NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Feb 14, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $303.97 $292.40 Change => -4.28 -4.28 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 63,925 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 16,910 Hd Equivalent: $305.23 $289.66 DEMAND (Box) 47,015 Hd* Equivalent: $302.70 $295.14 Live-Box Spread: $2.53 ($5.48) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $314.70 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $307.14 Live Steer: 1473 $203.82 8,456: Current Lds: 86.9 Live Heifer: 1347 $202.96 3,406: Previous Lds: 116.4 Drsd Steer: 977 $320.86 4,518 Drsd Heifer: 890 $319.70 530 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.87 Ch 600-900# : 87.45%: Steer Dressing % : 63.60% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.44% 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 = 303.97 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 $294.23 $306.41 $323.52 $320.84 $308.07 Certified 1-3 5.68 $280.36 $292.54 $309.65 $306.97 $294.20 Choice 1 3.35 $278.03 $290.21 $307.32 $304.64 $291.87 Select 1 -11.73 $262.95 $275.13 $292.24 $289.56 $276.79 Stndrd 1-3 -34.27 $240.41 $252.59 $269.70 $267.02 $254.25 Prime 4 5.80 $280.48 $292.66 $309.77 $307.09 $294.32 Choice 4 -12.45 $262.23 $274.41 $291.52 $288.84 $276.07 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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