NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Jul 15, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $363.21 $347.53 Change => 0.34 -0.98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 104,423 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 60,081 Hd Equivalent: $360.70 $344.48 DEMAND (Box) 44,342 Hd* Equivalent: $365.72 $350.58 Live-Box Spread: ($5.02) ($6.10) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $377.72 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $362.58 Live Steer: 1470 $237.48 33,962: Current Lds: 146.9 Live Heifer: 1339 $235.82 12,097: Previous Lds: 95.0 Drsd Steer: 954 $379.28 11,206 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 = 363.21 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 $347.47 $359.65 $376.76 $374.08 $361.31 Certified 1-3 5.93 $339.85 $352.03 $369.14 $366.46 $353.69 Choice 1 3.35 $337.27 $349.45 $366.56 $363.88 $351.11 Select 1 -12.38 $321.54 $333.72 $350.83 $348.15 $335.38 Stndrd 1-3 -33.84 $300.08 $312.26 $329.37 $326.69 $313.92 Prime 4 -0.20 $333.72 $345.90 $363.01 $360.33 $347.56 Choice 4 -12.45 $321.47 $333.65 $350.76 $348.08 $335.31 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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