Jefferson City, MO Mon Dec 13, 2010 MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News
Northeast Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale
F and T Livestock Market, Palmyra, MO 12/11/10
Receipts: 174 Year Ago: 144
Coordinated by Missouri "Show-Me-Select" Heifers, Inc, Northeast
Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association in cooperation with
Commercial Agriculture Program, University of Missouri Extension,
MU College of Veterinary Medicine, Missouri Cattlemen's Association,
and Missouri Department of Agriculture-USDA.
All Heifers in the sale have 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 many synchronized and artificially bred.
Projected calving dates were given for all lots with all heifers
expected to calve from mid-January thru April, with the majority due
in February and early March. The offering was screened for blemishes,
muscle, frame, body condition score (BCS), and disposition by a final
screening committee comprised of official graders from USDA and the
Missouri Dept of Agriculture, then sorted into lots according to calving
dates and body type similarity. A full house was on hand with some buyers
traveling several hundred miles and representing several surrounding
states in attendance. Demand was very good with the sale averaging
1665.00 per head on 54 lots. This was 392.00 per head above last year’s
average and the highest sale average ever for a Missouri Show-Me-Select
Heifer Sale.
Replacement Bred Heifers: Large 1-2 (including several registered
heifers) 1100-1350 lbs mostly 3rd stage preg 1775.00-2100.00 per head.
Medium and Large 1-2 1050-1250 lbs 2nd and 3rd stages preg
1425.00-1700.00 per head; 900-1050 lbs 1225.00-1375.00 per head.
Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Palmyra, MO
Steve Disselhorst, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
24 hour recorded report, 573-522-9244
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