TESTING THE METTLE of these Longhorn cross cows near Victor, Colo., winter came early this year and stayed. Some areas of the state have never completely cleaned up from the Halloween blizzard that spooked the Plains, and this week’s front has already dumped another foot or more of snow in places.

Feeder Lambs Find Better Market Prices
Feeder lamb prices moved higher around the country this week as numbers remain short.

Plains Fed Cattle Trading At Impasse Through Midweek
Southern Plains cattle feeders and packers were dollars apart through late Wednesday afternoon, the latter talking the market $2 lower at $65 and the former seeking steady money or better at anywhere from $67 to $69. There was a little more harmony farther north.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Charles Johnson One Of The Few Who Runs Goats In East Texas
Ask anyone from around here and they'd say, "there aren't any goats in Naple." Charles Johnson, however, can prove them wrong.

Technology Spawned By Space Race Waiting For Application
Lowell Catlett, ag economist at New Mexico State University, foresees the day when a veterinarian hundreds or thousands of miles away will be able to send computer chips implanted in cattle on his ranch and prescribe medicine for sick animals.

Letter Warns Cattle Feeders About Captive Supply Dangers
Dear Nebraska Cattlemen Feedlot Council member, I've observed a number of changes in this marketplace in the last six years. The result of all the openings, closures, and expansions - Nebraska has more daily slaughter capacity than any other state in the nation.

FDA Approves Beef Irradiation After Years Of Foot-Dragging
The meat industry last week won government approval to treat beef with gamma rays to kill E. coli and other harmful bacteria.

TPWD To Create Voluntary Site Registry Program For Wetlands
A new program will help Texas landowners seeking to create, enhance or restore wetlands by acting as a "want ad" service matching landowners with those who want to improve wetlands.

Clinton's Huge Utah Land Grab More Deceitful Than Presumed
If President Clinton, the White House, Interior Secretary Babbitt, and the entire administration were so proud of Clinton's decree designating 1.7 million acres as a national monument, why did they hide the documents?

USDA To Mail Ag Census Forms Soon
Starting Dec. 15, the U.S. Agriculture Department will be sending census forms to farmers and ranchers across the country.

Animal Rights Group Admits Burning Pens
An animal-rights group has claimed responsibility for a fire that destroyed horse pens and chutes last month at an eastern Oregon corral holding wild horses and burros.

Oprah Faces Amarillo Court Date In January
Daytime television personality Oprah Winfrey has a court date in January here to meet Paul Engler of Cactus Feeders.

Superior Livestock Video Sale Offerings Totals 28,000 Cattle
Superior Livestock Auction offered more than 28,000 feeder cattle and breeding stock in their regular video sale. Feeder steers sold steady to higher, heifers steady.

Allen Clinches 12th World Steer Roping Championship
Guy Allen, often referred to as "The Legend", continued his assault on the steer roping record books last weekend when he clinched his 12th world steer roping championship and set a National Finals Steer Roping earnings record.

Angelo Feeder Lamb, Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder lambs sold $3-5 higher this week, slaughter lambs not well tested, slaughter ewes $2-5 lower.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Feeders Higher
Choice feeder steers and heifers sold $2-4 higher in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week.

Loose Ends

Coming Up...
December 12 — Replacement Sale, Waurika Livestock Commission, Waurika, Oklahoma. December 12-13 — Winter Horse Sale, Roswell Livestock Auction, Roswell, New Mexico. December 13 — 4-L Dairy’s Absolute Equipment Dispersal Auction, Proctor, Texas. December 13 — Five Star Auctioneer’s Donald W. Bergmann Estate Auction, Amarillo, Texas.