Springfield Livestock Marketing Center: Special Dairy Sale for 1/22/13

Receipts:  500    Last Sale in Nov:  693    Year Ago:  706

   Supply was light and demand was moderate with near 22 percent springer heifers, 
12 percent bred heifers, 26 percent open heifers, 05 percent fresh heifers and cows, 
08 percent bred and springer cows and 07 percent baby calves.    
Holsteins unless noted otherwise.  Prices per head.

   Springer heifers bred seven to nine months:
   Supreme - 1200.00-1460.00, Crossbreds 1060.00-1170.00
   Approved -1000.00-1185.00, Crossbreds   900.00-1025.00
   Medium -    860.00-  980.00, Crossbreds   780.00-  850.00
   Common -  725.00-  850.00, few Crossbreds 680.00- 780.00

   Heifers bred three to six months:
   Supreme - 1100.00-1300.00, Crossbreds 1150.00-1275.00
   Approved - 900.00-1100.00, few Jerseys  950.00- 975.00
   Medium -   725.00-  850.00
 
   Heifers bred one to three months:
   Supreme -  few 1000.00-1075.00
   Approved - few  840.00-  980.00
   Medium -   760.00-800.00

   Open Heifers:
   Approved and Medium 
              200-300 lbs 230.00-300, lot 10 @205 lbs 335.00
              Crossbreds 210.00-290.00, 
              300-400 lbs 320.00-400.00, Crossbreds 260.00-330.00
              400-465 lbs 410.00-470.00
              500-555 lbs 400.00-510.00
              622-685 lbs 570.00-700.00
              700-800 lbs 690.00-855.00
   
   Replacement Cows:
   Fresh and Milking Cows
   Approved - 1000.00-1200.00,Crossbreds  850.00- 900.00
   Medium -     660.00-  940.00, Crossbreds 650.00- 750.00

   Bred and Springer Cows:
   Approved -1050.00-1200.00
   Medium -    760.00-  980.00 
   
   Baby Calves:
   Holstein heifers -indiv 220.00
   Holstein bulls - 120.00-180.00, small 25.00-90.00
   Jersey bulls -     60.00-  70.00
   Crossbred bulls  125.00-165.00

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