NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Apr 15, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $318.65 $298.70 Change => -0.10 -0.30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 86,366 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 41,558 Hd Equivalent: $313.88 $294.15 DEMAND (Box) 44,808 Hd* Equivalent: $323.43 $303.24 Live-Box Spread: ($9.55) ($9.09) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $335.43 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $315.24 Live Steer: 1550 $207.84 22,462: Current Lds: 147.0 Live Heifer: 1386 $207.54 10,855: Previous Lds: 80.9 Drsd Steer: 982 $327.85 6,994 Drsd Heifer: 883 $327.89 1,247 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.80 Ch 600-900# : 87.49%: Steer Dressing % : 63.41% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.23% Ch 750-900# : 52.12%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.51%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.24%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 318.65 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 16.55 $305.91 $318.09 $335.20 $332.16 $319.75 Certified 1-3 5.68 $295.04 $307.22 $324.33 $321.29 $308.88 Choice 1 3.35 $292.71 $304.89 $322.00 $318.96 $306.55 Select 1 -15.90 $273.46 $285.64 $302.75 $299.71 $287.30 Stndrd 1-3 -35.06 $254.30 $266.48 $283.59 $280.55 $268.14 Prime 4 2.80 $292.16 $304.34 $321.45 $318.41 $306.00 Choice 4 -12.45 $276.91 $289.09 $306.20 $303.16 $290.75 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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