NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Oct 10, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $353.37 $333.29 Change => 1.16 2.01 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 72,605 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 18,130 Hd Equivalent: $353.16 $332.19 DEMAND (Box) 54,475 Hd* Equivalent: $353.57 $334.39 Live-Box Spread: ($0.41) ($2.20) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $365.57 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $346.39 Live Steer: 1498 $231.85 12,291: Current Lds: 123.8 Live Heifer: 1342 $231.15 4,537: Previous Lds: 137.4 Drsd Steer: 995 $360.29 1,111 Drsd Heifer: 885 $357.61 191 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.25 Ch 600-900# : 86.89%: Steer Dressing % : 63.47% Ch 600-750# : 35.12%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.44% Ch 750-900# : 51.76%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.11%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.42%: Se 750-900# : 9.69%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 353.37 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 18.48 $342.56 $354.74 $371.85 $369.17 $356.40 Certified 1-3 5.93 $330.01 $342.19 $359.30 $356.62 $343.85 Choice 1 3.35 $327.43 $339.61 $356.72 $354.04 $341.27 Select 1 -17.15 $306.93 $319.11 $336.22 $333.54 $320.77 Stndrd 1-3 -36.84 $287.24 $299.42 $316.53 $313.85 $301.08 Prime 4 4.36 $328.44 $340.62 $357.73 $355.05 $342.28 Choice 4 -12.82 $311.26 $323.44 $340.55 $337.87 $325.10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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