Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report - Oct 31,  2025

Week:  280           Last Week  120           Last Year:  320

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this
Friday morning October 31,  trade so far this Friday morning is
light with Flat dressed sales mostly 8.00-10.00 lower trading
from 355.00-358.00 with Grid dressed sales inactive.  Negotiated
live sales started on Monday in the Northern Plains after CME
cattle futures continued their steep sell-off with trade mostly
5.00-8.00 lower at 228.00 to mostly 230.00, dressed sales mostly
355.00-360.00 mostly 10.00 lower.  Southern Plains have traded a
few live sales on Thursday at 235.00 mostly 3.00 lower.  The sharp
sell-off that started last week has the cattle futures and market
in a cautious and jittery mindset even though fundamentals remain
strong.  Last week's slaughter was 573,000, up 6,000 from previous
week and 52,000 less than a year ago.  Comprehensive carcass weights
the weighted average for both steers and heifers was at 948 lbs, up
1 lb from previous week and 22 lbs above last year at this time.
Packers have been losing ground and are starting to gain on the
boxed-beef values as they have moved higher this week as beef demand
has been in a seasonally slow period, but appears to have made a
seasonal low as prices have started to firm up instead of losing ground
as Choice gained nearly 5.00 since last Thursday's close.  As we enter
the fall season with the holidays around the corner boxed-beef prices
should remain on a up turn.  Choice boxed-beef on Thursday closed 3.11
lower at 378.27 and Select down 2.27 at 359.22 with a Choice-Select
spread widening to 18.75 compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice
at 373.14 and Select at 354.74.  Slaughter Cattle under Federal
inspection on Thursday was estimated at 457, 000, last week 446,000 and
last year 491,000.  The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter
steer on Thursday was 11.40 per cwt up .11 cents 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)
Monday 2 loads Flat 355.00, Thursday 5 loads Flat 358.00.

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

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