Carcass Price Equivalent Index Value (Beef)
NW_LS410
Des Moines, IA Tue, Mar 11, 2025 USDA Market News
USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE
CHOICE SELECT
Index 600-900# 600-900#
Values => $304.83 $291.44
Change => 1.85 -0.01
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Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 101,751 head of cattle.
SUPPLY (Live) 54,655 Hd
Equivalent: $300.46 $288.03
DEMAND (Box) 47,096 Hd*
Equivalent: $309.20 $294.86
Live-Box Spread: ($8.74) ($6.83)
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National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts
(5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $321.20
Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $306.86
Live Steer: 1514 $200.49 30,194: Current Lds: 145.7
Live Heifer: 1368 $200.05 12,742: Previous Lds: 87.0
Drsd Steer: 983 $316.69 9,543
Drsd Heifer: 872 $315.88 2,176
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Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.81
Ch 600-900# : 87.43%: Steer Dressing % : 63.51%
Ch 600-750# : 35.34%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.38%
Ch 750-900# : 52.09%: Processing Cost : 12.00
Se 600-900# : 12.57%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50
Se 600-750# : 3.28%:
Se 750-900# : 9.29%:
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Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types
Basis Value = 304.83 Carcass Weights
400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up
Qlty/Yield (1) -29.29 -17.11 -3.04 -15.45
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Prime 1-3 18.55 $294.09 $306.27 $323.38 $320.34 $307.93
Certified 1-3 5.43 $280.97 $293.15 $310.26 $307.22 $294.81
Choice 1 3.35 $278.89 $291.07 $308.18 $305.14 $292.73
Select 1 -8.57 $266.97 $279.15 $296.26 $293.22 $280.81
Stndrd 1-3 -32.77 $242.77 $254.95 $272.06 $269.02 $256.61
Prime 4 4.80 $280.34 $292.52 $309.63 $306.59 $294.18
Choice 4 -12.45 $263.09 $275.27 $292.38 $289.34 $276.93
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*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
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