NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 01, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $325.12 $306.46 Change => 3.38 0.93 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 95,038 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 49,682 Hd Equivalent: $320.01 $302.85 DEMAND (Box) 45,356 Hd* Equivalent: $330.22 $310.07 Live-Box Spread: ($10.21) ($7.22) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $342.22 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $322.07 Live Steer: 1515 $212.20 25,835: Current Lds: 95.2 Live Heifer: 1373 $212.04 12,635: Previous Lds: 119.7 Drsd Steer: 977 $337.83 7,761 Drsd Heifer: 863 $336.72 3,451 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.79 Ch 600-900# : 87.40%: Steer Dressing % : 63.42% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.40% 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 = 325.12 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 $313.17 $325.35 $342.46 $339.42 $327.01 Certified 1-3 5.55 $301.38 $313.56 $330.67 $327.63 $315.22 Choice 1 3.35 $299.18 $311.36 $328.47 $325.43 $313.02 Select 1 -13.32 $282.51 $294.69 $311.80 $308.76 $296.35 Stndrd 1-3 -34.70 $261.13 $273.31 $290.42 $287.38 $274.97 Prime 4 3.59 $299.42 $311.60 $328.71 $325.67 $313.26 Choice 4 -12.45 $283.38 $295.56 $312.67 $309.63 $297.22 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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