CHOICE SELECT
Index 600-900# 600-900#
Values => $136.63 $135.01
Change => 0.10 0.45
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Current Index Reflects the Equivalent of 185,961 head of cattle.
SUPPLY (Live) 102,055 Hd
Equivalent: $135.76 $133.00
DEMAND (Box) 83,906 Hd*
Equivalent: $137.50 $137.02
Live-Box Spread: ($1.74) ($4.02)
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National Daily Direct Cattle : Boxed Beef Cutouts
(5 day accumulated wghtd avg) : Ch 600-900# $149.50
Weight Price Head : Se 600-900# $149.02
Live Steer: 1328 $90.93 31,590: Current Lds: 227.5
Live Heifer: 1226 $90.93 37,151: Previous Lds: 232.1
Drsd Steer: 859 $144.49 21,161
Drsd Heifer: 786 $144.22 12,153
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Grading % Breakdown : Drop Credit : 9.98
Ch 600-900# : 74.92% : Steer Dressing % : 63.29%
Ch 600-750# : 28.18% : Heifer Dressing %: 63.24%
Ch 750-900# : 46.74% : Processing Cost : 12.00
Se 600-900# : 25.08% : Slaughter Cost : 50.50
Se 600-750# : 7.69% :
Se 750-900# : 17.40% :
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Equivalent Values for Outlying Beef Carcass Types
Basis Value = 136.63 Carcass Weights
400-500# 500-600# 600-900# 900-1000# 1000#/up
Qlty/Yield (1) -25.77 -9.82 0.00 -2.31 -19.23
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Prime 1-3 9.46 $120.32 $136.27 $146.09 $143.78 $126.86
Certified 1-3 3.71 $114.57 $130.52 $140.34 $138.03 $121.11
Choice 1 3.00 $113.86 $129.81 $139.63 $137.32 $120.40
Select 1 0.73 $111.59 $127.54 $137.36 $135.05 $118.13
Stndrd 1-3 -13.86 $97.00 $112.95 $122.77 $120.46 $103.54
Prime 4 -4.14 $106.72 $122.67 $132.49 $130.18 $113.26
Choice 4 -12.46 $98.40 $114.35 $124.17 $121.86 $104.94
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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 equivalent