Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers

COUNTDOWN WEEK for the NEMO SMS Sale!!

COUNTDOWN WEEK!!

1 Week Until the Northeast SMS Heifer Sale!
Saturday, June 6
1:00 PM
Sale barn: ftlivestock.com
Online bidding: dvauction.com

Go to nemobeef.com for videos and see the full catalog!

Thank You to Our Partners

Thank You to Our Partners

The Show‑Me‑Select Replacement Heifer Program is made possible through the collaboration and support of numerous partners across Missouri. This support plays a key role in providing buyers with high‑quality replacement heifers and a consistent, trusted sale experience.

The sale committee and consignors appreciate the continued commitment:
▪ University of Missouri Extension
▪ College of Veterinary Medicine
▪ Missouri Show-Me-Select Heifers
▪ F&T Livestock Market
▪ Missouri Beef Industry Council
▪ Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
▪ Missouri Department of Agriculture
▪ Northeast Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association

Show-Me-Select Tag Eligibility

Show-Me-Select Tag Eligibility

Before SMS sale day, every heifer must meet strict physical and health standards:

❌ Not Eligible:
– Pinkeye (active or with scars)
– Rat-tails, bob-tails, frozen ears
– Scurs/horns > 2 inches
– Undesirable disposition
– Structural issues (post-legged, sickle-hocked, splay-footed, etc.)+

Heifers must also meet the following minimum requirements:
✔ Treated for internal and external parasites within 30 days of the sale
✔ Test negative for BVD-PI
✔ Frame score Medium or Large
✔ Minimum weight of 800 lbs at sale

These standards help ensure buyers receive sound, functional replacement heifers with long‑term productivity potential.

Sale Eligibility – What’s Required

Sale Eligibility – What’s Required

To be eligible for a Show‑Me‑Select sanctioned sale, heifers must meet program requirements designed to support long‑term productivity and buyer confidence.

Program requirements include:
🔸Enrollment in the Show‑Me‑Select Replacement Heifer Program
🔸Completion of required health protocols
🔸Minimum reproductive tract score and pelvic measurement standards
🔸Confirmation of pregnancy status and breeding window requirements
🔸Evaluation for soundness, disposition, and structural correctness

These standards help ensure that offered heifers meet established benchmarks for functionality and reproductive potential.

Learn more about the screening criteria for SMS heifers: extension.missouri.edu/publications/g2093

Nutrition from calving to breeding

Nutrition from calving to breeding

Nutritional management from calving through breeding is critical for timely rebreeding in first‑calf heifers.

During early lactation:
As heifers transition into fall and winter, declining forage quality and increasing nutrient demands can increase the risk of negative energy balance.
Insufficient energy during this period can delay the return to estrus, lengthen the interval from calving to first heat, and reduce overall pregnancy rates.
Monitoring body condition helps determine whether additional energy supplementation is needed to support cycling and rebreeding success.

Nutrition from purchase to calving

Nutrition from purchase to calving

Nutritional management from purchase to first calving plays a critical role in the success of replacement heifers.

During this period, heifers are managed when the majority of fetal growth occurs. Nutritional management should focus on:
-Managing heifers separately from mature cows to reduce competition at the feed bunk
-Providing diets that meet nutrient requirements for growth and pregnancy
-Offering free‑choice trace minerals and vitamin supplementation
-Monitoring body condition to avoid excessive weight gain or loss

Careful nutritional management during this stage helps ensure heifers enter calving season at appropriate weight and body condition, supporting calving success and future reproductive performance.

Learn more about nutritional management: extension.missouri.edu/publications/g2091

How to read the catalog

How to read the catalog

The Sale Day Catalog includes:
▪ Program information, sale procedures and individual consignment comments
▪ Sale Order – sequence in which heifers will be sold
▪ Sire Summary – EPDs on the service sires used in the sale
▪ Supplemental genomic information (when available) – data on heifers that have been genomically tested

Supplemental pages are posted our page so buyers can review updated information prior to the sale.

Reviewing data ahead of the sale helps buyers understand how information can be used to evaluate replacement heifers.