Most Lamb Classes Find Steady Prices
Little price fluctuation was noted this week on feeder and slaughter lambs other than on some Midwest markets where fats were $2-5 lower and some feeders $10 off. Slaughter ewes were also steady except in San Angelo, which was $2 higher on fat ewes.

Plains Fed Cattle Tumble $3-4 In Active Trading At Midweek
Plains cattle feeders gave up $2 or more last week and evidently threw their wallets and ran this week.

Texas Slaughter Goat Prices Find Mixed Pattern On Price
Contrasting price trends prevailed on Texas slaughter goats this week, though it appears lightweight offerings showed strength in most places and the middle and heavyweights held fairly steady. San Angelo was just the opposite with the lights holding the sharp advance they received last week and the others moving up in price.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Bonilla Bars Funds For COOL Implementation; Hearings Set
Action continued this week on Capitol Hill in response to the mandatory country of origin labeling law that passed as part of the 2002 Farm Bill.

US Files WTO Case Against Mexico Over Beef And Rice
The United States is filing a World Trade Organization case against Mexico in connection with Mexico’s antidumping orders on U.S. beef and white long grain rice.

Senator From Wyoming Promotes Unity In Seeking Wolf Control
The junior Senator from Wyoming says cattlemen need to be forming alliances with other groups that want to change the Endangered Species Act.

New Mexico To Lose Bovine TB "Free" Status, Movement Ease
New Mexico will soon lose its bovine tuberculosis "free" status, says New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association president Phil H. Bidegain of Tucumcari. Because of the diagnosis of TB in two dairy herds in Roosevelt County, the New Mexico status will drop to "modified accredited advanced" under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s TB rule developed in 2000, Bidegain said. The exact date of the status reduction is up to USDA and its publication of the decision in the Federal Register. "While this reclassification will have virtually no impact on consumers of beef and/or milk in New Mexico or elsewhere, it will have tremendous impact on livestock producers in the state," Bidegain says.

Beef Short Course Set For August 4-6
Two nationally noted animal scientists, Drs. Bill Turner and Larry Cundiff, are among presenters at the 49th annual Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Short Course scheduled for August 4-6 at the TAMU University Center and Rudder Tower here.

Bird Quarantine Ends For Texas And New Mexico; Caution Urged
With the exception of a small area of Socorro, in El Paso County, the state and federal quarantines and movement restrictions on birds and poultry have been lifted on El Paso and Hudspeth counties in Texas, and on Luna, Otero, and Dona Anna counties in New Mexico.

ProRodeo Tour Finale Shook Up World Champ Standings Overall
With a purse of $500,000 up for grabs at the recently completed Pace Picante ProRodeo Tour Finale, there were sure to be more than a few movers and shakers in the Jack Daniel's World Standings. More than 75 percent of the Finale contestants were in the top 15 already, meaning lots of movement within the ranks.

Steers, Heifers Firm To $1 Up In Angelo Special Sale Monday
Steers and heifers were firm to $1 higher here Monday in the season’s second special feeder calf sale at Producers Livestock Auction.

Nation’s Feeder Cattle Prices Off As Fat Cattle Prices Fall
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 lower last week, the full extent of the weakness noted late in the week.

Slaughter Cattle, Boxed Beef, CME Futures Prices All Decline
Slaughter cattle traded $2-3 lower across the country last week, a few dressed sales late in the week trending $5 lower.

Angelo Lambs Steady, Feeder Cattle Lower
Feeder lambs sold steady this week, slaughter lambs steady in a light test, slaughter ewes uneven, fleshy ewes weak, thin ewes firm to $2 higher; slaughter kid goats were firm to $5 higher, nannies $3-5 higher. Receipts totaled 8622 head, around 30 percent slaughter ewes, 10 percent feeder lambs, five percent slaughter lambs and 55 percent goats.

Billings Feeder Lambs, Slaughter Ewes Lower
Feeder lambs sold $3-4 lower Monday, slaughter ewes $2 lower. Receipts totaled 2107 head.

Fredericksburg Lambs Steady, Goats Weak
Feeder and slaughter lambs sold steady, slaughter goats steady to weak, stockers $5-7 higher. Receipts totaled 3395 head.

Most Brownwood Feeder Heifers Steady To Up
Feeder steers sold steady, heifers steady to $2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady, pairs $50-100 higher. Receipts totaled 525 head.

Decatur Feeder Steers, Heifers Active, Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $3 higher, the advance on weights over 600 pounds, slaughter cows and bulls steady to slightly higher, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 855 head.

Abilene Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Uneven
Feeder steer calves sold $1-2 higher, yearlings steady to $1 lower, heifer calves $1 higher, yearlings $1-2 lower, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 higher. Receipts totaled 871 head.

Most Llano Cattle Classes Sell Higher
Feeder steers sold firm to $2 higher, heifers $2-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $2-3 higher. Receipts totaled 586 head.

Lampasas Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1.50 higher, slaughter cows $1-2 lower, bulls $2-3 lower. Receipts totaled 764 head.

Cuero Steers Higher, Heifers Trade Steady
Feeder steers sold steady to $3 higher, the advance mainly on 350-400 pounds, heifers steady, slaughter cows and bulls $1.50-2.50 lower. Receipts totaled 1251 head.

Milano Feeder Steers, Heifers Called Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 higher. Receipts totaled 637 head.

Hamilton Sheep, Goats Steady, Cattle Higher
All sheep and goat classes sold steady Monday on receipts of 1485 head. Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-4 higher Tuesday, slaughter cows $1-3 higher, bulls $1-4 higher, stock cows $10-25 higher. Receipts totaled 217 head.

Boxed Beef Prices Suffer $2 Decline
The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report on all fed steers and heifers sold last week dropped $2.07 to $134.55.

Colorado City Feeder Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 higher, slaughter cows steady to $1 lower, bulls steady. Receipts totaled 321 head.

Fredericksburg Feeder Steers, Heifers Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls about steady. Receipts totaled 891 head.

Junction Sheep Hold, Smaller Kids Higher
Sheep and most goat prices were steady, small kids $5-8 higher. Receipts totaled 2833 head.

Goldthwaite Slaughter Lambs And Goats Firm
Feeder lambs were scarce, slaughter lambs steady to firm, stock goats steady on a light test, slaughter goats steady to firm. Receipts totaled 2359 head.

Mason, San Saba Feeder Steers, Heifers Higher
Feeder steer and heifer yearlings sold $2-4 higher, calves steady to strong, slaughter cows and bulls $1 higher, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 1604 at the two sales.

Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie Wool Higher
Domestic wool trading was slow last week, demand light to moderate. Too few sales were made to establish trends, but a firm undertone was noted on staple length wool and a lower undertone on lamb wool, especially those less than two inches.

Coming Up...
June 20-21 — American Meat Goat Association’s 12th Annual Conference and Premium Sale, Sam Houston State University Ag Complex, Huntsville, Texas. June 21 — Special Cow Sale, Pearsall Livestock Auction, Pearsall, Texas. June 21-22 — Exotic Animal and Bird Sale, Raz Livestock Sales, Harper, Texas.