MT. VERNON, Mo. — There will be an informational meeting in September for persons consigning Show-Me-Select heifers to the Nov. 15 sale at Joplin Regional Stockyards.
The meeting starts at 7 p.m., Sept. 10 in the Lawrence County MU Extension office located in the Courthouse Basement. The meeting is open to the public, especially to producers who anticipate they will participate in the future.
MU Extension field specialists in livestock will be on hand to explain recent changes in the SMS rules and regulations.
The regular topics for discussion will be advertising and drawing for positions in the sale order.
The SMS beef heifer development program began in 1996 and has been successful in helping beef producers adopt technology and add value to high quality heifers whether home-raised or purchased.
The 40 sales held at Joplin Regional has seen 10,604 heifers sold from 155 sellers. Most of the sellers have come from a 20-county area in southwest Missouri. The overall average price is $1536. The most recent sale saw 240 heifers average $1717 per head.
The program is a statewide effort with seven sales held around the state. Cooperating organizations include University of Missouri Extension, Missouri Department of Agriculture, University College of Veterinary Medicine, University College of Agriculture, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association and Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers, Inc.
For more details check with your nearest University of Missouri Extension field specialists in livestock. You may also access the program’s requirements on-line at http://agebb.missouri.edu/select/prgmreq.php.
— Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension
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