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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
www.ans.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS162.txt
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