NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, Jun 26, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $370.43 $354.65 Change => -0.91 0.75 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 48,720 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 14,703 Hd Equivalent: $357.80 $341.56 DEMAND (Box) 34,017 Hd* Equivalent: $383.05 $367.74 Live-Box Spread: ($25.25) ($26.18) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $395.05 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $379.74 Live Steer: 1458 $233.66 10,169: Current Lds: 91.0 Live Heifer: 1323 $232.30 2,756: Previous Lds: 104.8 Drsd Steer: 931 $376.03 1,660 Drsd Heifer: 842 $375.66 118 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.39 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.03% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 62.81% Ch 750-900# : 52.13%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.49%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.26%: Se 750-900# : 9.23%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 370.43 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 13.48 $354.62 $366.80 $383.91 $381.23 $368.46 Certified 1-3 5.68 $346.82 $359.00 $376.11 $373.43 $360.66 Choice 1 3.35 $344.49 $356.67 $373.78 $371.10 $358.33 Select 1 -12.40 $328.74 $340.92 $358.03 $355.35 $342.58 Stndrd 1-3 -34.20 $306.94 $319.12 $336.23 $333.55 $320.78 Prime 4 -0.27 $340.87 $353.05 $370.16 $367.48 $354.71 Choice 4 -12.45 $328.69 $340.87 $357.98 $355.30 $342.53 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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