NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Aug 25, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $384.37 $360.37 Change => 1.38 1.65 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 93,682 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 59,239 Hd Equivalent: $372.24 $347.37 DEMAND (Box) 34,443 Hd* Equivalent: $396.49 $373.38 Live-Box Spread: ($24.25) ($26.01) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $408.49 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $385.38 Live Steer: 1511 $244.31 31,249: Current Lds: 62.7 Live Heifer: 1349 $243.30 14,696: Previous Lds: 118.3 Drsd Steer: 978 $386.09 10,848 Drsd Heifer: 870 $386.10 2,446 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.86 Ch 600-900# : 86.81%: Steer Dressing % : 63.56% Ch 600-750# : 35.09%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.40% Ch 750-900# : 51.72%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.19%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.44%: Se 750-900# : 9.75%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 384.37 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 16.62 $371.70 $383.88 $400.99 $398.31 $385.54 Certified 1-3 5.68 $360.76 $372.94 $390.05 $387.37 $374.60 Choice 1 3.35 $358.43 $370.61 $387.72 $385.04 $372.27 Select 1 -21.07 $334.01 $346.19 $363.30 $360.62 $347.85 Stndrd 1-3 -37.41 $317.67 $329.85 $346.96 $344.28 $331.51 Prime 4 2.50 $357.58 $369.76 $386.87 $384.19 $371.42 Choice 4 -12.82 $342.26 $354.44 $371.55 $368.87 $356.10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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