Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Report

Jefferson City, MO- Friday  February21, 2025  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market

News

Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle   

Week to date: 160         Last Week: 240          Last Year 320

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

morning February 21, light trade this week with Flat dressed sales so far

this week 5.00 lower at 315.00, with grid dressed sales inactive as bids

are being passed.  Negotiated cash trade so far this week has been light

with a few sales in the Southern Plains mostly 3.00-4.00 lower at 199.00

and a few dressed sales in the North, 5.00 lower at 315.00. The harsh

side of winter hit the Plains and Mid-West with frigid temperatures, snow

and wind.  Last week’s weekly slaughter was only 561,000 that was one of

the smallest full week slaughter volumes in recent years. Last week’s

volume was down 23,000 from previous week and down 47,000 from a year

ago.  This week’s estimated slaughter is in the 560-565,000 range.  This

is not helping cash prices or the boxed-beef cut-out values from falling.

Comprehensive carcass weights the weighted average for both steers and

heifers rose 10 lbs last week to 929 lbs, but 54 lbs above last year at

this time.  Slaughter reductions are expected to keep fed cattle trade on

the defensive.  Choice boxed beef prices lost more ground this week which

is normal for February as it is not known as a beef month. This week on

Thursday Choice box-beef closed 1.26 lower at 312.63 with the Select

closing .58 cents lower at 308.18 with a Choice-Select spread at 9.45,

compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice at 317.40 and Select at

309.84.  Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday was at

447,000, last week 454,000 and last year 470,000.  The hide and offal

value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 11.89 per cwt up .09

cents 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 Flat at

315.00.

 Grid Dressed Sales:  (over 80 percent Choice)

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

        Greg Harrison, Market Reporter