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Cattlemen's College, August 28, 29
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  The White Sand Unit Field Day will be held Tuesday, August 13 at the MAFES station near Poplarville. The program will start at 9:00 a.m. |
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Freeze joins MCA
David and Walker Houston serve steak to the newest MCA member, Coach Hugh Freeze.
Lafayette County Cattlemen, Mississippi Land Bank, Mississippi Beef Council and MCA grilled for the Ole Miss football team as they began fall practice last week.
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Covington County Expo, Thursday
Covington County Poultry & Beef Expo will be held Thursday, August 8 from 9:00 until 4:00 at the Collins Civic Center.
20 displays and booths along with speakers to include Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Call the Covington County Soil & Water Conservation District at 601-765-6311 today to pre-register for the complementary lunch.
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Homeplace Board Sale
The Homeplace Producers Sale will be held tonight, 7:00 p.m., Hattiesburg Stockyard. Over 20 load lots of feeder cattle will be offered for delivery to be determined by the seller. Videos of the cattle are now posted on the MSUCares.com website .  | | Lot 12: Homeplace Producers Board Sale |
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Stocker Meeting in Collins
Stocker operators are invited to a meeting at the Collins Civic Center on August 21st. Extension and industry speakers will outline many aspects of managing stockers. Click for details.
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Preparation time: 25 minutes
Serves: 4
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 Join the leaders in genetic improvement and management skills by becoming an member of the Mississippi Beef Cattle Improvement Association. Their August newsletter is now available. |
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BCIA Bull & Heifer Sale
 Nominations for the 2013 Miss. Beef Cattle Improvement Association Bull and Heifer Sale are being accepted now. The sale is slated for November 14 at the Hinds Community College Sale Facility. For more information, go to the BCIA website. |
Meetings for county cattlemen's association officers, membership committee members and Extension Agents are scheduled in 3 locations. August 13 Starkville, MSU Bull Barn August 15 Brookhaven, Civic Center, Fairgrounds August 31 Hattiesburg, Southeast Stockyard
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Cattle Market Notes
Dr. John Michael Riley
August 2, 2013
Cash Cattle:
Cash market volumes were light through mid-afternoon Friday. The five-area cash price ended the week fairly steady with live cattle trading at $119.52 on a live basis, down $0.08 from last week, while dressed sales averaged $190.18, down $1.33. In the Southern Plains, live cattle sold steady at $119. All other regions were not reported due to limited sales. In Oklahoma City, feeder steers were $2-$4 higher, steer calves were $4-$8 higher, feeder heifers were steady to $3 higher, and heifer calves were $3-$6 higher. In Mississippi auction markets feeder steers were steady to slightly lower, steer calves were steady to $10 higher, feeder heifers were steady to $5 higher, and heifer calves were $3-$8 higher. Slaughter cows in Mississippi sold $1-$3 higher while and bulls were steady to slightly lower. Futures:
Live cattle futures were lower again this week with the remaining three contracts left for 2013 dropping more than those expiring in 2014. Weekly losses were moderate, though, with the October contract losing the most, down $1.30 from last Friday's close. Sluggish cash cattle and beef prices continue to weigh on the fed market.
Most feeder cattle futures contracts were higher this week (excluding the January and March 2014 contracts). Declining corn prices played the largest role, but stronger cash markets added support.
Corn futures were lower again this week. Favorable weather and expectations of a record crop keep adding pressure to the corn market.
Beef:
Wholesale boxed beef prices moved mildly lower (i.e., the slide appears to be slowing). Choice carcasses finished the week $0.73 lower at $186.68. Select's slide was less severe finishing at $181.59, down $0.87. The spread between Choice and Select widened just a bit this week for the first time in seven weeks and now sits at $5.08.
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August 5 Homeplace Board Sale 6 Monroe Field Day8 Copiah CCA 8 Wayne CCA 8 Jones CCA 8 Covington Poultry & Beef Expo 8 Pike CCA 8-9 Stocker Conference Athens, GA 13 Area Leaders Mtg
Starkville13 White Sand Field Day, Poplarville 13 Kemper CCA 15 Area Leaders Mtg Brookhaven 21 Stocker Meeting Collins 28 Cattlemen's College Pickens 29 Cattlemen's College Seminary 31 Producers Heifer Sale, Hattiesburg 31 Area Leaders Mtg Hattiesburg
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