Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report- June 26, 2026

This Week:  560    Last Week:  No sales    Last Year:  280

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this Friday morning June 26, trade so far this Friday morning is light to moderate with Flat dressed sales trading steady to 3.00 higher at 408.00 and Grid dressed sales 2.00 higher than last week's bid at 410.00. The fed cattle market so far this week is mostly inactive with a few spotted sales in the North at 260.00 live and 408.00 dressed. Last week's slaughter was 526,000, up 2,000 from previous week and 32,000 less than a year ago. Comprehensive carcass weights, the weighted average for both steers and heifers were at 944 lbs, down 1 lb from previous week and 37 lbs above last year at this time. Choice boxed-beef has flirted with 400.00 but broke back Thursday. With the big 4th of July celebration and events with the World Cup Soccer tournaments going on in this country should help the grilling season to get started but boxed-beef prices have struggled somewhat trading mostly in a sideways pattern. Choice boxed-beef on Thursday closed 2.62 lower at 396.32 and Select retreating 3.40 at 374.74 with a Choice-Select spread widening to 21.58. Compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice at 393.92 and Select at 374.75. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday was estimated at 433, 000, last week 426,000 and last year 452,000. The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 14.14 per cwt down .04 cents 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)   late last Friday after 3:00 PM 4 loads Flat 405.00; Friday morning  6 loads Flat 408.00.

 Grid Dressed Sales:  (over 90 percent Choice)    3 loads Friday morning 410.00.  

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

Greg Harrison, Market Reporter