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Lamb Markets Take Holiday Rest Period
Most Texas markets were closed this week in celebration of
the Fourth of July holiday.
The feeder lamb trade was about steady on limited activity. Recent
direct trade was a couple of dollars lower in Texas, but a couple of
dollars higher on Western ranges. The fat lamb markets in the Midwest
were weak to $3 lower. Goldthwaite was steady.
Plains Cattle Feeders May
Have Arrested Price Slide; Earn $75
After three weeks of giving up ground, Plains cattle feeders
appear to have declared independence and arrested their price slide
this week.
Texas Slaughter Goat Prices
Mixed As Holiday Approaches
The Fourth of July holiday is just about the largest single
goat barbecuing day of the year, particularly in backyards here in
Texas. The smell will tickle your nostrils and the taste is one of the
best.
PLAINS
FEEDLOT SALES
RANGE
SALES
TSCRA Members Hear
Legislative Wrap-Up At Summer Board Meeting
Ed Small has been lobbying for the Texas and Southwestern
Cattle Raisers Association since Dolph Briscoe was governor, and this
past legislative session, he says, compares to no other.
Wyoming Stock Growers
Support Ban On Packer Cattle Ownership
The Wyoming Stock Growers Association is supporting an
amendment to the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921. Proposed by an
Iowa senator, the amendment would ban packer ownership of cattle.
Ecologist Debunks Popular
Myth Of "Pristine West" With Facts
The idea that the West was teeming with wildlife in a Garden
of Eden before the white man came is a romanticized view — and
incorrect, says a university professor from Utah.
Federal Appeals Court
Orders Trial Against ConAgra Foods
A federal appeals court on Monday ordered a trial in a
lawsuit filed against ConAgra Foods over fictitious sales and
misreported earnings at a Colorado subsidiary.
U.S. Bureau Of Land
Management Rounding Up More Wild Horses
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has rounded up 1500 wild
horses in Wyoming this year and plans to reduce the statewide herd by
about half before year's end.
International Trade
Agreements Thwarted By Technical Barriers
Hard-won access to international markets through successful
negotiations is often thwarted by technical trade barriers erected to
slow trade, U.S. Meat Export Federation directors heard during the
group’s recent board meeting in St. Louis.
Livestock Groups Ask That
ESA Be More Scientifically Based
Cattle and sheep ranchers are asking that the federal
Endangered Species Act be more responsibly based on sound,
site-specific, scientific data.
Worldwide Farm
Subsidies Still Large Despite Previous Pledges
Farm subsidies are at the same level as three years ago,
despite pledges from the United States and other countries to slash
payments to improve trade, according to a report released last week.
NM Water Plan On Tap For
Discussion Meets
New Mexico is scheduling 29 evening meetings around the
state between July 9 and September 11 to discuss the state water plan.
Wyoming High Court Backs
Land Leases
The Wyoming Supreme Court this summer affirmed the right of
the state to grant preferences on state land leases.
Harkin Asks For GAO
Report On Feed Ban
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin wants the General Accounting Office to
investigate whether enough is being done to prevent so-called
"mad cow" disease from spreading through animal feed.
Universal Animal ID
Program Touted As Food Safety Issue
Cattle, sheep and other livestock would be tagged at birth
under a planned network that could help contain a mad cow scare.
Pronghorn Antelope
Census Began In June
Biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are
conducting the annual Trans-Pecos District pronghorn antelope aerial
census. The survey started on June 9. Each year local TPWD biologists
make aerial surveys of most of the major antelope habitat west of the
Pecos River.
Japan Gives U.S. 60
Days To Label Product
Japan will wait until September before requiring U.S. beef
exporters to label their product as to where it was raised and
processed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said last week.
Vaccines Available To
Protect Horses From Viral Diseases
A few moments with your local veterinary practitioner can
help protect horses, mules and donkeys against mosquito-borne
diseases, advises Dr. Terry Conger, veterinarian and state
epidemiologist for the Texas Animal Health Commission, the state's
livestock health regulatory agency.
Fed Cattle Prices
Continue To Slide Lower Across Nation
The slaughter cattle market was steady to $1 lower around
the country this week. Demand was moderate and improved as the week
progressed. Packers were faced with an upcoming short kill week, but
continued large margins encouraged maximum slaughter for the short
week.
Nation’s Feeder Cattle
Higher In Spite Of Weakness On Fats
Yearling feeder cattle sold steady to $2 higher across the
country last week, most gains seen in the auction markets.
Team Roper Lance Brooks
Hits Jackpot At California Rodeo
The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is the dream of every
rodeo cowboy. The 45th NFR, where world champions are annually
crowned, is Dec. 5-14 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Superior Livestock Video
Sale Offering Totals 118,000 Cattle
Superior Livestock Auction offered 118,000 mostly feeder
cattle in their special Cornbelt Classic video sale. Consignments were
from 25 states. Yearling steers sold $2 higher and yearling heifers
steady to $2 higher, steer and heifer calves steady.
Angelo Feeder Cattle
Prices On Firm Side
Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to $1 higher last week,
slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 higher, stock cows and pairs firm to
moderately higher. Receipts totaled 1850 head, around 50 percent
feeders, 30 percent slaughter cows and bulls and 20 percent stock cows
and pairs.
Cuero Feeder Steers,
Heifers Move Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-4 higher except
lightweights lower, slaughter cows and bulls $2.50-5 higher. Receipts
totaled 1356 head.
Coleman Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and
bulls $2-3 higher, stock cows and pairs $10-20 higher. Receipts
totaled 703 head.
Colorado City Feeder
Steers, Heifers Mixed
Feeder steers and heifers under 500 pounds sold steady to $1
higher, heavier weights steady to $2 lower, slaughter cows and bulls
$1-3 higher, stock cows and pairs $10-25 higher.
Abilene Feeder Steer,
Heifer Trade Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and
bulls steady to firm, stock cows and pairs $10-20 higher. Receipts
totaled 801 head.
U.S. Meat Production 2%
Below A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week
was estimated at 915.1 million pounds, .2 percent more than a week ago
and two percent less than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for
the year to date was down .3 percent at 22.6 billion pounds.
Hamilton Cattle, Lambs
Steady, Kids Higher
Lambs sold steady on Monday, slaughter ewes $3-5 higher,
meat type slaughter kid goats $2-4 higher, nannies steady. Receipts
totaled 1813 head. All cattle classes sold steady Tuesday on receipts
of 207 head.
Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie
Wools Lower
Wool trading was nearly at a standstill in most direct
trading areas last week. Demand was light to moderate, as were
supplies. Short feedlot lamb wool was mostly steady, other classes not
well tested.
U.S. 2003 Crop Acres
Similar To Year Ago
June U.S. corn plantings for all purposes are estimated at
79.1 million acres, according to the National Agricultural Statistics
Service. This is virtually unchanged from 2002 but four percent above
2001.
Most Billings Sheep
Dealt Lower Prices
Feeder lambs sold $5-10 lower Monday, slaughter ewes steady
to $1 lower. Receipts totaled 2434 head.
Most Mason, San Saba
Feeder Cattle Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady last week in Mason and
San Saba, slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 higher, stock cows and pairs
$5-10 higher. Receipts totaled 1188 head.
Goldthwaite Lambs, Goats
Sell Steady
Slaughter lambs and stock and slaughter goats all sold
steady on receipts of 3485 head.
Boxed Beef Values Continue
Decline
The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report on all
fed steers and heifers sold last week dropped another $1.47 to settle
at $127.68.
Most Junction Sheep, Goats
Steady, Kids Off
Most sheep and goats sold steady except lightweight
slaughter meat type kids $3-5 lower. Receipts totaled 4548 head.
Loose Ends
Letter To The Editor
Coming
Up...
July 4 —
The Livestock Weekly Office Will Be
Closed In Observance Of Independence Day. July
7 — Special Stocker and
Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason, Texas. July
10 — Annual Deep Creek True
F-1 Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas. July
10 — Special Stocker and
Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas.
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