NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Feb 07, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $311.88 $298.86 Change => -1.70 -1.58 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 123,935 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 77,180 Hd Equivalent: $313.90 $296.83 DEMAND (Box) 46,755 Hd* Equivalent: $309.87 $300.90 Live-Box Spread: $4.03 ($4.07) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $321.87 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $312.90 Live Steer: 1534 $207.96 40,284: Current Lds: 155.0 Live Heifer: 1351 $207.95 16,815: Previous Lds: 113.7 Drsd Steer: 986 $327.47 16,154 Drsd Heifer: 859 $328.03 3,927 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.63 Ch 600-900# : 87.54%: Steer Dressing % : 63.41% Ch 600-750# : 35.39%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.35% Ch 750-900# : 52.16%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.46%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.25%: Se 750-900# : 9.21%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 311.88 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 19.48 $302.07 $314.25 $331.36 $328.32 $315.91 Certified 1-3 5.93 $288.52 $300.70 $317.81 $314.77 $302.36 Choice 1 3.35 $285.94 $298.12 $315.23 $312.19 $299.78 Select 1 -13.23 $269.36 $281.54 $298.65 $295.61 $283.20 Stndrd 1-3 -35.49 $247.10 $259.28 $276.39 $273.35 $260.94 Prime 4 5.73 $288.32 $300.50 $317.61 $314.57 $302.16 Choice 4 -12.45 $270.14 $282.32 $299.43 $296.39 $283.98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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