Springfield Livestock Marketing Center: Special Dairy Sale for 6/26/12

Receipts:  687    Last Month:  542    Year ago:  660

   Demand and supply moderate with near 20 percent bred and Springer heifers
54 percent open heifers, and 03 percent baby calves.  Hot, dry weather and feed
cost climbing higher becoming a real concern for Dairymen and backgrounders.
The temperature is projected to be in triple digits this week and no rain in
the forecast.  Holsteins unless noted otherwise.  Prices per head.

   Springer heifers bred seven to nine months:
   Supreme - 1240.00-1270.00
   Approved -1010.00-1200.00, Crossbreds 900.00-975.00, Jersey ind 840.00
   Medium -   600.00-960.00, Jersey ind 700.00

   Heifers bred three to six months:
   Supreme - 1180.00-1270.00, Crossbred ind 1120.00
   Approved - 950.00-1170.00, Crossbreds 810.00-960.00
   Medium -   610.00-980.00, Crossbreds 610.00-770.00, Jerseys 700.00-780.00
   Common -   72.50-85.50 cwt, Crossbreds 500.00-550.00, Jerseys couple 400.00

   Heifers bred one to three months:
   Approved -785.00-1090.00, Crossbred 625.00-750.00
   Medium - 610.00-735.00, Crossbreds 490.00-560.00
   Common - 540.00-560.00, Crossbred ind 475.00

   Open Heifers:
   Approved - 165-180 lbs Crossbreds 220.00-270.00
              230-300 lbs 360.00-430.00, 200-300 lbs Crossbreds 310.00-370.00
              320-400 lbs 430.00-480.00, Registered Jerseys 480.00-560.00,
                                         320-345 lbs Crossbreds 370.00-480.00
              400-460 lbs 460.00-560.00, lot 441 lbs Registered Jerseys 650.00
                                         400-460 lbs Crossbreds 415.00-500.00
              500-565 lbs 560.00-590.00, 500-600 lbs Crossbreds 475.00-600.00,
                     Jerseys pkg 501 lbs Registered 770.00, pkg 544 lbs 725.00
              625-700 lbs 710.00-740.00, 600-700 lbs Crossbreds 590.00-650.00
              800-900 lbs 830.00-875.00
   Medium and Approved mixed pkg 730 lbs Crossbreds 730.00
   Medium     235-300 lbs Crossbreds 250.00-265.00
              300-400 lbs Crossbreds 300.00-360.00
              400-500 lbs Crossbreds 370.00-430.00
              500-600 lbs 470.00-600.00, 530-600 lbs Crossbreds 400.00-510.00,
                                                   pkg 502 lbs Jerseys 410.00
              600-650 lbs 500.00-640.00, 600-660 lbs Crossbreds 490.00-535.00
              700-800 lbs Crossbreds 570.00-630.00
              800-845 lbs Crossbreds 610.00-680.00
   Common     500-550 lbs Crossbreds 390.00-400.00

   Replacement Cows: scarce

   Baby Calves:
   Holstein heifers - scarce
   Crossbred heifers - scarce
   Holstein bulls - 100.00-170.00, small 40.00-65.00
   Crossbred bulls - 70.00-115.00
   Jersey bulls- scarce

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

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