NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Jul 14, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $362.87 $348.51 Change => 2.38 2.61 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 100,869 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 60,121 Hd Equivalent: $360.67 $344.44 DEMAND (Box) 40,748 Hd* Equivalent: $365.07 $352.58 Live-Box Spread: ($4.40) ($8.14) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $377.07 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $364.58 Live Steer: 1470 $237.43 34,039: Current Lds: 95.0 Live Heifer: 1339 $235.82 12,097: Previous Lds: 137.7 Drsd Steer: 954 $379.30 11,169 Drsd Heifer: 877 $378.45 2,816 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.68 Ch 600-900# : 85.93%: Steer Dressing % : 63.41% Ch 600-750# : 34.74%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.30% Ch 750-900# : 51.19%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 14.07%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.67%: Se 750-900# : 10.40%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 362.87 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 13.55 $347.13 $359.31 $376.42 $373.74 $360.97 Certified 1-3 5.93 $339.51 $351.69 $368.80 $366.12 $353.35 Choice 1 3.35 $336.93 $349.11 $366.22 $363.54 $350.77 Select 1 -12.38 $321.20 $333.38 $350.49 $347.81 $335.04 Stndrd 1-3 -33.84 $299.74 $311.92 $329.03 $326.35 $313.58 Prime 4 -0.20 $333.38 $345.56 $362.67 $359.99 $347.22 Choice 4 -12.45 $321.13 $333.31 $350.42 $347.74 $334.97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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