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Farm and Ranch News June 1, 2010  RSS feed
Texas crop, weather
Upside-down dairy-cow mortgages in East Texas
      COLLEGE STATION - - Most of the state had adequate or better soil moisture levels, but East Texas remained extremely dry, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service reports.
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Chute ‘n the Bull
by Tommy Neyland
      The Integrity Beef program (IBeef) was first introduced several years ago to a few progressive cow-calf producers. It serves as an example of an integrated effort to apply state-of-the-art technology and best management practices of the cattle industry to produce a more consistent, high quality product.
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TDA Market Recap
May 24, 2010
     AUSTIN – (May 24, 2010) For the week ending May 22, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were mostly steady to $5 lower per hundredweight with a few to $5 higher compared to a week ago. Fed cattle prices were $2.70 lower per hundredweight. Cattle prices normally decline in the late spring and early summer.
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BUFFALO LIVESTOCK REPORT
     Sale Date: 5-29-10 Head Count: 1790 Last Week: 2565 Sellers: 198 Buyers: 64 Cutter Cows......................52-59 Fat Cows........................51-58.5 Canner Cows.....................39-56 Slaughter Bulls Steady/Down Heavy Bulls....................
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BRAZOS VALLEY LIVESTOCK REPORT
     Date of Sale: 5-25-10 Total Receipts: 1465 Previous Week: 989 Total Sellers: 165 Total Buyers: 76 Feeder Steers- Med/Large #1 200-300.......................... 126-153 300-400.......................... 118-139 400-500..........................
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ANDERSON CO. LIVESTOCK REPORT
     Date of Sale: 5-26-10 Head Count: 507 Buyers: 46 Sellers: 64 Steers/Bull Calves & Yearlings 200-300.......................
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GROSBECK LIVESTOCK REPORT
     Date of Sale: 5-27-10 Head Count: 1295 Cut/Boner.........................57-61 Canner Cow......................47-54 Breaker Utility Com Cow.............56-59 Thin Cows.........................38-43 Bulls Yield Grade 1&2...............72-76 Bulls Yield Grade 3&4.....69-72 Stocker Cows Young Bred Cows.
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EAST TEXAS LIVESTOCK REPORT
     Date: 5-25-10 Volume: 2276 Tested: 567 Sellers: 249 Total Buyers: 66 Packer B11uyers: 5 Order Buyers: 11 Cattle Companies: 28 Feeder Orders: 223 Slaughter Cows Canners.........
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