Plains Fed Cattle Trade Quiet At Midweek Over Big Price Gulf
The Plains fed cattle trade was back in its familiar groove — or is that rut — at midweek following two crazy weeks. The two sides stared at one another across a wide gulf, each side waiting for the other to start building a bridge.

Feeder Lambs Mixed, Fats On Soft Side
Feeder lamb prices were mixed around the country, showing a little strength in some areas and a little weakness in others. Fat lambs were a little weaker in the Midwest markets.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Hill Country Roots Run Deep For Rancher-Veterinarian Mays
Myron Mays, DVM, is now in his sixth decade and still experimenting. "Right now, I'm experimenting with economics to see if I can maintain the quality and weaning weights by buying replacements and using Charolais bulls," Dr. Mays says.

Texas Cattle Will Fit In New Millennium, Specialist Avows
Will Texas cattle fit the new millennium? That was the question Corpus Christi-based Extension beef cattle specialist Dr. Joe Paschal attempted to answer at the recent annual beef cattle short course on the Texas A&M campus.

Bank Conference Speakers Warn Against Land-Use Planning Myth
If there was a predominant message at the Federal Reserve Bank's conference here this month, it was that market forces can best decide land use.

Producers Learn About New Microwaveable Beef Products
Those attending the recent annual Beef Cattle Short Course here had the opportunity to peruse a beef case full of fully cooked microwaveable products available for today's consumer; later in the day they sampled some of HEB's products.

Texas To Be Biggest Loser Under Mexican Beef Tariffs
According to the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, the Lone Star state stands to lose the most under the import duties imposed on U.S. beef by the Mexican Commerce Department known as SECOFI.

Cooperative Project Gives Oklahoma Good Weather
Everybody talks about the weather. Nobody does anything about it — except in Oklahoma. There the National Severe Storm Laboratory and the University of Oklahoma got together with a group of agricultural scientists, primarily from Oklahoma State University, to find a way to better monitor the weather in the Sooner state.

Conservation Easements Termed Slippery Slope To Loss Of Land
Chapter 183 of the Texas Natural Resources Code defines a conservation easement as a non-possessory interest of a holder in real property that imposes limitations or affirmative obligations designed to do any of the following.

TCFA Boosts Checkoff As A Way To Keep Textbooks On Message
School’s in session. Do you know what your children are learning? The other day, a feedyard manager asked me to define geography. Harkening back to my schoolboy days, I confidently replied that geography was a chunk of land.

New Law Requires Coggins Test At Change Of Equine Ownership
The Texas Animal Health Commission is attempting to get the word out that as of Wednesday, Sept. 1, state law wil1 require that equine, including horses, donkeys, mules and asses, be tested for equine infectious anemia within 12 months prior to undergoing any change of ownership.

11th Annual Cowboy Symposium Draws Near
The 11th annual National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 9-12, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

CattleWomen To Host Property Rights Talk
The Hill Country CattleWomen will meet here Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the Plateau Café on West Main Street. The focus of the meeting will be private property rights.

Utah Steer Wrestler Wins Big In Idaho And Cheyenne Rodeos
Tommy Cook of Heber City, Utah, won $6000 and the steer wrestling title at the recent $180,323 Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo. The win came three weeks after he collected $15,222 and the coveted Cheyenne Frontier Days steer wrestling title and just one week after pocketing more than $5000 and sharing the runner-up position at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo.

Nation’s Feeder Cattle Prices Move Higher Again Last Week
Another steady to $2 higher trend was registered in the nation’s feeder cattle trade last week. Volume has been adequate from one or more areas on one or more weight groups to apply the $2 upturn nationally in 10 out of the past 15 weeks.

Texas Fed Cattle Prices Higher, Most Trading Done On Wednesday
Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 50 higher in Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma feedlot trading last week. Trade was at a standstill until Wednesday, when the bulk of movement occurred.

Angelo Feeder Lambs Higher, Cattle Lower
Feeder lambs sold firm to $1 higher this week, slaughter lambs poorly tested and slaughter ewes firm to $2 higher. Receipts totaled 13,046 head, around 40 percent slaughter ewes, 20 percent feeder lambs and 40 percent goats.

U.S. Meat Production .1% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 891.4 million pounds, .7 percent more than a week earlier and .1 percent above a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was up 2.2 percent at 29.6 billion pounds.

Lampasas Sale Calls No Trend On 1140 Head
No price comparison was cited on receipts of 1140 head. Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $95-110, 300-400 lbs. $101-115, 400-500 lbs. $89-98, few to $103, 500-600 lbs. $78-89, 600-700 lbs. $69-78, 700-800 lbs. $67-70.

Kansas Direct Steers Higher, Heifers Weak
Feeder steers sold steady to $1 higher in Kansas direct trade last week, heifers steady to weak. The weather was warm with highs in the low 100s and very little rain in the western side of the state. Sales were confirmed on 5826 head.

Abilene Feeder Steers Mixed, Heifers Higher
Feeder steers weighing less than 600 pounds sold $2 higher, heavier weights steady, heifers $1-3 higher, slaughter cows $1-2 lower, bulls steady, stock cows and pairs strong. Receipts totaled 1571 head.

San Saba Offers 3641 Head In Special Sale
Jordan Cattle Auction offered a total of 3641 cows and heifers in a special replacement sale here.

Most Milano Cattle Prices Termed Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1 lower, slaughter cows $1-3 lower, bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1222 head.

Llano Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $2-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 651 head.

Junction Lambs Lower, Stock Angoras Steady
Feeder lambs sold $1 lower, slaughter lambs mostly steady, slaughter ewes and bucks $1 lower; stock Angora nannies steady, slaughter nannies and muttons $2 higher, other slaughter Angoras $1-2 lower; slaughter Spanish kids $2-3 lower, other slaughter goats mostly steady, stock nannies $3 lower. Receipts totaled 7800 head.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Feeders Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week, slaughter cows and bulls $2-4 higher, pairs and bred stock cows steady. Receipts at the three sales totaled 1106 head.

Cuero Feeder Cattle Trade Steady To Up
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $5 higher, cutter slaughter cows 50 cents lower, fat cows 50 cents higher, bulls higher. Receipts totaled 1456 head.

Fredericksburg Feeder Cattle Prices
Feeder steers sold strong, heifers steady, slaughter cows and bulls $2 higher. Receipts totaled 1515 head.

Goldthwaite Feeder Lambs Drift Lower
Feeder lambs sold $1-2 lower, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter ewes and bucks steady; slaughter Angora goats $5-7 lower; slaughter Spanish goats $2-3 lower, stock nannies $4-5 lower. Receipts totaled 6000 head.

Graham Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers sold steady to $3 higher, heifers steady to $2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 higher, bred stock cows and pairs $10-20 higher. Receipts totaled 1778 head.

Colorado City Feeder Steers, Heifers Mixed
Feeder steers and heifers weighing less than 500 pounds were steady, heavier weights firm to $2 higher, slaughter cows $1-2 higher, bulls $2 higher, bred stock cows firm. Receipts totaled 806 head.

Domestic Wool Slow, Foreign Wools Lower
Domestic wool trading remains at a near standstill, producers remain reluctant to accept current bids at lower than spring season prices. Most will continue to store wool for marketing later. Demand for wool remains light with warehouse to processor sales 5-10 cents lower than most recent sales, particularly on medium and coarser wools.

Coming Up...
September 1-3 — Superior Livestock Auction’s Labor Day Weekend XX Video Sale, Denver, Colorado. September 4 — N & K Ranches and Morriss Ranches’ Holiday Sale, N & K Ranches, Eldorado, Texas. September 9 — Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas.