NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Sep 16, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $371.93 $350.44 Change => -2.96 -2.81 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 91,214 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 43,014 Hd Equivalent: $363.25 $339.71 DEMAND (Box) 48,200 Hd* Equivalent: $380.62 $361.17 Live-Box Spread: ($17.37) ($21.46) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $392.62 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $373.17 Live Steer: 1512 $239.43 23,900: Current Lds: 166.2 Live Heifer: 1357 $239.51 9,156: Previous Lds: 101.0 Drsd Steer: 990 $376.51 7,981 Drsd Heifer: 894 $375.54 1,977 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.61 Ch 600-900# : 86.68%: Steer Dressing % : 63.62% Ch 600-750# : 35.04%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.54% Ch 750-900# : 51.64%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.32%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.48%: Se 750-900# : 9.84%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 371.93 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 17.12 $359.76 $371.94 $389.05 $386.37 $373.60 Certified 1-3 5.93 $348.57 $360.75 $377.86 $375.18 $362.41 Choice 1 3.35 $345.99 $358.17 $375.28 $372.60 $359.83 Select 1 -19.73 $322.91 $335.09 $352.20 $349.52 $336.75 Stndrd 1-3 -37.91 $304.73 $316.91 $334.02 $331.34 $318.57 Prime 4 3.00 $345.64 $357.82 $374.93 $372.25 $359.48 Choice 4 -12.82 $329.82 $342.00 $359.11 $356.43 $343.66 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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