GOING TO FEED, these Brangus cows on the Turkey Track ranch near Blackwell sport black and black baldy calves by Hereford bulls. Like most of western Texas, the area has seen sporty fall rain and is waiting for El Niño to keep his promise of wet weather.

Fat, Feeder Lambs Find Better Going
Fat and feeder lambs found a little better price structure this week in most markets, particularly in the Midwest.

Texas Fed Cattle Hold Steady At $67; Other Areas Decline
Texas Panhandle feedlots stood firm against lower bids early this week, and the gamble paid off. Solidarity didn't earn a higher market, but it at least held it steady.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

West Texans Learn About Meat Goat Breeding And Selection
Interest in the meat goat industry continues to grow. A couple of recent seminars have been conducted across the state to discuss and share what little is really known about meat goats in terms of breeding, selection and marketing.

Cowboy Fiddler, Allies Hope To Revive Ranch Dance Sound
As the Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock plans a ranch dance later this month, they're wondering how many people will show up.

Clinton Ag Item Vetoes Slap Republican States, Districts
President Clinton last week signed a bill to pay for modernizing meat and poultry inspections.

Fish, Wildlife Service Rules Grazing Not A Species Threat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has found livestock grazing in New Mexico and Arizona's 11 national forests isn't hazardous to the 33 threatened and endangered species there.

Federals May Ease Killer Wolf Control Rules, Official Says
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is willing to consider giving ranchers more freedom to kill wolves threatening their herds in the three-state wolf recovery effort, an agency official said.

BLM Wants To Limit Military Use Of McGregor Missile Range
The U.S. Army wants to continue using 600,000 acres of public land in southern New Mexico as a missile range, but the federal Bureau of Land Management wants some restrictions on the land's military use.

Feds Announce Play To Grab Rio Grande Water Ownership
Federal Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Eluid Martinez has filed a lawsuit that he hopes never goes to trial.

Utah Lawmaker Trying Again To Pass Eco-Terrorism Bill
A southern Utah lawmaker wants the state Legislature to give another look at a proposal to stiffen penalties for acts of so-called "eco-terrorism."

Skeen Blocks "Heritage River" Plan For Rio Grande In N.M.
U.S. Rep. Joe Skeen, R-N.M., has blocked a plan to add part of the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico to the Clinton administration's "American Heritage Rivers" program.

Lawmaker Says Clinton Trying To Bully Northwest Land Users
President Clinton is using scare tactics to try to ram through a sweeping plan that could stifle logging and livestock grazing in the Columbia River basin.

"Fur-Free" Protests A Boon For Furriers
An annual post-Thanksgiving stunt by anti-fur protesters may be backfiring: fur sellers say the activists are good for business.

Lobbyist Convicted Over Gifts To Espy
A federal jury has convicted a former agribusiness lobbyist of giving up to $7600 in illegal gifts to former Clinton administration Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, his friend from college.

Heavy Angelo Feeder Lambs Trade Higher
Feeder lambs sold steady on weights under 80 pounds this week, heavier offerings $4-5 higher.

Hill Country Brangus Bulls Average $2309
Hill Country Brangus breeders sold 73 registered bulls for total of $168,600 at their 22nd annual sale here.

Coming Up...
December 5 — Superior Livestock Auction’s Video Sale, at the studio, Fort Worth, Texas. December 6 — Parker Ranch’s Performance Bull Sale, Waurika Livestock Commission Company, Waurika, Oklahoma. December 6 — Segelke Auction Ranch Oak Western Furniture, Fairgrounds, Brush, Colorado. December 6 — Five Star Auctioneer’s Gary Don Kotara Estate Auction, Whitedeer, Texas. December 6 — Star Country Classic Limousin Bull Sale, Lockhart Auction Barn, Lockhart, Texas. December 6 — Steiner Ranch and Mound Creek Ranch’s Texas Extravaganza Sale, at Steiner Ranch, Bastrop, Texas. December 6 — Special Replacement Female Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas.