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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
Agricultural Marketing Service
May 26, 2026
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For Week Ending: 05/22/2026
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 392.82 399.79
396.10 389.95 386.86 371.21
Primal Rib 546.51 572.15
555.46 536.17 535.22 487.53
Primal Chuck 336.43 337.50
334.93 337.29 336.22 331.65
Primal Round 329.77 329.21
332.01 329.07 328.51 323.46
Primal Loin 516.95 536.15
525.51 510.48 496.68 461.47
Primal Brisket 348.62 344.58
355.15 341.10 349.90 345.27
Primal Short Plate 308.78 308.78
308.78 308.78 308.78 308.78
Primal Flank 244.04 243.16
246.03 243.03 241.60 241.29
Total Loads 6,601
Prime Loads 360
Branded Loads 1,215
Choice Loads 2,129
Select Loads 504
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,392
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,646
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 1,040
Formula Sales 3,749
Forward Contract Sales 166
Domestic Sales 5,585
NAFTA Exports 101
Overseas Exports 915
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,395
22-60 855
61-90 252
91/Up 99
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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 79 97%
31% 1,006.76 0.13
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 36 70%
6% 1,173.78 -7.41
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 126 89%
8% 1,187.59 13.08
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 17 82%
4% 452.86 3.42
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 19 52%
3% 420.60 10.47
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 111 85%
4% 427.61 5.94
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 56 94%
53% 573.38 23.56
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 14 100%
6% 522.51 21.09
114F Chuck, clod tender 14 77%
2% 793.81 -3.28
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 206 83%
5% 503.44 7.21
116B Chuck, chuck tender 40 85%
3% 436.15 7.22
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 50 97%
19% 552.10 17.03
116G Chuck, flap 35 89%
17% 968.67 21.54
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 322 91%
31% 487.19 -11.14
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 9 99%
12% 818.18 18.07
123A Short Plate, short rib 59 82%
27% 622.08 10.69
130 Chuck, short rib 66 84%
15% 572.06 11.92
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 113 87%
3% 476.13 -0.16
168 1 Round, top inside round 39 72%
0% 420.31 0.87
168 3 Round, top inside round 170 86%
29% 425.57 0.20
169 Round, top inside, denuded 35 92%
25% 485.17 -4.10
169A Round, top inside, cap off 28 92%
2% 581.23 5.53
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 14 29%
0% 397.73 0.61
171B Round, outside round 127 86%
16% 424.25 2.65
171C Round, eye of round 105 88%
10% 438.16 7.21
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 52 81%
13% 921.26 6.07
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 12 95%
21% 932.95 50.18
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 156 86%
1% 1,106.74 6.93
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 10 25%
0% 590.81 -4.23
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 66 81%
9% 599.39 -3.55
184B Loin, top butt, CC 76 94%
45% 751.82 -48.36
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 77 87%
14% 985.26 -34.27
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 53 86%
6% 628.00 -4.43
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 37 84%
18% 587.40 4.18
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 22 98%
0% 848.75 22.31
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 76 86%
5% 1,523.91 -7.87
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 10 90%
5% 1,495.14 -20.08
193 Flank, flank steak 42 84%
5% 982.86 20.63
124 Rib, Back Ribs 13 66%
16% 373.25 -24.90
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 58 81%
2% 832.63 -7.55
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 45 85%
37% 1,249.66 -20.04
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 83%
2% 1,662.93 -14.14
Cap and Wedge Meat 139 73%
38% 462.38 -20.08
Pectoral Meat 30 86%
3% 501.17 -3.71
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 103
26% 341.91 11.15
Ground Beef 75% 18
16% 371.61 3.87
Ground Beef 81% 153
8% 398.11 7.77
Ground Beef 85% 15
0% 450.26 2.55
Ground Beef 90% 23
0% 479.99 0.48
Ground Beef 93% 25
1% 526.14 1.04
Ground Beef Chuck 121
25% 422.18 3.04
Ground Beef Round 25
1% 447.49 -3.65
Ground Beef Sirloin 12
0% 522.61 14.22
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 492
4% 187.55 -0.57
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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