Kansas City Stockyards Gone, But Swift & Henry Continues
Swift and Henry has been an integral part of the cattle business since 1909 when lawyer J.C. Swift and cattleman Charles D. Henry opened their offices in the Exchange building at the Kansas City Stockyards. At the time, 40 or more other commission companies were doing business there.

CRP Revamp Kinder To Plains, But Application Said Complex
Much Great Plains farmland will remain eligible under new rules for the Conservation Reserve Program, but whether it will actually be idled depends on a complex formula and whether the price is right.

Bankers And Lawmakers Decry Government Ag Loan Policies
West Texas congressmen and a panel of bankers at a recent field hearing here implored USDA’s Farm Service Agency to improve and streamline the way it handles agricultural loans.

BLM’s Plan For Wyoming Ignores Input Provided By State Panel
The federal Bureau of Land Management's draft plan for managing grazing lands in Wyoming, mailed out late last week, differs on key points from one drafted by a state panel that Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt helped organize and has since has chosen to ignore.

Court Says U.S. Owns Public Land In Nevada
The "sagebrush rebellion" suffered another setback when a court ruled the U.S. government, not the state, owns most of Nevada.

Dry Ground Will Be The Key To Calving In The Dakotas
It's one of the most unusual chores rancher Rick Bauerman has ever done, but this year's calf crop may depend on his ability to scrape snow off hilltops.

Species Act Rewrite On Again In Congress
U.S. Sen. Craig Thomas says his initial look at a new Endangered Species Act plan is not as ideological as some people might think.

Nevada Lawmakers Get Earful On BLM Rules
Critics of the federal Bureau of Land Management showed up in force last week at a state Assembly Natural Resources Committee hearing on new BLM law enforcement policies.

Tirade Against Beef In Kid Mag Countered
Cattlemen are upset over an anti-beef article in a children's magazine linked to the U.S. Smithsonian Institution.

Superior Livestock Video Sale Offering Totals 31,000 Cattle
Superior Livestock auction offered more than 31,000 feeder cattle in their regular video sale here. Consignments were from 21 states and Mexico.

Abilene Cattle Sell At Higher Prices
Feeder steers sold steady to $1 higher, heifers $3-5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $2-4 higher, stock cows and pairs $50-100 higher. Receipts totaled 1470 head.

Most Junction Goat Prices Move Higher
Stock Angora nannies were $3-5 higher, slaughter classes $1-3 higher; stock Spanish nannies $4-6 higher, slaughter nannies $3-5 higher, other classes fully steady. Sheep were practically absent.

Brownwood, San Saba, Mason Cattle Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to strong in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week, slaughter cows $2-4 higher, bulls $3-5 higher. Good rains in the area held receipts at the three sales to only 1108 head.

Lampasas Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Firm
Feeder steers and heifers sold firm, slaughter cows steady to firm. Receipts totaled 115 head.

Most Llano Cattle Prices Moved Higher
Feeder steers sold $2-5 higher, heifers $3-6 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $5-7 higher. Receipts totaled 240 head.

Most Colorado City Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers under 600 pounds sold $3-7 higher, steers over 600 pounds steady to $4 higher, heifers steady, slaughter cows and bulls $3-4 higher, bred stock cows $25-50 higher, pairs $20 higher.

Cuero Cattle Price Trend Holds Strong
Trading was active and prices moved higher as demand continued strong. Receipts totaled 750 head.

Goldthwaite Sheep, Goats Mostly Higher
Feeder and slaughter lambs sold $3-5 higher, slaughter ewes and bucks steady; stock Spanish nannies $2-4 higher, slaughter kids and yearlings $3-6 higher, slaughter classes fully steady; slaughter Angoras fully steady.

Giddings Feeder Steer, Heifers Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold strong to $2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $2 higher, stock cows $25 higher. Receipts totaled 315 head.

Fredericksburg Feeder Cattle Trade Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls $2-3 higher. Receipts totaled 407 head.

Unregistered Bull in a Hotel Lobby
Choice gleanings from 45-plus years of Unregistered Bull.
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