NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Sep 17, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $369.94 $347.27 Change => -1.99 -3.17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 83,428 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 34,749 Hd Equivalent: $363.70 $340.17 DEMAND (Box) 48,679 Hd* Equivalent: $376.18 $354.37 Live-Box Spread: ($12.48) ($14.20) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $388.18 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $366.37 Live Steer: 1510 $239.53 21,001: Current Lds: 141.9 Live Heifer: 1358 $239.59 8,211: Previous Lds: 166.2 Drsd Steer: 983 $376.23 4,465 Drsd Heifer: 908 $375.52 1,072 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.60 Ch 600-900# : 86.68%: Steer Dressing % : 63.55% Ch 600-750# : 35.04%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.48% 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 = 369.94 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 $357.77 $369.95 $387.06 $384.38 $371.61 Certified 1-3 5.93 $346.58 $358.76 $375.87 $373.19 $360.42 Choice 1 3.35 $344.00 $356.18 $373.29 $370.61 $357.84 Select 1 -19.73 $320.92 $333.10 $350.21 $347.53 $334.76 Stndrd 1-3 -37.91 $302.74 $314.92 $332.03 $329.35 $316.58 Prime 4 3.00 $343.65 $355.83 $372.94 $370.26 $357.49 Choice 4 -12.82 $327.83 $340.01 $357.12 $354.44 $341.67 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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