Jefferson City, MO Mon Dec 1, 2003 Mo Dept of Ag-USDA Market News
West Central Missouri Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale
Kingsville- Kingsville Livestock Auction 11/29/03
Receipts: 162 Year Ago: 255
Coordinated by University of Missouri Extension, University of
Missouri Commercial Agriculture Program, MU College of Veterinary
Medicine, Missouri Cattlemen's Association and Missouri Department
of Agriculture.
All heifers having met minimum standards for reproductive soundness,
pelvic size, body condition and weight. They have also undergone a
comprehensive health program, and were guaranteed bred to easy calving
bulls, with several synchronized and artificially bred. These heifers
were expected for the most part to calve from February thru April 2004,
with projected calving dates given for each lot of heifers. Majority of
these heifers (90% percent) were black and black baldies, with just a
few Hereford, red, or red baldies. Supply made up mainly of Medium and
Large 1 to mostly 2’s. Demand good with a full house in attendance. The
offering was screened for blemishes, graded, and body condition scored
(BCS) by a final screening committee, comprised of official graders from
the Missouri Dept of Agriculture and USDA, then sorted into lots
according to calving dates and body type similarity where permissible.
Sale average price of the 44 lots was 1127.00 dollars per head compared
to 911.00 last December.
Replacement Bred Heifers: Large 1 several lots 1100-1230 lbs, mostly
3rd stage 1250.00-1425.00; Large 1-2 1120-1255 lbs 2nd stage 1050.00-
1250.00; Medium and Large 1 and 1-2 930-1200 lbs, 2nd-3rd stage,
975.00-1185.00, reputation 1275.00-1375.00; Medium and Large 2 and
Medium 1-2 815-1150 lbs 2nd stage 945.00-1050.00 per head.
Source: Missouri Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Kingsville, MO
Richard L Kramer, Market Reporter (573)751-5619
24 hour recorded market report 1-751-522-9244
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