Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report- Sept 05, 2025
Week: 240 Last Week 400 Last Year 360
These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this Friday morning September 05, trade so far this Friday morning has been slow with lower bids on Flat dressed sales 2.00 lower at 383.00 and Grid dressed sales are steady with last week at 390.00. Negotiated live sales in the Southern Plains trading steady to 1.00 higher at 242.00-243.00 and in Northern Plains live sales mostly 2.00-3.00 lower at 242.00-243.00 with dressed sales 2.00 lower at 383.00 as the Southern Plains has finally closed the gap and is trading par with the Northern Plains. Last week's slaughter was 565,000, up 15,000 from previous week and 52,000 less than a year ago. Comprehensive carcass weights the weighted average for both steers and heifers was up 4 lbs from last week at 923 lbs, but 19 lbs above last year at this time. Boxed-beef prices have been tied to a rocket straight up as the surge has been boosted by sharp declines in the daily/weekly slaughter levels of under 550,000 for weekly slaughter, but packers are starting to increase slaughter volumes as with expectations of near 500,00 this Labor Day week and increasing slaughter for next week. As production levels continue to climb look for this to pressure boxed-beef values. The general thought is that boxed-beef prices will seasonally decline after Labor Day but how much remains the question. This has allowed packers to increase their margins and they have been very successful in pushing the product higher as boxed-beef prices are starting to level off as prices are pretty much steady with last Thursday's close. Choice boxed-beef on Thursday closed 1.80 lower at 414.21 and Select up .04 cents at 387.77 with a Choice-Select spread at 26.44, compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice at 414.41 and Select at 385.84. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday was at 363, 000, last week 462,000 and last year 380,000. The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 11.78 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) 4 loads Thursday 383.00 Flat
Grid Dressed Sales: (over 80 percent Choice) 2 loads Thursday 390.00.
Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Perry, MO
Greg Harrison, Market Reporter