NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, May 14, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $339.42 $323.26 Change => 0.31 1.37 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 99,195 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 53,801 Hd Equivalent: $341.48 $322.67 DEMAND (Box) 45,394 Hd* Equivalent: $337.36 $323.85 Live-Box Spread: $4.12 ($1.18) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $349.36 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $335.85 Live Steer: 1497 $225.88 28,402: Current Lds: 128.5 Live Heifer: 1339 $224.82 12,580: Previous Lds: 135.1 Drsd Steer: 955 $356.04 10,558 Drsd Heifer: 864 $356.37 2,261 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.06 Ch 600-900# : 87.39%: Steer Dressing % : 63.56% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.45% 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 = 339.42 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 $325.75 $337.93 $355.04 $352.36 $339.59 Certified 1-3 5.93 $316.06 $328.24 $345.35 $342.67 $329.90 Choice 1 3.35 $313.48 $325.66 $342.77 $340.09 $327.32 Select 1 -14.98 $295.15 $307.33 $324.44 $321.76 $308.99 Stndrd 1-3 -35.41 $274.72 $286.90 $304.01 $301.33 $288.56 Prime 4 1.87 $312.00 $324.18 $341.29 $338.61 $325.84 Choice 4 -12.45 $297.68 $309.86 $326.97 $324.29 $311.52 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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