Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle Report- Nov 21,2025

Week: No Sales        Last Week: No Sales        Last Year: 340

These prices acquired from Missouri producers, Trading as of this
Friday morning November 21, trade so far this Friday morning is
inactive as producers are passing lower bids. Negotiated live
sales this week are again lower as CME Cattle futures continue to
be volatile and erode and lose traction with trade in the Northern
Plains starting on Wednesday at 218.00-219.00 , 6.00-7.00 lower
than slipping to 215.00 on Thursday. Dressed sales ranged from
340.00-347.00, mostly 8.00-10.00 lower. Trade in the Southern
Plains mostly at 224.00 which is 4.00 lower than week.Buyers and
sellers at this time lack much confidence in the stability of
the market with the exposure to volatility in trading has the
cattle market in a cautious and jittery mindset has any buying
enthusiasm and market interest lagging. The American Farm Bureau's
annual cost of a Thanksgiving Day meal this year will be less than
last year with the holiday feast for 10 people will cost 55.18
or about 5.52 per person. This is a 5 percent decrease from last
year with the average cost of a frozen 16 lb turkey at 21.50 or
about 1.34 lb. Last week's slaughter was 576,000, up 16,000 from
previous week and 32,000 less than a year ago. Comprehensive
carcass weights, the weighted average for both steers and heifers
was at 956 lbs, up 6 lbs with last week and 30 lbs above last year
at this time. Boxed-beef values over the last couple of weeks have
moved lower to sideways pattern as the holiday season looks to be
underwhelming at this time as usually seasonal strength is seen.
Choice boxed-beef on Thursday closed .05 cents lower at 371.28 and
Select up .63 cents at 354.18 with a Choice-Select spread narrowing
to 17.10 compared to last Thursday’s close with Choice at 373.57
and Select at 355.03. Slaughter Cattle under Federal inspection on
Thursday was estimated at 477, 000, last week 471,000 and last year
499,000. The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer on
Thursday was 11.57 per cwt unchanged when compared to Wednesday 's
value. We here at MDA/USDA Market News Service wish everyone a very
happy and grateful Thanksgiving.

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