NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Jul 02, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $365.25 $349.69 Change => -0.53 -0.03 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 75,049 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 38,576 Hd Equivalent: $347.65 $331.07 DEMAND (Box) 36,473 Hd* Equivalent: $382.86 $368.31 Live-Box Spread: ($35.21) ($37.24) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $394.86 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $380.31 Live Steer: 1474 $229.75 18,984: Current Lds: 112.4 Live Heifer: 1333 $228.64 7,748: Previous Lds: 108.0 Drsd Steer: 957 $369.55 9,552 Drsd Heifer: 866 $369.19 2,292 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.62 Ch 600-900# : 87.44%: Steer Dressing % : 64.05% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.99% Ch 750-900# : 52.09%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.56%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.28%: Se 750-900# : 9.28%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 365.25 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 13.41 $349.37 $361.55 $378.66 $375.98 $363.21 Certified 1-3 5.68 $341.64 $353.82 $370.93 $368.25 $355.48 Choice 1 3.35 $339.31 $351.49 $368.60 $365.92 $353.15 Select 1 -12.73 $323.23 $335.41 $352.52 $349.84 $337.07 Stndrd 1-3 -34.49 $301.47 $313.65 $330.76 $328.08 $315.31 Prime 4 -0.34 $335.62 $347.80 $364.91 $362.23 $349.46 Choice 4 -12.45 $323.51 $335.69 $352.80 $350.12 $337.35 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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