NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, May 08, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $335.06 $318.27 Change => 1.34 0.07 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 74,465 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 35,227 Hd Equivalent: $334.24 $315.34 DEMAND (Box) 39,238 Hd* Equivalent: $335.89 $321.20 Live-Box Spread: ($1.65) ($5.86) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $347.89 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $333.20 Live Steer: 1473 $220.87 18,442: Current Lds: 121.9 Live Heifer: 1305 $219.61 12,255: Previous Lds: 102.5 Drsd Steer: 946 $351.93 4,179 Drsd Heifer: 855 $350.85 351 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.10 Ch 600-900# : 87.39%: Steer Dressing % : 63.49% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.41% 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 = 335.06 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 $321.61 $333.79 $350.90 $348.22 $335.45 Certified 1-3 5.55 $311.32 $323.50 $340.61 $337.93 $325.16 Choice 1 3.35 $309.12 $321.30 $338.41 $335.73 $322.96 Select 1 -15.07 $290.70 $302.88 $319.99 $317.31 $304.54 Stndrd 1-3 -34.84 $270.93 $283.11 $300.22 $297.54 $284.77 Prime 4 2.09 $307.86 $320.04 $337.15 $334.47 $321.70 Choice 4 -12.45 $293.32 $305.50 $322.61 $319.93 $307.16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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