NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, Aug 07, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $367.68 $343.90 Change => 2.13 1.29 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 87,113 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 54,312 Hd Equivalent: $368.43 $346.05 DEMAND (Box) 32,801 Hd* Equivalent: $366.94 $341.75 Live-Box Spread: $1.49 $4.30 ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $378.94 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $353.75 Live Steer: 1506 $243.24 30,355: Current Lds: 70.5 Live Heifer: 1334 $243.41 11,033: Previous Lds: 83.2 Drsd Steer: 971 $383.73 10,981 Drsd Heifer: 857 $383.91 1,943 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.95 Ch 600-900# : 86.23%: Steer Dressing % : 63.78% Ch 600-750# : 34.85%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.69% Ch 750-900# : 51.37%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.77%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.60%: Se 750-900# : 10.18%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 367.68 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 15.84 $354.23 $366.41 $383.52 $380.84 $368.07 Certified 1-3 5.68 $344.07 $356.25 $373.36 $370.68 $357.91 Choice 1 3.35 $341.74 $353.92 $371.03 $368.35 $355.58 Select 1 -18.56 $319.83 $332.01 $349.12 $346.44 $333.67 Stndrd 1-3 -34.99 $303.40 $315.58 $332.69 $330.01 $317.24 Prime 4 2.09 $340.48 $352.66 $369.77 $367.09 $354.32 Choice 4 -12.45 $325.94 $338.12 $355.23 $352.55 $339.78 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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