Fat, Feeder Lambs Mostly Sell Steady
Most fat and feeder lambs were steady this week, a few feeders on the weak side in San Angelo and some fats in the Midwest $3 off, but others about steady. Slaughter ewes were weak in San Angelo and steady elsewhere.

Gulf Of $2-3 Separates Plains Feedlots And Packers On Cattle
Plains feedlots and packers remained $2-3 apart on price at midweek, the former asking mostly $64-65 against bids of $62.

Texas Slaughter Goats Find Near Stable Prices This Week
Most markets quoted steady prices on kid goats this week. Goldthwaite was $3-5 lower late last week and San Angelo lost a couple of dollars Tuesday; others were mostly steady.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Chuckwagon Restorer Combines Vocation, Lifelong Fascination
Sitting beneath the fly of the JA chuckwagon on a hot summer afternoon is Bill Thompson's idea of heaven.

Boone Pickens Envisions Water Supply District, Exempt Bonds
T. Boone Pickens says he expects to form a water district that has the power of eminent domain and that can issue tax-exempt bonds to finance a pipeline to transport water from the Texas Panhandle to a major metropolitan area downstate.

Researchers Begin Pilot Study On Composting Feedlot Deaths
From ashes to ashes and dust to dust, researchers at the Bushland Experiment Station here are working on a project to help feedyards with their dead cattle.

MCA Discusses Mohair Loan Program At Summer Meeting
Most of the discussion at the recent summer meeting of the Mohair Council of America centered around the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program for wool and mohair.

Attorney In Suit Against IBP Outlines Plaintiffs’ Strategy
A Nebraska lawyer is berating Texas cattlemen for their timidity.

New USDA Cutout Value Report Should Benefit Cattlemen
A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture should provide cattlemen a clearer picture of the total value of boxed beef, says the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Producer Groups Turn Tables On Greens With ESA Lawsuits
New Mexico livestock producers have started a trend. 
When the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association, the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau and other industry groups won their lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over a critical habitat designation for the southwestern willow flycatcher, it set a precedent for other ranchers, farmers and even urban developers.

Farm Bill To Benefit Nation’s Wildlife In A Number Of Ways
Farm legislation passed earlier this year has an unusual but intentional benefactor — the nation's wildlife.

Bankruptcy Hearing Of George Young Delayed Indefinitely
Negotiations for a plea agreement involving criminal charges continue to delay a Missouri bankruptcy case in which cattle investors have millions of dollars at stake.

Pete Hawkins Wins Bareback Competition At Calif. Rodeo
Bareback rider Pete Hawkins, aka "Pistol Pete," added another win to his rodeo resume this weekend. Hawkins, of Weatherford, Texas, won the bareback riding title at the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Nation’s Feeder Cattle Trading Uneven Last Week, Mostly Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 higher last week in active trading.

Angelo Feeder Lambs Weak, Cattle Higher
Feeder lambs sold weak this week, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter ewes weak to $1 lower; slaughter nannies were weak and kids weak to $2 lower. Receipts totaled 13,437 head, around 50 percent slaughter ewes, 10 percent slaughter lambs, five percent feeder lambs and 35 percent goats.

Most Cuero Cattle Prices Termed Higher
Feeder steers sold $2 higher, heifers $2-3 higher, slaughter cows 50 cents to $1 higher, bulls $2 higher. Receipts totaled 1379 head.

Lampasas Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, a few sales $1-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-1.50 lower. Receipts totaled 991 head.

Kansas Direct Feeder Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1 higher in Kansas direct trade last week. Scattered thunderstorms left traces to several inches of rain in some localities. The area looks better, some green spots showing up. Sales were confirmed on 21,845 head.

Abilene Feeder Steers Strong, Heifers Weak
Feeder steers sold steady to $1 higher, the advance on weights over 500 pounds, heifers steady to $2 lower, the decline on weights under 500 pounds, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 lower, stock cows and pairs steady to firm. Receipts totaled 1108 head.

Milano Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers sold $1-3 higher, instances $4 higher, heifers $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 775 head.

Brownwood Feeder Cattle Bulk Steady
Most feeder steers and heifers sold steady, except fleshy steer calves $2 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 931 head.

Llano Feeder Steers, Heifers Steady To Off
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 277 head.

Hamilton Heifers Up, Feeder Steers Steady
Feeder steers sold steady, heifers steady to higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady, stock cows and pairs higher. Receipts totaled 1213 head.

Goldthwaite Goats Find Mixed Trading
Slaughter goats sold $3-5 lower, stock goats $3-5 higher. Receipts totaled 1815 head.

Fredericksburg Feeder Cattle Prices Mixed
Feeder steers sold steady, heifers $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1272 head.

Most Graham Cattle Prices A Bit Softer
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1.50 lower, the decline on weights over 500 pounds, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 lower, stock cows and pairs steady to firm. Receipts totaled 1152 head.

Most Mason, San Saba Cattle Prices Steady
Lightweight feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1 lower last week, other classes of cattle steady. Receipts totaled 1824 head at the two sales.

U.S. Meat Production 4.5% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 941.3 million pounds, 2.3 percent more than a week earlier and 4.5 percent more than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was up 3.5 percent at 29.76 billion pounds.

Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie Wools Lower
Domestic wool trading remained slow across the country again last week. Demand was light for light supplies.

July Beef, Pork, Red Meat Set Record Highs
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.02 billion pounds in July, up 10 percent from the 3.64 billion pounds produced in July 2001 and a new record high for July.

Producers Offers 1800 Cattle Over Internet
Producers Internet Auction offered 1800 feeder cattle from Texas, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Delivery was current to November.

Junction Sheep, Goats Called Mostly Steady
Most sheep and goats sold steady, meat type billies and muttons $3-5 lower. Receipts totaled 4960 head.

Colorado City Feeder Cattle Prices Steady
Feeder steers sold steady, heifers mostly steady, slaughter cows $2-3 higher, bulls steady, stock cows $10 higher. Receipts totaled 676 head.

San Saba Replacement Cattle Sell Strong
The special replacement female cattle sale at Jordan Cattle Auction was strong on most classes of bred cows, heifers, pairs and open heifers. Good demand was evident as cow numbers are down across most of the United States. Receipts totaled 3066 head.

Coleman Feeder Cattle Prices Steady To Firm
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm, slaughter cows and bulls steady, stock cows and pairs $10-20 lower. Receipts totaled 658 head.

EMerg/CattleinfoNet Offers 4400 Cattle
eMerg/CattleinfoNet offered 4400 feeder cattle from nine states in their Internet auction. Delivery was current to November.

Decatur Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Mixed
Feeder steers and heifers weighing more than 500 pounds sold steady to $2 higher, lighter weights steady except plain kinds $1-3 lower, slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 lower, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 1298 head.

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August 31 — Southwest Classic Performance Horse Sale with Ranch Horse Competition and Sale, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, Texas. August 31 — 2nd Annual Dorper Show and Sale, San Angelo Fairgrounds Sheep Barn, San Angelo, Texas. September 3 — Special Calf and Yearling Sale, Hamilton Commission Company, Hamilton, Texas.