Jefferson City, MO Mon Nov 29, 2004 Mo Dept of Ag-USDA Market News
West Central Missouri Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale
Kingsville- Kingsville Livestock Auction 11/27/04
Receipts: 306 Year Ago: 162 Two Years 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 2005,
with projected calving dates given for each lot of heifers. Majority of
these heifers (88% 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 70 lots was 1303.00 dollars per head compared
to 1127.00 last December and 911.00 in 2002.
Replacement Bred Heifers: Large 1 several lots 1100-1269 lbs, mostly
3rd stage 1300.00-1735.00; Large 1-2 1125-1260 lbs 2nd-3rd stage
1300.00-1400.00; Medium and Large 1 and 1-2 900-1155 lbs, 2nd -
3rd stage, 1050.00-1685.00; Medium and Large 2 and Medium 1-2 835-
1125 lbs 2nd – 3rd stage 975.00-1275.00 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-(866)704-7574
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