NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Jul 18, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $361.45 $342.31 Change => 0.33 -0.98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 109,332 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 61,536 Hd Equivalent: $361.35 $345.13 DEMAND (Box) 47,796 Hd* Equivalent: $361.55 $339.49 Live-Box Spread: ($0.20) $5.64 ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $373.55 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $351.49 Live Steer: 1469 $237.70 34,869: Current Lds: 102.8 Live Heifer: 1343 $236.53 11,317: Previous Lds: 138.8 Drsd Steer: 960 $379.43 12,664 Drsd Heifer: 867 $379.38 2,686 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.70 Ch 600-900# : 85.93%: Steer Dressing % : 63.40% Ch 600-750# : 34.74%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.25% Ch 750-900# : 51.19%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 14.07%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.67%: Se 750-900# : 10.40%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 361.45 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 13.55 $345.71 $357.89 $375.00 $372.32 $359.55 Certified 1-3 5.93 $338.09 $350.27 $367.38 $364.70 $351.93 Choice 1 3.35 $335.51 $347.69 $364.80 $362.12 $349.35 Select 1 -12.38 $319.78 $331.96 $349.07 $346.39 $333.62 Stndrd 1-3 -33.84 $298.32 $310.50 $327.61 $324.93 $312.16 Prime 4 -0.20 $331.96 $344.14 $361.25 $358.57 $345.80 Choice 4 -12.45 $319.71 $331.89 $349.00 $346.32 $333.55 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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