Jefferson City, MO    Fri Nov 20, 2009    Mo Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Southwest Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale
Joplin Regional Stockyards, Joplin, MO   11/20/09

Receipts:  335     Year Ago:  299

   Sponsored by Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers, Inc.,
Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association in cooperation
with University Extension, Commercial Agriculture Program, Division
of Animal Sciences, MU College of Veterinary Medicine, the Missouri
Cattlemen's Association and the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

   All heifers in the sale have met minimum standards for reproductive
soundness, pelvic size, body condition and weight. They have also under-
gone a comprehensive health program, and were guaranteed bred to easy
calving bulls. Several were synchronized and artificially bred. Projected
calving dates were given for all lots with all heifers expected to calve
from mid-January thru April 30. The offering was screened for blemishes,
muscle, frame, body condition score (BCS), and disposition by a screening
committee, consisting of official graders from the Missouri Dept of Agri-
culture and USDA, then sorted into lots according to calving dates and sim-
ilar body types. There were 41 percent of the heifers artificially bred, 56
percent naturally bred with 3 percent mixed AI and natural. About 75 percent
of the heifers were black or black white face. The AI bred heifers averaged
55.00 dollars more per head than natural bred heifers. The quality, type and
condition of the offering was good and all heifers were in the 2nd and 3rd
stage. There was capacity crowd on hand with a large number of buyers and
good demand for these known quality heifers. Sale average for the 335 head
was 1139.00.

    Replacement Bred Heifers:  Large 1  3rd stage 1145-1340 lbs 1250.00-
1425.00, 2nd stage 1105-1260 lbs 1000.00-1200.00 per head. Large 1-2  2nd
and 3rd stage 1125-1220 lbs 1125.00-1300.00 per head. Medium and Large 1
3rd stage 1035-1135 lbs 1125.00-1350.00, 2nd stage 990-1115 lbs most
1050.00-1250.00 per head, couple lots 925.00-950.00. Medium and Large 1-2
3rd stage 1000-1085 lbs most 1100.00-1350.00 w/lot mottle faced 1450.00,
2nd stage 985-1085 lbs 975.00-1250.00 per head. Medium and Large 2  2nd
stage lot 990 lbs 875.00 per head. Medium 1  3rd stage 865-945 lbs 1075.00-
1250.00, 2nd stage 855-955 lbs 950.00-1125.00 per head. Medium 1-2  3rd
stage 865-920 lbs 950.00-1150.00, 2nd stage 860-965 lbs 875.00-1050.00
per head.

Source:   Missouri Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Joplin, MO
          Don Kleiboeker Market Reporter, 573-751-4339
          24 hour recorded report, 1-573-522-9244