NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Apr 14, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $318.75 $299.00 Change => unchgd 0.25 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 86,449 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 41,866 Hd Equivalent: $313.88 $294.15 DEMAND (Box) 44,583 Hd* Equivalent: $323.63 $303.85 Live-Box Spread: ($9.75) ($9.70) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $335.63 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $315.85 Live Steer: 1549 $207.83 22,545: Current Lds: 80.9 Live Heifer: 1386 $207.57 11,080: Previous Lds: 102.3 Drsd Steer: 982 $327.85 6,994 Drsd Heifer: 883 $327.89 1,247 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.79 Ch 600-900# : 87.49%: Steer Dressing % : 63.41% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.24% Ch 750-900# : 52.12%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.51%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.24%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 318.75 Carcass Weights 400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up Qlty/Yield (1) -29.29 -17.11 -3.04 -15.45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime 1-3 16.55 $306.01 $318.19 $335.30 $332.26 $319.85 Certified 1-3 5.68 $295.14 $307.32 $324.43 $321.39 $308.98 Choice 1 3.35 $292.81 $304.99 $322.10 $319.06 $306.65 Select 1 -15.90 $273.56 $285.74 $302.85 $299.81 $287.40 Stndrd 1-3 -35.06 $254.40 $266.58 $283.69 $280.65 $268.24 Prime 4 2.80 $292.26 $304.44 $321.55 $318.51 $306.10 Choice 4 -12.45 $277.01 $289.19 $306.30 $303.26 $290.85 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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