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Slaughter Goat Prices Quoted
Steady Again On Most Markets
Meat type slaughter goats held steady again on most markets.
Exceptions were New Holland, Pennsylvania, where the trend ranged
from steady to $10 lower, and San Angelo, which called lesser
quality kids $5-10 lower.
Plains Feedlots And Packers
$6 Apart On Price At Midweek
Plains feedlots were seeking $91 on fed cattle at midweek against
bids of $85. Trade came early week, but at a disappointing
$88-88.50.
Fat
Lambs Up, Feeders Sell Steady To Weak
Feeder lambs were steady to weak in
most areas this week, fats steady to several dollars higher.
Goldthwaite called lightweight fats $3-5 higher, Fredericksburg
heavyweights $2-3 higher, and New Holland, Pennsylvania reported
fats generally steady to $4 higher.
RANGE
SALES
Charles Ray Pfluger Has
Stuck
With Angora Goats For 55 Years
Charles Ray Pfluger started his ranching career in 1952 with 200
head of Angora nannies, and some 55 years later he’s still going
strong in the Angora goat business.
Cattle Prices Holding
Together
Despite Record Large Supplies
The cattle and beef markets have held up remarkably well despite an
increase in slaughter cattle and an overall increase in beef
production.
Pollster Gives
Cattlemen View
Of Upcoming Election Process
If the Congressional elections were to be held today, says a
political pollster, the Democrats might well win both the House and
the Senate.
Cattlemen Warned About
Texas’
Upcoming Business Margin Tax
After hearing a review of the state's new gross margin tax, a Texas
Panhandle cattleman is calling for a state income tax.
Angelo
Lambs Soft, Ditto Feeder Cattle
Slaughter lambs were weak, slaughter ewes steady and feeder lambs weak,
nannies firm, kids $5-10 lower with the greatest decline on lower
quality offerings. Two day receipts totaled 9339 head.
Crockett Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices
Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls
steady. Receipts totaled 1536 head.
Most Pleasanton Steer, Heifer Prices
Higher
Feeder steers were $2-7 higher, instances $10 higher, heifers $5-10
higher, slaughter cows $2-4 higher, bulls $5 higher. Receipts
totaled 939 head.
Fredericksburg Sheep, Goat Prices Steady
Stocker and feeder lambs were steady
on a light test, light slaughter lambs steady, heavyweights $2-3
higher, stocker, feeder and slaughter goats steady. Receipts totaled
3358 head.
Milano Feeder Calf Prices Mostly Steady
Feeder steers and heifers under 500 pounds were mostly steady, over
500 pounds steady to $2 lower. Receipts totaled 600 head.
Wyoming Disputes Feds’
View Of Wolf Program
The federal government's analysis of Wyoming's request to take over
management of its gray wolves is flawed, according to a state game
official.
Meat
Imports Total 28.6% Below Year Ago
Imported meat and poultry passed for
entry into the United States the week ending September 2 totaled
25,426 metric tons or 28.6 percent below last year’s figure for the
same period of 35,637. Fresh beef was off 37.3 percent at 14,387,
lamb and mutton down 19.8 percent at 878. The following figures are
in metric tons.
Graham Feeder Cattle Prices Trend Lower
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $3-5 lower, over 500 pounds $1-4
lower, heifers $2-5 lower, slaughter cows and bulls $2-3 higher,
replacement cows $50 higher on a light test, cow-calf pairs
untested. Receipts totaled 588 head.
South African Mohair Prices
Termed Softer
South Africa’s fourth winter Cape
mohair sale last week was softer despite the stabilizing effect of
the country’s currency decline. The South African rand has declined
by 14 percent since the start of the marketing year, helping bolster
export demand.
U.S. Meat Production 3.8%
Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under
federal inspection last week was estimated at 927.2 million pounds,
.7 percent lower than the previous week and 2.4 percent higher than
a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was up
3.8 percent.
Nevada Conservation
Easement
Is Part Of Federal-State Plan
Eight years after the original proposal to preserve the old Hussman
Ranch, the check has cleared and the first conservation easement
under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act is in place.
Most
Beeville Feeder Cattle Steady To Off
Feeder steers were steady to instances $4 lower, heifers weak to $4
lower, slaughter cows steady, bulls firm. Receipts totaled 652 head.
Some Goldthwaite Fat Lambs $3-5
Higher
Light slaughter lambs were $3-5 higher, heavyweights untested,
stocker and feeder goats steady, slaughter goats steady. Receipts
totaled 2291 head.
Abilene Calves Higher, Heavier Weights
Lower
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $2-4 higher, over 500 pounds
steady to firm, heifers under 500 pounds $2-5 higher, over 500
pounds $1 lower, slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 higher, replacement
cows $100 higher. Receipts totaled 1230 head.
Navasota Feeder Cattle Steady To $3
Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to $3 lower, slaughter cows
and bulls untested because of the large run of feeder calves.
Receipts totaled 2559 head.
Coleman Feeder Cattle Sell Steady To Higher
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $1-3 higher, over 500 pounds
steady to $1 higher, heifers $2-3 higher, slaughter cows $1 lower,
bulls steady, replacement cows and cow-calf pairs steady to $150
lower. Receipts totaled 1301 head.
Dalhart Light Feeder Cattle Prices Steady
Feeder steers and heifers under 500 pounds were steady to firm, over
550 pounds $2-4 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts
totaled 1155 head.
Lampasas Feeder Cattle Prices Steady To Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to instances $1-2 lower,
slaughter cows steady, bulls $1-2 lower on a light test. Receipts
totaled 719 head.
Lockhart Feeder Cattle Prices Mostly Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to instances $1-2 higher,
slaughter cows $1-2 higher, bulls steady. Receipts totaled 817 head.
Hamilton Lambs Steady, Cattle Mostly
Steady
Lambs, kids and nannies all sold steady Monday, ewes $5 higher.
Sheep and goat receipts totaled 1366 head.
Statewide Range, Crop
Roundup
Reports Some Tough Conditions
Two weak cool fronts that drifted across Texas recently brought relief to
drouth-burdened areas. But regions of the state still suffer from
months of lower than average rainfall amounts, said Texas
Cooperative Extension officials.
Farm Bureau Endorses
Statewide Candidates
The Texas Farm Bureau Friends of Agriculture Fund has endorsed
incumbent Gov. Rick Perry, the Republican candidate for the
governorship of Texas.
Nacogdoches Feeder Cattle $8-10 Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were $8-10 lower, instances to $12 lower,
slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1359 head.
Boxed Beef Values Up On Most Grades, Cuts
The national comprehensive boxed
beef cutout report on all fed steers and heifers sold last was up
$1.16 to finish the week at $141.08. A year ago the comprehensive
value was $136.81.
Junction Kid Goat Prices Said Steady
Kid goats were steady, other sheep and goat price trends unreported
on receipts of 3312 head.
Athens
Feeder Cattle Prices Mostly Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-3 lower, slaughter cows and bulls
$1-2 higher. Receipts totaled 1803 head.
Texas Cattle
Feeders Select
Don McCasland To Be Chairman
The Texas Cattle Feeders Association, during its 2006 annual
Convention in Amarillo, named the officers and directors who will
lead the group for the coming year.
Tulia Feeder Cattle Prices Mostly Lower
Feeder steers under 700 pounds were $3-6 lower, over 700 pounds $2
lower, heifers steady to $2 lower, slaughter cows steady to $3
higher, bulls $3-5 higher on a light test. Receipts totaled 1949
head.
Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie Prices Firm
Domestic wool trading was slow last
week under low demand in the off-season. Steady prices were reported
on 400,000 pounds sold on a clean basis.
Fredericksburg Steer Prices Decline
$3-5
Feeder steers were $3-5 lower, most heifers $2-3 lower, slaughter
cows and bulls $1 higher. Receipts totaled 1507 head.
Isa Bull
Sale Averages $2597 On 183 Offerings
Isa Cattle Company’s recent 45th bull sale offered 183 Beefmaster and
Charolais bulls that averaged $2597 overall and $3050 for the top
100 head. Buyers were from nine states.
Three Rivers Feeder Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder steers were $3 higher, heifers $3-6 higher, slaughter cows
firm to $5 higher, bulls firm. Receipts totaled 1196 head.
Nation’s Feeder Cattle Prices
Trended $2-5 Lower Last Week
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-5 lower across the country last
week. It was the fifth consecutive week of downturns, and some
calves lost $20-25 during the slide.
Most Mason, San Saba Feeder Cattle Lower
Lightweight feeder steers and heifers were steady in San Saba and
Mason, heavier weights $2-4 lower, fleshy and plainer calves $3-5
lower, slaughter cows and bulls $2 higher. Receipts totaled 1847
head at the two sales.
U.S.
Meat Imports Under Tariff
Rate Quotas Down From Last Year
According to recent data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as of
September 25, U.S. imports of beef subject to a tariff rate quota
equaled 593,164 metric tons. This was 13.7 percent less than the
same period a year ago.
Continuing Severe Drouth May
Delay Restocking Of Rangeland
The rain in mid-September and recent showers provide some hope, but
the Southwest Texas region remains very dry and forecasts of rain do
not appear very optimistic.
Mohair LDP Rate Holds Steady
As of Wednesday, the USDA loan deficiency payment for mohair
remained at 88 cents per pound.
Loose Ends
Hindsights
Coming Up...
October 21
— Replacement Female Sale, Pearsall Livestock Auction, Pearsall,
Texas.
October 23
— Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason,
Texas.
October 25
— Special Catalog Horse Sale, Speer Horse Company, Talpa, Texas.
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