25-20 Missouri Agricultural Market Prices and Trends-Bulletin 20
AGRICULTURAL MARKET PRICES BULLETIN
Edited by Dr. Eleazar Gonzalez
This weekly bulletin aims to provide market prices and trends of the main Missouri agricultural products. It helps Missouri stakeholders, including farmers, ranchers, and consumers, make informed decisions when marketing and finding prices for farm products. Agricultural products include two categories: Animal-origin products and plant-origin products Prices indicate the average weekly value of each product The bulletin offers prices for selected crops and livestock products When data is available, the publication reports beef-livestock market prices paid at live auctions in five regions of Missouri (Southwest, Northeast, Central Region, Southeast, and Northwest). In addition, other livestock market prices, such as sheep, goats, pork, whole milk, and eggs, are also reported. All information and discussion in this bulletin are the responsibility of the authors. If you want more information on the previous publication, follow us on Facebook or visit our Agricultural Economics and Marketing program website.
SPECIALTY CROPS MARKETS
The bulletin shows market prices of selected crops that consumers demand all year round The publication compares weekly trends of specialty crop prices of conventional and organic production systems. Consistently, products from organic production systems offer a higher value market when compared with conventionally grown products; however, product price volatility observes different product trends in both production systems. Market price reports vary weekly; some of our source reports might be inconsistent with weekly product prices. If a product has no price, our source didn't report a price that week. Red numbers imply that prices dropped from the previous week, while green numbers indicate a positive trend change compared with last week's prices.
Table 1. Conventional Specialty Crops Prices
Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program Cooperative Extension Lincoln University with data from USDA- Agriculture Marketing Service https://www ams usda gov/Specialty Crops Market News Divisionhttps://www ams usda gov/mnreports/fvwretail pd South-Central States:Arkansas Colorado Kansas Louisiana Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas
Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program Cooperative Extension Lincoln University with data from USDA- Agriculture Marketing Service https://www ams usda gov/Specialty Crops Market News Divisionhttps://www ams usda gov/mnreports/fvwretail pd
South-Central States:Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Table 2. Organic Specialty Crops Prices
Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program, Cooperative Extension, Lincoln University with data from USDA- Agriculture Marketing Service https://www ams usda gov/Specialty Crops Market News Divisionhttps://www ams usda gov/mnreports/fvwretail pd
South-Central States:Arkansas Colorado Kansas Louisiana Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas
Figure 2. Market prices of organic products in the US and the South-Central region. Comparative sample.
Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program Cooperative Extension Lincoln University with data from USDA- Agriculture Marketing Service https://www ams usda gov/Specialty Crops Market News Divisionhttps://www ams usda gov/mnreports/fvwretail pd
Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program, Cooperative Extension, Lincoln University with data from USDA- Agriculture Marketing Service https://www ams usda gov/Specialty Crops Market News Divisionhttps://www ams usda gov/mnreports/fvwretail pd
MISSOURI LIVESTOCK MARKETS
Market prices for livestock in Missouri are reported from the National Beef Wire database and USDA sources. Beef prices at live auctions report medium and large weight classes. Steers and heifers with 599 pounds or less are medium-weight classes, and steers and heifers with 600 pounds or more are large-weight classes.
Beef Prices in the Southwest Region
Table 4. Gainesville Livestock Auction
Table 3. Four State Stockyards
Table 5. Joplin Regional Stockyards
Table 7. Ozarks Livestock Marketing Center
Table 8. Springfield Livestock Marketing Center
Table 9. Wright County Livestock LLC
Beef Prices in the Northeast Region
Table 10. Easter Missouri Comision
Table 11. F&T Livestock
Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing-Lincoln University Cooperative Extension with data from the National Beef Wire reports
Beef Prices in the Southeast Region
Table 12. Farmington Regional Stockyards
Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing-Lincoln University Cooperative Extension with data from the National Beef Wire reports
Beef Prices in the Central Region
Table 14. Boonville Livestock Center
Table 15. Callaway Livestock Center
Table 17. South Central Regional Stockyards
Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program with data from USDA- Missouri Weekly Sheep/Goat Auction Summary AMS Livestock Poultry & Grain Market News Missouri Dept of Ag Mrkt News
Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing-Lincoln University Cooperative Extension with data from the National Beef Wire reports
Table 18. Small Ruminants Market Prices
Table 19. Boxed Livestock Market Prices
Source: Agricultural Economics and Marketing Program with data from USDA- National
Negotiated Sales - Morning
Daily Boxed Beef Cutout And Boxed Beef Cuts -
Farming Events and News
NCAT and Partners Workshops. Different dates!
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and its ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program host in-person and virtual learning opportunities on a wide range of sustainable agriculture and energy topics Click this link k for more information
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) administers programs that create domestic and international marketing opportunities for U S producers of food, fiber, and specialty crops. AMS also provides valuable services to the agriculture industry to ensure the quality and availability of wholesome food for consumers across the country. You can find grants and opportunities on this link
Industrial Hemp Update May 2025
On April 17, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the 2024 Industrial Hemp Report According to this report, the value of hemp production in the open and under protection in the United States totaled $445 million, up 40 percent from 2023, while Missouri dropped its hemp production The Agriculture & Environment Desk at the Kbia news addressed some reasons for the Missouri production decline with an article entitled Industrial hemp production crashes in Missouri, blooms nationally, which features Lincoln University Lincoln University Hemp Institute (LUHI) received the impact of the grant freeze and federal government cuts Recently, Lincoln University announced the cut of one hemp research program However, the LUHI remains resilient to the challenges of helping grow the national and Missouri hemp industry
Farming Resources
National Resource Guide for Producers last update is May 6, 2025.
The national resource guide for producers team is making an effort to sort informational resources that help farmers respond to the rapidly changing funding and support in the agricultural industry for all sizes and scales of production Note: “The American Farmland Trust will endeavor to update this list once a week; external links are maintained by their respective owners ”
Missouri Agribusiness Revolving Loan fund
The fund offers financing to Qualifying Missouri Agribusinesses, such as value-added agriculture enterprises, agriculture support businesses, marketers or retailers of agricultural products, and businesses with emerging agricultural technology This funding is provided, in part, by the USDA Rural Development’s Intermediary Relending Program Check eligibility here
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
This link provides multiple options for accessing resources for your farm The USDA offers farm loans and conservation management programs to sustain your farming operations
USDA Announces May 2025 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs Find out the new rates here
Managing risk in the farm update. This link will connect you with the USDA market-based risk management tools that aims to strengthen the economic stability of agricultural producers and rural communities
For more information, contact: Dr. Eleazar Gonzalez State Extension Specialist
Agricultural Economics and Marketing-Small Sustainable Farms Telephone. 573-681-5541 GonzalezE@lincolnu.edu
Collaborators: Maria Villamil
Agricultural Markets and Marketing Assistant
Agricultural Economics and Marketing Lincoln University Cooperative Extension
This bulletin was initially created with funds sponsored by BFRDP and NCR-SARE projects. Then sustained with State Match-Agricultural Natural Resources-Small Farms
