Sheep, Lamb Trade Takes A Holiday
Most Texas sheep sales were on vacation this week in honor of the Fourth of July holiday. Normal trading will resume next week.

Plains Fed Cattle Trade Quiet Early In Short Holiday Week
Plains cattle feeders and packers were several dollars apart in price at presstime after the former gave a little ground last week.

Texas Slaughter Goat Markets Mostly Closed For Holiday Week
Most Texas goat markets were closed this week in observance of the nation’s birthday.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Giles Lee Traces New Mexico Roots Back More Than 75 Years
Nobody seems to know how the ranch got its name. "It is said that the name Swamp Angel came from the misty, heavenly appearance of the swamp on early mornings when the humidity was high, the water warm and the air cool," says Giles Lee, who now has the Swamp Angel Ranch.

Grandfather Pleased To Have Grandson To Take Over Ranch
Seventy-eight year-old Creede Speake considers himself mighty lucky. He has a grandson, Travis Ritter, who is more than willing to work hard and sacrifice a lot to carry on what Speake started many, many years ago.

Roswell Realtor Sells Ranch To Outfit With Unique Needs
In purely economic terms, the "highest and best" use for a given piece of land is the use which will generate the greatest sustainable financial return. For arid regions of the Southwest, ranching has met that description through several generations. More recent years have seen recreation take the title for scenic or well-watered places, and conservation easements are beginning to make a show.

NM Cattle Growers Discuss Fate Of Livestock Inspection Board
As the New Mexico Livestock Board faces financial turmoil again, the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association took a stand at their summer meeting here on what direction to take with regard to the livestock board's looming crisis.

NM Beef Council Rep Hopes To Know Checkoff Fate Soon
A spokesman for the New Mexico Beef Council says they hope to know by July 5 whether an order by a federal judge in South Dakota stopping the collection of beef checkoff money will be stayed.

Wyoming Senator Wants Public To Bear Costs Of Species Act
A U.S. Senator from Wyoming wants the American public to pay for protecting endangered plants and wildlife.

USDA, DOI Receive Emergency Funds To Help With Wildfires
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior will receive additional emergency funds for wildfire suppression and emergency rehabilitation of burned lands. The Office of Management and Budget has released a total of $120 million — $66 million to USDA and $54 million to DOI.

TCFA Hopes To Develop Market Plan To Counter Concentration
Captive supply and packer concentration were on the agenda for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association's meeting in Ruidoso, N.M., this summer.

Nation’s Feeder Cattle Find Weakness Before Holiday Lull
Feeder and stocker cattle prices were steady to weak in most areas of the country last week, except for the Southeast which traded steady to $2 lower.

Fed Cattle Lower Last Week, Kill Large, Beef Demand Good
Direct slaughter cattle traded $1 lower last week despite good packer demand as kills remain above 700,000 head per week. Beef demand remains good and prices traded mostly steady for the week.

Superior Livestock Video Sale Offering Totals 138,000 Cattle
Superior Livestock Auction offered more than 138,000 feeder cattle and bred stock cows in their 14th annual Weekend in the Rockies auction. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 higher, though prices were $20-22 below the same sale a year ago. Consignments were from 26 states.

Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie Wools Lower
Domestic wool trading remains slow as the season comes to a close in most areas. Demand was moderate, the undertone steady.

Angelo Cattle Sell Steady Last Week
All classes of cattle sold steady last week. Receipts totaled 2000 head, about 65 percent feeders, 25 percent slaughter cows and bulls and 10 percent stock cows and pairs.

Goldthwaite Lambs Steady, Goats Rise
Slaughter lambs sold steady, goat classes $5-10 higher. Receipts totaled 2886 head.

Graham Feeder Cattle Show Slight Strength
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1 higher, the advance on weights under 500 pounds, slaughter cows and bulls steady, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 818 head.

Hamilton Nanny Goats Higher, Others Steady
Nanny goats sold higher, other sheep and goat classes steady on receipts of 1418 head.

Lometa Sheep, Goats Called Mostly Steady
Most sheep and goats sold steady on receipts of 1794 head.

Fredericksburg Feeder Steers, Heifers Mixed
Lightweight feeder steers were $2-3 higher, heavyweights steady, heifers steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1783 head.

Colorado City Feeder Cattle Prices Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, slaughter cows steady to $1 lower, bulls steady, stock cows $25 higher, pairs $50 higher. Receipts totaled 1213 head.

Cuero Feeder Steers, Heifers Sell Mixed
Feeder steers sold steady to lower, heifers steady to higher, slaughter cows $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 1874 head.

U.S. Meat Production 6.9% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 928.9 million pounds, 1.1 percent more than a week ago and 6.9 percent more than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was up 3.1 percent at 22.66 billion pounds.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Feeders Steady
Yearling feeder steers, and heifers, sold steady last week in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba, calves steady to $2 lower, slaughter cows steady, bulls $1-2 lower, bred stock cows and pairs strong. Receipts totaled 2129 head at the three sales.

Kansas Direct Feeder Steers, Heifers Weak
Feeder steers sold mostly steady last week in Kansas direct trade, some weakness noted, heifers weak on a light test. Sales were confirmed on 15,757 head. Temperatures ranged 95-100 degrees with little moisture. The wheat harvest is basically over south of I-80, yields varying from six to 40 bushels in Western Kansas.

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Loose Ends

Coming Up...
July 8 — Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason, Texas. July 11 — Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas. July 15-17 — Angelo State University’s Livestock Judging Clinic, Ag Department, Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas.