Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report - August 01,2025

Week: 360  Last Week:  No sales  Last Year 280

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this
Friday morning August 01, trade so far this Friday morning Flat
dressed sales are 3.00 higher at 383.00, with Grid dressed sales
inactive at this time. Negotiated live sales at this time are light
with a few reported at 235.00 in the Southern Plains mostly 2.00-3.00
higher and in North a few live sales at 345.00 and a few dressed
sales at 383.00. Last week's slaughter was 549,000, down 14,000 form
last week and 56,000 less than a year ago. Comprehensive carcass
weights the weighted average for both steers and heifers was up 5 lbs 
rom last week at 913 lbs, but 20 lbs above last year at this time.
Choice boxed beef prices have started to retreat as we enter into
the dog days of summer as Choice has dropped a little over 30.00
since June 28 peak price with Select dropping near 40.00 since July 5.
To compare the trend in fed cattle prices to the cutout price is
interesting to say the least. Choice on Thursday closed .67 cents
lower at 361.32 and Select up .46 cents at 341.37 with a Choice-Select
spread widening to 19.95, compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice
at 368.09 and Select at 347.00. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection
on Thursday was at 444, 000, last week 448,000 and last year 472,000.
The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday
was 11.91 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 late last Friday
after 4:00 PM 380.00, 4 loads Flat Thursday 383.00.

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

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