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Tuesday, May 21,2013

E. coli cases in TX, GA

by WLJ
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on April 1, 2013.

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Tuesday, May 21,2013

Closing Livestock Review

by WLJ
Futures closed higher, up 97 to 130. Strong support developed in the live cattle futures market following triple-digit gains in the feeder cattle market as well sharp early losses in the corn market.

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Tuesday, May 21,2013

DAILY FED CATTLE MARKET UPDATE

by WLJ
Thus far on Tuesday, negotiated cash trade is at a standstill in the Southern and Northern Plains. Trading in the Western Cornbelt is limited on very light demand.

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Friday, May 17,2013

FEEDER CATTLE MARKETS

by WLJ
Compared to last week, yearling feeder cattle sold mostly steady with some major markets wavering in either direction but rarely more than 2.00.

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Friday, May 17,2013

Federation of State Beef Councils to Salute 50th Anniversary at 2013 Cattle Industry Summer Conference

by WLJ
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to illegally release information on cattle operations to activist groups

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Friday, May 17,2013

Mourning and markets

by WLJ
May 10 marked a milestone for Superior Livestock as the acquisition by National Livestock and a group of cattlemen from several states was announced. This transaction marks the next chapter for Superior, but more so, is a statement of business moving forward in a rebounding economy.

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Friday, May 17,2013

NE cattlemen kick off 125th anniversary celebrations

by WLJ
One hundred twenty-five years of beef leadership will be celebrated at the Nebraska Cattlemen (NC) Midyear meeting June 18-19 in Valentine, NE. 2013 is the 125th anniversary of NC and NC President Dale Spencer is excited to invite all to attend this historic event.

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Friday, May 17,2013

Not much freeze-damaged wheat likely to be replanted to cotton

by WLJ
“Most of the shift will occur on irrigated wheat fields lost to late spring freezes in the Rolling Plains and Northern High Plains,” said Dr. Gaylon Morgan, AgriLife Extension state cotton specialist, College Station. “The optimum planting window for cotton has passed in South Texas and the Blacklands.

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Friday, May 17,2013

Beef Council captures social media buzz

by WLJ
The proof, they say, is in the pudding—or in this case in the Twitter feed, Pinterest and Facebook postings. During the first week of May Beef Month, activity on the South Dakota Beef Industry Council’s (SD- BIC) social media sites more than doubled.

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Friday, May 17,2013

Look back at calving season

by WLJ
If you wait too long, perhaps until this fall, time will have mellowed most of the events and one soon has difficulty matching a calving season with particular problems. Now is perhaps the best time to make a few notes on what to change for next year..

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