Pickett Plaintiffs Denied Any Victory Tiffs, Including a $1.28 Billion Court Focused on Only a Few Spe- Strom Did Reduce Those Costs to by Steven D

The National Livestock Weekly September 6, 2004 • Vol. 83, No. 47 “The Industry’s Largest Weekly Circulation” www.wlj.net • E-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] A Crow Publication Pickett plaintiffs denied any victory tiffs, including a $1.28 billion court focused on only a few spe- Strom did reduce those costs to By Steven D. Vetter damage suggestion, the plain- cific issues in granting defen- $70,198.60, but said the plaintiffs WLJ Editor tiffs cannot claim a victory be- dant’s motion for judgment as a were still liable for those costs since The judge that overturned the ju- cause the verdict was overturned. matter of law, the court’s order they were not the “prevailing par- ry’s ruling in the country’s first ma- “Essentially, plaintiffs contend renders defendant the sole pre- ty” in the case. jor beef processing price fixing law- that the court should consider vailing party....It would be im- suit recently clarified his final de- them a prevailing party because proper for the court to consider Background cision and said the plaintiffs can’t they proved some, but not all, of plaintiffs a prevailing party....” The case was originally filed in even claim a partial victory. In ad- the essential elements of their Strom’s ruling last month fol- July 1996 after St. Francis, KS, dition, he said plaintiffs still must claim. The court disagrees,” said lowed a mid-May objection from cattle producer Mike Callicrate pay legal costs to the country’s Strom, in his formal ruling. “In Plaintiffs must pay the plaintiffs about Strom’s de- formed the Cattlemen’s Legal Fund largest beef processor; however, this case, plaintiffs did not precision mandating them to pay to develop and finance a lawsuit that amount was reduced from vail, in whole or in part, at the $70,000 to Tyson. $111,569.99 to Tyson for legal against packers involved in per- original levels. district court level. In a case such Appeal hearing fees and other costs related to ceived anti-trust activities. IBP Inc. According to District Court Judge as this, where there was but one the suit. The plaintiffs used their was the original defendant in the Lyle Strom, even though the jury claim before the court, both par- expected early 2005. “partial victory” argument in case, however, the company was in Pickett, et al. v. Tyson Fresh ties cannot be considered pre- challenging the defendant’s Bill bought by Tyson Foods Inc. in 2001, Meats ruled in favor of the plain- vailing parties. Although the of Costs. and the case’s name was changed accordingly. Callicrate and nine other pro- While heavier-than- ducers received enough backing Japan normal rains have really to file the complaint, which was eventually changed to a class-ac- helped developed lush, tion suit. denying high producing pasture The case finally went to trial this forage this summer, past January in front of a jury in the Middle District Court of Alaba- any BSE ruminant health special- ma, Northern Division, Mont- ists have said that stock gomery, AL. On February 17 the ju- progress ponds could be harbor- ry said Tyson was guilty of unfair- ing larger-than-normal See Pickett on page 12 — Reports of BSE populations of algae, testing exemption some of which are toxic premature. to livestock, particularly Feds By Steven D. Vetter ruminants. The problem WLJ Editor could be severe in areas Japan and the U.S. continue hit by drought the past slide to play a game of cat and mouse, it appears, in the ongoing situ- few years. See related ation concerning U.S.-Japan story on page 11. beef trade. to $80 Japanese Democratic Party — Southern sellers members and officials with the country’s Ministry of Agricul- resist $79, hope for ture, Forestry and Fisheries $81-plus. (MAFF) both recently indicated Continuing lackluster beef de- that last month’s USDA an- Equine WNV under control mand, much smaller-than-nor- nouncements claiming a resolu- mal processing levels and a sig- tion in the BSE situation were — West Coast asked why 35 percent of the total cases on the West Coast. Only one case nificant drop in the cattle fu- premature. Specifically refuted to prepare for disease. in the U.S. have occurred in Cali- was reported in California in 2003, tures complex led to fed cattle was USDA Secretary Ann Ven- fornia this year. Last week was and zero cases in Nevada, Idaho, trading at mostly $80-81 live, eman’s claim that Japan was By Sarah L. Swenson the deadliest so far for the state, Washington, or Oregon. $128 dressed for their slaughter- working on a plan to exempt WLJ Associate Editor with 22 horse deaths linked to The rest of the Western states ready cattle last week. Those younger cattle from BSE testing West Nile Virus (WNV) cases in West Nile. saw outbreaks from 35 head to the prices were $2-5 lower than last protocol. horses have decreased by 83 percent In the past couple of years since 717 cases seen in Texas in 2003. week’s, with the largest drops the WNV has become an epidemic This year, California has played “That is not factual,” Mamoru from last year at this time, giving being seen in the dressed mar- in the U.S., USDA APHIS veteri- catch up and is now the hardest hit Ishihara, vice minister of MAFF, producers the sense that the virus ket. narians were scratching their heads of any state’s herd with 122 cases re- said last week, in reference to is under control. However, this is not As of press time last Thurs- wondering why the virus was tak- ported by USDA APHIS as of Au- Veneman’s remarks during an the case in every western state and day, there was only moderate August 26 press conference. certainly not in California. ing so long to get to the West coast. gust 26, and 82 of those being fatal. Last year was the first time, since Arizona and Nevada are the sec- trade in Nebraska and Iowa, Veneman said, during that Of the 50 states, 44 have seen six with southern cattle feeders news conference, “We have con- or less cases of West Nile in their the WNV introduction into the U.S. ond and third ranked states for the in 1999, that a case was even seen highest incidence of the disease. holding out for more money lat- cluded out of those technical dis- horses this year. Twenty-three er in the week. cussions that we will move for- states have had zero in- Arizona has reported 64 cases this year and Neva- “Feeders still think packers ward with an arrangement with cidence of the disease. West Nile Virus in 2004 are short enough bought that the Japanese where they will As of August 26, US- States with an Equine Case(s) • Total Case 351 da reported 38 cases, and last year Nevada had they need nearby supplies of fat not require testing of all ages of DA Animal Plant cattle, and that has them wait- Health Inspection Ser- none. Wyoming is the on- animals.” ing later in the week for what is vice (APHIS) veteri- ly other state reporting She was referring to the first hopefully more money,” said nary services reported more than 13 cases in the three rounds of meetings in late Jack Rasmussen, retired mar- July between Japan and the a total of 351 cases U.S., with 27 cases re- across the U.S. Last ported so far in 2004, ket analyst, Amarillo, TX. “They U.S., which were designed to See Markets on page 17 help break the impasse on the year at this time, US- which is still significant- beef trade row. DA APHIS had report- ly down from their last However, according to Ishihara, ed at least 2,000 cases, year total of 260 cases. USDA made the wrong assump- meaning there is a sig- Dr. Timothy Cordes, tion that those meetings have led nificant drop in the in- USDAsenior staff veteri- to a resolution of the issue. cidence of this disease narian for equine dis- “We have not yet determined in the U.S. eases, believes the reason 1 - 24 Case(s) fewer cases of WNV are what to do with Japan-U.S. ne- What has remained 25 - 199 Case(s) somewhat of a mystery 200 - 399 Case(s) gotiations, including setting a 400 - 799 Case(s) See WNV See Japan on page 7 to USDA APHIS is 800 - or More Case(s) Not Detected Updated: August 26, 2004 on page 12

INSIDE WLJ IRRADIATED BEEF — Schools RECALL LAW — A California bill TB TESTING CHANGES — US- HAMBURGER BIRTHDAY — INDEX (priority handling) in Texas, Minnesota, and Nebras- recently passed the Senate that DA APHIS recently proposed 100 years ago this summer the Beef Bits...... P-3 (priority handling) ka have decided to offer irradiat- would require more disclosure of changes to its animal import reg- hamburger was born and has Markets ...... P-16 ed beef to students this year. US- businesses who sell meat that is ulations in reference to Tubercu- since proved to be monumental Sale Calendar ...... P-14 DA is in negotiations to purchase later recalled, or businesses that losis. The change would be that in sales for the beef industry. The Classifieds ...... P-20 the product at an affordable cost. may have been scheduled to re- any steers and spayed heifers cattle industry is helping cele- Page 3. ceive the product. The bill is await- with any evidence of horn growth brate its birthday and the progress ing the governor’s approval, but entering the U.S. would be treat- made towards selling more burg- is strongly being protested by ed and tested the same as sex- ers in the future. Page 13. state health officials. Page 5. ually intact animals. Page 12. NEWS NEWS LIVE STEERS DRESSED STEERS CME FEEDER $80.87 $129.17 $114.87 2 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL eesstteerrnn Comments WW Summer is over; anderings fall sale season awaits Insult to injury WWanderings By Jerry York ford Association for many recognize. Jean and Darlene breeders. Lucy is a thinker ast week was rough on years as a fieldman and as Rotta, Rotta Ranch, Huas- and she is always trying to cattle markets as fed cat- Time flies when you are the director of field staff. Fol- na Valley, CA, are banging come up with new and inno- Ltle traded at $80, $3 be- having a good time, the say- lowing that, Howard was against the door of being in vative ideas that will help low the September live cattle fu- ing goes—well, my summer with Harding and Harding the bull business for 50 years. her customers. Lucy is a tures. Feeder cattle are being is gone and I had a great selling livestock insurance, They are third generation hands-on worker. Most of the subjected to similar pressure as time. Between a few sum- prior to his retirement. cattle people with family time when you call her of- every market fundamental was CROW mer sales, some personal Howard always said that roots in Italy, but they are fice, she is out in the yard trips to family events, work- when he quit traveling he 100 percent American cattle somewhere or spending a down this past week. September ing on our “home place,” and feeder cattle slipped $5 since the week prior, was done, and he kept his people. They are involved in long day at the chutes. showing horses at a couple of word. I hadn’t seen him in a every aspect of community Just the other day I re- which may signal the end of one of the best sum- shows, the summer blew by mer markets in history. Perhaps, the good thing long time and it sure was life as well as the livestock in- turned a call from Lucy re- way too fast. good to see him again. dustry. They are the epitome garding her sale next spring. is that lots of fall calves and yearlings have al- Oh yeah, I almost Howard and Xandra winter of what the cattle business is She is already planning and ready been contracted and are waiting delivery, forgot…and working on our down in Arizona and sum- all about and, to say the least, working hard to make it an- which may get interesting. summer Commercial Cattle mer up in the Idaho panhan- they are involved. Their first other success. In the course Beef sales have come to a crawl since the Issue, Pete. Anyway, sale sea- dle nowadays and are living Angus cows were purchased of our conversation she told Labor Day wholesale buying spree. This week son for me and the West the good life. Howard is a in 1957 and they have not me she would be missing will be a very important week for the beef Coast breeders is about to great friend and I’d hate to added an outside female to many of the bull sales in Cal- market and we’ll see just how well beef sales get underway. I expect the admit how many miles we their herd since then. Con- ifornia this fall, which would were at retail over the last big summer beef bull sales to be strong this traveled together. I learned gratulations to the Rottas, be very unusual since she is fall. Commercial cattle pro- day. Some market analysts have pointed out a lot from him and he was a you give the rest of us some- always on the seats at her ducers have enjoyed some of great traveling buddy. thing to shoot for. customer’s bull sales. This that the beef market may have already been their best paydays ever and priced out of most family budgets, in the wake More wandering—There Another lady that ranks fall she and her husband will with a little extra jingle in are many ladies in the cattle high in my estimation is be in Alaska hunting. Lucy of the largest pork supplies in recent history. their pockets, I think they industry, and, more times Lucy Snyder, Yerington, NV. is an avid bow hunter and Beef demand is once again an issue. will be looking for genetics than not, when I call on an Lucy has a wonderful per- from what I’ve heard, very Just to get an idea of how this beef market that will ensure that extra account, it is the woman that sonality and will tell you good. She will be hunting is looking, the Select boxed beef cutout value jingle will be in their pockets I talk to. There are many what she thinks. Lucy man- moose, black bear, and she was at $129. The cow beef cutout which is the again next marketing sea- women who deserve recogni- ages the Snyder Livestock has a permit for a wolf. Good same index of primal’s, but for cull cows, was son. tion for their involvement in Feedlot and Bull Test which hunting Lucy and we will at $116. Only $14 separates slaughter cows With the market as strong the business; however, I have has become a mainstay with miss you at the bull sales. from Select fed steers and heifers, which as it is, there is no reason a couple that I would like to many West Coast purebred — WLJ means Select chucks and rounds are priced at why any commercial cattle producer should be running a big discount. any experienced bulls or cows Needless to say, the slaughter cow market is this year. If you still have Market Advisor quite good, and if you have cows to sell its still some, ship them now and a good time. Otherwise, plan on feeding them put that money in some ge- through the fall and catch the winter cow netics that will move your market. herd and strengthen your Higher livestock prices in 2004 bottom line. The purebred The Pickett, et. al. v. Tyson Fresh Meats case Every year in midsummer, 750 to 800 pound feeder average. An early freeze was back in the news. In what many consid- breeders of America have genetics that are stronger, with livestock marketing econo- steers at Oklahoma City could reduce production from ered a bold and controversial move by Judge mists who do market analy- were predicted to average more accuracy than at any the predicted level. The Lyle Strom earlier this year, he overturned the sis are surveyed to forecast $101.64 per cwt in 2004, up time in the history of the cat- group’s average forecast for jury’s verdict that concluded that the nation’s their projections for meat from $89.85 in 2003. Aslight tle business. Now is the time the U.S. farm price of corn largest meat packer was indeed manipulating production and livestock increase to $101.85 in 2005 to take advantage of all the was $2.40 per bushel for the prices for the upcoming year. was expected. Quarterly pre- fed cattle prices through the use of forward time and effort and money marketing year beginning contracts, which are considered captive sup- Ron Plain, extension econo- dictions for the third and on Sept. 1, 2004, which is that they have invested in mist at the University of Mis- fourth quarters of 2004 were plies. their programs. close to the same price as In this case, the law overrode the jury’s ver- souri, conducts the survey $107.60 and $105.50, respec- this year. Wander, wander—This and tabulates the responses. tively. Estimates for the four dict which awarded almost $1.3 billion in summer several of the field- Survey respondents expect The results are revealed quarters in 2005 were the live price of 51 percent to damages against Tyson. In a question of court men and auctioneers that I at the annual meeting of the $101.20, $103.90, $102.40, costs, last May the plaintiffs claimed that the travel with gathered at 52 percent lean barrows and American Agricultural Eco- and $100. gilts in Iowa/southern Min- court should consider them the prevailing par- Coure d’Alene, ID, for our nomics Association. This The highest individual an- nesota to average $54.10 per ty because they proved some, but not all, of annual golf/eating/drinking/ year’s meeting was held Aug. nual estimate for 2005 was harassing each other tour- cwt during this quarter and the essential elements of their claim. And, 1-4 in Denver. $109 per cwt and the lowest $47.54 during the fourth they said they should not have to pay Tyson nament. It is always a fun The group expects beef prediction was $92 per cwt. time and a chance to just re- quarter of 2004. The group the costs to defend themselves, which was de- production to decline 5.8 per- The group does not fore- lax. Gary Kendall and Will estimated the 2004 annual termined by the court to be $70,000. That fig- cent in 2004, with another cast prices for lighter-weight average at $50.11, which Wolf were this year’s organ- 0.8 percent decline in 2005. feeder calves. However, feed- ure was reduced from an earlier figure of izers and did a great job. The would be more than $10 per $111,000. The lowest individual pre- er calves should also be cwt higher than last year. get together probably cost diction for beef production stronger in the next year. Market hog prices are ex- The judge said that the plaintiffs didn’t Kendall more than it did in 2004 was a decline of sev- The U.S. cow herd has de- pected to decline slightly in prove in whole, or in part, that they won any Wolf since Kendall’s bor- en percent, and the high pre- clined for eight straight years elements of the trial in the federal district rowed pontoon boat suffered diction was for production to due to drought in much of 2005 with an annual average court. The case has been appealed to the 11th a little damage. I took my decrease by 4.8 percent. the Western U.S. cattle proof $48.40, but still be above Circuit Court of Appeals, Atlanta, GA, which ski boat up and offered to Prices are expected to reducing area. This will cause 1998-2003 levels. is expected to continue the saga next year, pull anyone who wanted to spond favorably to the de- a tight supply of feeder calves Lamb prices are also ex- try it. Of all the people there, cline in production. The this fall, and along with a pected to be higher than last which started in 1996. year. Sheep numbers have Maintaining an adversarial relationship only Rod Wesselman, Amer- group predicted 1,100 to record corn crop currently ican Angus Association, declined in the drought-dis- with packers has almost become a way of life. 1,300-pound USDA Choice predicted by USDA, should Kendall’s significant other tressed Western U.S. sheep And, I suppose that there are many occasions slaughter steers in Nebras- boost feeder calf prices over and my wife Geri Lyn had ka to average $86.37 per cwt last year’s levels. producing region. Lamb and where packers may have taken advantage of a the gumption to try it. Wes- in 2004, up $1.68 from $84.69 A rule of thumb for feeder mutton production is down situation. selman had a grin on his face in 2003. Afurther increase to calf prices for fall 2004 is that about three percent from last Judge Strom’s recent ruling just seems to as big as the lake itself. He an average of $86.69 per cwt the same weight and market year. add insult to injury to the plaintiffs. But, if said it had been 15 years was predicted for 2005. class of calves, sold at the The experts predicted US- you’ve read any portions of the court’s tran- since he had last water skied. Quarterly predictions for same time in 2004 as 2003, DA Choice slaughter lambs script, you would find much of it amusing, but Also on hand one evening Choice steers were $86.50 should average $10 to $15 in San Angelo, TX, to aver- insulting to the concept of free enterprise, for our CAB steak dinner and $88.18 for the third and per cwt higher. age $97.63 per cwt in 2004, which is one of President Bush’s campaign was my long-time friend and fourth quarters of 2004. A word of caution: Al- up almost $6 from 2003. A talking points. old traveling companion Quarterly predictions for though a record corn crop is slight decline to $97.06 was predicted for 2005. — Tim The courts have proven themselves to be un- Howard Brown and his wife 2005 were $87.45, $88.21, predicted, the Northern corn Xandra. Howard, as many $85.17, and $85.77 for the producing states have expe- Petry, Livestock Market- predictable, just like the cattle markets. The of you may remember, trav- four quarters, respectively. rienced a cool growing season ing Economist NDSU Ex- appeal of this case will be another interesting eled for the American Here- USDA medium frame #1, and corn maturity is behind tension Service moment in this industry, but it seems unlikely that Strom’s decision will be overturned. The National Livestock Weekly 650 So. Lipan, Denver, CO 80223 Since 1922 303/722-7600 Captive supplies remain a contentious issue A CROW PUBLICATION FAX 303/722-0155

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— PETE CROW WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL (ISSN 0094-6710) is published weekly (52 issues annually, plus special features) by Crow Publications, rate: $35.00 per year, 2 years $55.00, 3 years $70.00, single copy price $1.00. Periodicals postage paid Denver, Colorado. Inc., 650 So. Lipan St., Denver, CO 80223. Web address: http://www.wlj.net or E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]. Subscription POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Western Livestock Journal c/o Crow Publications, Inc., 650 So. Lipan St., Denver, CO 80223. WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 3 Schools start year without irradiated beef Beef BITS By Steven D. Vetter where between 50-90 cents radiated beef, several USDA proved offering irradiated WLJ Editor higher than non-irradiated sources said that a price product to its students, and The over 200 schools and product, and that two sepa- around $2 would probably have ordered the product Cargill resumes Canadian expansion school districts in Texas, Min- rate offers last month were get it introduced the nation- from AMS. Cargill Foods is beginning phase two of a three- nesota and Nebraska that rejected. al school lunch program. There are several differ- phase expansion effort aimed toward the development decided to offer irradiated According to USDA docu- “We understand there is ent methods to irradiate food, and implementation of advanced equipment processes beef to their students dur- ments, an August 17 offer more cost associated with ir- however, USDA has ap- in the cattle-harvesting portion of its operation. Phase that priced irradiated ground radiated product, but cur- proved two methods for one of the $32.5 million project has already increased ing the 2004-05 school year started out the session with- beef at $2.50-2.51 per pound rent prices seem unreason- ground beef, particularly a the workable slaughter space of its existing facility in was first rejected. A second able,” one USDA source told product for the national High River, Alberta, Canada, by 30,000 square feet, to out that product. According offer, made 10 days later, WLJ. “At $2, irradiated prod- school lunch program. a total of 450,000 square feet. During the next 10 to USDA, prices for irradiat- priced the product at $2.25- uct is still costing a quarter Bombarding the beef with months, the company expects to begin the final phase ed product have been too 2.26, and that was also de- more (per pound), and that gamma rays from cobalt 60 of its expansion, including the introduction of a newly high, and there has not been nied by USDA. USDA did seems to be more than or cesium 137 is approved. designed hide removal system. The project also will any of the product procured, not release the name of the enough to cover the costs of However, the most common include significant enhancements to its offal recovery yet. prospective suppliers from producing that product.” method uses streams of high- and processing operation. The High River plant is cur- Under the national school either rejected offer. AMS officials said that energy electrons to kill mi- rently operating six days per week, with 1,800 lunch program, USDA pro- Currently, USDA’s Agri- they will distribute invita- crobes without using a ra- employees running the plant at full capacity and pro- cures food and then distrib- cultural Marketing Service tions for irradiated beef offers dioactive source. cessing 4,100 head of cattle per day. Sources said the utes it to schools and school (AMS) purchases non-irra- by the end of September, USDA approved irradiat- expansion could result in daily capacity increasing to districts that participate diated beef for $1.65-1.75 per with hopes to have some ir- ing meats two years ago. 6,000 head. within that program. pounds, according to officials. radiated product available However, they didn’t allow DQ unveils burger for Texas USDA officials last week While the department has to schools by mid-October. any of that product to be dis- said that offers for irradiat- not formally indicated at Currently, 221 schools or seminated into schools until Dairy Queen recently announced it was marketing ed beef have ranged any- what price they would buy ir- school districts have ap- this year. — WLJ a burger exclusively for its Texas market. The Pepper Pepper Hungr-Buster hamburger is made from 100 percent U.S. beef, grilled and topped with pepper jack Dal Porto Livestock/ Rancho Casino cheese, jalapeño bacon, lettuce, tomato, and a bacon chipotle sauce made with the flavor of roasted pep- pers. “This is a hamburger that was developed and 13th Annual tested with Texas tastes specifically in mind,” said Gene Brumbelow, chairman of the Texas Dairy Queen Operator’s Council. The burger will be available from August 31 through October and is designed to keep the quick-service restaurant’s menu fresh and interesting, Dairy Queen said in a statement. ANGUS BULL SALE Suit against Swift could grow A discrimination lawsuit originally filed in June Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004 against Greeley, CO-based Swift & Company by six employees may have 19 workers added to the action, at the ranch in Denair, CA according to news reports last week. According to Britton Morrell, attorney for the original six plaintiffs, a letter was sent to the Colorado Division of Civil SELLING 120 PERFORMANCE TESTED BULLS Rights last Monday asking to add 19 workers to the action. The union contract with Swift prohibits discrimination against disabled workers and allows them to seek back pay only, but those involved in the suit are pursuing their claims in court for the opportunity to seek greater damages. Lawyers for Swift have requested for the lawsuit to be dismissed, saying that the company and its workers should use the union’s grievance process to settle the issue. The suit claims that Swift refused to allow injured workers to continue to work in less physically-demanding capacities, as the plant’s previous owner, ConAgra, had. DPL Gridmaker C354 DPL 6I6 Traveler C359 Casino Easy Focus Z78 8/31/03 WW 741, Ratio 111 2/20/03 Japan beef prices rising WW 775, Ratio 116, BEPD +2.4, WEPD +41, WW 664, Ratio 107 The last full week of August marked the highest BEPD +2.9, WEPD +50, YEPD +78, Milk +20, YW 1,210, Ratio 106, retail prices of imported beef in Japan over the past four months, the Japanese farm ministry said last YEPD +90, Milk +22, %IMF +.06, RE +.19, Gain Ratio 109, week. The nationwide average retail price per 100 %IMF +.06, RE +.44, %RP +.18, %RP +.51, $F +20.88, IMF Score 8.65, Ratio 157 grams of imported chilled loin beef in the week $F +29.06, $G +14.16, $G +20.20, $B +38.23 BEPD +.6, WEPD +38, through August 27 increased four yen from the pre- $B +40.92 Sire: Rito 6I6 of 4B20 6807 YEPD +73, Milk +26, ceding week to 368 yen, the highest level since mid- April. Sire: GAR Gridmaker MGS: TC Stockman 365 %IMF +.59, $F 19.14, MGS: VDAR Lucys Boy $G 20.02, $B 35.71 Tyson foods lowers profit projections Sire: SAF Focus of ER Meat producer and distributor Tyson Foods Inc. MGS: California Traveler said August 30 that it lowered profit projections for the year ending Oct. 2 to the range of $1.08 to $1.15 per share, due to problems with the company’s grain hedging activities and soft demand for meat products. The company said fiscal 2004 earnings include charges of 18 cents related to BSE and plant closings. Adjusted earnings will range between $1.26 to $1.33 per share for the full year. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had expected the company to post earnings of 33 cents per share and $1.45 per share for the quarter and year, respectively. Casino New Design Z53 Casino New Design Z55 MGS: 019 Swift’s Q4 income boosted 2/05/03 2/06/03 Strong performances in pork sales and the WW 721, Ratio 116, WW 639, Ratio 103, DPL T510 C303 Australian beef segment helped Greeley, CO-based YW 1356, Ratio 119, YW 1,148, Ratio 101, 2/28/03 Swift & Company achieve record net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004. Swift reported fourth- Gain Ratio 124, IMF Score 6.25, Ratio 113 , WW 645, Ratio 100, quarter net income of $35.2 million on sales of $2.6 bil- BEPD +2.8, WEPD +48, BEPD -.5, WEPD +35, YW 1226, Ratio 103, lion. For the year, the company reported net income of YEPD +97, Milk +31, YEPD +72, Milk +28, Gain Ratio 102 $44.5 million on sales of $9.9 billion. The announcement comes in sharp contrast to the company’s second %IMF +.14, RE +.62, %IMF +.48, RE +.18, BEPD -.2, WEPD +34, and third quarter results, which were hurt by the %RP +.13, $F +36.73, $F +17.41, $G +.22.07, $B +37.29, YEPD +73, Milk +16, opening of the U.S. market to boxed Canadian beef $G +15.65, $B +40.73. Sire: Bon View New Design 1407 %IMF +.20, RE +.18, %RP +.17. while live cattle were kept out, and the discovery of Sire: Bon View MGS: Casino Easy Time T Sire: SS Traveler 6807 T510 bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Washington state. Swift President and CEO John N. New Design 1407 MGS: High Valley 4C6 Ambush Simons credited the rebound to the company’s “three- legged stool” business model, which is built around beef, pork, and the Australian market. Semen tested • Ultrasound measurements Czech cow tests positive for BSE Free delivery • Volume discounts Preliminary tests indicate another cow in the Czech Republic has tested positive for mad-cow disease, an official said August 30. If confirmed, it would he the 14th case of mad cow in the Czech Republic since 2001, when the disease was first detected in the country. Josef Duben, a spokesman for the state veterinary authority, said the 8-year-old cow that tested positive for mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), lives at a farm in Hrejkovice, 90 kilometers (56 miles) south of Prague. He said David & Carol Medeiros David Dal Porto results of final tests should be available later this 2800 Hall Rd. 5730 Balfour Rd. week, and there are plans to slaughter another 100 of the farm’s 280 cows as a precaution, he said. The last Denair, CA 95316 Brentwood, CA 94513 previous case of mad cow disease in the Czech (209) 632-6015 (925) 634-0933 Republic was confirmed in July. 4 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL ‘Simpler’ beef report proposed by USDA New packers, policies to count and simplifying relevant market da- By Steven D. Vetter ta.” WLJ Editor The new fed boxed beef report is scheduled boost Canadian beef sales USDA is awaiting congressional re-au- to be implemented January 3, 2005, pend- thorization of legislation governing manda- ing congressional renewal of the legislation Sixteen months after an consider harmonizing its cat- the only methods being used tory livestock and meat reporting. Howev- governing all mandatory livestock and meat outbreak of BSE financially tle feed laws with those in the to increase safety within er, that doesn’t mean plans aren’t in place reports. dented Canadian cattle pro- U.S., Haney said there is an Canada’s cattle industry. to change one of the most widely-read reports Washington, DC, lobbyists and congres- ducers and processors, offi- ongoing debate in Canada Over the next five years, when 2005 rolls around. sional aides both said they don’t see any cials are hoping an increase as to whether or not Cana- CFIA plans to quadruple its According to USDA’s Agricultural Market- problems concerning the re-authorization of domestic slaughterhous- dian feed mills should follow cattle surveillance, said ing Service (AMS), plans are being made to of price reporting legislation, and that it is es and new feed policies will the direction of U.S. laws, Canadian Cattleman’s Asso- modify the boxed beef composite cutout re- a matter of just setting aside some time be- assist the Canadian cattle which require all feed to be ciation communications port by taking out four of the six categories fore the presidential election. industry’s recovery. free of bone meal and other manager Cindy McCreath. currently reported on. The proposal is to re- AMS officials said there are no other ma- Canada will see an expan- animal by-products. “The surveillance has in- move the individual 600-750 pound and 750- jor changes to be made to any other reports sion of slaughter facilities in “The Canadian commer- creased to 8,000 animals to 900 pound weight categories under both or the process with which those reports are the coming years in an ef- cial feed industry has indicat- be tested this year; the CFIA Choice and Select, while keeping the com- compiled or disseminated. There were some fort to minimize reliance on ed that it’s not in a position says that number will in- posite Choice and Select cutout values intact. indications that a West Coast reporting of- the U.S. market, according to to be able to dedicate all feed crease to 30,000 a year over According to AMS, the current boxed beef fice could become reality for fiscal year 2006; Canadian Beef Export Fed- mills to either feeds contain- the next five years. Those report is too complicated to follow, and many however, that possibility won’t be addressed eration (CBEF) President ing ruminant meat and bone tests are done to test the lev- producers have told the agency that they until the middle part of next year. Ted Haney. Haney said ex- meal, or not containing it, el of prevalence of a disease don’t understand how the composite Choice The West Coast office proposal would help pansion of Canadian slaugh- whereas the U.S. industry in the cattle population, and and Select values are figured when they address concerns that the close of business ter facilities would allow the is in the process of being reg- they are targeting the test- don’t seem to be in line with the figures for reports would be more representative of ac- cattle industry to become ulated to require these ing to the four Ds—dead an- each weight category. tual daily trading activity, and that head more independent as well as things.” imals, downer animals, dis- “This step is necessary to simplify the re- counts would be more accurate. aid financial recovery from Although Canada has soft- eased animals and disabled port and better represent the dominant Currently, the AMS reporting office in St. the BSE crisis. “Aside from er cattle feed laws compared animals,” McCreath said. trend toward boneless beef cuts by the in- Joseph, MO, releases all the end-of-day re- Canada’s continued priority to those in the U.S., the The Canadian cattle industry,” AMS said, in a published statement. ports between 1-3 p.m., central standard of re-establishing trade of Canadian Food Inspection dustry is already working to An AMS reporting official added, “Some time. However, there are usually two to live cattle with the U.S., ex- Agency (CFIA) now requires re-establish trade with the people told us that knowing how prevalent three hours of trading left in the two most pansion of domestic process- the removal of all meat and major markets that stopped heavy carcasses are in the processing mix western time zones, and that trade isn’t cal- ing capacity to a self-suffi- bone meal derived from importing Canadian beef fol- is very important to determining market culated until the next morning. ciency level is clearly the downer cattle from the ani- lowing the discovery of BSE trends. However, processing today seems to Fed cattle traders have said that finding Canadian cattle industry’s mal feed chain, in an effort in an Alberta calf in May put little emphasis on the size of raw cuts out the market activity the day after isn’t con- number one priority.” to minimize the risk of anoth- 2003, and some countries are Although there has been er BSE outbreak. Haney said on the verge of accepting and can manufacture products to fit con- ducive to conducting business in the most ef- speculation within the cattle CFIA plans to crack down Canadian beef. sumers’demand. We are taking that into ac- ficient manner possible. — WLJ industry that Canada should on specified risk materials “Hong Kong is the closest (SRMs) from animal feed. of these countries. Hong “Specified risk materials Kong has indicated that it will also be removed from has no further technical con- animal feed and from pet cerns with respect to the food. However, the ongoing health and safety of Canadi- debate is which specific spec- an beef. We expect that mar- ified risk materials will be ket to open very soon,” Haney removed.” said. — Deron Hamel, Dow Feed restrictions are not Jones Newswires HMD technology to be tested GenVec Inc., and USDA’s ship is also partially funded Agricultural Research Ser- by U.S.’ Department of vice (ARS) have agreed to Homeland Security. research the efficacy of the ARS will be responsible company’s hoof-and-mouth for testing the new antivi- disease (HMD) prevention ral vectors and for evaluat- technology, the company said ing the usefulness of Gen- last week. Vec’s technology in new vac- Under the terms of the 12- cines for controlling HMD month, $300,000 agreement, outbreaks. GenVec is to utilize its ade- Douglas Brough, senior novector technology to de- director of vector sciences at liver antiviral compounds GenVec, said the system us- that stimulate the immune es a modified human cold system and protect livestock virus to deliver genes that against HMD. The partner- stimulate the production of proteins that in turn stimulate the immune system against HMD. HMD is a highly conta- gious viral disease affecting cattle, goats, pigs and sheep, and can be transmitted from Livestock, Wildlife, animal to animal through Pasture, and Corral Gates the air, saliva and contaminated feed resources. The virus is also transmitted by attaching itself to clothing and equipment and being rubbed, or knocked, off. Bale According to ARS, HMD is Feeders the number one foreign animal disease threat to the U.S. livestock industry. Past outbreaks in Britain and Tai- wan have resulted in economic losses of over $15 bil- Steel Stock Tanks lion, USDA said. — WLJ

Bunk Feeders Sell Your Livestock Field Fence Supplies in Non-Climb WLJ’s HorseFence Classified Baler Twine & Wire Corral 303-722-7600 800-850-2769 www.hutchison-inc.com email: [email protected] 1-800-525-0121 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 5 California proposal requires increased recall publicity ated with BSE was appar- passage of this bill.” health officials who felt like expect the governor to sign it associated costs with the new By Sarah L. Swenson ently sent to restaurants and Both sides have made the they were left out of the loop, because the governor’s pre- measure. WLJ Associate Editor grocery stores in a dozen Cal- argument that this bill would and not realistically a food rogative has been to reduce “The governor hasn’t come ACalifornia food safety bill ifornia counties and USDA demote consumer confidence safety issue. the burden on the state, giv- out on this specific issue, but that would make public the and CDHS would not name and signal to consumers there A spokesperson for Gover- en the fiscal situation. ASen- it’s certainly not a given that details of meat recalls, passed the businesses. Furthermore, is a problem the state needs nor Schwarzenegger said at ate analyst estimates that SB he will sign it,” said Higgins. the legislature last week and county health officials re- to address. However, Higgins this time the governor has 1585 will cost the state an ad- SB 1585 passed the Senate is waiting for governor Arnold ceived the information on the said if the beef industry looks not taken any position on the ditional $400,000 a year, due on a 22-15 concurrence vote. Schwarzenegger’s approval. condition that they adhere to at beef demand and consump- bill. Higgins said he doesn’t to added personal and other — WLJ This bill received neither sup- the USDA agreement. tion this year, along with the port nor resistance from the The state and federal agree- current consumer confidence hy does the world beef and retail industries, but ment referenced is the Sher- figures, they should see that Wneed to be so diffi- it has seen considerable oppo- man Food, Drug and Cosmet- issues like this one, for the cult? It seems like things sition from state health offi- ic Law. This is a two-year-old most part, are flying under today don’t get easier, they cials who say they will be agreement between the Cal- consumers’ radars. just get more complicated. overworked and underfund- ifornia Department of Health The same goes for beef ed if the bill is signed into law. Ultimately, Higgins feels Services and USDA. USDAis crossbreeding systems. SB 1585 said that any meat that the meat recall system in responsible for issuing all food supplier, distributor, or proces- place in California is not bro- he simple answer is use recalls. Because federal law ® sor that sells recalled meat in ken. “When a recall occurs, Tregistered Balancer California would be required makes all food recalls volun- we’ve seen very good cooper- bulls on your cowherd. to tell the California Depart- tary, these agencies have a ation from everyone in the Balancers® offer the simplicity ment of Health Services memorandum of understand- beef or meat distribution of straightbreeding and the (CDHS) and provide them ing that said the state will chain,” said Higgins. “I’m not power of hybrid vigor. with a list of retailers that only voluntarily disclose par- convinced that this bill is go- Balancers® are registered ticulars about a company have received or will receive ing to make that recall process hybrid seedstock complete the recalled product, and the which is somehow involved with documented pedigree in a meat recall. more efficient or any faster.” state authorities would then A suggested solution was and reliable EPDs. notify the public. California Cattlemen’s As- for the state to look into a ® Supporters of SB 1585 have sociation (CCA) and other alancers bring your agriculture interests took no more heavy-handed, enforce- cowherd back to the dubbed the bill as the “end to ment issue approach to re- B mad-cow secrecy bill,” and position on the bill because, profit center of the beef according to Ben Higgins, ex- calls if a problem ever arises. industry. With a blend of have used the single BSE case Currently, California con- Make as a selling point. According ecutive vice president of CCA, 10900 Dover Street Gelbvieh and Angus it really would not have much sumers have not reported any Westminster, CO 80021 crossbreeding genetics, Balancers® equalize to a spokesperson for Senator problems with the recall sys- Jackie Speier, the author of of an impact on the beef indus- Phone: (303) 465-2333 easy ... breed composition and try. tem and this bill is, in some Website: www.gelbvieh.org produce a more consistent the bill, a state and federal people’s opinion, just a com- email: [email protected] use Balancers.® agreement that keeps details “This bill gets to the heart calf crop. plaint from a couple of local secret became a point of con- of how local, state, and feder- tention last year after the al governmentS interface with each other,” said Hig- BW I+2.7 country’s first reported case of %IMF -.06 gins. “And, we really don’t see WW I+35 BSE. The spokesperson ex- RE +.60 MK I+26 plained that controversy ignit- much of an impact to our FAT -.004 ed when recalled beef associ- members as the result of the YW I+65 %RP +.63 G BAR SC I+.78

Recall spurs ID push G Bar New Design 3408 2/20/03 ANGUS program is necessary. The By Steven D. Vetter Sire: B/R New Design 323 Iowa Quality Beef plant was MGS: VDAR Rito 953 WLJ Editor shut down earlier this month, Several members of Con- with officials citing the lack of BW I+2.7 gress picked up their efforts %IMF +.02 an overseas export market as WW I+35 to get additional federal fund- the primary reason. RE +.40 Production Sale M I+26 ing and immediate imple- FAT +.009 Boswell and Osborne both YW I+65 mentation of a nationwide said there is a need to follow %RP +.37 animal identification late last SC I+.78 individual animals across the month following the an- NOON • Saturday, country and let officials trace nouncement of a recall of over G Bar New Design 3407 400,000 pounds of ground them back to their point of 2/16/03 origin. Sire: B/R New Design 323 beef. MGS: VDAR Rito 953 September 18, 2004 “It will expedite the process On Saturday, August 21, This flush brother to ‘3408’, pictured above, USDA’s Food Safety and In- of minimizing the damage sells along with three more! At the ranch near Lodi, California spection Service (FSIS) and from a disease outbreak or beef production recall,” BW +2.4 Quantum Foods, Boling- %IMF +.25 These powerhouse bulls sell...ultrasounded, fertility and Boswell said. WW +36 brook, IL, announced the com- RE -.04 per- Osborne added that a na- MK +22 pany had voluntarily recalled FAT +.046 for- 100 G BAR Angus Bulls & tionwide ID program is the YW +74 406,000 pounds of frozen, %RP -.47 ground beef products due to only way the U.S. can be as- SC I+.40 20 OC Hereford Bulls PLUS possible E. coli 0157:H7 con- sured of getting its access to 25 Registered G BAR Females tamination. Japan and other large export mance- G Bar Traveler 3022 The recall was initiated fol- markets reinstated. 2/04/03 tested, lowing epidemiological stud- “It’s not just a domestic sit- Sire: Alberda Traveler 416 anaplas Sires Represented: B/R New Design 323, uation. We have internation- MGS: Krugerrand of Donamere 490 ies that indicated the beef vaccinat- could be responsible for four al reasons as well,” he said. Alberda Traveler 416, Connealy Timeline, SAF E. coli illnesses in Colorado. In addition to citing the ed Focus of ER, Bon View New Design 878, The product subject to the need for the program, both and Basin Max 602C plus more! recall was produced June 23- Boswell and Osborne reiter- all 24, and includes the estab- ated the need for at least $50 tested negative for PI BVD. lishment code “EST. 213-D” million in federal funding of inside the USDA seal of in- the National Animal Identi- spection. The product was dis- fication Program (NAIP), 20 STOUT, POWERFUL LONG-AGED HEREFORD BULLS SELL FROM ORVIS CATTLE CO. OF tributed nationwide to restau- which is currently in the G BAR ANGUS rants, military facilities, and FARMINGTON, CA. THESE BULLS ARE DEVEL- midst of getting individual OPED RIGHT AND READY TO GO TO WORK! Fritz & Phyllis Grupe, Owners retail stores, with some addi- premises on a nationwide tional movement being database. The funding re- (209) 366-1400 through door-to-door sales, quest was originally made BW +.1 RE +.46 16175 N. Ray Road • Lodi, CA 65242 according to FSIS. this past March, and both WW +38 FAT +.021 MK +19 %RP +.08 Felipe Roman, Cattle Mgr.: (209) 482-0725 The recall announcement congressional members said was used by several mem- YW +79 SF +22.94 the most recent developments SC I-.41 SG +24.01 Office: (209) 368-GBAR • www.gbarangus.com bers of Congress that week- in both food safety and BSE %IMF +.50 SB +43.14 end and last week to try and make that funding even for spur on an extra push to get important. CALL NOW FOR A SALE BOOK: a nationwide individual ani- Wulff’s Erica Dianna 6400 • 9/3/96 Aides with several other Sire: N Bar Emulation EXT mal identification system MGS: Tehama Bando 155 (209) 368-GBAR funded and in place as soon congressional members last Selling a daughter by Connealy Timeline from this full week told WLJ that the most sister to Wulffs EXT 6106. Also selling a maternal sister as possible. by Papa Durabull bred to Alliance and one by SAF 598 Auctioneers: On the afternoon of August recent recall and plant clos- Bando 5175, both bred to Leachman Right Time. 21, U.S. Reps., Tom Osborne, ing had heightened congres- Col. Rick Machado and Col. John Rodgers R-NE, and Leonard Boswell, sional interest in getting a BW I+1.7 RE I+.21 D-IA, held a town hall meet- mandatory ID program in WW I+38 FAT I-.003 ing in Williamsburg, IA, and place as quickly as possible. MK I+20 %RP I+.17 Some sources indicated YW I+72 SF +16.32 ORVIS CATTLE CO. they stated the need for an ID SC I+.42 SG +19.05 Bruce & Roma Orvis program is now more impor- that a proposal to get anoth- %IMF I+.08 SB +28.56 tant than ever. er $100 million in funding (209) 899-2460 They cited that day’s recall could be initiated the week 9601 State Route 4 G Bar Blackcap 1199 • 10/2/01 announcement and the re- after the summer recess re- Sire: SS Traveler 6807 T510 Farmington, CA 95230 cent closing of a beef packing sumes. Congress is scheduled MGS: VDAR Rito 953 Loren Mrnak (775) 848-0160 This maternal sister to 3408 and 3407 out of facility in Tama, IA, as two ex- to reconvene September 7. — Circle Oak Blackcap 642 sells bred to amples of why a national ID WLJ Schurrtop Supreme. 6 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Lack of science cited: Canada to keep ban on private BSE testing — Processing spokesman Marc Richards Co-op representatives have the UK to stock the labora- Inspection Service (FSIS), indeed block the Peace Coun- co-op building said August 30. been meeting with foreign tory the co-op is planning to reaffirmed last Monday that try Tender Beef Co-op from Seth Barnfield, a director buyers while arranging for build. the U.S. will maintain its acquiring BSE test kits, the testing facility. for Peace Country Tender construction of a new facili- Told about the group’s prohibition on private testing co-op would likely make a le- Canada continues to pro- Beef Co-op Ltd., said officials ty, Barnfield said. claims, the CFIA’s Richards for BSE. gal challenge. — Bill Tom- hibit companies from pri- from CFIA had given the co- “We’ve had Japanese (buy- reiterated to Dow Jones Thompson said that if the son, Dow Jones News- vately testing cattle for ers) come and talk to us,” Newswires the government’s Canadian government does wires op approval to privately test Barnfield said. “We sat on stance that private testing bovine spongiform en- for BSE with the under- Saturday (August 28) for 10 for BSE is prohibited. cephalopathy (BSE) despite standing that there would hours with a group from Ger- Countries such as Japan a contradictory claim from be no government certifica- many.” and South Korea banned eMerge changes field a fledgling co-op with plans tion. Don Thompson, hired as a beef from Canada and the to build a 50,000-head pro- Relying on that alleged consultant by the Peace U.S. after each country an- sales management cessing facility and a testing CFIAapproval, something a Country Tender Beef Co-op, nounced the discovery of a eMerge Interactive, Inc., and corporate relations with laboratory in British Colum- consultant for the co-op said said that he already has se- case of BSE last year. a technology company pro- both the CattleLog and Ver- bia, Canadian Food Inspec- was never put in writing, cured a local supplier to im- Canada announced its viding VerifEYE food safety ifEYE product categories. tion Agency (CFIA) Peace Country Tender Beef port the BSE test kits from case in May of 2003 and the systems, individual-animal This change will allow Dr. U.S. did likewise in Decem- tracking, and database man- Mies to work closely with USDA sets ’05 ag export forecast at ber. Japan and South Korea agement services, today an- eMerge field personnel and have demanded that the U.S. nounced a recent change to better connect with cus- USDAhas set its first U.S. Speaking about the lower ERS not only lowered the and Canada commit to test- its field sales management tomers and partners. Dr. agriculture export forecast FY 2005 export forecast, ERS U.S. agriculture export fore- ing all cattle for BSE in or- team. Effective September Mies has served as vice pres- for fiscal-year 2005 at $57.5 said in its report: “Most of cast for FY 2005 but also pre- der to resume trade, but both 1, 2004, Bill Mies, Vice Pres- ident of national account billion, which is $4.5 billion the decline is due to increased dicted that imports would have refused to do so. ident of National Account less than the $62 billion of ex- foreign competition and low- reach $55 billion, a record U.S.-based Creekstone sales since 2003 and joined Sales, will assume the man- ports it now expects in FY er prices for cotton, wheat, high, creating the lowest U.S. Farms Premium Beef LLC the Company in April 2002 2004. and soybeans as prices weak- agement of all CattleLog-re- agriculture trade surplus petitioned USDAearlier this as director of supply-chain USDA’s Economic Re- en in response to increased lated field sales activities. since FY 1972. That surplus, year to test the cattle it management. He has more search Service (ERS) said in global production of these slaughters for BSE in an ef- ERS said, will be just $2.5 bil- A respected beef industry than 30 years’ experience in a recently-released report commodities. Cotton exports fort to gain re-entry into the veteran, Dr. Mies has been animal science with empha- that the new FY 2004 esti- are expected to fall 400,000 lion, significantly lower than Japanese market, but US- actively involved in field sales sis on the beef industry. mate is a record level and tons, and wheat export vol- the $9.5 billion level seen for DA said no. $500 million more than the ume is expected to decline FY 2004. — Bill Tomson, Elsa Murano, under secre- previous May forecast. six million tons.” Dow Jones Newswires tary for USDA’s Food Safety SHEEP AT A GLANCE National Sheep Summary — Thursday, September 2: At Midwest market centers, slaughter lambs $2 lower; slaughter ewes and feeder lambs steady. At El Reno, OK, and Ft. Collins, CO, slaughter lambs $2-5 higher; slaughter ewes firm to $6 higher; feeder lambs uneven, $2-4 lower at El Reno and at Ft. Collins 70-90 pounds $5-15 higher, Vermilion’sRIGHTRRIGHTIGHT F FOR FOROR T THE THEHE T TIMES TIMESIMES 90-110 pounds $1-5 higher and over 110 pounds $4 lower. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2- 3 90-150 lbs.: Midwest: wooled 110-120 lbs. 84.00-86.00; 120-140 lbs. Mature Cow Dispersion 86.00-88.00. Ft. Collins: shorn 90-110 lbs. 96.00-110.00, 130-160 lbs. 84.00-88.00; wooled 100-115 lbs. 95.00-105.00, 120-155 lbs. 85.00- IME 92.00. El Reno: shorn and wooled 85.00-92.00. Kalona: no test. Vir- RIGHT T THETHE RIGHT TIMEON ginia: no test. Equity Elec: no test. Slaughter Lambs: Good and EEXPLOSIONXPLOSI Choice 1-2: Ft. Collins: 40-60 lbs. 110.00-135.00; 60-80 lbs. 101.00- FRIDAY 126.00; 80-95 lbs. 106.00-114.00; 100-110 lbs. 99.00-108.00. Kalona: no test. Virginia: no test. Slaughter Ewes: Midwest: Utility and Good 1-3 35.00-45.00; Cull 1 25.00-35.00. Ft. Collins: Good and Choice 3- SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 5 44.00-51.00; Utility and Good 1-3 41.00-58.00; Utility 1-2 41.00-46.00. Public Auction Yards • Billings, Montana • 11 a.m. El Reno: Utility and Good 1-3 35.00-55.00. Kalona: no test. Virginia: no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: Midwest: 60-80 lbs. • 500 Cows 100.00-110.00; 80-100 lbs. 90.00-100.00. Ft. Collins: 70-80 lbs. 107.00- Vermilion Lass 7969 126.00; 80-90 lbs. 110.00-124.00; 90-100 lbs. 96.00-116.00; 100-110 Sire: Top Secret 9757 EAR • MGS: “Bando 155” - The Dam of Vermilion Payweight • 350 Spring Calving Cows lbs. 102.00-109.75; 110-120 lbs. 99.00-108.00; 120-130 lbs. 99.50- BEPD 1.6 • WEPD 46 • Milk 10 • YEPD 77 101.00. El Reno: 70-95 lbs. 90.00-100.00. Kalona: no test. Virginia: Progeny WR 4-100 • YLG 4-103 • 150 Fall Calving Cows no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: Ft. Collins: Progeny IMF Scan 2@109. Bred to GAR Integrity Every cow 6 years old and older sells. 150150 DaughtersDaughters Sell!Sell! Blackface ewe lambs 110.00-125.00 per head; blackface yearlings This sale offers a rare opportunity to select 120.00-130.00 per head; baby tooth to solid mouth blackface 85.00- from the largest and deepest quality group of 120.00 per head, whiteface 160.00 per head; aged whiteface 65.00 Right Time daughters ever offered. Several per head. El Reno: no test. Kalona: no test. Sheep and lamb slaugh- cows will also carry Right Time Service. ter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 44,000, com- SERVICE SIRES: pared with 42,000 the previous week and 38,000 for last year. Sep- Nebraska • VRD • Danny Boy • GAR Integrity • BR Midland • Dalebanks Centennial tember 1: At Midwest market centers slaughter lambs and slaughter ewes steady; feeder lambs steady to $5 higher. 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Mail to: Office (406) 259-4589 Vermilion Write for a sale book or download it off our Home (406) 373-5143 Jake Kading - Herdsman • (406) 373-5012 website: www.cattleplus.com Circulation Dept., P.O. Box 9388, Denver, CO 80209-0388 Ranch Jeff Mosher, Vermilion North FOR EXPRESS SUBSCRIPTION CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-850-2769 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 7 Japan to require DNA info on beef labels A White Knight Starting in December, the mislabeling incidents aris- that have produced the beef er all domestic beef, and vi- Japanese government will ing after Japan’s outbreak being offered. The 10-digit olators could face a maxi- have in place a cattle DNA of BSE, starting back in Sep- ID includes each cattle’s birth mum fine of 300,000 yen. for the west data bank with the informa- tember 2001. date, date of slaughter, breed Officials have noted that Can a 5’4” blond be the “White Knight” riding to the tion to be used to more accu- As part of the program, re- and where they were raised. the process of cutting and rescue of the American cowboy? Many people say “yes.” rately label domestically-pro- tailers, steakhouses and bar- According to the Japanese, packaging can result in end At the 5th Annual Freedom 21 National Conference, the duced beef. becue restaurants dealing comparing these IDs and products containing meat Paragon Foundation presented its Paladin Award to The new labeling program with domestic beef will be DNA samples makes it pos- from sources other than the RANGE Magazine publisher C. J. Hadley. is intended to restore con- required to indicate the iden- sible to determine if the beef stated origin, and that the Paragon president G. B. Oliver III, cited Hadley’s 15- is accurately labeled. sumer trust following beef tification numbers of cattle new traceability law will try year fight for justice and recognition on behalf of ranch- The steps are stipulated to alleviate consumer fears ers and farmers. Aplaque with the award says of Hadley: by a beef traceability law arising from that sort of sit- “Her sustained effort through the years inspired the No trade resolution yet that went into effect in De- uation. search for a fitting example to represent the spirit she cember 2003 with the aim of Officials at the Ministry has brought to bear in her life and labors. Paragon be- cattle farmers and consumer ensuring the safety of do- lieves the example embodied in the paladins of yore Japan groups. Both the National of Agriculture, Forestry and mestic beef. Fisheries’ Food Safety and most precisely illuminates her contributions. A paladin (from page 1) Cattlemen’s Beef Association Tiny samples of meat will is a paragon of chivalry, a hero of sterling character and (NCBA) and R-CALF USA Consumer Affairs Bureau schedule for further talks,” be taken from all of the ap- courage, a strong supporter or defender of a cause, one were visited by the Japanese. said the new system will pre- Ishihara said. proximately 1.25 million cat- who rights wrongs and defends the weak and oppressed, Sources involved in the vent not only intentional mis- According to Ishihara, the tle slaughtered annually at the white knight. A paladin possesses: the spirit of pur- tour said there was an addi- Japanese government is labeling but also mistakes pose, the dedication of labor, the oath of loyalty, the word tional push by the Japanese 165 locations in the country awaiting results of ongoing in labeling. of honor, the rock of friendship, the shield of honesty, and Democrats to get at least and preserved as DNA sam- discussions by academics at Opponents of the program the sword of right.” U.S. cattle most likely to pro- ples for three years. the government’s Food Safe- say that only 40 percent of Knowing that C. J. Hadley would be the first Paladin, vide beef to Japan tested for The farm ministry will ty Commission (FSC), an ad- beef consumed by Japanese horse trainer and artist Wes Smith of Nogal, NM, designed the disease. conduct surprise spot checks visory panel in charge of find- of about 10,000 to 20,000 beef consumers is domestic and the head of a horse in solid silver, mounted on a turned ing ways to ensure the safe- “They [the Japanese] don’t that a broader based pro- see the harm in having cat- samples at retailers and hickory base by Joe Switzer of Hondo, NM. Hadley is the ty of domestically-consumed restaurants and compare gram, including imported first recipient of the Paladin, which is awarded yearly beef. Preliminary reports tle producing beef destined their DNAto preserved DNA beef, needs to be put in place. by the Alamogordo, New Mexico Paragon Foundation. have indicated the FSC has for their market tested for samples. Those same opponents and Oliver told the audience at Freedom 21 that Hadley’s concluded that younger cat- the disease,” one tour host told WLJ. Already, the government Japanese beef officials are service in the cause of freedom is outstanding and de- tle are at less uncertain whether the new serves special recognition. Hadley recently received risk of contract- “They are par- conducts DNAtests on some “Japan should not ticularly con- beef labeled as high-quality system will help restore con- American Agri-Women’s Veritas Award “for writing and ing BSE, how- speaking the truth in the media with intellect, integri- ever, that does restart imports cerned that Wagyu Japanese beef to keep sumer trust in beef, as orig- USDA is not false labeling in check. inally hoped. — Combined ty, tenacity and heart on behalf of the people who live not mean there and work on the land.” — RANGE Magazine is no risk, and unless the U.S. allowing beef The new system will cov- Reports that is the processors who agency’s pri- consents to want to test for mary concern. adopt blanket the disease to In addition, go ahead and legislative mem- testing for all do that and bers of Japan’s have that prod- A STRONGER Democratic Par- cows and remove uct shipped to ty rapped U.S. Japan. The measures certain danger- Japanese say against BSE as there is plenty being inade- ous body parts” of demand for quate to ensure U.S. beef and beef’s safety. that the U.S.’ Those feelings unwillingness HERITAGE were unveiled to allow testing after an eight-day U.S. trip, of exported beef is against led by Japanese House of their domestic beef indus- THAN EVER BEFORE Representatives member try’s own best interest.” Masahiko Yamada, was com- USDA is currently work- OFFERING 100% 90 Stout, Growthy Bulls with Real World Muscle pleted early last week. ing on plans to get Japan to GUARANTEE... “Japan should not restart exempt cattle 30 months of Angus & Charolais Herdsire Prospects Sell imports unless the U.S. con- age or younger from manda- 75 Angus Bulls sents to adopt blanket test- tory BSE testing protocol. 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But that’s what mand level will prove to lim- trimming prices, he said, supplies” of pork and chick- “Demand is not the prob- problem. they’re saying now. it an expected price recovery they need to be pretty sure en. lem,” Berger said. The issue In a traditionally supply- A month ago, cash cattle into the November-Decem- they won’t get stung with However, “the seasonal for him is that cattle feeders prices looked like they might ber period. If no improve- higher wholesale beef prices low (for cattle markets) de- oriented market like that for aren’t quite as current as set a seasonal low around ment in demand develops, later on. pends on how we market cat- they should be in the short slaughter-ready cattle, it’s $82-83 per hundredweight cattle could trade down to A year ago, when cattle tle over the next few weeks,” term and retail grocers aren’t unusual for traders to be on a live basis in the Plains, $78.” and wholesale beef prices Robb said. “We easily could featuring beef aggressively but lack of demand for the ul- David Hutchins, co-own- were rising quickly, retail test an $80 low, or lower, in because they’ve been wait- timate product, beef, has er of Amarillo Brokerage in grocers and food-service op- mid-September.” ing for signs the beef market eroded cattle pricing support. Amarillo, Texas, also said, erations got squeezed, Naliv- If cattle feeders market could be close to a bottom. For the week ending August “The outlook is based on de- ka said. Most were willing to cattle aggressively over the Berger looks for an enter- 28, a few cattle even traded mand,” which appears weak. suffer losses at the time be- next few weeks and get cur- prising retail buyer to see as low as $81, according to Small bumps in the futures cause they saw the situation rent in their marketings, cat- value in the current beef USDA and private sources. and cash markets could show as a short-term affair. tle prices could limp higher prices soon and step in to “There are two problems fac- up from time to time, but un- But, by mid-February of from there, Robb said. If they book large quantities. Once ing the market,” said An- til consumers step up to the 2004 after December’s dis- don’t market aggressively, done, other buyers sudden- drew Gottschalk, livestock plate to eat more beef, the covery of BSE in a Canadi- fed-cattle prices could slip ly will find they are chasing market analyst with props under the cattle mar- an-born cow in Washington below the $80 benchmark. HedgersEdge.com and RJ ket are weak. state, they despaired of Hutchins said many short supplies, raising a de- O’Brien & Associates in Den- John Nalivka, president wholesale beef prices com- Plains states cattle feeders sire to catch up, which will ver in an e-mailed response of Sterling Marketing Inc., in ing down any time soon, are not getting out from un- boost slaughter rates. The to questions. “First is a grow- Vale, OR, also said the cat- Nalivka said. This is when der a constant supply of market then will find fewer ing backlog of market-ready tle price outlook was based they began to raise retail slaughter-ready cattle, even backed-up cattle than it ex- Your cattle exacerbated by re- primarily on beef demand. prices to recoup profits in the though placement numbers pects with smaller supplies duced slaughter levels.” “I’m very, very cautious meat case. a few months ago might in- behind them. HEREFORD This is occurring with ap- about (beef) demand holding Fed cattle supplies cur- dicate they should be run- The reason cattle appear to proximately three percent together at current retail rently are relatively tight in ning low. By holding cattle a be backed up is that slaugh- Professional more cattle-on-feed than last price levels,” Nalivka said. comparison with other years, little longer than might be ter weights are up, and the year, he said. He added that “You’ve got high beef prices Nalivka said, but the market optimal, they’re backing ton- biggest reason for the in- cattle-on-feed 120-plus days and tightening budgets, has to be supported by de- nage into the marketing hole. creased weights in Berger’s will be 40 percent above year- mostly driven by energy mand. Although it would One who is looking more at mind is this year’s unusual- ago levels, as of September 1, prices and people’s percep- heighten pain, at least in the the supply side of the pic- ly mild summer weather, AMERICAN HEREFORD with average weights 23 tions about the health of the short term, in the cattle mar- ture is Doug Berger, retired which has allowed more op- ASSOCIATION pounds above year-ago levels economy. When it comes kets, Nalivka advocated re- market analyst, broker and timal growth rates. — North Dakota, Minnesota, in the latest USDA data. down to crunch time, it’s easy opening the U.S. border to cattle feeder, in Dallas. Over- Lester Aldrich, Dow South Dakota, Nebraska and “That is a serious back- to make the adjustment at Canadian cattle. all, he sees a market with Jones Newswires Kansas log,” Gottschalk said. “This the retail meat case.” Such a move would lower brings us to the real issue Without even considering fed-cattle prices initially, but causing lower slaughter lev- whether beef supplies are it also would provide a larg- U.S. dismisses countervailing els, which is weaker beef de- adequate, ample or tight, er supply of beef to the mar- Chris Effling mand. That is the real and there is plenty of pork and ket, reducing retailer fears of duty case on Canadian hogs (605)(605) 852-3500852-3500 phonephone dominant issue. chicken for consumers to buy tight supplies and removing In a preliminary ruling, mination in February 2005. P.O. Box 23 “Beef cutout values have and eat, Nalivka said. And an incentive to keep beef the U.S. Commerce Depart- The National Pork Pro- declined despite efforts to re- even if prices of these meats prices high. Highmore, SD 57345 ment has found that the ducers Council (NPPC) ex- duce weekly slaughter levels are historically high, they Jim Robb, agricultural Canadian swine industry pressed surprise and disap- and balance supply with cur- aren’t anything like the cost economist for the Livestock does not violate U.S. subsidy pointment over the prelimi- Just give me a call for help rent beef demand levels. I of beef. Marketing Information Cen- laws. As a result, the U.S. nary ruling. in locating believe the fourth quarter There is a slim to zero ter, or LMIC, in Denver, al- Commerce Department Jon Caspers, a pork pro- Hereford cattle. No cost. could show an actual year- to- chance that retail grocers so said beef demand was in- No obligation. year decline in beef demand, will reduce the price of beef creasingly on the minds of ruled against levying coun- ducer from Swaledale, IA, tervailing duties on live and a past president of Canadian hogs. The Canadi- NPPC stated, “We have not an industry was pleased with had a chance to review the the decision. Commerce Department’s According to USDA data, analysis, but it is public Canada exported 7.4 million knowledge that the Canadi- feeder and slaughter pigs to an producers have received the U.S. in the 2003 calendar large amounts of subsidies year, up 30 percent from the over the years. We expect 2002 level. U.S. hog produc- that when the Department ers filed anti-dumping and reaches its final determina- countervailing duty petitions tion, there will be an affirma- SeptemberSeptember 18,18, 22004004 with the U.S. government in tive determination of coun- Sale 1:00 p.m. • At Cattlemen’s Livestock Market, Galt, CA March 2004 as a result of tervailable subsidies.” Bull Grading: Sept. 17 • 2:00 p.m. the influx of Canadian ani- On March 5, 2004, the mals. NPPC, along with state pork In terms of the counter- producer organizations and vailing duty case, the U.S. individual U.S. pork produc- petitioners claimed that pay- ers, filed antidumping and ments available to all Cana- countervailing duty petitions dian farmers resulted in spe- with the U.S. government in cial benefits to the hog in- an effort to redress the injury dustry, said the Manitoba that NPPC believes has been Pork Council in a press re- caused by the recent surge in lease. However, in an an- unfairly traded imports of nouncement August 17, the hogs from Canada. With Commerce Department re- these petitions, the U.S. in- jected the claim, as it has dustry hopes to remedy the done in two previous trade alleged imbalance in the cases, said the release. marketplace that has been “The decision is right on caused by Canadian trade the facts and the law,” said practices. On May 7, the U.S. Karl Kynoch, chairman of International Trade Com- the Manitoba Pork Council. mission (ITC) unanimously “We are very pleased, but found that there is a reason- not surprised, that the Com- able indication of injury to •• 50 50 BullsBulls merce Department threw out U.S. pork producers from un- this case,” he added. fairly traded hog imports consignedconsigned byby toptop “Canadian producers and from Canada. Early next westernwestern statesstates breedersbreeders the Canadian Government year the Commerce Depart- •• Each Each bullbull willwill bebe gradedgraded byby aa Cattle consigned by: provided extensive informa- ment will render its final sub- panelpanel ofof respectedrespected catcattlementlemen • Cherry Glen Beefmasters, tion that the Canadian farm sidy determination followed •• Only Only qualityquality BeefmasterBeefmaster bubullslls John & Sue Pierson, Vacaville, CA programs investigated by the by the final ITC investiga- • Evangelo Beefmasters, Commerce Department were tion. willwill bebe allowalloweded toto sellsell John Evangelo, Lemoore, CA • LJ Kipper Beefmasters, Emmett, ID fully consistent with inter- In a separate but related •• Also! Also! BeefmasterBeefmaster andand John & Lita Kipper, Emmett, ID national trading rules, and case, the NPPC says the De- Beefmaster cross females • Payette River Ranch Beefmasters, did not unfairly favor Cana- partment of Commerce has Beefmaster cross females Linda Fischer, Emmett, ID • S Lazy S Beefmasters, dian swine producers and postponed a preliminary rul- ForFor moremore inforinformationmation contact:contact: Donald & Annie Stout, Snelling, CA exporters,” said Kynoch. ing concerning whether InterstateInterstate CatCattletle SerServicesvices • Silver State Beefmasters, Kynoch was confident that Canadian hogs are being DanDan WWaddoaddoupsups •• 47479.886.29009.886.2900 Dalton & Diane Lowery, Fallon, NV • Tomlinson Beefmasters, the preliminary findings will dumped in the U.S. market. MaxMax Olvera,Olvera, CLMCLM 2209.495.171409.495.1714 Glenn & JoAnn Tomlinson, Vacaville, CA be affirmed when the U.S. That ruling, which could im- • Walkers Polled Beefmasters, Commerce Department is- pose duties, is expected on JohnJohn Pierson,Pierson, SalesSales ChairmanChairman 707.448.9208707.448.9208 Marshall & Linda Walker, Proberta, CA sues a final contervail deter- October 15, 2004. — WLJ WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 9 After holiday, it’s back to retailers showing feature mix — Beef could no end to the cost dilemma, advertisements over the next for upcoming weeks’trading In spite of expectations for the analysts said. the analyst said. few weeks, pork and poultry declined to 79 cents a pound. heavy chicken advertising for But in coming weeks, more take back seat. Once that decision was may still keep their lock on At the same time, the num- the Labor Day holiday, the chicken is expected to hit the After the Labor Day holi- made, feature plans shifted the front pages of newspaper ber of young chickens being product did not show up in front pages of weekly news- day’s traditional push of to alternate meats and could- supplements, an eastern an- slaughtered in the U.S. con- large quantities in last week’s paper supplements. hamburger, hot dogs, cheap n’t be changed quickly, the alyst said. There is a lot of tinues to rise, making plen- Dow Jones survey. Nor were The average price of the steaks, chops, and grillable analyst said. And since most both available to the buyers. ty of product available to re- prices particularly attractive, four cuts of chicken in the chicken cuts, it appears re- meats sell as a feature item, Unofficially, the U.S. killed tail buyers at declining trade sources said. Dow Jones survey was $1.52 tail grocers plan to return to beef consumption declined, a record number of hogs in prices, the Midwestern meat Grocers appear to be going per pound, compared with a pattern of limited features setting in motion events that August, a market analyst buyer said. with the pattern they’ve es- $1.54 the previous week, and on a variety of products. led to the current sluggish said, and last week’s slaugh- “There’s lots of chicken at tablished over the summer to $1.41 a year ago. — Lester However, the way wholesale slaughter rate. ter looked like it would top declining prices,” the buyer let beef’s high prices lead the Aldrich, Dow Jones meat trading is headed, gro- Once buyers decide whole- 2.0 million head. said. way for sales in other meats, Newswires cers may keep pork and sale beef prices have reached But meat markets have chicken as their center-stage value levels, they will step in soaked up the extra produc- items and limit beef to an al- to buy, the analyst said. He tion. USDAfigures show the so-ran, market analysts and thinks advertising plans cur- pork cutout price last meat buyers said. rently are more fluid con- Wednesday was 23 percent Buyers are falling back on cerning beef and would allow higher than a year earlier, seasonal trends with a few for a quick insertion of prod- and cold storage volumes are modifications in making uct on the front pages at at- down from a year ago. their decisions on what to tractive prices. As the weather cools, more have on special, the sources AMidwestern meat buyer emphasis will be placed on said. This means beef end said retailers generally aren’t pork butts and less on some cuts will be seen more and confident that beef prices will of the products they can pro- more, especially in northern remain low enough for a duce for the grill, market an- states, along with pork longer-term commitment to alysts said. roasts. attractive features. This In northern areas, where The Labor Day holiday is means in general, they will cold weather hits first, the September 20th considered the last of the remain cautious buyers, oven takes over for the grill. summer’s grilling holidays, picking off deals in the spot One market analyst said Haythorn Ranch • Arthur, NE and many grocers will shift market for quick turnaround he expects an aggressive away from grill-based adver- unless wholesale prices drop push on hams for the and tising and focus more on even more. Thanksgiving and Christ- school motifs or other up- Once freight is added to mas holidays this year. The Red Lion Inn • Elko, NV coming holidays, buyers and the wholesale cost of many high price of beef will pre- analysts said. cuts, retailers find they can’t clude active featuring of Some trade sources were feature it aggressively and standing rib roasts, and this We would like to welcome wondering if Hurricane still make a profit, the buy- year’s heavy hog slaughter Stockman Oklahoma Livestock Marketing, Francis would soak so much er said. And profit is the has produced plenty of hams of the U.S. East Coast that name of the game, especial- for curing. Inc. Apache Livestock Market meat consumption this hol- ly after losing money early In addition, the profit mar- to the Western Video Market Family! iday weekend would be cur- this year. gins should be more favor- tailed by limiting the amount Over the next few weeks, able for pork products, even They can be reached at of outdoor activities that can roasts and a few choice mid- into the fall, the analyst said. (888) 926-9696 be enjoyed. dle meats may be featured if The average price of the But, one market analyst they become available, one 13 cuts of pork in the Dow said hurricanes in general market analyst said. Asouth- Jones survey was $2.23 per Watch the sale on DISH Network have to affect more than two ern meat buyer said ham- pound, compared with $2.12 Channel 9612 states for it to show up in burger and other grilling a week prior, and $2.16 a national product-movement items will be in the advertise- year ago. Call 800-747-1675 for statistics. Hurricane Charley, ments there for another for instance, had a big effect month at least because the Poultry FREE DISH registration on consumption because it warmer weather allows ac- USDA reported last moved up the coast and tive grilling. 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BK names marketing guru Burger King Corp., Miami, FL, recently appointed Denny Post as chief concept officer, over- seeing all product marketing and product development efforts. Post and her team, including senior director of product marketing Carlos Ribas, senior director of product marketing John Schaufel- berger, and chief nutrition- ist Joanne Lichten, are responsible for enhancing current menu items, as well as optimizing the product pipeline from research and development to execution in the company’s restaurants. In addition, Dawn Foster was promoted to director of product marketing, reporting to Schaufelberger. 10 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Crop production report review suggested by Harkin — USDA rate based on the science and why inaccuracies can crop beans, we had overestimat- tion. “I think most people un- “Are they going to have a economist says data available to them. up. ed what carryover stocks derestimated the rate of ex- forecast error once in awhile? Sen. Tom Harkin, D-IA, Last year, USDA received would be for a number of pansion of soybean produc- Yes, they are. And I think data as accurate on August 26 formally re- inquiries from members of years. Now, what the analy- tion in Brazil. They have one of the things we take as possible. quested the Government Ac- Congress, traders and pro- sis has shown is that when brought in 25 million acres great pains in doing is docu- ducers, about whether US- you get a forecast error like over the last six or seven By Steven D. Vetter countability Office (GAO) re- menting our forecast errors,” DAhad a consistent pattern that, you have that problem years. So yes, we underesti- WLJ Editor view USDA’s reporting and he said. Harkin aides, how- forecasting procedures for of overestimating grain- when certain things happen. mated the rate of expansion ever, said that admitting an Following pressure from stocks, particularly soybean For example, if you overesti- of soybean production in error is by no way correcting constituents, one congres- their crop production and stocks, Collins said. mate production—and the Brazil,” Collins said. the situation and that the sional member has asked the supply and demand reports, saying Iowa farmers think “USDA as a result of that year in point where most peo- A third way that your extent of forecasting errors federal government’s inves- did conduct its own review of ple were concerned was the stocks are overestimated is tigation arm to look into US- inaccuracies are hurting needs to be looked into. They the estimating program,” he 2003-2004 year. And in 2003- if import demand is under- DA crop forecasts and their their bottom line. said there is nothing wrong said. “We produced a 10 or 2004 we started out that year estimated by those markets with getting an outside re- accuracy. The senator said USDA’s chief economist, that the U.S. firms are ex- Keith Collins disputed that 15-page report. We sent that estimating soybean yields at view that might suggest bet- that the reports are not in- 39.7 bushels an acre. In fact, porting to. allegations saying that the to a number of members of ter ways to update forecasts dicative of what is actually they turned out to be 33.4 “We did that as well. We reliability of the reports is Congress who had raised this between normal monthly or occurring and that producers’ because we had the bad Au- underestimated the rapid ex- profitability is being sacri- question last year.” quarterly reports. extremely high. He also said gust drought last year.” pansion of demand by Chi- ficed. “I think what we showed “If some new data or infor- the agency is very transpar- According to Collins, that na,” Collins said. “There’s no USDA officials, however, ent in its process for arriving in that report was that in mation comes to light that drop in yield was something secret here. There’s nothing would impact crop produc- said their reports are accu- at forecast numbers, and fact, particularly for soy- that’s not transparent about the agency could not foresee, tion or stocks then that infor- our forecasting program in and their production estimation needs to be brought process. We overestimate mate was high. “Therefore, to light immediately and not our stocks estimate was high- yields when there’s a drought. And we were wrong sat on until the next report,” er than what stocks turned one Harkin spokesperson out,” he said. on how fast production ex- panded in South America said. “Producers deserve Collins said another way a more respect from the USDA forecast error on stocks oc- and demand in China.” Collins said it’s well-known than that. Cash and futures curs is if there is an under- markets hinge on those re- estimate from the competi- and well-accepted that US- DAhas a very objective, non- ports many times, and to not political estimating program, update pertinent informa- and that the people in charge tion on a timely basis is of those reports are career wrong. This review would ag statistics professionals. help find out if those reme- “We have participants dies are possible.” from the Farm Service There was no announce- Agency, the Foreign Agricul- ment by the GAO last week tural Service, the Economic whether or not it would take Research Service, the Agri- up a review of the crop pro- cultural Marketing Service, duction or stock reports, but and the World Agriculture a decision was said to be Outlook Board that partici- probable by the end of Sep- SELL YOUR pate in that process every tember, Washington, DC, lob- month,” he said. byists said. — WLJ BULLS online!!! www.wlj.net USDA allocates $600,000 for private wildlife habitat Agriculture Secretary Ann hance its use by wildlife. M. Veneman today an- In Missouri, WHIP con- nounced that an additional tinues to focus on reestab- $600,000 in Wildlife Habi- lishing declining habitats, tat Incentives Program including prairies, glades, (WHIP) funds will help and savannahs. Restoration landowners in 21 states im- projects benefit many species prove fish and wildlife habi- of birds, reptiles, insects, and tat on their private lands. mammals, including the This is in addition to the Bobwhite quail. In Douglas $33.3 million in fiscal year and Ozark counties, the 2004 WHIP funding an- funds will be used for 300 nounced early this year. acres of glade and savannah “This program focuses on management and 100 acres helping landowners volun- dedicated to old field and tarily develop or enhance fish edge management, as well and wildlife habitat on their as livestock exclusion. land,” Veneman said. “It of- In Dane County, WI, Ger- fers farmers and ranchers man Valley Creek has po- an opportunity to meet their tential to recover and be an production needs in ways important stream for brook that are compatible with pro- and brown trout. The WHIP viding fish and wildlife habi- project will restore habitat tat.” for the red-sided dace, an en- Through WHIP, USDA’s dangered species of minnow. Natural Resources Conser- The streambank will be vation Service (NRCS) pro- shaped and seeded and struc- vides financial and techni- tures installed to help the cal assistance to interested quality of the stream as habi- landowners and others to develop upland, wetland, ripar- tat. ian, and aquatic habitat ar- Since WHIP began in eas on their property. The 1998, 14,700 participants program provides full flexi- have enrolled about 2.3 mil- bility to landowners, offer- lion acres into the program. ing 5- to 10-year agreements Additional information on and, with exception, one-year WHIP is available at and 15-year or longer agree- www.nrcs.usda.gov/ ments. programs/whip. WHIP can help reverse the WHIP funding by state: trend in the decline of avail- Alabama, $2,315; California, able fish and wildlife habitat $41,740; Connecticut, and contribute to the recov- $30,200; Florida, $23,000; ery of many of the nation’s Hawaii, $6,922; Illinois, species that currently are at $4,213; Iowa, $12,162; risk. For example: Kansas, $1,300; Massachu- In Ventura County, Cali- setts, $15,250; Michigan, fornia, a riparian/wetland $7,238; Missouri, $112,255; restoration area is a major Montana, $49,445; New corridor to the ocean and is Hampshire, $74,542; New home to the endangered wil- York, $3,718; North Caroli- low flycatcher and Least na, $5,754; Rhode Island, Bell’s Vireo. The funds will be $51,399; South Carolina, used to restore the area to na- $11,500; South Dakota, tive plants, including wil- $22,748; Texas, $43,856; lows and other native forbs Utah, $48,695; and Wiscon- and grasses, that will en- sin, $30,350. WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 11 Algae concerns arise By Steven D. Vetter leagues indicated that pro- WLJ Editor ducers need to either regular- While heavier-than-nor- ly remove algae from the sur- mal rains have been a bless- face of the watering sources ing for pasture and range- in question or totally elimi- land grazing conditions nate the possibility of their across many western and cattle drinking from poten- Plains states, ruminant tially toxic water sources. health specialists are urging “While removing surface BEPD +.6 producers to take precautions algae doesn’t get rid of all it, WEPD +42 WEPD +28 MK +22 it does remove enough of it MK +22 against possible poisoning YEPD +72 YEPD +63 that it won’t be toxic to live- %IMF +.27 due to toxic algae in stock %IMF I+.11 RE +.15 stock. However, it is some- RE I-.13 ponds or other areas of stand- FAT -.009 FAT I-.002 %RP +.39 ing water. thing that needs to be done %RP I-.05 Several sources said that probably once, if not twice, a SIRE: SIRE: SUMMITCREST HIGH cooler-than-normal summer week until the first hard GARDENS PRIME TIME PRIME OH29 DAM BY: DAM BY: temperatures have led, or freeze,” Delancy said. “It’s a TC DIVIDEND 963 SCHURRTOP SUPREME could lead, to stagnation of more feasible practice than stock water sources and an fencing off ponds and other SHE SELLS BRED 5/3/04 TO WCC SPECIAL DESIGN L309. SHE SELLS BRED 4/12/04 TO EXAR NEW LOOK 2971. accumulation of standing wa- areas of standing water or ter in the form of puddles. In totally removing livestock.” BEPD +3.7 BEPD I+2.3 both instances, algae can take In the situation that algae WEPD +36 WEPD I+35 MK +15 isn’t controlled and livestock MK I+20 over those potential water YEPD +65 YEPD I+67 have consumed it, veterinar- %IMF I+.11 resources and become a CARC I+1 RE I-.02 ians say it is important to MARB I+.34 health danger to livestock, FAT -.003 RE I+.26 %RP I+.06 particularly ruminants. flush their systems with a %RP I+.40 “While there are definite higher protein feed; provide SIRE: SIRE RITO 2RT2 OF 0B5 concerns with algae when a salt and mineral block; keep B/R NEW DESIGN 323 RR TRAVELER DAM BY DAM BY: RITO 2RT2 OF 0B5 GDAR OSCAR 711 temperatures are extremely plenty of clean water in front RR TRAVELER hot, that doesn’t mean a more of them and watch for any SELLS BRED FOR FALL CALVING TO ROTH BANDO 1997. SHE’LL HAVE A CALF AT SIDE BY SALE DAY moderate summer doesn’t staggering, emaciation or ex- SIRED BY WCC SPECIAL DESIGN L309. come with the same, or even cessive slobbering, or eye wa- more, concerns,” said Greg tering. PROJECTED BEPD +1.1 Delancy, grazing specialist Several sources said that BEPD +2.0 WEPD +35 the cooler-than-normal tem- WEPD +49 with Goodland, KS-based MK +18 MK +22 YEPD +64 Livestock Consulting, Inc. “In peratures will probably keep YEPD +81 %IMF I+.14 %IMF +.10 fact, cooler summer temper- a lot of algae from blooming, RE I+.25 RE +.24 FAT I+.015 atures means more standing which is when the plant is FAT +.023 %RP I+.10 water and more algae. Tem- most toxic, but that any sig- %RP -.10 SIRE peratures, while cooler than nificant consumption of the SIRE N BAR EMULATION EXT WCC SPECIAL DESIGN L309 HER DAUGHTER “364P” normal have still been hot algae itself will lead to possi- ALSO SELLS. DAM BY enough to help algae popula- ble abortions by bred cows or N BAR EMULATION EXT BW: 85; WT ON 8/2/04: 660 LBS. tions grow to toxic levels.” heifers and a loss in body con- SAFE IN CALF SINCE 4/18/04 TO B/R NEW FRONTIER 095. In addition, he said the ar- dition and appetite. eas of most concern have been Most sources indicated hit by drought the past three that the extent of algae to five years. growth could be shortened, HEFFNER RANCH • PICABO RANCH • “Plants are a good filter with forecasts indicating the Dwight Heffner Jay Falkenstine, Mgr Sale Managed By: 541.664.1126 208.720.0260 when it comes to keeping wa- first hard freeze possible by A superior set of Bando 155, EXT A select group of bred 925 Vista Lane • Ione, CA 95640 ter pure and healthy for live- the end of September in most and “878” daughters bred to or heifers AI’d and/or exposed 3222 Ramos Circle, Ste. A calves at side by WCC Special Design to a super son of “1407.” Sacramento, CA 95827 209-274-6362 stock, but extremely dry, hot northern and central Plains OVER 110 HEAD SELL L309 or B/R New Frontier 095. 916.362.2697 cell 916-996-9471 conditions over the past few states and throughout the years has led to high levels of Intermountain West. plant deterioration. As a re- “Normally, that doesn’t sult, water doesn’t have its happen until around Hal- most natural cleansing loween, but an early freeze BULLS EYE BREEDERS ANGUS BULL SALE agents available, and algae could keep cattle healthier feeds off of water that is more and on pasture longer than FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 polluted,” Delancy said. the past several years,” De- Delancy and several col- lancy said. — WLJ PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK, OAKDALE • 1 P.M. SELLING 100 PERFORMANCE-TESTED ANGUS BULLS Test Reports These Powerful Bulls Sell and Many More! DIAMOND OAK CATTLE CO. GONSALVES RANCH MEDEIROS ANGUS FARM Cal Poly Bull Test eler 416, 4.55 ADG. CK Angus, Ver- The Cal Poly Bull Test in San Luis million Dateline, 4.92 ADG. CK An- Obispo, CA, completed its 84-day gus, Sitz Alliance 6595, 4.51 ADG. weight period on August 13, 2004. CK Angus, Alberta Traveler 416, 4.63 There were 24 Low Birth Angus, with ADG. CK Angus, Sitz Alliance 6595, the Test Ave. ADG 3.70, and the Test 4.70 ADG. CK Angus, Sitz Alliance Ave. WDA for the breed was 3.03. In 6595, 4.54 ADG. CK Angus, Sitz Al- the Multi-trait Angus there were 15 liance 6595, 4.82 ADG. Circle Ranch, animals with the Test Ave. ADG 4.26, Ione, CA, Twin Valley Precision E16, and the Test Ave. WDA for the breed 4.83 ADG. Circle Ranch, Vermillion was 3.27. Angus numbered 146, with Dateline 7078, 4.50 ADG. Circle the Test Ave. ADG 3.96, and the Test Ranch, Vermillion Dateline 7078, 4.60 Ave. WDA 3.20. There were five Red ADG. Rollingwood Ranch, Potter Val- DIAMOND OAK FLYN DESIGN 81-03 DOB: 2/28/03 GONSALVES TRAVELER 416 314B DOB: 2/1/03 SM 1407 NEW DESIGN A03 DOB: 3/1/03 Angus with the Test Ave. ADG 3.99, ley, BCC Bushwacker 41-93, 4.54 and the Test Ave. WDA for the breed Sire: Bon View New Design 1407 • MGS: ‘PFred’ Sire: Alberda Traveler 416 • MGS: RR Scotchcap 9440 Sire: Bon View New Design 1407 • MGS: Tehama Zenith 327 ADG. Bruin Ranch, Gold River, CA, N BW -1.0 • WW +39 • MILK +27 • YEPD +84 BW +3.1 • WW +43 • MILK +24 • YEPD0 BW +3.5 • WW +42 • MILK +26 • YEPD +77 was 3.54. Limousin numbered sev- Bar Emulation Ext, 4.56. Circle 7 An- %IMF I+.23 • RE I+.32 • FAT I+.009 • %RP I+.15 %IMF I+.12 • RE I+.04 • FAT I+.013 • %RP I-.24 %IMF I+.51 • RE I+.35 • FAT I-.002 • %RP I-.02 en, the Test Ave. ADG 3.16, and the gus Ranch, San Luis Obispo, CA, Var Test Ave. WDAfor the breed was 2.80. $F +27.38 • $G +18.92 • $B +39.30 $F +22.04 • $G +11.86 • $B +29.88 $F +19.57 • $G +29.02 • $B +44.54 Fame 906, 4.56 ADG. Setter Cattle There were seven Brangus, the Test Co., Jackson, CA, 4.86 ADG. Cal Poly, Ave. ADG 4.40, and the Test Ave. FLOOD BROS. CATTLEBULLS SELL BY: DOUBLE M RANCH WDAfor the breed was 3.13. Hereford San Luis Obispo, CA, Vermillion Date- numbered 42 with the Test Ave. ADG line 7078, 4.51 ADG. Cal Poly, Vermil- BASIN MAX 602C, ALBERDA 3.77, and the Test Ave. WDA for the lion Dateline 7078, 5.15 ADG. TRAVELER 416, TC ADVANTAGE, breed was 3.07. There were seven Red Angus: OR Cattle Co., San Ar- TWIN VALLEY PRECISION E161, BON Gelbvieh tested and the Test Ave. do, CA, R Six 26 King Robbin, 4.86 ADG 4.17, and the Test Ave. WDA for ADG. VIEW NEW DESIGN 878, CA FUTURE the breed was 3.21. Charolais num- Brangus: Stardust Farms, Oak DIRECTION 5321, SA NEUTRON 377, bered nine, the Test Ave. ADG 4.14, Run, CA, SDF Gladiator 314C, 5.10 VAR TRAVELER 7327, BON VIEW and the Test Ave. WDA for the breed ADG. was 3.09. There were 13 Simmental Hereford: Rollingwood Ranch, Pot- NEW DESIGN 1407 AND MORE. Composite with the Test Ave. ADG ter Valley, CA, Remitall Boomer 46B, 4.36, and the Test Ave. WDA for the 5.06 ADG. Rollingwood Ranch, Pot- BULLS SELL 100% GUARANTEED breed was 3.23. The current results for ter Valley, CA, Remitall Boomer 46B, the 2004 tests are as follows: (Own- 4.90 ADG. O’Reilly Polled Herefords, SAVE $50 ON EACH BULL er, Sire, ADG) San Luis Obispo, CA, Remitall On- R P F NEW DESIGN M92 DOB: 4/5/03 PICKED UP BY SALE DAY DMR PRECISE 70A DOB: 1/9/03 Low Birth Weight Angus: Amador line 122L, 4.67 ADG. O’Reilly Polled Sire: Bon View New Design 1407 • MGS: GDAR Traveler 71 Sire: White Oak Precise 6002 • MGS: California Traveler Angus, Modesto, CA, Bon View New Herefords, San Luis Obispo, CA, Re- Projected EPDs: BW +.4 • WW +33 • MILK +29 • YEPD +68 BW +3.2 • WW +34 • MILK +20 • YEPD +67 Design 878, 4.64 ADG. Rollingwood mitall Online 122L, 4.82 ADG. Sire’s Ultrasound: %IMF +.58 • RE +.45 • FAT I+.016 • %RP +.27 CONTACT ANY BREEDER TO %IMF I+.33 • RE I+.06 • FAT I-.013 • %RP I+.22 Ranch, Potter Valley, CA, S AF Fame, Gelbvieh: Hames Valley Cattle Sire’s Values: $F +32.10 • $G +28.62 • $B +49.50 REQUEST A SALE BOOK! $F +13.12 • $G +26.12 • $B +39.49 4.58 ADG. Rollingwood Ranch, Pot- Co., Bradley, CA, SLC Freedom 178F ter Valley, CA, SAF Fame, 5.11 ADG. ET, 4.52 ADG. Hames Valley Cattle Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, Bon Co., Bradley, CA, SLC Freedom 178F View New Design 878, 4.65 ADG. DOUBLE M RANCH ET, 4.50 ADG. Multi-trait Angus: Setter Cattle Charolais: Guggenberger & Ed- STEVE JEAN, STEPHANIE & ADAM OBAD Greg Mauchley & Sons • (209) 845-1806 Co., Jackson, CA, Bon View New De- 6353 Stoddard Road • Oakdale, CA 95361 sign 1407, 5.06 ADG. Cal Poly, San wards, San Juan Bautista, CA, LHD 1232 W. Tahoe St. • Merced, CA 95348 Luis Obispo, CA, Bon View New De- Cigar E46, 4.69 ADG. (209) 383-1693 sign 1407, 4.81 ADG. Cal Poly, San Simmental Composite: Circle Luis Obispo, CA, Bon View New De- Ranch, Ione, CA, Altas Blend, 5.46 sign 1407, 4.89 ADG. ADG. Circle Ranch, Nichols Prime Rib E160, 5.01 ADG. Butte Country Angus: Amador Angus, Modesto, 7243 MAZE BLVD Ranch, Live Oak, CA, LCR Blk Advan- CA, White Oak Precise 6002, 4.51 MODESTO, CALIFORNIA 95358 tage K275, 4.68 ADG. Butte Country ADG. CK Angus, Potter Valley, CA, Al- Joey, Kristy, Riley & Reese (209) 526-3006 MEDEIROS ANGUS FARM Roger & Andy Flood • (530) 534-7211 Ranch, BCR Lucy Boy L1, 4.92 ADG. berta Traveler 416, 5.18 ADG. CK An- Mike (209) 578-3252 Steven Medeiros • (805) 239-8406 636 Flag Creek Rd. • Oroville, CA 95963 gus, Potter Valley, CA, Sitz Alliance Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, EMAIL, Joe & Debbie (209) 523-5826 4775 Meadowbrook Ln. • Paso Robles, CA 93446 6595, 4.73, CK Angus, Alberta Trav- 4.69 ADG. 12 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Import TB testing expansion proposed West Nile outbreak subsides — Comment period open posed to tuberculosis, it will contract, de- through October 25. velop, and spread the disease to other an- WNV horses in California, experts having is to compare it to imals,” APHIS said, in its proposal in a re- estimate that 50 to 70 per- other mosquito-borne equine By Steven D. Vetter cent issue of the Federal Register. “These (from page 1) cent have not been vaccinat- illnesses. For example, WLJ Editor changes are intended to reduce the risk of being seen this year is be- ed. Cordes referenced Florida USDA’s Animal and Plant Health In- imported cattle transmitting tuberculosis cause of two reasons—vacci- The cost of the vaccine that in the past couple of spection Service (APHIS) recently pro- to domestic livestock in the U.S.” nation and natural immu- may now decrease, Dr. years has seen more than posed changing its animal importation reg- Currently, all but four states in the U.S. nity from natural exposure. Cordes states, since both 1,000 cases of WNV. How- ulations to expand the type of foreign cat- are considered to be free of bovine tuber- “We’ve had a lot of horses, Fort Dodge and Merial prod- culosis. Those states not “free” of the dis- ever, this year Florida has tle to be tested for bovine tuberculosis (TB) particularly East of the Mis- ucts are available over the only seen two cases of WNV, before crossing U.S. borders. The prelim- ease are California, Michigan, New Mex- counter, as of last week. ico, and Texas. sissippi, and probably but they have also seen 18 inary proposal has until late October to be through Colorado, that have Veterinarians in the coun- commented on by the public. APHIS, in its Federal Register announce- cases of Eastern Equine En- ment, said that a public comment period had a lot of exposure to the ties hit hardest by West Nile cephalitis in horses. The newly-proposed amendment would say they have vaccinated a require steers and spayed heifers with any has been opened up, with a deadline of West Nile virus, therefore “That tells us a lot,” said evidence of horn growth to meet the same October 25. have developed neutralizing flood of horses in the past Cordes. “It tells us that in tuberculosis requirements as sexually-in- Comments can be submitted to Docket antibodies,” said Cordes. “So couple of weeks. But, this general the tact animals before entering the U.S. No. 03-081-3, Regulatory Analysis and De- we’re seeing the virus must be APHIS’ officials last week said current velopment, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, benefit of that “We’ve had a lot of horses, particularly circulating in import TB regulations do not distinguish 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD exposure, and of the mosquito 20737-1238 or e-mailed to East of the Mississippi, and probably between steers and spayed heifers that course wide- population be- are imported strictly as feeders and those [email protected]. spread nation- through Colorado, that have had a lot of cause they with horns that are mostly intended for ex- Preliminary reactions to the proposal al vaccination.” have Eastern hibitions, rodeos and roping and bulldog- have been mixed, with proponents of the Lack of vac- exposure to the West Nile virus...” ging practices. amendment saying that the health of do- cination, as well Equine En- However, APHIS’ veterinarian sources mestic animals must be at the forefront of as lack of natu- cephalitis cas- said there is scientific evidence that horned industry concerns. However, opponents of ral immunity, es in horses. cattle are more predisposed to being infect- the new rule, predominantly rodeo stock are believed to be the reasons may not be enough to protect So, there must ed with the disease, and that they offer a contractors and private roping steer sup- behind the outbreak in Cal- those horses this year since be some well-established im- pliers, have said that the extra expense in bigger threat of spreading the disease, be- ifornia. Some California pro- the vaccine takes several munity among horses that cause of all the animals they come into finding domestically produced roping calves weeks before it takes full ef- are being exposed to the contact with through rodeos and other sim- or the extra cost associated with testing cat- ducers have admitted they did not heed the warnings fect and it needs a booster. West Nile Virus.” ilar events. tle specifically from Mexico will force them In the future, Dr. Cordes In addition, horned cattle used for recre- out of business. from state animal health Still, veterinarians are en- said that states that have ational purposes are often maintained The final rule concerning the issue is agencies, partially because of couraging horse owners to longer than feeder cattle. expected to be published during the first lack of incidence of the dis- go ahead and vaccinate their seen serious outbreaks, “The longer the life span of an animal, few months of 2005, APHIS officials said. ease, and partially because horses, because next year is should expect to see less and the greater the chances are that, if ex- — WLJ of the expense of the vaccine. predicted to be an even worse less incidence of the disease, Of the nearly one million year for West Nile incidences. given natural immunity and Scientists have discovered vaccination. However, he did that the WNV is being car- warn that this is not yet the ried across the U.S. by mi- case in California and other Will buying a Red or Black Angus Bull gratory birds, and transmit- West Coast states, and pro- ted to horses through mos- ducers there should be on cost you a pile of money this year? quitos. If this migration the alert for the migration of trend continues, the entire the disease. West Coast can expect to For more information on have larger outbreaks in West Nile, producers are en- 2005. couraged to contact their lo- “The numbers of human cal veterinarian or the state cases are very large, and the veterinarian’s office. Infor- number of horse cases are mation can also be accessed growing,” said Cordes. via the Internet at Cordes said the best way www.aphis.usda.gov and to measure the amount and clicking on “Hot Issues” to the effectiveness the virus is find the WNV link. — WLJ Price fixing appeal to be heard in early 2005 is expected to be heard by the Pickett 11th Circuit Court of Ap- (from page 1) peals, Atlanta, GA, some- THE SMARTER ALTERNATIVE! ly and illegally manipulating time early next year. prices for fed cattle in their Legal sources told WLJ Many ranchers have given up the performance Break out of the performance rut! Join the favor. In addition, the jury that Strom’s most recent rul- advantage of crossbred cows and hybrid vigor in growing list of progressive ranchers who have suggested damages to plain- ing almost eliminates any their calves and it’s costing them a pile of cash. made the switch to Western Gelbvieh Connection tiffs in the amount of $1.28 chances that the appellate Gelbvieh and Balancer™ bulls. Our bulls will quickly billion, to be paid by Tyson. court would send the case If you own a quality commercial cowherd that However, in late April move you to the next level of profitability. You can back to him because a con- has become straight bred and would like to see Strom overturned the deci- crete ruling on all issues was also trust our years of professional experience significant productivity progress in your herd, we sion, saying the jury ignored not made. working with progressive western ranchers. his instructions and went can help. “In this instance, Strom beyond the scope of the tri- made a firm stand that Other genetic options will also produce a As our many progressive customers can attest, al’s boundaries. Tyson did prove their case growthy crossbred calf. However, if you love Strom said Tyson was be- Early Dawn/Buckhorn Ranches has been perfecting and that there was no part powerful maternal traits and moderate-framed ing unfairly singled out for of the suit won by the plain- the SmartCross™ solution to your dilemma for the commercial cows, Western Gelbvieh Connection participating in a procure- tiffs. It is very unlikely, giv- past 26 years. We were breeding commercial ment practice that other U.S. Gelbvieh and Balancer™ Bulls are an obvious first en that circumstance, that he British cows to Gelbvieh sires years ago. Today, we meat packers utilize and one will be asked to rehear the choice. are pleased to serve the industry as a leading that isn’t considered illegal. case, which could have hap- “Defendant’s use of cap- supplier of western Gelbvieh genetics. pened if any ambiguity is tive supply arrangements is cited by the 11th Circuit,” supported by the legitimate one Denver-based attorney THE WESTERN GELBVIEH CONNECTION business justification of com- told WLJ. peting in the industry,” In addition to hearing the ANNUAL FALL BULL SALE Strom said, in his April rul- Tyson case, two similar cas- ing. “Plaintiffs did not offer es have been in filed in front SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2004 any evidence at trial sug- of Strom, naming Excel gesting that the defendant Corp. and Swift & Company. Selling 150 Black and Red Gelbvieh and Balancer™ Bulls would be able to compete if There has been no addition- CATTLEMEN’S LIVESTOCK MARKET IN GALT, CALIFORNIA the competitors were allowed al movement in those two to continue to use captive cases, and several sources WITH WORLD CHAMPION AUCTIONEER COL. MAX OLVERA supply, but defendant was indicated that any action on forced to discontinue such those cases could be delayed FLASH- also selling 2 loads of fall pairs, procurement methods. The until the Pickett appeal is bred cows and heifers. use of marketing agree- heard and a ruling an- ments, joint ventures and nounced. forward contracts is not, per Other attorneys said there SALE BOOK REQUESTS: se, violative of the Packers is a good chance this case MARCUS HANEY and Stockyards Act.” could probably make its way all the way to the Supreme Oakdale, CA • (209) 847-8440 What’s ahead Court, and that any addi- [email protected] An appeal of Strom’s rul- tional price fixing litigation www.earlydawnbuckhorn.com ing was filed immediately could be put on hold until a after the jury’s verdict was final decision in Pickett is overturned, and that appeal made. — WLJ WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 13 The hamburger celebrates its 100th birthday industry,” said Janet Riley, rector of nutrition for NC- utation of the hamburger. By Sarah L. Swenson senior vice president of pub- The first hamburger served BA, one of the Beef Board’s Riley said at that point it WLJ Associate Editor lic affairs for the American at the St. Louis World’s Fair in contractors, clarified the in- was difficult to imagine how Billions of pounds of beef Meat Institute (AMI). “Ham- 1904 has grown to where 13 billion formation saying that lean- they could rid a fresh, natu- are sold every year in the burgers have been to the beef er versions of ground beef ral product like hamburger form of hamburgers. Ham- industry what hot dogs have burgers a year are sold. show how little fat is in of this pathogen. However, burger has been a great boost been to the pork industry.” ground beef. “There’s 11 technology for pathogen pre- to the beef industry sales for Riley cited The NPD grams of fat in ground vention methods prevailed several decades. So, on this, Group research findings that turkey, compared to five through a horde of re- the 100th year birthday of hamburgers were in the top grams in 95 percent lean search—much of which pro- the hamburger, it is not sur- 10 for lunch and dinner en- beef,” said Young. ducers accomplished with prising that the beef indus- trees throughout the 1980s Young and Zino both of- checkoff dollars—Riley was try is joining in honoring this and 90s. “They continue to fit fered suggestions on mak- pleased to report that only a great American food. into consumers’ preferences ing good ground beef even fraction of a percent of Most historical accounts and everyone can make a better. Young recommends ground beef today contains E. say the very first hamburg- hamburger,” added Riley. “It’s adding sauce or some wine to coli. er was served at the World’s not just ketchup, mustard, leaner cuts of ground beef Additionally, Riley ex- Fair in St. Louis in 1904. Ac- and pickles anymore.” and Zino suggested adding plained that total bacteria cording to McDonald’s re- Riley offered up a recipe salt to the patty after it has counts on fresh ground beef search center, Hamburger from her own kitchen, saying been browned to seal the today are lower than on University, an anonymous that adding Montreal Steak Just this summer, three Bloom, said in an interview juices in. ready-to-eat meat 20 years food vendor at the fair was Seasoning while making a new “burger” cookbooks were about hamburgers and her CBB also sponsors many ago. “That’s the kind of food the first to place a patty of hamburger patty has her published called: “Burgers: new cookbook, “It’s the icon- ads and supermarket dis- safety enhancement that hamburger between two family asking for burgers all 50 Recipes Celebrating an ic American sandwich, real- plays comparing the nutri- we’ve achieved in the last pieces of freshly baked bread, the time. American Classic,” “Great ly, the definitive American tional value of beef against two decades,” said Riley. smother it with mustard and Acting director of the Na- Burgers 2004: 50 Mouthwa- food.” the other meats, to provide “And, that’s a great food safe- mayonnaise, top it with cu- tional Cattlemen’s Beef As- tering recipes,” and “Burgers The Beef Checkoff Pro- consumers an educated ty story.” cumbers and onions, and sell sociation’s (NCBA) culinary Every Way.” All three of these gram has also been doing a choice when selecting food One thing the beef indus- the sandwich to the public. center, Dave Zino agreed cookbooks begin with the great job of promoting beef as for dinner. try knows for sure, hamburg- After its birth, hamburger with Riley’s recipe. He said, classic beef hamburger and a healthier choice than its Also important in con- ers remain as American as stands begun popping up on “The American palate has explore its variations from competitors. Other meat in- sumers’ decision making is apple pie, and the CBB, and every corner. Even the latest grown up over the last 20 different types of cheeseburg- dustry organizations try to the safety of the product and other producer groups will low-carb, high-protein diet years. [Consumers] are look- ers to toppings of avocados or confuse consumers with the incidence of E. coli. In continue to work on the next craze has bolstered hamburg- ing for bold flavors.” pesto. claims of high fat content in 1994, USDAdeclared E. coli century of promotion and er sales. And, hamburgers are To promote what con- The author of “Burgers beef and hamburgers. But, in ground beef an adulter- growth for the beef industry. not just for the poor who can’t sumers are looking for and to Every Way,” Emily Haft Mary Young, executive di- ant, which damaged the rep- — WLJ afford a good steak. Back 100 celebrate the 100 year birth- years ago, a hamburger prob- day of the hamburger, Ne- ably sold for a few cents. But, braska Beef Council part- today, a New York restaurant nered with Omaha Steaks has become famous for its $40 to hold the Burger Builder hamburgers. championship competitions The Seattle Post-Intelli- at the Nebraska State Fair

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Toll Free 888.336.3127 • www.ndeco.com 14 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Sale Calendar If your sale date fails to appear in this Sept. 18 – Bear Mountain Angus Fe- Female Sale, Winner, SD calendar, contact your WLJ Livestock males, Melba, ID Nov. 3 – TC Ranch Angus Female Service Representative. ON LINE Sept. 19 – The Heritage Bull Sale, Sale, Franklin, NE CATALOG: www.wlj.net. Wilton, CA Nov. 4 – Groseth 4G Angus Farm Sept. 24 – Bulls Eye Breeders Bull Production Sale, North Platte, NE ALL BREED Sale, Oakdale, CA Nov. 6 – Nelson Angus Ranch Reg- WSM Sept. 11 – Byrd Cattle Co. “Best of Sept. 24 – Vermilion Ranch “Right for istered Perfection Sale, Salmon, ID Both Worlds” Bull & Female Sale, Red the Times” Female Sale, Billings, MT Nov.6 – Tybar Ranch Angus Females, Bluff, CA Oct. 2 – Baldridge Bros. Angus Fe- Carbondale, CO Sept. 14 – Madera All Breeds Bull males, North Platte, NE Nov. 9 – Stefani Ranch “Angus in the Sale, Madera, CA Oct. 2 – Harper/Ochs Hereford & An- Delta” Bull & Female Sale, Ryde CA Sept. 13 & 20 Sept. 26 – Visalia All Breeds Bull Sale, gus Bulls, Wagon Mound, NM Nov.11 – Rathbun Angus Ranch Sale, Visalia, CA Oct. 2 – LaGrand Angus & Polled Moses Lake, WA EXPECTING 2,000 HEAD Oct. 1 – Tri-County All Breeds Bull Hereford Females, Canova, SD Nov. 13 – Rocky Mountain Angus Sale, Templeton, CA Oct. 3 – Rishel Angus Mature Assn. Female & Bull Sale, Ogden, Oct. 3 – Cal Poly Bull Test Sale, San Cowherd Dispersal, North Platte, NE UT OF STOCKERS AND FEEDERS Luis Obispo, CA Oct. 4 – Express Ranches Bull & Nov. 16 – Rice Ranches Production Oct. 13-16 – NILE 37th Annual Stock Commercial Female Sale, Yukon, OK Sale, Harrison, MT Show, Billings, MT Oct. 9 – California Angus & Charolais Nov. 17 – Fink Beef Genetics Angus Oct. 16 – Western Stockman’s All Breeders Bull Sale, Turlock, CA & Charolais, Manhattan, KS 39th Annual Breeds Bull Sale, Famoso, CA Oct. 9 – Chase Classic Angus & Nov. 19 – Green Mountain Angus Nov.12-13 – Central California World Charolais Bull Sale, Turlock, CA Ranch Production Sale, Ryegate, MT of Bulls Sale, Galt, CA Oct. 9 – G13 Angus Production Sale, Nov.19 – HD Dunn & Son Production Nov. 23 – Shasta Bull Sale, Cotton- Elida, NM Sale, Tetonia, ID Famoso Bull Sale wood, CA Oct. 9 – Harper Cattle Company, Nov. 20 – California Supreme Angus Dec. 1 – Utah Cattlemen’s Classic All Venus, TX Females, Oakdale, CA Breed Bull Sale, Salt Lake City, UT Oct. 9 – Partners for Performance Nov. 20 – Yardley Cattle Co., Cow Jan. 8-23 – National Western Stock Females, Firebaugh, CA Sale, Beaver, UT Sat., Oct. 16 Show, Denver, CO Oct. 9 – Riverbend Ranch Female Nov.20 – Redland Angus Production Jan. 25-29 – Red Bluff Bull and Geld- Sale, Idaho Falls, ID Sale, Buffalo, WY ing Sale, Red Bluff, CA Oct. 10 – Rocky Mtn. High Angus EXPECTING 350 TOP QUALITY, Nov. 20 – Sydenstricker Genetics, Feb. 22 – Cowman’s Classic All Breed Consignment Sale, Fort Collins, CO Mexico, MO Bull Sale, Spokane, WA Oct. 10 – Middlefield/Booth Angus Nov. 21 – JR Ranch Shorthorns Fall GRADE A BULLS Mar. 23 – Washington Cattleman Females, Ft. 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Bovatec® is a registered trademark of Alpharma®, Inc. WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 15 2005 outlook: Hog producers wondering about expansion — Corn prices to prices, moderate hog produc- first quarter and up three look reversed over summer. trous results in late 1998 and with 2006 targeted as the be be carefully tion as breeding herd sizes percent in the second quar- For the coming 12 months, 1999. year with the potential for are reduced, and strong deter. forecasts call for costs to av- While the hog production the largest losses. looked at. mand. During the height of feed erage near $40, with average and price cycle remains, the Many questions remain. There seem to be two ques- Last April, most hog pro- cost concerns—February, live hog prices in the higher magnitude of production Has the expansion in Cana- tions on the minds of hog ducers started budgeting March, and April—sow $40s. Producers responded variation across the cycle is da run its course? or will they producers these days. The 2004 corn crop prices above slaughter was up 12 percent to this outlook reversal as much smaller, but the mag- continue to be the primary first is—How long will these $3 per bushel, now they are from the same period a year well. Since early spring, sow nitude of price and profit source of pork production earlier. As a result, the U.S. slaughter dropped back to swings remain nearly as profitable prices last? The hoping to see prices below growth in North America? second follows from the $2 per bushel. October soy- breeding herd has been re- unchanged in the May large as in the past. Prices duced, resulting in declining through August time period. appear to be extremely reac- Here it can be argued that first—Should I expand? bean meal futures peaked at the declining value of the Profitable prices will most $257 per ton, but now are farrowings which started last The question now is—When tionary to small changes in U.S. dollar has taken away likely be with the industry closer to $175 per ton. As a spring and are expected to will expansion begin? supplies. much of the incentive for ex- through the summer of 2005, result of the bleak outlook continue through this winter. Some expansion can like- While moderately lower or for another full year. The last spring, sow slaughter This means pork supplies ly be expected this fall with supplies for the remainder pansion there. Secondly, has reasons include low feed was up eight percent in the will be close to previous year the harvest of new crop corn. of 2004 and the first half of the excess expansion that oc- levels through next summer. The increase in the number 2005 mean positive prices curred as the U.S. industry With moderate supplies, of gilts this fall will result in and returns, this brings in- made the transition to an in- Research to have impact demand will continue to be farrowings beginning to in- to question how low hog dustrialized industry run its the focus in hog price fore- crease in the second quarter prices can go with even small course? If so, margins in gen- casts. Those forces are gen- of 2005 with larger pork sup- increases of pork production eral could be more positive in on arid ag worldwide erally positive and include plies by the fall of 2005. in the fall of 2005 and in the next five years. Finally, A key to future sustain- troducing genes from one strong export demand, high By historical standards, 2006. when will beef and poultry ability in agriculture could plant to another for thou- U.S. retail beef prices caus- however, this expansion may In addition, with corn uti- trade restrictions be resolved emerge from the molecular sands of years, but this tech- ing consumers to turn to- be tiny and result in the lization growing dramatical- and discharge bearish im- ward pork, and narrow pork breeding herd registering in- ly and 2005 yields not likely level. According to re- nology makes the process pact on hog prices? marketing margins which creases of only two to four to achieve the lofty levels of searchers at the University more controlled and precise,” enable producers to receive percent. The last big expan- this year, higher corn prices Without question, there of Nevada, Reno, knowing he said. “We will know so a much higher portion of con- sion of the breeding herd was seem to be in the mix for the should be enough uncertain- the function of 28,000 genes much more than what the sumers’ expenditures on in 1998 when breeding herd 2005 corn crop as well. If one ties in producers’ minds to in the plant Arabidopsis classical plant breeder knew, pork. numbers reached nearly 10 continues to believe in the keep the coming expansion thaliana, a member of the so the possibility for nega- In the spring, the fear was percent above previous year four year hog cycle, then 2004 phase of the hog cycle at very mustard family, could have tive side effects should be di- $50 per live hundredweight levels. and 2005 are the profitable modest levels. — Chris a dramatic impact on the minished significantly from costs with $40 hogs. Those Everyone familiar with the years, and 2006 and 2007 Hurt, extension econo- world’s agricultural produc- historical breeding practices.” fears were quieted as the out- industry recalls the disas- will be the difficult years, mist, Purdue University tivity. Though promising, the re- More than 20 percent of searchers warned that the the genes in Arabidopsis, or timeline for such technolo- mouse-eared cress, are un- gies is at least a decade away. known, according to Ron Mit- “The earliest these tech- Bear Mountain Angus Ranch tler, assistant professor of nologies will hit the market biochemistry in the College is in 10 years,” Mittler said, th of Agriculture, Biotechnolo- adding that the wait is be- 19 Anniversary Sale gy and Natural Resources. cause the team is charting “Arabidopsis is genetical- new scientific frontiers. ly similar to many crop The team received a $3.85 September 18th, 2004 • 1:00 p.m. plants,” Mittler said. “Our million grant from the Na- Brood Cows • Bred Heifers • Fall Heifers • Show Heifers • Donor Cow Prospects focus is the genes that are tional Science Foundation thought to have a role in the for the project. Martin Irene 20K Blackbird 176F plant’s protection against en- Gollery, associate director of vironmental or abiotic stress, the University of Nevada’s LOT 35 — such as heat, cold, drought, This B/R New Design Bioinformatics Center, is al- 036 daughter sells bred and salinity.” so a co-investigator on the Knowing the function of to Bear Mtn. Freight project. The research award Train 350L. these genes could have ma- will be split with scientists at jor impact on agricultural the University of California, LOT 43 — productivity worldwide, par- Riverside, who will be col- ticularly in arid regions. The This Pathfinder cow by laborating on the project. — Westwind Rito 019 sells majority of the world’s crop WLJ yield losses are due to envi- bred to WCC Special Design L309. ronmental stresses, with drought stress being the New Zealand Ella 82E Dolly 115H leading cause, according to Mittler. sets export LOT 59 — Improving crop yields in This cow is a Westwind the arid western states, such record Rito daughter who as Nevada, or in developing is bred to Special Figures released by Design L309. countries, could be a result of Meat New Zealand show the research, Mittler said, that beef exports for July by developing plants that can LOT 36 — better tolerate environmen- totaled 36,670 metric tons, This direct daughter of tal stress. a jump of 13 percent from the Pathfinder sire, “Even a 5 percent improve- July 2003. Exports for the N Bar Emulation EXT sells bred to Freight Train. ment in agricultural produc- first seven months of 2004 tion worldwide would have a also jumped 13 percent, to huge economic, social, and a record high of 303,870 Bear Mtn. Protet 3128 Bear Mtn. Gal 3158 nutritional impact,” he said. metric tons. LOT 79A — John Cushman, professor New Zealand beef Here is a Rock’n D exports to Japan for July Ambush daughter who is of biochemistry who is a co- bred to GAR Exaltation investigator on the project, totaled 4,238 metric tons, the highest monthly total 3144 who sells along added that “growing plants with 4 maternal sisters. with less water—or with low- on record and 235 percent er water quality—is one ex- above the same month last LOT 73 — ample of what is possible as year. A direct daughter of SAF a result of identifying which Exports to Taiwan 598 Bando 5175 sells genes help plants respond to almost doubled compared safe in calf to Bon View abiotic stress.” to last year, rising to 2,900 New Design 208. Once these “stress-re- metric tons. Exports to sponse genes” are found, the Korea increased 21 per- Bear Mtn. Pride 4157 Bear Mtn. Jamie 4041 next step would be to engi- cent, compared to last year, LOT 6 — to 3,025 metric tons. Year- Sire: neer plants with modified Twin Valley Precision E161 versions of these genes, a to-date New Zealand beef Dam: process the researchers said exports to Korea have Riverbend Pride 0140 is a precise way to breed im- totaled 35,760 metric tons, (maternal sister to Frontline) DOB: April 18, 2004 proved crop plants without up 103 percent from last compromising elite culti- year. LOT 2A — While tight domestic cow Sire: vars—the best varieties of WCC Special Design L309 commercially used crop beef supplies contributed Dam: plants. to exports to the U.S. for Bear Mtn Jamie 512 Jeff Harper, associate pro- July declining six percent, DOB: January 20, 2004 fessor of biochemistry who versus last year, very For your free reference catalog, Brian’s Cell ...... (208) 250-6146 is also co-investigator on the strong beef demand in the contact anyone in the office of the sale Gary, Brian, and Davy Stoller Gary’s Cell ...... (208) 250-1454 project, said this kind of en- U.S. has resulted in manager, TOM BURKE, KURT SCHAFF, RANCE 12562 Cattle Drive exports for the first seven LONG, AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME, Dan Kelley, gineering improves upon his- PO Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089. Melba, ID 83641 Show & Sale Cattle . . . .(208) 495-2272 toric plant breeding prac- months of the year, jump- (816) 532-0811. (208) 495-1121 Email ...... [email protected] Email: [email protected] tices. ing four percent to 160,641 (208) 495-1149 Fax Website ...... bearmountainangus.com “Breeders have been in- metric tons. 16 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL MARKET NEWS MARKETS AT A GLANCE FED CATTLE TRADE This Week Week Ago Year Ago Negotiated Trade 9/2/04 8/30 thru 9/2 U.S. for all of Choice Fed Steers 80.87▼ 82.65 84.94 TX/OK NE KS CO IA previous week CME Feeder Index 114.84▼ 118.15 97.25 Live Steer ▼ Volume 118 1,921 794 5,632 40,075 Box Beef Average 131.96 137.27 147.85 Avg. Wt 1185 1342 1362 1349 1287 Average Dressed Steers 129.17▼ 131.23 135.33 Avg. Price 82.00 80.42 80.00 80.40 82.22 ▲ Dressed Steer Live Slaughter Weight* 1,248 1,246 1,227 Volume 170 10,244 2,835 28,527 Weekly Slaughter** 735,000▲ 636,000 731,000 Avg. Wt. 750 837 847 851 ▲ Avg. Price 129.29 127.84 128.37 131.10 Beef Production*** 15908.5 15427.3 17757.5 Live Heifer Hide/Offal Value 8.34 8.34 8.69 Volume 20 1,904 163 306 1,248 33,412 ▼ Avg. Wt. 1185 1219 1151 1245 1201 1156 Corn Price 2.28 2.32 2.47 Avg. Price 82.00 80.76 81.75 80.50 79.82 82.21 *Average weight for previous week. Dressed Heifer **Total slaughter for previous week. Volume 90 9,115 172 161 1,946 17,985 ***Estimated year-to-date figure in million pounds for previous week. Avg. Wt. 750 771 774 784 761 761 Avg. Price 130.00 127.85 130.79 128.00 127.57 131.09

ATTLE UTURES Selected Auction Markets C F Week Ending 9-2-04 Steers Slaughter Cows Pairs CME LIVE CATTLE Date Heifers Slaughter Bulls Replacements 8/27 8/30 8/31 9/1 9/2 High* Low* Market 200-300 lb. 300-400 lb. 400-500 lb. 500-600 lb. 600-700 lb. 700-800 lb. 800 lb. - up September 8350 8450 8450 n/a 8277 9082 7200 October 8285 8442 8465 8307 8627 9172 7500 NORTHWEST December 8590 8730 8745 8640 8692 9195 7590 February 8685 8795 8815 8707 8617 9185 7495 August 27 789 127-138 123-136 118-128 107-117 103-111 99-109 48-57 Blackfoot, ID 121-137 121-131 115-125 103-113 100-108 95-104 60-70 April 8535 8635 8660 8545 8517 8925 n/a June 8175 8285 8265 8187 8185 8435 n/a August 26 130-150 125-135 120-126 115-121.50 110-116 95-108.50 52-57.50 Burley, ID 120-135 118-125 114-121 110-116 103-112 90-106 68-74 August 28 419 100-133 105-123.50 100-114.75 100-112 95-106 88-99 40-62 680-970 CME FEEDER CATTLE Junction City, OR 95-115 90-100.25 92-103.50 90-98.25 85-99 89.25 58-68.50 545-780 8/27 8/30 8/31 9/1 9/2 High Low September 01 232 122 42.25-55 September 11210 13335 11240 11015 10962 11640 8600 Klamath Falls, OR 110.50 94.75 50-62.50 October 10882 11005 10942 10700 10670 11540 8195 September 01 968 126-128 126-138 115-130 103-114 104-112 100-107 97-104 45-57 November 10765 10910 10842 10632 10607 11340 8650 Madras, OR 110-115 123-128 104-117 97-106 98-106 96-103 55-72 January 10385 10510 10445 10265 10250 10690 8530 August 30 825 109-114.50 106-111 106 100-104 43-55.50 March 9935 10020 9995 9965 9920 n/a n/a Davenport, WA 110 102-109.50 100 100-103 101-102 56-66 825 April 9890 9990 9905 9802 9810 n/a n/a August 26 1,350 123.50-128.50 117.50-120 108-112 100.50-105 103-106 45-61 *High and low figures are for the life of the contract. Toppenish, WA 111.50-118 109.75-115 106 103.75-105 104.50-104.60 55-65

FAR WEST CANADIAN MARKETS not available eptember 1-2 993 120-140 115-135 110-120 105-112 100-105 98-103 45-60 Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Galt, CA 115-125 110-122 105-113 100-106 97-102 65-81 August 31 402 112-152.50 105-138 101-124 100-121.50 101-108.50 49-60 Inspected Slaughter Figures, Aug. 31 Madera, CA 115-121 110-120 101-117 98-118 94-99 89-92.50 60-71.50 570-700 Weekly August 31 110-130 105-125 96.50-110 85-105 85-103.50 80-98 38-57 775-1,110 Alberta Direct Sales (4% shrink) Price Change Fallon, NV 90-130 85-112 75-110 75-96 68-94 73-95.50 66.50-70.25 625-800 Slaughter steers, mostly select 1-2, 1000-1200 lb. 52.55 +2.43 August 26 290 128-148 133-146 120-135 108-124 100-114 96-108 45-52 Slaughter heifers, mostly select 1-2, 850-1050 lb. 52.77 +2.27 Cedar City, UT 120-140 113-138 103-132 98-118 87-110 92-103 65-70 Ontario Auctions August 24 664 124-138.50 130-144 108-134 106-121 90-109.50 90.75-101.50 35-58 Slaughter steers, mostly select 1-2, 1000-1200 lb. 50.67 -2.91 Salina, UT 124-156 114-141 98.50-129 98.50-112 90-105 83-94.25 65-76.50 Slaughter heifers, mostly select 1-2, 850-1050 lb. 44.26 -3.33 NORTH CENTRAL Slaughter cows, cutter and ut. 1-3, 1100-140012lb. 18.78 -0.50 Average feeder cattle prices for Aug. 27 August 29 1,837 151-160 140-152 125-140 120-120.75 113.50-120.75 108.116.50 De Moines, IA 171 142-152 128-141 127-141 109.50-116.25 110-114.75 87-113.35 Steers: Southern Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba August 27 1,006 165 136 120 119-123 98-115.50 41-59 400-600 lb. 62.53-72.00 68.59-71.24 58.74-60.63 Billings, MT 127 121 116 108-110 94-102.50 59-70 600-800 lb. 62.53-64.04 64.42-67.45 56.47-57.22 September 01 4,900 135.25-136 131 115.50-124 102.75-114.50 800+ lb 56.47-59.50 53.05-59.50 52.68-55.33 Bassett, NE 113.75-118.25 112-116 100.50-113.75 Heifers: August 28 2,600 130 127.50-133 122.50-128 108-120.50 300-500 lb. 62.91-65.94 53.81 52.30 Ericson, NE 128-130 117.25-120 111-116.75 94-114.10 500-700 lb. 57.22-58.74 52.30-57.22 50.78-54.19 August 27 1,100 160 123 117.75 700-800+ lb. 55.71-56.47 53.05-57.22 48.51-52.30 Imperial, NE 121 115.75-118.50 113.25-114.10 102.25-108.25 All prices have been converted to U.S./cwt. September 01 2,700 149.50 139 123 116.25 107.10-111.50 47.75-63.75 Kearney, NE 122-134 106-115 108.50-114 106.25-110.20 96-103.85 60-74 Exchange rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $1.3194 Canadian dollars. August 26 2,329 153-164 130-147 119-133 122.50 97.50-110.75 Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents. Dickinson, ND 130-154 120-136 112-119.50 109.50-111.25 88.75-107 Canadian federally inspected slaughter August 30 423 141 137 47-59 Current Week Ago Year Ago Faith, SD 132 111.50 99-109.50 60.25-68.25 August 7, 2004 July 31, 2004 August 9, 2003 August 27 2,516 170-190 160 150-151 124 119 101-110 36-61 Ft. Pierre, SD 160 143-145 141-142 109.75-110.75 93-110.50 62-73.50 Cattle 61,109 69,700 53,062 August 26 1,230 122.50 104-115.35 Huron, SD 124 111-118 94.50-110 MEAT REPORT August 27 1,669 148-153 141-156 121.50-136.50 117-122.50 108-115.25 103.50-108 46-59 1,110-1,235 St. Onge, SD 152 137-142 132.50-140 113-128 111.50-114.50 100.25-110 61-73.25 56-66 BOXED BEEF COMPOSITE CUTOUT August 31 569 178-180 151 139 121 42-57.75 As of September 2 Riverton, WY 141 151 132 106 59.50-72.50 FAB TRM. CHOICE 1-3 SELECT 1-3 August 25 & 27 3,896 170-205 138-170 125-150 118-138 117-128 112-124 106-120.50 48-63 DATE LDS. LDS. 600-900 600-750 750-900 600-900 600-750 750-900 Torrington, WY 135-175 130-145 115-138.50 115-125 112-119 106-118 98-115 60-73.50 August 27 240 89 135.63 136.70 135.63 130.69 130.69 130.62 August 30 186 112 135.38 136.10 135.33 129.92 130.08 129.72 SOUTH CENTRAL August 31 277 71 135.25 136.07 135.37 130.12 130.83 130.10 September 01 412 115.50 44.50-57.25 Sept. 1 403 147 133.33 134.46 133.31 129.03 129.90 129.03 Greeley, CO 112 105.50 101.50 55-69 Sept. 2 384 125 131.96 133.34 131.86 127.82 128.91 127.67 September 01 661 162 130 126.50 114.50-115 107-108 102.50 45-58.50 950-1,200 FIVE DAY AVERAGE 135.37 136.53 135.38 130.47 130.88 130.44 La Junta, CO 162 130 126.50 114.50 100.50-103.50 1002.102.50 64.50-71.75 650-950 September 01 2,767 154-165 135-157 122-134 114.85 110.50-117.50 104.25-113.85 CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX Dodge City, KS 147 133-146 119-131 109.75-117 109-110 95.50-103.25 CH 1-3 CH 1-3 CH 1-3 SE 1-3 SE 1-3 SE 1-3 August 26 3,234 145.50-159 136-143 128.50-134.50 126.50 116-121.50 108.50-118.35 IIndex 600-900 600-750 750-900 600-900 600-750 750-900 Pratt, KS 130.50 125.50-129 124.50 114.50-121.25 111.35-115.50 101.75-109.50 Values 123.04 123.92 122.79 117.94 118.61 117.73 August 26 3,759 150.50 135-142.75 130-134.50 113.75-124 106-119.25 Change -1.38 -1.22 -1.47 -1.29 -1.15 -1.41 Salina, KS 129-136.50 124-130.75 116.50-122.25 109.50-116.25 106.75-107.75 August 30 778 177-183 150-158 135-148 120-128 Roswell, NM 160 145-156 134-137 110-113 101.50-105 IMPORTS August 27-28 2,672 147-162 127-146.25 117-130 115-127.50 114-123 97.25-113.50 51-54.50 Apache, OK 134-150 113-134 111-121 108.75-118.50 110-117 64-77.50 750-1,180 USDA Mexico to U.S. September 01 3,330 173 136-158 124-141 110-124 114-118.25 107-119.50 100-111 50-66.50 1,250-1,320 Weekly Livestock Imports El Reno, OK 140-156 127-139 115-125.50 117 108.50-113.75 101-110.75 104-106 67-79.50 840-1,000 August 31 2,250 135.50-143 119-135 115-124 109-120 109-113.75 41.50-58 Feeder cattle imports weekly and yearly volume. McAlester, OK 122-133 116-124.50 110-116.50 107-111.50 65.75-77.75 700-870 Species Current Previous Current Previous August 30-31 9,445 142 124-150.50 123.50-133.25 120-125 110-120 103-113 47-64 1100 Week Week Year-to-date Year-to-date Oklahoma City, OK 148-163 137-138 115.50-135 114.50-120 108.25-117.50 102.50-110.50 94.50-107.75 62.50-78 815-1,060 8/28/04 8/21/04 August 31 2,418 124-129 120-123 110-121.50 102-110.50 50-59.25 Feeders 12,689 24,512 784,006 615,783 Amarillo, TX 127-133 120-135 105-114 103.50-115 105-110 70-72.75 660-890 Slaughter 0 0 0 0 August 27 1,605 150-215 131-167 113-140 100-119 40-63 Cuero, TX 128-165 113-151 101-128 101-117 54-73.50 USDA weekly imported feeder cattle August 26 891 190 151-179 136-142 119-125 127 99.50-112.50 55.50-64 800-1,300 Mexico to U.S. Weekly Cattle Import Summary (August 27): 10,000 Week ago Dalhart, TX 144-153 126-139 118-127 104.50-109.50 69-77.50 actual: 17,841. Year ago actual: 11,013. Compared to last week, steer calves August 26 1,183 157-177 134-171 115-149 110-127 102-119 95-114 50-61.50 950-1,210 and yearlings, steady. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. San Angelo, TX 122-148 110-140 100-124 97-115 94-103 64-76 780-970 Supply consisted of steers and spayed heifers weighing 300-600 lbs. For the week ending August 21st 0 head of slaughter cattle were exported to Mexico EAST from the U.S. Feeder steers: Medium and large 1&2, 200-300 lbs 155.00-157.00; 300-400 August 31 1,800 122-150 116-130 109-120 107-115 102-106.50 40-57 650-920 lbs 138.00-154.00; 400-500 lbs 126.00-142.00; 500-600 lbs 114.00-128.00. Conway, AR 114-135 110-126 106-119 97-107 58-66 65-100 Medium and large 2&3, 300-400 lbs 128.00-144.00; 400-500 lbs 116.00- 10 Markets 13,848 165-200 135-175 120-146 105-122 100-112 100-108 45-64 650-925 132.00; 500-600 lbs 104.00-118.00. Florida 135-175 115-138 109-122 103-117 102-110 65-72 56-85 Feeder heifers: Medium and large 1&2, 400-500 lbs 108.00-118.00. September 02 6,024 140-169 129-167 113-136.50 110-135 106-118 107-116 100-111 46.50-64 720-1,250 (All sales fob port of entry.) Lexington, KY 125-151 115-143 108-127 105-119.50 108-111.50 96-104 103 62.50-78.50 595-940 August 31 4,300 140-143 131-138 122-138 111-126 107-114 96.75 Joplin, MO 132-136 121-133 110-126 105-119 99-109.50 94.75-96 MARKET SITUATION REPORT August 30-Sept. 1 2,271 129-133 121-129 109-121 110-115.75 105-112 WLJ compiles its market reports from USDA reports, ODJ sto- Richmond, VA 115.50-123.50 110-115.75 99.50-113.25 96-103.50 ries and statistics from independent marketing organizations. 18 Markets 15,419 157-184 132-170 116-140 110-127 105-122.50 98-112 104.90 35-51 The page one market story utilizes information from the above Tennessee 120-151 116-143 108-130 102-120 97-112 54-79 sources in addition to weekly interviews conducted with analysts throughout the country. Invalid DatE WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 17 VIDEO AUCTION Northern Livestock Video Auction (August 27) — A total of 19,937 Feeders follow fed decline head of feeder cattle and breeding stock were sold during the second North- start ramping up their chain trickled down to a portion of pounds calves in the $155- ern Livestock Video Auction sale, which was broadcast live from Billings, Markets MT. Quality of the offering was called outstanding, and demand and sales speeds.” the feeder cattle market, 175 per cwt range. On aver- activity was called strong to very strong. Offerings were mainly from Mon- (from page 1) For the week ending Au- specifically heavier weights age, most lightweight calves tana and Wyoming, with few lots from North and South Dakota, Oregon gust 28, USDAdata showed of calves and yearlings. were bringing steady money and Idaho also consigned. Feeder cattle made up 91 percent of the offer- just better hope futures don’t ing, balance cow-calf pairs, bred cows and heifers. Thirty percent of the erode further or they may the average live weight of In many cases, eight- to $2 more. There were some feeder calf offering weighed over 600 pounds. Steers made up 53 percent be forced to take less than processed cattle at 1,248 weights and heavier were instances that calves were of the feeder supply; heifers 47 percent. Prices FOB the weigh point, year- $80.” pounds, 20 pounds heavier bringing $2-5 less than they called $2-5 softer, but that lings were weighed with a 2-3 percent shrink, calves were either weighed on the ground straight or with a two-percent shrink. Slides of four cents on Through the end of busi- than the same time last year. were the next-to-last-week was on poor quality cattle, the yearlings, 5-10 cent slides on calves. ness Wednesday, almost In addition, average carcass of August, auction sources specifically small and medi- Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 1) 105 530 133.50 Sept. 60,000 head of cattle had weights were estimated for said. um grade twos and threes. HeadAvg. Wt. Avg. PriceDelivery 675 527 125.37 Oct. traded hands with the range that same week at 767 Not only was the slump Higher quality calves were 135 360 170.50 Oct. 360 507 125.50 Nov. of trading being anywhere pounds, compared to 748 last in fed cattle prices hurting still being demanded by both 220 440 152.50 Sept. 54 525 113.50 Nov.-Dec. 115 440 157.00 Sept.-Oct. 47 525 113.75 Dec. between $78-83 live, $127- week. stocker operators and com- cattle feeders and stocker op- 210 485 145.50 Sept. 190 540 130.00 Dec.-Jan. 133 dressed. Analysts and Several analysts said they mercial cow-calf producers erators. The latter category 673 486 142.31 Oct. 65 565 117.50 Sept.-Oct. USDAreports indicated that wouldn’t be surprised if the that were selling heavier cat- is hopeful that overseas ex- 680 455 147.74 Nov. 528 555 120.95 Oct. 200 490 143.00 Dec. 271 559 119.88 Oct.-Nov. 90 percent of that trade hap- average slaughter weight got tle for feedlot placement, but port markets will open up to 140 500 135.29 Sept. pened at mostly $80-81 live, up to 1,260 pounds over the so were increasing corn U.S. beef by early 2005, at 90 540 131.75 Sept.-Oct. 677 576 124.71 Nov. 114 560 121.00 Nov.-Dec. $128 dressed. next few weeks, with an av- prices. the latest, and that the extra 669 521 132.46 Oct. 40 520 130.00 Oct.-Nov. 175 580 114.75 Dec. The most telling market erage carcass weight of 775 Reports of early freezes in movement of beef will spur 445 520 132.63 Nov. 85 600 130.50 Sept. indicator last week, accord- also possible. some second-tier corn pro- cattle feeders to buy feeder 200 575 128.05 Sept. 237 620 116.48 Oct. ing to Rasmussen, was the Cattle-Fax analysts have ducing areas spurred near- cattle, which will be ready for 761 576 125.86 Oct. 83 600 116.00 Oct.-Nov. almost $4 drop in Choice indicated that finished cat- by corn futures and current market, including into Japan 564 572 124.55 Nov. 305 608 118.82 Nov. 54 580 119.50 Nov.-Dec. 210 608 115.30 Nov.-Dec. boxed beef values between and Korea, by the second 134 570 121.75 Dec. 88 650 120.75 Oct.-Nov. Monday and Thursday. He quarter of next year. 125 620 122.50 Sept.-Oct. 75 675 115.75 Dec. also said that the drop in Se- In addition, there still 406 616 123.95 Oct. 69 725 114.00 Sept. “We have seen 2-5 pound 237 618 121.94 Oct.-Nov. 68 725 108.50 Jan. lect beef values last week seems to be a push for “nat- 372 600 124.27 Nov. ural” or “organically-raised” 1,065 814 111.23 Sept. shows that overall beef de- 226 670 130.47 Sept. 138 900 107.51 Current mand is struggling mightily. increases in average calves, because of increased 252 657 122.12 Oct. 143 990 101.00 Current 182 655 122.88 Oct.-Nov. “Under normal circum- consumer demands for beef 116 975 103.75 Sept. 172 650 122.01 Nov. stances, beef values would weekly slaughter weights they deem as safer and 215 664 119.96 Nov.-Dec. Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 1-2) at least be starting to steady healthier than “commodity 365 672 123.25 Dec. HeadAvg. Wt. Avg. PriceDelivery beef.” Acase in point was Au- 210 685 123.75 Jan. 70 500 120.00 Oct. up right now with Labor Day the past two months...” 100 500 123.00 Nov. gust 27 during the North- 211 717 119.86 Dec. almost past, however, that 64 790 115.50 Sept. 120 510 123.00 Dec. hasn’t happened. And, with ern Livestock Video Auction, 214 762 113.81 Jan. 39 750 109.25 Oct. supplies of cheaper compet- which was broadcast live 418 870 110.71 Sept. Bred Heifers: (Md. & lg. 1-2) For ing meats, particularly pork, from Billings, MT. During 66 875 104.25 Jan.-Feb. January through March calving, Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 1-2) 1,100 lbs. $1,185.00-1,210.00, for building up, the prospects tle marketings are being de- cash corn prices higher ear- that sale, a set of 360-pound HeadAvg. Wt. Avg. PriceDelivery October to November delivery; 1,000 for picked up beef demand layed by about a month, with ly last week. The range of Red Angus steers brought 103 535 123.25 Oct. pounds, for March to April calving don’t look very good, over the a lot of the problem coming most corn prices was $2.35- $170.50 per cwt. Those cat- 203 520 129.56 Nov. $1,100.00. from increased daily gains 2.40, which was 10-15 cents tle were not implanted or 155 630 119.75 Nov. Bred Cows: (Md. & lg. 1-2) Three- next few weeks,” Rasmussen 27 750 113.25 Oct. said. and feed efficiencies that re- higher than the same time treated with therapeutic an- year-olds 1,100-1,150 pounds for 66 830 110.75 Aug.-Sept. January to March calving, $1,225- Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 1) Packer interest in buying sulted from this summer be- the week earlier, and about tibiotics, according to sale 1,230, November delivery. Middle fed cattle continues to be de- ing more moderate in tem- 25-30 cents higher than ear- attendees. In addition, a set HeadAvg. Wt. Avg. PriceDelivery 140 350 161.50 Oct. aged (solid mouth) for March calv- pressed and last week’s perature. ly-August forecasts from of 440-pound steers brought 130 415 147.00 Sept. ing, 1,200 pounds, $985, November slaughter volumes indicat- Live cattle futures con- market analysts. $157 per cwt, under the 360 410 149.50 Oct. delivery. Aged (broken mouth) 1,150- ed that very well. tracts also helped lead to the Feeder cattle futures re- same circumstances. 345 440 142.00 Nov. 1,225 pounds, for March calving, demise in cash trading last ally were impacted by the The heifer mates of those 220 440 145.00 Dec. $755-760, October to November Through Thursday, pack- 305 457 139.11 Sept. delivery. Cow/calf pairs: (Md. & lg. ers had run 485,000 head week, when Wednesday saw struggling fed market last cattle brought $161.50, and 630 470 136.49 Oct. 1-2) With 120-pound calves at side, through processing chains. $1-plus losses on all of the week, as the first few listed $141, respectively. — WLJ 40 490 124.00 Oct.-Nov. $1,275-1355. That figure was up 6,000 first five listed contracts. contracts all lost $4-5, com- head from the previous week, Thursday futures ended pared to the previous Fri- but that’s not saying much down as well, however, loss- day. Last Thursday Septem- due to a couple of packing es weren’t near as severe as ber feeder cattle closed below facilities totally going dark the day prior. $110, for the first time in one day two weeks ago. Dur- October closed Thursday over two months, at $109.62. ing August, daily slaughter at $82.77, December was at October closed the day at capacity eclipsed 125,000 $86.27, February was down $106.70; November settled head only five times, and to $86.92, and April was at at $106.07; and January there were only two times $85.17. For the week, most closed down at $102.50. that happened the last two live cattle contracts were The CME feeder cattle in- weeks of the month. Last down $1.25-1.50, compared dex, for 700- to 850-pound Thursday was the first day to the close of business the steers, dropped below $115 Join us at ringside every Wednesday for competitive price that 125,000 head were previous Friday. last Wednesday, compared discovery marketing and livestock merchandising at its finest. processed last week. to $118.15 the previous “If that doesn’t show you Yearlings Wednesday. FALL MARKETING EVENTS that fats, and I mean that lit- follow suit Light calves erally, are starting to back Last week marked the TH up, nothing will,” said Ras- third straight weekly decline mostly steady WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 mussen. “We have seen 2-5 in cash fed cattle prices. Over Prices for lightweight SPECIAL FEEDER SALE pound increases in average that period of time, $7-10 calves weren’t being impact- weekly slaughter weights has been taken off the cash ed near as much. In fact, sev- Featuring 2,000 calves and yearlings the past two months, and fed cattle market. That ex- eral auctions were still re- TH any slow down in that trend tended slump has finally porting prices for 350- to 450 won’t be seen until packers SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

SELECTED AUCTION MARKETS 1:00 P.M. Davenport,WA (August 30; 825 head) — Compared to run; heifers 45 percent; steers and heifers over 600 lbs SIERRA PACIFIC GRADED BEEFMASTER BULL SALE previous Monday, feeder cattle steady to weak in a light totaled 26 percent of the run. test. Slaughter cows steady to $2 higher. Slaughter bulls 50 bulls consigned by top western states breeders. Loup City, NE (August 31; 2,500 head) — Sales at $3-4 lower. Total supply made up of approximately 40 Only quality Beefmaster bulls will be allowed to sell. percent feeder cattle, 40 percent slaughter cows, and 20 Tuesday’s auction trended steady. There was a heavy percent slaughter bulls. In the feeder supply, steers were supply of average quality feeders with active trading and approximately 42 percent, heifers 58 percent, steers and excellent demand. Yearling steers and heifers comprised heifers over 600 pounds made up approximately 60 per- the bulk of the offering. Receipts consisted of 61 percent ND cent. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate steers and 39 percent heifers, with near 73 percent of the SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 demand. run weighing over 600 pounds. The next feeder cattle WESTERN GELBVIEH CONNECTION BULL SALE Torrington, WY (September 1; 1,400 head) — auction will be on Tuesday, September 14. Compared to previous Wednesday, few comparable St. Joseph, MO (Sept. 1; 1,850 head) — Compared to 150 black and red Gelbvieh bulls sales $2-4 lower. Demand good. Supply made up of 85 previous week’s lower market, feeder steers and heifers percent steers, 15 percent heifers, with 85 percent weighing over 600 pounds sold another $2-3 lower. The ALSO weighing over 600 pounds. market for lighter weights was spotty and ranged $5-10 Roswell, NM (August 30; 778 head) — Compared to lower. The best demand was for six-weight cattle and the SPECIAL FEMALE SALE previous week, feeder steers and feeder heifers steady; lightest was for five-weights. The yearling supply was Featuring 200 pairs and bred cows slaughter cows $1-2 lower; slaughter bulls $1 lower. outstanding with several large consignments, including Trade active; demand good. Bulk of supply were medium one string of nearly 400 heifers. Calves were mostly sold and large 1, 300-600 pound feeder steers and 300-700 in small groups and while the quality was at least aver- See You At Ringside! pound heifers. Feeder steers and feeder heifers under age, they were largely unweaned with more bulls than 600 pounds accounted for 65 percent, over 600 pounds usual. Discounts for sub-par condition and quality are CLM Market Recording: 209/745-2701 • Stockyards: 209/745-1515 10 percent; cows and bulls 25 percent. Steers made up always more severe on a down market and this was cer- approximately 53 percent, heifers seven percent of the tainly evident. Receipts were fairly heavy for this time of Frank Loretz, President Joe Gates • 707/374-5112 run. year as the previous week’s lower prices spurred liquida- Max Olvera, Manager • 209/632-7143 Steve Faria • 209/988-7180 Buffalo, TX (August 28, 1,968 head) — Compared to tion. Mobile 209/495-1714 Jim Buchcanon • 530/438-2421 previous week, feeder steers and heifers steady to firm. Huntingdon, TN (August 31; 536 head) — Slaughter Mark Fischer • 559/284-6726 Dave Tyndall, Nevada • 702/782-9509 Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls $2 lower. Trade John Luiz • 209/531-0560 Danny Probert, Oregon • 503/426-3973 active and demand very good on all classes. Bulk of sup- cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers $3-7 lower. Feeder ply were medium and large 1-2, 300-700 pound feeder heifers $1-6 lower. Slaughter cows totaled 54 head; there steers and heifers. Feeder cattle accounted for 85 per- were four bulls; feeders totaled 461 head. Feeder steers The Cattleman’s Livestock cent and slaughter cows and bulls 15 percent of the run. and bulls totaled 298 head, while there were 163 head of Marketing Center In the feeder supply steers made up 55 percent of the heifer. Replacement and/or feeder cows totaled 17 head. 18 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Frosted sunflowers offer cattle feed alternative Corn can make Because of existing fore- Tons of Chopped Sunflower Per Ton of Dry feed to casted frost damage, some Produce 35% DM Sunflower Silage good hay or silage sunflower producers may Dry Matter of Feed Added to Silage consider harvesting sunflow- Sunflower Some producers may be faced with the necessity of har- ers as silage this year. Sev- Dry Matter 85% 86% 87% 88% 89% 90% 91% 92% 93% 94% 95% vesting their corn crops early and using them for hay, eral cattle specialists said grazing, or silage because of cool weather, frost damage, that sunflowers can make a 22% 3.85 3.92 4.00 4.08 4.15 4.23 4.31 4.38 4.46 4.54 4.62 or to supplement poor grazing conditions because of good feed alternative, but on- 23% 4.17 4.25 4.33 4.42 4.50 4.58 4.67 4.75 4.83 4.92 5.00 drought the past few years. 24% 4.55 4.64 4.73 4.82 4.91 5.00 5.09 5.18 5.27 5.36 5.45 ly if they are handled cor- “One of the major concerns with corn in drought ar- rectly and blended with oth- 25% 5.00 5.10 5.20 5.30 5.40 5.50 5.60 5.70 5.80 5.90 6.00 26% 5.56 5.67 5.78 5.89 6.00 6.11 6.22 6.33 6.44 6.56 6.67 eas is the level of nitrates,” said Greg Lardy, a North Dako- 27% 6.25 6.38 6.50 6.62 6.75 6.88 7.00 7.12 7.25 7.38 7.50 ta State University beef specialist. “Whether haying or 28% 7.14 7.29 7.43 7.57 7.71 7.86 8.00 8.14 8.29 8.43 8.57 ensiling corn, the producer needs to cut the stalks high- 29% 8.33 8.50 8.67 8.83 9.00 9.17 9.33 9.50 9.67 9.83 10.00 er off the ground. Nitrates accumulate in the lower por- 30% 10.00 10.20 10.40 10.60 10.80 11.00 11.20 11.40 11.60 11.80 12.00 tion of the corn stalk. Ideally, wrapping or bagging the bales to produce bale silage will help the process of fer- Tons of Corn Silage Needed Per Ton of Sunflower Silage mentation start and lower the concentration of nitrates in the hay. Nitrate levels will not decrease in corn hay Dry Matter of Corn Silage Sunflower as they will in silage. Whether or not you put up drought- Dry Matter 36% 37% 38% 39% 40% 41% 42% 43% 44% 45% stressed corn as hay or silage, it’s a good policy to have Registered Brangus nitrate levels tested.” Cattle 22% 13.00 6.50 4.33 3.25 2.60 2.17 1.86 1.62 1.44 1.30 In addition, Lardy indicated, it is extremely important Quality Genetics 23% 12.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 2.40 2.00 1.71 1.50 1.33 1.20 to check the labels of any herbicides that have been used Home of Brinks Bright 24% 11.00 5.50 3.67 2.75 2.20 1.83 1.57 1.38 1.22 1.10 to make sure they are approved for haying. Side 589L11 25% 10.00 5.00 3.33 2.50 2.00 1.67 1.43 1.25 1.11 1.00 He also said moisture level in corn hay needs to be close- Stephen Dunckel 26% 9.00 4.50 3.00 2.25 1.80 1.50 1.29 1.12 1.00 0.90 ly evaluated. “To store the corn as hay, you want a mois- Delhi, LaGrange, CA 27% 8.00 4.00 2.67 2.00 1.60 1.33 1.14 1.00 0.89 0.80 ture level of about 15 to 18 percent or less,” Lardy said. 209-632-8280 28% 7.00 3.50 2.33 1.75 1.40 1.17 1.00 0.87 0.78 0.70 If the drought-stressed crop is going to be hayed, the 29% 6.00 3.00 2.00 1.50 1.20 1.00 0.86 0.75 0.67 0.60 sooner the producer harvests it, the better, according to We are sending five 30% 5.00 2.50 1.67 1.25 1.00 0.83 0.71 0.62 0.56 0.50 Lardy. “We are talking about what is basically a coarse grass,” Brangus bulls to he said. “The hay must be mechanically processed or Madera All Breed er feedstuffs. can be corrected by several but waiting increases the “Sunflower silage can means. LaDon Johnson, for- risk of wind damage to the crimped to help facilitate field curing, and should be Select Range cured about seven to 10 days to cure effectively. Baling make a suitable feed for beef mer NDSU livestock special- crop. Bull Sale can also be a challenge with corn. In some cases, large cows, but the challenge is ist, cited blending corn and Johnson also cited blend- Sept. 14, 2004 square bales may work the best.” getting it put up because sun- sunflower silage together ing dry forage into the silage Maturity is another concern with haying corn. 1:00 p.m. flowers typically don’t dry- when packing as one method. pile as a means of reducing These top quality down well,” said Greg Lardy, He notes that one load of “The level of nutrients in the hay will decrease with the moisture content. Opti- maturation,” Lardy said. “Along with nitrate levels, it bulls have herd sire North Dakota State Univer- sunflower silage to three or mal moisture content in sun- potential and great sity beef specialist. “Conse- four loads of corn silage as a would be a good idea to test for nutrient composition as flower silage appears to be 60 well. Corn hay will provide nutrient quality comparable dispositions. They quently, dry feed must be ratio works well, assuming to 72 percent (28 to 40 per- to a medium to poor quality forage.” have balanced added to the silage pile to re- “average or normal” mois- cent dry matter). duce the moisture level to a ture corn silage is used. Lardy said nitrate-containing feeds, including corn EPDs and perform- “In order to minimize seep- hay, should be introduced slowly into rations in order to ance numbers for point where seepage is not a Given the growing condi- age problems, the moisture major problem.” Depending tions in many parts of the decrease the chances of, or totally prevent, nitrate poi- increased profits in level will need to be below 65 on what other feeds are country this year, immature soning. your program percent,” Lardy says. “Silage Nitrate poisoning symptoms include increased pulse mixed in the silage pile, nu- corn silage may be too wet to which is too wet will result For additional infor- trient contents may change. use. Johnson also suggested rate; heavy, quickened breathing; muscle tremors; weak- in ‘sour’fermentations which mation on the sale, A laboratory analysis of the waiting 7-10 days following ness; staggered gait; blue mucous membranes; and blind- can be less palatable when please contact Tim silage is recommended prior a killing frost as a means of ness. Should any of these symptoms occur, remove the fed and poorer nutrient con- Sisil 209-631-6054 to feeding. The moisture facilitating dry-down. Some animals from the feed and contact a veterinarian. — WLJ tent.” — WLJ problem in sunflower silage varieties may take longer, STEAK LUNCH NOON SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 SALE 1 P.M. 26th Annual MADERA SELECT Range Bull and Replacement Female Sale 65 Hand-Picked, Quality All-Breed Bulls This outstanding selection of all-breed bulls will improve your next calf crop and keep you competitive in the 21st century. All bulls sell semen and trich-tested and many will be vaccinated for Anaplas. Bull Consignors: ANGUS CHAROLAIS • AA Acres • Barton Charolais • Betsy Noel GELBVIEH • Big G Ranch • San Juan Ranch When you buy a McPhee Red Angus • CB Ranch HEREFORD bull you are not just buying a bull, • Circle AK Ranch Annual • Eagle Grip Cattle Co. • Five H Farms but an entire program. The bull and • Furtado Angus • Quarter Circle Ranch BULL & FEMALE the program are backed up by years • Goncalves, Duarte RED ANGUS SALE of selection for performance and that • L&N Angus • CB Ranch is why the McPhee program ranks in • Mission Angus Ranch • Silva’s Red Angus the very top of the Red Angus breed • O’Neal Ranch RED ANGUS PLUS SEPTEMBER 25, 2004 BRANGUS • AA Acres at the ranch near for several of the performance traits. Our program has produced champi- Quality • Tumbleweed Ranch Lodi, California ons at Midland and Cal Poly and that Selling 175 lots of performance carries over into the OPEN & BRED FEMALES performance feedlot with McPhee breed steers and All replacements will be vet-checked & Bangs vaccinated. Red Angus cattle. heifers excelling at the Harris 100 Bulls & 75 Females Feedlot. Special Feeder Sale, Sept. 21, 2004 Select females sell at 10 a.m. and the performance Buy bulls with confidence from MADERA, CALIFORNIA bulls sell at 1 p.m. a proven program. PRODUCERS (559) 674-4674 Auctioneer: Rick Machado Tim Sisil, Sale Manager Jerry York for (209) 631-6054 Western Livestock Journal STOCKYARDS Blanche Campbell, Secretary Carcass EPDs & Roy, Nellie, Mike, Mary, Rita & Families (559) 674-2538 Ultrasound data available 14298 N. Atkins Rd. • Lodi, CA 95240 Roy: 209-727-3335 • Rita: 209-727-5033 Free Delivery CALL FOR A SALE CATALOG OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.mcpheeredangus.com www.producerslivestock.com WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 19 U.S. may struggle to regain lost Hong Kong beef market Hong Kong’s ban on U.S. gentina have increased their in the U.S. USDA through and Foreign Agricultural and held technical discus- now engaged in technical de- beef products led to a loss of beef exports to Hong Kong, ATO Hong Kong is in close Service, who had had serious sions with the Hong Kong tails in the context of resum- approximately $55 million, in primarily supplying the negotiation with the Hong discussions with senior gov- government, and a represen- ing trade. Both parties terms of export value, during medium to low-end market. Kong government for the ernment officials. tative from FDA also joined agreed that the dialogue was the past eight months, ac- Pork imports for 2004 are opening the Hong Kong mar- In early July, a BSE tech- the discussion through video- on the right track toward cording to a USDA attache forecast to rise five percent. ket. The lobbying effort was nical team comprising of ex- conferencing. The discus- making progress. — Tom report posted August 30 on The estimated growth is accelerated with visits by perts from FAS, APHIS, and sions were very constructive Sellen, Dow Jones the Foreign Agricultural Ser- based on two factors. First, USDAofficials, including the FSIS came to Hong Kong and both governments are Newswires vice Web site. the substitution effect of Under Secretary for Farm Hong Kong consumers chicken products as ex- have not reacted negatively plained earlier. Secondly, to the case of bovine spongi- pork prices have been very he proof is in the pasture or on the rail, form encephalopathy (BSE), high and importers are ex- Gelbvieh Bulls Tregistered purebred Gelbvieh bulls on or mad-cow disease in the pecting high prices to con- your British-based cows puts an extra $100 U.S., but beef supplies from tinue into the second half of Give You a per cow per year in your pocket. other countries have now the year. taken over the U.S. market elbvieh x British breed females set the Therefore, buyers have a Gindustry standard for longevity, share. Many industry pro- big incentive to stock up to re- Free $100! increased pounds of calf weaned and fessionals feel that it will be duce loss due to ever-esca- increased maternal heterosis. a challenge for the U.S. to lating costs. regain its previous market The import of U.S. pork to he nation’s largest feeders demand cattle share after Hong Kong re- Hong Kong rose tremendous- LET THE WHOLE Tthat gain fast, produce pounds of red opens its market to U.S. beef. meat and grade Choice or higher. Gelbvieh x ly in the first half of 2004. WORLD KNOW British steers meet all of those demands. Both beef and pork con- The lowering of average U.S. sumption are forecast to rise Advertise your pork prices by seven percent property for sale at: in 2004, particularly pork, has certainly helped growth. Put money in your pocket today due to the substitution effect In addition, more pork with purebred Gelbvieh bulls. resulting from the shortage menus have been promoted www.propertiesmag.net Gelbvieh on British—it’s the Smart, of chicken. Imports of chick- in the absence of U.S. beef. For details, contact: Profitable cross. en from China were banned Nonetheless, U.S. pork is rel- Jami Isaacson in early 2004, due to the atively expensive and its con- (800) 850-2769 • (303) 722-7600 avian influenza outbreak in sumption is limited to very [email protected] China, and the number of high-end restaurants and ho- live chicken imports to Hong tels. Kong is still restricted to a 10900 Dover Street • Westminster, CO 80021 level below demand. Hong Trade beef Phone: (303) 465-2333 • Fax: (303) 465-2339 Website: www.gelbvieh.org Kong’s pork imports are ex- As a result of Hong Kong’s Sell or buy your own Email: [email protected] little piece of the planet. pected to rise in 2004, due not ban on U.S. beef since Dec. only to the substitution effect, 2003, Hong Kong’s import of but also to escalating prices. U.S. beef dropped drastical- Traders have a big incentive ly, by 85 percent between to increase pork imports January through May 2003 VINTAGE ANGUS RANCH when they expect prices to and 2004. Market share con- rise in the near future. tracted, corresponding from Selling 130 Performance-Tested Angus Bulls Situation and 24 percent in 2003, to four th percent currently. In con- at our 11 Annual ‘Carcass Maker’ Bull Sale outlook trast, beef imports in quan- The Hong Kong trade is tity from other suppliers rose: very eager to get U.S. beef 23 percent for Brazil, 50 per- THE VAR PROGRAM EXCELS IN...... back into the market and cent for Argentina, and 24 have recently organized a percent for Australia. Sup- DNA TESTING - In 2003, VAR was the first sale in America U.S. Beef Imports Concern plies from other countries to offer DNA Tenderness results on our bulls, in 2004 there Group. They wrote to and have taken up the void in met with senior Hong Kong the market due to absence of have been more tenderness genes identified and we will government officials, ex- U.S. beef. supply this information on all our bulls. VAR pressing their desire to buy Australian beef has taken New U.S. beef again. up much of the U.S. prime CARCASS QUALITY - The average IMF EPD for VAR sale Design The BSE case in the U.S. beef market. Importers bring bulls would ranch in the top 10% of current Angus sires. does not pose any negative in Australian grain-fed and 3120 setback on beef consumption Angus beef. A10-ounce Aus- The average UREA EPD for VBAR sale bulls would rank in in Hong Kong. Beef con- tralian Angus steak cost Sire: Bon View New Design 1407 the top 20%. MGS: GAR Precision 1680 sumption actually increased around HK$320 (US$42) at BEPD +1.8 • WEPD +38 • MILK +29 • YEPD +82 two percent in January a high-end restaurant. Be- LIGHT BIRTH TO HIGH GROWTH - Of the 130 bulls IMF +.38 • UREA +.63 • $F +25.53 • $G +26.26 • $B +45.68 through May 2004, com- tween January through May selling, 83 have a Birth EPD below breed average, while 110 pared to the same period last 2003 and 2004, the imports year, due to the substitution of Australian beef rose 24 have Weaning EPS above breed average and 121 have Yearling effect from chicken. percent in volume but 89 per- EPD above breed average with over one-half ranking in the top As a result of the short cent in value, showing that 1/3 of current sires. supplies of poultry meats, Hong Kong now imported consumers have shifted more quality beef from Aus- MATERNAL - The average Milk EPD for the 2004 VAR sale much of the consumption to tralia. The average import pork and beef, particularly price actually rose 54 per- bulls would rank in the top 1/3 of current Angus sires. VAR the former. This substitution cent. Imports from Argenti- New is still at play because the na surged for 50 percent in BEEF VALUE - The average Beef Value ($B) for VAR bulls Hong Kong government is quantity and 108 percent in ranks in the top 15% of current Angus sires. Design limiting the number of live value. Grain-fed Argentina 3115 chicken imports to Hong beef is also served in Hong GRID VALUE - The average Grid Value ($G) for VAR bulls Kong. As such, the forecast Kong restaurants. ranks in the top 15% of cuurent Angus sires. Sire: Bon View New Design 1407 for 2004 beef consumption The Argentina and Brazil- MGS: DHD Traveler 6807 is 95,000 metric tons, rising ian rib fingers have replaced FEEDLOT VALUE - The average Feedlot Value ($F) for VAR BEPD +1.5 • WEPD +38 • MILK +20 • YEPD +80 slightly over one percent the once-popular U.S. prod- IMF +.37 • UREA +.32 • $F +23.64 • $G +23.15 • $B +40.90 from 2003. ucts. The medium to low-end bulls ranks in the top 30% of current Angus sires. Although Hong Kong’s markets are filled with beef beef consumption is not ad- from various countries in- versely affected by the U.S. cluding Brazil, Argentina, SSAALLEE:: FFRRIIDDAAYY,, SSEEPPTT.. 1177 BSE case, future U.S. beef and Australia. sales may have a bumpy Hong Kong consumers re- 1122 NNOOOONN road to regain its once-estab- garded the U.S. BSE inci- Call or write today lished market share when dent as another BSE case as LA GRANGE, CA the ban is lifted because those in Japan and Canada, LA GRANGE, CA for a sale book VAR Hong Kong consumers and and they do not have a strong or download one New caterers have gotten accus- negative reaction to the inci- Design online at tomed to supplies from oth- dent. Conversely, given the www.vintageangusranch.com 3085 er competitors. periodic outbreak of avian U.S. beef is now almost en- influenza in the region, the tirely out of stock in the Hong Sire: Bon View New Design 1407 substitution effect from THE VAR PROGRAM OFFERS: MGS: SVF GDAR 216 LTD Kong market. The once chicken to beef will continue • First Breeding Season Guarantee BEPD +3.0 • WEPD +41 • MILK +26 • YEPD +87 strong U.S. market share to be at play in 2004. As such, IMF +.52 • UREA +.50 • $F +29.18 • $G +27.33 • $B +49.21 has been taken up by various the forecast for beef imports • Sight Unseen Purchase Guarantee competitors. Beef from New for 2004, excluding re-ex- • Discounts for Volume Buyers JIM COLEMAN, OWNER Zealand and Australia have ports, will slightly increase by • 5% Discount for Repeat Buyers 2702 Scenic Bend largely occupied the upscale one percent to meet in- • Free Delivery Modesto, CA 95355 market. Their beef is widely creased domestic demand. DOUG WORTHINGTON, MANAGER sought after though prices • $50 Off Each Bull Picked Up Sale Day Policy Office: (209) 521-0537 are very expensive. Cater- All bulls are fertility-tested, ultrasound carcass-tested, Cell: (209) 604-4513 ers have bought Australian All U.S. beef products, raw, DNA tenderness tested, performance evaluated, Jason Judge: (209) 988-3722 Angus beef and have found and processed, are not al- Anaplas, vaccinated and tested BVD free. ULTIMATE ANGUS GENETIC quality very satisfactory. lowed entry to Hong Kong www.vintageangusranch.com Meanwhile, Brazil and Ar- as a result of the BSE case 20 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL

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NE CALIFORNIA and upland game birds a plus. Owner rated at 800 AUs on a year- Northern California long basis with purchase of some additional winter-feed. Good Scott W. Hawes (541) 548-1660 • Terrebonne, OR 770± acres in 3 parcels; two improvements. Owners have managed ranch basically as a farmseller.com • [email protected] 398 Acre Ranch - 5,900 parcels with pivots. One parcel wildlife sanctuary harvesting game only by immediate family sq. ft. luxury home, shop, with 195 acres in orchard grass. members. Currently 10 each: deer and elk LOP tags. Beautiful All or part. pole barn. Flood irrigated, Agriculture Industries, Inc. mountain setting ranging in elevation from 3,500’ to 7,200’. ditch river. Frontage, adja- (916) 372-5595 Several streams, some timber, quakies and juniper. Tremendous NE California Cattle Ranch! 13,338 deeded acres, 1,600± acres sub-irrigated meadows, 26,000± acres BLM, grazing permits for cent to 4,700 acre wildlife [email protected] big game ranch yet easily one of eastern Oregon’s finest working www.f-a-r-m.com cattle operations. Asking $6,000,000 — real estate only. 1,624 AU. Headwaters Ash Creek, reservoirs, 2 high producing Ag preserve. $1,495,000 wells. Trophy mule deer, antelope, waterfowl, great hunting ranch! 790 Acre Working Ranch For these & other listings contact: $412 per acre! $5,500,000 Diverse crops, pasture, Jack Horton Hunter’s Paradise — NE California cattle & hay ranch. 2,551 acres, 3,100+ acs., Susanville, AGRILANDS REAL ESTATE lots of water. 800 acres in production. Nice improvements, 12 acre flood. Irrigated/some sprin- most under irr., 30 541-889-0909 • Ontario, OR 97914 pond, 4 pivots. $2,650,000 kler/home, 2nd home+ stu- patents, 5 homes, 4 lg. www.agrilandsrealestate.com United Country dio. Barns, workshop, above barns, shop, feedlot, Mountain Valley Realty ground tanks. $1,600,000. cheap water, lots of CRATER LAKE REALTY Bieber, CA Phone (530) 294-5722 Plus 320 acres in crop @ Leavitt Lake & Hwy Linda Long, Principal Broker - Owner Kelly St. John, Cory Eades $600,000 frontage. Agent Rose @ Local: Cell: Realtor Associates Betty Kaae, Realtor 209-759-3588 www.bieber-ca-real-estate.com (541) 783-2759 (541) 891-5562 877-468-2252 209-810-0847 Toll Free: E-mail: 1-888-262-1939 Junction of Hwy. 62 & 97 [email protected] PO Box 489 • Chiloquin, OR 97624 HORSESHOE RANCH! Nationally recognized fishing lodge where President CENTRAL OREGON Carter stayed on the banks of the famous Blue Ribbon Trout stream WOOD POWELL BUTTE RANCH RANCHES ON-LINE RIVER. 62+ acres lush meadows, aspen, pines & fir. Charming 6 bedroom, 6 www.propertiesmag.net baths, w/fireplace reading room, tastefully decorated. Patio deck, vintage Red 80± acres plus 62.5 acres COID water in highly desir- Barn, a going business complete w/manager or for a private retreat. A STEAL able area. Runs 35 to 40 pair of cattle plus 175± tons of AT $995,000! #50930 high quality grass hay. Turn-key, one person operation or can easily hire out. The lovely, energy-efficient home, built in 1977, has been totally upgraded. 3 BR, 2.75 BA, WILLOW VALLEY RANCH — Klamath County, Oregon — LOOKING FOR A SMALL FARM IN PRINEVILLE, OR? Here’s the big-time, year-round, safe-water ranch you’ve been HERE IT IS! 2,280 sq. ft. with views of the Cascade Mountains. 4 looking for. 3,860 deeded acres including 2,610 acres of flood 39 acres with 35 acres of irri. in Prineville, OR. 2 homes, ponds, fenced and cross-fenced, warm water well, irrigated. 1,800 acres of pasture are flood irrigated with scat- shop, fenced, and cross fenced. Planted in pasture and flood irrigated, 5,000 sq. ft. hay barn with tack room, alfalfa. Main home has 1,708 sq. ft. of living space. 2nd tered juniper trees for shade and protection, and 810 acres of home has over 1,300 sq. ft. $425,000 cattle handling equipment. Hay equipment is in peak level flood irrigated hay ground or yearling pasture. Ranch owns Quality custom home on 48 irrigated acres in Prineville, condition. PLUS a guest/rental home. $869,900. Call 11,000 ac. ft. of free water. Improvements are in excellent con- OR. Acreage is planted in alfalfa. The home has 2,000 sq. Dorothy Olsen at Coldwell Banker Morris Real Estate dition and include a 3,000 sf. 4-bed 3-bath home, a 2,260 sf. 3- ft. with great room design, pine cabinets, tile, and carpeted bed 3-bath home, along with shop, office, calving barn, steel floors, separate kitchen island with gas range. All irrigation 541-330-8498 or 541-480-8997 loading chute, digital scales and more. Big game include mule equipment included. $425,000 deer and antelope. The fishing is great. Pride of ownership is Horse or Cattle Ranch in Powell Butte, OR. This beautiful evident everywhere ...... $5,950,000 40 acres with 30 acres of flood irrigation is set up for hors- HAMBRIGHT CREEK RANCH, Tehama County, es and cattle. Large barn/shop, extra storage, and a 2,300 Dairymen Alert: sq. ft. home with panoramic views of the Cascade Mtns. California — 7,300 acres of native pasture with open rolling Great end of the road location. $489,900 682 Irrigated Acres in hills and oak-studded wildlife habitat. This ranch is 10 miles Ask for: Lisa Owings, Broker Fort Rock, Oregon from I-5 on a paved county road, and it is close to the large recre- Direct: 541-480-3972, Office: 541-447-3940 ational park at Black Butte Lake that is used for fishing and wa- The Associates Real Estate • Prineville, OR 682 acres irrigated Alfalfa Hay Ranch. ter sports. The 10 reservoirs and large springs and seasonal (3) pivots, (6) wheel lines, (1) linear. Yields creeks provide ample year-round water for the cattle and wildlife. With lots of new cross fencing this ranch is best used KEATING VALLEY RANCH 3,000 tons of Supreme & Premium Quality as a seasonal feed for cows and calves and it could support a Baker City, Oregon Hay per year. 400 acres certified organic in good hunting lease. There are lots of deer, wild hogs, turkey, Currently carrying 350 pairs year around, plus replacements and bulls quail and dove. This ranch will only rise in value. $3,650,000 with a 2,000 ton hay harvest, this 1,584 deeded acre combination cat- 2005. High volume, low lift wells with early tle and hay operation is in excellent condition and is located only 14 priority dates. (2) nice homes. (2) hay sheds SISKIYOU COUNTY RANCH, Montague, California — Year- miles from town. New cattle handling facility, big barn and shop, one (70’x200’, 52’x200’). $1,450,000 round cow ranch in a great ag community, 10 minutes from Yre- mile of private Powder River access, very nice owner’s home with two ka and 35 minutes to Ashland, OR. Good climate, 2,500 ft. el- additional homes plus a bunkhouse. $2,100,000 30 miles to LaPine, OR. evation, long growing season. 1,030 acres includes 300+ flood BLUE MOUNTAINS RETREAT 70 miles from Bend, OR. irrigated acres with water from Montague Water District at Whitney, Oregon $12.75/ac. ft. 572 acres are in the water district so additional 4,000 acres adjacent to National Forest currently summering 160 Ron Hudspeth, Broker development is at hand. Winter season feedlot on beautiful shel- cow/calf pairs. Excellent big game, upland bird and trout habitat. tered hillside. Two nicely remodeled ranch homes, new pole Possible owner terms. $1,800,000 541-447-4123 barn, shop, close to county airport and good schools, pheasant Steve Turner Ranches SAGEBRUSH REALTY hunting. A great area for skiing, fishing and golf. . .$1,400,000 William Smith Properties, Inc. 850 N.E. Hudspeth Rd. Van Cleve Associates 15 SW Colorado Avenue, Suite A, Bend, OR 97702 Prineville, OR 97754 541-318-1899 • [email protected] • www.steveturnerranches.com Oregon - California Ranches • 530-885-3978 22 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale Pacific 20A Pacific 20A Intermountain 20B Mountain 20C Southwest 20D Southwest 20D

3,500 Acres Call for listings or check our website for working ranches in a several- Prime row crop/cattle setup. Relocate to Montana! state area. Let our background in native and introduced grass and cow- 2,800 acres alfalfa. Complete www.montanahereicome.com calf and stocker operations be of assistance in your search for the right management available. Complete relocation property. 1,000 Head Cow/Calf resource for Montana. WORKING RANCHES ARE OUR BUSINESS Ranch 888/514-5683 • CROSSTIMBERS LAND L.L.C. Bruce Durant Broker Deeded, BLM & Forest. Very Sky Lodge Properties SALES • EVALUATION • CONSULTATION 520 Klamath Ave. • Klamath Falls, OR 97601 good improvements. A PRIDE JOHN WILLIAMS • CLAREMORE, OK • 918-341-1999 541-884-3129 OF OWNERSHIP RANCH! LEE HOLCOMBE • PAWHUSKA, OK • 918-287-1996 www.crosstimbersland.com The same management company controls all three of 1,400 Acres RANCH ON THE RIO GRANDE! the following and are motivated to sell. Small cattle ranch, good DEL NORTE, COLORADO hunting & fishing, Idaho-Utah Gorgeous home on 235± acres They wish to move into a larger contiguous border. W e s t T e x a s R a n c h e s 1,000 Acres “You won’t believe your eyes”! 31,122 ACRES 15 miles NE of Sierra Blanca. Open, gently operation. Price and terms are very open. Let us With five ponds, river frontage, rolling to rolling country with a few mountains. Well watered know what works for you and they will try very hard Good ranch, 35 miles irrigation well, domestic well, and and improved and capable of running 350-400 cows in an to Sun Valley average year. Mule deer, antelope, and blue quail. $75/acre. to work it out. Call Bruce Durant on these. 850 Acres ditch rights water is not a problem. Fenced and cross fenced. 21,500 ACRES 50 miles NE of Van Horn. Open gently rolling WU ROAD RANCH: 158 acres irrigated by a labor saving, Summer range ranch, approx Fully equipped with pens and corrals. country with productive draws. Watered by 6 shallow wells and increased production, pivot in alfalfa which seller expects to 300 head, good pipeline. Should run 250 cows in an average year. Mule deer improvements, fishing & hunt- Perfect place for horses! Very private! produce 5 tons to the acre. Manufactured home, large pole barn Don’t let this one get away! and blue quail. Old house and adequate pens. $65/acre ing, 90 minutes to Boise. Chip Cole, Ranch Broker • 325/655-3555 closed on 2 sides, 2nd hay barn with feeders, 2nd feed barn with 781 Acres Call Debra Parr at 719-588-3815 concrete floor, corrals, chute, scales, etc. This is an easy Ranch-row crop, sprinkler- today for more information! #206278 operation, high producing ranch that would also lend itself to a irrigated. 800 head feedlot, feeding operation. Priced at $449,000. Consider terms. 2,000 head LCO. Good Mountain Top RED BLUFF F226/54615. Call for Bruce Durant. water, nice improvements. Realty, LLC 700-750 AU ranch — mostly deeded — Pecos River 680 Acres The next two ranches join one another and also adjoin 101 Chico Court - Suite C frontage with great improvement. the lake, which lend themselves to great waterfowl Row crop, cattle Monte Vista, Colorado 81144 Vista Nueva, Inc. • Charles Bennett hunting potential: A GOOD BUY! 719-852-3900 (505) 356-5616 days • (505) 276-8204 evenings 310 Acres GOLBEK SWAN LAKE RANCH: SHORT SWAN LAKE RANCH: www.debraparr.com 905 W. 18th Street, Portales, NM 88130 635 acres all in flood irrigated 1,033 acres with 6 pivots for 3 pivots, 4,000 head feedlot An Independently Owned and Operated Firm. and mill. $200 PER ACRE grass from a high volume well. easy operation and high pro- 522 Acre NEW MEXICO Row crop land. Pecos, Texas. 5,221 This land is very level and has duction. Alfalfa under the pivots Retire in beautiful Elba Valley. COLORADO WEST TEXAS RANCHES acres total, good for dairy, will nego- produced 3.5 ton to the acre and grass in the corners. Seller 200 Head Jackson County tiate or trade for California real estate. Agent 209-529-3520 plus the grazing. The ranch expects 6 tons to the acre in 436± acres Walden Res shoreline. • West Texas, 50,464 acres, north of Year-round ranch. 45 minutes Sierra Blanca, TX. features pine tree studded alfalfa with fields new to 4 to SOLDSun Valley. Hwy 14 frontage. $871,800 home site and home with vault- years old. Irrigated from two 197 Acres Yuma County • East of Corona, NM, 550 cow units. ed ceilings and huge view win- high volume wells. 1998, 4 Ranch & recreation. Live 480± acres irrigated $850,000 • Pecos, TX, 600 cow units. $900,000. Real Estate For Sale springs, scenic Hagerman dows and a white rail fence bedroom, 2 bath manufactured Kiowa County • Lordsburg, NM, 6,000 deeded acres. Plains 20E bordering the lane back to the home in a very attractive pine Valley. 1,280± acres CRP. 7% return Bob Jones, Broker hay barns and other outbuild- tree setting. Two large hay 208/733-0404 or 1-888-558-0870 Expires 2007. $450,000 CAMPO BONITO, LLC ings. Priced at $1,800,000. barns close to the paved high- Cheyenne County David P. Dean Consider terms. F225/54614. way for easy winter access. 5,294± acres grass $1,192,500 Ranch: 432/426-3779 Call for Bruce Durant. Priced at $3,200,000. Consider 2,710± acres grass $609,750 Mobile: 432/634-0441 terms. F223/54612. Call for LLC www.availableranches.com Bruce Durant. The Land Office Twin Falls Idaho • www.rjrealty.com Farm & Ranch Real Estate 1800 Liberty Park Blvd. DEER RIDGE RANCH: 3,060 acres with 1,288 ac. irrigated crop Dale Stull, Broker www.wlj.net Sedalia, MO 65301 and pasture land. Currently producing dairy quality alfalfa, silage Toll Free (866) 346-5710 www.missouriland.com for feed-lot and grass hay. Suitable for alfalfa, potatoes, and straw- Real Estate For Sale (719) 346-5710 berries. Irrigation is provided by 4 high volume wells. Lots of hay Mountain 20C www.thelandofficellc.com Real Estate For Sale 1-877-526-9058 storage, equip. storage, corrals, feed-lot, and 3 homes. The main Plains 20E CALL FOR FREE CATALOG ranch home has beautiful views overlooking this very special 155.37 ACRES with approved ranch. This ranch also offers an excellent opportunity for a hunt- FOR SALE 13,200 acres & 720 state building site. Farm currently in ing retreat. Priced at $4,500,000. F233/56258. lease. 12 mi. east of Trinidad, CO. corn, onions, potatoes, Owyhee 200 acres irrigated meadows, excel- water rights. Cement ditches new FOR SALE IN N.C. NEBRASKA This ranch also adjoins the Golbek Ranch above as well as the lent water system & water rights Swan Lake. It is for sale merely because the seller wishes to throughout the ranch. Excellent barns, pivot fall of 2003. Expected rev- THE LAST FRONTIER enues available $415,000. retire, however, he would stay on for awhile as a manager if the corrals, and working facilities. Call ★ 61 acre improved Rec-Horse-Ranch with 2 bedroom Ossola Land and Realty 719-846- CENTURY 21 Parkview buyer wishes. Seldom do we have acreage of this size in one 7213 Call Travis Currey 541-212-1871 home and cabin, barn. Adjoining State Park with fishing piece. Give Rita Remstedt a call on this one. & hunting. Timbered canyons. On US Hwy 183. $170K ★ 5 acres adjoining above property, with new 3 bedroom PINE FLATS RANCH: 543 acres in alfalfa and grass. Pivot wheel 3 CROSS RANCH: Awesome views — Crazies, Absarokees, Big 2 bath modular home. lines plus flood irrigation from two high volume wells. Ranch ram- Snowy Mts., timber, rims, big mule deer, pheasants, 6 mi. creek, ★ 80 acre estate. Irri — with 5 bedroom 2-1/2 bath. 2,700 bler home offset by the white rail fencing, plus 2nd home, shop, shooting preserve permit, nice house, ranch improvements, bunkhouse — sleeps 6 w/ kitchen, 2 bath, walk-in cooler, 7,840 ac. sq. ft. home. Machine shed, etc. Priced @ $285K large pole barn closed on two sides, close to the highway for easy $2,500,000. Co-listed with Dan Slezak, Montana Land Office. See on web @ http://www.webcitypress.com/rej/swett/ winter access. Seller expects 5 ton to the acre on the alfalfa. BEAVER CREEK RANCH: BEAUTIFUL 200+ cow ranch, elk, ★ Other Rec and Ranch properties for sale. Priced at $1,499,000. F224/54613. deer, birds, borders Custer National Forest, excellent improvements! Call Bruce Durant. Feed base! Winter protection! 131 hd FS permit, NE Ashland, MT. Call: Swett Realty • Fred L. Swett, Broker BIG DIPPER RANCH: Beautiful, remote 10,000 ac. Carter P.O. Box 265, Ainsworth, NE 69210 FLYING T RANCH County, Montana grass ranch located in Hackberry Creek Valley of the Sheep Mts., 6,000 sq. ft. home/lodge. Phone 800-585-1626 402-387-1626 Red Bluff, California RED BLUFF, CA OTHER INCREDIBLE RANCHES AVAILABLE Day or night! Fabulous equestrian facility on 475 acres, 200+ acres (CONFIDENTIALLY LISTED) 115 acres. Large covered arena, farmed, orchard potential, horse barns, outdoor arena, Clifton M. Berglee DVM, new irrigation well, modular Montana-Wyoming WEST FIDELITY approx. 2,200 ft. ski lake, 1,500 home, shop, barn, several ponds, ft. airstrip, 3 ponds, charming 1-406-896-0501, Cell 1-406-860-7319 great waterfowl hunting. AGENCY owner’s home. Great develop- REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE $800,000 FARMS — RANCHES — HOMES — BUSINESS ment potential. $1,800,000 FOR SALE by OWNER Round-Up Realty (209) 604-9700 HORSE & HUNTING ACRES Contact: Larry Lalaguna West of Grand Junction, Colorado — Located in the heart of a • Beautiful 5 year old home - 6 bedrooms on 5 acres. 530-527-1106 farming community. Feedlot (3,500 head capacity), farmland • Nice 23—acre horse ranch with corrals, barns & roping arena. Located 7 (total acres 345), underground irrigation, gated pipe. Good miles from Winner on U.S. Hwy 18. SALE PENDING • Ranch style home, pole barn on 40 acres located 7 miles Northwest of Real Estate For Sale working corrals, 4 squeeze chutes, working pens. 2 scales, Winner, SD. Priced to sell. Licensee owned. SUBSCRIBE TO Intermountain 20B 1-30,000 lb., 1-100,000 lb. Platform. Excellent sheds. Small • One of a kind country estate on 230 acres. Potential to sleep up to shop. 3 nice homes, blacktop driveways. Good climate for 50 hunter/Bed & Breakfast clients. This is a must see! Great business WLJ TODAY! opportunity. calving season. Serious inquiries only. • 160 acres of super pheasant hunting located Northwest of Winner, SD. View Point Ranch Excellent grass. 800-850-2769 Call: 970-858-9672 or 970-250-4099 • 840 acres of grassland northwest of Winner, SD. Excellent grass. 425,000 acres l/d 3,500 AU • 1,400 acres farm/ranch combo with established hunting clientele. Oregon $8,250,000. • NEW LISTING: Lyman County. 640 acres excellent grassland Clark • NEW LISTING: 265 acres in Brunsontownship, Trip County. CRP & farm- Real Estate For Sale Company www.propertiesmag.net ground up creek bottom. Excellent hunting. Call Keith or Randy at 605-842-3811 or Bob at 605-842-0525 20B 805-238-7110 Intermountain 208-345-3163 Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale NORTH MISSOURI www.wlj.net Southwest 20D Southwest 20D 2,378-acre cattle ranch, mostly till, crops include soybeans, alfalfa, and red clover hay, balanced Pasture OAK CITY, UTAH — Cattle Ranch. 11 months outside grazing. These Choice Ranches We Have For Sale: in improved grasses (running 500 26 762 acres of deeded grazing land, home, and corrals. Owner has • 320 ac. Fischer Co, TX home, game, CRP income, $190,000 cow/calf), corral system. Wanted • 190 ac. Modern home, 3 barns. Cattle working pens, long frontage on Hwy 24 Executive 4 bdrm home, 2 other been running approximately 290 head. $775,000 Klondike, TX, $320,000 homes. $1,472/acre 10,000+ deeded acres northeast of MILFORD, UTAH. Ranch • 480 ac. Navarro Co, TX. Paved rd & county rd frontage. 150 ac. tillable land WANT TO RENT OR LEASE bal., grass, city water. $1,250/acre. Rd frontage on 3 sides. No minerals. Call Heartland Realty or lease to buy, cow ranch in the North- includes 760 acres of irrigated cropland and pasture. One pivot, Excellent cow place. west. Any size, will pay top dollar for (660) 359-4404 the right place. 541-889-5853 wheel lines. 7 wells. BLM winter allotment for 225 head of cattle • 500 ac. Kaufman Co, one ofSale a kind, hasPending home, barns, cattle pens, grass and from Nov 1 to April 30. $1,750,000. The buyer of this ranch will water galore. Deer and hogs. $800,000 WANTED • 242 ac. Clarksville, TX, 5/3 modern home, rd frontage on 3 sides. $395,000. Can also have the opportunity to lease another allotment from the California pasture, interested in all put house and barns on 23 ac. for $180,000 Classified sizes of operation. 661-619-3088 seller for an additional 225 head from Nov. 1 to April 30. • 800 ac. SE Okla. has run 300 units. Scenic, running water, some minerals. Deer, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA pasture Call Rex Burgener for a brochure 1-800-811-9010 or 801-234-6800 hogs, & other wild game. $575,000 • 49 ac. Cabin, lake, hogs, deer. $115,000 100 yearling heifers. Nov. through April. Call 530-963-3006 JOE PRIEST REAL ESTATE Ads Serving you with Success FOR SALE: Ranches, Farms, Land, 1-800-671-4548 WANTED Central California lease. 250 pairs, Homes on Acreage, Horse Property “We specialize in Game & Recreation Land” Work! more or less. Prefer Sierra Nevada GO TO: www.landandranchsales.com www.joepriestre.com • [email protected] • www.ranchad.com foothills. Call or fax 209-532-3747 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 23

Real Estate For 22 Real Estate For 22 Financial 30 Rent/Lease/Trade Rent/Lease/Trade Assistance Sale Calendar FARM AND RANCH loans. Rural Continued from page 14 COMPOSITE Nov. 20 – Yardley Cattle Co., Cow Feedlot for Lease housing horse ranches, hobby farms. Dec. 11 – Cattlemen’s Connection, Sale, Beaver, UT Dec. 6-7 – Deiter Bros. Female Pro- • Perfect for backgrounding, assembling and growing lot. Low rates. Janus Mortgage. Bliss, ID Nov. 21 – JR Ranch Shorthorns Fall www.janusagfinance.com; 1-888-249- Feb. 18 – JR Ranch Shorthorns Pro- duction Sale, Faulkton, SD Club Calf Sale, Othello, WA • 2,500 to 3,000 head capacity. 0777 • Excellent water quality and supply. duction Sale, Othello, WA CLUB CALF Feb. 24 – DeJong Annual Bull Sale, Feb. 21 – 4th Annual Spring Perfor- Winner, SD • Quick access on paved road to I-25, near Ft. Collins, CO. Farming Operation in mance Plus Bull Sale, Terrebonne, Nov. 21 – JR Ranch Shorthorns Fall Club Calf Sale, Othello, WA MULTI-BREED • Pens in excellent condition. Trouble? OR • 4,000± feet of concrete bunk and 700± feet of wood bunk, all Feb. 21 – Holiday Ranch Fall Female GELBVIEH Oct. 30 – Seedstock Plus Colorado with concrete apron. Secured Creditor Demanding Sale, Terrebonne, OR Region Fall Female Sales, Fort Collins, Liquidation? Feb. 23 – Meadow Acres Angus Sept. 12-13 – Rogue River Ranch CO • 2 excellent working facilities. Dispersion, Central Point, OR • 25 pens with mounds, varying in size from 13,000 square feet Call Attorney with 26-year National Ranch 3rd Annual Production Sale, Dec. 6 – Mullendore Elite Cow & ET Echo, OR Oct. 2 – Early Dawn Ranch Bull Sale, Production Sale, Glendive, MT to 43,000 square feet. Practice in Chapter 11s. Galt, CA Call William L. Needler Feb. 23 – TC Ranch 32nd Annual An- • Total pen square footage is approximately 665,000. gus Production Sale, Franklin, NE Nov. 6 – Eagle Pass Ranch, Mature POLLED HEREFORD • Immediate possession. and Associates, Ltd. Cow Herd Dispersion, Highmore, SD All calls confidential. Feb. 24 – DeJong Annual Bull Sale, Sept. 12-13 – Rogue River Ranch Harrison Resource Corporation • 970-612-4100 Winner, SD HEREFORD Dispersion, Central Point, OR (308) 284-4505 • (847) 559-8330 Mar. 5 – Snyder Livestock Co., Inc. Oct. 2 – LaGrand Angus & Polled Bulls, Yerington, NV Sept. 13 – Eulert Hereford Disper- Hereford Females, Canova, SD Mar. 26 – Jaynbee & Emtman Angus sion, Russell, KS Oct. 4 – Best of the West Sale, Black- Equipment Fencing & Ranch Joint Production Sale, Daven- Oct. 2 – Ken Baker & Sons Mature foot, ID Hay/Feed/Seed 27 33 31 port, WA Hereford Cowherd, Rapid City, SD Oct. 4 – Wooden Shoe Farms & Mc- For Sale Corrals Sept. 12 – O’Neal Ranch 1st Annual Oct. 2 – Harper/Ochs Hereford & An- Murry Cattle Co., Blackfoot, ID Bull Sale, Madra, CA gus Bulls, Wagon Mound, NM Nov. 7 – Washington Select Polled Fencing Materials Oct. 7 – Jamison Hereford Female Hereford Sale, Moses Lake, WA BRIGHT GREEN high quality grass AUCTION MARKETS Production Sale, Quinter, KS Nov.20-21 – California/Nevada Polled and alfalfa. 4x4x8 bales $90 per ton. THIS IS NO BULL ★ Heavy Wall Pipe Sept. 15 – Cattlemen’s Livestock Mar- Oct. 9 – Harper Cattle Company, Hereford, Plymouth, CA New Leaf Hay Works, Longmont, CO Venus, TX 303-589-5819 Virden Perma-Bilt Engineering ★ Steel Sucker Rods ket, Special Feeder Sale, Galt, CA Feb. 3 – Frank Rodgers & Sons Polled Department is now offering 1-7/8" Oct. 11 – Baldy Maker Bull Sale, Hereford Production Sale, Buhl, ID ★ Fiberglass Sucker Rods Sept. 18 – Cattlemen’s Livestock Mar- SMALL BALES, grass hay for sale. x 24" windmill cylinder barrels with ket, Sierra Pacific Graded Beefmas- McArthur, CA 303-702-0708 or 303-588-9214 caps, at 1/4 the price they are sell- ★ Cable ter Sale, Galt, CA Oct. 17 – Breeders Choice Hereford PRIVATE TREATY ing for now! These barrels and caps ★ I-Beam Post Sale, Oakdale, CA Angus – Roberti Ranch, Loyalton, BEEFMASTER Oct. 18 – Largent & Sons Production are made from thick, heavy wall ★ Highway Guard Rail CA PVC and then lined with 1/4" of Sale, Kaycee, WY Charolais – Morning Star Charolais, BIG BALE FLAKER ★ Super Steel for Wind Breaks Sept. 15 – Lasater Ranch Bull Sale, ★ Feeds all big, square bales our urethane. These barrels are as Matheson, CO Oct. 28 – Strang Hereford/Black An- Bonanza, OR good as any brass barrel on the ★ All electric, remote control systems Sept. 18 – Sierra-Pacific Beefmaster gus 25th Annual Sale, Meeker, CO market! The urethane lining assures RED ANGUS ★ Single or multiple bale units available BUTTERFLY Assn. Galt, CA Nov. 1 – Spencer Herefords Mature long life and true check strokes. ★ Fits all flat bed trucks or trailers SUPPLY Cow Female & Annual Bull Sale, Brew- Sept. 12-13 – Rogue River Ranch Our 1-7/8" x 24" barrel sells for CHAROLAIS ster, NE Dispersion, Central Point, OR BALE BUDDY, MFG. $45.80 plus $6.75 postage. It con- 1-800-249-7473 Sept. 9 – Black Gold Bull Sale, Co- Dec. 1 – Big Country Breeders Bulls, Sept. 15 – Partners for Performance 580/868-33330 580/856-33637 nects right to your 2" pipe (steel www.butterflysupplyinc.com Columbus, MT or PVC). These urethane lined bar- lusa, CA Bull Sale, Firebaugh, CA Sept. 11 – Byrd Cattle Co. “Best of Dec. 3-4 – Nugget Hereford Show & Sept. 25 – McPhee Red Angus Pro- rels are doing a wonderful job right Sale, Reno, NV Classified now. Send for information. 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Louisville, KY. 502/595-3166 24 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL VS continues trek northward; Colorado hit hardest to state and federal officials, ed with the disease to move that 30-day period expires. ing farms are not infected because its symptoms are uninfected livestock and Colorado veterinary offi- with the disease. very similar to those of hoof- horses across state borders. cials said that producers USDA and Colorado vet- and-mouth disease (HMD). Under current regulations, which neighbor infected erinary officials both said Symptoms of the disease any premise found to have an premises aren’t under any that the disease will be exter- include blisters and/or ulcers animal infected with the dis- state or federal rules to test minated this year after the on the tongue, mouth, teats, ease has to be quarantined for the disease or restrict first couple of heavy frosts or coronary bands, excessive 30 days after the final clini- their shipment of livestock. hit, because frost makes the salivation, and lameness. cal symptoms have disap- However, they did say that virus dormant and kills the Symptoms last seven to eight peared. Uninfected animals producers should not be sur- vectors responsible for trans- days; however, veterinary from quarantined premises prised if out-of-state cus- porting the disease, primari- sources said many animals aren’t allowed to be shipped tomers ask for confirmation ly flies and mosquitos. — become infected with VS across state borders until that livestock from neighbor- WLJ without demonstrating clinical symptoms of the disease. Your best value “Data collected during the 1995 outbreak indicates that in quality feed as many as 80 percent of a supplements. herd or group of animals may show significant VS antibody titers. Animals which are in poor health, or under stress, SUPPLEMENT CO. or the immune system has P.O. Box 268 • Silver Springs, NV 89429 • 775/577-2002 been compromised, are more Cooked Molasses Protein Blocks likely to have VS clinical Vitamin and Mineral Supplements signs,” the Colorado Depart- We Make Everything We Sell ment of Agriculture’s Divi- Custom Mixed To Your Specifications sion of Livestock Diseases said in a statement. Give us a call and let us show you how our proven products and While 1995 saw the most reliable service compare with your current supplement program. cases of the disease confirmed in U.S. history, the VAQUERO PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FROM THESE AUTHORIZED DEALERS: last outbreak of the disease CA: Farmer’s Warehouse, Keyes • Bill Wells, Lemon Cove was in 1998. Bucke’s Feed, Orland — Wyoming, confirmed 88 VS infections in Not only does VS affect an- NV: Rose Feed, Winnemucca • Stockman’s Supply, Elko Nebraska, other horses, 44 in cattle, and two imals, but it also hampers in alpacas. Atotal of 61 prem- the ability of premises infect- CALL FOR DEALER NEAR YOU • DEALER INQUIRIES WELCOME Colorado ises had been reported as neighbors at risk. having an animal infected with the disease. By Steven D. Vetter The first cases of VS were WLJ Editor reported this year in Texas Vesicular stomatitis (VS) and New Mexico. However, has hit Colorado at an alarm- animal health officials in ing rate since the beginning both states indicated that of August, and national an- the amount of infections had imal health officials are peaked and that they weren’t warning that the disease expecting many new cases could migrate to states even of the disease to be con- further north. firmed. “Weld County (in Col- According to APHIS, at orado) is the furthest north last count 52 premises had we’ve ever heard the disease reported positive cases of the being confirmed,” said an of- disease in New Mexico, with ficial with USDA’s Animal Texas having only 12 and Plant Health Inspection throughout the summer. Service (APHIS). “At the rate Eighty-one horses were con- and ease that the virus has firmed with VS in New Mex- been moving, it’s entirely pos- ico, while Texas reported 28 sible northern tier and oth- horses and two cows con- er neighboring states could tracting the virus. report cases of the disease.” The disease isn’t fatal in As of close of business last most cases. However, it’s an Wednesday, Colorado had important disease to report Prevention, treatment of VS If an animal has symptoms of vesicular stomatitis (VS), or has been confirmed with the disease, producers should follow these steps: ✓Isolate affected animals — Immediately separate animals demonstrating symptoms of VS from non-affected animals. ✓ Consult a veterinarian — Remember an accredited veterinarian has the responsibility of reporting vesicular disease to state or federal animal health officials. ✓ Remove common use feeds & supplements — Salt, mineral supplements, and feed, which may have been contaminated with VS virus from infected animals. ✓ Sanitize feed and water troughs — Common use areas, which may have been contaminated by an infected animal, should be disinfected. Effective disinfectants include Chlorine Bleach @ 0.645 percent, Wescodyne four percent, Cresylic Acid one percent, Roccal 1:200, Septi- sol 1:50. All of these disinfectants must be in contact with the virus for 10 minutes to be effective. ✓ Practice good biosecurity — The objective of biosecurity is to avoid transferring disease from infected animals to non-affected animals. Avoid using the same equipment and tools with both groups or be sure to sanitize anything that must be used with both groups. Per- sonnel must use good personal sanitation between groups, including disinfecting boots, hands, and other contact sur- faces. Limit access of visitors and service personnel to animals and animal areas. Exclude pets and other animals from isolated animals. ✓ Insect abatement — Insect repellents should be applied regularly to all animals and their surroundings. In- secticides should be applied where insects reproduce, such as the waterways. Be sure to use approved insecticides and follow the product directions. ✓ Provide high-quality feed — Low-quality course feed abrades an animal’s mouth lining, which provides an avenue for the VS virus to gain entrance to establish infection. Affected animals should be provided a high quality soft diet until the lesions heal. ✓ Treatment of affected animals — Contact a veterinarian. — WLJ