Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Report

Jefferson City, MO- Friday  December 20, 2024  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle   

Week to date: 480          Last Week: 320          Last Year 360

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this Friday

morning December 20, Flat dressed sales are trading 3.00 higher at

305.00, with grid dressed sales trading steady at 315.00. Feedlot trade

this week, packers have so far this week been unsuccessful purchasing

very many cattle at steady money.  Cattle feeders in the South are trying

to get parity with the North after last week’s price spreads but so far

very few cattle in the north have been purchased as most feeders at this

time are passing 195.00 bids.  Estimated weekly slaughter is between

620,000-625,000 head.  Choice boxed beef on Thursday climbed sharply

higher going into Christmas  and closed 5.85 higher at 320.66 with Select

closing 1.44 lower at 284.11 with the Choice-Select spread widening to

36.58 compared to last Friday’s close with Choice at 316.39 and Select at

283.86.  Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday was at

485,000, last week 489,000 and last year 495,000.  The hide and offal

value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was estimated at 11.37

per cwt live, unchanged when compared to Wednesday’s value. 

 

Live Sales:

Slaughter steers and heifers: (over 90 percent Choice) no sales 

(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)   7 loads Flat Wednesday and

Thursday at 305.00.

Grid Dressed Sales:  (over 80 percent Choice) 5 loads Thursday 315.00

 

Source:  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Perry, MO

               Greg Harrison, Market Reporter