NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, May 28, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $350.42 $335.96 Change => 1.97 0.65 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 67,938 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 28,658 Hd Equivalent: $347.43 $332.18 DEMAND (Box) 39,280 Hd* Equivalent: $353.42 $339.74 Live-Box Spread: ($5.99) ($7.56) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $365.42 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $351.74 Live Steer: 1497 $230.07 11,888: Current Lds: 137.7 Live Heifer: 1353 $229.64 6,461: Previous Lds: 111.9 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 % : 63.68% Ch 600-750# : 35.33%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.66% 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 = 350.42 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 $336.18 $348.36 $365.47 $362.79 $350.02 Certified 1-3 5.80 $326.93 $339.11 $356.22 $353.54 $340.77 Choice 1 3.35 $324.48 $336.66 $353.77 $351.09 $338.32 Select 1 -11.40 $309.73 $321.91 $339.02 $336.34 $323.57 Stndrd 1-3 -34.13 $287.00 $299.18 $316.29 $313.61 $300.84 Prime 4 1.30 $322.43 $334.61 $351.72 $349.04 $336.27 Choice 4 -12.45 $308.68 $320.86 $337.97 $335.29 $322.52 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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