Choice Boxed Beef Up $1.90 to $363.22 on August First

Choice boxed beef cutout on August 1, 2025, was quoted at $363.22, up $1.90 from Thursday but down $3.46 compared to last Friday. Select cutout dropped $0.87 to $340.50, widening the Choice–Select spread to $22.72 on 72 total loads. Most primal values firmed on the day: rib rose to $538.68, chuck to $302.93, round to $317.54, loin to $469.85, brisket to $308.70, and flank to $226.99. The only decline came in the plate primal, which fell to $259.56 from $267.53 on Thursday and is now down nearly $42.60 from $302.16 on July 24—a notable drop in just over a week.