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Fat, Feeder Lamb Prices Hold Steady
Feeder and fat lambs sold steady for the most part around
the country this week. There was a little weakness on feeders in some
Texas markets.
Plains Feedlots Take $2
Hit On Price, Keep Cattle Moving
Plains feedlots eventually took steady money late last week
after seeking a $2-3 increase, and this week they gave up $2 in the
interest of moving cattle.
Texas Meat Type Slaughter
Kid Goats Trading Sharply Higher
Meat type slaughter kid goats found a sharply higher market
this week in Texas. Most prices were $5-10 higher, the greatest
advance on lightweights.
PLAINS
FEEDLOT SALES
RANGE
SALES
R-CALF CEO Says
Retailers' Own BSE Reaction Makes COOL Point
Bill Bullard says he is amazed that the U.S. Department of
Agriculture is continuing to hold country of origin labeling sessions
following a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Canada.
Pile Of Pancakes Saved
Woman, Daughters From Indian Raiders
Jim Cloyd's grandmother wasn't yet four when she walked out
the door of the dugout and saw a war party of Indians camped on the
flat across the creek. Were it not for a pile of pancakes, she might
not have lived to tell the tale.
Texas Wildlife Association
Now 5000 Members Strong And Growing
When the Texas Wildlife Association first came on the scene
in 1985, they were immediately dubbed the "South Texas fat-cat,
high-fence SOBs." The name stuck, but it's no longer a fair
assessment of the association's membership.
Pile Of Pancakes Saved
Woman, Daughters From Indian Raiders
Jim Cloyd's grandmother wasn't yet four when she walked out
the door of the dugout and saw a war party of Indians camped on the
flat across the creek. Were it not for a pile of pancakes, she might
not have lived to tell the tale.
Tax Relief Act Offers
Variety Of Individual, Business Cuts
The House and Senate passed the 10-year, $350 billion Jobs
and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 on May 23 and the
President signed the act into law on May 28.
Senate Approves Plan To
Double Amount Of Ethanol In Gasoline
Virtually every driver in the country could be pumping
gasoline containing corn-produced ethanol by 2012 under a plan
approved by the U.S. Senate.
TFB Says Farmers And
Ranchers Fared Well Before Legislature
Texas farmers and ranchers accomplished most of their goals
in the just-completed 78th session of the Texas Legislature.
S.D. Ag Secretary
Criticizes CRP, Other Federal Programs
Federal farm programs encourage agricultural practices that
damage the land and speed up the depopulation of rural South Dakota,
state agriculture secretary Larry Gabriel said.
EU Ratifies Protocol
Allowing Regulation Of Modified Foods
The European Union Parliament last week ratified a three
year-old United Nations biosafety protocol that regulates
international trade in genetically modified food.
USDA Okays Irradiated
Ground Beef For School Lunch Program
Some of the 28 million children in the national school lunch
program may find irradiated hamburger on their plates as early as next
year.
Scientists Review Grazing
Policy On Public Lands
A team of scientists is hoping it can answer a question
debated for decades: How many cattle should be allowed to graze on
national grasslands in western North Dakota?
Researchers Working To
Reduce Methane Generated By Cattle
If you think you have bad breath, just be thankful you're
not a cow. A cow's breath is so bad that it harms the earth's ozone
layer, contributing to global warming.
PRCA Joins With USDA To
Tout Healthy Kids
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service have joined
forces to promote eating smart and playing hard to the country's
youth. The Summer Food Service Program provides meals to kids in the
summer when school is out.
StarLink Suit Claim
Deadline Extended
Farmers wanting a portion of a $110 million settlement award
involving StarLink genetically altered corn have until July 31 to file
claims.
Domestic Wool At
Standstill, Aussie Wool Strong, NZ Quiet
Domestic wool trading remained at a standstill in most areas
again last week.
Pasture To Packer Set
For June 27 Delivery
Texas Cooperative Extension is getting set for its 2003
"Pasture to Packer" lamb feeding program. The program begins
with delivery of lambs to Denis Feedlot from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June
27. A $3 per head entry fee is payable upon delivery.
Superior Livestock Video
Sale Offering Totals 31,700 Cattle
Superior Livestock Auction offered around 31,700 feeder
cattle and bred stock in their regularly scheduled video sale.
Consignments were from 19 states. Demand was good and trade active.
Yearlings sold $4-6 higher, calves steady to $6 higher.
Nation’s Feeder Cattle
Higher, Volume Liberal And Demand Good
Feeder and stocker cattle sold firm to $3 higher last week
on heavier receipts and good demand.
U.S. Meat Production 2.1%
Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week
was estimated at 946.8 million pounds, 20.7 percent more than the
previous holiday week and 2.1 percent more than a year ago. Cumulative
meat production for the year to date was down .5 percent at 19.82
billion pounds.
Fed Cattle Steady Last
Week, Beef Steady; Futures Decline
Slaughter cattle sold steady across the country last week in
direct trading, dressed sales steady to $1 lower.
Angelo Feeder Lambs
Lower, Cattle Higher
Feeder lambs sold weak to $3 lower this week, slaughter
lambs steady, slaughter ewes uneven, mostly steady, kid goats firm to
$2 higher, instances $5-10 higher on weights under 40 pounds, nannies
steady. Receipts totaled 7948 head, around 30 percent slaughter ewes,
five percent slaughter lambs, 10 percent feeder lambs and 55 balance
goats.
Abilene Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 higher, slaughter cows
and bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 678 head.
Goldthwaite Lambs Firm,
Goats Higher
Slaughter lambs sold steady to firm, feeder goats $3-5
higher, slaughter goats $2-3 higher. Receipts totaled 2427 head.
Brownwood Yearlings
Steady, Calves Higher
Feeder steer and heifer yearlings sold steady, calves steady
to $3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $2 lower, stock cows and pairs
steady. Receipts totaled 250 head.
Llano Feeder Steers,
Heifers Trend Higher
Feeder steers sold $2-4 higher, heifers $1-3 higher,
slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 380 head.
Fredericksburg Feeder
Steers Higher, Heifers Steady
Feeder steers sold $1-2 higher, heifers steady, slaughter
cows and bulls $2-4 lower. Receipts totaled 1274 head.
Milano Feeder Steers
Higher, Heifers Steady
Feeder steers sold steady to $2 higher, the greatest advance
on weights over 600 pounds, heifers steady, slaughter cows and bulls
$1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 795 head.
Cuero Steers Steady,
Heifer Prices Lower
Feeder steers sold about steady, heifers a little lower,
slaughter cows and bulls $3 lower. Receipts totaled 1024 head.
Boxed Beef Values Edge
Upward Again
The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report on all
fed steers and heifers sold last week edged up $.43 to $136.62.
Hamilton Sheep, Kid,
Cattle Prices Steady
Lambs sold higher Monday, ewes steady, kids and nannies
steady. Receipts totaled 1511 head. On Tuesday all cattle classes sold
steady on receipts of 217 head.
Lampasas Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 higher,
slaughter cows $3-4 lower, bulls $2.50-3.50 lower. Receipts totaled
934 head.
Fredericksburg Feeder
Lambs Steady, Fats Up
Feeder lambs sold steady, slaughter lambs steady except
lightweights $4-5 higher, stock goats generally steady to firm,
slaughter goats $5-7 higher. Receipts totaled 2699 head.
Kansas Direct Feeder
Steers, Heifers Firm
Feeders steers sold firm last week in Kansas direct trade,
heifers steady to firm in a limited test. Temperatures were cool and
western Kansas received 2-4 inches of rain, causing most hay producers
many problems. Sales were confirmed on 10,207 head.
Junction Sheep Steady, Kid
Goats Trend Lower
Sheep classes sold steady, meat type kids steady to $1
lower, nannies $2-5 higher, billies and muttons $1-2 higher, Angoras
steady. Receipts totaled 2343 head.
Decatur Feeder Steer,
Heifer Trends Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-5 higher, slaughter cows
and bulls $2-3 lower, stock cows higher, pairs steady. Receipts
totaled 1290 head.
Colorado City Feeder
Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-3 higher, slaughter cows
and bulls $2-4 lower, stock cows and pairs $10-20 higher. Receipts
totaled 340 head.
Producers Internet Offers
1000 Cattle
Producers Internet Auction offered 1000 feeder cattle from
Florida and Mississippi. Delivery was current through September.
Mason, San Saba Feeder
Steers, Heifers Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 higher last week
in Mason and San Saba, slaughter cows and bulls $2-4 lower, stock cows
and pairs $25-50 higher. Receipts totaled 5352 head, including a
special feeder sale and bull sale.
Coleman Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 higher, slaughter cows
and bulls steady, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 846
head.
Loose Ends
Coming
Up...
June 14
— Fryar Cattle Company’s
Maine-Anjou and Horse Sale, Brownwood Cattle Auction, Brownwood,
Texas. June 16
— Stocker and Feeder Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo,
Texas. June 20-21 —
American Meat Goat Association’s 12th Annual Conference and Premium
Sale, Sam Houston State University Ag Complex, Huntsville, Texas.
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