NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, Apr 17, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $317.69 $299.57 Change => -0.14 1.17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 73,432 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 27,875 Hd Equivalent: $314.48 $294.75 DEMAND (Box) 45,557 Hd* Equivalent: $320.90 $304.39 Live-Box Spread: ($6.42) ($9.64) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $332.90 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $316.39 Live Steer: 1550 $207.80 15,943: Current Lds: 142.5 Live Heifer: 1395 $207.53 8,908: Previous Lds: 134.7 Drsd Steer: 1014 $327.82 2,563 Drsd Heifer: 853 $331.16 461 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.78 Ch 600-900# : 87.49%: Steer Dressing % : 63.27% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.13% Ch 750-900# : 52.12%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.51%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.24%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 317.69 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 16.55 $304.95 $317.13 $334.24 $331.20 $318.79 Certified 1-3 5.68 $294.08 $306.26 $323.37 $320.33 $307.92 Choice 1 3.35 $291.75 $303.93 $321.04 $318.00 $305.59 Select 1 -15.90 $272.50 $284.68 $301.79 $298.75 $286.34 Stndrd 1-3 -35.06 $253.34 $265.52 $282.63 $279.59 $267.18 Prime 4 2.80 $291.20 $303.38 $320.49 $317.45 $305.04 Choice 4 -12.45 $275.95 $288.13 $305.24 $302.20 $289.79 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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