Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report - July 11, 2025

Week: No Sales    Last Week: 280    Last Year 320

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this
Friday morning July 11, trade so far this Friday morning remains
inactive as producers are waiting for higher bids and passing last
week's prices. Negotiated live sales at this time are very light
with a few reported at 235.00 in the North. Last week's slaughter
was 474,000, down 86,000 from previous week and 47,000 less than a
year ago. Comprehensive carcass weights the weighted average for
both steers and heifers was down 4lbs from last week at 907 lbs,
but 24 lbs above last year at this time. Choice boxed beef prices
have started to retreat as we enter into the dog days of summer.
Choice on Thursday closed down 1.79 at 384.66 and Select down 2.41
at 370.86 with a Choice-Select spread narrowing to 13.80, compared
to last Thursday’s close with Choice at 394.86 and Select at 380.31.
Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday was at 464, 000,
last week 472,000 and last year 479,000. The hide and offal value from
a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 11.68 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). No Sales

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

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