This week at Lamar Theatre
Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Who was Saint Nicholas really, and what is his true story?
What happens to people, businesses - and the economy - when the government shuts down?
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.68 billion pounds in November, up 3 percent from the 4.55 billion pounds produced in November 2017.
Beef production, at 2.31 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.80 million head, up 1 percent from November 2017. The average live weight was down 4 pounds from the previous year, at 1,370 pounds.
Colorado can achieve more when Washington's influence is curbed according to Senator Michael Bennet.
The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 1,010,000 head as of December 1, 2018. The latest inventory was 1 percent below last month’s inventory but 2 percent above the December 1, 2017 inventory.
Cattle feeders with 1,000 head or larger capacity marketed an estimated 145,000 head of fed cattle during November 2018. This was 3 percent below last month’s marketings, but 7 percent above the marketings one year earlier.
Labor pool grows faster than available jobs for November 2018 in Colorado.
