NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Jun 02, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $352.33 $341.05 Change => 16.10 2.29 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 102,155 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 59,116 Hd Equivalent: $350.65 $335.98 DEMAND (Box) 43,039 Hd* Equivalent: $354.00 $346.11 Live-Box Spread: ($3.35) ($10.13) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $366.00 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $358.11 Live Steer: 1472 $230.78 31,477: Current Lds: 121.5 Live Heifer: 1318 $229.36 10,228: Previous Lds: 84.7 Drsd Steer: 955 $368.27 15,515 Drsd Heifer: 886 $369.93 1,896 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.18 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.66% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.48% 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 = 352.33 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 14.91 $337.95 $350.13 $367.24 $364.56 $351.79 Certified 1-3 5.80 $328.84 $341.02 $358.13 $355.45 $342.68 Choice 1 3.35 $326.39 $338.57 $355.68 $353.00 $340.23 Select 1 -10.82 $312.22 $324.40 $341.51 $338.83 $326.06 Stndrd 1-3 -34.06 $288.98 $301.16 $318.27 $315.59 $302.82 Prime 4 1.16 $324.20 $336.38 $353.49 $350.81 $338.04 Choice 4 -12.45 $310.59 $322.77 $339.88 $337.20 $324.43 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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