NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, May 21, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $345.46 $331.68 Change => 0.42 1.65 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 100,004 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 64,549 Hd Equivalent: $343.32 $327.08 DEMAND (Box) 35,455 Hd* Equivalent: $347.59 $336.28 Live-Box Spread: ($4.27) ($9.20) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $359.59 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $348.28 Live Steer: 1473 $226.50 36,343: Current Lds: 122.1 Live Heifer: 1325 $225.48 14,857: Previous Lds: 100.9 Drsd Steer: 966 $357.74 11,174 Drsd Heifer: 894 $357.69 2,175 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.05 Ch 600-900# : 87.46%: Steer Dressing % : 63.48% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.35% Ch 750-900# : 52.10%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.54%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.27%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 345.46 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 15.19 $331.36 $343.54 $360.65 $357.97 $345.20 Certified 1-3 5.93 $322.10 $334.28 $351.39 $348.71 $335.94 Choice 1 3.35 $319.52 $331.70 $348.81 $346.13 $333.36 Select 1 -12.40 $303.77 $315.95 $333.06 $330.38 $317.61 Stndrd 1-3 -34.63 $281.54 $293.72 $310.83 $308.15 $295.38 Prime 4 1.44 $317.61 $329.79 $346.90 $344.22 $331.45 Choice 4 -12.45 $303.72 $315.90 $333.01 $330.33 $317.56 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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