Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Report

Jefferson City, MO- Friday  January 10, 2025  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market

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Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle   

Week to date: 120          Last Week: 320          Last Year 360

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

morning January 10, light trade this week with most producers passing

bids. Dressed sales are trading 8.00 higher at 320.00, with grid dressed

sales inactive as producers are passing bids.  Last week ended with

substantial gains reaching all-time highs in the market for fed cattle as

in the Northern Plains prices ranged from 198.00-201.00 with this week’s

trade still taking place as prices have moved higher with sales in the

Southern Plains at mostly 200.00 live, 3.00-4.00 higher and in the

Northern Plains and Western Corn Belt live sales 3.00-5.00 higher from

203.00-205.00, and dressed sales 5.00 higher at 320.00. Packers are

needing cattle and cattle feeders have the leverage as they will continue

to feed cattle for extended days and feel no urgency to sell cattle.

Comprehensive carcass weights the weighted average for both steers and

heifers this week at 923 lbs, 7 lbs lighter from the previous week and 24

lbs above last year.  With the first winter storm of the year coming over

the Plains and Mid-West colder and wetter conditions more than likely

will take some pounds off fed cattle in the feed yards. The packer’s

only defense is to manage slaughter levels to keep box beef cutout values

elevated.  Choice boxed beef still showing strength but looks top heavy

on Thursday closed 2.17 higher at 330.78 with Select closing 1.46 higher

308.35 with the Choice-Select spread narrowing to 22.43 compared to last

Friday’s close with Choice at 325.24 and Select at 296.72. Slaughter

Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday was at 479,000, last week

350,000 and last year 423,000.  The hide and offal value from a typical

slaughter steer on Thursday was estimated at 11.40 per cwt live, down .01

cent 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) Thursday 3 loads Flat 320.00.

 Grid Dressed Sales:  (over 80 percent Choice)  No Sales

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

        Greg Harrison, Market Reporter