NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 17, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $309.13 $295.71 Change => 4.98 3.75 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 116,911 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 67,559 Hd Equivalent: $309.10 $295.52 DEMAND (Box) 49,352 Hd* Equivalent: $309.16 $295.90 Live-Box Spread: ($0.06) ($0.38) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $321.16 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $307.90 Live Steer: 1535 $205.38 35,334: Current Lds: 104.3 Live Heifer: 1384 $205.01 16,250: Previous Lds: 93.1 Drsd Steer: 977 $324.87 11,712 Drsd Heifer: 864 $324.19 4,263 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.38 Ch 600-900# : 87.48%: Steer Dressing % : 63.57% Ch 600-750# : 35.36%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.53% Ch 750-900# : 52.12%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.52%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.25%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 309.13 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 17.98 $297.82 $310.00 $327.11 $324.07 $311.66 Certified 1-3 5.30 $285.14 $297.32 $314.43 $311.39 $298.98 Choice 1 3.35 $283.19 $295.37 $312.48 $309.44 $297.03 Select 1 -9.73 $270.11 $282.29 $299.40 $296.36 $283.95 Stndrd 1-3 -32.91 $246.93 $259.11 $276.22 $273.18 $260.77 Prime 4 4.23 $284.07 $296.25 $313.36 $310.32 $297.91 Choice 4 -12.45 $267.39 $279.57 $296.68 $293.64 $281.23 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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