November 30, 2017

Post-Holiday Lamb Price Trend Uneven

San Angelo slaughter lamb prices were fi rm to $5 higher, instances $10 higher this week. Hamilton Dorper lambs sold $10 higher, wool and Barbado lambs steady. Fredericksburg wool lambs were lower, Dorper lambs $20 lower. Goldthwaite was closed for Thanksgiving. VOL. 69 - NO. 47 SAN ANGELO, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017 LIVESTOCKWEEKLY.COM $30 PER YEAR Lamb and mutton meat production for the week ending November 24 totaled 1.9 million pounds on a slaughter count of 29,000 head compared with the previous week’s totals of 2.7 million pounds and 40,000 head. Year-ago totals were 2.2 million pounds and 33,000 head. Imported lamb and mutton for the week ending Novem- ber 18 totaled 1998 metric tons or approximately 4.4 million pounds, equal to 163 percent of domestic production for the same period. Lamb carcass values, as seems to be the new normal, all went unreported due to confidentiality. San Angelo’s feeder lamb market had medium and large 1-2 lambs weighing 70-80 pounds at $178-182, 80-90 pounds $162-180, 90-100 pounds $154-163, and 100-115 THE BOYS CLUB is a familiar sight on operations large pounds $135-150. Fredericks- enough to support a quorum. It’s usually a more or less burg No. 1 wool lambs weighing 40-60 pounds were $170-250 congenial group as long as the girls aren’t around to stir and 60-80 pounds $130-250. Range Sales up competition and rivalry. These bulls were pictured Hamilton Dorper and Dorper northwest of San Angelo. cross lambs weighing 20-40 Collins Cattle Company, feeder cattle selling direct off heifers weighing 725 at $147 pounds sold for $180-300. Olton, sold a load of three to Oklahoma range, all f.o.b. basis, f.o.b., and 160 heifers weigh- USDA reports listing direct five year-old red and black including, for current delivery ing 765 at $139 f.o.b. Trade in Slaughter Meat Goats Steady trades of feeder and slaughter 145 medium and large No. 1 lambs were unavailable due to Angus infl uenced cows with medium and large 1-2 feeders the Thanksgiving holiday. light calves to an Umbarger steers weighing 685 pounds included 100 heifers to weigh To Higher In Recent Trading San Angelo choice 2-3 buyer at $1750. at $158 and 83 similar steers 50 pounds at $137.46 f.o.b. for slaughter lambs weighing Cattle For Sale By David, weighing 600 at $167; for March February delivery; for January Slaughter meat goat pric- $200-300. Nannies were $60- es were steady to higher in 110-130 pounds brought San Angelo, sold out of the 420 medium and large 1-2 steers 1003 similar steers to weigh 140, billies $140-225. $125-136, choice and prime to weigh 700 at $133.80. 750-775 at $146.13-153.35 most recent trading. New At San Angelo Tuesday, Kyote, Texas area to a Blanco- Holland, Pennsylvania was selection 1 kids weighing 40- 1-2 40-60 pounds $240-268, nia, Texas buyer 51 fancy red Texas direct feeder cattle f.o.b., 144 steers to weigh 700 60-70 pounds $210-238, 70- mostly steady, San Angelo 60 pounds brought $256-292, and red mottle-faced exposed trade confirmed by USDA at $146.40 f.o.b., 95 steers to and Fredericksburg steady on 60-80 pounds $236-252 and 80 pounds $188-200, 80-90 weigh 525 at $160.26 f.o.b., pounds $180-192, 90-110 crossbred heifers at $925. totaled 6550 head, including heavier weights and higher on 80-100 pounds $200, selection pounds $160-178, choice 1-2 JCO Cattle Co. LP, Montalba, 420 medium and large No. 1 and 100 heifers to weigh 500 lightweights, and Hamilton 1-2 40-60 pounds $230-256, 40-60 pounds $200-240, 60- Texas, traded two loads out of heifers to weigh 700 pounds at $136.26 f.o.b.; for current $10 higher. Goldthwaite was 60-80 pounds $220-238 and closed for Thanksgiving. 80-100 pounds $190-200. Se- 70 pounds $188-210, 70- the Fairfi eld, Texas area of No. at $136.80 delivered in March; delivery 227 steers weighing 614-624 at $158.58-162.19 Goat slaughter under federal lection 1-2 nannies 80-130 80 pounds $166-180, 80-90 1-1½ crossbred steers to weigh for February 325 similar heif- pounds $140-160, 90-110 f.o.b., 703 steers weighing inspection the week ending pounds made $110-125, 130- 750 pounds at $148.50 delivers to weigh 650 at $143.10 pounds $130-150, good 1 55- f.o.b. and 135 heifers to weigh 650-685 at $153.50-156.19 November 11 totaled 9852 160 pounds $102-112 and thin ered to a South Texas feedyard; 70-120 pounds $90-110, selec- 65 pounds $160-176, and 71 725 at $138 delivered; for f.o.b., 350 steers weighing head. Goat meat imports for and two loads of Angus and the week ending November tion 1-2 billies 70-100 pounds pounds $150. Hamilton Dorper January 130 heifers to weigh 700 at $156.09 f.o.b., 390 Charolais-sired calves, weaned 18 totaled 231 metric tons, all $160-200 and 100-150 pounds and Dorper cross lambs weigh- 700 at $143.50 f.o.b.; for cur- steers weighing 752-775 at ing 40-70 pounds made $180- 100 days on grass and cake, from Australia. rent delivery 196 steers weigh- $146.15-151.07 f.o.b., 293 280, over 70 pounds $140-240, weighing 550 and delivered to New Holland, Penn., selling FUTURES TRADE ing 757-760 at $151.50 f.o.b., steers weighing 859-875 at wool lambs 40-70 pounds the Panhandle for $170. by the head Monday, quoted se- CHICAGO — (CME) — $150-225, over 70 pounds 431 steers weighing 800-820 $148-150 delivered, 190 heif- lection 1 kids of 40-60 pounds Beef futures trading on the $110-140, and Barbado lambs USDA reports 648 head of at $144.98-146 f.o.b., 240 ers weighing 721 at $147 de- $150-175, 60-80 pounds $165- Chicago Board of Trade at the $180-260. Fredericksburg livered, and 195 heifers weigh- 195 and 80-100 pounds $185- close on Tuesday and at press slaughter lambs weighing 45- ing 750 at $145 delivered. 220, selection 2 40-60 pounds time on Wednesday. 80 pounds sold for $160-300, $130-155 and 60-80 pounds Plains Fed Cattle Movement Nil; USDA reports 325 head of Live Cattle 90-140 pounds $105-180, $150-180. Selection 1 nannies Wed. Tue. Barbado lambs 40-60 pounds feeder cattle selling direct in 80-130 pounds brought $180- Dec. 120.15 119.65 $120-240, Dorper cross lambs FCE Draws A Blank On 967 Head Wyoming and Nebraska, all cur- 210 and 130-180 pounds $195- Feb. 126.15 125.68 rent and delivered basis, includ- 225, selection 2 80-130 pounds 40-60 pounds $180-275, and Panhandle fed cattle trade Stocker and feeder cattle prices Apr. 126.73 126.40 60-80 pounds $160-270. New $145-170. Selection 3 wethers was quiet at midweek, ask- were generally steady to higher in ing 125 medium and large No. June 119.05 119.03 Holland, Pennsylvania, choice 1 steers weighing 850 pounds at 80-100 pounds were $145-165. Aug. 115.63 115.68 and prime 2-3 lambs weighing ing prices reported at $121- most early-week auctions. Also on Monday, Hamilton Oct. 115.28 115.40 122 and packer bids at $117- At Joplin, Mo., steer calves $165.50 and 200 similar heifers 70-80 pounds were $197- weighing 800 at $152.50. kids weighing 20-40 pounds Dec. 116.43 116.78 200, 80-90 pounds $180-200, 118. Last week’s going rate sold $2-5 higher on 5377 head, earned $180-320, 40-70 pounds Feb. 117.15 117.38 90-110 pounds $180-198, was $118, off a dollar from instances $6-7 higher on 500- Kansas direct feeder cattle $180-275 and over 70 pounds April 116.90 117.25 110-130 pounds $170-185, the week before. 600 pound calves, a lighter run trade by USDA count came to $175-240. Thin nannies were Feeder Cattle 130-200 pounds $150-165, Wednesday’s Fed Cattle of yearling steers steady to $3 4583 head, including, f.o.b. for $40-60 per head, medium $75- Jan. 155.03 154.50 choice 1-2 50-60 pounds $227- Exchange offered 967 head higher, and heifer calves and current delivery, 134 medium 125 and fl eshy $150-200, bil- Mar. 153.10 152.83 265, 60-70 pounds $220-250, and sold not a hoof. Would- yearlings steady to $3 higher. and large No. 1 steers weigh- lies $175-225 cwt. Apr. 152.98 152.85 70-80 pounds $185-215, 80- be sellers turned down the La Junta, Colo. sold 3543 ing 825 pounds at $162, 126 Fredericksburg on Tuesday May 152.03 152.03 90 pounds $170-197, choice bids of $117 and $118 circu- head steady on steer calves similar steers weighing 875 at reported selection 1 20-40 Aug. 153.53 153.98 2-3 90-110 pounds $160-195, pound kids at $180-385, 40-60 $156, and 122 steers weighing Sept. 152.48 152.68 110-130 pounds $140-172, lating in the country. under 400 pounds, mostly $5-6 pounds $200-310 and 60-80 Oct. 150.95 150.75 130-150 pounds $150-167, The Texas Cattle Feeders higher on heavier weights, 900 at $152. Among medium pounds $185-310, muttons Nov. ------149.10 choice 1-2 50-60 pounds $200- Association counted 10,598 steady to $2 higher on heifer and large 1-2 steers were 1003 225, 60-70 pounds $170-210, head on area showlists, calves, and yearlings untested. head to weigh 750-775 pounds 70-80 pounds $170-180, 80- down 2188 head from last Tulsa steers were $3-5 higher at $150-156.50 and 144 steers 90 pounds $162-170, 90-110 week. Formulas were off on receipts of 3883 head and to weigh 700 at $150, both pounds $145-165, and 110- 7769 head at 46,436. heifers $5-7 higher. delivered basis for January; 130 pounds $130-145. Direct trade was quiet else- In Texas, Crockett was also delivered basis for current San Angelo good 2-3 slaugh- where as well, DTN reporting $3-5 higher on 3139 head. ter ewes made $60-72, utility delivery, 1190 steers weigh- and good 1-3 $80-94, utility asking prices of $192-195 in Three Rivers sold 1116 head ing 600-625 at $162-167.50, 1-2 $70-76, cull and utility dressed areas against $188 at $2-4 higher prices on bet- 748 steers weighing 650-685 1-2 $50-62, and cull 1 $35- bids. Midwest fed cattle auc- ter offerings and $2-4 lower at $157.50-161.50, 632 steers 42. Hamilton slaughter ewes tions were limited but ranged rates on lesser kinds. Ama- weighing 700-728 at $154- brought $70-110. Fredericks- from $100 to $115, strictly rillo was mostly steady on a 160, and 331 steers weighing burg ewes sold for $30-110. choice to $122. light run of 763 head. 750-775 at $152-155. Page 2 Livestock Weekly November 30, 2017 fi rm to $8 higher, kid goats 70 pounds $188-210, 70- under 60 pounds sharply higher, 80 pounds $166-180, 80-90 Angelo Packer Lambs — Slaughter lambs were fi rm heavier kids steady, nannies fi rm pounds $140-160, 90-110 to $5 higher Tuesday, instanc- to $10 higher. Sheep and goat pounds $130-150; good 1 Sell Firm To Higher es $10 higher compared with receipts totaled 5800 head. 55-65 pounds $160-176, 71 SAN ANGELO — (USDA) two weeks ago, slaughter ewes There was no cattle sale pounds $150; ewes, good 2-3 last week in observance of $60-72, utility and good 1-3 Thanksgiving. $80-94, utility 1-2 $70-76, cull Replacement sheep: feeder and utility 1-2 $50-62, cull 1 lambs, medium and large 1-2 $35-42; bucks $70-90. ABILENE 70-80 pounds $178-182, 80-90 Replacement goats: kids, pounds $162-180, 90-100 pounds selection 1 30-40 pounds $154-163, 100-115 pounds $135- $298-340; selection 1-2 30- 150; ewes, medium and large 40 pounds $250-260; selection LIVESTOCK AUCTION INC. 1-2 mixed age hair ewes 80-130 2 25-40 pounds $220-236; Abilene, Texas pounds $88-125. nannies, selection 1-2 60-110 Slaughter sheep: lambs, pounds $140-172. CATTLE SALES EVERY TUESDAY • 10 A.M. choice 2-3 110-130 pounds Slaughter goats: kids, selec- — RECEIVING PENS — $125-136; choice and prime tion 1 40-60 pounds $256-292, “Sez here the Army’s after me cuz’ I wuz drafted when We Are Opening Receiving— PensNO SixSALES Miles South — Of Colorado City, Texas 1-2 40-60 pounds $240-268, 60-80 pounds $236-252, 80- I wuz a kid and I been AWOL fer 40 years!” Brody Harris, Manager: 325/242-2619 60-70 pounds $210-238, 70- 100 pounds $200; selection Tuesday, DECEMBER 26 and Tuesday, JANUARY 2 1-2 40-60 pounds $230-256, For More Information Call: 80 pounds $188-200, 80-90 54 pounds $268; Tony Al- $75-200 per head, rams $90-150 pounds $180-192, 90-110 60-80 pounds $220-238, 80- Randy Carson 325/673-7865 Cody Carson 100 pounds $190-200; selec- len, Ozona, 27 hair lambs, cwt.; wool lambs 40-70 pounds pounds $160-178; choice 1-2 77 pounds $196; Ed Lloyd, $150-225, over 70 pounds $110- 325/668-0176 M www.abileneauction.com 325/669-5990 M 40-60 pounds $200-240, 60- tion 2 40-60 pounds $200- 225, 60-80 pounds $200-220, Paint Rock, 11 hair lambs, 140; slaughter ewes $70-110; 80-100 pounds $170-190; 57 pounds $264; Beau Boles, Barbado lambs 180-260, ewes nannies, selection 1-2 80-130 New Mexico, 17 hair lambs, $50-100, rams $75-250. pounds $110-125, 130-160 40 pounds $272. Goats: kids 20-40 pounds pounds $102-112, thin 70- Goats: WRP Ranch, San An- $180-320, 40-70 pounds $180- 120 pounds $90-110; billies, gelo, 152 kid goats, 39 pounds 275, over 70 pounds $175- selection 1-2 70-100 pounds $306; 24 kid goats, 36 pounds 240; slaughter nannies, thin $160-200, 100-150 pounds $340; Bill Orsak, Sterling $40-60 per head, medium PRODUCERS City, fi ve kid goats, 39 pounds $142-196, yearlings $200-230, $75-125, fleshy $150-200; 150-250 pounds $146-200. $332; Matt Brown, Eldorado, Boer and Boer cross replace- LIVESTOCK AUCTION COMPANY Representative sales: 29 kid goats, 45 pounds $288; ment nannies, medium quality Sheep: Perez Ranch, New Alfonso Perez, New Mexico, $125-150 per head, choice Over 60 Years Serving The Nation’s Livestock Sellers And Buyers Mexico, 103 wooled lambs, 10 kid goats, 46 pounds $254; $175-225; slaughter billies A Full Service Market 24 Hours — 365 Days A Year 80 pounds $178; 100 wooled Cory Lloyd, San Angelo, 22 $175-225 cwt. lambs, 103 pounds $150; 129 kid goats, 47 pounds $285. Steers: No. 1 300-400 pounds 1131 North Bell Street • San Angelo, Texas 76903 wooled lambs, 90 pounds $170-190, 400-500 pounds $160- $163; Claire Jones, Sonora, Hamilton Kid Goats 175, 500-600 pounds $145-160, 325/653-3371 60 wooled lambs, 80 pounds 600-700 pounds $135-150, over $180; Travis Davidson, Ozo- Quoted $10 Higher 700 pounds $130-145. na, 17 hair lambs, 42 pounds HAMILTON — Dorper Heifers: No. 1 200-300 pounds $284; Epperson Ranch, Rock- lambs were $10 higher Mon- $160-170, 300-400 pounds $150- SPECIAL CALF SALE springs, 17 hair lambs, 61 day, wool and Barbado lambs 160, 400-500 pounds $145-155, pounds $248; 32 hair lambs, steady, ewes $10 higher, kid 500-600 pounds $130-140, 600- 67 pounds $234; Bubba Wer- 700 pounds $120-135, over 700 ner, Eldorado, 11 hair lambs, goats $10 higher, nannies $10 Thursday, DECEMBER 14 lower. Sheep and goat receipts pounds $115-130. All Calves And Yearlings Welcome totaled 1165 head. Slaughter cows: high yield- Stocker and feeder steers ing $58-61, medium yielding In Conjunction With Our Regular Sale were steady Tuesday, stocker $55-57, low yielding $50-54; and feeder heifers $5 higher, bulls, high yielding $75-80. packer cows and bulls steady, Replacement cows: bred cows, bred cows steady. Cattle re- choice $1000-1200 per head, SPECIAL SHEEP and GOAT ceipts totaled 242 head. medium quality $800-1000. Sheep: Dorper and Dorper cross lambs 20-40 pounds Crockett Feeder Steer REPLACEMENT SALE $180-300, 40-70 pounds $180- 280, over 70 pounds $140-240; Prices $3-5 Higher Dorper and Dorper cross ewes CROCKETT — (Nov. 28) Saturday, MARCH 24 — Feeder cattle were fully Announcing Our Special Sheep And Goat Replacement Sale $3-5 higher, slaughter cows $2 eath higher, slaughter bulls $5 higher. Replacement Quality Males and Females of all breeds of sheep and goats are D Receipts totaled 3139 head. welcome! Don’t miss this opportunity to consign early to this sale that promises otices Steers: No. 1 large frame N 150-200 pounds $145-215, to be a very special event for the sheep and goat industry. You must call to confi rm 200-300 pounds $144-215, 300-400 pounds $135-214, your consignment for this sale. Books are now open. 400-500 pounds $125-198, You can visit with Benny Cox: 325/234-4277 • Jody Frey: 325/234-7895 Wilson Hardin 500-600 pounds $115-169, “Cy” Banner 600-800 pounds $110-162.50. Charley Christensen: 325/234-4939 • Offi ce: 325/653-3371 Heifers: No. 1 large frame November 2017 150-200 pounds $138-225, — 85 — 200-300 pounds $125-220, Sheffi eld, Texas 300-400 pounds $115-212, — • — • — • — 400-500 pounds $100-190, — CLOSED — 500-600 pounds $95-166, 600- Arnold Otto 800 pounds $83-149. DECEMBER 22 Through JANUARY 2 “Jack” Lange Slaughter cows: canners $38- 46, boning and utility $47-55, First Sale Of 2018 — Thursday, JANUARY 4 November 24, 2017 cutters $56-64; bulls $62-79. — 91 — Replacement cows: bred cows San Angelo, Texas $800-1850 per head; cow-calf Fort Stockton Receiving Pens pairs $950-1650 per pair. Clay Williams — 432/290-1272 52nd Lane Fort Stockton, Texas — Four Miles North Of I-10 Off Highway 1053 Turn Right On Stone Road Go To The Second Left Which Is 52nd Lane And Follow The Signs! Receiving Cattle Wednesdays 8:30 A.M. Truck Leaves At 5:30 P.M. GUADALUPE MOUNTAIN FENCING “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors” Look At Our Website: www.producersandcargile.com All Types Of Farm, Ranch and Oilfield Fence Barbed • Net Wire • High Fence Watch All Our Cattle Sales On DVAuction.com Pipe • Chain Link • Pens • Gates We Now Have A Video Sales Option For DVAuction.com Call For More Information Now Offering A Full Line Of Arrowquip Ranch Equipment Including ... 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We Want Your Business And Will Work To Get It And Keep It www.GuadalupeMountainFencing.com When Bob’s father, Claude He described the system of November 30, 2017 Livestock Weekly Page 3 Ranchers Describe Experiences Kerry McCan Jr., took over, management in the early years he realized the need to di- of the family operation as a and is very passionate about hunting enterprise, we have versify the family operation. “patriarchal patron system”. not having another division,” a bit better cash fl ow for the In Family Succession Planning Thus he initiated a recre- The earlier generations and said McCan. “We’ve worked family, so it’s worked well to By Colleen Schreiber Al McFaddin had no chil- ational hunting enterprise. even Bob all grew up work- off that goal for many years keep the two separate.” KINGSVILLE — Dur- dren. His sister, Emily Mc- Bob came into management ing on the family ranch, and now, constantly trying to fi nd Though McCan’s father ing a recent succession plan- Faddin, married James Fer- in the 1980s. they had good knowledge of some new tools, a new dynam- was still in management in the ning forum here sponsored by dinand McCan, an artist who “My only claim to fame farming and ranching, though, ic to keep our land intact and 1980s after the partitioning, the King Ranch Institute for came from Ireland. Their son, is that I was the only one in McCan says, it was not neces- keep our enterprise going.” even after McCan came back Ranch Management, partici- Claude, when he came of age, the family to actually get an sarily from formal education In 1932 McCan’s grand- to the operations, the family pants learned about a process became the next manager of agriculture degree,” McCan and training but rather more father began partnering with recognized that additional help called history mapping, which the family ranching operation. told listeners. from the practical experience another South Texas family, was needed. A wildlife biolo- Margaret Vaughan, principal “My grandfather was also Following in the tradition working on the ranch. leasing ranches in Refugio and gist was hired to manage all of MCV consulting, uses when quite a pioneer in the cattle in- of family advocacy and leader- Also, unlike today, most of Bee counties, where they ran the hunting leases. They also working with families who are dustry,” McCan told listeners. ship, like his grandfather and Al the family members lived on steers. His father maintained now have a cattle foreman considering or about to un- By then they were sending McFaddin, McCan also served as the ranch or in nearby com- that lease through the years, but who basically serves as chief dergo a transition of one form a lot of cattle to the north to president of TSCRA and a few munities. Most important, they during the 1980s the partnering of operations and oversees or another from one generation summer grass in Kansas, and years later the National Cattle- had the trust and the respect family wanted out, so during operations of the three ranches to the next. he realized that the straight men’s Beef Association. and the confidence of other the partitioning McCan’s family in the three different counties. Those who participated in Brahman steers were not ide- “I’ve been trying to think of family members, McCan said. bought them out and combined Additionally, the family has the two-day forum heard a ally suited for the more north- something really unique that “They all worked very hard the lease operation with the a chief fi nancial offi cer who version of history mapping ern clime, so he developed our family has done in our fi ve and sacrifi ced a lot so that we piece of the ranches they got operates out of their offi ce in from two different ranching his own breed of cattle. He generations to keep our family could have our ranch as it is in the partitioning. Victoria, and McCan serves as families who described their began buying Hereford bulls business going,” said McCan. today, and I’m very apprecia- In establishing McFaddin CEO and general manager. own family succession plan- to cross on his Brahman cows. “I think one common thing tive of that.” Enterprises, the family made “You all can relate. The ning process. The Victoria Braford, a three- was that all the leaders were In 1987 more than 50 heirs the decision to keep their cattle manager of a ranch has to wear Bob McCan is currently quarter Hereford, one quarter able to adapt, and they realized were involved in the operation. company separate from the a lot of hats,” said McCan. the fi fth generation manager Brahman cow, is still utilized they had to adapt to change, At that time the family went land company, a move which “You’ve got to be an animal of his family’s ranchland and on the ranch today. otherwise we wouldn’t survive. through a partitioning, and Mc- McCan deemed to be helpful. science guy, a range science cattle company based near “It’s not a registered breed; “If we were doing things like Can’s immediate family, his “We all know that a cattle guy, you’ve got to be a wildlife Victoria, known today as we call it a commercial pure- we did 50 to 60 years ago, we father, aunt and her children and company has good years and manager and you’ve got to be McFaddin Enterprises. bred,” McCan said. “We sell probably wouldn’t be in busi- his brother, made the decision bad years,” McCan said. “We a businessman. We’ve tried to “My family feels a lot of lots of heifers and bulls. It’s ness today. So we’ve adapted, to keep their holdings together. manage through it the best we be as functional as possible pride — pride of stewardship, been a very functional breed and all of us have had a little “My family really cares can, but we’re not always able See Family Succession and pride of ownership — and for us throughout the years.” different way of doing that.” about keeping the land intact to spin off revenue. With the Continued On Page 4 a lot of it is because of the rich history that we have,” McCan told listeners. “There’s a lot of value in the family’s history LARGE FARM and our heritage.” The founder and fi rst manager of the family operation was James Alfred McFaddin, who hailed from Beaumont, where his father had a ranching enterprise that he founded in the 1830s. In 1855 the younger McFaddin headed south with 130 horses and mules from his father. Upon settling in Refugio County about an hour LAKE ARTHUR, NEW MEXICO north of Kingsville, he sold his DATE: SAT. DEC. 9, 2017 • TIME: 9:00 A.M. 130 horses and mules for some gold coins. LOCATION: 431 WALNUT DRAW, LAKE ARTHUR, NM • WATCH FOR SIGNS !!! “He was quite the entrepre- DIRECTIONS: FROM ARTESIA, NM GO 8 MILES NORTH ON HWY 285 TO PEARSON ROAD GO 9 MILES neur,” McCan told listeners. WEST ON PEARSON ROAD TO SACRAMENTO ROAD, GO NORTH ON SACRAMENTO ROAD ¾ MILE TO “He became I guess what you JACKSON ROAD, GO WEST ON JACKSON ROAD ¼ MILE TO WALNUT DRAW, GO NORTH ON WALNUT could call at the time a private DRAW 4 MILES TO AUCTION SITE. WATCH FOR SIGNS !!! banker. He made a small for- NOTE: WHEN YOU GO NORTH ON SACRAMENTO ROAD FOLLOW DIRT ROAD 5 MILES ROAD WILL DEAD tune doing that.” END AT CROOK FARMS He also trapped cattle, as did many men of that time, OWNERS: MR. & MRS. JOHNNY CROOK HAVE SOLD THE FARM AND WILL SELL THE FOLLOWING AT PUBLIC AUCTION. AUCTIONEERS NOTE: DON’T MISS ONE OF THE LARGEST AUCTIONS IN THE PECOS VALLEY, MOST EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN SHEDDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT and sent them up the trails. He CONDITION. EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN A VERY PROFESSIONAL MANNER !!! served proudly in the Confed- eracy during the Civil War in TRACTORS • BALERS • BALE WAGON • HAY RAKES Texas and Louisiana. During the 1870s, he moved CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT • LOADERS • MOTOR GRADER to Victoria County and bought the beginning of an operation SCRAPERS • FORKLIFTS • FARM EQUIPMENT that remains in family hands TRAILERS • TRUCKS • LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT today, settling on the Guada- lupe River near the little com- VEHICLES • SHOP EQUIPMENT munity called Kemper’s Bluff. SEVERAL PALLETS OF MISCELLANEOUS McFaddin’s passion was farming, cotton primarily. He built a gin, and several families in the area became sharecrop- pers. McFaddin also built a general store and a Catholic church in what later became known as McFaddin. He was also instrumental in getting the railroad to come through. While serving in the Con- federacy, McFaddin married Margaret Coward. They had seven children. A few years after the family moved to Vic- toria County, tragedy struck in the form of scarlet fever; the McFaddins lost four of their seven children. Two daughters and one son lived. Being the only son, Al was the clear successor and the heir apparent. Like his father, he continued to farm, but his real passion was with the cattle, McCan told listeners. He was among LIMITED CONSIGNMENTSCONSIGNMENTS WELCOMEWELCOM the fi rst to bring in Brahman cattle, which entered at the PLEASE CALL PRIOR TO CONSIGNING YOUR EQUIPMENT port of Indianola. After a few PLEASE CALL NOW TO HAVE YOUR EQUIPMENT LISTED ON OUR WEB PAGE years he had a pretty extensive BILL JOHNSTON AUCTIONEERS 575-356-5982 OR • MIKE 575-760-6195 OR ARLY HAMNER 575-714-3882 herd of purebred Brahman cattle on the ranch. He became FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT one of the fi rst charter members of the American Brahman Breeders Association, serving as their fi rst president. McFad- www.bjayucca.net din also served as president of Texas and Southwestern Cattle E-mail address: [email protected] Raisers Association from 1912 WE ARE AGENTS & AGENTS ONLY to 1914. He served in the state legislature as well. Page 4 Livestock Weekly November 30, 2017 ing about what is the best way An important component of Donnell Brown is a fifth heifers. Young RA brought for this transition to happen,” the transition that he’s stressed generation rancher who hails Hereford cattle to Throckmor- Family Succession generation is far more re- McCan told listeners. “I’ve with his son is good communi- from Throckmorton County. ton County as a teenager while Continued From Page 3 moved from the land. Going thought a lot about how much cation, with his co-workers and Brown told listeners that he his own father was running the and spread out some of those forward, McCan told listen- oversight and supervision and with his father as his employer. and his family are blessed in commission company on the duties through our internal staff.” ers, he would like to provide time is needed on my end, and “He’s coming to understand many ways. Just one of those Fort Worth Stockyards. He added one other point, more opportunities for the how much authority should be the importance of maintaining many blessings, he said, it that The 1920s were a challeng- opining that changes need to younger generation to have an allocated to him.” a good, healthy bottom line,” he has not had to go through ing time for everyone, and on be based on sound science, opportunity to learn about the One of the first steps, he said McCan. “I’ve always transitioning of a ranching the Rolling Plains of Texas and that sound science has to family’s resources by creating said, was to have that initial maintained that if the ranch estate while mourning the loss drouth struck. The grass was be backed by good research. specifi c events on the ranch conversation with his son is to survive as a unit, that of a loved one. sparse, as was water. A dry “We’re in a situation today in which they can participate about whether coming back to we have to be not only envi- He credited the generations spring and summer left the where we need a little more and learn from. He wants the family operation was really ronmentally sustainable, but before him for planning early cattle thin and a tough winter research for this industry, and them to understand the value what he wanted to do. we have to be economically to “keep the ranch in the family ensued. Cattle began to die. what we really need is usable sci- gained by keeping the family “I didn’t want him to feel sustainable for that to occur.” and the family in the ranch.” “As a teenager, my grand- ence type research,” said McCan. property intact. And not just like it was his duty to come Looking down the road, In the 1890s Donnell’s great- father, along with the ranch “I think it’s going to take produc- the value of the land itself, back, that he was forced into McCan said he and Augie great-grandfather, RA Brown, foreman, skinned those cows ers being more involved with but the natural resources that this,” McCan said, “so we ini- will be working together on was raising and selling horses, as they died off that winter,” the academic community.” it provides — the clean water, tially had a lot of conversations a strategic plan for the ranch cattle, mules and polled Angus Brown told listeners. “They Though McFaddin Enter- clean air, and the native plant around that.” and for the family. bulls in Limestone County in would salt the hides, and when prises does not have a formal community that provides the Starting out, the young Wrapping up, McCan told lis- Central Texas. His son, R.H. they had a wagonload of hides family board, McCan said it is basis for their cattle and wild- McCan has been given au- teners that while they’ve come a Brown, started one of the fi rst they would take that horse- something they’ve discussed life enterprises — and how that tonomy as manager of one of long way since 1877, there have commission companies at the drawn wagon 65 miles to and something that is likely to value is diminished when the the family’s properties north been some bumps and even some Fort Worth Stockyards and Abilene and trade it for cow be discussed even more in the land is fragmented. of Victoria. He lives there and roadblocks along the way, but subsequently bought land in feed and bring it back home to near term. There are 17 heirs or “I want them to value not is in charge of anything and those are expected. Throckmorton County. He keep the rest of the herd alive.” potential heirs today, he said, just our history and heritage as everything going on on that “There are always going married Valda Thomas. Overcoming challenges, he so the need to have a more a working ranch, but also the property. Some of his respon- to be a lot of moving parts, Thomas’ mother, Brown told listeners, has become a formal structure is becoming agriculture and environmental sibilities include building and family dynamics, family rela- says, was a force in the com- consistent theme throughout more important as the family contribution that we’ve been maintaining an annual budget, tionships, uncertain economic munity. She was treasurer of the generations. continues to grow. able to make to our community sticking to that budget, and conditions, and some unfore- the Methodist church built During the 1950s drouth The family’s primary goal and to society in general.” reconciling that budget. seen tragedies,” he said. “We in the little community of the majority of the ranch was remains the same, McCan McCan’s son, Augie, recent- “He is responsible for main- will always be better off if we Throckmorton in 1929. again without water. said: to keep the land intact. ly came back to the operation. taining a positive bottom line,” can make the effort to plan “That was not a wonderful “In the Rolling Plains of That said, he acknowledges Like his father he is lucky in McCan said. for succession and not just time fi nancially for our coun- north central Texas we don’t that down the road there is the that he had the opportunity to He’s also responsible for let things happen and react to try,” Brown reminded. “People have underground water, so we likelihood that some family grow up on the family ranch. all the care and movement of what happens.” would barter. They’d bring her dam up watersheds to hope- members might like to get out. He completed an agribusiness any and all livestock on the He reiterated that the fam- a sack of oats, three chickens, or fully catch enough water,” “We would just like to have degree from Sul Ross Univer- property, and he’s responsible ily’s number-one priority is a pig or a cow, and she’d turn it Brown explained. “Usually we it structured so that if that sity in Alpine. McCan said he for the wildlife hunting leases keeping the resource intact, into cash, and that money was can catch enough to last about happens it can happen without views the recent return of his on the property. There is also and that communication will used to build the church.” three years.” having to fragment the prop- son to the family operation as a rice farm on the property. He be key — “key for manage- She also helped raise the The drouth of the 1950s left erty,” he reiterated. the beginning of a very impor- is responsible for maintaining ment, key for family, and key money to build a dormitory the family struggling again, As is the case with so many tant transition process. communications and lease for succession planning,” said for ranch kids who lived too and the bank was no longer ranching families, the younger “I spent a lot of time think- contracts with the rice farmers. McCan. “You never want far from town to attend school willing to loan them money. to keep them guessing; be on a daily basis. That building, Brown’s grandfather had three transparent with information. built in 1916 and still stand- sisters. To gather up enough METAL BUILDINGS Ignorance incites dissension, ing today, served as the living collateral to continuing operat- so I make sure, whether it’s quarters for these ranch kids ing the ranch, the three sisters Texas And Surrounding States good news or bad news — during the school week. agreed to deed their brother whatever is going on — that The Thomas family were their piece of the ranch so he I’m communicating clearly ranchers as well, and one of would have enough collateral to to my partners about what’s the most important things that secure the operating note from going on.” Brown’s great-grandmother did the bank. When the tough times He also reminded that there was pass on the ranch tax-free. passed, he gave back to his sis- will always be different opin- “She skipped my grandpar- ters what was rightfully theirs. ions, different personalities ents and my parent’s genera- He also found opportunity. within a family. tion. 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FaxFax 432.837.7278 800.634.4502 www.bigbendsaddlery.comwww.bigbendsaddlery.com “good stuff,” he could invest for “They agreed to start sampling “We’ve worked with 17 they are thinking about their November 30, 2017 Livestock Weekly Page 5 a larger piece of the pie. this crossbreeding idea. They different breeds of cattle in own succession planning pro- “My family has been pretty even agreed on what breeds my lifetime, seven different cess. Their oldest, Tucker, “He lifted off one of the Italy 327, Japan nine, Mexico conservative through the gen- to start using. They agreed on breeds and breed combina- loved basketball, and his goal partition gates, and the other 4610, Netherlands 88, New erations,” Brown said. “My more things about using the tions,” Brown said. “Right was to play college basket- horse in there was a horse that Zealand 2655, Nicaragua grandfather decided he would technology and the skills of now we’re focused on three: ball. He got a scholarship to my dad had asked Lanham 1126, North Ireland 25, Poland the next generation.” Red Angus, Angus, and Si- play Division 3 ball at Lub- take the lease money and buy to ride. That horse stood up, 1254, San Marino 15, Spain a ranch in Colorado.” At the end of that two-week mAngus of both colors.” bock Christian University. He 136, United Kingdom 234, and period, the elder Brown had and he led him off the trailer. He took his seedstock to When Brown was a fresh- started on the JV. Uruguay 919. the Colorado ranch, saved a massive heart attack and man in high school, his parents “He was the youngest by a Lanham went to the world the herd, and in that way kept passed away. began using the tools available year, the shortest by two inch- show with a substitution of his Fresh beef totaled 18,354 the operation going until the “I am confi dent today that at the time to pass on owner- es, the lightest by 20 pounds, ranch horse and ended up be- with Australia 4849, Canada drouth broke. The oil company my dad is the visionary that ship of the ranch. One tool and the fairest complexioned ing reserve world champion at 5688, Costa Rica 114, Hondu- drilled 24 wells on the ranch he is because he received his used was gifting. Over the of all the players,” said Brown. AQHA versatility a year ago.” ras 19, Ireland 20, Japan nine, and did not fi nd oil. father’s blessing to go and years they passed on owner- After just one game he be- Lanham will likely return Mexico 4018, New Zealand “I kind of like being conser- be progressive,” Brown told ship so that each of their four came the starting point guard, to the family ranch when he 1659, Nicaragua 1126, and vative,” Brown said. listeners. “That made a huge children owned a signifi cant a position he held the rest Uruguay 852. Processed beef fi nishes at Texas Tech. Don- RA Brown Jr., Donnell’s impact on the continuing gen- portion of the ranch by 2012. of the season. He also went totaled 1242, including Aus- nell and Kelli and son Tucker father, was the fi rst to gradu- erations of our ranch.” “When my parents decided into leadership and ended up tralia 16, Brazil 317, Canada ate from college. He came Donnell’s parents leveraged to pass on the ranch and divide becoming the student body all attended the two-day suc- 680, Mexico 60, New Zealand home in 1958 with a degree in everything they had to buy out the ranch out, I envisioned president. Tucker married this cession planning workshop to 100, and Uruguay 68. animal husbandry, and he was Brown’s sister, and 50 years that we’d get out the ranch past year and is now back at listen and learn, because times Fresh pork totaled 9225 with ready to use all the information later they paid off that note. map and a pen and draw what the ranch. are constantly changing. The he’d gained. “One of the things my par- sibling gets what portion of the Little brother Lanham’s pas- Brazil 77, Canada 6760, Chile tools available for them are far 88, Denmark 410, Finland “His dad, my grandfather, ents really did right in my ranch,” Brown said. sion is horses. He’s attending different than the tools the gen- was a very conservative, very opinion was they didn’t leave His dad had in mind already Texas Tech University. In 2015 49, Ireland 45, Mexico 343, tradition-bound man, loved by us on the fence to watch,” said what he thought each child he took a horse, a two year-old erations before used. However, Netherlands 81, North Ireland many, but he was not neces- Brown. “They got us boots on should get, but his mom put that no one else on the ranch their goal to keep the ranch in 25, Poland 1016, Spain 97, sarily what we would call a the ground to be an active par- her foot down. could ride, and together they the family and the family in the and United Kingdom 234. visionary,” said Brown. “My ticipant, not just an observer.” “She said, ‘Rob Brown, won a number of competitions; ranch is one in the same. Processed pork totaled 1980, dad was ready to start cross- After college, Brown and that’s not the way we’re going the mount became the AQHA including Canada 976, Den- breeding the Hereford cattle his siblings were encouraged to do it. We’re giving the ranch high point horse of the year for Imported Meat Totals mark 287, Germany 16, Italy that we’d had for six decades to follow their passions. How- to these kids. Let them decide versatility in the cowboy class. 327, Mexico 95, Poland 239, and use all the sound science ever, if they wanted to come who gets what,’ and that’s Then one night in Novem- 37,882 Metric Tons and Spain 39. that he’d learned, and his dad back to the family operation, what we did.” ber that same year, driving DES MOINES, Iowa Lamb totaled 1696 with their parents required that They met once a month for home from another horse said he just needed to work for (USDA) — Imported meat for Australia 1233, Canada one, a while. He said those ideas they work somewhere else for four months. Each sibling put a show, Lanham fell asleep at would wear out.” at least two years. Addition- value to the land and all of the the wheel. He went toward the week ending November 18 and New Zealand 462. Veal Rob married Peggy Donnell, ally, when they came back, physical assets. Their fi gures oncoming traffi c and hit the totaled 37,882 metric tons. The totaled 643, including Canada and they started their own fam- they could either work for the were relatively similar, and guide rail dead center and following figures represent 201, Netherlands seven and ily. During the summers Rob’s ranch or they could come back when it was close and it didn’t then the concrete pillar that metric tons. New Zealand 434. parents would spend the sum- with an expansion plan to grow amount to a whole lot of differ- holds up the overpass. Totals included the follow- Goat meat imports totaled mer at the ranch in Colorado, the business. ence, they agreed to disagree. “It crushed his trailer like ing: Australia 6631, Brazil 231, all from Australia. Mutton and he would subsequently “My oldest sister and hus- They then took the value and an aluminum can, and took off 394, Canada 15,996, Chile totaled 302, all from Australia. become the boss. However, band, their passion was in broke it into four equal parts, his door and the entire bed of 1088, Costa Rica 114, Den- Poultry totaled 2703 with as soon as his father returned, farming,” Brown said. “Thank the test being that if they his pickup,” said Brown. “The mark 697, Finland 49, France Canada 1580, Chile 1000, Is- things returned to the old ways goodness, because farming drew numbers from a hat to trailer broke loose from the one, Germany 16, Honduras rael 12, Mexico 95, and South with his father having the say. wasn’t anyone else’s passion. see who got what, no matter pickup and the pickup rolled.” 19, Ireland 65, Israel 12, Korea 15. In the summer of 1965 Rob My brother came back and his which number was drawn, Lanham walked away with and Peggy took their kids to passion was horses and stocker each would be satisfi ed. barely a scratch. His horse, the Colorado ranch for a sum- cattle, so we grew into stocker “My brother made a really though, “the horse that he had mer vacation just as they did cattle and bought a feedyard.” wise statement,” said Brown. taken from being outlaw to every year. 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The point could be made It might be well worth their that it now adds only one per- RANCHING time to do some study on the cent to the price of gasoline Cow-Calf Feeding Management subject before allowing their to have a 10 percent ethanol representatives to institute blend. That may be close By John Bradshaw and a genetics program that By Dennis McBeth any additional mandates. enough for the ethanol indus- ABILENE, Texas — Dur- fi ts his production goals. The Chicago Mercantile try to lobby intensely for raising the recent Big Country Managing nutrition is actu- Exchange reported on Novem- ing the mandated blend to 15 Beef Conference here, Exten- ally simple, McCollum said. The price of fuel crept up- were no reports of fuel short- sion Beef Cattle Specialist There are three things to it. The ward on Thanksgiving week, ages, and no segment of the ber 24 that near-month futures percent. It could be that a two just like many of us expected. transportation industry had to for Brent crude oil were at percent added cost is a small Ted McCollum was tasked fi rst is balancing grazing with Some predictions were that deal with stranded travelers. $63.34 per barrel while West price to pay for having 15 with discussing nutritional the forage supply. 2017 would see a record for Most of the drivers on the Texas Intermediate lagged percent of our motor fuel pro- management and specifi cally “In other words, don’t over- travel during the holiday. One road today have no memory behind at $58.97. The Plains duced domestically and from how much cattlemen should stock your land,” he said. bit of good news is that there of the gasoline shortages back All American posted bulletin a different source, failure to feed their cows. He began by Data shows that the average showed WTI at $55-55.50, count the amount of petroleum stating that he can’t say how cow from the 1950s through 1985 which probably brings smiles required to raise, harvest and much everyone should feed weighed about 1000 pounds. to many who have been claim- deliver the corn and refi ne it ing a $50 per barrel breakeven. into ethanol notwithstanding. their cows. Today the average beef cow in Included in the CME data Anyone who has his ear to “Because everybody sitting the United States weighs more Dee Sims in here has a different need,” than 1300 pounds. was natural gas at $2.92. Etha- the ground listening for the nol was at $1.37 with a wider ethanol proponents to say what McCollum said. “If you’ve got a property San Angelo, Texas gap between it and gasoline will happen to our fuel costs Everything he would tell that in 1985 you were run- at $1.78 per gallon. The price if and when corn goes to $6 a them is based on averages, ning 100 cows that were 1000 of ethanol is now 77 percent bushel may get run over before and anything based on aver- pounds, and today you’re We Meet NRCS of the value of gasoline. With they hear the facts. ages is wrong on average, running 100 cows and you’ve Funded Specifi cations ethanol having only 67 per- The prediction of a record McCollum stated. got an average cow, you’re 30 cent of the BTU content of corn crop caught my attention Because of this he could only percent overstocked.” 30% SOLAR TAX gasoline, there is still a value and took me back to a time speak in generalities but offered The second step to manag- gap. For ethanol to have price about 47 years ago when I paid to give specifi cs to anyone who ing nutrition is identifying CREDIT AVAILABLE equivalency based on energy to sit in a university classroom content, the price of ethanol (just a few blocks from where would like to call and discuss his needed supplements and when would need to be about $1.19 this paper is printed) and individual program. they’ll be beneficial. There per gallon. be fed propaganda that the With nutritional manage- are times when a cow needs Just when we thought no- earth was overcrowded, the ment, a production goal is the supplement, McCollum said, body was paying much at- population was unsustainable, fi rst thing that must be decided, and there are other times when tention to the spread between and that we were all going to because no one can know how a little supplement might be ethanol and gasoline, there starve unless we got on the much to feed cows until they benefi cial. The last step is to was a report on the early “zero population growth” know where they are trying to select and deliver the appropri- morning TV farm show tell- bandwagon. My experience take them, production-wise. ate supplement. ing about the ethanol industry of having gained an average of McCollum said the goal of “These are the three steps and corn growers lobbying about a pound a year since that a cow-calf operation, under on how to feed your cows, but to increase the consumption time has somewhat diminished of ethanol. The most recent my fears about starvation. its current environmental and of course, the devil is in the estimate is that the U.S. corn Looking back to that point in economic constraints, should details on all of that,” he said. crop is going to set an all-time time, 1970, the USDA reported be to achieve the highest pos- Nutritional management record this year, which will be that there were 57.31 million sible pregnancy rates in the over this fall and winter will added to a large stockpile of acres of corn harvested with shortest amount of time. affect the ranch income in corn being carried forward. an average of 72.4 bushels per The way McCollum man- 2019, McCollum said, not We’ll wait and see if the acre. In 2017 the prediction is ages production risk is through 2018, because these decisions spread between ethanol and for 86.55 million acres with a grazing management pro- will affect the breed-up, preg- Southwest Texas Solar gasoline reaches the point an average of 174.3 bushels gram that supplies adequate nancy rates and calving dates Ronnie Sauer where ethanol can compete per acre. That’s a 240 percent nutrients to the cows and is in the spring of 2019. 103 South Divide • Eldorado, Texas 76936 with gasoline on its own increase in production per sustainable over time, along “We’re managing nutrition merits without incentives, acre, an increase of more than with a supplemental nutrition on the cow now, not for the government mandates or 100 bushels per acre. www.swtxsolar.com other interference. Maybe I We can make all the jokes program that meets the needs calf that’s going to be born missed it, but I didn’t hear we want to about ethanol, but that the forage cannot meet, a next spring,” he said. “We’re anything about the ethanol give those corn farmers and the herd health program to prevent managing for the calves that 325/853-1000325/853-1000 • 325325/650-9500/650-9500 lobby indicating that what scientists behind them all due the introduction of diseases, will be conceived next spring.” Conditions leading up to and at calving will affect the postpartum interval, which is the time between when the cow delivers the calf and when she begins to cycle again. Many spring-calving cows At Agrow, we know it's a way of are currently in the mid-ges- tation period, which is 60-90 days following weaning. This period has the lowest nutrient requirements of the production life, not just a loan. year. It is easy to put weight on a cow, and she is supposed to be gaining weight then. The next stage is late-gesta- tion, beginning 90 days before calving. A cow’s nutrient requirements increase daily in this stage because this is when the majority of the fetal growth occurs. “During that last three months of pregnancy, most of those nutrient requirements are to grow that fetus,” McCollum said. The early lactation stage is calving to 90 days post- calving. This is the highest nutrient requirement time of the year and it is diffi cult to put weight on a cow. It is best to just manage weight loss. The last period is late lacta- 4C Livestock Inc. DBA Sales Every Tuesday CORYELL COUNTY Sheep/Goats 9 A.M. COMMISSION COMPANY Cattle 12 Noon

CATTLE SALE EVERY SATURDAY • 12 Noon Jody and Robin Thomas, Owners Jody & Robin Thomas 2316 Highway 6 East www.wacostockyards.com Waco, Texas 76705 Highway 36 Loop • P. O. Box 671 — Gatesville, Texas 76528 254/865-9121 Office • 254/865-8219 Home • 254/223-2958 Mobile 254/753-3191 Office • 254/223-2958 Cell • 254/753-4390 Fax tion, when nutrient require- pounds $150-180; selection 3 November 30, 2017 Livestock Weekly Page 7 ments are tapering off. Wool And Mohair Workshop Set 40-60 pounds $100-145, 60-80 McCollum had data from pounds $120-160; nannies, confusion on the agricultural Australia’s eastern market in- Texas, Oklahoma and Florida selection 1 80-130 pounds exemption on hours of service dicator closed down 14 cents listing pregnancy rates and For January 13 In San Angelo $180-210, 130-180 pounds known as the 150 air-mile rule. at 1669 cents per kilogram body condition scores. Of the SAN ANGELO — (TAES) The Jan. 13-15 shearing $195-225; selection 2 80-130 “This rule would certainly clean. The offering totaled cows with a body condition — Wool and Mohair 101 will school, which Redden said pounds $145-170; selection be helpful to our cattle haulers 48,409 bales and 93.6 percent score of three, only 32 percent be a one-day workshop on the is meant to train professional 3 80-130 pounds $110-145; sold. The Australian exchange wethers, selection 3 80-100 across the country. We want to rate was weaker by .0011 at bred up. With a score of four, basics from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. shearers in the international thank Transportation Secretary January 13 at the Texas A&M shearing pattern, also known pounds $145-165. .7611 U.S. 68 percent were bred. Elaine L. Chao for listening With a BCS of fi ve, the rate AgriLife Research and Exten- as “Australian-style”, has an Australian clean wool prices to our concerns, and we’ll quoted delivered to Charles- was 88 percent. At a score of six sion Center in San Angelo. It will individual tuition of $150 for DOT Announces 90-Day continue to work with her and ton, South Carolina, all Sch- the rate was about 93 percent. coincide with the annual three- Texas residents and $250 for day AgriLife Extension Sheep non-residents. Waiver On Truck Logs FMCSA to make sure that our lumberger dry formula, with He had other data show- a freight rate of .15 cents per ing that the body condition Shearing School Jan. 13-15. Those interested in either WASHINGTON — (NCBA) cattle are delivered safely, and The center is north of San educational program should that our drivers and others on pound: 18 micron $8, down score also greatly affects how — Craig Uden, president nine cents, 19 micron $7, down quickly a cow breeds. Angelo on U.S. Highway 87. contact Redden or Pope by the road are safe as well.” Dr. Reid Redden, Texas Dec. 1 by applying online at of the National Cattlemen’s seven cents, 20 micron $6.20, “The body condition score A&M AgriLife Extension http://agrilife.org/sheepand- Beef Association, released down seven cents, 21 micron the day they calve affects how Service state sheep and goat goat/woolmohair or calling the following statement on Domestic Wool Quiet, $5.80, down one cent, 22 mi- many are going to become specialist at San Angelo, said (325) 653-4576. November 20 in response to Aussie Market Lower cron $5.50, down three cents, pregnant as well as when dur- the 101 event participants will the Federal Motor Carrier 25 micron $4.31, 26 micron $3.77, down seven cents, 28 ing your calving season those be provided information on Safety Administration’s an- GREELEY, Colo. — cows are going to calve out,” New Holland Kid Goat (USDA)— Domestic wool micron $2.68, down 13 cents, wool and mohair and its uses nouncement that it is issuing McCollum said. Prices Mostly Steady trading on a clean basis was 30 micron $2.05, down 15 in the natural fi ber industry. He a 90-day waiver on the use of When talking about spring- said the program’s content will quiet last week, with no con- cents, 32 micron $1.66, down NEW HOLLAND, Penn. — electronic logging devices for nine cents, and Merino clip- calving cows, now is the time be an excellent educational (USDA-Nov. 27) — Slaughter fi rmed trades. to look at the cows and decide venue for anyone interested livestock haulers: Domestic wool trading on pings $4.94, up one cent. lambs under 70 pounds were “This is very good news where they are and where in the natural fi ber industry, to steady to $10 higher, heavier a grease basis was also quiet, with no confi rmed trades other TexStar Sea Containers they need to go, as far as body include agricultural students, lambs steady to $10 lower, for cattle and beef producers, condition. hand spinners, and those new and it’s a sign that the admin- than domestic wool tags deliv- slaughter ewes mostly steady ered to the buyer on a grease INSTANT “Is my objective then to to the industry. to $5 higher, slaughter kid istration is listening to the H maintain condition, or increase “The workshop will also concerns that we have been basis. No. 1 tags brought 60-70 STORAGES goats mostly steady, slaughter SIZES: 20’s — 40’s condition in my cows over the include hands-on educational raising. We’ve maintained for cents, No. 2 50-60 cents and nannies mostly $10-20 lower No. 3 40-50 cents. 866/468-2791 • San Angelo, Texas next several months?” McCol- information,” Redden said. per head, bucks mostly $20- a long time that FMSCA is not “Our third annual three-day lum asked. 40 lower per head, slaughter prepared for this ELD rollout, It is difficult to increase AgriLife Extension Sheep Shearing School will begin at wethers mostly $10-20 lower that there needs to be more body condition when January per head. Sheep and goat re- outreach from the Department rolls around and calves are the same time as the wool and mohair workshop. Participants ceipts totaled 4573 head. of Transportation to the agri- coming. Slaughter sheep: lambs, GRAHAM cultural community, and that McCollum, like many oth- in the wool and mohair workshop can interact with experi- choice and prime 2-3 70- there’s currently still major LIVESTOCK COMMISSION LLC ers, would rather manage the enced and beginning shearers. 80 pounds $197-200, 80-90 forage and limit feed pur- Our goal is to have participants pounds $180-200, 90-110 203 Highway 67 South • Graham, Texas 76450 chases, but that isn’t always leave the workshop with a pounds $180-198, 110-130 easy. Cattle over time will basic understanding of the pounds $170-185, 130-200 SALE EVERY MONDAY — 12 NOON selectively graze a pasture animal fi ber industry from start pounds $150-165; choice 1-2 We sold 1579 head of cattle Monday, November 27, including 331 and remove the preferred for- to fi nish.” 50-60 pounds $227-265, 60- packer cows, bred cows and pairs, 1248 yearlings and calves. Packer age, leaving the less desirable Dr. Ronald Pope, Texas 70 pounds $220-250, 70- cows were steady to $5 higher on the high yielding cows. Packer bulls plants as winter goes on. A&M AgriLife Research di- 80 pounds $185-215, 80-90 were steady. The replacement bred cows and pairs were steady to $75 “As you go through the win- rector of the Bill Sims Wool pounds $170-197; choice 2-3 ter, you’re losing ground every and Mohair Research Lab, 90-110 pounds $160-195, lower. Market on steers and heifers weighing 600 pounds and under day that goes by,” he said. located on the center grounds, 110-130 pounds $140-172, were steady on the plainer calves with the better quality calves being $4 higher. Feeder steers, heifers and bulls weighing over 600 pounds were There are two sets of nutri- will be the workshop coordina- 130-150 pounds $150-167; RANCH SIGNS ent requirements that must tor and lead instructor. Pope’s choice 1-2 50-60 pounds $200- steady to strong. The good quality calves and yearlings were higher, and be satisfi ed in a cow — the topics will include a historical 225, 60-70 pounds $170-210, PERSONALIZED SIGNS the plainer calves and yearlings were cheaper. microbial population in the account of wool from the con- 70-80 pounds $170-180, 80- rumen and the animal itself. sumer’s perspective up to the 90 pounds $162-170, 90-110 current time. He’ll also discuss NEXT WEANED CALF AND YEARLING SALE If the microbes aren’t satisfi ed, pounds $145-165, 110-130 Monday, DECEMBER 4 the cow will be shorted. the biology and structure of pounds $130-145; ewes, good The fi rst Monday sale of each month we will have a weaned calf The microbial population wool fi ber, its attributes and 2-3 80-100 pounds $90-105, requires energy, nitrogen and characteristics, uses of wool, 120-160 pounds $80-110, 160- and yearling sale in addition to our regular sale. Cattle must be and breeds of sheep and their minerals. The nitrogen comes YOUR NAME HERE steers and heifers weaned at least 45 days. respective wool types. 200 pounds $75-100; utility from protein. On rangeland, Redden said the events are two 1-3 80-200 pounds $65-100. “Designed Especially For You, Any Size” CONSIGNMENTS nitrogen or protein is the nu- Slaughter goats: all sold separate educational programs, Napkin Holders Monday, DECEMBER 4 trient of concern, McCollum so participants can attend one or by the head; kids, selection 1 Order Now For Christmas! 40-60 pounds $150-175, 60- 700 weaned steers and heifers, 400-800 pounds. said. If forage contains less the other, but not both. 325/277-1073 than seven to eight percent The wool and mohair work- 80 pounds $165-195, 80-100 30 black cows, with fi rst babies at side. protein, the focus should be shop registration is $50. 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Jackie Bishop Ronnie Hardin Greg Sublett WINCH TRUCK AVAILABLE ON SALE DAY • BRING YOUR TRUCK OR TRAILER • WE ARE AGENTS AND AGENTS ONLY 940/550-5977 940/521-2158 940/328-5224 Page 8 Livestock Weekly November 30, 2017 the authors looked at all the every 640 acres three times Hernandez attributed that to woody cover, for the home different studies and deter- in the fall. The take-away, a sign of the times, meaning range about 30 percent, at the mined that for quail, rotational Hewitt told listeners, was that that in the 1980s cattle were pasture level 10 percent, and CKWRI Scientist Updates Quail grazing was better than contin- population-based harvest was still king in South Texas. with robust herbaceous cover uous and that a higher stocking possible, but in the late 1990s In the 1990s additional re- perhaps fi ve to seven percent rate on areas that could support the techniques for determining search suggested that as much woody cover is suffi cient. Enthusiasts On Brush Research such rates was actually more the population density were as 20 to 60 percent brush is Hernandez then talked about By Colleen Schreiber who focus on quail. A day-long benefi cial for quail compared “pretty crude.” needed for good quail habitat. another paradigm shift of SAN ANTONIO — The short course is typically held to less productive sites where On the topics of predation, “Over the last 25 years or so, sorts. The value of brush for quail season is underway in every fi ve years or so to review lower stocking rates were parasites and disease, research if you were a manager of quail, individual quail is fairly evi- Texas, and while it is much their research. called for. suggested that coyotes, rac- you were getting a lot of mixed dent. But what about across too early to tell just what kind “You all are often the basis In general, it was about coons and feral hogs were messages about what percent- an entire population? Does a of hunting season it will be, of the research topics that we disturbance again, and the the main nest predators. It age of brush you should shoot population have higher sur- no doubt quail hunting enthu- choose to study, and often- researchers and managers of was suggested that removal of for,” Hernandez said. vival and a higher density level siasts are likely just excited times the support that pro- that era concluded that man- coyotes might exacerbate nest The mixed message, he con- if there is less brush or are they about the potential prospects vides the resources to do our aged grazing is benefi cial or problems by enabling skunks tended, came about because of more robust if a pasture has and the fact that another season research,” Hewitt said. “So it’s at least compatible for quail, to become more abundant and the scale on which they were higher woody cover? In other is upon them. only fi tting that we share these Hewitt said. therefore could exacerbate nest basing such recommendations. words is there a direct cor- Some of those enthusiasts results and get input from you The research of that time predation. It was also suggested Those with the lower percent- relation between the amount recently gathered for a quail and get retooled for forays into also suggested that quail had a in the review that predator con- ages of brush, he said, were of brush on the landscape and short course hosted by the the research on quail.” home range of 10 to 80 acres, trol was probably a low-return looking at it from the pasture population performance? Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Re- To address the topic of but the core area, where they management action. level. The later studies were Studies conducted by CK- search Institute. The theme changing paradigms, he of- spent the majority of their There was no mention in more empirical in nature and WRI over the last decade was “Changing Paradigms in fered some insight into where time, only encompassed about the review of parasite and tended to be focused on mak- found that as woody cover Quail Management”. the quail research has been 20 acres. The implication of disease research work being ing recommendations based increased, weekly survival of CKWRI Director Dr. Dave over the last decade or two. that research, Hewitt said, done on quail. on where quail were actually bobwhites increased. Hewitt offered some open- He pointed to the publication was that quail management is “Most of you who follow found — where they were be- “Variation in survival is much ing remarks, setting the stage “Bobwhites of the Wild Horse really a local thing, that what quail know that has changed ing fl ushed, for example. greater at the lower end of brush for the day’s program. The Desert: Status of Our Knowl- you do on your property is in the last 15 or so years.” “If you look at bobwhite cover,” Hernandez stated. importance of quail to the edge”, authored by Mickey all that really matters, and a Finally, Hewitt pointed out quail locations, they’re always Another CKWRI study state’s income, the bobwhite Hellickson and Andrew Ra- manager need not worry about that the literature indicated tied to woody cover within found that quail were able to in particular, is not lost on domski and published in the that what’s going on with the there had not been a great deal 30 to 50, 60 yards of woody withstand drouth better on CKWRI. The institute, he said, late 1990s. neighbors or out on the land- of research conducted on other cover,” Hernandez explained. areas that had a higher percent- has a “big crew” of scientists From a habitat management scape as a whole. quail species such as blue quail “So if you were to measure age of brush. During drouth, standpoint, researchers and With respect to harvest, or Montezuma quail. That too woody cover around the bob- even the smallest patches of TANK COATINGS managers alike were largely researchers determined that has changed in recent years. white location, then it would brush corresponded to where ROOF COATINGS recommending mottes and 25 to 45 percent of the fall Dr. Fidel Hernandez, one of make sense to come up with the quail were found. strips of brush with a canopy population could be safely the endowed quail researchers brush cover of 60 to 80 percent “The drier the landscape, Available for metal, composition shin- at CKWRI, discussed in detail canopy cover, so where quail the more the quail population gles or Tar Roofs. Long lasting and cover across the landscape harvested without impacting easy to apply. We also manufacture of fi ve to 20 percent and bare the following year’s popula- some of the changing para- are found they are always tied constricts their confi nement to Tank Coatings for Concrete, Rock, ground 25 to 75 percent. Ad- tion. However, during drouth, digms with respect to brush to woody cover.” woody cover, and the wetter it Steel, Galvanized and Mobile tanks. ditionally, the experts also sug- it was suggested that harvest management. Still other studies looked gets, the more they expand out Call For Our FREE CATALOG gested that herbicides, disking be reduced to 10 to 20 percent “My perspective on just how at it based on the home range into the rangeland,” Hernan- and prescribed fi re were all good of the population. much brush bobwhites need scale, which led researchers dez said. tools for maintaining quail The survey techniques for has probably changed over the to suggest brush canopy cover Another quail density study VIRDEN habitat. In short, disturbance quail included call counts and last 20 years that I’ve been at levels of about 30 percent. across 10 ranches found that PERMA-BILT was an important part of man- line transects. Researchers at the institute,” Hernandez told That, he said, brings to light as woody cover increased 806/352-2761 aging quail in South Texas. that time suggested walking listeners. “The thinking has the shift in paradigm. Today on the landscape, quail den- www.virdenproducts.com four one-mile transects for changed because our knowl- CKWRI quail researchers tell sity increased, but only to a From a grazing standpoint edge has changed.” landowners that the amount of point. When brush canopy He, too, started with a look brush cover quail need varies approached 40 percent, quail back at the brush-specifi c re- by scale. density began to decrease. search literature. Researchers “It’s not very revolutionary,” Researchers also looked at Helicopter Spraying and managers alike have long Hernandez admitted. “It just woody cover patch size and dis- recognized the value of brush means that at the local level, tribution. What they found was & Spike Broadcasting for quail. The estimates on quail need the greatest percent- that quail density is greatest when Your Vision, how much brush is needed, he age of brush and on the pasture brush cover occurs as multiple Is Our Passion! said, are wide ranging. 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Prices Mostly Steady 174, 400-500 pounds $149- Replacement cows: medium 1-2 young to short-solid cows they were king, getting rid of Also, he said, even the AMARILLO — (USDA-Nov. 151, 500-600 pounds $124.50- and large No. 1-2 young cows 1200-1400 pounds 1-6 months the brush or at least attempt- rangeland and wildlife ecolo- 28) — Steer and heifer calves 141.50, calves 600-700 pounds 850-1100 pounds 1-6 months bred with calves 300-500 pounds ing to do so was a priority gists often forget to take into sold mostly steady on a light $123-125.50; medium and large bred $750-875 per head, young $1650-1925 per pair. for many landowners. They account what’s in the soil and test, slaughter cows and bulls No. 1-2 350-400 pounds $142- to short-solid cows 1200-1500 chained, rootplowed and roller how soil disturbance impacts $1-2 higher. Receipts totaled 148, 400-500 pounds $141-145, pounds 1-6 months bred $950- chopped thousands of acres the important mycorrhiza 763 head. 500-600 pounds $120-138. 1150, broke-mouth cows 1000- throughout South Texas. Con- which help not only with water Steers: medium and large No. Slaughter cows: breaking 1500 pounds 1-6 months bred sequently, the landscape that infiltration and nutrient ac- 1 350-400 pounds $191-204, 1300-1500 pounds $55.25- $700-900; cow-calf pairs, medi- was once brush species diverse, quisition but also help protect 400-500 pounds $157-173, calves 56, boning 1000-1300 pounds um and large No. 1-2 middleaged in some areas as many as 30 dif- against diseases. 600-700 pounds $132-145, calves $54.25-55, high dressing $58- to short-solid cows 1100-1300 ferent brush species, Hernandez Hernandez wrapped up 700-750 pounds $125-136.50; 60.50, lean 800-1200 pounds pounds with calves 150-200 said, became a landscape left with some general recom- medium and large No. 1-2 450- $52.50-57, high dressing pounds $1500-1750; three-in- largely with regrowth mesquite mendations. First, he told 500 pounds $144-158. $58.50-60, low dressing $50. one pairs, medium and large No. 830/431-1525 and prickly pear. And a less listeners, “Stay away from plant-diverse landscape, be severe soil disturbances.” it brush or herbaceous plants, Second, “Aim for creating is not good for any species of or maintaining habitat diver- wildlife, quail included. sity. Know your area and be Researchers and managers particularly aware of those also did not recognize the unique rare habitats,” he said. impact that disturbance, even “If you have old bull mesquites the slightest bit of disturbance, or older brush mottes, leave would have on the spread of those in place for shade.” WeeklyWee Sales Held At 11 A.M. exotic or non-native grasses Finally, “Strategically place MMondayonday — Mason • Thursday — San Saba species, in particular the Old clearings. Don’t do blanket World bluestems. brush control. If you are able, “Now, every time I see some- treat smaller portions of more one disking, I just cringe a little pastures rather than larger December Replacement Female Sale bit whereas I used to not cringe, areas of fewer pastures.” Saturday, December 2 @ 10 A.M. — San Saba Over 3200 Head Consigned — Books Are Closed For details on the cow sale or online viewing/bidding info, please call or visit our website. Unregistered Bull Special Stocker and Feeder Sale in a In Conjunction With Our Regular Sale Trophies Will Be Awarded To Our Champiosn And Reserve Champions In Each Breed (Offering Weaned And Non-Weaned Calves And Yearlings) Thursday, December 7 — San Saba Hotel Lobby Early Offerings Include: • 70 choice Angus cross calves, weight 525-600 pounds, weaned over two months, have been given Virashield, 7Way and wormed — out of true F-1 cows and Angus bulls. • 40 Angus and Angus Plus calves, weaned for 120 days, most will be steers. Choice gleanings from 45- world. All night long. From Tex- • 55 steers out of Braford cows and Red and black Angus bulls, weight 650 pounds, weaned for 35 days and given two rounds plus years of Unregistered as. New Mexico, Kansas, Okla- of 7Way and Eprinex pour on. Bull. homa, you name it. There’s got • 80 Charolais / Angus cross calves — 50 steers and 30 heifers, weight approximately 600 pounds, one round of shots. Maybe you noticed that clas- to be some mistake.” • 9 Angus calves, weaned for 60+ days, two rounds of shots, wormed. sifi ed ad in our November 23 “Sir,” I replied, “it begins • 25 Angus calves, weight 450-550 pounds, worked and given 8 way, Virashield and have been on feed, weaned for 45+ days. issue. It offered for sale a set to look like you’ve got one of • 50 Angus calves, weight 500-600 pounds, weaned for 60+ days. of Hereford and Angus cows, those friends who keep you from three and four years old, with needing any enemies. We’d a few calves already on the already decided not to run the ground. The price was $250. ad again. That request to call Special Stocker and Feeder Sale The ad listed no name, just a after 9 p.m. must have interfered In Conjunction With Our Regular Sale Plainview telephone number, somewhat with your sleep.” Trophies Will Be Awarded To Our Champiosn And Reserve Champions In Each Breed and it said to call after 9 p.m. “Yeah, wasn’t that lovely? (Offering Weaned And Non-Weaned Calves And Yearlings) The order was typewritten. And how about the price on Thursday, December 14 — San Saba It was accompanied by a $10 the cattle? I’d like to have a Early Offerings Include: bill. The ad was to run twice. few like that myself. But I’ll • 9 Angus/Wagyu cross calves, weight 600 pounds, weaned 45 days and given two rounds of shots. Last Sunday evening a col- tell you one thing, you sure do • 14 Angus Plus calves, weight 700-850 pounds, weaned for 80 days and given two rounds of shots. lect telephone call interrupted have a wide circulation.” this poor editor’s vigil at the “Well, it’s pretty close to TV set. 16,000.” “Say, there must be some “Hmm,” he hummed. “There’s One Ranch Special Female Consignment kind of mistake down there nearly a thousand of ‘em that In Conjunction With Our Regular Sale At 11 A.M. at your offi ce,” the man said. haven’t called me yet. I’ll prob- “I’ve been getting all these late ably hear from them tonight.” FEMALES SELL AT 12 NOON telephone calls about some He paused for a moment, then Monday, December 11 — Mason cows, but I didn’t advertise continued: “You know, I might Consignments Include: any cows for sale.” have an idea who sent that ad in. • 300 coming three year old second-calf Angus and black whiteface cows, bred to start calving the end of January to Jorgen- First thing Monday morn- In case I fi nd out for sure, I might son Land & Cattle registered Angus bulls, ranch bred all the cows as heifers, calved them out and bred them back for their ing, we checked the letter in be calling you to see about the second calf, gentle, come to feed, approximately 220 of the cows will be Angus with the balance as black baldies, consign- which the ad was sent. The rates for half a page.” ment will be sorted into uniform groups with the larger groups being given a gate count of 10 or more, baldies will be sold telephone number was perfect- However, we’re not in- separately from the Angus — this one ranch set of females are young and will raise you a choice set of calves. ly correct. Then we contacted terested in being parties to • 400 open Angus heifers, half sisters out of Special Focus, fancy set of females, weight 750+ pounds, OCV, current on vac- the Plainview information invitations to buy hideously cinations — an extremely uniform set of females that have a tremendous set of genetics behind them, ready for the bulls, operator and she said yes, the cheap cattle or brand new gate cuts of 10 or more will be given on the larger groups. name and telephone number $2500 Cadillacs. When it For details on the cow sale or online viewing/bidding info, please call or visit our website. were right. comes to breaking the market Wednesday morning, the just to make sure some old boy Plainview man called again: doesn’t wear his mattress out, Christmas Holiday Schedule “Say, these dang telephone calls our sense of humor is feeble — NO SALES — keep coming in from all over the indeed. — (S.F. 11/30/72) Thursday, December 21, 2017 — San Saba Monday, December 25, 2017 — Mason Thursday, December 28, 2017 — San Saba — FIRST SALES OF THE NEW YEAR — Thursday, January 4, 2018 — San Saba Monday, January 8, 2018 — Mason Got Prickly Pear Or Broom Weeds? Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! We Can Help! Call To Discuss Effective Solutions! We Appreciate Your Business In 2017 And Look Forward To The New Year!

AMERICA’S RANGE & PASTURE SPECIALISTS If you are unable to attend the bull or female sales, you may view it live and bid online (or by phone at 325-372-5159). If you have It’s about time to start looking at your broom weed and prickly pear previously registered with us online, click the “live auction” button on our website and log in, but if you have not previously registered spraying needs for 2016. New tank mixes and technologies are avail- with us for our online sales, please do so prior to the sale. For instructions, go to our website and click on “internet sales”. If you need able to increase the percentage kill of both. In addition we have solu- additional assistance, please call or email us. A running order will be posted on our website the evening before the sale. tions for mesquite and huisache too. Offers Quality And Affordable Control Of: Ken and Kynda Jordan, Owners and Operators • Mesquite • Prickly Pear • Greasewood • Weeds • Huisache Jeffrey Osbourn — Jody Osbourn — Bart Larremore P.O. Box 158 • San Saba, Tx. 76877 Zane Willard Cole Vestal Jeff Fox San Saba: 325/372-5159 — www.jordancattle.com Mason: 325/347-6361 — [email protected] 325/656-2625 806/790-9395 817/271-1811 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Page 10 Livestock Weekly November 30, 2017 500 lbs. $174.74, 500-550 lbs. 350 lbs. $215.93, 350-400 lbs. 500 lbs. $189.99, 500-550 lbs. 650 lbs. $124.08, 650-700 lbs. $154.65; heifers, medium and $197.73, 400-450 lbs. $188.74, $190.72, 550-600 lbs. $183; $126.57, 700-750 lbs. $124.80, large No. 1-2 761 lbs. $137.50. 450-500 lbs. $184.27, 500- heifers, medium and large No. 750-800 lbs. $115.41. Feeder Cattle Markets Not Well Oklahoma 10,400 head. 550 lbs. $175.72, 550-600 lbs. 1 300-350 lbs. $180.82, 400- Direct receipts totaled 11,500 Steers, medium and large No. $168.05, 600-650 lbs. $155.92, 450 lbs. $182.92, 450-500 lbs. head, the previous week 26,600 1 350-400 lbs. $208.51, 400- 600-650 lbs. $176.11, 650- $168.59, 500-550 lbs. $164.38, head and last year 27,500 head. Tested During Thanksgiving Week 450 lbs. $193.36, 450-500 lbs. 700 lbs. $161.50, 750-800 lbs. 550-600 lbs. $153.40, 750-800 Texas 6600 head. Steers, ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — (USDA) mostly steady at $188-190. $184.54, 500-550 lbs. $175.40, $157.29, 800-850 lbs. $148.81, lbs. $150.28. medium and large No. 1 755- — Feeder cattle and calf markets Compared to the previous 550-600 lbs. $167.91, 600-650 850-900 lbs. $151.70; heifers, Montana 7900 head. Steers, 760 lbs. $151.50, 800-820 were not well tested nationwide Friday’s close, the front fi ve lbs. $157.14, 650-700 lbs. medium and large No. 1 300- medium and large No. 1 350- lbs. $145.57, 700 lbs. $150.60 last week due to limited market- Live Cattle contracts were $158.01, 700-750 lbs. $155.04, 350 lbs. $179.51, 350-400 lbs. 400 lbs. $198.42, 400-450 lbs. May, delivered 750 lbs. ing during the Thanksgiving from 28 cents lower to 83 750-800 lbs. $153.09, 800-850 $170.20, 400-450 lbs. $164.45, $193.26, 450-500 lbs. $186.43, $150.52; heifers, medium and holiday week. cents higher, with the deferred lbs. $153.11, 850-900 lbs. 450-500 lbs. $158.92, 500- 500-550 lbs. $171.78, 550-600 large No. 1 725 lbs. $147, 765 Some auctions did hold spe- contracts being on the positive $152.44; heifers, medium 550 lbs. $151.68, 550-600 lbs. lbs. $162.72; heifers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $150.28, 700-750 lbs. $138.56. and large No. 1 350-400 lbs. lbs. $139, 700 lbs. $143.50 cials on Monday and Tuesday, side. For the same time period, January, 650 lbs. $143.10 but their receipts were not up Feeder Cattle futures were $153.09, 350-400 lbs. $163.06, Nebraska 12,500 head. Steers, $170.37, 400-450 lbs. $162.78, 400-450 lbs. $159.31, 450- medium and large No. 1 300- 450-500 lbs. $162.03, 500-550 February, 700 lbs. $138.60 to par with those of last year. from $1.35 to $1.65 higher. February, delivered 750 lbs. The market has pulled back Choice boxed beef values 500 lbs. $152.82, 500-550 lbs. 350 lbs. $214.82, 350-400 lbs. lbs. $155.24, 550-600 lbs. $145.65, 550-600 lbs. $147.81, $214.14, 400-450 lbs. $200.45, $150.20, 850-900 lbs. $140, $152, 725 lbs. $138 February, a bit in the past couple of took a dip the previous Friday 700 lbs. $136.80 March. weeks. Oklahoma City Nation- but bounced back last week to 600-650 lbs. $143.54, 700- 450-500 lbs. $195.49, 500- 900-950 lbs. $134.35. 750 lbs. $143.48, 750-800 lbs. 550 lbs. $183.08, 550-600 lbs. Virginia 2100 head. Steers, Kansas 4600 head. Steers, al Stockyards on Monday sold close at $210.99, $3.75 higher medium and large No. 1 825 more than 7000 head of stock than the previous Friday’s close. $140.61, 800-850 lbs. $137.90. $176.38, 600-650 lbs. $167.62, medium and large No. 1 450- with only steers under 450 Offerings weighing more New Mexico 4700 head. 650-700 lbs. $166.71, 700-750 500 lbs. $154.72, 550-600 lbs. lbs. $162, 875 lbs. $156, 900 pounds being called higher. than 600 pounds made up 39 Steers, medium and large No. 1 lbs. $162.81, 750-800 lbs. $142.77, 600-650 lbs. $135.54, lbs. $152. Even though feeder cattle percent of the week’s reported 450-500 lbs. $158.50, 500-550 $166.68; heifers, medium 700-750 lbs. $128.88; heif- Wyoming 300 head. Steers, receipts hit a speed bump this auction volume, and 42 per- lbs. $152.03; heifers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. ers, medium and large No. 1 medium and large No. 1 deliv- Thanksgiving week, fed cattle cent were heifers. and large No. 1 450-500 lbs. $181.69, 350-400 lbs. $189.66, 350-400 lbs. $129.33, 450- ered 850 lbs. $165.50; heifers, marketing in the Five-State Auction receipts totaled $145.08, 500-550 lbs. $143.47. 400-450 lbs. $173.15, 450- 500 lbs. $126.09, 500-550 medium and large No. 1 deliv- Area did top 70,000 for the 89,800 head, the previous Missouri 19,500 head. 500 lbs. $171.43, 500-550 lbs. lbs. $123.33, 550-600 lbs. ered 800 lbs. $152.50. holiday week. Fed cattle trad- week 320,200 head and last Steers, medium and large $161.96, 550-600 lbs. $156.89, $119.59, 600-650 lbs. $118.50, ed $1 lower in the Southern year 95,900 head. No. 1 350-400 lbs. $190.87, 600-650 lbs. $150.07, 650- 700-750 lbs. $121.66. Fredericksburg Kid Plains at $118, while North- Texas 800 head. Steers, 400-450 lbs. $183.86, 450- 700 lbs. $145.70, 700-750 lbs. North Carolina 1800 head. ern Plains dressed sales were medium and large No. 1 450- 500 lbs. $174.88, 500-550 $144.04, 850-900 lbs. $146.85. Steers, medium and large No. Goats Steady To Up lbs. $170.27, 550-600 lbs. Colorado 1200 head. Steers, 1-2 275-295 lbs. $151.38, 300- FREDERICKSBURG — $163.55, 600-650 lbs. $161.06, medium and large No. 1 500- 345 lbs. $147.23, 350-395 lbs. (Nov. 28) — Wool lambs 650-700 lbs. $158.31, 700- 550 lbs. $176.74, 550-600 lbs. $142.12, 400-445 lbs. $147.58, 750 lbs. $155.73, 750-800 $168.82, 600-650 lbs. $158.57, 450-495 lbs. $152.44, 503-545 were lower, Dorper lambs $20 lbs. $156.57, 800-850 lbs. 650-700 lbs. $159.16, 700-750 lbs. $146.54, 560-594 lbs. lower, light kid goats higher, $157.98, 850-900 lbs. $156.87, lbs. $157.87; heifers, medium $148.29, 605-615 lbs. $144.95, heavier kids steady. Sheep 900-950 lbs. $153.75, 950- and large No. 1 450-500 lbs. 700-718 lbs. $134.40; heifers, and goat receipts totaled 3578 1000 lbs. $147.98, 1000-1050 $165.25, 500-550 lbs. $155.69, medium and large No. 1-2 head. lbs. $140.81, 1050-1100 lbs. 550-600 lbs. $154.36. 210-245 lbs. $132.55, 270- $131.13; Holstein steers, large Wyoming 6100 head. Steers, 290 lbs. $133.30, 300-340 Sheep: No. 1 wool lambs No. 3 650-700 lbs. $88.19; medium and large No. 1 350- lbs. $131.12, 350-390 lbs. 40-60 pounds $170-250, 60-80 heifers, medium and large No. 400 lbs. $198.61, 400-450 lbs. $132.40, 400-440 lbs. $131.25, pounds $130-250; slaughter 1 350-400 lbs. $160.17, 400- $191.66, 450-500 lbs. $194.02, 450-495 lbs. $123.33, 500-545 lambs 45-80 pounds $160- 450 lbs. $158.15, 450-500 lbs. 500-550 lbs. $180.10, 550-600 lbs. $123.63, 560-590 lbs. $153.85, 500-550 lbs. $149.70, lbs. $164.12; heifers, medium 300, 90-140 pounds $105-180; $119.78, 600-647 lbs. $118.54, Barbado lambs 40-60 pounds 550-600 lbs. $146.69, 600- and large No. 1 350-400 lbs. 650-665 lbs. $118.13, 705-740 650 lbs. $147.34, 650-700 lbs. $163.66, 400-450 lbs. $161.84, lbs. $106.97. $120-240; Dorper cross lambs $149.25, 700-750 lbs. $144.92, 450-500 lbs. $158.15, 500- Tennessee 1600 head. 40-60 pounds $180-275, 60-80 750-800 lbs. $144.83, 800- 550 lbs. $155.68, 550-600 lbs. Steers, medium and large No. pounds $160-270; slaughter 850 lbs. $141.28, 850-900 lbs. $142.62, 800-850 lbs. $156.71. 1-2 300-350 lbs. $154.47, 350- $139.67, 900-950 lbs. $133.33. South Dakota 9100 head. ewes $30-110; bucks $70-120. 400 lbs. $146.42, 400-450 lbs. Goats: No. 1 Boer cross Iowa 12,100 head. Steers, Steers, medium and large No. $143.94, 450-500 lbs. $144.46, medium and large No. 1 300- 1 400-450 lbs. $206.73, 450- 500-550 lbs. $143.30, 550- kids 20-40 pounds $180-385, 600 lbs. $140.38, 600-650 lbs. 40-60 pounds $200-310, 60- SHEEP & GOAT SALE CATTLE SALE $134.47, 650-700 lbs. $133.37, 80 pounds $185-310; muttons Monday — 10 A.M. Tuesday — 12 Noon 700-750 lbs. $136.67, 750-800 $200-300; Angora kids $140- lbs. $132.27; heifers, medium 260; lower quality kids $130- and large No. 1-2 300-350 lbs. 180; packer nannies $60-140; OFFICE: 254/386-3185 $133.64, 350-400 lbs. $130.92, 400-450 lbs. $130, 450-500 lbs. stocker nannies $120-235; HAMILTON, TEXAS $128, 500-550 lbs. $126.19, Angora nannies $50-110; Boer 550-600 lbs. $124.83, 600- cross billies $140-225. CATTLE SALE RESULTS — 11/28/17 — 242 HEAD No. 1 Steers Cow / Calf Pairs Rentals — Sales 200-300 Pounds ______NT CWT Choice ______NT PR Air Compressors 300-400 Pounds ______$170.00-$190.00 CWT Medium Quality ______NT PR 400-500 Pounds ______$160.00-$175.00 CWT Aged ______NT PR Rock Drills 500-600 Pounds ______$145.00-$160.00 CWT Bred Cows Paving Breakers 600-700 Pounds ______$135.00-$150.00 CWT Choice ______$1000.00-$1200.00 HD Bits — Steel — Hose 700 Pounds & Up ______$130.00-$145.00 CWT Medium Quality ______$ 800.00-$1200.00 HD No. 1 Heifers Aged ______NT HD ______E F 200-300 Pounds $160.00-$170.00 CWT Trends LISL ENCI 300-400 Pounds ______$150.00-$160.00 CWT Stocker Steers ______Steady AR NG A. J. KOLLMYER & SON 400-500 Pounds ______$145.00-$155.00 CWT Feeder Steers ______Steady C Serving West Texas Since 1937 500-600 Pounds ______$130.00-$140.00 CWT Stocker Heifers ______$5.00 Higher & DOZER SERVICES, LLC 600-700 Pounds ______$120.00-$135.00 CWT Feeder Heifers ______$5.00 Higher 22 East Avenue B • San Angelo, Texas 76903 700 Pounds & Up ______$115.00-$130.00 CWT Packer Cows ______Steady [email protected] Call: Steve or Joe Kollmyer — 325/655-9683 Packer Cows Packer Bulls ______Steady 890 FM 573 N Chance Carlisle High Yield ______$ 58.00-$ 61.00 CWT Cow / Calf Pairs ______NT Mullin, Texas 76864 325.451.0706 Medium Yield ______$ 55.00-$ 57.00 CWT Bred Cows ______Steady Low Yield ______$ 50.00-$ 54.00 CWT GRAPE CREEK TRAILER REPAIR Your Dealer For Packer Bulls • All Types Of Fencing High Yield ______$ 75.00-$ 80.00 CWT EASLEY TRAILERS Low Yield ______NT CWT • Cattle Pens and Working Facilities • Horse Trailers • Stock Trailers • Tandem Dual Flatbeds • All Types Of Metal Buildings • Replacement Beds For Pickups SHEEP SALE RESULTS — 11/27/17 — 1165 HEAD • Brush Control and Dirt Work Slaughter Kids Dorper / Dorper Cross Lambs Feeder: 20-40 Pounds _____ $180.00-$320.00 CWT Feeder: 20-40 Pounds _____ $180.00-$300.00 CWT • Pipe Fencing Slaughter: 40-70 Pounds __ $180.00-$275.00 CWT Slaughter: 40-70 Pounds __ $180.00-$280.00 CWT • Roping and Riding Arenas Slaughter: 70 Pounds & Up $175.00-$240.00 CWT Slaughter: 70 Pounds & Up $140.00-$240.00 CWT Fancy Light Kids Up To ______N / T Fancy Ewe Lambs ______• Fully Insured “Quality Repairs At Affordable Prices” N / T Repaint — Rewire — Refloor — Install Hitches Slaughter Nannies Dorper, Dorper Cross Ewes and Rams • Turn Key Jobs Dealer For Jiffy Jacks Thin ______$ 40.00-$ 60.00 Head Ewes ______$ 75.00-$200.00 Head Medium______$ 75.00-$125.00 Head Bucks ______$ 90.00-$150.00 CWT • In Business Since 2003 8169 North US Highway 87 • (Next To Circle K) • San Angelo, Texas Fleshy ______$150.00-$200.00 Head 800/679-5560 • 325/655-5566 Barbadoes Boer / Boer Cross Replacement Nannies Lambs ______$180.00-$260.00 CWT Medium______$125.00-$150.00 Head Ewes ______$ 50.00-$100.00 Head Choice ______$175.00-$225.00 Head Rams ______$ 75.00-$250.00 Head Boer, Boer Cross and Spanish Billies Trends Slaughter______$175.00-$225.00 CWT Kids ______$10.00 Higher Breeding ______N / T Nannies______$10.00 Lower Choice Young Billies ______N / T Dorper Lambs______$10.00 Higher Wool Lambs Wool Lambs______Steady Feeder: 20-40 Pounds ______N / T Barbado Lambs______Steady Slaughter: 40-70 Pounds __ $150.00-$225.00 CWT Ewes______$10.00 Higher Slaughter: 70 Pounds & Up_$110.00-$140.00 CWT Wool Ewes Head = Per Head CWT = Per 100 Pounds Stocker______N / T * Fancier Kids Will Consistently Bring $15.00-$25.00/CWT Slaughter ______$ 70.00-$110.00 CWT Higher Than What Is Posted On This Market Report. Visit Our Website: www.hamiltoncommissioncompany.com — LIKE US ON FACEBOOK — DEREK POE, General Manager — 254/386-6852 been winning before he judged tive meat production for the November 30, 2017 Livestock Weekly Page 11 a major show. He insisted that year to date was three percent by Lee Pitts he never looked at them, I’ll higher than last year. Tulsa Feeder Steer 600-700 pounds $126.50-140, IT’S admit in all the years of our Cattle slaughter was esti- 700-800 pounds $127-139.50; friendship I never caught him mated at 572,000 head com- Prices $3-5 Higher medium and large No. 1-2 300- THE reading one. pared to 639,000 the previous TULSA, Okla. — (USDA- 400 pounds $147.50-163.50, There was one time, though, week and 549,000 for the same Nov. 28) — Steers were $3-5 400-500 pounds $137-147, 500- I think he was tempted. period last year, liveweights ... PITTS Bill was asked to judge the 1375 pounds, 1373 and 1390, higher, heifers $5-7 higher, 600 pounds $126-146.50, 600- Brangus at a major show, but respectively. Beef production slaughter cows $3-4 higher, 700 pounds $119-129. unbeknownst to those who was estimated at 473.7 million slaughter bulls $8 higher. Re- Slaughter cows: breakers hired him, he’d never judged pounds compared to 528.2 ceipts totaled 2883 head. 1150-1550 pounds $47-58, bon- I have mixed emotions about to count eggs.” There are so eared cattle on a big stage be- million the previous week and Steers: medium and large ers 1000-1400 pounds $49-68, the show ring and where it fi ts many other tools we have to fore. Naturally, Bill was a little 463.5 million for the same pe- No. 1 400-500 pounds $180- lean 1000-1375 pounds $45- in with today’s data-driven evaluate cattle today that are nervous, it didn’t help that we riod last year. Cumulative beef cattle business. much more accurate and con- 208, 500-600 pounds $157- 63.50, light 750-1000 pounds ate dinner together the night production was 23.32 billion 177.50, 600-700 pounds $44-60, very low $35-41; bulls, I grew up showing cattle and sistent, and I worry that EPDs before the show. I told him that pounds, up 3.8 percent com- being on judging teams, and I and DNA data have almost the next day he was going to pared with the same period $150-163, 700-800 pounds yield grade 1-2 1400-2200 think I learned more in those turned cattle shows into their judge the winningest Brangus last year. Cumulative cattle $135-149.50, 800-900 pounds pounds $83-89, high dressing activities than I ever did in dog show equivalent. bull in history and he’d better slaughter was 28.67 million $155-157.50; medium and $90-96, low dressing $76-82, school. Participating in cattle I also know from having name him Grand Champion or head, 5.5 percent higher than large No. 1-2 300-400 pounds very low $68.50-75. shows builds character and a been a judge that judges who he’d never judge another show. last year’s 27.19 million head. $176.50-201.50, 400-500 Replacement cows: medium good work ethic in kids, and pass down their decisions The next day, after every Calf and veal slaughter was pounds $169.50-196, 500-600 and large No. 1-2 cows 3-4 many use the proceeds from with God-like superiority and bull class Bill looked at me for 8000 head, 10,000 and 9000, pounds $146-169.50, 600-700 years old, 1100-1325 pounds, their animals to help fi nance a impartiality would admit that a response and I always just liveweights 258 pounds, 251 pounds $139.50-152, 700-800 4-7 months bred $1100-1400 college education. when it comes to appraising shook my head in disgust, as and 242. Calf and veal meat Big cattle shows like Den- cattle by their phenotype, your if he’d really blown it. At this production was 1.2 million pounds $128.50-138.50. per head, cows 5-6 years old, ver, Houston, Fort Worth, guess is often as good as theirs. point he was sweating bullets. pounds, 1.5 million and 1.3 Heifers: medium and large No. 1175-1575 pounds, 1-5 months Kansas City, Louisville and I also wonder if judges can’t be In the fi nal class, the two million. Cumulative meat 1 300-400 pounds $158.50-174, bred $985-1180, cows 7-8 San Antonio help educate the infl uenced in subliminal ways. I year-old bulls, and much to my production was 65.2 million 400-500 pounds $148-158.50, years old, 1150-1375 pounds, general public, and they are love the old Jerry Palen cartoon surprise the best bull I think pounds, down 1.4 percent from 500-600 pounds $137-157.50, 4-7 months bred $925-1150. a great place for cattlemen to of Elmo with a baseball bat in I’d ever seen in my life, WSR last year, and slaughter was meet and exchange ideas. A lot his back pocket, and when the Rocky Joe 650, walked into 450,000 head, up six percent. of business gets done, and they judge passes within earshot he the ring and Jacobs got a huge Hog slaughter was 2.16 Two Great New Releases!! bring in lots of tourist dollars. says, “I sure hope the judge likes smile on his face. A blind man million head, 2.46 million and Ask for our And there still isn’t a better my kid’s project.” who knew nothing about cattle 2.15 million, liveweights 284 Monthly way to evaluate an animal’s I have a friend who is one of could have found him. pounds, 284 and 282. Pork structural correctness than to the best showmen in the busi- Bill died a few years back, production was 458.5 million Texana look at it. I sat on the auction ness, he told me that one year and I’ve always regretted that I pounds, 520.2 million and Catalog! block as an announcer for a he had two heifers that showed 6 East Concho never got the chance to tell him 453.9 million. Cumulative San Angelo, Texas 76903 We accept all major video company for 20 in the same class. 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Happle of Amarillo. at $24 for Jan. 15 delivery and ——————— pounds at $53 and $63. ——————— Charlie Waller of Roswell ——————— 200 steers expected to average 45 YEARS AGO ——————— Ty Jones Cattle Co., Can- bought 200 feeder lambs George Porter, Amarillo, near 800 pounds at $26 for Feb. Ducky Gallo, Dalhart, bought Hartsell T. Ash, Throck- yon, bought in West Texas 300 weighing 80 pounds from Alva bought 210 good and choice 15 delivery; these will go into and received Nov. 20 off grass morton, bought in the Abilene choice steers weighing 525 Smith of Piñon at $16.50 cwt. steer yearlings weighing 501 feedlots at Hereford. in the Clayton, N.M., area 400 area 134 black baldface steers pounds at $88, also 100 heifer and one load of old ewes from pounds and received them ——————— Okie heifers weighing about 500 weighing 485 pounds at $65. mates weighing 500 at $82. Frank McWilliams of Carlsbad Nov. 18 at $22.25 from Kipp Ralph Britten of Groom pounds at $38.75. ——————— ——————— at $5 per head. Ranch near Lordsburg, N.M. bought 200 good Hereford ——————— Sugarland Feed Yards, Her- Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort ——————— ——————— J.B. Morrison, Spur, sold eford: 585 steers, 1150 lbs., $62. steer yearlings expected to Worth, bought in the Texas Otho Drake of San Angelo Glen Casey, Amarillo, sold and delivered Nov. 17 to an ——————— weigh near 800 pounds at $25 Panhandle three loads of No. this week bought 3000 one to one load of heifer yearlings Oklahoma buyer 74 Hereford Bower & Huber, Worland, for March delivery from Dean 1 crossbred and exotic steers fi ve year-old ewes from Jack weighing 730 pounds at $20.50 and black baldface steer year- Wyo.: 340 steers, 1125- Burger, Groom. off growing rations, weighing Allison of Fort Stockton, at and delivered them this week lings weighing about 445 1200 lbs., choice, $60-60.50 ——————— 775 pounds at $82.25, also one prices described as “$2 per to Caskey & Foley, Amarillo. pounds at $48. weighed in Worland and de- 50 YEARS AGO load of Holstein steers weigh- head higher than the market ——————— ——————— livered Denver. Bill Allen of Stratford ing 675 at $73.50. before the rain.” Miller & Boykin of Ama- Joe Rountree, Lutie, bought ——————— bought 107 No. 1 Okie steers ——————— ——————— rillo bought one load of young from Louis Allred, Wellington, Dimmitt Feed Yard, Dim- weighing 640 pounds at XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 2700 Walton Kothmann of Men- cows, heavy springers, at $140 and received last week 75 No. mitt: 358 steers, 1050-1100 $24.50 and received them late steers, 1175 lbs., 60% choice, ard this week sold one load of per head and received them 1 Okie steers weighing 728 lbs., 75% choice, $62. last week from B.A. Donelson $77; 600 heifers, 1075 lbs., 67 pound mixed lambs to T.M. last weekend from E.S. May Jr. of Stratford. pounds pay weight at $44. ——————— ——————— 30 YEARS AGO 60% choice, $77. Myrick of Brady at $15.50 of Amarillo. ——————— ——————— cwt. and two loads of lighter ——————— Joe H. Baker of Waco sold Ralph Britten, Groom, Opening of the Mexican bought and received Nov. 16 border is still being awaited Cal-Tex Feed Yard, Trent: lambs to Ernest Barrow of 55 YEARS AGO 355 No. 2 Okie steer yearlings 550 heifers, 1000 lbs., $75.25. Eola at $14.50 cwt. Buck Jackson of Pecos sold weighing 701 pounds at $21.25 in the Cheyenne, Okla., area as talks between cattlemen 225 No. 1 Okie steers, esti- and Mexico offi cials continue. ——————— mated weight 400 pounds, at Traders and prospective buyers Clayton Cattle Feeders, $190 per head. on the American side are ready Clayton, N.M.: 100 heifers, Custom Cattle Feeding At Its Finest! ——————— to do business and so are the 1100 lbs., $77. 40 YEARS AGO Mexican growers whose calves ——————— Buckeye Ranch, Fort Sum- and yearlings need a home. 20 YEARS AGO Bar-G Feedyard ner, N.M., sold to a local buyer ——————— Feeder cattle imported from 500 choice Hereford heifer and Texas Livestock Marketing Mexico were steady to $2 low- Johnny Trotter: Pres. / Gen. Mgr. steer calves weighing 460 and Assn., Fort Worth, sold in its er last week on 37,500 head Kevin Bunch Res: 806/364-1172 Mike Anthony 485 pounds at $36 and $45. fi nal video auction of the year crossing through Texas and Asst. Mgr Mobile: 806/346-2508 Comptroller ——————— the following Texas cattle: New Mexico. Seventy percent -G P. O. Box 1797 • Hereford, Texas 79045 • www.bar-g.com Doc Hagan, Yoakum, bought 1250 crossbred steer year- of the cattle were previously 806/357-2241 • Eight Miles SW of Hereford in South Texas 200 No. 1 cross- lings weighing 725 pounds at contracted or sold on video. FINANCING AVAILABLE 125,000 HEAD CAPACITY bred cows, some with 400-425 $74; 132 Brangus steer calves ——————— pound calves, at $350 per pair, weighing 360 at $104; 271 Sheep and lamb slaughter $225 for the dries. Okie and crossbred steer year- last week reached 80,000 head, ——————— lings weighing 725 at $76.50; the highest weekly total since DAVID K. FLETCHER, M.D., ABAARM, Ralph Britten, Groom, 138 Brangus cross steer year- just before Easter. Lamb and bought in the local area 100 lings weighing 575 at $76.25; mutton imports last week came An -Aging and Stem Cell Treatment No. 1 Okie steers weighing 135 crossbred steer yearlings to 1.3 million pounds, about 24 625 pounds at $38. weighing 725 at $73.25. percent of domestic production. er harvested his stem cells and treated the right shoulder in 3 places, both hip Ernest Miller Farm, Ranch And joints, and his bunion joint. 705 Trey Cr. Rd. Millerbilt Floresville,Tx. 78114 Commercial Buildings Recently he reported his right hip im- Custom Sizes Available proved 100%, le hip improved 85%, 830/200-7531 Compare our buildings with right shoulder improved 90% and his Our buildings feature all any in the industry and you won’t fi nd a better deal. right bunion improved 85%. Bill reports new I-beam main frame with 8 in. roof and 6 in. With 20 years experience he is gradually ge ng be er and bet- we can erect your building wall purlins. The roof and ter. So much so, that he started a new anywhere in Texas and sur- ranching project. He obtained two Hun- wall sheets are 26 gauge. rounding states. garian Gray Bulls (very rare and marble HAYSHED IMPLEMENT FULLY ENCLOSED on grass). He is crossing these on Pied- Roof Only Enclosed Back And Two End Walls (1) 3x7 Walk Door montese Cows. If you want to speak Price Includes Erection And Delivery (1) Framed Opening with him about these ca le his number 29x40x12 $11,950 29x40x12 $13,600 29x40x12 $15,900 is 325.977.0172. 39x60x14 $14,900 39x60x14 $18,900 39x60x14 $21,950 This is the 7th year that “Doc” Fletcher 49x100x16 $23,950 49x100x16 $31,950 49x100x16 $36,500 has been trea ng arthri s with stem cells. Three out of four of his pa ents Who are these gents? report an average of 75% relief of their pain and disability. Doc is a specialist in The li le one is Doc Fletcher “Stem the treatment of arthri s and trained at Cell expert in Tyler, Texas” and the Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, big one is Bill Scarborough from San- Emory in Atlanta and UAB in Birming- ta Anna, Texas. ham. He is cer fi ed also as an expert in Bill grew up on a farm near Robstown, An -aging and Regenera ve medicine. Texas and always wanted to be a cow- He wants you to know that he uses only boy and a rancher. He bulldogged your cells. They have not been obtained and roped but he only weighed 130 from some foreign woman. They have pounds back then. When he was 13 only been out of your body for a few years old a horse kicked him in the hours and the tests done at Doc’s offi ce le hip. That same year he kicked a indicate that 98% are alive and kicking Boar Hog in the head and broke his when he injects them into your joints. right bunion joint and he has had arthri s in both places ever since. Sub- If you want to speak with Doc about sequently he developed a bad right stem cells for your arthri c condi on, shoulder and his right hip started to his number is: hurt too. His ranching ac vi es were 903.592.2999. ge ng pre y limited. Give Doc or Francene a call to get more A year ago in May 2016, Dr. Fletch- details. Most of it was from Australia Performance Spectacular sale The Texas Cattle Feeders With 9525 head on offer, November 30, 2017 Livestock Weekly Page 13 and New Zealand. averaged $3063 on 228 fall Association counted 19,368 Joplin, Mo. was $2-5 higher ——————— yearling and two year-old head of fed cattle on area on steer calves under 550 Every fl ight consisted of one Durant Cattle Sale Ty Jones Cattle Co., Can- bulls, $2180 on 187 registered showlists, up 1139 head from pounds and yearlings over 800 take-off and three landings.” yon, bought in New Mexico bred cows, $1594 on 122 reg- last week. Formulas were up pounds. La Junta, Colo. sold “The stewardess was cool. Offerings 1058 Head 200 choice steer calves weigh- istered bred heifers, $1390 on 5324 head at 62,585. Midwest 3420 head steady to $2 higher She served us drinks. I don’t DURANT, Okla. — (Nov. ing 525-550 pounds at $82, 83 commercial bred cows, and cattle auctions paid $120-125. on calves under 600 pounds. mean to say she was ugly, but 26) — Cattle receipts totaled also 220 No. 1 Okie and cross- $1381 on 1317 commercial she wore this little keg around her 1058 head. bred steers weighing 800-825 bred heifers. High-selling bull neck and licked me in the face.” Steers: 200-300 pounds at $74. brought $13,000 from Vin- “I fi led a lost luggage claim. $177-201, 300-400 pounds $155- ——————— The agent was wearing my 199, 400-500 pounds $130-170, Mar Angus, Gordon, Neb. 500-600 pounds $120-158, 600- North Platte Feeders, North —————— POKIN’ clothes.” 700 pounds $115-151, 700- Platte, Neb.: 3340 heifers, The Texas Cattle Feeders My friend, Newt, has a son 1175 lbs., 60% choice, $67. 800 pounds $110-149, 800-900 Association counted 41,405 who kept a journal. When ——————— pounds $110-150. head of fed cattle on area he was about 10 Newt took The Panhandle area reported him to the Grand Canyon. He Heifers: 200-300 pounds $159- showlists Monday, down 8286 volume of only 16,429 fed stood on the rim for a long 177, 300-400 pounds $134-164, head from last week. Wednes- FUN 400-500 pounds $128-151, 500- cattle through Tuesday, the while, apparently in awe, then bulk of them formula and day’s movement took most of 600 pounds $110-147, 600- rushed back to the car to re- 700 pounds $108-132, 700- contract cattle. them. Captives, at 43,411 head, cord something in his journal, were up 1531. Direct trade By Doc Blakely 800 pounds $110-131, 800-900 ——————— which was left open. Newt pounds $100-126. 15 YEARS AGO elsewhere ran to 20,000 or more said he couldn’t help but read head at mostly $95.50 live and Slaughter cows: high yielding The national comprehensive Keeping a journal is recom- for 68 years. The last entry read, it to secretly share this sacred $150-151 dressed. Midwest $51-64, low yielding $15-50; boxed beef cutout value of mended by some authorities as “I don’t have a thing to wear.” moment. The youngster had bulls, high yielding $72-80, all fed steers and heifers last auctions paid $87-90, strictly a way of preserving history for Benjamin Franklin kept a jour- hurriedly scribbled, “Wow. low yielding $60-71. week jumped $6.99 to reach choice to $94 or a bit better. future generations. In the old nal. One entry read, “The widow Today I spit a mile.” — www. Replacement cows: stocker $116.88. That makes a full ——————_ days this was known as a diary. Beeson just told me to go fl y a docblakely.com cows $910-1300 per head. $9.30 increase in the last three Imported lamb and mutton Entries started out with kite.” Of course, you historians weeks. In that three-week for the week ending October “Dear Diary.” I was a terrible will recall that Ben eventually period ribs are up $20.54 and 13 totaled 846 metric tons or speller and embarrassed to married a redheaded widow and loins up $12.28. say that I wrote “Dear Dairy” Cattle For Sale By David, LLC about 1.86 million pounds, discovered electricity. ——————— while domestic production for for months until I discovered Abraham Lincoln wrote, Total red meat production the same period totaled about my mistake by reading Elsie “Just for kicks, I’ve decided to under federal inspection last 3.3 million pounds. the Borden Cow ads. After stop shaving my face and start week was estimated at 927.2 —————— that I started writing to Elsie. shaving the budget.” million pounds, 2.5 percent I fi gured it would lend a little Inventor Thomas Edison Slaughter meat goat prices romantic intrigue to my mus- more than a week earlier and were steady to higher in most perfected the lightbulb and the ings once I passed over that two-piece bikini. He wrote, “Our goal is to be a consistent and reliable source of replacement fe- 14.2 percent more than the tested markets this week. holiday period a year ago. Cu- great silo in the sky. “My wife has become a sun wor- males in volume to cattlemen everywhere. The priority of each trans- Fredericksburg called prices Typical entries in other shiper. When she disrobes, I fi nd action is to procure a satisfied buyer and seller.” — David Krieg mulative meat production for the steady, San Angelo fi rm, Ham- year to date was up 3.4 percent diaries are emotions such as it fascinating to turn off the lights ilton $7-10 higher, and New — Current Listings — at 41.86 billion pounds. “Today, the boss was mean, and chase the white spots.” Holland, Pennsylvania $5-10 irritable and impatient.” This PAIRS ——————— Remember Billy Sol Estes? 1689: 35 Young Crossbred Pairs And Heavy Breds. Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort higher per head. was written by a guy who was He wrote, “My plan is to —————— self-employed and single. borrow enough money to be 1706: 25 Short Term Angus / Angus Cross Pairs. Worth, bought for December 1711: 82 Angus, Charolais Cross Pairs. 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That USMEF CEO Voices His Concerns Japan is also working on what industry as being one of the good man, and very qualifi ed sounds like someone sitting in they’re calling TPP 16. The biggest violators for global to lead this organization. a rocking chair with a blanket TPP 16 is the original 11 and warming. The IMS saw this “I’ve had a wonderful ca- in their lap. That doesn’t fi t me, About Trump Rhetoric On Trade Thailand, Indonesia, the Phil- as an opportunity, and the ex- reer working in this industry,” so expect to see me around.” By Colleen Schreiber progressive and trust in trade.” ippines, Taiwan, and Korea. ecutive committee made the TUCSON — During the Because the North American “When you add up those decision to host the 2018 World opening general session at the Free Trade Agreement is cur- combined economies, that’s Meat Congress in the U.S. recent U.S. Meat Export Fed- rently front and center with almost equal to the U.S.,” Seng “This will be an opportunity eration strategic planning confer- the fi fth round now ongoing pointed out. “If Japan can get to extol our model for agricul- BAXTER ence here, the group’s CEO, Phil in Mexico City, Seng cited TPP 11 signed and then TPP ture to people from all around Seng, offered some unvarnished some pertinent fi gures. Since 16, that gives them more lever- the world,” Seng said. “We remarks about where the U.S. 1994 the U.S. beef industry age with the U.S.” believe and embrace science Japan, he said, is also work- in agriculture, so we will take BLACK seems to be headed with re- has sold $32 billion worth of spect to trade. His remarks beef to Mexico and Canada. ing on their agreement with this opportunity to showcase ON THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE made clear his concerns. “What we have at stake here the European Union, and then our production and our way of there are the 16 Asian coun- food safety assurances that are Seng is no bystander with is signifi cant,” said Seng. Clark owned a small dairy This was the year that they respect to trade. He joined US- Even talking about pulling tries involved with the China- built throughout the system.” led Regional Cooperation The theme for this year’s farm in Delaware. Thinking had pulled up all the old barb- MEF in 1980 and has served out of NAFTA, he opined, is to add to his larder, he bought wire fence from the Revolu- as CEO for 25 years. Seng is doing damage. Economic Partnership. congress is “Trusting in also an executive committee “This is not the way we treat He walked through that list Trade”. The main questions to a black steer at Dill’s auction tionary War period. They had member of the International our friends, our trading partners.” to make his point that an FTA be discussed include: econom- down the road to fatten a beef replaced it with little electric Meat Secretariat and was the The world, he added, is with Japan is behind all of ics and trade — positives and for the family. fences suitable for domesti- longest serving president and watching what happens with these other agreements. Then trade-offs; societal concerns, He put the steer in a grazing cated heifers. The crazed steer the only American ever elected NAFTA, particularly Japan he added, “I can say from marketing for tomorrow — e- pasture with the dairy heifers. set about tearing the electric to this position. and Korea, because the Presi- experience that the bigger commerce and the packaging In a short time he noticed that fence, T-posts, insulators and He told listeners that USMEF dent has already pulled out of agreement the better, and the revolution; nutrition and aging the steer was trying to breed wire gates to pieces! His de- has always been about building the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership only bad trade agreement is populations and therole of the heifers! Not a good thing molition included the pastures bridges, not tearing them down. Agreement with Japan and the one you’re not in.” science and food; and global on a dairy farm. He decided to wherein the heifers abided. He He showed a graphic from an he’s threatened to do the same Seng’s tenure as president value chains. take him back to the sale the finally calmed down, found article from Foreign Affairs. with the KORUS, the FTA that and CEO of USMEF offi cially Seng concluded his remarks next week. In the meantime he the heifers, and went back to The graphic showed a wall all the U.S. has with Korea. ends in December, though he by voicing again his concerns needed to separate him from sniffi ng and grazing. around the U.S. Seng said he continues to get remains CEO emeritus through on the administration’s trade the heifers. Exhausted, they called the “We can build a wall and questions about the likelihood of July. Seng is not retiring, how- policies. The meat industry, His son Bob and he man- cowboy in the neighborhood, keep people out and keep a bilateral agreement with Japan. ever. Between now and then he said, needs to have a louder aged to drive him into an old who came and roped him. The goods out, or we can keep our “My honest to God feeling his primary focus will be on the voice in the conversation, and laying hen house they were sale barn’s portable loading goods in,” Seng remarked. is Japan doesn’t want to dis- ongoing planning for the pend- it needs to be a unifi ed voice. using for hay storage. Over the chute was summoned to take “This kind of thinking con- cuss an FTA with the U.S. at ing World Meat Congress, to be Finally, he thanked everyone week the steer’s attitude began him back to the sale. cerns us. We need to be trade this point in time,” Seng told held the end of May in Dallas. for their support over the last to worsen. Finally the day came. Well, the story got out. Next The World Meat Congress is 30-some years, a tenure in They decided they would try to day Clark’s neighbor cited the signature event of the Inter- which he saw export markets rope him and move him into a a coincidence, “Black steer, national Meat Secretariat. 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Briscoe in June 2010 The air with the help of 100 ground- AUSTIN — (TAHC) — The More information about served as president of the OMPUTERR up Alka-Seltzer tablets to beat Texas Animal Health Com- cattle fever ticks and the TALL Foundation and chair- & Rutgers and Northwestern.” mission and The U.S. Depart- current outbreak is available man of the TALL Advisory I am also interested in robots. ment of Agriculture’s Cattle at www.tahc.texas.gov/ani- Board until January 2013. The COWBOY I have a grandson who works Fever Tick Eradication Pro- mal_health/cattle/. “He knew the absolute ne- with robots that inspect the gram released the Jim Wells cessities for all people are By C. A. Rodenberger, PhD. piping in nuclear power plants, County Fever Tick Control Graham Auction Sells food, clothing and shelter. As a so I was interested to read that Purpose Quarantine Area o seasoned diplomat, his interest Thanksgiving has come and virtual-reality technology. If remote-controlled robots have November 22. 1579 Head Of Cattle in encouraging the healthy and gone, and now I have to use you can go shopping and add found the uranium fuel that es- The 51,590-acre CPQA GRAHAM —(Nov. 27)— safe future of our population my computer to order Christ- smells to your computer, it will caped from reactors at Japan’s was established by TAHC and Cattle receipts totaled 1579 head. resulted in the formation of mas gifts. I started last month be like being in the store! Fukushima nuclear power USDA-CFTEP in July 2015 Steers: under 300 pounds Texas Agriculture Lifetime plant after being damaged by so that my visitors from far I have to throw in some after cattle fever ticks were $180-210, 300-400 pounds $165- Leadership, which assembles an earthquake and tsunami in discovered on two calves at a 200, 400-500 pounds $155-180, interested emerging agricul- away could take some gifts aerospace stories. I worked 2011. It is a lot better to be tural leaders for education back to the family, thereby with aerospace students, but South Texas livestock market. over 500 pounds $132-160. remote when you are working The calves originated from a Heifers: under 300 pounds in protecting and producing helping increase the debt at the these had more fun: The Min- with uranium fuel. these absolute necessities. post offi ce by not supporting neapolis Star Tribune reports premises located in Jim Wells $160-180, 300-400 pounds $155- And it is great to have a County. An epidemiological Dolph’s foresight remains a their services. that a team from the University 175, 400-500 pounds $138-160, robot inspecting earthquake investigation and follow-up in- over 500 pounds $125-145. great achievement for the state I have some problems with of Minnesota “smashed a Big damage. The National Sci- spection of the premises found Slaughter cows: cows $45- of Texas.” my online shopping. I would Ten college competition and ence Foundation has given additional cattle and wildlife to 62; bulls $70-80. Mazurkiewicz said the fi nd something, but move on set a Guinness World Record Worcester Polytechnic Institute be infested with fever ticks. Replacement cows: cows TALL program was initiated to other pages, when I came in reaching the highest height professors Jie Fu and Cagdas The release of the Jim Wells and heifers $850-1100 per in 1987 and Briscoe served as back I couldn’t fi nd the item I for an effervescent tablet rock- Onal a $400,000 grant for work County CPQA comes after two head; cow-calf pairs $1250- chairman for 23 years. wanted. I hope you don’t have et — a rocket fueled only by on “a clear, tube-shaped” robot years of systematic treatment 1600 per pair. “Texas and U.S. agriculture this problem. water and Alka-Seltzer.” that moves with a snakelike and inspections. The release needs leadership now more Computers are changing The “Alka-Rocket” chal- “sidewinding locomotion.” The rescinds all movement restric- than ever if we are to feed the way Americans shop. The lenge at Space Center Houston researchers “are hoping to show tions, inspections, and treatment Briscoe Ranch Funds nine billion people by 2050,” stores that I grew up shopping “was a pumped-up version of their technology isn’t just a neat requirements for livestock and $5M TALL Endowment said Jim Prewitt, current presi- in are now closing and disap- an elementary school experi- (or gross, depending on your af- wildlife in the area. dent of the TALL Foundation. fi nity for slithering critters) trick” COLLEGE STATION — pearing. While I feel bad about ment that commonly propels “Though the fever tick out- “Only 11 percent of the world and “are working to develop a break is gaining ground along (TAMU) — A $5 million is tillable, and we will have it, I must admit that I am using 35mm fi lm canisters a few feet soft robot capable of autono- endowment has been estab- to produce more to meet the my computer to contribute to into the air when a part of an the Texas-Mexico border, mously navigating wreckage or TAHC is pleased to see the lished in the name of former demands of the future. The the situation. To make it more effervescent tablet is mixed disaster-hit environments where Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. TALL program addresses the interesting, I read where the with water.” successful eradication of cattle humans, animals and even rigid fever ticks in Jim Wells Coun- that will provide additional challenges facing agriculture UK’s University of Sussex For this competition, “the robots cannot safely go.” ty,” said Dr. Andy Schwartz, resources to help support one through education, building is experimenting with adding simple experiment is taken to You can e-mail me at TAHC executive director. of the state’s leading adult ag- relationships, and fostering the sense of smell to their 3D a whole new level. 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NCBA Head Rallies The Troops “They don’t necessarily go 26 percent of the export busi- fi ve years. “It sounds a little Today, the industry is on the home and live with Mom and ness to Japan just because the high,” he said. He noted that it offense, he said. Dad and Grandma and Grandpa,” tariff went up. would protect the beef industry “Some great things have During Cattle Feeders Meeting he said. “They tend to start out Uden said NCBA pushed to as well as the pork industry. If come out of the checkoff pro- By David Bowser world’s population lives out- on their own, so there’s a lot of have the Trans-Pacifi c Partner- foot and mouth disease were to gram,” he said. “We’ve just AMARILLO — Speaking side our borders,” Uden said. potential out there.” ship passed and implemented, break out in the U.S., it could launched the ‘Meat, it’s What’s to the Texas Cattle Feeders The world’s population will Uden said the U.S. isn’t the but the Trump administration cost livestock producers an For Dinner’ campaign.” Association during their 50th reach nine billion people by only country moving forward chose not to go that way. estimated $200 billion. Uden said his grandkids anniversary convention here, 2050. in China. “There are other “We’ve specifi cally asked “It’s probably not a matter and their generation are going Craig Uden, president of the “We have great opportunities,” countries as well,” he said. them to get a bilateral position of if it happens,” Uden said. to play a vital role in how the National Cattlemen’s Beef As- he said. “It’s a good time to be in “Take that to heart.” with Japan,” he said. “They are “It’s probably a matter of industry will market its prod- sociation and a fourth genera- the cattle production business.” Still, he said, there’s a large in that mode right now, trying when it happens.” uct. The industry needs to be tion rancher from Nebraska, Beef and byproducts trade potential market for U.S. beef. to move forward on an agree- There are both positives and listening to them. “It will start out small,” he said. ment.” “It probably will not said these are the good times, accounts for $300 a head, he negatives with the proposed “They are our future,” he Uden said when he fi rst went happen until we get through this rule, he noted. said. but livestock producers must said. U.S. beef and byproducts to China, he couldn’t get an period when the tariff goes away stay engaged. are going into China after 13 “Those are issues we’re go- Uden praised the National ounce of beef. Today, it is the in March,” he said. “Then pos- ing to have to deal with in the Beef Audits that started some Starting with the family’s years of being shut out. second largest export business. sibly we can work on a bilateral farmer-feeder operation, Uden “There’s a lot of optimism,” future,” he said. 30 years ago. He said that if He thanked the Texas Cattle trade agreement.” Uden also wants to get away it weren’t for the audits, the built his own operation, which he said. “There are a lot of chal- Feeders Association for join- Then Uden turned to NAFTA, includes feeding cattle. lenges.” from GIPSA and COOL. industry would still be dealing ing the National Cattlemen’s the North American Free Trade “I’m sick of hearing about with commodity beef. “It was a very hard time in Uden said the Chinese think Beef Association in protesting Agreement. the 1980s,” he said. There are differently, but the potential in COOL and GIPSA,” he said. “Today, we’re grading 80 per- the Trump administration’s “I don’t have to tell you “Hopefully, we can push GIP- cent Choice and above,” he said, still challenges today, Uden China for beef trade is great. announcement that they were how important NAFTA is for continued, but the beef indus- There are 350,000 people moving SA down in the very, very near “and six or seven percent Prime.” going to throw out the free all of us in our business,” he future.” The export markets are try is ever-changing. into the middle class there. trade agreement with South said. “NAFTA continues to be “It’s been a very positive “Those folks are 20 to 40 Electronic logging devices growing. Korea. “It’s a billion dollars battered with rounds of talks. in transportation have crept “We’ve made good strides year in the cattle feeding sec- years old,” he said. “Nightlife to our industry,” Uden said. We keep hearing a lot of pres- tor,” he acknowledged. is great. The restaurant trade up on the livestock industry, in the beef industry as far as Due to the pushback by NCBA, sure back, but hopefully we he said. the quality and consistency of Perhaps the biggest issue, he is great. There’s money. A lot TCFA and other groups, the U.S. can continue to move on that. said, continues to be trade. “It’s critical for all of our product to these people that of them are educated. They’re is now visiting with the South NAFTA has been one of the states out there,” Uden said. we’re selling to.” He said he’s “Ninety-fi ve percent of the waiting longer to get married.” Korean government. “They’re greatest trading partnerships “We have states that can’t get proud of that. now talking about working on with these two neighboring their fat cattle to the processor With regard to sustain- Paystar 5000 D6T Dozer ways to improve trade versus countries (Mexico and Cana- Winch Truck With Winch in the allowed time, so we’re ability, Uden said that is a throwing it out and starting over,” da) that we could ask for,” he going to push back and hope continuous journey. “It Rock Trucks OSS BA Trackhoe Uden said. said. “Where else could you to have another year, possibly changes,” he admitted. “It just R Motorgrader CR He said groups like the Texas negotiate a zero tariff and have two, to work on electronic log- keeps speeding up.” ± Cattle Feeders were instrumental free access?” ging devices.” Uden said it’s a never-end- in that by talking to their Senators Uden conceded that there He said it’s a complicated ing effort to improve what Dozer Service and Congressmen. are things in NAFTA that issue. producers do. “We have great domestic con- could be improved. “We un- Specializing In: “It’s going to be challeng- “We do not want to do any sumption of our product right derstand that,” he said, “but ing,” he said, “but we’re going harm,” Uden said. “We know • Oilfi eld now,” Uden said, “but exports we need to leave the beef sec- Wil Rounsaville • Tank Digging to stay with it.” that we have a very highly Owner / Operator have been one of our leaders and tor out of this thing and keep • Land Clearing “Waters of the United capitalized industry. 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Uden said NCBA will in our tool box to operate each States is now 320 million another thing that NCBA is continue to push back on that. and every day if we’re going people, he noted. working on. “We’re going to “Japan was tremendously get into the tax reform debate “They’ve started rewriting this to be successful.” robust this year,” he said, very soon,” he said. rule,” he said. “It’s a bad rule, He said some relief is need- continuing with export beef Uden said NCBA has asked but we have to have a water ed so operations can be passed trade. “We enjoyed increasing for a whole host of things with rule by Congress.” He fore- down to the next generation SS MODEL SK MODEL numbers all through the first tax reform. “We’ve had a lot of sees a diffi cult struggle with and generations beyond that, half of the year.” Then the U.S. pushback by some organiza- environmental activists over so 50 years from now, they can reached its quota. 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He’s predicting an expan- The cattle on feed number recorded in four decades. ployers Ruth R. Hughs. “I invite we didn’t know when it was much more unusual than the sion of one to two percent. as of October 1 was up 5.4 “By adding an impressive Texas employers to participate in going to stop. We did expect drop late in the summer. There will be a bigger calf crop percent from last year. 71,500 jobs over the past the We Hire Vets recognition recovery, and we did see that “We fi nally stabilized in late coming in 2018. That will put “We are starting to build month and 316,100 jobs over program to recognize them for at the end of the year.” September into October,” Peel more feeder cattle in the pipeline these feedlot inventories,” he the year, Texas employers have their commitment to hiring our Coming into 2017, Peel said, “and then we’ve had a through 2019 and into 2020. said. “That’s a fairly modest once again demonstrated their nation’s heroes.” said, the markets were pretty pretty robust recovery.” “We are seeing some signs rate of increase. It has acceler- unmatched innovation and The Amarillo and Mid- stable. He said calf price have Cull cow prices have also that we’re slowing down a ated just a little over the last ability to achieve success in land metropolitan statistical increased counter-seasonally. followed seasonal trends. little bit,” Peel said. couple of months.” our country’s premier place to areas recorded the month’s “We normally expect calf “They’ve been generally The last two quarters of Feedlots made a lot of mon- do business,” said TWC Chair- lowest unemployment rate prices to be at their seasonal lower through the year,” he cattle on feed there were sig- ey in the fi rst half of the year. man Andres Alcantar. “This among Texas MSAs with a low in October going into said. “We do have more cows nifi cantly more heifers on feed “The third quarter got a little economy provides valuable non-seasonally adjusted rate November,” he said, “but we out there. We are culling more than the year before. scary,” he said. opportunities for the highly of 2.4 percent, followed by the just haven’t seen that this year, cows because we have more “That doesn’t imply liqui- Peel said one of the most skilled Texas workforce to also College Station-Bryan MSA despite the fact that we’ve got cows out there.” dation in my mind,” he said. reliable things in the beef achieve success.” with a rate of 2.5 percent. The more cattle.” Peel said the industry is “If you work through all the industry is that when feedlots Leisure and hospitality em- Austin-Round Rock and Lub- Peel said the last few months just now getting back to more numbers, it implies a slowing make money, they’re going ployment rebounded by add- bock MSAs registered a rate have been a pleasant surprise. normal culling rates. of heifer retention and a slow- to spend every dime of it on ing 34,700 jobs in October of 2.6 percent for October. He said it’s much the same While cull cow prices are ing of herd expansion, but not feeder cattle. after experiencing its largest “Several goods producing story in the feeder cattle market. at the seasonal low, he thinks liquidation. Not yet.” “They just really can’t stand monthly decline in September industries are showing strength “Low last fall, some re- they’ll start to recover after He’s confi dent the herd is prosperity,” he said. due to hurricane-affected busi- in Texas, including construction, covery,” he said, “and then a Thanksgiving. still expanding in 2017, but See Economist ness closures. Over the year, which expanded by 4500 jobs in pronounced recovery here at The worst forage conditions 2018 is questionable. Continued On Page 20 this industry has gained 41,000 October,” said TWC Commis- the end of the second quarter all year have been up in the jobs. Trade, transportation, sioner representing labor Julian and third quarter of this year Northern Plains. H H and utilities employment grew Alvarez. “In recognition of Texas and stronger here lately.” “They’re still there,” he said. H GILLESPIE H by 10,300 jobs, and profes- Apprenticeship Week this week, I It’s the same basic story for “They’ve moderated.” sional and business services encourage our labor force to tap the fed cattle market. The Southern Plains have expanded by 6300 jobs. into TWC’s apprenticeship train- Peel admitted that he thought had some marginal dry condi- “Private-sector employers ing program that can help prepare at the time that last January tions. It’s still dry in Arkansas added 64,100 jobs in October them for a well-paying career.” might be the high for the year and Missouri. COwouldM like toP announceA theirNY with all the cattle coming to He said most of Oklaho- market, but then the market ma and the Texas Panhandle SINCE 1950 Economist Thinks Market Shocks, went up again in March. He stayed green a lot longer this 621 Longhorn Street • P. O. 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Continued From Page 19 the whole year, steer and heifer he said, “very close to year- Peel said there could be no That, he said, explains some carcass weights have been ago levels.” price change, or even better of the fall feeder cattle market. averaging about 13 pounds He expects prices to work prices in both domestic and Extension Vet Advises Cattle “Feedlots have had a lot of below a year earlier. their way back down over the international markets. incentive to feed cattle.” “It doesn’t sound too dra- next couple of years. “I don’t see it at this point in The placements this past matic until you multiply it by The beef cowherd has been time,” he said. Producers About Anaplasmosis month were substantially bigger about 27 million head slaugh- expanding. Peel expects it to If demand pressure falters By David Bowser organism replicates itself and than anticipated, but the feed- tered,” he said. continue to expand through 2017. at all, he warned, then the FREDONIA, Kan. — A.J. nearly doubles every day. yards have marketed more cattle Peel said he thinks 2017 pro- “Going beyond that,” he supply pressure could become Tarpoff says anaplasmosis is “We can get exponential for the last 15 months or so. duction will end up about four admitted, “we have to kind of more severe. a diffi cult disease to manage. growth of all these Rickettsial “That’s a really good sign,” percent over 2016 for beef. wait and see.” “There’s more downside Speaking at a Ranch Man- organisms,” he said, “and the he said. Pork is up about three percent. He expects a little more risk than there is upside po- agement Field Day here, Tar- body starts fi ltering them out The industry is doing a Broilers are up about 2.2 percent. expansion in 2018. tential,” he said. poff, associate professor Beef at a rapid pace.” good job in managing this “Total meat production is “Ultimately,” he said, “de- Feedlots like to feed heavier Extension Veterinarian in the When the body can no lon- supply of cattle. this year is just under a hun- mand is going to tell us how cattle, so there is an opportuni- Department of Animal Science ger keep up with the produc- Last year, total cattle slaugh- dred billion pounds,” he said. big we need to be.” ty for stocker operators to add and Industry at Kansas State tion of red blood cells, the ter was up about 6.4 percent. The U.S. has never had a total There still could be a record some pounds to lightweight University, said he wishes he animal becomes anemic and Peel expects to be up by 5.5 annual meat production of more level of beef production in the cattle right now. could say he knows how to man- loses the capacity to move percent this year. than a hundred billion pounds. next year or so. “Even with the strength age it and everything is going to oxygen through the body. Steers are up corresponding “We’re projecting that we “Consumption is starting to that we’ve had with these be great, but he’d be lying. “That is the infection,” he to calf crop growth. Heifer will do that next year,” he said. grow,” Peel said. lightweight stocker prices “We do have different ways said. slaughter is up more than that. Peel expects a four percent It’s still a matter of at what this fall,” Peel said, “given to help manage the effects of That rate is about the time All sectors of slaughter are increase in beef production for price does consumption take what the futures have done, anaplasmosis,” Tarpoff said. the body is losing almost 50 up for the year, and Peel ex- 2018, and just under a three place. I can count on one hand the Anaplasmosis is a Rickett- percent of the red blood cells. pects it to continue into 2018 percent increase of total meat “So far,” he said, “that looks number of times we’ve had sial bacteria organism. “That’s when we start seeing and probably 2019. production over 2017. very positive.” the opportunity to lock in the “Yes, it’s a bacteria,” Tar- signs of a clinical disease,” He pointed out, however, “There’s lots of meat out Still, Peel predicts some margin that’s being offered in poff said, “but unlike most Tarpoff said. that for most of the year, there,” he warned. erosion in prices over the next the market right now.” bacteria, it is an obligate in- Anaplasmosis is inverted carcass weights were signifi - But, he noted, there has been year or so. tercellular parasite.” compared to most diseases that cantly lower. strong consumer demand, and “The supply pressure will be Oklahoma City Feeder It lives on the inside of bo- affect cattle. “That helps a lot to moderate when trade is factored in, some there,” he said, “and in the end vine red blood cells. “It really affects our older that supply pressure,” he said, of the meat will move offshore, will probably have the net effect Steers $1-4 Higher Red blood cells, he ex- animals,” he said. “Two years noting that they’ve reached a so not all the consumer demand of pushing prices a little lower.” OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. plained, carry oxygen through- of age and older. Maybe up to seasonal peak. is in the domestic market. During the fi rst two quarters — (USDA-Nov. 27) — Feeder out the body. three years of age and older.” Earlier this month, steer Peel noted that retail beef of next year, Peel expects to steers were $1-4 higher, feeder “Once an animal gets infect- Older animals do not have carcass weights were about 16 prices in 2017 have generally see pressure on prices. heifers $3-6 higher, steer and ed with anaplasmosis,” Tarpoff the adaptive ability to be able heifer calves mostly steady said, “that bacteria invades red to generate red blood cells as to $2 higher. Receipts totaled blood cells and it makes the fast as younger animals. 7074 head. red blood cells change shape. “That’s the big issue.” Steers: medium and large It looks different than other red Calves may get infected, but No. 1 300-400 pounds $202- blood cells.” they are usually able to mount The 209, 400-500 pounds $180- He went on to say that the a response and get back to a 189, 500-600 pounds $161- body picks up things that are regular level in their blood 180, 600-700 pounds $157- abnormal and kicks them out. supply. 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Rectal sleeves, tattoo pliers, CANYON, Texas — West pounds $158.75-166, 825 pounds $52-56, high dressing $58.50, violent. Anaplasmosis has been a big ear taggers and implant guns are Texas A&M University has an- $150; medium and large No. 1-2 low dressing $49, boning $52- “I know quite a few people issue in the southeastern United some of the other things that are nounced the largest gift in the 300-400 pounds $191-205, 400- 58.50, high dressing $62-64, that have been run up fences,” States, he said, and it’s slowly often overlooked as a means of university’s 117-year history. 500 pounds $177-194, 500-600 low dressing $47-49, lean $44- he said, “or run underneath been moving north and west. transmitting the disease. Paul Engler and the Paul F. and pounds $160-175.50, 600-700 48, low dressing $32-38; bulls, their pickups and trapped for “The reason being is that “Anything that gets under- Virginia J. Engler Foundation pounds $153.50-165, 700-800 yield grade 1-2 1520-2045 20 to 30 minutes at a time, and we’ve had drouth issues, and neath the skin,” Tarpoff said, have agreed to donate at least pounds $157-159, 818 pounds pounds $77-82, high dressing then the cow dies.” cattle have been moving across “can transmit just enough $1 million a year for a period $146.50. $83-87, low dressing $74. But Tarpoff said not every state lines,” he said. blood to transmit from one of no fewer than 80 years to Heifers: medium and large animal that gets infected gets Tarpoff noted that cattle that animal to another.” the institution. No. 1 300-400 pounds $176.25- to that end stage. have had anaplasmosis and Disinfectants can be used, In response, The Texas A&M 179, 400-500 pounds $155-173, Husky Sez ... An animal can develop im- recovered are immune for life, but he said it does take time. University System Board of Re- 500-600 pounds $148.25-156.50, “Unbranded cattle cause bad things munity against anaplasmosis. but they are also considered The recommendation for gents has granted naming rights 600-700 pounds $143.75-154.25; to happen to good people so brand all “The animals that survive carriers of the disease. tattoo pliers is to soak for at to the Paul Engler College of medium and large No. 1-2 400- your cattle!” the initial infection of ana- “Essentially, we can move least a minute in disinfectant Agriculture and Natural Sciences 500 pounds $144-163.50, 500- plasmosis, whether they’re anaplasmosis from one area to between uses. and the Paul and Virginia En- 600 pounds $141.50-152.50, another through carrier cows that gler College of Business. 600-700 pounds $138.50-148.25, HUSKY just young and have the regen- “That means we’re running erative capacity for red blood have never shown clinical signs.” multiple sets of pliers,” he “West Texas A&M Univer- 722 pounds $141.25. cells or the animals did show No state regulatory agency acknowledged. sity is the lifeblood of the Texas BRANDING IRONS clinical signs but were treated in the country has restric- The treatment for anaplasmo- Panhandle,” said John Sharp, Heifers Mostly Steady early enough before they lost tions on transportation of sis is relatively simple, Tarpoff chancellor of The Texas A&M At Sedalia, Missouri If your electric brand too many red blood cells, they anaplasmosis from one state said. That’s oxytetracycline. University System. “An invest- will not stay hot in to another. develop a life-long immunity,” “It’s sold over the counter,” ment in this institution is an SEDALIA, Mo. — (USDA- cold or windy “There’s no testing to cross investment in the future of the Nov. 27) — Steers traded with weather, get he said. “Unless that animal state boundaries,” he said. he said. “It’s readily available.” a steady to higher undertone, gets extremely immuno-com- That’s always been the region. What an honor it is to a Husky. With regard to ticks and become part of the legacy of heifers mostly steady. Receipts promised in the future, they flies, Tarpoff said there are mainstay treatment. totaled 850 head. will never succumb to the dis- Animals that are a little de- Paul Engler, a man whose true now longer periods of trans- Steers: medium and large We Guarantee Ours ease. If they survive the event, pressed, a little off feed, start- grit and entrepreneurial spirit has mission to worry about. transformed an entire industry.” No. 1 400-500 pounds $175.50- Will Stay Hot they’re survivors for life.” “That’s real life.” ing to go pale, maybe a little 190, 500-600 pounds $170-173, But this is where the issue yellow, he said, are animals “This is an exciting time for 1 Letter/Figure ___ $120.00 That makes controlling our college and our students,” 600-700 pounds $145-171.50, of population dynamics enters the disease a little trickier. that are worth it to treat. 700-750 pounds $146-148.50, 2 Letter/Figure ___ $130.00 the picture, Tarpoff said, or Some animals in clinical said Dr. Dean Hawkins, dean Tarpoff said he doesn’t have of the Paul Engler College of 800-900 pounds $142.50-144; 3 Letter/Figure ___ $140.00 herd immunity. all the answers. stages, he said, can recover. medium and large No. 1-2 500- Plus Shipping “When enough animals “The biggest threat to them at Agriculture and Natural Sci- There is a lot more research ences. “With the construction 550 pounds $163-168.50. * All Electric Brands Shipped In 24 Hours. within that herd develop im- into anaplasmosis and its that point,” he said, “is stress.” of our new ag complex and the Heifers: medium and large Text Brands To: 479/647-0381 munity,” he said, “it decreases spread, especially this year. 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We are 500-600 pounds $140-146. tion rates when the animals from a carrier animal to a understand that we feel obliged very grateful for Paul’s generos- are young, those calves that susceptible animal with the that if that animal is sick, we ity and excited about the future develop in heifers that are transmission of blood. need to do something.” of agriculture at WTAMU.” retained as cows will have life- “It takes just a few red blood Unfortunately, in the late Engler served as Texas CASH FOR USED long immunity, and the risk of cells that are affected into a stages when the animal is ag- Cattle Feeders Association clinical disease is lower. new animal,” he said, “and gressive, he said the best thing chairman in 2002. “That population dynamic we can transmit that disease. to do is nothing. will start to break down over Something as simple as a “Leave it alone,” he said. Green City, Mo. Steers CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT time,” he admitted. needle stick.” “Do not stress the animal.” — Any Condition — This is where a lot of dif- Giving a vaccine to a carrier If the animal lives four to Sell Steady To Higher ferent factors come into play, animal can pass the disease on eight days after the clinical GREEN CITY, Mo. —(US- 325/949-8188 or 325/450-5002 such as fl y populations or tick to the next animal in the chute. signs appear, chances are the DA-Nov. 24) — Steers and heif- populations. “We have a 60 percent animal will survive. ers traded steady to $5 higher “If we have a really hard chance, even if we try to disin- “If they make it past that except heifers 500-650 pounds winter four years in a row,” fect it quickly, like it’s normally critical time,” Tarpoff said, weak to $5 lower in the annual FINCH RANCH HELICOPTER SERVICE Tarpoff said, “and we do not done,” Tarpoff said, “there’s a “we might be in the clear.” Thanksgiving Calf Special. Re- Livestock Gathering have the threat of transmis- 60 percent chance that we’re But he emphasized that in ceipts totaled 2916 head. sion year after year, our young going to transmit anaplasmosis the world of biology there are Steers: medium and large No. Predator Control animals don’t get infected at a to the next nine animals.” no certainties. 1 300-400 pounds $215-225, Photography young age.” He recommended changing “Unfortunately, that’s what 400-500 pounds $190-211.50, That’s when some of the needles between every animal. we’re dealing with.” 500-600 pounds $171-190, 600- Game Management herd protection begins to be “That is a much added ef- Pipeline and Highline Inspection lost. fort,” he said. “I completely HENVILLE CATTLE Tarpoff, however, said the understand that.” EP Highway 281 North — Stephenville, Texas CO Andy Wheatly last really hard winter in this It’s possible, but it takes ST . 806/856-5930 3400 CR 23 • Hedley, Texas area was several years ago, so added effort. 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E-mail: [email protected] 575/623-5680 FAX Announcing Our Benny Wooton New Webpage: NEXT REGULAR SALE Cell: 575/626-4754 www.roswelllivestockauction.com MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 Smiley Wooton Cell: 575/626-6253 We sold 945 head of cattle Monday, November 27 on an uneven market, with excellent buyer attendance. Th is is the top of the market and prices range down from this according to quality, condition, and fi ll. Compared to last week: stocker calves: steady to $2.00 higher; feeder cattle: steady; packer cows and bulls: steady to $1.00 lower. STEERS HEIFERS 300-400 Pounds $180.00 To $190.00 300-400 Pounds $160.00 To $171.00 400-500 Pounds $165.00 To $179.00 400-500 Pounds $152.00 To $155.50 500-600 Pounds $150.00 To $164.00 500-600 Pounds $144.00 To $150.00 600-700 Pounds $142.00 To $147.00 600-700 Pounds $135.00 To $142.00 700-800 Pounds $136.00 To $141.00 700-800 Pounds $128.00 To $131.00 Packer Cows $ 52.00 To $ 57.00 Feeder Bulls $ 65.00 To $ 68.00 Canner & Cutter Cows $ 47.00 To $ 50.00 Cow/Calf Pairs — Top Half NOT WELL TESTED Packer Bulls $ 70.00 To $ 75.25 Bred Cows — Top Half $ 900.00 To $1335.00 STOCKER CALVES AND FEEDER YEARLINGS: W.W. Burnett, Duran, NM 2 blk strs 285# 194.00 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Paul Madrid, Bernalillo, NM 3 blk strs 327# 190.00 Berry Lucas, White City, NM 5 blk strs 414# 179.00 REGULAR CATTLE SALE – DECEMBER 4TH Casey Terry, Artesia, NM 6 blk mxd strs 378# 178.50 Paul Madrid, Bernalillo, NM 7 blk/red strs 414# 175.00 REGULAR CATTLE SALE – DECEMBER 11 Weddige Farms, Hope, NM 2 blk/red strs 460# 164.00 Greg Conklin, Lake Arthur, NM 2 blk strs 520# 164.00 LAST CATTLE SALE FOR 2017 – DECEMBER 18 Doug Fairbanks, Shallowater, TX 2 blk strs 530# 164.00 Kenny Blazer, Mescalero, NM 4 blk/red strs 563# 158.00 FIRST CATTLE SALE FOR 2018 – JANUARY 8 Wayne Box, Plains, TX 2 blk & bmf strs 610# 147.00 Berry Lucas, White City, NM 20 blk strs 635# 146.00 ADVANCE CONSIGNMENTS Casey Terry, Artesia, NM 15 blk & white strs 697# 144.00 FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2017 Robert Hooten, Carrizozo, NM 2 blk strs 763# 141.00 Casabonne Ranches, Hope, NM 4 blk/red strs 871# 133.50 60 CALVES – excellent quality – black/bwf Angus crossbred calves – weaned 40 Howard Jones, Carlsbad, NM 2 blk hfrs 315# 171.00 days – BS Gold/7 way plus boosters – medium condition – 400 to 550 pounds. Greg Conklin, Lake Arthur, NM 4 blk hfrs 338# 169.00 Paul Madrid, Bernalillo, NM 12 mxd hfrs 370# 160.00 Berry Lucas, White City, NM 4 blk hfrs 383# 157.00 40 CALVES – excellent quality – black/bwf/Charolais crossbred calves – Berry Lucas, White City, NM 10 blk hfrs 440# 155.50 medium condition – CM5/7 way at branding – 375 to 475 pounds. Steve Oldfi eld, Roswell, NM 11 blk hfrs 505# 150.00 Russell Freeman, Winston, NM 12 blk hfrs 515# 148.50 35 LIGHT YEARLINGS – excellent quality – black Brangus crossbred yearlings Sam Merritt, Clovis, NM 4 blk & bmf hfrs 543# 146.00 – medium condition – off grass – 600 to 750 pounds. Kenny Blazer, Mescalero, NM 3 blk hfrs 600# 142.00 Steve Oldfi eld, Roswell, NM 3 blk hfrs 627# 139.00 Sam Merritt, Clovis, NM 11 mxd hfrs 668# 137.00 35 BRED COWS – good quality – black/bwf Angus and Brangus crossbred cows Henry Terpening, Artesia, NM 7 blk hfrs 772# 131.00 – 7 to 10 year olds bred to Angus bulls. Forrest Henderson, Flying H, NM 7 mxd hfrs 724# 131.00 PACKER COWS AND BULLS: 40 BRED COWS – good quality – 1/8 ear crossbred cows bred to Angus and Delfi nia Vega, Carrizozo, NM blk bull 1655# 75.25 Brangus bulls 6 to 10 years old. Forrest Henderson, Flying H, NM blk bull 1575# 74.25 Joe Montez, Santa Fe, NM red bull 1655# 72.75 Forrest Henderson, Flying H, NM blk cow 1150# 56.25 SPECIAL CONSIGNMENT FOR Rafael M. Garcia, Encino, NM rmf cow 1115# 55.00 MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2017 Mecedora Ranch Co., Santo, TX red cow 1135# 55.00 Th under Run L&C Roswell, NM blk cow 1130# 55.00 90 YOUNG BRED COWS – excellent quality – black/bwf Angus and Brangus Wayne Netherlin, Artesia, NM bwf cow 1050# 54.50 crossbred cows – 3 to 6 years old – 2nd and 3rd trimester bred to Richardson Cattle Co., Carlsbad, NM blk cow 945# 54.50 Angus and Hereford Bulls. Sam Southard, Elida, NM red cow 1220# 54.25 W P Ranches, Cherokee, TX red cow 1200# 54.25 ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION PRECONDITIONED CALF PROGRAM STOCKER COWS: Th e RLA Preconditioned Calf Program has been a great success. Henry D. Prelo, Mescalero, NM 4 blk bred cow 1335.00 Wayne Netherlin, Artesia, NM bmf bred cow 1150.00 Call Benny to see how you can get your calves enrolled. Sam Southard, Elida, NM blk bred cow 1100.00 ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION TRUCKING For All Your Trucking Needs Contact: Smiley Wooton: 575/626-6253 50’x102” Pots • Straight Decks • Flatbeds and Dry Box Vans RECEIVING STATIONS Producers hauling cattle to Roswell Livestock Auction Receiving Stations need to call our toll free number for transportation permit number before leaving home. This number is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Just ask for hauling permit number. Toll Free Number: 1-800-748-1541 PECOS, TEXAS VAN HORN, TEXAS For information to unload, Jason Heritage at 800 West Second -- Five blocks west of Court- 575-840-9544 house. Or Smiley Wooton at 575-626-6253 Smiley Wooton • 575-626-6253 Receiving cattle every Sunday. No Prior Permits Receiving cattle 1st and 3rd Sundays of each Required. Trucks Leave Sunday At 4:00 P.M. CT. month. Trucks leave at 3 P.M. CT. SAN ANTONIO, NEW MEXICO LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO Nine Miles East of San Antonio on US Hwy 380 Hwy. 90 at MM #3 - East Side of Hwy. (20 Bar Michael Taylor — 575/418-7398 Livestock) Receiving Cattle 2nd & 4th Weekends of Each Receiving Cattle 2nd & 4th Weekends of Each Month Month Truck Leaves At 2 P.M. MT Sunday Smiley Wooton: 575/626-6253 Cell • 575/622- Trucks Leave Sunday At 3 P.M. MT 5580 Office MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO Two Blocks East, One Block South of Tillery Chevy Smiley Wooton — 575/626-6253 Cell • 575/622-5580 Office J. C. Burson — 505/681-7424 Trucks Leave Sunday At 4 P.M. 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