NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, Jul 03, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $363.00 $349.05 Change => -2.25 -0.64 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 99,659 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 62,299 Hd Equivalent: $348.24 $331.67 DEMAND (Box) 37,360 Hd* Equivalent: $377.75 $366.44 Live-Box Spread: ($29.51) ($34.77) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $389.75 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $378.44 Live Steer: 1473 $229.69 33,093: Current Lds: 102.8 Live Heifer: 1332 $228.44 13,204: Previous Lds: 112.4 Drsd Steer: 960 $369.36 13,287 Drsd Heifer: 865 $369.00 2,715 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.62 Ch 600-900# : 87.44%: Steer Dressing % : 63.73% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.63% Ch 750-900# : 52.09%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.56%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.28%: Se 750-900# : 9.28%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 363.00 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 13.41 $347.12 $359.30 $376.41 $373.73 $360.96 Certified 1-3 5.68 $339.39 $351.57 $368.68 $366.00 $353.23 Choice 1 3.35 $337.06 $349.24 $366.35 $363.67 $350.90 Select 1 -12.73 $320.98 $333.16 $350.27 $347.59 $334.82 Stndrd 1-3 -34.49 $299.22 $311.40 $328.51 $325.83 $313.06 Prime 4 -0.34 $333.37 $345.55 $362.66 $359.98 $347.21 Choice 4 -12.45 $321.26 $333.44 $350.55 $347.87 $335.10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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