NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Feb 26, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $300.10 $287.77 Change => -0.73 -0.47 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 89,535 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 39,910 Hd Equivalent: $299.31 $284.31 DEMAND (Box) 49,625 Hd* Equivalent: $300.90 $291.24 Live-Box Spread: ($1.59) ($6.93) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $312.90 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $303.24 Live Steer: 1511 $199.57 23,095: Current Lds: 158.0 Live Heifer: 1372 $199.59 9,993: Previous Lds: 144.2 Drsd Steer: 967 $315.18 5,335 Drsd Heifer: 878 $315.16 1,487 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.95 Ch 600-900# : 87.45%: Steer Dressing % : 63.45% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.40% Ch 750-900# : 52.10%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.55%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.28%: Se 750-900# : 9.27%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 300.10 Carcass Weights 400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up Qlty/Yield (1) -29.29 -17.11 -3.04 -15.45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime 1-3 19.19 $290.00 $302.18 $319.29 $316.25 $303.84 Certified 1-3 5.55 $276.36 $288.54 $305.65 $302.61 $290.20 Choice 1 3.35 $274.16 $286.34 $303.45 $300.41 $288.00 Select 1 -11.15 $259.66 $271.84 $288.95 $285.91 $273.50 Stndrd 1-3 -32.70 $238.11 $250.29 $267.40 $264.36 $251.95 Prime 4 5.44 $276.25 $288.43 $305.54 $302.50 $290.09 Choice 4 -12.45 $258.36 $270.54 $287.65 $284.61 $272.20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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