STOCKTON, Mo. – Strong sale with record prices were seen at the Southwest Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer sale at Joplin Regional Stockyards on Nov. 15, says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. This sale had eight consignors sell 112 heifers for an average price of $3,205 per heifer. Compared to the fall 2023 sale, the sale average was $299 higher per heifer and 27 more heifers were sold.

“In their second sale Storie Farms of Conway, Mo., had the highest selling lot of four heifers that brought $4,500 per heifer,” says Davis. The heifers of the record-selling lot were black/white face heifers. Storie Farms was also the largest consignor, with 42 head of heifers selling for the second-highest average of $3,428 per heifer.

Longtime consignor Mast Farms of Lamar, Mo., had the highest sale average, selling 12 heifers for an average price of $3,450 per heifer. In addition, Mast Farms had the second-highest-selling lot, which was three red heifers selling for an average of $4,000 per heifer.

A new buyer, Silverline Ranch of El Dorado Springs, Mo., bought the most heifers during the sale, purchasing 22 head for an average price of $3,395 per heifer. Richard Neal of Nixa, Mo., who last purchased heifers in the fall of 2018, was the next-highest volume buyer, purchasing 16 heifers for an average of $3,362 per heifer.

If you are interested in participating in the University of Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program or want more information, visit the program website at https://mizzou.us/SMS or contact your local MU Extension livestock field specialist.