NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Jun 04, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $351.93 $340.37 Change => -0.13 0.11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 102,016 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 59,860 Hd Equivalent: $350.70 $336.03 DEMAND (Box) 42,156 Hd* Equivalent: $353.16 $344.72 Live-Box Spread: ($2.46) ($8.69) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $365.16 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $356.72 Live Steer: 1472 $230.85 32,056: Current Lds: 122.7 Live Heifer: 1319 $229.40 10,368: Previous Lds: 115.1 Drsd Steer: 955 $368.28 15,540 Drsd Heifer: 886 $369.93 1,896 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.18 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.66% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.48% Ch 750-900# : 52.13%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.49%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.26%: Se 750-900# : 9.23%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 351.93 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 14.91 $337.55 $349.73 $366.84 $364.16 $351.39 Certified 1-3 5.80 $328.44 $340.62 $357.73 $355.05 $342.28 Choice 1 3.35 $325.99 $338.17 $355.28 $352.60 $339.83 Select 1 -10.82 $311.82 $324.00 $341.11 $338.43 $325.66 Stndrd 1-3 -34.06 $288.58 $300.76 $317.87 $315.19 $302.42 Prime 4 1.16 $323.80 $335.98 $353.09 $350.41 $337.64 Choice 4 -12.45 $310.19 $322.37 $339.48 $336.80 $324.03 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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