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Slaughter Meat Goat Prices
Lower In Recent Market Tests
Slaughter meat goat prices were lower across the board in recent
sales. San Angelo quoted the trend weak to $5 lower, Junction $1-3
lower, Fredericksburg $2-3 lower, Hamilton $5 lower, and Goldthwaite
$10-15 lower; New Holland, Pennsylvania, was $2-3 lower per head.
Plains Cattle Feeders
Looking
Strongly At Dollar-Plus Market
After a $3 rally to $98 last week, Plains cattle feeders were eyeing
the dollar mark as early as Monday. By midweek, a bullish futures
board made that figure look a bit modest. Packers, for their part,
were bidding $96.
Lamb Prices Mixed,
Ewe Market Off
The slaughter lamb market was mixed again this week with the rest of
market mostly lower. At San Angelo light slaughter lambs were making
$10 more than last week but at Goldthwaite light lambs were $10 off.
Feeders were off $2 at San Angelo and Billings. Slaughter ewes were
off $1-7 at most terminals.
RANGE SALES
Farmer-Feeder Seeking
Answers
To Ever-Increasing Input Costs
Given the challenges facing those trying to eke out a living in
agriculture, farmer-feeder Rich Porter is a man of many questions
and “what-ifs.” Over the last year or so, he’s found that the
questions keep coming but the answers are few if not evasive.
High Corn Prices
Symptomatic
Of Nonexistent Energy Policy
AgResource Consulting Group representative Dan Basse, speaking to
the policy division forum at the National Cattlemen's Beef
Association's summer conference here recently, said ethanol
production is a very emotional topic.
U.S. Ag Secretary Says
Congress
Is “Nuts” Where Energy Concerned
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer had a simple explanation last
week for why the country is so reliant on foreign oil: Congress is
nuts.
Yearling Business
Has Been Good
For Former Champion Calf Roper
These days Glen Franklin is known as a big-time yearling operator,
but in his younger days it was calf roping that came to mind when
his name was mentioned. He roped for a living for a good many years,
winning the world three times, and was inducted into the Pro Rodeo
Hall of Fame in 1979.
Mid-Year Cattle Inventory
Down;
High Costs Keeping The Lid On
USDA’s mid-year cattle inventory report, released on July 25,
indicated that the U.S. cattle herd totaled 104.3 million head, down
500,000 head from the 104.8 million head herd on July 1, 2007, and
down about 900,000 head from an inventory of 105.2 million two years
ago.
U.S. Bone-In Beef Is
Days Away
From Consumers In
South Korea
Bone-in U.S.
beef is likely to hit the South Korean market within the week for
the first time in nearly five years.
Top Angora Billy
Brings $1600
At Annual Performance Test Sale
Bids rose as rain fell during the sale of this year’s top-indexing
buck of the annual Sonora Angora Goat Performance Test July 24.
Amarillo Feeder Cattle
Prices Increase $2-4
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-4 higher, slaughter cows and bulls
steady on a limited test. Receipts totaled 1103 head.
Angelo Packer Lamb Prices
$5-10 Higher
Light slaughter lambs were $5-10 higher Tuesday, slaughter ewes firm
to $2 higher, feeder lambs weak to $2 lower, nannies weak, kid goats
weak to $5 lower. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 6736 head.
Athens Feeder Steer, Heifers
Prices Firm
Feeder steers and heifers were firm, slaughter cows steady,
slaughter bulls $2-3 lower. Receipts totaled 1380 head.
Beeville Sale Offers 647
Head Of Cattle
No market comparison was available due to the canceled sale the
previous week because of rains in the area. Receipts totaled 647
head.
Billings Sheep Market
Trend Mixed To Weaker
Feeder lambs were steady to $2 lower except 80-90 pounds as much as
$2 higher, ewes $6-7 lower. Receipts totaled 1641 head.
Clifton Feeder Cattle
Termed Steady To Firm
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to firm, slaughter cows and
bulls mostly steady, with lean cows $1 lower. Receipts totaled 1047
head.
Coleman Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Mixed
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $1-2 higher, instances $7 higher
on 400-450 pounds, over 500 pounds $1-2 lower, heifers under 500
pounds $1-3 higher, over 500 pounds steady to $1 higher, slaughter
cows and bulls $1-3 higher, replacement cows and cow-calf pairs
steady. Receipts totaled 1627 head.
Dalhart Feeder Cattle
Prices Reported Firm
Feeder steers and heifers were firm, slaughter cows $2 lower,
slaughter bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1731 head.
Fredericksburg Feeder
Cattle Prices Higher
Steers and heifers sold strong, cows and bulls $1-2 higher. Receipts
totaled 1272 head.
Fredericksburg Lambs,
Stocker Goats Steady
Stock and feeder lambs were steady, light slaughter lambs steady,
stock and feeder goats steady, slaughter goats $2-3 lower. Receipts
totaled 1985 head.
Goldthwaite Lower On Slaughter Goats
Light slaughter lambs were $10-15 lower, heavyweights steady on a
light test, stock and feeder goats steady, slaughter goats $10-15
lower. Receipts totaled 1801 head.
Hamilton Lambs Steady,
Stocker Cattle Steady
Lambs sold steady on Monday, kid goats $5 lower, nannies steady.
Sheep and goat receipts totaled 2815 head.
Industry Feeder Cattle
Prices Termed Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were steady, instances $1-2 higher,
slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 750 head.
Most Mason, San Saba Feeder
Cattle Higher
Feeder steers sold $2 higher in San Saba and Mason, stocker steers
$1 higher, feeder heifers $2 higher, stocker heifers $2-3 higher,
slaughter cows $2 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Receipts totaled
1619 head.
Mason Special Sells 1823
Cows and Heifers
Bred cows sold $1000-1380 per head, choice long bred heifers
$1125-1180, short bred and younger bred heifers $850-1000, open
heifers $750-975; better pairs $1050-1360, some mixed-colored or
thinner pairs $875-1050. Receipts totaled 1823 head. Next
replacement female sale is scheduled on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at
10:00AM in San Saba.
Most Junction Sheep, Kid
Goats Sell Steady
Kid goats sold $1-3 lower, all other sheep and goat classes steady.
Receipts totaled 1738 head.
Lampasas Feeder Cattle Prices Increase
$2-3
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-3 higher, slaughter cows $3-5
higher, slaughter bulls $3 higher. Receipts totaled 936 head.
Wool And Mohair LDPs Unchanged
WASHINGTON — As of Wednesday the LDP for mohair remained at $1.10.
The ungraded wool LDP also remained unchanged at 17 cents.
Lockhart Feeder Cattle Sell Steady To
Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to $1 higher, slaughter cows
$1 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Receipts totaled 718 head.
Milano Steer, Heifer Prices
$1-2 Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $1-2 higher, instances $3 higher,
slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 651 head.
Nation’s Yearling Feeder Cattle
Prices Mostly Steady To Firm
Yearling feeder cattle sold mostly steady to firm across the country
last week.
Most Pleasanton Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers were $3-6 higher, instances $10 higher, heifers $2-4
higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls $3 higher. Receipts
totaled 628 head.
Trevor Brazile Widens Lead In
PRCA’s All-Around Competition
Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, increased his lead in the PRCA
all-around competition. Total earnings to date are $148,908. He is
followed by Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., $112,717; Cash Myers, Athens,
Tex., $90,949; Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., $88,026 and Curtis
Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, $87,420.
Superior Video Auction
Prices
Mixed On 238,000 Head Of Cattle
Superior Livestock Auction’s Video Royale had feeder steers and
heifers generally steady to weak on yearlings over 700 pounds, and
under 700 pounds mostly $2-4 lower early in the week and steady to
$3 higher late in the week. Receipts totaled 238,000 head.
Three Rivers Feeder Steers
$2-5 Higher
Feeder steers were $2-5 higher, heifers steady to $3 higher.
Receipts totaled 638 head.
Tulia Feeder Cattle Prices
$2-4 Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-4 higher, slaughter cows and bulls
steady to $1 higher. Receipts totaled 2051 head.
Loose
Ends
Letter to the Editor
Hindsights
Coming Up...
August 11
— Special Stocker and Feeder
Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction,
Mason,
Texas.
August 11
— Stocker and Feeder Calf
Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo,
Texas.
August 15-17 — Tito’s 2nd Annual Ranch Cutting Horse
Association Sale,
Wichita Falls,
Texas.
August 15-17 — The
Texas
Ranch Roundup,
Wichita
Falls,
Texas.
August 23
— Special Replacement Female
Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction,
San Saba,
Texas.
August 30
— South
Texas
Cattle Marketing’s Annual Fall Gathering Replacement Female Sale,
Nixon Livestock Commission Company,
Nixon,
Texas.
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