NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Oct 07, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $352.12 $333.09 Change => 1.46 0.60 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 99,838 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 42,153 Hd Equivalent: $350.26 $329.29 DEMAND (Box) 57,685 Hd* Equivalent: $353.97 $336.88 Live-Box Spread: ($3.71) ($7.59) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $365.97 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $348.88 Live Steer: 1527 $230.71 21,933: Current Lds: 180.6 Live Heifer: 1348 $230.88 6,854: Previous Lds: 142.5 Drsd Steer: 988 $359.83 11,383 Drsd Heifer: 875 $359.81 1,983 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.25 Ch 600-900# : 86.89%: Steer Dressing % : 63.63% Ch 600-750# : 35.12%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.52% Ch 750-900# : 51.76%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.11%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.42%: Se 750-900# : 9.69%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 352.12 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 18.48 $341.31 $353.49 $370.60 $367.92 $355.15 Certified 1-3 5.93 $328.76 $340.94 $358.05 $355.37 $342.60 Choice 1 3.35 $326.18 $338.36 $355.47 $352.79 $340.02 Select 1 -17.15 $305.68 $317.86 $334.97 $332.29 $319.52 Stndrd 1-3 -36.84 $285.99 $298.17 $315.28 $312.60 $299.83 Prime 4 4.36 $327.19 $339.37 $356.48 $353.80 $341.03 Choice 4 -12.82 $310.01 $322.19 $339.30 $336.62 $323.85 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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