NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 21, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $320.51 $303.10 Change => 1.25 1.69 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 93,717 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 48,703 Hd Equivalent: $319.49 $299.44 DEMAND (Box) 45,014 Hd* Equivalent: $321.52 $306.77 Live-Box Spread: ($2.03) ($7.33) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $333.52 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $318.77 Live Steer: 1515 $211.68 23,384: Current Lds: 75.3 Live Heifer: 1346 $211.22 11,336: Previous Lds: 100.6 Drsd Steer: 975 $336.61 11,871 Drsd Heifer: 878 $335.83 2,112 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.78 Ch 600-900# : 87.47%: Steer Dressing % : 63.72% Ch 600-750# : 35.36%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.54% Ch 750-900# : 52.11%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.53%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.26%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 320.51 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 16.26 $307.48 $319.66 $336.77 $333.73 $321.32 Certified 1-3 5.68 $296.90 $309.08 $326.19 $323.15 $310.74 Choice 1 3.35 $294.57 $306.75 $323.86 $320.82 $308.41 Select 1 -16.23 $274.99 $287.17 $304.28 $301.24 $288.83 Stndrd 1-3 -35.49 $255.73 $267.91 $285.02 $281.98 $269.57 Prime 4 2.51 $293.73 $305.91 $323.02 $319.98 $307.57 Choice 4 -12.45 $278.77 $290.95 $308.06 $305.02 $292.61 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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