JC_LS161 Jefferson City, MO Fri May 16, 2009 Mo Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Southwest Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale Joplin Regional Stockyards, Joplin, MO 5/15/09 Receipts: 209 Year Ago: 123 Coordinated by Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers, Inc., Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association in cooperation with University Extension, Commercial Agriculture Program, Division of Animal Sciences, MU College of Veterinary Medicine, the 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. They have also under- gone a comprehensive health program, and were guaranteed bred to easy calving bulls. Several were synchronized and artificially bred. Projected calving dates were given for all lots 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 24 percent of the heifers artificially bred, 71 percent naturally bred with 5 percent mixed AI and natural. About 90 percent of the heifers were black or black white face. The AI bred heifers averaged 60.00 dollars more per head than natural bred heifers. The quality, type and condition of the offering was good. Most heifers were in the 2nd stage with a few at the very end of the 1st stage. There was a moderate size crowd on hand for the auction of this spring time offering. The average price per head mirrored the rest of the economy falling nearly three hundred dollars behind the May sale of 2008. Sale average for the 209 head was 1231.00. Replacement Bred Heifers: Large 1 2nd stage 1196-1385 lbs 1350.00 per head. Large 1-2 2nd stage 1100-1387 lbs most 1150.00-1350.00 per head, several lots black white face w/Brahman influence 1400.00-1550.00. a lot w/ one indiv. 1025.00. Large 2 2nd stage 1030-1280 lbs 1100.00-1150.00 per head, pkg. 1st and 2nd stage 1122 lbs 1075.00. Medium and Large 1 2nd stage 1018-1132 lbs 1175.00-1350.00 per head. Medium and Large 1-2 mostly 2nd and a few 1st stage 958-1130 lbs most 1100.00-1250.00, couple pkgs. black and black white face 1350.00-1450.00. Medium and Large 2 2nd stage 942-1085 lbs 1075.00-1150.00. Medium 1 2nd stage 822-995 lbs 1225.00-1350.00. Medium 1-2 2nd stage 822-922 lbs 1050.00-1100.00. 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 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS161.txt 0701cdt md .