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National Comprehensive Boxed Beef Cutout - All Fed
Steer/Heifer Sales
Agricultural Marketing Service
February 16, 2026
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For Week Ending: 02/13/2026
Compre-
hensive Prime
Branded Choice Select Ungraded
Weekly Cutout Value 366.87 380.68
368.66 365.30 360.11 345.19
Primal Rib 510.36 566.29
511.19 507.34 482.05 463.76
Primal Chuck 325.65 325.18
325.61 325.32 330.40 315.31
Primal Round 326.62 328.08
326.74 327.95 327.14 319.37
Primal Loin 471.91 506.70
478.87 466.93 448.72 419.36
Primal Brisket 300.84 298.40
303.80 294.14 299.61 292.61
Primal Short Plate 257.97 257.97
257.97 257.97 257.97 257.97
Primal Flank 172.81 172.00
174.62 171.92 171.01 169.86
Total Loads 6,409
Prime Loads 275
Branded Loads 1,214
Choice Loads 1,895
Select Loads 512
Ungraded Loads (cuts, trims, grinds) 2,513
Type Of Sales
Negotiated Sales 0-21 Days 1,735
Negotiated Sales 22 and up 862
Formula Sales 3,694
Forward Contract Sales 117
Domestic Sales 5,616
NAFTA Exports 87
Overseas Exports 705
Delivery Periods
0-21 5,404
22-60 627
61-90 236
91/Up 143
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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 98%
35% 970.16 3.14
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 47 82%
42% 1,147.07 41.02
112A Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 125 86%
12% 1,078.90 -14.11
113C Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off 19 84%
2% 435.71 -2.26
114 Chuck, shoulder clod 22 54%
3% 393.52 -8.01
114A Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 125 85%
2% 408.35 -0.32
114D Chuck, clod, top blade 42 92%
54% 498.97 6.95
114E Chuck, clod, arm roast 22 100%
17% 532.55 -4.16
114F Chuck, clod tender 14 72%
1% 730.89 -1.13
116A Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 269 87%
19% 529.26 -24.45
116B Chuck, chuck tender 42 85%
3% 417.93 -0.64
916A Chuck, roll, retail ready 45 94%
6% 597.07 -41.13
116G Chuck, flap 30 88%
25% 834.81 9.91
120 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 286 88%
25% 420.11 -0.97
120A Brisket, point/off, bnls 11 100%
31% 708.99 -22.84
123A Short Plate, short rib 46 87%
20% 576.60 6.49
130 Chuck, short rib 49 87%
6% 576.25 6.99
167A Round, knuckle, peeled 93 83%
1% 439.01 5.34
168 1 Round, top inside round 35 70%
5% 433.73 0.64
168 3 Round, top inside round 124 78%
9% 428.45 -9.71
169 Round, top inside, denuded 27 94%
4% 500.15 7.58
169A Round, top inside, cap off 27 94%
6% 580.05 -2.89
170 Round, bottom gooseneck 12 37%
17% 395.11 1.09
171B Round, outside round 94 81%
5% 443.29 6.42
171C Round, eye of round 100 88%
4% 429.11 3.96
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 40 81%
19% 824.42 17.15
175 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 11 93%
47% 807.77 43.66
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 152 85%
4% 980.74 23.23
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy 11 23%
0% 558.72 17.72
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 49 81%
13% 588.24 10.07
184B Loin, top butt, CC 47 91%
27% 778.96 -0.04
185A Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 67 86%
3% 896.47 11.04
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185B Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 64 86%
12% 462.15 5.64
185C Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 27 77%
17% 533.60 -3.85
185D Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 22 96%
0% 749.85 2.98
189A Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 93 85%
24% 1,449.26 -16.86
191A Loin, butt tender, trimmed 8 89%
0% 1,460.49 17.84
193 Flank, flank steak 38 85%
3% 625.06 8.92
124 Rib, Back Ribs 11 81%
14% 383.89 94.86
121D Plate, Inside Skirt 59 83%
8% 708.31 16.00
121C Plate, Outside Skirt 26 73%
6% 946.07 24.00
121E Plate, Outside Skirt, pld 7 81%
3% 1,406.25 20.25
Cap and Wedge Meat 79 83%
3% 429.50 -6.91
Pectoral Meat 37 89%
13% 463.60 -1.57
Ground Beef - Steer and Heifer Source -- 10 Pound Chub Basis
Ground Beef 73% 83
15% 340.85 -3.62
Ground Beef 75% 31
55% 356.54 -11.20
Ground Beef 81% 156
14% 367.78 -5.96
Ground Beef 85% 22
0% 410.54 -2.61
Ground Beef 90% 14
0% 443.60 2.61
Ground Beef 93% 33
0% 502.27 8.02
Ground Beef Chuck 97
24% 387.93 -3.18
Ground Beef Round 16
12% 430.93 17.28
Ground Beef Sirloin 12
3% 502.20 27.49
Beef Trimmings - Steer and Heifer Source
50% Lean Trimmings 494
1% 152.93 -1.55
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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