WILD HORSES are playing havoc on western ranges where their sheer numbers have overwhelmed forage resources, but under more controlled conditions their presence has proven a boon to some stockmen. These horses are among 1500 head that graze Osage grass on the John Hughes ranch near Bartlesville, Okla., where a contract to help the government board some of its excess equines is a welcome supplement to none-too-shiny cattle income.

Lamb Prices Continue Sharp Decline
Fat and feeder lamb prices continued their free-fall this week with most declines on fats in the $5-12 range and feeders $5-8 off. Apparently the bottom of the barrel hasn’t been reached yet.

Plains Fed Cattle $1 Lower; Losses Grind Feeders Down
Like a player in some boot-wearing version of a Greek tragedy, the cattle business seems to be trudging slowly but inexorably toward disaster, unable to affect its own destiny. Both fat and feeder cattle moved another step closer to the cliff this week.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Grass Is Green, Cattle Fat In Osage, But Price Lacking
Unlike most all of Texas, Oklahoma’s Osage prairie and the cattle grazing it appeared to be in prime condition as cattlemen from near and far gathered for the

Collaborative Damage Control Program Reduces Elk Conflicts
Elk pose a continued — and growing —problem for stockmen across much of the western U.S. In Colorado, at least, an innovative program appears to be changing that.

ADC Budget Emerges Unscathed From Close Scrape In Congress
It was a close call, but the federal animal damage control program survived a determined assault in the U.S. House last week.

Tyson Executivess Found Guilty In Espy Influence- Peddling Case
The investigation of Tyson Foods Inc. gifts to former Clinton administration Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy and his girlfriend has produced convictions of two company executives.

Persistence Is The Watchword For Bulldogger Vince Walker
Steer wrestler Vince Walker believes in persistence. That approach paid off big at the recent Pine Country Pro Rodeo in Flagstaff, Ariz., just as it has been paying off for Walker all year.

Wyoming Wolf Expert Planned; Ranchers Still Oppose Program
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could hire a biologist to manage Wyoming's wolves as early as this fall.

TSGRA Sets Kerrville Meeting July 16-18
The 83rd annual convention of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association is set for July 16-18 in Kerrville at the Inn of the Hills.

Superior Livestock Video Sale Offering Totals 23,000 Cattle
Superior Livestock Auction offered more than 23,000 feeder cattle in their regularly scheduled video auction.

Nation’s Feeder Cattle Prices Continue Their Downward Plunge
Prices for feeder cattle and calves continued their downward plunge last week, steers and heifers $1-3 lower. Numbers presented for sale were meager even by summer standards, as neither buyers nor sellers liked the price level.

Texas Fed Cattle Trade Lower In Early-Developing Movement
Slaughter steers and heifers sold $1 lower last week in Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma feedlot trading.

Angelo Feeder Steer, Heifer Price Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold fully $3-5 lower last week, slaughter cows weak to $1 lower, bulls firm, stock cows and pairs steady.

Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie Wools Lower
Domestic wool trading was at a standstill last week under very light demand. No sales were reported in Territory trading or in warehouse trading.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Feeders Lower
Yearling feeder steers sold $1-3 lower in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week, heifers steady, steers and heifers under 400 pounds steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady, pairs and bred stock cows uneven.

Junction Feeder Lambs Lower, Goats Mixed
Feeder lambs sold $6-8 lower, slaughter ewes steady, stock ewes steady; slaughter Angora goats $2 lower; stock Spanish nannies $2-4 lower, slaughter kids steady to $2 lower, nannies $3 higher, muttons $6-8 lower, billies $2-4 higher.

Kansas Feeder Cattle Trade Generally Slow
Not enough feeder cattle changed hands in Kansas direct trade for an adequate test; a few steers were $2 lower, the heifer undertone lower as well.

U.S. Meat Production .2% Below A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 831.9 million pounds, 1.9 percent less than a week earlier and .2 percent below a year ago.

Most Cuero Feeder Steers Sell Lower
Feeder steers weighing under 300 pounds sold $3-5 lower, 300-400 pounds steady, over 400 pounds $2 lower, heifers steady, slaughter cows 50 cents lower.

Fredericksburg Feeder Steers, Heifers Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-4 higher, slaughter cows and bulls strong. Receipts totaled 982 head.

Most Milano Cattle Prices Hold Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows steady, bulls steady to $1 lower. Receipts totaled 1525 head.

Most Goldthwaite Sheep, Goats Lower
Feeder lambs sold $6-8 lower, slaughter ewes $3-4 lower, bucks steady, stock ewes steady; slaughter Angora goats $2-4 lower; stock Spanish nannies steady, kids steady to $2 lower, slaughter nannies and billies steady, muttons steady to $3 higher, slaughter Angoras mostly $2-4 lower.

Most Lampasas Cattle Prices Termed Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold $5-7 lower, slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 lower. Receipts totaled 806 head.

Loose Ends

Coming Up...
July 3 — Livestock Weekly Offices Will Be Closed. July 7 — Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Llano Livestock Auction, Llano, Texas. July 10 — Superior Livestock Auction’s Video Sale, at the studio, Fort Worth, Texas. July 10 — King Ranch Sale, Superior Livestock Video Auction. July 10 — Special High Dollar Calf and Yearling Sale, Junction Stockyards, Junction, Texas.