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  Mississippi Cattlemen's Association                   05.12.14 


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May
 
 15 Webster CCA

  Lee CCA

 17 MS/LA Beef &
       Forage Field
       Day, Tylertown
 
  20 Monroe CCA


  22 Lincoln CCA

 24 Brahman Field
       Day, Mendenhall    




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Making Tracks 2014
Tracks 2014
MJCA members are invited to attend the Wax Junior Leadership Camp June 16 - 18 at Mississippi State University.
 

MBCIA Newsletter
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The May 2014 issue of the Mississippi Beef Cattle Improvement Association newsletter is now online. Past issues of the MBCIA newsletter are also available online
Brahman Field Day
Deep South Brahman Association will hold a field day and junior show in conjunction with their annual membership meeting.
Following registration, the judging contest will begin at 10:00 with the meeting and election of officers at 11:00.
After lunch, the junior showmanship contest and show will be held.
The event will be held Saturday, May 24 at the Simpson County Junior Livestock Building in Mendenhall.

Beef Promotion at Sam's Clubs
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Mississippi CattleWomen's Association members participated in two days of promotions at Sam's locations in Jackson and Tupelo last week.
These retail events will feature lean beef cuts through August at 200 Sam's locations across the United States.
Watch for the demo at a Sam's Club near you.
Angus Association Annual Meeting
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The D.R. Bozemans were named Angus Family of the Year and Monogram Farms was recipient of the Progressive Breed Award at the Mississippi Angus Association Annual Meeting.
Paul Whitlock will serve as association president and Steve Gaines will be vice president for the next two years.
Forage News
   
Check out the latest issue of Forage News and mark July 10 to attend the Warm-season Forage Tour on the MSU South Farm.

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$20M Wild Hog Program
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The Agriculture Department announced a $20 million effort to reduce the increasingly expensive damage caused by wild hogs in rural areas.
Under the new program, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will work directly with states to manage populations and test for diseases such as swine fever.
The invasive hogs, otherwise known as feral swine, have expanded from 17 states to 39 states over the last three decades, causing damage ranging from killed livestock to property destruction.
In recent years, costs related to wild hogs have been in the range of $1.5 billion a year.


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Notes
 Dr. John Michael
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May 9, 2014

Cash Cattle:
Cash fed cattle continue to experience limited trading volume. The five-area weighted average steer price for the week ended Friday was $150.02, up $2.23 from the previous Friday, and dressed steers averaged $236.05, down $0.33. In Kansas, cattle sold at $146 live. In Nebraska, live and dressed were reported at $150 and $238, respectively.
Feeder steers were called $1-$4 higher in Oklahoma City on Monday and feeder heifers were $2-$5 higher. Calves in OKC were called firm. Feeder steers were $6-$8 higher while heifers were mostly even in Mississippi markets this week. Cull cows and bulls were steady to $4 higher.

Futures:
Cattle futures ended the week mildly higher. It was a week of slow and steady progress for the most part.
Corn took a dive on Friday helping end the week on a positive note for live and feeder cattle contracts.
USDA released their monthly supply and demand estimates for many agricultural products on Friday (May 9). The report revealed an estimated 24.563 billion pounds of beef production for 2014, 4.5% lower than 2013.
Corn futures ended the week higher as planting progress remains behind schedule.

Beef:
Wholesale boxed beef prices moved lower this week. Choice boxes averaged $226.57, down $5.30. Select boxes were $213.40, down $7.15.
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