NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Aug 29, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $386.57 $361.43 Change => -0.65 0.93 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 83,929 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 47,902 Hd Equivalent: $369.73 $344.86 DEMAND (Box) 36,027 Hd* Equivalent: $403.41 $378.00 Live-Box Spread: ($33.68) ($33.14) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $415.41 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $390.00 Live Steer: 1495 $243.37 24,735: Current Lds: 108.7 Live Heifer: 1356 $242.80 12,208: Previous Lds: 98.7 Drsd Steer: 983 $385.79 8,914 Drsd Heifer: 875 $386.16 2,045 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.87 Ch 600-900# : 86.81%: Steer Dressing % : 63.93% Ch 600-750# : 35.09%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.70% 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 = 386.57 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 $373.90 $386.08 $403.19 $400.51 $387.74 Certified 1-3 5.68 $362.96 $375.14 $392.25 $389.57 $376.80 Choice 1 3.35 $360.63 $372.81 $389.92 $387.24 $374.47 Select 1 -21.07 $336.21 $348.39 $365.50 $362.82 $350.05 Stndrd 1-3 -37.41 $319.87 $332.05 $349.16 $346.48 $333.71 Prime 4 2.50 $359.78 $371.96 $389.07 $386.39 $373.62 Choice 4 -12.82 $344.46 $356.64 $373.75 $371.07 $358.30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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