NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Fri, Oct 03, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $350.46 $331.28 Change => -1.47 unchgd ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 89,633 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 38,274 Hd Equivalent: $350.64 $329.17 DEMAND (Box) 51,359 Hd* Equivalent: $350.27 $333.38 Live-Box Spread: $0.37 ($4.21) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $362.27 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $345.38 Live Steer: 1542 $230.96 18,064: Current Lds: 163.3 Live Heifer: 1372 $232.52 6,973: Previous Lds: 132.1 Drsd Steer: 986 $360.07 11,162 Drsd Heifer: 879 $360.59 2,075 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.37 Ch 600-900# : 86.85%: Steer Dressing % : 63.64% Ch 600-750# : 35.11%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.47% Ch 750-900# : 51.74%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.15%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.43%: Se 750-900# : 9.72%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 350.46 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 17.98 $339.15 $351.33 $368.44 $365.76 $352.99 Certified 1-3 5.93 $327.10 $339.28 $356.39 $353.71 $340.94 Choice 1 3.35 $324.52 $336.70 $353.81 $351.13 $338.36 Select 1 -17.65 $303.52 $315.70 $332.81 $330.13 $317.36 Stndrd 1-3 -37.34 $283.83 $296.01 $313.12 $310.44 $297.67 Prime 4 3.86 $325.03 $337.21 $354.32 $351.64 $338.87 Choice 4 -12.82 $308.35 $320.53 $337.64 $334.96 $322.19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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