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Most
Slaughter Meat Goats Sell
Steady After Short Holiday Week
Slaughter meat goat prices on most
Texas markets were steady this week, though Fredericksburg was
termed higher with no specifics. New Holland, Pennsylvania quoted
prices from steady to as much as $8 lower.
Plains Feedlots Seeking
$89-90
Against Packer Bids In Mid-80s
Plains feedlots and packers were $4-5 apart on fed cattle prices at
midweek. Bids were mostly $85 against asking prices of $89-90. Last
week’s pre-holiday trade was active at $87-88.
Holiday
Markets Steady, Carcass Prices Lower
Sheep markets were able to hold
mostly steady on all classes through the Thanksgiving holidays with
many markets reporting both lower numbers and interest. Price gains
that were reported on lighter lambs were countered by lower prices
on the higher end.
RANGE
SALES
Beef Quality Audit
Shows Some
Improvement; More To Be Done
he National Beef Quality Audit, completed this past year, indicated
some progress is being made in terms of quality defects but there
are still plenty of lemons being produced in the beef industry.
Animal ID Big Issue For
Small
Producers In Northeast States
Mary Zanoni is not a big rancher. She has 11 animals on 25 acres in
upstate New York. She has five head of cattle, seven chickens, two
cats, a dog and a cockatiel.
ID Panel Members Offer
Varying
Accounts Of Their Experiences
Jack Crowley, a California cattleman who's tried working with the
developing animal identification system, says the technology is not
there yet.
California Animal
Health Lab
Has Fingers In Multiple Pies
It was involved in the BSE surveillance program and discovered
Exotic Newcastle in the state's poultry industry. It's been the
target for animal rights groups, yet Dr. Alex Ardans, director of
the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System at
the University of California at Davis, says the lab system continues
to try to provide the best service it can for animal and public
health.
California Vet Pathologists
Study Wide Range Of Diseases
As bovine spongiform encephalopathy has grabbed sensational
headlines for the past decade, veterinarians here at the California
Animal Health and Food Safety Lab's pathology department have
learned a great deal about the disease, but they also deal with more
localized problems in an effort to help the state's livestock
industry.
California Prof Says
Animal ID Doubts Heightened By Confusion
Dr. Dave Daley with California State University, Chico, says he's
really tired of talking about national animal identification.
Clenbuterol Linked To
Deaths Of Horses
The Texas Animal Health Commission reports that the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration is warning about horse deaths caused by an
unapproved drug.
Ag Committee Chairman-To-Be
Outlines Plans For Farm Bill
Rep. Collin Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat, is set to become
chairman of the House Agriculture Committee when Democrats take
control of the House next year.
Death Of Two Panhandle
Horses
Blamed On Toxic Mold In Corn
Conditions in corn fields across the High Plains were right this
year to produce a deadly toxin already responsible for the death of
two horses in the Panhandle, said a Texas Veterinary Medical
Diagnostic Laboratory official here.
California Vet Backs
Animal ID
But No Longer Favors Mandatory
When it comes to the National Animal Identification System, Dr. John
Maas, a cattle producer and University of California Cooperative
Extension Service veterinarian, says questions are encouraged.
Solutions are being sought.
New Report To Catalog
Federal
Limits On Oil, Gas Exploration
Federal land managers will issue a long-awaited report this week
detailing how much of the country's onshore oil and gas are
available for drilling — data that could shape the debate over
land-use restrictions on energy companies seeking access to prized
reserves.
TFB Districts Discuss Policy
Proposals Prior To Convention
Farmers and ranchers from all 13 Texas Farm Bureau districts met
here recently to consider proposed policies submitted by county Farm
Bureaus across the state in preparation for the 73rd annual TFB
meeting next week in Arlington.
Beef Big Business For
Wal-Mart
And Outback Restaurant Chain
Beef is big business for Wal-Mart and Outback Steakhouse.
A&M System Researchers
Testing
Perennial Wheat On High Plains
Perennial wheat? The possibility is being looked at by a Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station researcher.
Multi-Billion Dollar
Disaster
Bill To Be Re-Submitted Soon
Farm-state senators will make a last-ditch effort this week to pass
agricultural disaster assistance, though it's unlikely it will
become law before the new year.
South Korea Halts Beef
Imports
From Creekstone Over Bone Chip
South Korea's ministry of agriculture and forestry announced last
Friday that it will suspend beef imports from Creekstone Farms
Premium Beef of Arkansas City, Kansas.
Researchers Hoping To Stop
Spread Of Noxious Thistle
Wavy leaf thistle was difficult to find along Panhandle highways
five years ago, but now the noxious weed can be found moving into
pastures, says a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher.
Feds Initiating New Approach
To Managing Government Buffalo
The federal government is taking a new, holistic approach to bison
management, one that treats animals at various national wildlife
refuges and preserves more as a single unit than separate herds.
Cargill Approaching
Instrument
Quality Grading For Carcasses
Dr. Glen Dolezal, director of new technology applications for
Cargill Meat Solutions, says he thinks it’s about time to make the
change to instrument grading.
High Court To Hear
Arguments
About Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that
could determine whether the Bush administration must change course
in how it deals with the threat of global warming.
International Effort
To Map
DNA Of Sheep Is Paying Off
Breeding the right sheep, whether for improved wool, more muscle,
increased fertility or a better ability to cope with parasites, has
been one of the sheep industry’s greatest challenges. However, with
the November release of a physical DNA map of more than 98 percent
of the sheep genome, scientists will be better able to pinpoint the
genetic controls for these economically important production traits.
Ecos Mourn Loss Of
Depredating
Wolf, Call Control Unnecessary
A Mexican gray wolf that had been targeted for permanent removal
from the Gila Wilderness has been killed by wildlife managers.
Abilene Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Mixed
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $1-2 higher, over 500 pounds
$2-4 lower, heifers under 500 pounds steady to $3 higher, over 500
pounds $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm,
replacement cows and cow-calf pairs $50 higher. Receipts totaled
1593 head.
Angelo Sheep, Goat Prices Termed Steady
All sheep and lamb classes were steady on receipts of 7500 head.
There was no cattle sale last week in observance of Thanksgiving.
New Holland Sheep,
Goats Mostly Lower
Lambs were mostly $3-6 lower, weights under 70 pounds as much as $20
lower, slaughter sheep steady to $10 lower, kid goats steady to $8
lower, nannies mostly steady and billies $15 lower. Receipts totaled
1647 sheep and 1312 goats. All sheep prices are quoted on a
hundredweight basis, goats by the head.
Most Crockett Feeder Cattle Steady To
Firm
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to firm, slaughter cows
steady, bulls $2 lower. Receipts totaled 1485 head.
Milano Cattle Prices Termed Mostly Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady, slaughter cows and
bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1149 head.
Fredericksburg Feeder Lamb Prices
Steady
Stocker and feeder lambs were steady, lightweight slaughter lambs
steady, heavyweights $3-5 higher, slaughter goats steady, stocker
and feeder goats untested. Receipts totaled 3615 head.
Llano
Cattle Price Trends Termed Steady
All represented cattle classes were steady on receipts of 649 head.
Domestic Wool Demand Light,
Holiday Trade At Standstill
Domestic wool trading was at a
complete standstill during last week’s holiday-shortened period.
Demand was light to very light for limited supplies held in firm
hands. No new clean wool sales were reported.
Hamilton Lambs Steady,
Steers Steady To Up
Lambs sold $10 higher Monday, ewes $5 higher, kid goats $10 higher,
nannies $5 higher. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 1195 head.
Mohair, Wool LDP Rates Hold
Steady
As of Wednesday, the USDA loan deficiency payment for mohair remains
at 61 cents per pound.
10th
Finks Bull Sale Averages Over $3000
Fink Beef Genetics sold 276 head of
Angus, Charolais and Angus-Charolais F-1 bulls in their 10th annual
sale. Yearling Angus bulls averaged $3490, Charolais yearlings
averaged $3317, and the F-1 bulls averaged $3016.
Comprehensive Boxed Beef
Price Rises $2
The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report for last week was up
$2 to close at $140.49. Last year’s close for the same period was
$147.02.
Meat Imports 4.6%
Less Than A Year Ago
Imported meat and poultry for the
week ending October 14 totaled 23,440 metric tons or about 51.6
million pounds, which is 4.6 percent less than the same period a
year ago. The following figures are in metric tons.
Most
Haskell Feeder Cattle Prices Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were steady, stocker cows steady,
slaughter cows $1 higher. Receipts totaled 504 head.
U.S. Meat Production 5.6% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under
federal inspection during last week’s holiday-shortened period was
estimated at 864.2 million pounds, 8.7 percent less than the
previous week and 5.6 percent more than a year ago. Cumulative meat
production for the year to date is up 3.8 percent compared to the
previous year.
Junction Kid Goat Price Trend Higher
Kid goats were higher, other sheep and goat price trends unreported
on receipts of 1532 head.
Tulia Feeder Cattle Prices Mostly Higher
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $2-5 higher, over 500 pounds
$1-3 higher, heifers steady to $2 higher, slaughter cows steady to
$1 higher, bulls $2-4 higher. Receipts totaled 2097 head.
USDA Gives In On Mandatory ID
Plan, At Least For The Moment
The Bush administration is abandoning plans to make farmers and
ranchers register their livestock in a nationwide database intended
to help limit disease outbreaks.
Nation’s Feeder Cattle Prices
Higher For Thanksgiving Week
Higher feeder cattle price trends continued across the country last
week.
Three Rivers Steers Weak To $2 Lower
Feeder steers were weak to $2 lower, heifers steady to $3 lower,
slaughter cows $1-3 lower, bulls steady. Receipts totaled 899 head.
Graham Feeder Cattle Prices Highly Uneven
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were steady to $3 lower, over 500
pounds $2-3 higher, heifers steady to firm, slaughter cows and bulls
$1-2 higher, replacement cows steady, cow-calf pairs untested.
Receipts totaled 1667 head.
Loose Ends
Hindsights
Coming Up...
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.
December 7
— Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba,
Texas.
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