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

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For Week Ending: 12/19/2025

                                                  Compre-
                                                   hensive         Prime      
Branded         Choice   Select   Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value                                 357.82        385.44       
362.98         355.67   344.91     326.20

Primal Rib                                          614.56        717.36       
623.94         605.09   591.34     488.96

Primal Chuck                                        293.61        295.17       
295.35         294.86   289.82     282.09

Primal Round                                        285.66        285.36       
286.43         285.22   284.76     281.73

Primal Loin                                         461.28        533.57       
477.57         456.75   421.76     405.02

Primal Brisket                                      329.50        332.51       
327.36         322.17   319.02     310.45

Primal Short Plate                                  240.56        240.56       
240.56         240.56   240.56     240.56

Primal Flank                                        166.39        166.06       
167.66         165.85   165.72     163.39


Total Loads                                          6,973
  Prime Loads                                          274
  Branded Loads                                      1,240
  Choice Loads                                       2,246
  Select Loads                                         626
  Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds)               2,587


Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days                           1,978
Negotiated Sales 22 and up                           1,277
Formula Sales                                        3,561
Forward Contract Sales                                 157
Domestic Sales                                       6,218
NAFTA Exports                                          156
Overseas Exports                                       599


Delivery Periods
0-21                                                 5,516
22-60                                                1,173
61-90                                                  208
91/Up                                                   77


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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      114            89%        
   10%       1,318.77        -19.76
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, light              35            75%        
   18%       1,373.41         83.80
112A             Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy             131            88%        
   18%       1,376.07        -83.77
113C             Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off            20            85%        
   12%         384.13          2.00
114              Chuck, shoulder clod                  19            48%        
   14%         339.87          -0.06
114A             Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd           111            81%        
    6%         351.62          6.49
114D             Chuck, clod, top blade                42            93%        
   38%         476.64          -2.29
114E             Chuck, clod, arm roast                16           100%        
    6%         505.44          6.56
114F             Chuck, clod tender                    15            79%        
    0%         742.82        -17.20
116A             Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off           242            79%        
   19%         470.57         23.87
116B             Chuck, chuck tender                   55            85%        
    4%         380.06          -8.89
916A             Chuck, roll, retail ready             45            86%        
    3%         505.78         12.27
116G             Chuck, flap                           34            86%        
    9%       1,062.38         21.97
120              Brisket, deckle-off, bnls            212            83%        
    4%         472.56          5.30
120A             Brisket, point/off, bnls              10            99%        
    1%         773.80          -2.80
123A             Short Plate, short rib                75            79%        
   48%         527.04        -20.11
130              Chuck, short rib                      76            88%        
   27%         461.66        -19.80
167A             Round, knuckle, peeled               122            85%        
    5%         389.39        -25.69
168           1 Round, top inside round                35            67%        
    5%         353.09          0.54
168           3 Round, top inside round               209            80%        
   28%         366.40         13.94
169              Round, top inside, denuded            24            90%        
    4%         401.52          -1.04
169A             Round, top inside, cap off            29            85%        
    7%         483.03          -8.39
170              Round, bottom gooseneck               19            29%        
   48%         347.37         10.14
171B             Round, outside round                 149            84%        
   30%         359.49         12.73
171C             Round, eye of round                  154            86%        
   15%         394.44        -16.16
174           3 Loin, short loin, 0x1                  54            79%        
    7%         803.19        -10.76
175              Loin, strip loin, 1x1                 18            53%        
   47%         688.42        -54.96
180           3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1                197            78%        
   22%         910.39        -49.33
184           1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy            11            27%        
    3%         506.21          -5.48
184           3 Loin, top butt, boneless               70            75%        
   19%         535.68          0.59
184B             Loin, top butt, CC                    65            93%        
   23%         711.80          8.60
185A             Loin, bottom sirloin, flap           113            86%        
   34%         732.62         16.21


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185B              Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy         70            85%         
  22%          376.65        -2.83
185C              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip              28            70%         
  15%          451.31        -6.66
185D              Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld         19            95%         
   0%          660.24       17.75
189A              Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy         77            86%         
   5%         1,831.78       -7.92
191A              Loin, butt tender, trimmed           8            85%         
   2%         1,802.02      34.97
193               Flank, flank steak                  43            78%         
   0%          598.48       -15.49
124               Rib, Back Ribs                       9            78%         
   4%          440.17       26.00
121D              Plate, Inside Skirt                 58            82%         
  10%          633.70        -7.88
121C              Plate, Outside Skirt                29            78%         
   7%          828.44       34.97
121E              Plate, Outside Skirt, pld            6            82%         
   4%         1,228.19       3.17
                  Cap and Wedge Meat                  94            83%         
  22%          407.60       10.82
                  Pectoral Meat                       29            89%         
   1%          449.76       -12.56

Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73%                                       91                        
  26%          308.38        -9.66
Ground Beef 75%                                       15                        
   0%          339.21        -0.24
Ground Beef 81%                                      187                        
  25%          335.90        -3.11
Ground Beef 85%                                       18                        
  19%          404.08        4.90
Ground Beef 90%                                        8                        
   0%          429.12        -0.46
Ground Beef 93%                                       33                        
   0%          453.82       -45.36
Ground Beef Chuck                                    111                        
  38%          362.39        -9.05
Ground Beef Round                                     14                        
   0%          413.20       -33.49
Ground Beef Sirloin                                   16                        
   0%          453.68       -30.57
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings                                   560                        
  14%          142.52       -15.15

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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