Show-Me-Plus™ Heifers to Sell at Kingsville

Seven Show-Me-Plus™ heifers will sell at the Show-Me-Select™ Replacement Heifer Sale on November 25, 2017 at Kingsville Livestock Auction, starting at 11:00 a.m.

A Show-Me-Plus™ heifer is a registered or commercial heifer that has genomic predictions. For a registered heifer, this means she has GE-EPDs. For commercial heifers, it means she has been tested with a DNA panel providing genomic predictions.

Below is information about the Show-Me-Plus™ heifers selling in Kingsville.

Balancer Heifers - Show Me Plus™(7 hd)
  • Home-raised and very gentle, commercial Balancer heifers raised with low stress handling, rotational grazing and electric fenced trained.
  •  Sired by Seedstock Plus Gelbvieh bulls that are full of performance and growth, maturing into super cows for the new owner.
  •  Bred to Gelbvieh bulls full of performance, ranking in top 1% for milk, 5% for CE, TM and YG.
  •  All heifers are genomically tested and qualify as Show Me Plus.
  •  4-year “Show-Me-Select” Producer.
Consignor: Pleasantview Cattle Co.
Chuck and Tauy Scott
18320 Pleasant View Drive
Weston, MO 64098

816-640-2814

 Projected calving dates:
  • February 14 to March 31, 2018.
  • Natural-bred to Gelbvieh bull
Service Sires
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs)
NATURAL SERVICE SIRES
CED
BW
WW
YW
Milk
CW
Mrb
RE
Fat
Young Gun (Balancer)
+21
(.34)
-5.6
(.41)
+52
(.35)
+68
(.36)
+22
(.25)
+1
(.30)
+.55
(.52)
+.10
(.26)
-.01
(.38)
Rose Hill Gigolo (Gelbvieh)
+17 (.34)
+0.5 (.40)
+84
(.34)
+115
(.35)
+48
(.27)
+38
(.29)
-.08
(.52)
+.77
(.26)
-.05
(.38)


Location: 1630 SW 58 Hwy, Kingsville, MO 64061, USA

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