NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Aug 11, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $368.35 $345.45 Change => 0.50 0.66 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 74,994 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 41,403 Hd Equivalent: $367.17 $343.30 DEMAND (Box) 33,591 Hd* Equivalent: $369.52 $347.61 Live-Box Spread: ($2.35) ($4.31) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $381.52 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $359.61 Live Steer: 1494 $241.96 24,478: Current Lds: 85.4 Live Heifer: 1322 $239.54 6,507: Previous Lds: 103.4 Drsd Steer: 961 $381.18 9,367 Drsd Heifer: 851 $384.43 1,051 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.96 Ch 600-900# : 86.14%: Steer Dressing % : 63.37% Ch 600-750# : 34.82%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.18% 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 = 368.35 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 16.12 $355.18 $367.36 $384.47 $381.79 $369.02 Certified 1-3 5.43 $344.49 $356.67 $373.78 $371.10 $358.33 Choice 1 3.35 $342.41 $354.59 $371.70 $369.02 $356.25 Select 1 -20.07 $318.99 $331.17 $348.28 $345.60 $332.83 Stndrd 1-3 -36.06 $303.00 $315.18 $332.29 $329.61 $316.84 Prime 4 2.37 $341.43 $353.61 $370.72 $368.04 $355.27 Choice 4 -12.45 $326.61 $338.79 $355.90 $353.22 $340.45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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