NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Jun 23, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $369.00 $357.32 Change => -0.94 1.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 76,462 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 42,665 Hd Equivalent: $359.78 $343.53 DEMAND (Box) 33,797 Hd* Equivalent: $378.22 $371.10 Live-Box Spread: ($18.44) ($27.57) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $390.22 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $383.10 Live Steer: 1479 $235.36 21,490: Current Lds: 87.7 Live Heifer: 1351 $234.57 6,525: Previous Lds: 92.5 Drsd Steer: 980 $376.66 11,619 Drsd Heifer: 875 $376.28 3,031 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.47 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.29% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.17% Ch 750-900# : 52.13%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.49%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.26%: Se 750-900# : 9.23%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 369.00 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 13.48 $353.19 $365.37 $382.48 $379.80 $367.03 Certified 1-3 5.68 $345.39 $357.57 $374.68 $372.00 $359.23 Choice 1 3.35 $343.06 $355.24 $372.35 $369.67 $356.90 Select 1 -12.40 $327.31 $339.49 $356.60 $353.92 $341.15 Stndrd 1-3 -34.20 $305.51 $317.69 $334.80 $332.12 $319.35 Prime 4 -0.27 $339.44 $351.62 $368.73 $366.05 $353.28 Choice 4 -12.45 $327.26 $339.44 $356.55 $353.87 $341.10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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