NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 02, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $324.07 $304.95 Change => -1.05 -1.51 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 91,447 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 48,012 Hd Equivalent: $320.23 $303.07 DEMAND (Box) 43,435 Hd* Equivalent: $327.90 $306.83 Live-Box Spread: ($7.67) ($3.76) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $339.90 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $318.83 Live Steer: 1518 $212.29 25,403: Current Lds: 114.5 Live Heifer: 1373 $212.03 12,628: Previous Lds: 95.2 Drsd Steer: 979 $338.45 7,124 Drsd Heifer: 871 $337.28 2,857 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.79 Ch 600-900# : 87.40%: Steer Dressing % : 63.41% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.36% Ch 750-900# : 52.07%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.60%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.29%: Se 750-900# : 9.31%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 324.07 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 17.34 $312.12 $324.30 $341.41 $338.37 $325.96 Certified 1-3 5.55 $300.33 $312.51 $329.62 $326.58 $314.17 Choice 1 3.35 $298.13 $310.31 $327.42 $324.38 $311.97 Select 1 -13.32 $281.46 $293.64 $310.75 $307.71 $295.30 Stndrd 1-3 -34.70 $260.08 $272.26 $289.37 $286.33 $273.92 Prime 4 3.59 $298.37 $310.55 $327.66 $324.62 $312.21 Choice 4 -12.45 $282.33 $294.51 $311.62 $308.58 $296.17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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