Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Report

Jefferson City, MO- Friday  May 16, 2025  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market

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Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle   

Week: 280             Last Week: 800          Last Year 360

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

morning May 16, Flat dressed prices 3.00 higher at 358.00, with Grid

dressed sales steady at 362.00.  Cash fed cattle prices look to move

higher this week and are not yet ready to give up as trade in Texas

Panhandle on Thursday was mostly 1.00-2.00 higher at 220.00, in Kansas at

220.00.  Nebraska and Western Cornbelt trading mostly 1.00-2.00 higher at

229.00 with a few sales at 230.00-231.00, dressed sales mostly 3.00

higher at 358.00.  Packers continue to be  in need of cattle and the show

list are not getting any bigger.  Last week’s slaughter was 559,000, same

as previous week but 57,000 less than a year ago, with weekly slaughter

estimated at near 555,000-560,000 this week.  Slaughter reductions from

packers have enabled packers to keep cut-out values moving higher as we

enter the Memorial weekend fast approaching with retailers ramping up

promotions to jump start the summer grilling season a crucial window for

drawing foot traffic and boosting meat sales. This also gives producers

reasons to hold out for higher prices.  Comprehensive carcass weights the

weighted average for both steers and heifers were down 1 lb from last

week at 913 lbs, but 25 lbs above last year at this time. Choice boxed

beef prices have continued higher this week on Thursday saw Choice up .54

cents at 349.90 and Select up 3.33 at 339.18 with a Choice-Select spread

closing the gap to 10.72, compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice

at 347.89 and Select at 333.20.  Slaughter Cattle under Federal

inspection on Thursday was at 459,000, last week 469,000 and last year

485,000.  The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on

Thursday was 11.06 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.  4 loads Thursday 358.00.

 Grid Dressed Sales:  (over 80 percent Choice)  3 loads Thursday 362.00

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

        Greg Harrison, Market Reporter