NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Jun 16, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $366.60 $352.44 Change => 2.89 2.72 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 76,054 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 41,144 Hd Equivalent: $363.09 $349.41 DEMAND (Box) 34,910 Hd* Equivalent: $370.11 $355.47 Live-Box Spread: ($7.02) ($6.06) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $382.11 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $367.47 Live Steer: 1477 $238.88 18,664: Current Lds: 80.3 Live Heifer: 1341 $237.25 7,708: Previous Lds: 80.4 Drsd Steer: 986 $380.06 11,846 Drsd Heifer: 861 $378.84 2,926 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.25 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.61% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.52% Ch 750-900# : 52.13%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.49%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.26%: Se 750-900# : 9.23%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 366.60 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 13.76 $351.07 $363.25 $380.36 $377.68 $364.91 Certified 1-3 5.80 $343.11 $355.29 $372.40 $369.72 $356.95 Choice 1 3.35 $340.66 $352.84 $369.95 $367.27 $354.50 Select 1 -9.82 $327.49 $339.67 $356.78 $354.10 $341.33 Stndrd 1-3 -33.20 $304.11 $316.29 $333.40 $330.72 $317.95 Prime 4 0.01 $337.32 $349.50 $366.61 $363.93 $351.16 Choice 4 -12.45 $324.86 $337.04 $354.15 $351.47 $338.70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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