NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Sep 22, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $365.41 $344.52 Change => 0.14 2.09 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 90,897 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 42,432 Hd Equivalent: $361.42 $338.96 DEMAND (Box) 48,465 Hd* Equivalent: $369.39 $350.09 Live-Box Spread: ($7.97) ($11.13) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $381.39 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $362.09 Live Steer: 1528 $237.40 21,638: Current Lds: 108.5 Live Heifer: 1345 $237.66 10,505: Previous Lds: 130.6 Drsd Steer: 995 $370.82 8,429 Drsd Heifer: 874 $372.03 1,860 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.56 Ch 600-900# : 86.99%: Steer Dressing % : 63.69% Ch 600-750# : 35.16%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.61% Ch 750-900# : 51.82%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.01%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.40%: Se 750-900# : 9.62%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 365.41 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 17.84 $353.96 $366.14 $383.25 $380.57 $367.80 Certified 1-3 5.93 $342.05 $354.23 $371.34 $368.66 $355.89 Choice 1 3.35 $339.47 $351.65 $368.76 $366.08 $353.31 Select 1 -18.65 $317.47 $329.65 $346.76 $344.08 $331.31 Stndrd 1-3 -37.34 $298.78 $310.96 $328.07 $325.39 $312.62 Prime 4 3.72 $339.84 $352.02 $369.13 $366.45 $353.68 Choice 4 -12.82 $323.30 $335.48 $352.59 $349.91 $337.14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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