NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, May 07, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $333.72 $318.20 Change => 0.66 0.44 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 114,878 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 77,331 Hd Equivalent: $333.30 $314.39 DEMAND (Box) 37,547 Hd* Equivalent: $334.15 $322.00 Live-Box Spread: ($0.85) ($7.61) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $346.15 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $334.00 Live Steer: 1488 $220.95 41,861: Current Lds: 102.5 Live Heifer: 1340 $220.57 20,237: Previous Lds: 117.4 Drsd Steer: 972 $349.48 13,249 Drsd Heifer: 890 $351.16 1,984 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.89 Ch 600-900# : 87.39%: Steer Dressing % : 63.50% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.39% Ch 750-900# : 52.06%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.61%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.29%: Se 750-900# : 9.32%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 333.72 Carcass Weights 400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up Qlty/Yield (1) -29.29 -17.11 -2.68 -15.45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime 1-3 15.84 $320.27 $332.45 $349.56 $346.88 $334.11 Certified 1-3 5.55 $309.98 $322.16 $339.27 $336.59 $323.82 Choice 1 3.35 $307.78 $319.96 $337.07 $334.39 $321.62 Select 1 -15.07 $289.36 $301.54 $318.65 $315.97 $303.20 Stndrd 1-3 -34.84 $269.59 $281.77 $298.88 $296.20 $283.43 Prime 4 2.09 $306.52 $318.70 $335.81 $333.13 $320.36 Choice 4 -12.45 $291.98 $304.16 $321.27 $318.59 $305.82 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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