Feeder Lambs Hold Steady, Fats Decline
Feeder lambs held their own in most marketing areas this week with light lambs in San Angelo about $5 higher. Slaughter lambs lost another $5 and are now about $20 below the level of just two months ago. Slaughter ewes were higher in San Angelo, but mostly steady in the Midwest.

Fed Cattle Lose Another $1-2 In Early-Week Trade At $61-62
Plains fed cattle prices, shaky-steady last week at $63, slipped $1-2 this week almost as soon as the feedlot offices opened their doors.

Plains Feedlot Sales

Range Sales

"Pride" Calf Improvement Plan In Southeast Is In Second Year
Three feeder calf sales scheduled this fall will showcase results from the Southeast Pride health and management program.

Wildfire Potential Great; Precautions Should Be Taken
The hot, dry and windy summer days are here which means that the wildfire season is upon us. Because of above-average fuel loads across a good portion of Texas rangelands, this wildfire season could prove to be particularly troublesome.

Clinton Backs Gore, Browner, Approves Air Rule Proposals
Rejecting concerns about the nation’s economy, President Clinton has sided with Vice President Al Gore and EPA administrator Carol Browner in approving tough new clean air rules that are expected to have a devastating impact on every industry from manufacturing and transportation to agriculture. Even private automobiles, fireplaces and backyard barbecues are on the potential hit list.

Battle Continues Over Burning Harvestable Timber In Forests
Reigniting a dispute over intentional burning of national forests, Rep. Bob Smith of Oregon wants the Forest Service to stop setting fires in the West during the three hottest summer months.

Wolf Depredations Increasing, First Legal "Takes" Confirmed
The government-protected wolves that were supposed to remain in Yellowstone National Park and pose for tourists are increasingly demonstrating minds of their own.

Eu Parliament Votes To Ignore WTO Ruling On Beef Trade Ban
So much for the high-sounding concept of free trade. Faced with a World Trade Organization ruling that its ban on hormone-treated beef from the United States constitutes an illegal trade barrier, the European Parliament recently voted to maintain it anyway.

Cattle Market Giving Cow-Calf Producers Conflicting Signals
Cow-calf producers are getting vastly different signals this year compared to last year about potential cattle markets, and that is leading to some trepidation about how to plan out marketing strategies, says an Oklahoma State University agricultural economist.

TAHC Amends EIS Testing Rule To Delete Auction Requirement
Effective last week, the Texas Animal Health Commission will no longer require Coggins tests on horses sold through public auctions.

Water Rights In Texas Subject To Control By State Agencies
Authorized water appropriations, including permits, certified filings, and certificates of adjudication, are subject to cancellation in whole or in part if the water is not used for 10 years. Under Section 11.172 of the Texas Water Code, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission may initiate cancellation proceedings and hold a hearing to determine if the water right shall be canceled. The TNRCC must give the water right holder at least 45 days' notice before the hearing is held.

Feedgrain, Fed Cattle Prices Pull in Opposite Directions
Livestock Marketing Information Center data indicates an important economic relationship has been displayed during the last two years: feedgrain prices and feeder cattle prices tend to move in opposite directions.

Global Grain Outlook Shows Little Change
Revised forecasts released late last week by the International Grains Council point to little change in global grain production in the season just beginning.

Lightweight Angelo Feeder Lambs Higher
Feeder lambs weighing under 70 pounds sold $4-7 higher, weights over 70 pounds firm, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter ewes firm to $1 higher. Receipts totaled 10,517 head.

New Variety of Clover Shows Big Potential For Dry Areas
Researchers, seed companies, ranchers and farmers alike are always searching for that "magic" combination of forage that will provide year-round grazing. One rancher in the southwestern part of the Rolling Plains believes he may be close to finding it.

Ohl Continues To Increase Lead In PRCA All-Around Standings
Calf roper Cody Ohl has increased his lead in professional rodeo’s all-around standings by a substantial margin, with winnings to date of $60,762. Ohl is followed by Chad Hagan, Leesville, La., with $37,078; Roper Myers, Van, Texas, $36,388; Tee Woolman, Llano, Texas, $35,416; and Butch Myers, Athens, Texas, $34,085.

Is Bear Stalking East Texas Stock?
Ranchers say some creature lurking in the piney woods has killed and devoured their calves.

Mason And Brownwood Feeders Sell Higher
Feeder steers sold $2-4 higher in Mason and Brownwood last week, heifers steady to $3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady, pairs and bred cows in good demand. Receipts at the two sales totaled 775 head.

Unregistered Bull in a Hotel Lobby
Choice gleanings from 45-plus years of Unregistered Bull.
"I guess the most pitiful thing I ever heard of," said John, "is these Texas boys that couldn’t get seated at the Republican convention. You can imagine the pain they’ve suffered. The ones that wore boots up there took their newest ones, of course, and the ones that wore shoes were used to wearing boots. In either case, after standing around on that hard, hot pavement all day they’re bound to have suffered a lot.

On The Edge Of Common Sense 
By Baxter Black
Ted and his dad needed some cows to stock their little ranch in Oklahoma, and they needed 'em right away. A local trader solved their problem and injected a couple of loads into them.

On Matters of Equine
By Dr. Jim and Lynda McCall
In 1817 a Swedish chemist discovered a gray non-metallic element that he named selenium after the Greek word for moon — selene. One hundred and sixty-six years later, horsemen would learn that this mineral found in some soils is an integral part of a horse's diet. Too little or too much is related to several serious conditions which can result in death.

It's The Pitts
By Lee Pitts
Despite the advent of teleconferencing, travel experts estimate there were a million conventions and conferences held in this country last year. Convention-goers spent $75 billion in destination and resort cities while attending these confabs.

Pokin' Fun
By Doc Blakely
Actual maintenance complaints submitted by U.S. Air Force pilots and the replies from the maintenance crews. "Squawks" are problem listings that pilots generally leave for maintenance crews.

Shortgrass Country
By Monte Noelke
The tinkling of a piano behind a leather-padded door meant drinking and gaming. Soft felt tabletops muffled the click of dice and the rattle of chips. Music on the rooftop meant the scion of all ranch families beginning a gran paranda — a huge party. Bank drafts in the desk drawers made out to this Fort Worth hotel, the Blackstone, meant all of the gracious frolic must go on the reveler's tab.