NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Jun 20, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $369.94 $356.32 Change => -2.12 0.70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 78,165 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 44,922 Hd Equivalent: $361.37 $347.70 DEMAND (Box) 33,243 Hd* Equivalent: $378.50 $364.95 Live-Box Spread: ($17.13) ($17.25) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $390.50 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $376.95 Live Steer: 1493 $237.90 21,523: Current Lds: 92.5 Live Heifer: 1362 $237.32 7,172: Previous Lds: 75.4 Drsd Steer: 979 $377.03 12,412 Drsd Heifer: 865 $377.01 3,815 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.47 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.51% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.44% 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 = 369.94 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 13.76 $354.41 $366.59 $383.70 $381.02 $368.25 Certified 1-3 5.80 $346.45 $358.63 $375.74 $373.06 $360.29 Choice 1 3.35 $344.00 $356.18 $373.29 $370.61 $357.84 Select 1 -9.82 $330.83 $343.01 $360.12 $357.44 $344.67 Stndrd 1-3 -33.20 $307.45 $319.63 $336.74 $334.06 $321.29 Prime 4 0.01 $340.66 $352.84 $369.95 $367.27 $354.50 Choice 4 -12.45 $328.20 $340.38 $357.49 $354.81 $342.04 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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