Jefferson City, MO Mon May 8, 2006 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News
Southeast Missouri Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale
Fruitland - Fruitland Livestock Auction 5/06/2006
Receipts: 225 Year Ago: 252
Coordinated by Show Me Select Board in cooperation with University of
Missouri Extension, Commercial Agriculture Program, College of Veterinary
Medicine, Mo Cattle Cattlemen’s Assoc. and Dept. of Agricuture.
Heifers in this sale have met minimum standards for reproductive soundness,
pelvic size, muscle thickness, body condition, and weight. They have undergone a
comprehensive health program, and are guaranteed bred. Many were artificially
bred. All heifers have known birth dates and parentage and several herds have 6-
7 generations of stacked pedigrees. A few herds have carcass data from
U.S.Premium Beef on the steer mates. All Heifers are expected to calve from
September 1 thru November 29 with projected dates given for each lot of heifers.
Offering was approximately 16 percent registered; 80 percent black and black
white face with a few red, red white face and white heifers scattered
throughout. Heifers where graded and sorted into uniform lots according to
projected calving dates and body typed similarity. A capacity crowd attended the
sale with a lot of interest. Demand very good.
Supply consisted of 225 bred heifers, in 94 lots selling to 30 different
buyers, average weight 1073 lbs, with a sale average of 1499.00 per head. There
were 48 lots of AI bred heifers with average sale price of 1648.00; 34 lots of
all natural bred heifers with an average price of 1322.00 per head; 12 lots of
mixed AI and natural bred heifers with an average sale price of 1324.00 per
head.
Replacement Heifers: Large 1 2nd stage 1500.00-1750.00; fancy 1875.00-
2000.00; Large 1-2 2nd stage 1325.00-1550.00; few fancy registered 1750.00-
1950.00; few fancy reputation heifers 1950.00-2225.00 Large 2 2nd stage
1250.00-11450.00; Medium 1 2nd stage 1300.00-1575.00; Medium 1-2 2nd stage
1250.00-1450.00; Medium 2 2nd stage 1150.00-1350.00
Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Fruitland, MO
Dennis Nagel, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244
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