.43
124 Rib, Back Ribs 11 76%
6% 384.86 -56.57
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 51 81%
5% 668.77 22.28
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 21 73%
4% 1,058.91 10.32
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 6 86%
3% 1,530.18 -17.39
Cap and Wedge Meat 54 79%
0% 460.21 2.17
Pectoral Meat 32 84%
0% 443.49 2.46
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 83
0% 293.47 8.65
Ground Beef 75% 12
0% 329.81 -0.37
Ground Beef 81% 165
12% 337.66 2.39
Ground Beef 85% 16
0% 438.11 16.35
Ground Beef 90% 4
0% 493.88 6.46
Ground Beef 93% 18
4% 521.49 6.94
Ground Beef Chuck 79
2% 421.21 22.74
Ground Beef Round 14
2% 444.14 0.53
Ground Beef Sirloin 18
0% 483.44 7.45
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 498
3% 148.45 -3.37
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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