MO Dept of Agriculture- Market News    Jefferson City, MO  July 31, 2026

Week:  240    Last Week:  200    Last Year:  280

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this Friday
morning July 31, trade so far this Friday morning is light with Flat
dressed sales steady with last week at 365.00, with Grid dressed sales
inactive. The fed cattle market so far this week has seen very light sales
a few in the Northern Plains at 232.00-233.00 which would be 2.00-3.00
higher and a few 365.00 dressed. Cattle feeders have seen a large drop in
prices over the last three weeks, as the month of July has seen a 30.00
dollar drop in prices. Last week's slaughter was 528,000, up 3,000 from
previous week and 26,000 less than a year ago. Comprehensive carcass weights,
the weighted average for both steers and heifers were at 945 lbs, up 1 lb
from previous week and 32 lbs above last year at this time.  Choice
boxed-beef is seeing the "dog days of summer" as prices are declining with
the fall of the fed cattle prices as seasonal pressure is being felt. Choice
boxed-beef on Thursday closed 2.93 lower at 360.50 and Select down 1.08 at
341.33 with a Choice-Select spread widening at 19.17. Compared to last
Thursday’s close with Choice at 362.87 and Select at 348.75. Slaughter Cattle
under Federal inspection on Thursday was estimated at 407,000, last week
411,000 and last year 443,000. The hide and offal value from a typical
slaughter steer on Thursday was 14.24 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) 6 loads Flat Thursday 365.00.
Grid Dressed Sales: (over 90 percent Choice) No sales.

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