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With the increasing cost of inputs (fuel, feed, fertilizer, etc.), many producers are looking for ways to cut costs while still maintaining yield (net return, forage biomass and forage quality). More ... AUSTIN – (Dec. 21, 2009) For the week ending Dec. 19, feeder cattle price trends at Texas auctions were mixed. Some locations reported that prices were steady to $4 lower as higher grain values and the previous week’s lower market for finished cattle pressured prices. Others were steady to $3 higher per hundredweight on continued strong demand for cattle for winter grazing. More ... Sale Date: 12-19-09 Head Count: 1840 Last Week: 2306 Sellers: 241 Buyers: 73 Cutter Cows......................41-52 Fat Cows........................45-50.5 Canner Cows..................30-46.5 Slaughter Bulls Steady/Down Heavy Bulls...................5 More ... Date of Sale: 12-17-09 Head Count: 1435 Cut/Boner..........................49-54 Canner Cow......................40-46 Breaker Utility Com Cow............46-50 Thin Cows.........................28-38 Bulls Yield Grade 1&2........58-60 Bulls Yield Grade 3&4.....55-58 Stocker Cows Young Bred Cows....... More ... Date of Sale: 12-16-09 Head Count: 553 Buyers: 34 Sellers: 83 Steers/Bull Calves & Yearlings 200-300....................... More ... Date: 12-15-09 Volume: 1734 Tested: 385 Sellers: 241 Total Buyers: 73 Packer Buyers: 5 Order Buyers: 13 Cattle Companies: 29 Feeder Orders: 268 Slaughter Cows Canners.......... More ... CENTERVILLE - Pesticide applicators will receive seven Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units toward the renewal of their licenses at the "Beef CEU Update," to be held Jan. 29 at the First United Methodist Church, 245 South Commerce Street, Centerville. More ... The Leon County 4-H programs will again sponsor a Livestock Project Day at the Yellow Rose Arena on January 9, 2010. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from quality leaders in the livestock industry on feeding, showmanship, and proper care of livestock projects. More ... COLLEGE STATION - - Producers in most parts of the state needed drier conditions while the Panhandle and Far West districts needed more moisture for pastures and small grains, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. Colder weather slowed growth of winter pastures and wheat, forcing livestock producers to increase supplemental feeding. More ... Leon County 4-H members delivered Christmas poinsettias to each nursing home resident in Leon County on December 17, 2009. More ... |
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