NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 23, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $319.69 $300.94 Change => 0.12 -1.56 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 95,847 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 49,114 Hd Equivalent: $319.41 $299.35 DEMAND (Box) 46,733 Hd* Equivalent: $319.97 $302.52 Live-Box Spread: ($0.56) ($3.17) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $331.97 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $314.52 Live Steer: 1512 $211.69 23,721: Current Lds: 170.8 Live Heifer: 1346 $211.25 11,410: Previous Lds: 133.9 Drsd Steer: 975 $336.61 11,871 Drsd Heifer: 878 $335.83 2,112 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.84 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 = 319.69 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 $306.66 $318.84 $335.95 $332.91 $320.50 Certified 1-3 5.68 $296.08 $308.26 $325.37 $322.33 $309.92 Choice 1 3.35 $293.75 $305.93 $323.04 $320.00 $307.59 Select 1 -16.23 $274.17 $286.35 $303.46 $300.42 $288.01 Stndrd 1-3 -35.49 $254.91 $267.09 $284.20 $281.16 $268.75 Prime 4 2.51 $292.91 $305.09 $322.20 $319.16 $306.75 Choice 4 -12.45 $277.95 $290.13 $307.24 $304.20 $291.79 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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