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Slaughter Meat Goat Prices
Mixed In Most Recent Trading
Slaughter meat goat prices were mixed in most recent trading. San
Angelo was weak to $10 lower, Hamilton steady, Fredericksburg $10
higher, and New Holland, Pennsylvania mostly $10-20 higher per head.
Goldthwaite called no trend.
Lamb Market Prices
Up And Down
San Angelo slaughter lambs were $10-20 lower this week, while
Fredericksburg lambs sold $10 higher. Hamilton wool lambs and
Barbado lambs were steady, Dorper lambs $5 lower.
Plains Fed Cattle Trade
Quiet;
Packers Keep Bids Under Wraps
Panhandle fed cattle trade showed no signs of life at midweek.
Feedlots were looking for $128 or better, and packers had yet to
show a card. Last week’s going rate was $126, off two bucks from the
week before.
Range Sales
Recent Deer
Breeding Survey
Results Outlined By QDMA CEO
Those attending the recent Deer Study Group meeting heard the
results of two surveys focusing on various aspects of the deer
breeding industry.
Speaker Reviews Long
History
Of Leisure Lost And Regained
Play is the highest order of work, according to a descendent of a
legendary Texas cattleman.
Swenson Land And
Cattle Wins
Western Heritage Ranch Rodeo
For the second year in a row, Swenson Land & Cattle Company of
Stamford won the Western Heritage Classic ranch rodeo. Ten historic
ranches competed in the invitation-only rodeo.
High Plains Cropland
Saw Big
Price Increase During 2012
Crop land was once again the shining star in Texas land markets in
2012.
Drouth Plucks Annual
Milnesand,
N.M. Prairie Chicken Festival
There was no Lesser Prairie Chicken Festival here this year; it’s
too dry. The prairie chickens are still here, there just aren’t as
many.
Fourth Court Hears
Takings Case;
Is First Involving The Edwards
In March 2012 the Texas Supreme Court handed landowners one of the
most significant wins in recent memory. The court definitively ruled
in Day that landowners have an ownership interest in
groundwater in place, and that the water beneath the land cannot be
taken for public use without adequate compensation as guaranteed by
Article I, Section 17(a) of the Texas Constitution.
Three Rivers Calf
Market $2-6 Lower
Calves were $2-6 lower, packer cows and bulls steady. Receipts
totaled 1290 head.
Navasota Cattle Sell
$5-8 Lower Last Week
Cattle prices were $5-8 lower on receipts of 752 head.
Steers: 150-300 pounds $150-225, 300-400 pounds $150-200, 400-500
pounds $125-167, 500-600 pounds $120-152.50, 600-700 pounds
$115-137.50.
Natl.
Livestock Credit
Buys Superior Auction
National Livestock Credit and a group of cattlemen from several
states have formed a limited partnership to acquire Superior
Livestock Auction Inc. The announcement was made last week through a
company press release.
Lampasas Feeder Steer,
Heifer Trend Off $3-4
Feeder cattle were $3-4 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady.
Receipts totaled 539 head.
Fredericksburg Steers,
Heifers Decline $2-4
Steers and heifers were $2-4 lower, cows and bulls steady. Cattle
receipts totaled 821 head.
Coleman Stocker Steer,
Heifer Trend Off $4-6
Stocker and feeder cattle were $4-6 lower, packer cows steady,
stocker cows and pairs slow. Receipts totaled 2078 head.
Clifton Stocker Steer
Price Trend $4-6 Lower
Stocker steers were $4-6 lower, feeder steers $2-4 lower, stocker
heifers $3-5 lower, feeder heifers $2-3 lower, packer cows steady.
Receipts totaled 800 head.
Hamilton Kid Goats,
Nannies All Steady
Wool lambs were steady on a light test Monday, Dorper lambs $5
lower, Barbado lambs steady, ewes $15 higher, kid goats and nannies
steady. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 3306 head.
Goldthwaite Sheep,
Goat Receipts 1769
Sheep and goat receipts totaled 1769 head.
Replacement sheep: feeder lambs 40-65 pounds $120-152; stocker ewes
$70-76, few $110 per head; pairs $40 per head; Barbado bucks
$145-275 per head.
Wichita Falls Calf
Prices Down $5-10
Calves were $5-10 lower, feeder steers $5-7 lower, feeder heifers
$5-8 lower, packer cows steady, bred cows and pairs $50-75 lower.
Receipts totaled 1105 head.
New Summerfield Sale
Offerings 655 Cattle
Cattle receipts totaled 655 head.
Steers: under 300 pounds $150-205, 300-400 pounds $140-179, 400-500
pounds $130-163, 500-600 pounds $120-143, 600-700 pounds $110-139,
700-800 pounds $100-119.
Durant Auction Sells
518 Head Of Cattle
Cattle receipts totaled 518 head.
Steers: 200-300 pounds $207.50-215, 300-400 pounds $157-195, 400-500
pounds $150-169, 500-600 pounds $131-155, 600-700 pounds $123-136,
700-800 pounds $115-128.50, 800-900 pounds $109-119.
San Saba And Mason
Stocker Steers Higher
Mason and San Saba stocker steers sold $3 higher, stocker heifers
steady to $1 higher, feeder steers $3 higher, feeder heifers steady,
packer cows $2 higher, bulls $1-2 higher, pairs and bred cows
steady. Receipts totaled 5794 head for the two sales.
Trevor Brazile Leads PRCA
Rodeo
All-Around Earnings Standings
In the PRCA all-around competition, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas,
leads with $46,352 in season earnings to date. He is followed by
Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, with $39,271; JoJo LeMond,
Andrews, Texas, $29,058; Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, $28,011; and
Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, Canada, $16,191.
Domestic Wool Moderate,
Aussie Market Higher
Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was moderate last week, with
801,950 pounds of confirmed sales and moderate demand.
Clovis Steer Prices
Steady To $1 Higher
Feeder steers were steady to $1 higher, heifers steady to $1 lower,
slaughter cows steady to $1 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Receipts
totaled 2421 head.
Tulia Feeder Cattle
Prices Decline $3-7
Feeder steers and heifers sold $3-7 lower, slaughter cows steady to
$2 higher, higher undertone on slaughter bulls. Receipts totaled
2767 head.
Red Meat Production
.9% Below A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was
estimated at 929.4 million pounds, even with the previous week and
.9 percent lower than last year. Cumulative meat production for the
year to date was 1.1 percent lower than last year.
Boxed Beef Cutout
Prices Trend Higher
The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report for last week
showed prices up $2.73 from the previous week at $196.16. A year ago
the cutout value was $188.15.
Dalhart Feeder Steer
Trade Mostly Steady
Feeder steers were mostly steady except 500-600 pound steers $1-2
higher, heifers under 700 pounds firm to 3 higher, instances $5
higher on value added and thin kinds, slaughter cows and bulls
steady to weak. Receipts totaled 1380 head.
Nation’s Yearling Feeder Cattle
Price Trend Steady To $3-6 Lower
Yearling feeder cattle opened last week steady to $3 lower across
the country but turned mostly $3-6 lower by week’s end.
Angelo Packer Lamb
Prices Off $10-20
Slaughter lambs were $10-20 lower Tuesday, slaughter ewes firm to $1
higher, nannies $5-10 lower, kid goats weak to $10 lower. Sheep and
goat receipts totaled 5100 head.
Belen Feeder Cattle
Called $4-8 Lower
Feeder steers and heifers were $4-8 lower, slaughter cows and bulls
steady to $1 lower, bred cows and pairs $400 lower, quality
considered. Receipts totaled 1404 head.
Imported Meat Total
37% Above Last Year
Imported meat for the week ending May 4 totaled 34,980 metric tons.
This compares to 22,172 metric tons for the same period last year
and is a 37 percent increase. The following figures represent metric
tons.
Oklahoma City Heavy
Steers Steady To Up
Feeder steers over 800 pounds were steady to $2 higher, under
800 pounds steady to $2 lower in a light test, feeder heifers steady
to $2 higher, steer and heifer calves $2 lower on limited offerings.
Receipts totaled 8551 head.
Joplin Calves Quoted
Steady To $2 Higher
Steer and heifer calves were steady to $2 higher, yearlings steady.
Receipts totaled 4890 head.
Domestic Wool Moderate,
Aussie Market Lower
Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was moderate last week, with
no confirmed sales and moderate demand.
Lamb Checkoff
Increase
Final Notice Published
The final notice approving the assessment rate increase for the Lamb
Promotion, Research and Information Order was published in the May
14 issue of the Federal Register. The new rate will go into
effect on June 13.
Fredericksburg Lambs,
Kid Goats $10 Higher
Lambs and kid goats were $10 higher. Sheep and goat receipts totaled
3099 head.
Waco Cattle Market
Offerings 1060 Head
Cattle receipts totaled 1060 head.
Steers: No. 1 300-400 pounds $160-185, 400-500 pounds $150-170,
500-600 pounds $125-155, 600-700 pounds $125-145, 700-800 pounds
$115-130.
Crockett Cattle Sale
Offerings 1017 Head
Cattle receipts totaled 1017 head.
Steers: No. 1 large frame 150-200 pounds $190-200, 200-300 pounds
$182-185, 300-400 pounds $170-171, 400-500 pounds $160-163, 500-600
pounds $127-150, 600-800 pounds $120-137.
Graham Auction Sells
1067 Head Of Cattle
Cattle receipts totaled 1067 head.
Steers: under 300 pounds $165-195, 300-400 pounds $160-190, 400-500
pounds $135-165, over 500 pounds $100-150.
Industry Feeder Steers,
Heifers Quoted Steady
Feeder cattle were steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts
totaled 717 head.
Hindsights
Letter To The Editor
Loose
Coming Up...
May 9 —
Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba,
Texas. FMI: 325/372-5159;
www.jordancattle.com.
May 11 —
Western Heritage Classic’s Invitational Ranch Horse Sale, Expo
Center of Taylor County, Abilene, Texas. FMI: whcranchhorseale.com.
May 23 —
Special Calf Sale, in conjunction with the regular sale, Producers
Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas. 325/653-3371;
producersandcargile.com.
June 1 —
Special Replacement Female Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba,
Texas. FMI: 325/372-5159; www.jordancattle.com.
June 3 —
Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason,
Texas. FMI: 325/372-5159; www.jordancattle.com.
June 4—
Roswell Wool Sale, Roswell Wool; FMI: 575/622-3360
June 4-9 —
Ranch Sorting National Championship, Will Rogers Memorial Center,
Ft. Worth, Texas. FMI: 970/897-2901, ranchsorting.com.
June 7-8 —
Summer Horse Sale, Roswell Livestock Auction, Roswell, New Mexico.
FMI: 575/622-4480; roswelllivestockauction.com.
June 13 —
Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba,
Texas. FMI: 325/372-5159; www.jordancattle.com.
June 17-19
— Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention, Breckenridge,
Colorado. FMI: 303-431-6422.
June 20 —
Special Calf Sale, in conjunction with the regular sale, Producers
Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas. 325/653-3371;
producersandcargile.com.
July 8 —
Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason,
Texas. FMI: 325/372-5159; www.jordancattle.com.
July 11 —
Special Calf Sale, in conjunction with the regular sale, Producers
Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas. 325/653-3371;
producersandcargile.com.
July 11 —
Special Stocker/Feeder and Premium Weaned Sale, Jordan Cattle
Auction, San Saba, Texas. FMI: 325/372-5159;
www.jordancattle.com.
July 15 — Stocker and Feeder Calf Sale,
Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas. 325/653-3371;
producersandcargile.com.
July 25-27 — Arizona Cattle Growers
Association summer convention, Chandler, Ariz. FMI: 602/267-1129.
August 1 —
Special Replacement Female Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba,
Texas. FMI: 325/372-5159;
www.jordancattle.com.
August 7-10
— NCBA Summer Conference, Denver, Colo. FMI: 303/694-0305,
202/347-0228.
August 8 —
Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba,
Texas. FMI: 325/372-5159; www.jordancattle.com.
August 12 — Stocker and Feeder Calf
Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas. 325/653-3371;
producersandcargile.com.
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