NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Tue, Aug 26, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $386.71 $363.07 Change => 2.34 2.70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 94,089 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 59,374 Hd Equivalent: $372.25 $347.38 DEMAND (Box) 34,715 Hd* Equivalent: $401.17 $378.76 Live-Box Spread: ($28.92) ($31.38) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $413.17 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $390.76 Live Steer: 1512 $244.33 31,351: Current Lds: 106.4 Live Heifer: 1349 $243.31 14,729: Previous Lds: 62.7 Drsd Steer: 978 $386.09 10,848 Drsd Heifer: 870 $386.10 2,446 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.86 Ch 600-900# : 86.81%: Steer Dressing % : 63.56% Ch 600-750# : 35.09%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.40% Ch 750-900# : 51.72%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 13.19%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.44%: Se 750-900# : 9.75%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 386.71 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 16.62 $374.04 $386.22 $403.33 $400.65 $387.88 Certified 1-3 5.68 $363.10 $375.28 $392.39 $389.71 $376.94 Choice 1 3.35 $360.77 $372.95 $390.06 $387.38 $374.61 Select 1 -21.07 $336.35 $348.53 $365.64 $362.96 $350.19 Stndrd 1-3 -37.41 $320.01 $332.19 $349.30 $346.62 $333.85 Prime 4 2.50 $359.92 $372.10 $389.21 $386.53 $373.76 Choice 4 -12.82 $344.60 $356.78 $373.89 $371.21 $358.44 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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