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Slaughter Meat Goat Prices
Steady At Most Recent Sales
Slaughter meat goat prices were steady in most recent sales, but
there were exceptions. Fredericksburg and Hamilton were steady,
Goldthwaite steady to firm. San Angelo was weak, however, Junction
higher by an unspecified amount, and New Holland, Pennsylvania $5-10
per head lower on weights under 80 pounds, steady to $5 higher on
heavier kinds.
Sheep Markets Hold Line On Prices
Feeders lambs were steady at San Angelo, Hamilton and Junction while
Fredericksburg called the market $3-5 higher. Slaughter lambs were
mostly steady, as were slaughter ewes.
Plains Feedlots Seek
Reprise
Of Last Week’s Strong Showing
One good week and out. Plains fed cattle jumped $3 last week in
brisk trading at $90, but activity was nil by the middle of this
week, packers bidding $88 and feedlots seeking $93-94.
RANGE SALES
Long-Only Funds
Impacting Ag
Commodities In Significant Way
Record-level commodity prices are bringing so-called investors out
of the woodwork, and that in turn is spurring all kinds of craziness
on Wall Street.
Supplement To Confined
Animal
Feeding Rule Nears Completion
By the end of the summer, the Environmental Protection Agency plans
to have finalized its Supplemental CAFO Rule.
Diligence
Necessary To Control
Parasites Of Sheep And Goats
Last year was a nightmare with regard to parasites for many sheep
and goat raisers, says Extension sheep and goat specialist Frank
Craddock.
S. Korea Agrees To
Accept Most
Beef From U.S. Under OIE Rules
South Korea agreed last Friday to revise its import rules for U.S.
beef, opening the market to most cuts.
Farm Bill Negotiations
Taking
Place Amid Contentious Times
It's not a good year for a farm bill.
Angelo Packer Lambs
Steady, Cattle Firm
Feeder lambs were lightly tested on Tuesday, slaughter lambs steady,
slaughter ewes firm, kid goats weak, nannies steady. Receipts
totaled 7827 head.
Athens Feeder Steers,
Heifers $4-6 Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $4-6 higher, instances $6-8 higher,
slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 higher. Receipts totaled 1161 head.
Beeville Feeder Cattle Prices Increase
$2-4
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-4 higher, slaughter cows steady to
$2 higher. Receipts totaled 600 head.
Boxed Beef Cutout Price
Trend Higher
The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report for last week
showed prices up $5.91 from the previous week at $147.07. A year
ago, the cutout value was $158.19.
Buffalo Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices
Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls
steady. Receipts totaled 1223 head.
Clifton Feeder Steer, Heifer Price Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $1-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls
steady. Receipts totaled 683 head.
Coleman Light Feeder Cattle Steady To
Firm
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were steady to firm, over 500 pounds
$1-3 higher, heifers under 500 pounds steady to $2 higher, over 500
pounds $2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 higher, replacement
cows and cow-calf pairs steady to firm. Receipts totaled 1461 head.
Dalhart Feeder Cattle Prices $2-3 Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-3 higher, some thin, gaunt or
preconditioned offerings $5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls firm.
Receipts totaled 1739 head.
Edinburg Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices
Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $3-5 higher, slaughter cows $2
higher, slaughter bulls steady to $1 higher. Receipts totaled 916
head.
Fredericksburg Feeder Cattle Prices
Improve
Steers sold $1-2 higher, heifers $2-4 higher, slaughter cows and
bulls steady. Receipts totaled 908 head.
Fredericksburg Lambs Up,
Goats Sell Steady
Stocker and feeder lambs were $3-5 higher, lightweight slaughter
lambs steady, slaughter goats steady. Receipts totaled 2341 head.
Goldthwaite Packer Lambs Steady To Up
Lightweight slaughter lambs were $3-5 higher, heavyweight lambs
steady, slaughter goats steady to firm. Receipts totaled 2182 head.
Graham
Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Mixed
Feeder steers under 500 pounds steady to $4 lower, over 500 pounds
$2-4 higher, feeder heifers under 500 pounds $2-3 lower, over 500
pounds steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm, replacement
cows and cow-calf pairs steady on light test. Receipts totaled 790
head.
Hamilton Calls Lamb, Kid
Goat Trend Steady
Lambs sold steady on Monday, ewes $5 higher, kid goats steady,
nannies $10 higher. Receipts totaled 2129 head. Cattle were
unreported.
Imported Meat Total 7.54%
Below Year Ago
Imported meat for the week ending March 8 totaled 24,642 metric
tons. This compares to 26,652 metric tons for the same period last
year and is a 7.54 percent decrease. The following figures represent
metric tons.
Most Mason, San Saba Feeder Cattle Higher
Feeder steers were $2 higher at San Saba and Mason, stocker steers
and heifers $1-2 higher, slaughter cows $3 higher, slaughter bulls
$2 higher. Receipts totaled 3178 head at the two sales.
Junction Kid Goats Up,
Nannies Decline
Good kids were higher, thin nannies lower, other sheep and goat
classes mostly steady. Receipts totaled 1502 head.
Mohair Wool LDP Unchanged
WASHINGTON — As of Wednesday the LDP for mohair remained at 71
cents. The LDP for ungraded wool also remained unchanged at 15
cents.
Most Lockhart Feeder Cattle Prices
Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2
higher. Receipts totaled 858 head.
Red Meat Production 11.7% Above Year Ago
Total red meat production under
federal inspection last week was estimated at 998.4 million pounds,
four percent higher than the previous week and 11.7 percent above
last year. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was 5.8
percent higher than last year.
Milano Feeder Heifers,
Steers Steady To Firm
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to firm, slaughter cows and
bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1008 head.
Nation’s Feeder Cattle Sell
Mostly Steady To $2 Higher
Feeder calves and yearlings sold mostly steady to $2 higher across
the country early last week, then $2-4 higher from midweek on.
Cattle On Feed Rise
Slightly
Nationwide In 1000-Head Lots
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter April 1 in feedlots with a
capacity of 1000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head, up slightly
from the same period in 2007 but one percent below April 1, 2006.
Calf Roper Josh Peek Advances
Lead In Pro-Rodeo All-Around
Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., continues
his lead in the PRCA all-around competition with total season
earnings to date of $72,704. Peek is followed by Steven Dent,
Mullen, Neb., with $69,896; Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $59,408; Cash Myers,
Athens, Texas, $34,084; and Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo.,
$29,147.
Sears Leads Barrel Racing Standings
According to the Women’s Professional
Rodeo Association, the barrel racing standings are as follows:
Lindsay Sears, Ropesville, Texas, leads the
group with a commanding $86,793 in season earnings to date.
TAHC Enlarges Temporary Tick
Quarantine Zone In South Texas
The temporary preventive fever
tick quarantine zone in South Texas’ Starr County has been enlarged by
nearly 24,000 acres after fever ticks were found on a premise
outside the county’s quarantine zone.
Three
Rivers Feeder Steers, Heifers Gain
Feeder steers $4-7 higher, feeder
heifers $3-6 higher, slaughter cows steady to $3 higher, slaughter
bulls $3 higher. Receipts totaled 943 head.
Light
Tulia Feeder Steers Sold Steady
Feeder steers under 600 pounds
steady, over 600 pounds $2-4 higher, feeder heifers steady to $4
higher, slaughter cows steady. Receipts totaled 3156 head.
U.S. Wool Trading Moderate,
Australian Prices Some Lower
Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was moderate last week with
confirmed sales of 688,500 pounds under moderate to good demand.
Letters to the Editor
Loose
Ends
Hindsights
Coming Up...
April 25
— Stocker Ewe and Breeder Buck Sale, Mills County Commission
Company,
Goldthwaite,
Texas.
April 26
— Special Replacement Female
Sale, Wichita Livestock Sales,
Wichita Falls,
Texas.
April 28-30 — Wool
Sale,
Roswell Wool, Roswell, New Mexico.
May 3
— Bobby Edmond’s Special Mid Spring Riding Horse Sale, Amarillo
Livestock Auction, Amarillo, Texas.
May 3
— Special Replacement Female
Sale,
Jordan Cattle Auction,
San Saba,
Texas.
May 8
— Special Stocker and Feeder
Sale,
Jordan Cattle Auction,
San Saba,
Texas.
May 10
— Spring Replacement Sale, Ogle Ranch, Bowie, Texas.
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