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All wholesale cuts

Every USDA-tracked beef and pork cut, grouped by primal, with prices, IMPS codes, and Wikipedia references. Click any cut for the live daily USDA wholesale price, the 5-year seasonal context, and a 30-day price history.

51 beef cuts, 69 pork cuts.

Beef cuts

Brisket2 cuts
  • The breast section of the steer, made of the deep pectoral (point) and superficial pectoral (flat). Tough until slow-cooked. Central to Texas barbecue, pastrami, and corned beef. Deckle removed (the fatty cap on the point end). Boneless.

  • Brisket, Point/off, Bnls
    BrisketIMPS 120A

    The breast section of the steer, made of the deep pectoral (point) and superficial pectoral (flat). Tough until slow-cooked. Central to Texas barbecue, pastrami, and corned beef. Boneless.

Chuck10 cuts
Flank1 cut
Loin12 cuts
Plate4 cuts
Rib3 cuts
Round5 cuts
  • The bottom round with the eye of round still attached. Shape resembles a goose neck. Breaks down into outside round and eye of round.

  • Round, Eye Of Round
    RoundIMPS 171C

    A small, cylindrical muscle from the back of the round primal. Very lean, low in marbling. Often slow roasted or sliced thin for sandwiches.

  • The sirloin tip from the front of the round, near the knee. Lean and uniform, often used for roasts, kebabs, and stir-fry strips. Peeled: silverskin and outer membrane removed.

  • Round, Outside Round
    RoundIMPS 171B

    Outside (bottom) round from the outer thigh. Leaner and tougher than the inside round. Best for slow roasting or pastrami.

  • The top (inside) round comes from the inner thigh. Lean, large muscle, often used for roast beef sandwiches and London broil.

Short Plate1 cut
Other13 cuts

Pork cuts

Belly5 cuts
Ham12 cuts
Loin13 cuts
Picnic9 cuts
Shoulder/Butt9 cuts
Spareribs3 cuts
Other18 cuts
Wholesale prices reflect USDA AMS National Daily Boxed Beef and Boxed Pork Cutout, Negotiated Sales reports. Cut descriptions are original and intended as a working buyer reference. Wikipedia links open in a new tab and are provided for further reading; their content is independent of MeatRead.