NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 11, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $318.75 $298.75 Change => -1.26 -1.73 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 108,005 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 62,636 Hd Equivalent: $315.27 $295.55 DEMAND (Box) 45,369 Hd* Equivalent: $322.22 $301.96 Live-Box Spread: ($6.95) ($6.41) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $334.22 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $313.96 Live Steer: 1543 $209.06 35,821: Current Lds: 102.3 Live Heifer: 1386 $208.80 15,773: Previous Lds: 113.0 Drsd Steer: 983 $329.47 8,997 Drsd Heifer: 880 $330.79 2,045 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.79 Ch 600-900# : 87.54%: Steer Dressing % : 63.61% Ch 600-750# : 35.39%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.56% Ch 750-900# : 52.16%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.46%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.25%: Se 750-900# : 9.21%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 318.75 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 16.91 $306.37 $318.55 $335.66 $332.62 $320.21 Certified 1-3 5.55 $295.01 $307.19 $324.30 $321.26 $308.85 Choice 1 3.35 $292.81 $304.99 $322.10 $319.06 $306.65 Select 1 -15.90 $273.56 $285.74 $302.85 $299.81 $287.40 Stndrd 1-3 -35.20 $254.26 $266.44 $283.55 $280.51 $268.10 Prime 4 3.16 $292.62 $304.80 $321.91 $318.87 $306.46 Choice 4 -12.45 $277.01 $289.19 $306.30 $303.26 $290.85 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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