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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
Agricultural Marketing Service
February 23, 2026
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For Week Ending: 02/20/2026
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 367.12 381.45
369.97 365.62 358.29 343.67
Primal Rib 514.98 565.34
515.96 512.54 484.24 451.90
Primal Chuck 319.02 319.55
319.57 319.48 319.62 307.93
Primal Round 327.96 327.39
329.71 327.34 327.97 322.50
Primal Loin 477.06 517.84
486.60 472.67 451.33 424.94
Primal Brisket 299.58 297.65
301.25 294.14 300.69 289.53
Primal Short Plate 261.44 261.44
261.44 261.44 261.44 261.44
Primal Flank 176.34 175.68
178.40 175.63 173.56 170.86
Total Loads 6,294
Prime Loads 257
Branded Loads 1,190
Choice Loads 2,014
Select Loads 516
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,317
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,730
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 918
Formula Sales 3,547
Forward Contract Sales 98
Domestic Sales 5,653
NAFTA Exports 101
Overseas Exports 539
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,244
22-60 771
61-90 210
91/Up 69
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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 95 96%
35% 981.73 11.57
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 46 87%
43% 1,160.60 13.53
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 117 88%
9% 1,088.89 9.99
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 19 83%
3% 437.63 1.92
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 20 42%
2% 397.40 3.88
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 139 89%
6% 408.50 0.15
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 35 94%
27% 512.63 13.66
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 16 100%
16% 536.41 3.86
114F Chuck, clod tender 15 75%
1% 721.85 -9.04
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 257 83%
10% 496.94 -32.32
116B Chuck, chuck tender 46 85%
5% 424.33 6.40
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 31 89%
4% 562.16 -34.91
116G Chuck, flap 32 92%
8% 806.56 -28.25
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 240 91%
12% 418.52 -1.59
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 12 100%
33% 690.42 -18.57
123A Short Plate, short rib 48 85%
10% 569.50 -7.10
130 Chuck, short rib 54 91%
17% 566.35 -9.90
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 113 87%
6% 443.89 4.88
168 1 Round, top inside round 30 68%
0% 435.04 1.31
168 3 Round, top inside round 168 87%
38% 439.49 11.04
169 Round, top inside, denuded 22 90%
6% 502.43 2.28
169A Round, top inside, cap off 29 85%
4% 586.19 6.14
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 11 41%
0% 402.59 7.48
171B Round, outside round 96 83%
5% 446.20 2.91
171C Round, eye of round 98 88%
5% 430.85 1.74
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 65 88%
43% 850.67 26.25
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 19 97%
47% 800.69 -7.08
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 164 85%
8% 987.05 6.31
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 12 15%
0% 562.00 3.28
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 61 81%
15% 607.19 18.95
184B Loin, top butt, CC 47 93%
8% 801.14 22.18
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 79 85%
4% 916.17 19.70
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 59 87%
17% 478.30 16.15
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 20 69%
4% 540.00 6.40
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 21 98%
1% 753.11 3.26
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 139 87%
33% 1,443.53 -5.73
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 10 85%
5% 1,413.48 -47.01
193 Flank, flank steak 41 87%
4% 649.05 23.99
124 Rib, Back Ribs 10 81%
13% 318.28 -65.61
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 49 83%
5% 727.33 19.02
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 28 76%
2% 969.34 23.27
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 86%
3% 1,428.83 22.58
Cap and Wedge Meat 64 77%
4% 430.51 1.01
Pectoral Meat 34 83%
3% 467.35 3.75
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 103
32% 332.84 -8.01
Ground Beef 75% 16
10% 362.00 5.46
Ground Beef 81% 137
10% 362.08 -5.70
Ground Beef 85% 12
0% 412.90 2.36
Ground Beef 90% 14
0% 446.91 3.31
Ground Beef 93% 19
0% 512.70 10.43
Ground Beef Chuck 89
29% 382.25 -5.68
Ground Beef Round 16
27% 423.15 -7.78
Ground Beef Sirloin 9
4% 499.17 -3.03
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 546
9% 152.99 0.06
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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