*Cattle prices will set new records next year.
*Texas sheep and goat producers reduced herds this summer.
*Cotton producers in the Concho Valley are struggling with drought and heat.
*Grazing conditions on the Texas High Plains are looking much better than they were at the beginning of the year.
*August was a very hot month, and September will continue to be hot and dry.
*That hot and dry pattern has been a consistent problem in Central Texas.
*Moving livestock from state to state happens every day, but there are some requirements that must be met to move these animals across state lines.
*Fire danger remains high across much of Texas.
