NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Jun 06, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $355.35 $343.84 Change => 2.49 3.43 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 92,240 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 50,302 Hd Equivalent: $357.63 $342.96 DEMAND (Box) 41,938 Hd* Equivalent: $353.08 $344.73 Live-Box Spread: $4.55 ($1.77) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $365.08 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $356.73 Live Steer: 1473 $234.67 25,835: Current Lds: 102.7 Live Heifer: 1305 $234.11 13,579: Previous Lds: 97.2 Drsd Steer: 968 $377.00 8,852 Drsd Heifer: 848 $378.12 2,036 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.18 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.53% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.42% 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 = 355.35 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 $340.97 $353.15 $370.26 $367.58 $354.81 Certified 1-3 5.80 $331.86 $344.04 $361.15 $358.47 $345.70 Choice 1 3.35 $329.41 $341.59 $358.70 $356.02 $343.25 Select 1 -10.82 $315.24 $327.42 $344.53 $341.85 $329.08 Stndrd 1-3 -34.06 $292.00 $304.18 $321.29 $318.61 $305.84 Prime 4 1.16 $327.22 $339.40 $356.51 $353.83 $341.06 Choice 4 -12.45 $313.61 $325.79 $342.90 $340.22 $327.45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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