NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Jul 08, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $365.76 $349.95 Change => 1.10 0.53 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 77,116 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 38,419 Hd Equivalent: $350.48 $333.44 DEMAND (Box) 38,697 Hd* Equivalent: $381.04 $366.46 Live-Box Spread: ($30.56) ($33.02) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $393.04 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $378.46 Live Steer: 1469 $230.06 24,339: Current Lds: 98.9 Live Heifer: 1324 $227.66 7,442: Previous Lds: 93.9 Drsd Steer: 964 $369.41 6,113 Drsd Heifer: 849 $368.00 525 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.62 Ch 600-900# : 86.33%: Steer Dressing % : 63.46% Ch 600-750# : 34.90%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.19% 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 = 365.76 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 $349.95 $362.13 $379.24 $376.56 $363.79 Certified 1-3 5.68 $342.15 $354.33 $371.44 $368.76 $355.99 Choice 1 3.35 $339.82 $352.00 $369.11 $366.43 $353.66 Select 1 -13.20 $323.27 $335.45 $352.56 $349.88 $337.11 Stndrd 1-3 -33.77 $302.70 $314.88 $331.99 $329.31 $316.54 Prime 4 -0.27 $336.20 $348.38 $365.49 $362.81 $350.04 Choice 4 -12.45 $324.02 $336.20 $353.31 $350.63 $337.86 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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