Southeast Missouri
"Show-Me-Select"
Replacement Heifer
Sale Report

Jefferson City, MO     Mon Dec 08, 2008    MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News 

Southeast Missouri Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale
Fruitland-Fruitland Livestock Auction    12/06/08
 
Receipts:  95    Year Ago:  134

   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 are 49 A.I. bred heifers. A highlight of the sale 
there are 20 Tier 2 Show Me Select heifers in the sale. This means that 
they have met requirements and are out high accuracy sires. Several herds 
have 6 to 7 generations of stacked pedigrees. Several consignors feed 
their cattle and get top premium at U.S. Premium Beef on steers mates. 
All heifers are expected to calve from the first of February thru late April 
with projected dates given for each lot of heifers. Within the offering, there 
were 94 percent black or black white face, some Registered Angus and Registered 
Simmentals, the rest of the offering consisted of Angus, Hereford, Simmental, 
Charolais crosses. Heifers were graded and sorted into uniform lots according to 
projected calving dates and body type similarity. A capacity crowd attended the 
sale and demand was higher than the May sale. 
    
   Supply consisted of 95 bred heifers from 15 producers, in 54 lots 
selling to 25 different buyers, average weight 1155 lbs, with a sale 
average of $1287.00 per head. There were 29 lots of AI bred heifers with 
an average sale price of $1311.00; 20 lots all natural bred heifers with 
an average price of $1245.00; 5 lots of mixed AI and natural bred heifers with 
an average sale price of 1335.00.

   Replacement Heifers: Few Registered Angus or Simmentals Large 1-2, 2nd-3rd
Stage $1300-1475.00; few Fancy Reputation Registered Angus Large 1-2, 2nd-3rd 
stage 1575.00-1750.00; Large 1-2, 2nd-3rd stage, $1225.00-$1350.00; reputation 
lots, 1400.00-1450.00  Medium and Large 1-2, 2nd-3rd stage, 1125.00-1275.00; few 
Medium 1, 2nd-3rd stage, 1075.00-$1125.00; few Medium 2, 2nd-3rd  stage, 
1000.00-1050.00 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