NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Sep 15, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $374.90 $353.27 Change => -2.16 -0.64 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 90,457 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 42,999 Hd Equivalent: $363.28 $339.74 DEMAND (Box) 47,458 Hd* Equivalent: $386.53 $366.80 Live-Box Spread: ($23.25) ($27.06) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $398.53 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $378.80 Live Steer: 1512 $239.43 23,903: Current Lds: 101.0 Live Heifer: 1357 $239.51 9,156: Previous Lds: 127.8 Drsd Steer: 990 $376.49 7,963 Drsd Heifer: 894 $375.54 1,977 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.59 Ch 600-900# : 86.68%: Steer Dressing % : 63.62% Ch 600-750# : 35.04%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.54% Ch 750-900# : 51.64%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.32%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.48%: Se 750-900# : 9.84%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 374.90 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 17.12 $362.73 $374.91 $392.02 $389.34 $376.57 Certified 1-3 5.93 $351.54 $363.72 $380.83 $378.15 $365.38 Choice 1 3.35 $348.96 $361.14 $378.25 $375.57 $362.80 Select 1 -19.73 $325.88 $338.06 $355.17 $352.49 $339.72 Stndrd 1-3 -37.91 $307.70 $319.88 $336.99 $334.31 $321.54 Prime 4 3.00 $348.61 $360.79 $377.90 $375.22 $362.45 Choice 4 -12.82 $332.79 $344.97 $362.08 $359.40 $346.63 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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