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Texas, Oklahoma weekly livestock auction summaries for Jan. 27
Texas Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Receipts were curbed due to snowfall making cattle movement difficult. The moisture was a welcomed sight to the drought stricken panhandle. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Supply included: 75% Feeder…
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U.S. drought monitor and summary report for Jan. 24
This week’s drought summary Over the past few weeks, a series of atmospheric rivers brought significant amounts of rain and snow across parts of the West leading to improvements in soil moisture, streamflow, reservoirs levels and snowpack. This above-normal precipitation led to abnormal dryness and drought improvements in California, the…
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Crime Watch: Polaris Ranger stolen near Sour Lake
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Mike Boone, District 23 in East Texas, reports a 2021 Polaris Ranger 1000 XP stolen sometime between Jan. 13 and Jan. 17 from a ranch located off Hwy 326 north of Sour Lake. Subject or subjects entered the ranch sometime during the…
Cow-calf Corner: Raising the orphan calf
Rosslyn Biggs, Oklahoma State University State Extension Beef Veterinarian Raising an orphaned beef calf can be time consuming and may require additional expense. Additionally, calves may not be thriving at the time they are orphaned so managing health and nutrition can present challenges. Below are considerations when creating a plan. …
Texas crop progress and condition for Jan. 23
Most of the state received less than an inch of precipitation this week with areas of the Upper Coast and East Texas receiving as much as 3 inches. Drought conditions ranged from none to exceptionally dry, with isolated parts of the Edwards Plateau, South Central Texas, and the Northern High…
Cow-calf Corner: A good start for baby calves
Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist What should happen at the beginning of life for a baby calf to get off to a good start? This week we review the sequence of several steps that need to happen. Some of these we never witness and…
Grimes County woman arrested on felony charges in ongoing criminal mischief case
Shelley McCoy was arrested after allegedly killing several of her neighbor’s cattle. A Grimes County woman was arrested on third degree felony charges of criminal mischief for shooting and killing livestock. The accused, 45-year-old Shelly McCoy, was arrested after an investigation led by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and…
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Cow-calf Corner: Less heifers in feedlots…finally
Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist The January Cattle on Feed report from USDA-NASS showed the fourth consecutive month of declining feedlot inventories starting in October. The Jan. 1 on-feed total for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 head or more was down 2.9 percent year over…
Cow-calf Corner: Value creation on the ranch
Kellie Curry Raper, Livestock Marketing Specialist, OSU Department of Agricultural Economics If you are like me, your New Year’s Resolution process doesn’t necessarily have a hard deadline of 12:01 am on Jan. 1. I confess that my New Year’s Resolutions tend to be more New Year’s “ish”… When it comes…
Texas, Oklahoma weekly livestock auction summaries for Jan. 20
Texas Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Cattle coming off short wheat early due to extreme drought conditions. Supply included: 88% Feeder Cattle (61% Steers, 35% Heifers, 4% Bulls); 9% Slaughter Cattle (91% Cows, 9% Bulls);…
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