Carcass Price Equivalent Index Value (Beef)
NW_LS410
Des Moines, IA Wed, Apr 16, 2025 USDA Market News
USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE
CHOICE SELECT
Index 600-900# 600-900#
Values => $317.83 $298.40
Change => -0.82 -0.30
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Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 80,574 head of cattle.
SUPPLY (Live) 37,234 Hd
Equivalent: $314.13 $294.40
DEMAND (Box) 43,340 Hd*
Equivalent: $321.53 $302.39
Live-Box Spread: ($7.40) ($7.99)
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National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts
(5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $333.53
Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $314.39
Live Steer: 1551 $207.82 21,390: Current Lds: 134.7
Live Heifer: 1394 $207.53 9,751: Previous Lds: 147.0
Drsd Steer: 1005 $327.68 5,082
Drsd Heifer: 886 $327.87 1,011
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Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.78
Ch 600-900# : 87.49%: Steer Dressing % : 63.32%
Ch 600-750# : 35.37%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.18%
Ch 750-900# : 52.12%: Processing Cost : 12.00
Se 600-900# : 12.51%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50
Se 600-750# : 3.27%:
Se 750-900# : 9.24%:
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Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types
Basis Value = 317.83 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 16.55 $305.09 $317.27 $334.38 $331.34 $318.93
Certified 1-3 5.68 $294.22 $306.40 $323.51 $320.47 $308.06
Choice 1 3.35 $291.89 $304.07 $321.18 $318.14 $305.73
Select 1 -15.90 $272.64 $284.82 $301.93 $298.89 $286.48
Stndrd 1-3 -35.06 $253.48 $265.66 $282.77 $279.73 $267.32
Prime 4 2.80 $291.34 $303.52 $320.63 $317.59 $305.18
Choice 4 -12.45 $276.09 $288.27 $305.38 $302.34 $289.93
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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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