NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, May 22, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $346.70 $332.57 Change => 1.24 0.89 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 116,369 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 80,592 Hd Equivalent: $344.44 $328.19 DEMAND (Box) 35,777 Hd* Equivalent: $348.97 $336.95 Live-Box Spread: ($4.53) ($8.76) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $360.97 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $348.95 Live Steer: 1479 $227.09 42,112: Current Lds: 80.8 Live Heifer: 1333 $226.64 18,753: Previous Lds: 122.1 Drsd Steer: 969 $359.16 15,453 Drsd Heifer: 880 $359.70 4,274 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.05 Ch 600-900# : 87.46%: Steer Dressing % : 63.51% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.41% 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 = 346.70 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 $332.60 $344.78 $361.89 $359.21 $346.44 Certified 1-3 5.93 $323.34 $335.52 $352.63 $349.95 $337.18 Choice 1 3.35 $320.76 $332.94 $350.05 $347.37 $334.60 Select 1 -12.40 $305.01 $317.19 $334.30 $331.62 $318.85 Stndrd 1-3 -34.63 $282.78 $294.96 $312.07 $309.39 $296.62 Prime 4 1.44 $318.85 $331.03 $348.14 $345.46 $332.69 Choice 4 -12.45 $304.96 $317.14 $334.25 $331.57 $318.80 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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