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Plains Fed Cattle Trade
Quiet,
Feeders Stronger In Most Areas
Plains fed cattle trade was typically quiet at midweek, packers
bidding $88 and feedlots asking $92-93. Last week’s late trade in
the Texas Panhandle was respectable if not brisk at $91, a dollar
higher than the week before.
Slaughter Meat Goat Trends
Much Lower In Most Markets
Slaughter meat goat prices took a strong hit in most recent sales.
New Holland, Pennsylvania, reported an unevenly steady market and
Goldthwaite trends were unquoted, but Hamilton and San Angelo were
$10 lower and Fredericksburg called prices $10-15 lower.
Lamb Markets Softer, Ewes
Hold Steady
Most sheep markets were trending lower this week as the summer
market continues. Some firmness was noted in the slaughter ewe
market, but fat and feeder lambs were off across the country.
RANGE SALES
Vet Says To Plan On
Drenching
Until Boots Are No Longer Wet
“When you walk outside in the morning and your boots get wet, you
better think about worms.”
Panhandle Groundwater
Districts
Studying Aquifer Recharge Rates
Water officials here want to make more deposits into the groundwater
bank to cover the withdrawals being made today.
Rains Cause Increased
Problems
With Insect-Transmitted Disease
Rushing water, stagnant ponds, or even the dry stages after wet
periods can lead to outbreaks of livestock disease. Mosquitoes and
biting flies, capable of carrying and transmitting diseases, thrive
in the damp weather, and naturally-occurring anthrax can take a toll
on livestock and wildlife when pastures dry after prolonged wet
periods.
U.S.
Beef Selling At Brisk Pace
In South Korea Despite Protests
South Korea
has imported 1497 tons of U.S. beef since late April.
Appeals Court Rejects
Ecos’
Challenge Of CAFO Agreements
Agricultural operations can't be sued over the pollution or odors
they emit as long as they have entered into an agreement with the
Environmental Protection Agency, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Abilene Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Mixed
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were steady to $2 lower, over 500
pounds $3 higher, heifers under 500 pounds steady to firm, over 500
pounds $2-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $2 lower, replacement
cows and cow-calf pairs $50 lower. Receipts totaled 1133 head.
Angelo Feeder Lambs Weak,
Cattle Strong
Heavy slaughter lambs sold weak to $5 lower Tuesday, light slaughter
lambs weak, slaughter ewes firm to $2 higher, feeder lambs weak to
$5 lower in a light test, nannies weak, kids fully $10 lower.
Receipts totaled 9593 head.
Athens Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $3-5 higher, slaughter cows steady to
$2 higher, slaughter bulls $3-4 lower. Receipts totaled 1587 head.
Beeville Auction Sells 449 Cattle
No market comparison was available due to the previous week’s
holiday closing. Receipts totaled 449 head.
Most Boxed Beef Cutout
Prices Up
The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report for last week
was up $4.03 at $141.97. A year ago, the cutout value was $136.74.
Buffalo Feeder Steers, Heifers $2-5
Higher
Feeder steers and heifers 300-500 pounds were $2-5 higher, over 500
pounds $4-6 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts
totaled 949 head.
Clifton Feeder Steers, Heifers $3-5
Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $3-5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls
steady to firm. Receipts totaled 1868 head.
Coleman Feeder Steer Prices Increase $4-6
Feeder steers were $4-6 higher, heifers $3-5 higher, slaughter cows
and bulls $1-3 higher, replacement cows and cow-calf pairs $100
higher. Receipts totaled 1907 head.
Crockett Feeder Cattle
Prices Increase $3-5
Feeder steers and heifers under 600 pounds were $1-2 higher, over
600 pounds $3-5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm.
Receipts totaled 2317 head.
Dalhart Feeder Steers, Heifers $3-5
Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $3-5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls
mostly $2 higher. Receipts totaled 1306 head.
Most Fredericksburg Feeder Cattle
Higher
Feeder steers sold $4-5 higher, heifers $2-4 higher, slaughter cows
and bulls $2 higher. Receipts totaled 1048 head.
Fredericksburg Lambs
Gain, Goats Decline
Feeder lambs were $3-5 higher, lightweight slaughter lambs $8-10
higher, heavies steady, feeder goats $3-5 lower, slaughter goats
$10-15 lower. Receipts totaled 3086 head.
Goldthwaite Auction Sells 3201 Sheep,
Goats
No market comparison was available due to the previous week’s
holiday closing. Receipts totaled 3201 head.
Graham Feeder Cattle Prices Mostly Higher
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $4-8 higher, over 500 pounds
$2-3 higher, feeder heifers under 500 pounds $1-4 higher, over 500
pounds $2-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady, replacement
cows and cow-calf pairs $100 higher. Receipts totaled 1301 head.
Hamilton Lambs Steady, Cattle Steady To Higher
Feeder lambs sold steady Monday,
ewes $5 lower, kid goats $10 lower, nannies steady to $5 higher.
Other trends were unreported on receipts of 2134 head.
Haskell Auction Sells 748 Head Of Cattle
Price trends were not reported on cattle receipts of 748 head.
Imported Meat Total .087% Above Last Year
Imported meat for the week ending
June 2 totaled 25,670 metric tons. This compares to 23,603 metric
tons for the same period last year and is a .087 percent increase.
The following figures represent metric tons.
Junction Lamb, Kid Goat Prices Lower
Lambs sold $2-5 lower, ewes steady,
kid goats mostly $8-15 lower, nannies $2-4 lower, billies steady,
muttons $2-5 lower. Receipts totaled 3307 head.
Lampasas Auction Sells 773 Cattle
No market trend comparison was
available due to the previous week’s holiday closing. Receipts
totaled 773 head.
Lockhart Auction Sells 888 Cattle
No market trends were available due
to the previous week’s holiday closing. Receipts totaled 888 head.
Lometa Sheep, Goat Receipts Total 1972
Price trends were unreported on sheep
and goat receipts of 1972 head.
Red Meat
Production 2.3% Below Last Year
Total red meat production under
federal inspection last week was estimated at 908.6 million pounds,
16.3 percent higher than the previous week and 2.3 percent below
last year. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was .9
percent higher.
Nacogdoches Auction Receipts 1244
Cattle
No market trend comparison was
available due to the previous week’s holiday closing, but a much
stronger tone was noted. Receipts totaled 1244 head.
Nation’s Feeder And Stocker
Cattle Price Trends Up $2-7
Feeder and stocker cattle auctions
traded in a $2-7 higher range across the country last week. Trading
was active with the exception of the Rocky Mountain states and the
Northern Plains from Colorado up through Nebraska and the
Dakotas, where receipts were
seasonally light and many auctions were closed.
ProRodeo Assn. Inducts Nine
New Members Into Hall Of Fame
The ProRodeo Hall of Fame celebrated
the colorful careers of nine rodeo legends July 14 at the hall’s
2007 induction ceremonies.
Steers
And Heifers Firm To Up In Angelo Special Sale Monday
Feeder steers and heifers were firm
to $2 higher here Monday in the season’s third special feeder cattle
sale at Producers Livestock Auction.
Three Rivers Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers were $2-4 higher,
instances $9 higher, feeder heifers $2-5 higher, slaughter cows
steady to $2 lower, slaughter bulls steady to firm. Receipts totaled
1113 head.
Tulia Steers Higher, Heifers Steady To Up
Feeder steers were $1-2 higher,
feeder heifers steady to $2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls not
fully established. Receipts totaled 2383 head.
Domestic Wool Demand Light, No Aussie Sales
Domestic wool trading was at a
standstill last week under light to moderate demand for tight
remaining supplies, and many buying interests were on vacation.
Neophytes’ Intro To Cattle
Biz
More Hands-On Than Anticipated
When we first got into the cattle business, we were ill-equipped, to
say the least. We had no cow dog, no squeeze chute, and not enough
pens. We were buying small, orphaned calves at the local cattle
auction and netting about $50 to $150 a head — which was probably
about a nickel an hour for our time!
SWELLS AND SKIRTS abound at San
Angelo’s historic Fort Concho, where more than 50 saddles are on
display through September 2.
Loose Ends
Hindsights
Coming Up...
July 21
— Bobby Edmond’s Special Summer Riding Horse Sale, Amarillo
Livestock Auction, Amarillo, Texas.
July 28
—Open Consignment Sale, Speer Horse Company, Talpa, Texas.
August 4
— Special Replacement Female Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason,
Texas.
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