NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Mar 28, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $320.19 $305.29 Change => -1.47 -0.40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 126,409 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 81,794 Hd Equivalent: $319.57 $303.90 DEMAND (Box) 44,615 Hd* Equivalent: $320.82 $306.68 Live-Box Spread: ($1.25) ($2.78) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $332.82 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $318.68 Live Steer: 1531 $212.69 45,453: Current Lds: 132.9 Live Heifer: 1383 $212.54 21,174: Previous Lds: 116.8 Drsd Steer: 982 $335.03 12,448 Drsd Heifer: 860 $334.80 2,719 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.67 Ch 600-900# : 87.52%: Steer Dressing % : 63.82% Ch 600-750# : 35.38%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.75% Ch 750-900# : 52.14%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.48%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.26%: Se 750-900# : 9.22%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 320.19 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 17.84 $308.74 $320.92 $338.03 $334.99 $322.58 Certified 1-3 5.30 $296.20 $308.38 $325.49 $322.45 $310.04 Choice 1 3.35 $294.25 $306.43 $323.54 $320.50 $308.09 Select 1 -11.82 $279.08 $291.26 $308.37 $305.33 $292.92 Stndrd 1-3 -34.06 $256.84 $269.02 $286.13 $283.09 $270.68 Prime 4 4.09 $294.99 $307.17 $324.28 $321.24 $308.83 Choice 4 -12.45 $278.45 $290.63 $307.74 $304.70 $292.29 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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