Sale reports / Missouri / Show-Me-Select (Fruitland, MO) / 2019-05-04

Show-Me-Select (Fruitland, MO)

Replacement Cattle · Fruitland, Missouri · Sat, May 4
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1791
← earliestMay 4Dec 8 →
Receipts
117 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 0▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply consisted of 117 bred heifers from 16 producers in 72 lots selling to 35 different buyers, the average price per head was $1891.00, $208.00 lower than the December sale; Demand lower with good attendance.

Sponsored by Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers, Inc., Division of Animal Sciences, Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association in cooperation with University Extension, Commercial Agriculture Program, MU College of Veterinary Medicine, Missouri Cattlemen's Association and the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

All heifers in the sale had met minimum standards for reproductive soundness, pelvic size, body condition and weight. A strict immunization program had been followed including Brucellosis calf-hood vaccination and tested negative for PI BVD. Heifers were bred to bulls meeting strict calving ease or birth weight EPDs. Many were synchronized and artificially bred. Projected calving dates were given and all heifers preg checked within 30 days of the sale. The offering was screened for blemishes, muscle, frame, body condition score, and disposition by a screening committee, consisting of official graders from the Missouri Dept of Agriculture and USDA, then sorted into lots according to calving dates and similar body types. There were 52 percent of the heifers artificially bred, and XX percent were naturally bred. Heifers in the offering were in the 1st and 2nd of pregnancy. Sale average for the 117 head was $1891.00 which was $208.00 per head less than the December 2018 sale. The AI bred heifers received a premium of $112.00 per head over the natural bred heifers. The top selling lots brought $3900.00 per head.

Every lot

17 lots · USDA AMS · Show-Me-Select Special - Fruitland, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 21,0351,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0016,5602
Bred Heifers—Medium 21,0391,750.00/cwt1,600.00–2,000.0018,18318
Bred Heifers—Medium 2Registered1,0431,683.33/cwt1,650.00–1,700.0017,5573
Bred Heifers—Medium 21,0801,604.55/cwt1,500.00–1,700.0017,32911
Bred Heifers—Medium 2Registered1,0841,675.00/cwt1,600.00–1,700.0018,1574
Bred Heifers—Large 2Registered1,0902,700.00/cwt2,700.00–2,700.0029,4301
Bred Heifers—Medium 21,1001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0015,4002
Bred Heifers—Large 21,1701,842.42/cwt1,600.00–2,250.0021,55633
Bred Heifers—Large 2Registered1,1782,209.09/cwt1,600.00–3,400.0026,02311
Bred Heifers—Large 21,1901,728.57/cwt1,700.00–1,800.0020,5707
Bred Heifers—Large 1-2Registered1,2003,900.00/cwt3,900.00–3,900.0046,8001
Bred Heifers—Large 1-21,2061,958.33/cwt1,750.00–2,200.0023,61712
Bred Heifers—Large 2Registered1,2082,100.00/cwt2,000.00–2,200.0025,3682
Bred Heifers—Large 21,2102,200.00/cwt2,200.00–2,200.0026,6202
Bred Heifers—Large 1Registered1,2202,750.00/cwt2,300.00–3,200.0033,5502
Bred Heifers—Large 11,2202,000.00/cwt2,000.00–2,000.0024,4002
Bred Heifers—Large 1-2Registered1,2402,416.67/cwt2,200.00–2,850.0029,9673

This sale against other markets

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