Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report - June 26, 2026

This Week: 560      Last Week: No sales      Last Year: 280

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this
Friday morning June 26, trade so far this Friday morning is light
to moderate with Flat dressed sales trading steady to 3.00 higher
at 408.00 and Grid dressed sales 2.00 higher than last week's bid
at 410.00. The fed cattle market so far this week is mostly
inactive with a few spotted sales in the North at 260.00 live and
408.00 dressed. Last week's slaughter was 526,000, up 2,000 from
previous week and 32,000 less than a year ago. Comprehensive carcass
weights, the weighted average for both steers and heifers were at
944 lbs, down 1 lb from previous week and 37 lbs above last year at
this time. Choice boxed-beef has flirted with 400.00 but broke back
Thursday. With the big 4th of July celebration and events with the
World Cup Soccer tournaments going on in this country should help
the grilling season to get started but boxed-beef prices have
struggled somewhat trading mostly in a sideways pattern. Choice
boxed-beef on Thursday closed 2.62 lower at 396.32 and Select
retreating 3.40 at 374.74 with a Choice-Select spread widening to
21.58. Compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice at 393.92 and
Select at 374.75. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on
Thursday was estimated at 433, 000, last week 426,000 and last year
452,000. The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on
Thursday was 14.14 per cwt down .04 cents 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) late las
 Friday after 3:00 PM 4 loads Flat 405.00;
 Friday morning 6 loads Flat 408.00.

Grid Dressed Sales: (over 90 percent Choice) 3 loads Friday morning 410.00.

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