NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Oct 13, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $353.02 $335.37 Change => -0.35 2.08 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 100,772 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 44,013 Hd Equivalent: $354.13 $332.99 DEMAND (Box) 56,759 Hd* Equivalent: $351.91 $337.75 Live-Box Spread: $2.22 ($4.76) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $363.91 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $349.75 Live Steer: 1550 $234.07 24,562: Current Lds: 173.0 Live Heifer: 1372 $234.31 10,840: Previous Lds: 123.8 Drsd Steer: 1012 $362.54 7,332 Drsd Heifer: 895 $362.27 1,279 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.25 Ch 600-900# : 86.89%: Steer Dressing % : 63.91% Ch 600-750# : 35.12%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.87% Ch 750-900# : 51.76%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.11%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.42%: Se 750-900# : 9.69%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 353.02 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 18.55 $342.28 $354.46 $371.57 $368.89 $356.12 Certified 1-3 5.80 $329.53 $341.71 $358.82 $356.14 $343.37 Choice 1 3.35 $327.08 $339.26 $356.37 $353.69 $340.92 Select 1 -17.32 $306.41 $318.59 $335.70 $333.02 $320.25 Stndrd 1-3 -36.99 $286.74 $298.92 $316.03 $313.35 $300.58 Prime 4 4.43 $328.16 $340.34 $357.45 $354.77 $342.00 Choice 4 -12.82 $310.91 $323.09 $340.20 $337.52 $324.75 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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