NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, May 15, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $340.38 $325.61 Change => 0.96 2.35 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 92,368 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 50,372 Hd Equivalent: $342.85 $324.04 DEMAND (Box) 41,996 Hd* Equivalent: $337.90 $327.18 Live-Box Spread: $4.95 ($3.14) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $349.90 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $339.18 Live Steer: 1507 $226.72 27,377: Current Lds: 76.6 Live Heifer: 1349 $226.25 10,783: Previous Lds: 128.5 Drsd Steer: 960 $356.32 10,121 Drsd Heifer: 864 $356.70 2,091 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.06 Ch 600-900# : 87.39%: Steer Dressing % : 63.53% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.41% Ch 750-900# : 52.06%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.61%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.29%: Se 750-900# : 9.32%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 340.38 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 15.62 $326.71 $338.89 $356.00 $353.32 $340.55 Certified 1-3 5.93 $317.02 $329.20 $346.31 $343.63 $330.86 Choice 1 3.35 $314.44 $326.62 $343.73 $341.05 $328.28 Select 1 -14.98 $296.11 $308.29 $325.40 $322.72 $309.95 Stndrd 1-3 -35.41 $275.68 $287.86 $304.97 $302.29 $289.52 Prime 4 1.87 $312.96 $325.14 $342.25 $339.57 $326.80 Choice 4 -12.45 $298.64 $310.82 $327.93 $325.25 $312.48 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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