NW_LS410
Des Moines, IA Fri, Feb 08, 2013 USDA Market News
USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE
CHOICE SELECT
Index 600-900# 600-900#
Values => $177.47 $172.75
Change => -0.35 -0.44
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Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 126,120 head of cattle.
SUPPLY (Live) 51,861 Hd
Equivalent: $184.82 $177.88
DEMAND (Box) 74,259 Hd*
Equivalent: $170.12 $167.62
Live-Box Spread: $14.70 $10.26
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National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts
(5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $182.12
Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $179.62
Live Steer: 1451 $125.81 10,797: Current Lds: 216.6
Live Heifer: 1314 $125.47 7,613: Previous Lds: 199.7
Drsd Steer: 901 $201.31 18,857
Drsd Heifer: 812 $201.58 14,594
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Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 13.59
Ch 600-900# : 75.30%: Steer Dressing % : 64.62%
Ch 600-750# : 24.84%: Heifer Dressing %: 64.64%
Ch 750-900# : 50.46%: Processing Cost : 12.00
Se 600-900# : 24.70%: Slaughter Cost : 50.50
Se 600-750# : 5.66%:
Se 750-900# : 19.04%:
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Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types
Basis Value = 177.47 Carcass Weights
400-500#500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up
Qlty/Yield (1) -26.07 -12.68 -2.06 -21.15
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Prime 1-3 15.63 $167.03 $180.42 $193.10 $191.04 $171.95
Certified 1-3 5.13 $156.53 $169.92 $182.60 $180.54 $161.45
Choice 1 3.58 $154.98 $168.37 $181.05 $178.99 $159.90
Select 1 -2.78 $148.62 $162.01 $174.69 $172.63 $153.54
Stndrd 1-3 -20.70 $130.70 $144.09 $156.77 $154.71 $135.62
Prime 4 3.02 $154.42 $167.81 $180.49 $178.43 $159.34
Choice 4 -11.23 $140.17 $153.56 $166.24 $164.18 $145.09
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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.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS410.txt
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Beef Carcass Price Equivalent
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