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Feeder Lambs Lower, Killer Lambs Mixed
Feeder lambs on Texas markets were around $5-10 lower this
week. Slaughter lambs were mostly steady on the normal weights, but
lightweights were mixed.
Plains Fed Cattle Movement
Significant At Lower Prices
Plains feedlots generally resisted lower bids last week, but
they didn’t sell many cattle doing it, and this week the resistance
crumbled.
Slaughter Goat Price Trends
Mixed Across Texas This Week
Price trends on slaughter kid goats were highly uneven this
week. Goldthwaite was $10-15 higher, Hamilton and Fredericksburg $5-10
higher, and San Angelo $5-10 lower. A lot of that drastic change is
just getting back in line with prevailing general trends, whatever
they might be.
PLAINS
FEEDLOT SALES
RANGE
SALES
Old School Wool Buyer
Has Seen A Few Changes In Wool Business
When Richard Whitlock started in the wool business back in
1955, stick whittling was an art a wool buyer had to master if he ever
expected to get much wool bought. Whitlock became a pretty good stick
whittler.
Kinney County
Another Field Of Battle In Texas Water War
Anyone who thinks water issues are restricted to the Texas
Panhandle or parts of far West Texas in and around Hudspeth County
probably hasn’t spent much time in the little Southwest Texas town
of Brackettville. The people here are so at odds over water that
neighbors no longer speak to each other. They pass in the grocery
story without even exchanging greetings.
Canadian Cattle
Group’s Leader Offers His Views On BSE Issue
Dennis Laycraft of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association says
people will always remember where they were on certain dates in their
lives.
Marlin Man Wins 2003 Rural
Heroism Award
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs announced Monday
that Jason Beckendorf of Marlin is the recipient of the Texas
Department of Agriculture 2003 Rural Heroism Award. The announcement
was made at the Texas Safety Association’s annual conference in San
Antonio.
Clinic Applies Energy
Therapy To Treat Horses With "Issues"
Standing in the dusty arena of the West Texas A&M
University Equine Center, the horse begins to droop his head as Lynn
Davis places her hands on the animal, until finally relaxed, the head
drops almost between the horse’s knees.
BSE Leading Issue In
Debate Between Cattle Organizations
The U.S. cattle industry is torn on a number of issues.
Perhaps nowhere was that more apparent than earlier this year when the
heads of two disparate livestock organizations debated each other here
on the plains of Colorado.
CattleFax Spokesman
Reviews "Absolutely Incredible" Year
"It's been an interesting 12 months," says Randy
Blach with CattleFax. "It's been absolutely incredible."
Critique Says Forest
Service Mishandling Impounded Cattle
Joe Delk of the New Mexico Livestock Board says the Forest
Service personnel involved in the impoundment of Kit Laney's cattle,
including the Forest Service's contractor, are not sufficiently
capable of handling and caring for the animals in a manner that
prevents injury or death.
Economist Recommends
Managing Risk For Certain Commodities
Price bids for most major agricultural commodities continue
to improve and the market outlook appears encouraging, but markets
could weaken.
Patterson Rules No
Vacancy In Smith County Land Case
Jerry Patterson, Commissioner of the Texas General Land
Office, ruled Tuesday that no vacancy exists in a 992-acre disputed
area near the Sand Flat and Red Springs communities of Smith County.
Nation’s Feeder Calf,
Yearling Prices Mostly Higher Last Week
Feeder cattle sold steady to $2 higher last week, stocker
calves steady to $4 higher.
Fed Cattle Movement
Sluggish Most Places At Steady Prices
Slaughter cattle trades were light across the country last
week, the bulk of the trades in the north at steady money. Limited
sales were noted in the south on Friday at $1 lower prices.
Cattle On Feed Up 4
Percent Nationwide In 1000-Head Lots
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter March 1 in feedlots
with a capacity of 1000 or more head totaled 10.98 million head, four
percent above last year but five percent below two years ago.
Angelo Lambs, Kids Lower,
Cattle Firm
Feeder lambs sold $5 to mostly $10 lower on Tuesday,
slaughter lambs under 90 pounds $5-10 lower, heavier weights weak,
slaughter ewes steady; kid goats were $5-10 lower and nannies steady.
Receipts totaled 10,096 head, around 40 percent feeder lambs, 20
percent slaughter lambs, 10 percent slaughter ewes and 30 percent
goats. This was the first special spring lamb sale of the season.
Domestic Wool, Mohair
Trading Slow, Australian Wool Higher
Trading on domestic wool was slow to moderate last week,
demand moderate to good. Spring shearing continues to be interrupted
in the Midwest states and Texas by rain and muddy conditions. Western
and Mountain states enjoyed excellent shearing weather, and most
shearing is ahead of schedule. Wool quality and condition is improved
from the last several years of drouth, and seller expectations of new
wool prices are limiting sales in some areas.
Comanche Feeder Calf,
Yearling Trade Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $3-4 higher, slaughter cows
$2-3 higher, bulls $3-5 higher. Receipts totaled 852 head.
Fredericksburg Feeder
Cattle Prices Strong
Feeder steers and heifers sold strong, slaughter cows and
bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 928 head.
Mexican Cattle Imports Down
5%, Exports Nil
Feeder cattle imports from Mexico through the week ending
March 20 totaled 253,934 head, down five percent from last year.
Junction Sheep, Most Goat
Prices Steady
Sheep classes sold steady, slaughter meat type kids, nannies
and billies steady, stock nannies $5-10 higher, Angora nannies $1-3
higher, kids steady. Receipts totaled 1844 head.
Most Brownwood Steer,
Heifer Yearlings Hold
Feeder steer and heifer yearlings sold steady, steer calves
$3 higher, heifers steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $2
higher, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 391 head.
Hamilton Kid, Lambs
Higher, Cattle Steady
Slaughter kids and lambs sold higher on Monday, nannies and
ewes steady. Receipts totaled 3159 head. All classes of cattle sold
steady Tuesday on receipts of 315 head.
February Pork Output
Reaches Record High
Commercial red meat production for the United States in
February was down three percent from last year at 3.4 billion pounds.
Pork production set a record high for February.
Llano Feeder Steers,
Heifers Move Higher
Feeder steer and heifer yearlings sold steady to $2 higher,
steer calves $4-6 higher, heifers $2-4 higher, slaughter cows and
bulls steady. Receipts totaled 286 head.
Milano Feeder Weights
Higher, Calves Steady
Steer and heifer calves sold steady, steer yearlings $1-2
higher, heifers firm to $1 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady.
Receipts totaled 438 head.
Most Abilene Cattle
Prices Called Higher
Feeder steer and heifer calves sold $1-2 higher, yearlings
steady to firm, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 higher, stock cows and
pairs $20-40 higher. Receipts totaled 889 head.
Fredericksburg Goats,
Lightweight Lambs Up
Feeder lambs sold $5-7 lower, slaughter lambs steady except
lightweights $5-10 higher, slaughter goats $5-10 higher. Receipts
totaled 3385 head.
Boxed Beef Values Move
Upward $2.40
Boxed beef values moved up $2.40 last week to $137.91, the
fourth consecutive weekly advance and the highest level since January.
Price advances were in the lower quality categories and the higher
priced cuts.
Goldthwaite Lambs Mixed,
Goats Higher
Feeder lambs were scarce and steady, slaughter lambs steady
except lightweights $5-10 higher, stock goats steady to firm,
slaughter goats $10-15 higher. Receipts totaled 2426 head.
Mason, San Saba Calf,
Yearling Trend Strong
Feeder steer and heifer calves and yearlings sold steady to
strong last week, slaughter cows and bulls steady, stock cows and
pairs $25-50 higher. Receipts totaled 607 head at the two sales.
Lampasas Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers sold steady to $1 higher, heifers $2-3 higher,
slaughter cows $2-3 lower, bulls steady. Receipts totaled 502 head.
U.S. Meat Production 2.3%
Below A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week
was estimated at 854.1 million pounds, .9 percent less than a week
earlier and 2.3 percent less than a year ago. Cumulative meat
production for the year to date was down five percent at 9.6 billion
pounds.
Red Meat Supplies Down
4%, Poultry Down 13%
Total red meat supplies in freezers on February 29 were down
four percent from last year at 934.7 million pounds. Total frozen
poultry supplies were down 13 percent at 1.02 billion pounds.
Coleman Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 higher,
slaughter cows $2-3 higher, bulls $2 lower, stock cows and pairs
steady to firm. Receipts totaled 1079 head.
Colorado City Feeder
Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder steer and heifer calves were $2-4 higher, yearlings
steady to $1 higher, slaughter cows steady to $1 lower, bulls steady,
stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 414 head.
Loose Ends
Letter To The Editor
Coming
Up...
March 27 —
Fritz Charolais Bull Sale, Gillespie Livestock, Fredericksburg, Texas.
March 27
— Cattlemen’s Select Spring Replacement Female Sale, Caldwell
Livestock Commission, Caldwell, Texas. March
27 — BBU’s National E6
Beefmaster Replacement Female Sale, Columbus Livestock Co. Inc.,
Columbus, Texas.
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