NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Wed, Oct 08, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $352.34 $331.39 Change => 0.22 -1.70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 97,059 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 40,016 Hd Equivalent: $350.51 $329.54 DEMAND (Box) 57,043 Hd* Equivalent: $354.16 $333.24 Live-Box Spread: ($3.65) ($3.70) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $366.16 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $345.24 Live Steer: 1526 $230.75 22,159: Current Lds: 142.1 Live Heifer: 1348 $230.82 6,762: Previous Lds: 180.6 Drsd Steer: 990 $359.79 9,335 Drsd Heifer: 874 $359.78 1,760 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.25 Ch 600-900# : 86.89%: Steer Dressing % : 63.59% Ch 600-750# : 35.12%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.51% 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 = 352.34 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 $341.53 $353.71 $370.82 $368.14 $355.37 Certified 1-3 5.93 $328.98 $341.16 $358.27 $355.59 $342.82 Choice 1 3.35 $326.40 $338.58 $355.69 $353.01 $340.24 Select 1 -17.15 $305.90 $318.08 $335.19 $332.51 $319.74 Stndrd 1-3 -36.84 $286.21 $298.39 $315.50 $312.82 $300.05 Prime 4 4.36 $327.41 $339.59 $356.70 $354.02 $341.25 Choice 4 -12.82 $310.23 $322.41 $339.52 $336.84 $324.07 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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