Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report - June 27, 2025

Week: 240    Last Week:  280     Last Year 320

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this
Friday morning June 27, Flat dressed sales are trading 6.00-11.00
lower at 365.00-370.00, with Grid dressed sales inactive.
Fed cattle prices appear to be headed lower with negotiated live sales
very light or very quiet as packers seem to be hoping cattle owners get
nervous and cave in to lower bids as trade awaits, light trade Thursday
in the Southern Plains mostly 4.00 lower at 223.00-225.00, and light trade
in the North at 230.00 with a few dressed sales mostly at 368.00 with a
few up to 373.50. Last week's slaughter was 560,000, compared to previous
week at 558,000 and 616,000 last year, with weekly slaughter estimated at
near 560,000-565,000 this week. Slaughter reductions from packers have enabled
packers to keep cut-out values moving higher and with 4th of July next week.
This has given producers reasons to hold out for higher prices, but packers
seem to be gathering more cattle for two weeks out and beyond. 
Comprehensive carcass weights the weighted average for both steers and heifers
was up 5 lbs from last week at 909 lbs, but 18 lbs above last year at this time.
Choice boxed beef prices had strong gains with lighter slaughter levels on
Thursday Choice up .11 cents higher at 395.05 and Select up 3.45 at 379.74
with a Choice-Select spread narrowing to 15.31, compared to last Thursday’s
close with Choice at 393.79 and Select at 374.59. Slaughter Cattle under Federal
inspection on Thursday was at 452,000, last week 451,000 and last year 475,000.
The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 11.39
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).
5 loads Flat Thursday at 365.00, Load Friday morning 370.00.

Grid Dressed Sales: over 80 percent Choice) No Sales

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