Jefferson City, MO- Friday June 6, 2025 MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News
Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle
Week: 320 Last Week: 200 Last Year 320
These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this Friday morning June 6, Flat dressed prices 10.00-15.00 higher at 380.00, with Grid dressed sales 11.00 higher. Fed cattle prices rocked higher again this week as packers are in need of cattle and the show list are not getting any bigger with the fed cattle market on a runaway. Trade started mid-week in the Southern Plains with prices ranging from 228.00-232.00, mostly 2.00-7.00 higher. In the Northern Plains on Thursday at 240.00-241.00 mostly 4.00-5.00 higher and dressed sales at 380.00, 10.00-15.00 higher. Last week’s Memorial Week slaughter was very light at 477,000, down 93,000 from previous week and 62,000 less than a year ago, with weekly slaughter estimated at near 580,000-585,000 this week. Slaughter reductions from packers have enabled packers to keep cut-out values moving higher as we enter the grilling season with Father's Day and 4th of July on the horizon. This also gives producers reasons to hold out for higher prices. Comprehensive carcass weights the weighted average for both steers and heifers was 4 lbs higher from last week at 917 lbs, but 25 lbs above last year at this time. Choice boxed beef prices held their ground this week on Thursday Choice up 1.69 at 366.85 and Select down .11 cents at 356.61 with a Choice-Select spread narrowing to 10.24, compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice at 366.09 and Select at 353.64. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday was at 477,000, last week 355,000 and last year 485,000. The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 11.18 per cwt unchanged when compared to Wednesday’s value.
Live Sales:
Slaughter steers and heifers: (over 90 percent Choice)
(Note: Weighing conditions some plant delivered weights and some net
weights FOB feedlot after a 4 percent shrink.
Dressed Carcass Sales: Paid on Hot Carcass Weights) Delivered or Picked
up
Steers and Heifers (80 percent Choice). 5 loads Thursday Flat 380.00
Grid Dressed Sales: (over 80 percent Choice) 3 Loads Friday morning 384.00
Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Perry, MO
Greg Harrison, Market Reporter