Overbrook and National Slaughter Cattle Summary Telegraphed Prices
Prices for feeder and slaughter cattle across Overbrook and nationwide report steady-to-lower trends. Overbrook lists feeder steers 115-130 and heifers 105-112, with various weight bands. slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. The National Slaughter Cattle Summary notes lower slaughter cattle 3.00-4.00, softer Midwest direct markets, and mixed direct prices, with boxed beef slipping earlier but stabilizing by week end. Weather disrupted transport and trade, with lighter receipts and bids narrowing.
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St. Joseph Livestock
St, Joseph
Retailer concentration looms over beef industry
At the Kansas Livestock Association convention speakers raised retailer concentration as a threat. Bill Brandenberg warned that Wal Mart’s growing buying power could push prices down, squeeze producers, and force lower quality meats. He noted his Brawley Beef operation aims to stay with Choice and Costco, resisting cheapened quality. He also criticized media coverage of a California dairy TB outbreak as biased and sensational.
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Kansas Livestock Association
Wal-Mart
Bill Brandenberg
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Brawley Beef
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Costco
Kansas Supreme Court to hear Norton hog farm case
The Kansas Supreme Court will decides whether counties may impose stricter rules than state law on large hog farms and confined feeding operations. Norton County enacted odor control and groundwater protections, but a district judge struck them as invalid under a 1998 state law. The case raises home rule versus state authority and could set statewide precedent.
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Norton County Commission
Norton County
Doug Sebelius
Sebelius
Kansas Livestock Association
Allie Devine
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