NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Jul 07, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $364.66 $349.42 Change => 1.66 0.37 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 94,355 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 55,974 Hd Equivalent: $350.34 $333.30 DEMAND (Box) 38,381 Hd* Equivalent: $378.98 $365.53 Live-Box Spread: ($28.64) ($32.23) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $390.98 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $377.53 Live Steer: 1473 $230.55 32,824: Current Lds: 93.9 Live Heifer: 1330 $228.72 11,566: Previous Lds: 102.8 Drsd Steer: 960 $369.67 9,710 Drsd Heifer: 855 $369.52 1,874 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.62 Ch 600-900# : 86.33%: Steer Dressing % : 63.69% Ch 600-750# : 34.90%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.61% Ch 750-900# : 51.43%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.67%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.57%: Se 750-900# : 10.10%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 364.66 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 $348.85 $361.03 $378.14 $375.46 $362.69 Certified 1-3 5.68 $341.05 $353.23 $370.34 $367.66 $354.89 Choice 1 3.35 $338.72 $350.90 $368.01 $365.33 $352.56 Select 1 -13.20 $322.17 $334.35 $351.46 $348.78 $336.01 Stndrd 1-3 -33.77 $301.60 $313.78 $330.89 $328.21 $315.44 Prime 4 -0.27 $335.10 $347.28 $364.39 $361.71 $348.94 Choice 4 -12.45 $322.92 $335.10 $352.21 $349.53 $336.76 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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