Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report - Sept 12, 2025

Week: 120     Last Week: 240     Last Year: 360

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this
Friday morning September12, trade so far this Friday morning has
been slow to inactive as producers are not ready to take lower
money or bids a few sales on Tuesday with Flat dressed sales 8.00
lower at 375.00. Negotiated live sales in the Northern Plains
started on Tuesday 5.00 lower at mostly 238.00 and increased to
240.00 on Thursday with dressed sales at mostly 375.00-378.00,
5.00-7.00 lower. The Southern Plains sales have been light so far.
Last week's slaughter was 487,000, down 78,000 from previous week
and 61,000 less than a year ago. Comprehensive carcass weights the
weighted average for both steers and heifers was up 9 lbs from last
week at 932 lbs, but 26 lbs above last year at this time. Packers
have started to increase slaughter volumes with estimated slaughter
this week at 580,000. 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 still remains the question.This has allowed packers to increase
their margins and they have been very successful in pushing the
product higher until now as boxed-beef prices are starting to drop
as Choice has lost nearly 14.00 since last Thursday's close.
Choice boxed-beef on Thursday closed 4.85 lower at 400.79 and
Select down 3.73 at 379.95 with a Choice-Select spread narrowing
to 20.84, compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice at 414.21
and Select at 387.77. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on
Thursday was at 459, 000, last week 363,000 and last year 486,000.
The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday
was 11.66 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) 3 loads Tuesday 375.00 Flat

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

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