NO INTEREST in pickups was displayed by this
pair of Longhorns grazing lush grass near the
Guadalupe River recently. Their memories of the
feed wagon dimmed months ago, replaced by the
contentment bred of full bellies and tight hides.Feeder
Lambs Show Small Price Rise
Feeder lambs showed a little strength in
various markets and areas this week. Slaughter
lambs held about steady. Slaughter ewes were
higher in Texas but mixed in the Midwest markets.
Plains Fed Cattle Trading Not
Established At Midweek
Plains feedlots and packers remained at a
standoff through midweek, the latter bidding $64
to mostly $64.50, the former asking anywhere from
$66 to $68.
PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES
RANGE
SALES
Sheep Industry Looking Again At Possible
Checkoff Drive
Members attending the recent annual
meeting of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers
Association here heard about the possibility of
securing a checkoff for the U.S. sheep industry.
Pecos County rancher DA Harral, a member of the
industry checkoff exploration team, provided an
overview of what has been done so far.
Imported Beef Labeling Issue Hinges On
Growers, Exporters
Beginning Jan. 1, 2000, Louisiana will be
the first and only state in the union with an
imported meat labeling law. All uncooked meat
sold in Louisiana after the first of the year
will have to bear a label stating whether it is
of American origin, imported or blended.
Carrying Capacity Critical For Sound
Wildlife Program
Those attending a recent meeting of the
West Texas Deer Study Group heard that proper
carrying capacity is just as critical to a sound
wildlife management program as it is to any
livestock operation.
Judge Rejects NM Grazing Suit, But
Otherwise Sides With Ecos
New Mexico cattlemen are waiting today to
see if environmental activists here file an
appeal in a lawsuit thrown out by a state
district judge earlier this month.
TSGRA Hears About Brush Project For
North Concho
The ranching community has been fighting
mesquite and juniper for more than 50 years, and
it's a battle they've largely fought by
themselves. But that may be about to change.
Anti-Grazing Group Wants Bank Records
A group of environmental radicals has done
everything within its power so far to harass and
displace livestock producers in the Southwest.
Now the organization is demanding access to
ranchers' private bank records.
Europeans Finally Resigned To Sanctions
Over Beef Ban
The European Union offered little
resistance last week to Washington's latest
thrust in the trans-Atlantic beef-trade battle.
USDA Files Complaint Against Farmland
Beef
USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration has filed a complaint
against Farmland National Beef Packing Co.,
alleging violations of the Packers and Stockyards
Act.
Haby-Lockhart, Ross, Speck Bucks Avg.
$557
A total of 48 Angora bucks averaged $557
per head here in the 12th joint Haby-Lockhart,
Ross-Speck Angora goat sale. Twenty-four does
averaged $414.
Injury Slows All-Around Leader Some;
Murray Close On Heels
Three-time world champion calf roper Fred
Whitfield of Hockley, Texas, severely sprained
his left ankle July 13 at the Central Wyoming
Fair and Rodeo in Casper.
Texas Fed Cattle Trade Higher On
Wednesday Sales Last Week
Slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly
$1 higher last week in Texas Panhandle and
Western Oklahoma feedlot trading.
Nation’s Feeder Cattle Price Trend
Higher Again Last Week
Feeder steers and heifers around the
country sold steady to $2 higher again last week.
This trend has prevailed for nine out of the past
10 weeks, but there were several exceptions to
the rule last week. Most areas offered large
receipts, and the calf country of the Southeast
was steady to $2 lower.
Angelo Feeder Cattle Firm, Lambs Higher
Feeder lambs sold firm to $1 higher,
slaughter lambs poorly tested, slaughter ewes
$2-4 higher, instances $5-7 higher. Two day
receipts totaled 14,023 head.
Brownwood, San Saba, Mason Feeders
Uneven
Feeder steers and heifers weighing less
than 350 pounds sold $5-10 higher last week in
Mason, Brownwood and San Saba, heravier weights
steady to $3 lower, slaughter cows and bulls $1-3
lower, pairs and bred stock cows steady to
strong. Receipts totaled 3265 head at the three
sales.
Graham Steers Steady, Heifer Prices
Higher
Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers
steady to $1 higher, slaughter cows 50 cents to
$1 lower, bulls steady, stock cows $10-20 higher,
pairs steady. Receipts totaled 1863 head.
Colorado City Feeder Cattle Prices
Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady,
slaughter cows steady to $1 higher, bulls steady,
bred cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 884
head.
Cuero Feeder Cattle Prices Termed Mixed
Feeder steers and heifers sold mixed,
slaughter cows lower, bulls higher. Receipts
totaled 1990 head.
June Beef Production Records Record
Output
Commercial production of beef, pork, and
red meat set record high levels in June. Veal,
lamb and mutton production set record low levels.
Most Lampasas Feeder Cattle Steady To
Off
Feeder steers and heifers weighing less
than 400 pounds sold steady, heavier weights $1-2
lower, slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 lower.
Receipts totaled 1196 head.
Kansas Direct Feeder Cattle Prices
Steady
Feeder steers were steady, heifers steady
to firm. Weather was very warm and dry, sales
confirmed on 14,393 head.
Junction Lambs Steady, Most Goats Move
Lower
Feeder lambs sold steady, slaughter ewes
and bucks steady; stock Spanish nannies steady,
slaughter classes $3-6 lower; slaughter Angoras
$2 lower. Receipts totaled 6300 head.
Llano Feeder Steers, Heifers Trend Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to
$2 lower, some lightweight heifers $4 off,
slaughter cows steady, bulls $1 higher. Receipts
totaled 718 head.
Goldthwaite Feeder Lambs Sell Steady
Feeder lambs sold steady, slaughter lambs
$2 lower, slaughter ewes and bucks $3 higher;
stock Spanish nannies $1-2 lower, slaughter kids
$2-3 higher, other slaughter goats steady to $1
lower; slaughter Angora nannies fully steady.
Receipts totaled 4700 head.
Most
Fredericksburg Cattle Prices Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 lower,
slaughter cows and bulls $2-4 lower. Receipts
totaled 1405 head.
Abilene Feeder Steers Mixed, Heifers
Steady
Feeder steers sold $1-2 higher except
400-700 pound weights steady, heifers steady,
slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, stock
cows steady. Receipts totaled 1318 head.
Milano Feeder Steers, Heifers Trade
Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to $2
higher, slaughter cows steady to $1 lower, bulls
steady. Receipts totaled 852 head.
U.S. Meat Production 2.3% Above A Year
Ago
Total red meat production under federal
inspection last week was estimated at 848.3
million pounds, 4.3 percent less than a week ago
and 2.3 percent more than a year ago. Cumulative
meat production for the year to date was up 2.6
percent at 25.28 billion pounds.
Domestic Wool Trade At Total Standstill
Wool trading was at a complete standstill
for the third consecutive week last week. Demand
was light for both grease and clean wool, no wool
sales reported in any area.
Loose Ends
Coming Up...
July 30-31 — Texas Angora Goat
Raisers’ Association’s 80th Annual Show
and Sale, Hill Country Fairgrounds, Junction,
Texas. August 2 — Special Stocker
Feeder Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San
Angelo, Texas. August 3 — 39th
Anniversary Special Stocker and Feeder Sale,
Llano Livestock Auction, Llano, Texas.
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