Springfield Livestock Marketing Center: Special Dairy Sale for 10/23/12

Receipts:  742     Last Month:  614   Year ago:  903

   Demand good, supply moderate with near 23 percent bred and Springer heifers,
19 percent open heifers, 06 percent Fresh heifers and cows, 13 milking cows, 25
percent bred and Springer cows and 05 percent baby calves.  Three complete
dispersals were in the offering providing a good selection of replacement
Holstein milking cows.  The herds were from family operations that has been in
the dairy business for several generations.  They represented years and years of
AI breeding or used herd bulls from a reputation dairy in southwest Missouri.
The fall rains have changed the landscape from brown, burn-up pastures into
meadows of green, lush grass.  Hay balers that have been parked all summer are
now busy baling fall hay.  Holsteins unless noted otherwise.  Prices per head.

   Springer heifers bred seven to nine months:
   Supreme - 1375.00-1550.00
   Approved - 1125.00-1325.00, Crossbreds 900.00-1130.00
   Medium - 910.00-1135.00, Crossbreds 810.00-950.00
   Common - Crossbreds 610.00-850.00

   Heifers bred three to six months:
   Supreme - 1400.00-1475.00
   Approved - 1075.00-1275.00
   Medium - 800.00-1075.00, Crossbreds 735.00-835.00,
                        couple Jersey’s 890.00-900.00
   Common - 490.00-830.00, Crossbreds 695.00-700.00

   Heifers bred one to three months:
   Medium - Crossbreds 725.00-775.00, Jersey’s 700.00-825.00
   Common - Crossbreds 450.00-700.00, Jersey’s pkg 650.00

   Open Heifers:
   Approved - pkg 171 lbs 260.00
              pkg 208 lbs 345.00, Crossbreds pkg 295 lbs 375.00
              300-375 lbs 400.00-460.00, Jersey’s couple 358 lbs 375.00
              425-475 lbs 520.00-560.00
              500-600 lbs 560.00-625.00, Crossbreds 500.00-560.00
              600-700 lbs 700.00-750.00, Crossbreds 575.00-710.00
   Medium and Approved mix - pkg 627 lbs 600.00
   Medium     265-270 lbs Crossbreds 280.00-300.00

   Replacement Cows:
   Fresh:
   Supreme - 1450.00-1575.00
   Approved - 1125.00-1375.00
   Medium - 900.00-1100.00
   Common - 775.00-860.00

   Milking Cows: open to short bred
   Supreme - 1450.00-1600.00
   Approved - 1075.00-1375.00
   Medium - 785.00-1125.00
   Common - 725.00-820.00

   Milking Cows: second stage of pregnancy
   Supreme - 1300.00-1500.00
   Approved - 1075.00-1325.00
   Medium - 970.00-1025.00
   Common - 850.00-925.00

   Springer Cows:
   Supreme - 1375.00-1600.00
   Approved - 1075.00-1350.00, couple Jersey’s 1000.00-1075.00
   Medium - 885.00-1075.00
   Common - couple Jersey’s 775.00

   Baby Calves:
   Holstein heifers - 170.00-220.00, small 110.00-170.00
   Crossbred heifers - couple 170.00-175.00
   Holstein bulls - 120.00-190.00, small 85.00-120.00
   Crossbred bulls - 100.00-160.00

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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