NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, May 20, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $345.04 $330.03 Change => 1.93 0.39 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 100,308 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 64,373 Hd Equivalent: $343.34 $327.09 DEMAND (Box) 35,935 Hd* Equivalent: $346.75 $332.96 Live-Box Spread: ($3.41) ($5.87) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $358.75 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $344.96 Live Steer: 1473 $226.49 36,461: Current Lds: 100.9 Live Heifer: 1323 $225.51 14,672: Previous Lds: 72.2 Drsd Steer: 966 $357.77 11,065 Drsd Heifer: 894 $357.69 2,175 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.05 Ch 600-900# : 87.46%: Steer Dressing % : 63.47% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.35% Ch 750-900# : 52.10%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.54%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.27%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 345.04 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 15.19 $330.94 $343.12 $360.23 $357.55 $344.78 Certified 1-3 5.93 $321.68 $333.86 $350.97 $348.29 $335.52 Choice 1 3.35 $319.10 $331.28 $348.39 $345.71 $332.94 Select 1 -12.40 $303.35 $315.53 $332.64 $329.96 $317.19 Stndrd 1-3 -34.63 $281.12 $293.30 $310.41 $307.73 $294.96 Prime 4 1.44 $317.19 $329.37 $346.48 $343.80 $331.03 Choice 4 -12.45 $303.30 $315.48 $332.59 $329.91 $317.14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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