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Farm and Ranch News January 5, 2010  RSS feed
TDA Market Recap December 28, 2009
     AUSTIN – (Dec. 28, 2009) For the week ending Dec. 26, feeder cattle price trends at Texas auctions are not available as most locations were closed for the Christmas holiday. One sale early in the week did report prices $2 to $5 higher per hundredweight. Fed cattle prices were higher in light holiday week trade. Cotton and wheat prices ended the week modestly lower.
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BUFFALO LIVESTOCK REPORT
     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
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GROESBECK LIVESTOCK REPORT
     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.......
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ANDERSON CO. LIVESTOCK REPORT
     Date of Sale: 12-16-09 Head Count: 553 Buyers: 34 Sellers: 83 Steers/Bull Calves & Yearlings 200-300.......................
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EAST TEXAS LIVESTOCK REPORT
     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..........
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THSRA Rodeo Update
      High school rodeo athletes from across the county have been competing in THSRA (Texas High School Rodeo Association) rodeos and will wrap up their seasons in early 2010. Here is an update. REGION V
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Researchers study microbes in cattle to unlock metabolic disease mysteries
      VERNON -- Switching from warm-season grasses to cool-season forages can give livestock a belly ache, in some cases a deadly one, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists.
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