NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Aug 20, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $380.64 $357.15 Change => -0.48 1.89 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 84,273 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 48,407 Hd Equivalent: $367.42 $343.14 DEMAND (Box) 35,866 Hd* Equivalent: $393.85 $371.16 Live-Box Spread: ($26.43) ($28.02) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $405.85 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $383.16 Live Steer: 1510 $242.54 25,728: Current Lds: 101.9 Live Heifer: 1349 $242.51 8,726: Previous Lds: 102.8 Drsd Steer: 975 $382.78 11,231 Drsd Heifer: 865 $383.61 2,722 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.88 Ch 600-900# : 86.14%: Steer Dressing % : 63.71% Ch 600-750# : 34.82%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.66% Ch 750-900# : 51.32%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.86%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.62%: Se 750-900# : 10.24%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 380.64 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 16.48 $367.83 $380.01 $397.12 $394.44 $381.67 Certified 1-3 5.43 $356.78 $368.96 $386.07 $383.39 $370.62 Choice 1 3.35 $354.70 $366.88 $383.99 $381.31 $368.54 Select 1 -20.48 $330.87 $343.05 $360.16 $357.48 $344.71 Stndrd 1-3 -36.20 $315.15 $327.33 $344.44 $341.76 $328.99 Prime 4 2.73 $354.08 $366.26 $383.37 $380.69 $367.92 Choice 4 -12.45 $338.90 $351.08 $368.19 $365.51 $352.74 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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