Beef Carcass Price Equivalent Index Value

USDA Mon Feb 10, 3:30PM CST
NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Mon, Feb 10, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $311.62 $299.04 Change => -0.26 0.18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 106,368 head of cattle. SUPPLY (Live) 60,042 Hd Equivalent: $311.73 $296.15 DEMAND (Box) 46,326 Hd* Equivalent: $311.50 $301.92 Live-Box Spread: $0.23 ($5.77) ---------------------------- Input Breakdown ----------------------------- National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts (5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $323.50 Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $313.92 Live Steer: 1530 $207.19 30,211: Current Lds: 82.9 Live Heifer: 1352 $207.03 11,689: Previous Lds: 155.0 Drsd Steer: 986 $327.19 15,229 Drsd Heifer: 863 $327.41 2,913 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.63 Ch 600-900# : 87.45%: Steer Dressing % : 63.47% Ch 600-750# : 35.35%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.37% Ch 750-900# : 52.10%: Processing Cost : 12.00 Se 600-900# : 12.55%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50 Se 600-750# : 3.27%: Se 750-900# : 9.27%: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types Basis Value = 311.62 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 19.55 $301.88 $314.06 $331.17 $328.49 $315.72 Certified 1-3 5.68 $288.01 $300.19 $317.30 $314.62 $301.85 Choice 1 3.35 $285.68 $297.86 $314.97 $312.29 $299.52 Select 1 -11.73 $270.60 $282.78 $299.89 $297.21 $284.44 Stndrd 1-3 -34.27 $248.06 $260.24 $277.35 $274.67 $261.90 Prime 4 5.80 $288.13 $300.31 $317.42 $314.74 $301.97 Choice 4 -12.45 $269.88 $282.06 $299.17 $296.49 $283.72 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *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