NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Feb 25, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $300.83 $288.24 Change => 0.27 0.06 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 87,566 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 40,719 Hd Equivalent: $299.35 $284.35 DEMAND (Box) 46,847 Hd* Equivalent: $302.32 $292.13 Live-Box Spread: ($2.97) ($7.78) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $314.32 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $304.13 Live Steer: 1511 $199.61 23,270: Current Lds: 144.2 Live Heifer: 1379 $199.63 10,627: Previous Lds: 84.5 Drsd Steer: 967 $315.18 5,335 Drsd Heifer: 878 $315.16 1,487 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.95 Ch 600-900# : 87.45%: Steer Dressing % : 63.45% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.41% Ch 750-900# : 52.10%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.55%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.28%: Se 750-900# : 9.27%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 300.83 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 19.19 $290.73 $302.91 $320.02 $316.98 $304.57 Certified 1-3 5.55 $277.09 $289.27 $306.38 $303.34 $290.93 Choice 1 3.35 $274.89 $287.07 $304.18 $301.14 $288.73 Select 1 -11.15 $260.39 $272.57 $289.68 $286.64 $274.23 Stndrd 1-3 -32.70 $238.84 $251.02 $268.13 $265.09 $252.68 Prime 4 5.44 $276.98 $289.16 $306.27 $303.23 $290.82 Choice 4 -12.45 $259.09 $271.27 $288.38 $285.34 $272.93 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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