NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Jun 11, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $360.94 $347.14 Change => 1.45 0.40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 97,122 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 59,341 Hd Equivalent: $359.12 $345.54 DEMAND (Box) 37,781 Hd* Equivalent: $362.76 $348.75 Live-Box Spread: ($3.64) ($3.21) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $374.76 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $360.75 Live Steer: 1400 $234.65 30,694: Current Lds: 108.2 Live Heifer: 1306 $236.33 18,394: Previous Lds: 105.6 Drsd Steer: 967 $380.42 8,315 Drsd Heifer: 848 $379.65 1,938 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.25 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.49% 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 = 360.94 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 $345.41 $357.59 $374.70 $372.02 $359.25 Certified 1-3 5.80 $337.45 $349.63 $366.74 $364.06 $351.29 Choice 1 3.35 $335.00 $347.18 $364.29 $361.61 $348.84 Select 1 -9.73 $321.92 $334.10 $351.21 $348.53 $335.76 Stndrd 1-3 -33.91 $297.74 $309.92 $327.03 $324.35 $311.58 Prime 4 0.01 $331.66 $343.84 $360.95 $358.27 $345.50 Choice 4 -12.45 $319.20 $331.38 $348.49 $345.81 $333.04 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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