NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Feb 17, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $304.18 $291.82 Change => 0.21 -0.58 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 85,530 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 38,176 Hd Equivalent: $304.66 $289.41 DEMAND (Box) 47,354 Hd* Equivalent: $303.70 $294.23 Live-Box Spread: $0.96 ($4.82) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $315.70 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $306.23 Live Steer: 1512 $203.09 17,805: Current Lds: 87.4 Live Heifer: 1364 $203.09 9,560: Previous Lds: 86.9 Drsd Steer: 989 $320.52 9,447 Drsd Heifer: 901 $320.21 1,364 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.87 Ch 600-900# : 87.44%: Steer Dressing % : 63.57% Ch 600-750# : 35.34%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.28% Ch 750-900# : 52.09%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.56%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.28%: Se 750-900# : 9.28%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 304.18 Carcass Weights 400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up Qlty/Yield (1) -29.29 -17.11 -3.04 -15.45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime 1-3 19.48 $294.37 $306.55 $323.66 $320.62 $308.21 Certified 1-3 5.68 $280.57 $292.75 $309.86 $306.82 $294.41 Choice 1 3.35 $278.24 $290.42 $307.53 $304.49 $292.08 Select 1 -11.40 $263.49 $275.67 $292.78 $289.74 $277.33 Stndrd 1-3 -32.91 $241.98 $254.16 $271.27 $268.23 $255.82 Prime 4 5.73 $280.62 $292.80 $309.91 $306.87 $294.46 Choice 4 -12.45 $262.44 $274.62 $291.73 $288.69 $276.28 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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