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

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For Week Ending: 10/17/2025

                                                  Compre-
                                                   hensive         Prime      
Branded         Choice   Select   Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value                                 366.52        419.13       
370.48         362.98   346.06     324.87

Primal Rib                                          623.06        800.94       
632.14         613.97   548.31     475.14

Primal Chuck                                        296.39        295.88       
299.11         295.56   296.78     285.37

Primal Round                                        315.40        315.41       
318.37         315.28   311.55     307.49

Primal Loin                                         464.91        616.44       
471.98         456.55   416.93     379.93

Primal Brisket                                      313.84        319.19       
310.79         304.96   296.77     285.80

Primal Short Plate                                  227.95        227.95       
227.95         227.95   227.95     227.95

Primal Flank                                        201.25        201.42       
204.46         201.02   196.95     192.15


Total Loads                                          6,557
  Prime Loads                                          232
  Branded Loads                                      1,174
  Choice Loads                                       2,112
  Select Loads                                         622
  Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds)               2,417


Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days                           1,905
Negotiated Sales 22 and up                             949
Formula Sales                                        3,590
Forward Contract Sales                                 113
Domestic Sales                                       5,867
NAFTA Exports                                           77
Overseas Exports                                       613


Delivery Periods
0-21                                                 5,473
22-60                                                  868
61-90                                                  182
91/Up                                                   34


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                       National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed 
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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      124            89%        
    4%       1,278.09         11.13
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, light              32            74%        
    0%       1,417.21         18.36
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy             105            84%        
    5%       1,418.27          -3.12
113C             Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off            25            82%        
    3%         396.88          4.80
114              Chuck, shoulder clod                  24            31%        
    1%         367.10          -2.88
114A             Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd           152            80%        
    3%         378.25          -3.38
114D             Chuck, clod, top blade                49            89%        
   49%         443.50          -2.38
114E             Chuck, clod, arm roast                20           100%        
    8%         527.06          9.17
114F             Chuck, clod tender                    15            70%        
    1%       1,065.05          -2.84
116A             Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off           280            82%        
   13%         454.91          -5.25
116B             Chuck, chuck tender                   55            78%        
    3%         441.63          0.24
916A             Chuck, roll, retail ready             28            78%        
    2%         502.90          -7.28
116G             Chuck, flap                           41            81%        
   33%         880.75         26.96
120              Brisket, deckle-off, bnls            215            80%        
    6%         449.63          4.31
120A             Brisket, point/off, bnls               6            95%        
    0%         712.59        -41.02
123A             Short Plate, short rib               105            91%        
   57%         564.32          -2.07
130              Chuck, short rib                      64            84%        
   19%         508.10          -4.02
167A             Round, knuckle, peeled               113            81%        
    2%         472.61          0.50
168           1 Round, top inside round                34            66%        
    0%         394.20          4.32
168           3 Round, top inside round               145            78%        
   18%         410.26          2.89
169              Round, top inside, denuded            26            89%        
   13%         464.16          -0.40
169A             Round, top inside, cap off            31            89%        
    5%         556.39          -3.57
170              Round, bottom gooseneck               16             8%        
   30%         384.60          6.29
171B             Round, outside round                 109            81%        
    2%         393.82          3.43
171C             Round, eye of round                  113            83%        
    4%         492.55          -5.68
174           3 Loin, short loin, 0x1                  50            84%        
   11%         829.56         13.61
175              Loin, strip loin, 1x1                 16            76%        
   27%         736.63         11.53
180           3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1                156            77%        
    5%         914.72         33.32
184           1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy            14            27%        
    0%         476.21          2.47
184           3 Loin, top butt, boneless               88            80%        
   18%         509.55          -1.48
184B             Loin, top butt, CC                    53            90%        
   19%         696.83          1.82
185A             Loin, bottom sirloin, flap            97            82%        
   10%         741.03        -14.41


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185B              Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy         61            78%         
  10%          412.35       0.57
185C              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip              42            71%         
  27%          416.76       0.36
185D              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld         20            91%         
   1%          608.56      -0.66
189A              Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy         97            88%         
   8%         1,923.14    19.04
191A              Loin, butt tender, trimmed          11            84%         
   0%         1,655.69    -24.05
193               Flank, flank steak                  36            80%         
   1%          827.23     -32.47
124               Rib, Back Ribs                      21            88%         
  59%          299.50    -134.41
121D              Plate, Inside Skirt                 61            81%         
  16%          621.96     10.94
121C              Plate, Outside Skirt                31            80%         
  28%          752.91       3.93
121E              Plate, Outside Skirt, pld            5            84%         
   3%         1,192.46      0.60
                  Cap and Wedge Meat                 118            81%         
  30%          447.81       5.80
                  Pectoral Meat                       47            87%         
  14%          471.49      -6.25

Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73%                                      126                        
  45%          272.91     -19.48
Ground Beef 75%                                       15                        
   0%          315.95      -0.73
Ground Beef 81%                                      192                        
  21%          313.64     -23.09
Ground Beef 85%                                       15                        
   0%          408.53       0.66
Ground Beef 90%                                       13                        
   0%          447.37      -7.61
Ground Beef 93%                                       21                        
  15%          496.23      -6.62
Ground Beef Chuck                                    131                        
  48%          353.00     -10.62
Ground Beef Round                                     24                        
  46%          397.98     -12.74
Ground Beef Sirloin                                   11                        
   3%          490.20     -14.16
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings                                   607                        
  15%          138.32       0.97

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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