NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, May 27, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $348.45 $335.31 Change => 0.24 0.34 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 65,907 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 29,391 Hd Equivalent: $347.05 $331.80 DEMAND (Box) 36,516 Hd* Equivalent: $349.85 $338.83 Live-Box Spread: ($2.80) ($7.03) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $361.85 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $350.83 Live Steer: 1493 $229.57 12,403: Current Lds: 111.9 Live Heifer: 1351 $229.33 6,679: Previous Lds: 71.2 Drsd Steer: 975 $361.90 6,764 Drsd Heifer: 866 $363.66 3,545 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.18 Ch 600-900# : 87.41%: Steer Dressing % : 63.66% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.64% Ch 750-900# : 52.08%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.59%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.29%: Se 750-900# : 9.30%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 348.45 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 15.05 $334.21 $346.39 $363.50 $360.82 $348.05 Certified 1-3 5.80 $324.96 $337.14 $354.25 $351.57 $338.80 Choice 1 3.35 $322.51 $334.69 $351.80 $349.12 $336.35 Select 1 -11.40 $307.76 $319.94 $337.05 $334.37 $321.60 Stndrd 1-3 -34.13 $285.03 $297.21 $314.32 $311.64 $298.87 Prime 4 1.30 $320.46 $332.64 $349.75 $347.07 $334.30 Choice 4 -12.45 $306.71 $318.89 $336.00 $333.32 $320.55 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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