NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Mar 12, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $304.86 $291.85 Change => 0.03 0.41 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 98,929 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 53,325 Hd Equivalent: $300.61 $288.18 DEMAND (Box) 45,604 Hd* Equivalent: $309.10 $295.53 Live-Box Spread: ($8.49) ($7.35) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $321.10 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $307.53 Live Steer: 1517 $200.56 29,722: Current Lds: 152.8 Live Heifer: 1367 $200.40 11,884: Previous Lds: 145.7 Drsd Steer: 983 $316.69 9,543 Drsd Heifer: 872 $315.88 2,176 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.81 Ch 600-900# : 87.43%: Steer Dressing % : 63.52% Ch 600-750# : 35.34%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.40% Ch 750-900# : 52.09%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.57%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.28%: Se 750-900# : 9.29%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 304.86 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 18.55 $294.12 $306.30 $323.41 $320.37 $307.96 Certified 1-3 5.43 $281.00 $293.18 $310.29 $307.25 $294.84 Choice 1 3.35 $278.92 $291.10 $308.21 $305.17 $292.76 Select 1 -8.57 $267.00 $279.18 $296.29 $293.25 $280.84 Stndrd 1-3 -32.77 $242.80 $254.98 $272.09 $269.05 $256.64 Prime 4 4.80 $280.37 $292.55 $309.66 $306.62 $294.21 Choice 4 -12.45 $263.12 $275.30 $292.41 $289.37 $276.96 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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