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Slaughter Lamb Prices Mixed, Feeders Scarce
Feeder lamb numbers were limited again, and packers
frequently took what was available to meet the seasonal demand for
lightweight carcasses. Fat lambs were very uneven with Midwest markets
as much as $6 lower and San Angelo weak to $2 lower, while the
Fredericksburg market was $5-10 higher.
Plains Feedlots Asking
$96-97, Packers Offering $91-92 Bids
Plains fed cattle trade was quiet at midweek once again,
packers bidding $91-92 and feedlots asking $96-97. Observers
speculated that a late-week market might develop at $94-95.
Texas Slaughter Meat Type
Kid Goats Find Much Higher Market
Slaughter kid goats found much higher prices this week at
most Texas auctions. Hamilton was $3-5 higher on Monday and Junction
was $5-10 up. On Tuesday, San Angelo was firm to $5 up and
Fredericksburg $5-7 higher.
PLAINS
FEEDLOT SALES
RANGE
SALES
Christmas Carriage Business
Something Owner Was Drawn To
The temperature is in the 20s as Dayson Miller hooks the
harness to Sarge, a big black Percheron.
GLO, Rio Nuevo Water
Project Facing 90-Day Comment Period
It’s been more than a week since West Texans spoke their
minds about a possible lease venture between the Texas General Land
Office and Rio Nuevo, a private water marketing entity headquartered
in Midland.
Minnesota Beef Rep
Promotes Irradiation For Food Safety
Ron Eustice may have been preaching to the choir, but preach
he did at the Wyoming Stock Growers and Wool Growers associations'
convention this month.
WaterTexas Advances
Water Plan For Central Texas Growth Area
"Go east, young men, go east."
That’s what Central Texas residents are saying with regard to the
preferred growth pattern for the already overpopulated area along
Interstate 35 in Williamson and Travis counties. It would be simpler
for everyone, many believe, if developers stayed out of the hills to
the west and away from the environmentally sensitive recharge zone for
the Edwards aquifer.
Wyoming Cattlemen
Consider ID Program During Annual Meeting
Individual animal identification is not a new concept, says
Phillip Ellis, a Chugwater, Wyo., rancher and president of the Wyoming
Stock Growers Association.
Rancher’s RICO Suit
Delayed As Defendant List Amended
A racketeering trial brought by a Wyoming rancher against
federal personnel has been postponed after new evidence surfaced
during the discovery phase of the case.
MPR Due to Expire Oct.
2004, Producers Asked To Comment
Originally mandated by Congress in 1999, mandatory price
reporting — because of a sunset provision — is due to expire in
October 2004 unless reauthorized.
Kansas Cattlemen Hope
Canada Cattle Issue Can Be Leveraged
Any decision to reopen the U.S. border to Canadian cattle
should be based on science and not on trade politics, even though the
ban has been an economic boon to U.S. cattlemen, an official of a
Kansas livestock group said last Thursday.
Ag Is Stumbling
Block For U.S.-Aussie Trade
Farm exports remain the major stumbling block in efforts to
finalize a U.S.-Australia free trade deal, Australia's trade minister
said.
Feeder Cattle Suffer
Sharp Drop In Prices Most Places Last Week
Feeder cattle and calves sold $2-5 lower last week,
instances as much as $8-10 lower on both calves and yearlings.
Fed Cattle Prices Much
Lower Across The Country Last Week
Slaughter cattle sold $3-4 lower in High Plains direct
trading last week, Northern feedlots $5-7 lower with dressed sales at
the full decline.
Angelo Lambs Mixed, Goats
Up, Cattle Off
Feeder lambs were not well tested this week, slaughter lambs
over 90 pounds weak to $2 lower, under 90 pounds $2-5 higher and
slaughter ewes weak to $3 lower; nanny goats were firm, kids firm to
$5 higher. Receipts totaled 8039 head, around 20 percent slaughter
lambs, 15 percent slaughter ewes, five percent feeder lambs and 60
percent goats.
Milano Cattle Price
Called Mostly Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, slaughter cows
and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 577 head.
Fredericksburg Lambs,
Goats To Kill Higher
Feeder lambs sold steady to weak on a light test, slaughter
lambs $5-10 higher, slaughter goats $5-7 higher. Receipts totaled 2042
head.
Steers And Heifers $1
Higher In Angelo Special Sale Monday
Steers and heifers were $1 higher Monday in the year’s
eighth and final special feeder cattle sale at Producers Livestock
Auction.
Llano Feeder Steer, Heifer
Prices Firm
Feeder steers and heifers sold firm, slaughter cows and
bulls steady. Receipts totaled 413 head.
Abilene Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 lower, slaughter cows
and bulls steady, stock cows $10-20 lower. Receipts totaled 923 head.
Total 2003 Livestock
Exports Off Sharply
Total livestock exports to Mexico through Texas ports for
the year to date through December 16 were down 66 percent to 333,297
head.
Hamilton Lambs, Goats
Higher, Cattle Steady
Slaughter kid goats sold $3-5 higher Monday, nannies $1-4
higher, lambs $3-8 higher and ewes steady. Receipts totaled 2657 head.
All cattle classes sold steady Tuesday on receipts of 707 head.
U.S. Meat Production .8%
Below A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week
was estimated at 896.5 million pounds, .7 percent more than a week
earlier and .8 percent less than a year ago. Cumulative meat
production for the year to date was down 1.3 percent at 43.98 billion
pounds.
Most Mason, San Saba
Yearlings Sell Steady
Feeder steer and heifer yearlings sold steady to strong last
week in Mason and San Saba, heifer calves $2 lower, slaughter cows and
bulls $1-3 lower, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 5027
head at the two sales.
Kansas Direct Feeder
Cattle Prices Lower
Feeder steers sold $1-3 lower, heifers $1-2 lower. The
weather was cold with traces to eight inches of snow. Sales were
confirmed on 5234 head.
San Saba Special Cow
Sale Prices Strong
Cows with calves, bred cows and heifers sold strong at a
special replacement cattle sale, some bred cows and heifers $25-50
higher. Receipts totaled 3230 head.
Boxed Beef Values Lose
$4.29 Last Week
The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report on all
fed steers and heifers sold last week dropped $4.29 to $147.05, a
10-week low and $24.59 below the high point of October 17. Major cuts
took the most losses.
Commercial Angus Sale
Females Average $976
A total of 1121 commercial Angus females from five ranches
averaged $976 per head in the Profit Proven replacement sale. The five
Kansas ranches were Giles Ranch, Clark County; XIT Ranch, Meade and
Seward counties; Irsik Ranch, Finney County; Mule Creek Ranch,
Comanche County; and Merrill Ranch, Comanche County.
Lampasas Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Decline
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 lower, slaughter cows
$2-4 lower, bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 1421 head.
Lightweight Lambs Up In
Goldthwaite
Slaughter lambs sold steady except lightweights $5-7 higher,
slaughter goats steady. Receipts totaled 2550 head.
Lone Star Angus Bulls
Average $2205 Per Head
Decatur Feeder Steers,
Heifers Called Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and
bulls steady to $5 higher, stock cows and pairs steady to higher.
Receipts totaled 1285 head.
Comanche Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-3 lower, slaughter cows
steady, bulls $2-4 higher. Receipts totaled 416 head.
Colorado City Feeder
Steers, Heifers Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1 lower, slaughter
cows and bulls $3-5 lower, bred stock cows $20 higher, pairs steady.
Receipts totaled 390 head.
Most Junction Sheep, Goats
Steady, Kids Up
Most sheep and goats sold steady, except meat type kids
$5-10 higher. Receipts totaled 1213 head.
Domestic Lamb Wool Firm,
Aussie Wool Lower, Texas Mohair Steady
Wool trading remained slow across the U.S. last week. Demand
was moderate with an increased interest and firm undertone on lamb
wool, especially that longer than two inches.
Loose Ends
Coming
Up...
December 17 —
All Breed Bull Sale and Select Female Offering, Gainesville Livestock
Market Inc., Gainesville, Texas. December
18 — Last Issue of Livestock
Weekly For 2003. December 18
— Winter Special Catalog Horse Sale,
Rio Grande Classic Livestock Auction, El Paso, Texas.
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