I thought that this would be a relatively simple project… assemble a list of chuck steak varieties and their alternate names. Sounds simple. Turns out it is a confusing topic. Different regions have different names for the same steak. Some steak names are used for two completely different cuts. And the Meat Buyer’s Guide only specs out a few of the over 70 names associated with beef chuck steaks.
The chuck steak varieties chart below shows a lot of the names which various chuck steaks go by. The info includes the meat retailer’s UPC number and the NAMP/IMPS meat cutter’s number. I have cross-referenced it with about a dozen sources, but as I stated the topic is very convoluted. If you are a professional butcher please leave comments at the bottom of the page to update this info.
Using the Beef Chuck Steaks Chart
The left column shows which part of the chuck primal each steak is cut from. In the Steak Name & Variations column, the names in bold are names found in the IMPS guide which is used for the Meat Buyers Guide. To determine alternate names look at the UPC and/or the IMPS Steak column. If the numbers are the same in either column then the associated names are commonly used for this cut. For instance, the Arm Bone-In sub primal 113B is known by at least 6 names, 5 of which have a UPC number, and none of which have a specific IMPS/NAMP number.
Additional resources are at the bottom of the page.
Beef Chuck Steaks |
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| Sub Primal | IMPS Primal | Steak Name & Variations | UPC | IMPS Steak |
| 7-Bone | 113C | Center Chuck Steak | 1035 | |
| Chuck Steak Center Cut | 1035 | |||
| Arm, Bone-In | 113B | Arm Chuck Steak | ||
| Arm Swiss Steak | 1050 | |||
| Chuck Steak for Swissing | 1050 | |||
| Round Bone Steak | 1050 | |||
| Round Bone Swiss Steak | 1050 | |||
| Swiss Steak | 1050 | |||
| Arm, Boneless | 113B | Boneless Round Bone Steak | 1056 | |
| Boneless Swiss Steak | 1056 | |||
| Blade, Bone-In | 113C | Chuck Steak *** | 1066 | |
| Chuck Steak 1st Cut | 1066 | |||
| Chuck Steak Blade Cut | 1066 | |||
| 113C | Char Broil Steak | 1069 | ||
| Chuck Barbecue Steak | 1069 | |||
| Chuck Steak 1st Cut | 1069 | |||
| Chuck Steak for BBQ | 1069 | |||
| Blade, Boneless | 115A | Boneless Blade Steak 1st Cut | 1073 | |
| Deluxe Blade Steak | 1073 | |||
| Chuck Eye, Boneless | 116D | Boneless Chuck Fillet Steak | 1102 | |
| Boneless Steak Bottom Chuck | 1102 | |||
| Chuck Delmonico Steak 1114D | 1116D | |||
| Chuck Eye Roll Steak | ||||
| Chuck Eye Roll Steak 1116D | 1116D | |||
| 116D | Chuck Eye Steak 1116H | 1116H | ||
| Mock Tender, Boneless | 116B | Chuck Eye Steak | 1116 | |
| Chuck Fillet Steak | 1116 | |||
| Chuck Sandwich Steak | 1116 | |||
| Chuck Tender Steak | 1116 | |||
| Fish Steak | 1116 | |||
| Mock Tender Steak | ||||
| Under Blade, Boneless | 116C | Boneless Bottom Chuck Steak | 1158 | |
| Boneless Chuck Fillet Steak | ||||
| Boneless Chuck Steak | 1158 | |||
| Boneless Under Cut Steak | 1158 | |||
| California Steak 1116E | 1116E | |||
| Chuck Fillet Steak | ||||
| Chuck Steak *** | 1158 | |||
| Minute Steak | 1158 | |||
| 116G | Denver Steak 1116G | 1098 | 1116G | |
| Bottom Chuck Steak | ||||
| Under Blade Center Cut Steak 1116G | 1116G | |||
| Under Blade Steak | ||||
| 116I | Sierra Steak | 1097 | ||
| Under Blade, Bone-In | 113C | Bottom Chuck Steak | 1152 | |
| California Steak | 1152 | |||
| Gravy Steak | 1152 | |||
| Semi-Boneless Chuck Steak | 1152 | |||
| Under Cut Steak | 1152 | |||
| Shoulder Clod, Boneless | 114C | Boneless Clod Steak | 1133 | |
| Boneless Shoulder Clod Steak | 1133 | |||
| Chuck Shoulder Steak | 1133 | |||
| Clod Steak Boneless | 1133 | |||
| English Steak | 1133 | |||
| Shoulder Steak * | 1133 | |||
| Shoulder Steak Half Cut | 1133 | |||
| 1114E | Ranch Steak 1114E | 1162 | 1114E | |
| Shoulder Arm Steak 1114E | 1114E | |||
| Shoulder Center Cut Steak | 1162 | |||
| Shoulder Grill Steak ** | 1162 | |||
| 1114F | Petite Tender Medallions 1114F | 1114F | ||
| Shoulder Tender 1114F | 1114F | |||
| Shoulder Top Blade, Bone-In | 113C | Blade Steak Bone-In | 1138 | |
| Top Chuck Steak | 1138 | |||
| 1114D | Boneless Top Chuck Steak | 1144 | 1114D | |
| Book Steak | 1144 | 1114D | ||
| Butler Steak | 1144 | 1114D | ||
| Lifter Steak | 1144 | 1114D | ||
| Patio Steak | 1144 | 1114D | ||
| Petite Steak | 1144 | 1114D | ||
| Blade Steak | 1114D | |||
| 1114D | Flatiron Steak 1114D | 1166 | 1114D | |
| Shoulder Grill Steak ** | 1166 | 1114D | ||
| Shoulder Steak * | 1114D | |||
| Top Blade Steak 1114D | 1114D | |||
| Triangle Steak | 1114D | |||
Additional for Chuck Steak Names and Varieties
- Follow the link for a free download of the 2010 IMPS meat cutters specifications.
- Meat Track UPC System offers a searchable database for retail meat cutters.
- click the image below to download the Beef Retailer Guide PDF (13 mb)
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It would be most helpful if cuts were clearly delineated as alternative cuts, i.e. top blade steak (w/lateral connective tissue intact) OR flat iron steak (lateral connective tissue removed), as cannot produce both from a side. It would also be helpful to clearly identify all the names used for the same exact cut, as well as those that incorporate smaller cuts. New butchering techniques and two numbering systems with multiple names for the same cuts adds to the confusion. However, if one spends a good deal of time on this website, one can sort it all out–thank you for your efforts and outstanding videos!