But if you havent already rolled it up that may be hard to do with more rain in the forecast for first of this week, and next week too. This rain will be perfect on it. There are not many calves coming to town yet so that tells me most everyone has not weaned yet, or they finally, maybe, are using a good value-added program and back grounding their calves for 30 to 45 days. 750 lb Feeder steers at $134 and 550 lb Stockers at $165. Decatur Livestock Market as of 5-3-21 The market rebounded from last weeks downward trend. Seems like everything is about a month behind this year because of the weather conditions. Never turn out a young bull with an old bull as the young one will likely get hurt, at least that has been what I have seen over the years. I talked to my Mom Sunday night, and she had received about 3.5 inches Saturday night and Sunday in Rising Star. These rains reminded me of when I was a youngster in the 60s, it would come one of those slooooow rains in early spring that would last for two weeks. Our producers are paying $600 to $1000 dollars a ton for fertilizer. Its been tough to get the timing right this go around. Choosing the right product for certain weeds is also a big player in control. Just hoping that there is no lodging from this round of storms. I visited with a man today during lunch that said they are predicting 2-5 inches the next couple of days. In the Cattle Market as of 7-30-21 Slaughter Cattle steady at $120. If you kept good records, I would like to hear how much total rain you have received in your neck of the woods this year, along with how many cuttings you were able to get rolled up. Packer prices steady. My neighbors cows were balling last night and it was that wheres my calf kind of ball so some folks are weaning calves now and this will continue for the next several weeks with some even up into December depending on calving dates. A temperature at or below freezing is not absolutely necessary to get ground frost or hoar frost (from the Bible); they can form even if air temperature is marginally above freezing point if the sky is clear. Oct Feeder Futures down $2 at $157. 3 weight steers/bulls experienced the most gains as wheat buyers try to fill orders. Urea (46-0) is at $500/ton and if you use this, I would recommend adding a Nitrogen Stablizer to it to reduce volitization. We have made a lot of hay this year, that is a fact, and some of it is good quality hay. Sunday before last produced rain totals from .5 to 1 inch in the southern part of the county, to 2-3.5 inches in the center, and up north around 4-5 inches. Wheat grazing pastures have just about played out too thus reducing our stocker cattle supply, at least until the warm season grasses take off or Sudan is ready to turn in on. Boy it sure is high this year, but hey everything is expensive nowadays. It seemed like it rained a whole lot more than it did at my house. Bred cows and pairs steady to $50 lower with mostly older cows coming to town. The Corn and Milo producers in north Texas got their harvest delayed by the rainstorm but didnt seem to mind. Wheat harvest got started with one day in the field last week, but they were making ruts, and that was on high ground. We will be talking about Soils, Fertilizers, Grass Establishment and Care, and lots of information on Weed Control and what herbicides work best on certain weeds or grassy weeds. Yes, If you only have one bull then youll need to buy, borrow or rent you another one to replace him. We are assessing the damages and losses that occurred during the winter storm, if you dont mind sending me your reported losses, needs, and assessment of damages, I would appreciate it. High corn prices are taking their toll on the cattle markets. Ask Us. Decatur Livestock Market as of 6-12-21 typically the market backs up due to the July heat, humidity, dying grass but market yesterday was good, with steer prices up $8-$10, heifers were $2-$4/cwt higher. Most Cows are still in good shape depending on pasture type and grazing strategy. Officially we came very close to the first freeze of the fall this past Friday morning, but most everyone stayed above 34 degrees. We broke other records as well like record lows and highs on February 14,15 and 16. Hay feeding is in full swing as what standing forage there was, has been depleted. Texas Livestock Auctions. Wichita Livestock is owned & operated by Andrew & Megan Atchison. This would be an ideal year to try and do it. As for the milo most of it made it through all the rain but yep the Wild Hogs are making a mess of it too in quite a few fields. They were a huge problem before the rain and still are in most places. Ive lost count on how many inches we have had so far but will try to gather that info for next time. Be sure to check out our website for consignment info. The major one being you will have a uniform calf crop and buyers like calves to be close to the same age, size and painted the same color. Well, how about this spring like weather? Transportation, Electricity, and Industry make up 77 percent of greenhouse gas emissions here in the U.S. while Agriculture only contributes 10 percent. We received a little rain in the county on Tuesday and Thursday, about half to an inch totals. At least for now!! All the creeks and rivers were out of bank, so lowlands were flooded. Aug Feeder Futures up at $151. Now this big rain in August that saved our bacon on grazing forages. Packer cows were $4-$5/cwt higher; bulls $3/cwt higher. With that said the quality suffered a little on most all hay. So, Is the drought over?? Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN Slug Id: 2064 Slug Name: AMS_2064 Market: Dickson Livestock Auction Market Type: Auction Livestock Provided by: Nashville, TN Description: This is a weekly auction report containing prices paid for livestock. Hay producers should get another cutting for sure. I thought my Bluestem was burnt toast but now its really coming on and doing great! It is getting cooler today and we are only about 15-20 days away from our first official freeze, but some areas have already received a little frost with the cooler weather the last couple of weeks. Some put out weedkiller and some didnt. Not many bred cows offered; pairs steady. The last thing I will mention is I have received a lot of calls wondering if the sub-zero weather killed the Live Oak Trees. You can probably hear it growing this week and looks like some early corn is trying to flower. In these areas with a little grass left calves are still on the cow and could be for another couple of weeks looks like to me, maybe longer. In the Cattle Market as of 3-27-21 Slaughter Cattle traded at $116 Feedyard Closeouts were $110 in the red, April Live Cattle at $120. Test weights were right on at 56 pounds. Demand for weaned calves was strong as expected for this time of the year. Slaughter cows steady to $2 higher. Feedyard Closeouts at $108 in the red. All cattle are in good shape and have been the entire year. And thats because official weather measurements are taken in an instrument shelter four to five feet above the ground, but frost can form even when the official temperature is above freezing. 6-7 weight steers and heifers were steady to $2/cwt higher this week. Bred cows & pairs were steady. Well, we received from half to a little over an inch of rain over the last two weeks, for a total of 1.5 to 2 inches for January. Cows are still fat and happy and their calves making good gains so far. I had ice on my windshield and noticed a lot of frost as I was heading down 287 North headed to Vernon for District 4-H Roundup right about 6:15am. Once you spend a little time learning to read a market report you will start to notice trends and seasonality of price fluctuations. Have you driven in the metroplex lately? In the Cattle Market as of 8-14-21 Slaughter Cattle steady at $125. Big, fancy cows sold $100-$150/hd higher than last week and that continued to drive the prices up during the regular sale. I also remember that week or two long winter snow storm every January or February and feeding lots of square bales and burning lots of Prickly Pears. This rain will lengthen the grazing period now and defer feeding hay and supplements for a good while. Feeder steers and heifers were steady. On the west side of Paradise, the lightning struck a house down the road from me and a few miles away hit a big old mesquite tree and disintegrated it blowing chunks and limbs everywhere! It too incurred damage and will yield less grazing forage. 750 lb Feeder steers up $3 at $156 and 550 lb Stockers up $1 at $167. I looked at several wheat pastures and there were tell signs of the winter storm a couple weeks ago. June Live Cattle steady at $115. One can do without a shower for days on end too, and It made both of us appreciative and grateful for electricity when it finally came back on! Some weaning/shipping has been delayed because of muddy conditions as well. If they drained well the yields increased. Had several good, take home kind of bred cows and pairs this week with prices reflecting quality. feeder steers/heifers steady compared to last week. Youre the Boss! Dont get me wrong I like most of the technological advances we have made in the last 50 years, but they seem to get in the way of living sometimes, if we let them. Decatur Livestock Market as of 5-10-21-The market on most classes was $4-$6 lower to begin the week. Grass was about depleted in many areas or sure getting short, but no one had started feeding any hay as of yet as many had some standing forage to rotate onto. Texas Cattle Auctions. I really dont mind the snow as one can navigate around in it pretty good, but I hate ice storms that break tree limbs and power lines, and cause power outages. I noticed a few more ranchers weaning fall calves last week so most everyone has weaned their fall calf crop by now as many were holding out to take advantage of all the grass we have had available. Decatur Livestock Market as of 5-10-21 With all the rain, we expected the market to be softer, but it was steady compared to the prior week. Serving the Tri-State Area Pastures are green and lush with all this moisture and coastal bermudagrass is finally growing like its supposed to, well generally speaking. Packer prices steady. I dont know of anyone that has planted any Sudan yet, I am sure someone has by now, but if they have it could get burned too. I noticed we are in an area flood watch from 7am tomorrow morning until 7pm Thursday evening. Fertilizing in the fall or late winter always pays off this time of year. I saw folks out baling some Coastal Bermuda grass fields this past weekend, not sure about how good of quality it is, but it will sure beat a snowball come wintertime. We did have a few spotty showers the week of September 5th. Its been a long time since I have driven in a rainstorm like that one. Feeder heifers traded steady to $3 higher. So there are pockets here and there that are hurting for moisture but overall the rain was good and sure perked up the grass. They provide some residual of 10-25 days depending on what percent they have of the good stuff, rate used, conditions, timing. 101 Livestock Auction Blackwell, Arkansas Saturday 501-354-5900 John Knight Arkansas Cattle Auction Company, LLC Searcy, Arkansas Tuesday 501-268-2471 Randy Goodman Ash Flat Livestock Auction, Inc Ash Flat, Arkansas
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