NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Jun 27, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $367.54 $352.64 Change => -2.89 -2.01 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 61,951 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 28,850 Hd Equivalent: $350.60 $334.35 DEMAND (Box) 33,101 Hd* Equivalent: $384.49 $370.93 Live-Box Spread: ($33.89) ($36.58) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $396.49 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $382.93 Live Steer: 1460 $230.28 16,313: Current Lds: 80.3 Live Heifer: 1321 $228.23 5,264: Previous Lds: 91.0 Drsd Steer: 959 $369.63 6,290 Drsd Heifer: 876 $368.16 983 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.39 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.50% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.36% 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 = 367.54 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 13.48 $351.73 $363.91 $381.02 $378.34 $365.57 Certified 1-3 5.68 $343.93 $356.11 $373.22 $370.54 $357.77 Choice 1 3.35 $341.60 $353.78 $370.89 $368.21 $355.44 Select 1 -12.40 $325.85 $338.03 $355.14 $352.46 $339.69 Stndrd 1-3 -34.20 $304.05 $316.23 $333.34 $330.66 $317.89 Prime 4 -0.27 $337.98 $350.16 $367.27 $364.59 $351.82 Choice 4 -12.45 $325.80 $337.98 $355.09 $352.41 $339.64 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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