JC_LS162
Jefferson City, MO     Mon May 05, 2008    MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News 

Southeast Missouri Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale
Fruitland-Fruitland Livestock Auction    5/03/08
 
Receipts:  179    Year Ago:  246

   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 108 A.I. bred heifers. A highlight of the sale 
there are 46 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 mid August thru late November with 
projected dates given for each lot of heifers. Within the offering, there 
were 91 percent black or black white face, some Registered Angus, 
Registered Polled Hereford 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. The producers attendance and 
demand was lighter than the December sale. 
    
   Supply consisted of 179 bred heifers from 18 producers, in 90 lots 
selling to 23 different buyers, average weight 1098 lbs, with a sale 
average of $1138.00 per head. There were 52 lots of AI bred heifers with 
an average sale price of $1166.00; 26 lots all natural bred heifers with 
an average price of $1058.00; 12 lots of mixed AI and natural bred 
heifers with an average sale price of 1144.00.

   Replacement Heifers: Few Registered Angus or Simmentals Large 1-2, 2nd
Stage 1025.00-1400.00; one Large 1, Simmental 2nd stage, 1720.00; Large 1-
2, 2nd stage, $1055.00-$1175.00; reputation lots, 1200.00-1275.00  Medium 
and Large 1-2, 2nd stage, 1075.00-1200.00; few Medium 1, 2nd stage, 
1025.00-$1150.00; few Medium 2, 2nd stage, 800.00-1025.00 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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