NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Mar 26, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $322.90 $304.18 Change => 1.41 1.09 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 121,247 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 77,051 Hd Equivalent: $319.50 $303.83 DEMAND (Box) 44,196 Hd* Equivalent: $326.30 $304.53 Live-Box Spread: ($6.80) ($0.70) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $338.30 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $316.53 Live Steer: 1532 $212.59 42,791: Current Lds: 140.1 Live Heifer: 1385 $212.47 19,960: Previous Lds: 126.4 Drsd Steer: 983 $334.89 11,700 Drsd Heifer: 862 $334.93 2,600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.58 Ch 600-900# : 87.52%: Steer Dressing % : 63.84% Ch 600-750# : 35.38%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.77% Ch 750-900# : 52.14%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.48%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.26%: Se 750-900# : 9.22%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 322.90 Carcass Weights 400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up Qlty/Yield (1) -29.29 -17.11 -3.04 -15.45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime 1-3 17.84 $311.45 $323.63 $340.74 $337.70 $325.29 Certified 1-3 5.30 $298.91 $311.09 $328.20 $325.16 $312.75 Choice 1 3.35 $296.96 $309.14 $326.25 $323.21 $310.80 Select 1 -11.82 $281.79 $293.97 $311.08 $308.04 $295.63 Stndrd 1-3 -34.06 $259.55 $271.73 $288.84 $285.80 $273.39 Prime 4 4.09 $297.70 $309.88 $326.99 $323.95 $311.54 Choice 4 -12.45 $281.16 $293.34 $310.45 $307.41 $295.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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