USDA Carcass Price Equivalent Index 10/10 18:46
10/10/2025 | 6:46 pm CDT USDA Carcass Price Equivalent Index 10/10 18:46
NW_LS410
Des Moines, IA Fri, Oct 10, 2025 USDA Market News
USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE
CHOICE SELECT
Index 600-900# 600-900#
Values => $353.37 $333.29
Change => 1.16 2.01
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Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 72,605 head of cattle.
SUPPLY (Live) 18,130 Hd
Equivalent: $353.16 $332.19
DEMAND (Box) 54,475 Hd*
Equivalent: $353.57 $334.39
Live-Box Spread: ($0.41) ($2.20)
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National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts
(5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $365.57
Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $346.39
Live Steer: 1498 $231.85 12,291: Current Lds: 123.8
Live Heifer: 1342 $231.15 4,537: Previous Lds: 137.4
Drsd Steer: 995 $360.29 1,111
Drsd Heifer: 885 $357.61 191
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Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 11.25
Ch 600-900# : 86.89%: Steer Dressing % : 63.47%
Ch 600-750# : 35.12%: Heifer Dressing %: 63.44%
Ch 750-900# : 51.76%: Processing Cost : 12.00
Se 600-900# : 13.11%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50
Se 600-750# : 3.42%:
Se 750-900# : 9.69%:
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Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types
Basis Value = 353.37 Carcass Weights
400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up
Qlty/Yield (1) -29.29 -17.11 -2.68 -15.45
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Prime 1-3 18.48 $342.56 $354.74 $371.85 $369.17 $356.40
Certified 1-3 5.93 $330.01 $342.19 $359.30 $356.62 $343.85
Choice 1 3.35 $327.43 $339.61 $356.72 $354.04 $341.27
Select 1 -17.15 $306.93 $319.11 $336.22 $333.54 $320.77
Stndrd 1-3 -36.84 $287.24 $299.42 $316.53 $313.85 $301.08
Prime 4 4.36 $328.44 $340.62 $357.73 $355.05 $342.28
Choice 4 -12.82 $311.26 $323.44 $340.55 $337.87 $325.10
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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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