NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, May 05, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $332.53 $315.33 Change => 1.20 2.14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 106,431 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 69,823 Hd Equivalent: $333.48 $314.58 DEMAND (Box) 36,608 Hd* Equivalent: $331.57 $316.07 Live-Box Spread: $1.91 ($1.49) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $343.57 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $328.07 Live Steer: 1490 $221.00 38,228: Current Lds: 80.6 Live Heifer: 1363 $221.06 15,577: Previous Lds: 100.9 Drsd Steer: 972 $349.49 13,795 Drsd Heifer: 888 $351.04 2,223 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.89 Ch 600-900# : 87.39%: Steer Dressing % : 63.51% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.40% 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 = 332.53 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 15.84 $319.08 $331.26 $348.37 $345.69 $332.92 Certified 1-3 5.55 $308.79 $320.97 $338.08 $335.40 $322.63 Choice 1 3.35 $306.59 $318.77 $335.88 $333.20 $320.43 Select 1 -15.07 $288.17 $300.35 $317.46 $314.78 $302.01 Stndrd 1-3 -34.84 $268.40 $280.58 $297.69 $295.01 $282.24 Prime 4 2.09 $305.33 $317.51 $334.62 $331.94 $319.17 Choice 4 -12.45 $290.79 $302.97 $320.08 $317.40 $304.63 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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