MO Dept of Agriculture- Market News     Jefferson City, MO   Nov 06, 2026

Week:  80    Last Week:  200    Last Year:  280

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this Friday
morning Nov 06, 2026, trade so far this week and through Friday morning
is light as prices and bids are sharply lower as most producers are passing
bids, a few Flat dressed sales 12.00 lower at 340.00 with Grid dressed
sales not tested. CME Live Cattle futures have had a washout this week
trading sharply lower over the last 8 trading days have seen the December
contract lose over 19.00 since October 26. South Central Regions have traded
fed cattle 7.00 lower on Thursday at mostly 218.00 with the Norther Plains
trading in a wide range of lower prices from 210.00-218.00 for the week with
dressed prices from 335.00-340.00 all sharply lower. Last week's slaughter
was 543,000, down 3,000 from previous week and 14,000 less than a year ago.
Comprehensive carcass weights, the weighted average for both steers and
heifers were at 962 lbs, down 3 lbs from previous week and 12 lbs higher
than a year ago. Choice boxed-beef continues trading in a lower pattern
with Choice boxed beef on Thursday closing .94 cents lower at 361.56 and
Select down 4.33 at 352.32 with a Choice-Select spread narrowing to 9.24
as Choice closed 5.72 lower than last Thursday and Select closing .69 cents
higher than last Thursday. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on
Thursday was estimated at 430,000, last week 434,000 and last year 463,000.
The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was
14.61 per cwt down .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) 2 loads Tuesday afternoon 340.00.
Grid Dressed Sales: (over 90 percent Choice) No Sales

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