NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 28, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $328.88 $310.69 Change => 6.46 6.48 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 89,635 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 46,860 Hd Equivalent: $326.99 $308.26 DEMAND (Box) 42,775 Hd* Equivalent: $330.77 $313.12 Live-Box Spread: ($3.78) ($4.86) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $342.77 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $325.12 Live Steer: 1511 $216.16 21,948: Current Lds: 68.0 Live Heifer: 1382 $215.42 14,975: Previous Lds: 96.2 Drsd Steer: 993 $341.33 8,247 Drsd Heifer: 888 $340.81 1,690 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.84 Ch 600-900# : 87.50%: Steer Dressing % : 63.40% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.18% Ch 750-900# : 52.13%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.50%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.26%: Se 750-900# : 9.24%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 328.88 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 16.12 $315.71 $327.89 $345.00 $341.96 $329.55 Certified 1-3 5.55 $305.14 $317.32 $334.43 $331.39 $318.98 Choice 1 3.35 $302.94 $315.12 $332.23 $329.19 $316.78 Select 1 -14.90 $284.69 $296.87 $313.98 $310.94 $298.53 Stndrd 1-3 -35.20 $264.39 $276.57 $293.68 $290.64 $278.23 Prime 4 2.37 $301.96 $314.14 $331.25 $328.21 $315.80 Choice 4 -12.45 $287.14 $299.32 $316.43 $313.39 $300.98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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