Jefferson City, MO Mon Nov 28, 2005 Mo Dept of Ag-USDA Market News
West Central Missouri Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale
Kingsville- Kingsville Livestock Auction 11/26/05
Receipts: 177 Year Ago: 306 Two Years Ago: 162
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 2006,
with projected calving dates given for each lot of heifers. Majority of
these heifers (83 percent) were black and black baldies, with 17 percent
Hereford, red, or red baldies. Supply was made up mainly of Medium and
Large 1 to mostly 2’s. Demand was very good with a near 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. Average sale price of the 54 lots was 1445.00 per
head compared to 1303.00 in 2004, 1127.00 in 2003 and 911.00 in 2002.
Replacement Bred Heifers: Large 1 1139-1405 lbs, 1300.00-1800.00.
Large 1-2 1087-1253 lbs, 1225.00-1600.00 with a pkg of registered angus
in good condition at 2000.00. Medium and Large 1 and 1-2 937-1252 lbs,
1200.00-1775.00 with a pkg of Herefords in good condition at 1900.00 and
a pkg of registered angus at 2225.00. Medium and Large 2 and Medium 1-2
870-1042 lbs, 1075.00-1250.00 per head.
Source: Missouri Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Kingsville, MO
Richard L Kramer, Market Reporter (573)751-5618
24 hour recorded market report (573) 522-9244
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