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Lighter
Lambs Steady To $2 Up, Heavies Lower
San Angelo’s market on both feeder
and fat lambs favored lighter weights with steady to $2 higher bids
on those while heavy lambs were steady to two dollars off. Slaughter
ewe markets were mixed, Angelo calling the market firm to $2 higher.
Slaughter Goat Prices
Uneven,
Ranging From Weak To $10 Higher
Slaughter goat prices were uneven this week, selling steady to weak
at Fredericksburg, firm to $4 higher at San Angelo and $8-10 higher
at New Holland, Pennsylvania.
Plains Fed Cattle Trade
Lower,
Panhandle Quiet Through Midweek
The fed cattle trade was looking none too shiny at midweek. A few
thousand head had moved in Nebraska, Colorado and Iowa at $84-85.50
live and mostly $134 dressed. The short end of that would be about
$2 off last week’s going price, which in itself was down a couple of
dollars from the week before.
RANGE
SALES
Future Takings Cases
Will Hinge
On The Ownership Of Groundwater
Who owns the groundwater? That’s one of the most frequently asked
questions in water circles today. Everyone has an opinion, and those
opinions often line parties up on opposite sides of the courtroom,
particularly when one of the parties has land within a groundwater
district.
Hill Country Rancher Offers
His View Of Ranching History
Robin Giles is the third generation to ranch some of the many hills
between Comfort and Fredericksburg. With every passing day, though,
he’s becoming more of a rarity in these hills, in that he and his
family continue to make their living strictly from the land.
Reenactment Leads
Participant
To Study Life Of John Colter
It was just below the bluffs, across the soybean field, where Lewis
and Clark and their Corps of Discovery camped a little more than two
centuries ago along the banks of the Missouri river.
CAB VP Says Quality Beef
Supply
Shrinking Even As Weights Rise
Larry Corah is looking for good cattle but is having more and more
difficulty finding them.
Arrington Rocking
Chair Ranch
A Blend Of Tradition, New Ways
"We've been branding the Rocking Chair since 1882," Bill Arrington,
73, says as the cowboys flip the branding table on its side,
vaccinate, castrate and brand the black baldy that's bawling for his
mother.
Jump In
Corn Demand For Ethanol
Drives Grain Market Improvement
Grain markets are showing a significant improvement since USDA's
October 12 supply/demand report lowered the estimate of corn acres
for harvest by 794,000 and reduced average yield slightly. Average
yield was reduced an additional 2.3 bushels per acre in the November
9 supply/demand report, dropping the production estimate by an
additional 16 million bushels.
U.S. “Consumer”
Activist Makes
Anti-Beef Accusations In Japan
U.S. beef could face a setback in regaining favor among Japanese
consumers after speeches by consumer activist Felicia Nestor in
Osaka last Wednesday and here three days later.
East Texas Marks
100th Birthday
Where Extension Got Its Start
Many things change in a century, but human nature, especially the
nature of kids, stays the same, said a Texas Cooperative Extension
expert.
Fredericksburg Lambs Sell Steady To
Weak
Feeder lambs were steady to weak, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter
goats steady to weak. Receipts totaled 3448 head.
San Angelo Feeder Cattle $2-4 Lower
Slaughter lambs under 90 pounds were firm, over 90 pounds weak to $2
lower, slaughter ewes firm to $2 higher, feeder lambs under 70
pounds steady and over 70 pounds weak to $2 lower, kid goats firm to
$4 higher, nannies firm to $2 higher. Receipts totaled 8516 head.
Most Abilene Feeder Cattle Prices Lower
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $2-5 lower, over 500 pounds
steady to $2 lower, heifers under 500 pounds steady, over 500 pounds
$1-3 lower, slaughter cows $1-2 lower, bulls steady, replacement
cows $50-100 lower, cow-calf pairs untested. Receipts totaled 1592
head.
Wool LDP Declines, Mohair Rate
Steady
As of Wednesday, the USDA loan deficiency payment for wool dropped
three cents to 23 cents per pound.
Lometa Sheep, Goat Receipts 1156 Head
No price comparisons were available on sheep and goat receipts of
1156 head.
Fredericksburg Feeder Cattle Prices Off $1-2
Feeder steers were $1-3 lower, heifers $1-3 lower, slaughter cows
and bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 1836 head.
Junction Kid Goat Prices Hold Steady
Kid goats were steady, other sheep and goat price trends unreported
on receipts of 3371 head.
Dalhart Light Feeder Cattle Decline $6-10
Feeder steers and heifers under 600 pounds were $6-10 lower, some
heifers $12 lower, over 600 pounds $5-6 lower, slaughter cows and
bulls steady to $1 lower. Receipts totaled 2068 head.
Most Brownwood Feeder Cattle $2-4 Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-4 lower, slaughter cows and bulls
steady, replacement cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 463
head.
Lockhart Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Off
$2-4
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-4 lower, slaughter cows steady,
bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 877 head.
Milano Feeder Cattle Mostly $2-4 Lower
Feeder steers were mostly $2-4 lower, slaughter cows and bulls
steady. Receipts totaled 848 head.
Meat
Imports Remain 17.9% Below Last Year
Imported meat totaled 25,486 metric
tons for the week ending September 23, 17.9 percent below the same
period last year. All the following figures are in metric tons.
Three Rivers Cattle Receipts Total 1792
No price comparison was available due to the reporter's absence last
week. Receipts totaled 1792 head.
Most Lampasas Feeder Cattle $2-5 Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-5 lower, slaughter cows and bulls
$1-3 lower. Receipts totaled 976 head.
Australian Wool Price Rally Trickles Down
Domestic wool trading remained in
off-season mode last week, but increased demand from Down Under is
helping U.S. prices in addition to some buyers willing to purchase
carryover wool clips from 2004, 2005 and 2006. Sales were reported
on 158,000 pounds.
Tulia Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Lower
eeder steers were $7-10 lower except medium and large No. 1 700-800
pounders mostly $1 lower, heifers $6-8 lower, slaughter cows steady
to $3 lower, bulls untested. Receipts totaled 2820 head.
Graham Feeder Steer Prices Trend Lower
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were steady to $2 lower, over 500
pounds $1-3 lower, heifers under 500 pounds steady to firm, over 500
pounds $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 lower, replacement
cows $150 higher, cow-calf pairs untested. Receipts totaled 1341
head.
Coleman Feeder Cattle Prices Mostly Lower
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were steady to $3 lower, over 600
pounds $2 lower, heifers $3-5 lower, yearlings $3-7 lower, slaughter
cows and bulls $2-3 lower, replacement cows and cow-calf pairs $50
lower. Receipts totaled 1879 head.
Nacogdoches Feeder Cattle $1-2 Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were $1-2 lower, slaughter cows steady to
$2 higher, bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1752 head.
Beeville Feeder Steer Prices $3-7 Higher
Feeder steers were $3-7 higher, heifers steady to instances $3
higher, slaughter cows weak, bulls firm on a light test. Receipts
totaled 847 head.
Most Navasota Feeder Cattle Prices
Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were steady on receipts of 2563 head.
Nation’s Feeder Cattle Prices
Mostly $5-10 Lower Last Week
Feeder steer and heifer calves sold $5-10 lower across the country
last week, many auction markets reporting declines of $12-17. A
light test of yearling feeders traded $2-5 lower.
Most Goldthwaite Goat And Sheep
Prices Off
Stock and feeder lambs were untested, lightweight slaughter lambs
$3-5 lower, heavyweights steady, all classes of goats $3-5 lower.
Receipts totaled 2208 head.
Athens Feeder Cattle Price Trends Lower
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $5-8 lower, instances $10 lower,
over 500 pounds $2-4 lower, heifers $6-7 lower, slaughter cows and
bulls steady to firm. Receipts totaled 2194 head.
Boxed Beef Values Take Price Hit
The national comprehensive boxed
beef cutout report for last week dropped $3.24 to close at $140.30.
That was still better than last year’s price for the same period of
$140.02.
Buffalo Feeder Cattle Prices Steady To Up
Feeder steers 300-500 pounds were $2-3 higher, over 500 pounds
steady, heifer mostly steady to instances $2 lower, slaughter cows
and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1415 head.
Jordan Cattle Auction
San Saba
November 9, 2006
Receipts totaled 3197 head on Thursday. Demand was good on a large
offering of choice calves and yearlings with a good number being
sold as weaned over 45 days. The market as a whole was lower than
last week with corn reaching a 10 year high which continues to
increase the cost of gains in the feedlot. Stocker steers were $2 to
$5 lower and heifers sold $3 to $5 lower. The feeder steers were $2
to $4 lower and feeder heifers were selling $2 to $5 lower. The
preconditioned weaned offerings all sold mostly $5 to $12 more than
non weaned due to the predictability that the cattle offer. Packer
cows and bulls were steady. There was no real market trend on pairs
and bred cows with a limited number being offered. There was no sale
in Mason due to opening weekend of deer season.
Loose Ends
Letter to the Editor
Hindsights
Coming Up...
November 18
— Replacement Female Sale, Pearsall Livestock Auction, Pearsall,
Texas.
November 25
— Special Open Consignment Horse Sale, Speer Horse Company, Talpa,
Texas.
December 1
— Lone Star Angus Alliance’s 6th Annual Bull Sale,
Hallettsville, Texas.
December 1-2
— Winter Horse Sale, Roswell
Livestock Auction, Roswell, New Mexico.
December 2
— Special Replacement Female Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba,
Texas.
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