NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Feb 19, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $303.12 $290.43 Change => -1.15 -0.18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 77,287 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 35,900 Hd Equivalent: $304.35 $289.10 DEMAND (Box) 41,387 Hd* Equivalent: $301.89 $291.76 Live-Box Spread: $2.46 ($2.66) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $313.89 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $303.76 Live Steer: 1526 $203.01 15,571: Current Lds: 121.0 Live Heifer: 1380 $202.91 9,518: Previous Lds: 140.2 Drsd Steer: 989 $320.52 9,447 Drsd Heifer: 901 $320.21 1,364 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.89 Ch 600-900# : 87.44%: Steer Dressing % : 63.63% Ch 600-750# : 35.34%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.31% Ch 750-900# : 52.09%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.56%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.28%: Se 750-900# : 9.28%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 303.12 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 19.48 $293.31 $305.49 $322.60 $319.56 $307.15 Certified 1-3 5.68 $279.51 $291.69 $308.80 $305.76 $293.35 Choice 1 3.35 $277.18 $289.36 $306.47 $303.43 $291.02 Select 1 -11.40 $262.43 $274.61 $291.72 $288.68 $276.27 Stndrd 1-3 -32.91 $240.92 $253.10 $270.21 $267.17 $254.76 Prime 4 5.73 $279.56 $291.74 $308.85 $305.81 $293.40 Choice 4 -12.45 $261.38 $273.56 $290.67 $287.63 $275.22 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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