NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Jul 11, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $360.49 $345.90 Change => -1.10 -0.27 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 69,910 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 29,248 Hd Equivalent: $354.34 $337.30 DEMAND (Box) 40,662 Hd* Equivalent: $366.64 $354.49 Live-Box Spread: ($12.30) ($17.19) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $378.64 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $366.49 Live Steer: 1476 $233.20 16,792: Current Lds: 137.7 Live Heifer: 1319 $230.72 4,823: Previous Lds: 68.7 Drsd Steer: 961 $375.70 5,828 Drsd Heifer: 881 $377.10 1,805 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.68 Ch 600-900# : 86.33%: Steer Dressing % : 63.92% Ch 600-750# : 34.90%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.87% Ch 750-900# : 51.43%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.67%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.57%: Se 750-900# : 10.10%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 360.49 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 13.48 $344.68 $356.86 $373.97 $371.29 $358.52 Certified 1-3 5.68 $336.88 $349.06 $366.17 $363.49 $350.72 Choice 1 3.35 $334.55 $346.73 $363.84 $361.16 $348.39 Select 1 -13.20 $318.00 $330.18 $347.29 $344.61 $331.84 Stndrd 1-3 -33.77 $297.43 $309.61 $326.72 $324.04 $311.27 Prime 4 -0.27 $330.93 $343.11 $360.22 $357.54 $344.77 Choice 4 -12.45 $318.75 $330.93 $348.04 $345.36 $332.59 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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