NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, May 16, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $341.53 $327.08 Change => 1.15 1.47 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 100,675 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 58,972 Hd Equivalent: $342.57 $323.76 DEMAND (Box) 41,703 Hd* Equivalent: $340.49 $330.39 Live-Box Spread: $2.08 ($6.63) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $352.49 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $342.39 Live Steer: 1484 $226.62 35,051: Current Lds: 101.0 Live Heifer: 1323 $224.98 12,415: Previous Lds: 76.6 Drsd Steer: 970 $357.70 9,363 Drsd Heifer: 896 $357.23 2,143 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.06 Ch 600-900# : 87.39%: Steer Dressing % : 63.53% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.49% Ch 750-900# : 52.06%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.61%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.29%: Se 750-900# : 9.32%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 341.53 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 15.62 $327.86 $340.04 $357.15 $354.47 $341.70 Certified 1-3 5.93 $318.17 $330.35 $347.46 $344.78 $332.01 Choice 1 3.35 $315.59 $327.77 $344.88 $342.20 $329.43 Select 1 -14.98 $297.26 $309.44 $326.55 $323.87 $311.10 Stndrd 1-3 -35.41 $276.83 $289.01 $306.12 $303.44 $290.67 Prime 4 1.87 $314.11 $326.29 $343.40 $340.72 $327.95 Choice 4 -12.45 $299.79 $311.97 $329.08 $326.40 $313.63 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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