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OUT OF THE FILES that Livestock Weekly has amassed over the past half-century comes this classic photo of Hereford cattle in lush grazing. Such uniformity is hard to find today, likewise in many areas enough open country to provide such a vista.

Fat, Feeder Lamb Price Trends Mixed
Price trends on fat and feeder lambs were a little iffy this week. Feeder lambs found fairly good demand and stronger prices at Texas markets, where the volume picked up a bit from recent short supplies.

Midweek Trade Wipes Out Big List Of Plains Fed Cattle
Plains feedlots traded cattle before midweek for the first time in a while, but they gave up a little recent ground in the doing.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Deep Sense Of History Ties Bob Jones To Family Ranch
Bob Jones was born a century too late, but because of people like him, the cattle industry and those involved in it will exist well into the next century.

TSCRA Convention Scheduled March 28-31 In Fort Worth
Producing consumer-friendly, competitively priced beef will be the primary focus of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association's 122nd annual convention. The event is scheduled for March 28-31 in Forth Worth

Producers Adopt New Policies At Annual Cattle Convention
Cattlemen and women from across the United States approved new policy resolutions here last week at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association annual meeting. The policies will guide the beef industry into the new millennium.

Coalition For Animal Health Questions FDA Drug Decision
The Coalition for Animal Health, consisting of every major livestock and poultry producer organization, the commercial feed industry, veterinarians and animal health companies, today expressed disappointment with government regulators for not doing their homework before pressing forward with a new animal drug approval framework.

Fears Of Corporations Aired At Ag Concentration Hearing
Independent family farmers will be replaced by a ``seamless system'' where big companies produce everything from seed to the shelf unless steps are taken to halt the pace of consolidation in agriculture, a farm group warns.

Colorado Lawmakers Want A Say In Feds' Reintroduction Plans
Rebuffed four years ago when they tried to interfere with federal reintroduction of protected or "endangered" species, Colorado legislators last week voted to give themselves power over Division of Wildlife proposals to do the same.

USDA Announces Rules Covering Irradiation Of Meat Products
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman told the National Cattlemen's Beef Association convention here Friday that a new USDA rule would allow the irradiation of raw meat and raw meat products.

Wild Cow Hunt At Dude Ranch Complicated By Culture Shock
I think I'm beginning to understand how them mercenary soldiers feel, being called in to do somebody else's dirty work and then not being appreciated for their expertise. Not to mention the little messes that sometimes get left behind.

Average Annual Food Costs Down Yet Again
The next time you think your bill at the grocery store is high, think again. As of early last week, the average American already had earned enough money to pay for food for the entire year, according to the Illinois Farm Bureau.

Federal Grazing Fee To Remain Unchanged
The grazing fee charged on federal Bureau of Land Management property won't change this year.

Steer Wrestler Garners Back To Back Titles In Fort Worth
Mickey Gee of Wichita Falls, Texas, had to share the steer wrestling spotlight in Fort Worth last year. But in 1999, he made the two-hour drive to the major PRCA rodeo to win the event fair and square.

Nation’s Feeder Cattle Prices Higher In Most Areas Last Week
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $3 higher across much of the country last week. A higher slaughter cattle market and soaring CME futures trade the previous week improved demand for feeders, but the slaughter market hit a snag.

Texas Fed Cattle Trade Short Last Week, But Prices Steady
Slaughter steers and heifers were steady in a limited test last week in Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle feedlot trading.

Superior Livestock Video Sale Offering Totals 48,000 Cattle
Superior Livestock Auction offered more than 48,000 feeder cattle and breeding stock at their Cattlemen’s Winter Classic video auction.

Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie Wools Lower
Domestic wool trade remained slow last week, demand and seller interest both light. The undertone was weak on representative sales.

Angelo Feeder Lambs Firm, Cattle Higher
Feeder lambs sold firm this week, slaughter lambs weak to $1 lower, slaughter ewes firm to $2 higher. Receipts totaled 10,259 head.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Feeders Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-6 higher in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week, the greatest advance on 400-500 pounds, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $2 lower, pairs and breed stock cows steady. Receipts totaled 2554 head at the three sales.

Abilene Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers sold steady to $2 higher, heifers $2-3 higher, slaughter cows steady to $2 lower bulls $2 lower, stock cows steady. Receipts totaled 1237 head.

Junction Goat Prices Turn Sharply Higher
A few slaughter lambs sold steady, slaughter ewes and bucks steady; stock Angora kids $5-10 higher, nannies steady, slaughter kids $2-5 higher, other slaughter Angoras steady; slaughter Spanish kids $10-20 higher, fat nannies $5-7 higher, muttons $10-15 higher, billies steady, stock nannies steady.

Llano Feeder Steers Lower, Heifers Steady
Feeder steers sold steady to $2 lower, heifers steady, slaughter cows $1-2 lower, bulls steady. Receipts totaled 409 head.

Most Cuero Feeder Steers, Heifers Up
Nearly all weights and classes of feeder steers and heifers sold $3-5 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1175 head.

Goldthwaite Feeder Lamb Prices
Feeder lambs sold $3-6 higher, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter ewes and bucks steady; slaughter Spanish kids $2-6 higher, nannies $5 higher, billies and muttons steady, stock nannies mostly $3-5 higher. Receipts totaled 2300 head.

Lampasas Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 789 head.

Milano Feeder Steers, Heifers Move Higher
Feeder steers sold $1-3 higher, some 500-600 pounds $4 higher, heifers $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 1155 head.

U.S. Meat Production 2% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection for last week was estimated at 870.3 million pounds, .5 percent more than a week earlier and two percent above a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was up .7 percent at 5.52 billion pounds.

Colorado City Feeder Cattle Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady, bred stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 727 head.

Kansas Direct Feeder Cattle Trend Higher
Feeder steers sold firm to $2 higher last week, heifers firm to $1 higher. Receipts totaled 15,389 head. Weather was mild with light rain and snow.

Graham Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 higher, some lightweight heifers $3 up, slaughter cows $1-1.50 lower, bulls $1 lower, bred stock cows fully steady to $10 higher, pairs steady. Receipts totaled 1599 head.

Loose Ends

Coming Up...
February 20 — Special Cow Sale, Clovis Livestock Auction, Clovis, New Mexico. February 20 — Ranch Horse Association of America Inc. Working Ranch Horse Competition, Moorhouse Ranch, Guthrie, Texas. February 20 — Special Cow Sale, Pearsall Livestock Auction, Pearsall, Texas. February 20 — New Mexico Hereford Association’s Annual Hereford Bull and Futurity Heifer Sale, Roswell Livestock Auction, Roswell, New Mexico. February 20 — Horse Sale, Rhodes Horse Sale, Lampasas, Texas. February 20 — 5th Annual 7P Ranch Spring Bull and Commercial Female Sale, Longview Livestock Commission Company, Longview, Texas.