Lamb Carcass And Live Lamb Prices Lower
Lamb carcasses were steady to $10 lower last week, putting pressure on live lamb prices this week. Fat and feeder lambs were unevenly weak to a couple of dollars lower.

Buyers And Sellers Dollars Apart On Plains Fed Cattle
Midweek came and went without a hint of activity in the Plains fed cattle trade. Buyers and sellers were as much as $4 apart, the former bidding $64 and the latter seeking $67 to $68.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Ralph Schwartz Recalls Work On Soil Survey In Dust Bowl
Ralph L. Schwartz was a member of the one and only survey team to evaluate the damage done during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. At 92, he is also the oldest living member of the Soil Conservation Service, today titled the Natural Resources Conservation Service. He joined the ranks only a month after the new organization was born.

Anti-Grazing Forces Dealt Blow In Case Over Forest Management
A federal appeals court has denied radical environmentalists a weapon in their war against grazing on public lands. A San Francisco federal appeals court agreed with an Arizona federal district judge that the U.S. Forest Service did not violate its own procedures and can continue to allow cattle to graze in Prescott National Forest.

With Activists Providing Cover, EPA Targets Non-Point Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency expects to start regulating non-point source pollution by the end of the year. The Clinton administration announced this month that it will enforce a largely ignored part of the Clean Water Act that requires states to lessen pollution in 20,000 of the nation's rivers, lakes and bays.

Congress Looking For Improved Approach Toward Crop Insurance
Farming is a risky business in a stormy area of the Great Plains known as Tornado Alley. ``We know there's going to be a disaster,'' said Jerry Reynolds, who farms near Woodston, Kan. ``We just don't know what kind.''

EPA Official Pitches Agency As Agriculture's Friend, Ally
Wyoming farmers and ranchers should consider the Environmental Protection Agency as more of a friend than a foe, because the agency has the same sorts of goals as agriculture producers, an EPA official said here last week.

NM Game And Fish Department To Consider Prairie Chicken
The director of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is expected to ask the game commission this week to list the lesser prairie chicken as "threatened" under the state's Wildlife Conservation Act.

Congress Dodges Responsibility To Stop Clinton's Royal Edicts
Recently, in a front-page story, The Washington Times reported on President Clinton's aggressive use of executive orders that "push the limits of presidential power." In what one expert referred to as "a deliberate plan to usurp legislative function," Clinton has been, in the words of a Congressional critic, "running roughshod over our Constitution."

Cowboy Finds Dudes Entertaining, If A Trifle Hard To Loose-Herd
Well, people, this summer has been interesting, to say the least. I've met people from Cairo, Egypt; Belgium; France; South and East Africa; London, England; Aberdeen, Scotland; California; upstate New York; Pennsylvania; Chicago and even Roswell, New Mexico.

McCain Wants More Eco-Action From GOP
Some conservation groups are challenging Republican presidential contender John McCain's record on the environment, even as McCain says his party should tackle the environmental issues it has long neglected.

Tech Researchers Promoting Seaweed As Feed For Cattle
Nobody has asked the cows, but Texas Tech researchers say a two-year research project indicates cattle might be better off chewing seaweed than grass.

Beef Consumer An Elusive But Most Important Target
Cattlemen today need to differentiate between customers and consumers, says an Oklahoma meat scientist. "If you are a cow-calf person, the feedyard is your customer," says Dr. Brad Morgan, a meat scientist with Oklahoma State University. "If you are a feedyard person, the packer is your customer."

Wolves Just Adding To Losses Of Ranchers In Grizzly Range
Managing grizzly bears was difficult enough, but rancher Jon Robinett says the reintroduction of wolves has resulted in a surge of attacks on his livestock.

Bush Outlines Ag Aid Package At Iowa Stop
Texas Gov. George W. Bush spelled out a farm aid package he said would bolster ``the heart of our economy'' as he collected the backing of key rural activists.

Modified Corn Trims Pollution By Poultry
Just as professional environmental activists and European trade protectionists appear to have succeeded in scaring U.S. commodity exporting giants away from genetically engineered crops, comes more news that such crops are, indeed, often good for the environment.

ADM Wants Modified Grains Segregated
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. is asking corn and soybean suppliers to keep their genetically modified crops separate from traditionally grown grains.

Mexican Wolf Pups Die Of Parvovirus
U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials are working to ensure the safety of some Mexican wolves after the deaths of three pups.

Larry Sandvick Determined To Make Finals Despite Injury
Larry Sandvick, runner-up last year to world champion bareback rider Mark Gomes, had only entered three rodeos this season when he injured his right knee in a skiing accident in January. After being sidelined for four months, Sandvick came back strong in June and has since skyrocketed in the world standings.

Nation’s Feeder Cattle Trade Mixed Last Week, Mostly Up
Feeder cattle prices were mixed across the country last week. Feeder steers and heifers sold uneven from area to area, but the majority moved at firmer prices.

Texas Fed Cattle Edge Upward Thursday In One-Day Trading
Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 50 cents higher in Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma feedlot trading last week.

Superior Livestock Video Sale Offering Totals 117,000 Cattle
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to strong in Superior Livestock Auction's 20th annual Labor Day video sale. Receipts totaled nearly 117,000 head. Delivery is mostly current through January.

Abilene Feeder Cattle Prices Termed Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, slaughter cows and bulls $1 lower, stock cows $20-30 higher. Receipts totaled 1325 head. Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 400-500 lbs. $90-99, 500-600 lbs. $81-87, 600-700 lbs. $73-77.50, 700-800 lbs. $70-75.75, 800-900 lbs. $65-68.50.

U.S. Meat Production 2.2% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 910.7 million pounds, 2.2 percent more than a week earlier and 3.7 percent above a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was up 2.2 percent at 29.88 billion pounds.

Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie Wools Lower
Domestic wool trading remained slow last week, demand light to very light. There have been no recent sales of wool from producers to warehouses or mills.

Kansas Direct Feeder Steers, Heifers Weak
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to weak on light offerings in Kansas direct trade last week. The weather was warm with very little moisture on the west side of the state. Sales were confirmed on 3249 head.

Lampasas Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-1.50 lower. Receipts totaled 1249 head.

Most Fredericksburg Feeder Cattle Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-2 lower, slaughter cows steady. Receipts totaled 1471 head.

Milano Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers sold steady to $1 higher, spots $2 up, heifers steady to $1 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 1041 head.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Cattle Higher
Feeder steers sold $2-4 higher in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week, heifers steady to $3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $1-4 higher, bred stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 3144 head at the three sales.

Cuero Feeder Cattle Prices Termed Mixed
Feeder steers and heifers sold in a mixed trade, cutter slaughter cows were 50 cents lower, fat cows 50 cents higher, bulls lower. Receipts totaled 1478 head.

Coming Up...
September 10 — Special High Dollar Calf and Yearling Sale, Junction Stockyards, Junction, Texas. September 11 — Fifth Annual Special Stocker and Feeder Sale, Colorado City Livestock Market, Colorado City, Texas. September 11 — "September Special" Cow and Heifer Replacement Sale, Llano LIvestock Auction, Llano, Texas.