NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, May 09, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $336.68 $319.83 Change => 1.62 1.56 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 97,522 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 57,981 Hd Equivalent: $339.39 $320.49 DEMAND (Box) 39,541 Hd* Equivalent: $333.97 $319.17 Live-Box Spread: $5.42 $1.32 ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $345.97 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $331.17 Live Steer: 1486 $224.31 29,048: Current Lds: 104.9 Live Heifer: 1315 $222.68 16,832: Previous Lds: 121.9 Drsd Steer: 956 $355.88 10,160 Drsd Heifer: 848 $356.59 1,941 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.10 Ch 600-900# : 87.39%: Steer Dressing % : 63.53% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.42% 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 = 336.68 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 $323.23 $335.41 $352.52 $349.84 $337.07 Certified 1-3 5.55 $312.94 $325.12 $342.23 $339.55 $326.78 Choice 1 3.35 $310.74 $322.92 $340.03 $337.35 $324.58 Select 1 -15.07 $292.32 $304.50 $321.61 $318.93 $306.16 Stndrd 1-3 -34.84 $272.55 $284.73 $301.84 $299.16 $286.39 Prime 4 2.09 $309.48 $321.66 $338.77 $336.09 $323.32 Choice 4 -12.45 $294.94 $307.12 $324.23 $321.55 $308.78 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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