The National Livestock Weekly January 23, 2006 • Vol. 85, No. 15 “The Industry’s Largest Weekly Circulation” Web site: www.wlj.net • E-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] A Crow Publication Consortium to manage animal ID progressing The National Cattlemen’s Beef not serve as any type of adminis- Bassett, NE, bison producer. The said Stott. “The problem is a lot of to determine the source of the Association (NCBA) initially said trator in the process and will not program testing is receiving useful the criticism is coming without a so- funding. the new animal identification data- profit or recover any of their ex- feedback from producers, feedlots, lution. We are open to new ideas. “Funding comes from a variety base would be up and running the penses in the program, according state veterinarians and data serv- This is something we are doing to of places, not yet determined at first part of January. Contrary to to NCBA leaders. ice providers who are involved in get the ball rolling; we know it’s not this time, but it is in discussion as their earlier statements, the system The actual organization, com- the preliminary testing. going to be perfect. I mean, you we speak,” said Stott. “This is not is not yet ready for producers and prised of any industry individual or “Initial feedback was very posi- just don’t educate 1.1 million pro- like a checkoff or brand fee; it will feedlots to utilize in their opera- association that chooses to be in- tive,” said NCBA chairman of the ducers overnight, or in two years, be one time. We just haven’t deter- tions. However, NCBAofficials say volved is called, the United States animal ID commission, Rick Stott. for that matter.” mined if we want to seek funding the time is coming, and producers Animal Identification Organiza- “Our biggest proponents of the pro- Critics of the program are con- from the beginning (producer) or should expect to have full access to tion (USAIO) and encompasses all gram are producers participating cerned about the cost to the pro- the end (processor).” the system later this month. species of livestock, not just cattle. in the beta testing.” ducer, as well as the general fund- As far as the functioning of the The program is still in the test- The organization’s first board meet- However, Stott said like any pro- ing of the program. Stott said a ma- database, Stott said it is quite sim- ing phase, as well and the infra- ing was held Jan. 10, during which gram, it does not come without its jor goal is to make registering an- ple. He said the first responsibili- structure of the organization itself time, members of the board were share of critics. He said criticism is imals inexpensive and he said the ty is for the producer to record and is still being constructed. Although elected. The initial directors are a good thing but it needs to be con- cost is set to be 30 cents per head register all animals. When the ship- NCBA put forth a lot of time and Charles Miller, a Nicholasville, KY, structive. for the lifetime of the animal. How- ment of livestock takes place, the money to see the program to com- cow/calf producer; Rick Stott, Boise, “If everyone was hugging, we ever, critics stand on solid ground feedlot receiving the animals must pletion, they are not handling any ID, beef producer; and Lance Kuck, wouldn’t know how to improve,” on this issue since USAIO has yet also register. Stott said when ani- of the record keeping. They will mals are purchased or sold at auc- tion, the companies may tell the producer not to worry about record- Cattlemen ing the animal, the auction compa- ny will take care of it for them. He compared this transaction to brand in a tough inspection at auction companies. Once the animal is recorded, spot in Stott said no one on USAIO will have access to the information if an Oklahoma See ID on page 15 & Texas S. Korea, — Drought and fires are causing cattle to Singapore flood auctions. Cattle in Oklahoma and & Taiwan Texas are being taken to the auction as a result of devastat- to resume ing droughts and fires scorching the southern U.S. Most of the cattle being unloaded at the Ok- imports lahoma City, OK, and Decatur, Livestock auction companies have been vital to the existence to the cattle industry for decades providing a local market TX, auction companies are be- for producer’s livestock. Although the number of markets has declined, industry leaders see a solid future for the tradi- —Nations agree to ing sold because ranchers can’t tional livestock auctions accompanied by new innovations. — Photo courtesy of Livestock Marketing Association. boneless imports. afford to feed them since their Negotiations between USDA’s grass has been replaced by ash- es. According to Scott Dewald of Feds expected to rise in late trade Deputy Undersecretary of Mar- the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s As- Cattle markets were slightly over last December and placements attributed to a wide array of factors. keting, Chuck Lambert, and sociation, livestock ranchers are higher last week. Fed cattle mar- up about the same. Perhaps the Foremost among those is the inex- Park Hyun-Chool, director gen- left with dry wheat fields as a re- kets were a bit slow to develop with bad news from the C-o-F was going pensive cost of gain being experi- eral of the South Korean Agri- sult of the drought and much of no major trade expected until Fri- to be marketings, somewhere un- enced by cattle feeders across much culture Ministry’s livestock bu- the grass that was available was day of last week after WLJ went to der last year’s levels. of the country, coupled with good fed reau, concluded on Jan. 13, with burned. Since Nov. 1, the fires press. Futures markets remained The boxed beef cutout remained cattle prices. Fair weather and in- a partial victory for U.S. trade. have scorched more than bullish and combined with strength fairly strong despite heavy compe- expensive feed grains are helping South Korea agreed to resume 411,000 acres, destroying more in the boxed beef market having tition from pork and poultry prices. feedlot cost of gain throughout imports of boneless beef from than 250 homes and business- given feeders resolve to ask for Skinless boneless chicken is about much of the traditional cattle feed- cattle under 30 months of age. es, causing two deaths and re- more money for a limited supply of as low as it’s ever been, at 95 cents ing country. One source close to However, Park refused to alter sulting in Oklahoma being de- finished cattle. a pound. One major retailer said several Kansas feedlots said last their stance on the issue of bone- clared a federal disaster area. Northern Plains dressed mar- chicken has the highest margin week many were near 40 cents per in product, such as the beef ribs “Any amount of moisture will kets were up $2-4 on very limited item in the meat case. It seems un- pound on their cost of gain. Despite favored by Korean consumers. help, but we need some signifi- trade at $151-153 dressed. South- likely that beef will see much fea- record high prices being paid for Prior to the 2003 ban by Korea, cant rainfall over an amount of ern Plains live trade was almost turing at the retail case. The Choice feeder cattle, feedlots continue to en- beef ribs accounted for about 60 time to get us out of this nonexistent and it appeared feed- cutout was at $158 last week, Se- joy positive margins. The excep- percent of all trade between the drought,” said information offi- ers were content with show lists lect was at $144, still a nice $14 tion may be for feeders in Okla- two nations. Under the terms cer Tracy Farley of the Okla- and waiting for packers to come up spread between Choice and Select. homa and Texas. Warm and dry of the agreement, variety meats, homa Fire Response command with a little more. Even though beef demand dur- weather across much of the south- an additional 14 percent of U.S. center in Shawnee, OK. With nearby futures at $96, the ern Plains continues to hamper ing the fourth quarter of 2005 will to Korea trade, are also prohib- In addition to high winds and live market should develop some- producers in those areas and a be off a bit, it appears that the ex- ited from the Korean market. unseasonably warm tempera- where in that area for the week. number of cows are being culled port markets are picking up some In addition to those two classes tures, Oklahoma and northern Most analysts expected to see live of the slack. Mexico has been im- and calves sent to town in an effort Texas are more than a foot be- trade $1-2 higher than the prior to stem any additional drought-re- of products, the agreement also porting beef at near 2003 levels on See Imports on page 10 hind their normal rainfall of week’s trade, between $93 and $95. a monthly basis and Pacific Rim lated damage. Livestock market about 36 inches for this time of Packer margins turned positive countries are starting to open their reports in both states report buy- year causing producers to search midweek, to $6.25 a head, based on doors to U.S. beef. ers in attendance at their sales for alternative water resources an average cattle cost of $93.19. from a great distance hoping to or sell out, which is becoming all However, thoughts were they would Feeder cattle pick up cattle for a move to green- too common. “We have a lot of give that margin back to make cer- The seasonal upswing in the er pastures elsewhere. producers having to sell out. tain that the other guy didn’t get the number of feeder cattle being sent USDA Economic Research Ser- They’re out of water, out of grass, cattle. to market has come at a time when vice Coordinator Mildred M. Haley out of hay,” said Roland Davie Slaughter was slightly stronger cattle producers continue to receive said last week that despite deteri- from the Decatur livestock mar- than the prior week’s kill of 606,000 outstanding prices for calves and orating pasture conditions and high ket. The saddening conse- head. The cattle on feed report that yearlings moving through auction energy prices, the cow/calf and feed- See Cattlemen on page 13 came out last Friday was expected markets. er sectors continue to maintain a to show cattle on feed up 4 percent The continued strength is being See Markets on page 17 INSIDE WLJ

INDUSTRY GIANTS JOIN BADGERS AND TB — For many PROPERTY RIGHTS — Proper- ICON ADDRESSES PRODUC- INDEX Time Sensitive Priority Handling FORCES — Swift Packing, Five years, badgers have been blamed ty rights advocates chalked up a ERS — Former Secretary of Agri- Beef Bits ...... P - 3 Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding and for contributing to the spread of win recently in an appellate court culture Clayton Yeutter addressed Sale Calendar ...... P - 14 Certified Angus Beef have joined bovine tuberculosis. However, re- victory involving the Bureau of the Red Meat Club Meeting of Markets ...... P - 16 together in an effort to create val- cent research has shown that Land Management in Wyoming. producers at the National West- Classifieds ...... P - 20 ue added programs for producers badger eradication can often do The recent victory was handed ern Stock Show in Denver, CO, in the south who have tradition- more to spread the disease down in unusually strong lan- last week. The statesman had ally struggled in hitting the Choice among livestock than badgers guage which has industry advo- some good advice for producers beef targeted by so many south- left undisturbed. Page 5 cates applauding. Page 7 and some strong language about ern feedlots. Page 4 the government’s effort to restore NEWS: beef trade. Page 12 LIVE STEERS DRESSED STEERS CME FEEDER $94.16 $151.42 $112.45 WEEK ENDING: 01-19-06 2 JANUARY 23, 2006 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL aassttuurree Comments PP Pasture lease agreements Stuck between a rock MMaannaaggeemmeenntt For heaven’s sake, put it in writing. These are words of bution problems, wildlife considerations, hunting conflicts and a hard place warning. I have appeared in front of a jury about a lease agree- or other special concerns for your particular ranch. ment gone bad and it was not a pleasant experience for ei- It may be advantageous to have an outside third party ust by taking a look at any ther party. I have also witnessed a multi-million dollar prop- check on the pasture periodically to see if the terms of the successful business, compa- erty sale go sour due to a vague, incomplete, simple one-page contract are being met. Hopefully this is done in a proac- Jny, operation, or any group long-term lease agreement within a family. tive fashion, ahead of problems. This could prevent a seri- of people vying to make a profit, an The warning here is to place some real thought behind ous train wreck. array of observations can be made. DEERING these rental or lease agreements. Please cover all the “what- Be sure to discuss and agree to turn on and off dates. Don’t One that is rather apparent without if” scenarios that you can think of, like fire, drought, sub- leave that open. I suggest that pasture turn on dates be set too much in-depth analysis is the di- leasing, fence conditions, salting, over grazing, diseases or for certain spelled out pasture conditions. versity of the people working together to make it all whatever your concerns are. Make it a win, win agreement I also suggest adding a formal land monitoring schedule happen. Diversity in the sense of the age variation of for both parties the best you can. within the contract. Find a person that is knowledgeable on the people making decisions that spark growth and Lease and rental agreements should always be in writ- forage health and conditions and have them become part of success, evident by the bottom line at the end of the ing, even though most areas allow them to be oral (spoken). the lease agreement. You can use this information to come year. More specifically, one can take a look from the While oral agreements may seem easy and informal, they up with a better plan the following year. outside looking in and see recent college graduates often lead to disputes. If a tenant or landlord later disagree As a must do—lay down certain conditions that if impor- offering innovation, a fresh perspective and a truck about key agreements, such as whether or not the tenant tant items are not met, the lease can be terminated. Here load of enthusiasm. At the same time, sitting next to can sublet, the end result is all too likely to be a court argu- are a few ideas along those lines. the young guns are the veterans of the business who ment over who said what to whom, when and in what con- Examples of specific Lease Agreement terms to pick and have suffered through the down times, and pros- text. This is particularly a problem with long-term leases. chose from: pered in the good cycles, offering valuable experi- I also suggest scheduling annual pasture meetings. Struc- • The LANDOWNERS will inventory the tract of land described in this lease ence, guidance and a large shipment of wisdom. agreement on an annual basis and determine the total amount of forage in ture these meetings with the goal to keep everybody on the terms of AUMs available for each year of leasing. This will take into account Within the successful business you have in mind, the same page. Nature throws a completely different set of con- the current year’s conditions as related to the predicted forage production unity between the two very different, yet very simi- ditions at us each year. So do your best by using informa- for each year and the affects of the previous years grazing utilization levels. lar generations of people, constructs the foundation. tion from what happened last year; adjust the livestock ro- • The LANDOWNERS will develop jointly an annual plan of grazing rotation Making this relationship impossible, or not opening each year at the beginning of each grazing season with LESSEE. The plan tations, improvement projects or any other changes need- will describe the current year’s pasture rotation schedule, stocking rate ad- the doors to the naive “kids,” is not guaranteeing se- ed for the current year. justments, and any pasture improvement projects along with the pasture struc- curity for the future of the business. The following is a list of ideas to consider in a pasture lease tural maintenance needed for that year. The cattle industry is no different. Statistics aren’t agreement: • The LESSEE and LANDOWNERS will jointly be responsible to monitor live- needed to describe the census of the industry. Just stock forage utilization levels to maintain 45 percent of total vegetation cov- There are several ways to determine pasture rental rates. er of the grazeable areas in each pasture. walk into any cattlemen’s convention or symposium You can rent pasture by the acre, per head, by the season • The LESSEE is responsible for moving and managing livestock to meet this and the age group you’ll see is very unlikely to in- or month, per animal unit month (AUM) it will carry, per grazing standard (55 percent livestock grazing use level). This management clude many under 35 years of age. Better yet, walk animal gain, per year or even as a percent share of the pro- criterion will help to maintain the health and vigor of the land and provide out on any cattle farm or ranch and see how many sustainable forage production in future years. duction. • The costs of fencing and water development, along with the maintenance young people own or operate the business. However, Don’t ignore the fact that baby calves also eat grass. One of existing improvements, will be shared whereby LANDOWNERS provide you are very likely to hear the people you’ll see ex- cow with calf on average equals 1.32 AUMs. Of course, this all materials and LESSEE provides all labor. press disappointment in the number of young people depends on how big that calf is. But you should compensate • LANDOWNERS reserve the right to terminate this lease at any time. Upon becoming producers, which they strongly encourage. written notification of such termination, LESSEE shall be granted a 30-day yourself for all those young animals eating tons of grass. period to remove all livestock from the property described in this lease The question here is not why this is encouraged, as From my perspective, these written agreements should agreement. the answer is apparent. The question, which is un- state something about the expected maintenance of the Now, these terms and conditions get into the legal aspect likely to get an answer, is the issue of how. condition of the land and the soils. Clearly define and agree of a Pasture Lease Agreement. I’m not an attorney; I’m not First, the show industry has been consumed by to what is over- grazing, and how to prevent it from hap- a pasture lease expert; so the best advice here is to bounce the big money. People with money to blow are be- pening. State in writing who fixes fences and maintains the your agreements, before they are signed off, with your coming more and more attracted to the flashy show water development systems. banker, accountant and/or attorney if you have any ques- cattle business as a hobby. It seems as if it’s a compe- It’s common for the tenant to provide labor and the land- tions. tition as to who can spend the most cash. Attending lord provide materials for any improvement project. Again, for heavens sake, have that detailed talk-it-over the National Western Stock Show and watching cat- Be sure to cover a pasture rotation schedule. Some land- and then place everything in writing. Don’t get too rigid; you tle sell for $250,000 proves the point. Sure, young lords take on this responsibility and charge accordingly and may lose a good renter. — Wayne Burleson people are seen in the show barns more than any others plan their pasture rotation out at the beginning of (Wayne Burleson is a land management consultant other sector of the industry, but they are guaranteed each grazing season so that the tenant is responsible for live- working out of Absarokee, MT. You can visit with to have a blower in their hand with no ownership in stock movement. Wayne at 406/328-6808 or E-mail him at rutbuster@mon- the business at all, nothing more than hired hands. Spell out who is responsible for what. This is where you tana.net. Wayne also has an educational web site at These young people’s enthusiasm and passion to be can prevent problems such as soil erosion, livestock distri- www.pasturemanagement.com.) involved is apparent, but as far as starting their own program, well, that’s farfetched. The devil’s advocate will agree, but will quickly point out that the commercial business has a place for the young college graduate. Again, the issue is how? Power drives technology Let’s discuss the apparent skyrocketing of land value. More than likely, the young gun will find An uncommon, but quite engage as the computer pow- don’t know when to pick up away for easy access. Future the ranch he/she wants that was owned by a possible, event for anyone is ers up and disengages as the the phone. efforts at wireless connections rancher who passed on and his/her kids aren’t in- a power outage. In days past, computer shuts down. There- Yes, the generators are may not only pave the way for terested in the industry. They put the ranch up for with all the power lines fore, if the computer is not keeping essential operations constant connection to all the sale and eager cattlemen bid, but are quickly shut strung from pole to pole, the running, despite well-lit going, but the small details electronically ear-tagged cat- out by the multimillion dollar developers whom frequency of power outages rooms, there is no reason to are still shutting things down. tle, but may very well pro- they can’t compete with. Or a situation occurs was greater than today. Today, engage. Eventually, all give in and the vide instant access to the iPod, where the retired rancher has no one to leave with well-placed lines, the fre- The constant incoming and world quietly settles into a allowing communication with quency of power outages is outgoing e-mails and numer- rest. A technology-driven his/her operation to, so instead of selling, they the next generation of pro- less, but power outages do oc- ous embedded news, music world drives technology-driv- take advantage of land trusts, government-spon- ducers. sored incentives or conservation programs. cur. Years ago, a producer or entertainment sites all en people. It is all paced at the could work an entire day on- cease to function. Even at speed of technology, waiting The problem is still the A hundred head of cattle would cost at least same today. When the power $100,000, but likely quite a bit more. Eventually, the ly to find the power was out. home, the disconnect to the for technology-driven cues to markets will roll down the bad road as part of the No one even noticed until sun- world brings upturned eyes provide a technology-driven is out, the help all leaves and 10-or-so-year cycle before any significant revenue set and even then, a candle and a new level of grunting. function, a function someone the cows and calves still need has been generated and the young producer is then was quickly lit and life went The connectedness with is willing to pay for so people to be fed. Perhaps there is forced to make critical decisions. This doesn’t even on. technology is remarkable. At can go home and enjoy the still a good place for a team take into account the machinery, feed, seed, fertilizer, That is not true anymore. work and home, technology comfort of their technology- of draft horses, provided the animal health expenditures and all the other associ- If there is no power, the world thoroughly is entwined in al- controlled environment, none driver can keep his iPod. ated costs. Midwest university surveys conducted a comes to a halt. Backup sys- most every branch of our lives. of which works in an energy- May you find all your few years ago indicated the average farm family liv- tems are designed to assist in The crew can’t check in be- deficient mode. NAIS-approved eartags. — ing cost at $40-47,000. This requires $225-300,000 critical areas, but even with cause the system requires Technology, like it or not, is Kris Ringwall gross revenue. The average operating expense is 74 backup power, a drastic power. The tractor is behind well on its way to becoming (Kris Ringwall is a North percent, according to the surveys. It’s easy to see that change in rationale emerged the garage door, which needs embedded in the cattle busi- Dakota State University Ex- 100 acres, or 1,000 for that matter, may not be among the populous: no pow- power to open. The phones ness. If one doesn’t think so, tension Beef Specialist, direc- enough for living, servicing debt, and investing for er, no work. lasted for a while on backup just check for some little, in- tor of the NDSU Dickinson the future. The days of occasionally power; however, soon all the conspicuous devices in the Research Center and execu- The devil’s advocate is back, arguing the point turning on a computer to electric components went hired hand’s ear. Undoubted- tive director of the North that Farm Credit Services and other lenders offer check on a particular work dead, so there is no access. ly, the devices may lead to a Dakota Beef Cattle Improve- young farmer loans to give the young gun a function have long passed us Not knowing when the lines couple of cords that hook up ment Association. He can be chance. A Farm Credit Services representative by. Today, the mind seems to may be alive and well, we just to an iPod, comfortably tucked contacted at 701/483-2045.)

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Merlyn Carlson, deputy undersecretary of the U.S. quarter of 2005, according to to $2.45 for a 32-oz. bottle; esting is what has not hap- Using that percentage Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources and the latest American Farm and apples, down 2 cents pened over the past quar- across-the-board, the Environment, was named the Livestock Leader of the Bureau Federation (AFBF) per pound to $1.07. ter,” said Francl. “The sharp farmer’s share of this quar- Year by Colorado State University’s Department of Marketbasket Survey. The Items that increased in spike in energy prices in the ter’s $38.83 marketbasket Animal Sciences on Jan. 14. This award celebrates informal survey shows the price from the third quarter third quarter of 2005 does total would be $8.54. people who have made significant contributions to total cost of 16 basic grocery of 2005 were: sirloin tip roast not appear to have been AFBF, the nation’s largest Colorado’s livestock industry and is given out annual- items in the 2005 fourth and bread, which increased transferred to the food sector general farm organization, ly. Carlson is known as “a staunch advocate for pre- quarter was $38.83, a de- by 11 cents to $3.65 per at this time. While higher conducts its informal quar- serving our natural resources, including encouraging crease of $1.13 from the 2005 pound and $1.40 per 20-oz. energy prices may yet work terly marketbasket survey agriculturalists to enhance water management, pre- third quarter survey aver- loaf respectively; potatoes, into food prices in the first as a tool to reflect retail food serve wildlife habitat, incorporate effective grazing age of $39.96. The cost of the which increased by 7 cents to half of 2006, it now appears price trends. systems and control erosion,” said Bill Wailes, head of marketbasket items was $2.30 per 5-pound bag; whole that they will have only a According to Agriculture the Department of Animal Sciences. down 4 cents from a year chicken fryers and bacon, small impact.” Department statistics, ago. which rose by 5 cents to The share of the average Americans spend just 9.5 Initiative 300 unconstitutional Of the 16 items surveyed, $1.24 and $3.12 per pound, food dollar America’s farm percent of their disposable Federal Judge Laurie Smith-Camp ruled nine decreased and seven in- respectively; and eggs and and ranch families receive income on food annually, Nebraska’s state law banning corporate ownership of creased in average price com- milk, which rose by 3 cents has dropped over time, de- the lowest average of any farms, known as Initiative 300, unconstitutional pared to the 2005 third quar- to $1.10 per dozen and $3.17 spite gradual increases in re- country in the world. A to- because the law interfered with interstate commerce ter survey. per gallon, respectively. tail grocery prices. “Looking tal of 102 volunteer shop- and violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Corn oil showed the largest “Although there has been back 30 years, farmers re- pers in 28 states participat- Voters in 1982 added the law to the state’s constitu- decrease, down 27 cents to some small quarter-to-quar- ceived about one-third of con- ed in this latest survey, con- tion. The lawsuit was filed by six plaintiffs last year. $2.67 per 32-oz. bottle, fol- ter variation, food prices as sumer retail food expendi- ducted during November. This ruling may have a national effect because many lowed by cheddar cheese, reported in the marketbasket tures. That figure has — American Farm Bu- other states have used this type of law to control the which dropped 26 cents down survey have been stable for dropped steadily over time reau Federation growth of large agricultural corporations. to $3.39 per pound, and may- onnaise, which dropped 25 Nebraska beef feedlot roundtable cents to $3.06 per 32-oz. jar. Nebraska feedlot owners and operators will learn Other items that de- more about animal health and cattle trade at the 2006 creased in price: pork chops, MARK Beef Feedlot Roundtable. The roundtable will be down 24 cents per pound to offered at three locations this year—Feb. 7 in $3.24; toasted oat cereal, YOUR Columbus, Feb. 8 in Lexington and Feb. 9 in Gering. down 17 cents per 10-oz. box Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. and the program to $2.87; ground chuck, CALENDAR begins at 8:45 a.m. Morning topics and speakers down 14 cents to $2.54 per include: proper antibiotic therapy; past, present and future opportunities of the Nebraska feedlot industry; Know Now! a research and facilities update; and new beef prod- 4th Annual ucts and demand presented by the Nebraska Beef Whether you’re looking Council. Afternoon sessions and speakers include: for farm and ranch bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) testing and properties for sale, or the Production Sale disease; rendering industry changes and implications latest market and industry for feedlots; beef and cattle trade after BSE; and an news, everything you February 15, 2006 outlook for 2006 and quality system assessment and need to know now is export requirements, including the role of animal waiting for you, online. Starting at 1:00 p.m. Located at the ranch near Echo, OR identification. For more information or to register, con- Why wait? tact Galen Erickson at C220 Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, P.O. Box 830908, • 50 bulls www.wlj.net • 20 open heifers Sires represented: Lincoln, NE 68583-0908, call (402) 472-6402 or e-mail ✸ BCC Bushwacker 41-93 ✸ Boyd New Day [email protected]. • 15 bred cows • 10 ET bulls ✸ Bon View New Design 878 ✸ Bon View New Design 1407 $38M for conservation projects ✸ Sitz Alliance 6595 (ET flush brothers) ✸ SAV 004 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner FLASH: Sitz Alliance 6596 announced the availability of nearly $38 million in flush brothers sell. Also selling ✸ OCC Emblazon funding for proposals from individuals, state and local some Beartooth bred bulls. government, as well as non-governmental groups, for projects in four conservation emphasis areas. Specific Our Customers Make the Difference! funding initiatives are as follows: $20 million for Conservation Innovation Grants for development and adoption of innovative conservation technologies and CALL FOR CATALOG approaches; $9.5 million for Wetlands Reserve Richard Correa 541-449-3558 • Devon Correa 541-379-0632 Enhancement Program partnership proposals that 32581 Correa Lane • Echo, OR 97826 address wetland creation and enhancement efforts; $4 800-850-2769800-850-2769 million for the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative for proposals to control and manage invasive species affecting grazing lands; $4 million for Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative proposals to help partners identify and solve regional, state and local QUAIL VALLEY RANCH natural resources concerns. Proposals for these grants are due in March, 2006. For additional information and proposal guidelines, visit: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. PERFORMANCE BULL SALE Federal assistance for farmers 78 Select Bulls – Black Angus Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced 3 Ranch Geldings & 3 Stock Dogs Sell Jan. 18 that USDA is awarding $5 million in competi- 20 Bred Commercial Heifers Plus 30 Commercial Replacement Heifers tive grants to help minority and disadvantaged farm- ers and ranchers. “We are committed to helping our minority farmers build successful farming operations,” NORTHWEST QUALITY & PERFORMANCE SOURCE said Johanns. Grants will help organizations conduct outreach and technical assistance to farmers and AI – ET BULLS ranchers, as well as teaching individuals farm man- • 39 Coming agement, financial management, and marketing. The two-year-olds grants will also support young men and women to Don’t miss • 9 Long yearlings become farmers, create profitable and competitive your chance • 30 Yearlings agricultural programs for new and emerging Latino to own a full • 20 Bred + 30 Open farmers, as well as promoting and teaching computers or maternal commercial heifers to farmers and ranchers as a resource tool. For more brother information, visit http://www.csrees.usda.gov. of Bon View New Design SIRES: Avian flu may reach three continents 208. • 1407 – 1680 With cases of the avian influenza virus found in • E161 – 036 Turkey, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization • 5175 – 878 (FAO) worries that Africa, southern Europe, and the BON VIEW NEW DESIGN 208 – Sire B/R New Design 036 FOCUS – Nebraska BW -1.2; WW +45; MK +40; YW +87 Semen & BVD tested Middle East will soon be infected. “FAO is concerned %IMF +.31; REA +.46; FAT -.012; %RP +.27 that with trade, the movement of people and animals and migratory birds, new countries could become infected,” said FAO Deputy Director-General David Sunday • February 5, 2006 • 12:30 pm PST Harcharik. Africa is considered with special concern, Prineville, Oregon as the continent already struggles with poverty and hunger. An avian flu outbreak would be catastrophic to the continent. FAO suggests it will take over sever- Kurt Lockhart Jim England Join us for lunch prior to our (541) 447-4079 Home (541) 447-6972 Home inaugural bull sale at the ranch in al hundred million dollars to combat this disease at (541) 480-0773 Cell (541) 420-4699 Cell Prineville, Oregon. the human and animal level, keeping it contained and under control. To date, FAO has received $28 million from donors around the world. 7311 S. Crooked River Highway • Prineville, OR 97754 • (5 miles south of Crook County Fairgrounds) 4 JANUARY 23, 2006 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Five Rivers, Certified Angus Beef, Swift join forces packer in high quality that the competitive advan- unique grid with quality in- “We have to recognize the That allows producers to branded beef programs. tage goes to relationship centives and data feedback. 30-year trend toward heav- fine tune their herds to hit CAB, a non-profit sub- marketing and capturing Working together, produc- ier carcass weights is not the high quality beef target sidiary of the American An- premiums for higher value ers can make Texas area going to turn around any- represented by the CAB gus Association, operates cattle.” Angus cattle grow in value time soon. We stand to cre- brand and the Swift & Co. the world’s largest brand- ate more value when we in- grid. “This may be the best ed beef company. “We are simply increasing our crease our out weights and marketing opportunity for Five Rivers is the largest emphasis on value-added and branded decrease our ‘non- conform- improved Angus cattle in cattle feeder in the U.S., ing’ cattle, such as those this area,” Lowrey says. The marketing nearly 1.5 mil- beef opportunities with a goal of that are too fat or produce grid pays premiums based lion cattle per year, mostly sustained premiums for feeding a carcass that is too heavy.” on the previous week’s US- on grids to major packers. customers.” Five Rivers’ Manager of DA Choice-Select spread, Angus producers in Texas Its one-time capacity is Beef Programs and Opera- and features a $5/cwt. pre- and surrounding states more than 800,000 head in tions Analysis, Tony mium on all CAB-accepted have a new marketing op- 10 feedlots from Texas to Bryant, says the key is to carcasses. Discounts are rel- portunity. Now more than Idaho, Kansas, Oklahoma harvest more cattle at their atively mild and allow a ever, it pays to aim for the and Colorado. The Hartley optimal endpoint. “We will range of 535- to 1,000-lb. Certified Angus Beef (CAB) yard capacity is 73,000 A Five Rivers link with and profitability, Lind says. use marginal cost vs. mar- hot carcass weight. brand target and feed your head. ORIgen demonstrated that Hartley Feeders is not ginal return analysis to get How can producers earn load-lot groups at Hartley If that sounds too big for improved Angus genetics do about to turn away from its the most out of those high these premiums? “We will Feeders. Located in the your feeding interest, con- perform well, Lind says. “It focus on low-cost, efficient quality cattle,” he says. “It’s buy, partner or custom feed northern Panhandle near sider the company’s focus. also showed that not all An- production, says manager exciting to see how CAB your Angus-sired cattle,” Hartley, TX, and owned by “Traditionally, we have kept gus can hit the target with- Gene Lowrey. “We are sim- brand acceptance is direct- Lowrey says. “We need to Five Rivers Ranch Cattle our heads down and fed cat- out suffering discounts from ply increasing our empha- ly correlated to premiums start with uniform load-lots Feeding LLC, the feedlot tle as efficiently as possi- crossing the Yield Grade 4 sis on value-added and in our data. As the CAB (enough to fill a 50,000-lb. has negotiated a CAB al- ble,” says Five Rivers Vice line or poor dressing per- branded beef opportunities rate varies from 3.26 per- capacity trailer) of individ- liance grid with Swift & Co. President of Marketing centage,” he adds. with a goal of sustained pre- cent to 13.24 percent, cat- ually identified, healthy cat- tle have re- tle. That lets them perform for delivery at its Dumas, Luke Lind. “But the indus- The new marketing ini- miums for feeding cus- and grade to their full po- TX, plant from Hartley try is changing and we want tiative will build on a grow- tomers.” tential,” he says. “We Feeders. to lead that change to every- ing relationship with An- The opportunity comes can’t afford to clean Swift & Co. is a leading one’s advantage. It’s clear gus producers, adding a largely from the typi- cally low percent- up mismanaged age of Choice or cattle, but we will better cattle in bid aggressively for Texas packing the right kind when plants, says Tom they are healthy.” Brink, Five Hartley Feeders’ Rivers senior vice preferences/minimum president of cattle own- standards: 45 days ership and risk manage- weaned; 5-way vaccination, ment. “That average in turned twice - Type 1 BVD, Type 2 Texas is 40 percent, com- an additional $85/head. BVD, IBR, BRSV, PI3; pared to almost 65 percent Now that we have a pro- Clostridial vaccination; De- in Nebraska plants. If we gram in place, we can im- wormer (injectable, pour- can deliver high-grading prove on that.” on, and/or drench); Not ag- cattle in this lower-grade Information technology gressively implanted; Uni- base area, producers will that Five Rivers brings to form size and weight. For reap the reward. bear can answer most ques- more details, contact “More specifically, we are tions and cross- correlate Hartley Feeders at doing a lot more sorting to cattle health, feedyard per- 806/365-4666, or e-mail reduce variation,” he adds. formance, and carcass char- gene.lowrey@fiveriverscat- acteristics, Bryant adds. tle.com — WLJ

Annual Cattlemans Advantage Bull Sale At the Manhattan Ranch, February 23, 2006 Get the whole picture with a bull from Tired of seeing only half the picture? Van Dyke Angus Ranch Selling 170 Bulls

At Van Dyke Angus Ranch we strive to give you the whole picture. The things we believe are most profitable in the cattle business are fertility, longevity, udder quality, sound feet and legs and width and depth of body. These are all traits that there is not an epd for; however can make the difference between a profit and loss every year. If you desire more that half the picture we welcome you to come to our annual bull sale and find out why our bulls will give you the complete picture. VDAR Right Time 3065 VDAR Bushwacker 3035 Sire: Leachman Right Time Sire: BCC Bushwacker 41-93 CED +6 CED +5 BW +1.3 BW +1.7 WW +37 WW +44 YW +67 YW +72 MILK +29 MILK +33

VDAR Midland 1155 VDAR Frontline 1255 Sire: BR Midland Sire: Connealy Frontline CED +2 CED +7 BW +4.2 BW +2.2 WW +49 WW +46 YW +91 YW +90 MILK +23 MILK +28

VDAR Legend 3455 VDAR Special Design 1265 Sire: VDAR Legend 1281 Sire: WCC Special Design L309 CED +0 CED +5 BW +4.5 BW +3.0 WW +54 WW +46 YW +92 YW +81 MILK +20 MILK +28 Other Sires Include: VDAR NEW TREND 211 CONNEALY FRONTLINE BIG ROK TITAN VDAR ROCKY TOP BR MIDLAND LEACHMAN RIGHT TIME VDAR RIGHT NOW VDAR LUCY BOY BCC BUSHWACKER 41-93 VDAR ENTERPRISE VDAR RIGHT AWAY SINCLAIR NET PRESENT VALUE VDAR NEW DESIGN 212 CONNEALY LEAD ON OCC GLORY WCC SPECIAL DESIGN L309 VDAR LEGEND VDAR NEW DESIGN 1063

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Box 247 PO Box 435 Manhattan, MT 59741 Manhattan, MT 59741 Manhattan, MT 59741 Sentinel Butte, ND 58654 Medora, ND 58645 406-284-6867 406-282-7579 406-282-7336 701-872-4757 701-623-4131 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL JANUARY 23, 2006 5 Don’t blame the badgers Researchers, producers ready considered a truism,” Federal court refuses to bar cattle from Medicine Bow area and government officials in he said, “but it’s depressing A federal court in Den- over the court’s ruling. most technologically and tributing to high fecal col- the United Kingdom (UK) to still be discussing the self- ver, CO, has denied a peti- “It essentially says that economically feasible means iform levels. have been attempting to ef- evident after so long.” Har- tion from environmental livestock are free to pollute of managing, preventing or “We were being singled fectively control bovine tu- ris, who was not involved in groups that sought to keep Wyoming’s waters on na- reducing pollution like fecal out when we were not the berculosis (TB) for more than either study, also pointed out livestock off of a portion of tional forest lands however bacteria. only potential contributing 30 years. During this time, that the issue of bovine TB the Medicine Bow Nation- they want, (and) it essential- In cooperation with the factor,” Eisele said, “espe- European badgers were ac- is politically charged. “Farm- al Forest. ly says they don’t need to Forest Service and other cially in light of the fact we cused of contributing to most ers are now paying the price The lawsuit, filed by the comply with the law,” he agencies, ranchers using believe Wyoming Game and of the country’s TB problem for not imposing stricter con- Center for Native Ecosys- said. Pole Mountain have imple- Fish is 10 percent over elk in cattle. With that assump- trols on the movement of cat- tems and the Biodiversity The groups had charged mented such “best manage- herd objectives for the Pole tion in mind, it has been gov- tle,” he said. Conservation Alliance, had that for the past few years, ment practices” as installing Mountain Unit.” ernment policy for 20 years Peter Hudson, a wildlife challenged Forest Service water in Middle Crow offsite water tanks that Biodiversity Conserva- to remove badgers from ar- epidemiologist at Penn State decisions allowing livestock Creek and the North pump spring water out of tion Alliance officials ac- eas occupied by cattle. It is University, said the focus grazing in the Pole Moun- Branch of the North Fork of wetland areas for cattle. knowledged that improve- true, according to scientists, must now shift. “We need to tain area of Wyoming. The Crow Creek had exceeded They also have used fences ments have been made in that badgers can carry the concentrate on the variance groups claimed cattle were the fecal coliform stan- to try to control livestock. habitat and water quality agent that causes bovine TB, rather than the mean,” he hurting water quality in dard—a measure of bacte- Jim Cochran, district protection, but say not but disturbing the creatures said. Hudson said only a area streams. ria from animal feces. Swal- manager for the Laramie enough has been done to could make the problem small number of badgers are Clint Kyhl, Laramie dis- lowing water with high lev- County Conservation Dis- keep cattle out of stream worse. likely to be responsible for trict ranger for the Forest els of fecal coliform could trict, noted that standards areas or to monitor water Research recently pub- the majority of cattle herd Service, said his agency was cause gastrointestinal ill- for fecal coliform are set to quality. lished by the British Ecolog- breakdowns, and that future pleased with the court’s de- ness in people. protect people at bathing Nichols said the alliance ical Society’s Journal of Ap- research must aim to single cision. In deciding against the beaches. is concerned that violations plied Ecology revealed even those animals out. “We’re go- “We always thought we groups, the federal court in “The problem in the West are still occurring and said though culling reduces pop- ing to have to find out just were doing the right thing Denver agreed with the For- is, if you’ve been up to those that those using the ulation density, it alters their which animals are doing the up there, and this just sort est Service’s argument that streams, they’re pretty hard streams for recreation behavior in such a way as to infecting and when. At the of confirms it,” Kyhl said. in order to warrant legal ac- to swim in. They’re pretty should be concerned. increase the spread of the moment, we don’t even know “We feel that the Forest Ser- tion under Wyoming law, hard to get wet in most of He said the alliance be- disease. Studies conducted what the process of trans- vice did a thorough job of re- violators of the Clean Water the time,” said Cochran, lieves the lawsuit prompt- found that where badger mission is.” sponding to the state and Act must not only exceed who had intervened on be- ed the Forest Service to ad- densities had been reduced According to the re- federal laws and regulations legal standards but show a half of the forest service dress water quality issues. slightly by culling, territori- searchers, these findings required of us, and that lack of good faith in imple- along with ranchers. “Unfortunately we don’t al and habitat formations help explain why badger measures were taken to pro- menting best management Mark Eisele, president of feel that they have done were disrupted causing the culling appears to have failed tect water quality.” practices. the Pole Mountain Cattle- enough and have not taken creatures to travel to differ- in controlling and preventing Jeremy Nichols of the The term “best manage- man’s Association, said elk, their responsibility as seri- ent areas, encountering more TB over the last 30 years. Biodiversity Conservation ment practices” means ac- deer, beaver or human ously as they could,” Nichols cattle to potentially infect. However, researchers stat- Alliance expressed regret tions determined to be the waste also could be con- said. — Associated Press The results help clarify con- ed the insights found in the tradictory results on whether study will allow further eval- culling badgers can control uation of badger culling and bovine TB, according to the may suggest a need for badg- Department for Environ- er vaccinations or improved mental Food and Rural Af- cattle controls. — Mike fairs. Deering, WLJ Co-Editor The findings demonstrate that badger culling has an overall negative effect on TB rates in cattle, according to Rosie Woodroffe at the Uni- versity of California Davis, lead author of the study pub- lished in the Journal of Ap- plied Ecology. Woodroffe and other U.S. researchers are taking part in these studies to protect livestock and the badgers, as well as to pre- vent the same problem from occurring in the U.S. Woodroffe said the findings Your should signal a new direc- tion in TB control policy. Ac- HEREFORD cording to Woodroffe, the findings suggest “highly com- Professional plex transmission dynam- ics.” She said these findings also help explain why previ- ous research showed TB rates in cattle fell after re- AMERICAN HEREFORD searchers practically eradi- ASSOCIATION cated badgers, but increased Washington, Oregon, Idaho, after local culling. “Small- California, Nevada, Utah and scale culling, such as that Arizona which might be advocated as a compromise between conservation and farming concerns, or by farmers act- Mark Holt ing illegally, is actually the (509)(509) 840-2468840-2468 phonephone worst possible approach in P.O.P.O. Box Box 322229 terms of controlling infection BakerSunnyside, City, WA OR 9894497814 in cattle,” Woodroffe said. The findings come as no surprise to the University of Just give me a call for help Bristol’s Stephen Harris, an in locating expert on UK mammals. “It’s Hereford cattle. No cost. nice to confirm what is al- No obligation. Balancer

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10900 Dover Street Westminster, CO 80021 (303) 465-2333 www.gelbvieh.org Balancer®—the Hybrid Seedstock Leader. 6 JANUARY 23, 2006 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Nebraska Cattlemen seek exotic animal ID Farmers endure rising fertilizer costs Nebraska Cattlemen (NC), the state’s ly regulated regarding animal health is- Each spring, Tom and 12 million acres of corn an- risen by 13 percent—an largest industry organization, testified sues. Livestock markets have profession- Judy Barrett tap into their nually, about 17 percent of amount approaching total last week before the Nebraska Legisla- al veterinarians on hand at each cattle cattle feeding operation for the total U.S. corn acreage. annual usage in the U.S. ture’s Agriculture Committee hearing sup- sale to evaluate health and determine age crop fertilizer, spreading ma- Fertilizer expenditures vary, China and Brazil, among porting Legislative Bill (LB) 855 which and other characteristics of cattle available nure on 160 acres sown with but based on the Barretts’ other major crop-producing would provide for a more complete animal for sale. Health papers must be secured by seed corn. increased costs for anhy- nations, drove the new de- disease protection system within the state cattle producers in order to transport cat- They’ve been doing it for drous ammonia this year, mand. of Nebraska. The bill empowers the Ne- tle out of state and to events such as fairs decades, but this year, the Iowa farmers could spend The cost of producing an- braska Department of Agriculture to reg- and expositions. Brand inspection occurs practice is saving them more an additional $200 million hydrous ammonia has fol- ulate where exotic animals can be penned, in at least two-thirds of the state which, money as the price of com- for fertilizer. lowed increased natural gas co-mingled and traded. while intended to provide proof of owner- mercial fertilizer has in- prices, forcing some U.S. “It should be noted that LB 855 does, in ship, also establishes a documented trail creased significantly. companies to decrease pro- no way, prohibit exotic animal sales events. that could be used for disease surveillance. “Agriculture is It merely documents them in order to These regulations are necessary in order “That’s 160 acres that we not in a position duction. Between 1999 and don’t have to put commer- 2003, 16 U.S. anhydrous achieve a better animal disease protec- to maintain a vigilant and proactive dis- like the trucking tion system,” said Michael Kelsey, NC ex- ease surveillance and control program, cial fertilizer on,” Tom Bar- ammonia plants were ecutive vice president. Kelsey said. rett said. industry where closed, while others were NC contends the threat of foreign ani- NC has been an active proponent in the The Dallas County, IA, they (truckers) idled because of high pro- duction costs. U.S. produc- mal disease is very real in the U.S. and in security of the health of Nebraska cattle. couple still buys manufac- could pass their Nebraska. Because agricultural production Their Animal Health and Nutrition Com- tured fertilizer for hundreds tion declined by 34 percent in Nebraska includes all phases of cattle mittee meets biannually to discuss topics of additional acres that they costs along.” during those five years, and production, the state is a prime target for and issues related to cattle health and farm in central Iowa. And the U.S. became a net im- those with malicious intent, as well as for well-being. NC established the Beef Qual- like most corn growers, porter of anhydrous ammo- the accidental introduction of animal dis- ity Assurance program for Nebraska beef they’re feeling the effects of nia. ease. Many types of disease can be carried producers which cooperatively utilizes the record-high prices. The higher farm energy by ‘host’ animals that, while never im- talents of professional veterinarians, uni- In December, the Barretts Increased costs will cut in- costs have prompted an out- pacting the health of the carrier, can cause versity faculty and USDA professionals. Al- paid $525 for each ton of an- to farmers’ potential profits cry from some farmers who severe damage to other animals, Kelsey so, a top NC priority is to maintain healthy hydrous ammonia, the most this year, economists said. have contacted lawmakers said. animals and a wholesome environment commonly used form of nitro- “Agriculture is not in a po- and trade groups for help. “An example of this is hoof-and-mouth in which to raise the beef that is known gen fertilizer. That’s 32 per- sition like the trucking in- “When you get that kind (HMD). HMD does not affect human around the world for its superior quality. cent more than the $400 per dustry where they (truck- of percentage increase in health, yet it is one of the most infectious “LB 855 makes positive steps to insure ton they paid a year ago. ers) could pass their costs money that you have got to viruses, affecting only animals with a that the health of Nebraska’s livestock in- And some industry ex- along,” said Bob Young, chief spend, that goes out of a cloven hoof. The HMD virus can be carried dustry is protected. LB 855 is certainly rea- perts say it’s supposed to get economist with the American farmer’s pocket,” Young by other animals and becomes active when sonable and appropriate. Nebraska Cat- worse this year. Farm Bureau Federation in said. “It gets a lot of atten- introduced by co-mingling with a suscep- tlemen urges the committee to approve LB The Fertilizer Institute, Washington, D.C. “The price tion.” tible species,” Kelsey said. 855 and send it to General File,” Kelsey an industry trade group of corn gets determined by In case help doesn’t come, The Nebraska livestock industry is high- said. — WLJ based in Washington, D.C., what happens in the corn farmers like the Barretts says several factors are driv- market. If we could get away are using manure to reduce ing soil nutrient prices high- with a surcharge, we proba- fertilizer costs. The Barretts The Trusted Brand for Horse & Livestock er. They include global de- bly would charge one.” are also using satellite-driv- Ranch Equipment and Supplies Equipment mand, increased natural gas USDA estimates U.S. en technology to make sure prices and decreased domes- farmers spent $36.5 billion their fertilizer is being ap- Gates tic production. on commercial fertilizer in plied evenly. They pay Fertilizer costs last year 2005, up 40 percent from the Heartland Cooperative in were 86 percent higher than average annual expenditure Waukee, IA, to maintain de- Livestock Bale Feeders Wildlife Pasture average annual costs in the of $26 billion between 1990 tailed maps of their farm- Corral early 1990s, according to US- and 2002. land and to monitor soil nu- Systems, DA. Meanwhile, global de- trient needs field by field. Entry That’s big money in Iowa, mand is increasing along “You’re putting your dol- the nation’s largest corn-pro- with the prices. Since the lars where they can be best Panels & www.hutchison-inc.com Bow Gates ducing state. On average, 2001 crop year, annual glob- used,” Tom Barrett said. — 1-800-525-0121 Iowa farmers plant almost al demand for fertilizer has Associated Press BBeeaarr MMoouunnttaaiinn AAnngguuss Annual Bull Sale • February 14, 2006 At the Ranch 15 miles south of Nampa, ID Sale: 1 P.M. (MST) • Lunch: Noon Selling 140 Stout Bulls • 50 Coming Twos • 90 Yearlings Selling 2 Charolais Bulls Free Delivery • Semen Tested • BVD Tested

SIRE: Rito 1I2 of 2536 Rito 6I6 Bear Mtn Owyhee 5012 MGS: ULTRAVOX GMGS: EXT His dam had an IMF ratio of 193 with an adjusted IMF of 10.15 while ratioing 108 for REA with 12.7 adj. REA. JOIN US AT OUR 2ND ANNUAL BW +3.8 WW +68 YW +115 Milk +26 IMF +.56 REA +.23 Red angus Bull Sale Fat +.007 $W 27.33 $F 48.43 Lot 1 $G 21.50 THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006 • LUNCH AT NOON $B 51.14 AUCTION BEGINS AT 1:00 PM Act. BW 85; Adj. 205 wt. 906; Weaning Ratio 127

Sires represented: SIRE: Bear Mtn Rito 1I2 of 2536 Rito Bear Mtn Freight Train 4202 Freight Train 350L 6I6, BCC Bushwaker MGS: Alliance 6595 Selling 85 Performance Tested Bulls 41-93, Basin Max Plus 10 Registered Red Angus Heifer Calves 602C, Boyd New Day BW +.9 8005, B/R New WW +44 Frontier, Connealy YW +83 HOME OF THE Timeline, Bear Mtn Milk +26 Right Direction, Bear IMF +.16 DOUBLE FORK CATTLE HERD Mtn Future Direction, REA +.33 GAR Exhaltation 3144, Fat -.005 Bear Mtn Freight $W 26.82 Train 350L, Hyline $F 25.08 Right Time 338, WCC $G 17.02 Lot 45 $B 38.57 Special Design L309 Call and Leachman Right Time. Act. BW 71; Adj. 205 wt. 622; YW 1155 Birth Ratio 95; Weaning Ratio 104; Yearling Ratio 104; ENT OBBINS ANCH ANAGER IMF Ratio 101; REA Ratio 113 K R • R M

Brian, Gary, Davy & Scott Stoller 801-557-5418 For your free reference sale booklet, contact 12562 Cattle Drive anyone in the office of the Sale Managers, Melba, ID 83641 www.millersroseranch.com TOM BURKE/KURT SCHAFF/JEREMY (208) 495-1121 HAAG, AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME Gary Cell (208) 250-1454 4 Miles West of Snowville, Utah on Hwy 30 at the WORLD ANGUS HEADQUARTERS, Brian Cell (208) 941-5272 Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089-0660. Phone LCC Major League (816) 532-0811, Fax (816) 532-0851, Fax (208) 495-1149 E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected] www.angushall.com. www.bearmountainangus.com WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL JANUARY 23, 2006 7 Federal court decision upholds property rights Frank Rodgers & Sons Frank Robbins owns High visited Robbins at his ranch, right to exclude both private dered if the Appeals Court Island Ranch in Hot Springs that employee took early re- citizens and government was reacting in some way to County, WY, where he runs tirement from BLM because from his owned property. last year’s controversial Polled Herefords a combination cattle and of the way the agency was “A property owner’s right Supreme Court ruling in the commercial guest ranch. The targeting Mr. Robbins. We to exclude extends to private Kelo v. City of New London Annual Production Sale prior owner of the ranch had later deposed that witness, individuals as well as the eminent domain decision 1:00 pm, Feb. 2, 2006 • At The Ranch • Buhl, ID agreed to a non-exclusive ac- who testified under oath government,” the Court said. which served to expand the cess easement along a road about the agency’s actions.” “Defendants’ (BLM) asser- government’s powers in seiz- Registered on the ranch, although the The employee stated his tion that BLM could have ing private property for pub- original easement was not former BLM co-workers taken Robbins’ property for lic use. 77 Polled Herefords recorded. As a result, under claimed they would “bury public use after providing the “It is very unusual to see Wyoming state law, the ease- such strong language com- 52 Bulls 25 Females ment did not transfer to Rob- “A property owner’s right ing from the Appeals Court. bins when he purchased the This decision is a big step for- ranch and he was under no to exclude extends to ward for property rights ad- obligation under state law to private individuals as well vocates, and I wonder if this allow Bureau of Land Man- ruling isn’t a case of the Ap- agement (BLM) officials to as the government.” peals Court reacting to the access the property. Supreme Court decision,” When BLM learned its Budd-Falen said. “The lan- easement was no longer guage in favor of private of valid, the agency contacted Frank Robbins,” for his ac- just compensation is correct. private property rights is so Robbins to discuss obtaining tions to exclude government BLM, however, did not exer- strong, we are very excited.” a right-of-way across the officials from his land. cise or attempt to exercise The next step to secure a ranch. Robbins refused. After The lawsuit against the eminent domain power in jury trial date in Wyoming is Lot 53 the exchange, Robbins al- government, which was this case,” the Court ex- already in progress, Budd- A Marshal 23G Bred Heifer leges that in retaliation for originally filed in 1998, has plained in its ruling. “Instead, Falen said. She estimates the BW: +3.5, WW: +47, MM: +17, YW: +78 his refusal to grant the right- been bounced around in the Robbins alleges, (BLM) at- trial will take two to three of-way, BLM officials in federal court system ever tempted to extort a right-of- weeks for completion and she Catalog may be viewed online at www.herfnet.com Wyoming attempted to ex- since as the government way to avoid the requirement expects the court will give Frank Rodgers & Sons Kendall Cattle Sales tort the right-of-way from attempted to have the of just compensation. If the the case the first available 19741 US Highway 30 (208) 858-2163 him by refusing to maintain charges dismissed several right to exclude means any- time block to clear the mat- Buhl, Idaho 83316 Potlatch, ID 83855 (208) 543-4055 [email protected] the road which he used to ac- times. Budd-Falen said thing, it must include the ter off of its calendar. cess his property, cancelled that after several attempts, right to prevent the govern- “They’ve been dealing with his right-of-way across feder- the most recent U.S. Tenth ment from gaining an own- this case for so long, I expect al lands, cancelled his spe- Circuit Court opinion ership interest in one’s prop- the judges would like to clear 1-800-850-2769 cial recreation use permit clears the way for a jury erty outside the procedures of it up sooner rather than lat- Subscribe to the and grazing privileges, trial against BLM in the Takings Clause.” er,” she said. — John Robin- brought unfounded criminal Cheyenne, WY. Budd-Falen said she won- son, WLJ Co-Editor charges against him, tres- She said there is a possibil- passed on his property; and ity for BLM to appeal the interfered with his guest cat- case to the U.S. Supreme tle drives. Court, however, because on- Robbins’ attorney, Karen ly about 2 percent of peti- TTKK AANNGGUUSS BBUULLLLSS Budd-Falen, who has repre- tions received by the sented Robbins for 12 years Supreme Court are accepted against several BLM actions by the justices, she thinks 18th Annual Performance Bred Bull Sale said at first, Robbins thought another appeal is unlikely to 1:00 pm (MST) Gordon Livestock Market - Gordon, NE Dinner - 12:00 noon little of BLM activities target- go forward. ing his operation. However, On Jan. 11, 2006, the U.S. after 18 adverse actions Tenth District Court of Ap- against Robbins’ operation, peals found that in fact BLM 118888 BBuullllss SSeellll ...... FFeebb.. 22,, 22000066 current and former BLM em- employees could be held li- ployees began to come for- able for their actions despite 137 yearlings 48 falls and 2 year olds 3 herd sires ward, claiming local officials their claim the actions were were intentionally targeting legitimate based on BLM reg- Robbins’ for his refusal to al- ulations. Despite repeated Featuring the service of... low federal agents access to attempts by BLM to have the his land after the easement case dismissed, this last de- was lost following the sale. cision by the court of appeals BW BW “We filed the RICO suit has been hailed as a great +2.2 +3.7 seven years ago when we fi- victory for Robbins and for nally got frustrated with property rights advocates WW WW fighting the BLM every time everywhere. 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[email protected] • 250 mile free delivery! today! 8 JANUARY 23, 2006 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Idaho loses “Brucellosis-Free” status UPSTREAM RANCH Idaho has officially lost its “Cooking meat and pas- “We have already begun Brucellosis Class Free sta- teurization of milk destroys the process of working to- tus and cattle will now have the Brucella organism,” Led- ward regaining our Brucel- ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE to undergo an increased test- better said. “Therefore, it re- losis-Free designation,” IS- ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE ing regimen in order to be mains highly unlikely for hu- DA Director Pat Takasugi shipped out of state. mans to get brucellosis from said. “The cattle industry and Saturday, February 4, 2006 Last week, USDAnotified consuming meat or dairy the department are partners the Idaho State Department products.” in this effort, and we are 170 Bulls • 30 Bred Heifers of Agriculture (ISDA) that The main risk for humans working cooperatively toward the state is now designated to get brucellosis is through di- this end.” A program based on balanced BW +3.6 Brucellosis “Class A,” a re- rect contact with placental or “We appreciate the Idaho trait selection with an duction from the “Brucellosis- fetal fluids from infected an- State Department of Agri- emphasis on moderate frame, WW +40 Free” status the state has en- imals, and that risk applies al- culture’s quick action on this extra muscle, easy fleshing, YW +69 joyed since 1991. most entirely to people who matter, and we will continue and soundness. Class Astatus will require work with cattle, not beef con- to work with our producers, M +24 increased testing of certain sumers, said Ledbetter. as well as state and federal AVERAGE EPD’s M&G +44 cattle in Idaho that are not ISDA is exploring all legal agencies, so that the state for the sale bulls are: going directly to slaughter. options to appeal USDA’s de- can reapply for Brucellosis- REA +0.00 ISDAwill also be testing cat- cision. Free status in December,” BW +3.7 • WW +44 IMF -0.04 tle herds in eastern Idaho In October 2005, brucel- said Lloyd Knight, executive YW +75 • M +17 that have contact with wild losis was discovered in a director of the Idaho Cattle M&G +39 • REA +0.1 UPS Diamond 4099 elk in the winter time and Swan Valley, ID, cattle herd. Association. birthdate 3/28/04 are identified as “high-risk.” Later, a virgin heifer from Idaho can apply to regain IMF +0.0 Dr. Greg Ledbetter, ISDA that herd was traced to a its Brucellosis-Free status if Only the top 2/3’s of the bull Division of Animal Industries small feedlot near Arco, ID. no new cases emerge before BW +2.8 administrator, again remind- Since that time, nearly 2,000 December of this year. crop is sold. They are rigidly WW +46 ed the public that a reduction additional animals in 15 It is believed that bison culled for performance, in brucellosis status is no herds from the area have and elk in the Greater Yellow- soundness, fertility, and YW +83 cause for concern about the been tested. No additional stone Area are the source of disposition. They are also pro- M +22 safety of meat and milk prod- brucellosis reactors have the Brucella bacteria in the duced from a cowherd that is ucts from Idaho. been found. region. — WLJ culled aggressively for prob- M&G +45 lem-free production. REA +0.04 Fight continues on horse slaughter • First breeding season IMF -0.03 The Bush administration bill that included the horse DeKalb, IL, pays transporta- may inspect horse meat on slaughter amendment. The tion companies $1.5 million guarantee UPS Domino 4085 a fee-for-service basis, contin- plants also asked the USDA a year to transport livestock • Free delivery or $50 birthdate 3/25/04 uing the slaughter of horses to speed things up by dis- and $8 million buying live- trucking rebates for human consumption, de- pensing with soliciting pub- stock. None are publicly trad- spite votes in Congress last lic comment on the proposed ed companies. • Fertility, performance, BW +2.5 year to try to stop it. inspections. Michael Markarian, vice and carcass tested WW +42 USDA, responding to pe- “We just asked for them president of the Humane So- • Range developed titions from European oper- to allow us the same servic- ciety of the United States, YW +71 ators of three horse slaugh- es that have been available said the Federal Meat In- M +26 terhouses, told Congress it is to us for some time. We have spection Act states that horse considering writing emer- a history of paying for serv- and other meat must be in- UUPPSSTTRREEAAMM RRAANNCCHH M&G +47 HC 65 BOX 20 gency rules to provide the ices with USDA, like bison,” spected by USDA, and the TAYLOR, NE 68879 REA +0.10 fee-for-service inspections. said Jim Bradshaw, lobbyist agency must bear the cost. That has angered some for the Texas plants. “We al- “It protects food for export. IMF -0.01 lawmakers who say the de- so pay for all of our overtime, It would destroy American Brent & Robin Meeks partment is circumventing so there’s been a process in markets if we sent tainted (308) 942-3195 UPS Domino 4051 birthdate 3/18/04 Congress’ will. effect that allowed us to pay food,” Markarian said. Mildred Meeks The House voted 269-158 for our services with them.” USDAmaintains another and the Senate 69-28 last The slaughterhouses want law allows it to provide, year to cut off spending on the fee-for-service in place when requested, fee-for-serv- the salaries and expenses of by March 10 on an emer- ice inspections. USDA horse meat inspec- gency basis to avoid econom- Whitfield alleged the US- GRAND NATIONAL RODEO, tors—which the measure’s ic losses. Horse meat pro- DAhas been maneuvering to sponsors say was intended to cessing is a large part of the set up the fee-for-service stop the slaughter of horses. Texas plants’ operations, since a conference committee Several lawmakers who Bradshaw said. met to draft a compromise sponsored the measure are Fort Worth, TX-based Bel- farm spending bill. HORSE & STOCK SHOW urging USDA to deny the tex Corp. and Dallas Crown “They’re being very pre- plants’ petition, or at least Inc., based in Kaufman, have cise in doing everything they allow time for a public com- a combined payroll of $11 can to circumvent the in- April 7 - 15, 2006 ment period. million and spend a com- tent of Congress,” Whitfield “It was the clear intent of bined $6 million on air said. But their efforts are Congress and the only thing freight at Dallas-Fort Worth helping build support for 1ST WEEK SHOWS: discussed on the House and International Airport, the another bill that bans horse Jr. & Open Hogs, Sheep & Senate floor was the fact that plants said in their petition. slaughter outright, he said. Meat Goats we wanted to stop slaugh- The third plant, Cavel In- — Suzanne Gamboa, As- ter,” said Rep. Ed Whitfield, ternational Inc. based in sociated Press 2ND WEEK SHOWS: R-KY, one of the sponsors of Jr. & Open Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle the measure cutting off fund- ing. “Congress was very clear Colorado returns to vesicular & Dairy Goats in its intent, and the Depart- ment of Agriculture has cir- stomatitis-free status cumvented that intent.” All quarantines for vesic- disease. Only laboratory BEEF CATTLE SHOW SCHEDULE A USDA spokesman, ular stomatitis (VS) virus tests can differentiate the Wednesday, April 12 Open Breeding Cattle Show asked for comment, referred were lifted on Jan. 17, re- diseases. All disease sam- to a letter sent to lawmakers turning Colorado to a VS- ples in Colorado have been Thursday, April 13 Open Breeding Cattle Show stating the agency’s position. free status. With this sta- conducted at the National In that letter, the agency tus, animals, including live- Veterinary Services Labora- Junior Steer Show stock and horses, will be al- tory in Ames, IA. VS prima- said the amendment “does lowed to move more freely to rily affects cattle, horses and not prevent horse slaughter Friday, April 14 Junior Breeding Cattle Show countries such as Canada swine. at all.” Along with Whitfield, and Mexico. “If the herds are not man- amendment sponsors were “We were one of nine aged correctly, severe weight ENTRY INFORMATION Sens. Robert Byrd, D-WV, states in the country with loss can occur, especially in John Ensign, R-NV, Mary VS this year, so we’re fortu- the young animals,” said z Premium Books & Entry Forms available online early February. Landrieu, D-LA, and Reps. nate that the cases were Cunningham. “These blis- zPremium Books will only be sent to those on our 2004 Mailing List. 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During ed with the disease and 222 jobs and cause a total the 2004 outbreak, Col- usually display flu-like www.cowpalace.com $41 million economic loss orado had 199 premises symptoms. In addition to annually in the communi- quarantined. livestock, other susceptible ties where the plants are Vesicular stomatitis is a animals include llamas, FOR MORE INFORMATION located. viral disease that is usually goats and wild animals Shauna Trusas, Livestock Manager The slaughterhouses pe- not fatal but causes painful such as deer, bobcats and titioned USDA for the new lesions around an infected raccoons. For more infor- (415)404-4142 or inspection service about animal’s mouth, nostrils, mation on VS, visit the Web [email protected] three weeks after Bush teats and hooves, symptoms site at www.ag.state.co.us. signed the farm spending similar to hoof-and-mouth — WLJ WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL JANUARY 23, 2006 9 Livestock auctions still serving a vital role for commercial cattle producers Livestock auction compa- saying these type of innova- Enid, OK; and Riverton, are by far the best way for nies have been serving com- tions would be the death of WY. The company is oper- smaller producers to get a mercial cattlemen for the traditional markets. ated by the Winter family, fair price for their invest- decades, providing a market Contrarily, the “smart busi- including Mark, Brian, We- ment.” for quality calves and feed- nessman looked at the ston and Ray. He said he expects the er cattle. Those involved in change and capitalized on “Over 25 million head of small producer to be around the auction industry have it,” said McBride. Livestock cattle have been merchan- for a long time, guarantee- witnessed firsthand the markets now use the new dised for the area’s finest ing livestock markets' busi- many changes in their busi- technology as a way to at- cattlemen over the years,” ness down the road. ness over the years, riding tract business. Instead of said Mark. “We strive for McBride also notes the the volatile markets seeing it as a barrier, many top dollar on producers’ cat- growth in the number of through the high and low sale owners and managers tle. Our facilities are high- young people taking part in points. Statistics are not saw it as a niche and wel- ly maintained and laid out the family livestock mar- necessary when discussing comed the extra business. with cattle care in mind.” ket, ensuring the business McBride said western is not going away any time livestock markets have soon. stood out as very skilled Few involved in the live- marketers, evident by their stock market business will longtime stay in the busi- argue the fact that the busi- Producers from far and wide gather at their local Livestock Auc- ness. ness is challenging and of- tion market each week to socialize, catch up on the latest news and most importantly, trade cattle. — Photo courtesy of LMA “Producers are well ten pushes some out, but served by livestock markets those savvy in all areas are throughout the West,” said not just getting by, they are McBride. “The western very successful. “We’ve got- markets are doing great ten down to the very best,” guns.” said McBride. “These people Although livestock mar- are not going away.” — kets have thinned out, Mike Deering, WLJ Co- McBride said in recent Editor years they have remained steady and have a strong future ahead of them. 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However, Jim. “Buyers and sellers McBride said, like every sec- come together on a weekly tor, livestock markets are basis where competition simply following trends. sets the price.” “Just like producers, the The Winter Livestock good businessmen survive,” Auction is also a family said McBride. “The ones left business and is one of the of are tough characters who the oldest cattle auctions in Klamath County Fairgrounds & Event Center take advantage of techno- the nation, established in Klamath Falls, Oregon Klamath Falls, Oregon logical advancements.” 1936. The market has been 541.850.1813 Many auction companies successful throughout the are now broadcasting their years, and now operates sales on the Internet or tel- auctions in four states. evision. McBride said many Their locations are Dodge skeptics were often heard City, KS; LaJunta, CO;

SCHEDULE: February 2-4, 2006 Wednesday, February 1, 2006 5:00 pm Bulls on grounds, and checked in at sale office Each year, the Livestock Marketing Association hosts several im- Information Contacts: Thursday, February 2, 2006 portant events such as the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. Consignors & Contestants — Photo courtesy of LMA. 8:00 am Stock Dog Trials – Elimination Rounds 9:00 am Western Trade Show Julie Jackson, 541-891-2026 or 541-884-2855 5:00 pm Barbecue; Horses on grounds, and checked in at sale office Monday, Feb. 6, 2006 7:00 pm Stock Dog Trial Finals Trade Show Vendors: Lewistown, MT Friday, February 3, 2006 Jennifer Wampler, 541-591-0198 Selling 200 Bulls 8:00 am Sifting & Grading of Bulls & Horses Dog Trials: Geri Byrne, 530-664-5871 80 Purebred and 120 Lucky Cross (20 Red, 180 Black) 9:00 am Western Trade Show 12:00 pm Big Loop Contest 2006 Auctioneers: Sale will be broadcast LIVE by Superior Productions! 1:00 pm Working Ranch Horse Contest Eric Duarte, Beatty, OR • Trent Stewart, Redmond, OR Fertility tested • Free feeding until 4-1-06 5:30 pm Barbecue Free delivery in Montana & surrounding states 6:00 pm Ranch Hand Contest Darlene Butcher and Sons Saturday, February 4, 2006 541-884-BULL 2109 Joyland Road • Lower Spring Creek • Lewistown, MT 59457 8:00 am Sale Horse Preview Office: 406-538-8551 • Fax: 406-538-2305 • Email: [email protected] 9:00 am Western Trade Show Tom: 406-538-2923 • Jim: 406-538-9695 or Cell: 406-350-0467 12:00 pm Bull Sale; Water for Life Auction, Horse Sale www.klamathbullsale.com www.gatewaysimmental.com 10 JANUARY 23, 2006 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Japan border issues continue Risk simulation helps Nearly a month has DA’s confirmation of bovine criteria. Phillip Seng, pres- In Japan, some grocery passed since the Japanese spongiform encephalopa- ident and chief executive stores have refused to sell ranchers make decisions government decided to thy (BSE). Before this oc- officer of the U.S. Meat Ex- U.S. beef. Some restaurant A computerized risk simulation program could help open their borders to Amer- currence, America’s largest port Federation located in chains and independent farmers and ranchers make better decisions and identi- ican beef. Although beef is importer received more Denver, CO, said the re- businesses have vowed not being shipped daily to than 240,000 tons of U.S. strictions are not rooted in to serve U.S. beef, accord- fy risks without suffering an actual loss. Japanese consumers, the beef annually, worth fact, but instead are based ing to a poll conducted by “Risk is not about predicting a specific profit; it is debate over restrictions around $1.4 billion. on fears. More specifically, the Kyodo News Agency. In about managing the odds,” said Colorado State Univer- continues. The debate is Regarding restrictions, Japan has reported 21 cas- the study, 75.2 percent of sity Professor Dana Hoag, who introduced the new pro- fueled by the fact the U.S. industry and trade es of BSE as of Jan. 12. Japanese consumers sur- gram in a North Platte, NE, workshop last week. amount of beef being ex- leaders are working to in- Seng said Japanese con- veyed said they would not The program, called RightRisk, is an interactive sim- ported is nowhere near the crease the age limitation sumers are fearful of beef eat U.S. beef. A common ulation that helps producers see how decisions affect tonnage shipped prior to from 21 months to 30 in their country and are fear among Japanese con- business. It identifies risks on livestock and crops and December 2003 when months of age to further under the impression that sumers has translated in- helps users determine their risk personalities. Japan banned the importa- expand the amount of cat- U.S. beef is just as danger- to a big hit to U.S. produc- Matt Miles, a Brownlee, NE, rancher, took part in a tion of U.S. beef after US- tle that meet the required ous, if not more so, since it ers’ bottom lines and a huge simulation that identified several outcomes for keeping is coming from an unfamil- concern to industry lead- or selling calves over the winter. iar place. ers. In an early decision, Miles’ team decided to buy hay to “If we had 21 cases of “There’s a tremendous keep calves over the winter. But later in the scenario, the ELKINGTON BSE, it would be a huge is- amount of work ahead to price of calves went up and the team had to decide sue to us as well,” said reposition ourselves in the whether to sell the calves. POLLED HEREFORDS Seng. “The fact is, they are minds of Japanese con- “If we sell these calves, we didn’t need to buy that hay,” & SOUTH DEVON not basing their concerns sumers,” said Seng. “The Miles said. on science, they are getting Japanese now equate the The team decided to sell 150 calves. presents our 26th Annual their information from the U.S. with BSE.” The workshop also used the Livestock Risk Protection media.” Other industry Seng said his team plans insurance scenario, designed to help producers calculate leaders said Japan’s deci- to create an advertising herd insurance costs. RANGE-RAISED sion was political, not fac- campaign to explain Amer- Hoag worked with seven other universities on the pro- tual. ican safety measures. In gram and has partnered with USDA’s Risk Manage- Seng said the age restric- addition, he said the group CATTLE SALE tions imposed which pre- plans to fly executives of ment Agency. vent the export of cattle Japanese restaurants and The program has been five years in the making, Hoag over 21 months of age are supermarkets to U.S. said, and ultimately, the producer will be able to use in- Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 not logical and do not do slaughterhouses. Still, dividual information. anything to further safe- Seng is betting it will take “It’s called the 10-step program, and a producer will 12:30 pm guard consumers from three years before con- be guided through a risk-management scenario to see what will happen when certain decisions are made,” at the ranch located 7 miles east health concerns. Clayton sumption of American beef Yeutter, former USDA sec- starts to approach levels Hoag said. of Idaho Falls, ID (5080 E. Sunnyside Rd.) retary, said industry lead- seen before the ban. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Educator ers did not work “hard Yeutter said he is disap- Steve Gramlich said the simulation helps producers ELKINGTON POLLED enough or high enough” to pointed in the way the en- make educated decisions. HEREFORDS gain fast access to Japan’s tire negotiation process “The program doesn’t show tax consequences,” he said. borders, nor did they effec- was handled, but hopes “But it is a good teaching tool for risk strategies.” — WLJ 5080 East Sunnyside Road tively negotiate the im- mistakes have been con- Idaho Falls, ID 83406 posed restrictions. verted to lessons which will For catalogs or more information, call: “We finally gained access later allow officials to suc- errors previously made land and Hong Kong re- Keith (208) 523-2286 • Layne (208) 523-8508 and are shipping beef to cessfully gain further ac- and be sure not to repeat cently have and as South Brent (208) 523-6461 • (C) (208) 681-0765 Japan, but this fight is cess with fewer limitations. them. We have to go to the Korea nears a final agree- Catalogs sent on request only nowhere near its conclu- “I have full faith that we top government officials ment, but they fear Asian sion,” said Yeutter. “We can work our way into a and make this happen.” countries may also follow FERTILITY TESTED,FERTILITY THICK & MEATY, have to continue to negoti- better position,” said Yeut- Industry leaders want Japan’s lead in terms of FREE DELIVERY west of Mississippi on $3,000 purchases.

SELLING: 75 RANGE-RAISED ate with the most powerful ter. “But before we can be other Asian countries to unjustified restrictions. — EASY-KEEPING, SOUND, BULLS LONGEVITY We will pay 1/2 east of Mississippi on $3,000 purchases. officials to move the age secure on this issue, we follow Japan’s lead and Mike Deering, WLJ Co- limitation to 30 months.” must take into account the open their borders as Thai- Editor Asian countries follow Japan’s lead Imports urge Korea in the strongest Although progress has terms to open its market been slow, there are signs at (from page 1) without delay to U.S. bone- least one other Asian coun- requires the removal of spec- in beef, variety meats, and try may be closer to normal- ified risk materials and ex- offal,” Portman said. ized trade. Last week, Tai- cludes processed beef, such Last week, Singapore al- wan’s Legislative Yuan, a as sausages or patties, and so lifted its ban on U.S. beef. body similar to the U.S. Con- parts from Mexican cattle Singapore’s Agri-Food and gress, passed a resolution to unless they have been in the Veterinary Authority “is fi- allow the importation of U.S. U.S. 100 days or more prior nalizing with USDA on the beef on a conditional basis to slaughter. operational details of the which has yet to be fully dis- Park, speaking after the health certification program closed. The announcement announcement, said rib por- to facilitate the resumption brought immediate criticism tions are banned because of imports as soon as possi- from the Taiwanese Depart- they are connected to the ble,” the authority said. ment of Health’s Bureau of spinal cord and marrow from “With the lifting of the Food Safety which said only the spinal cord is believed to ban, deboned beef cuts from the Bureau of Food Safety be an infective agent for young cattle (less than 30 can decide whether or not bovine spongiform en- months old) from the U.S. U.S. beef can be imported. cephalopathy (BSE) and will be allowed for import Despite the official criticism, could possibly move to the into Singapore,” it said. last week, an official with rib bones, a statement not The Agri-Food and Veteri- Taiwan’s Department of supported by current scien- nary Authority reviewed its Health said, “It is agreed that tific studies. However, Park import conditions for beef U.S. beef no longer has said South Korea would con- from countries affected by health concerns and we sug- sider ending the bone-in BSE and developed new im- gest the government resume meat ban if the U.S. can port requirements to allow importing beef from U.S. prove the ribs are safe for restricted beef imports that calves under 30 months old human consumption. are safe for consumption. Af- with bones and offal re- The agreement also set ter Singaporean officials moved.” out a new verification pro- completed a full assessment In April of 2005, Taiwan gram which will be manda- of the risk of BSE from U.S. had briefly lifted its ban on tory for any products ex- beef and an on-site inspection U.S. beef but reimposed it ported to Korea. As a result in the U.S. in November when a second case of BSE of the delays associated with 2005, the authority said it was discovered in June of the implementation of the was satisfied the U.S. “has in last year. Under the Tai- program, industry sources place effective safeguards to wanese bill, imports could resume if Taiwan develops a said it is unlikely beef will be ensure that deboned beef consumer protection plan, shipped until sometime in cuts exported are safe for the U.S. builds a “beef re- March. consumption.” sume” (Animal ID) system, Following the announce- Both Portman and USDA and food inspectors from Tai- ment, U.S. Trade Represen- Secretary Mike Johanns wan are posted in the U.S. to tative Rob Portman ex- have been working feverish- ensure proper procedures are pressed his frustration with ly to get closed Asian markets met and that no new BSE the lack of progress made in open to U.S. beef although cases have appeared. resuming unrestricted trade some key markets remain Although U.S./foreign beef between the two nations. closed. Currently, China and trade is not yet fully restored, “Although we appreciate Taiwan are completely off the U.S. has recovered ac- this step toward normalized limits to beef products from cess to markets valued at beef trade with Korea, we the U.S., but Johanns seized more than $3.2 billion, or 82 are extremely disappointed the Korea announcement as percent of the 2003 export that Korea did not fully open an opportunity to press the value of $3.9 billion. — John its market to all U.S. beef three holdouts on the issue Robinson, WLJ Co-Edi- products. We will continue to of beef trade. tor WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL JANUARY 23, 2006 11 Gas trading system turns manure into cash Dennis Haubenschild’s schild installed an anaero- house gas emissions that sions have agreed to reduce He said it’s a challenge to are significant, he said. 900 head produce a lot of ma- bic digester system which trap the sun’s heat. Those emissions of greenhouse gas- make the methane digester Haubenschild predicted nure. But that manure, after converts methane-creating that can’t meet an estab- es this year to 4 percent be- process, which is 150 years other farmers would consid- going through a conversion manure into electricity which lished emissions reduction low the average of their 1998- old, pay for itself due to the er the arrangement. process at his Princeton, MN is then sold to a local utility. goal must buy pollution cred- 2001 baseline. Gases covered more than half-million-dol- “I think it’s the way of the farm, also produces a lot of Methane is one of many its from members that ex- by the agreement are car- lar cost to install it at the future,” said Amanda Bilek, captured energy. greenhouse gases building ceed the goal. bon dioxide, methane, ni- scale he requires. energy program associate As part of a new green- up in the atmosphere, possi- “It really provides a finan- trous oxide, hydrofluorocar- For one thing, he said, he’s with the Minnesota Project, house gas trading system bly contributing to a 1-de- cial incentive for people to bons, perfluorocarbons and tried to build it so it can be a sustainable-development that rewards operations gree increase in the earth’s do it,” said Richard Sandor, sulfur hexafluoride. duplicated elsewhere. For organization that has been which reduce airborne emis- average temperature over chairman and chief execu- Jerome Malmquist, the another, he said, Minnesota working with Haubenschild. sions, Haubenschild is earn- the past century. tive of the exchange. university’s energy director, doesn’t provide anywhere “We are going to see a lot ing thousands of dollars a For five years, Hauben- Because Haubenschild said the school, by updating near the renewable energy more of it as some of the pri- year from large companies schild had a contract with a Farms is too small to join the controls and making heating incentives that Wisconsin vate industry is more con- and public institutions that utility that covered the di- exchange, it needed another systems more efficient, is does, for example. strained by pollution con- can’t cut pollution as much as gester’s operating costs. But way to participate. Enter En- ahead of schedule. With 100 cows producing trols that might be put in they have promised. As the when it expired and he found vironmental Credit Corp. of “We have met our require- enough energy each day to place by federal and state only Minnesota farmer doing another outlet that paid less, Pennsylvania, which is a ments, as far as reducing 4 replace a barrel of oil, the policies.” — Dennis Lien, this, he predicted other Mid- he looked to the Chicago Cli- member of the exchange and percent below baseline, and renewable energy savings Associated Press western farms will welcome mate Exchange, North has begun signing up U.S. we continue to make strides the extra money stream and America’s only voluntary, farms. in the area of energy effi- King of the ‘Close-Outs’ help blunt the effects of glob- legally binding greenhouse “We think we are on the ciency,” he said. “We are us- al warming. gas reduction and trading cutting edge of an emerging ing less energy per square 80% REPEAT — 20% NEW “All businesses have to be system. market that is going to be foot than we were awhile A Solid Customer Base From sustainable,” said Hauben- In just under three years, very significant,” said Ed ago, and that is a very diffi- 80 Years of Personal Service. schild, who runs the 54-year- 130 private and public insti- Heslop, chief executive for cult thing to do.” old family farm with his two tutions such as Ford Motor Environmental Credit. “With For Haubenschild, the Dinklage Feedyards sons. “We have to lessen the Co., IBM, the state of New that, we are talking about arrangement is the latest Survey-Proven the Nation’s Highest-Performance Feedyard footprint we are leaving on Mexico and the University tens of millions of dollars of step in a decades-long P.O. 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Agriculture Deputy Sec- who signed EQIP contracts like trading commodities, the The Business School for Livestock Owners group then handles credit retary Chuck Conner last in 2004 or earlier. The in- week announced $40 million crease in payment will apply transactions on the ex- for one-time payment adjust- to specific practices that have change. Almost 100 tons of “Be prepared for revolutionary thinking.” ments that will allow eligible been most affected by spikes carbon credits are created there every week, funneling John Marble, Oregon Environmental Quality In- in the cost of concrete, steel, centives Program (EQIP) plastic pipe, and other con- an extra $125 a week to Haubenschild. participants to complete con- struction materials. The in- Economics, Finance, Ranch Management, Cell Grazing, Haubenschild isn’t the on- servation practices that have crease will only be paid for Nutrition, Reproduc tion, Drought Management been delayed because of re- ly Minnesota participant. practices that are completed The University of Minneso- cent increases in energy between Mar. 1 and June 30, prices. ta, as part of president 2006 and will focus on spe- Robert Bruininks’ initiative Call for our free information packet: “There are many conserva- cific practices that have es- tion practices that farmers to promote sustainability, 707-429-2292 calated in price by 20 per- joined the exchange a year and ranchers have put on cent or more because of ris- www.ranchingforprofit.com hold because of increasing ago. ing energy costs. Members with direct emis- energy prices,” Conner told The Energy Initiative ap- the Indiana Association of plies to regular EQIP proj- Soil and Water Conservation ects, Ground and Surface Districts at their annual Water Conservation EQIP meeting in Indianapolis, IN. projects, and Klamath Basin “This adjustment will help EQIP projects. our producers to fully imple- 20th Annual Performance Plus Bull Sale ment those practices which Administered by USDA’s will increase the protection Natural Resources Conser- of our natural resources and, vation Service (NRCS), EQIP February 9, 2006 in some cases, lessen the im- is a voluntary conservation pact of high energy prices by program for farmers and Lewiston Livestock reducing producers’need for ranchers that promotes agri- energy and energy-related cultural production and en- Market inputs.” vironmental quality. EQIP This assistance is part of offers financial and technical Lewiston, Idaho USDA’s effort to mitigate the assistance to participants Sire of Vermillion Dateline 7078 SAV 8180 Traveler 004 impact of high energy costs who implement structural Sire of Sitz Dateline 360M who is the Selling or management practices on Sire of Lots 19 and 20—both on agricultural producers. sire of Lots 8, 9, 37, 47, 48 and 49. 70 Angus Bulls powerful calving ease lots. The USDA energy strategy agricultural land. was announced on Dec. 7, For more information on 2005, in response to concerns this one-time adjustment, go Bob & Ruby Rylaarsdam raised during the nationwide to the NRCS Web site at Other Sires Represented: Grangeville, Idaho USDAFarm Bill Forum tour. www.nrcs.usda.gov or visit SAV 8180 Traveler 004 Sitz Ambush 8099 (208) 983-2644 The one-time adjustment the nearest USDA Service Sitz Stockman 5299 Kesslers United 1022 will apply to participants Center. — WLJ BR Midland BR New Design 036 (208) 983-6552 Sitz Dateline 360M Camas Prairie Rockn D 2R8 Ron & Janie Nirk South Dakota counties Potlatch, Idaho Lot 19 Camas Prairie Trav 004-445 (208) 875-1372 receive disaster declaration Sitz Traveler 8180 Fourteen South Dakota sential property, pay all or SAV 8180 Traveler 004 counties have been declared part of disaster-year produc- Boyd Forever Lady 8003 Lot 8 Camas Prairie Datline 412 tion costs, family living ex- agriculture disaster areas VDAR New Trend 175 Vermillion Dateline 7078 because of drought and oth- penses, reorganization of Sitz Dateline 360 M er weather problems last farming operation, and to re- Camas Prairie Queen Bee 9332 H44R Queenbee 332 Sitz Everelda Entense 2466 year, Gov. Mike Rounds said finance chattel debts,” said B/R New Design 036 last week. Jason Bauder, of the South The designation from US- Dakota Office of Emergency DOB 09/09/2004 Camas Prairie Empress 999 DA includes 22 counties as Management. Act WW-784 Adj WW-739 Ratio-112 Grand Island Empress contiguous disaster counties. Counties in the natural Act YW-1262 Adj YW-1131 Ratio-110 “These counties have re- disaster declaration are Au- DOB 08/31/2004 ported livestock water short- rora, Bon Homme, Butte, Performance BW WW YW Milk Act WW-942 Adj WW-865 Ratio-131 ages and alfalfa crop, pas- Charles Mix, Douglas, Hard- Indiv EPDs +2.6 +52 +93 +21 Act YW-1338 Adj YW-1190 Ratio-115 ture and hay losses, which ing, Hughes, Hutchinson, have forced farmers and Hyde, Perkins, Potter, Sully, Reg# 15203377 3WR-103 3YR-102 Lot 19 is an Performance BW WW YW Milk ranchers to sell cattle and Stanley and Yankton. Coun- excellent son of the popular “004” bull. Bred in the Indiv EPDs +4.1 +57 +91 +24 sheep herds,” Rounds said. ties in the contiguous disas- Schaff herd where the first 100 sons sold at auction for Eligible producers in the ter declaration are Brule, an approximate $10,000 average. He is a long, wide, Reg# 152036774 3WR-119 3YR-109 Camas Prairie counties can apply for low-in- Buffalo, Clay, Corson, Davi- deep bodied bull with good bone who is eye appealing Dateline is an extra deep, long hipped frame 7 bull terest emergency loans son, Dewey, Edmunds, and gentle. His dam, a “Queenbee,” is also long and who carries lot of pounds. He weaned off at 942# at through the Farm Service Faulk, Gregory, Haakon, deep. She is a good milking cow who is gentle as well. the end of April. His dam is a heavy milking “036” Agency. The application Hand, Hanson, Jerauld, Camas Prairie Trav 004-445 is definitely Herd Bull daughter out of our donor cow, Grand Island Empress, deadline is Aug. 21, 2006. Jones, Lawrence, Lyman, Material! This bull is one of the best we have raised. In who has 2WR-104, 2YR-105. This bull has the highest “Emergency loan funds are McCook, Meade, Sanborn, 10 generations, the highest BEPD is +2.0. WEPD at +57 and the second highest YEPD of +91. limited to actual losses and Turner, Walworth and may be used to restore es- Ziebach. — WLJ 12 JANUARY 23, 2006 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL Industry icon addresses cattlemen at NWSS Clayton Yeutter is a tall, cattlemen, but primarily fo- the original U.S. and Japan this long to gain access to in U.S. agricultural exports. broader terms and realize professional-appearing man cused on international trade Semiconductor Arrange- Japan and other Asian mar- In 1991, Yeutter was what trade really does. In- who walks into the room and his concerns regarding ment. Yeutter also helped kets,” he said. named Republican nation- ternational trade makes our with confidence and an ob- USDA’s approach to the put in place provisions to In 1989, President Bush al chairman. It is an un- country safer, period.” vious passion for the beef bovine spongiform en- protect American intellec- named Yeutter as secretary common occurrence for the In the early 1970s, Yeut- industry. When he speaks, cephalopathy incident re- tual property, particularly of agriculture where he former secretary of agricul- ter held three sub-cabinet people listen. It is not only sulting in several import in Asia and Latin America. served as the administra- ture to become the nation- positions in the Nixon and because of his deep, power- bans on U.S. beef. Yeutter His extensive experience tion’s point man in steering al chairman of any politi- Ford administrations, in- ful voice or his straight-for- knows the industry like the cal party, in fact, it has nev- cluding assistant secretary ward approach, but also be- back of his hand and trade er happened before or after of agriculture for market- cause of Yeutter’s career is his specialty, having had Yeutter. His efforts there, ing and consumer services, path. Yeutter has a long his- the rare privilege of serv- particularly on redistrict- assistant secretary of agri- tory within all sectors of the ing in cabinet and sub-cab- ing, helped lay the ground- culture for international af- business. inet posts under four U.S. work for the huge Republi- fairs and commodity pro- He addressed the Red presidents. In addition, can wins in Congress and grams and deputy special Meat Club Thursday, Jan. Yeutter served as the U.S. state legislatures in 1994. In trade representative. 12, at the National West- trade representative be- 1992, he returned to the ad- Yeutter received his law ern Stock Show in Denver, tween 1985 and 1988. One ministration to coordinate degree from the University CO. of his many accomplish- domestic policy in the Cab- of Nebraska in 1963. He si- “I was supposed to come ments during this time was inet-level post of counselor multaneously pursued a last year, but it did not work his forceful maneuvering to the president. Ph.D. program in agricul- out accordingly,” said Yeut- through Congress of the From 1978 to 1985, Yeut- tural economics, complet- ter. “I was not going to miss 1988 Trade Bill. His efforts ter served as president and ing that degree in 1966. it for anything this time. I eventually helped launch CEO of the Chicago Mer- Yeutter is the recipient of see this as a privilege to ad- the 100-nation Uruguay Dr. John Matsushima, left, nationally renowned professor of ani- cantile Exchange. Under his eight honorary doctorates. dress industry leaders at Round of General Agree- mal nutrition, Colorado State University, retired, and his former leadership, the “Merc” He is director of several ma- this commemorative event.” ment on Trade and Tariffs student from University of Nebraska, Dr. Clayton Yuetter, former launched a host of futures jor corporations, and he reg- Yeutter is currently coun- negotiations, and led the Secretary of Agriculture and past-CEO of the Chicago Mercantile and options products which ularly addresses groups sel to Hogan & Hartson, American team in negoti- Exchange. — Photo by Dick Crow have now made it one of the throughout the world on LLP, one of the nation’s ating the historic U.S. and largest private sector finan- trade and agricultural pol- largest law firms. During Canada free trade agree- with trade negotiations, the 1990 Farm Bill through cial institutions in the icy. his presentation to cattle- ment. He was involved in specifically in Asia, sparked Congress. That legislation world. “The more people that men and industry leaders numerous other bilateral his current concern regard- helped to move U.S. agri- “Trade is what makes the take an aggressive stance last week, he brought a di- and multilateral trade ne- ing the negotiations to re- culture toward a more mar- world turn,” he said. “If any within the industry in terms rect, unique perspective to gotiations, including some of open trade borders with ket-oriented policy struc- of you think we should on- of trade, the better,” said the table. He discussed the U.S.’ most significant Asian countries. ture and laid the ground- ly supply products domesti- Yeutter. — Mike Deering, many issues confronting efforts with Japan, such as “It should not have taken work for a major expansion cally, you need to think in WLJ Co-Editor WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL JANUARY 23, 2006 13 January 17, 2006 U.S. Drought Monitor Valid 8 a.m. EST

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Angus, North AMERIFAX tion Sale, Parks, NE Mar. 21 – Quirk Land & Cattle Co., Winner, SD Sale, Salina, UT Platte, NE Feb. 26 – Buchanan Angus Ranch, Feb. 17 – Nagel Cattle Co., Bulls, Feb. 18 – NCA Fallon All Breeds Bull Feb. 1 – Begger’s Diamond V Ranch, Bulls & Females, Hastings, NE Mar. 7 – Reyes Russell, Wheatland, Klamath Falls, OR Mar. 22 – Hyline Angus Ranch Produc- Springfield, SD Sale, Fallon, NV WY Wibaux, MT Feb. 27 – Colyer Herefords Bull & Fe- Feb. 18 – DeRouchey Cattle Co. An- Feb. 28 – Cowman’s Classic Bull Sale, Feb. 2 – TK Angus Bull Sale, Gordon, tion Sale, Manhattan, MT Mar. 21 – Quirk Land & Cattle Co., males, Bruneau, ID Mar. 22 – Sunny Valley Angus Bulls, nual Bull Sale, Mitchell, SD Spokane, WA Bulls & Females, Hastings, NE NE Feb. 27 – Jones Stewart Angus Ranch POLLED HEREFORDS Feb. 3 – T.J. Martin Angus Bulls, Ogal- Byers, CO Top Cut Sale, Imperial, NE Mar. 23 – Gartner-Denowh Angus Feb. 2 – Frank Rodgers & Sons Pro- lala, NE Feb. 28 – Connelly Angus Ranch, Va- Feb. 4 – Ward Angus Ranch, Ogden, Ranch, Bulls, Sidney, MT duction Sale, Buhl, ID lier, ID Mar. 24 – Bar S Ranch Paradise, KS Feb. 3 – Elkington Polled Hereford & UT Mar. 1 – Oxbow Angus Ranch, Bulls, BB Cattle Co. Feb. 5 – Quail Valley Ranch, Prineville, Mar. 24 – M Diamond - Lisco Angus South Devon, Idaho Falls, ID Wolf Creek, MT OR Production, Glenrock, WY RED ANGUS Annual Bull Sale Mar. 1 – SandPoint Cattle Co., Bulls, Mar. 24 – Vermilion Ranch Production Feb. 6 – Windmill Angus Ranch, Lodgepole, NE Feb. 22 – Lorenzen Ranches Female Haigler, NE Sale, Billings, MT February 13, 2006 • 11:30 at the Ranch Mar. 2 – Daiggers Angus Production AUBRAC Sale, Pendleton, OR Feb. 8 – Falcon-Seaboard Ranch, Sale, North Platte, NE Feb. 23 – Lorenzen Ranches Bull North Platte, NE Mar. 2 – LGW Ranch Bull & Females, Mar. 25 – Figure 4 Cattle Co., Eckert, Sale, Pendleton, OR Feb. 9 – Booth Cherry Creek Ranch Hermiston, OR CO Mar. 1 – Feddes Red Angus, Bulls, Selling • 120 Hereford Bulls Bulls, Veteran, WY Mar. 3 – Reminisce Angus/GG Genet- BEEFMASTER Three Forks, MT Feb. 9 – Camas Prairie Angus Ranch, ics, Bulls, Dillon, MT Mar. 2 – Fritz Red Angus, Bulls, Brady, • 60 Bull Calves Lewistown, ID Apr. 1 – Beefmasters West Futurity & Hereford Mar. 4 – Lucky 7 Angus Ranch, Bulls, Sale, Reno, NV MT • 24 Fall Calves Feb. 11 – Gem State Classic, Twin Riverton, WY Mar. 2 – Bieber Red Angus Ranch Falls, ID Mar. 4 – Snyder Livestock Bull Sale, BRANGUS Production Sale, Leola, SD & Angus • 40 Coming Two’s Feb. 11 – Schaff Angus Valley, St. An- Yerington, NV Feb. 25 – Roswell Bangus Bull & Fe- Mar. 4 – Elmwood Limousin & Red An- thony, ND Mar. 4 – Tomera Angus Ranch, Sny- male Sale, Roswell, NM gus, Sterling, CO • 85 Angus Bulls Feb. 12 – Ranchers Roundup Bull der Livestock Bull Sale, Yerington, NV CHAROLAIS Mar. 8 – Larson/Strawberry Ridge Red Sale, Madras, OR Mar. 4 – Trinity Farms Bull Sale, Ellens- Angus Production Sale, Livingston, • 20 Bull Calves Feb. 13 – BB Cattle Co., Connell, WA burg, WA Feb. 17 – JR Ranch Production Sale, MT • 25 Fall Calves Feb. 13 – Felton Angus Ranch Pro- Mar. 5 – Joe Barry & Eric Erickson Bull Othello, WA Mar. 10 – LeLand Red Angus Pro- duction Sale, Big Timber, MT Sale, Madras, OR Feb. 20 – Effertz Key Ranch, Mandan, duction Sale, Sidney, MT • 40 Coming Two’s Feb. 14 – Bear Mountain Angus Mar. 6 – Mytty Angus Ranch, Bulls, ND Mar. 14 – 5L Red Angus, Bulls, Sheri- Ranch, Melba, ID Missoula, MT Feb. 21 – V-A-L Charolais Bull Sale, dan, WY Feb. 14 – G Bar H Angus, Torrington, Mar. 6 – Vision Angus & Carter Fam- Nyssa, OR Mar. 16 – Stevenson/Basin Bull Sale, WY ily Angus Bull Sale, North Platte, NE Feb. 24 – Cowman’s Kind Bull Sale, Hobson, MT Feb. 15 – Meadow Acres Angus, Echo, Mar. 7 – Adams Acres Angus, Bulls, High Valley Ranch, Ellensburg, WA Mar. 16 – Loosli Red Angus, Ashton, OR Blackfoot, ID Feb. 25 – Ranchers Choice Bull Sale, ID Feb. 16 – DeJong Ranch Bull Sale, Mar. 7 – Reyes Russell Bull Sale, Eltopia, WA Mar. 16 – Stevenson/Basin Yearling Winner, SD Wheatland, WY Mar. 15 – Waggonhammer Ranches Sale, Hobson, MT Feb. 17 – JR Ranch Production Sale, Mar. 7 – Thomas Angus Ranch Spring Angus & Charolais Bulls, O’Neill, NE Mar. 18 – Circle AAngus Ranch, Red Catalogs Othello, WA Bull Sale, Baker City, OR Mar. 22 – Cardinal Charolais, Hillrose, & Black Bull Sale, Iberia, MO Feb. 18 – Minert/Simonson Angus Mar. 8 – Marshall Cattle Co., Burling- CO Mar. 20 – Shaw Northwest Bull Sale, Available Ranch Bulls, Dunning, NE ton, CO Mar. 24 – Bar S Ranch Paradise, KS Parma, ID Feb. 19 – Performance Angus Breed- Mar. 8 – Sitz Angus Ranch, Bulls, Dil- Apr. 12 – Shoeneman 5M Charolais Mar. 21 – Green Mountain Red Angus ers of Oregon, Madras, OR lon, MT Sale, Sterling, CO Production Sale, Logan, MT Feb. 20 – Holiday Ranch, Terrebonne, Mar. 9 – KCS Angus Ranch, Bulls, CHIANGUS Mar. 21 – Pieper Red Angus Bull Sale, OR Silver Star, MT Hay Springs, NE BB Cattle Co. Feb. 20 – Triple B/Knoll Ranch, North Mar. 9 – Mill Creek & Pied Piper Farms Apr. 24 – Deiter Bros. Annual Bull Mar. 22 – Mullendore Beef, Bull, Gen- Box 36 • Connell, WA 99326 Platte, NE Alma, KS Sale, Faulkton, SD dive, MT Feb. 20 – Weaver Ranch Production Mar. 9 – Sunny Okanogan Angus, Mar. 23 – Mushrush-Beckton Joint Bill Bennett and Family Sale, Fort Collins, CO CHIMAINE (509) 234-4361 • Joe (509) 234-4362 Okanogan, WA Red Angus Sale, Elmdale, KS Feb. 21 – Doug Booth Family Angus Apr. 24 – Deiter Bros. Annual Bull Mar. 23 – Schuler Red Angus, Bridge- Fax (509) 234-1002 Mar. 10 – Whitestone-Krebs, Gordon, Bulls, Torrington, WY NE Sale, Faulkton, SD port, NE Feb. 22 – TC Ranch Production Sale, E-mail: [email protected] Mar. 11 – Falcon-Seaboard Ranch, GELBVIEH Mar. 24 – Rose Ranch Bull Sale, Web site: www.bbcattle.com Franklin, NE Fredericksburg, TX Snowville, UT Feb. 23 – Van Dyke Angus Ranch, Mar. 11 – Snyder Bros. Angus Bulls, Feb. 18 – Seedstock Plus Bulls, Mon- Mar. 24 – Sun River Red Angus, Show heifer projects, bred heifers and cows for sale year-round. Bulls, Manhattan, MT Ogallala, NE ta Vista, CO Vaughn, MT Feb. 24 – Cowman’s Kind Bull Sale, Mar. 11 – Western Colorado Angus Feb. 25 – Seedstock Plus, Lathrop, Mar. 25 – Best of the West Red An- High Valley Ranch, Ellensburg, WA Assn., Bull Sale, Delta, CO MO gus Sale, Cottonwood, CA Feb. 25 – Ranchers Choice Bull Sale, Mar. 9 – Seedstock Plus Belle Mar. 11 – Yardley Cattle Co. Bull Sale, SALERS Beaver, UT Fourche, SD Mar. 13 – Beartooth Ranch, Bulls, Mar. 14 – Early Dawn/Buckhorn Feb. 20 – Effertz Key Ranch, Annual CHERRY Columbus, MT Ranches Bulls, Caldwell, ID Bull Sale, Mandan, ND Mar. 13 – Cattlemen’s Connection Bull Mar. 15 – Eagle Pass Top Cut Bull Feb. 23 – GG&T Cattle Co. Perfor- CREEK’S Sale, Bliss, ID Sale, Highmore, SD mance Test Sale, Quinter, KS Mar. 14 – Wagon Wheel Ranch, Yu- Mar. 25 – Central Montana Gelbvieh, Mar. 25 – Figure 4 Cattle Co., Eckert, RRUU ma, CO Bulls, Lewistown, MT CO SSS TTHH Mar. 15 – Carter Angus Ranch Bull Mar. 25 – Seedstock Plus, LaJunta, SHORTHORN ES CO RRE Sale, Blackfoot, ID OOGG Feb. 17 – JR Ranch Production Sale, PPRR E Mar. 15 – Eagle Pass Top Cut Bull HEREFORD NCCE Othello, WA AAN Sale, Highmore, SD ORRMM Feb. 1 – Shaw Herefords, Parma, ID FFO Mar. 15 – Stevenson/Basin Bull Sale, SIMANGUS PPEERR Feb. 4 – Upstream Herefords, Taylor, BULL SALE Hobson, MT NE Feb. 16 – DeJong Ranch Bull Sale, Mar. 15 – Waggonhammer Ranches Feb. 13 – BB Cattle Co., Connell, WA Winner, SD Angus & Charolais Bulls, O’Neill, NE Feb. 24 – Jamison Hereford & Quar- Mar. 27 – Nelson Livestock Co. Pro- Mar. 16 – Loosli Red Angus, Ashton, ter Horses, Quinter, KS duction Sale, Wibaux, MT TThhuurrssddaayy,, FFeebbrruuaarryy 99,, 22000066 ID Feb. 27 – Coyler Herefords Bull & Fe- SIMMENTALS Mar. 16 – Stevenson/Basin Yearling males, Bruneau, ID 1 p.m., at the ranch’s sale barn Sale, Hobson, MT Mar. 4 – Utah Hereford Association Bull Feb. 1 – Begger’s Diamond V Ranch, Mar. 16 – Maag-Oft Angus Bulls, Vale, & Heifer Sale, Salina, UT Wibaux, MT near Veteran, Wyoming OR Mar. 5 – Joe Barry & Eric Erickson Bull Feb. 6 – Gateway Simmental, Bulls, Mar. 17 – KCK Leadore Angus Ranch, Sale, Madras, OR Lewistown, MT Bulls, Leadore, ID Mar. 6 – Harrell Herefords Bull Sale, Feb. 13 – Johnson’s Black Simmen- Mar. 17 – Mountain Meadow Cattle Baker City, OR tal, Bulls, Baker, MT SSeelllliinngg Co., Walden, CO Mar. 9 – Mill Creek & Pied Piper Farms Feb. 16 – DeJong Ranch Bull Sale, Mar. 17 – Oregon Trail Bull Sale, Vale, Alma, KS Winner, SD OR Mar. 13 – Holden Herefords, Bulls, Feb. 24 – Johnson’s Black Simmen- 116600 AAnngguuss •• 1100 CChhaarroollaaiiss Mar. 18 – Circle AAngus Ranch, Red Valier, MT tal, Bulls, Burley, MT & Black Bull Sale, Iberia, MO Mar. 13 – JBB Hereford Bull Sale, Mar. 4 – Trinity Farms Bull Sale, Ellens- 60 Bulls are 18 months & older Mar. 18 – Hermiston Yearling Bull Sale, Bliss, ID burg, WA Hermiston, OR Mar. 14 – Cooper Hereford Ranch, Mar. 11 – Yardley Cattle Co. Bull Sale, 65% of the offering are calving ease bulls. Mar. 18 – Riverbend Ranch Bull Sale, Bulls, Willow, MT Beaver, UT Idaho Falls, ID Mar. 20 – Shaw Northwest Bull Sale, Mar. 24 – Spring Valley Simmental, Mar. 18 – Select Yearling Bull Sale, Parma, ID Bulls, Vaughn, MT For generations, Cherry Creek SOUTH DEVONS Hermiston, OR LIMOUSIN Angus has strictly adhered to the Mar. 18 – Shamrock Angus Bull Sale, Feb. 3 – Elkington Polled Hereford & selection and evaluation of per- Laramie, WY Feb. 4 – Washington/Oregon Bull & South Devon, Idaho Falls, ID formance for economic traits that Mar. 20 – Benoit Angus Bulls, Esbon, Heifer Sale, Eltopia, WA COMMERCIAL are important to the KS Mar. 4 – Elmwood Limousin & Red An- success of the commercial Jan. 26 – Red Bluff Replacement Heifer Sale, Red Bluff, CA cattlemen who want to profit and build their program on the COMPOSITES strength of proven, superior Feb. 18 – Seedstock Plus Bulls, Monte cow families. Vista, CO Feb. 25 – Seedstock Plus, Lathrop, MO Featured Sires Mar. 9 – Seedstock Plus Belle Connealy Lead On +1.9 +50 +34 +102 Fourche, SD Bon View New Design 878 +1.4 +43 +33 +83 33rd Annual Production Sale Mar. 25 – Figure 4 Cattle Co., Eckert, Ironwood New Level -.4 +47 +25 +92 Monday, 12:30 p.m. • Lunch available CO SAF Strategy 9015 +2.1 +59 +30 +107 Mar. 25 – Seedstock Plus, LaJunta, CO CCR Rancher’s Design 348S -.1 +40 +28 +79 Feb. 13, Springdale, MT DOGS (18 miles east of Livingston or 15 west of Big Timber • Exit 352) Jan. 27 – Red Bluff Livestock Dog Sale, Red Bluff, CA Selling: HORSES 70 Big, Stout, Two-Year-Old Bulls Jan. 27 – Red Bluff Gelding Sale, Red BBOOOOTTHH’’SS 90 16-month Long Yearlings Bluff, CA CHERRY CREEK RANCH 40 Yearling Bulls • 50 Bred Commercial Heifers Feb. 25 – Hutchings Cattle Co. Black Free delivery - first 300 miles, rest at cost Attack Sale, Fallon, NV Shawn & Diane • (307) 837-2994 Wintering arrangements available Mar. 6 – Harrell Herefords Bull Sale, [email protected] Baker City, OR View our catalog online at www.feltonangusranch.com Mar. 10 – Whitestone-Krebs, Gordon, Gordon & Mary Ann (307) 837-2510 Richard Felton (406) 784-2756 • [email protected] NE Michael & Lindsay (307) 837-0164 P.O. Box 126, Springdale, MT 59082 Mar. 11 – Legends of Ranching Quar- Jim Felton (406) 932-6726 Cell: (406) 220-1177 • [email protected] ter Horse Sale, Denver, CO Kacey (307) 532-1532 Maurice Felton (406) 784-2216 Mar. 17 – Heart of the Rockies Pre- www.feltonangusranch.com mier Performance and Working Cow Horse Sale, Pocatello, ID WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL JANUARY 23, 2006 15 Tyson adds two “natural” beef product lines Tyson Foods, Inc. and birth and fed in “natural” Fresh Meats, formerly Certified Angus Beef LLC designated feed yards. The known as IBP, Inc., became (CAB) are teaming up to Beef Marketing Group a licensed CAB packer in provide CAB brand Natur- (BMG), a cooperative of 1992. It is the leading sup- al beef, the two organiza- Kansas and Nebraska feed plier of CAB products to the tions announced today. yards, is the first cattle feed- foodservice and retail in- Tyson will also soon begin dustries in the U.S. and offering Star Ranch Natur- throughout the world. Af- al Angus Beef. ter 14 years of this success- “The CAB brand and Star ful partnership, it was a Ranch Angus Beef have natural progression for the been very successful pro- two companies to jointly en- grams for Tyson and we’re ter the natural beef mar- excited to add ‘natural’ prod- ketplace. uct lines to both,” said Noel “The joint commitment White, group vice president by BMG, Tyson and CAB of Tyson Fresh Meats. “Con- ing organization to partici- to produce CAB brand Nat- sumer demand for natural pate in the initiative. ural raises the bar for pro- beef is increasing and we “We believe our efforts to duction standards and believe there’s an opportu- source naturally raised cat- product quality for all nat- nity for us to grow with it. tle, and following proper an- ural beef brands,” says Jim While we have every confi- imal handling and feeding Riemann, CAB president. dence in our traditional beef protocols, will provide con- “This joint effort gives con- products, we also believe in sumers with another high sumers a choice that will giving our customers a quality protein choice,” exceed their expectations choice.” White said. “In fact, we be- for natural beef products.” According to Cattle Buy- lieve this program will raise Tyson-supplied CAB ers Weekly, the “natural” the standard for perform- brand Natural and Star beef segment is almost a $1 ance in the production and Ranch Natural products billion niche of the U.S. beef marketing of fresh, natu- will be available to retail industry and continues to ral beef.” and foodservice customers grow. For nearly 30 years, the on a limited basis begin- The beef products will CAB brand has been the ning in February. The prod- come from cattle that have benchmark for high quali- ucts are expected to com- never received antibiotics ty beef. Only 8 percent of plement the traditional of- or hormones and have been beef meets the CAB brand’s fering in the retail meat given a 100 percent grass high standards for mouth case and also meet the de- and grain diet. They will be watering flavor, juiciness mands of the natural foods Angus, source verified to and tenderness. Tyson retailer. —WLJ ID software ready this month ID cellent opportunity for bases will create chaos (from page 1) database companies to pro- within the industry and vide a service to producers immense confusion in the animal health event occurs. by registering livestock for heat of disaster. He said the only individu- them. als who can access that in- “I admit, this is not The program is still the end all, this is the formation are animal first step, and it is a health officials. If an event awaiting USDA approval, long term process,” said occurs, the ID number will but Stott said he is opti- mistic that it will be ac- Stott regarding the US- be entered and the location AIO program. — Mike of the animal will be iden- cepted. USAIO’s proposal seeking USDA approval Deering, WLJ Co-Ed- tified but the producer’s itor name will not be used in comes at the same time as any way, according to Stott. the release of a new animal “I admit, this is not the end all, this is the first step, and it is a long term process.”

“The producer is not real- ID approach by USDA. ly involved. The premise The new approach would number, date and state- allow USDA to link a net- ment of the problem will be work of private and state FEBRUARY 4, 2006 used to find an appropriate operated animal tracking solution,” said Stott. databases, said John Clif- As far as the added WEBER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS • OGDEN, UTAH ford, USDA’s chief veteri- work for the user of the program, Stott says it just narian, at the American depends. Farm Bureau annual “Hassle to producers meeting. The system varies with the producer’s would essentially allow the knowledge of the Internet USDA to tap into a portal and computer,” said Stott. of various animal identi- “It is pretty darn simple to fication and tracking sys- use, but the learning curve tems run by commodity may be steep for some, groups or other organiza- which means using the pro- tions, including USAIO’s. gram a couple of times to However, critics worry that BW WW YW MK %IMF RE FAT BW WW YW MK %IMF RE FAT BW WW YW MK %IMF RE FAT get comfortable.” Stott al- too many organizations +.7 +37 +72 +32 +.72 +.86 +.011 +2.4 +52 +104 +24 -.03 +.71 +.003 +1.5 +43 +84 +33 +.20 +.55 +.019 so said this may be an ex- forming independent data-

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Selected Auction Markets CATTLE FUTURES Week Ending 01-19-06 CME LIVE CATTLE Steers Slaughter Cows Pairs Date Heifers Slaughter Bulls Replacements 1/13 1/16 1/17 1/18 1/19 High* Low* Market 200-300 lb. 300-400 lb. 400-500 lb. 500-600 lb. 600-700 lb. 700-800 lb. 800 lb. - up February 9557 n/a 9655 9607 9612 9727 7930 April 9440 n/a 9495 9450 9465 9547 8020 NORTHWEST June 8707 n/a 8775 8725 8737 8797 8210 August 8577 n/a 8617 8572 8592 8830 8035 January 13 1487 134-151 132-150 122-142 111-125 103-113 98-108 40-54 October 8875 n/a 8857 8855 8882 9145 8030 Blackfoot, ID 129-147 125-135 115-129 106-116 101-110 93-103 49-58 December 8955 n/a 8970 8940 8962 8960 8900 January 12 850 145-162 125-160.50 116-139 109-124 104.50-111 97-107.35 35-43 650-1325 Burley, ID 130-146 122-138.75 112-129 106-117.25 101-109 95-103.50 55-60 January 14 134 125-147 105-126.50 101-129.25 95-109 95 33-51.75 CME FEEDER CATTLE Junction City, OR 105-114 105-117 109-118 100 51.75-55 550-790 1/13 1/16 1/17 1/18 1/19 High Low January 11247 n/a 11227 11177 11245 11765 10935 January 18 374 150 144 137 108.50-110 45-48 800-1000 Klamath Falls, OR 130 125-130 116.50 109-110.75 95 53-55 March 11197 n/a 11245 11120 11170 11587 10800 April 11267 n/a 11307 11235 11232 11500 9580 January 18 1316 130-145 130-140 125-135 112-122 105-111 100-104 47-49 May 11297 n/a 11317 11265 11265 11420 9890 Madras, OR 110-130 110-132 108-119 105-112 98-103 54-57 August 11385 n/a 11387 11352 11340 11475 9860 January 17 654 124-127.50 109-114 99.50 46-51.50 September 11300 n/a 11315 11280 11290 11375 9865 Davenport, WA 111.25-112 53-57 1100-1250 October 11220 n/a 11270 11250 11230 11285 9600 January 13 1690 135 121-131.50 119-121 104-107 98 44-53.60 Toppenish, WA 123.50-127.85 116.30-120.50 102.50-110 96 100 50-55.25 950-1000 *High and low figures are for the life of the contract. FAR WEST January 13 2202 110-194.50 100-166 100-149.50 100-129.50 100-116.75 100-105.75 40-49 CANADIAN MARKETS Cottonwood, CA 100-166.50 100-147 100-141 100-116 100--108.50 45-57 January 16 1318 115-155 110-144 110-124 110-124 95-106 90-103 48-60 Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Famoso, CA 110-149 110-128 100-125 95-102 90-100 85-100 58-63 January 18 819 130-160 125-152 120-148 115-130 105-113 100-108 42-50 Inspected Slaughter Figures, January 14 Galt, CA 120-140 120-135 110-128 105-115 100-107 52-65 Weekly January 17 600 128-138 120-142 117-135 111-130 95-105 48-51 820-1185 Alberta Direct Sales (4% shrink) Price Change* Madera, CA 125-139 126-140 111-130 110-129 100-110 90-100 50-58 700-885 Slaughter steers, mostly select 1-2, 1000-1200 lb. 81.42 -.78 January 17 649 108-114.50 110-144 92-124 85-114 83.25-110 75.25-102 48-55 875-1350 Slaughter heifers, mostly select 1-2, 850-1050 lb. 81.55 -1.39 Fallon, NV 98-140 95-126 85-119 70-116 75-97.50 65-90.50 60.50-64 650-900 Ontario Auctions January 13 342 140-160 130-158 120-139 106-126 99-112.50 93-107 91-101 48-55 Slaughter steers, mostly select 1-2, 1000-1200 lb. 86.76 .40 Cedar City, UT 132-152 120-140 110-125 104-118 93-110 86-99 50-56 Slaughter heifers, mostly select 1-2, 850-1050 lb. 83.50 -1.12 January 18 1605 166-172 160-171.50 144-164.50 122-138.50 113-120 102-115 92.25-107.50 39-44.75 Salina, UT 139-153 1030.50-150 123-140 110-126 104-115 98.50-110.50 88.50-104 54.25-62 Slaughter cows, cutter and ut. 1-3, 1100-1400 lb. 28.96 -.82 *Price comparison from two weeks ago. NORTH CENTRAL Average feeder cattle prices for January 13 Steers: Southern Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba January 17 22,495 135-145.50 118-137 108.50-125 102-114 95.50-109.60 400-600 lb. 115.50-124.55 118.09-127.14 n/a De Moines, IA 126-160 119-150 111.50-139.50 104.50-126.25 96-114 94.50-105.25 600-800 lb. 103-109.90 103.44-109.90 n/a January 13 5,196 140-172 133-150 115-139 105.75-115.50 106-111.50 43-51 Billings, MT 143-160 137-148.75 121-139.50 106-129 103-108.25 103.50 56-63.25 1285-1375 800+ lb 100.42 94.82-99.99 n/a January 19 643 48-55 Heifers: So. St. Paul, MN 62-63 300-500 lb. 112.49-115.07 113.35-115.07 n/a January 18 4800 179 153.50-171 140-155.50 122-134 116-125.25 110.50-112 500-700 lb. 101.71-106.45 99.99-105.59 n/a Bassett, NE 154-167 144-158.50 125.50-142 115.25-122 109 700-800+ lb. 94.38-98.26 90.94-95.68 n/a January 14 4800 167.50-186 152-166 133-153 117-133 110.50-113.75 105.25-110.90 Canadian Live Animal Imports Ericson, NE 177.50 168-172 142.25-165 123.50-141.50 105.35-120 104.35-120 100.50 Feeder Slaughter January 13 3000 195 158.50-177 133.25-156 118.50-128.75 112.50-117.80 105-114.35 Lexington, NE 147-169 135-162 126-133.25 112.50-126.50 106-112.50 110 Total Head 4,787 9,756 January 13 2200 156 127-133 119.75-123.75 110-116.50 101-112.25 Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Imperial, NE 127-139 117-133.85 110.50-115.75 104-108.75 101.25-104 Current Week Ago Year Ago January 18 5100 166-180 155-164 134.50-151 112-133 111-118.10 102.50-114 50.25-54 Jan. 7, 2006 Dec. 31, 2005 Jan. 8, 2005 Kearney, NE 151-160 138-147 121.25-136 110-123.50 103-113.50 103.50-106.50 60-61 Cattle 51,780 49,635 62,505 January 12 4687 173.50 132.50-147 118.80-129.35 107-119.50 103.50-109.25 Dickinson, ND 157-167 141-149.25 118.25-141 109.50-125 106.50-112.25 102-107.50 January 13 5110 164 148-149 131-143.50 117-137.50 111-120.50 105.50-113.25 FED CATTLE TRADE Ft. Pierre, SD 157.50 126.50-139 118.75-128 105.25-110.75 Head Count Avg. Weight Avg. Price January 17 2803 134-140.25 119-135.85 112-121.50 108.25-114.25 January 16-19, 2006 Huron, SD 131.50-138 112.75-125 103.60-113.50 102.50-103 1025-1395 Live FOB Steer ...... 929 ...... 1,271 ...... 94.80 January 13 3168 146-158 130-145 118.50-131.50 108.25-115.75 106.25-111 Live FOB Heifer ...... 44 ...... 1,250 ...... 94.00 St. Onge, SD 129.50-148 116.50-134 105.50-120 105-108.75 102-106.75 Dressed Steer ...... 127 ...... 1,276 ...... 90.00 January 17 2089 144 95-106.50 40.25-48.50 1210-1235 Dressed Heifer ...... 579 ...... 1,220 ...... 90.98 Riverton, WY 135-139.50 125-131.50 104-104.25 54.25-57 1000-1360 Week ending January 15, 2006 January 13 5247 180-196 155-182 148-175 133-157 115-142.25 106-122 96-114.50 44-54 Live FOB Steer ...... 60,301 ...... 1,308 ...... 88.55 Torrington, WY 165-185 140-161 134-159 112-141 110-120 104-114 93-109 54-60 Live FOB Heifer ...... 49,700 ...... 1,174 ...... 88.81 Dressed Steer ...... 22,259 ...... 863 ...... 137.74 SOUTH CENTRAL Dressed Heifer ...... 17,135 ...... 763 ...... 138.82 Week ending January 1, 2006 January 16 3572 154-172 132-151 117-129.50 113.85-119.25 108.75-112.85 Live FOB Steer ...... 66,266 ...... 1,292 ...... 83.69 Greeley, CO 156 134-145.50 121-135 113.50-122 105.25-113.75 106-108.50 Live FOB Heifer ...... 68,039 ...... 1,169 ...... 83.88 January 17 4607 140-157 125-140.50 114.50-122.50 109.50-114 105-110.50 50-53.50 Dressed Del Steer ...... 25,507 ...... 855 ...... 130.52 La Junta, CO 131-142 116-128.50 107-116.50 103.50-110.50 97 62-62.50 Dressed Del Heifer ...... 15,209 ...... 780 ...... 131.03 January 19 2464 163 143-160 124.25-130.75 122-124 112-120 107-110.25 53-57 Dodge City, KS 124-127 114.50-116.25 104.25-107.25 58-62 1240-1280 January 19 2500 121 111-115.50 103.50-107.60 IMPORTS Pratt, KS USDA Mexico to U.S. January 13 5031 145-148 126-143 114.60-117.75 111-114.75 103.25-113.25 Salina, KS 141 130.50-136 115-134 112-114 107.35-114 104.10-106.75 Weekly Livestock Imports January 16 6266 125-163 115-130.25 113.25-121 108-117.25 101-113 46-53 800-900 Feeder cattle imports weekly and yearly volume. Apache, OK 119-132 112-125 107-116 105-110 104-108.60 97.50-104 59-62.50 800-950 Species Current Previous Current Previous January 18 4119 152.50-168 138-167 119-146 114-125 109.75-116.50 105-110.50 49-52 Week Week Year-to-date Year-to-date El Reno, OK 142-146 122-135 117-129 108.75-122 101.50-110 95.50-105.50 58-61.50 820-900 1/14/06 1/07/06 January 18 2250 149-165 135-154 120-137 114-126.75 109-115.25 102.25-105 43.50-49 885-1050 Feeders 13,588 5,251 18,839 3,423 McAlester, OK 130-143.50 117.50-138 110-120 103-110 100-102 57.50-61 900-1010 Slaughter 0 0 0 0 January 18 12950 144-162 122.75-145.25 111.75-125.75 109-116 98-110.25 49-52 108-116.50 Oklahoma City, OK 140-147 124-143 112.50-128 108-116.50 102-109.75 99.50-103.35 59-61.50 750-1130 USDA weekly imported feeder cattle January 18 1870 170 134-138 122-132 115.50-122 110-115 102.50-104.50 42.50-48 1000-1125 Mexico to TX.& NM. Weekly Cattle Import Summary (Jan. 13). Week ago Amarillo, TX 127-135 113-125 108.50-110 107-113 103.50-104 59.50-60 750-900 actual: 4,549. Year ago actual: 1,802. Compared to two weeks ago, steer January 13 2856 144-180 131-170 121-155 106-123 108-115 40-45 calves and yearlings, steady. Heifers steady. Trade and demand moder- Cuero, TX 136-175 113-135 111-134 94-105 52-54 ate. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and spayed heifers weighing 300- January 5 3356 143-160 130-157 118-154 109-138 97-119 91.50-113.50 42-54 880-1100 600 lbs. For the week ending Jan. 7, no slaughter cattle were exported to San Angelo, TX 125-135 110-138 110-124 100-122 97-112 90-106 53-63 600-910 Mexico from the U.S. Feeder steers: Medium and large 1&2, 250-300 lbs $152.00-154.00; 300- EAST 400 lbs $135.00-148.00; 400-500 $120.00-132.00; 500-600 lbs $110.00- January 18 1092 140-172.50 130-147.50 118-133 113-119 43-47 775-1250 118.00; Medium and large 2&3, 300-400 lbs $125.00-138.00; 400-500 lbs Conway, AR 125-145 117-134 110-122 100-110 54-57.50 70-82 $110.00-122.00; 500-600 lbs $100.00-108.00. January 19 3506 145-177 142-168 121-149 110-129 98-110.75 98-109.70 98-109.70 42.50-49.50 990-1090 Feeder heifers: Medium and large 1&2, 400-500 lbs $108.00-120.00; 500- Lexington, KY 126-150 121-141 109-126 102-116 97-108 96-104.90 96 56-62.50 770-1050 600 lbs $98.00-110.00. (All sales fob port of entry) 5 Markets 3464 152.50-181 130-176 114-151 110.50-129 103-117 95-112.25 42-50 MARKET SITUATION REPORT Tennessee 118-144 112-147 103-139 95-139 95-117.50 90-105 85-101.50 52-62 WLJ compiles its market reports from USDA reports, ODJ sto- ries and statistics from independent marketing organizations. CANADA The page one market story utilizes information from the above January 18 1084 145-161.50 142-149 133-141 125-140.50 122-130.50 112-125.50 29-32.50 sources in addition to weekly interviews conducted with ana- Lethbridge, Alberta 130-137.50 125-135 121-127.50 117-126.50 115-122.50 108-118 28-33.50 lysts throughout the country. WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL JANUARY 23, 2006 17 US Retail Meat: VIDEO AUCTION No prominent leader among featured meat Amarillo, TX, Tue Jan. 17, 2006: 76,000 head. Trade and demand moderate to good. Prices FOB based on net weights after a 2-3 percent pencil shrink or equivalent, with a 3-6 cent slide on yearlings and 4-10 on calves. Deliv- The Dow Jones 10-city for beef were ground meats 15 cuts of beef in the Dow eries current through July 2006. survey of grocers’ advertise- and roasts, which were at Jones Newswires survey Southcentral States:TX, OK, NM, 114 435 131.50 Current 53 475 135.00 Current ments this week revealed lower price points and more was $3.76 a pound, com- KS & MO. 100 480 129.50 Current 24 640 115.00 Current no prominent leader among likely to draw customers pared with $3.55 last week Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 1) 97 500 118.50 Current 66 750 108.00 Current the meat and poultry cate- into the stores at this time, and $3.61 last year. Head Avg WtAvg Price Delivery 581 582 120.22 Current 45 540 124.50 Jan-Feb gories, and instead, retail- sources said. 120 425 147.00 Current 444 609 109.85 Current 215 700 111.75 Jan-Feb ers offered a general mix of A fair number of premi- Pork 298 474 145.55 Current 256 671 106.36 Current 62 800 107.50 Jan-Feb 90 530 140.50 Current 261 715 106.03 Current 55 465 137.00 Feb products but tended to push um steaks were seen in the Analysts and other trade 73 589 126.52 Current 196 769 99.82 Current 61 790 106.60 Feb mainly the cheaper items middle pages of the adver- sources said the pork com- 40 625 120.00 Current 10 800 99.00 Current 60 800 109.25 Feb-Mar on the front pages of the tisements. Prices varied plex currently offers retail- 72 675 114.00 Current 110 425 128.50 Jan-Feb Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 1-2) printed advertisements. considerably on the same ers opportunities to feature 198 700 115.21 Current 100 475 124.00 Jan-Feb Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 639 777 110.84 Current 136 514 122.10 Jan-Feb 43 575 118.00 Current For the second half of the cuts due to some being ad- pork chops and butt steaks 295 832 110.53 Current 220 577 117.60 Jan-Feb at attractive price points 48 660 108.50 Current month, the lower-priced vertised as Select while oth- 228 850 106.55 Current 461 653 105.81 Jan-Feb 62 800 101.00 Current items from all three cate- ers were the higher Choice and that supplies are read- 100 485 150.00 Jan-Feb 175 703 104.66 Jan-Feb 57 850 102.85 Current gories are expected to re- grade or branded as Certi- ily available at the present 87 550 135.00 Jan-Feb 96 500 124.50 Feb 31 700 105.25 Jan-Feb ceive the most space in the fied Angus or Hereford beef. time. 74 635 113.83 Jan-Feb 67 715 103.75 Feb 96 763 109.58 Jan-Feb 338 687 112.05 Jan-Feb 67 750 105.75 Feb 60 815 101.00 Jan-Feb newspaper inserts and Market analysts said This might lead to more 150 700 114.10 Jan-Feb 70 725 103.60 Feb-Mar feature activity for the fresh 29 875 100.25 Jan-Feb store flyers. most stores tend to include 620 820 111.01 Jan-Feb 60 800 97.75 Feb-Mar 104 475 125.25 Mar 60 850 110.00 Jan-Feb 105 475 136.00 Mar Market analysts and oth- at least one premium steak pork cuts into February, but 235 419 145.74 Apr 320 450 157.00 Feb 96 500 126.50 Mar er sources said high heating item each week in their ad- there will be stiff competi- 235 419 147.00 May 70 525 140.00 Feb 37 645 106.75 Mar 62 785 109.50 Jun costs, gasoline prices in the vertisements, even if the tion from other proteins as 75 700 113.75 Feb 240 785 99.50 Mar area of 40 to 50 cents per price points are not very well for that time frame. 185 773 109.55 Feb 90 575 125.50 May Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 2-3) gallon above a year ago, and aggressive, because some Seasonal trends may 542 810 110.11 Feb 335 750 100.25 May Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 338 877 106.85 Feb 310 800 99.10 May 59 825 105.25 Current the arrival of credit card shoppers prefer those cuts. cause retailers to be more Feeder Holstein Steers (Lg. 3) aggressive buyers of pork 72 675 117.00 Feb-Mar 54 685111.25 May-Jun bills from holiday shopping Also, the stores need the 437 782 111.53 Feb-Mar Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 2) Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery in December have cut into higher per-pound register cuts in the wholesale mar- 186 800 110.00 Feb-Mar Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 71 675 92.75 Mar the amount of money many ring those cuts provide to kets soon as weekly hog 56 850 105.60 Feb-Mar 264 550 123.10 Current Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 1) families have left to pur- the overall mix of sales. slaughters usually ease 605 483 155.35 Mar Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 2-3) Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 32 475 125.00 Current chase food. The analysts said buying back a bit from the larger 200 500 157.00 Mar Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 156 625 124.50 Mar 43 500 119.00 Current 55 620 110.00 Current Meanwhile, wholesale interest at the wholesale numbers that occur in the 837 814 109.81 Mar 80 600 104.50 Current 31 490 116.50 Jan-Feb prices for some meat and level has increased for some final quarter of the year. 342 850 109.50 Mar Northcentral States: CO, WY, NE, 55 445 132.00 Feb poultry cuts are reflecting middle meat cuts, such as However, buyers might 64 765 111.00 Apr MT,ND,SD,& IA. 150 655 105.60 Feb improved buying interest ribeyes and strips, to be fea- take a wait-and-see atti- 120 812 110.33 Apr Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 1) 67 750 103.25 Feb tude this year about buying 130 775 112.10 Apr-May Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 65 750 107.25 Mar for first-half February pro- tured for the week of the 538 827 110.86 Apr-May 50 540 132.00 Current 130 750 104.00 Apr motions, including the Na- Valentine’s Day holiday. much pork ahead since Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 1-2) 80 575 127.00 Current Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 1-2) tional Football League’s Su- Many people dine out to cel- slaughter-ready hog sup- Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 250 675 115.91 Current Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery per Bowl on Feb. 5 and the ebrate that holiday, but plies have been running 280 525 145.00 Current 223 714 112.13 Current 42 550 112.00 Current Valentine’s Day holiday on some may choose to pre- above a year ago and aver- 124 556 124.16 Current 372 776 114.11 Current 190 765 100.54 Current age weights in Iowa/south- 198 605 121.83 Current 568 816 111.48 Current 62 800 100.00 Current Feb. 14. pare a steak or other high- 169 675 113.16 Current 462 859 108.95 Current 65 630 105.75 Jan-Feb quality meal at home in- ern Minnesota recently hit 1114 716 113.31 Current 110 450 169.50 Jan-Feb 31 680 104.25 Jan-Feb Beef stead, especially with the an all time high. 193 775 107.28 Current 221 515 151.87 Jan-Feb 320 461 136.02 Feb Advertised fresh beef tightened budgets from The average price of the 110 811 106.79 Current 265 582 144.50 Jan-Feb 184 530 125.50 Feb product this week includ- high energy costs. 13 cuts of pork in the Dow 58 850 104.60 Current 318 622 124.16 Jan-Feb 102 450 117.25 Mar ed about an equal number Jones survey was $2.20 per 52 930 105.75 Current 338 669 119.51 Jan-Feb 235 419 133.97 Apr For the balance of Janu- 110 450 149.50 Jan-Feb 438 718 112.97 Jan-Feb 110 450 135.00 Apr-May of ground beef items, premi- ary, trade sources expect pound, compared with $2.32 143 508 139.09 Jan-Feb 411 774 112.53 Jan-Feb Western States: AZ, NV,UT,CA, ID, um- and mid-priced steaks little change from this a week ago and $2.26 a year 116 626 117.25 Jan-Feb 237 811 108.45 Jan-Feb WA, & OR and roasts. However, most week’s product mix. ago. — Curt Thacker, 328 655 113.02 Jan-Feb 110 920 110.10 Jan-Feb Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 1) of the front page features The average price of the Dow Jones Newswires 234 726 110.05 Jan-Feb 53 490 148.00 Feb Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 67 750 109.00 Jan-Feb 40 570 143.00 Feb 273 566 134.13 Current 301 815 104.54 Jan-Feb 114 675 119.53 Feb 116 617 132.14 Current 55 875 98.75 Jan-Feb 180 706 112.87 Feb 220 661 119.72 Current 207 727 112.25 Feb 847 759 113.83 Feb 267 707 113.15 Current Feeders up on low gain costs 447 750 110.92 Feb 248 821 110.86 Feb 184 760 110.74 Current 60 825 106.75 Feb 336 859 108.49 Feb 89 800 107.50 Current as a $1.00 higher than other grass sold for higher prices 185 540 134.00 Feb-Mar 234 900 108.75 Feb 54 510 141.00 Jan-Feb 113 672 113.58 Mar 239 806 110.16 Feb-Mar Markets contracts on the board. than the previous week. 70 670 124.00 Jan-Feb 132 750 105.00 Mar 100 490 156.25 Mar (from page 1) 143 764 110.74 Jan-Feb Despite the volatility in Steers in the 400-500-lb. 70 700 114.25 Mar-Apr 90 625 140.00 Mar-Apr 97 465 141.00 Feb favorable profit picture. Calf the commodity trade last class sold in a wide range be- 62 800 111.00 Mar-Apr 62 875 108.00 Mar-Apr 130 775 110.75 Apr 80 635 140.00 Apr 25 840 105.25 Feb prices at Oklahoma City, OK, week, country sales trended tween $127 and $144 while 75 650 119.00 Feb-Mar mostly higher. The cash mar- six-weight calves sold in a 60 800 109.00 Apr 85 650 138.75 Apr were lower during the sec- 120 825 109.25 May 130 750 115.75 May 57 850 118.00 Mar-Apr ond week of January, likely ket is now trading at a sig- range between $109 and 283 873 109.20 May Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 1-2) 230 850 108.50 May reflecting the deteriorating nificant premium to CME $118. 165 910 108.00 May Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 1-2) pasture situation and, to contracts. In the southern tier, as 20 685 116.25 May-Jun 64 750 108.50 Jan-Feb Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 488 825 110.75 Jul Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 2) 40 700 105.50 Jan-Feb some extent, rising protein In Torrington, WY, last mentioned, dry conditions 130 750 108.60 Jan-Feb week, feeder steers and Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 2) Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery meal prices, she said. are sending cattle to feed Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 59 900 98.00 Current Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 3-4) “This makes supplemen- heifers sold steady to $3 high- yards, however, prices on sea- 60 835 105.85 Jan-Feb Feeder Steers (Sm. & md. 3-4) Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery tal winter feeding more cost- er on demand that market sonally heavy offerings Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 2-3) Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 170 560 113.35 Jan-Feb ly, though still relatively fa- reports called good to very showed remarkable strength Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 50 825 81.75 Current 77 625 110.00 Jan-Feb good. Markets in Bassett, trending steady to slightly 49 550 127.00 Current 110 875 85.00 Current Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 1) vorable. Fed cattle breakeven 205 600 114.84 Current 260 750 85.00 Mar-Apr Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery prices for spring are in the NE, also reported good re- higher on most weight class- 510 725 106.00 Current Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 95 490 129.50 Current mid-$90s and will need to re- sults last week. Feeders un- es. 128 765 111.00 May Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 119 567 128.33 Current main in this range to provide der 600 lbs. trended $4-5 In Joplin, MO, steers un- 132 740 111.75 Jun-Jul 134 725 92.37 Jan-Feb 316 610 121.12 Current feeder cattle price support. higher, steers over 700 lbs. der 550 lbs. were $2-3 high- Feeder Steers (Sm. & md. 3-4) Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 157 664 112.86 Current traded fully $3 higher and Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 32 800 97.85 Current Grain prices remain below er, with the majority of 300- 61 700 76.00 Current 115 425 142.00 Current 105 450 142.00 Jan-Feb year earlier levels, support- all other weights and class- 400-lb. steers selling $5-8 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 715 484 143.69 Current 41 510 134.00 Jan-Feb ing placements and feeder es trended steady. There was higher. In a trend contrary to Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 135 518 126.82 Current 84 575 126.00 Jan-Feb cattle prices,” Haley said. a heavy supply of very good many cattle feeding states, 61 800 90.00 Jan-Feb 300 565 128.50 Current 161 612 117.91 Jan-Feb Feeder cattle contracts on quality steers and heifers in heavyweight steers in the 104 930 88.75 Jan-Feb 236 630 115.33 Current 50 650 104.35 Jan-Feb the Chicago Mercantile Ex- the offering, with $8-10 pre- 800-plus range sold $2 high- Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 1) 502 672 111.05 Current 112 445 136.50 Feb Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery 275 709 110.65 Current 80 650 108.25 Feb change (CME) last week miums offered for a number er. Heifers under 500 lbs. 224 430 133.68 Current 1042 758 104.62 Current 239 790 100.61 Feb added some slight volatility of reputation lots. were called steady to $2 high- 622 468 132.92 Current 168 808 106.75 Current 67 735 105.25 Mar to the feeder market as con- There was some slight er on good to very good de- 180 510 121.00 Current 149 463 142.33 Jan-Feb 920 830 103.10 May tracts drifted unevenly for weakness in feeder cattle mand, particularly on qual- 492 555 123.35 Current 374 506 145.34 Jan-Feb Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 1-2) 303 617 114.07 Current 45 560 131.00 Jan-Feb much of the week. In Wednes- markets the farther south ity lots and those with lighter Head Avg WtAvg Price Delivery 72 675 108.00 Current 77 633 114.32 Jan-Feb 26 630 102.50 Current day trading last week, feed- one traveled last week. Col- flesh conditions. 666 724 110.32 Current 239 672 114.23 Jan-Feb 30 650 102.50 Jan-Feb er contracts took a signifi- orado markets, where there In Abilene, TX, last week, 128 765 111.64 Current 69 700 107.75 Jan-Feb All replacement cattle deliveries cur- cant decline across the board is the beginning of concern feeder steers under 500 lbs. 238 819 101.80 Current 273 766 107.15 Jan-Feb rent thru January 2006. 2,400 head with the March contract tak- about dry conditions, showed traded hands $2-3 higher. 110 865 103.60 Current 52 485 136.00 Feb open replacement heifers: Medium 296 500 132.00 Jan-Feb 141 525 138.73 Feb and large 1: North central: 675-700 ing the biggest hit, declining some softening of trade last Those lots over 500 lbs. were 253 561 125.16 Jan-Feb 314 600 127.52 Feb week, although a late week lbs $875-935 per head. Bred heifers: 125 points. Other contracts $1-2 lower. Feeder heifers 398 614 108.83 Jan-Feb 136 658 120.52 Feb Medium and large 1-2: South Cen- 285 653 109.64 Jan-Feb 1010 708 107.09 Feb also slid , although near- term snowfall across the central under 500 lbs. were $1-3 tral: 900-1120 lbs. spring calving 222 662 113.18 Feb 438 773 108.63 Feb contracts appeared to fare and eastern parts of the state higher, over 500 lbs. were $1000-1500 per head; 950-1000 lbs. 66 735 105.50 Feb 375 772 106.37 Feb-Mar fall calving $950-1100 per head. the worst during the session. served to alleviate some of called steady. 297 752 106.26 Feb 63 800 103.00 Feb-Mar On Thursday last week, feed- those concerns, at least for In Oklahoma City, OK, 58 825 101.35 Feb 182 780 106.16 Mar North Central: 1025-1100 lbs. spring ers traded unevenly and end- the near term. In Ft. Collins, among the regions hardest 407 754 109.05 Feb-Mar 70 800 103.25 Mar calving $1185-1275 per head. East- 60 800 105.60 Feb-Mar 175 620 131.00 Mar-Apr ern States: 1000 lbs. spring calving ed the day mixed from a 20 CO, feeder steers and heifers hit by dry conditions, feeder $1210 per head. Western States: under 600 lbs. traded $2-3 100 480 136.00 Mar 71 700 115.00 Mar-Apr point drop on the October steers and heifers showed 200 500 136.50 Mar 67 750 112.00 Mar-Apr 1100 lbs. spring calving $1235 per contract to a 67 point gain lower early in the week, some weakness, trading $1- 419 711 107.78 Mar 65 825 106.00 Mar-Apr head. Bred Cows: Medium and large on the nearby January con- while feeder steers over 600 3 lower, although some of the 932 755 106.84 Mar 82 615 128.00 Apr 1-2: South central: young 1225 lbs tract. Overall, nearby feeder lbs. were called steady to $2 601 803 104.43 Mar 67 730 107.00 Apr spring calving $1460 per head; young decline could be attributed to to middle aged 1100-1150 lbs. spring contracts fared the best last on good demand and trade 198 725 107.75 Mar-Apr 120 775 105.75 Apr the large run of more than 195 515 133.50 Apr 120 825 103.25 Apr calving $1085-1350 per head; mid- week in CME trade. It is in- activity. 12,000 head which sold 78 625 111.50 Apr Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 1-2) dle aged 1150 lbs. fall calving $1000 teresting to note the August Out west in California last through the market on Tues- 70 675 116.50 Apr Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery per head. North central: young 1125 feeder contract is trading at week, despite heavy precip- day last week. Steer calves 205 723 112.32 Apr 186 175 105.60 Feb lbs. spring calving $1425 per head; a significant premium to the itation across much of the sold steady to $2 higher, 66 750 108.50 Apr Feeder Heifers (Sm. & md. 3-4) middle aged 1300 lbs. spring calving state in preceding weeks, 138 725 109.00 Apr-May Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery $1200-1400 per head; aged 1300 other contracts on the board. while the heifer calves sold 130 775 108.50 Apr-May 140 725 79.50 Mar-Apr lbs. spring calving $825-1085. Despite trading 12 points prices trended higher on a steady on a light test. De- 190 525 136.50 May Eastern States: All states east of Cow/calf pairs: Medium and large lower in last Thursday’s ac- quality run of calves. At mand during the sale was 516 754 110.88 May the Mississippi, LA & AR. 1-2: South central: young 1025 lb. tion, the August contract Famoso, CA, excellent de- moderate to good for offered Feeder Heifers (Md. & lg. 1-2) Feeder Steers (Md. & lg. 1) cows w/100 lb. calves $1325 per closed at $113.40, as much mand on cattle heading for feeder cattle. — WLJ Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery Head Avg Wt Avg Price Delivery pair. 18 JANUARY 23, 2006 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL VISIT THE LAND OF 10,000 hay stacks, with Montana Ranch Study Tour MAY 19-225, 2006

Pete Crow and Jerry York invite you to travel with us to Montana. We have arranged visits with many of the top ranches in the southwestern portion of the state. This tour will be very educational and filled with local history. You’ll see some of the top commercial and seedstock operations in the country. We will start our tour in Bozeman, MT, assembling on Friday evening, May 19, for our Kick-off Banquet. We’ll spend the next day visiting the famous Cooper Hereford Ranch, with commercial breeder Tom Milesnick, in Belgrade. On Sunday, we load up and travel over to the historic town of Virginia City, then on to Twin Bridges to visit the Hamilton Ranches. That afternoon, we visit Red Angus breeder, Larry Melhoff, who runs a very unique operation. We then travel to the Fairmont Hot Springs Hotel just west of Butte. This resort-class hotel will be our home for the next four nights. The following morning, we travel to Dillon to visit the Matador ranch, one of the largest commercial ranch operations in the state. Lunch that day will be a pitchfork fondue hosted by the Dillon 4H Club. Next, we learn the history of the Dillon area’s sheep industry from Aggie Helle and visit their operation. The last stop of the day is at the Hagenbarth Ranches, some of the more dynamic managers we’ve ever seen. Tuesday, we have a leisurely start in the morning and then board the busses for a tour of the historic Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Dear Lodge, followed by a visit to the historic Montana State Penitentiary. We have an early return to the Fairmont for an open afternoon. Golf, swimming and a variety of other activities are available to choose from, if you wish. That evening, we assemble for a WLJ-hosted party and dinner. Wednesday sees an early start as we travel down to the legendary “Big Hole” and visit Blake Huntley Ranch. Huntley was Commercial An- gus Breeder of the Year in 2005. They will be shipping cattle and Blake has agreed to make time for our tour group. Next, weather permitting, we’ll visit Bannack, the state’s first territorial capital, followed by the Centennial Ranch where they will host one of their famous bunkhouse lunches for us. Then we’re off to LaCense Ranch, which is working on a natural beef program and has a very unique horse operation. Thursday, we’ll pack up and head off to Harrison, MT, and visit the Sitz Angus Ranch and Rice Ranches. We will have lunch at the Sitz Ranch and then return to Bozeman to say farewell to all our friends so you can return home for Memorial Day weekend. The price is $1,250 per person (double occupancy), which includes seven nights’ lodging, bus transportation, two cocktail parties, two dinners, six breakfasts and six lunches. This tour is coming up quickly, so we need to hear from you very soon. We’ll need your deposit of $200 per person to hold your seat, and final payment will be due April 28, 2006. Jerry York, Pete and Rita Crow For more information about Montana Ranch Study Tour go to www.wlj.net and Jerry York’s email: [email protected] click on tour link! Pete Crow’s email: [email protected] DETACH AND RETURN MONTANA RANCH STUDY TOUR May 19 - 25, 2006 I understand the $1,250 price PER PERSON is based on double occupancy and includes seven nights accommodations, six breakfasts, six lunch- es, two cocktail parties, two dinners, baggage handling, admissions, taxes and tips. The single supplement is $325. The tour begins in BOZEMAN, MT, on FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2006, and ends in BOZEMAN on THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006. Deposit of $200 PER PERSON is due with signed ap- plication to hold your reservation. Final payment is due April 28, 2006. Make your check payable to Livestock Tours LLC and mail to: 7995 E. Prentice Ave., #305, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Cancellations after April 28 will be subject to a $200 per person cancellation fee. Cancellations after May 8, 2006, will be subject to any and all monies not recovered from our vendors, as well as the $200 per person cancellation penalty. Re- funds cannot be made if a member leaves the tour before its completion. Name(s): ______Address: ______Email:______Home Phone: ( ) ______Business phone: ( ) ______Please reserve: ______Twin-bedded room (2 beds) ______King/Queen-bedded room (1 bed) I prefer a single room at an additional $350 ______Signed______Signed______My signature on this application acts as a waiver of liability/responsibility against Crow Publications, Inc., Livestock Tours LLC and tour hosts. CONFIRMATION WILL NOT BE GIVEN UNLESS APPLICATION IS PROPERLY SIGNED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL. Livestock Tours LLC • 7995 E. Prentice Ave., #305, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 • 303/722-7600 Phone • 303/722-0155 Fax WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL JANUARY 23, 2006 19

Sale Reports G BAR H BIID LIIVE ON THE CATTLE CO. IINTERNET at 2006 MAINE-ANJOU Tree Lowline Cattle Co., to Rob Ross, DWB Romeo 502R, 3/21/05 by DWB www.TorringtonLive.com. CATTLEMAN’S $14,500. — JIM GIES Network 8N; White’s Hypoint Salers, CHOICE BULL AND Lancaster, WI, to Larry and Linda ANGUS BULL SALE Must pre-register to bid. For HEIFER SALE 2006 NATIONAL WESTERN Wright, Isabella, OK, $5,000 2/3 int. Tuesday, February 14, 2006 more info, call Michael Jan. 14, Denver, CO ANGUS BULL SALE and full possession. Mac F1 Rainstar at 307-532-3333. 115 Bulls ...... $4,057 Jan. 12, Denver, CO 15R, 2/02/05 by CA Future Direction Stockman Livestock Auction, Torrington, WY • 1:00 p.m. (MST) 27 Heifers ...... 3,892 53 Bulls ...... $7,108 5321; MacDonald Ranches, to Gary Auctioneer: Col. Stanley Stout Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs Ward, Shingle Springs, CA, $4,600 This sale is Sale Managers: John Dickinson 2/3 int. and full possession. JCGC PLD 115 Performance Tested Bulls always a high- and David Gazda Reload 419P, 01/25/04, by FCF WCFS G (110 Angus • 5 Yearling Maine Angus) light of the Na- The National Western Angus Bull E-Male H53K; Colmore Farms, Rising IINNG tional Western Sale and the auctioning of the Angus Fawn, GA, to Jason and Joe Beitz, LLL 10 Registered Heifer Calves Stock Show. Foundation Female heifer package is Mountain View, MO, $4,000 3/4 int. and EEL The number of one of the highlights of the numerous full possession. PCSL R U Ready, SS 20 Commercial Heifer Calves bulls and heifers Angus activities each year at the Stock 2/06/05 by Hubb PLD Dakota 41K; sold adds to the Show. This year’s offering included Panther Country Salers, Leigh, NE, enthusiasm of numerous herd sire prospects through- $4,000 ½ int. and possession. Fe- the buyers on out the sale consigned by some of males: RRF Robinetta 10P, 2/14/04, the seats. A GIES the nation’s top Angus producers. The by Polled Blk King 259J; Red Robin good crowd of standing-room-only crowd was obvi- Farm, Harrison, AR, to Z 7 Bar Ranch, commercial cattlemen and club calf ously impressed with the quality of of- Tulsa, OK, $6,900. JGK Kelsi 625R, producers from across the nation were fered lots and bid actively. This year’s 2/02/05, by Hubb Pld Dakota 41K; in attendance with strong bidding and foundation female auction, which led JGK Salers, Dodge City, KS, to T Bone LOT 30 LOT 90 LOT 7 good buyer demand throughout the the sale and benefits the Angus Foun- Cattle Co., Osage City, KS, TL Ranch, Sire: Schurrtop Global Sire: G Bar H New Design 527N Sire: G Bar H Future Direction 3M sale. TOPS—Bulls: HCBN 442R, dation, was donated by renowned Osage City, KS, and Todd Gustafson, MGS: Fix It MGS: Sitz Alliance MGS: Stevenson Partner 2/13/05, by DVMM Jazz; Hoosier Cat- seedstock producer Rischel Angus of Kearney, NE, $6,000. NJF Ms Master- BW: 86 lbs. 205 Wt. 760 lbs. BW: 82 lbs. 205 Wt. 779 lbs. BW: 82 lbs. 205 Wt. 720 lbs. tle Co. LLC, to Wayne Lautner, Jeffer- North Platte, NE. This heifer, B/R Ru- piece 505R, 2/19/05, by BEV Master- son, IA, $31,500. GMCC Knockout, by of Tiffany 4214, 2/19/04 by Twin Val- piece 110H; Feist Salers Ranch, Vel- Sired by some of the top 3/06/05, by Cowan’s Ali 4M; Lautner ley Precision E 161, sold to Canyon va, ND, to Triple C Farms, Jamestown, calving ease, performance, Farms, to Gary Detrick, Ames, OK, Creek Angus, Cody, WY for $250,000. TN, and Mark Sheebe, Princeton, IN, & carcass bulls in the breed: $11,000. BFW Whiskey Rebellion, TOPS—Bulls: Whitestone Par Three $5,500. — CONOVER AUCTION 3/03/05, by Irish Whiskey; Willers Mit- U065, 1/12/05 by Whitestone Survivor SERVICE FOR JIM GIES ten Brand Show Cattle, Norfolk, NE, N088; Whitestone Farm, Aldie, VA, to Bando 9074 • Sitz Tradition to Michael Teets, Lost River, WV, Ty and Todd Cattle, Co., Aldie, VA, PEAK OF PERFORMANCE Kahn Broadband $10,750. TSV Last Call 502R, 3/20/05, $29,000 2/3 int. and possession. River- CHIANINA SALE Schurrtop Global by Irish Whiskey; Triple S Ventures, bend No Limit, 1/19/04, Bon View New Jan. 15, Denver, CO LOT 36 Litchfield, MN, to Bud Gamel, Roggen, Design 1407; Riverbend Ranch, Ida- 26 Bulls ...... $3,573 Connealy Lead-On Sire: Sitz Tradition MGS: SAV Easy Roller CO, $10,250. Heifers: SDWL Pando- ho Falls, ID, to B/C Angus Ranch, 24 Heifers ...... 3,885 KG Power Design BW: 95 lbs. 205 Wt. 845 lbs. ra 158P, 2/29/04, by RSG Pay OFF Tecumseh, OK, $26,000 2/3 int and 5 Semen/embryo/ B & D Queen Ruth C9 G Bar H New Design 527N 805E MCF; Sidwell Hay and Cattle, possession. Ascent Freedom N28, preg. lots ...... 1,560 1995 Nationalin ‘94 Western as a heifer Champion calf sold Gill, CO, to Cherry Menapace, Gallup, 2/19/03, TC Freedom 104; Therese Auctioneer: Col. Steve Dorran Bon View New Design 1407 NM, $13,000. DCC Playmate 35R, Miller, Oakland, IL, to GTG Proper- Sale Manager: Performance records will be G Bar H Future Direction 3M 3/16/05, by Cowan’s Ali 4M; De- ties, Champaign, IL, and Panther Craig M. Reiter & Associates Rouchey Cattle Co., to Wind Brook Creek, Bowen, IL, $23,000. Boyd cataloged., Ultrasound data The annual Peak of Performance Kevin & Jackie Nickel Ranch Inc., Stillwater, OK, $12,500. Rooker Visionary 5014, 2/14/05, by and Style Chi sale was a popular event available sale day. — JIM GIES GAR Integrity; Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays at the 100th anniversary Stock Show G BAR H CATTLE CO. 307-837-2279 Lick, KY, and Kevin Rooker, Union- this year. Consignors from around the Developed on a growing ration. 5463 Rd 27 • Veteran, WY 82243 Pat & Marilyn Herring SIXTH NATIONAL town, PA, to Canyon Creek Cattle, country brought in the picks of their LOWLINE SALE Cody, WY, $20,000 2/3 int. and pos- Performance bred in, not fed in. [email protected] 307-837-2540 herd for show and auction in Denver. www.angusjournal.com/gbarh Jan. 10, Denver, CO session. WGA Powerhouse 0423, The quality was deep and apparent Bill & Dana Haas 47 Heifers ...... $5,611 5/14/04, by WAR Alliance 9126 6006; throughout the sale as buyers active- 307-837-2925 9 Bulls ...... 4,266 Jim Marsh, Union, IL, to 7-L farms, BULL BUYERS: Free win- ly bid on offered lots. The sale was Call or write for your George Haas 2 Semen/embryo lots ...... 4,000 Long Beach, MS, $15,500 2/3 int. and strong with buyers bidding in spirited tering until Mar. 20, 2006. Auctioneers: possession. — JIM GIES catalog today! fashion throughout the sale order. Free delivery (within reason). 307-837-2465 John Reed and Neil Effertz TOPS—Bulls: Stlr Xxl 758R, 3/17/05, Consignors from across the coun- ANNUAL NATIONAL by All About You; Ac Cattle Co., try presented an excellent set of Low- SALERS SALE Hoskins, NE, to Seward Farms, line cattle here for this sixth annual Jan. 9, Denver, CO Wauneta, NE, $7,000. Lmj Mr. Pearl event. The auction brought a strong set 10 Bulls ...... $4,230 of cattle together with active buyers 12 Females ...... 4,050 72R, 3/1/05, by IGCC Black Pearl WLJ Online — fresh new look who showed solid interest throughout Auctioneer: Col. Bruce Miller 1CM; Jeff Miller Show Cattle, Cutler, the sale. Buyers from every corner of Sale Manager: IN, to Todd Rau, Java, SD, $6,300. Fl the country were successful bidders Conover Auction Service Mr. Rogers 1R, 3/5/05, by BHCS Heat www.wlj.net on offered lots. TOPS—Bulls: LTL Dil- The annual Salers Sale held dur- Seeker; Lautner Farms, Jefferson, IA, lon, 2/16/03, by Nevada N060; Lone ing the National Western Stock Show to Harlan Yochan, Sapulpa, OK, Articles • Sale Calendar • Classifieds • Properties Tree Lowline Cattle Co., Loveland, turned in some impressive results as $6,000. Stlr Badonkadonk 221R 1 CO, to Rob Ross, $12,600. Atlas buyers filled the seats. This sale has CM, 3/20/05 by BEF Expression 22K 1304P, 1/30/04, by Brambletye Tequi- always been a good source of quali- PCA; AC Cattle Co., Hoskins, NE, to la; Twin Oaks Cattle Co., to Bond Ja- ty Salers genetics from some of the 101 Cattle Co., Clayton, NM, $6,000. cobs, Fruita, CO, $5,500. Little Jo 305 premier breeders in the country. The Heifers: GC Hotline Harietta 5R, 2/1/05, R, 4/12/05, by Bonanza’s Brenton 02L; superior offering of cattle was well re- by BPJV Hotline; Garten Cattle Com- Effertz EZ Ranch, Bismark, ND, to ceived by buyers throughout the rap- pany, Abilene, KS, to Dale Phelps, Luke Bielfeldt, Boone, IA, $5,000. id-fire bidding of the quick moving auc- Milford Center, OH, $21,000. BWF Heifers: EZ Miss Pamela 9P, 4/11/04, tion. TOPS—Bulls: Mac Top Prairie Blazing Sun 85R 1CM, 4/8/04, by by EZ Keno 046K; Effertz EZ Ranch West 378P, 4/15/04, by RRF Robin MTN Check Please 2CA; Willer’s Mit- to Riverwood Farms, Powell, OH, Hercules; MacDonald Ranches, Bis- ten Brand Cattle, Norfolk, NE, to Ryan $15,500. LTL Galeton, 9/10/04, by mark, SD, to Z 7 Bar Ranch, Tulsa, OK, Went, Creston, NE, $6,500. — JIM Brambletye Commander BLI; Lone $9,500 2/3 int. and full possession. GIES Fixing feedlot odors may include thyme and oregano Microbiologists at the Hastings, NE. to address manure man- U.S. Meat Animal Re- “It’s a big issue,” agement problems compre- search Center at Clay Cen- Koohmaraie said. “Concen- hensively.” ter, NE, are raiding the trated agriculture has in- Along the way, the Clay spice cabinet to find ways creased, so the issues need Center team has started to diffuse feedlot odors. to be addressed.” working with Lyondell/Mil- A 1,000-head cattle feed- The idea occurred to lennium Chemicals of Jack- lot produces about 146 to Varel several years ago as sonville, FL, and AGRO- 175 tons of wet manure he thumbed through a sci- TAIN International of St. every week—a problemat- entific magazine. Louis, MO, on the project. ic figure for feedlot opera- The article that caught The idea taking shape tors and their neighbors. his eye told of unsuccessful with the help of thyme, Despite its benefits as a efforts to reduce methane oregano and other compo- natural fertilizer, manure production by putting thy- nents is not only to reduce is a source of pathogens mol from thyme plants di- odor, Berry said, but also to and odor. Fortunately, Agri- rectly into a cow’s rumen, increase the nutrient value cultural Research Service the largest of its several of manure and to attack scientists are developing a stomachs. such deadly pathogens as method to reduce manure’s Unfortunately, Varel E. coli O157:H7 that can negative properties. All said, that approach broke turn up in beef. they need is a little thyme. down volatile fatty acids Oregano and thyme are that cattle use as an ener- “These plant oils, includ- part of the recipe Vince gy source. ing this thymol, are natu- Varel, Elaine Berry and That’s when he started ral products,” Varel said, Jim Wells are using to try thinking about introducing “so it puts the emphasis on to defeat feedlots odors ingredients from natural green technology.” He rank enough to wrinkle the spices into the odor-control called it “very attractive stoutest of noses. equation at the cow-pie from that standpoint.” “These spices have been stage. So far, things seem to be on kitchen cabinet shelves He reasoned that reduc- coming together nicely for forever and ever,” Varel ing volatile fatty acids col- what Varel described as said, “and they have been lecting in feedlot waste “one component, one solu- shown to be effective as an- could cut down on how tion,” to odor control. ti-microbial chemicals. It much they vaporized and “It looks very promising,” just depends on the dose.” rose into the air. Varel said, “and we’re doing Center Director Mo- Research partner, Berry, some field work now to look hammed Koohmaraie likes explained the Clay Center at the feasibility of this and what he sees so far in a lab- trio is part of a larger group to look at the economics of oratory 18 miles east of of researchers “that tries this.” — Associated Press 20 JANUARY 23, 2006 WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL ClassifiedClassified CorralCorral Advertise and Get Results!

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