Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report - Oct 17, 2025

Week:  240        Last Week:  120        Last Year:  320

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this
Friday morning October 17, trade so far this Friday morning at 370.00
Flat, 8.00 higher than last week with Grid dressed sales inactive
at this time. Negotiated live sales have been light with the Northern
Plains trading a few at 240.00, 5.00-6.00 higher with a few dressed
sales at 372.00-373.00, the Southern Plains passing bids at this time.
Last week's slaughter was 549,000, down 13,000 from previous week and
36,000 less than a year ago. Comprehensive carcass weights the weighted
average for both steers and heifers was at 944 lbs, up 8 lbs from previous
week and 27 lbs above last year at this time. Packers have been losing
ground on the boxed-beef values as they continue to trade sideways as beef
demand is in a seasonally slow period, but the last two week it appears to
have made a seasonal low as prices have started to firm up some instead of
losing ground as Choice gained nearly 1.00 since last Thursday's close.
Boxed-beef values continue to search for a level that will encourage end
users to find value. Choice boxed-beef on Thursday closed .37 cents lower
at 366.11 and Select down .23 cents at 348.93 with a Choice-Select spread
narrowing to 17.18, compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice at 365.22
and Select at 344.33. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday
was estimated at 466, 000, last week 446,000 and last year 487,000. The hide
and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 11.16 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 Thursday, 370.00 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