Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report  -  August 22, 2025

Week: 360    Last Week: 360    Last Year 280

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this Friday
morning August 22, trade so far this Friday morning Flat dressed sales
are steady at 385.00 with Grid dressed sales 6.00 higher than last week's
bid at 390.00. Negotiated live sales at this time are light in the
Southern Plains and in Northern Plains live sales few at 245.00 and dressed
sales ranging from 385.00-392.00 steady to 5.00 higher. Last week's
slaughter was 530,000, down 6,000 from last week and a whooping 75,000 less
than a year ago. Comprehensive carcass weights the weighted average for
both steers and heifers was up 4 lbs from last week at 919 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. This has allowed
packers to increase their margins and they have been very successful in
pushing the product higher as boxed-beef prices have gotten to record levels
as Choice gained near 14.00 since last Thursday's close. Choice boxed-beef on
Thursday closed 2.01 higher at 407.86 and Select up .44 cents at 383.60 with
a Choice-Select spread at 24.26, compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice
at 393.79 and Select at 366.88. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on
Thursday was at 450, 000, last week 446,000 and last year 484,000. The hide
and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 11.89 per cwt
up .01 cent 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). 5 loads Wednesday Flat 385.00

Grid Dressed Sales: (over 80 percent Choice) 4 loads Thursday 390.00.

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