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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
Agricultural Marketing Service
March 02, 2026
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For Week Ending: 02/27/2026
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 373.86 385.27
376.42 371.62 364.17 351.53
Primal Rib 522.56 555.75
523.33 513.04 495.90 459.84
Primal Chuck 322.83 323.23
324.57 322.96 320.23 313.54
Primal Round 334.67 334.01
335.99 333.91 334.42 332.47
Primal Loin 488.67 524.73
496.28 484.88 462.47 435.00
Primal Brisket 303.45 303.11
303.63 299.14 299.85 295.43
Primal Short Plate 267.42 267.42
267.42 267.42 267.42 267.42
Primal Flank 181.21 181.18
182.25 181.11 178.94 177.33
Total Loads 6,133
Prime Loads 316
Branded Loads 1,188
Choice Loads 1,864
Select Loads 488
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,277
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,727
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 691
Formula Sales 3,651
Forward Contract Sales 65
Domestic Sales 5,618
NAFTA Exports 69
Overseas Exports 446
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,352
22-60 639
61-90 97
91/Up 45
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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 69 92%
18% 988.50 6.77
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 31 79%
4% 1,135.81 -24.79
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 164 90%
23% 1,120.86 31.97
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 21 87%
10% 430.82 -6.81
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 22 57%
10% 405.07 7.67
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 119 86%
7% 416.18 7.68
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 36 90%
37% 509.79 -2.84
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 22 100%
27% 529.59 -6.82
114F Chuck, clod tender 16 78%
4% 733.90 12.05
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 236 84%
22% 492.65 -4.29
116B Chuck, chuck tender 51 88%
18% 432.72 8.39
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 42 90%
8% 535.58 -26.58
116G Chuck, flap 45 86%
14% 819.55 12.99
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 218 85%
11% 424.16 5.64
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 9 99%
6% 691.14 0.72
123A Short Plate, short rib 36 83%
10% 593.63 24.13
130 Chuck, short rib 68 91%
13% 558.95 -7.40
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 112 85%
6% 453.81 9.92
168 1 Round, top inside round 40 75%
4% 443.30 8.26
168 3 Round, top inside round 146 81%
27% 453.20 13.71
169 Round, top inside, denuded 22 90%
3% 510.98 8.55
169A Round, top inside, cap off 30 88%
17% 598.86 12.67
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 7 35%
10% 420.21 17.62
171B Round, outside round 106 81%
13% 455.61 9.41
171C Round, eye of round 98 88%
10% 439.25 8.40
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 51 84%
24% 868.12 17.45
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 10 60%
63% 817.16 16.47
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 186 87%
19% 1,032.78 45.73
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 11 25%
2% 579.74 17.74
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 64 80%
24% 627.55 20.36
184B Loin, top butt, CC 47 92%
19% 804.35 3.21
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 74 87%
5% 918.86 2.69
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 59 85%
9% 498.77 20.47
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 53 88%
31% 553.11 13.11
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 19 96%
1% 771.82 18.71
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 93 88%
12% 1,479.47 35.94
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 11 91%
5% 1,407.77 -5.71
193 Flank, flank steak 41 87%
3% 681.64 32.59
124 Rib, Back Ribs 13 77%
12% 390.13 71.85
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 54 84%
18% 765.30 37.97
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 28 76%
9% 1,011.63 42.29
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 6 85%
5% 1,457.77 28.94
Cap and Wedge Meat 69 79%
6% 447.13 16.62
Pectoral Meat 43 87%
20% 483.93 16.58
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 87
5% 344.84 12.00
Ground Beef 75% 13
0% 365.02 3.02
Ground Beef 81% 159
8% 367.89 5.81
Ground Beef 85% 16
0% 416.73 3.83
Ground Beef 90% 13
0% 453.71 6.80
Ground Beef 93% 33
0% 491.49 -21.21
Ground Beef Chuck 87
15% 394.15 11.90
Ground Beef Round 18
3% 425.19 2.04
Ground Beef Sirloin 18
0% 480.00 -19.17
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 542
3% 152.03 -0.96
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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