NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, Feb 13, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $308.25 $296.68 Change => -1.15 0.13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 100,516 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 48,390 Hd Equivalent: $311.10 $295.52 DEMAND (Box) 52,126 Hd* Equivalent: $305.40 $297.84 Live-Box Spread: $5.70 ($2.32) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $317.40 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $309.84 Live Steer: 1521 $206.64 27,423: Current Lds: 116.4 Live Heifer: 1349 $206.20 9,966: Previous Lds: 176.4 Drsd Steer: 989 $325.91 9,205 Drsd Heifer: 860 $327.67 1,796 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.66 Ch 600-900# : 87.45%: Steer Dressing % : 63.35% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.26% Ch 750-900# : 52.10%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.55%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.27%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 308.25 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 19.55 $298.51 $310.69 $327.80 $325.12 $312.35 Certified 1-3 5.68 $284.64 $296.82 $313.93 $311.25 $298.48 Choice 1 3.35 $282.31 $294.49 $311.60 $308.92 $296.15 Select 1 -11.73 $267.23 $279.41 $296.52 $293.84 $281.07 Stndrd 1-3 -34.27 $244.69 $256.87 $273.98 $271.30 $258.53 Prime 4 5.80 $284.76 $296.94 $314.05 $311.37 $298.60 Choice 4 -12.45 $266.51 $278.69 $295.80 $293.12 $280.35 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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