NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, May 06, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $333.06 $317.76 Change => 0.53 2.43 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 108,576 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 71,293 Hd Equivalent: $333.44 $314.54 DEMAND (Box) 37,283 Hd* Equivalent: $332.67 $320.97 Live-Box Spread: $0.77 ($6.43) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $344.67 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $332.97 Live Steer: 1489 $220.95 39,423: Current Lds: 117.4 Live Heifer: 1363 $221.04 15,888: Previous Lds: 80.6 Drsd Steer: 972 $349.50 13,759 Drsd Heifer: 888 $351.04 2,223 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.89 Ch 600-900# : 87.39%: Steer Dressing % : 63.51% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.40% 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 = 333.06 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 $319.61 $331.79 $348.90 $346.22 $333.45 Certified 1-3 5.55 $309.32 $321.50 $338.61 $335.93 $323.16 Choice 1 3.35 $307.12 $319.30 $336.41 $333.73 $320.96 Select 1 -15.07 $288.70 $300.88 $317.99 $315.31 $302.54 Stndrd 1-3 -34.84 $268.93 $281.11 $298.22 $295.54 $282.77 Prime 4 2.09 $305.86 $318.04 $335.15 $332.47 $319.70 Choice 4 -12.45 $291.32 $303.50 $320.61 $317.93 $305.16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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