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Higher Lamb Cuts Pushing Market Higher
Lamb cuts on the East Coast distributive trade moved to sharply higher levels and boosted values all the way back to the feedlots. Lamb loins are now bringing $4.50 per pound and racks over $5.50.

Plains Fed Cattle Move Again, But This Time Gain A Dollar
Plains fed cattle trading broke the mold this week, selling by Wednesday again yet gaining a dollar instead of losing it. The previous couple of weeks had seen midweek trading as well, but it cost a dollar each time to do so.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Panhandle Water District Hears About Cloud Seeding Operation
Directors of the Panhandle Ground Water District No. 3 were thinking about rain this morning, not recent rains that turned pastures lush and green, but the rain that may or may not fall this summer or in summers to come.

Ranchers Told It's Still Too Early To Spray For Mesquite
Participants attending a recent Coke, Sterling and Tom Green county range and wildlife field tour heard from Drs. Allan McGinty, professor and Extension range specialist, and Darrell Ueckert, professor of rangeland ecology and management, about improvements and additions to the popular Brush Busters program the two have developed.

Lobbyist For Electric Co-Ops Urges Caution In Deregulation
Legislation affecting every Texan is pending in this year's legislature. It involves restructuring the electric utility industry, and what could be positive for the cities could have a negative impact on rural parts of the state, says a lobbyist for electric co-ops.

Sheep, Goat Producers Should Watch For Kleingrass Problems
Recent rains across much of Texas have been a godsend to farmers and ranchers. But a range researcher here cautions that those same rains could trigger problems for sheep and goats grazing kleingrass pastures.

Wildlife Group's Offer To Pays For Bangs Vaccine Doesn't Fly
The National Wildlife Federation's offer of brucellosis vaccinations for Montana cattle won't change the state-federal management plan for the Yellowstone National Park buffalo, says the state veterinarian.

Ecos Promote Wolves Among Eastern Elite
The battle over the reintroduction of wolves is being fought in population-rich New York, not the sparsely populated region where people will have to live with them.

New York Man Draws Hefty Fine For Letting Kids Climb A Pine
Children climbing trees?! This has got to stop! That's pretty much the message Anthony Avellino said he got from two park rangers last month. They handed him a $1000 ticket after his daughters, ages 9 and 11, and their 11 year-old friend were caught climbing a Japanese white pine in Central Park.

Steer Roping Competition Heats Up As Whatley Wins Another
Steer roper J.B. Whatley, Gardendale, Texas, recently took another large bite out of 13-time world champion steer roper Guy Allen's lead in the 1999 Crown Royal world steer roping standings. After a big win in Guymon, Okla. and another more recent win in Stephenville where he grabbed $3088, Whatley sits just $335 back from Allen, of Lovington, N.M.

Groups Seeking More Landowner Involvement In Species Cases
Ranchers and farmers are often ignored when it comes to implementing the Endangered Species Act, said many at a meeting organized by the Albany County Stockgrowers.

Senators Join Trade Committee Seeking Limit On Lamb
Almost a fourth of the U.S. Senate has joined the U.S. International Trade Commission in urging the Clinton administration to enact emergency tariffs to bolster American lamb producers.

Harkin Concedes Ag Aid Not Forthcoming
Sen. Tom Harkin says he sees little chance of reversing a tie vote which doomed efforts in Congress to increase aid to farmers struggling with historic low prices.

Bureaucrats Buy Bison Burger, Bail Out Big Buffalo Backers
Nearly extinct a century ago, the buffalo is back — and taxpayers are paying for it. Buffalo ranching is growing so fast there is not a market for all the meat. As a result, the federal government is stepping in to shore up the industry: The Agriculture Department recently announced it will buy $6 million in surplus ground bison this year, one-quarter of the industry's ground-meat production.

Study Warns New EPA Chemical Crusade May Wreak Havoc In Ag
If certain common pesticides are banned under a new federal review of chemical risks, thousands of farm-related jobs could be lost along with a significant reduction in economic output, a new study says.

Cattle Market Brightening As Herd Rebuilding Delayed
The cattle market has improved significantly during the past two and a half years after the complete collapse of 1996. Cattle market analysts were forecasting that the market might weaken later this year as the market improvement appeared to have attracted herd rebuilding after the liquidation which began in 1996.

Appeals Court Throws Out EPA's Strict New Air Quality Rules
A federal appeals court has blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing draconian new air quality requirements that among other things might have prohibited driving on dirt roads as well as other common agricultural practices.

EU Stiffs U.S. On Beef Ban Deadline, Sanctions Sought
The United States said Friday it will ask for stiff tariffs on $202 million worth of European products in retaliation for the European Union's decision to ignore a deadline on opening its markets to hormone-treated American beef.

Steer, Heifer Prices Steady In Angelo Special Sale Monday
Steers and heifers sold steady here Monday in the season's first special feeder sale at Producers Livestock Auction. Trading was fairly active, the supply about 70 percent yearlings. Receipts totaled an estimated 1300 head compared to 4228 for the same date last year.

Feeder Cattle Prices Decline Around The Country Last Week
Feeder cattle prices drifted a little lower in most areas again last week. Trends were mostly steady to $2 lower, the big exceptions Texas and the Southeast, whereprices were steady to $2 higher.

Texas Fed Cattle Prices Lower Last Week In Wednesday Trading
Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to $1 lower in Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma feedlot trading last week. Trade was slow except on Wednesday when most of the movement took place.

Angelo Feeder Lambs Higher, Cattle Lower
Feeder lambs sold firm to $2 higher this week, slaughter lambs steady and slaughter ewes weak to $2 lower. Two day receipts totaled 15,971 head.

Kansas Direct Feeder Steer Prices Firm
Feeder steers sold steady to firm in Kansas direct trade last week, heifer scarce. Weather was mild. Confirmed sales totaled 2113 head.

U.S. Meat Production 1.1% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 862.4 million pounds, .5 percent more than a week earlier and 1.1 percent above a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was up 1.8 percent at 16.7 billion pounds.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Cattle Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-4 higher in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week, slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 higher, pairs and bred cows strong. Receipts totaled 1984 head at the three sales.

Most Abilene Cattle Prices Moved Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-3 higher, slaughter cows $2 higher, bulls steady, and stock cows higher. Receipts totaled 1304 head.

Llano Feeder Steers, Heifers Fully Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 287 head.

Winter Wheat Down, Soybeans To Record
U.S. winter wheat production is down 14 percent and the soybean crop is expected to rise to a record high as the lagging farm economy sends many farmers to alternative crops.

Milano Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows $1-2 higher, bulls steady to $1 higher. Receipts totaled 944 head.

Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie Wools Lower
Wool trading remained at a standstill last week across the U.S. Shearing has resumed in the western and Mountain states following several weeks of heavy moisture. Demand remains light for all wool classes. Several wool warehouses in Texas will be offering wool at sealed bid sales this week.

Goldthwaite Feeder Lambs Trade Lower
Feeder lambs sold $1-2 lower, slaughter lambs $1 lower, slaughter ewes mostly steady, bucks $6 lower; stock Spanish nannies $5 higher, slaughter muttons and billies $3 lower, other slaughter goats $4-6 higher. Receipts totaled 6000 head.

Most Graham Cattle Prices Termed Higher
Feeder steers sold $2 higher, heifers $1-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1 higher, stock cows and pairs in good demand. Receipts totaled 2544 head.

San Saba Replacement Female Sale
Choice young cow-calf pairs, bred cows and heifers were in strong demand at the special spring female replacement sale here.

Colorado City Cattle Prices Mostly Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1 higher, slaughter cows firm to $1 higher, bulls $1-2 higher, bred stock cows and pairs firm. Receipts totaled 677 head.

Junction Feeder Lambs Move Lower
Feeder lambs sold $2 lower, slaughter ewes and bucks $4 lower; slaughter Angora muttons $2 higher; stock Spanish nannies $5-7 higher, other slaughter steady. Receipts totaled 4300 head.

Lampasas Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows 50 cents to $1 lower, bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 711 head.

Most Fredericksburg Cattle Sell Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 higher. Receipts totaled 656 head.

Cuero Feeder Cattle Prices Trend Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows strong. Receipts totaled 1010 head.

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May 21 — Teleconference Lamb Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Texas. May 21 — Superior Livestock Auction’s Video Cattle Auction, Superior Office and Studio, Fort Worth, Texas.