NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Aug 27, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $386.04 $361.54 Change => -0.67 -1.53 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 90,397 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 55,533 Hd Equivalent: $372.25 $347.38 DEMAND (Box) 34,864 Hd* Equivalent: $399.84 $375.71 Live-Box Spread: ($27.59) ($28.33) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $411.84 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $387.71 Live Steer: 1506 $244.25 29,213: Current Lds: 103.9 Live Heifer: 1347 $243.22 14,773: Previous Lds: 106.4 Drsd Steer: 977 $386.28 9,219 Drsd Heifer: 872 $386.16 2,328 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.85 Ch 600-900# : 86.81%: Steer Dressing % : 63.54% Ch 600-750# : 35.09%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.40% Ch 750-900# : 51.72%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.19%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.44%: Se 750-900# : 9.75%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 386.04 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 16.62 $373.37 $385.55 $402.66 $399.98 $387.21 Certified 1-3 5.68 $362.43 $374.61 $391.72 $389.04 $376.27 Choice 1 3.35 $360.10 $372.28 $389.39 $386.71 $373.94 Select 1 -21.07 $335.68 $347.86 $364.97 $362.29 $349.52 Stndrd 1-3 -37.41 $319.34 $331.52 $348.63 $345.95 $333.18 Prime 4 2.50 $359.25 $371.43 $388.54 $385.86 $373.09 Choice 4 -12.82 $343.93 $356.11 $373.22 $370.54 $357.77 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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