NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, May 01, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $331.00 $312.19 Change => 0.76 2.96 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 133,363 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 98,054 Hd Equivalent: $330.83 $312.10 DEMAND (Box) 35,309 Hd* Equivalent: $331.17 $312.28 Live-Box Spread: ($0.34) ($0.18) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $343.17 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $324.28 Live Steer: 1497 $218.83 48,668: Current Lds: 99.3 Live Heifer: 1370 $217.92 26,326: Previous Lds: 98.9 Drsd Steer: 984 $345.89 19,308 Drsd Heifer: 889 $346.50 3,752 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.89 Ch 600-900# : 87.50%: Steer Dressing % : 63.47% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.29% Ch 750-900# : 52.13%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.50%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.26%: Se 750-900# : 9.24%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 331.00 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 16.12 $317.83 $330.01 $347.12 $344.08 $331.67 Certified 1-3 5.55 $307.26 $319.44 $336.55 $333.51 $321.10 Choice 1 3.35 $305.06 $317.24 $334.35 $331.31 $318.90 Select 1 -14.90 $286.81 $298.99 $316.10 $313.06 $300.65 Stndrd 1-3 -35.20 $266.51 $278.69 $295.80 $292.76 $280.35 Prime 4 2.37 $304.08 $316.26 $333.37 $330.33 $317.92 Choice 4 -12.45 $289.26 $301.44 $318.55 $315.51 $303.10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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