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Slaughter
Meat Goat Prices
Uneven In Most Recent Sales
Slaughter meat goat prices were highly uneven in most recent sales.
Goldthwaite and Hamilton were steady, San Angelo $20-40 lower,
Fredericksburg $30-40 lower, and New Holland, Pennsylvania “sharply
higher.”
Packer Lambs Steady To Much Lower
Slaughter lambs sold all over the board this week, with prices
called anywhere from steady to $20-30 lower. Goldthwaite lambs were
steady, Fredericksburg heavy lambs steady while lightweights sold
$5-10 lower, and light lambs at San Angelo were $20-30 lower.
Plains
Feedlots Draw $83 Bids
But Looking For $88 At Midweek
Plains feedlots gave up $2 last week to trade at $86, and this week
they’re facing $83 bids while asking $88.
RANGE SALES
Commodity Trader Offers
Mixed
Economic Outlook For Feeders
It
was a bad news/good news/bad news kind of scenario offered up by
Charlie McVean,
CEO of McVean Trading and Investments, a privately held company
founded in 1986, during the recent Consolidated Beef Producers
annual meeting here.
Jones Family Operates A Pair
Of Century-Old Family Ranches
Thirty-six year-old Bedford Jones had two main heroes
when he was growing up. One was John Wayne; the other was his
grandfather, Wayne Cleveland, a lifelong rancher who ran primarily
yearlings up in the Canadian breaks.
N.M. Experimental
Ranch Must
Support Itself With Production
Dr. Mark Peterson, professor of animal science at New Mexico State
University, speaking at the Southwest Beef Symposium here earlier
this year, said they are continually assessing cow body condition
and forage conditions at the university ranch near Corona, N.M.
Kimble County Native Is Still
Shearing At 76 Years Of Age
Johnnie Aguero can’t say how many sheep he has sheared in his
lengthy career, but it’s plenty. He’s not done yet, either. At 76
years old, he can still shear more than a hundred head in a day.
Bill Would Restrict Management
Of Wild Horses On Public Lands
The Public Lands Council has sent a letter to the House Committee on
Natural Resources opposing H.R. 1018, also known as the Restoring
Our American Mustangs or ROAM Act.
Texas Loses 2.1 Million Acres
Of Ag Lands Over Last Decade
The loss and fragmentation of Texas’ farms, ranches and forests is
part of a continuing trend that highlights the importance of rural
lands in maintaining the state’s natural resources and economic
base, according to a newly released study.
Sheep Industry Affirms
Checkoff By 85 Percent
Eighty-five percent of U.S. sheep producers have voted to continue a
deduction on sheep sales to support the marketing of American lamb.
The Continuing Drouth in
Southwest Texas
Will Make 2009 a Difficult Year for
Agriculture
While the eastern part of Texas received six or more inches of
rainfall recently, most of the rest of the state, especially the
southwest Texas region, received only trace amounts and the drouth
continues.
Survey To Investigate Predator
Problems
Have predators got your goat? If so, the Texas AgriLife Extension
Service wants to know about it.
Amarillo Feeder Cattle Quoted Steady To
Weak
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to weak on a limited test,
slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 593 head.
Angelo Packer Lamb Prices Fall $20-30
Light slaughter lambs were $20-30 lower, slaughter ewes $3-5 lower,
kid goats $20-40 lower, instances $50 lower, nannies $5-8 lower.
Sheep and goat receipts totaled 10,400 head.
Light Athens Steer Prices $2-3 Higher
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $2-3 higher, over 500 pounds
steady, heifers steady. Receipts totaled 832 head.
Beeville Feeder Steer Prices $3-5 Higher
Feeder steers were $3-5 higher, heifers steady, slaughter cows and
bulls firm. Receipts totaled 927 head.
Boxed Beef Cutout Prices Move Higher
The national comprehensive boxed beef report for last week showed
prices up 57 cents from the previous week at $149.27. A year ago the
cutout value was $153.20.
Clifton Feeder Cattle Prices Mostly Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady on a short run due to
heavy rain in the trade area, slaughter cows and bulls steady.
Receipts totaled 345 head.
Light
Coleman Steer
Prices $2-3 Lower
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were $2-3 lower,
over 500 pounds steady, heifers under 500 pounds $1-3 higher, over
500 pounds $1-3 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm,
replacement cows and pairs $1 lower. Receipts totaled 1424 head.
Crockett Feeder Cattle Steady To $2 Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to $2 lower, slaughter cows
steady to $1 higher, slaughter bulls $2-3 lower. Receipts totaled
1685 head.
Light Dalhart Feeder Steers, Heifers Firm
Feeder steers and heifers under 650 pounds were firm, over 650
pounds $1 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $1 lower.
Receipts totaled 3062 head.
Edinburg Feeder Cattle Steady To $3 Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to $3 lower, slaughter cows
steady, slaughter bulls steady. Receipts totaled 795 head.
Emory Steer Prices Steady To $2 Higher
Feeder steers were steady to $2 higher, heifers steady, slaughter
cows steady to $2 higher, slaughter bulls firm. Receipts totaled 747
head.
Fredericksburg Heavy Packer Lambs
Steady
Light slaughter lambs were $5-10 lower, heavyweights steady,
slaughter goats $30-40 lower. Receipts totaled 4466 head.
Goldthwaite Packer Lambs, Goats Steady
Slaughter lambs were steady, slaughter goats steady. Receipts
totaled 4347 head.
Hamilton Goats Sell Steady, Sheep Lower
Kid goats weighing 40-70 pounds were steady Monday, nannies steady,
wool lambs $10 lower, Barbado lambs sharply lower, Dorper lambs $25
lower, ewes $10 lower. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 5331 head.
Imported Meat Total 6% Above Last Year
Imported meat for the week ending March 21 totaled 25,988 metric
tons. This compares to 24,504 metric tons for the same period last
year and is a six percent increase. The following figures represent
metric tons.
Industry Feeder Cattle Prices Remain
Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to instances $1-2 higher,
slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls $1 lower. Receipts totaled
1086 head.
Mason And San Saba Steers Remain Steady
Stocker steers were steady in San Saba and Mason, stocker heifers $2
higher, feeder steers and heifers $2 higher, packer cows and bulls
steady. Receipts totaled 949 head for the two sales.
San Saba Sells 2438 Replacement Females
Most fleshy and younger cow-calf pairs were $1100-1375 per pair in a
special replacement female sale, some three-in-ones $1440,
solidmouth pairs and those carrying less flesh $925-1100, bred cows
$800-1080, one set of 16 four year-old fall calving F-1 red baldies
$1110. Good-quality bred heifers were mostly $800-1100, one set of
18 fall-calving Beefmasters $1140. Bigger open heifers that were
fleshy and ready to breed were $700-1080, younger and lighter
heifers for fall breeding $500-750. Receipts totaled 2438 head.
Red Meat Production .6% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was
estimated at 940.5 million pounds, .6 percent lower than the
previous week and three percent lower than last year. Cumulative
meat production for the year to date was 4.5 percent lower than last
year.
Milano Feeder Cattle Steady To $2 Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to $2 higher, slaughter cows
mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady. Receipts totaled 869 head.
Nation’s Yearling Feeder Cattle
Steady To $3 Lower Across Nation
Yearling feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $3 lower across
the country last week. Stocker cattle and calves were somewhat
uneven as early-week sales were mostly steady to spots $2 lower and
mid-week to late in the week fully steady to firm through many
auctions. Southeastern markets sold feeder calves steady to $3
lower.
Navasota Feeder Steer Prices $1-3 Higher
Feeder steers were $1-3 higher, heifers steady to $2 higher,
slaughter cows $1-2 higher, slaughter bulls $2 lower. Receipts
totaled 1278 head.
Most Pleasanton Feeder Steer Prices
Higher
Feeder steers were $2-5 higher, heifers $2-4 higher, slaughter cows
steady to weak, slaughter bulls steady. Receipts totaled 906 head.
Ryan Jarrett Takes Over Lead
In PRCA All-Around Competition
Ryan Jarrett has a certain theatrical flare.
Three Rivers Steers Firm To $5 Higher
Feeder steers were firm to $5 higher, heifers steady to $4 higher,
slaughter cows firm, slaughter bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1610
head.
Tulia Feeder Cattle Steady To $2 Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to $2 lower, slaughter cows
and bulls $1-3 higher. Receipts totaled 2817 head.
U.S. Wool Trade Termed Moderate,
Aussie Eastern Index Increases
Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was moderate last week, with
1,797,500 pounds of confirmed sales under moderate to good demand.
Reported prices include confirmed sales from the Roswell wool sale
along with confirmed country trades. California wools are reported
in the fleece states category.
Loose
Ends
Letters to the Editor
Hindsights
Coming Up...
May 7
— Special Stocker and Feeder Calf
Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas.
May 13
— Weaned Stocker/Feeder Sale,
Gillespie Livestock Company, Fredericksburg, Texas.
May 15—Parker
House Ranching Museum fund raiser at The Willows, west of
Midland-Odessa Intl. airport. Dinner, speaker, auction. For more
information call (432) 335-9918.
May 18
— Stocker and Feeder Calf
Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas.
May 26
— Roswell Wool Sale, Roswell, N.M.
May 27-29
— National Association of Royalty Owners annual convention.
Horseshoe Bay Marriott Resort. For more information please call
(325) 942-2237 or go to naro-tx.org.
May 27
— Pre-Conditioned Weaned Calf and
Yearling Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, Texas.
May 30
— Summer Catalog Horse Sale, Speer
Horse Company, Talpa, Texas.
June 6
— Special Replacement Female Sale,
Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas.
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