Lamb Trade Mixed Bag This Week
The lamb trade was a mixed affair this week, higher in some areas and steady in others.
Slaughter lambs were as much as $3-5 higher for the week in the Midwest but steady in Texas. Feeders held steady in most areas. Slaughter ewes likewise, remained about steady.

Effort To Break Fed Cattle Market Fails; Plains Get $64
Ain't it surprising what a good week can do?
After taking it on the chin for weeks, Plains cattle feeders bowed up last week and put $2 on the fat market.

Range Sales
Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in New Mexico for October delivery 1425 No. 1 Okie and crossbred steers to weigh 750 pounds at $81, also 600 similar steers to weigh 800 at $80, and 700 No. 1 Okie and crossbred heifers to weigh 725 at $77.

Plains Feedlot Sales
North Platte Feeders, North Platte, Neb.: 500 steers, 1250-1300 pounds, 65-70% choice, $65.

Governor Applauds Sheepmen For New Slaughter Facility
Good sheep markets, abundant rainfall and the promise of much-needed sheep and goat processing facility all helped fuel optimism among those attending the annual convention of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association here last week.

Mountain Rancher Can Track; Doesn’t Like Trail He Sees
Jimmy Bason tells of a friend, a "flatland" cowboy, who helped once on the F Cross Ranch in the Black Range.

Underground Water Regulation Increasingly Evident In Texas
The underground system of water-bearing formations known as the Edwards Aquifer has been the subject of substantial litigation in recent years.

Cougar Kills Colorado Boy, But Media Softpedals Story
A mountain lion attacked and killed a 10 year-old boy in Rocky Mountain National Park late last week. It was the second mountain lion attack on a human in Colorado in four days.

Texas Fed Cattle $2-3 Higher Last Week In Active Trading
Slaughter steers and heifers were $2-3 higher last week in Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma feedlot trading.

Most Lampasas Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers were $2-4 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $3 lower. Reciepts totaled 902 head.

Cattle Count Down Two Percent In USDA’s Mid-Year Inventory
Cattle industry analysts have been saying for several months that stockmen appeared to be rebuilding cow herds; the liquidation phase of the latest cattle cycle has ended prematurely, they warned, and recent favorable feeder cattle prices could be short-lived as numbers climb again following one of the shortest cycles in history.

Angelo Sheep Steady, Feeder Cattle Higher
All represented sheep classes were steady Tuesday in fairly active trading on average quality offerings. Receipts totaled 10,128 head.

Feeder Cattle Higher Last Week Despite Rise In Corn Prices
Feeder cattle were reported firm to $2 higher last week, some as much as $3 up.

U.S. Meat Production 1.2 % Below A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 809.7 million pounds, .1 percent below last week and 1.2 percent below the same week last year.

Cattle On Feed Up 17 Percent In Seven Main Feeding States
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter July 1 in the seven leading feeding states totaled 7.68 million head, up 17 percent from the previous year but one percent below July 1, 1995.

Superior Livestock Video Sale Offering Totals 110,000 Cattle
Superior Livestock Auction offered more than 110,000 head of cattle in a special three-day sale in Denver.

Domestic Wool Demand Light, Trading Slow
Domestic wool trading was typically slow for the last two weeks with prices remaining steady on the limited trading done.

Cuero Feeder Cattle Active, Some Higher
Steer calves under 400 pounds and those weighing 500-600 pounds were higher, other classes steady. Receipts totaled 1279 head.

All Sheep And Goats Lower At Goldthwaite
All represented sheep and goat classes were reported lower; feeder lambs were $2-3 lower in a limited test, slaughter ewes steady to $2 lower while bucks held steady.

Brownwood, San Saba, Mason Cattle Strong
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to strong in San Saba, Mason and Brownwood, some yearling steers $2-6 higher, slaughter cows steady, bulls $1-3 lower, stock cows steady to as much as $5 higher.