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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales

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For Week Ending: 04/18/2025

Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 332.08 356.93
338.72 331.16 316.52 293.68

Primal Rib 565.11 631.93
592.39 562.98 501.05 438.69

Primal Chuck 256.24 255.79
257.15 255.54 258.16 250.06

Primal Round 267.72 266.69
269.02 266.68 270.37 263.67

Primal Loin 455.35 538.29
469.09 455.97 413.50 358.88

Primal Brisket 266.19 266.10
266.20 259.32 255.98 252.84

Primal Short Plate 231.19 231.19
231.19 231.19 231.19 231.19

Primal Flank 167.38 166.36
168.84 166.36 166.78 164.88


Total Loads 6,889
Prime Loads 284
Branded Loads 1,311
Choice Loads 2,160
Select Loads 573
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,562


Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 2,044
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 1,005
Formula Sales 3,779
Forward Contract Sales 62
Domestic Sales 6,154
NAFTA Exports 113
Overseas Exports 622


Delivery Periods
0-21 5,778
22-60 866
61-90 169
91/Up 76


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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 68 82%
23% 1,126.13 -6.19
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 49 79%
41% 1,273.87 20.45
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 132 87%
23% 1,285.41 -15.76
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 18 76%
5% 345.39 -4.71
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 25 29%
2% 306.31 -12.85
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 134 84%
6% 314.47 -7.86
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 39 88%
40% 433.26 13.71
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 22 100%
11% 418.07 -3.92
114F Chuck, clod tender 16 73%
3% 627.11 21.41
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 291 79%
15% 366.74 -11.52
116B Chuck, chuck tender 66 86%
11% 378.16 -25.12
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 48 80%
13% 398.26 -25.95
116G Chuck, flap 30 79%
25% 686.77 -18.18
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 218 87%
4% 378.11 5.48
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 10 94%
2% 617.67 -42.03
123A Short Plate, short rib 50 76%
4% 609.78 -10.52
130 Chuck, short rib 53 84%
9% 489.67 -3.78
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 137 88%
8% 380.10 -20.16
168 1 Round, top inside round 46 74%
0% 347.20 -7.76
168 3 Round, top inside round 201 86%
30% 360.98 -7.15
169 Round, top inside, denuded 36 90%
13% 406.96 -6.54
169A Round, top inside, cap off 33 92%
17% 477.64 -26.08
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 23 66%
40% 303.83 -11.56
171B Round, outside round 159 85%
12% 315.63 -13.50
171C Round, eye of round 128 86%
13% 353.02 -6.08
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 81 89%
23% 871.81 -18.21
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 35 59%
48% 773.36 -50.79
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 189 82%
24% 1,020.53 -9.75
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 13 25%
0% 504.69 13.10
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 73 81%
6% 569.58 -1.64
184B Loin, top butt, CC 40 78%
18% 759.34 -15.19
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 70 84%
3% 836.72 36.32


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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 64 85%
12% 433.83 -8.85
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 49 88%
41% 420.86 7.79
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 25 94%
5% 638.21 25.39
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 90 89%
2% 1,436.83 -16.34
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 15 91%
31% 1,234.67 15.00
193 Flank, flank steak 44 84%
7% 651.05 9.59
124 Rib, Back Ribs 9 91%
3% 320.51 19.11
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 54 79%
7% 644.58 -2.38
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 28 70%
7% 868.71 22.52
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 78%
3% 1,296.75 2.69
Cap and Wedge Meat 70 79%
0% 412.56 -1.96
Pectoral Meat 42 79%
8% 428.11 -28.27

Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 85
2% 271.70 4.75
Ground Beef 75% 14
0% 288.49 -5.10
Ground Beef 81% 160
10% 287.04 -3.24
Ground Beef 85% 14
20% 377.05 8.29
Ground Beef 90% 13
0% 405.24 2.69
Ground Beef 93% 27
3% 443.48 -6.69
Ground Beef Chuck 139
40% 326.72 -15.27
Ground Beef Round 24
41% 376.93 -3.78
Ground Beef Sirloin 27
0% 428.81 -24.37
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 545
3% 119.49 -1.60

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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