NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Apr 18, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $319.26 $301.41 Change => 1.57 1.84 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 97,790 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 52,362 Hd Equivalent: $318.99 $299.27 DEMAND (Box) 45,428 Hd* Equivalent: $319.52 $303.55 Live-Box Spread: ($0.53) ($4.28) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $331.52 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $315.55 Live Steer: 1512 $211.08 24,507: Current Lds: 100.6 Live Heifer: 1359 $210.47 13,642: Previous Lds: 142.5 Drsd Steer: 975 $336.31 12,064 Drsd Heifer: 878 $335.52 2,149 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.78 Ch 600-900# : 87.49%: Steer Dressing % : 63.67% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.43% Ch 750-900# : 52.12%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.51%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.24%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 319.26 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 16.55 $306.52 $318.70 $335.81 $332.77 $320.36 Certified 1-3 5.68 $295.65 $307.83 $324.94 $321.90 $309.49 Choice 1 3.35 $293.32 $305.50 $322.61 $319.57 $307.16 Select 1 -15.90 $274.07 $286.25 $303.36 $300.32 $287.91 Stndrd 1-3 -35.06 $254.91 $267.09 $284.20 $281.16 $268.75 Prime 4 2.80 $292.77 $304.95 $322.06 $319.02 $306.61 Choice 4 -12.45 $277.52 $289.70 $306.81 $303.77 $291.36 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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