$379.75/cwt
↑ 3.93
$360.45/cwt
↑ 1.96
$97.90/cwt
↑ 0.23
$19.30/cwt
↑ 1.97
110
↓ 17% vs 5yr avg
269
↓ 12% vs 5yr avg

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USDA close: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · live print, next USDA print Wednesday ~4 PM ET
Choice flank steak slipped under the bottom of its three week range. Pork picnic cushion meat combo broke its run higher and closed down. Tuesday's cattle kill 106,000 head, 13% under a year ago.
MEATREAD.COM · DAILY READ · September 1, 2026 · PERMALINK

Today's USDA close · Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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Choice cutout
$379.75
+3.93 day-on-day
Select cutout
$360.45
+1.96 day-on-day
Pork carcass
$97.90
+0.23 day-on-day
Beef loads
110
-17% vs 5yr avg
Pork loads
269
-12% vs 5yr avg
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brisket deckle-offBeefChoiceSee it live, no account →
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Brisket, Deckle-off, BnlsIMPS 120469.20¢/lbExpensive
Oct 2003 start · 23 yrs of daily USDA prints loaded
1M6M1Y2Y5YALL
SeasonalForecastHolidaysPrior yearsVolume
13W FORECASTLabor DayMemorial DayLabor DayMemorial Day538379220469— price · ··· 5yr seasonal · ░ 5yr band · — 13w forecastBRISKET, DECKLE-OFF, BNLS · MEATREAD.COM · USDA AMS
VOL 2.7 ld · 1.9x avgVS SEAS +25.6%DOD -1.3%WOW -2.2%4W -2.1%YOY +2.8%
The call
Brisket came off on the heaviest trading day in a month. That means buyers were still there on the way down, so this is real selling, not sellers just lowering their asking price. If it drops again on heavy volume, the buyers have stepped back. If it goes quiet instead, brisket holds its premium.
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58%of calls graded right in the last 90 days (22 of 41).
The 20-year floor under it
Separate measure: the same signal engine backtested across two decades of USDA prints. Cuts it flags cheap firm within a month 63% of the time, versus 52% with no signal.
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52%
16,468 backtested calls · 308 cuts · 2006 to 2026 · walk-forward, no hindsight
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