JC_LS135 
Jefferson City, MO    Fri Feb 15, 2019    MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Missouri Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle (week end 02-15-2019)

Confirmed Sales:

  Week to date:  560    Last week:  0    Last Year: 80
( These prices acquired from Missouri producers )

     Trading from late last Friday through Friday morning remains light 
to inactive as producers are waiting for higher bids at this time. Flat 
dressed sales on Wednesday were mostly 2.00 higher than last week with 
Grid dressed sales steady with last week at 203.00.  Packers for the most 
part continue to play it calm on the waiting game as it looks like 
another late week trade for the fed cattle market.  CME live cattle 
futures for the most part have been lower this week with all the delivery 
pressure this week.  Live cattle deliveries this week have been active 
against the February live cattle contract.  Packers seem to be dug in not 
wanting to pay any more than steady money with last week.  Cash trade so 
far this week has been limited to small northern trade with asking prices 
at or above 126.00. Even though it’s still February usually a slow beef 
month boxed-beef values continue to hold in the mid of a long cold 
winter.  Choice boxed-beef closed Thursday .37 cents lower at 216.07 with 
Select down 1.60 at 210.41 compared to last Friday’s close with Choice at 
215.35 and Select at 211.17.  The hide and offal value from a typical 
slaughter steer on Thursday was estimated at 9.02 per cwt live, 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 (Weight only)      
 
   Steers and Heifers: (80 percent Choice) late last Friday 4 loads Flat 
198.00, 1 load Flat 202.00;  2 Loads Wednesday Flat 200.00.   

(Grid) Grade and Weight Carcass: (over 80 percent Choice) Late last 
Friday 3 loads 203.00;  4 Loads Friday morning 203.00.    
  
Source:  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Mexico, MO
         Greg Harrison, Market Reporter 573-751-5618
         24 hour recorded report 573-522-9244
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS135.txt

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