Sheep Market Periodical postage paid. Priority handling requested. Trends Mixed This Week ® Sheep markets were mixed with San Angelo’s market trend fi rm to $5 higher. New Holland, Pennsylvania called the market Livestock Weekly ‘strong.’ Hamilton and Goldth- waite reported lower prices on all lambs. The USDA estimated sheep and mutton meat production for the week ending March 27 VOL. 73 - NO. 12 SAN ANGELO, TEXAS THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021 LIVESTOCKWEEKLY.COM $35 PER YEAR totaled 2.62 million pounds on a slaughter head count of 38,000 compared to 2.35 mil- lion pounds and 34,000 head the previous week. Imported lamb and mutton totaled 1974 metric tons, about 4.35 million pounds for the week ending March 20, making imported products equivalent to 185 percent of the domestic production for the same period. San Angelo wool feeder lambs averaging 47 pounds $262, 57 pounds $259, 61- 69 pounds $256-264, 74-78 pounds $258-260, 80 pounds $263. Wool slaughter lambs, choice and prime averaging 81 pounds $260, 153-170 pounds $150-162. Hair lambs, choice and prime 31-39 pounds $256-272, 41-48 pounds $258- 270, 50-59 pounds $258-266, 60-69 pounds $254-268, 70-79 pounds $256-268, 80- 89 pounds $250-270, 91-95 pounds $248-265. New Holland wool lambs, choice and prime few 20-25 pounds $315-330, 30-38 pounds $265-325, 42-48 pounds $290- 335, 50-56 pounds $295-317, 60-69 pounds $280-330, 70-79 pounds $290-325, 81 pounds $291, 90-98 pounds $265- 290, 100-134 pounds $222- 290, 140-144 pounds $205- 255, good and choice 40-48 A FIRST CALF HEIFER in charge of the brood for the day is getting a real taste for pounds $265-280. Hair lambs, motherhood. Born just before the February winter storm, these young‘uns seem to Slaughter Meat Goats Steady choice and prime 30-38 pounds be doing just fine. $260-310, 40-48 pounds $260- 295, 50-58 pounds $280-325, To Up In Most Recent Trading 60-68 pounds $270-315, 70- 78 pounds $280-315, 81-87 Slaughter goats mostly $90-140. Slaughter billies, light pounds $270-312, 102-135 Range Sales steady to higher this week. pounds $215-275. $225-270, heavy $200-230. Goldthwaite wool lambs San Angelo kids sold firm On Monday, Hamilton kids 50-70 pounds $255-285, 70- Cattle For Sale By David, San Deer, Texas for $1850, 44 young Sid Wilson, Midland, Texas, to $5 higher, nannies steady. 20-40 pounds $300-440, 40- 90 pounds $230-275, 90-110 Angelo, sold 50 young, exposed Angus and Angus cross pairs and sold 50 three to six year old New Holland, Pennsylvania 70 pounds $400-440, over 70 pounds $180-240, hair lambs fall calving Red Angus pairs from heavy breds from near Big Lake Angus pairs from the Texas slaughter kids $10-20 higher, pounds $325-400, show kids 40-60 pounds $270-315, 60- Okmulgee, Oklahoma to White to Carthage, Texas, for $1125. Panhandle to a North Texas nannies weak. Hamilton kids no test. Slaughter nannies, thin 75 pounds $255-300, 75-90 buyer for $1400 per pair. sold sharply higher, nannies $110-145 per head, medium pounds $240-285, Barbado steady. Goldthwaite light $145-185, fleshy $200-250. lambs 35-50 pounds $230-310, 4L Cattle Co., Vic Choate, Plains Fed Cattle Headed Up San Angelo, sold a load of kids steady to $5 lower, Replacement nannies, medium 50-70 pounds $235-300, 70-90 slaughter kids $5 higher, pounds $225-280. No. 1½ Okie and cross heifers quality $200-210 per head, Hamilton hair lambs 20- weighing 827 pounds for $120 slaughter nannies $5-10 choice $225-275. Slaughter 40 pounds $250-295, 40-70 Feeders Asking Price At $118 delivered to the Texas Pan- higher, replacement nannies billies $200-275, breeding pounds $250-280, 70 pounds handle, a half-load of mixed $10 higher. Fredericksburg billies $275-300. and heavier $230-265, Barbado The fed cattle market ap- due to the lack of receipts from heifers weighing 555 pounds kids remained steady. New Holland, Pennsylva- lambs $200-235. peared to be on a march higher the past two weeks though a for $129 to a local buyer, a Goat slaughter under fed- nia by the head on Monday Fredericksburg wool lambs 40- again this week. The few that higher undertone was noted. half-load of fi ve and six year eral inspection the week end- quoted kids, selection 1 20-29 80 pounds $260-290, hair lambs sold did so at $1-3 higher than In Texas, Three Rivers old heavy bred cows for $1060 ing March 13 totaled 9040 pounds $75-115, 30-39 pounds 40-60 pounds $285-315, 60-80 the previous week. calves and yearlings $2-8 per head delivered to the Tex- head. Goat meat imports for $115-148, 40-49 pounds $120- pounds $265-310, Barbado lambs Feeders were asking $120 higher on receipts of 1421 as Panhandle, a half-load of the week ending March 20 195, 50-59 pounds $175-245, 40-60 pounds $250-300. with packer inquiry reportedly head, Graham with receipts of mixed solidmouth bred cows totaled 141 metric tons with Slaughter ewes at San An- “light.” Last week’s average go- 1370 head had steers and heif- 60-69 pounds $220-270, 70- for $975 and another half-load 116 being from Australia and 79 pounds $230-295, 80- gelo, wool $114-124, hair ing rate was $115 and change. ers under 500 pounds steady of black and black baldy bred $100-136. New Holland wool The Texas Cattle Feeders to $4 higher, over 500 pounds 25 from Mexico. 89 pounds $280-320, 90-99 ewes $55-135, hair ewes $85- cows for $1100 per head deliv- At San Angelo Tuesday, pounds $270-330, selection 2 Association counted 12,561 $3-4 higher and higher on ered to the Texas Panhandle. 155. Goldthwaite included head on area showlists, down all classes of steers and heif- slaughter goats, kids, selec- 20-29 pounds $70, 30 pounds wool $85-145, hair $90-150, 2859 head. Formulas totaled ers with the exception of fat The USDA counted 3168 tion 1 40-49 pounds $430-460, $80, 40-49 pounds $70-130, Barbado $90-145. Hamilton 63,838, down 4115 head. newcrop calves, Crockett had feeder cattle selling direct off 50-59 pounds $432-459, 62- 50-59 pounds $100-150, 60- wool ewes $100-130, hair DTN reported much the same steer and heifer calves under Colorado range including 250 69 pounds $436-460, 70-72 69 pounds $170-190, 70-79 $150-200, Barbado $75-125. medium and large No. 1 steers pounds $440, 83-87 pounds pounds $190. Nannies, selec- Fredericksburg ewes $125-155. with an ask of $118-120 in the 400 pounds $8-10 higher, over South and $192 in the North. 400 pounds $3-5 higher, on weighing 700 pounds $136.50, $340-405, 96-98 pounds $370- tion 1 60-69 pounds $140-155, The online Central Stock- receipts of 2020 head. 130 head 750-775 pounds 380, 105 pounds $368, selec- 70-79 pounds $170-205, 80- FUTURES TRADE yards Auction offered 4593 Oklahoma City, with receipts $132.82-134.26, 70 steers 825 tion 1-2 43-48 pounds $415- 89 pounds $170-225, 90-99 CHICAGO — (CME) — head of which 1008 heifers and of 8889 called feeder steers $1-3 pounds $133.99 all f.o.b., the fol- 432, 50-55 pounds $395-438, pounds $200-255, 100-149 Beef futures trading on the 429 steers sold for $116. Also higher, except 800-850 pounds lowing on a delivered basis: 650 80 pounds $300, 93 pounds pounds $235-330, 150-159 Chicago Board of Trade at 104 heifers at $116.75 and 173 steady, feeder heifers $3-8 weighing 650 pounds $138.07, $325. Nannies, selection 1-2 pounds $350-380, selection 2 the close on Tuesday and at heifers for $116.50, 76 mixed higher, stocker steers up to $10 70 steers weighing 750 pounds 70-79 pounds $196-210, 97 60 pounds $75, 70-79 pounds press time on Wednesday. steers and heifers at $116. higher, steer calves $3-7 higher, $143, 70 head 800 pounds $132, pounds $215, 100-135 pounds Live Cattle $125-150, 80 pounds $130, 90 Consolidated Beef Produc- heifer calves over 500 pounds 350 steers 850 pounds $134.50, $182-215, 160-183 pounds Wed. Tue. 80 head 900 pounds $133, 60 pounds $130, 100-110 pounds ers’ cash pool reported 914 steady to $1 higher, under 500 $160-200. Billies, selection Apr. 120.80 120.98 steers 825 pounds $134.50 June $210-220. Billies, selection 1 June 121.98 122.23 head at $116.11. pounds $4-10 higher. Best steers 1-2 85-88 pounds $228-270, 70-79 pounds $200-245, 80- Aug. 120.95 121.25 Direct trade was quiet else- 380-393 pounds $204-205, f.o.b., 174 medium and large No. 1 heifers 700-725 pounds $125- 97 pounds $218, 100-140 89 pounds $220-280, 90-99 Oct. 124.05 124.55 where, a few sales at $113- 444-447 pounds $188.50-191, pounds $200-248, 150-190 119.50, choice and some prime. 450-497 pounds $173-192, 131.26, 130 head 750 pounds pounds $260-320, 100-140 Dec. 126.70 127.10 pounds $200-226, 235 pounds Feb. 129.23 129.58 Stocker and feeder cattle 512-544 pounds $162-179.75, $126, 192 weighing 800-825 pounds $340-405, 150-159 Apr. 130.30 130.13 price trends were higher. Car- 560-594 pounds 152-178, 604- pounds $120.98-124.48 f.o.b., $245, 270 pounds $220. pounds $450-565. June 124.25 124.30 thage, Missouri with 5718 649 pounds $150.50-162.25, the following on a delivered At Goldthwaite on Thurs- Fredericksburg on Tuesday Aug. ------123.00 day, Boer and Boer cross reported selection 1 20-40 Feeder Cattle head had feeder steers steady 651-691 pounds $139-159, 702- basis: 85 head averaging 607 to $6 higher, feeder heifers 745 pounds $136.50-156.75, pounds $139.24, 137 heifers 725- kids 30-45 pounds $370-450, pound kids $375-510, 40-60 Apr. 143.33 146.83 steady to $4 higher, Tulsa, 751-794 pounds $132-146.75, 747 pounds $135.11-137, 275 45-60 pounds $375-455, 60- pounds $300-460 and 60-80 May 148.13 152.20 70 pounds $290-440, 70-90 Aug. 157.35 160.30 Oklahoma with receipts of 800-849 pounds $125-138.50, weighing 785 pounds $134.50, pounds $350-465, Angora Sept. 158.03 160.48 2704 called steers $4-9 higher, 850-899 pounds $125-136.50, 80 head 850 pounds $127, April pounds $250-380, 75-100 $310-415. Nannies, packer Oct. 158.53 160.70 heifers $3-7 higher and La 902-940 pounds $125-129.75, f.o.b. 65 heifers 775 pounds pound muttons $250-350. $140-220, stocker $200-300, Nov. 158.53 160.75 Junta, Colorado on receipts of 954-983 pounds $125.25-132, $120, 135 head 750 pounds Slaughter nannies, light $180- Angora $120-200. Billies Jan. 156.18 158.35 1461 head reported no trend 1007-1020 pounds $119-120.50. $127 May f.o.b. 270, heavy $150-225, thin $210-275, muttons $285-445. Page 2 Livestock Weekly April 1, 2021 Feeder goats: kids, selec- cows, medium and large No. tion 1 28 pounds $445, 33-39 1-2 795-973 pounds $87-102, Angelo Feeder Lambs large 1-2 101-127 pounds pounds $445-456; selection 850-955 pounds $69-85, 860- $114-158, 135 pounds $110. 1-2 28 pounds $430, 33-38 1315 pounds $63-69, 875-1070 Firm To $5 Higher Feeder sheep: lambs, pounds $400-430; selection 2 pounds $47-59. Bred cows, me- wooled and shorn, medium 33-38 pounds $350-385. dium and large No. 2 918-1190 SAN ANGELO — (USDA) and large 1-2 47 pounds $262, Slaughter goats: kids, selec- pounds $800-950. Cow-calf — Compared to last week, 57 pounds $259, 61-69 pounds tion 1 40-49 pounds $430-460, pairs, medium and large No. 1-2 slaughter lambs $10-15 lower, $256-264, 74-78 pounds $258- 50-59 pounds $432-459, 62- with 150-300 pound calves slaughter ewes weak, feeder 260, 80 pounds $263. 69 pounds $436-460, 70-72 585 pounds $1125. lambs fi rm to $5 higher, nan- Slaughter sheep: wooled pounds $440, 83-87 pounds Representative sales: nies steady, kids firm to $5 and shorn, choice and prime $340-405, 96-98 pounds $370- Sheep: Riley Waldrop, Rob- higher. Sheep and goat receipts 1-2 80-82 pounds $255-278; 380, 105 pounds $368; selec- ert Lee, nine wooled lambs, 82 estimated 9288 head. choice and prime 2-3 108 tion 1-2 43-48 pounds $415- pounds $278; Linda Phillips, Compared to last week, steer pounds $154, 153-170 pounds 432, 50-55 pounds $395-438, Mason, 30 wooled lambs, 80 and heifer calves and yearlings $150-162; hair, choice and 80 pounds $300, 93 pounds pounds $255; Sterling Cole, $1-3 higher, slaughter cows prime 1-2 31-39 pounds $256- $325. Nannies, selection 1-2 San Angelo, 45 wooled lambs, $3-5 higher, slaughter bulls 272, 41-48 pounds $258-270, 70-79 pounds $196-210, 97 80 pounds $263; 97 wooled 50-59 pounds $258-266, 60- pounds $215, 100-135 pounds lambs, 69 pounds $260; Phillip not well tested. Cattle receipts $182-215, 160-183 pounds Vinson, San Angelo, 21 hair totaled 1069 head. 69 pounds $254-268, 70- 79 pounds $256-268, 80- $160-200. Billies, selection lambs, 88 pounds $270; Ronny Replacement sheep: wooled 89 pounds $250-270, 91-95 1-2 85-88 pounds $228-270, Alexander, Paint Rock, 31 and shorn ewes, medium and pounds $248-265, 108 pounds 97 pounds $218, 100-140 hair lambs, 60 pounds $262; $246; choice 1-2 45-49 pounds pounds $200-248, 150-190 Louis Bunger, Ozona, 18 hair $248-256, 50-59 pounds $230- pounds $200-226, 235 pounds lambs, 36 pounds $272; Ken 254, 61-65 pounds $250, 74 $245, 270 pounds $220. Bolander, San Angelo, 17 hair CATTLE CALL pounds $254, 80-83 pounds Steers: medium and large lambs, 63 pounds $262; Hef- $238-248, 93-97 pounds $225- No. 1 270 pounds $209, 300- ner Cattle LLC, Friona, 28 hair “Jake, you’re gonna hafta git this pickup 244, 100-115 pounds $200- 400 pounds $190-192, 500- lambs, 54 pounds $260; Burk worked on ... the reverse won’t work!” REMOTE CONTROL 600 pounds $167-179, 600- Ranch, Del Rio, 18 hair lambs, • Remote Activation Of Siren 242. Ewes, wooled and shorn, good 1-3 105-127 pounds 700 pounds $146-160, 700-800 75 pounds $262. • Works Up To Five Miles $114-124; hair, good 2-3 143- pounds $145-150, 812 pounds Goats: George Banks, Junc- 146 pounds $115-122, 150 $133.50; medium and large tion, 10 kid goats, 53 pounds CattleFax Anticipates Profit • Works With Any Cattle Call Siren pounds $115; utility and good No. 1-2 200-300 pounds $178- $454; Libb Wallace, Sonora, 184, 300-400 pounds $180, 13 kid goats, 49 pounds $442; “It Works Great With My J&J Siren.” 1-3 90 pounds $122-132, 100-141 pounds $115-136, 400-500 pounds $172-179, 500- Ragsdale Ranch, Eldorado, Redistribution In Second Half “It’s Like Hiring Another Hand.” 600 pounds $148-156, 600- 14 kid goats, 53 pounds $452; 155-169 pounds $127-134. By Colleen Schreiber in Holcomb, Kansas in August “It Was Simple To Install And Simple To Use.” 700 pounds $137-140, 700- Kurtney Knight, Poteet, 20 kid Bucks, wooled and shorn 800 pounds $128-138, 800-900 goats, 40 pounds $440; Brenda VIA WEBINAR — During 2019 followed by COVID, “It Paid For Itself The First Time I Used It.” 1, 225 pounds $120; hair 1, pounds $121-124. Sanchez, Sonora, 13 kid goats, the recent National Cattle- both of which he identifi ed as — Satisfi ed Customers — 100-145 pounds $155-176, Heifers: medium and large 52 pounds $425; Funderburg men’s Beef Association online black swans. 150-190 pounds $122-170, No. 1 400-500 pounds $148-157, Ranch, Sonora, 26 kid goats, winter reboot seminar, Cattle- “We’ve obviously had sev- 265 pounds $120. 500-600 pounds $139-150, 600- 47 pounds $454; Double M Fax CEO, Randy Blach shared eral events that have had a 972-740-4831 Replacement goats: nannies, 700 pounds $134, 718 pounds Ranch, San Angelo, 39 kid some of his thoughts about the major infl uence on our busi- www.RanchRemotes.com selection 1 39 pounds $335; $119; medium and large No. goats, 47 pounds $445; Robert beef industry in the near-term ness, and we’re still dealing Made In Prosper, Texas selection 1-2 71-78 pounds $224- 1-2 200-300 pounds $154-160, Mittel, Sonora, 21 kid goats, as well as some big picture with some of the aftermath of 250, 86-90 pounds $220-230, 300-400 pounds $150-158, 400- 58 pounds $448. take-aways going forward. those events,” said Blach. 103-127 pounds $260-270. 500 pounds $143-147, 500- Cattle: C & C Cattle, San Blach’s comments were part One of the results of the 600 pounds $126-137, 600-700 Angelo, 11 bulls, 270 pounds of the cattle industry market COVID black swan was the Ronald H. Mayer pounds $124-132, 700-800 $209; 11 heifers, 291 pounds outlook shared by the team of backing up of nearly one mil- $160; Alan Curry, San An- lion head of fed cattle in the February 22, 1933 — March 18, 2021 pounds $113-114. CattleFax analysts. In general, Slaughter cows: boner, gelo, seven steers, 386 pounds he told participants that beef production system last spring. Roswell, New Mexico average 1046-1525 pounds $190; 21 heifers, 318 pounds cow numbers are continu- The plants worked through Ronald H. Mayer passed away on $61-72, high dressing 1115- $153; Howard Loveless, Eden, ing to contract and packing it adapting to the COVID Thursday, March 18, at the age of 88, 1365 pounds $74-79; lean, two steers, 530 pounds $179; capacity will increase some requirements and doing what in his home in Roswell, New Mexico. average 840-1240 pounds $54- Riggs Ranch, Ozona, six both of which will reposition was needed to keep employees A life-time Roswell resident he is sur- 69, high dressing 900-1093 steers, 494 pounds $172; 5 the leverage back in favor of safe. The Saturday-harvests pounds $70-74, low dressing C Livestock, Big Spring, two the cow-calf sector. Prices for since mid-June of last year vived by his wife Martha Moore May- 725-1100 pounds $44-52, heifers, 343 pounds $156; Ri- which averaged about 52,000 er, daughter Suzanne (Will) Burke, very low dressing 938-1190 ley Waldrop, Robert Lee, three all sectors of the beef produc- tion chain are expected to be head per week, some of the step-grandsons William Jr (Ana), pounds $27-36; bulls No. 1, steers, 553 pounds $167; Greg largest Saturday harvest levels Christopher (Brenda) and Matthew average 1435 pounds $93.50, Schwertner, Ballinger, nine higher. Also, beef demand is in history, were a huge help, Burke and step-granddaughters Lau- high dressing 1480 pounds steers, 649 pounds $160; 13 on “solid ground.” Blach pointed out. ren and Lindsay Corley and Kristin (Travis) Gerhardt. He is also $100, low dressing 1195-1380 steers, 767 pounds $146; Bill In his overview Blach started “We’ve pretty well got the pounds $77-89. Burns, Brady, three heifers, out with a look back noting in survived by his beloved granddaughters Sarah (fiancé Charles) particular the Tyson plant fi re slaughter back on pace, but and Shelby Johnson daughters of his deceased daughter Amy Replacement cows: stocker 518 pounds $150. we’re still putting record ton- Mayer Johnson. Ronny’s devotion to agriculture showed through nage through these systems.” his life as a Rancher, Ranch Real Estate Broker, and Appraiser. He Though the market has had served as Chaves County Commissioner in the early 1960s and a nice recovery from the summer lows of 2020 at $95 per hundred- New Mexico Real Estate Agriculture Commissioner in the 1970s. weight for fed cattle back up to Ronny was born in San Angelo, Texas on February 22, 1933 to Abe around $114 today, the heavy Mayer Jr. and Juanita Heard Mayer who predeceased him in death. weights, at least up until these He was also predeceased by his brother Len Mayer of Denver, two most recent winter storm Colorado, and sister Emily Leland of Fredericksburg, Texas. PRODUCERS events, have been pressuring Ronny received his High School diploma from New Mexico Mili- the market to the downside. tary Institute in 1951 and attended his freshman year of college at LIVESTOCK AUCTION COMPANY “We have record beef pro- Texas Tech University. Then he joined the Marine Corp during the Over 60 Years Serving The Nation’s Livestock Sellers And Buyers duction levels,” Blach told par- Korean War. In 1957 he met and married Martha Moore of Omaha, ticipants. “Never before in the Nebraska, while working at Swift & Company as a livestock buyer A Full Service Market 24 Hours — 365 Days A Year history of our industry, have we put more product on the on the Omaha Livestock Exchange. Ronny and Martha spent the 1131 North Bell Street • San Angelo, Texas 76903 market than what we were do- next three years working on the family-owned ranch in West Texas — — — — — — — — ing on a weekly and monthly where his two daughters Suzanne and Amy were born. In 1962 basis through a lot of last year. Ronny and his family went to work as a foreman on the Latigo This has been what’s holding Ranch in Santa Rosa, NM for Lincoln County Livestock Co. of SPECIAL COW SALE us back to some degree.” Roswell which later became Diamond A Cattle Company. In 1966 Packers and retailers have had he and his family moved to Roswell where his daughters could the advantage, he said. Both have attend public school. Ronny, who had just received his Real Es- Thursday, APRIL 22 had record margins through all of tate Broker’s license opened up his own company selling farms All Consignments Welcome last year and to some degree those and ranches under the name of “The Ranchfinder”. He continued — — — — — — — — ® his longtime interest in The New Mexico Military Institute and was Livestock Weekly elected president of the Alumni Association and later was appoint- (ISSN 0162-5057), USPS 676-280 ed by Governor Bruce King to a term on the Board of Regent at the SPECIAL CALF SALE San Angelo, Texas Institute in the late 1970s. (325) 949-4611 Ronny and his family were very active in owning and operating (800) 284-5268 several ranches in New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado during the Thursday, APRIL 29 (325) 949-4614 FAX 1960s and 1970s. At one time owning a 50% interest in a beauti- All Calves And Yearlings Welcome ful mountain ranch just west of Raton, NM adjoining the Vermejo LivestockWeekly.com Park Ranch. Eventually, he would fulfill a lifetime dream of owning — — — — — — — — Published weekly except for the weeks and operating Latigo Ranch of Southeastern New Mexico. Latigo We continue to serve you like we have have for the last 66 years. Our business is of Christmas and New Year. Publisher Ranch was a very nice grazing and hunting year-long ranch next reserves the right to refuse any and all to the Capitan Mountain, just south of the old village of Arabella. In considered essential in the food chain and we are having our normal weekly sales. advertising. 2010, after selling the Latigo Ranch Ronny and Martha purchased Subscription Rate — $35/Year a ranch in Central Texas near where their daughter and grand- Look At Our Website: www.producersandcargile.com Established February 10, 1949 By daughters were living. 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Cattle • THURSDAY 9 a.m. San Angelo, Texas 76902 Producers Office 325-653-3371 A special thank you to our friends and family who supported us Street Address: during Ronny’s illness, Susan Gibson (Care Giver), Glynn Shelton We Want Your Business And Will Work To Get It And Keep It! 2601 Sherwood Way (Nurse), and the entire staff of Kindred Hospice. San Angelo, Texas 76901 high margins are continuing on year goes on, especially in the The amount of quality prod- “I’m very confident that April 1, 2021 Livestock Weekly Page 3 into the fi rst quarter of 2021. second half of the year.” uct consumed through retail we’re going to see all classes That has frustrated many on That leverage will be helped increased through the pandem- of cattle higher. But it’s not all “Consumers want to con- saving producers need to save the production side. by additional plant capacity ic and while restaurants will about cattle. We’re going to see tinue to be tied back to brands it,” said Blach. “We do not “We’ve made progress … which will level the playing make a comeback in 2021, he grains stay higher, oil seed is that they trust,” said Blach. want to invite the government but there are better times to fi eld in favor of the producer. predicted retailers won’t easily probably going to stay more “Source, traceability, animal in to fi x this problem. That will come,” he assured. “We don’t have to grow give up the market share they elevated obviously. The other care, sustainability, all those not be a good solution for our The drouth also continues demand substantially in here acquired during the pandemic. proteins are sharing in some of things are going to continue to industry,” he opined. to spread and the herd contin- from where it is today to He mentioned the ongoing this same rise as well.” be important. We’ve got a great He added that the “value” sig- ues to contract both of which see fed cattle prices, feeder discussions over the last few As he often does, Blach story to tell as an industry, we nal has been a major reason the were essentially forecasted. cattle prices and calf prices get years about the alternative showed his go-to profi tability need to make sure we tell it.” industry has experienced record The upside is what Blach, and higher,” Blach assured. “The products. He acknowledged slide which indicated that back others have called – a global Finally, he ended with a few setting beef demand growth. margins already there, we’re that they’ve made some in- in in the 1980s up through comments about the ongoing “Don’t lose sight of that. We bull market on commodities. just talking about a redistribu- roads though it’s still a “very 1998 the entire beef produc- He also pointed to “unprec- tion of some of the margins.” small” percentage, less than tion chain had to share profi ts discussion around price dis- have to have a clear value sig- edented” beef demand, which He predicted that not only four-tenths of one percent. of $32 per head. In the last covery and the thinning of the nal. When we get it, we tend to in 2020 was the strongest in over will the redistribution be more “We think they will con- 20 years or so that fi gure has cash market in some regions. respond to it very, very well,” 30 years. That was even with noticeable in the second half of tinue to gain some market jumped to $260 per head and “If the cash market is worth Black concluded. foodservice operations all but the year, but it will continue to share going forward,” said in six of the last eight years it’s at a stand-still, at least many of be on into 2022 and 2023. Blach. “Keep in mind, that the been over $400 per head. the in-house dining operations Also the industry’s focus population is growing around He also acknowledged that were running at 25 to 50 percent MILLS COUNTY on quality is speaking vol- the globe by 80 to 83 million the packers have made a lot normal capacity. Retail picked umes, Blach told participants. people a year. Just to feed that of money over the last couple up the slack. So much so that From 2000-2005, the amount increasing population, is going of years, more than the feed- total meat sales volume at re- of Choice, Upper two-thirds to require that we have more ing and cow-calf production COMMISSION COMPANY tail was up 10 percent in 2020. Choice and Prime beef produc- of these alternative products sectors. However, he stressed The total spending increase tion increased by 60 percent. available,” he opined. again that the redistribution of Highway 16 South — Goldthwaite, Texas at retail was up 18 percent or “The CAB to Select spread Still, he told participants that margin is coming. nearly $13 billion, Blach said. has continued to wider in spite that there’s no reason to feel Still, for those margins to Sheep and Goat Sales Every Thursday • 11 A.M. 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SPECIAL “As this economy opens back up, people are going to want to get out and spend money,” said Blach. He predicted that restaurants will bounce back as will travel which will benefi t the hard hit hotel business. COWS AND BULL SALE Though the reopening of the economy is definitely a positive, Blach also pointed to some yellow fl ags. First, he pointed to the “historically” low infl ation rates, which have been basically at one to two percent over the last decade. “It’s not going to stay here with the current fi scal policy the way it is today,” he warned. “We need to anticipate a sig- nifi cant increase in infl ation Saturday, APRIL 10 over the next two to three years which will make the cost of doing business higher all the way through our system.” Sale Time: 12 Noon Also interest rates have been historically low, but Blach said to anticipate those going higher over the next 18 to 24 months, but added that it could happen sooner rather than later. Still GDP growth is expect- ed to be somewhere near six percent though it will depend Wichita Livestock Sales Co., LLC. some on how fast the popula- Sale Barn: 940/541-2222 — • — Billy Joe Easter: 940/733-9866 — • — Email: [email protected] tion here and in other parts of the world gets vaccinated. Nonetheless, CattleFax antici- Cows Will Be Screened For Soundness, Bulls Will Be Fertilty andTrich Tested pates two years of strong GDP 20 English crossbred cows and pairs, three to six years old. growth through the recovery FEMALES post-COVID. PAIRS: 35 Beefmaster / Angus cross cows, two to seven years old, four to six As for the state of agri- 13 two to three year old Angus pairs — Angus calves. months bred, one brand, never been off the ranch, very gentle, bred culture, ag loan repayments to Angus bulls. are up, operations have paid 5 Angus first-calf pairs. down debt and the percent- 45 first-calf Angus pairs — Wagyu calves at side, very good set of big, 25 five to seven year old horned Hereford cows, bred to gray Brahman age of loans that have major stout pairs. bulls. repayment problems are at the 20 first-calf Angus and black mottlefaced pairs — Angus calves at side. 10 Red Angus heifers, bred to low birthweight Red Angus bulls, third lowest level since 2014. trimester, 1000 pounds. Also land values are in- 20 first-calf Red Angus pairs — Angus calves at side. creasing. 40 four to five year old Angus pairs — Angus calves at side. HEIFERS: “We’re now in a situation 10 first-calf black and black mottlefaced pairs — Red Angus sired 20 purebred, subject to register, Hereford heifers, selling as commer- where we’re going to see glob- calves at side, calves born in 30-day window, home raised, really cial, 725 pounds, open, ready to breed. al demand for proteins, grain, fuel, energy, all increase,” good, calves out of DNA tested cows, open and ready to breed back. 4 purebred Angus heifers, bred to Angus bulls for fall calving. Blach told participants. “This 42 black, black whiteface and redneck first-calf pairs. BULLS should be a nice run for agri- 4 Red Angus first-calf pairs — Red Angus calves at side, very nice. 10 eighteen to twenty month old LimFlex (Limousin x Angus) bulls, culture here over the next three 5 Charolais first-calf pairs — Red Angus calves at side. to four years.” seven black, three red, deep bodied, heavy muscle. On other specifics rela- 6 Angus and black mottlefaced first-calf pairs — Red Angus calves tive to the beef industry, the at side. 1 two year old Angus bull. CEO reminded that the U.S. 23 Charolais / Red Angus cross first-calf pairs — with Angus calve at 2 seventeen to nineteen month old registered Angus bulls. produces about 75 percent of side, fancy. 4 twenty month old Charolais bulls, purebred, no papers, big and all the high quality fed beef in the world. He noted again that BRED COWS: stout, gentle. over the next three to four years 34 black and Red Angus four to six year old cows, 25% red cows, four 9 fourteen to fifteen month old Charolais, purebred, no papers, from fed slaughter will decline given to six years old, bred to black Angus bulls, start calving in August. registered herd. fewer beef cows and as a result smaller calf crops. That will be 30 Angus three to six year old cows, bred six to eight months. 4 twenty-four month old gray Brahman bulls, polled, very gentle, sire a change from 2020 when there 20 cows: 75% black and black mottlefaced three to six year old cows; is ABBA registered with Manso and Sugarland. were 12 percent more cattle than 25% red three to six year old cows; bred seven to eight months with 1 three year old horned Hereford bull, very good quality. packing plant hooks available on a 40-hour fi ve-day week. some pairs. 1 two year old Braunvieh bull. “That’s why we didn’t have any leverage,” Blach remind- ed. “This year the leverage Check Our Website For A Complete Consignment Listing! wichitalivestock.com position will improve; it will get better and better as the Page 4 Livestock Weekly April 1, 2021

Start Time @ 10 A.M. Spring “Best Of The Best” Replacement Female Sale Saturday, April 17 @ 10:00 A.M. — San Saba Bred Cows • Pairs • Bred And Open Heifers Will Be Offered! All Cattle Will Be Five Years Old Or Younger 30 fancy, home-raised, first-calf pairs — Golden Certified True F-1 tigerstripe, out of ET Hudgins Brahman cows and 30 choice, open purebred Brahman heifers, all sired by JD Hudgins Ranch Brahman bulls, one raising, right at a Powell Hereford bulls, Angus sired calves at side, left open for the bull of your choice — you won’t find any better year old, not carrying any brands or earmarks, clean headed — these kind are hard to find. For pictures go to our than these, super gentle, will call into the pen — don’t miss this group of exceptional females that will last you a website. (38) long time. (1) 7 one raising set of tigerstripe heifers, long bred to low birthweight Angus bulls, gentle, could have several calves 9 one raising set of open purebred Brahman heifers, weight 900 pounds, ready for the bull of your choice this spring, by sale day. (2) OCV, gentle — the right kind. (39) 5 one raising set of tigerstripe cows, three to five years old, long bred to 44 Farms Angus bulls. (3) 12 one raising set of open tigerstripe heifers, weight 800-900 pounds, OCV, ready for the bull of your choice. (40) 9 choice first-calf Brangus pairs — Brangus sired calves at side, weight 1100+ pounds, open for the bull of your 9 one raising set of open Brangus heifers, weight 800 pounds, OCV, in ideal condition, ready for the bull of your choice, OCV, matching eartags. (4) choice this spring. (41) 35 choice, one raising set of first-calf Brangus pairs — good set of calves at side, heifers go back to McKinnerney 20 second and third-calf Hereford cows, ten Hereford calves at side, balance long bred to polled Hereford bulls, in Brangus bloodlines, selling back as open for the bull of your choice — don’t miss this set of gentle and productive excellent condition, will be easy to handle. (42) Brangus pairs that will fit any program. (5) 7 second and third-calf Angus cows, selling as long bred to a polled Hereford bull, gentle, could have several calves 10 purebred Brangus pairs — first or second calves at side sired by registered Brangus bulls, exposed back to the by sale day. (43) same bulls, in good condition, choice. (6) 7 open Hereford heifers, weight 600 pounds, gentle, will be subject to registration at buyer’s expense, gentle, very 25 fancy, first-calf Angus pairs — choice set of Angus calves at side, selling back as open, in excellent condition, easy to handle. (44) gentle — don’t miss this set of Angus pairs. (7) 4 second-calf red whiteface cows, selling as long bred to Hereford bull, gentle, will come to feed. (45) 45 choice Brangus first-calf pairs — choice set of Angus sired calves at side by Basin and Turner Meadow Ranch 5 second and third-calf Brangus cows, selling as medium to long bred to either Red Angus or Hereford bull, will Angus bulls, all come to feed, selling back as open so that you can breed them back to the bull of your choice, come to feed. (46) matching eartags — will be the front pasture kind, come to feed. (8) 4 registered Hereford cows, three to five years old, selling as medium bred to Hereford bull, in excellent shape, easy 45 choice, first-calf Angus pairs — outstanding set of calves at side by Basin and Turner Meadow Ranch Angus bulls, to handle, papers available on sale day. (47) matching eartags, selling back as open for the bull of your choice, gentle, come to feed — you would be pleased 2 open, registered Herford heifers, weight 650 pounds, ideal for the bull of your choice this spring, gentle, papers to own these! (9) will be available on sale day. (48) 17 F-1 tigerstripe heifers, out of Hereford cows and Hudgins Brahman bull, running with Lesikar low birthweight 10 first-calf black whiteface pairs — Angus calves at side, exposed back to polled Hereford bull for 30 days, will come Angus bull on November 28, one raising, OCV, current on vaccinations. (10) to feed, gentle. (49) 12 open, true F-1 tigerstripe heifers, all dehorned, OCV, vaccinated, one raising. (11) 5 open, purebred gray Brahman heifers, weight 700 pounds, current on all shots, gentle. (50) 10 fancy, open Brangus heifers, weight 850-900 pounds, big set of females have never been with a bull, OCV, very 2 Charolais first-calf pairs — calves at side, running back with Charolais bull, gentle, easy to handle. (51) gentle — would make a nice set for a commercial heifer show — don’t miss these! (12) 4 fancy, Angus heifers, sire was a Larry Donop Angus bull, been with Express Ranch Angus bull since November 7, 22 first-calf Angus pairs — Angus sired steer calves at side, choice, running back with Sitz Powerball Angus bull and very gentle, will come to feed. (52) KG Justified Angus bull, should be a good many three-in-one packages by sale day — don’t miss these! All steer 7 choice Angus Plus and Brangus cows, coming with second calves by registered Angus or registered Brangus calves and have been worked. (13) bulls, one raising set of females, OCV, current on repro vaccinations and wormed, could have several pairs by 10 fancy, one raising set of true F-1 tigerstripe heifers, weight 1100 pounds, calve this fall by low birthweight Angus sale day. (53) bull, gentle, will come to feed. (14) 8 fancy Brangus baldy cows, long bred to registered Angus and registered Brangus bulls, coming with second calf, 5 one raising set of Hereford heifers, calve this fall by low birthweight Angus bull, gentle, easy to handle. (15) vaccinated with modified live vaccines, wormed, OCV. (54) 2 150 choice, open Brangus heifers, all one raising, weight 800 pounds, OCV, not be carrying any brands or earmarks, pairs — ¾ blood with first-calf at side by registered Hereford bull, all one raising, gentle, current on vaccinations. (55) will all have a Brangus Built eartag — this group of heifers will make someone a great set of momma cows, will 2 be sorted into uniform groups, coming off the Ricky McKinnerney Ranch. For pictures go to our website. (16) ¾ blood heifers, long bred to registered Hereford bull — one raising set, current on shots, gentle. (56) 3 open ¾ blood heifers, weight 600-700 pounds, gentle, ready to breed this fall. (57) 40 20 choice, open Brangus heifers, all one raising, tagged as Brangus Built, not be carrying any brands or earmarks, black and black whiteface pairs — first to third-calf cows, calves sired by Evans Farms bulls, running back with the OCV, ready for the bulls this spring, all come to feed, off of the AD McKinnerney Ranch. (17) same bulls, should be three-in-one packages by sale day, older calves have been worked and all have matching eartags, in good condition. (58) 22 25 choice, home-raised, open Brangus heifers, ready for the bulls, Brangus Built eartags, not be carrying any brands purebred Santa Gertrudis heifers, long bred to low birthweight Santa Gertrudis bull, polled, big, stout, could have or earmarks, consigned by McKinnerney Brangus. For pictures please to go our website. (18) ten to twelve calves by sale day — don’t miss these because they are hard to find females. (59) 6 Angus Plus heifers, long bred to registered low birthweight Angus bull, current on vaccinations, all one raising, 37 Angus pairs — 250-300 pound Angus sired calves at side, exposed back to 44 Farms registered Angus bulls, all could have several calves by sale day. (60) one raising, calves have been worked, third calves at side, (19) 4 fancy, open registered Brahman heifers, weight 800 pounds, fifteen to sixteen months old, all Hudgins bloodlines, 13 third-calf black mottlefaced pairs — Angus sired calves at side, exposed back to 44 Farms Angus bulls, calves all dehorned, OCV, papers will be transferred at buyer’s expense. (61) worked. (20) 30 choice, one raising set of open Angus heifers, weight 775 pounds, OCV, ready for the bulls. (62) 52 open Angus heifers, one raising set, big, stout, ready for the bulls — don’t miss this set if you are looking for open Martin-Bruni Cattle heifers to make cows. (63) 6th Annual Spring Female (And Herd Reduction) Offering 2 Brahman pairs — calves sired by Double Creek Farms Angus bulls, third calf at side, selling as open. (64) 2 Brahman cows, coming with third-calf out of Double Creek Farms Angus bulls, long bred. (65) 17 home-raised, multi-generation purebred Brinks Brangus heifers and cows, spring born black baldy bull calves at 2 tigerstripe pairs — with their first-calf at side, exposed back to a Braunvieh/Angus cross bull gentle, come to feed side by Martin-Bruni Hereford (goes back to Holden Ranch bloodlines) bulls, a few will be selling as long bred — and current on vaccinations. (66) 1/3 first-calf, 1/3 second-calf, 1/3 four to five years old, pairs will be selling back as open for the bull of our choice. 1 Angus Plus heifer, short bred to Braunvieh/Angus cross bull, gentle, come to feed. (67) (21) 12 one-raising set of second-calf F-1 cows, medium to long bred to Red Angus bull, gentle. (68) 30 super black baldies (Brangus / Hereford cross) first-calf heifers and young cows, bull calves at side by Martin- 12 one-raising set of Angus heifers with a few being black whiteface, weight 1000+ pounds, exposed to proven low Bruni Brangus and Hereford bulls, a few selling as long bred, pairs will be selling back as open so that you can birthweight Angus bull since December 17, should have calves in September, gentle. (69) breed them back to the bull of your choice — 1/3 first-calf, 1/3 second-calf and 1/3 four to five years old. (22) 10 one-raising set of Beefmaster cows, four to five years old, medium to long bred to RA Brown Red Angus bulls — 6 home-raised, Holden Line One Hereford first-calf heifers and second-calf cows, black baldy bull calves at side by the right kind and will fit any program. (70) Martin-Bruni Brangus bulls, pairs selling back as open so you can breed them back to the bull of your choice. (23) 5 true F-1 first-calf pairs — SimAngus calves at side, exposed back to SimAngus bull for a short time, all one rais- Note: ing. (71) In order to make room for the next generation of females, the Martin-Bruni Ranch is selling all spring calvers 3 true F-1 tigerstripe heifers, long bred to low birthweight Hereford or Brangus bulls, home-raised, very gentle. (72) with black baldy bull calves at side, all OCV, were given pre-calving vaccinations — this is great opportunity to 2 true F-1 tigerstripe pairs — RA Brown Red Angus sired calves at side, home-raised, running back with RA Brown buy some young productive females — you will like the quality — the Martin-Bruni consignments will sell at ap- Red Angus bull and should be three-in-one packages by sale day. (73) proximately 12 noon. 3 open F-1 tigerstripe heifers, sired by Hereford bulls and Brahman cows, fourteen to fifteen months old, 800+ 30 first-calf Angus along with a few baldies, Angus sired calves at side, selling as open so that you can breed them pounds, OCV, current on vaccinations. (74) to the bull of your choice, baldies will be sold separately from the Angus. (24) 44 black and black mottlefaced pairs — some having a touch of ear — set of first-calf pairs out of Oak Ridge Angus 30 Angus heifers along with a few baldies, bred to low birthweight Angus bulls for spring calving, gentle, will come to bulls and calves are sired by Oak Ridge bulls, hot wire broke, come to feed, extremely gentle, weight 1100-1125 feed, mates to the pairs above. (25) pounds, carrying matching eartags. (75) 20 one raising set of open, black whiteface heifers out of 44 Farms Angus bulls and Dudley Brothers Hereford cows 70 home-raised, second-calf cows, Angus and Angus baldies with a few red baldies and Charolais crosses, medium — a really nice set of momma cows that will last you a long time, OCV, weight 750 pounds. (26) bred to Angus bull, all be year branded, will be sorted into uniform groups according to kind. (76) 19 one raising set of open Beefmaster heifers, weight 700-800 pounds, solid red and red mottlefaced, will make a 5 fancy, first-calf Herford pairs — 2 registered, 3 commercial, Hereford calves at side, left open for the bull of your super set of calf raisers, OCV. (27) choice — a good set of Hereford pairs that will fit any program. (77) 38 choice, true F-1, open tigerstripe heifers, weight 600-750 pounds, all smooth headed, OCV, current on Pyramid 5 12 second-calf Hereford pairs — Hereford calves at side, left open for the bull of your choice — will be a good set to and worming, all one raising out of Hereford cows and Wilkins and KF Ranch Brahman bulls, sorted for sire. (28) fit an F-1 program. (78) 37 fancy, home-raised, black and black mottlefaced heifers, out of 44 Farms Angus bulls and Golden Certified tiger- 7 first-calf Charolais cross pairs — open, will come to feed. (79) stripe cows — 20 black, 17 black whiteface, weight 800+ pound — the front pasture kind. If you are looking for a 11 first-calf Angus pairs — Angus calves on the ground, selling back as open, will make a good set of momma cows, great set of momma cows that will last you a long time then don’t miss this group, OCV, extremely gentle. (29) gentle, easy to work. (80) 3 registered Beefmaster heifers, twenty-seven to twenty-eight months old, six to seven months bred to registered 19 choice, first-calf SimAngus pairs — Angus sired calves at side, selling back as open — if you are looking for a set Beefmaster bull from Steve Anderson, horn and cube broke, go back to Dream Catcher, Havana, Miss Bama and of calf raisers that will add value to your calf crop then don’t miss these! (81) the Vanna cow, home-raised. (30) 40 first-calf Angus or Angus baldies with a few red baldie pairs — Angus sired calves on the ground, gentle, will come 4 registered Beefmaster open heifers, home raised — (3) fifteen to sixteen months old, (1) thirteen months old, out to feed, pairs will be selling back as open for the bull of your choice, will be sorted into uniform groups according of Carter 8/6, C1086514, gentle, come to cubes. (31) to kind — a good set of young pairs. (82) 10 choice, open Brahman heifers, weight 900 pounds, clean of brands and earmarks, ready for the bulls. (32) 4 open true F-1 black heifers, weight 750 pounds, ready for the bulls. (83) 2 true, F-1 open heifers, weight 650 pounds, clean of brands and earmarks. (33) 2 home-raised, Angus pairs — first-calf, two with bull calves at side, by registered Angus bull (2BarC Jet Black son), 10 open horned Hereford heifers, weight 850 pounds, OCV, dehorned, ready for the bulls. (34) open, gentle, current on all shots (Cattlemaster 5 and Blackleg). (84) 18 open, true F-1 heifers, raised out of Hereford cows and gray Brahman bulls, not be carrying any brands or ear- 6 home-raised heifers, selling as open, OCV, weight 850-900 pounds, Cattlemaster 5, Blackleg shots, ready for the marks, ready for the bulls. (35) bull — a good set of Angus heifers out of registered stock, subject to registration at buyer’s expense. (85) 10 Angus cows, bred to calve in September and October by Angus bull, three to four years old (8) three year olds, (2) 6 choice, second-calf true F-1 tigerstripe cows, long bred to SimAngus bull, extremely gentle, weight 1150-1200 four year olds, coming off the Larry Donop Ranch, bred to a Broken Bow son, gentle. (36) pounds — the front pasture kind. (86) 5 one raising set of Angus heifers, 900-1000 pounds, exposed to low birthweight Angus bull since November 1, 7 third-calf crossbred cows — three with calves at side by SimAngus bull, four long bred to the same bull, gentle. gentle, will come to feed. 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2 Angus pairs — Angus calves at side, first-calf, exposed back to Angus bull, gentle, will come to feed. (88) 2 first-calf tigerstripe pairs — selling back as open for the bull of your choice, gentle, easy to handle. (105) 7 black whiteface heifers, long bred to Angus bulls, one-raising, gentle. (89) 2 first-calf tigerstripe pairs — choice calves at side that will average 400 pounds, running back with Hereford bull. 12 home-raised Hereford heifers, selling as exposed to solid black Corriente bull for 30 days, will come to feed. (90) (106) 5 choice, first-calf Beefmaster pairs — Beefmaster calves at side, running back with Beefmaster bull, selling as 4 tigerstripe cows, three to four years old, long bred to Brangus bull, gentle. (107) exposed. (91) 10 Angus pairs — three to five years old, Angus and Charolais cross calves at side, selling back as open. (108) 20 true F-1 open heifers, all one-raising out of Hereford cows and gray Brahman bulls, OCV, clean headed, not be 6 Charolais pairs — three to five years old, Charolais and Red Angus sired calves at side, selling back as open. carrying any brands or earmarks, ready for the bulls. (92) (109) 7 open gray Brahman heifers, OCV, not be carrying any brands or earmarks. (93) 10 choice, open Angus heifers, weight 825 pounds, OCV, gentle, will come to feed. (110) 3 open ¾ Brahman heifers, ready for the bulls this spring. (94) 5 open heifers, ¾ bloods, weight 850 pounds, OCV. (111) 5 home-raised Angus heifers, selling as open, OCV, weight 700 pounds, ready for the bull of your choice, good 4 club calf cows, two to four years old, sired by Daddy’s Money, Slider, Binze Factor and Dakota Gold, calve this fall shape, gentle. (95) by Simi bull or Smoke Bob son. (112) 29 Angus cows, short bred to Angus bulls, bulls were taken out the middle of January, three to four years old, home- 20 Hereford heifers, coming two years old, medium to long bred to registered Angus bull. (113) raised, will be a good set of young Angus cows, gentle, will come to feed. (96) 7 second-calf Hereford cows, long bred to Angus or Hereford bull. (114) 23 Angus heifers, short bred to low birthweight Angus bulls, home-raised, current on all shots, gentle, will come to 11 first-calf black pairs — running with Coates Ranch Hereford bulls. (115) feed. (97) 10 first-calf Angus Plus and Brangus pairs — Angus sired calves at side, running back with James Donop Angus 3 Brangus pairs — second calf at side by Zottarelli Ranch Brangus bulls, selling back as open for the bull of your bulls. (116) choice, very gentle set, OCV. (98) 10 Angus Plus and Brangus heifers, long bred to low birthweight James Donop Angus bulls. (117) 14 true F-1 heifers, five calves at side, balance long bred to Hereford bulls, all one raising set out of Brahman cows 2 open Angus heifers, long aged, ready for the bulls. (118) and Hereford bulls, pairs will be sold separately from the breds. (99) 7 open Angus heifers, all one raising, ready for the bulls, not be carrying any brands or earmarks. (119) 5 home-raised, true F-1 tigerstripe heifers, long bred to Angus bull, raised out of Hereford cows and Brahman bulls. 2 registered polled Hereford heifers, nineteen months old, selling short bred to Brahman bull, very gentle, papers (100) will be available on sale day. (120) 8 Angus and Angus Plus heifers, long bred to low birthweight registered Double Creek Angus bull, home raised, 5 Hereford cows, three to four years old, one cow is a registered polled, selling short bred to Brahman bull, gentle, gentle, will follow you anywhere. (101) home raised. (121) 2 first-calf purebred gray Brahman pairs — F-1 heifer calves at side, bred back to Hereford bull and will be three-in- 15 open horned Hereford heifers, weight 675 pounds, OCV, home raised. (122) one packages on sale day. (102) 10 open, home-raised, black whiteface heifers, weight 700 pounds, OCV. (123) 6 purebred gray Brahman heifers, long bred to either Brahman or Hereford bull, gentle, easy to handle. (103) 4 open true F-1 heifers — three chocolates and one tigerstripe, weight 700 pounds, OCV. (124) 4 first-calf Angus pairs — Angus calves at side, selling back as open, gentle. (104) 1 tigerstripe heifer, medium bred to proven low birthweight Brangus bull. (125)

The seller and buyer of the top-selling females will receive trophies. Also, a pair of boots will be awarded in a drawing to a consignor and a buyer in the sale donated by Capital Farm Credit and Harry’s. If you are unable to attend the sale, you can use the online auction for the sale or give us a call and we can assist you with your purchases. EASTER HOLIDAY SCHEDULE — NO SALE — Monday, April 5 @ Mason SPECIAL BULL OFFERING Thursday, April 8 @ 10 A.M. | San Saba In Conjunction With The Regular Sale. Bulls Will Sell At 10 A.M. Plan Now To Attend. Bulls Will Be Fertility Tested, Meet Trich Requirements And Ready To Go To Work. Featuring ... STS Registered Ranger Angus — Hickory Sand Brangus Ranch — MW Hereford Ranch Over 110 Bulls Consigned — Books Are Closed Consignment Includes: 46 Hereford • 28 Angus • 22 Brangus • 6 Red Angus • 6 Brahman • 4 Limousin • 3 Maine • 2 Irish Black Bulls • 20 choice, registered, virgin Angus bulls, eighteen to nineteen months old — registered herd was started • 4 virgin registered Hereford bulls, consigned by LJ LeTourneau and Kelly Jacobs, a product of embryo about ten years ago with a lot of Gardiner influenced genetics, papers will be transferred by owner, all transfer and sired by Playmaker 22C, fourteen months old, in good turn out condition. (9) freeze branded for identification, very good stout set of bulls, coming from the STS Ranger Registered • 2 virgin Irish Black bulls, coming off Langenburg Livestock, eighteen to thirty months old, in excellent Ranch (Stran Smith and Jay Foster). For EPD’s and videos of the bulls please go to our website. (1) condition, ready to go to work. (10) • 10 virgin Brangus bulls, coming off Hickory Sand Ranch, twelve to fifteen months old, five registered and • 10 virgin, registered Brangus bulls, coming off E3 Ranch, 2 to 2½ years old, big, stout, ready to go to work, five commercial, go back to mostly Three D and Hannibal bloodlines, excellent condition — the right kind, papers will be available on sale day for the registered bulls. (2) seller will transfer papers at buyer’s request. (11) • 20 virgin, registered Hereford bulls, coming two years old, coming from MW Hereford Ranch of Richland • 3 virgin, registered Red Angus bulls, fourteen to seventeen months old, ready to turn out, papers avail- Springs, range raised to work for you, go back to MW and W4 genetics, ready to go to work. (3) able on sale day, well structured, good on their feet, will be balanced, coming from the Bragg Red Angus • 3 virgin horned Hereford bulls, seventeen months old, all sired by BR Gold 7004 and an outstanding Ranch. (12) Barber Ranch bull, stout, extremely gentle, all half brothers, consigned by Tom Dean Hereford in Robert • 3 registered Red Angus bulls, 3½ years old, originated from the Mushrush Ranch in Kansas, current Lee, Texas. (4) owner has kept replacement heifers out of these bulls and unable to continue to use the bulls, have not • 6 registered horned Hereford bulls, just past two years old, virgins, consigned by John Bankin in Bridge been on cows since August, really good set of bulls, papers available and can be seen on our website City, Texas. (5) • 8 along with EPD’s, consigned by McWilliams Ranch. (13) virgin Hereford bulls — four horned and four polled, consigned by Bobby Matus in Vernon, Texas, out • 3 of Carpe Diem son and the cows go back to Made Right — will be a good set of commercial bulls. (6) virgin, black Maine bulls, coming from Bob Miller, fourteen to thirty-six months, in excellent condition, • 8 virgin, registered Angus bulls, twenty to twenty-two months old, out of Prophet K263, Ramesses 9551, ready to go to work. (14) Enhance, Monumental and Cowboy Up. EPD’s will be available on sale day, consigned by Schaefer • 4 registered Brahman bulls, two years old, consigned by Big Drop Ranch, virgin, ready to be turned out. Farms in Clarendon, Texas. (7) (15) • 2 registered Brangus bulls, seventeen to eighteen months old, virgin, gentle, current on vaccinations, • 2 registered Brahman bulls, three years old, consigned by Schneider Brahmans, virgin, low birthweight, consigned by Bar 17 Ranch. (8) one gray, other black, papers transferred at buyer’s expense. (16) For details on the bull sale or online viewing / bidding info, please call or visit our website. SPECIAL BULL OFFERING Thursday, April 29 @ 10 A.M. | San Saba In Conjunction With The Regular Sale. Bulls Will Sell At 10 A.M. Plan Now To Attend. Bulls Will Be Fertility Tested, Meet Trich Requirements And Ready To Go To Work. Books Are Closed! For Details On The Bull Sale Or Online Viewing / Bidding Info, Please Call Or Visit Our Website.

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Jordan Enterprises General Terms and Conditions, which are incorporated by reference and can be located at www.jordancattle.com Ken and Kynda Jordan — Owners and Operators Jeffrey Osbourn — Jody Osbourn — Bart Larremore Weekly Sales Held At 11:00 A.M. — Monday: Mason | Thursday: San Saba San Saba: 325/372-5159 www.jordancattle.com Mason: 325/347-6361 Page 6 Livestock Weekly April 1, 2021 newal process, grazing fl ex- was able to get their Wash- groups. ASI also worked to saddening when we know that ibility on Forest Service and ington fl y-in done just before seek support for WS’s through what we do is such a benefi t to BLM permits necessary because COVID shut down the world. additional appropriations. those federal lands.” ASI’s Resource Council Reviews of the shortage of herders due to They had the last meetings at “A lot of the counties that Then there is the litigation travel restrictions from COVID. the Department of Interior, at typically cost share those ser- involving the delisting of the There is also a list of active litiga- EPA and USDA, before those vices took a tremendous hit gray wolf in the Lower 48 for 2020 Efforts, Plans for 2021 tion the Western Resources Legal agencies shut down and the work because of COVID,” Adams which ASI is collaborating By Colleen Schreiber sociation’s resource council. 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The top five predators life Research Center for CWD listen to some of the NGO groups ated with livestock. In 2015, problem, he said. That same cally to the brain and central that were involved in livestock research. Additionally, WS’s on the other side. it jumped from 12 to 111 and funding has been renewed for nervous system. Doing so depredation with sheep were the received a $1 million increase “The NGOs all talk about last year it jumped to 149. this fi scal year. causes the animals to first usual suspects: coyotes, moun- to continue support for feral the non-lethal tools, like it’s a “This is going to continue Dr. Katherine Horak, re- become unconscious and then tain lions, black bear, red fox swine eradication efforts. silver bullet. We all know that to be an ongoing issue, and search toxicologist for NWRC, succumb. 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Specifically, Horak has was made to forego further an additional $2.3 million, services to reduce confl ict with the biggest bang for the buck.” provide assistance and reduce been doing research on PAPP research on sodium nitrite and part of which is dedicated to large carnivores, Suckow said. Another big issue is the confl ict. With that money in and sodium nitrite both of which focus exclusively on PAPP. developing and implement- Assistance was provided to growing depredation problem combination with the non- causes methemoglobinemia, See Resource ing Chronic Wasting Disease 12 states including Arizona, with grizzlies, particularly in lethal money, five new em- a reduction in the amount of Continued On Page 8 Saturday, April 10, 2021 12:00 Noon Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Co. Groesbeck, Texas (Located 2 miles east of Groesbeck on Hwy. 164) 1,250 Head of Quality Replacement Females Including Pairs, Bred Cows, Bred & Open Heifers, Certifi ed F1’s, True F1’s, Brangus, Hereford, Brahman and other premium quality replacements. This is a very choice set of replacement cattle consigned by leading commercial ranches throughout Texas. Cattle will be palpated and sold in uniformly sorted groups to fi t any cattleman’s needs. 19. 40-Brangus open heifers, these 800 lb. heifers are as uniform as they 39. 5-True F-1 B X H fi rst-calf heifer pairs with a popping good set of 44 come, showing the perfect amount of ear and navel to make a fancy set Farms sired Angus calves. These cattle are deep and long, and the of Brangus cows. Ready to breed this spring. quality is just great! 20. 30-True F-1 B X H open heifers, out of a stout set of purebred Gray 40. 15-Brangus Baldy open heifers, these 800 lb. heifers are really uniform Brahman cows and sired by W4 Ranch Hereford bulls. Heifers are weigh- with navel and ear, deep sided and ready to breed this spring. ing 800 lbs. and ready to put with the bulls. 41. 10-5 Brangus and 5 Brangus Baldy open heifers weighing 825 lbs. Two 1. 26-True F-1 Brahman X Hereford fi rst-calf heifer pairs, selling with 90 21. 23-ABBA Golden Certifi ed F-1 B X H fi rst-calf heifer pairs, from a long- matched sets in this group, ready to breed this spring. to 120 day-old 44 Farms Angus calves at side. A real powerful set with time consignor who always brings his best, all sired by W4 Ranch Hereford 42. 3-True F-1 B X H three-year old pairs, out of a stout set of Registered an outstanding set of market topping calves, these females have been bulls. Selling with 60 to 90 day old Angus sired calves at side. Brahman cows and sired by W4 Ranch Hereford bull, selling with Angus exposed back to 44 Farms bulls for 45 days. 22. 18-Brangus fi rst calf heifer pairs selling with 60 to 90 day old 44 Farms calves at side. 2. 31-True F-1 B X H open heifers all sired by J.D. Hudgins Brahman bulls. Angus sired calves at side. A top offering of these 1150 lb. females with 43. 9-True F-1 B X H open heifers, a very uniform set of these 750 lb. These are a fancy set very uniform weighing 800 lbs. plus and just right great udders, excellent disposition and powerful set of black calves. females, all are ready to breed this spring. to put with the bulls. 23. 38-True F-1 B X H three-year-old pairs, selling with 44 Farms sired 44. 11-True F-1 B X H fi rst-calf heifer pairs, a set of real standouts with 3. 22-True F-1 B X Angus fi rst-calf heifer pairs with 44 Farms Angus sired Angus calves at side and exposed back. Hard to fi nd second-calf cows 60 to 90 day-old Angus calves at side. A very uniform set of these calves at side. These will sell as 3-N-1s, all are bred back to 44 Farms of this quality with a powerful set of these black calves. Cows have been females, weighing 1150 lbs. with a powerful set of black calves. Don’t bulls for fall calves. What a stout set, perfect udders, and a premium exposed back for 60 days to 44 Farms bulls. miss these! set of calves. 24. 10-Brangus fi rst-calf heifer pairs, selling with 60 to 90 day-old Angus 45. 8-True F-1 B X H open heifers, take a look at this fancy set with lots of 4. 30-Purebred Gray Brahman heifers selling exposed for 60 days to J.D calves at side. This very uniform group will be a great addition to any eye appeal weighing 800 lbs. at sale time. All are sired by J.D. Hudgins Hudgins Brahman bulls. These are big boned, growthy females that cowherd. Weighing 1150 lbs., lots of eye appeal. bulls and out of a Northern bred set of Hereford cows. are 18 to 20 months of age. Quality is outstanding within this group of 25. 13-Purebred Gray Brahman open heifers, these fancy set of baby dolls 46. 14-Registered Brahman Open heifers, a fancy set of these 17 to 20 cow-makers. combine it all. Lots of depth, breed character along with quality that will month old females with just the right age to breed this spring. Great dis- 5. 5-True F-1 B X H fi rst-calf pairs, selling with Ohlde Angus sired calves at suit any cowman. A great addition to any Brahman cowherd. position combined with outstanding pedigrees, make these the perfect side. A real uniform set with great udders, these are big 1200 lb. females 26. 8-True F-1 B X H fi rst-calf heifer pairs, matched up with a stout set of addition to your registered cowherd. with lots of eye appeal. Angus sired calves at side. Sired by J.D. Hudgins bulls, these girls have 47. 7-ABBA Certifi ed F-1 B X Angus open heifers, don’t miss this fancy 6. 15-Super Baldy fi rst-calf heifer pairs, these females are out of an out- perfect udders and a great disposition. Weighing 1150 lbs. set of black half-bloods. Heifers weighing 850 lbs. and ready to breed standing set of F-1 B X H cows and sired by Black Water and Mound 27. 6-Registered Brahman open heifers, these are real show stoppers, this spring. Creek Brangus bulls. Deep bodied females with lots of depth and rib. deep bodied fancy kind that are a great addition to any registered cow- 48. 3-ABBA Certifi ed F-1 B X H fi rst-calf heifer pairs selling with Angus Angus sired calves at side. herd. Heifers are 15 and 16 months of age, the quality just doesn’t get calves at side. Perfect udders and great disposition on this 3 head pack- 7. 50-True F-1 B X H open heifers, these 800 lb. heifers are ready to turn much better! age. Don’t miss ‘em! out with the bulls. All sired by V8 Ranch Brahman bulls, the quality is over 28. 18-ABBA Golden Certifi ed F-1 B X Angus fi rst-calf heifer pairs, a 49. 15-Brangus fi rst-calf heifer pairs, all sired by Drew Ranch Registered the top. Will sort into several very uniform groups to sell. premier set of the V8 Ranch sired females with lots of depth and eye Brangus selling with Brangus sired calves at side. These stout females 8. 10-True F-1 B X Angus open heifers, very uniform set, lots of eye appeal. appeal. Angus sired calves at side 60 to 90 days old. are deep bodied cattle with lots of eye appeal. Heifers are 14 and 15 months of age and just right to breed this spring. 29. 33-Purebred Gray Brahman open heifers, a real eye catching set of 50. 40-Purebred Brahman cows selling with 60 to 90 day-old F-1 calves 9. 14-Purebred Gray Brahman heifers, these 15 and 16 month old females these long age growthy heifers that carry lots of bone and depth of body. at side. This is a really top offering of four and fi ve year-old producing carry all the breed character you could ask for, deep bodied, long with The right size and age to put with the bulls this spring. Brahman cows with an outstanding set of Hereford sired calves. Hard to that real beefy look to them. 30. 32-Brangus and Brangus Baldy three and four-year old pairs, these fi nd item selling right in the middle of their prime producing years. 10. 23-Angus and Angus Baldy fi rst-calf heifer pair, a real powerful set of 1200 lb. second-calf cows offer it all, selling with 60 to 90 day-old Brangus 51. 5-Bred Brangus heifers selling 7 and 8 months to LBW Angus bulls. these straight English breed females selling with Angus sired calves at sired calves at side. All the work has been done here on this proven set These 1100 lb. heifers have calves coming right away and their quality of calf raisers. side. These cattle go back to years of Gardiner genetics being utilized is the best. 31. 6-ABBA Certifi ed F-1 B X H open heifers, this fancy set puts it all within this herd of cattle. Performance bred! 52. 3-Registered Brahman three and four-year olds selling bred to Reg- together, conformation, eye appeal and great disposition. Heifers weigh 11. 15-Registered Brahman open heifers, a great addition to any registered istered Brahman bull. 850 lbs. and are ready to put with the bulls. cowherd, these females carry a lot of V8 breeding through their pedigree 53. 6-True F-1 B X H open heifers, a front pasture set of these 800 lb. 32. 17-Brangus heifers selling bred 6 to 8 months to Low Birth Weight and the quality shows it. heifers, matched and very uniform. Ready for the bulls now. 12. 12-True F-1 B X H open heifers, a very uniform set of these matched Brangus bulls. These 1000 lb. plus heifers are the rancher’s kind, deep 54. 20-ABBA Certifi ed and Golden Certifi ed F-1 B X H fi rst-calf heifer pairs, 850 lb. females, all sired by V8 Ranch Brahman bulls. Ready to breed bodied cattle with lots of bone. lots of quality through this fancy group selling with 60 to 90 day-old Angus this spring! 33. 4-Black Baldy fi rst calf heifer pairs, these F-1 Angus X Hereford females sired calves at side. These cattle combine it all, deep sided with lots of 13. 43-Purebred Gray Brahman heifers, selling exposed to Angus bulls. will catch your eye with a top set of Angus sired calves at side. If you’re volume. Don’t miss this set of standouts! A top set of these long age 17 to 20 month-old females with outstanding looking for quality, along with a very gentle set, these are the ones! 55. 133-True F-1 B X H open heifers, don’t miss this large offering of heifers, quality. These heifers combine it all, great disposition along with that 34. 16-True F-1 B X Angus four and fi ve year-old pairs, these proven all off of one ranch, out of a stout Hereford cowherd and sired by Hudgins perfect breed character. cows are selling with 250 lb. plus Angus sired calves at side and will be and V8 Brahman bulls. This is the entire heifer calf crop that will sort into 14. 48-True F-1 B X H fi rst-calf heifer pairs, a hand selected set of these exposed back to Angus bulls. chocolate colored F-1s selling with a stout set of Angus sired calves at 35. 7-Purebred Brahman heifers, selling bred 6 to 8 months to J.D. Hudgins several very uniform groups of 8 to 10 head in each. Heifers are in the side. These are deep sided cattle, lots of volume to them. Brahman bulls. A big stout set of females with lots of breed character and best of condition weighing 800 lbs. The quality runs deep here. 15. 8-Brangus fi rst-calf heifer pairs, what a stout set of these 1150 lb. depth of body. Don’t miss this fancy addition to your cowherd! 56. 4-Registered Hereford heifers selling bred to LBW Registered Brah- females, selling with 60 to 90 day old Angus sired calves at side. 36. 6-ABBA Certifi ed B X Angus heifers, selling bred 3 months for fall man bull. 16. 16-True F-1 B X H open heifers, fancy and ready to breed this spring. calves to LBW Angus bull. A real fancy set of these 1000 lb. females, 57. 4-Registered Hereford heifers selling bred with sexed semen by Mr. These heifers are matched and have a great disposition weighing 850 matched to perfection. Kallion 1352, two are pairs now. lbs. 37. 3-ABBA Certifi ed F-1 B X Angus fi rst-calf heifer pairs, selling with 60 58. 6-True F-1 B X H heifers, fancy set of these matched heifers, sired by 17. 22-Brangus and Brangus Mott open heifers, hand selected weighing to 90 day-old Angus sired calves at side. Quality and great disposition is W4 Rach Hereford bulls, heifers weigh 750 lbs. 800 lbs., these females are ready to breed this spring. These are some combined in this small group. 59. 5-True F-1 B X H fi rst-calf heifer pairs, selling with Angus sired calves. of the front pasture kind. 38. 24-True F-1 B X H fi rst-calf heifer pairs, a real fancy offering of these J.D. Quality is the best and the disposition on this set is just the great. If you’re 18. 25-True F-1 B X H fi rst-calf heifer pairs, these 1150 lb. females come Hudgins sired heifers, selling with 44 Farms Angus sired calves. Heifers looking for a real gentle group, these are the ones. with quality combined with outstanding disposition, selling with 60 to 90 truly have the best disposition and are all just standouts in the pasture. 60. 4-Registered Brahman heifers selling exposed to Registered Brahman day old Angus calves at side. Their deep sided cattle with lots of volume. bull for 60 days. Don’t miss them! 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She’s testing the effi cacy of She also told participants Biden also signed an execu- now is going to be short, and to develop a plan that enables “We feel like PAPP is the PAPP but then also the amount that up to this point the coyotes tive order calling for a review we’ll get to get on with life, but quicker and better response dur- most likely successful toxicant of the dose has to be tested were given the PAPP dose on of any new or pending rules whatever the case should not af- ing these kinds of disasters. for us to register,” said Horak. given that the M44 device an empty stomach. She has initiated during the Trump fect us in our process where we Another initiative is one That decision was based can’t deliver more toxicant to since moved to giving the dose administration. That included are,” Oliver told participants. that’s been talked about a lot on a couple of specifi c is- a bigger coyote; the dose is of PAPP in a meatball since it’s such things as the Forest Ser- Referring specifi cally to the that of targeted grazing, which sues. First, she pointed out the same for all sizes. It also not realistic for the animals vice range handbook directives FS’s range handbook and the involves the use of livestock to that the amount of sodium obviously has to be humane. to pull the M44 on an empty revisions and BLM grazing public process input, he said that reduce fuel loads and also to nitrite required for success Thus far, the research is only stomach. The plan is to con- regs. Glover told participants there’s already been a lot of input, reduce invasive and noxious simply would not fi t in an at the pen trial level. However, tinue this research for another that all conversations, be it but some have asked for more weeds on federal lands. M44 device. Secondly, there there were no toxic symptoms year and then shift the focus those involving legislation time given that it’s been 30 Kimberly Hackett, senior are other countries which that weren’t anticipated. into developing an antidote. or regulatory changes will years since the last revision. natural Resources specialist at already have PAPP as a regis- “That’s encouraging and it An antidote for non-targets come back to one question, Oliver also mentioned the the Bureau of Land Management, and for humans is necessary in what does it mean for the cli- “tough” fire season which told participants that their grazing order to ensure a long life for the mate? She pointed specifi cally displaced a lot of permittees. regs are still a priority. toxicant once its registered, she to President Biden’s execu- He acknowledged that the FS “It is not dead,” she assured. explained. 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State University, and bache- named director of the Texas vice as a sheep and goat spe- AgriLife Extension staff focused on livestock guardian facilitate the transfer of knowl- dogs to prevent predation. Notably, Redden has worked lor’s degree in animal science A&M AgriLife Research and cialist in 2015. He grew up on with other AgriLife Extension from Texas A&M University. Extension Center at San An- a diversifi ed ranch in Utopia, edge in agriculture, family and “All of these are strategic gelo effective March 1. He where his family raised sheep, consumer sciences, wildlife will have a split appointment goats and cattle. His passion management, and 4-H youth between Research and Exten- for small ruminants derived programs throughout West STOCKER COW & HEIFER SPECIAL sion in this role. from raising and showing club Texas. The center serves as Redden has served as part- lambs leading to his pursuit headquarters for the 23 coun- Wednesday, APRIL 14 — 2 P.M. time interim center director of higher education in animal ties in AgriLife Extension’s since early last year. science with an emphasis on West Central District. 40 red Brahman cows, two to five years old, pairs and heavy breds. “Dr. Redden brings a pas- small ruminants. “My goals are to work with 20 red Brahman heifers, all exposed to red Brahman bulls. sion for his research work in As center director, Red- our scientists to continue the 8 gray Brahman heifers, dehorned, exposed to black Corriente and gray Brahman small ruminants into his new den will oversee faculty and traditions of what the centers role as center director along researchers at both the San have been known for, such as bulls. with his service on several na- Angelo center and the Texas small ruminants, rangelands 8 Brahman cross heifers, dehorned, exposed to gray Brahman and Corriente tional committees and boards,” A&M AgriLife Research Center and animal fi ber,” Redden said. bulls. said Patrick J. Stover, Ph.D., at Sonora. Redden will continue “But also, to be responsive to vice-chancellor of Texas A&M active research and extension the environmental and social 19 open tigerstripes — Brahman cross heifers — 500-700 pounds, open. AgriLife, dean of the College programming in his new split changes that shift the need for 15 gray Brahman cows, calving now, dehorned, bred Hudgins bulls. scientific and technological of Agriculture and Life Sci- appointment with the agencies. For Consignment Updated List Or To Consign Cattle Call: ences and director of Texas “My life’s work has been advancement of agriculture A&M AgriLife Research. “We focused on the sheep and goat and natural resource manage- Stephenville Cattle Company are excited to have Dr. Redden industry, so to lead the San ment in West Central Texas. 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Steers: No. 3 package 225 lbs. $110; AUCTION shredder; Lilliston eight-row 1 400-450 lbs. $198.43, 450- medium and large No. 1 300- 500 lbs. $180.98, 500-550 heifers: medium and large No. cultivator; Hamby eight-row 350 lbs. $192.43, 350-400 lbs. 1 350-400 lbs. $139.00, 400- stalk cutter; 2006 Chevrolet lbs. $180.34, 550-600 lbs. $183.64, 400-450 lbs. $173.39, 21ST ANNUAL GAINES CO. $169.11, 600-650 lbs. $167.26, 450 lbs. $135.51, 450-500 lbs. cargo van; 2002 Toyota car; 650-700 lbs. $159.69, 700-750 450-500 lbs. $168.26, 500-550 $132.77, 500-550 lbs. $129.75, antiques; welders; trucks; lbs. $152.80, 750-800 lbs. lbs. $158.14, 550-600 lbs. 550-600 lbs. $124.31, 600- FARMERS AUCTION $153.72, 600-650 lbs. $145.67, trailers; lawnmowers; just $145.35, 800-850 lbs. $140.56, 650 lbs. $117.43, 650-700 lbs. to list a few; keep tabs on 650-700 lbs. $142.94; heifers: $115.14, 700-750 lbs. $110.85. 850-900 lbs. $134.71, 900-950 Saturday, APRIL 3 — 10:00 A.M. our website for updates as lbs. $130.91, 950-1000 lbs. medium and large No. 1 300- Florida 3900 head. Steers: 350 lbs. $155.56, 350-400 LOCATION: nine miles west of Seminole, Texas on 62/180 to FM equipment arrives!! $124.33; dairy steers: large No. medium and large No. 1 300- 1757 then north four miles, north (Old Pioneer Gin Yard) 3 450-500 lbs. $106.32, 500- lbs. $152.70, 400-450 lbs. 350 lbs. $187.08, 400-450 lbs. 550 lbs. $102.22, 550-600 lbs. $149.58, 450-500 lbs. $146.76, $170.29, 450-500 lbs. $164.31, LIVE AND ONLINE BIDDING FOR THIS AUCTION, PLEASE REGISTER $103.24, 650-700 lbs. $86.72; 500-550 lbs. $137.49, 550- 550-600 lbs. $149.19; heifers: FOR ONLINE EARLY AT: http://bhrauction.hibid.com/auctions heifers: medium and large No. 600 lbs. $132.42, 600-650 lbs. medium and large No. 1 200- Quality consignments are welcome until Thursday April 1 at 5:00 P.M. $126.91, 650-700 lbs. $122.78. 432/788-7879 1 400-450 lbs. $162.96, 450- 250 lbs. $170.85, 250-300 lbs. NO SMALL ITEMS OR TIRES WILL BE ACCEPTED!!! 500 lbs. $157.14, 500-550 lbs. Mississippi 3800 head. $165.98, 300-350 lbs. $161.57, www.bhrauctions.com $150.56, 550-600 lbs. $148.66, Steers: medium and large No. 350-400 lbs. $153.30, 400- Auction License: #15425 600-650 lbs. $146.42, 650- 1 250-300 lbs. $179.50, 300- 450 lbs. $143.78, 450-500 lbs. 700 lbs. $138.21, 700-750 lbs. 350 lbs. $173.68, 350-400 lbs. $139.12, 500-550 lbs. $134.21, 526 FM 1757 Seminole, Texas $136.51, 750-800 lbs. $131.54, $168.28, 400-450 lbs. $164.23, 550-600 lbs. $120.25. 800-850 lbs. $130.17, 850-900 450-500 lbs. $160.51, 500-550 lbs. $121.71. lbs. $153.31, 550-600 lbs. North Dakota 8400 head. $146.61, 600-650 lbs. $137.38, Steers: medium and large No. 700-750 lbs. $129.44; heifers: 1 450-500 lbs. $169.40, 500- medium and large No. 1 250- 550 lbs. $178.81, 550-600 300 lbs. $139.83, 300-350 lbs. lbs. $169.39, 600-650 lbs. $138.86, 350-400 lbs. $140.47, $161.68, 650-700 lbs. $149.96, 700-750 lbs. $146.36, 750-800 400-450 lbs. $137.52, 450- REPLACEMENT FEMALE SALE lbs. $141.61, 800-850 lbs. 500 lbs. $136.48, 500-550 lbs. $137.35, 850-900 lbs. $135.74, $130.30, 550-600 lbs. $128.45, 900-950 lbs. $131.45; heifers: 600-650 lbs. $121.16. medium and large No. 1 350- Alabama 7500 head. Steers: 400 lbs. $153.82, 400-450 medium and large No. 1 350- lbs. $160.64, 450-500 lbs. 400 lbs. $168.37, 400-450 lbs. $155.93, 500-550 lbs. $152.21, $162.28, 450-500 lbs. $160.39, 550-600 lbs. $149.12, 600- 500-550 lbs. $150.08, 550-600 650 lbs. $146.31, 650-700 lbs. lbs. $142.49, 600-650 lbs. $138.60, 700-750 lbs. $133.55, $138.33, 650-700 lbs. $134.60, 750-800 lbs. $126.63, 800-850 700-750 lbs. $124.79; heifers: lbs. $126.88. medium and large No. 1 350- Montana 800 head. Steers: 400 lbs. $141.94, 400-450 lbs. medium and large No. 1 500- $137.34, 450-500 lbs. $132.85, Saturday, APRIL 17 550 lbs. $172.87, 550-600 500-550 lbs. $132.66, 550- lbs. $162.52, 600-650 lbs. 600 lbs. $127.73, 600-650 lbs. Sale Time: 11 A.M. $160.21, 700-750 lbs. $143.42; $123.02, 650-700 lbs. $118.72, heifers: medium and large No. 700-750 lbs. $104.68. Pearsall, Texas 1 450-500 lbs. $166.03, 500- 550 lbs. $158.01, 550-600 lbs. (Easy Access On and Off IH-35 South — Exit 99 — Pearsall) $143.27, 600-650 lbs. $142.56, 650-700 lbs. $131.84, 750-800 EARLY CONSIGNMENTS INCLUDE: lbs. $129.84. RAINE Washington 500 head. 50 F-1 Braford heifers, 800-900 pounds, really nice set, running back with low birthweight Angus bulls since Steers: medium and large No. Tank & Fabrication December 1, will be preg checked by sale time. 1-2 550-600 lbs. $172.49, 600- 105 Brangus heifers, fancy set, 800-900 pounds, running with low birthweight Whitworth Angus bulls since 650 lbs. $165.69. 5000 GALLON Virginia 3400 head. Steers: December 1, will be preg checked before sale time. medium and large No. 1-2 WATER TANKS 50 F-1 Braford heifers, 750-900 pounds, running on oats with low birthweight Angus bulls since December 450-500 lbs. $155.80, 500- For Potable Water 550 lbs. $161.92, 550-600 lbs. 1, outstanding set of heifers. $155.70, 600-650 lbs. $151.92, Or Stock Tanks 63 Brangus heifers, exposed to Brangus bulls since December 15, nice, gentle set of heifers, 725-825 Larger Tanks 650-700 lbs. $145.62, 700-750 pounds. lbs. $140.98, 750-800 lbs. Available In $131.96, 800-850 lbs. $126.46; Increments Of 23 Brangus baldy heifers, same set as above. heifers: medium and large No. 500 Gallons 12 Brangus baldy heifers, running with Angus bulls since December 15, 800 pounds. 1 400-450 lbs. $142.41, 500- All tanks coated in-side for potable water 550 lbs. $138.19, 550-600 lbs. and meet fire safety codes. 20 F-1 heifers, bred to calve this spring, 900-1000 pounds, nice set. $134.33, 650-700 lbs. $129.33. Custom Fabrication Work 30 Brangus and Angus Plus cows, calving this fall, AIed to 44 Farms Angus bulls, nice group of your cows, South Carolina 1800 head. All Types Of Containment Vessels, Water, Steers: medium and large No. Fuel, Food Grade Compartments three to four years old. 1-2 300-350 lbs. $158.71, 350- 3 F-1 Brangus heifers, twelve to fourteen months old. 400 lbs. $157.50, 400-450 lbs. $157.42; heifers: medium and OVERHEAD FEED 120 Brahman cross heifers, ½ to ¾ blood, OCV, really nice set of South Texas cow making heifers, 600-700 large No. 1-2 300-350 lbs. STORAGE BINS pounds. $132.10, 350-400 lbs. $131.50, 38 first-calf pairs — F-1 Brahman cross and Braford. 400-450 lbs. $128.26, 450-500 10 Ton — $5500 lbs. $126.31, 500-550 lbs. 26 pairs — three to five years old, Braford, Beefmaster and Brangus. $124.07, 550-600 lbs. $123.35. 15 Ton — $6000 30 second-calf Braford cows, fifteen with big calves, should be bred back to Charolais bulls, other fifteen North Carolina 5000 head. 20 Ton — $6600 Steers: medium and large No. 1 bred to calve this fall to Charolais bulls — really nice set. 450-500 lbs. $172.87, 550-600 25 Ton — $7000 10 Brahman heifers, one raising set, 700-800 pounds, open, ready for bulls, dehorned, OCV. lbs. $162.48; heifers: medium and large No. 1 600-650 lbs. 30 Ton — $7500 17 Brahman heifers, 650-750 pounds, OCV, gentle. $130.28, 700-750 lbs. $120.91. 35 Ton — $8000 5 Angus Plus pairs — big calves, running back with Hereford and Angus bulls, four to five years old. Kentucky 18,700 head. Delivery Charge 13 ½ to ¾ blood Brahman cross pairs — three to five years old. Steers: medium and large No. Quoted Separately 1-2 250-300 lbs. $166.60, 300- All Tanks Coated, 35 Angus Plus and crossbred cows, three to five years old, bred to calve in the fall. 350 lbs. $171.30, 350-400 lbs. Primered and Painted $171.50, 400-450 lbs. $167.39, 20 second or third calf F-1, Brangus and Brahman cross pairs — will be some three-in-one packages. 450-500 lbs. $162.43, 500-550 20 Brahman pairs — three to eight years old, Brahman calves at side. lbs. $154.35, 550-600 lbs. THE SHUTTLE 15 crossbred pairs — three to six years old, Angus calves at side, good set of ranch cows. $152.68, 600-650 lbs. $141.93, 650-700 lbs. $139.60, 700-750 BUGGY 35 first or second calf Brangus and Braford cows, several calves on the ground, balance heavy bred. lbs. $130.68, 750-800 lbs. 3 registered Santa Gertrudis bulls, two years old. $126.85, 800-850 lbs. $124.49, 850-900 lbs. $120.00; dairy 1 registered Santa Gertrudis bulls, four years old. steers: large No. 3 400-450 lbs. 5 Charolais bulls, sixteen to eighteen months old. $113.08, 450-500 lbs. $104.56, 600-650 lbs. $108.40; heifers: 1 Charolais bull, two years old. medium and large No. 1-2 250- 8 Hereford bulls, eighteen to twenty-four months old. 300 lbs. $151.37, 300-350 lbs. $146.10, 350-400 lbs. $146.86, 400-450 lbs. $139.29, 450-500 Seven-ton capacity, 11 hp Honda motor For More Information Contact: lbs. $137.17, 500-550 lbs. with blower, 25 ft. stainless steel hose, 400 pounds per minute. 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Hedging Consultant Shares Tool basics of a cattle hedging tool, proved it could.” always pointing fi ngers. “A bull’s eye is needed in or- which he developed using that Upon graduation, he went “It’s time for us to look in der to be able to hit the target,” specifi c market action, how the to work for Cactus Feeders the mirror, get some fi re in our he explained. Developed In 1983, Works Today market closed two days following where he was hired, in part, belly, get a thicker skin, take Pluhar also told participants By Colleen Schreiber what was expected. Darwin the release of the COF report. to analyze the COF report and the reins and get control of our that the entirety of one’s line of VIA WEBINAR — Every Pluhar, proprietor of Diamond The “Cattle On Feed Indica- the market action before and own destiny,” said Pluhar. credit does not have to be used tor,” is the second of two hedging after. To do so, Pluhar used He also contended that most annually, and he suggested only third Friday of the month, M Bar Livestock Futures and cattlemen have an extremely buy cattle when the economics USDA’s National Ag Statistics Consulting based in Canyon, tools that Pluhar has introduced approximately 100 different to the ranching public. He intro- alternatives to ultimately add expensive hobby in that few dictate, they be bought. Addi- Service issues the Cattle On says that what’s most impor- are consistently profi table. He tionally, before buying, have two Feed report. tant about that report is what duced the “Seven and 13-day value to the bottom line. Later, Moving Average Combina- as director of hedging opera- acknowledged the volatility of years of forage or grain either on Most in the cattle industry occurs on the second trading the market, noting that in the hand or the price locked in or use the report in a traditional day after it is released. Specifi - tion” to producers a couple of tions, he was asked to develop years ago. He developed both a formula agreement with a past 5.5 years, cattle feeding buy corn futures. sense, to look at cattle on feed cally, he’s interested in how the profi ts (without hedging) have “Cattle are on feed on av- placements and Marketings, futures market closes on that of the two tools in 1983 and packer that would do away has been successfully using with the “haggling” process ranged from $476.39 per head erage 133 days, and in the and to see how the actual particular day. profi t to a loss of $554.73 per past 133 days, (through mid- numbers came out relative to During a recent webinar them in his own cattle opera- with packer buyers. tion since that time. “I achieved that knowing head. The average over that February) corn prices have “Both worked then, and they full well that it would change same time period being a loss risen by $1.695 a bushel,” he continue to work now,” he told the way that fat cattle were of $26.89 per head. pointed out. “Feed costs have participants. merchandised forever,” Pluhar “You cannot survive this jumped 46 percent.” Pluhar, who grew up on a told participants. business on a cash to cash To be able to execute one’s BB livestock and grain operation After 10 years, in 1993, Plu- basis,” Pluhar insisted. plan, Pluhar additionally en- && He suggested that the survival couraged participants to al- CATTLE CO. near Miles City, Montana, be- har left Cactus to start his own of the fi ttest cannot make excuses ways have four ways to sell one’s B came interested in the futures hedging consulting fi rm. In his but rather must be totally focused cattle inventory. He opined, too, B market in 1975. After high work, Pluhar uses a database upon the solution. that a cattle operation should be Feeder and Stocker Cattle school, he attended Montana which he began in 1984 that he “Don’t waste your time able to stand on its own without State University and then went updates each and every trading admiring the problem,” he supplemental income. 1-800-328-3433 or 1-800-393-BEEF on to pursue a graduate degree day, based on 256 variables stressed. “Seek a solution.” Finally, he was direct about Bobby Brotherton at Texas A&M University, pertaining to the cattle and Pluhar suggested to partici- taking responsibility. where he focused specifi cally futures markets. In his work, pants that the solution is hedging. “Don’t rely on your banker, P.O. 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Tuesday — 12 Noon OFFICE: 254/386-3185 RANCH AERO HAMILTON, TEXAS AG AVIATION SERVICES CATTLE SALE RESULTS — 03/30/2021 — 250 HEAD No. 1 Steers Cow / Calf Pairs Sterling City, Texas 200-300 Pounds ______$160.00-$195.00 CWT Choice ______N / T 300-400 Pounds ______$165.00-$200.00 CWT Medium Quality______$650.00-$ 800.00 PR 400-500 Pounds ______$160.00-$182.00 CWT Aged ______N / T Cactus, Brush, & Weed Control — Liquid Or Dry 500-600 Pounds ______$150.00-$170.00 CWT Bred Cows 600-700 Pounds ______$140.00-$161.00 CWT Choice ______$800.00-$1000.00 HD Ross McCrea O: 325-378-1155 C: 325-277-0320 700 Pounds & Up______$105.00-$145.00 CWT Medium Quality ______N / T No. 1 Heifers Aged ______N / T 200-300 Pounds ______$140.00-$155.00 CWT Trends 300-400 Pounds ______$140.00-$155.00 CWT Stocker Steers ______$5.00 Higher 400-500 Pounds ______$140.00-$160.00 CWT Feeder Steers ______$5.00 Higher THE PROTEIN YOU NEED TO MAKE HIGHER PROFITS 500-600 Pounds ______$135.00-$155.00 CWT Stocker Heifers ______$5.00 Higher 600-700 Pounds ______$125.00-$138.00 CWT Feeder Heifers ______$5.00 Higher 700 Pounds & Up______$ 90.00-$125.00 CWT Packer Cow______$2.00 to $3.00 Higher Packer Cows Packer Bulls ______$2.00 to $3.00 Higher High Yield ______$ 62.00-$ 70.00 CWT Cow / Calf Pairs ______Steady Fertilizer chemical liquid feed Medium Yield ______$ 45.00-$ 58.00 CWT Bred Cows ______Steady Low Yield ______$ 21.00-$ 35.00 CWT Packer Bulls High Yield ______$ 85.00-$ 90.00 CWT Medium Yield______$ 70.00-$ 809.00 CWT Low Yield ______N /T SHEEP SALE RESULTS — 03/29/2021 — 2217 HEAD Kids Dorper / Dorper X Lambs 20-40 Pounds ______$300.00-$440.00 CWT 20-40 Pounds ______$250.00-$295.00 CWT 40-70 Pounds ______$400.00-$440.00 CWT 40-70 Pounds ______$250.00-$280.00 CWT 70 Pounds & Up ______$325.00-$400.00 CWT 70 Pounds & Up ______$230.00-$265.00 CWT Show Kids ______N / T Fancy Light Lambs ______N / T Slaughter Nannies Dorper, Dorper X Ewes and Rams Thin ______$110.00-$145.00 HD Ewes ______$150.00-$200.00 HD Medium______$145.00-$185.00 HD Rams ______$120.00-$140.00 CWT Fleshy ______$200.00-$250.00 HD Choice Dorper Rams ______N / T Replacement Nannies Barbadoes Medium ______$200.00-$210.00 HD Lambs ______$200.00-$235.00 CWT Choice ______$225.00-$275.00 HD Ewes ______$ 75.00-$125.00 HD Boer, Boer X and Spanish Billies Rams ______$300.00-$475.00 HD Slaughter______$200.00-$275.00 CWT Trends Breeding______$275.00-$300.00 CWT Dorper Lambs ______$10.00 Softer Shooters______N / T Wool Lambs______$20.00 Softer Wool Lambs Barbado Lambs ______$20.00 Softer 20-40 Pounds ______N /T Ewes ______Steady 40-70 Pounds ______N / T Kids ______Sharply Higher 70 Pounds & Up ______N / T Nannies ______Steady Show Lambs ______$140.00-$150.00 CWT Head = Per Head CWT = Per 100 Pounds Wool Ewes * Fancier Lambs/ Kids Will Consistently Bring $15.00-$25.00/CWT Stocker ______N / T Higher Than What Is Posted On This Market Report. Slaughter______$100.00-$130.00 CWT SHERMAN, TX TYLER, TX 972.529.7742 903.262.0046 Visit Our Website: www.hamiltoncommissioncompany.com — LIKE US ON FACEBOOK — COMANCHE, TX WWW.SUREGROWAG.COM WHARTON, TX DEREK POE, General Manager — 254/386-6852 325-356-1551 979.533.7044 He shared then some other suggested. “Make sure that the He encouraged participants to Monday after the January COF April 1, 2021 Livestock Weekly Page 13 must-know facts. Specifi cally, commission that is set remains place the order as soon as that report was issued, March feed- the feeder cattle contract size is constant and is for a full round trigger point is determined. ers closed at $143.85. results. For example, he told higher the second day after 50,000 pounds; for live cattle turn, in other words for a sell “The earlier the order is placed, “Therefore, the order needs participants to pay bills and the COF report by buying it’s a 40,000 pound contract. and a buy,” Pluhar advised. the better the market on the close to be if it closes below $143.85 margin calls before the open- MOC on the close then liq- “What I do is lump the number In walking participants fi ll will be,” he explained. on Tuesday, January 26, sell 29 ing bell. Also, market orders uidating that position by of bulls, cows, steers on feed through an example, he used Also, Pluhar told partici- March feeders, MOC Globex,” should be texted to the broker exiting 12 trading days later and heifers on feed. That’s the the December 2020 cattle on pants that he uses the elec- Pluhar explained. the evening prior so that there with sell orders. number that used to determine feed report. Thus, in using the tronic Globex trading platform The order was texted to is no room for misinterpreta- Wrapping up, Pluhar opined how many live cattle contracts COFI to protect one’s calves because there is still a minute the broker and was fi lled at amount of volume traded in the $141.475. Because the trigger tion. Additionally, he advised that the COFI is a simpler I need,” Pluhar said. “Calves and feeders, the focus needs the tracking of year-to-date hedging strategy that does not and feeders are then lumped to to be on January feeders. open outcry, in the pit. said to sell to hedge the calves or “You get much better fi lls if feeders, 12 days later on February cattle profi tability through the require as many calculations determine the number of feeder Specifi cally, Pluhar said that use of a spreadsheet. in a spreadsheet as the seven cattle contracts.” if January feeders close lower you always put Globex at the 11, the hedge was exited with the end of your orders,” he noted. market order to buy 29 March “Keeping track of fi nancial and 13-day moving average Next, to determine the exact on the second trading day after Using the December 2020 feeders MOC Globex. progress is an absolute neces- indicator. However, when number of contracts, the num- the COF report, the hedge is COF report issued on Fri- “The market order was fi lled sity,” Pluhar told participants. asked which strategy to use, ber of head is multiplied by placed by initiating a trade to day, December 20, he walked at $139.15 so you picked up Additionally, he said pro- he recommended hedging half the anticipated selling market sell 29 January feeders MOC participants through the pro- $2.325 per hundredweight ducers should decide up front of one’s cattle risk through the weight. Thus, 69, 725-pound (market on close) Globex. That cedure using the exact num- or $1162.50 per contract, or whether they’re just interested in moving average approach and feeders is equivalent to one position is held for 12 trading bers. Specifi cally, on Monday $33,712.50 for the 2000-head protecting the operation from in another account half of the 50,000 pound feeder contract. days and is then liquidated on (December 21, 2020), January cow ranch.” Similarly, if the ranch has the close of the 14th trading adverse downside price risk. cattle using strictly the COFI. feeders closed at $140.62. It is simple and straightfor- “If you’re in the business of “Then after a year, decide 2000, 1100 pound cows, then day after the COF report. Then on Tuesday, the second ward and if implemented as 55, 40,000 pound live cattle Similarly, to protect the buying cattle, then you are, in which is the most comfortable trading day after the December set forth, it removes the emo- fact, a legitimate long hedger approach and continue with contracts are needed to ad- cows on that 2000 head cow COF report was released, the tion from the decision making equately protect the herd. ranch, following the December market closed lower. His mar- process. Plus, it works though and you should reverse the that approach into the future,” “The value of your cow herd COF report, the focus is on ket order was fi lled at $139.90. not every single time. strategy if the market closes he concluded. is closely tied to the live cattle the February live cattle fu- Given that it closed lower, the “Using this tool beginning contract,” Pluhar told partici- tures contract. If that contract hedge was exited 12 days later on September 25, 2018 go- BISHOP BOOTS pants. “It’s the best means of closes lower on the second by buying 29 January feeder ing forward for the next 28 Quality Made To Measure protecting your cow herd dur- trading day, hedge by selling cattle which filled at $136. months, you’d have produced • From Wax Calf To Exotics • For Ranch Or Offi ce ing a declining market.” 55 February live cattle MOC When it was all said and done, profi ts of $398.40 per head,” • Reasonable Prices The margin, which essen- Globex, Pluhar said. The cow a $3.90 per hundredweight Pluhar told participants. For More Information: Write: PO Box 14 • Tucumcari, NM 88401 tially is a performance bond, protection portion of the hedge profi t was pocketed or $1950 He qualifi ed by noting that Or Come By: 6520 Quay Rd AR • Tucumcari, NM is the minimum amount of is then liquidated by buying per contract or $56,550 for that the profi t per head does not Or Call: 575/461-1889 funds that must be deposited those contracts back 12 trading 2000-head cow ranch. refl ect interest on margin calls Website: www.cowpuncherboots.com Email: [email protected] by the customer with the bro- days later, on the 14th trading He shared another example or commissions. However, he ker. Specifi cally, the margin day after the publication of the using the tool by moving contended that profi ts on corn requirement for the live cattle COF report. forward a month using the futures hedges placed on the contract is $1800 per contract He offered a few other clari- January 2021 COF report. day cattle are purchased to Rentals — Sales and $3375 per feeder contract. fi cations. He stressed again that Because there were less than protect from increasing feed 14 trading days left in the costs more than offsets interest Air Compressors The amount of commission the trigger point is whatever the Rock Drills paid per contract and whether closing price is on the fi rst trading January feeders, the focus and commissions. that commission is paid on day after the COF report is is- then becomes March feeders, He suggested a few other Paving Breakers both the sale and the buy order sued and it’s that trigger point, Pluhar explained. Thus, the “must-do” tasks for the best Bits — Steel — Hose is an arrangement that needs to that specifi c market close, used be discussed with the broker, to implement the order. For Pluhar stressed. example, if on the second day “Shop around for a broker of trading the market closes the A. J. KOLLMYER & SON and when you settle on one, day below that trigger point, an Serving West Texas Since 1937 get the commission amount order to sell the contract needs TY JONES CATTLE CO. 22 East Avenue B • San Angelo, Texas 76903 clarifi ed and in writing,” he to be issued. Bonded Buyers & Sellers Call: Steve or Joe Kollmyer — 325/655-9683 of Country Cattle Contracting For Immediate Or Future Delivery GRAHAM LIVESTOCK COMMISSION LLC 203 Highway 67 South • Graham, Texas 76450 TAYLOR COUNTY EXPO CENTER SALE EVERY MONDAY — 12 NOON

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LONE STAR BEEF Graham Trailer Company Now Open @ The Sale Barn For More Information Or To Consign Cattle Please Call: 940/549-0078 HLS San Angelo, Texas HLS Jackie Bishop Henry Pickett II Ronnie Hardin Lone Star Lone Star 940/550-5977 940/733-8208 940/521-2158 Page 14 Livestock Weekly April 1, 2021 Texas, sold 115 steer yearlings W. B. Seitz, Spearman, sold 50 YEARS AGO Potter Craig, Clovis, bought weighing 650 pounds at $17 for 200 steer yearlings expected to Homer Hill & Sons, Hart, in the Lovington area 122 delivery this week. weigh 675 pounds to an Iowa bought 300 choice Hereford choice Hereford heifers ————— buyer at $25.50 for April 20 steer yearlings to weigh 625 weighing 397 pounds at $36, Paul Starr of Wellington, Texas, delivery and 32 steer yearlings pounds at $33.50 from Joe received March 24. HINDSIGHT sold 215 steers weighing upwards expected to weigh 750 pounds Grider, Melrose, New Mexico, ————— of 1000 pounds to Iowa feeders at at $24.50, same delivery. for May 20 delivery. 40 YEARS AGO $15, delivered last week. ————— ————— Don Nelson, Tulia, sold to a Looking Backward Through The ————— Cotton McDade of Clayton, Ramon Reynolds, Dalhart, local buyer 900 No. 1 and bet- Henry Cone, Canyon, Texas, New Mexico last week bought sold 300 Angus and black ter steers weighing 650 pounds Livestock Weekly Files . . . bought 93 medium quality steers 175 heifer yearlings weighing baldface heifer yearlings to at $68. weighing 744 pounds at $16 from around 450 pounds for April weigh 570 pounds at $31.50 ————— 70 YEARS AGO sold around 600 steer calves to Melton Evans of Petersburg, de- 20 delivery from Lewis Coo- to Speck Holliman, Dalhart, Latham Ranch, Dalhart, sold to Johnny Hamby of Sonora Sol Bouziden of Alva, Oklahoma, livered March 24. per of Kenna, New Mexico at for April 15 delivery. a local feedyard 600 No. 1 steers has bought 600 yearling mut- for fall delivery at 40 cents. ————— $25.75 cwt. ————— weighing 750 pounds at $68. tons from one of the Franks ————— H. B. Taylor, Jr., of Pampa ————— Billy McCasland, Clovis, ————— ranches at Rocksprings for Cleve Jones of Sonora has sold 44 medium quality white- 55 YEARS AGO bought 158 No. 1 and 2 Okie Jack Braly, Tulia, sold 287 April 15 delivery out of the contracted, for fall delivery, face steers weighing 566 pounds Dean Cluck of Gruver, Tex- steers weighing 636 pounds at steers, mostly Herefords with a wool at 29 cents a pound. 500 Hereford steer and heifer at $17.50 to Ralph Britten of as sold 430 Angus fed steers $32 in the Clovis area, deliv- few black baldfaces, weighing ————— calves from Harold Bevans Groom, delivered March 19. weighing about 1090 pounds to ered March 24. 587 pounds at $70. Lew Rust of Del Rio is of Menard at 40 cents; and ————— Supreme Beef Co., Lubbock, at ————— ————— reported to have sold around 200 Angus mixed calves from 60 YEARS AGO $28 f.o.b. the plant. Pre-Feeders, Inc., Summer- Wayne Martin Jr., Clovis, 3500 yearling ewes to Califor- the Bevans Estate at the same Jack Shaw of Ft. Worth has ————— fi eld, bought 110 No. 1 Okie sold to a local buyer 150 native nia buyers for delivery out of price, through Johnny Hamby, contracted 1600 blackface Ike Wiggins and Bob Nicks steers weighing 565 pounds mixed breed steers weighing the wool at $32.50 per head. Sonora commission man. lambs from J. B. Parker and of Springer, New Mexico last at $33.50 in the Hereford area 625 pounds at $69. ————— ————— Kay Black of Ozona for May week sold 118 steer yearlings delivered March 27. ————— Dean Fite of San Antonio, 65 YEARS AGO 20-25 delivery at $16 cwt., weighing 530 pounds off ————— Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, New Mexico, has sold 125 Mid-West Feed Yards, San through Martin Harvick of wheat pasture near Spring- Ralph Britten, Groom, bought in the Texas Panhandle steer calves for November Angelo, bought two loads of Ozona. These are expected to fi eld, Colorado at $27.50 to a bought 550 Hereford and black 150 No. 1 Okie and Brahman delivery to Rusty Knott of Al- fl eshy shorn feeder lambs from be mixed fats and feeders. buyer from St. Joseph, Mis- baldface heifers weighing 550 cross steers weighing 625 pounds buquerque at 35 cents a pound. Vestal Askew, Sonora, at $15 ————— souri. These were delivered pounds at $32 in the White at $68, also 375 No. 1 ½ Okie and ————— this week. Carroll Farmer Co. of San An- last Sunday. Deer area received last week. Brahman cross heifers weighing B. F. Walker of Santa Rosa, ————— gelo this week bought two loads of ————— ————— 625 pounds at $60. New Mexico, is reported to have John McNaghten of Vega, mixed fat and feeder spring lambs Chow-Tex Feedlots, Inc, 45 YEARS AGO ————— at 17 cents a pound, including one of Muleshoe, Texas bought a George W. Hammond, Clo- 35 YEARS AGO load weighing 68 pounds from string of 500 steers weighing vis, New Mexico, sold to a U.S. wool producers will JOHN BEAN SPRAYERS Briggs Browning of Doole and about 600 pounds at $27.95 Kansas buyer 200 No. 1 Okie receive an incentive payment of one load weighing 75 pounds from for delivery this week and steers weighing 630 pounds 160.7 percent on their 1985 clip Lester Murray, also of Doole. next off wheat pasture in the payweight at $40, delivered and $4.07 cwt. on unshorn lambs J. B. MILLER & CO. ————— Hereford area. March 24. under the National Wool Act. Mike Miller E. D. Kelly of Lubbock is ————— ————— ————— Bear Borrego reported to have sold 300-350 J. T. Trew of Alanreed, Ray Starbuck, Clovis, sold Figures released showed U. steer yearlings weighing 525 Texas sold 150 heifer and to a Kansas feedyard last week S. wool production for 1985 P. O. 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Last $2200, and from the Spanish ————— Around 3000 slaughter lambs weighing 725 pounds at $90, also steers weighing 725-750 pounds week’s market was mostly $113 Camp, Texas area to a DeLeon, 3-K Cattle Feeders, Hereford: in Idaho averaging 120-125 a load of similar heifers weighing at $91; on the South Plains 160 with a few thousand to $114. Texas buyer 35 young Gulf 155 Holstein steers, 1100 pounds, pounds moved at $63-63.50 725 pounds at $85; in Northeast similar steers weighing 700- ————— Coast crossbred pairs and 60 percent choice, $52. last week; feeders weighing 90 Texas 300 similar heifers weigh- 725 pounds at $90. 5 YEARS AGO heavy bred cows at $1600. ————— pounds made $56.25. ing 675 pounds at $88.75. ————— 4L Cattle Co., San Angelo, ————— Spring slaughter lambs ————— ————— 10 YEARS AGO sold a load of No.1½ heifers Lamb and mutton meat showed up in Kansas City Hitch Feeders, Hooker, Feeder lambs moving direct Joplin, Missouri reported weighing about 500 pounds at production for the week ending and St. Joseph at $68-70. Oklahoma: 1295 heifers, in West Texas brought $75- steers steady to $4 higher and $161 delivered to North Texas, March 25 totaled 2.9 million ————— 1000-1050 pounds, 40-50 78 on 70-85 pounds. Mon- heifers steady to $5 higher. A a load of similar heifers weigh- pounds on a slaughter count of 30 YEARS AGO percent choice, $72. tana lambs weighing 125-135 roundup of four Florida auctions ing near 850 pounds at $120, 40,000 head compared with the The USDA semi-annual sur- ————— pounds moved at $60. Oregon with 2857 head between them also to North Texas and a load previous week’s totals of 3.1 mil- vey released showed national Veribest Cattle Feeders, sold 80-110 pounders for $65- was $1-3 higher on steers and of No. 1½ heifers weighing lion pounds and 43,000 head. hog and pig numbers on June 1 San Angelo: 150 heifers, 950 66, and Idaho lambs weighing unevenly steady on heifers. 900 pounds at $120 delivered ————— at 48.8 million head, the lowest pounds, 30 percent choice, 105 pounds went at $75, 120- ————— to a Hereford area feeder. Goat slaughter under fed- in 11 years. The breeding hog $71; 55 Mexican crossbred 125 pounds $73.50. La Junta, Colorado quoted ————— eral inspection the week end- total was put at 6.4 million, steers, 1075 pounds, 30 per- ————— yearling steers and heifers Cattle For Sale by Da- ing March 12 totaled 8163 down nine percent from a cent choice, $71. The Texas Cattle Feeders $2-3 higher, mostly steady, vid, San Angelo, sold out of head. Goat meat imports for year ago and the lowest since ————— Association found no cash receipts were a scant 732 head. the Cuero, Texas area to a the week ending March 19 records began in 1964. 20 YEARS AGO trade on a showlist of 65,562 ————— Pine Bluff, Arkansas buyer 15 totaled 443 metric tons, all ————— Sugarland Feed Yard Inc., head, nearly 7000 fewer than Hamilton slaughter kid goats long yearling Brangus bulls at from Australia. The Blackwell, Oklahoma te- Hereford: 214 steers, 1175 last week. Captives in the area 20-40 pounds earned $180-210, came to 44,007 head, about a 40-70 pounds $190-240, and 70 Don’t Let The Sun Set leauction had a load of springers pounds, 60 percent choice, 2000 head increase. pounds and up $170-200. Thin at $73.25. An Iowa teleauction, $61; 791 heifers, 1100 pounds, ————— nannies were $40-60 per head, Another Day On at $74 on a load of 114-pound 50 percent choice, $60; 376 Ty Jones Cattle Co., Can- medium $60-80 and fl eshy $90- springers, was considered a bit steers, 1200 pounds, 50 per- yon, bought in the Texas Pan- 150, billies $90-130 cwt. 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That was It was cattle that made total seven percent above February red meat production in February Unregistered Bull last year and 23 percent more reach 2.9 billion pounds, up one By C. A. Rodenberger, PhD. than February 1974. percent from a year earlier and in a As for headcount, it was nine percent over 1974. Pork was If you are one of the billion latest clip I saw: The Euro- 3,336,400 this year, up eight down 11 percent and 15 percent, people who live on a dirt road, pean Aviation Safety Agency percent from last year and, get respectively. Sheep and lamb Hotel Lobby this, 31 percent about two years slaughter was down 10 and 16 I thought that this news story has fi nalized a certifi cation ago. Live weight per head aver- percent. was the closest thing to an path for the PAL-V Liberty aged 1013 pounds in February Unoffi cial reports from cattle April Fool’s joke that I could gyroplane, a key step toward this year, eight pounds less than a feeders and their spokesmen fi nd: The Cincinnati Business enabling future flying cars. year earlier and 50 pounds under around the country indicate that Courier reported that “four It seems that fl ying cars are February 1974. people in the beef business may inventors at the University of always in the future, just like Choice gleanings from 45- ures on red meat production When the real count for March indeed last long enough to see a plus years of Unregistered for February, and if there is comes in, the fi gures will be far turnaround. Show lists, mean- Cincinnati have created a tele- fusion generated electricity. Bull. such a thing as an eye-opener larger, of course, March having ing cattle needing to be sold health drone that can fl y right We are working on the drone The USDA this week came in a report of this nature, this more days and probably even muy pronto, are said to be less into patients’ homes.” Offi cials problem in Texas according out with supposedly fi nal fi g- one had it for cattlemen who higher average daily kill. Feb- numerous at this time. Jack “say the device could help to this news release: The San ruary had only 19 weekdays, Carrothers, president of Friona improve access to medical ser- Antonio Express-News reports excluding Saturdays and one Industries, told the Amarillo Ro- holiday, the same as last year tary Club last week that “we’ll vices regardless of location.” that “on Monday, March 22, TULIA LIVESTOCK AUCTION and the year before. be back in the profi t in May, then For instance, “more than 1 bil- St. Mary’s University will Veal production this year things will get better.” He pre- lion people live off dirt roads, kick off the opening of their MARKET REPORT amounted to 62 million pounds, dicted cattle slaughter for March which can limit access to doc- flashy new $600,000 drone Receipts From Thursday, March 18 — 1384 Head 24 percent more than last year (no will set a record with about 1.9 tors, pharmacies or hospitals.” lab with a ceremonious drone fi gure for 1974). Calf slaughter at million head. The semi-autonomous drone, fl yover.” The inaugural fl ight Stockers and feeders $3-6 higher, no test on cows. 407,700 head was up 24 percent Amid the somewhat strained from a year ago and 120 percent optimism shown in various offi cials say, features cameras “of the unmanned vehicles at STEERS 36 681 lbs. 146.75 more than in February 1974. Live quarters of the cattle indus- and a display screen so health the Catholic University will 7 391 lbs. $176.00 24 735 lbs. 144.00 weight was 267 pounds, 270 and try these days, few if any care professionals can com- naturally be accompanied by 14 571 lbs. 157.50 64 777 lbs. 137.25 235, respectively. prognosticators argue that municate with patients on the a Blessing.” The new facility, 15 528 lbs. 173.00 62 733 lbs. 140.50 Cattle economists have been we’ll see a beef shortage next other end.” It also “carries a 716 lbs. 139.00 “largely funded by the Title 13 HEIFERS saying for lo, these many week or next month. 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Near month futures for on the Suez Canal, we are now 20-30 cents, No. 2 tags 10-20 Based on the current U.S. rig Brent Crude oil were reported learning about the impact of cents and No. 3 tags 1-5 cents. count and recent averages it at $61.95 per barrel with West a blockage in the canal with Australia’s eastern market can be anticipated that 625 Texas Intermediate trailing a big container ship being wells may be drilled each slightly behind at $60.72. stuck sideways in the canal indicator was up eight at 1285 month. With the current rig Plains All American pipeline and blocking all traffi c in both cents per kilogram clean. The count, it could be estimated to posted bulletin had WTI at directions. That brought back offering totaled 38,564 metric take slightly more than eleven $57.45-57.95. Natural gas fu- memories of the Exxon Valdez tons and 90.6 percent sold. The months to drill the same number tures were $2.62 per mcf while tanker that ran aground off the Australian exchange rate was of wells as the number of DUC’s the posted prices on March coast of Alaska. It’s hard to be- stronger by .0227 at .7606 U.S. which currently exist. Or to put 23 as reported by Texas Alli- lieve that the oil spill occurred Australian clean wool prices it another way, there is almost a ance showed the Henry Hub at more than thirty years ago. We The drilling rig count has and drilled to an average depth quoted delivered to Charles- year of drilled inventory waiting $2.50 and Waha at $2.28 per mcf. have an entire generation for ton, South Carolina, all Sch- been and will continue to of 4500’. In 2019, with most of on completion. Ethanol futures were at $1.88 per whom that was an unknown be something of a barom- the wells being horizontal, the lumberger dry formula, with Some reports claim that gallon, while gasoline futures event and for many others it a freight rate of .15 cents per eter to check the pulse of the average total measured depth more frac crews and equip- were $1.97. This puts ethanol at is relegated to ancient his- oilfield. Equipment and the was about 15,000’. ment are being put to work. 95 percent of the price per gallon tory. Fortunately, we are not pound clean: 18 micron $6.33, type of wells being drilled Drilled but Uncompleted Unfortunately, we do not have while providing only 67 percent dependent on ships through the down 11 cents, 19 micron have changed over the years. wells (DUC’s) in the U.S. totaled a weekly frac crew count simi- of the BTU’s. Suez for our oil. That disruption $5.57, down 14 cents, 20 What had transitioned into 7086 at the end of February 2021, lar to the rig count. Waiting to So far it appears that we did will probably affect the world micron $4.86, down 12 cents, somewhat of an apples to or- according to a report from the complete those wells is going not run out of fuel with all of the oil market, but should not cause 21 micron $4.55, down 12 anges comparison has turned Energy Information Authority to result in a much better return traveling that was done during a panic in the U.S. It sure is nice cents, 26 micron $2.87, down into something more like a (EIA). That is 102 fewer than on investment with oil in the Spring break even though not all to know that, at least in this case, seven cents, 28 micron $1.93, fruit basket turnover. Much reported in January. The high $60 range instead of the $20 refi neries were back to operating we’ve got our DUC’s in a row. — down three cents, 30 micron like fruit, statistics need to point for DUC’s was reported to range that we were looking at at their capacity prior to the deep [email protected] $1.57, down fi ve cents, 32 mi- be picked carefully in order be 8429 in May of 2019. The a year ago, in the early stages freeze. An individual who deals cron $1.13, Merino Clippings to avoid something rotten. current number of DUC’s by of the pandemic. daily with the fuel market and $3.21, down eight cents. 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The San Simon Depositing $15,000 in the gold for their claim which the San Simon River. included 2100 square miles Old Milmo National Bank at Lar- they accepted and Dug Springs The Parramore and Mer- with 1,344,000 acres. edo, Divers headed to San Juan Ranch was established. chant partnership was dis- According to the Merchant & in the state of Durango. Con- The springs had been dis- solved in 1902. Parramore Livestock Co. website, the necting with a Mexican named covered and named by Colo- retained the Arizona ranch New Mexico San Simon New Gonzales; they soon located nel William Rufus Shafter in and Merchant the New Mexico Ranch is still owned by de- 1000 head of cattle to buy. 1875. The springs, three of ranch. Mack and Will Mer- scendants of C.W. Merchant. Divers had the Milmo bank them, were located a few feet chant, the two youngest sons His great-great-grandsons, wire $12,000 in silver to Le- apart some 20 miles south of C.W., came from Abilene, Clabe and Tommy Pearson rdo, Mexico to purchase the of Monument Springs in the Texas to help at the ranch. are the president and vice By Jerry Lackey cattle. Faced with possible rob- small salt grass valley. Word Merchant was one of the president of the corporation. Trails bery by Gonzales and a couple had it that Indians had camped founders of Abilene and co- Clabe’s and Tommy’s children of hands he hired, he was suspi- there and dug wells six feet owner of the San Simon Ranch are also stockholders and sev- POST — In August 1881, Young Divers was born cious all along and had his “six- deep and four feet across. near Tucson, Arizona. eral of them and their spouses when Francis Divers pur- December 5, 1852, in Johnson shooter” ready if necessary. Water stood three or four feet Merchant renamed the New live and work on the ranch. — chased his ranch here it was a County, Missouri to Francis Long story short, Divers ex- deep in the wells. Shafter esti- Mexico ranch the San Simon [email protected] lonely treeless prairie on the Divers Sr. (1810-1876) and perienced numerous setbacks mated those would water 1000 edge of the Caprock. The re- Amelia Ann Bouldin Divers on the trip, including his 1000 or more horses. His 300 head gion was occupied by Kiowas (1820-1878). His great-great- depleted the pools, but they and Comanches until 1875. grandparents, John Henry head stolen by Mexicans and Mayfield Wins In Redmond driven to alkali water. When he were refi lled within two hours. Garza County was created Divers (1739-1800) and Mary In 1885, Divers built a per- from Bexar District in 1876. Rebecca Greer Divers (1745- found the herd there, only 300 head were alive. manent house on the Dug On Horse He Had Not Ridden The county seat of Post (named 1810), were from Harford, Springs Ranch. The walls were for the cereal millionaire C.W. Maryland. His great-great- Finally returning to Texas he COLORADO SPRINGS — fi eld took a victory lap wearing was able to establish a founda- constructed of mud compacted (PRCA) — First, he doubted something extra special, his Post), was established in 1906. great-grandfather, Christopher and dried in wood molds. Divers was born January 6, tion herd from the 300 head. even entering the High Desert world champion buckle. In the fall of 1884, Divers The only lumber used was Stampede in Redmond, Oregon. “It took a while to fi nally get 1708, in St. David, England, purchased and hauled from and became an American trailed 1200 head of Longhorn And if he did, Shad Mayfi eld, it,” said Mayfi eld, who said it cattle from South Texas’ Starr Midland, Texas by wagons. 2020 World Champion Tie-down arrived in the mail earlier this Revolutionary offi cer after ar- The Dug Springs Ranch riving in America. County, on the Mexico border, Roper, would have to compete month. “That’s when it really through West Texas headed to later became the TAX Ranch, riding a horse he had seen only set in, just opening it up and Francis Divers left Missouri which was the Divers cattle in the practice pen. when his father died, in 1876, the New Mexico Territory. looking at it. That’s when you While watering the herd brand. Oden and another TAX Not only did Mayfi eld make realize it, but I’ve got to keep for Nevada where he worked cowboy, Henry Cummins, the journey but he did it aboard on a ranch. Two years later he in the Concho River, Divers going. You hear the announcer got acquainted with a young purchased a one-sixth interest friend Richard Newton’s say you’re the world champ, returned to Missouri where in the ranch. horse, stopping the clock in but you have to let it go in he oversaw the farming and cowboy named Bill Oden at 8.0 seconds. San Angelo. He said later after In 1893, Cummins sold his one ear and out the other. I try ranching at the old homestead. interest back to Divers. Mayfi eld then had to wait to stay humble about it. It’s a He stayed there and helped hiring Oden, he would become through three performances his top hand, according to On July 19, 1885, Francis Div- great feeling, but I plan to get with the children for a time ers and Kate Paxton Greenlee of before fi nding out if the time another one this year.” until their mother died. historical references. Together stood for the victory and $4876 they pushed the cattle herd Johnson County, Missouri were Other winners at the $144,892 Divers sold the Garza Coun- married. She described the cou- in prize money. rodeo were: bareback rider, ty ranch and approximately across the state line into New “That’s part of it, you have Tim O’Connell, 88.5 points on Mexico Territory destined for ple’s New Mexico ranch home to be able to rope on any horse,” 1500 head of cattle to the as very isolated. It was located Bridwell Pro Rodeos’, Meat Lexington Cattle Company in Dug Springs. Mayfi eld said. “I knew the horse, 100 miles from Midland. They just had never ridden him, but Sweats; steer wrestler, Jason 1882 and traveled to Mexico Arriving at the springs, they lived there three and a half years Thomas, 3.8 seconds; team seeking to invest in the cattle found the location already knew he was going to do his part. before moving to Midland. I just had to do mine.” ropers, Riley Minor/Brady FIBERGLASS TANKS In 1897, Colonel Claiborne The High Stampede offered Minor, 4.9 seconds; saddle Maintenance, Rust and Worry Free ... Walker Merchant and Colonel $8500 added money per event bronc riders, Jade Blackwell, GRAPE CREEK TRAILER REPAIR J.H. Parramore bought the with the grandstands limited to 86.5 points on Bridwell Pro Livestock and Wildlife Tanks Your Dealer For TAX Ranch from Divers who 25 percent capacity. 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Goat meat imports totaled $138-144; medium and large few high dressing $97, stock- “The only people that I know who’d ride that horse, I’d vow. also includes limited rural land 141 with Australia 116 and No. 2 under 300 pounds $170- ers no test, utility $60-70. Are too poor to ride a Quarter Horse n’ too proud to ride a cow!” data for Alabama, Louisiana, — www.baxterblack.com and Mississippi. An article by Gilliland, “See Ya Later, Next-Door Neighbor,” will RAM HORN HANDLE Urbanites Went On Rural Land be published in the forthcoming issue of TG magazine. CASTRATING KNIFE Buying Spree During COVID Imported Meat Totals • Ram Horn Handle Knife with leather sheath. Priced COLLEGE STATION — percent to $3064 per acre. The 38,596 Metric Tons at $165 (four inch handle with finger ring). 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Find us on FB: Burnes Ranch, Eden, nine Fence Posts • Rods • H-Posts steers and heifers steady, pounds $9 higher, feeders over bucks $100-145; Dorper and Corner Posts • and Cable Cowboy Cobbler and Leather Repair feeder steers and heifers $3 steers, 455 pounds $179; Olan 600 pounds $2-5 higher, heifer 432/816-5127 Dorper cross lambs 40-60 — Delivery Available — higher, packer cows $5-10 Tisdale, Fredericksburg, five calves under 500 pounds steers, 510 pounds $169; Clay pounds $270-315, 60-75 pounds 575/390-1856 higher, packer bulls steady, steady, feeders and calves over Eunice, New Mexico pairs and bred cows steady. Allison, San Angelo, two 500 pounds $3-4 higher except $255-300, 75-90 pounds $240- Receipts totaled 1995 head. steers, 545 pounds $168; Bar 650-700 pounds $6 higher, 285; slaughter ewes $90-150, CLASSIFIED ADS SMITH BROTHERS PIPE Steers: choice steer calves 100- Z Zesch Ranch, Brady, two slaughter cows steady. Cattle bucks $110-160; replacement GET QUICK RESULTS! NEW and USED 200 pounds $180-210, 200-300 steers, 630 pounds $166; Knox receipts totaled 1218 head. ewes $165-235 per head, bucks Brothers Land & Cattle, San 800/284-5268 TUBING and CASING pounds $180-210, 300-400 pounds Steers: medium and large No. 1 no test; Barbado and Barbado $170-212, 400-500 pounds $160- Angelo, 14 steers, 624 pounds 300-400 pounds $186-201, 400- 1-1/2” • 2-3/8” • 2-7/8” • 3-1/2” • 4-1/2” — 22” 186, 500-600 pounds $148-169, $162; Barry Keane, Brady, one 500 pounds $171-190, 500-600 cross lambs 35-50 pounds $230- Sucker Rods • Cable steer, 635 pounds $159; Bar Z 310, 50-70 pounds $235-300, NEW REJECT PIPE 600-700 pounds $133-166, 700-800 pounds $151-172.50, 600-700 432/683-3110 pounds $120-135; yearlings, 700- Zesch Ranch, Brady, 10 steers, pounds $140-143.50, 700-800 70-90 pounds $225-280; slaugh- — No Splits • In Stock — I-20 — Midland, Texas 800 pounds $125-146, 800-plus 701 pounds $146; Cubby Pearce, pounds $132-137, 800-900 ter ewes $90-145; replacement 2-3/8 • 2-7/8 • 3-1/2 • 4-1/2 Richland Springs, six steers, 714 pounds $127.50-128; medium pounds $115-134; No. 2 steer calves ewes $85-125 head. Used Pipe and Sucker Rods and yearlings $115-155. pounds $144; Jesse Graciano, and large No. 1-2 300-400 pounds Goats: Boer and Boer cross Heifers: choice heifer calves 100- Crystal City, four steers, 699 $177-196, 400-500 pounds $163- — In Stock — CLASSIFIED 200 pounds $140-176, 200-300 pounds $140; Bar Z Zesch 184.50, 500-600 pounds $155- kids 30-45 pounds $370-450, 45- James May Pipe & Supply pounds $140-170, 300-400 pounds Ranch, Brady, four steers, 731 170.50, 600-700 pounds $133- 60 pounds $375-455, 60-70 325/374-2992 ADVERTISING $145-168, 400-500 pounds $140- pounds $139.50; 31 steers, 784 155.50, 881 pounds $120. pounds $290-440, 70-90 pounds 156, 500-600 pounds $130-182.50, pounds $138.50; Leslie Morris, Heifers: medium and large No. $250-380, 75-100 pound mut- RATES 600-700 pounds $120-150, 700-800 DeLeon, two heifers, 715 pounds 1 300-400 pounds $145-165, 400- tons $250-350; slaughter nan- CUSTOM PLOWING $20 Per Column Inch One Time $15 Per Column Inch Two Or More Times pounds $100-182.50; yearlings, $180; Angeles Ranch, Pecos, 69 500 pounds $143-163, 500-600 nies, light $180-270, heavy 80 to 500 HP Tractors 700-800 pounds $115-143, 800- heifers, 489 pounds $153; pounds $132-144.50, 600-700 $150-225, thin $90-140; ROAD BLADING — Straight Classified Ads — plus pounds $110-120; No. 2 heifer Rodney Schoen Ranch, Blanket, pounds $121-132, 700-800 $8 Minimum, 60¢ Per Word calves and yearlings $100-140. 11 heifers, 503 pounds $146; pounds $121-127.75, 814 pounds slaughter billies, light $225- CULVERTS Replacement cows: choice Olan Tisdale, Fredericksburg, $121; medium and large No. 1-2 270, heavy $200-230. FENCE LINE CLEANING BLIND BOX ADS — $6 Per Week (Giving Only Our Box Number For Replies) bred $1000-1150, medium to nine heifers, 584 pounds $144; 300-400 pounds $160.50-165, • Miscellaneous ETC. good $850-990, plainer and Wayne Blaylock, San Saba, one 400-500 pounds $140-160, 500- Ballinger, Texas Area REVERSED ADS — $6 Extra older bred $610-840; cow- heifer, 610 pounds $144; Rodney 600 pounds $135-145, 600-700 SCREENED ADS — $6 Extra calf pairs, choice no test, Schoen Ranch, Blanket, two pounds $124-129, 700-800 YESKE TANKS 817/790-8612 medium to good $1000-1130, heifers, 583 pounds $142; Leslie pounds $124-127.50. FAXED PROOFS — One Free Proof 20 Ft., 30 Ft. and 50 Ft. Diameter Additional Faxes $10 Each plainer and older $850-990. 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X l • Danuser Hammer SM40 post driver. are 19’ 4” long x 12” high x Greenwood, AR 72936 Ryan: 325/234-2598 505/864-9282 haul or we can haul. $5995. 3½” wide. Ideal for building Email: [email protected] Miles, Texas • Dogs www.boulderbluffinc.com • Danuser T3 post driver. $1895. equipment sheds. $50 each. 432/367-0287 • New Phillips grubbers for skid steer. Call: $1395. PYRENEES and CLASSIFIED ADS Michael • 512.926.1780 • New Phillips brush rakes for skid PYRENEES/ANATOLIAN GET QUICK RESULTS! steer. $2750. CROSS PUPPIES 800/284-5268 BALER BELTS See our website for a complete inventory For ALL Round Balers. Made in USA. of new and used equipment. SAVALA CONCRETE Raised with sheep and goats; 325/949-4611 Financing Available WAC TANK CONTRACTORS gentle, easy to handle. Also have Genuine JD. Free shipping on sets. • Help Wanted New Yanmar Tractors, • General Contractor older dogs too. Implements & UTV’s In Stock 512/496-2410 800/223-1312 325/656-7912 • Build To Government www.balerbeltsandaccessories.com Need experienced, non-smoking ranch 5655 Christoval Rd — San Angelo, Texas CLASSIFIED ADS Specifications HendersonTractor.com foreman. Will furnish nice house, utili- GET QUICK RESULTS! Felix Savala • 325/835-3481 PYRENEES DOGS P. O. Box 594 • Mertzon, TX 76941 ties, ranch truck, and lease pasture if 800/284-5268 FOR SALE needed. Located in the Brady Moun- 325/949-4611 Purebred Anatolian Shepherds, tains area. • FOR SALE • PRE-CAST comes with or without papers, ALLEN BRANGUS RANCH GUARDRAIL CONCRETE will be ready the last of April. 325/483-5554 After 7 P.M. SOLAR SHADE WATER TROUGHS 325/868-0179 6 Ft. Wide, 100-500 Ft. Rolls Long Trough Sizes Include: Assorted Colors 2 ft. x 12 ft. — $520 RANCH HAND 254/715-4784 2 ft. x 10 ft. — $442 GUARD DOG Central Texas area ranch GIANT RUBBER WATER TANKS 2 ft. x 8 ft. — $364 seeking ranch hand. 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Organiza- • 1975 Ford F-250. desired. Other duties include the treatment of animals for disease and injury, Financing With Approved Credit feeding supplements during the winter months, maintaining a ranch HQ with var- tional skills are required to • 1983 Ford F-250, gasoline and ious buildings and houses, other general ranch and farm duties as needed, along supervise additional ranch propane. • 1972 Ford Ranchero, very with the upkeep of several ranch facilities; communicate and work along with hands. Housing available. other ranch staff. Must also be competent with both welding and gas cutting and classy. possess a high level of mechanical competence in both machinery, housing and Please send resume to: • 1964 Chevy one-ton flatbed. buildings. Ranch Foreman • Pull-type roadgrader. Minimum Qualifications 9505 Johnny Morris Road • Hobart six-cylinder commercial Graduate of an accredited high school and one to two years of direct experience Austin, TX 78724 welder. DDHeavy G DutyA PanelsTE 5x10S • 5½x10 & • 6x10P — APastureN GatesELS in small grain, pasture, and livestock farming and/or ranching operations. fax to: 512.926.4024 • 240 John Deere grinder mixer Applicant must possess a current driver's license, ability to operate standard and hay. Custom Gates • Sheep and Goat Panels or email to: farm and ranch implements, hand tools, and acetylene and arc welders. • (2) 1000 pound scales. Continuous Fence Physical Requirements [email protected]. • Self-catch head gate for chute. Frequent and repeated bending, stooping and kneeling. Working with arms For More Information: extended above head. Lifting and carrying loads over fifty pounds. Working in 505/313-3682 very tight areas/cramped enclosures. Climbing ladders and working at heights. • Equipment Wanted NOW DOING FENCING Working in extreme weather conditions. Exposure to physically demanding and Toll Free: 877/928-33823 • 325/928-33823 home potentially hazardous tasks. Working with farm animals. Walking fences and CLASSIFIED ADS CASH FOR USED Cell: 325/669-22049 1458 FM 1235 — Merkel, Texas operating yard equipment, lawnmowers and chainsaws. CATERPILLAR GET QUICK RESULTS! Preferred Qualifications 800/284-5268 Ability to recognize livestock health problems and take appropriate actions, abil- EQUIPMENT ity to administer medications related to animal vaccinations and illnesses, ability Any Condition to recognize pasture and crop conditions and take appropriate corrective actions. 325/450-5002 Documented experience in performing diversified farming and/or ranching tasks and working knowledge of bookkeeping procedures is also desired. BIG BEND TRAILERS Apply • Equipment For Sale • Powder Coat Paint Qualified applicants should send information to: • Steel Rectangle And Square Tubing Tom Cavenagh at [email protected] 1997 John Deere 6400 trac- • Sheep And Goats Customization Available Attachments should be in PDF format. • LED Lights Include The Following tor with John Deere 640 • Easy Uncoupling From Outside The Bed Cover letter indicating experience applicable to position, resume, transcripts, loader, four wheel drive, • 1.5” Gap At Bottom For Easy Cleanout three professional references (include name, address and telephone number). power quad, 6700 hours, NATIONWIDE DELIVERY AVAILABLE Kimbell Ranch...... canopy. 432/426-3435 www.bigbendtrailers.com P.O. Box 94903 • Wichita Falls, Texas 76308-0903...... 612/804-9915 Ranch Tough At A Fair Price Page 26 Livestock Weekly April 1, 2021 • Feed For Sale • Goats • Cattle For Sale • Cattle For Sale

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(830) 278-3884 Gentle — Guaranteed — Ready To Work 800/284-5268 CLAYTON BROSIG W 325/949-4611 325/869-8083 • 325/234-5353 CATTLE & GOATS Every Tuesday @ 11 A.M. • Sheep • Seed For Sale 325/234-5355 LP RANCH REGISTERED ANGUS RANCHING COMPANY www.lpangusranch.com SUPPLY STORE 325/669-5727 Call Or Text www.lpangusranch.com Monday-Friday 8-5:30 / Closed Saturday [email protected] Obie WWilsonilson • 325/234-1255 GRASS SEED FOR SALE WHITE ST CROIX SHEEP Justin Paxton • 325/650-4909 Swan Ranch Bred Justin Paxton • 325/650-4909 B Dahl Bluestem • Native Grass Blends Except Horse Sale Day Madison McConaughey SALLY’S THREE MILL RANCH CLASSIFIED ADS Tony Mann — 806/745-3383 GET QUICK RESULTS! 432/631-91432/631-911515 — NEW RELEASE: * Chisholm Fescue* — Michael Lance Folsom — 806/789-7108 Mackey Lange, Manager WARNER BROTHERS SEED COMPANY • 800/467-7250 License # 8148 830/739-7258 • [email protected] CALL TODAY! 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[email protected] Truckload Delivery Available 16% Protein 10% Fat sale barns — this gelding is CALL TODAY! ½ Corriente, ½ Angus thir- Philip and Jennifer Glass 325/642-6718 • 325/642-3342 TRUCKLOADS AVAILABLE old man gentle. 800/284-5268 teen to fifteen month old vir- FROM THESE LOCATIONS: Comanche, Texas 903/474-1266 Water Valley, Texas 325/949-4611 Hereford, TX gin heifer bulls. $1100. Elgin, TX Fort Worth, TX 325/949-4614 FAX Dinwiddie Cattle Company TOP QUALITY Call For Pricing Or Dealer Locations. FIVEASH QUARTER HORSES WHITE HAIR RAMS 505/699-2861 ALFALFA DAIRY and COW HAY (800) 575-7585 2020, DICK SONOITA / KING-bred AQHA colts & Ready For Service HEIFER BULLS 4x8 • 3x4 • We Deliver www.mix30.com fillies. Gentle, good-minded, a kind eye, bulldog Randy McCrea ANGUS/SALERS CROSS David Woods Alfa Farms conformation, big bone, color & cow sense. (2) BUCK CREEK Low Birthweight • Easy Calving 800/952-4146 325/277-6135 SIMMENTALS sound, broke geldings & foundation mares. Bulls By AI Sires — Angus and Salers 620/285-5030 Cell J B Fiveash - Ballinger, TX (325) 895-1606 SIMMENTAL and SIM-ANGUS COASTAL Sterling City, Texas David Whitworth: 210/413-9790 Mobile Tight 4x5 bales. Truckload $110 BULLS and FEMALES Two Year Old Bulls ... $2500 each. Horse quality, round, irri- SORGHUM CROSS HAY Sannmans Lil Doc x Sannnmans CLASSIFIED ADS Yearling Plus Bulls ... Starting at $1500 gated, weed sprayed, fertilized, AND WHEAT HAY x Desires Little Rex, 2019 sorrel GET QUICK RESULTS! 100% TEXAS LONGHORNS Jim Bryant in barn. stallion, correct, athletic, great Heifer Bulls • Registered Bulls and Cows Also, Wheat Straw Hay CALL TODAY! Heifers • Roping Stock 817/266-2102 — WE CAN DELIVER — mind, downright special! Add 800/284-5268 All Round Bales 830/459-0808 • Center Point, TX value and demand to your ranch Trophy Steers 325/656-8025 325/949-4611 STONEWALL VALLEY RANCH Website: jc7cattlecompany.com horse program. 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EASY CALVING • FAST GROWING ANGUS BULLS HORNED HEREFORD BULLS • Cattle For Sale • Cattle For Sale CATTLE FOR SALE BY DAVID, LLC and FEMALES CHAROLAIS BULLS and Call Or Check Our Website For More Info And Cattle Listings HEIFER BULLS PUREBRED CHAROLAIS ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE ANGUS BULLS David Krieg — 325/234-3067 Brangus — fourteen months old, YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE Performance Tested • EPDs Available Hogue Cattle Company Bar K Cattle Co. • Leroy Krueger Will Krieg — 361/945-0421 Call: WIESER ANGUS RANCH Located At Jourdanton, Texas 1100 pounds, GUARANTEED 830/486-6116 cattleforsalebydavid.com 830/997-5043 • Fredericksburg, TX 325/646-6568 Days 830/769-3367 LOW BIRTHWEIGHT, fertility Ann Mitchell 325/643-2225 Evenings 830/570-0660 mobile tested, very gentle, quality Spanish Dagger Ltd. THOMAS HILLS BRAHMAN BULLS calves. $2150 head or lease for Brownwood, Texas $350 month of IVAN RANCH Eighteen months old, gentle, top ANGUS BULLS RED BRANGUS quality beef-type. Dr. Glen Tate • 210/260-0563 BULLS and HEIFERS Service Age • Registered Performance Tested Limousin Phil Thomas: Home 817/926-7034 Scott Rushing, DVM Guaranteed and Lim-Flex Bulls For Sale! Office: 214/638-7027 512/556-5732 COX RANCH Go to: Joe Brown: Home 254/559-2461 Lampasas County, Texas Bill Melson, General Mgr. lawrencefamilylimousin.com Call After 6 P.M. Or Email: 432/413-9801 LA VISTA RANCH to the “For Sale” tab to view pictures, REGISTERED videos and pricing. Contact: [email protected] Ranch Office • 817/594-8317 Bruce Lawrence OUR BUSINESS REVOLVES Weatherford, Texas AROUND YOUR SATISFACTION ANGUS BULLS 806/790-2535 100 TEXAS Top quality bulls bred and raised Over 30 Years Of Experience on Central Texas grass. Fertility LONGHORN BULLS 40 Raised CLASSIFIED ADS Working For You!!! FANCY tested and ready to work. • 40-50 English black baldy spring calv- —For Sale or Lease— Angus Heifers GET QUICK RESULTS! HEIFER PAIRS 325/785-4407 ing cows, F-1 Hereford x Angus, bred to Over 100 Breeding Age Breeding age, calfhood vacci- 800/284-5268 55 Red Baldy Heifer Pairs black bulls and due this spring, extreme- Mostly Two Year Olds nated, gentle, quality. $850. 325/949-4611 ly gentle, cake broke, bred to a heck of a We Can Deliver 325/669-4485 • 325/669-0241 Marshall Whorley • set of bulls — these are the kind ranch- Contact: Jerry Hodge 936/870-5131 er’s dream about owning. CHOICE BRANGUS HEIFERS and BULLS 806/324-5482 CLASSIFIED ADS Check Us Out On Facebook: • 12 long yearling heifers, running with bulls. • 150 three to five year old spring calving 320 South Polk GET QUICK RESULTS! DebaultLivestock • 19 three year old Brangus cows, having second calves now. 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BRANGUS BULLS 325/226-4184 Easy Calving • Fertility, Trich And PI-BVD Tested • Ready To Work Two and Three Years Old Quantity Discounts • Delivery Available I Bar Ranch Call Or Text: Clay Richardson — 575/499-6117 325/669-7262 Cisco, Texas Hartzog www.richardsoncattlecompany.com Angus GRAU CHAROLAIS RANCH Cattle Bulls and Heifers Big Selection 100+ Two Year Old Black Also, Red Angus Bulls Angus Bulls 575/760-6336 Large Selection Available At Private Treaty CLASSIFIED ADS Genetics Designed For The Southwest GET QUICK RESULTS! Roy: 806/225-7230 CALL TODAY! Trudy: 806/825-2711 800/284-5268 Family Angus Since 1951 SPECIAL BULL SALE You Call — We Bring ‘Em! 325/949-4611 325/949-4614 FAX Thursday, MARCH 25 — 10 A.M. Jordan Cattle Auction • San Saba, Texas

Country Cattle FEMALES: • 22 big Brangus cows, heavy bred to Charolais bulls, four years old to long solidmouth, will be calved out by the end of April. Call Bart. (Lot C114) • 21 fancy Angus cows, heavy bred to registered Angus bulls, all one raising and should calve in 45 days. Call Bart. (Lot C113) • 7 summer calving Angus cows, bred to Angus bulls, all coming with sec- ond or third calf. Call Bart. (Lot C112) • 16 open heifers out of black whiteface cows and Charolais bulls, weight 850-875 pounds. Call Bart. (Lot C111) • 29 straight six year old purebred gray Brahman cows, bred to gray Brahman bull, four are bred to Hereford bull, should be calving this win- “Registered Quality At Commercial Prices” ter and early spring with a few calving late spring. Call Jody. (Lot C108) BULLS: 16 Two Year Old Pure Black Angus Bred Heifers And Pairs Go to www.jordancattle.com to view a current list of bulls. Call Bart. Heavy bred or with baby calves, due to calve beginning in March. Buyer For More Information And To View Pictures Of Cattle, Please Go To Our Website. takes all. All heifers parentage tested and from leading AI and registered Ken and Kynda Jordan — Owners and Operators sires such as KM Broken Bow, JMB Traction, Connealy Impression, etc. Bart Larremore: 325/372-8074 • Ken Jordan: 325/372-8060 Calves will be sired by SCCC’s registered low birthweight bulls. Impressive Jeffrey Osbourn: 325/372-8070 • Jody Osbourn: 325/372-8073 feedlot and carcass information available. All shots/vaccinated/wormed. P. O. Box 158 — San Saba, Texas 76877 Squaw Creek Cattle Company San Saba: 325/372-5159 • Mason: 325/347-6361 Dublin, Texas — • — Colton Curry: 254/979-0810 www.jordancattle.com [email protected] Page 28 Livestock Weekly April 1, 2021 • Cattle For Sale • Cattle For Sale • Cattle For Sale • Cattle For Sale • Cattle For Sale • Cattle For Sale TOP QUALITY REGISTERED REGISTERED REGISTERED REPLACEMENT CATTLE RED ANGUS RED ANGUS CORRIENTE 150 four to six year old Brangus — FOR SALE — BULLS and FEMALES WAGYU CATTLE and Braford cows, most with An- HERD FOR SALE F-1, Brangus and Others Calving Ease, Growth Bulls BULLS gus and Brangus calves at side, FOR SALE 817/564-5858 • 254/646-2697 SOLID BLACK, PUREBRED balance heavy bred, running www.casascattle.com 432/284-9664 Top Genetics 1862ranch.com Tested back with same bulls. 361/362-5863 254/631-8381 Britt • 254/485-6333 Glen • 210/827-1209 Eastland County, Texas • Services RED ANGUS BULLS Bradley 3 Ranch Ltd. 38 young red, black and black CORRIENTE Going on two years old, Eighteen Month Old, Registered RED ANGUS & SIMMENTAL Financial whiteface cows, three to five BULLS & HEIFERS northern genetics, very CHAROLAIS BULLS years old, four to seven months HEIFERS Complete Data Available, Semen Tested — Registered and commercial. LOWER PAYMENTS! bred, fifteen calves on ground. nice set of bulls. — Low birthweight. BETTER FINANCING OPTIONS Exposed to www.bradley3ranch.com DESIGNED FOR THE $1195. — Excellent genetics. 806/292-3645 M. L.: 940/585-6471 FARMER / RANCHER / AGRI-BUSINESS Gerald • 254/206-0376 Romagnola bulls. — Good growth bulls. NOT THE BANKER! James: 940/585-6171. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • NIXON FAMILY FARMS 254/223-4610 325/456-5099 Ranch-Raised Cattle CALL TODAY! 303-773-3545 REGISTERED For Ranchers Since 1958 Gary Nixon • 806/632-2241 Agrionefinancial.com TEXAS • Ranches For Sale REGISTERED ANGUS ½ Angus, ½ Corriente • Pasture For Lease BULLS AND HEIFERS Or Full Corriente Bulls LONGHORN CATTLE • Pasture Wanted Since 1887 www.anb-ranch.com AVAILABLE LAND FOR SALE Oldest and Most Efficient Herd In Texas For sale or lease, trich Lease pasture or wheat graz- BY OWNERS Robin Giles • Hillingdon Ranch [email protected] PASTURE RUNNELS COUNTY, TEXAS 830/995-3917 — Comfort, Texas and fertility tested. ing needed for cows or 254/396-6023 — 254/592-3746 Cells calves. Have equipment/ For 100 up to 500 head of Separate bids accepted for two 806/786-0300 tracts of land: www.hillingdonranch.com REGISTERED brush control, fencing. Short cows on year round program. • Tract I — 633 acres (302 farm BRANGUS BULLS term/after deer season ok: 660/492-2859 land, 243 improved pasture, 86 Gentle, Great Bloodlines Bart Koerth • 254/681-1498 native pasture), 1878 sq.ft. house, TRAILER LOAD • 250 good quality REGISTERED REPLACEMENT shop, working cattle pens, six OPEN and BRED HEIFERS • Ranches For Sale Low PAP Two Year Old Bulls bred cows, excellent miles south of Ballinger, State E3 Ranch LLC • Plains, Texas WANTED — ranch land to Registered Black Angus Highway 83 frontage. Property tra- condition. 806/456-7757 run cows for grazing. Also, versed by Pony Creek. On site: Tested At Chama, New Mexico want oat or wheat pasture to James Sammons III 8760 Ft. Elevation • 80 cow/calf pairs. three stock tanks, one water well run stockers. Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Good selection of bulls, some 325/234-6034 REGISTERED Missouri Broker and Millersview-Doole water. low birthweight. Please call: 254/248-2564 Surface water rights and 25% min- 325/234-2315 RED ANGUS 254/865-5120 214.701.1970 erals, wind, solar conveyed. Min- 806/225-7230 • 806/470-2508 Heavy Bred Cows jamessammons.com imum bid $2600/ acre. Heavy Bred First-Calf Heifers • Tract II — 93 acres farm land Open Heifers [email protected] Grass lease needed by the adjacent to Tract I. Surface sale Top Genetics head, by the month or annu- . 254/631-8381 3131 Turtle Creek Blvd | 4th Floor only. Minimum bid $2600/acre. Eastland County, Texas ally, long term lease pre- Dallas, Texas 75219 Seller reserves the right to refuse ferred, references available. or reject any and all bids and waive all formalities. CLASSIFIED ADS 325/642-2784 Bid(s) to include proof of funds GET QUICK RESULTS! Ranch and Land Division and/or preapproval from your 800/284-5268 GRASS LEASE NEEDED lender. Sealed bids accepted through May For all natural program, 27, 2021, IN PERSON DELIVERY Texas Panhandle area. AG LAND LOANS ONLY at LAW OFFICE OF BEN- 50-100 cows. As Low As 3.5% JAMIN W. CLAYTON, 711 Hutch- CHAROLAIS 806/946-7207 OPWKCAP 3.5% ings Ave., Ballinger, Texas, phone: Joe Stubblefield & Assocs. 325-365-4604. Include your name, 806/622-3482 • [email protected] address, phone number, e-mail joestubblefield&assoc.com ANGUS Grazing Lease address, amount of your bid, proof of funds/preapproval from your Wanted • Cattle grazing and growing opera- lender, signature and date. You will BULLS References Available tion north of Plains, Texas. 2000 be given a receipt of bid upon A large selection of two year deeded acres divided into 67 grass delivery. olds, performance records, Long or Short Term traps with waterers, bunks, and dri- FMI call: range raised and range ready, 254/865-3546 ving lanes; 320 free use acres, 1280 David or Randy leased acres (lease negotiated sepa- 325/365-6874 or 325/315-6181 fertility tested, all virgin. rately), plus another 2000 optional Quality To • Hunting deeded acres. Deeded acres include a growyard permitted for 3000 head, Compare Anywhere! Long Term Hunters Wanted! commodity barn, scales, and several BOX RANCH SALES • Rancho Rio Grande — Del Rio, homes. Includes an extensive line of Jon A. Box, Broker PAT GRISWOLD Texas equipment. Land Investments 780 Cox Lane • Carrizo Springs, TX CATTLE CO All: MLD 3, $15/acre, Highway • Very good 7500 head feedyard per- [email protected] Goldthwaite, Texas 277 Frontage, water and elec- mitted for 13,000 southwest of Jet- 210/416-4234 tric. more, Kansas. Clean modern yard 817/946-8320 mobile • 20,700 acres, axis, duck and with dry roll mill. Deep pens with sep- quail, some improvements, live arate drainage between cattle drive water: Rio Grande River, Syca- alleys. Includes 212± irrigated acres more and San Felipe Creeks. and 169± dryland acres. Dirt work for pens done, retention ponds built, and • 6000 acres, axis, duck and wells are drilled to expand to 13,000 Giles Angus Ranch quail, live water: Rio Grande head. Very close to three major pack- Cochran County, Texas Irri- River, Tesquesquite Creek and a Canyon, Texas ers. gated Farm: 5000± irrigated ac- canal. res geared to organic crops lo- 18-20 Months Old ESLABON • 1850 acres, southwest of inter- cated in Morton, Texas. Great re- PROPERTIES Calving Ease section 693 and 277, runs south turn on investment while growing Bulls For Sale A Div. Of organic alfalfa, triticale, and pea- DNA Tested Power along 277. George Clift Ent., Inc. Offices In Amarillo and Corpus Christi, Texas nuts. Great location to sell hay to AI Sires: Kelly Giles: 806/655-5800 * 15-30 minutes from Del Rio In- dairies up and down the South Performance Richard Bretz • 806-674-7211 GAR Xceptional ternational Airport. Plains, the Texas Panhandle, www.GilesAngus.com Fertility Water and electric available on David Hutchins • 806-681-5342 and into New Mexico. GAR Home Town www.eslabonproperties.com each lease. TX License #9000849 GAR Sure Fire We Deliver! Carcass Serious inquiries only, contact: Zurick Labrier • 806/681-9099 [email protected] www.ranchland.com CLASSIFIED ADS GET QUICK RESULTS! • Hunting CALL TODAY! 800/284-5268 • 325/949-4611 SELLING RANCHES in SOUTH TEXAS Dan W. Kinsel III, C C Ranch Broker PASTURE LAND ALL RANCHING and WILDLIFE Drawer 677, Cotulla, TX 78014 FOR SALE BAR BAR www.dankinselranches.com 640 acres, has some corrals, HELICOPTER SERVICES 830/378-5856 good grass. $1050 per acre. CHAROLAIS BULLS 830/317-0115 Mobile 830/378-5994 FAX C- 806/638-2630 ANGUS BULLS KA HIGHLAND REALTY RED ANGUS BULLS Of Texas Inc. Upgraded Website: www.highlandrealtyoftexas.com C BAR RANCH Aubrey Lange Kyle Lange Cody Sedden Slaton, Texas Culberson County, Texas — 120 acres east of Van Horn, north of IH-10 in the 325/650-4984 325/650-4983 830/279-8119 Wild Horse Valley. New solar powered water well and portable buildings. Private Clark Wood road access. $1250 Per Acre. 806/828-6249 • 806/786-2078 www.langehelicopters.com Karl F. Armstead, Broker C Trey Wood • 806/789-7312 C “There’s No Substitute For Experience” 432/290-0878 BAR BAR • Ranches For Sale • Ranches For Sale • Ranches For Sale • Ranches For Sale April 1, 2021 Livestock Weekly Page 29 • Ranches For Sale • Ranches For Sale SALES OF NEW MEXICO Nine Bar Land & Cattle CATTLE RANCHES SINCE 1972 “Ranchers Selling Ranches” — www.wesellranchland.com Helen Dockal, Broker — 325/347-8020 Anytime • 325/347-2571 Mobile FALLON-CORTESE LAND Tim Dockal, Agent: 325/347-2570 $895 Per Acre — 14,300 Acres 575.355.2855 Tana Autrey, Agent: 979/422-3074 WWW.RANCHSELLER.COM 26.4 Acres — Mason County, Texas S— Katemcy. O LD Beautiful and diverse acreage with county Wichita County, North Texas NICK CORTESE SCOTT BURTON KELLY SPARKS ARRON CORTESE road frontage, some improved grasses. $204,729. Excellent Cattle and Hunting Ranch 575.760.3818 575.760.8088 575.760.9214 575.512.9918 59.6 Acres — Mason County, Texas. Great, diverse, acreage, minutes from Mason, Texas. License # 16419 License # 47399 License # 19554 50% improved grasses, balance native pasture, lots of wildlife cover. Two wells, nice DWMH, Well managed for livestock and wildlife. Lots of surface shop/barn/carport, storage container, high fenced orchard-garden, nice pipe pens w/sheds, water. Paved access. Three large cattle pens. Excellent stocked dirt pond. $525,000. 87.6 Acres — Mason County, Texas. Investment opportunity! Located within Mason City lim- exterior/interior fencing. Current stocking rate 1/18 NEW MEXICO & WEST TEXAS RANCHES its, two strong wells, improved grasses, electricity Seller will consider dividing. $1,591,000. animal units pair. Priced well below appraisal value. • WE NEED PASTURE AND RANCH LEASES FOR 2021 • CLASSIFIED ADS GET QUICK RESULTS! Andrew Pennington, Agent — 940/838-8112 Ranch Sales — Leasing Division [email protected] 28,000 Acres Southeast Of Van Horn, Texas. Mineral Classified Acres Included. Mule Deer Hunting/Cattle Ranch David P. Dean, Broker — Ft. Davis, Texas Mobile: 432/634-0441 www.availableranches.com Fred L. Graff Realty 1106 ACRES — LOCATED ZAVALA COUNTY, TEXAS. Approximately 8.4 miles northwest of Crystal City, Texas with ¾ mile of paved highway frontage on FM 1668. Ranch is high fenced with season wet-weather Turkey Creek traversing throughout the ranch from north to south, has water well with electricity, small hunting cabin, one tank located on Turkey Eddy County, New Mexico — Southeast Of Hope Creek, whitetail deer hunting is excellent with bucks in the 130- 6085 acres deeded, 3196 acres state lease, PRIME mule deer, antelope, quail 170 B&C class, outstanding turkey and quail hunting. Ranch is and dove hunting. Wide area of the Penasco River bed. Abundant filaree. All divided into four pastures with outstanding grass cover for live- new pipeline in 2018, well watered throughout. stock and wildlife. This is an excellent opportunity for hunting Bob • 575/626-4337 [email protected] or running livestock. Hondo, Texas — 830/ 426-1053 mobile grafflandco.com [email protected] Central New Mexico Ranch For Sale — picturesque 1280± acre ranch 13 miles southwest of Estancia. Highway 542 access. Three wells, a CLASSIFIED ADS GET QUICK RESULTS! windmill, several small sheds, a set of gathering pens, and a water stor- CALL TODAY! 800/284-5268 • 325/949-4611 age tank. Ellis County, Oklahoma Ranch — PRICE REDUCED — 800± acres grassland with excellent distribution of water supply for cattle grazing management. Located just nine miles southeast of Follett, Texas with ease of access from all-weather county roadways. East of Spur, Texas — 245± Acre Recreational Property — native grass and thick brush. 75± acres of this property are expired CRP. PRICE REDUCED — 320± Acres In Gray County, Texas — this ranch sits along the breaks of McClellan Creek and lies just three miles west of McClellan Lake. The terrain ranges from rolling prairie to rough canyons, which provide cover to wildlife, including deer, antelope and turkey.

905 S. Fillmore St., Ste. 102 Amarillo, TX 79101 806.355.9856 CliftLandBrokers.com Antelope Springs Ranch 4573 Acres — Antelope Springs, Nolan County, Texas. Unique, very nice seven bedroom lodge/home, manager’s house, barns, and cor- rals. Located ten miles from Blackwell and thirty minutes to Sweetwater. Gently rolling, low hills and good bottom land with cedar, mesquite and oak, fourteen water wells, Antelope Spring, and abun- dant wildlife. Minerals. Lee, Lee & Puckitt Ranch Sales & Appraisals Bosque County Crystal Springs Ranch: Off: 325/655-66989 97 Ac Alice Lake Tract ...... $887,065 llpranchland.com 90 Ac Highway 144 East Tract ...... $637,650 65 Ac House Lake Tract ...... $664,610 “CATHEDRAL MOUNTAIN RANCH” — 10,000± Acres. Prime cattle 37 Ac Hilltop Tract ...... $358,512 country, only fourteen miles south of Alpine, Texas. Highly scenic with 35 Ac Hill Creek Tract ...... $525,150 Calamity Creek with year round running water, small lake, elevations 34 Ac Highway 144 West Tract ...... $233,381 5520-6660 ft., 3000 ft. log lodge and two homes. Mule deer, antelope, elk Cooke Co: 1750 Ac Walnut Bend Ranch ...... $3150/Ac and fishing. Colorful history.S Co-ListedO L with D King Land & Water. Price: $2400 per acre. Make us an offer! Mills Co: 2818 Ac Rough Creek Ranch On Colorado River ...... $4790/Ac Franklin Co: 4848 Ac White Oak Creek Ranch Community ...... $999K-$1.1MM “BOX CANYON RANCH” — 492± Acres. Only eight miles west of Alpine, Texas. Spectacular bluff and rimrock and mountain top country, very pri- Red River Co: 1395 Ac River Crest Ranch ...... $1792/Ac vate at end of county road, lovely three bedroom, two bath southwest Stephens Co: 436 Ac Tin 4 Ranch ...... $5.8MM home, arena, a wildlife sanctuary with mule deer, abundant aoudad, javeli- Houston Co: 615 Ac Pintail Ridge Hunting Club ...... $2.500MM na, and occasional elk. Nothing else like it! $2,750,000. Must see to appre- Rusk Co: 322 Ac Wildhorse Ranch ...... $3200/Ac ciate! Harrison Co: 101 Ac TIMBERLAND Tract ...... $435,700 CARPENTER REAL ESTATE Harrison Co: 21 Ac Noonday Estate ...... $995,000 P. O. Box 25 — Alpine, Texas 79831 Bosque Co: 80 Ac Savanna Lake Ranch ...... $336,000 Phone: 432/837-3325 Fax: 432/837-3326 Cell: 432/386-6773 Upshur Co: 84 Ac Triple B Ranch ...... $748,380 Web: jwcarpenter.com Email: [email protected] HRCRANCH.COM (214) 361-9191

RANCH & FARM REAL ESTATE We need your listings on any types of ag properties in TX, NM, OK & CO SUPER OPPORTUNITY! One of the best steak houses in the nation just ALAMOSA CREEK RANCH — Roosevelt Co., NM — 14,982± acres out of Amarillo & Canyon at Umbarger, TX., state-of-the-art bldg., turn- (10,982± ac. deeded, 4000± ac. State Lease). Good cow ranch in Eastern key w/complete facilities in full operation at this time. NM excellent access via US 60 frontage between Clovis and Fort Sumner. RIMROCK RANCH — BUEYEROS, NM — 14,993.49± total acres Alamosa creek crosses through the heart of the gently rolling grassland. (12,157.49± deeded acres, 2836± New Mexico State Lease). Live water with five miles of scenic Ute Creek. Elk, deer and antelope to go along COWEN ROAD FARM — Sedan, NM - two circles in CRP until 2023, with a good cattle ranch! one circle sown back to native grasses, all weather road. www.scottlandcompany.com Ben G. Scott — Broker Krystal M. 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Protected for decades by a well-known non-profit, this idyllic Hill Country Ranch is being noncontiguous tracts of native grass rangeland separated by offered for the first time. Several water wells on the property. CONTACT FOR PRICE. lands belonging to other ownership. Located approximately 20 XXL RANCH — 367 ± ACRES — BURNET COUNTY. An amazing "Turn Key" ranch bor- miles northwest of the small community of Elida, New Mexico dered by the North San Gabriel River. A magnificent custom home, a barndominium for in northeast Chaves County. The two tracts are approximately guests, multiple barns and outbuildings, game proof boundary fence and a seven acre lake 2.5 miles apart as the crow flies. Access to both tracts is good — there is nothing left undone. LISTED FOR $7,500,000. by maintained Chaves County Roadways. The north tract, ARGENTINA RANCHES La Rioja Ranch — 12,768 Acres — (1000 Cow Place) Finca El Carmen — 5680 Acres — (Ranch) referred to as the Cothern Place, is comprised of approximately Hunting Estate — 5000 Acres — (Income Property) Olive Oil Farm and Factory — 921 Acres 2500± deeded acres that is partially fenced with one well. The Estancia El 25 — 10,428 Acres — (Cattle Operation) south tract, referred to as the Rippee Place, is comprised of Visit our website for additional info. approximately 4700 deeded acres and 640 State Lease fenced 800.447.8604 into three pastures, watered by two wells and pipelines. The two We Make Real Estate Happen. Come Experience The Ekdhal Edge. www.ranchinvestments.com tracts are approximately 2.5 miles apart. Excellent year around cow country. Grazing capacity is estimated to be 130 AUYL. Nugent 386: 386.12± Acres in Jones County — A great getaway convenient- Priced at $370 $345 per deeded acre; $2,484,000. ly located north of Abilene offering opportunities for recreation, livestock pro- duction, farming, and ranchette development. Located on the edge of the shin- Contact: nery, the property has a mixture of fine sand and moist clay loam. A rare find Scott McNally with wild plum thickets, great views, diverse landscape, and plenty of hunting opportunities. $868,770. Bar M Real Estate, LLC FEATURED RANCHES FOR SALE Hunting Haven Ranch: 1575± Acres in Stonewall County — A longtime PO Box 428 — Roswell, NM 88202 To view these and other listings visit www.republicranches.com Office: 575/622-5867 • Cell: 575/420-1237 family-owned property in Stonewall County. The ranch offers some of the best quail and deer hunting anywhere around. It also has several improvements that FEATURED SOUTH TEXAS RANCHES FOR SALE Website: www.ranchesnm.com would make it an excellent cattle ranch. Call today for a private showing. ARROWHEAD RANCH $2,192,125. 9713 Acres | $27,682,050 Rolled Stone Ranch: 617± Acres in Hood County — Beautifully manicured At almost 10,000 acres, this ranch has been groomed to allow wildlife to thrive. 617± acres of rolling pastureland with a beautiful two-bedroom and three-and- The ranch ranges from thick, tall South Texas brush with big bull mesquites, to a-half bath home, guest quarters, in-ground pool, horse stalls, and storage and open grass pastures great for quail hunting or raising cattle. Features lots of equipment barns. The magnificent estate is located just 12± miles west of water, separate high fenced pastures, large deer, exotics and tons of quail and Granbury on State Highway 377 and is a quick 45± minute drive to Fort Worth. dove. $6,950,000. HIDALGO & STARR COUNTIES, McALLEN, TEXAS More Listings Available @ www.ekdahlrealestate.net House Pasture of Arrowhead Ranch | 3140 Acres | $8,950,000 John Ekdahl, Broker A. E. "Butch" Nelson, Jr., Broker The ranch has been groomed to benefit all of the wildlife. The bird hunting is Rex Detamore, Broker Ty Wills, Broker incredible, with hundreds of acres of open acres to run your traditional bird dog Stamford Office: 325/773-3676 Abilene Office: 325/698-3374 operation, lots of water holes to enjoy the incredible dove hunts and thick Rotan Office: 325/776-8256 Anson Office: 325/823-0102 native brush in different areas to promote growing huge deer. STARR COUNTY, McALLEN, TEXAS West Pasture of Arrowhead Ranch | 2040 Acres | $5,304,000 This very unique South Texas ranch has 2040 acres with approximately 1080 acres of tall, thick native brush and 850 acres of very good grass pasture groomed for cattle and quail. The fertile soils on the ranch make for a special environment that benefits all of the wildlife. Republic Ranches, LLC — Broker Albuquerque-Austin-Corpus Christi-Dallas-Houston-Pagosa Springs-San Antonio-Telluride 888-726-2481 or [email protected]

NW PUCKETT RANCH — PECOS COUNTY — NEW CLASSIFIED ADS GET QUICK RESULTS! LISTING: 8100± acres 27 miles southeast of Fort Stockton on the pavement. Low mountains, canyons, and rimrock. Mule deer, whitetail deer, elk, and blue quail. Minerals will convey. BROWNFIELD $5,385,000 ($665/acre). RANCH & FARM WATER VALLEY: 323± ac. three miles north of Water Valley. PROPERTIES Pretty little ranch in the hills off the beaten path, solar well, two sides high fenced, plenty of deer, turkey, dove, quail, some min- (575) 640-9395 erals. $585,000. CEDAR GROVE RANCH: 37 section cattle ranch, Deming, New GOBBLER'S GULCH: 1939± acres located about 49 mi. SE Mexico. 23,714± total acres, 19,802± acres BLM, 2632± acres NM state of San Angelo and 32 mi. NW of Menard in Menard Co. Gently land, 1280± acres deeded land, 200,250± gallons of water storage with rolling liveoak country. Very clean, no cedar or mesquite. High excellent water system, pipelines twenty years old or less, nine solar fenced with a superior game-management program that has pro- wells, 333 AYL, 6± horses. Listed at $2,900,000. duced extremely goodS native O whitetail L D deer. Very nice log home AKELA NORTH RANCH: 22 section cattle ranch, Deming, New and renovated older headquarters. Some minerals convey. $4.8 Mexico. 14,296± acres to the allotment, 3528± acres BLM, 8255± acres million. of NM state land, 780± acres of deeded land, 753± acres of uncontrolled. FREEMAN-KINCAID RANCH: 3490± acres 36 miles south 24,500± gallons of water storage, four wells, 133 AYL. Listed at of Ozona. Old T.A. Kincaid Ranch headquarters including a nice $900,000. home, guest house, cook-shack, large barn, and working pens all SEVENTEEN WELL RANCH: 6.5± section cattle ranch located in in good condition. Generally rolling hills and wide productive Deming, New Mexico. 4187± acres total, 17± acres deeded, 3355± acres draws with some rim-rockS O country. L DAdequately watered and of BLM, 815± acres of New Mexico state land. 21 AYL. Manufactured mostly new fences. Whitetail deer and turkey with various home, barn,UNDER two sets of corrals, CONTRACTone pasture and one trap, two wells with roaming exotics. Minerals are negotiable. $2,575,000. storage (one solar and one electric well). Listed at $395,000. ALAMITO RANCH: 3425± acres 17 miles south of Marfa. SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 11: farm, irrigation well, 64± acres in drip irri- Gently rolling country with some rim-rock and canyons. gation, 104± total acres, has a house and barn with Florida Mountain Alamito Creek runs through the middle of the ranch with scat- Views locatedUNDER at 11065 Columbus CONTRACT Road, Deming, New Mexico. Listed tered water holes and cottonwoods. Spring-fed, cottonwood- at $450,000. lined Perdiz Creek cutsS the O southwest L Dcorner near the headquar- www.BrownfieldRanchandFarmProperties.com ters. $885/acre. KEITH BROWNFIELD, Associate Broker, GRI Chip Cole — 325/655-3555 [email protected] Chili Cole — 325/277-8071 BHGRE Steinborn & Associates 141 Roadrunner Pkwy., Ste 141 Las Cruces, NM 88011 chipcoleranchbroker.com 575/522-3698 • Ranches For Sale • Ranches For Sale • Ranches For Sale • Ranches For Sale April 1, 2021 Livestock Weekly Page 31 • Ranches For Sale • Ranches For Sale MIKE DAIL REAL ESTATE E-mail: [email protected] • Mason, Texas • www.mikedail.com RANCH SALES and APPRAISALS 307 Ac: 3½ SW Millersview: 135 ac WW-B Dahl, 3 tanks, fenced, some mins. $2250/ac. Serving The Ranching Industry Since 1920 285 Ac: 30 SW Menard: 3/2 home, barn, 3 wells, pond, live oak, game. SOLD. 1153 Ac: 30 NW Brady: 2 m Colorado River; game fence, min; game; comm water. $3500/ac. 105 East 6th Street — Pawhuska, OK 74056 Mike Dail, Broker — Mason, Texas — 325/347-0038 Office: 918/287-1996 | 918/287-1997 Over 50 Years Of Real Estate Experience — A Private Property Rights Advocate www.crosstimbersland.com Licensed in Oklahoma and Kansas Contact us for marketing or consultation and 5016 122ND STREET • LUBBOCK, TX 79424 visit our website for current listings. 806/763-5331 FAX: 806/763-1340 918/287-1996 TEXAS RANCH AND CROSSTIMBERSLAND.COM Web Site: www.chassmiddleton.com E-mail Address: [email protected] HUNTING PROPERTIES 940/552-00500 QUAIL MEADOWS DEER RANCH 722± Acres | Cottle County, Texas UNDER CONTRACT

Gene Stewart, Broker 1307 West Wallace — San Saba, Texas Four Bedroom, Two Bath House 325/372-7022 Cell 325/372-5082 Office $892,800 www.SanSabaRealty.com LLANO COUNTY, TEXAS RANCHES Danny Havins • 940/839-5152 Acre between 40-60 acres, competitively priced. Excellent views with lots of beautiful homesites. Power is available and some ranch- es have water wells. Prices between $400-500K depending on size andUNDER ranch location. Located CONTRACT approximately three miles east of HARDEMAN 182 Castell, Texas. 182± Acres | Hardeman County, Texas 125 Acres — Llano County Located off CR 106, this unrestricted ranch has paved frontage along Llano County Road 106. Completely fenced, electricity and a water well is to be drilled soon. Good views, hardwoods, and ample coverUNDER for wildlife. $985,600 .CONTRACT Electricity, Rural Water, Great Hunting SAN FERNANDO RANCH $263,900 766 Acres — Mason County Chris Clerihew • 940/886-6782 2.7 miles South of Pontotoc, Texas, the SFR has been set up as a small cattle operation. Fencing, water wells, a good set of working Other Listing Available — Please Call Or See Our Website pens and the brush has been consistently kept under control. www.davisvernon.com GraniteUNDER outcroppings and goodCONTRACT topographic relief add character and Keith Carlton, Broker — 940/655-4004 views. Electricity on site. Can be subdivided. $3,765,000. Danny Havins — 940/839-5152 Jimmy Carr — 940/839-6152 MONOLITH RANCH Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 1375 Acres — Llano County Jerry Williams — 940/642-4830 Two gates down from Enchanted Rock State Park. A well-maintained Chris Clerihew — 940/886-6782 Randall Mints: 940/839-6285 4000± sq.ft. three bedroom, three bath lodge and next door are (2) Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] two bedroom, one bath suites. A little over a mile ± of strong-flowing Crabapple Creek flowsS through O the LEast Dside of the ranch. Roughly 200' in elevation change with world-class views. $13.7 million. Clayton Leverett, Owner/Broker 512/656-2930 www.swlandco.com [email protected]

325.655.6989 LLPRANCHLAND.COM Best 100 Acre Hunting Ranch — Coke County, Texas. 25 minutes Featured Listings north of San Angelo, Texas, very nice barndominium, good well, 4-M Ranch 10,955± acre, highly improved 4M Ranch is a world unto itself electric pump, food plot, feeders, blind, good earth tank, remote, with an incredible suite of world class improvements including a 5000 ft. paved runway, crushed rock roads, headquarters complex. Set miles away on a lime- brushy. stone perch sits a truly remarkable 10,000 sq.ft. home with infinity pool peer- South 60 Ranch — 60 acre brush, hills, good roads, nice fencing, ing down at the four miles of accessible Lower Pecos River frontage below. year round hunting. $2008.22 acre / $22,000,000. 455± Acres — Broken B Ranch — Irion County, Texas. Located Bandera Ranch 14,502± acres comprised of some of the most well cared for south of Mertzon. This ranch is high fenced with lots live oaks and acreage in Far West Texas. Sweeping vistas, plateaus, mountains and canyons, some topography changes. Hunting on the ranch is considered to be abundant grass and water. This is Chihuahuan Desert hunting land at its best good with Whitetail deerS ranging O from L 150's D to 160's B&C. and a nature lover’s dream. This ranch has it all. 60 miles south of Marfa. Pre- sidio County, Texas. $925 acre / $13,414,350. 410± Acres — RM Ranch. 7.8 paved miles to Abilene Texas, five Brewster Ranches miles to Buffalo Gap. Mixture of level to rolling and small hills. Good An assemblage of 5 ranches making up 420,000± acres that include grass, five plus ponds, large to small, nice cabin, metal shop, some of the most amazing land features found in the Southwest, approximately 30x150 metal equipment barn. Excellent hunting, city located in Brewster County, TX includes the following ranches. water. Good subdivision potential. $3500 per acre. Rio Texico Ranch 117,000±, This ranch has maintained much of the envi- 5472 Acres — Ruffin Ranch — Concho County, Texas. A high- ronment and appearance of times past, including the Lower Canyons of the fenced beautiful live oak covered ranch. This ranch is highly Rio Grande River. $735 acre / $85,995,000. improved with hunting headquarters, and much more. Stocked with Tesnus Ranch 19,814± acre ranch offers mountains, pine trees, and broad val- genetic improved whitetail deer, red stag, axis and more. Great cat- leys throughout the ranch providing excellent habitat for elk, deer, and aoudad. tle grazing and minerals conveyed. $785 acre / $15,554,171. Dove Mountain Ranch A variety of habitats, live creek, and improvements. 3999± Acres — La Fonda Ranch — Kinney County, Texas. Desert Big Horn Permits have been awarded on this 196,000± acre ranch. $765 Absolutely STUNNING WATER flows through Pinto Creek with at acre / $149,940,000. least four miles of frontage. Beautiful river bottom with huge trees Horse Mountain Ranch 34,123± acres, with an Artesian hot well, surround- and crystal-clear water! Topography is rolling with large Live oaks in ed by mountains and lush grasslands providing tremendous hunting with excel- bottoms. Large Whitetail genetics, Axis deer and loads of Turkey. lent game populations including mule deer. $825 acre/ $28,151,475. Improvements. A real opportunity to own a beautiful game/livestock Y.E. Mesa Ranch Views of the Santiago Mtns, this 52,022± acre ranch boast ranch at a great price! diverse habitats for game and non-game animals creating an outdoorsman won- derland. $775 acre / $40,317,050. 395± Acres — Simpson River Bend Ranch. Just across the Colorado River from Robert Lee, Texas. Home, barns, sheds, his- Eagle Mountains Ranches toric barn, corrals underS shed, O river L front, D city water and plenty The 5th highest mountain range in Texas, rises up to 7,484 feet, can be seen across wildlife. All owned minerals convey. the sweeping grasslands and scrublands deep into Mexico, across the Rio Grande then north, beyond the Guadalupe Mountains. Located in Hudspeth & Culberson 2705 Acres — The J2 Ranch. Is in northeast Scurry County, Texas Counties, TX, The Eagle Mtns includes the following ranches. on a paved county road. This scenic rolling ranch with two creeks Eagle & Carrizo Mountain Ranch Two nearby distinct properties making up and a large earth pond (with fish) also has a 6000 sq.ft. plus home 76,185± acres of dramatic topography. This is big mule deer country which has and a large barn/shed complex. Quail country plus mule deer, white- been carefully managed over the past 10 years. $795 acre/ $60,567,075. tail deer, turkey, dove and hogs. Some minerals. $989 per acre Piñon Ranch 47,700± acres. The hunting and cattle infrastructure is turn-key. PRICE REDUCED! 885 Acres — River Lookout Ranch — A large hunting lodge, located in the higher elevations of the ranch create a per- Stonewall County, Texas. Northeast of Aspermont, Texas. fect atmosphere for guests and hunters. $685 acre / $32,674,500. Frontage on CR 231. SALT FORK of the BRAZOS RIVER is the Eagle Piñon Ranch is a 2963± acre ranch with elevations ranging from 4600 southwest boundary line. feet to 5596 feet. Lush grassland matrix with brush, cacti, and Piñon pine trees, with a large hunting lodge. $850 /acre, $2,518,550. 771± Acres — Llano River Ranch — Mason County, Texas. 3400 feet of beautiful Llano River frontage. New roads and lots of brush King Land & Water LLC work done on the property allowing for breathtaking views of the river James King, Agent | Tammy King, Broker | Harrison King, Agent and countryside. Debbie Murphy, Broker Associate Fort Davis 432-426-2024 Austin 512-840-1175 [email protected] www.KingLandWater.com MAKING THE MARKET FOR OVER 55 YEARS Page 32 Livestock Weekly April 1, 2021 ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION 900 North Garden P. O. Box 2041 Roswell, New Mexico 88201 575/622-5580 Cattle Sale — 9 A.M. E-mail: [email protected] 575/623-5680 FAX Announcing Our Benny Wooton NEXT REGULAR SALE Cell: 575/626-4754 New Webpage: TUESDAY, APRIL 6 Smiley Wooton www.roswelllivestockauction.com Cell: 575/626-6253 We sold 1172 head of cattle on Monday, March 29 on a higher market with excellent buyer attendance. Th is is the top of the market and prices range down from this according to quality, condition, and fi ll. Compared to last week: stocker calves: $2.00 to $4.00 higher; feeder cattle: steady to $1.00 higher; packer cows and bulls: $2.00 to $4.00 higher. STEERS HEIFERS 300-400 Pounds ______$175.00 To $186.00 300-400 Pounds ______$163.00 To $166.00 400-500 Pounds ______$176.00 To $185.00 400-500 Pounds ______$152.00 To $163.00 500-600 Pounds ______$157.00 To $176.00 500-600 Pounds ______$139.50 To $152.00 600-700 Pounds ______$125.00 To $157.00 600-700 Pounds ______$119.00 To $139.50 700-800 Pounds ______$119.00 To $125.00 700-800 Pounds ______$102.00 To $119.00 Packer Cows ______$60.00 To $ 70.00 Feeder Bulls ______$ 61.00 To $ 78.50 Canner & Cutter Cows ______$50.00 To $ 56.00 Cow/Calf Pairs — Top Half ______$1000.00 To $1100.00 Packer Bulls ______$85.00 To $ 95.50 Bred Cows — Top Half ______$750.00 To $ 860.00 STOCKER CALVES AND FEEDER YEARLINGS: Fred Beard, Tularosa, NM 3 blk strs 395# 186.00 In Observance Of Easter Kohl Studdard, Roswell, NM 3 blk strs 467# 185.00 Sunday, April 4 Jay Kimbley, Loving, NM 5 blk strs 447# 180.00 Our Cattle Sale Will Be X Diamond Tail Ranch LLC, Quemado, NM 5 blk strs 488# 176.00 Kincaid Brothers, Pinon, NM 2 blk strs 520# 175.00 Tuesday, April 6 Raye Miller, Artesia, NM 2 mxd strs 565# 175.00 ADVANCE CONSIGNMENTS FOR Bradberry Ranch, Cliff, NM 5 mxd strs 543# 172.00 TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 Joe Williams, Carlsbad, NM blk str 510# 167.00 Jimmy H. Johnson, Lake Arthur, NM blk str 620# 157.00 Trey Lewis, Pinon, NM blk str 635# 151.00 45 COWS – excellent quality – black/black whiteface Angus Kenneth Bassett, Edgewood, NM 5 blk/red strs 675# 139.00 and Brangus crossbred cows – 15 calves at side out of Angus Bob McNutt, Pecos, TX 2 blk hfrs 328# 166.00 bulls – remainder to be preg checked – 5 to 9 years old. Charles F. Marley, Roswell, NM 7 mxd hfrs 353# 164.00 Bob McNutt, Pecos, TX 2 blk hfrs 413# 163.00 175 CALVES & LIGHT YEARLINGS – excellent quality – 90 Animas Foundation, Animas, NM 79 blk & bmf hfrs 449# 162.00 percent black/black whiteface Angus crossbred – weaned 90 Jay Kimbley, Loving, NM 2 blk hfrs 415# 157.00 days – 2 rounds BS Gold/7 way – thin condition – cake and X Diamond Tail Ranch LLC, Quemado, NM 7 blk hfrs 446# 156.00 grass – 375 to 600 pounds. James Floyd, Wink, TX 2 blk/red hfrs 533# 152.00 Animas Foundation, Animas, NM 81 blk & bmf hfrs 575# 145.50 125 CALVES – excellent quality – black/black whiteface/red/red Jordan Johnson, Lake Arthur, NM blk hfr 620# 139.50 whiteface Angus and Charolais crossbred calves – BS Gold/7 Animas Foundation, Animas, NM 37 blk & bmf hfrs 664# 131.00 way at branding – medium condition – 350 to 500 pounds. Animas Foundation, Animas, NM 6 red mxd hfrs 693# 131.00 Jimmy H. Johnson, Lake Arthur, NM 5 blk & bmf hfrs 678# 131.00 PACKER COWS AND BULLS: Merrill or Allene Dana, Marathon, TX wf bull 1820# 95.00 Merrill or Allene Dana, Marathon, TX wf bull 2285# 93.50 Victor Onsurez, Jr., Loving, NM blk bull 1690# 89.50 Brain Johnson, Lake Arthur, NM blk cow 1190# 70.00 Lopez Ranch LLC, Las Vegas, NM Char X cow 950# 69.00 Lopez Ranch LLC, Las Vegas, NM red cow 1265# 68.00 Collier Enterprises Inc., Verhalen, TX 8 blk/red cows 1236# 66.00 Glen Grote, Roswell, NM brin wf cow 1105# 65.50 STOCKER COWS: Matt and Hailey Chaffin, Deming, NM Brah Bred cow 860.00 Steeple O Land & Cattle, Ft. Worth, TX 2 rwf bred cows 760.00 ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION PRECONDITIONED CALF PROGRAM Steeple O Land & Cattle, Ft. Worth, TX 2 blk pairs 1100.00 Th e RLA Preconditioned Calf Program has been a great success. J&H Livestock, Roswell, NM blk pair 1075.00 Call Benny to see how you can get your calves enrolled. ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION TRUCKING NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS! For All Your Trucking Needs Contact: Smiley Wooton: 575/626-6253 50’x102” Pots • Straight Decks • Flatbeds and Dry Box Vans RECEIVING STATIONS Producers hauling cattle to Roswell Livestock Auction Receiving Stations need to call our toll free number for transportation permit number before leaving home. This number is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Just ask for hauling permit number. Toll Free Number: 1-800-748-1541 PECOS, TEXAS VAN HORN, TEXAS Windmill & Pump Service Jason Heritage at 575-840-9544 800 West Second - Five blocks west of Courthouse. Or Smiley Wooton at 575-626-6253 Smiley Wooton - 575-626-6253 • Windmills Receiving cattle every Sunday. No Prior Permits Required. Receiving cattle 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. Trucks Leave Sunday At 4:00 P.M. Trucks leave at 3 P.M. CT. • Solar Pumps SAN ANTONIO, NEW MEXICO LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO • Domestic Water Wells Nine Miles East of San Antonio on US Hwy 380 Hwy. 90 at MM #3 - East Side of Hwy. (20 Bar Livestock) Michael Taylor - 575/418-7398 Receiving Cattle 2nd & 4th Weekends of Each Month • Specializing In Ranch Water Systems Receiving Cattle 2nd & 4th Weekends of Each Month Truck Leaves At 2 P.M. MT Sunday Trucks Leave Sunday At 3 P.M. MT Smiley Wooton: 575/626-6253 Cell - 575/622- 5580 Office

Since 1888 Cody Rattan MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO Phone: 575/840-7436 Two Blocks East, One Block South of Tillery Chevy Smiley Wooton - 575/626-6253 Cell - 575/622-5580 Office J. C. Burson - 505/681-7424 Trucks Leave Sunday At 4 P.M. MT LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED New Mexico Stations Receive Livestock Sunday