Beef Carcass Price Equivalent Index Value
NW_LS410
Des Moines, IA Thu, Feb 06, 2025 USDA Market News
USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE
CHOICE SELECT
Index 600-900# 600-900#
Values => $313.58 $300.44
Change => -1.15 -0.25
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Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 106,031 head of cattle.
SUPPLY (Live) 64,130 Hd
Equivalent: $315.19 $298.12
DEMAND (Box) 41,901 Hd*
Equivalent: $311.98 $302.77
Live-Box Spread: $3.21 ($4.65)
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National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts
(5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $323.98
Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $314.77
Live Steer: 1514 $209.18 29,862: Current Lds: 113.7
Live Heifer: 1350 $208.97 14,010: Previous Lds: 160.5
Drsd Steer: 981 $328.43 17,279
Drsd Heifer: 856 $328.51 2,979
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Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.63
Ch 600-900# : 87.54%: Steer Dressing % : 63.50%
Ch 600-750# : 35.39%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.37%
Ch 750-900# : 52.16%: Processing Cost : 12.00
Se 600-900# : 12.46%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50
Se 600-750# : 3.25%:
Se 750-900# : 9.21%:
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Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types
Basis Value = 313.58 Carcass Weights
400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up
Qlty/Yield (1) -29.29 -17.11 -3.04 -15.45
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Prime 1-3 19.48 $303.77 $315.95 $333.06 $330.02 $317.61
Certified 1-3 5.93 $290.22 $302.40 $319.51 $316.47 $304.06
Choice 1 3.35 $287.64 $299.82 $316.93 $313.89 $301.48
Select 1 -13.23 $271.06 $283.24 $300.35 $297.31 $284.90
Stndrd 1-3 -35.49 $248.80 $260.98 $278.09 $275.05 $262.64
Prime 4 5.73 $290.02 $302.20 $319.31 $316.27 $303.86
Choice 4 -12.45 $271.84 $284.02 $301.13 $298.09 $285.68
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*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
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