NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 16, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $317.83 $298.40 Change => -0.82 -0.30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 80,574 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 37,234 Hd Equivalent: $314.13 $294.40 DEMAND (Box) 43,340 Hd* Equivalent: $321.53 $302.39 Live-Box Spread: ($7.40) ($7.99) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $333.53 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $314.39 Live Steer: 1551 $207.82 21,390: Current Lds: 134.7 Live Heifer: 1394 $207.53 9,751: Previous Lds: 147.0 Drsd Steer: 1005 $327.68 5,082 Drsd Heifer: 886 $327.87 1,011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.78 Ch 600-900# : 87.49%: Steer Dressing % : 63.32% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.18% Ch 750-900# : 52.12%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.51%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.24%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 317.83 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 16.55 $305.09 $317.27 $334.38 $331.34 $318.93 Certified 1-3 5.68 $294.22 $306.40 $323.51 $320.47 $308.06 Choice 1 3.35 $291.89 $304.07 $321.18 $318.14 $305.73 Select 1 -15.90 $272.64 $284.82 $301.93 $298.89 $286.48 Stndrd 1-3 -35.06 $253.48 $265.66 $282.77 $279.73 $267.32 Prime 4 2.80 $291.34 $303.52 $320.63 $317.59 $305.18 Choice 4 -12.45 $276.09 $288.27 $305.38 $302.34 $289.93 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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