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San Angelo’s market was firm to $5 higher on slaughter lambs with slaughter ewes being firm. New Holland, Pennsylvania was steady to $10 higher and Billings, Montana traded steady to higher.

The fed cattle market is slowly clawing its way back up.

Slaughter meat goat trade was uneven dancing between steady to higher and lower this week. At Fredericksburg light kids sold $10 higher. Goldthwaite light and slaughter kids steady to $5 lower, slaughter nannies $5-10 higher, replacement nannies steady. New Holland, Pennsylvania sold slaughter kids $5-10 higher, nannies steady to $15 lower, billies $20-30 lower. San Angelo kids and nannies firm.

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A robust transportation system for the largest exporting and importing state in the nation is critical to trade success.

The recent announcement that Japan and the U.S. will sign a bilateral trade agreement is a tremendous victory for the U.S. beef industry.

On October 1, the signature line on Ethan Lane’s email changed from executive director of the Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association federal lands to vice president, government affairs, NCBA.

Thirty-three-year-old Matt Slegle says he has the cattle feeding disease.

The 58th annual Isa Beefmasters, LLC sale was held on October 5 in San Angelo. A total of 131 bulls were sold that averaged $4782 per head. Bulls were purchased by 41 buyers from nine states and Mexico.