JC_LS164
Jefferson City, MO    Mon Dec 14, 2009    MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Northeast Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale
F and T Livestock Market, Palmyra, MO      12/12/09

Receipts: 144    Year Ago: 151

   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 good crowd was on hand with the
demand good.  Sale averaged 1273.00 per head on 46 lots.

   Replacement Bred Heifers:  Large 1-2  1100-1300 lbs mostly 3rd stage
preg 1300.00-1500.00 per head.  Medium and Large 1-2  1000-1150 lbs 2nd
and 3rd stages preg 1100.00-1275.00 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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