The National Livestock Weekly May 26, 2003 • Vol. 82, No. 32 “The Industry’s Largest Weekly Circulation” www.wlj.net • E-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] A Crow Publication ‘Mad-cow’ worries intensify becoming prevalent.” Institute. “The (import) ban has but because the original diagnosis Canada has a similar feed ban to caused a lot of problems with our was pneumonia, the cow was put Canada what the U.S. has implemented. members and we’re hopeful for this on a lower priority list for testing. Under that ban, ruminant feeds situation to be resolved in very The provincial testing process reports first cannot contain animal proteins be- short order.” showed a possible positive vector North American cause they may contain some brain The infected cow was slaugh- for mad-cow and from there the and spinal cord matter, thought to tered January 31 and condemned cow was sent to a national testing BSE case. carry the prion causing mad-cow from the human food supply be- laboratory for a follow-up test. Fol- disease. cause of symptoms indicative of lowing a positive test there, the Beef Industry officials said due to pneumonia. That was the prima- test was then conducted by a lab Canada’s protocol regarding the ry reason it took so long for the cow in England, where the final de- didn’t enter prevention of mad-cow disease, to be officially diagnosed with BSE. termination is made on all BSE- food chain. they are hopeful this is only an iso- The cow, upon being con- suspect animals. lated incident. demned, was destined to be test- While there was some concern ed by Alberta provincial officials, (See Mad-cow on page 7) Thumbs down at the border perhaps some central nervous sys- tem tissue got into some feed, there meat and cattle from countries By Steven D. Vetter were thoughts from both govern- where mad-cow disease is con- ment, science and industry officials WLJ Editor Story on cancer firmed. that the case could be “sponta- The North American beef in- Both U.S. and Canadian offi- neous.” In other words, the disease dustry has, until recently, been cials were quick to reiterate the could have popped up without in- link sketchy able to capitalize on the world meat disease was an isolated case of one volving suspect animal tissue be- market because of its factual claims cow, out of a herd of 150 in north- ing fed. By Sarah L. Roen bovine spongiform encephalopa- ern Alberta, found infected with the When the ban will be lifted was WLJ Associate Editor thy, known as BSE or “mad-cow” disease. That herd, representing unknown as of presstime last week, The beef industry was dealt two blows last week disease, has not been found in the three producers, was depopulated but some sources were hopeful the which may affect consumer confidence in meat prod- cattle herds of Mexico, U.S. or in full last Wednesday, according ban would last approximately a ucts. The first was a destroyed animal that tested Canada. However, all that changed to USDA. week, if not less. positive for mad-cow disease and the second was a report from re- last Tuesday morning when Cana- Also, USDA said it appeared “Canada is working feverishly searchers at Ohio State University saying there may be a possible dian government officials an- Canada was doing everything it to get the problem solved and link between a commonly used growth implant and breast cancer. nounced the confirmation of the could to make sure the case was an they’re continuously working with Although the specialist and leader directly involved in the study disease in a six-year-old cow slaugh- isolated one and the original origin USDA to get the border back open,” comparing beef consumption with elevated levels of the growth-pro- tered in January. of the cow is verified. said J. Patrick Boyle, president moting hormone Zeranol in women is quoted as saying there is no Immediately following that an- “Canada is taking proper pre- and CEO of the American Meat evidence to suggest eating beef is dangerous, a recent CBS News nouncement, U.S. government of- cautions for what appears to be an broadcast indicated it might be. The broadcasted report said re- ficials banned shipments of meat isolated case of mad-cow disease,” Market could see searchers at Ohio State University mixed beef from Zeranol-treat- and livestock from Canada. The said U.S. Agriculture Secretary ed cows with human breast cancer cells and saw “significant” can- ban includes any beef-derived prod- Ann Veneman. “They have the pro- ‘silver lining’ cer cell growth — in some cases at levels 30 times lower than the uct or animal feed from Canada, ac- tocol in place to not only catch the in disease debacle. government says is safe. cording to the Food and Drug Ad- disease, but to keep the elements (See Cancer on page 6) ministration. The U.S. border is thought to cause the disease from See page 7 routinely closed against imports of U.S. markets ignore mad-cow news Cattle markets were resilient to strong market. under negotiated cash compared contracted. est price on record. This also demon- last week’s news of a cow in Cana- Trade was slow as feeders were to 234,670 the week before. Live Retailers have reported that strates just how lean the slaughter da that tested positive for BSE. firm on their asking prices of $80- prices on that limited trade ranged there are no negative buying pat- cattle supply is. The news immediately forced all 81 live and $128 dressed, with beef between $78 and $80, and $123 to terns developing prior to Memo- Feeder cattle markets came roar- cattle futures contracts down the prices holding at record levels with $126.50 dressed. Formula cattle rial day, and other analysts are in- ing back after last Tuesday’s de- $1.50 limit on Tuesday, but came the absence of any Canadian beef averaged $125.88 on 11,400 head dicating that holiday clearance bacle, and most markets reported roaring back on Wednesday. The on the market. Packers, on the oth- with an average weight of 755 will be an important indication heavy feeders up $2, with the major news media appeared to be er hand, were offering $77 live and pounds. Last week there were of consumer response to the BSE lighter, grass-ready calves up $4. responsible in their reporting, and $124 dressed — and not getting 437,000 head contracted for deliv- situation. Western Video Auction’s Thurs- there are still short supplies of safe much done. ery this week, and through Thurs- Boxed beef markets are main- day sale was showing a very strong domestic cattle helping maintain a There were 41,109 head traded day only 238,000 head had been taining great strength, with the market, with many yearling steers heavy Choice topping out at trading at or above the $80 mark. $144.45 and Select just $19 behind. Rick Machado, one of the auction- Only 50 percent of the slaughter eers, said yearlings were $1-3 high- mix is grading Choice and feeders er and calves $1-2. need more time on current sup- Max Olvera, manager at Cattle- plies and don’t need to sell cattle men’s Livestock, Galt, CA, said this week. they have had the best sales ever. Slaughter levels remain strong In last Wednesday’s sale, a set of with 530,000 cattle going through 147 black steers weighing 755 packing houses as of Thursday, pounds brought $87, and 52 2,000 head less than the week pri- weaned, pre-conditioned calves or. Packers are earning a nice mar- weighing 679 pounds brought gin of $55 per head, with an aver- $90.10. Also, heifers were trading age live-cattle buy of $79.49. $8-10 behind the steers. Cattle are Slaughter ending May 16 was (See Market on page 11) 749,000 head, and the same week a year ago was 700,000 head. Boneless beef markets were much stronger, jumping $4.57 in NEWS one day. Canadian cattle that help NEWS feed this market have had an im- pact and buyers are working hard Cool weather has limited grass growth, although recent moisture has greened up pastures and filled stockwater sources to secure supplies. The 50-percent across many parts of the Plains and western U.S. Above, several creeks which have been dry for as long as a decade trim market is also extremely are flowing again. — Photo by Steven D. Vetter strong at $70.24, perhaps the high- (priority handling) (priority (priority handling) (priority INSIDE WLJ APRIL PLACEMENTS — While WA PROCESSOR BOUGHT — FEEDER TRADE — Prior to last LAND-GRAB BAN — The state INDEX USDA reported a 29-percent in- The fifteenth-largest beef proces- week’s report of BSE in Canada, legislature in Montana recently Beef Bits ...... P-3 crease in April feedlot placements sor in the country was bought Canadian officials had indicated amended the state code to ban Markets ...... P-10 compared to last year, analysts last week by an Idaho-based cat- a desire to open up a pilot project the federal government from buy- Classifieds ...... P-12 weren’t ready to cast total bear- tle company, who said it would that would allow Montana and ing up more state-owned land. Sale Reports ...... P-15 ishness on the summer fed mar- work on improving the efficiency North Dakota ranchers to ship Page 5. ket. Most of them went ahead and supply management short- their feeder calves into Canada and focused on better-than-ex- comings currently seen in the during the non-vector season for pected marketings, which have Northwest cattle/beef industry. anaplasmosis and blue tongue. been keeping fed supplies very Page 4. Page 4. current. Page 9. LIVE STEERS DRESSED STEERS CME FEEDER $77.89 $124.40 $81.12 2 MAY 26, 2003 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Comments Guest Opinion Debating certain methods, philosophy of animal husbandry Market insurance only wrong, but somewhat block (local anesthesia) mane treatment of livestock By Dr. Leland S. Shapiro t was a rough week for naive and very impractical. should be considered when animals. Current legislation the North American cat- There is a continuing and While I believe we have an possible. Hot iron dehorning proposed in California would obligation to care for animals is a bloodless method, and tle industry. The news of deepening, acrimonious de- outlaw the Kosher slaugh- I under our control; we do not when done correctly, causes bate within the animal sci- ter of animals (considered by a BSE-infected cow in Canada have the right to subject our minimal stress or shock to sent shockwaves into the mar- ence teaching profession over many to be one of the more the methods and philosophy animals to unnecessary pain the calf. There are several humane ways of slaughter) ket on both sides of the border with procedures that may other commonly used meth- and forced cattle futures limit to be followed. One of the and the keeping of veal calves many sore points, as an ex- not always be required. Thus, ods — some of which should and hogs raised in gestation down on Tuesday. Ironically, certain past husbandry prac- be re-examined as accept- CROW ample, regards the ethical crates. the major media’s reaction was and behavioral standards in- tices should be revisited as to able by our industry. somewhat mild, and the mar- The American animal in- dustry should pursue about their necessity, their meth- Castrating of cattle is per- dustry needs to be more pro- ket started its recovery the following day. ods, and alternatives that formed to reduce animal ag- the branding, dehorning, and active in recommending The major media appeared to handle the is- may be employed. gressiveness, to prevent castration of cattle. modern animal husbandry sue in a responsible way and didn’t appear to Although branding is a physical danger to other an- I am not an animal rights methods maximizing the hu- create any hysteria. No one in this business painful practice, it is some- imals in the herd, and to han- activist. My position is clos- mane treatment of our live- liked hearing the news about BSE, but it does er to that of the animal wel- times necessary. Branding dlers, to enhance reproduc- stock. I have worked with show the north American beef industry is vul- farist who believes animals of cattle is the only perma- tive control, to manage ge- cattle most of my life and feel nerable. However, to put it into perspective, should be treated as hu- nent means of identification netic selection and to satis- we’re talking about just one cow in the entire manely as possible, but does allowing livestock owners the fy consumer preferences re- I and other dairy/beef ranch- north American continent, which doesn’t ap- not equate animal “rights” ability to recognize their an- garding the taste, texture ers are better qualified at de- pear to present a cause for panic. as equal to that of humans. imals when mixed and graz- and the tenderness of beef. signing more humane meth- Unfortunately, the Canadian beef industry Humans have a first priori- ing on public lands. Four- Castration should also be ods of animal husbandry has suffered, and they’re essentially out of ty over all other members of teen percent of American cat- performed as early as possi- than animal rights legisla- business for awhile. The U.S. border has been the animal kingdom. tle are still branded using ble, by two to 2 1/2 months tures currently designing closed, Canadian auction markets are closed, Therefore, I can, with a the hot-iron brand and an- of age. new laws. and I’m sure their export markets have been clear conscience, eat meat, other 2.7 percent use freeze- When it is necessary to If we wait much longer, pretty well decimated. A couple years ago, the consume dairy products, and branding methods. Most cat- castrate after fourths of age, we will have new laws cre- Japanese found one cow to have BSE and U.S. wear wool and leather items. tle ranchers who have not local anesthesia and tech- ated by individuals who do In helping students under- had to worry about theft of niques to control bleeding not understand cattle nor exports to Japan were cut in half. Japanese their cattle and the mixing of should be employed. There beef demand went into the tank. stand animal husbandry and our industry. The American science, it is necessary to in- animals from different herds, are several accepted tech- public will support and vote Several producers called last week to point struct them in procedures have elected to use less niques used by industry in out the positive aspects of this BSE episode. for these laws in an effort to sometimes causing pain or painful methods of identifi- castrating cattle. Whichever relieve what they naively be- With the border closed, we’ll have less supply discomfort to the animals we cation, albeit not permanent, method is used, there should on the market and beef prices should go high- lieve is unbearable suffering care for. We subject animals such as ear tags. be maximum effort by the of livestock Therefore, it is er, which is already in record territory. to degrees of testing and ex- Dehorning cattle is neces- rancher to reduce stress, Still, there’s really nothing good at all about our job as industry leaders to periments we would not per- sary to prevent injury of one pain, and shock to the calf. both educate the American BSE. animal by another. This is ex- Members of several ani- form on humans, recognizing public and to design im- The other side of the story is demand — and almost every medical ad- tremely important in the mal rights groups in the U.S. proved methods of animal what this episode could do to consumer de- vance of the last century has feedlot, during transport and have compared animal feed- husbandry. mand. Ironically, the beef industry just had been dependent on animal in other areas where cattle lots to the concentration (Dr. Leland S. Shapiro is commingle in confined quar- camps used by the Nazis in one of its best beef-consuming weekends of the research. a professor of animal sci- year with Memorial Day, and Father’s Day is The more I have become ters. The method used in de- World War II. Recently Ger- ences at Los Angeles Pierce just around the corner. We should know pretty involved in the study of an- horning and the age the pro- many passed a law extend- College. He is the director of quickly how consumers respond to the news. imals, the more I am con- cedure is applied should be ing animals the constitu- the pre-veterinary program Nearly every major retailer was offering a sig- vinced that colleagues of considered in all operations. tional guarantee of respect at the college, a graduate of nificant beef feature last week. mine who believe animals Cattle should be dehorned and dignity. Several other the Kennedy Institute of The alarming part of this story is that it took have “rights” within legal when young. If it is necessary European nations are regu- Ethics, Georgetown Univer- the Canadian government four months to get and ethical contexts we as- to dehorn cattle over the age lating the swine and poul- sity and graduate of Iowa around to testing this six-year-old Angus cow. sociate with humans are not of one month, a corneal nerve try industry, demanding hu- State Bioethics Institute.) There appeared to be no reason to suspect BSE from the symptoms described. Once the animal was diagnosed, the news traveled pretty fast; Letters the cow was traced back to three different herds in Canada through brand records and, to Providing likes of CNN, CBS, Wall devastating news for the U.S. event to try to advance one’s a lesser degree, a nationwide ID system in intervention Street Journal, Oster cattle market. Because of opinion at the expense of all place for a little over a year. DowJones, etc. in about two NAFTA, Canada has free ac- producers is a crime. If he Steven, and a half hours. cess to the U.S. market and was the leader of my orga- More information is a good thing and it just Today, May 20, was not a became alarmingly clear how important a good Even though the news sto- their beef is not labeled for nization, I think he would good day for the entire beef ry was not a positive one, I the consumer. There is cur- animal identification system will be in the fu- industry! I happened to be at be gone tomorrow. Think was never so proud to be a rently no way for consumers about it! ture. Bob Baylog, a market operator in Alber- the NCBA headquarters in U.S. beef producer, as well as to know for certain if the beef ta, told me Canada’s national ID system did Denver when the BSE news a member of the ONLY real they are eating came from play a role in the traceback of this one cow. broke. I was also privy to lis- national beef producer orga- Canada or not.” Wade Zimmerman However, since the program is young, brand ten to two phone press con- nization. Now tell me, do you think Sugar City, CO records were still the major tool in the trace- ferences, one with the Cana- Now I’m sure there are R- he helped you or hurt you? back process. dians and the press, and the CALF members out there We as producers have an Sacking The U.S. beef industry has been bickering other one was NCBA’s Ter- who will want to argue with issue before us (COOL) being ry Stokes and the press. me, but before you do, let me debated and discussed as to speculative selling over the past several months about how to im- If any producer has ever quote their fearless leader proper implementation. It is plement country-of-origin labeling and it’s Dear Editor, questioned NCBA’s ability Leo McDonnell on the same very contentious, as we all This letter is in response to clear some sort of ID system is warranted. The as the true voice for the U.S. tragic situation. Mind you, know, and there is certainly your article on Page 1 of your concept of labeling is a good idea and con- beef producer, especially in a I’m quite sure CNN, CBS great effort being put forth by May 19th issue of WLJ titled sumers may indeed want that information af- crisis, don’t. Never in my life and others did not call him, both opinions to come to a “Dairy buyout planned” and have I seen such a large ter this BSE episode. But, what we have with so he had to release his own solution in the best interest the editorial on Page 2 of the number of people respond to statement. of the U.S. producer. And I COOL is a poorly written law. same issue titled “Dairy de- a situation with such pro- Honestly, ask yourself af- have no doubt that is exact- It would seem a national ID system could be cision dread.” an answer to many issues currently on the fessionalism in such a short ter reading it whose inter- ly what the outcome of amount of time. They as- est he had in mind — yours COOL will be. The debate is In the 18 years that have table. An ID system could satisfy a market-dri- sembled the facts, prepped or his? With friends like him, healthy and most certainly elapsed since the 1985 Dairy ven labeling situation. If consumers are indeed all speakers, prepared a pos- who needs enemies? After worthwhile if we are to con- Buyout announcement fol- willing to pay 15 to 20 percent more for coun- itive statement for the beef reading his quote, PETA al- tinue to ensure our product lowed by the $20-30 per cwt try-of-origin labeling, the market will respond. industry and addressed at most seems not so bad! is the safest in the world. drop in beef prices, I simply Instant traceback is another benefit. The least 77 reporters from the McDonnell said, “This is But to use such a tragic (Continued on page 15)

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Beef BITS EPA chief to resign late June and/or suggestions. Howev- ness, she compromised wa- tion and/or knee-jerk reac- By Steven D. Vetter er, she was also known to ter pollution protection and tions,” said Bryan Dierlam, Resignations at U.S. Foodservice WLJ Editor clash with members of the cut spending for state offices legislative spokesperson for Jim Miller, president and CEO of U.S. Foodservice, Several livestock industry White House. that prosecute environmen- the National Cattlemen’s has resigned, according to U.S. Foodservice’s parent officials were lamenting the Primary examples of these tal abuses by industry. Whit- Beef Association, Washing- company, Royal Ahold. The company said Robert news last week that one of disputes, according to man insisted she retained Tobin, a former president and CEO of Ahold USA the friendlier chiefs of the sources, were withdrawal of needed protections while ton, DC. “That’s more that would become interim CEO until a new CEO is Environmental Protection the U.S. from the interna- eliminating red tape. can be said for some of the named. Also, Michael Resnick, chief financial officer, Agency (EPA) was stepping tional global warming treaty Livestock officials said past EPA leaders.” and David Abramson, executive vice president and down from her post. and the withdrawal of from their standpoint, she Possible candidates to re- general counsel, submitted their resignations. The Christie Whitman re- stricter drinking water ar- was one of the more friend- place Whitman include for- signed last Tuesday, saying resignations stem from U.S. Foodservice overstating senic standards. Ag lobby- ly EPA administrators in mer Michigan Republican she was leaving to spend ists indicated Whitman was its earnings between April 2000 and December 2002 some time and she would Gov. John Engler; Florida time with family. also in the middle of the con- likely be missed. Environmental Protection by $880 million. “As rewarding as the past troversy surrounding stricter “While there are always Secretary David Struhs; and Tyson quarterly dividend two and a half years have pollution guidelines for con- some disagreements on is- been for me professionally, it finement animal feeding op- sues, she seemed to really Josephine Cooper, a former The Board of Directors of Tyson Foods, Inc. has is time to return to my home erations because she was un- focus on basing decisions on EPA official and current declared the quarterly dividend of $.04 per share on and husband in New Jersey, der a lot of pressure from ex- more science-based data and president and CEO at the Class A common stock and $.036 per share on Class B which I love just as you do treme environmentalists to a balance of impending fac- Alliance of Automobile Man- common stock, payable on September 15, 2003, to your home state of Texas,” keep the original proposal in tors instead of going on emo- ufacturers. — WLJ shareholders of record at the close of business on she said in her letter of res- place. 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The case involving RODEO DIST. 7 RODEO KIDS the rancher addressed his alleged non-payment of the & DIST. 7 MULTI-DISTRICT beef checkoff between October 2000 and March 2001. RODEO ACCIDENT VICTIM Only three Beef Board compliance cases remain in liti- JACKIE CIMINO gation. 4 MAY 26, 2003 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Agri Beef purchase New markets may open for northern feeder cattle of cattle transmitting dis- fall and winter. The test in- any feeder cattle will be in- Agri Beef Company, Boise, ID, announced May 16 they By Sarah L. Roen eases such as anaplasmosis dicated an “insignificant” ex- troduced into the new pro- have bought Washington Beef, including the cattle and WLJ Associate Editor and blue tongue. Anaplas- posure rate to blue tongue gram, although MSGA re- beef processing facility in Toppenish, WA. After the dust settles from mosis is caused by a blood and low and isolated inci- ports Montana cattle regis- According to a press release, both companies feel this the bovine spongiform en- parasite and transmitted by dences of anaplasmosis. ter 30 percent of the market. acquisition will strengthen the cattle industry in the cephalitis (BSE) issue, Mon- ticks, biting flies and mos- Realizing the low risk, As it is, Canada should have Northwest by unifying producers who are willing to work tana and North Dakota pro- quitos. This disease is Canadian officials an- together to produce and promote brands of high-quality enough cattle to support their ducers should be able to take watched because it can cause nounced the approval of the beef to meet consumer demands. own retail demand, espe- advantage of a pilot program anemia or death. summer feedlot project at “Improving efficiency and supply-chain management cially since their exports have to transport cattle into se- The timeframe between the Northwest Livestock problems that have plagued the region in the past will been restricted. lect Canadian feedlots. Un- April and October is known Health Conference in Great be a major priority,” the statement said. Provided the BSE issues fortunately, the approval for as the “vector season” for Falls, MT, last week. The on- Agri Beef Co. President and CEO Robert Rebholtz, Jr. are resolved and feeder cat- this Summer Feedlot Pilot these diseases because that’s ly U.S. states which can par- said, “By combining Washington Beef’s strengths with Agri tle start being transported Project came just a few days when it’s possible for them to ticipate in the program at Beef’s knowledge of cattle-feeding/supply-chain man- to Canadian feedlots again, prior to the discovery of the this time are Montana and agement, we hope to create an entity ensuring continued spread if they’re present. The the year-round program will infected cow in Canada and, North Dakota. Producers in beef production in the region.” point the MSGA has been require computer-based an- thus, the closure of the bor- these states will only be al- Agri Beef is a 35-year-old, privately held agribusiness working with Canada to con- imal identification. The ID der. lowed to ship cattle to three with diversified operations including liquid feed formu- vey is that, yes, this is a risky will especially be beneficial However, the Montana designated feedlots in Cana- lation and manufacturing for the cattle industry, ranch- time, but the presence of the and enforced, given the cur- Stockgrowers Association da. ing and cattle feeding operations in the Northwest and disease is very low in the rent situation. It will also en- (MSGA) is confident this sit- In addition, the three feed- Kansas, and a specialty Wagyu cattle operation supply- northern region. able the CFIA to conduct pe- lots must be terminal or ing the ground beef for the “$41 Hamburger” featured on uation will be resolved in To prove the minimal riodic inspections. In the quarantined facilities and national television. time and producers will be prevalence of these diseases, event blue tongue or anaplas- meet certain other condi- Washington Beef is the fifteenth largest beef pack- able to utilize the advantages Dick Raths, with MSGA’s mosis is diagnosed, their tions. They must be at least er/processor in the U.S., with annual sales exceeding of the program once all the animal health committee, strategy is to test all animals one kilometer from domestic $300 million. The company will remain fully staffed and details are worked out. pushed the Montana De- and remove the infected will keep its headquarters in Toppenish. The problem producers partment of Livestock to con- animals, they must be in an ones, rather than treat them. Efforts to contact Rebholtz and other Agri Beef and have been having with try- duct trials on cattle going area low in wildlife density, It has been previously stat- Washington Beef officials were unsuccessful as of presstime ing to transport feeder cattle through stockyards. In total, and they must have an ef- ed there will be no compen- last week. — WLJ to Canada between April and approximately 3,700 head fective vector control pro- sation for infected animals. gram in place. Incidentally, October is the possibibility were tested throughout the On top of the closed border all three of the approved feed- situation, MSGA made note lots are in Alberta. of other issues which must be Feeder cattle have been allowed to cross the border resolved — cost and limited THE COMPLETE DISPERSAL OF THE JERRY ENGEBRETSEN during the “non-vector” sea- locations. “Unfortunately, son, from October 1 through the Canadian regulations March 31, without testing. governing feeder cattle trade RANCH ESTATE ANGUS HERD This was due to the efforts of to Canada require regulato- the Northwest Pilot Project, ry inspection fees that could Monday, June 23 • 1 p.m. now called the Restricted add $50 per head to the cost,” Feeder Cattle Program. said Swanz. “There is no cur- at Stockman Livestock Auction, John Swanz, president of rent exemption for these fees for the summer pilot pro- Torrington, WY the MSGA, said that for sev- eral years the organization gram.” has spearheaded efforts to He commented that if 300 HEAD SELL allow year-round movement Canadian officials don’t se- cure a fee exemption, then 130 Spring Cow/Calf Pairs of feeder cattle into Canada, but have been running up the program may be cost- B/R Midland 22 Yearling Bred Heifers against health issues that prohibitive for producers. 15 Service-Age Bulls cannot be scientifically sup- The Canadians have indi- Selling 100 females carrying the service of this $202,000 ported. Now, producers are cated they would find a way all-time record-seller of the Midland Bull Test Station Semen Inventory facing the fact they can move to ensure the fees are waived for Montana and North ALSO FEATURING the service and progeny of GAR Exaltation 3144, these cattle into the country Bon View New Design 878, B/R New Design 036, BCC Bushwacker to feed them out, but can’t Dakota producers. 41-93, Wulfs EXT 6106 and more. move them back to process “At this point, it’s pretty them. unsure how this thing is go- Canadian Food Inspection ing to shake out,” said Jay 1028 Henry Road • Morrill, NE 69358 Judy Engebretsen • (308) 247-2498 Agency (CFIA) officials had Bodner, natural resource co- ordinator for MSGA. “But, Shon Whetham • (308) 247-2267 said in the meeting last week they hope to see upwards of we still look at this as an op- (308) 637-7462 • (308) 247-2848 fax 25,000 moving north this portunity for opening up E-mail: [email protected] summer. Given the current markets for feeder cattle For your free reference catalog, contact anyone in the office of the sale manager, situation, it will be unlikely from Montana.” — WLJ Tom Burke, Kurt Schaff, Rance Long, American Angus Hall of Fame, P. O. Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089, (816) 532-0811, e-mail: [email protected] $2.34M to keep “THE END OF AN ERA” Aussie cattle TB-free Complete and Total Retirement Dispersal of Eli & Bette Votaw’s E Bar V Historic Angus Herd The Australian govern- seas customers are remind- ment has provided a $2.34- ed of this country’s TB-free Wed., June 11 Sale: 10 a.m. • Held at Tri-State Auction Facility, McCook, NE million boost to a new four- status. year program to maintain “Australia’s meat and More Than 550 Head Sell! Australia’s bovine tubercu- meat product export indus- 200 Spring Pairs • 50 Spring Bred Cows • 100 Bred Heifers • 6 Herd Bulls losis-free status. tries are worth around $5.5 “The funds will be used to billion, and the live cattle in- continue the Tuberculosis dustry around $540 million, Freedom Assurance Pro- so it is vital we maintain gram (TFAP) set up in 1998 every competitive advantage to ensure Australia meets in the international mar- the international obligations ketplace.” expected of TB-free coun- Truss said other key fea- tries,” Agriculture Minister tures of TFAP2 include: Warren Truss said.  surveillance at export “The new program will in- and domestic abattoirs by volve on-going surveillance the Australian Quarantine and monitoring activities and Inspection Service; BR Midland GAR Exaltation 3144 through the National Gran-  eradicating any out- 100 cows will carry the service of this $202,000 two- Over 50 heifers will carry the service of this powerful calv- uloma Submission Program, breaks of the disease detect- and confirmatory diagnosis ed by the various State or thirds interest Midland Test Station Sale Topper. ing ease sire, whose dam is the famous GAR EXT 614. through the Australian Ref- Territory animal health au- 2003 CALVES BY THESE LEADING AI SIRES! erence Laboratory for Tu- thorities; and berculosis in Perth.  financial assistance, in- “Managed by Animal cluding compensation to Health Australia, TFAP has stock owners funded by in- been highly successful in dustry, as determined by eradicating the expected, but State and Territory legisla- only occasional, outbreaks tion and in accordance with since the conclusion of the nationally agreed valuation TC Freedom SAF 598 Bando 5175 Twin Valley Precision E161 Connealy Forefront $1-billion dollar eradication guidelines. FAMILY RANCHING SINCE 1884! campaign. Only six cases Bovine tuberculosis is a have been detected since contagious, chronic disease of ELI & BETTE VOTAW 1998,” Truss said. cattle. It causes progressive E/V Angus Ranch “The new program — emaciation and usually af- 34108 S. Votaw Rd., Wellfleet, NE 69170 • 308-963-4459 • Toll Free: 888-350-9053 TFAP2 — will cost $20.1 mil- fects the respiratory system Steve & Kerri Kliewer • 402-723-5829 lion over four years, and has or other organs. The bacteria E-mail: [email protected] • Gailen Misek, Herdsman the support of all Australian can also cause disease in For your free reference sale booklet, contact anyone in the office of the Sale Managers, TOM BURKE, KURT SCHAFF, governments and the Cattle deer, pigs and humans and, RANCE LONG, AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME, at the WORLD ANGUS HEADQUARTERS, Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089-0660. Phone: 816-532-0811, Fax: 816-532-0851, e-mail: [email protected], www.angushall.com Council of Australia. It will occasionally, in horses, dogs, also help ensure our over- cats and sheep. — WLJ WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL MAY 26, 2003 5 Restored funding to protect MT prevents federal land buys — Language causes and structures.” How this new wording is California ag properties some debate. now being interpreted is that anyone ex- cept the federal government is a candi- tions but to propose blanket with the memberships mak- By Sarah L. Roen date. By Sarah L. Roen non-renewal of these con- ing their opposition known WLJ Associate Editor The restriction of federal purchases then WLJ Associate Editor tracts. Essentially, the ag by writing letters and mak- opens more doors for Montana producers California is one of the A bill tailored to help private individu- community viewed this as a ing calls to legislators and als consolidate their holdings and not sell to purchase this land. “All in all, I think it’s more populated states, and long-term consequence of a the Governor. “This is a great restoration of funding for a out to the federal government was recent- a program that’s going to be beneficial to shorter-term budget situa- example of how our mem- the people of Montana because when you preservation act also indi- tion. bers, working collectively, ly amended by the Montana legislature. cates it’s a state which ap- But, the Governor’s May can make a difference to help This private land preservation bill should have people in Montana able to purchase preciates its agricultural and budget revision proposed to keep family ranching in busi- help prevent the feds from acquiring any these grounds, then it just supports the tax open spaces. Recently, Cali- restore $40.15 million in sub- ness in California,” said more of the state’s property by creating a base, the communities and just has a rip- fornia Governor Gray Davis ventions to counties having Vleck. “From the moment state land bank. The bill would also revise ple effect extending on out,” said Jay Bod- released a revision of the Williamson Act contracts. the Governor proposed cut- laws which authorize the state’s land board ner, natural resource coordinator for the state’s budget which com- “Our industry dodged a very ting the Williamson Act sub- to sell school trust land which generate Montana Stockgrowers Association. “If you pletely restored funding for large bullet with the Gover- ventions, our association’s lower amounts of income from grazing, were to put these lands up for sale and the the Williamson Act. nor placing funding for coun- staff were working on this timber, mining or oil and gas. federal government was to buy it, you don’t This act was passed in ty subventions for the issue and coordinating our What spurred the amendment was Mon- have any of those economic benefits.” 1965 by the state’s legisla- Williamson Act back in the industry’s defense of this pro- tana’s desire to sell off isolated state land However, not all parties are entirely ture as a means of preserv- state budget,” said Vleck. gram.” pleased with the new wording of the bill. ing agricultural and open tracts. The state wanted to put these lands “Without the Williamson Act, CCA’s plan is to make up for bid, while giving the first right of re- State Rep. Chris Harris is particularly dis- space values for future gen- many CCA members would every effort to keep these erations. Currently, the act fusal to landholders currently leasing the gruntled with its passage because it does- face significant increases to types of programs going be- n’t take the law a step further and prevent affects 16 million of the 30 our property taxes.” cause they feel the public property. Then the state wanted to use million acres of privately Vleck noted the restored benefit greatly outweighs the that money to purchase another piece of other governments from purchasing Mon- owned farm and ranch land funding was the direct re- small cost incurred by the ground, creating more money for the school tana land. “Iraq could buy this land,” said in the state. sult of the leadership of Dar- state. That benefit is to dis- trust funds. Harris. “North Korea could buy this land, The Williamson Act acts as rel Sweet and other CCA of- courage leap-frog develop- To keep the government from buying but our own red, white and blue federal gov- a voluntary contract between ficers such as Ben Higgins ment and curbing sprawl. — the land out from under the individual, Rep- ernment can’t buy this land.” private landowners and and Susan LaGrande, along WLJ resentative Rick Maedje amended HB 223, In a rebuttal to Rep. Harris’ comments, counties where the landown- which governs the state land trust. “House Maedje said he doubted if the constitu- er agrees to restrict the use Bill 223 came through the Natural Re- tional rights of Montanans could be abused of their land. In return for the Manure management sessions sources Committee, and I saw the real op- any worse by a North Korean dictator than restrictions the landowner Livestock producers interested in developing manure portunity to add a friendly amendment to they are by our own federal agencies. “The places on their property, the the bill to begin to stop federal land ac- Constitution never intended the federal counties grant them a tax management plans for their operations are invited to break and access a tax rate attend a series of workshops sponsored by Iowa State quisitions in our state,” said Maedje. government to increase its land holdings consistent with the actual University Extension through the end of the year. 29 Maedje said he was inspired to amend or jurisdictional influence without the con- use of the land, as opposed to workshops have been set in 17 counties in northwest this bill to its current form by Article 1, Sec- sent of the people of a state,” said Maedje. its potential market value. Iowa. All workshops are scheduled from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. tion 8 of the U.S. Constitution. This arti- “We have intelligently arrived at the con- These contracts are rolling Plans will be developed according to the Iowa cle restricts Congress from exercising “like clusion federal agencies have little or no in- 10-year agreements. Department of Natural Resources requirements for authority over all places purchased by the centive to abide by that federal Constitu- Producer organizations annual submissions. Producers should bring to the work- consent of the legislature of the state in tion, so we’re now going to help them get such as the California Cat- shop these items: aerial photographs from their county which the same shall be, for the erection back on track.” tlemen’s Association (CCA) Farm Service Agency office, plant maps, and written of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock yards The bill did keep the clause that said sales are pleased with the act and manure agreements and conservation plans for highly and other needful buildings.” are subject to control of the state land the decision to continue to erodible land. The workshop fee is $25 for any site. For Obviously, this language was convolut- board. Most of the other major regulations fund it because they feel it more information, go to IaState.edu or call 712/732-5056. ed and needed to be updated for today’s fed- in land banking also stayed the same. provides increased protec- eral land usage principles. Therefore, Maed- The bill affects approximately six million tion for the state’s ag re- je changed the wording to where the Mon- acres of school trust land in Montana, sources, food security and Beef Ambassador Contest economy. “The action to re- tana Code now reads “State land may not which Congress mandated to be used sole- fund this program is an ex- The Texas Beef Ambassador Speaking Competition be sold to the federal government, except ly for generating income for schools. — ample of how our members, will be June 28 in Austin, TX, and the Texas for the purpose of building federal facilities WLJ working in cooperation with CattleWomen are asking for all interested youth to other organizations, can apply. The speech contest offers $3,000 in prize money at make a difference to help the state level and $6,500 at the national contest. Beef keep family ranching in busi- Ambassadors travel throughout Texas promoting the ness in California,” said CCA positive attributes of beef. Go to www.texascattle- Land Use and Taxation women.org or call Susie Shank at 979-561-8594. Committee Co-chairman Deadline entry is June 6. Stan Van Vleck. In total, California reports a $27-billion agricultural in- dustry. CCA reports 40 per- Classified Advertising Works! PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION cent of the privately held land involved in this sub- CATTLE FOR SALE ADS stantial production industry 2 col x 2” Billboard Ads • $75 each ad, must run 3x is protected under the Williamson Act. The problem the act was up against was it requires $39 million worth of subsi- dies (subvention) in the bud- get year. Subvention funds are appropriated annually and paid to counties to avoid revenue losses incurred due to Williamson Act enroll- ment, according to CCA. Contact: Elizabeth Browning If the funding hadn’t come 800-850-2769 • 303-722-7600 • Fax 303-722-0155 through, the counties would [email protected] have been left with few op- Exp. 6/30/03

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They (from page 1) trogen, stimulates estrogen- trogenic activity in the Cattlemen’s Beef Associa- the Zeranol is present in the added that they will contin- The connection the report modulated genes that can breast. tion as saying the levels of actual retail product. ue to actively monitor this and the study made between affect the growth of human The organization respon- Zeranol found in beef are lit- To address the retail ques- situation. these two entities is that Zer- breast cancer cells. Labora- sible for consumer protection erally 57,000 less than what tion, Ohio State University, Ohio State said it is not anol acts like an estrogen in tory studies also have indi- and regulation of these beef the FDA has determined is along with four other uni- their intention to challenge the body and breast cancer cated the more unopposed additives, the Food and Drug safe. A statement from versities across the country, the legality of current regu- is dependent upon estrogen. estrogen a woman is exposed Administration (FDA), has Schering-Plough Animal will simultaneously be test- lations on the usage of Zer- Zeranol is the active ingre- to over her lifetime, the specifically stated consumers Health, the manufacturer’s ing random samples of su- anol in food animals, but dient in Ralgro and Ralgro greater her chances of de- are not at risk from eating of Ralgro, said data derived permarket-bought beef to rather to offer information Magnum. It is produced from veloping breast cancer. But, food animals treated with from sensitive assays utiliz- gauge the presence and that could be useful to regu- the mold of a fungus often what the broadcast did not these compounds, because ing radio-labeled material amount of Zeranol residue latory agencies in decisions found in cereal and animal address is if long-term, low- the amount of added hor- show residue levels of Zera- in commercially available about the use of growth pro- feed and manufactured into level exposure to Zeranol mone is negligible. FDA ap- nol in meat from animals products. The partnering in- moters in beef destined for the pellet which many pro- adds to that risk. It also failed proved Zeranol to be a safe treated with this product are stitutions on this project in- human consumption. ducers implant into the ears to reveal other studies have and effective growth-pro- more than 1,000 times low- clude the University of Min- Their studies are ongoing of their calves at branding provided evidence that con- moting hormone in 1969. er than the limits approved nesota, Texas A & M, Cornell and supported by a three- time. In essence, Ralgro is sumption of beef can help in- CBS made somewhat of a by FDA. They went on to say University and the Univer- year, $555,000 grant from used because it has been crease the level of congugat- reference to the length of they are even 35 times low- sity of California at Davis. the National Cancer Insti- proven to create a higher ed linoleic acid, which helps time the hormone has been er than the levels the Ohio “My wife and four daugh- tute. lean-to-fat ratio, which gives prevent breast cancer. used through an interview State University study iden- ters eat beef on a regular ba- Traders at Chicago Mer- meat more flavor. “We want our patients to with the founder of the tified as enhancing the ef- sis,” said Weber. “I’ve re- cantile Exchange raised flags A study conducted at the know we have no evidence Breast Cancer Fund, Andrea fects of estrogen in their lab- viewed all this science, and about the news report earli- University of Florida and suggesting eating beef in any Martin. In Martin’s testi- oratory studies. I’m confident beef is safe and er on Monday, but by later in funded by the European amount is dangerous,” said mony, she said that in the Some points to consider, wholesome for consumers.” the week, it was evident the Union, which bans beef hor- Dr. William Farrar, a breast last 50 years, incidences of which even the Ohio State Schering-Plough said it is market was not overly in- mones, examined the effects cancer specialist at the breast cancer have escalated study made note of, were that their overriding concern to timidated by the report. Pro- of hormones coming off cat- Arthur G. James Cancer to nearly three times the just because something hap- ensure the safety and effec- ducers and traders alike tle feedlots and getting into Hospital and Richard J. amount they once were. Mar- pens to cells in the highly tiveness of all of their prod- were of the opinion they will the water. These researchers Solove Research Institute tin did not blame the implant controlled setting of a labo- ucts. “All existing data show just have to wait and see if found serious damage to the and a co-leader of the study. for causing this increase, but ratory, it might not happen the use of Ralgro Cattle Im- there is any consumer reac- reproductive systems of fish He added that there is much did say women should de- in the more naturally com- plants poses no safety con- tion. — WLJ downstream from a Nebras- to sort out there and re- mand to know what is in plex setting of the human ka feedlot and called atten- searchers are very interest- their food and what effect it body. 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Box 9388, Denver, CO 80209-0388 FOR EXPRESS SUBSCRIPTION CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-850-2769 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL MAY 26, 2003 7 U.S. producers could benefit from BSE situation; export opportunities cited — Profits depen- struggling with the ban of bought on a forward contract stabilize, then there’s a pos- 10 to 12 percent.” tion is dependent on con- dent on consumer Canadian cattle and beef, basis and packers are caught sibility for a U.S. market In addition to meeting ex- sumers’ perception of the but they were okay so far. between waiting to see if “boon.” tra domestic consumer de- BSE situation and whether demand strength. “It’s been difficult, but we those cattle will soon be al- According to Jason Kraft, mand, market analysts in- or not they will curb their — Export move- certainly understand why lowed across the border or CattleHedging.com; James dicate U.S. beef may reap enthusiasm for eating beef. the move was made and hope going ahead and getting in- Mintert, economist at the benefits of meeting ad- “Ultimately, the impact of ment could see the situation can be reme- to the U.S. spot cash mar- Kansas State University; ditional needs from export Tuesday’s announcement on improvement. died as soon as possible,” said ket. and Chris Hurt, economist at markets. Kraft and Mintert (U.S.) cattle and beef prices Boyle. “We’re of the under- Despite packers and Purdue University, Canada both said Canada exports By Steven D. Vetter will depend on how con- standing this is temporary processors struggling has accounted for seven to about 50 percent of their to- sumers in the U.S., and in WLJ Editor nine percent of total U.S. beef tal beef product, and a ma- and operations at various through the ban, there is a major beef importing coun- While packers and proces- companies won’t be inter- potential that, overall, U.S. production, three to five per- jority of those markets have tries, respond. And to deter- sors were lamenting last rupted for long.” cattle producers could reap cent of that being live cattle closed their borders to Cana- mine that, we’ll have to wait week’s announcement of According to Boyle, the ban some benefits from the ban processing. The Canadian da beef imports. The biggest mad-cow disease (BSE) in has really affected processing of Canadian beef and cattle, ban has taken that out of the markets shutting off Cana- and see,” Mintert said. Canada, market analysts ac- companies relying on Cana- particularly if for any ex- total U.S. beef production da exports were Japan, Sources termed the me- tually found a “silver lining” dian beef as the primary tended amount of time. equation, at least temporar- South Korea, Australia and dia’s handling of the Cana- amidst the cloud of uncer- source for their products and According to several agri- ily, so packers may have to Mexico. dian BSE situation mostly tainty. on packers who bring in cultural economists, con- buy more domestic cattle to According to Kraft, Cana- fair and unbiased, and said J. Patrick Boyle, president Canadian cattle for their op- sumer demand holds the ul- fill the void. da exports were close to two it would probably be a good and CEO of the American erations. Other packing in- timate key to what will hap- According to Kraft, if pack- million pounds weekly to few weeks before the impact Meat Institute (AMI), said dustry sources said many of pen with the U.S. cattle/beef ers make the decision not to Mexico, and with Mexico on consumer demand is re- member companies were those Canadian cattle are market, and if demand does fill that void with domestic banning Canadian beef, ally known. cattle, spot cash prices could there is opportunity for the “Industry leaders and see up to a $6-7 per cwt price U.S. to pick up the slack. health specialists have done U. S. bans Canadian cattle, beef increase, compared to nor- “The U.S. is the natural a good job of mitigating the mal seasonal prices. choice to take up the slack for frame was not the result of place would have resulted fears associated with the dis- Mad-cow Hurt is on the high side of beef movement into Mexi- ease,” said Kraft. “It appears any problem within the test- in the final confirmation be- (from page 1) the equation and said, “Nine co,” Kraft said. “That’s a sig- the phrase ‘mad-cow’ has ing system, but more the re- ing received probably with- “The UK lab is the only percent of the U.S. beef sup- nificant amount of product been somewhat eliminated sult of a wrong diagnosis at in two weeks. The timeframe one, under international pro- ply comes from Canada, four being taken out of the supply in the news coverage and the beginning of the process.” for Canada to turn over tocol, that can finally deter- percent of that arrives as chain. That means cattle will most of the focus has gone to- processed products and five mine whether or not a spe- Boyle indicated if the cow provincial and national test be needed to fill the void cre- ward the ban of Canadian percent as live cattle. The cific animal has the disease,” was condemned for being a results is usually eight days, ated by that extra (beef) beef and cattle and the fact ban represents a nine-per- said Boyle. “The long time- BSE suspect, the protocol in with the international lab movement.” the U.S. still has never had having a turnaround of two cent reduction in beef supply. If consumers maintain their Consumer demand a confirmed test for the dis- to three days, according to ease. It looks promising right Boyle. The protocol in Cana- consumption, that could questions BSE case specifics sharply increase U.S. live now, but let’s see what hap- da was said to be very simi- Once again, the potential pens in the longer term.” — As of WLJ presstime last Thursday afternoon, the cattle prices by as much as lar to what the U.S. has in “silver lining” in this situa- WLJ following specific information had been learned sur- place. rounding the case of BSE, or “mad-cow” disease, found The cow was rendered and in one Canadian cow. put into non-meat products, Your best value  The cow was six years old, which contradicts ear- including dog food and hog in quality feed lier reports that the cow was eight years old; feed. supplements.  The cow was born in Saskatchewan; The only previous known  The infected cow was never in the U.S.; case in Canada, in 1993, in-  The infected cow’s mother has been found via volved an animal born in SUPPLEMENT CO. traceback and is still alive; Britain that was imported. P.O. 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It would be ucts such as different cuts of Agriculture Department officials have said, based on ceptions,” authored by type of research project can incorrect to extrapolate these beef, pork and poultry. plantings thus far, the corn crop across the U.S. could Wendy J. Umberger, Dillon be used to give general in- results with the expectation Potential consumer reac- be about 10.1 billion bushels. M. Feuz, Chris R. Calkins sight into an issue, but it is they are reflective of the U.S. tion to labels based on the The record high for corn is 10.103 billion bushels, pro- and Bethany Sitz. This paper inappropriate to apply the population as a whole. proposed regulations cover- has been cited many times as results to all U.S. consumers’ Second, the experimental duced in 1994 — the only time the 10 billion level has ing mixed species products “overwhelming evidence” of behavior. results compare an unla- ever been reached. (e.g., an ingredient statement Purdue University agricultural economist Chris Hurt the benefits of country-of-ori- This can best be explained beled steak to a steak only la- gin labeling (COOL). by using an example of de- beled as “USA Guaranteed: might read: Product of Mex- said weather conditions will determine whether corn farm- ico, raised and processed in ers are able to match or exceed the record. However, difficulties occur veloping corn varieties. Da- Born and Raised in the Unit- when the data are extrapo- ta collected in the greenhouse ed States of America.” Be- the U.S., Product of U.S., “There is the potential we could have a record crop if Product of Canada, raised in we end up with just slightly better weather than we’re lated beyond the population and/or test plots might give cause no other labels were on tested or when the premi- an indication as to how a par- the package (such as price, Canada, processed in the anticipating,” Hurt said, noting the federal estimate for U.S.) are unexplored, but this year is about one billion bushels more than for 2002. ums are broadly applied to ticular variety could perform, safe handling instructions, could be expected to be quite Officials note crop estimates by the Agriculture De- estimate economic impacts but research in the field USDA grade or brand), it is partment for corn and soybeans were released May 12, of mandatory COOL. would be needed to document likely the willingness-to-pay different than the labels used and were based on information collected prior to violent We want to be clear the and verify the response. In values we observed are high- in our study. storms spreading through the Midwest and South dur- research was not conceived the same way it would be er than would actually be ex- Finally, this was survey ing the previous weekend. to support or refute the ben- unwise to use data collected pected to exist due to the fact and experimental data. The “The early start of corn planting was quite favorable efits of COOL. Rather, it was in the early phase of corn va- consumers focused specifi- bids submitted for the la- up through early May, but now we do have delays,” conducted in June and July riety development to predict cally on the country-of-ori- beled steaks were non-bind- Hurt said. “We’re beginning to look at a two-crop situa- of 2002 (before the USDA is- the economic impact of the gin label alone. ing. It is well known survey tion. sued their guidelines in Oc- variety in a commercial set- Third, the labeling com- data do not necessarily pre- “We have the early-planted corn and will now have the tober 2002) to examine if, in ting, so too is it unwise to parison does not take into dict consumer behavior. late-planted corn,” Hurt said. “Later corn planting, par- isolation of other beef at- apply these results in esti- account consumers’ choices As authors, we believe the tributes, consumers cared mating the benefits of coun- and willingness to pay if they ticularly as we move beyond May 20, may well lower yield research we conducted is potential.” about COOL. try-of-origin labeling. were presented with choic- Briefly, the research indi- As such, the results of this es based on current USDA- valid and helpful in putting Benefitting the U.S. corn crop is the fact that corn ex- into perspective the impor- ports could increase, particularly if an anticipated decline cated a portion of consumers study were not intended to AMS suggested labeling pro- expressed interest in COOL, and should not be used to es- cedures. For example, the tance of country-of-origin la- occurs in corn production in China. beling relative to many oth- Hurt said corn prices could reach their spring highs although the rating for im- tablish COOL policy or cost- results would likely have portance of COOL to their benefit analysis. been different if consumers er selection criteria. It is our later this month and in early June before slipping in Ju- hope this clarifies some of ly. Should expectations for a near-record crop remain in- purchase decision caused it While the results are ac- had been asked to make a the limitations of the exper- tact, prices could drop significantly by late summer — to be ranked eight out of 17 curate, there are a few parts choice and to express their with harvest-time cash prices for new-crop corn at $1.90- items. Clearly, issues of of the study which should willingness to pay for a imental methods used in the 2 per bushel. — WLJ freshness and food-safety in- be further explained and broader set of products, such research. — Umberger, spection were far more im- clarified. as an un-branded, tradi- Feuz, Calkins, Sitz FDA warns against using deer, elk in animal feed The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance that will be the basis for FDA recommendations regarding the use of deer and elk ruminants in animal feed to help control the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The draft, titled “Use of Material From Deer and Elk in Animal Feed,” is posted at http://www.fda.gov/cvm/guidance/dguide158.pdf. The potential risks from CWD to humans or non-cervid animals such as poultry and swine are not well understood. However, its recent spread in deer and its connection to transmissible spongi- form encephalopathies, such as bovine spongi- form encephalopathy (BSE) or scrapie, have made it an area of interest. Overall, FDA is recommending any material from deer and elk considered to be at high risk for CWD not be used in any animal feed or feed ingredients. High-risk deer and elk are those from (1) areas declared by state officials to be en- demic for CWD and/or to be CWD eradication zones and (2) those that at some time during the 60-month period before slaughter were part of a captive herd with a CWD-positive animal. FDA’s guidance documents are not regula- tions, but rather voluntary recommendations. This draft guidance is being distributed for com- ment only. Written comments on the draft guid- ance may be submitted to the Dockets Manage- ment Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug Ad- ministration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 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Placements un- April placements 1,551 1,453 1,870 121 129 May. average of 96. the recent discovery of mad- der 600 pounds totaled April marketings 1,815 1,996 1,985 109 99 Placements an cow disease in Canada. Mar- 296,000 head, while 600- to April disappearance 89 83 63 71 76 — Marketings ket analysts called the han- 700-pound cattle accounted On feed May 1 11,170 10,951 10,525 94 96 called extremely issue, but... dling of the BSE situation for 324,000 head. Initial reactions to USDA’s by the mainstream media even more cattle that could Canadian beef or cattle. Ap- good. April placement figure were Marketings “mostly fair and balanced” use a few more weeks at the proximately three percent of By Steven D. Vetter quite extreme, with several and didn’t think there would called good WLJ Editor sources calling it exorbitant. Normally, a below-year- feed bunk. U.S. live cattle slaughter in- be a major fallout if this turns “We can talk placements volves cattle brought down USDA’s most recent Cat- However, opinions on the out to be the only confirmed ago marketing figure would all you want, but the most from the neighbor to the tle-on-Feed (C-o-F) report ini- impact of the figure softened case of the disease in the near result in a good deal of bear- tially added a bearish tone to last week. Several analysts future. ishness permeating the mar- important figure from this north. projections about prices for said the ongoing tight fed While April placements by ket, but that wasn’t the case (C-o-F) report was the mar- “If the ban on Canada re- fed cattle this summer. But, cattle supply could result in themselves aren’t expected to this time. Analysts called the ketings,” Kraft said. “And mains in place for any ex- cattle normally ready for pro- several analysts said the ex- excessively impact the sum- figure extremely good, par- that good news could get tent of time, packers will cessing this summer being tent of that bearishness could mer fed market, there are ticularly with fed cattle sup- even better if more cattle are need to fill that void with ad- be minimal, especially if fin- pulled ahead late this spring. fears that May placements plies “very short” the past needed to fill the potential ditional U.S. cattle,” said ished cattle supplies remain “Sure, the figure is ex- could combine with April to couple of months. void caused by the lack of Kraft. “That means even extremely short the rest of tremely large, and at face create that problem. value it appears to be noth- “Cattle feeders have been Canadian cattle coming in.” more cattle pulled ahead and the spring. Already several analysts Statistics show about sev- the potential summer supply However, there was a lot ing but bad news,” said Reed are projecting a double-dig- selling cattle that could eas- en percent of the U.S.’ total dwindling even more.” — of apprehension about what Marquotte, M&M Livestock it increase in May place- ily stand another couple of May could hold in store from Analytics. “However, if there ments, compared to last year, weeks, at least, on feed, and beef production comes from WLJ a placement standpoint, is any time the industry ap- and many of those cattle are they were close to moving a which sources said could sig- pears ready to absorb such a expected to be heavier- similar number of cattle to C-o-F April Placements nificantly impact the fed cat- large number of spring weight placements. That last year,” said Marquotte. Past five years; total U.S. tle market negatively later placements, this is it.” means they’ll be competing “The fact cattle marketings He said the fact supplies this year. with a lot of April-placed cat- weren’t down four or five per- 2 are so tight and finishing According to USDA, U.S. tle for marketing spots start- cent from last year is ex- cattle feeders placed 1.87 mil- weights continue to drop ing in September. tremely encouraging, and if lion head of cattle this past could alleviate some of the “There appears to be a lot April — 29 percent more normal price pressure asso- of 800-pound cattle, and this marketing rate contin- 1.8 than last year and 21 percent ciated with such a large heavier, being placed this ues, the summer market more than April 2001. Pre- placement figure. month, and that doesn’t bode could show a lot more re- “We’re currently talking siliency than we even report projections ranged well for the market, partic- 1.6 anywhere between 112 and $80 fats right now and the ularly given the total num- thought possible.” In million head 140 percent of last year. possibility of dipping into fin- ber of 700-pound-and-heav- Jason Kraft, CattleHedg- However, the average esti- ished cattle that could wind ier cattle feedlots placed in ing.com, indicated market- mate was approximately 119 up averaging under 1,200 April,” said Marquotte. 1.4 ings could be even better in 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 percent, 10 percent below fi- pounds live weight. It’s not “Placements coming in right the short term, given the U.S. out of the realm of possibili- nal USDA figures. now take much less time to ban on imports of beef and April marketings were tal- ty, pending consumer de- be brought up to full gains, Despite USDA reporting a 29 percent increase in April place- live cattle from Canada. Ac- lied at 1.99 million head, one mand for beef stays strong, so there’ll be a lot less time ments, compared to last year, cattle market analysts said the current short supply situation could somewhat ease the number percent below last year but that prices remain in the up- on feed, compared to place- cording to Kraft, if the ban lasts any extent of time, the of problems normally associated with heavy spring placements nine percent more than two per $70s the next several ments coming in between and the summer fed market. The one thing analysts were leery of years ago. Analysts’ pre-re- weeks. Consequently, pro- October and March.” number of cattle needed by is the potential for a double digit increase in May placements, port guesses were 96-100 ducers will be more than will- According to USDA’s fig- packers could increase sig- which would then put a lot more supply pressure on the summer percent of last year, with an ing to sell cattle before they ures, 1.25 million head, or nificantly. Consequently, fed market. — Source: USDA’s National Agriculture average guess of 97.5 per- reach optimum finishing 70 percent, of April place- producers could pull ahead Statistics Service cent. weights,” Marquotte said. ments weighed 700-799 The number of total U.S. “That could be enough to pounds and 800-pounds- cattle on feed, as of May 1, keep the showlists this sum- plus. While the distribution was called 10.53 million mer more manageable than of large placements isn’t as head, four percent fewer than would normally be the case.” large as last year (73 per- last year and six percent few- The primary proviso in cent) from a percentage er than May 1, 2001. Ana- that scenario is consumer standpoint, just sheer num-

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Selected Auction Markets CATTLE FUTURES Week Ending 5-22-03 Steers Slaughter Cows Pairs CME LIVE CATTLE Date Heifers Slaughter Bulls Replacements Market 200-300 lb. 300-400 lb. 400-500 lb. 500-600 lb. 600-700 lb. 700-800 lb. 800 lb. - up 5/16 5/19 5/20 5/21 5/22 High* Low* May 7710 7705 7555 7580 7630 7900 6660 June 7405 7390 7240 7290 7315 7285 6515 NORTHWEST July 7030 7045 6895 6980 6973 7020 6670 May 16 518 90-100 89-100 84-97 78-85 75-80 38-45 August 6977 6985 6835 6882 6850 7270 6855 Blackfoot, ID 85-93 79-86 73-77.50 48-54 October 7055 7042 6892 6975 6973 7270 6765 May 16 105-115 95-113 87-98 82.50-92 76-87.50 69-80.75 38-49.50 650-780 CME FEEDER CATTLE Burley, ID 93-104 90-98.50 85-92 76.50-86.50 74-78.50 68-73 45-55 5/16 5/19 5/20 5/21 5/22 High* Low* May 20 700 95 92.50 78-79 65.90 40-49.75 795-950 May 8110 8082 8035 8057 8093 8375 7465 Davenport, WA 84 77-85.50 82-85 48-55 August 8467 8447 8297 8390 8378 8570 7730 May 17 396 96-107 92-101 88-100 80-90 70-77.25 55.75-72.50 35-52.75 570-875 September 8500 8487 8337 8440 8433 8535 8105 Junction City, OR 85-96.75 82-92.25 75-84 75-84.50 70-75 60-71 45.25-55 380-565 October 8515 8495 8345 8442 8440 8530 7950 May 21 611 110-130 95-118 95-110 90.100 90-100 75-85 40-50 850-950 November 8540 8515 8365 8480 8450 8550 7900 Madras, OR 100-120 90-95 90-95 80-90 75-80 70-75 47-55 January 8485 8435 8290 8400 8395 8350 7930 May 22 150 77 43-47.75 *High and low figures are for the life of the contract. Quincy, WA 77.75 49-54 May 16 1,500 100 90-94.60 87.60 84-86.35 79.50-81 40-50 760-1065 CANADIAN MARKETS Toppenish, WA 85 84.75-85 78.75-82.50 61.75-78.50 60-60.75 48-59 FAR WEST Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal May 16 1,865 90-110 90-106.50 88-105 86-96 80-86.75 77-81.75 37-50 750-880 Inspected Slaughter Figures, May 19 Cottonwood, CA 85-106 83-104 80-91.50 78-88 73-79.75 40-47 May 21 75-105 86-106 73-103 70-97 65-83 58-74 37-45 450-720 Weekly Fallon, NV 65-97 65-98.50 61-90.50 54-86 48-78 45-65 46-58 300-525 Alberta Direct Sales (4% shrink) Price Change May 19 1,935 90-106 90-106 80-92 75-90 75-80 70-76 40-45.75 800 Slaughter steers, mostly select 1-2, 1000-1200 lb. 78.40 +1.02 Famoso, CA 85-90 78-87.50 78-86 75-82 70-76.35 68-73 48-53.25 600-710 Slaughter heifers, mostly select 1-2, 850-1050 lb. 78.72 +0.83 May 22 2,350 85-105 80-95 75-92 72-85 77-82 38-51 Ontario Auctions Galt, CA 75-90 72-84 68-82.50 65-80.50 45-58 Slaughter steers, mostly select 1-2, 1000-1200 lb. 79.51 +3.97 May 20 182 95-115 93-105 85-101 75-90 72-80.50 70-77.50 65-75 38-49.50 650-800 Slaughter heifers, mostly select 1-2, 850-1050 lb. 76.73 +2.23 Madera, CA 90-115 78-88 73-89 66-79 65-75 64-74 62-73.75 49-59 500-595 Slaughter cows, cutter and ut. 1-3, 1100-1400 lb. 44.91 +1.36 May 20 1,673 100-120 100-105 90-100 85-93 80-85 78-82 72-80 35-42 Average feeder cattle prices for May 16 Oakdale, CA 90-105 85-90 80-88 78-84 74-78 72.50-77 67-74 Steers: Southern Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba May 16 373 88-100 87-98 80.25-94.50 69-80 35-44 700-860 400-600 lb. 102.56-104.74 104.02-106.93 100.37-104.02 Smithfield, UT 89.50 74-85 74-83.50 81-84 68.25 49-51.75 660-1440 600-800 lb. 87.59-94.89 86.50-96.35 89.42-98.18 NORTH CENTRAL 800-900+ lb 75.55-79.20 72.26-76.64 75.55-80.29 Heifers: May 20 800 110.50-120 103-110.50 92.50-97.10 84.35 72.50-84 Creighton, NE 99.25-117.50 91.50-100.75 81-87.50 76 74.85-77.10 300-500 lb 100.37-102.19 96.72-102.92 96.72-103.29 May 16 2,120 106.50-110 95-105.25 89.50-101.50 83.25-89.75 79.50-84.50 500-700 lb. 90.88-96.72 87.96-94.53 90.51-93.80 Dickinson, ND 89-95 88-94.50 83.50-90.50 79-85 72-80.50 700-800+ lb. 79.93-83.58 76.28-82.12 76.64-82.85 May 17 800 104-110 110.50-120.50 101-108.50 91-110.25 85.85-92 81.50-83.25 All prices have been converted to U.S./cwt. Ericson, NE 110 100-113 91.25-102 92.75 75-92 Exchange rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $1.3700 Canadian dollars. May 19 1,712 93-103.50 96.10 41.25-47.75 760-1230 Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents. Faith, SD 90.25 73.25-99 78.25-91 79-80.50 51-61.50 Canadian federally inspected slaughter May 16 888 94-100 88-100 81.25-88 74-82.50 74-75.10 33.25-46.25 Current Week Ago Year Ago Lamoni, IA 99 91.50-95 84-92.50 72.80-80.50 68-74.50 68 48.25-52.50 May 3, 2003 April 26, 2003 May 4, 2002 May 16 800 109-110 104-109.50 95-103 90.25-98.75 90.75 82.75-85.90 740-1100 Lexington, NE 95 91.25-93 81.50-85.25 77.35-78.10 Cattle 66,751 66,584 67,924 May 16 4,499 110-112 101-109 80-100.75 81-84 76.50-83.25 40-48 800-1225 Montana 96-100 85.75-98 72-89 78.75-81 73.50-78 47-55 485-700 MEAT REPORT May 20 2,250 108-110 94-105 89-91.25 80-87.50 38.50-45 650-850 Riverton, WY 82-87 81 71.50-76.50 84 47.50-57.25 600-760 BOXED BEEF COMPOSITE CUTOUT May 16 1,055 93-110 80-100.50 42-46.50 780-1180 As of May 22 St. Onge, SD 93-96 86-93 79.50-85 78-82.50 74.75-77 48.50-56.75 FAB. TRM. CHOICE 1-3 SELECT 1-3 May 16 3,850 87.50-98 74-95 75-88.25 70-80.50 46-53.25 DATE LDS. LDS. 600-750 750-900 600-750 750-900 S. Saint Paul, MN 83.50 85.25-86.25 74-85.50 46.50-57.50 May 16 177 73 141.86 142.24 124.17 123.89 May 16 2,221 110-120 107-119 106-116 100-112 100.50 42-48 685-900 May 19 161 70 142.08 142.25 124.72 124.83 Torrington, WY 100-125 98-110 96-105 90-101 84-95 89.75 71-81 46-57 725-830 May 20 228 85 142.94 142.56 125.12 124.92 May 21 229 159 143.70 143.85 125.37 124.74 SOUTH CENTRAL May 22 346 120 143.08 144.23 125.71 125.16 FIVE DAY AVERAGE 142.56 142.62 124.56 124.31 May 19 5,347 100-110.50 100-116 92-102.50 83-97.50 77.50-88 68-79.25 39-47 700-860 Apache, OK 85-96.50 78-95 74-90 74-84 70-78.75 69.25-73 49-58.50 600-750 CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX May 16 1,126 115 114-117 108-112 97-105.50 88 71.85-78 CH 1-3 CH 1-3 SE 1-3 SE 1-3 Brush, CO 107.50-111.50 98.50-103 92.75-101.50 83.75 Index 600-750 750-900 600-750 750-900 May 16 1,220 105-127 99-113 89-105 85-89 72-85 35.50-46 485-705 Values 129.04 129.76 112.46 112.12 Cuero, TX 90-111 87-105 83-92 79-89 70-79 42-50.50 Change -0.91 -0.28 -0.31 -0.25 May 16 1,852 123-135 101-113 103-111 89-101.50 77-88.50 71.75-82 72.50-78.25 42-43.75 560-790 Dalhart, TX 95.50-104 82.50-96.50 70.25-88 75-80 71.25-74.75 48.25-56 May 22 2,709 110-119.50 101-115 73-95.50 75-94 74-87.50 73.25-82.10 IMPORTS Dodge City, KS 99 84.50-90 73-86.50 76-82 69-77 71.50-77.85 USDA Mexico to U.S. May 22 6,150 95 92-111.50 87-105 78.50-93 74.20-86.50 65-80.50 41-47.50 550-630 El Reno, OK 87-97 81-92 75-87.25 69-78.75 67-74.20 53-56 Weekly Livestock Imports May 21 3,425 109-116.50 100-113 90-100.50 87-92 81.75-82 75.10-77.25 37.50-46.50 675-1050 Feeder cattle imports weekly and yearly volume. La Junta, CO 98-98 91-100 80-92 76.50-85 74-76.35 72.50-73.50 51.50-56 700-720 Species Current Previous Current Previous May 21 1,400 87-117 84-105.50 78.50-99.75 70-88.75 70.50-68 Week Week Year-to-date Year-to-date McAlester, OK 84.50-100 72-94 72-89.25 74.50-82.50 5/17/03 5/10/03 May 20 17,400 109.50 95-109 88.50-102.50 79.75-94.75 71.85-87.75 66.75-82.25 40-47.50 Feeders 27,258 21,018 441,086 423,113 Oklahoma City, OK 92.50 86-100 80-92.25 74-88.75 70-80.85 69.50-75.75 50.50-57.50 530-660 Slaughter 0 0 0 0 May 16 4,506 88.25-102 77-95.50 71-86.85 69.50-83.75 Pratt, KS 83.50 73.50-88.50 76.75-85.75 72.50-79.85 69.50-77 May 19 901 90-119 90-110 75-95 72-91 75 USDA weekly imported feeder cattle Roswell, NM 79-109 75.50-99 71-87 70.50-79 72.25-73.50 Mexico to U.S. Weekly Import Summary (May 9) -- Receipts estimated: May 16 1,658 108.50-109.50 89.50-104.50 84-95 72.50-88 74.25-84 16,000; Week ago actual: 21,018; Year ago actual: 1074; Compared to Salina, KS 93 86-96.75 78.50-90.50 78-90.50 75-78.60 last week, steer calves mostly steady, yearlings firm to 1.00 higher. Trade May 16 1,445 111-124 93-118 84-99 78-92 70-84 70-79 35-47.50 510-775 moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Bulk of supply consisted San Angelo, TX 99-110 82-98 76-89.50 70-82.50 68-81.50 63.50-76.50 44-54.50 500-580 of steers and spayed heifers weighing 300-600 lbs. For the week ending May 9, 399 head of slaughter cattle were exported to Mexico from the EAST U.S. May 16 6,792 94-138 84-116 78-100 71-88 75-80 34-43.50 475-630 Feeder steers: Medium and large 1&2, 300-400 lbs 99.00-111.00; (calves Florida 81-117 75-99 70-89 63-80 64-75 43-50 370-530 weighing under 300 lbs 111.00-113.00) 400-500 lbs 87.00-99.00; 500-600 May 20 6,500 116 89-114 89-107 82-105.50 79-96 77.50-85.50 73.50-78.70 lbs 80.00-86.00; Medium and large 2&3, 300-400 lbs 89.00-101.00; 400- Joplin, MO 82-103.50 86-99 73.50-92.50 75.75-87.50 70.25-78 500 lbs 77.00-89.00; 500-600 lbs 70.00-76.00. May 22 4,506 93-107 85-107 77-102 78-86 71-85.90 64-82.30 42.50-53.75 650-1060 Feeder heifers: Medium and large 1&2, 300-400 lbs 82.00-93.00; Lexington, KY 85-97 74-95 66-89 67-82.20 65-79 63-75 54.25-65 420-800 400-500 lbs 75.00-85.00. (All sales fob port of entry.) May 16 10,500 97-127 87-110 78-100 70-90 64-84 58-78 33-48 550-850 Southeast * (GA) 85-110 76-101 72-90 65-85 59-79 45-59 350-540 May 21 1,305 101-105 87-103 88-96 85.50-90.25 80-83 MARKET SITUATION REPORT Springfield, MO 86-91 78-87 75.50-82.50 75.50 WLJ compiles its market reports from USDA reports, ODJ sto- May 16 11,257 90-132 78-115 72-109 70-98.50 68.50-89.50 69-82 70-79.90 45.50-51.50 ries and statistics from independent marketing organizations. Tennessee 79.50-112 70-105 70-98.50 68-89 57-80.50 62-77 49-59.60 The page one market story utilizes information from the above * AL,GA,LA,MS,SC sources in addition to weekly interviews conducted with ana- lysts throughout the country. WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL MAY 26, 2003 11 SELECTED AUCTION MARKETS BSE no threat to feeders Billings, MT, May 16 (4,499 head) — Compared to pre- previous week, steers under 600 lbs. and heifers under vious week, limited test feeder steers and heifers $2-3 550 lbs. sold $2-3 higher, instances $4 higher on some Market issues. Much of the western Wednesday saw every listed higher. Trade fairly active, demand good. Rainfall contin- 400-weight steers. Heavier weights not well tested. (from page 1) Plains and Intermountain feeder cattle contract gain ued this past week with temperatures moderating some- Holstein steers were steady to $1 lower. Supply light. West received some precip- back some of those losses, what. Slaughter and feeder cows as well as slaughter Demand on four- and five-weight colored calves very coming off the best grass itation recently, although not which created some addi- bulls were $1-3 higher. Feeder cattle made up near 15 good. Cattle producers can take note all segments of the year in quite some time and at levels equal to surround- tional optimism late last percent of the run, (74 percent over 600 lbs., 54 percent cattle business (from calves to yearlings to fat cattle and steers); slaughter bulls four percent; cow-calf pairs 40 including replacement cows) were seemingly in good are heavy. ing areas, and skepticism week. Oklahoma City had a good percent; balance slaughter and feeder cows. hands and unusually all in the driver’s seat at the same regarding pasture and range The CME feeder cattle time. Supply included 26 percent steers, 28 percent week, trading 16,000 head conditions remain. index for last Wednesday Creighton, NE, May 20 (800 head) — Light run of Holsteins and 46 percent heifers. Near 16 percent and calling the feeder mar- “We continue to miss out was $81.12, almost $1.50 calves and yearlings sold along with regular cattle auc- weighed over 600 lbs. ket steady to a dollar lower on the precipitation that higher than the same day a tion. Good demand for offering. No comparison avail- on Tuesday — the day the other areas are reporting, week earlier. able. 30 percent steers; 70 percent heifers with 74 per- Riverton, WY, May 20 (2,280 head) — Compared to Canadian BSE situation was cent weighing over 600 lbs. previous Tuesday, slaughter and feeder cows steady to and that keeps us from see- announced. Good moisture Slaughter cows $1 higher, slaughter bulls $2 higher, feeder calves steady ing as much stocker action as has come to many areas and Prices for both cows and Davenport, WA, May 19 (700 head) — Compared to on a limited test. Demand good. Supply five percent one might expect right now,” bulls ranged between steady previous Monday at same sale, feeder cattle firm in a slaughter cows, two percent slaughter bulls, 17 percent there is good demand for light test. Slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 higher. Total feeder cows, three percent bred cows, 53 percent grass cattle. The CME’s lat- said John Campbell, Winter and $3 stronger, with mar- Livestock Commission Co., supply approximately 40 percent feeder cattle, 50 per- cow/calf pairs with 19 percent feeder calves, 48 percent est feeder cattle index was at ket sources still saying that cent slaughter cows, and 10 percent slaughter bulls. In steers, 52 percent heifers with 58 percent weighing over $81.10, or 40 cents higher LaJunta, CO, earlier this record-high fed beef prices the feeder supply, steers were approximately 41 percent, 600 lbs. than the week earlier. month. “Things are better are resulting in greater heifers 59 percent, steers and heifers over 600 lbs.. On top of additional feed- than the past couple of years demand for non-fed beef in approximately 49 percent. Trade active with good Roswell, NM, May 19 (901 head) — Compared to previ- at this time, but there’s sure less affluent areas. demand. ous week, feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lot demand, stocker interest lbs. steady to $1 higher; over 600 lbs. not well tested; remained extremely strong a lot more improvement Also, the volume of cull needed.” Dunlap, IA, May 20 (900 head) — Compared to previ- slaughter cows and slaughter bulls $2-3 higher. Trade due to recent moisture and cows offered was very small, ous Tuesday, Choice slaughter steers were $2.50 lower active; demand good. Bulk supply Medium and Large 1- the onset of better growing Like the fed cattle mar- so there are fewer cattle to with good demand early and poor demand late. Select 2 400-600 lb. feeder steers and 300-600 lb. heifers. conditions, particularly hot- ket, cash feeder prices were fill normal slaughter capac- and Choice steers were steady to $1.50 higher. Choice Feeder cattle under 600 lbs. accounted for 40 percent, ter temperatures. somewhat supported by a ity. Auction market man- slaughter heifers were $3 lower with Select and Choice steers and heifers over 600 lbs. totaled 10 percent and There were some slight turnaround in the agers indicated that mois- $1.50 lower and Select grades $1.50 higher. Holsteins 50 percent cows and bulls. Steers made up approxi- futures market, which flew ture has allowed cow/calf were strong with a limited supply last week to compare mately 60 percent and heifers 40 percent of the run. instances in southern Plains to. The market started steady last week, but lost strength auctions where prices were right in the face of last week’s producers to hold onto cows as the day progressed due to adverse industry informa- Smithfield, UT, May 16 (373 head) — Feeder steers somewhat depressed BSE confirmation in instead of selling them to tion coming out of Canada. Receipts were made up of 62 and feeder heifers too few for comparison. Holstein because of lingering drought Canada. After closing down save forage or other feed percent steers, 25 percent heifers and 13 percent steers mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady to $1 high- the limit last Tuesday, resources. — WLJ Holstein steers. er. Slaughter bulls steady to $1 higher.

Junction City, KS, May 20 (255 head) — Compared to Tulia, TX, May 20 (4,798 head) — Compared to previ- previous week, not enough Medium and Large 1 of any ous week, feeder steers and heifers $1-2 higher. Canada beef backing up weight class for market test. Slaughter cows $2-3 higher. Slaughter cows steady to $1 higher. Slaughter bulls Trade active. Demand good. Receipts 33 percent (84) steady. Trade active. Demand good. Bulk supply Canada’s export-depen- sors, including those owned said. 600 lbs. and over, 45 percent (114) 600 lbs. and under, Medium and Large 1-2 400-1,000 lb. feeder steers and dent beef industry faces stag- by giants Tyson Foods and “You (would) sell for what 22 percent (57) slaughter cows and bulls. Feeder supply heifers. Feeder cattle accounted for 98 percent and gering losses from the mad- Cargill in Alberta, have the market’s going to bear, 42 percent steers and 58 percent heifers. slaughter cows and bulls two percent of the run. In the cow scare if international reduced production. and the market’s not going to feeder supply, steers made up approximately 68 percent borders remain closed to the Add the costs of slowing bear very much, given there’s La Junta, CO, May 21 (3,425 head) — Compared with of the run; heifers 32 percent; steers and heifers over 600 country’s beef for more than production and processing, no place to sell it,” Grier said. previous week, feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs. lbs. totaled 89 percent. steady, 500-700 lbs. $1-2 lower. Yearling feeder steers two weeks, industry players and the industry is likely In Canada, consumers are steady to $2 lower decline on 800-900 lbs. Yearling feed- Tulsa, OK, May 20 (2,244 head) — Compared to previ- said last Thursday. taking a daily hit of more not yet shunning beef in er heifers steady to $1 lower. Slaughter cows $2 higher. ous week, feeder steers steady to $1 lower, especially on Canada exports more than than $20 million (Canadian) supermarkets, Grier said, Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate. 700-800 lb. weights. Steer calves steady. Feeder heifers 60 percent of its production, per day, Grier said. although most retailers were This week’s supply included 80 percent feeders, five per- $1-2 higher, with heifer calves steady. Condition moder- including both live cattle and Exporters and feedlots waiting to see what sales cent slaughter cows and bulls, balance bred cows and ate to good. Active trading on better classes. Receipts processed beef, but the indus- supplying them with fat, were like during peak shop- mostly pairs. In the feeder supply, steers made up comprised of steers 43 percent, feeders, calves, and try has been grinding to a slaughter-ready cattle have ping periods last weekend. approximately 50 percent of the run, heifers 50 percent. heifers 40 percent. Bulls 17 percent with 23 percent feed- Offerings over 600 lbs. near 30 percent. er cattle over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls $2 high- halt since the revelation last made adjustments, Haney Most cattle ranchers will er. Total of 364 cows and bulls sold, with strong packer Tuesday that a cow in said. Most feedlots had not be greatly affected unless Mt. Grove, MO, May 20 (725 head) — Compared to demand sending 50 percent to slaughter. Alberta tested positive for recently shipped out finished the export ban stretches into the brain-wasting disease. cattle before the ban hit fall, Haney noted. “I don’t know what a cat- because of recent strong “We believe this is a mat- tle feeder does when he can’t prices. Others are feeding ter of days, possibly weeks, sell his animals. That’s never cattle slimmer rations. not weeks and months and happened before,” said Kevin “These live animals can be multiple months,” said Grier, a meat industry econ- slowed up and marketed over Haney, speaking from omist in Guelph, Ontario. the next two weeks and Hermosillo, Mexico, where But borders to key mar- months without great cost he was meeting importers, kets, including the U.S., to the industry,” he said. distributors and retailers of Mexico, Japan and South But waiting in the wings Canadian beef. Korea, have been slammed are about 250,000 almost- He said the quick rebound shut to Canadian beef fat cattle who cannot be in U.S. cattle futures prices because of the single case of stockpiled and must even- shows consumers in bovine spongiform encephal- tually go to market, no mat- Canada’s most important Join us at ringside every Wednesday for competitive price opathy in Alberta. ter how much that would market are confident the Canadian packers and live outstrip demand and pres- mad-cow scare is being han- discovery marketing and livestock merchandising at its finest. cattle exporters have been sure prices, Haney and Grier dled well. — Reuters losing at least $11 million SPRING MARKETING EVENTS Canadian, or $8 million U.S., a day in revenues, said Ted SHEEP AT A GLANCE Haney, president of the National Sheep Summary: May 20: At Midwest market centers all Canadian Beef Export classes steady. At New Holland, PA slaughter lambs steady to $10 WED., MAY 28 Federation. lower; slaughter ewes steady. At Billings, MT compared to two weeks Auctions have been can- ago steady to $1 higher; feeder lambs $1-2 higher. At San Angelo, TX SPECIAL FEMALE SALE celed and major beef proces- slaughter lambs and slaughter ewes weak to $2 lower; feeder lambs firm. Estimated receipts 10,000 head for today. Slaughter Lambs: Featuring over 200 pairs Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs.: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 90- 135 lbs. 85.00-92.00; new crop 90-130 lbs. 96.00-104.00. Midwest: & 150 bred females Checkoff shorn 104.00-106.00; wooled 100.00-102.00; new crop 106.00-108.00. New Holland: 80-110 lbs. 108.00-126.00. Virginia: no test. Slaughter plus over 1,000 calves and yearlings group reviews Ewes: San Angelo: Good and Choice 2-4 25.00-32.00; Good 2-3 32.00- 42.00; Utility and Good 1-3 42.00-50.00; Utility 1-2 32.00-42.00; programs Cull and Utility 1-2 22.00-32.00. Midwest: Utility and Good 1-3 30.00; Cull 1 20.00-25.00. New Holland: Utility and Good 1-3 26.00-45.00. SAT., JUNE 7 During its meeting in Billings: Good 2-3 125-170 lbs. 31.00-38.50, 170-265 lbs. 20.00-30.00; The Contra Costa, Alameda, Kansas City, the beef Utility 1-2 23.00-30.50; Cull 1 14.50-22.50. Virginia: Choice 2-4 no test; industry’s Joint Eval- Utility and Good 1-3 no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Joaquin & Stanislaus Cattlemen’s uation Committee sel- San Angelo: new crop 60-70 lbs. 106.00-114.50; 70-90 lbs. 103.00- ected three beef check- 110.00; 90-105 lbs. 100.00-105.00. Midwest: new crop 50-70 lbs. Associations off projects for an in- 100.00-115.00; 70-90 lbs. 90.00-100.00. Virginia: no test. Billings: new crop 65-95 lbs. 103.00-111.00; 95-100 lbs. 97.00- 99.75. depth review. The Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: no test. SPECIAL FEEDER SALE Mark of Quality pro- Billings: Mixed age 115- 160 lbs. 39.00-45.00 cwt. Sheep and lamb gram, the Council for slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 15,000 Women’s Nutrition compared with 16,000 last week and 23,000 last year. May 19: At WED., JUNE 18 Solutions program, and Midwest market centers slaughter lambs steady to $2 higher; slaugh- a research project ter ewes steady; feeder lambs steady to $3 higher. At Goldthwaite, Featuring a large run of calves focused on new packag- TX slaughter lambs firm; feeder lambs $3-5 higher. At Greenville, IL ing methods, shelf life slaughter lambs $3-5 lower. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2- and yearlings plus 100 pairs 3 90-150 lbs.: Midwest: shorn 104.00- 106.00; wooled 100.00-102.00; and beef flavor variabil- new crop 103.00-111.00. Virginia: new crop 100.25-102.50. Greenville: ity will undergo a com- new crop 103.00-109.00. Goldthwaite: 90.00-97.00; new crop 102.00- See You At Ringside! prehensive program 105.00. Slaughter Ewes: Midwest: Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-37.50; CLM Market Recording: 209/745-2701 • Stockyards: 209/745-1515 review. The National Cull 1-2 20.00-30.00. Greenville: Utility and Good 1-3 no test. Virginia: Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc- Choice 2-4 28.00; Good 2-3 28.50. Goldthwaite: Good 2-3 35.00. iation currently man- Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: Midwest: 30-40 lbs. 129.00- Frank Loretz, President Joe Gates • 707/374-5112 ages all three pro- 134.00; 45-50 lbs. 125.00-128.00; 50- 70 lbs. 100.00-118.00; 70-90 Max Olvera, Manager • 209/632-7143 Steve Faria • 209/988-7180 grams, under contract lbs. 90.00-114.50; 90-100 lbs. 107.00-107.50; 105-125 lbs. 105.00- Mobile 209/495-1714 Jim Buchcanon • 530/438-2421 with the Cattlemen’s 110.00. Virginia: 40-60 lbs. 84.75-90.00; 60-90 lbs. 88.50. Greenville: Mark Fischer • 559/284-6726 Dave Tyndall, Nevada • 702/782-9509 no test. Goldthwaite: new crop 50-70 lbs. 102.50-110.00; 70-90 lbs. John Luiz • 209/531-0560 Danny Probert, Oregon • 503/426-3973 Beef Board. Outside 100.00-107.50. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: experts will conduct the Goldthwaite: no test. Greenville: no test. Sheep and lamb slaughter reviews between now under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 8,000 compared The Cattleman’s Livestock and September 30. with 5,000 last week and 12,000 for the same week last year. Marketing Center 12 MAY 26, 2003 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL

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CLASSIFIED GENERAL INFORMATION ADVERTISING RATES: BY THE WORD: 80 cents per word for each insertion. RANCH HAND Red Angus MINIMUM WORD RATE: 17 words or less, $13.60 one time. MAD RATES: (Mini-Ad Display) $1.00 more per insertion for your Ranch hand WANTED. Must be honest, reliable Two-Year-Old phone number and first 2 or 3 words in bold print. (Applies to word ads and a self starter with experience in the following: only). Virgin Bulls for Sale BLIND BOX AD: We will assign your confidential number and • Beef cattle operations forward replies to you. Cost is $5.00 per 3 issues for mail and han- • All elements of ranch work and repair includ- Good Selection dling service. Performance & Fertility Tested BOXED DISPLAY ADS: $28.00 per column inch for each insertion. ing irrigation MINIMAL ART WORK: No additional charge. • Light mechanical skills PICTURES: $6.00 additional halftone charge. DISCOUNTS: 10% for running your ad 3 to 5 times; 15% for 6 times • Horsemanship 1-8800-9974-55653 or more. SUGGESTION FOR CORRECT WORD COUNT: Be sure to include • Equipment operation, fence repair & building your name, address and phone number in the count, as well as all ini- Must be fluent in English, hard working, neat, in ANGUS & POLLED tials and abbreviations. Hyphenated words count as two. Hereford bulls. In California and TEARSHEETS: Available upon request only. Can be faxed or mailed. good physical condition, self sufficient, stable and Nevada. Semen and performance Brands 14 private. Must also be willing to work a varied tested. 707-743-1033 CONDITIONS: BLACK AND WHITE: Ads only. schedule and have reliable transportation. ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE EMPLOYMENT WANTED ADS: Must be paid in advance. We maintain a non-smoking work environment. High growth carcass bulls Johne’s DEADLINE: 3:00 p.m. Friday, 10 days prior to publication date. free herd. Carrollton, Ohio. Burgett Newspaper is published on Mondays. Please send resume with complete work history Angus Farm. 330-627-5414 LIABILITY: Advertiser is liable for content of advertisement and any and references to: Electric Brands shipped within 24 hrs. claims arising therefrom made against the publication. Publisher is not responsible for errors in phoned in copy. El Sur Ranch, Personnel/Ranch Hand One Letter . . . . .$75 Publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertising not considered in P. O. Box 1588 Wyoming Hereford Two Letters . . . .$85 keeping with the publication standards. Three Letters . .$95 COMMISSIONS: Classified advertising is NOT agency Monterey, CA 93942l, Ranch commissionable. Range Bulls • Twos • Yearlings Number Set SPECIAL $220 PLUS S & H and/or fax to 831/625-2558 Hereford and Angus Call 1-800-222-9628 Qualified candidates only, please READY for heavy service Fax 1-800-267-4055 WILLING - fertility tested P.O. Box 460 • Knoxville, AR 72845 650 S. Lipan Street, Denver, CO 80223 ABLE - sound, athletic Contact Elizabeth Browning • Classified Manager GET TOP DOLLAR!!! Volume Discounts www.hansenagriplacement.com 15 Classified Corral • 303-722-7600 • 1-800-850-2769 Customer 4 (307) 634-1905 • (307) 637-7200 Dogs Fax Number: 303-722-0155 Seed Stock Manager ...... $35K+ Services BULLS - Angus, Beefmaster, www.wlj.net • www.propertiesmag.net Ranch Manager (CO) ...... $50K Caretaker Couple (WY Mountains) $40K Brangus - registered, low birth E-mail: [email protected] weight. Lost our lease or we would- Asst. Ranch Manager ...... $24K Preconditioning Lot for Calves Registered DO NOT PHONE IN RESPONSE TO BLIND BOX ADS. ADVERTISERS' Feedlot Manager (CO) ...... $30K+ n’t be selling these good bulls that & Bull Maintenance Program: really get around in rough country. ENGLISH SHEPHERD NAMES AND LOCATIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL . WRITE, SHOWING THE Cattle Manager (FL) ...... $35K Full service: several Porter Willis, 209-820-2839 Pups AD DEPARTMENT NUMBER ON YOUR ENVELOPE AND YOUR REPLY Ranch Assistant (MT) ...... $18K WILL BE PROMPTLY FORWARDED. vaccine/feed programs to Feed Caller (OK) ...... $30K+ CORRIENTE AND Longhorn bulls. Working stock, several natural CLASSIFIED INDEX Feedlot Asst. Mgr (NE) ...... $40K choose from, bulls ready for Blacks and reds. Also, Longhorn bobtails. Born April 8, 2003 1 . . Employment Wanted 20H. . . Northeast Real Estate For Sale Serving Ag Personnel for 44 Years turnout: semen test, trich test, cows, bred to black Corriente bulls. (719) 379-3238 2 . . Help Wanted 20I. . . Foreign Real Estate For Sale trucking, and much more. Vince, 209-456-2576 3 . . Distributors Wanted 20J . . Real Estate Tours Call Eric 308-382-7351 For information and quotes call: 4 . . Custom Services 21 . . Real Estate Wanted Ranch Office 4A . . Situations Wanted Hansen Agri-Placement U BAR RANCH TOO MANY DOGS! 22 . . Real Estate 707-693-9322 - 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Starter dogs, males & females. Ready 5 . . Feedlots Rent/Lease/Trade Box 1172, Grand Island, NE 68802 6 . . Appraisers mobile: 530-681-7601, anytime. RED ANGUS 23 . . Irrigation to go. Also registered McNab’s, 3 red & 7 . . Auctions 2-YEAR-OLD BULLS white female pups, 6 weeks old on 8 . . Auctioneering Schools 24 . . Business Opportunity Customer 25 . . Pasture Available 4 May 1st. $550 each. 9 . . Auctioneers FOR SALE Gary Williams, 805-467-9264; 10 . . Cattle for Sale 26 . . Pasture Wanted Services www.wlj.net www.cowboydogtrainer.com 11 . . Cattle Wanted 27 . . Hay/Feed/Seed 406-8893-44401 12 . . Semen/Embryos 28 . . Loans 13 . . A.I. 29 . . Insurance REMOTE WELL SITE GENERATOR LARGE SELECTION of Angus bulls 14 . . Brands 30 . . Financial Assistance and females. Breeding AI since BORDER COLLIE PUPS 15 . . Dogs for Sale 31 . . Fencing & Corrals 1972. Deavers Angus Ranch, 16 . . Horses Orland, CA. 530-865-3053. Black & White / Red & White / 32 . . Building Materials Gray & White 17 . . Hogs 33 . . Equipment For Sale T 18 . . Sheep/Goats WEJA PUREBRED GELBVIEH Ranch raised. Working 34 . . Equipment Wanted CK 19 . . Livestock Supplies bulls, exceptional heifers, excellent bloodlines. Friendly & outgoing. 35 . . Trucks & Trailers PumpJA 20A . . . Pacific Real Estate For Sale quality. Gentle, trucking, video avail- Ready to go May 5. $150. 36 . . Tractors & Implements CK 20B Intermountain Real Estate Engines able. Markes Family Farms, 541-560-3922 For Sale 37 . . Schools HONDA Waukomis, OK. 580-758-1519. 20C . . . Mountain Real Estate For Sale 38 . . Personal AVAILABLE 20D. . . Southwest Real Estate For Sale 39 . . Lost & Found KAWASAKI 13 BORDER COLLIE PUPS, 6 20E . . . Plains Real Estate For Sale 40 . . Exotics SPLIT BUTTE weeks, all shots except rabies. $100.00, 4 male NASDS yearling 20F . . . Midwest Real Estate For Sale 41 . . Miscellaneous S CATTLE CO. males, all started on sheep and cat- 20G . . . Southeast Real Estate For Sale 42 . . Art Registered Polled Herefords tle. $500.00. Ready for a real job. All B have enough presence and bite for TWEgen Range bulls - 2 yrs - yearlings. Employment 1 Employment 1 GENERATOR SYSTEMS cattle but will leave noses and • AUTO START Females - cows - tongues so the calves can still suck! Wanted Wanted Phone: 530-254-6406, evenings • FULLY ENCLOSED heifers - embryos Rupert, ID All employment wanted ads RANCH MANAGER POSITION SYSTEMS must be paid in advance of 208-531-4278 Livestock 19 publication. Please include Extensive experience in cow/calf, PROPANE • FLOAT SWITCH www.splitbuttecattleco.com payment with your ad. developing rations, crossbreeding • PIPELINE Supplies POWERED • ELECTRONIC TIMER DEPENDABLE RETIRED couple systems, annual budgets, land man- REGISTERED YEARLING Angus looking for caretaking position in the agement, developing business/agri- bulls. 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SEEKING LONG-TERM JOB www.mix30.com with quality 2-3 man cow/calf opera- If no answer leave a message. Sacramento, CA tion. Clean, neat, early 40’s. Past 916-364-7404 800/575-7585 experience and agriculture degree. Married, no children, non-smoker. 702-240-2980 Help Wanted 2 FOR SALE: Conlin Supply Company, Inc. WORKING RANCH MANAGER 800 fancy black and black bold- Featuring Powder Ideal for absentee owner. Good with face, bred heifers, all calve in 45 young horses. References supplied. CHECK AgJobsUSA River Livestock Equip. Single. Remote okay. 520-548-4483 More choice jobs; more choice days starting November 20, 2003 Oakdale, 209/847-8977 employees. Agriculture’s favorite ORDER EARLY FOR SUMMER to low-birthweight black bulls. Merced, 209/725-1100 low-cost employment company. Delivery available. Sierraville, 530/994-3800 Help Wanted 2 Employees remain confidential, pay $50; employers $250. FREE Call 915-6661-33287 brochure. 800-352-0303, agjob- CALL TW ENTERPRISES, INC AT 1-800-955-3795 or 915-3364-22251 susa.com TW Enterprises, Inc. • Billings, MT Real Estate For Sale E-mail: [email protected] • Web: www.twegen.com RANCH HELP SEEKING DEPENDABLE, hard- BRANGUS Pacific 20A Want reliable, honest couple to working individual for full time posi- help run beautiful 6,000 acre tion on southeastern Wyoming 10 registered cows. ranch in California’s southern Situations 6,000+ ACRE RANCH FARM bison ranch. Previous experience 4A Bred or calf at side. For more information please contact Sierra Foothills. Equipment oper- Auctions 7 with bison not required. Applicant Wanted Excellent quality. Ken Hill, 805-964-0632, www.k- ation, mechanical skills, fencing must be patient and willing to learn hill.com and range improvement back- low stress handling techniques and PLEASE REFER to ad listed under (702) 378-0926 ground improtant. Ne ww hous- intensive grazing management. section 26 - Pasture Wanted. The EUCLID STOCKYARDS ing. Referenced necessary. Long- Teamwork and communication skills Lamb Ranch. Chino, CA •Feeder, Stocker 300 ACRE pasture ranch with excellent term potential. Salary open. a must. Salary DOE. Send resumes CATTLE SALE EVERY WEDNESDAY improvements, 2 homes, apartment, and references to: PO Box 3170, HORSE & TACK SALE bunk house, vet room, big shop, auto 1st Saturday of every month. Brands 14 (480) 488-8359 Cheyenne, WY 80003. 7 and machine storage, 2 hay barns, cor- Auctions BUYING BEEF STATION rals, digital scales to keep track of the M-F, 8am - noon exceptional weight gains you will have. www.euclidstockyard.com Could be two ranches. $679,000. HORSE CARE POSITION ESCALON Escalon, CA Earl Graham: 760-559-9668 ATTENTION: Horse Care/Ranch Hand needed to assist with horse operation. SALES Ranch Phone: 760-240-4449 HANDMADE SILVER & GOLD BRAND F112/49340 Must be hardworking, honest and reliable, with experience in horse LIVESTOCK- EVERY 1-866-SEL-COWS BUCKLES, BRAND RINGS, & BOLO TIES. MARKET INC. ALSO, SPUR & BUCKLE REPAIR SER- SUMMIT R.E. care, record keeping, supply management and general ranch WEEK! VICE duties. CDL, work history and references required. Salary DOQ. Mon. - Feeder & stocker, 10:00 866-717-4847 970.882.7740 Many more properties at Send resume to: Personnel/Horse Care, El Sur Ranch, P.O. Box Wed. - Dairy, 11:00 www.oregonranchland.com 1588, Monterey, CA 93942. Fri. - Hog, sheep & goat, 1:00 Classified Ads Work! www.LPLE.com Robert Bacon, Broker Miguel A. Machado • 209-838-7011 e-mail: [email protected] WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL MAY 26, 2003 13 Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale Pacific 20A Pacific 20A Pacific 20A Pacific 20A Mountain 20C Mountain 20C

FLOURNOY, CA LOOKING TO BUY Tehama County, 200 acres, 100 Ryegate Farm...CRP...CRP...CRP...a great piece of farm land. EASTERN OREGON OR SELL acres irrigated by Thomas Creek Attention, 1031 Exchange Buyers - 3,313 acres of deeded EASTERN OREGON a northern Califorina ranch? MARTIN RANCH — One of a kind property located neat Old riparian water. 100 acres rolling hills land together with 320 acres of private lease for a total of 3,633 Call your ranch specialist, with large oaks. Powder River gates, acres. This is one place that will pencil out, with approximately Camp Harney on 40 acres. Horse lovers dream with huge chute, 2 barns + shop, 2 homes, Dutch Noordman $48,000 annual CRP payment plus $6,500 in pasture lease. barn, 4 horse stalls, tack room, 2 overhead roll up doors. All Real Ranchers Realty main home 4,000 sq. ft., 3/2 + office 530/336-6500 + den. 2nd home 3/2 beautiful views. 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Teo 60 acre adjoining parcels PRATHER CREEK RANCH acres and sprinkler irrigate 65 acres by wheel line. This proper- also available for an additional $75,000 each. $339,000 Burns, Oregon ty also has 1,200 acres of deeded pasture along with a 200 pair 867 deeded acres with 470 acres of irrigated cropland and Forest Permit that is right out of the gate of the deeded pasture. GEER RANCH — This 560 acre ranch is located in the Two good looking sets of improvements providing separate majestic hills around Mitchell, Oregon with views of irrigat- meadow plus approximately 145 acres of sub-irrigated meadow located 4 miles east of Burns, OR. Two new Valley pivots irrigat- housing for good size families. Efficient shop buildings, protec- ed hay fields bordered by pine and juniper trees. Lots of wildlife ing 3rd year alfalfa and new seeding of alfalfa/orchard grass, one tive machine storage and more. This is a must see - easy access such as elk, deer, turkeys, and qualit. The ranch will also run wheel line, feed mill, feedlots, hay cover, horse barn, deluxe calv- of I-90 via paved road to farm/ranch operation. This property around 150 head with it’s private and forset service leases. ing barn, extensive cattle handling facility, “out-of-the-gate” BLM was the major potato producing farm in the South Deer Lodge $995,000 grazing permit, one new home and one hired-man’s home. Clean Valley in years past. Call for details, brochure, showing and and compact high-yield producer. $995,000 price. SOUTH SILVER CREEK RANCH, RILEY, OR — This is one THE FISHHOOK - 388 acres...with over 260 acres irrigated of the nicest alfalfa, Timothy farms in eastern Oregon with Contact Steve Turner: together with the balance in improved pasture. This property has 12,400+ deeded acres, 3,102 acres irrigated by 16 pivots and J. FREEDMAN AND COMPANY been well improved with a sale barn, three frost free waterers wheel lines. 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Good headquarters, 707 Ponderosa Village • Burns, OR 97720 corrals and scales plus shipping corrals at other end of ranch 541-573-7206 or 800-573-7206 on county road. Deer, pig and bird country, asking Please call Jim at Realty West E-mail: [email protected] $5,160,000 406/846-1000 or 1-800-592-5990 Evenings: Jett C. Blackburn, Co-Broker, 541-573-2313 “Pocket” Listings - We have a few ranches for sale that own- Curt Blackburn, Co-Broker, 541-573-3106, fax 541-573-5011 ers don’t want advertised. We also need new listings due to www.jettblackburn.com recent sales in this active market. If you are “thinking about” Saddle Mountain Ranch - Mesa County, Colorado selling a property or wanting to settle an estate, just call and Saddle Mountain Ranch is an impressive, exceptionally HUNTING - FISHING - WORKING RANCH we’ll give you an idea of its present value - confidential and well improved ranch located 40 minutes from Grand World-class elk, mule deer, antelope, upland birds, waterfowl. FREE! 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Because you don’t want the place it This secluded mountain retreat just 45 minutes from the-gate, quality improvements, pride of ownership, 5 miles to WORKING COW & took a lifetime to build, sold off and Telluride contains 395 acres of spectacular views, tower- town and schools. $2,800,000. HORSE RANCHES busted up! I’m a 44-year-old family ing aspen and spruce, numerous springs, pond and lush COMBINATION - CATTLE/FARMING Cut over timber land. man with some resources, raised on meadows with exceptional wildlife. One mile of common Write or call for free publication. a ranch in the Colorado high coun- boundary with Uncompahgre National Forest furthers the Currently running 630 mother cows plus replacements, selling Cascade Real Estate try. 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Hot Water. . .$4,000,000 303/722-7600 [email protected] 250 Cow Jewel - Next to Paulina. 2700+/- deeded ac., 285+/- ac. irrig., total including 87.7 irrigat- ed pasture, 63 irrigated row 20,000+ ac .— ID — Plus BLM pivot & wheelines. Year-round creek thru ranch for 3 miles. 3700+/- ac. Boise/700 AU . . .$5,500,000 BLM permit. 2 homes, barn, shop, & 10,000 lb scales. Excellent deer / crops and 381.9 dry graz- Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale elk hunting, fishing. A complete operation & great location. $1,400,000 ing. Center pivot, barn, River Ranch — ID — 625 AU Boise Val./Cattle Incl. $5,320,000 Southwest 20D Southwest 20D Scott Bruder, Assoc. Broker 541-480-8891 shop, corrals and two sheds. Beautiful newly Lots More Available Dave Townsend, Assoc. Broker 541-408-1572 Free Catalog C.O.L.A. remodeled 2,700 sq. ft. main Office 541-475-9896 LEWIS CAIN RANCH home with 2 additional 208-345-3163 Ranch Real Estate, LLC Toni Hagen-Currin homes. 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Over ¾ mile Burnt River frontage and 1.5 miles Pine (208) 788-6523 Company Creek through ranch! Classic 1900s ranch home, 2 guest cabins operated or (208) 788-2777. 58,000 ACRES located north of Valentine. 1/3 canyons and as bed & breakfast. Excellent fishing/hunting! In the heart of eastern 208-345-3163 805-238-7110 mountains up to 5,500’ with the balance being rolling grass- Oregon’s Big Game Country! Should qualify for 3 landowner preference lands. Good cow ranch with mule deer, aoudad sheep, ante- tags. One of the best in the valley! Priced at $1,250,000. Real Estate For Sale lope and quail. Well watered and improved. Reputation ranch AROCK: Many management options with this 5,295+/- deeded acre cattle Mountain 20C Real Estate For Sale ranch, 640 state lease, all contiguous! Includes 308.7 acres flood irrigated in the family and owner-operated over 100 years. $125/acre. in alfalfa/grass, mostly gated pipe. Lots of crested wheat grass! 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Shanklin Farm & Ranch Realty LLC If your sale date fails to appear in this calen- (918) 273-2344 dar, contact your WLJ Livestock Service Seedstock Services Representative. ON LINE CATALOG: www.wlj.net. Real Estate For Sale Pasture 25 ANGUS 20I Foreign Available A Service Guide for the Purebred Breeder June 11 – E Bar V Angus Complete Dispersion, McCook, NE 1031 ac. Deeded, 4,881 ac. Leased 900 ACRES, FLOOD irrigation, June 14 – Signature Collection Volume XI excellent feed for cows, steers or Feedlot/Pasture Ranch heifers. Near Alturas, CA. Good cor- Angus Female Sale, Wilton, CA Concrete feed bunks, fenced rals, scales, 2 barns, nice houses. Angus Brangus Charolais June 14 – Super 10 Sale, Wilton, CA pastures, home, exc. water. Excellent 5,000 gallons per minute Aug. 9 – Angus of Distinction Sale, Galt, CA $650,000 irrigation well. 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BRAHMANS RED ANGUS Iowa. Modern facility, recent Female Sale, King Hill, ID Howard Casing & Tubing F1 Heifers Available WES improvements. Increasing sales vol- Phone: 915/682-4180 Dec. 13 – Cattlemen’s Connection, Bliss, ID ume. Ring scale, new computer, Loren Pratt Private Treaty Sales O’REILLY Let Us Quote a Price from the (831) steel pens. Favorable EPA situation, “Heart of Oilfield Country” LIMOUSIN pens drain to city sewer. Owner 520/568-2811 Quality Multi-Generation 627-2365 retiring. Reichlinger Real Estate, 44996 W. Papago Rd. Brangus San Ardo, CA June 14 – Andrews Land & Cattle Co. Box 4, York, NE 68467; 402-362- Maricopa, AZ 85239 Tom & Kathi Turner 93450 Dispersion Sale, Olympia, WA 4191 GO “MAD” WITH Drewsey, Oregon 97904 SANTA GERTRUDIS WLJ CLASSIFIEDS. 541-493-2755 AG APPR. $4,000-$65,000 Call Elizabeth to learn how BIEBER Oct. 4 – King Ranch, 150th Anniversary a year, part time Beefmaster RED ANGUS RANCH Celebration Horse & Cattle Sale, Kingsville, If you have a farm or agricultural back- MAD ads deliver more bang Ron • Lois • Craig TX ground, you may qualify to become a Ron (650) 439-3628 • Craig (605) 439-3545 Certified Livestock and Farm Equipment for just another buck. Herefords 11450 353rd Ave. • Leola, SD 57456 HORSE Appraiser. Call the American Society of 800-850-2769 WINDY HILLS www.BieberRedAngus.com Agricultural Appraisers, 800-488-7570 BEEFMASTER May 30-June 1 – Western States Horse Expo, or visit www.amagappraiser.com 303/722-7600 "Providing the West with Sacramento, CA Commercial Bulls with “Performance” rugged range bulls since 1918" 1481 Hwy. 26 • Poplarville, MS 39470 May 31 – Horse Expo, Quarter Horse & Paints Pasture Pasture Dr. G. Berenson, owner • (504) 833-3816 HORNED www.wlj.net Premium Horse Sale, Cal Expo, 26 26 Joey Smith, Manager • (601) 795-4510 HEREFORDS Sacramento, CA Wanted Wanted www.windyhillsbeefmasters.com FARMINGTON, CA 95230 June 13 -14 – T Diamond Sales Select Horse 11 miles East of Farmington on Hwy. 4 Sale, Claremore, OK Bruce Orvis • Loren Mrnak Herefords 209-899-2460 Aug. 17 – Crago Quarter Horse Production WHY Sale, Spearfish, SD Cathy Bjornstad Tobin Aug. 22 – Foundation Hancock Breeders ADVERTISE? Horse Sale, Ogallala, NE Your Rawhide Sept. 6 – Haythorn Land & Cattle Horse Sale, 20,000-plus subscribers Arthur, NE Heritage Cow Outfit know why. Sept. 6 – T-Cross Ranches Quarter Horse Production Sale, Colorado Springs, CO CLASSIFIED The Herefords with the OK Pedigrees 1643 Baird Road • Santa Rosa, CA 95405 • 707/539-2563 Sept. 14 – Wyoming Blanton Enterprises Horse ~ WANTED ~ CORRAL Sale, Pine Bluffs, WY Seasoned Stockman & Range Manager would like to lease Sept. 20 – Open Box Rafter Ranch Horse your well cared for high desert mountain Ranch. Lease SEEDSTOCK Sale, Jim & Joni Hunt, Rapid City, SD may include a purchase option and / or a livestock man- South Devon South Devon Sept. 26 – Henderson’s Land & Livestock Co. agement arrangement—as with a trust or producer plan- SERVICES & Dry Box Performance Horses - ning for retirement, with (or without) a buyout provision. Quick & Easy Performance Quarter Horse & Bred Angus Heifer Sale, Hyannis, NE Your confidential reply may be sent to: The Lamb Ranch, Reference Guides 13950 Bachelor Valley Road, Witter Springs, CA 95493. SOUTHSOUTH DEVONDEVON Oct. 4 – King Ranch, 150th Anniversary Call today for more Celebration Horse & Cattle Sale, Kingsville, E-mail: mycowpoke@yahoo. com. Message phone (707) Productivity • Performance • Profit TX 391-8351 will be promptly answered…and thank you information. For breed information, contact: Breed Director SHEEP & GOAT The Range Boss 2514 Ave. S, Santa Fe, TX 77510 • 409-927-4445 1-800-850-2769 E-mail: [email protected] • www.southdevon.com June 13-14 – Top of the Rockies Stud Ram, Ewe & Boar Goat Sale, Longmont, CO WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL MAY 26, 2003 15 Sale Reports

EAGLE PASS RANCH offer Eagle Pass customers a genet- Cattle Co., Keenesburg, CO, $2,800. EAST TEXAS ANGUS ASSN. Brothers, Simms, TX, $2,200. Lot 13, sold to several April 12, Highmore, SD ic package to advance them in the Lot 102, Balancer bull, by SS Traveler May 17, Marshall, TX DDD Misti 2102, 4/1/01, by Connealy registered 108 Bulls ...... $1,888 cattle business. TOPS — Lot 86, 6807 T510; to John Hetterman, 56 Lots ...... $1,415 Dateline, bred to Bon View New operations Black Gelbvieh ...... 2,058 Balancer bull Premium King, by Angus Owensburg, KY, $2,800. — Dan Auctioneer: Bruce Miller Design 1407, consigned by Davidson throughout the Red Gelbvieh ...... 1,754 bull SS Traveler 6807 T510; to Piroutek for Jim Gies Sales Management: Farms, Cement, OK; to Ponders Farm, country. The Black Balancer ...... 2,022 Thorstenson Gelbvieh & Angus, Selby, Witt and Slattery Saline, LA, $2,000.Lot 14, DDD Jassid volume buyer Red Balancer ...... 1,525 SD, $4,100. Lot 1, Viper, Homo. black ARKANSAS-OKLAHOMA The East Texas Association once 2109, 4/20/01, by N Bar Emulation was Red Angus ...... 1,730 double polled Gelvvieh bull, by EGL ANGUS ASSN. again held a very successful bred EXT, bred to Bon View New Design Roberts from Auctioneer: Kevin Thompson Vendetta J117, a member of NWSS April 26, Lavaca, AR heifer sale. This Association is easily 1407, consigned by Davidson Angus Carson City, CROW Eagle Pass Ranch hosted their Champion Pen of Three; to Hohm 7 Fall calving cows one of the most active in the U.S., Farm; to M. L. Smith, Ruston, LA, NV, who took annual spring bull sale on a warm, Farms, Yale, SD, $3,300. Lot 10, w/bull calves ...... $1,995 holding four sales a year. The AI pro- $1,950. Lot 49, Roseneath Blackcap 70 head home and also made a pri- windy, spring day. Steve Munger and Starbucks, Gelbvieh bull by EGL Garth 5 Fall calving cows grams of nearly all the breeders con- 131, 9/19/01, by Famous 7001, bred vate treaty purchase for 27 bulls for an his crew presented a very useful set J040 ET; to Ell-Six Gelbvieh, Alberta, w/hfr. calves ...... 2,100 signing cattle helped, as the premier to BR Midland, consigned by average of $1,540.TOPS — Tag num- 8 Spring bred cows ...... 1,431 bulls of the breed were generally the Roseneath Plantation, Gloster, LA; to of seedstock that can work for all phas- Can., $3,000. Lot 87, Merit Balancer, ber 2769, a seven year- old cow with 3 Fall bred cows ...... 1,316 service sires throughout this offering. Sandy Creek Ranch, Winnsboro, TX, es of the cattle industry. Through the by EGL Garth J040 ET; to Paul Brandt, a February heifer calf at side, by 10 Open heifers ...... 898 The food and hospitality have to be as $1,900. — GARY EMBERSON “Smart Cross” program of blended Clear Lake, SD, $3,000. Lot 16, Jinglebob Legacy 010; to Silveria 2 Bred heifers ...... 1,262 good as any you will find, and Bob Angus and Gelbvieh genetics, they Gelbvieh bull, by EGL Garth J040 ET; 13 Bulls ...... 1,387 Smith’s BSJ Farms sale facility is very McPHEE RED ANGUS Brothers, Mendota, CA, $3,000. Lot offered bulls of combined marbling, to Triple O ranch, Langford, SD, Auctioneer: Matt Sims comfortable. TOPS — Lot 3, Bledsoe’s May 10, Galt, CA 2560, a 1995 cow out of a Lodi Prince growth, and feed efficiency. The bulls $2,900. Lot 137, Angus bull, by Bon The Miss Explorer 040, 3/17/01, by 94 Red Angus pairs ...... $1,683 cow; to Lawrence Mendoza, Valley on sale day were big and stout and will View New Design 1407; to Rupple Arkansas- Leachman Explorer, bred to Bon View 22 Bred cows ...... 1,652 Springs, CA, $2,700. Tag 3851, calved Oklahoma New Design 1407, consigned by Auctioneer: Max Olvera on 1/28/01 with a February bull calf at Angus Bledsoe Angus, Gilmer, TX; to Swinson This was a good event. The side, by Legacy 2248; to 70 Ranch, Letters Association Ranch, Schlumburger, TX, $2,700. McPhee’s decided to sell the spring Lakeview, OR, $2,400. Tag 3199, held its annual Lot 21, EF Julia 1030, 4/10/01, by calving cow herd for many reasons. 8/26/97 cow with a March heifer calf, spring sale, Ankonian Connection, bred to B/R The cattle were in good shape with sired by Quantum 2491; to Red (Continued from page 2) Furthermore, such a hosted by Belle New Frontier 095, consigned by Evans young calves at side. The sale was Roberts Carson City, NV, $2,200. — cannot believe “beef industry moratorium SHOULD BE Point Ranch, Farm, Stephenville, TX; to Roger strong from beginning to end. Cattle PETE CROW officials” (and some livestock IN PLACE AS LONG AS EMBERSON under ideal paper editors) STILL haven’t spring condi- THERE IS A POTENTIAL tions. Dave McMahon, owner of Belle Genome mapping for pigs, cows funded gotten the REAL REASON THREAT OF A MAD-COW Point and long-time supporter of this for the market crash through OUTBREAK! sale, was honored by the University of Three University of Illinois and humans evolved. “We were very fortunate,” Arkansas during the pre-sale their thick heads. IN FACT, NO ONE researchers were recently “The honeybee genome, for said Schook. “I was at the U The REAL REASON for announcements. This sale has been awarded three million dol- example, was relatively sim- of I for a number of years SHOULD BE ALLOWED the disastrous price drop fol- conducted since 1954 and continues lars to use over a five-year ple to map because of its and then left. I came back TO EVER SELL A as a good place to buy good cattle. The lowing the Dairy Buyout period to create comprehen- smaller size,” said Lewin, because I wanted to do genet- FUTURES CONTRACT crowd was as good as it’s been in announcement was due pri- years. Association president Johnny sive genome maps of the pig “and although very different ic work that would help agri- marily to the fact that the UNLESS THEY CAN Lee Grizzle, secretary Jeanetta Buse and the cow. from humans, it’s hard-wired culture. This project was pre- damned, rotten, trade-biased DELIVER THAT COM- and auctioneer Matt Sims have worked “It took a billion dollars to genetically for certain behav- sented many years ago when futures trading rules allowed MODITY AT THE TIME OF hard to make this a fine sale each year. TOPS — Lot 43, Saw Oaks Elba sequence the human iors, so we can learn some- I was here the first time, but AN UNLIMITED NUM- THE SALE1 668, 2/12/96, by DHD Traveler 6807, genome. The National thing about human social didn’t get funded. This was BER OF PEOPLE TO SELL Also, remember the 1985 with a 11/2802 heifer calf, by KTK Institutes of Health had this behavior and aggression the right time, because of the BEEF FUTURES CON- Dairy Buyout cut beef pro- Right Time, consigned by Sawoaks huge investment in technol- from the honeybee.” That extra years of funding avail- TRACTS REPRESENTING duction (which is the advice Ranch, Tahlequah, OK; to James ogy, people and equipment work is being performed by able and the great techno- BEEF THEY DIDN’T Walters, Tahlequah, $2,250. Lot 7, we’re always given to bring MAC 2172 Firefly J40, 10/11/96, by and they finished early,” said U of I entomologist Gene logical advances made in EVEN OWN!!! prices up) by getting rid of Paramount Ambush 2172, with a bull Lawrence Schook, animal Robinson. genomics.” — WLJ Beef industry officials (and 1.25 million head of cows calf, 10/08/02, by Leachman Right science geneticist, “so they some livestock paper editors) Time, consigned by Wann Ranch, producing a calf each year! decided to use the remainder should INSIST ON A Poteau, OL; to James Walters, $2,250. of the resources to sequence MORATORIUM ON SPEC- It’s WAY past time to Lot 2, Alpha Blackbird 703, 3/26/97, by Obits WAKE UP, fellows. TC Dividend 963, from Wann Ranch; the genomes of other ULATIVE SELLING, to James Walters, $2,100. Bull: Lot 14, species.” The research fund- STARTING TODAY, then Subiaco Trolan 017, 8/30/00, by GAR ed by the USDA will be the May 16, 2003, at St. Vincent Hospital GET ON WITH GETTING Sincerely, Commitment, consigned by Grizzle Justin Lawrence first step toward sequencing in Billings, MT, following surgery. Angus Farms, Pocola, OK; to Jones RID OF 125,000 COWS Schneider He was born to Harry and Lillian Ranch, Ft. Smith, AR, $2,000. — cow and pig genomes. On April 19, 2003, Justin PRODUCING A CALF Doug Wildin Butcher on Jan. 20, 1926, in GARY EMBERSON Schook, along with Lawrence passed away at home on EACH YEAR! Hutchinson, KS Jonathan Beever and Harris the five-generation Schneider Ranch Lewistown. He graduated from Winifred High School and enlisted in Lewin, who are also animal in Sloughhouse, CA, where he was born on Nov. 16, 1975. He is sur- the Army in 1943. He reported for science geneticists at the U vived by his mother, Susan active duty in the U.S. Army Air Classified Ad Order of I in the College of Schneider, father Jay Schneider, Corps on Aug. 23, 1944, and left for Agricultural, Consumer and brother Jake Schneider and numer- overseas in World War II on Aug. 23, Environmental Sciences, ous aunts, uncles and cousins. 1945. He was discharged Aug. 23, IT’S EASY TO ADVERTISE WHEN YOU USE THIS CONVENIENT FORM!! Lawrence’s zest for living life to its 1946. Upon his return, he attended were selected to develop fullest manifested itself in diverse the University of Montana, majoring YOUR OPTIONS detailed maps of the cow and ways, including becoming the in accounting. He returned to the WORD AD RATE: 80¢ per word (17 word minimum - $13.60) the pig, using the facilities at National Malic Cup Champion for his family ranch to work with his father in MAD (MINI AD DISPLAY): Only $1.00 additional per issue for outstanding work, and crossing the 1950. the U of I Keck Center. For continent with three other friends in a bold headline and phone number. about 10 years, the three Darlene Peterson and Emmet truck — with no starter — to attend were married in Winifred at the DISPLAY AD: $28 per column inch (1 inch minimum) Woodstock ‘94. He loved the arts, researchers have been study- American Lutheran Church on Dec. including music from the classics to BLIND BOX: Add $5.00 per 3 issues handling charge ing genes that have an eco- 29, 1949, and had five children. Employment Wanted ads must be paid in advance: check, money order or charge card. his favorite — the Grateful Dead. nomic impact such as dis- Paintings, sculptures and photo- Emmet ranched near the family YOUR DISCOUNT ease resistance, lactation and graphs that filled his living space homestead at Winifred until he moved to the ranch on Lower Spring 5% off 3 to 5 insertions; 10% off 6 or more insertions. growth. Schook and Beever wherever he was. study cows and Lewin stud- One friend summed it up best Creek near Lewistown in 1972. He YOUR INFO p New Advertiser with a Jack London quote: “I would was one of the first breeders of ies pigs. rather be a superb meteor, every Simmental cattle and founded Name: ______Schook explained that, in atom of me in magnificent glow, than Gateway Simmental, recognized Address: ______the evolutionary sense, cows, a sleepy and permanent planet.” nationally and internationally. He pigs and humans have some- loved the livestock industry and ded- City: ______State: ______Zip: ______thing in common — a pla- Lewis T. Potts icated countless hours to it and the Phone #: ______FAX #: ______Lewis T. Potts, 71, of Lodi, CA, growth and development of the centa. But they have enough died May 5, 2003, at a Sacramento Simmental breed. He served nine Make check or money order payable to: Western Livestock Journal differences to make con- hospital. He was born Oct. 21, 1931, years on the Board of Directors of trasting easy. in Eugene, OR, and moved fre- the American Simmental Assoc- If paying by credit card, we need expiration date and signature to start your ad. “Having the gene maps quently with his family until settling in iation. He served two terms as pres- Stockton, CA, in 1959. ident of the Montana Simmental and sequences of other Potts moved to Lodi in 1970 after CARD NUMBER EXPIRATION DATE Association, in addition to serving species, particularly other marrying Nancy Tennant. He owned eight years as secretary. p Visa mammals, will help us bet- and operated California Paint and He was a member of the Body Shop from 1959-1995. MONTH YEAR Montana Stockgrowers Association p Mastercard ter understand the human Potts and his wife raised Angus and National Cattlemen’s Beef genome,” he said. “There are and Hereford cattle, and their ranch Association. He was currently asso- SIGNATURE hidden secrets in the cod- was known as L&N Angus and Herefords. He was a member of the ciated with the Montana Branded p WORD AD p DISPLAY AD p CHECK HERE FOR MAD AD ing,” said Lewin. “Only a Beef Association and was a director small part of the genes American and California Angus p CHECK HERE FOR TEARSHEET associations. He was a director of of the Montana Ranch Beef encode protein. About five the Stockton Bowling Association Corporation. He was also involved in and served on the Lodi-Tokay Band the planning and funding of the new Please print. Use additional paper if necessary. Area code & phone number count as one word. percent of gene coding of the cow, the pig and the human Review Committee for six years. He Montana State University Animal enjoyed attending sporting events Science Building. ______is very similar. Another five 1. 2. 3. 4 5. and was a fan of the Sacramento He is survived by his wife of 53 percent is similar, but non- Kings and San Francisco ‘49ers. years, Darlene; daughter Kristine ______coding. The other 90 percent He is survived by his wife, Nancy Arntzen; son Robert; daughter Carol 6 7.8.9.10. of Lodi; daughters, Debby Lynn Gill; son James; son Thomas; broth- is what we call ‘DNAglue.’It Potts of Orangevale and Cindy Lane either doesn’t do anything, or er-in-law Garde D. Peterson; and a ______Potts of Stockton; son, Randolph nephew, Edward Butcher. He was codes unknown functions.” Russell Potts of Stockton; brother, 11. from 12. one 13. to 14. seventeen 15. words preceded in death by his parents, his Geneticists think minor Alvin Carroll Potts of Idaho; seven grandchildren and four great-grand- twin sister Emma, a sister Carol, and ______differences in the five per- children. brother Milton and his wife Louise. 16. is 17. $13.60 18. $14.40 19. $15.20 20. $16.00 cent of the coding that’s sim- Memorial contributions may be Funeral services were held at the ilar and the five percent sent to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Fergus Center for the Performing ______that’s the same, but non-cod- Foundation, 1440 W. Washington Arts, May 21. Internment with 21. $16.80 22. $17.60 23. $18.40 24. $19.20 25. $20.00 Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607; the Military Honors was by Fergus ing DNA, are what make a American Lung Association, 1231 W. American Legion Post No. 16 and Run this ad ______time(s) under ______classification cow a cow and a pig a pig. By Robinhood Dr., Suite A-1, Stockton, Masonic Rites were conducted by Subtract your appropriate discount! looking at gene sequences CA 95207; or to a charity of the Friendship Lodge No. 37 at the donor’s choice. MAIL THIS FORM TO: WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL, CLASSIFIED CORRAL for different species side by Lewistown City Cemetery. 650 S. LIPAN, DENVER, CO 80223 • FAX TO: 303/722-0155 • 800/850-2769 or 303/722-7600 side, comparing and con- Memorials may be made to MSU- Emmet A. Butcher Bozeman, College of Agriculture trasting, scientists can better Emmet A. Butcher, 77, of Livestock and Meats Education, 508 understand how cows, pigs Lewistown, died Friday evening, James Ave., Great Falls, MT 59404. 16 MAY 26, 2003 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL