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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
Agricultural Marketing Service
May 18, 2026
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For Week Ending: 05/15/2026
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 391.12 401.26
396.64 387.92 387.56 369.40
Primal Rib 545.60 575.68
558.68 532.97 542.09 481.92
Primal Chuck 331.49 331.43
332.93 330.96 331.20 325.72
Primal Round 328.64 328.14
330.36 327.98 327.18 324.66
Primal Loin 515.59 548.50
529.41 510.46 504.41 463.82
Primal Brisket 355.45 353.01
359.89 348.78 349.58 340.11
Primal Short Plate 311.54 311.54
311.54 311.54 311.54 311.54
Primal Flank 240.26 239.47
242.16 239.33 237.95 237.59
Total Loads 6,201
Prime Loads 310
Branded Loads 1,121
Choice Loads 1,937
Select Loads 472
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,360
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,686
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 564
Formula Sales 3,866
Forward Contract Sales 84
Domestic Sales 5,681
NAFTA Exports 135
Overseas Exports 385
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,545
22-60 526
61-90 79
91/Up 52
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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 85 97%
25% 1,006.63 5.96
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 31 83%
10% 1,181.19 22.40
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 110 87%
4% 1,174.51 -0.11
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 19 83%
0% 449.44 0.55
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 27 39%
25% 410.13 3.08
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 112 88%
0% 421.67 3.50
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 48 96%
40% 549.82 6.84
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 15 100%
17% 501.42 5.15
114F Chuck, clod tender 15 74%
2% 797.09 0.30
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 231 82%
9% 496.23 7.70
116B Chuck, chuck tender 50 85%
11% 428.93 8.11
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 42 80%
1% 535.07 -4.74
116G Chuck, flap 28 86%
6% 947.13 16.41
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 262 88%
11% 498.33 -8.46
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 8 99%
3% 800.11 -5.94
123A Short Plate, short rib 54 85%
16% 611.39 -7.32
130 Chuck, short rib 59 87%
9% 560.14 2.91
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 104 84%
2% 476.29 -2.71
168 1 Round, top inside round 34 72%
2% 419.44 1.61
168 3 Round, top inside round 177 76%
32% 425.37 -4.97
169 Round, top inside, denuded 27 84%
14% 489.27 1.11
169A Round, top inside, cap off 27 93%
6% 575.70 -0.47
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 18 21%
26% 397.12 2.03
171B Round, outside round 110 81%
8% 421.60 6.02
171C Round, eye of round 98 87%
8% 430.95 1.89
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 83 92%
38% 915.19 -18.45
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 25 65%
69% 882.77 -28.68
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 154 87%
3% 1,099.81 15.95
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 11 23%
3% 595.04 21.96
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 81 85%
21% 602.94 -20.82
184B Loin, top butt, CC 52 94%
10% 800.18 5.88
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 87 89%
8% 1,019.53 -33.43
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 57 85%
4% 632.43 -6.33
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 35 79%
16% 583.22 4.64
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 20 99%
0% 826.44 19.56
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 83 88%
2% 1,531.78 2.48
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 11 90%
15% 1,515.22 15.73
193 Flank, flank steak 40 86%
4% 962.23 22.21
124 Rib, Back Ribs 13 76%
10% 398.15 8.61
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 51 77%
4% 840.18 -33.51
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 26 75%
3% 1,269.70 9.37
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 85%
2% 1,677.07 22.66
Cap and Wedge Meat 122 74%
43% 482.46 -0.12
Pectoral Meat 39 88%
0% 504.88 0.12
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 90
9% 330.76 -4.34
Ground Beef 75% 16
0% 367.74 -3.53
Ground Beef 81% 158
2% 390.34 2.58
Ground Beef 85% 19
0% 447.71 4.70
Ground Beef 90% 15
0% 479.51 -5.78
Ground Beef 93% 22
0% 525.10 -2.40
Ground Beef Chuck 94
5% 419.14 -0.79
Ground Beef Round 22
18% 451.14 8.50
Ground Beef Sirloin 24
0% 508.39 -23.33
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 541
1% 188.12 -0.92
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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