NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Jun 03, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $352.06 $340.26 Change => -0.27 -0.79 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 103,123 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 59,842 Hd Equivalent: $350.67 $336.00 DEMAND (Box) 43,281 Hd* Equivalent: $353.44 $344.52 Live-Box Spread: ($2.77) ($8.52) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $365.44 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $356.52 Live Steer: 1472 $230.82 32,074: Current Lds: 115.1 Live Heifer: 1319 $229.39 10,332: Previous Lds: 121.5 Drsd Steer: 955 $368.28 15,540 Drsd Heifer: 886 $369.93 1,896 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.18 Ch 600-900# : 87.51%: Steer Dressing % : 63.66% Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.48% Ch 750-900# : 52.13%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.49%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.26%: Se 750-900# : 9.23%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 352.06 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 14.91 $337.68 $349.86 $366.97 $364.29 $351.52 Certified 1-3 5.80 $328.57 $340.75 $357.86 $355.18 $342.41 Choice 1 3.35 $326.12 $338.30 $355.41 $352.73 $339.96 Select 1 -10.82 $311.95 $324.13 $341.24 $338.56 $325.79 Stndrd 1-3 -34.06 $288.71 $300.89 $318.00 $315.32 $302.55 Prime 4 1.16 $323.93 $336.11 $353.22 $350.54 $337.77 Choice 4 -12.45 $310.32 $322.50 $339.61 $336.93 $324.16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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