NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Sep 02, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $386.39 $360.46 Change => -0.18 -0.97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 89,301 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 48,807 Hd Equivalent: $371.37 $346.75 DEMAND (Box) 40,494 Hd* Equivalent: $401.42 $374.17 Live-Box Spread: ($30.05) ($27.42) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $413.42 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $386.17 Live Steer: 1511 $244.13 26,088: Current Lds: 122.3 Live Heifer: 1379 $244.09 9,505: Previous Lds: 108.7 Drsd Steer: 990 $385.76 10,981 Drsd Heifer: 879 $386.45 2,233 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.78 Ch 600-900# : 86.90%: Steer Dressing % : 63.93% Ch 600-750# : 35.13%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.84% Ch 750-900# : 51.77%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.10%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.42%: Se 750-900# : 9.68%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 386.39 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 16.69 $373.79 $385.97 $403.08 $400.40 $387.63 Certified 1-3 5.80 $362.90 $375.08 $392.19 $389.51 $376.74 Choice 1 3.35 $360.45 $372.63 $389.74 $387.06 $374.29 Select 1 -20.82 $336.28 $348.46 $365.57 $362.89 $350.12 Stndrd 1-3 -37.13 $319.97 $332.15 $349.26 $346.58 $333.81 Prime 4 2.57 $359.67 $371.85 $388.96 $386.28 $373.51 Choice 4 -12.82 $344.28 $356.46 $373.57 $370.89 $358.12 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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