NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, May 29, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $350.21 $336.36 Change => -0.21 0.40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 70,161 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 31,187 Hd Equivalent: $346.32 $331.07 DEMAND (Box) 38,974 Hd* Equivalent: $354.09 $341.64 Live-Box Spread: ($7.77) ($10.57) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $366.09 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $353.64 Live Steer: 1481 $228.68 14,039: Current Lds: 118.0 Live Heifer: 1346 $228.87 6,910: Previous Lds: 137.7 Drsd Steer: 975 $362.06 6,693 Drsd Heifer: 866 $363.66 3,545 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.18 Ch 600-900# : 87.41%: Steer Dressing % : 63.64% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.64% Ch 750-900# : 52.08%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.59%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.29%: Se 750-900# : 9.30%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 350.21 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 15.05 $335.97 $348.15 $365.26 $362.58 $349.81 Certified 1-3 5.80 $326.72 $338.90 $356.01 $353.33 $340.56 Choice 1 3.35 $324.27 $336.45 $353.56 $350.88 $338.11 Select 1 -11.40 $309.52 $321.70 $338.81 $336.13 $323.36 Stndrd 1-3 -34.13 $286.79 $298.97 $316.08 $313.40 $300.63 Prime 4 1.30 $322.22 $334.40 $351.51 $348.83 $336.06 Choice 4 -12.45 $308.47 $320.65 $337.76 $335.08 $322.31 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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