Jefferson City, MO Mon May 6, 2013 MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Southeast Missouri Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale Fruitland-Fruitland Livestock Auction 5/04/13 Receipts: 232 Year Ago: 135 Coordinated by Show Me Select Board with University Extension, Commercial Agriculture Program, MU College of Veterinary Medicine, Missouri Cattlemen Association and Missouri Dept of Agriculture. Heifers in this sale have met minimum standards for reproductive soundness, pelvic size, frame size, muscle thickness, body condition, and weight. They have undergone a comprehensive health program and are guaranteed bred. There were 151 A.I. bred heifers. Approximately 27 percent of the offering were Tier 2 Show Me Select heifers. This means that they have met requirements and are sired by high accuracy sires. All heifers are expected to calve from mid-August to late November with projected dates given for each lot of heifers. The offering, consisted of 95 percent black or black white face, with some Registered Angus, Registered Herefords and Registered Simmentals. Heifers were graded and sorted into uniform lots according to projected calving dates and body type similarity. Supply consisted of 232 bred heifers from 20 producers, in 108 lots selling to 34 different buyers, average weight 1077 lbs, with a sale average of $1822.00 per head. There were 30 head of Tier 2 AI bred heifers, with an average sale price of $2087.00; 19 head Tier 2 natural bred heifers, with an average price of $1755.00; 121 head Tier 1 AI bred heifers, with an average price $1813.00; 62 Tier 1 natural bred heifers, with an average price $1731.00; $1867.00 was the average price of all AI bred and $1736.00 average of natural bred heifers. Prices per head. Replacement Heifers: Large 1, 1183-1440 lbs, 1st & 2nd stage, $2100.00-$2500.00. Medium and Large 1-2 Few Reg. Angus and Reg. Simmentals, 1000-1240 lbs, 1st & 2nd stage $1750.00-$2300.00, fancy 1090-1220 lbs, $2850.00-$3300.00. Medium 1 997-1075 lbs, 1st & 2nd stage, $1650.00-$2150.00. Large 2 1133-1388 lbs, 1st & 2nd stage, $1800.00-$2300.00. Medium 2 few 895-988 lbs, 1st & 2nd stage, $1450.00- $1850.00 per head. Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Fruitland, MO Dennis Nagel, Market Reporter, (573) 751-4339 24 hour State Wide report, 1-573-522-9244 |