Springfield - Springfield Livestock Marketing Center: Special Dairy Heifer Sale for 2/23/10

Receipts: 643    Last Month: 617   Last year:  627   

   Demand was light and supply was moderate.  The quality was not as 
good as previous sales and the effects of the hard winter were obvious.  
Included were 15% springer heifers, 10% bred heifers, 25% open heifers, 
08% fresh cows, 08% bred and springer cows, and 06% calves.  
Holsteins unless noted otherwise.  Prices per head.

Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: 
   Supreme  - 1150.00-1320.00 with an indiv at 1400.00
                              Crossbred indiv 1275.00
   Approved - 1000.00-1140.00
   Medium   -  850.00- 970.00
   Common   -  400.00- 700.00, Crossbreds 435.00- 710.00

Heifers bred three to six months:
   Supreme  - 1050.00-1250.00
   Approved -  850.00- 925.00
   Medium   -  700.00- 800.00
   Common   -  350.00- 550.00, Crossbreds 450.00- 490.00

Heifers bred one to three months: 
   Supreme  - Indiv 1000.00
   Approved - Few 890.00- 900.00
   Common   - 430.00- 560.00

Open heifers: 
     Approved - 200-283 lbs  285.00- 385.00, Crossbreds 210.00- 285.00
                306-337 lbs  385.00- 450.00
                418-490 lbs  510.00- 560.00
                585-595 lbs  660.00- 675.00
                608-694 lbs  660.00- 810.00, Crossbreds 535.00- 600.00 
                709-818 lbs  725.00- 810.00
     Medium   - 335-397 lbs  Crossbreds 325.00- 385.00
                505-545 lbs  Crossbreds 435.00- 460.00
            ``    610 620 lbs  Crossbreds 475.00- 510.00 
                
Replacement cows:
Fresh and Milking cows:
   Approved - Few 1175.00-1200.00, Crossbreds 1100.00-1250.00
   Medium   - 775.00-1000.00, Crossbreds 775.00-1010.00 
   Common   - 300.00- 700.00
 

Springer cows bred seven to nine months:
   Approved -  860.00-1000.00     
   Medium   -  710.00- 800.00,Crossbreds 650.00- 785.00
   Common   -  410.00- 590.00
Cows bred one to six months;
   Approved - Indiv 1040.00
   Medium   - 730.00- 800.00
   Common   -  400.00- 690.00

Baby calves:
   Holstein heifers  - 185.00-260.00, small 80.00-175.00
   Holstein bulls    -  45.00- 65.00, small 20.00- 40.00
   Jersey bulls      -  15.00- 25.00
   Crossbred heifers - 100.00-160.00
   Crossbred bulls   -  20.00- 35.00

Source:    MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Springfield, MO
           Ray Schooley, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
           24 hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244
           www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS131.txt

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