COOLER FALL AIR has undoubtedly boosted the appetites of these Brangus cows east of Goldthwaite. It will take more than a healthy appetite for their counterparts farther west to make the winter, but these girls have the benefit of groceries stockpiled during good summer growth.

Lamb Meat Held Steady Last Week
After two months of declining values, carcass lamb prices held steady last week.

Tighter Supplies Let Plains Feedlots Add $2 To Ticket
Tighter supplies gave Plains feedlots the clout to command and receive $2 more this week than last.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

West Texas Ranchers Marketing Peace And Quiet And Solitude
Monte and Lisa Harkins are still trying to make a living the old fashioned way, from the land and livestock. A wide variety of factors, however, combine to make that living harder and harder to come by.

Philmont Hand Finds Horizons Expanding In Many Directions
Rod Taylor spends most of his time riding the high range, doctoring sick cattle and taking care of his family, but it's a fictional barroom brawl for which he may become known outside his own circle.

Proper Use Of Grazing And Fire Help Endangered Species Thrive
The Kerr Wildlife Management Area must be doing something right. Its success story centers around traditional ranching practices like the grazing of domestic livestock, and various brush control practices including prescribed fire.

Gruver Area Feeders Win Top Slot In TCFA Beef Challenge
In an industry often criticized for a lack of uniformity, the cattle in the 1997 Texas Cattle Feeders Association's Fed Beef Challenge showed improvement in that attribute over past years.

Incidence Of Johne's Disease Is Rising In Oklahoma Cattle
Johne's disease is an emerging bacterial disease affecting Oklahoma cattle, warns an Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension veterinarian.

Local Pols Want Challenge To Feds' Wyoming Bangs Rule
Fremont County commissioners are urging the Wyoming Livestock Board to challenge a federal recommendation that cattle in several counties be tested for brucellosis.

Beef Safety Task Force Sets First Meetings For Next Week
An industry task force created to alleviate safety concerns about beef and educate the public about the dangers of E.coli bacteria begins work next week.

Arizona Ranchers Reeling Under Yet Another Assault On Grazing
Arizona ranchers who may have thought the other shoe had dropped in a recent court order dealing with U.S. Forest Service grazing allotments are reeling under a third blow.

Belated Study Clears Cattle In Milwaukee Parasite Case
When an outbreak of a waterborne parasite wreaked havoc here a few years ago, government officials were quick to blame cattle. Too quick, it turns out.

Rancher Sells Dinosaur Bones For $8.4 Million, Tax-Free
A Sioux Indian rancher has become a multimillionaire from the sale of such a fossil, and his ethnic status means he won't even have to pay income tax on the deal.

"One Good Cow" Program Makes First Deliveries Of Donations
The first cows have been delivered, and some grateful North Dakota stockmen say the donations will let them keep thier operations.

French Sheepmen Mount Protest Over Wolves
U.S. livestock producers aren't alone in their concerns about the re-emergence of stock-killing wolves.

Researcher Warns Consumption, Setasides On Collision Course
A University of Minnesota researcher of global population and consumption trends warned Sunday of the consequences of saying "no" to mining and logging while saying "yes" to rising consumption of natural resources.

Gore Blames "Global Warming" For Severe El Nino Forecast
Never one to miss an opportunity for demagoguery, Vice President Al Gore suggested in Los Angeles last week that the so called "global warming" may be making the El Nino weather phenomenon more severe and frequent.

Unofficial Count Says Sheep Checkoff Failed
The vote count is still unofficial, but a Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association spokesperson says the statewide sheep and goat checkoff proposal has apparently failed.

IBP Announces Drop In Quarterly Profit
IBP Inc., the world's largest producer of fresh beef and pork, said quarterly earnings tumbled nearly 28 percent, partly due to competition from chicken and other meats.

Second CRP Signup Underway, USDA Offers Application Aid
The U.S. Agriculture Department is giving farmers a second chance this year to put land in the Conservation Reserve Program.

Meat Goat Meet Set For October 30-31
A meat goat conference is scheduled for October 30-31 in San Angelo.

House Panel Subpoenas Documents On Monument
A U.S. House committee has served the White House with a subpoena demanding documents related to the secretive creation of a huge monument in Utah last year.

Angelo Feeder Lambs, Cattle Firm To $2 Up
Feeder lambs sold firm to $2 higher this week, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter ewes uneven, mostly weak to $2 lower except utility and good firm to $2 higher.

Llano Feeder Steers Steady, Heifers Off
Feeder steers sold steady, heifers $1-2 lower, slaughter cows and bulls $2 lower.

San Saba Replacement Sale Steady, Strong
Choice young bred cows and heifers sold steady to strong in a special female replacement sale at Jordan Cattle Auction, others about steady.

Junction Stock Angora Goats Trade Higher
Lambs were too limited for a test, slaughter ewes and bucks sold $2 higher.

Goldthwaite Feeder Lamb Prices Steady
Feeder lambs sold steady, slaughter ewes and bucks fully steady.

Coming Up ...
October 24 — Superior Livestock Auction’s Video Sale, at the studio, Fort Worth, Texas. October 24 — J Bar 7 Ranch Complete Commercial Cowherd Dispersion and Brangus and Angus Bull Sale, OKC West, El Reno, Oklahoma.