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Feeder Lamb Supply Short, Prices Higher
Feeder lamb numbers remain short around the country. Neither
Goldthwaite nor Billings had enough to quote. Easter demand has been
filled, but ethnic demand for lightweight lambs continues, and many of
those lightweight lambs continue to move to kill floors.
Plains Feeders, Packers
Miles Apart On Money Through Midweek
Plains feedlots were holding out for $89-90 at midweek in
the face of bids ranging from $82 to $84 on the outside.
Texas Slaughter Goat Prices
Move Higher, Kill Increases
Texas slaughter goat prices moved to higher levels again
this week. Quotations were $3-10 higher, some sales fully $15 higher.
PLAINS
FEEDLOT SALES
RANGE
SALES
Brush Sculpturing Is
Key Part Of King Ranch Management Goal
Brush management is a critical part of any good livestock
and wildlife management program. That’s nowhere more evident than on
the 825,000-acre King Ranch. Brush management is so important, in
fact, that the ranch spends about a million dollars annually on brush
management alone.
TSCRA Marketing Panel
Includes Viewpoints On IBP-Tyson Verdict
An Alabama jury verdict in a class action lawsuit against
IBP earlier this year remains a hot topic of conversation in the
cattle industry.
Rival Cattlemen’s
Organization Leaders Debate Specific Issues
Governance, international markets, packers and
organizational funding were among the questions faced by Bill Bullard
of R-CALF USA and Terry Stokes of the National Cattlemen's Association
in a debate here earlier this year.
Feds Hope To Reach
Agreements Avoiding Shiner Habitat Ruling
A tiny fish has yet again raised its ugly head above the
waters of Lake Meredith in the Texas Panhandle.
Court Orders FWS To Decide
Prairie Dog Status By Fall
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have to decide by
October whether to list the white-tailed prairie dog as an officially
"endangered" species.
Expanded Summer
Promotions Intended To Move More Beef
December’s BSE incident has had little to no impact on
domestic consumer demand for beef, but the loss of export markets is
expected to lead to excess tonnage by summer.
Aussie "Golden
Fleece" Proves Some Wool Is Worth Much Money
A recent story on CNN covered the Australian wool bale that
was so valuable it was locked in a bank.
Luke Branquinho Makes Big
Strides At Red Bluff Rodeo
Steer wrestler Luke Branquinho of Los Alamos, Calif., has
spent the second half of the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour's winter series
trying to get in position to qualify for next month's Pace Picante
ProRodeo Chute-out at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
Nation’s Feeder Calf,
Yearling Trend Higher, Heavy Runs Ending
Feeder cattle and calves sold firm to $3 higher across the
country last week, the full advance on yearling feeders, especially in
the direct trade areas.
Slaughter Cattle Trading
Mixed; Higher In North, Slow In South
Northern direct slaughter cattle trading was moderately
active with live sales nearly $3 higher and dressed sales fully $6
higher. The bulk of the available Northern fed cattle were traded.
Trading in the Southern Plains was not well established, but a few
Friday morning sales were steady with the previous week.
Cattle On Feed Up
Slightly Nationwide In 1000-Head Lots
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter April 1 in feedlots
with a capacity of 1000 or more head totaled 10.75 million head,
slightly above last year but seven percent below two years ago.
Angelo Lambs, Feeder
Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder lambs sold firm to $5 higher this week, slaughter
lambs firm, slaughter ewes firm to $2 higher, kid goats and nannies
firm. Receipts totaled 9357 head, around 20 percent slaughter ewes, 15
percent slaughter lambs, 15 percent feeder lambs and 50 percent goats.
U.S. Meat Production 3.6%
Below A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week
was estimated at 831.5 million pounds, 2.4 percent more than a week
earlier and 3.6 percent less than a year ago. Cumulative meat
production for the year to date was down 4.8 percent at 12.9 billion
pounds.
San Saba Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steer and heifer calves sold $2-3 higher, steer
yearlings $4-5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $4-5 higher, stock
cattle steady. Receipts totaled 578 head. There was no sale in Mason
due to the Easter holiday.
Abilene Feeder Calf
Prices $1-2 Higher
Feeder steer and heifer calves sold $1-2 higher, yearlings
steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $2 lower, stock cows and
pairs steady. Receipts totaled 1261 head.
Goldthwaite Lambs Firm,
Goats Higher
Slaughter lambs sold steady to firm, feeder lambs scarce,
kid goats $10-15 higher, slaughter nannies firm. Receipts totaled 2277
head.
Billings Feeder Lambs
Scarce, Ewes Decline
Slaughter ewes sold $1-3 lower, lambs scarce. Receipts
totaled 730 head.
Most Comanche Cattle
Prices Termed Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $3 higher,
slaughter cows $3-5 higher, bulls $2-4 higher. Receipts totaled 541
head.
Coleman Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers sold $2-3 higher, heifers steady to $1 higher,
slaughter cows and bulls $3-5 higher, stock cows and pairs steady to
firm. Receipts totaled 1194 head.
Hamilton Sheep, Goats
Higher, Cattle Steady
Lambs sold $2-5 higher Monday, ewes $2-4 higher, kid goats
$4-10 higher, nannies steady. Receipts totaled 2153 head. Steers and
heifers sold steady Tuesday, slaughter cows $2-4 higher, bulls steady,
stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 308 head.
Most Brownwood Feeder
Cattle Steady To Off
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $4 lower, slaughter
cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 344 head.
Red Mountain Bull Sale
Averages $3537
The Red Mountain Genetics bull sale averaged $3537 per head
on 58 head.
Llano Feeder Steers,
Heifers Fully Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady, fleshy newcrops
under pressure, slaughter cows and bulls $2 higher. Receipts totaled
398 head.
Milano Feeder Steers,
Heifers Trend Lower
Steer calves sold $1-3 lower, yearlings steady to $2 lower,
heifers $1-3 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled
916 head.
Fredericksburg Lambs
Decline, Kids Higher
Feeder lambs sold $5-10 lower, slaughter lambs steady,
slaughter kids $3-5 higher, stock kids $5-10 higher. Receipts totaled
3492 head.
Boxed Beef Values At
Four-Month High
The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report on all
fed steers and heifers sold last week jumped up $7.27 to $147.36, the
highest since the BSE scare in December.
Colorado City Feeder
Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-3 higher, slaughter cows
and bulls $3-5 higher, stock cows and pairs $25-50 higher. Receipts
totaled 381 head.
Most Lampasas Cattle Prices
Called Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-3 higher, slaughter cows
$3-4 higher and bulls $2-3 higher. Receipts totaled 810 head.
Loose Ends
Letter To The Editor
Coming
Up...
April 22 —
Special Cow Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas.
April 24
— Wagon Wheel Ranch Quarter Horses’ Texas Size Blowout Sale,
Little Bear Arena, Lampasas, Texas. May
1 — Annual High Plains
Ranchers and Breeders Association Horse Sale, Cattleman’s Livestock,
Dalhart, Texas. May 1
— Special Horse Sale, Western Livestock Auction, Midland, Texas.
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