Beef Carcass Price Equivalent Index Value

USDA Thu Mar 27, 3:28PM CDT
NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 27, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $321.66 $305.69 Change => -1.24 1.51 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 123,304 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 79,392 Hd Equivalent: $319.60 $303.94 DEMAND (Box) 43,912 Hd* Equivalent: $323.72 $307.44 Live-Box Spread: ($4.12) ($3.50) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $335.72 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $319.44 Live Steer: 1532 $212.64 44,421: Current Lds: 116.8 Live Heifer: 1384 $212.50 20,671: Previous Lds: 140.1 Drsd Steer: 983 $334.89 11,700 Drsd Heifer: 862 $334.93 2,600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.58 Ch 600-900# : 87.52%: Steer Dressing % : 63.82% Ch 600-750# : 35.38%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.76% Ch 750-900# : 52.14%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.48%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.26%: Se 750-900# : 9.22%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 321.66 Carcass Weights 400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up Qlty/Yield (1) -29.29 -17.11 -3.04 -15.45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime 1-3 17.84 $310.21 $322.39 $339.50 $336.46 $324.05 Certified 1-3 5.30 $297.67 $309.85 $326.96 $323.92 $311.51 Choice 1 3.35 $295.72 $307.90 $325.01 $321.97 $309.56 Select 1 -11.82 $280.55 $292.73 $309.84 $306.80 $294.39 Stndrd 1-3 -34.06 $258.31 $270.49 $287.60 $284.56 $272.15 Prime 4 4.09 $296.46 $308.64 $325.75 $322.71 $310.30 Choice 4 -12.45 $279.92 $292.10 $309.21 $306.17 $293.76 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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