NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Mar 03, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $299.20 $286.81 Change => 0.53 0.53 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 89,215 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 39,249 Hd Equivalent: $296.47 $283.21 DEMAND (Box) 49,966 Hd* Equivalent: $301.93 $290.41 Live-Box Spread: ($5.46) ($7.20) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $313.93 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $302.41 Live Steer: 1509 $197.87 18,957: Current Lds: 99.9 Live Heifer: 1367 $197.81 8,869: Previous Lds: 101.4 Drsd Steer: 984 $313.13 9,097 Drsd Heifer: 878 $312.99 2,326 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.93 Ch 600-900# : 87.43%: Steer Dressing % : 63.50% Ch 600-750# : 35.34%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.43% Ch 750-900# : 52.09%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.57%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.28%: Se 750-900# : 9.29%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 299.20 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 19.05 $288.96 $301.14 $318.25 $315.21 $302.80 Certified 1-3 5.55 $275.46 $287.64 $304.75 $301.71 $289.30 Choice 1 3.35 $273.26 $285.44 $302.55 $299.51 $287.10 Select 1 -9.40 $260.51 $272.69 $289.80 $286.76 $274.35 Stndrd 1-3 -32.70 $237.21 $249.39 $266.50 $263.46 $251.05 Prime 4 5.30 $275.21 $287.39 $304.50 $301.46 $289.05 Choice 4 -12.45 $257.46 $269.64 $286.75 $283.71 $271.30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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