NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, May 12, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $337.99 $322.13 Change => 1.31 2.30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 105,262 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 63,152 Hd Equivalent: $339.84 $321.03 DEMAND (Box) 42,110 Hd* Equivalent: $336.14 $323.23 Live-Box Spread: $3.70 ($2.20) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $348.14 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $335.23 Live Steer: 1491 $224.92 32,267: Current Lds: 114.9 Live Heifer: 1316 $222.84 18,066: Previous Lds: 104.9 Drsd Steer: 955 $356.04 10,558 Drsd Heifer: 864 $356.37 2,261 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.08 Ch 600-900# : 87.39%: Steer Dressing % : 63.54% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.43% 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 = 337.99 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 $324.32 $336.50 $353.61 $350.93 $338.16 Certified 1-3 5.93 $314.63 $326.81 $343.92 $341.24 $328.47 Choice 1 3.35 $312.05 $324.23 $341.34 $338.66 $325.89 Select 1 -14.98 $293.72 $305.90 $323.01 $320.33 $307.56 Stndrd 1-3 -35.41 $273.29 $285.47 $302.58 $299.90 $287.13 Prime 4 1.87 $310.57 $322.75 $339.86 $337.18 $324.41 Choice 4 -12.45 $296.25 $308.43 $325.54 $322.86 $310.09 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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