NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, Aug 28, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $387.22 $360.50 Change => 1.18 -1.04 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 72,097 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 35,349 Hd Equivalent: $372.02 $347.15 DEMAND (Box) 36,748 Hd* Equivalent: $402.41 $373.84 Live-Box Spread: ($30.39) ($26.69) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $414.41 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $385.84 Live Steer: 1500 $243.97 22,233: Current Lds: 98.7 Live Heifer: 1344 $242.68 9,773: Previous Lds: 103.9 Drsd Steer: 972 $384.17 2,843 Drsd Heifer: 843 $384.10 500 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.85 Ch 600-900# : 86.81%: Steer Dressing % : 63.41% Ch 600-750# : 35.09%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.27% Ch 750-900# : 51.72%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.19%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.44%: Se 750-900# : 9.75%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 387.22 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 16.62 $374.55 $386.73 $403.84 $401.16 $388.39 Certified 1-3 5.68 $363.61 $375.79 $392.90 $390.22 $377.45 Choice 1 3.35 $361.28 $373.46 $390.57 $387.89 $375.12 Select 1 -21.07 $336.86 $349.04 $366.15 $363.47 $350.70 Stndrd 1-3 -37.41 $320.52 $332.70 $349.81 $347.13 $334.36 Prime 4 2.50 $360.43 $372.61 $389.72 $387.04 $374.27 Choice 4 -12.82 $345.11 $357.29 $374.40 $371.72 $358.95 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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