Lamb Meat Drops For Fifth Week
Carlot dressed lamb prices fell again last week for the fifth week in a row. Lightweights held steady while 55 pounds and up were $3-5 lower. Fat and feeder lambs were mostly steady, though some areas were softer.

Plains Fed Cattle Immobile At Midweek Over $2-4 Gulf
Most Plains feedlots still hadn't moved a hoof by late Wednesday afternoon, following last week's 118,000-head volume.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Bill Haw Has Been Through Many Disasters But Few At Same Time
Bill Haw has been at the helm of National Farms for the last 25 years. He's steered the company through one of the worst cattle cycles of his time and at the same time one of the worst, if not the worst, economic disasters for the hog industry. Somehow, they've managed to survive.

Colorado Weed Control Agency Turns To High-Tech Approach
The brightly colored yellow flowers cover the hillsides in pastoral serenity, or so it would appear. But appearances conceal a battlefield, where the flowers and the weeds that produce them are aggressively crowding out native vegetation and destroying grazing.

Mohair Industry Hopes Recent Price Upswing Is Long-Lived
The last several years have not been kind to mohair. Not since 1994 has the mohair industry had anything at all to talk about in terms of mohair prices. Most growers have three clips in storage, and warehouses are busting at the seams.

Clinton-Gore Camp Opens Fire In Water War With Action Plan
The first shot in the national water war was fired in Wyoming, and that befits the hardy individuality still embodied in its people. Expansively rugged land, ceaseless winds, vast skies, and fierce blizzards have molded the rural citizens of Wyoming into a flinty community that refuses to be ridden over roughshod by anyone, even the vice president of the United States.

FWS Ignores Many Minnow Plan Comments, Half-Answers Others
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received 47 letters concerning its draft recovery plan for the Rio Grande silvery minnow, an officially "endangered" species in the Rio Grande, but says it found it "impracticable" to respond to each issue raised by them.

Lamb, Mutton Imports Decline In Wake Of Tariff Imposition
USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service has finally released the meat import information for a four-week period ending on August 21. The weekly information has an automatic 45-day delay in release so all the information can be properly compiled and allows for late or slow-coming information to be included.

Agriculture Aid Bill Passes House, Awaits Senate Action
The U.S. House has agreed to the second big farm bailout in as many years, $8.7 billion in relief for producers battered by bad weather and the worldwide grain glut.

Dudes Provide Fodder For Many Laughs On Part Of Head Keeper
Well, folks, it's high time we acknowledge the fact that some things are just plain funny. It may be a little tough to accept, but stuff happens, and that's that.

PRCA's All-Around Heating Up; Whitfield Maintains His Lead
Professional rodeo's all-around competition continues to heat up, particularly in the top three spots. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, maintains the lead with $138,952, but Ty Murray, Stephenville, Texas, and Cody Ohl, Orchard, Texas, exchanged places again this past week. Murray currently holds second place with $118,803 and Ohl follows with $115,265.

Feeder Steers, Heifers Firm In Angelo Special Sale Monday
Steer and heifer prices were firm here Monday in the season's sixth special feeder sale at Producers Livestock Auction. Trading was termed active and demand good, the quality attractive including several large bunches of fresh native cattle. Calves made up 70 percent of receipts, which totaled approximately 4500 head compared to 2392 at the previous special sale last month and 3722 for the same day last year.

Plague Warning Issued In Southern Colorado
The San Juan Basin Health Department posted a bubonic plague warning this month for La Plata and Archuleta Counties in southern Colorado.

USDA Wants NAS Panel On Bio-Modified Crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has asked the National Academy of Sciences to set up a 15-member panel to study genetically modified crops.

Nation’s Feeder Cattle Price Trends Mixed, But Most Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold generally steady to $2 lower across the country last week, but several places were steady to $2 higher. Numbers with lower trends overwhelmed as most calves sold lower and continue to make up an unusually large percentage of increased receipts.

Texas Fed Cattle Closed Higher Last Week In Wednesday Trading
Slaughter steers and heifers closed $1-2 higher last week in Texas feedlot trading. The trade was at a standstill until around noon Wednesday, when packers made their move. Bids were increased to $66, $66.50, then to $67, where much of the trade took place.

Angelo Feeder Cattle Steady, Lambs Lower
Feeder lambs sold $1-3 lower this week, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter ewes weak to $2 lower. Two day receipts totaled 16,810 head.

Cape Mohair Sale Sharply Higher
The South African Cape mohair sale Tuesday had sharply higher prices on most offerings. Demand was termed good and competition strong. A total of 2141 bales, or 645,000 pounds, were offered and 98 percent sold.

Domestic Wool Slow, Aussie Wools Lower
Wool trading was slow the past few weeks, demand and seller interest both light. In warehouse trading a total of 120,000 pounds of graded, 2.5-2.8 inch French wool, 22-24 micron, brought 60-70 cents clean delivered.

Most Abilene Cattle Prices Termed Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $1 higher, slaughter cows $1 higher, bulls mostly steady, stock cows $10-20 higher. Receipts totaled 2146 head.

Colorado City Feeder Cattle Firm To $3 Up
Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to $3 higher, slaughter cows $1-2 higher, bulls steady, bred stock cows and pairs firm. Receipts totaled 1265 head.

Milano Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows steady, bulls $2-3 lower. Receipts totaled 1612 head.

Junction Stock Angora Nannies Trade Higher
Feeder lambs sold steady, slaughter ewes and bucks steady, stock Angora nannies $2-4 higher, slaughter Angoras steady, slaughter Spanish nannies $1-2 lower, kids steady. Receipts totaled 6483 head.

Cuero Feeder Cattle Prices Mixed Affair
Feeder steers weighing more than 400 pounds and heifers over 300 pounds sold steady to strong, lighter weights lower, slaughter cows and bulls a little lower. Receipts totaled 2550 head.

Llano Feeder Steers And Heifers Steady
Feeder steers sold steady with a little less action, heifers steady, slaughter cows steady, bulls $2 lower. Receipts totaled 725 head.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Feeders Strong
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to strong last week in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba, slaughter cows and bulls steady to $2 lower, stock cows in good demand. Receipts at the three sales totaled 4458 head.

U.S. Meat Production 1.1% Above A Year Ago
Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 926.4 million pounds, 1.1 percent more than a week earlier and 5.9 percent above a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was up 2.4 percent at 34.12 billion pounds.

Lampasas Feeder Steer, Heifer Prices Higher
Feeder steers and heifers sold $1-3 higher, slaughter cows $3-4 lower, bulls $1-2 lower. Receipts totaled 1861 head.

Kansas Direct Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady in Kansas direct trade last week. Typical fall weather prevailed, with rain and some flooding in the south central part of the state. Sales were confirmed on 7507 head.

Isa Cattle Sells 197 Bulls For $2260 Avg.
Isa Cattle Company sold 197 Beefmaster bulls for $445,200 to average $2260 each, in their 38th annual bull sale here. Buyers were from seven states, Mexico and Brazil.

Graham Feeder Steers, Heifers Mostly Lower
Feeder steers sold steady to $4 lower, heifers steady to $2 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 2390 head.

Fredericksburg Feeder Steers, Heifers Higher
Feeder steers sold $2 higher, heifers $2-3 higher, slaughter cows and bulls $2 lower. Receipts totaled 2778 head.

Coming Up...
October 6 — W 4 Ranch Hereford Bull and Female Sale, at the ranch, Morgan, Texas. October 6 — West Texas Rehabilitation Center’s Round-Up For Rehab, Coleman Livestock Auction Commission Co., Coleman, Texas. October 8 — West Texas Rehabilitation Center’s Round-Up For Rehab, Dublin Auction, Dublin, Texas.