NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 31, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $321.74 $305.53 Change => 1.55 0.24 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 97,367 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 49,672 Hd Equivalent: $320.21 $303.05 DEMAND (Box) 47,695 Hd* Equivalent: $323.26 $308.01 Live-Box Spread: ($3.05) ($4.96) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $335.26 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $320.01 Live Steer: 1515 $212.21 25,868: Current Lds: 119.7 Live Heifer: 1373 $212.05 12,592: Previous Lds: 132.9 Drsd Steer: 977 $337.83 7,761 Drsd Heifer: 863 $336.72 3,451 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.67 Ch 600-900# : 87.40%: Steer Dressing % : 63.42% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.39% Ch 750-900# : 52.07%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.60%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.29%: Se 750-900# : 9.31%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 321.74 Carcass Weights 400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up Qlty/Yield (1) -29.29 -17.11 -3.04 -15.45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime 1-3 17.34 $309.79 $321.97 $339.08 $336.04 $323.63 Certified 1-3 5.55 $298.00 $310.18 $327.29 $324.25 $311.84 Choice 1 3.35 $295.80 $307.98 $325.09 $322.05 $309.64 Select 1 -13.32 $279.13 $291.31 $308.42 $305.38 $292.97 Stndrd 1-3 -34.70 $257.75 $269.93 $287.04 $284.00 $271.59 Prime 4 3.59 $296.04 $308.22 $325.33 $322.29 $309.88 Choice 4 -12.45 $280.00 $292.18 $309.29 $306.25 $293.84 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Reflects total boxed beef load count from past 5 days multiplied by 75, the average head per boxed beef load. (1) differentials based upon current premiums and discounts. Note: Index reflects simple average of live and box equivalents. Source: USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA Bryant Smith 515-284-4460 Desm.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS410.txt www.ams.usda.gov/LPSMarketNewsPage