NW_LS410 ***Corrected Report*** Des Moines, IA Wed, Sep 03, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => *$387.68 *$361.23 Change => *1.29 *0.77 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 89,009 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 48,750 Hd Equivalent: *$371.36 *$346.73 DEMAND (Box) 40,259 Hd* Equivalent: $404.01 $375.73 Live-Box Spread: ($32.65) ($29.00) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $416.01 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $387.73 Live Steer: 1510 $244.13 26,064: Current Lds: 103.3 Live Heifer: 1379 $244.09 9,472: Previous Lds: 122.3 Drsd Steer: 990 $385.76 10,981 Drsd Heifer: 879 $386.45 2,233 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : *11.78* Ch 600-900# : 86.90%: Steer Dressing % : 63.93% Ch 600-750# : 35.13%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.84% Ch 750-900# : 51.77%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.10%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.42%: Se 750-900# : 9.68%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value =*387.68* 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 16.69 *$375.08 $387.26 $404.37 $401.69 $388.92 Certified 1-3 5.80 $364.19 $376.37 $393.48 $390.80 $378.03 Choice 1 3.35 $361.74 $373.92 $391.03 $388.35 $375.58 Select 1 -20.82 $337.57 $349.75 $366.86 $364.18 $351.41 Stndrd 1-3 -37.13 $321.26 $333.44 $350.55 $347.87 $335.10 Prime 4 2.57 $360.96 $373.14 $390.25 $387.57 $374.80 Choice 4 -12.82 $345.57 $357.75 $374.86 $372.18 $359.41* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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