Fat, Feeder Lambs Higher, Meat Steady
Texas markets had feeder lambs $2-6 higher this week and fat lambs $5-12 higher. Midwest markets were steady on feeders and steady to $1 lower on fats. Dressed lamb was mostly unchanged.

Fed Cattle Bids Seen At $66, But Feeders Holding For $68
Last week’s fed cattle trade stalled out with $64 bids and an asking range of $66 or better; this week packers appear to have ante’d up but the asking price moved up as well.

Texas Slaughter Goats Find Hot Market Again This Week
Slaughter goats found good going this week at most Texas markets. Price advances of $4-10 were the norm.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Independent Cattle Feeder Says Niche Markets Key To Survival
AzTx Cattle Co. is no stranger to the cattle feeding world, and neither is Bob Josserand.

Creeks And Streams Being Restored Through CCRP
There is a new version of a CRP program in the new farm bill, the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program. The program was described in detail at the recent Texas Section Society for Range Management annual meeting here.

Meeting Of Chihuahua And N.M. Cattlemen Addresses Eco Threat
Despite a line drawn on a map designating political boundaries, ranchers in New Mexico and Chihuahua have more in common than they have in differences.

Bangs Is Touchy But Important Subject For Wyoming Stockmen
"Talking about brucellosis is like talking about nuclear storage in Wyoming," says Rob Hendry, Wyoming rancher and past president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association.

Activists Defacing Rodeo, Circus Signs
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association is warning organizers on the rodeo circuit to watch their signs promoting local events.

Ground Water Area Boundary Issues Aired During Hearing
The Texas Water Development Board is expected to establish 16 ground water management areas at its regular meeting in November.

Bush Administration Promises Changes To Clean Water Act
The Bush administration has announced that it will consider new rules for enforcing the Clean Water Act, prompting complaints among environmental activists that the government may sharply scale back protection for hundreds of thousands of miles of small streams, tributaries and wetlands.

Effort To Use Eco Laws In East As Avidly As In West Underway
Environmental laws, rules and regulations have been used and abused to restrict activities throughout the West, but westerners are attempting to turn the tables. Part of their aim is to show easterners what it feels like to have outsiders use the force of the federal government to interfere with their lives.

More Cows Infected With BSE Than Thought
The British "mad cow" disease epidemic of the 1990s infected about a million more cows than scientists previously estimated, according to a study published last week.

Ecos Seek Ranch Loan Information From BLM
Environmental activists are suing the federal government in an effort to get information about ranchers who use Bureau of Land Management grazing permits as collateral for bank loans.

Whitfield Wins Calf Roping Title At Waco Fair, Rodeo
Six-time world champion calf roper Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, won the calf roping average title at the recent Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo in Waco. He won the title with a time of 26.2 seconds on three head and collected $4058 to recapture the lead in the Jack Daniel's World Standings. Whitfield leads Blair Burk of Durant, Okla., by $2384.

Texas Quail Hunting Prospects Vary From Region To Region
Quail hunting prospects this year are pretty much hit or miss depending where you aim to hunt, says the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Fed Cattle Trade Slow Last Week As Boxed Beef Declined
Fed cattle trade in direct trading last week was light through Friday morning, the bulk of scant sales in the north. A few live sales were steady, dressed prices $1-2 lower.

Feeder Cattle Average Steady In Up, Down Trading Last Week
Feeder steers and heifers ended last week mostly steady. Early-week trading was slightly higher, but the market took back most of the advance by week’s end as the cash fat cattle market failed to materialize and provide the spark that many had expected.

Superior Livestock Video Sale Offering Totals 24,000 Cattle
Superior Livestock Auction offered more than 24,000 feeder cattle and bred cows from 22 states in their regularly scheduled video auction.

Angelo Sheep, Goats Higher, Cattle Steady
Feeder lambs sold $2-6 higher this week, slaughter lambs firm to $2 higher, slaughter ewes firm to $3 higher, instances $4-5 higher; nanny goats were $5 higher and kids $2-5 higher. Two day receipts totaled 11,292 head, around 40 percent slaughter ewes, 15 percent slaughter lambs, 10 percent feeder lambs and 35 percent goats.

U.S. Meat Production 2.4% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 937.1 million pounds, 2.1 percent more than a week earlier and 2.4 percent more than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was up 3.4 percent at 36.2 billion pounds.

Most Lampasas Cattle Prices Called Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $1 higher. Receipts totaled 573 head.

Cuero Feeder Steers, Heifers Steady To Up
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to higher, slaughter cows $1-3 higher. Receipts totaled 1604 head.

Fredericksburg Cattle Prices Deemed Higher
Feeder steers sold $1-2 higher, heifers $2-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $2-3 higher. Receipts totaled 426 head.

Domestic Wool Active, Aussie Wools Decline
U.S. wool bids have increased dramatically the past few weeks as a result of limited supplies, increased demand and higher prices for foreign wools. Demand was good for the limited supplies. The undertone was higher on all classes, but no recent comparison was available.

Angelo Female Sale Offers 2200 Cattle
Producers Livestock Auction offered 2200 stock cattle at their annual select replacement sale. All female cattle were bled, pregnancy tested and mouthed for age.

Producers Offers 2100 Feeders On Internet
Producers Internet Auction offered 2100 feeder cattle in their regular sale. Consignments were from Florida, Mississippi and Texas, delivery current through December.

Colorado City Feeder Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder steers sold mostly steady except 500-700 pounds $1-2 higher, heifers steady to $2 higher, slaughter cows $2-3 higher, bulls steady. Receipts totaled 390 head.

Junction Kid Goats Up, Others Steady
Kid goats sold $5-10 higher, other sheep and goat classes steady. Receipts totaled 1860 head.

Goldthwaite Fat Lambs Move Higher
Not enough feeder lambs for a test, heavy slaughter lambs $10-12 higher; stock goats $5-7 higher, slaughter goats $8-10 higher. Receipts totaled 1466 head.

Hamilton Lightweight Feeder Cattle Higher
Feeder steer and heifer calves sold higher, yearlings steady, slaughter cows and bulls higher. Receipts totaled 575 head. On Tuesday lambs sold $4-10 higher, ewes steady, kids $4-8 higher and nannies $3-6 higher. Receipts totaled 1635 head.

Boxed Beef Values Down $3.83 For Week
The national boxed beef cutout report on all fed steers and heifers last week showed a decline of $3.83 to $104.79.

Most Decatur Cattle Prices Called Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady to slightly lower, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 239 head.

Llano Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers under 600 pounds sold $2-4 higher, heavier weights steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $2 lower. Receipts totaled 417 head.

Fredericksburg Lambs Higher, Goats Firm
Feeder lambs sold $3-5 higher, slaughter lambs $5-10 higher; slaughter goats were steady to firm. Receipts totaled 2083 head.

Billings Sheep, Lambs Find Higher Trends
Feeder lambs sold $2-6 higher, the full advance on lambs under 100 pounds, slaughter ewes $3 higher. Receipts totaled 2033 head.

Abilene Feeder Cattle Prices Termed Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady, stock cows and pairs $10-20 higher. Receipts totaled 1210 head.

Milano Feeder Steers, Heifers Trade Higher
Feeder steers sold $1-3 higher, some $4 up, heifers steady to $1 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 816 head.

Coming Up...
October 17 — 41st Annual Dudley Brothers Hereford Bull Production Sale, at the ranch, Comanche, Texas. October 18-20 — Fall Classic Catalog Horse Sale, Talpa Texas Horse Center, Talpa, Texas. October 19 — Fall Round-Up Female Replacement Sale, Decatur Livestock Market, Decatur, Texas.