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Slaughter Meat Goat Prices
Steady In Most Recent Sales
Slaughter meat goat prices were
largely steady in most recent trading. Goldthwaite, Hamilton and
Fredericksburg were all steady, San Angelo firm, and New Holland,
Pennsylvania $5 higher per head.
Packer Lamb Prices Lower To Higher
Light packer lambs sold $5-10 higher
at San Angelo this week. Goldthwaite slaughter lamb prices were
steady, and Fredericksburg packer lambs were off $3-5. Hamilton
lambs were steady to $5 lower. Billings feeder lamb prices ranged
from $4 lower to $10 higher depending on weight, with the
lightweights showing the decline.
Plains
Fed Cattle Prices Off
Another Buck Wednesday At $84
Plains fed cattle trade saw a brief
flurry of activity in the Texas Panhandle area around midday
Wednesday at $84, off a dollar from last week’s $2-2.50 lower
market.
RANGE
SALES
Clay County Farmer’s Battle
With Hogs Worsens Every Year
Tommy Henderson’s family has been farming in Clay County along the
Red River in North Texas since 1897. Tommy is the fifth generation;
he’s been at the helm now for the better part of 30 years.
Hill Country TS&GRA Auxiliary
Honors Former Miss Mohair Queens
The 41st annual fashion show of the
Hill Country Chapter of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
Auxiliary was a nostalgic event for the hundreds of ladies
attending.
ICE Agent Updates Landowners
On South Texas Border Issues
When cops travel with bodyguards,
things must be rough. That was the situation recently when two of
the head men with ICE gave a presentation on border security and
immigration with three Secret Service-style agents keeping watch.
Disparate Panhandle
Water Limit
Issue Aired Before TWDB Hearing
The
battle has been joined anew this month as sides delineated their
positions before representatives of the Texas Water Development
Board over the Desired Future Condition of the giant Ogallala
Aquifer in the Texas Panhandle.
Carcass Grading By Instrument
Gradually Coming Into Its Own
Dr. Dan Hale, Texas A&M University,
has been involved in instrument grading for more than 30 years.
New Decision-Making Tool Out
For Weed And Brush Control
Pestman, a new online application for weed and brush control, is now
publicly available, according to a Texas AgriLife Research
scientist.
Montana Wolf Quota Met; Hunt To To End
Montana is shutting down its first
public hunt for gray wolves since their removal from the endangered
species list after state officials said they expected to meet the
season's quota of 75 by Monday evening.
Superior Livestock Under New Ownership
Superior Livestock Auction is under
new ownership. Superior Livestock is now owned by SLAI, LLC, a
wholly owned entity of Farm Credit West, ACA.
Abilene Heavy Feeder Steers $2-3 Higher
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were
steady, over 500 pounds $2-3 higher, heifers under 500 pounds $1-3
lower, over 500 pounds $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2
higher, replacement cows and cow-calf pairs $50 higher. Receipts
totaled 1167 head.
Amarillo Heavy Feeders Steady To $1
Lower
Feeder steers and heifers over 600
pounds were steady to $1 lower, offerings under 600 pounds mostly
$2-4 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $2 higher. Receipts
totaled 1392 head.
Angelo Light Packer Lambs $5-10 Higher
Light slaughter lambs $5-10 higher
Tuesday, slaughter ewes $4-5 higher, nannies $3-5 higher, kids firm.
Sheep and goat receipts totaled 8300 head.
Athens Feeder Steer Prices Decline $2-4
Feeder steers were $2-4 lower,
heifers $1-3 lower, slaughter cows $2-4 lower, slaughter bulls $1-4
lower. Receipts totaled 2360 head.
Beeville Auction Sells 912 Head Of
Cattle
No price comparison is available on
cattle receipts of 912 head.
Heavy Billings Feeder Lambs $5-8 Higher
Feeder lambs under 80 pounds sold
mostly steady to $4 lower, 80-100 pounds $5-10 higher, over 100
pounds $5-8 higher, slaughter ewes mostly $5-15 higher, slaughter
bucks fully steady to $6 higher. Receipts totaled 3186 head.
Boxed Beef Cutout Prices Move Lower
The national boxed beef cutout
report for last week showed prices down 84 cents from the previous
week at $139.32. A year ago the cutout value was $150.01.
Light Buffalo Feeder Steers Mostly Steady
Feeder steers 300-450 pounds were
mostly steady compared to two weeks ago, over 450 pounds $3-5 lower,
heifers $4-6 lower, instances plainer cattle $6-8 lower, slaughter
cows and slaughter bulls $3 lower. Receipts totaled 2911 head.
Clifton Feeder Cattle Prices Decline $2-4
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-4
lower compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows $4 lower, slaughter
bulls $5 lower. Receipts totaled 1517 head.
Heavy Coleman Steer Prices Increase $1-3
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were
steady to firm compared to two weeks ago, over 500 pounds $1-3
higher, heifers under 500 pounds $2-4 higher, over 500 pounds $1-2
higher, slaughter cows and bulls $2-5 lower, replacement cows and
cow-calf pairs steady to firm. Receipts totaled 2930 head.
Comanche Feeder Cattle Prices Decline
$3-5
Feeder steers and heifers were $3-5
lower, slaughter cows $3-4 lower, slaughter bulls $2-4 lower.
Receipts totaled 805 head.
Crockett Feeder Cattle Sell Firm To $2
Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were firm
to $2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $2 higher. Receipts
totaled 2503 head.
Dalhart Feeder Steers Sell Firm To $2
Higher
Feeder steers were firm to $2
higher, heifers firm, except 400-500 pounds $2-4 lower, slaughter
cows and bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 3493 head.
DeQuincy Meat Goat Prices Mostly Steady
Most represented meat goat classes were steady on receipts of 248
head.
Durant Calf, Yearling Prices Termed Steady
Choice calves and yearlings sold
steady, slaughter cows $4-6 higher. Receipts totaled 650 head.
Edinburg Feeder Cattle Steady To $2
Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were
steady to $2 higher, slaughter cows $2-3 lower, slaughter bulls
steady. Receipts totaled 963 head.
Emory Feeder Steer Prices $2-5 Lower
Feeder steers were $2-5 lower,
heifers $2-3 lower, slaughter cows $1-3 lower, slaughter bulls $1-3
lower on a light test. Receipts totaled 1197 head.
Fredericksburg Packer Lamb Trade Down $3-5
Slaughter lambs were $3-5 lower,
slaughter goats steady. Receipts totaled 4945 head.
Goldthwaite Packer Lambs, Goats
Steady
Slaughter lambs were steady,
slaughter goats steady. Receipts totaled 2812 head.
Graham Heavy Steer Prices $1-2 Higher
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were
steady, over 500 pounds $1-2 higher, heifers under 500 pounds steady
to firm, over 500 pounds $2 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady
to firm, replacement cows and cow-calf pairs $100 higher. Receipts
totaled 1435 head.
Hamilton Kid Goat Prices Called Steady
Kid goats were steady Monday,
nannies steady, wool lambs steady on a light test, Barbado lambs $5
lower, Dorper lambs steady. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 2536
head.
Imported Meat Total Even With Last Year
Imported meat for the week ending
October 3 totaled 21,833 metric tons. This compares to 21,845 metric
tons for the same period last year and is a negligible difference.
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 and bulls steady.
Receipts totaled 1026 head.
Most San Saba, Mason Stockers Steady To
Off
Mason and San Saba stocker steers
sold steady to $2-3 lower, stocker heifers steady to $2 lower,
feeder steers $2-5 lower, feeder heifers steady to $2 lower, packer
cows and bulls $2 lower. Receipts totaled 2724 head for the two
sales.
Lampasas Light Feeder Steers $3-5 Lower
Feeder steers under 500 pounds were
$3-5 lower compared to two weeks ago, over 500 pounds $3 lower,
heifers steady to weak, instances $2-3 lower, slaughter cows $2-3
lower, slaughter bulls steady on a limited test. Receipts totaled
1044 head.
Lastovica Angus Bull Sale Average $2425
Thirty-eight bulls averaged $2425 here at the 13th annual
Lastovica Angus Farm and Guests bull sale. Lastovica Farm bulls
averaged $3791.
Mohair LDP Continues Decline; Wool
Steady
WASHINGTON — As of Wednesday the LDP for mohair dropped
to 29 cents. The LDP for ungraded wool remained unchanged at 29
cents.
Lockhart Auction Sells 905 Head Of
Cattle
No price comparison is available on
cattle receipts of 905 head.
Red Meat Production .4% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under
federal inspection last week was estimated at 963.7 million pounds,
.8 percent lower than the previous week and .4 percent higher than
the same period last year. Cumulative meat production for the year
to date was 2.5 percent lower than last year.
Milano Feeder Steers, Heifers Sell Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were
steady, slaughter cows steady to $1 lower, slaughter bulls steady.
Receipts totaled 990 head.
Feeder Cattle Prices Reported
Weak To Off Across The Country
Long-weaned feeder calves over 600
pounds and limited numbers of true yearling feeders sold weak to $2
lower across the country last week, the full declines most prevalent
late in the week.
Navasota Auction Sells 2829 Head Of
Cattle
No price comparison is available on
cattle receipts of 2829 head.
Pleasanton Feeder Steer Prices $3-6
Higher
Feeder steers were $3-6 higher,
heifers weak to $4 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts
totaled 1319 head.
Patterson Wins NFSR Title
With 10th-Round Comeback
Winning the 10th round at the Clem
McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping was nice, but Rocky Patterson
was convinced after action had concluded at the Lazy E Arena that he
would be returning to his Pratt, Kan., home with a second-place
finish.
Three Rivers Feeder Cattle $4-8 Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were $4-8
lower, slaughter cows $2-4 lower, slaughter bulls $2 lower. Receipts
totaled 2204 head.
Tulia Feeder Steers, Heifers $2-5 Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-5
lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $1 lower. Receipts totaled
2092 head.
Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie Market Lower
Domestic wool trading on a clean
basis was at a standstill last week, with no confirmed sales and
moderate demand.
Letter to the Editor
Hindsights
Coming Up...
November 25 —
The November 26 issue of Livestock Weekly will be mailed on
November 25. The Livestock Weekly offices will be closed Nov. 26 and
27. Advertising deadline for the paper dated Nov. 26 will be Monday
November 23 at 5 p.m.
November 19
— Special Cow Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo,
Texas. Info: 325-653-3371.
November 19 —
Special Female Offerings, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba.
Info:325-372-5159.
November 21 — Fall Replacement Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo,
Texas. FMI: 903/322-4940.
November 21
— 2nd Annual Texas Brangus Breeders Fall Showcare
Sale, West Auction Inc., West, Texas. FMI: 830/393-6079;
512/597-7104.
November 21
— Special Cow Sale, Floydada Livestock Sales, Floydada, Texas.
FMI: 806/983-2153.
November 27 — Danner Ranch’s 2nd Annual See and Believe Female
Sale, Danner Sale Facility, Muscatine, Iowa. FMI: Dwyer Cattle
Services, 309/337-1404; 309/337-6404.
November 28 — Double Creek Farms Annual Fall Bull Sale, Meridian Livestock
Auction, Meridian, Texas. FMI: 254/435-2988; 254/749-2240;
254/749-3253; www.mlslivestock.com
November 30 — OQBN Pre-Vacc 45 Stocker Feeder Sale, Blackwell Livestock
Auction, Blackwell, Oklahoma. FMI: 580/363-9941.
December 1
— Special Stocker Feeder Sale, Western Livestock Auction,
Midland, Texas. FMI: 432/570-0040.
December 4-5 — Winter Horse Sale, Roswell Livestock Auction, Roswell, New
Mexico. Info: 575-622-5580.
December 5
— Genetrust Performance Genetics Brangus Bull and Commercial
Female Sale, Cavender’s Neches River Ranch, Jacksonville, Texas. FMI:
877-GENETRS (436-3877).
December 5
— Special Replacement Female Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San
Saba, Texas. Info: 325-372-5159.
December 7
— Stocker and Feeder Calf Sale, Producers Livestock
Auction, San Angelo, Texas. Info: 325-653-3371.
December 7
— Lamb Special, Hamilton Commission Company, Hamilton, Texas.
Info: 254-386-3185.
December 7 — Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction,
Mason, Texas. Info: 325-372-5159.
December 9-11 — Nebraska Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention,
Kearney, Neb.
December 10 — Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San
Saba, Texas. Info: 325-372-5159.
December 11-12
— Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show, University
Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Missouri. For more info: (573) 499-9162.
December 12
— Special Replacement Bull Sale, Durant Stockyards, Durant,
Oklahoma. FMI: 580/924-1850; www.durantstockyards.com
December 12-13
— TAMU Fit to Finish Show Cattle Camp. Contact: Paul Maulsby, (979)
587-2835,
beefcenter@tamu.edu
December 17 — Last Issue Of The Livestock Weekly For 2009. The First
Issue For 2010 Will Be Dated January 7, 2010.
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