NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, Jun 19, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $372.06 $355.62 Change => 2.02 0.49 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 96,408 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 64,069 Hd Equivalent: $362.33 $348.65 DEMAND (Box) 32,339 Hd* Equivalent: $381.79 $362.59 Live-Box Spread: ($19.46) ($13.94) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $393.79 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $374.59 Live Steer: 1486 $238.11 27,512: Current Lds: 75.4 Live Heifer: 1358 $237.07 9,136: Previous Lds: 89.9 Drsd Steer: 987 $378.52 21,622 Drsd Heifer: 869 $377.63 5,799 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.31 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.55% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.44% 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 = 372.06 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 $356.53 $368.71 $385.82 $383.14 $370.37 Certified 1-3 5.80 $348.57 $360.75 $377.86 $375.18 $362.41 Choice 1 3.35 $346.12 $358.30 $375.41 $372.73 $359.96 Select 1 -9.82 $332.95 $345.13 $362.24 $359.56 $346.79 Stndrd 1-3 -33.20 $309.57 $321.75 $338.86 $336.18 $323.41 Prime 4 0.01 $342.78 $354.96 $372.07 $369.39 $356.62 Choice 4 -12.45 $330.32 $342.50 $359.61 $356.93 $344.16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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