NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, May 30, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $336.23 $338.76 Change => -13.98 2.40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 91,690 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 52,425 Hd Equivalent: $348.11 $332.86 DEMAND (Box) 39,265 Hd* Equivalent: $324.34 $344.65 Live-Box Spread: $23.77 ($11.79) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $336.34 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $356.65 Live Steer: 1467 $229.62 26,293: Current Lds: 84.7 Live Heifer: 1318 $228.03 8,869: Previous Lds: 118.0 Drsd Steer: 955 $367.39 14,225 Drsd Heifer: 881 $368.39 3,038 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.18 Ch 600-900# : 87.41%: Steer Dressing % : 63.76% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.67% Ch 750-900# : 52.08%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.59%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.29%: Se 750-900# : 9.30%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 336.23 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 15.05 $321.99 $334.17 $351.28 $348.60 $335.83 Certified 1-3 5.80 $312.74 $324.92 $342.03 $339.35 $326.58 Choice 1 3.35 $310.29 $322.47 $339.58 $336.90 $324.13 Select 1 -11.40 $295.54 $307.72 $324.83 $322.15 $309.38 Stndrd 1-3 -34.13 $272.81 $284.99 $302.10 $299.42 $286.65 Prime 4 1.30 $308.24 $320.42 $337.53 $334.85 $322.08 Choice 4 -12.45 $294.49 $306.67 $323.78 $321.10 $308.33 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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