Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report- Dec 19, 2025
Week: 240 Last Week 160 Last Year 340
These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this Friday morning December 19, trade so far this Friday morning early week trade of Flat dressed sales at mostly 355.00, 5.00 higher than last week and one load at 358.00. With Grid dressed sales inactive. Negotiated live sales this week in the Northern Plains on live sales have been mixed, mostly 2.00 lower at 228.00, with dressed sales ranging from 356.00-358.00, 1.00-3.00 higher. With trade in the Southern Plains slow to develop. Last week's slaughter volume was 596, 000, down 4,000 from previous week and 14,000 less than a year ago. Comprehensive carcass weights the combined steer and heifer weights were at 954 lbs this week; that was 3 lbs less than a week ago and 37 lbs heavier a year ago. Boxed-beef values over the last few weeks have struggled and continue to move lower with Choice still below 360.00 for the first time since May as the holiday season looks to be underwhelming at this time. Packers have added a lot of beef to the pipeline with large kills over the last couple of weeks. Packers also need inventory around them over the next couple of weeks with Christmas and New Years. Choice boxed-beef on Thursday closed 1.19 higher at 357.28 and Select down 2.46 at 343.97 with a Choice-Select spread narrowing some to 13.36 compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice at 358.11 and Select at 343.36. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday was estimated at 472, 000, last week 484,000 and last year 484,000. The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 11.83 per cwt 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) 5 loads Wednesday 355.00 Flat, 1 load Thursday at 358.00.
Grid Dressed Sales: (over 80 percent Choice) No Sales
Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Perry, MO
Greg Harrison, Market Reporter