EAST TEXAS CATTLE and their brethren from there to the Atlantic have been the butt of a lot of West Texas jokes over the years, but there have always been serious stockmen in those regions. These yearlings near Texarkana show a variety of colors, yet most of them appear to reflect a Continental heritage that is appreciated in Plains feedlots. They also have hair, for the most part.

Feeder Lambs Steady, Fats Recover Some
Slaughter lambs found a little strength in most Midwest markets this holiday-shortened week. Most Texas markets were closed for the holiday period.

Fed Cattle Trade On Plains Stalemated Over Broad Gulf
As midweek approached, Plains cattle feeders and their erstwhile buyers once again found themselves staring at one another across a broad gulf in prices.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

U.S. And Canada Pilot Project Smooths Way For Cattle Trade
The first truckload of feeder cattle have headed north as part of the Northwest Pilot Project, a program aimed at expanding shipments of live cattle from Montana and Washington State to Canada.

Helicopters Still Provide Best Census Tool For Deer In Texas
Jim and Liz Fox were worried. The Austin couple had been scouting their 13,000-acre deer lease in Zavala County for three days and had not laid eyes on a deer.

Taxpayer Relief Act Promising, But Fine Print Dilutes Impact
The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 has been proclaimed by its proponents to provide great tax benefits to all taxpayers.

Trans-Pecos Ranch Diversifies By Adding Bed And Breakfast
Kenda and Scott Furman's Glass Mountain Manor, situated in the Glass Mountains of the Trans Pecos, is one of only a handful of bed and breakfast facilities in the area.

AFBF Head Scoffs At "Warming", Puts In Word For Fast Track
The world still hasn't seen scientific evidence that clearly demonstrates global warming exists, the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation said here recently.

Hansen "Serious" About Bill To Create Wilderness In East
Rep. Jim Hansen, R-Utah, turned the tables on his colleagues from the East last week, forcing them to argue against wilderness.

Steer And Heifer Prices Steady In Angelo Special Sale Monday
Steers and heifers sold mostly steady here Monday in the season's ninth and final special feeder sale at Producers Livestock Auction.

Angelo Feeder Steers Sell Unevenly Steady
Feeder steers and heifers were uneven last week but mostly steady, slaughter cows firm to $1 higher, bulls steady, stock cows and pairs steady.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Feeders Higher
Choice feeder steers weighing 350-450 pounds sold $1-3 higher in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week.

Colorado City Feeder Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady, bred stock cows and heifers $25 higher, pairs steady to $50 higher.

Holmes Bred Heifers Bring $799 Per Head
A total of 567 heifers, bred AI or naturally to Angus bulls, averaged $799.14 per head here at the first replacement heifer sale conducted by Holmes Farms Inc.

Highland Hereford Bulls Brings $1982
The 43rd annual Highland Hereford Bull Sales offered 45 bulls from four area breeders and the average sale price was $1982.22.

Estate To Sell Ranch On Hawaii Big Island
The state's fourth-largest private landowner will sell its 117,630-acre Kahuku Ranch on the Big Island, the executive secretary said.

Loose Ends

Coming Up...
November 29 — Five Star Auctioneer’s W. M. "Warren" Lincoln Auction, Claude, Texas. December 2 — Five Star Auctioneer’s Gary and Curtis Foster Auction, Plainview, Texas. December 3 — Special Cow Sale, Clovis Livestock Auction, Clovis, New Mexico.