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        Panhandle fed cattle trade kicked off Wednesday with moderate movement at $113, a bit softer than last week’s $113 to mostly $114 market.
     Opening bids were $112, asking prices $114-115.
     The Texas Cattle Feeders Association counted 45,362 head on area showlists, up 1056 head from last week. Formulas were up a scant 227 head at 62,265.

  Slaughter meat goat prices ranged from firm to lower in most recent sales. San Angelo was firm, Goldthwaite steady to firm, Hamilton steady, Fredericksburg $5 to as much as $20 lower, and New Holland, Pennsylvania mostly $15 lower per head.

     Goat slaughter under federal inspection the week ending March 5 totaled 9778 head. Goat meat imports for the week ending February 5 totaled 26 metric tons, all from Australia.