NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Jun 24, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $371.04 $357.00 Change => 2.04 -0.32 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 73,958 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 42,232 Hd Equivalent: $359.84 $343.59 DEMAND (Box) 31,726 Hd* Equivalent: $382.25 $370.41 Live-Box Spread: ($22.41) ($26.82) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $394.25 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $382.41 Live Steer: 1479 $235.29 21,185: Current Lds: 77.6 Live Heifer: 1351 $234.57 6,525: Previous Lds: 87.7 Drsd Steer: 981 $376.58 11,491 Drsd Heifer: 875 $376.28 3,031 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.39 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.29% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.17% 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 = 371.04 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 13.48 $355.23 $367.41 $384.52 $381.84 $369.07 Certified 1-3 5.68 $347.43 $359.61 $376.72 $374.04 $361.27 Choice 1 3.35 $345.10 $357.28 $374.39 $371.71 $358.94 Select 1 -12.40 $329.35 $341.53 $358.64 $355.96 $343.19 Stndrd 1-3 -34.20 $307.55 $319.73 $336.84 $334.16 $321.39 Prime 4 -0.27 $341.48 $353.66 $370.77 $368.09 $355.32 Choice 4 -12.45 $329.30 $341.48 $358.59 $355.91 $343.14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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