NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Aug 18, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $379.64 $353.95 Change => 1.67 2.82 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 82,288 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 46,047 Hd Equivalent: $367.05 $342.76 DEMAND (Box) 36,241 Hd* Equivalent: $392.24 $365.14 Live-Box Spread: ($25.19) ($22.38) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $404.24 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $377.14 Live Steer: 1504 $242.25 23,408: Current Lds: 80.0 Live Heifer: 1348 $242.50 8,639: Previous Lds: 104.3 Drsd Steer: 976 $382.77 11,194 Drsd Heifer: 865 $383.65 2,806 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.97 Ch 600-900# : 86.14%: Steer Dressing % : 63.73% Ch 600-750# : 34.82%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.66% Ch 750-900# : 51.32%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.86%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.62%: Se 750-900# : 10.24%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 379.64 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 16.48 $366.83 $379.01 $396.12 $393.44 $380.67 Certified 1-3 5.43 $355.78 $367.96 $385.07 $382.39 $369.62 Choice 1 3.35 $353.70 $365.88 $382.99 $380.31 $367.54 Select 1 -20.48 $329.87 $342.05 $359.16 $356.48 $343.71 Stndrd 1-3 -36.20 $314.15 $326.33 $343.44 $340.76 $327.99 Prime 4 2.73 $353.08 $365.26 $382.37 $379.69 $366.92 Choice 4 -12.45 $337.90 $350.08 $367.19 $364.51 $351.74 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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