MO Dept of Agriculture- Market News     Jefferson City, MO   Oct 16, 2026

Week:  440            Last Week:  320                   Last Year 280

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this Friday morning Oct 16,  trade so far this week and through Friday morning is light with a few Flat dressed sales on Friday morning 5.00 higher at 350.00.  Grid dressed sales were 3.00 higher than last week's bid at 355.00.  The fed cattle market so far this week has had dressed sales in the North reported from 350.00-355.00 mostly 5.00-10.00 higher.  Last week's slaughter was 535,000, down 13,000 from previous week and 17,000 less than a year ago.  Comprehensive carcass weights, the weighted average for both steers and heifers were at 953 lbs,  up 1 lb from previous week and 14 lbs above last year at this time.    Choice boxed-beef continues trading in a sideways pattern and comfortable trading there.  Choice boxed-beef on Thursday was .2.52 lower at 373.98 and Select down 5,85 at 352.62 with a Choice-Select spread at 21.36 as Choice closed .87 cents lower than last Thursday and Select closing .89 cents higher than last Thursday.  Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday was estimated at 430, 000, last week 432,000 and last year 464,000.  The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 15.11 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)  7  loads Friday morning 350.00.  

 Grid Dressed Sales:  (over 90 percent Choice)   4 loads Friday at noon 355.00.

Source:  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service  Jefferson City, MO      Greg Harrison, Market Reporter