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Texas Feeder Lambs Move On Firm Side
Feeder lambs on most Texas markets were on the firm side
this week, some sales in San Angelo as much as $5 higher. Midwest
markets were $5 higher. Slaughter lambs were mostly steady.
Fed Cattle Bids, Asking
Prices Many Dollars Apart At Midweek
Plains feedlots and packers were far apart on money at
midweek, the latter bidding $85-86 and the former seeking $91-92.
Texas Meat Type Slaughter
Goat Price Trends Mixed This Week
Slaughter meat type goat prices were somewhat mixed this
week. Goldthwaite was $2-3 lower and Junction $1-2 lower, while San
Angelo prices were firm to $2 higher and Fredericksburg was firm.
PLAINS
FEEDLOT SALES
RANGE
SALES
Federals Work To Expand
Ban On Byproducts In Cattle Feed
The government is working on expanding its ban against
brains and spinal tissue in cattle feed to include food for dogs,
cats, pigs and poultry.
Economists Predict
U.S. May Soon Be Net Importer Of Food
After more than 40 years of exporting more meat, grains and
produce than it imports, the United States is on the brink of becoming
a net agricultural importer, two economists warn.
N.M. Congressman
Authors Bill To Speed Grazing Assessments
A New Mexico Congressman is introducing legislation to
restore and preserve grazing rights on public lands.
New Clover Produces
Favorable Gains With Moderate Stocking
Recent research shows Apache, a new arrowleaf clover
resistant to bean yellow mosaic virus, can provide cattle average
daily gains of nearly three pounds per day under moderate stocking
rates.
U.S. And Mexico Lock
Horns Again Over Beef Trade Issues
After years of cooperation with Mexican cattle producers on
a wide variety of trade issues, U.S. cattle producers have become
increasingly frustrated with recent initiatives by Mexico regarding
beef imports from this country.
E. Coli Detection
Improves, But New Challenges Await
In the wake of several years of "considerable
progress" in implementing food safety measures at packing plants,
the meat industry now must meet a new set of challenges, one of USDA's
top food-safety officials said at a scientific symposium last month.
House Ag Committee
Chairman To Speak At TCFA Convention
U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman of the U.S. House
Agriculture Committee, will be the luncheon keynote speaker at the
2003 annual convention of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association October
24-25 at the Amarillo Civic Center.
Judge Allows Antitrust
Claim Against Seed Firms To Proceed
The antitrust portion of a lawsuit accusing Monsanto and
some of its seed-marketing rivals of plotting to control genetically
modified corn and soybean prices should be allowed to go forward, a
federal judge has ruled.
Brucellosis Found In Cattle
Herd In Henderson County
Texas animal health officials were disappointed but not
surprised in September, when they detected a cattle herd infected with
brucellosis in Henderson County, breaking a 13-month stretch during
which no newly infected herds were detected in Texas.
Three Of Federals’
Wolves Said Dead
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials say three wolves
that were part of a government reintroduction program in New Mexico
and Arizona are dead.
TSCRA Fall Meet Set For
October 23-25
Beef producers will delve into the details of several
current issues during Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Association’s fall meeting here Oct. 23-25.
Feeder Cattle Steady,
Calves Mixed Across Nation Last Week
Yearling feeder cattle sold steady to firm across the
country last week. Thin weaned calves and large strings of fancy
calves in the Mountain states sold steady to $3 higher, but the calf
market was dominated by un-weaned, fleshy newcrops, and prices for
these types were steady to $4 lower.
Fed Cattle $1 Lower In
South, $1 Higher In Cornbelt Trading
Slaughter cattle in the South Plains were steady to $1 lower
last week while Cornbelt sales trended steady to $1 higher. Dressed
basis sales were steady.
Angelo Feeder Lambs
Higher, Cattle Lower
Feeder lambs sold firm to $2 higher this week, instances
$3-5 higher, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter ewes firm to $1 higher,
nannies firm, kids firm to $2 higher. Receipts totaled 7812 head,
around 25 percent slaughter ewes, 20 percent feeder lambs, five
percent slaughter lambs, and 50 percent goats.
Boxed Beef Values Lose
Another $3
The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report on all
fed steers and heifers sold last week declined $2.93 to $141.49.
Fredericksburg Lambs, Goats
On Firm Side
Feeder and slaughter lambs sold steady to firm, stock and
slaughter goats steady to firm. Receipts totaled 2389 head.
Harper/Ochs Hereford
Bulls Average $3133
The 20th annual Ochs Brothers bull sale and the 1st
annual Harper bull sale sold 114˝ Hereford bulls for an average of
$3133; 25 Angus bulls averaged $2560.
Billings Feeder Lamb
Prices Sharply Lower
Feeder lambs sold $2-5 lower, the full decline on weights
under 100 pounds, slaughter ewes $3 higher. Receipts totaled 5779
head.
Hamilton Kids, Lambs
Lower, Cattle Higher
Lambs, kids, nannies and ewes all sold steady on Monday.
Receipts totaled 1612 head. Sheep: lambs 40-60 lbs., $101-112, 60-80
lbs., $101-111, 80-100 lbs., $97-107, 100 lbs. and up $92-101; stock
ewes $75-120 per head, slaughter ewes $30-47.
San Saba Special Sale
Higher On Bred Heifers
Bred heifers sold $25-100 higher at a special replacement
cattle sale, bred cows strong, open heifers fully steady, pairs
active. Receipts totaled 2180 head.
Goldthwaite Lambs Firm,
Slaughter Goats Lower
Slaughter lambs sold steady to firm, stock goats steady,
slaughter goats $2-3 lower. Receipts totaled 1684 head.
Most
Fredericksburg Feeder Cattle Steady
Feeder heifers and steers were strong, cows and bulls $5
lower. Receipts totaled 1978 head.
Decatur Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-5 higher, stocker cows and
bred cows steady, slaughter cows and bulls lower. Receipts totaled
2398 head.
Brownwood Feeders Up On
Lights, Heavies Off
Lightweight feeder steers and heifers traded steady to $3
higher, steers and heifers over 600 pounds steady to $3 lower, packer
cows and bulls steady, stocker cows and pairs steady to $20 higher.
Receipts totaled 769 head.
Producers Offers 1300
Cattle Over Internet
Producers Internet Auction offered 1300 feeder cattle, all
from Florida for current through December delivery.
U.S. Meat Production 4.1%
Below A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week
was estimated at 903.2 million pounds, 3.7 percent less than a week
earlier and 4.1 percent less than a year ago. Cumulative meat
production for the year to date was down .4 percent at 34.26 billion
pounds.
Lampasas Feeders Steady,
Cows Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with some under 400
pounds $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $3-5 lower. Receipts
totaled 1388 head.
Llano Steers Steady,
Heifer Prices Lower
Feeder steers sold steady, heifers $1-2 lower, slaughter
cows and bulls under price pressure. Receipts totaled 466 head.
Comanche Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows steady
to $2 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Receipts totaled 509 head.
Abilene Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Lower
Feeder steers sold $1-2 lower, heifers $2-3 lower, slaughter
cows and bulls $1-2 lower, stock cows and pairs $10-20 higher.
Receipts totaled 1882 head.
Most Cuero Cattle Prices
Termed Lower
All represented classes of cattle sold lower, packer cows
and bulls $4-6 lower. Receipts totaled 2678.
Junction Sheep, Goats
Steady, Nannies Lower
Lambs sold steady to $3 higher, ewes $1-3 higher; Angoras
steady, Spanish nannies $1-2 lower, Spanish kids $1-2 lower. Receipts
totaled 2408 head.
Mason, San Saba Calves
Higher, Yearlings Off
Stock calves sold $2 higher last week in Mason and San Saba,
yearlings $1-2 lower, slaughter cows and bulls $3-6 lower, stock cows
and pairs $5-10 higher. Receipts totaled 2269 at the two sales.
Milano Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeders steers under 400 pounds sold steady to $2 higher,
heavier weights $2-4 lower, heifers under 400 pounds steady, heavier
weights $1-3 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $1 lower.
Receipts totaled 1494 head.
Most Colorado City Feeder
Cattle Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to stronger, pairs and
bred cows $10-20 per head lower, packer cows and bulls $2-4 lower.
Receipts totaled 757 head.
Domestic Wool Scarce,
Aussie Wool Declines
Domestic wool trading remains seasonally slow, primarily due
to limited supplies. Demand was moderate to good.
Coming
Up...
October 4
— Special Big Horned Sale, Hamilton
Commission Company, Hamilton, Texas. October
4 — Isa Bull Sale, Producers
Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas. October
6 — Stocker and Feeder Sale,
Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas.
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