NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Jun 09, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $357.18 $346.22 Change => 1.83 2.38 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 98,156 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 58,574 Hd Equivalent: $359.11 $345.52 DEMAND (Box) 39,582 Hd* Equivalent: $355.25 $346.93 Live-Box Spread: $3.86 ($1.41) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $367.25 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $358.93 Live Steer: 1401 $234.54 30,344: Current Lds: 90.1 Live Heifer: 1306 $236.32 17,985: Previous Lds: 102.7 Drsd Steer: 967 $380.39 8,307 Drsd Heifer: 848 $379.65 1,938 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.18 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.50% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.38% 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 = 357.18 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 13.76 $341.65 $353.83 $370.94 $368.26 $355.49 Certified 1-3 5.80 $333.69 $345.87 $362.98 $360.30 $347.53 Choice 1 3.35 $331.24 $343.42 $360.53 $357.85 $345.08 Select 1 -9.73 $318.16 $330.34 $347.45 $344.77 $332.00 Stndrd 1-3 -33.91 $293.98 $306.16 $323.27 $320.59 $307.82 Prime 4 0.01 $327.90 $340.08 $357.19 $354.51 $341.74 Choice 4 -12.45 $315.44 $327.62 $344.73 $342.05 $329.28 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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