NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Sep 26, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $358.01 $337.28 Change => -2.39 -2.63 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 96,507 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 46,333 Hd Equivalent: $356.58 $334.12 DEMAND (Box) 50,174 Hd* Equivalent: $359.43 $340.44 Live-Box Spread: ($2.85) ($6.32) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $371.43 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $352.44 Live Steer: 1526 $234.35 21,306: Current Lds: 94.9 Live Heifer: 1358 $235.62 11,065: Previous Lds: 157.5 Drsd Steer: 1006 $365.28 11,567 Drsd Heifer: 898 $365.36 2,395 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.48 Ch 600-900# : 86.99%: Steer Dressing % : 63.75% Ch 600-750# : 35.16%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.62% 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 = 358.01 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 $346.56 $358.74 $375.85 $373.17 $360.40 Certified 1-3 5.93 $334.65 $346.83 $363.94 $361.26 $348.49 Choice 1 3.35 $332.07 $344.25 $361.36 $358.68 $345.91 Select 1 -18.65 $310.07 $322.25 $339.36 $336.68 $323.91 Stndrd 1-3 -37.34 $291.38 $303.56 $320.67 $317.99 $305.22 Prime 4 3.72 $332.44 $344.62 $361.73 $359.05 $346.28 Choice 4 -12.82 $315.90 $328.08 $345.19 $342.51 $329.74 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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