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Feeder Lambs Steady,
Fats Show Strength
Feeder and fat lambs were about steady this week. The feeder
supply remains short and there is considerable competition from
killers, though lightweight slaughter lambs were $5-7 lower in some
areas.
Plains Feedlots Seek Steady To
Higher Market This Week
After losing a dollar or so in last week’s mildly disappointing fed
trade, Plains feedlots at midweek were seeking to hold the line or
even recover this go-round.
Texas Slaughter Goat Prices
Vary Widely By Weight Groups
Quoted price trends at the various meat goat markets around Texas
were mostly steady overall, some slightly higher. Comparing price by
weight bracket, some are as much as $20 lower to $10 higher. It
appears 70 pounds
is somewhere near the desirable maximum weight now.
RANGE
SALES
Judge In Oregon Overturns FWS
Program To De-List Some Wolves
A federal judge in Oregon this month overturned the government's
reclassification of wolves under the Endangered Species Act.
Environmental activists claim the ruling will lead to wolves in much
broader areas.
Sheepmen Upbeat And
Optimistic At Recent National Convention
“Working Together Works” was the theme of the recent joint
convention here for the American Sheep Industry and National Lamb
Feeders associations. John Ascuaga, owner and operator of the John
Ascuaga Nugget hotel, greeted fellow sheep producers during the
Friday luncheon by stressing the importance of unity.
Packer Ownership Only
Touchy Issue Among NCBA Resolutions
Jim Sinton of Shandon, Calif., objects to packer control and
ownership of cattle prior to slaughter.
Farm Bureau Testifies
Against Trans-Texas Corridor Project
The Texas Farm Bureau opposes the Trans-Texas Corridor, and the
organization is making its views known before the legislature.
Cattle Fax Says
Liquidation Has Ended, Volatility Remains
Herd expansion is underway, but volatility and uncertainty are sure
to remain throughout 2005.
TAMU Vet School
Receives Large Grant From Kleberg Foundation
The Center for Animal Biotechnology and Genomics at Texas A&M
University's College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded a $1
million research grant from the Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg
Foundation.
TSCRA Convention, School
Set For March 18-19 In Fort Worth
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association’s 11th
annual School for Successful Ranching is scheduled for March 18-19
here in conjunction with TSCRA’s 128th annual convention.
Ag Secretary Releases Budget;
Crop Subsidies To Be Reduced
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns last week
released details of the Bush administration’s 2006 agriculture
budget.
Japan’s Ruling Party Okays
Beef Age Plan
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has reportedly approved a
decision made last week by the country’s health and agriculture
ministries that could lead to resumed imports of U.S. beef.
Edinburg Feeder Cattle Too
Limited For Test
Feeder cattle were too limited for an adequate test, slaughter cows
and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 967 head.
New Nebraska Cattle
Producer Group Launched From Scratch
Within minutes of her husband making the announcement, Kim Abbott
stood at a table in the ballroom here with a fist full of money and
more cattlemen writing checks.
Senator Says Loophole May
Delay Canada Beef
U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., believes he may have found a loophole
to delay reopening the U.S. border to imports of Canadian cattle and
beef.
Nation’s Feeder Cattle Higher
Last Week Under Good Demand
Feeder and stocker steers and heifers sold steady to $2 higher
across the country last week with the exception of the Southeast,
which was uneven as the region continues to struggle with wet
conditions.
Fed Steers Heifer Prices
Lower Last Week In Direct Trade Areas
Slaughter steers and heifers sold $1 lower across the country last
week.
Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie
Wools Higher
Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was virtually at a standstill
last week under light to moderate demand.
Angelo Feeder Lambs, Steers, Heifers Firm
Feeder lambs sold firm this week, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter
ewes firm, kids firm to $3 higher and nannies steady. Receipts
totaled 7161 head, around 20 percent feeder lambs, 15 percent
slaughter lambs, 15 percent slaughter ewes and 50 percent goats.
Most Graham Yearlings Steady,
Calves Higher
Feeder steer calves sold $2-4 higher, yearlings steady, heifer
calves $2-5 higher, yearlings steady to firm, slaughter cows and
bulls $2-5 higher, stock cows and pairs $100-150 higher. Receipts
totaled 1435 head.
Salina Feeder Steer, Heifer
Yearlings Off
Feeder steers weighing 500-700 pounds were steady to $1 higher,
700-800 pounds $3-4 lower, 800-950 pounds $1 lower, heifers 400-650
pounds steady to $1 lower, 650-900 pounds $1-2 lower. Receipts
totaled 2665 head.
Emory Feeder Steers, Heifers
Sell Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady, slaughter cows $1-4
higher, bulls unevenly steady. Receipts totaled 930 head.
Milano Feeder Steers Mixed,
Heifers Steady
Feeder steer calves sold steady to $2 higher, yearlings $1-3 lower,
heifers steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled
521 head.
Cleburne Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-4 higher, slaughter cows and bulls
$2-4 higher. Receipts totaled 491 head.
Mason, San Saba Feeder
Steers, Heifers Mixed
Feeder steer and heifer yearlings sold steady last week in Mason and
San Saba, calves $3-5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $3 higher.
Receipts totaled 1637 head at the two sales.
Most Comanche Feeder Cattle
Prices Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows $1-3 higher,
bulls $2-4 higher. Receipts totaled 461 head.
Llano Feeder Cattle Market
Called Active
Feeder steers and heifers were active, slaughter cows and bulls
steady. Receipts totaled 174 head.
Tulia Feeder Steers, Heifers
Sell Higher
Feeder steers under 700 pounds sold steady to $3 higher, heavier
weights mostly steady, heifers steady to $2 higher. Receipts totaled
2799 head.
Abilene Feeder Steers
Higher, Heifers Firm
Feeder steers sold $1-4 higher, the greatest advance on weights
under 500 pounds, heifers steady to firm, slaughter cows and bulls
$1-2 higher, stock cows steady to $1 higher. Receipts totaled 955
head.
Haskell CalF Prices Steady,
Yearlings Off
Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady, yearlings $2-3 lower,
slaughter cows and bulls $2-4 higher. Receipts totaled 410 head.
Junction Sheep, Goat, Cattle
Prices Steady
All sheep and goats sold steady on Monday on receipts of 1209 head.
All cattle sold steady on a light run Tuesday.
Hamilton Sheep Higher,
Goats, Cattle Steady
Goats sold steady Monday, sheep higher. Receipts totaled 1695 head.
All cattle sold steady Tuesday on receipts of 456 head.
Brownwood Feeder Calf,
Yearling Prices Steady
Feeder steer and heifer calves and yearlings sold steady, slaughter
cows and bulls steady to $2 lower, stock cows steady. Receipts
totaled 290 head.
Bradley 3 Ranch Angus Sale
Averages $3312
The 2005 Bradley 3 Ranch sale offered 181 Angus breeding cattle that
averaged $3312 per head.
U.S. Meat Production .3% Below
A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was
estimated at 849 million pounds, .3 percent higher than a week
earlier and .3 percent less than a year ago. Cumulative meat
production for the year to date was down 4.5 percent at 5.12 million
pounds.
Lampasas Feeder Steer, Heifer
Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $3-6 higher, slaughter cows $3-5
higher. Receipts totaled 679 head.
Athens Feeder Steers Higher,
Heifers Down
Feeder steers sold $2-3 higher, heifers $2-3 lower, slaughter cows
$2-6 higher, bulls $3-7 higher. Receipts totaled 1017 head.
Goldthwaite Lambs Mixed, Goats
Steady
Feeder lambs sold steady, slaughter lambs $5-10 higher, lightweight
$5-7 lower, slaughter goats steady. Receipts totaled 1710 head.
Loose Ends
Letter To The
Editor
Coming
Up...
February 19 — Weaver Ranch Annual
Production Sale, at the ranch, Fort Collins, Colorado.
February 22-23 — Texas Farm & Ranch Wildlife Expo, Abilene, Texas.
February 23 — Special Cow Sale, Clovis Livestock Auction, Clovis,
New Mexico.
February 25 — Special Replacement Cow Sale, Big Spring Livestock
Auction, Big Spring, Texas.
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