Boxed beef prices declined on Tuesday compared to Friday, with both Choice and Select cutouts posting losses. The Choice cutout dropped $1.99 to $413.42, while Select fell $3.83 to $386.17, widening the Choice/Select spread to $27.25, up from $25.41. Load volume rose to 122 loads, up from 109.
Among the primal cuts, Rib values slipped to $633.16, down $4.39, and Chuck eased to $378.50, off $1.73. Round dropped $4.13 to $360.79, while Loin saw a modest gain of $0.76, reaching $493.98. Brisket was nearly steady, ticking up just $0.45 to $337.54. However, Plate softened by $3.98 to $267.57, and Flank rose slightly to $235.06, up $1.29.
