USDA Palmyra Heifer Sale 12/13 21:00

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Show-Me-Select Special - Palmyra, MO
  
Show-Me-Select (Palmyra, MO)-Palmyra,MO
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 12/13/2025 - Final
  
Auction                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE       304            182     323       
  
  
Coordinated 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, 
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 heifers expected to calve from January thru 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.

   It was a cold and windy day on the outside, but these days all it takes is a 
cattle auction to heat things up inside.  A good crowd was on hand, and they 
had a chance to buy some of the top-of-line replacement heifers from some of 
the best cattle producers in Northeast Missouri.  The bulk of the heifers sold 
from 4200.00-4900.00, but several packages brought over the 5000.00 mark, up to 
a top of 5600.00.  The sale average on the 304 head was 4545.00 per head.  That 
was 946.00 per head higher than the December 2024 sale.
  
  
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED HEIFERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Unit/Estimate)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
42     1200-1500      1304    5000-5600      5232.14            T2-3 

BRED HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Unit/Estimate)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
239    1050-1350      1185    4200-4900      4467.57            T2-3 

BRED HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Unit/Estimate)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
23     1000-1200      1089    3900-4200      4106.52            T2-3

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