NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Jun 30, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $365.77 $351.75 Change => -1.77 -0.89 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 70,865 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 37,239 Hd Equivalent: $347.97 $331.40 DEMAND (Box) 33,626 Hd* Equivalent: $383.56 $372.10 Live-Box Spread: ($35.59) ($40.70) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $395.56 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $384.10 Live Steer: 1473 $230.13 18,233: Current Lds: 94.7 Live Heifer: 1333 $228.93 7,434: Previous Lds: 80.3 Drsd Steer: 958 $369.41 9,280 Drsd Heifer: 866 $369.19 2,292 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.62 Ch 600-900# : 87.44%: Steer Dressing % : 64.07% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 64.01% Ch 750-900# : 52.09%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.56%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.28%: Se 750-900# : 9.28%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 365.77 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 13.41 $349.89 $362.07 $379.18 $376.50 $363.73 Certified 1-3 5.68 $342.16 $354.34 $371.45 $368.77 $356.00 Choice 1 3.35 $339.83 $352.01 $369.12 $366.44 $353.67 Select 1 -12.73 $323.75 $335.93 $353.04 $350.36 $337.59 Stndrd 1-3 -34.49 $301.99 $314.17 $331.28 $328.60 $315.83 Prime 4 -0.34 $336.14 $348.32 $365.43 $362.75 $349.98 Choice 4 -12.45 $324.03 $336.21 $353.32 $350.64 $337.87 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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