NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Feb 12, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $309.40 $296.55 Change => -1.69 -1.63 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 112,114 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 60,193 Hd Equivalent: $311.54 $295.96 DEMAND (Box) 51,921 Hd* Equivalent: $307.26 $297.14 Live-Box Spread: $4.28 ($1.18) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $319.26 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $309.14 Live Steer: 1522 $206.87 32,575: Current Lds: 176.4 Live Heifer: 1345 $206.74 12,095: Previous Lds: 164.3 Drsd Steer: 987 $327.30 12,985 Drsd Heifer: 855 $327.77 2,538 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.64 Ch 600-900# : 87.45%: Steer Dressing % : 63.42% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.35% Ch 750-900# : 52.10%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.55%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.27%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 309.40 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 19.55 $299.66 $311.84 $328.95 $326.27 $313.50 Certified 1-3 5.68 $285.79 $297.97 $315.08 $312.40 $299.63 Choice 1 3.35 $283.46 $295.64 $312.75 $310.07 $297.30 Select 1 -11.73 $268.38 $280.56 $297.67 $294.99 $282.22 Stndrd 1-3 -34.27 $245.84 $258.02 $275.13 $272.45 $259.68 Prime 4 5.80 $285.91 $298.09 $315.20 $312.52 $299.75 Choice 4 -12.45 $267.66 $279.84 $296.95 $294.27 $281.50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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