NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Feb 11, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $311.09 $298.18 Change => -0.53 -0.86 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 110,482 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 59,748 Hd Equivalent: $311.73 $296.15 DEMAND (Box) 50,734 Hd* Equivalent: $310.46 $300.21 Live-Box Spread: $1.27 ($4.06) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $322.46 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $312.21 Live Steer: 1531 $207.13 30,298: Current Lds: 164.3 Live Heifer: 1352 $207.03 11,689: Previous Lds: 82.9 Drsd Steer: 987 $327.23 14,973 Drsd Heifer: 862 $327.52 2,788 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.62 Ch 600-900# : 87.45%: Steer Dressing % : 63.46% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.37% Ch 750-900# : 52.10%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.55%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.27%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 311.09 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 19.55 $301.35 $313.53 $330.64 $327.96 $315.19 Certified 1-3 5.68 $287.48 $299.66 $316.77 $314.09 $301.32 Choice 1 3.35 $285.15 $297.33 $314.44 $311.76 $298.99 Select 1 -11.73 $270.07 $282.25 $299.36 $296.68 $283.91 Stndrd 1-3 -34.27 $247.53 $259.71 $276.82 $274.14 $261.37 Prime 4 5.80 $287.60 $299.78 $316.89 $314.21 $301.44 Choice 4 -12.45 $269.35 $281.53 $298.64 $295.96 $283.19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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