Jefferson City, MO   Friday, April 18, 2025  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle

Week: 240             Last Week: 160          Last Year 280

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this Friday
morning April 18, Flat dressed at 335.00 higher undertone with no bids
from last week and Grid dressed sales are inactive.  Fed cattle prices on
light volume sales on Thursday in the Southern Plains jumped 4.00-6.00
higher at 208.00-210.00, with live sales in the North at 212.00-213.00.
Slaughter reductions have enabled packers to move cut-out prices higher
giving producers reasons to hold out for higher prices.  Comprehensive
carcass weights the weighted average for both steers and heifers were 3
lbs higher from last week at 916 lbs, but 30 lbs above last year at this
time.  Choice boxed beef prices have shown strong seasonal price gains
but have started to level off on Thursday saw Choice down .63 cents at
332.90 and Select up 2.00 at 316.39 with a Choice-Select spread narrowing
to 16.513, compared to last Friday’s close with Choice at 334.22 and
Select at 313.96.  Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on Thursday
was at 477,000, last week 463,000 and last year 486,000.  The hide and
offal value from a typical slaughter steer on Thursday was 11.78 per cwt
unchanged when compared to Wednesday’s value.

Live Sales:
Slaughter steers and heifers: (over 90 percent Choice)

(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.  4 loads Flat Thursday 335.00;
2 loads Flat Friday morning 335.00.

Grid Dressed Sales:  (over 80 percent Choice)

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