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

Jefferson City, MO    Fri May 21, 2010    Mo Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Southwest Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale
Joplin Regional Stockyards, Joplin, MO   5/21/10

Receipts:  206     Year Ago:  209

   Sponsored by Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers, Inc.,
Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association in cooperation
with University Extension, Commercial Agriculture Program, MU College of
Veterinary Medicine, Missouri Cattlemen's Association and the Missouri
Department of Agriculture.

   All heifers in the sale have met minimum standards for reproductive
soundness, pelvic size, body condition and weight. A strict immunization
program has been followed including Brucellosis calf-hood vaccination and
tested negative to PI BVD. Heifers were bred to bulls meeting strict calv-
ing ease/birth weight EPD’s. Several were synchronized and artificially
bred. Projected calving dates were given with all heifers expected to calve
from mid-August thru November 30. The offering was screened for blemishes,
muscle, frame, body condition score (BCS), and disposition by a screening
committee, consisting of official graders from the Missouri Dept of Agri-
culture and USDA, then sorted into lots according to calving dates and sim-
ilar body types. There were 31 percent of the heifers artificially bred, 65
percent naturally bred with 4 percent mixed AI and natural. About 75 percent
of the heifers were black or black white face. The AI bred heifers averaged
1325.00 dollars per head and the natural bred heifers averaged 1342.00. The
quality, type and condition of the offering was good and most heifers were
in the 2nd and a few in the 3rd stage. There was a moderate size attendance
at the auction with a few lots sold by on-line video. Sale average for the
206 head was 1336.00 which was 105.00/hd. more than the May 2009 sale.

    Replacement Bred Heifers:  Large 1  2nd and 3rd stage 1090-1251 lbs
1300.00-1500.00 per head. Large 1-2  2nd and 3rd stage 1076-1147 lbs
1325.00-1500.00 per head. Medium and Large 1  2nd stage 1012-1130 lbs most
1300.00-1500.00, pkg. black white face 1600.00 per head. Medium and Large
1-2  most 2nd few 3rd stage 986-1092 lbs 1175.00-1325.00 per head. Medium
and Large 2  2nd and 3rd stage 935-997 lbs 1250.00-1300.00 per head. Medium
1  2nd stage 868-992 lbs 1250.00-1400.00 per head. Medium 1-2  2nd stage 850-
992 lbs 1150.00-1250.00 per head. Medium 2  2nd stage 875 lb indiv. 1000.00.

Source:   Missouri Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Joplin, MO
          Don Kleiboeker Market Reporter, 573-751-4339
          24 hour recorded report, 1-573-522-9244