Cedar County MU Extension Center 113 South Street Stockton, MO 65785 Phone: (417) 276-3313 Website: https://extension.missouri.edu/counties/cedar
Dear Prospective Buyers and Guests,
We would like to welcome you to the Spring SW MO Show-Me-Select TM (SMS) Replacement Heifer Program Sale at Joplin Regional Stockyards, 10131 Cimarron Road, Carthage, MO 64836 on May 16 th at 7 pm. This is the 57 th SW MO sale and the offering includes 119 fall calving bred heifers from 8 SW MO consigners. This sale will consist of purebred and crossbred heifers with some of the heifers being registered. Breeds involved in making up the heifers include Angus, Gelbvieh, Red Angus, Hereford, Simmental, Beefmaster, and composites of these breeds. Many of the heifers went through an estrous synchronization program and received one round of artificial insemination (AI) to a service sire with high accuracy expected progeny difference (EPD) numbers followed by exposure to a natural service (NS) sire with genomic enhanced EPD numbers. The Show-Me-Select heifer program is a nationally recognized educational program that helps producers develop and market productive females that will have calves with ease and remain in your herd for years. Heifers have met minimum standards for reproductive soundness, pelvic size, body condition, weight and are blemish free. Heifers are bred to bulls meeting strict calving ease EPD requirements. A strict health program has been followed including heifers being tested and found negative for BVD-PI. Heifers should calve from August to November 30 th and were pregnancy checked within 30 days of the sale. Heifers have been evaluated at multiple times through the development process and prior to sale to make sure the best quality heifers are offered for sale. All guarantees on the heifers mentioned in the catalog are between consigner and buyer so if you have any issues with heifers you have purchased within the 30-day guarantee contact the consigner at the information listed in the catalog. The sale agent for the sale is Joplin Regional Stockyards. The sale order is listed in the catalog as was determined by consigners drawing for position. Each consignor selects heifers to sell in each rotation. If you are a new buyer with Joplin Regional Stockyards, we are happy to have you at our sale. New buyers need to bring a letter of preapproval from your bank when registering prior to the sale. There will be the opportunity to see a video preview of heifers at www.joplinstockyards.com. Online bidding as well as viewing the sale will take place at DVAuction. For online bidding: click on Live Auction, then Create New DVAuction Account to register. Account must be arranged in advance along with bank approval at least 4 days prior to sale. For questions or bank approval call Dustin, Misti or Clay at Joplin Regional Stockyards at (417) 548-2333. For more information about the Show-Me-Select TM Replacement Heifer Program go to: https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/show-me-select-replacement-heifer-program. If you have any questions about the heifers in the sale or the program, please feel free to contact the consignors or myself for more information. The catalog is available at https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/show-me-select- replacement-heifer-program/replacement-heifer-regional-sales or you can visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063849643324. Thank you for your interest and support. This sale is sponsored by: Show-Me-Select TM Replacement Heifers, Inc. a non-profit organization in cooperation with: University of Missouri Extension, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Division of Animal Sciences, Commercial Agriculture Program, MU College of Veterinary Medicine, Missouri Cattlemen's Association and Missouri Department of Agriculture.
Sincerely, Patrick Davis Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist SW MO SMS Regional Coordinator davismp@missouri.edu (417) 276-3313
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