09 Dec '23

Sponsored by Northeast Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association in cooperation with Missouri Show-Me-Select Heifers, Inc, University of Missouri Extension, MU College of Veterinary Medicine, Missouri Cattlemen's Association, F & T Livestock Market, and 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 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 the most heifers expected to calve from mid-January thru early April, with the majority due in February and March. The offering was screened for blemishes, muscle thickness, frame, body condition score (BCS), and disposition by a final screening committee comprised of official graders from the Missouri Department of Agriculture and USDA, then sorted into lots according to calving dates and body type similarity . A good crowd was on hand to see one of the largest offerings of Show-Me-Select heifers sell, 342 head in an even 100 lots. Water remains short through much of Northeast Missouri with many ponds still empty and feed supplies less than abundant. That along with the unexpected downturn in prices recently have turned buyers a little more cautious about purchasing new replacements. The sale averaged 2704.00 per head which was 233.00 per head higher than last year's fall average.

Replacement Cattle

BRED HEIFERS - Large 1-2

 

BRED HEIFERS - Medium 1-2

 

BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2

 

BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2