JC_LS164
Jefferson City, MO    Mon Dec 17, 2007    MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Northeast Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale
F and T Livestock Market, Palmyra, MO      12/14/07

Receipts: 251    Year Ago: 233

   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 the Missouri Dept
of Agriculture and USDA, then sorted into lots according to calving
dates and body type similarity.  A near capacity crowd was on hand for
the Friday night sale despite the cold temperatures and the ice that
remains from last weeks storm.  Demand Moderate to good with a sale
average of 1284 per head on 66 lots.

   Replacement Bred Heifers:  Large 1-2  1150-1250 lbs mostly 3rd stage
preg 1500.00-1575.00 per head.  Medium and Large 1-2  1000-1200 lbs 2nd
and 3rd stages preg 1200.00-1425.00 per head; 850-1000 lbs 2nd and
3rd period 1025.00-1175.00 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
        www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS164.txt

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