VOL NO. 44 SAN ANGELO, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 LIVESTOCKWEEKLY.COM $35 PER YEAR. Range Sales

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1 Angelo Lambs Firm, Most Others Lower San Angelo called slaughter lamb classes firm, feeders untested because of limited receipts. Fredericksburg called the market steady on both classes, Goldthwaite and Hamilton both steady to lower. Lamb and mutton production for the week ending November 3 totaled 2.5 million pounds on a slaughter count of 36,000 head as compared to last week s 2.4 million pounds on 35,000 head. Imported lamb and mutton for the week ending October 27 totaled 1560 metric tons or about 3.43 million pounds, which was nearly 143 percent of the domestic production for the same period. There was no reported direct trading on feeder lambs. Fredericksburg No. 1 wool lambs pounds brought $ , pounds $ San Angelo medium and large No. 1-2 feeder lambs weighing pounds were $ , pounds $ and pounds $ Hamilton wooled lambs pounds were $ , 70 pounds and heavier $ In Virginia pound lambs were $ , pounds $ Goldthwaite wooled lambs weighing pounds made $ , pounds $ San Angelo choice 2-3 slaughter lambs pounds sold for $90-100, choice and prime pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , choice pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , and pounds $ At Fredericksburg wooled lambs pounds were $ , Dorper and cross lambs pounds $ , pounds $ , and Barbado pounds $ Hamilton Dorper and Dorper cross lambs weighing pounds brought $ , pounds $ , over 70 pounds $ , and Barbado lambs $ Goldthwaite Dorper and cross lambs weighing pounds were $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , Barbado and cross lambs pounds $ , pounds $ , and pounds $ New Holland choice and prime 2-3 wooled pounders brought $ , hair sheep pounds $ , wooled pounds $ , hair sheep pounds $ , wooled pounds $ , choice 1-2 wool lambs pounds $ , hair $ , wooled pounds $ , hair $ , wooled pounds $ , hair $ , wooled pounds $ , hair $ , wool pounds $ , and hair $ Direct trade on slaughter lambs included 2200 shorn and wooled lambs weighing pounds at $ San Angelo good 2-3 slaughter ewes sold for $43-45, utility and good 1-3 $55-65, high-yielding $66-80, utility 1-2 $45-55, cull and utility 1-2 $40-45, and cull 1 $ Hamilton ewes brought $60-90, Goldthwaite wooled ewes $40-90, Dorper and cross ewes $40-80, and Barbado $ Fredericksburg ewes were $ VOL NO. 44 SAN ANGELO, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 LIVESTOCKWEEKLY.COM $35 PER YEAR Mid-Tex Cattle Co., Seguin, Texas, sold on a delivered basis to the Texas Panhandle: one load of No.1 Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 390 pounds at $161.50, two loads of No. 1½ Okie and cross yearling heifers weighing 680 pounds at $115, a load of similar heifers weighing 350 at $146, a load of No. 1 preconditioned Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 510 pounds at $155, and a similar load of preconditioned steers weighing 565 at $160. 4L Cattle Co., Vic Choate, The Livestock Weekly will be published early Thanksgiving week. Please note that the advertising deadline for the week of Thanksgiving will be 5 p.m. on Monday, November 19. Our offices will be closed on November 22 and 23. Range Sales San Angelo, sold to West Texas buyers on a delivered basis: two loads young, longbred black and black baldface cows at $1250, a load of similar spring calving cows at $1200; and a load of No. 1½ Okie and cross heifers weighing 880 at $117 delivered to the Panhandle. USDA reports 4551 head of feeder cattle selling direct off Colorado range, including 1800 medium and large No. 1 steers to weigh 850 pounds at $ delivered in March and April; for February Plains Fed Cattle Trading Stymied At Midweek Over Wide Price Gap Panhandle feedlots were asking $118 at midweek and hearing nothing from the packers. Last week saw a $ market, steady to a dollar better than the week before. Wednesday s Fed Cattle Exchange offered 310 head in three lots, none of which sold. The Texas Cattle Feeders Association counted 10,284 head on area showlists, down 239 head from last week. Formulas were off 3048 head at 55,235. Direct trade elsewhere was quiet, DTN reporting $110 live bids in Kansas against asking prices of $ , and $178 dressed bids, a mere $10 shy of the asking price. Midwest fed cattle auctions paid $ , strictly choice to $ Stocker and feeder cattle prices were generally steady to higher in most early-week auctions, Oklahoma City something of an exception. Joplin, Mo. called 5500 head steady to $3 higher on steer calves, and steady to $3 lower on heifer calves. La Junta, Colo. receipts were 1660 head, the market $2 higher on yearling heifers but poorly tested on other classes. With 3505 head on offer, Tulsa, Okla. was $3-5 higher on steers, a few lightweights $9-12 higher, and mostly steady on heifers with a higher undertone on five-weights. In Texas, Crockett s 2331 head sold mostly steady on better kinds but $4-5 lower on plainer sorts. Graham s 2520 head were steady on weights over 600 pounds and $3-5 higher on lighter kinds. Three Rivers was $3-5 higher on 1827 head, Gonzales steady Saturday on Amarillo sold almost a thousand head mostly steady on calves but untested on yearlings. Counting 9992 head on the yards, Oklahoma City feeder steers pounds were $1-3 lower, pounds firm to sharply higher with few sales from last week to compare to, pound feeder heifers $1-3 lower, and calves steady to $2 lower. Best pound steer calves brought $ , pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; and pounds $ similar heifers to weigh 750 at $ f.o.b.; for January, all f.o.b., 120 steers to weigh 800 at $145, 205 heifers to weigh 700 at $138.79, and 130 heifers to weigh 750 at $140.30; for current delivery 120 steers weighing 900 at $ f.o.b., 120 steers weighing 841 at $156 delivered, and 476 heifers weighing at $ delivered. Northwest direct feeder cattle trade as confirmed by USDA totaled 1611 head, all delivered basis, including 150 medium and large No. 1 heifers to weigh 825 pounds at $145 for December delivery; for current delivery 334 similar steers weighing at $ , 131 steers weighing 600 at $173.20, and 360 steers weighing at $ USDA reports 2879 head of feeder cattle selling direct in Oklahoma, all f.o.b., including, for current delivery 132 medium and large No. 1 steers weighing 725 pounds at $154; for January 240 medium and large 1-2 steers to weigh 800 at $144.70, 560 similar heifers to weigh 700 at $ and 325 heifers to weigh 750 at $136.70; for December 300 such steers to weigh 800 at $144.70, 980 heifers to weigh 700 at $141.25, and 260 heifers to weigh 750 at $ Kansas direct feeder cattle trade by USDA count came to 600 head, all f.o.b., including 150 medium and large No. 1 steers to weigh 650 pounds at $ for January delivery. USDA reports 1960 head of feeder cattle selling direct in Wyoming and Nebraska, all f.o.b., including 1800 medium and large No. 1 steers to weigh 850 pounds at $ for March and April delivery. Southeast direct feeder cattle trade by USDA count came to 1800 head, all f.o.b., including 750 medium and large No. 1 heifers to weigh 650 pounds at $ for January delivery; for current delivery 135 similar steers weighing at $151.48, and 327 steers weighing 880 at $ HEADS DOWN is the operating mode for livestock in much of Texas these days, the abundance of fresh green forage proving too good to pass up. It s all due to rainfall that has broken records in many areas, proving too much in some cases for rivers, creeks and draws to handle. Slaughter Meat Goat Price Trend Declines In Most Recent Trading Slaughter meat goat prices were lower in most recent trading. Fredericksburg was steady on pounds but $10-20 lower on lighter weights, San Angelo weak to $5-10 lower, Goldthwaite $5-10 lower, Hamilton $10 lower, and New Holland, Pennsylvania mostly $10-20 lower per head. Goat slaughter under federal inspection the week ending October 20 totaled 10,269 head. Goat meat imports for the week ending October 27 totaled 272 metric tons, 230 from Australia, 11 from Mexico, and 31 from New Zealand. At Goldthwaite on Thursday, selection 1 kids weighing pounds brought $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , and pounds $ Lightweight nannies $ , heavy $ and thin $50-70, light billies $ and heavy $ New Holland, Penn., selling by the head Monday, quoted selection 1 kids of pounds $ , pounds $ , wethers pounds $ , pounds $ , wethers pounds $ , pounds $ , wethers pounds $ , and wethers pounds $ , selection pounds $ , pounds $ , wethers pounds $ , pounds $ , wethers pounds $ , pounds $ , and wethers pounds $ Selection 1 nannies pounds brought $ and pounds $ , selection pounds $90-120, pounds $ and pounds $ , selection 1 billies pounds $ , pounds $ and pounds $ , selection pounds $ , pygmies pounds $ , pounds $ , and pounds $ Also on Monday, Hamilton kids weighing pounds earned $ , pounds $170-24, over 70 pounds $ , and pounds up to $260. Thin nannies were $50-70 per head, medium $ and fleshy $ , billies $ Fredericksburg on Tuesday reported selection pound kids at $ , pounds $ and pounds $ , muttons $ Nannies were $45-130, billies $ At San Angelo Tuesday, selection 1 kids weighing pounds brought $ and pounds $ , selection pounds $ , pounds $ and pounds $ Selection 1-2 nannies pounds made $80-100, pounds $ and thin pounds $70-80, selection 1-2 billies pounds $ , pounds $ and pounds $ FUTURES TRADE CHICAGO (CME) Beef futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade at the close on Tuesday and at press time on Wednesday. Live Cattle Wed. Tue. Dec Feb April June Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Feeder Cattle Nov Jan Mar April May Aug Sept Oct

2 Page 2 Livestock Weekly November 8, 2018 Angelo Lambs Steady, Kid Goats $5-10 Off SAN ANGELO (USDA) Slaughter lambs and ewes traded firm Tuesday, feeder lambs poorly tested, nannies steady, kid goats weak to $5-10 lower. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 5398 head. There were no comparisons on cattle trends Thursday due to the past several weeks of rain-shortened supplies. Cattle receipts totaled 1244 head. Replacement sheep: medium and large 1-2 mixed age hair ewes, pounds $ cwt. Feeder lambs: medium and large pounds $180, pounds $ , pounds $ ; medium and large pounds $ Slaughter sheep: choice 2-3 shorn and wooled pounds $90-100; choice and prime pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; choice D eath N otices Betty Sue Williams McAlpine 86 October 25, 2018 Eldorado, Texas pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; ewes, good 2-3 fleshy $43-45, utility and good 1-3 $55-65, high yielding $66-80, utility 1-2 $45-55, cull and utility 1-2 $40-45, cull 1 $20-36; bucks $ Replacement goats: kids, selection pounds $ ; selection pounds $ ; selection pounds $ ; nannies, selection pounds $ Slaughter goats: kids, selection pounds $ , pounds $ ; selection pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; selection pounds $ , pounds $ ; nannies, selection pounds $80-100, pounds $70-100, thin pounds $70-80; billies, selection pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Steers: medium and large No pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; 906 pounds $127; medium and large No pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION COMPANY Over 60 Years Serving The Nation s Livestock Sellers And Buyers A Full Service Market 24 Hours 365 Days A Year 1131 North Bell Street San Angelo, Texas / HILL COUNTRY BRANGUS SALE Saturday, NOVEMBER 10 SPECIAL CALF SALE Thursday, NOVEMBER 15 In Conjunction With Our Regular Sale pounds $ Heifers: medium and large No pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; medium and large No pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ Slaughter cows: breakers pounds $ , boners pounds $ , lean pounds $42-53, low dressing $39-42, pounds low dressing $28-39; bulls, yield grade pounds $ , low yielding pounds $ Replacement cows: bred cows, medium and large No. 1 $ per head, medium and large No. 1-2 $1000 per head; cow-calf pairs, medium and large No. 1-2 $1350 per pair; stocker and feeder cows, medium and large No. 1-2 young and middleaged cows pounds no test, young to middleaged cows pounds $84-86, pounds $ , thin and/or aged cows pounds $45-58, few $ Representative sales: Sheep: East 48 Livestock, San Angelo, 34 wooled lambs, 73 pounds $140, 17 wooled lambs, 60 pounds $180; Justin Foster, Langtry, 23 wooled lambs, 71 pounds $144; LLB Ranch, Del Rio, 20 wooled lambs, 87 pounds $122; Rick Thomas, Eldorado, 12 hair lambs, 51 pounds $242; Jose CLOSED Thanksgiving Week November NO SHEEP SALE NO CATTLE SALE Look At Our Website: Watch All Our Cattle Sales On DVAuction.com We Now Have A Video Sales Option For DVAuction.com Call For More Information When Is The Last Time You Toured Your Local Market Facility? Come See Us Or Check Out Our Website At Texas Largest Cattle Market Valdivia, New Mexico, 14 hair lambs, 59 pounds $220; Joe Dankworth, Ballinger, 18 hair lambs, 53 pounds $234; Bob Brockman, Sonora, 23 hair lambs, 70 pounds $181; Randy McCrea, San Angelo, 11 hair lambs, 54 pounds $214; Mike Gober, Bronte, 10 hair lambs, 75 pounds $188; Cory Lloyd, San Angelo, 10 hair lambs, 96 pounds $160. Goats: Ken Steger, Mertzon, 10 kid goats, 42 pounds $242; Sarah Roach, San Angelo, 12 kid goats, 60 pounds $240; Rousselot Ranch, Sonora,13 kid goats, 53 pounds $240; LLB Ranch, Del Rio, 26 kid goats, 59 pounds $239; Claire Jones, Sonora, 201 kid goats, 50 pounds $233, 41 kid goats, 57 pounds $226; Duvall & Jones, Coleman, 17 kid goats, 54 pounds $238. Cattle: Kalina Livestock, Miles, two steers, 425 pounds $180; Kokernot 06 Ranch, Fort Davis, two steers, 320 pounds $173; Rodger Albert, San Angelo, six steers, 508 pounds $151; Clay Allison, San Angelo, five steers, 572 pounds $140; Charles Braden, Garden City, seven steers, 515 pounds $154; VL Ranch, Water Valley, three heifers, 517 pounds $133; Landon Neal, San Angelo, four steers, 694 pounds $130; Ross Copeland, Sterling City, three steers, 738 pounds $130; Johnny Copeland, Sterling City, five steers, 688 pounds $132; 15 heifers, 712 pounds $124; Menard Land & Cattle, Menard, 12 heifers, 697 pounds $123.50; Pat Harris, Mertzon, two cows, 1545 pounds $48; Bart Evans, Midland bull, 2000 pounds $79; Sid Frymire, Crane, bull, 1975 pounds $79.50; McCoy- Remme, San Marcos, 35 bred cows, $1500 per head: 58 bred cows, $1250 per head. Livestock Weekly (ISSN ), USPS San Angelo, Texas (325) (800) (325) FAX LivestockWeekly.com Published weekly except for the weeks of Christmas and New Year. Publisher reserves the right to refuse any and all advertising. Subscription Rate $35/Year Established February 10, 1949 By Stanley R. Frank Editor: Steve Kelton Office Manager: Paula Rankin paularankin@livestockweekly.com Publisher: Robert S. Frank Emergency number: (325) Periodicals Postage Paid San Angelo, Texas Postmaster: Please Send Address Changes To: Livestock Weekly P. O. Box 3306 San Angelo, Texas Street Address: 2601 Sherwood Way San Angelo, Texas Helicopter Feral Hog and With any luck, we re set to survive another spell of global warmin! Fredericksburg Steers, Heifers Trend Lower FREDERICKSBURG (Oct. 31) Steers and heifers were steady, cows and bulls $5 lower. Cattle receipts totaled 1737 head. Steers: medium and large No pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , lower quality $ Heifers: medium and large No pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , lower quality $ Slaughter cows: cows $30-48; bulls $ Replacement cows: bred cows $ per head; cow-calf pairs $ per pair. Goldthwaite Slaughter Kid Goats $5-10 Lower GOLDTHWAITE (Nov. 1) Wool lambs were $10 lower, Dorper and Barbado lambs steady to $10 lower, light kids $5 lower, slaughter kids $5-10 lower, slaughter nannies $5-15 higher, replacement nannies $10-20 higher. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 2524 head. Sheep: wool lambs pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; slaughter ewes $40-90, bucks $70-90; Dorper and Dorper cross lambs pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; slaughter ewes $40-80, bucks $80-110; replacement ewes $ per head; Barbado and Barbado cross lambs pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; slaughter ewes $40-80; replacement ewes $60-80 per head. Goats: Boer and Boer cross kids pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; slaughter nannies, light $ , heavy $90-120, thin $50-70, replacement nannies $ ; slaughter billies, light $ , heavy $ Joe McClure February 24, 1929 October 30, 2018 San Angelo, Texas Joseph Andrew McClure, Sr. passed away peacefully from this earth on October 30, Joe was born on February 24, 1929 to Harvey and Rose Gruetzmacher McClure in El Paso, Texas, the fourth of sixth children. After a wild and wooly childhood in far west Texas, the family moved to San Angelo when Joe was 16. He was a proud graduate of Lakeview High School and Sul Ross University. He served four years in the U.S. Navy, during which time he met and married Mary Bessire in San Angelo. He worked for many years as a livestock market news reporter for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. After his retirement from that, they returned to San Angelo where Joe continued his work as an agriculture reporter for the Standard Times and Livestock Weekly. Joe is survived by Mary, his loving wife of 64 years; his three children, Andy and Teresa McClure, Teri and Jeff Havlak, Nancy and Vern Gant; three grandchildren, Jason and Aenith McCollum, Amy and Derek Jones, Taylor McClure; and his brother, John McClure. Joe and Mary have been devoted and cherished members of Sierra Vista United Methodist Church for many years and a service to celebrate his life will be held there at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 10, Husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, mentor, carpenter, plumber, roofer, mechanic, fence mender, varmint trapper, snake slayer, horse tamer; Joe McClure was many things to many people but mostly, he was loved. We will miss him every day, but we will keep him in our hearts forever. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home. 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3 Landowners Gather To Gain Info On Pipelines And Eminent Domain By Colleen Schreiber FREDERICKSBURG Repeat after me: I will not accept the first offer they give me. That was the advice that attorney Jim Bradbury issued to landowners facing the reality of a taking of their private property through the use of eminent domain. Bradbury, who has spent essentially his entire legal career focusing on private property rights issues, spoke to a crowd of some 300 landowners gathered here recently to get more information about a Kinder Morgan natural gas pipeline that will pass through parts of the hill country, including Gillespie County. According to company press releases, the $2 billion Permian Highway project will stretch 430 miles from the Permian Basin to the Texas Gulf Coast to a terminal west of Houston. The 42-inch pipeline will transport up to two billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. Kinder Morgan has already begun the process of contacting the owners of 233 parcels of land for the purpose of acquiring 50-foot easements. The project is expected to get underway in the fall of Kaleb McLaurin, executive director of government and public affairs for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, opened the informational meeting with an overview of some of TSCRA s top priority issues. We work on issues that impact people s ability to raise livestock in the state of Texas, McLaurin told the audience. Those issues primarily revolve around property rights. Specific to property rights, one issue that is front and center and has been for some time is that there is not a fair process for landowners who are faced with the threat of eminent domain for any kind of easement. Right now, when people call our office, the best advice I can give landowners is to tell them to call an attorney, he said. We need to have a better process in place so that doesn t have to be the answer every time someone calls our office. With that he introduced Bradbury as a landowner attorney and one who many property rights group turn to for assistance for their members. Bradbury applauded the group for showing up. You re all here because ultimately you care about property rights, said Bradbury. Things will not get better until landowners start worrying about property rights when it s their neighbor s property, not their own, at risk. So having all of you here tonight focused on this issue is a big deal. He implored landowners to go to the legislature this spring, to present their story to lawmakers. There are powerful forces who are telling a story that eminent domain is not a problem; that no change is needed. We need you all to tell them a different story. Talk to your legislators. Bradbury said he had recently spoken to Gillespie County residents about the proposed TxDoT loop around Fredericksburg, and shortly thereafter landowners also began to get pipeline notices, the latter for which this particular meeting was called. Bradbury set the stage for what landowners can expect with respect to this pipeline, which will undoubtedly claim the power of eminent domain. Landowners, he said, can ask the pipeline company to provide valid evidence, a T-4 form from the Railroad Commission. This documentation may also be acquired by filing an open records request with the RRC. The landman, who will be the first point of human contact, will be nice and respectful but, Bradbury warned, they are not interested in what s best for the landowner. They are there to do a job, and that job is to get a signature on a contract for the least amount of money. Whatever you sign will burden your property forever, Bradbury stressed. Getting the easement right is critical. Some of the basics on the Kinder Morgan pipeline have already been disclosed to the public and that information is available on the company website. For example, it is projected to cost $2 billion and will be a 42-inch line. A 42-inch line is a huge line, said Bradbury. The timeline is for construction to begin in the fall of That s pretty fast, especially given how long the line is and how many landowners they re going to have to negotiate with, said Bradbury. However, it tells me they re ambitious, that probably means they re going to use some fasterpaced high pressure tactics to get as much property under easement as they can. He also noted that while Kinder Morgan has identified where the pipeline will start and where it will end, where that line will traverse each of the counties is not perfectly known. They have also identified various partners on the front end and on the back end. These companies have to qualify to be able to use eminent domain, but currently that is simply a matter of checking a box. Pipelines in Texas are given significant latitude in their ability to exercise the use of eminent domain. I would lay money that Kinder Morgan will have this power, but we are looking into this, Bradbury told the audience. For those who have received any kind of correspondence from the pipeline company be it a letter or an , he warned, Don t just throw that stuff in the trash. I have to tell my clients that they need to get over being mad and start getting smart. Hiding from this is not going to change what happens to you and your property. Bradbury then offered an hourlong short-course on eminent domain. He noted that entities that take property through the use of eminent domain are governed by the U.S. Constitution. That does not mean the Constitution will look out for you, but they ve got to pay you fair compensation for your property. However, he stressed that landowners should first pay attention to what is in the easement, not the price. The first correspondence from the pipeline company signals that they intend to have a survey crew come onto their property. Entities that have the right of eminent domain have the right to come onto your property and survey, said Bradbury. Don t tell them no and don t threaten them, because that just means they ll go to the courthouse and get an injunction against you. Tell them instead that you want to discuss the terms and conditions for this part of the process. See Landowners Continued On Page 4 November 8, 2018 Livestock Weekly Page 3 BARBER RANCH AND GUEST BULL AND FEMALE SALE Wednesday, November 11:00 A.M. San Saba Offering 150 Breeding-Age Bulls Including 110 Registered Horned And Polled Hereford Bulls From Barber Ranch And 40 Registered Angus BullsFrom Express Ranches. In addition To The bulls, An Elite Group Of 20 Registered Hereford Replacement Heifers Will Be Offered Consignments include: 110 virgin registered horned and polled Hereford bulls, coming off the renowned Barber Ranch breeding program these bulls will be stout made, heavy muscled, and deep ribbed, will have both high performance and eye appeal don t miss your chance to own some of the best Horned and Polled Hereford bulls in the breed. 10 registered, choice polled and horned Hereford heifers, off the Barber Ranch breeding program these 2017 heifers are AI bred to some of the elite bulls in the breed then pasture exposed to Sooner on Sooner don t miss the chance to own some of the top genetics in the Hereford breed. 10 registered, open 2017 Hereford heifers that are ready to breed. 40 virgin, registered Angus bulls, from the well known Express Ranches, coming two years old with complete DNA enhanced EPD profi les that add dollars to their offspring! Nationally known for sound, fertile, problem free cattle with superior genetics and phenotype, Express Ranches bulls offer proven performance based genetics that have set the standard of excellence for Angus genetics! They are sired by breed leaders and ready to go to work for you. Come take advantage of a great opportunity to buy Express genetics in conjunction with Barber Ranch. If you are unable to attend the sale, you may view it on The Cowboy Channel (Dish Network Channel 232 and Direct TV channel 603) as it will be broadcast live by Superior Productions as well as online at The sale will begin at 11:00 am. For more information or for a catalog prior to the sale, please visit our website or give us a call. For more information on the Hereford bulls or heifers, call Dale, Mary, or Justin Barber at 806/ For more information on the Angus bulls, call Express Ranches at 800/ THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE NO SALES Monday, November 19 Mason Thursday, November 22 San Saba DECEMBER REPLACEMENT FEMALE SALE Saturday, December 10 A.M. San Angelo Books Are Closed For details on the replacement sale or online viewing/bidding, please call or visit our website. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF OUR PREMIUM & STOCKER FEEDER SALES PREMIUM SALE Thursday, November 1 San Saba English Co-Champion Tom Sammons Jr Brady, Texas Co-Champion Spring Creek Ranch San Antonio, Texas Reserve Champion 3 C Cattle Co Bertram, Texas Crossbred Champion Martin-Bruni Cattle San Antonio, Texas Reserve Champion Steven Lewis San Antonio, Texas Exotic Champion Brehm Farms LLC San Antonio, Texas Reserve Champion Riley Mountain LP Llano, Texas Monday, October 29 Mason English Co-Champion Rocky Jones Sonora, Texas Co-Champion Walden B Hillert Menard, Texas Co-Champion Paul Mews Menard, Texas Co-Champion Bob Speck Menard, Texas Co-Reserve Champion Robert Moneyhon Mason, Texas Co-Reserve Champion Michael Kissire Sonora, Texas Co-Reserve Champion Hey & Hinckley Partnership Art, Texas Crossbred Champion Randy Baker Fredonia, Texas Reserve Champion Barnes Keith Ranch Cherokee, Texas Exotic Champion Peggy Smith Brady, Texas Reserve Champion Matt Kordzik Fredericksburg, Texas STOCKER and FEEDER SALE Thursday, November 1 San Saba English Champion Box W Ranch Lipan, Texas Reserve Champion XXL Ranches LTD Bertram, Texas Crossbred Champion Concho Lime LP Austin, Texas Reserve Champion Robbie Broyles Spring Branch, Texas Exotic Champion Walkin Cane Cattle Co Slaton, Texas Reserve Champion Gwen Dean Cherokee, Texas If you are unable to attend the female and bull sales, you may view it live and bid online (or by phone at 325/ ). If you have previously registered with us online, click the live auction button on our website and log in, but if you have not previously registered with us for our online sales, please do so prior to the sale. For instructions, go to our website and click on internet sales. If you need additional assistance, please call or us. A running order will be posted on our website the evening before the sale. Ken and Kynda Jordan Owners and Operators Jeffrey Osbourn Jody Osbourn Bart Larremore P.O. Box 158 San Saba, Tx San Saba: 325/ Mason: 325/ info@jordancattle.com

4 Page 4 Livestock Weekly November 8, 2018 Landowners Continued From Page 3 He suggested that landowners specify in writing that the survey crew notify the landowner with a phone call the day they intend to be on the property. On that day the landowner must also be notified of when they arrive and when they leave. Other simple requirements could include such things as do not cut trees while surveying and insist that the surveying contractor has insurance. Another good idea, he said, is to require that after they ve surveyed where they intend to cross the property, have them survey where you would prefer that the line be laid. Bradbury also told landowners to put in writing that they want a copy of the survey, the same one that will go to the pipeline BARB WIRE FENCE and Corral Construction Also Repair Old Fence. Crews Available Anywhere In The United State Burl Scroggs 800/ company, immediately after the survey is done. You re legally required to get an appraisal with your last offer, he noted, but ask for it early on so that you know exactly where they intend to put the pipeline. Then have that landman agree to all of the conditions by signing the written agreement. Bradbury also stressed that agreeing to a survey does not commit the landowner to anything. It simply begins the process, and the process means coming at you with a checkbook in one hand and an easement form in another. Don t sign their easement form, he reiterated. While it is obviously up to the landowner to decide whether he wants to hire expert advice, be it legal or appraisal advice, Bradbury suggested that the easiest thing to do is to talk to the neighbors. The strategy of these companies is to divide and conquer, because they know rural folks do not like to share their business with other rural folks. Ban together; share information. He offered more advice on negotiating terms of the easement. Bradbury pointed in particular to two valuable sources of information, one the landowner s bill of rights put in place by the legislature, and the other the Texas Pipeline Easement Negotiation Checklist, a Texas AgriLife Extension publication authored by Tiffany Lashmet. It s an excellent publication, said Bradbury. It will tell you about 90 percent of the things you need to ask for in the easement. Very few of these things will be in the draft that the pipeline company hands you, but you need to be asking for these things, he stressed. Both of these publications may be accessed on the Texans for Property Rights website under the resource tab. Bradbury walked through Anderson Grubbing Services Land Clearing Brush Management john@andersongrubbing.com 432/ John & Amanda Evridge a couple of the key examples pertaining to terms. The worst trap, which usually comes in the first paragraph, is that the pipeline s easement language will say this line and additional lines or just additional lines. Mark that out. Make sure it says, in this case, one 42- inch natural gas pipeline, not pipelines. Bradbury also told landowners to be aware of the depth of the pipeline. Make sure the easement says at least 48 inches in depth, because over time it will wash. Also specify setback distance from homes and other structures, and he cautioned about other soft language non-specific language in the easement which essentially gives them rights to cross other parts of the property to get to the easement. That s a free easement. That means when they bring their trucks and equipment, they can come through your front gate, or if they have to come back and do maintenance or repairs they can come in wherever they want. Cross that language out. Amanda & Devin Kanapilly 15 Years Of Service A+ Rate With BBB For my clients I negotiate with the pipeline company so that they may only access the easement. They have to find a way to get there. They can pay my client to have another easement to access another road to get to the original easement. In other words, there s no free access. He also offered a comment about temporary construction easements. They re going to want 75 feet from the permanent easement out work space typically for 12 months. Make sure they pay you good money for that as well, because they re going to tear up that land. Double ditching and reseeding with natives should be required and also clearly stated in the terms. If you don t require them to put the topsoil in one pile and the rock in another, when they finish, the topsoil will be on the bottom and the rock on top, and then they ll just take a piece of equipment and shove it back in and you ll have a nice 50-foot rock bed all the way through your property. Finally, he told the audience to make sure to figure in the cost of legal fees when coming up with the number for which they intend to negotiate, because Texas law does not provide landowners with any right to attorney s fees in the eminent domain process. Landowners will know that the pipeline company is done negotiating, Bradbury said, when a letter is received that says essentially last offer. It s a shot across the bow, and it s basically letting you know they re about to file suit against you, said Bradbury. By law they don t have to RAINE Tank & Fabrication 5000 GALLON WATER TANKS For Potable Water Or Stock Tanks Larger Tanks Available In Increments Of 500 Gallons All tanks coated in-side for potable water and meet fi re safety codes. 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The alignment of the line on the property how it s laid out will determine the calculation of the damage to the remainder. If the line is expected to come through the middle of the property, he said, the landowner should be entitled to maximum damages. Frankly, the only thing they could do worse is if they went diagonal through a rectangular piece of property. After both parties have testified, the special commissioners set a preliminary value based on all of the information presented. Once the commissioners set that value, regardless of whether or not the landowner agrees to the amount or plans to go the next step and take it to jury trial, the pipeline company, in this case, can simply deposit the amount of the award set by the special commissioners into the registry of the court. That then gives them the immediate right to access the landowner s property. Bradbury wrapped up by encouraging landowners to be tough in the negotiations, and then he asked them to take the pledge again. 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5 said. My family has been fighting eminent domain for 30 years, The first time her parents negotiated with a pipeline company she was 23; the second time she was 32. Both of those times I was sitting at the table with my parents, and I can t thank them enough for allowing me to do that, she told the audience. You need to have your family, your heirs, your adult children, your adult grandchildren at the negotiating table with you. They need to know what is going on with eminent domain and what is going on with your property, because it is going to affect them for the rest of your life, their life, and in perpetuity. Taylor also said she has attorneys who represent her family in the eminent domain process, and she s happy to have them. Some attorneys are willing to work on a percentage, she added. Unless you are an attorney, don t do this on your own. You need legal expertise. She reiterated much of what Bradbury said with regard to the process and negotiations. When that right-of-way agent calls and wants to come to your home and share a cup of coffee or a glass of tea at your kitchen table, please don t let them. They ll slide a contract in front of you and they ll ask you to sign it. That contract is not written in your favor. She pointed to the contract dates as well in the correspondence that the pipeline company sends. Don t throw those letters in the trash; they have very specific timeframes that you have to respond to, and if you do not, they will file proceedings against you. She broke a bit from Bradbury s advice and talked price. In 1992, when the first pipeline came through, the company negotiated for $100 a rod; in 2015, when the third pipeline came through, they came back with the exact same offer as in 1992, $100 a rod. There were people who signed for that amount of money, said Taylor. There were people who got $200 a rod and were tickled to death; there were others who got $300 and were tickled to death. I talked to a gentleman out in West Texas who got a little over $400 a rod, and that was pretty well the going rate. We ended up getting a little over $400 a rod. She added that she s heard about a pipeline in Edwards County for which landowners are getting $600 to $700 a foot, not a rod. If you know someone who has had a pipeline go across them, ask what they got; ask for a copy of their contract or what s in it. Like Bradbury, she said the pipeline companies try to pit neighbor against neighbor. Taylor instead suggested communication with neighbors is the answer. She has a group of landowners in McCulloch County that she keeps in contact with about eminent domain related matters. There is strength in numbers, said Taylor. Stay in contact with neighbors; let people know what s going on. Whether you negotiate together or you all use the same attorney, communicating with each other will help you more than anything. On negotiating the terms, she responded to a question about construction during the hunting season. We specify in the contract that we prefer they do not do construction during hunting season November through spring. Also, protect your water, including your water lines and your natural water resources. Protect any water you ve caught. If they cut any water lines, make sure they have to fix them; if they drain water tanks, make them pay for that water. Taylor also warned that every person involved with the pipeline is a contractor, and there is no accountability. The people who are boots on the ground, who are doing the manual labor, have no idea what s in your contract, she stressed. Make sure that you are on your property, talking to those contractors and taking pictures so you know what is going on so you can enforce the easement. You cannot be too diligent. Remember, once that rightof-way agent has your signature on that contract, once all the contractors have signed, that agent will be gone. They may be in Pennsylvania next week and you ll never see them again, so whatever they tell you goes right out the window unless it s in writing in that contract. Finally, she encouraged November 8, 2018 Livestock Weekly Page 5 fellow landowners to keep pushing back. These pipeline companies think they can run smooth over us; they can t. I can t stress enough once again, please don t sign that initial offer; that s not anywhere close to what you can get. TSCRA s McLaurin Kaleb wrapped up the meeting with a few final thoughts. He told the audience that during the upcoming legislative session TSCRA and a coalition of other landowner and property rights organizations will be fighting for meaningful eminent domain reform. Specifically, they will be fighting for three things accountability, fairness, and transparency. McLaurin offered a comment on each. We want to make sure these entities are held accountable for the authority they ve been given by the state, said McLaurin. We also don t think landowners should have to negotiate up to get a fair offer for their land that is being taken, and we want them to be treated fairly in the easement terms. With respect to transparency, it is about transparency of the process. When a government agency wants to do something, they have to propose a rule and have a public comment period and public meetings, McLaurin pointed out. These private companies are taking your land, and none of these things are required. They won t even willingly give you a survey. They re going to try to keep you in the dark and keep as much information out of your hands as they can, because they know the less you know, the more effective they ll be at getting a better deal for their company. We want transparency built into this process. McLaurin concluded by asking landowners to get involved. We can t do it alone. 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Steers: medium and large No lbs. $192.25; lbs. $187.25; lbs. $183.14; lbs. $172.14; lbs. $159.49; lbs. $152.13; lbs. $141.67; medium and large No lbs. $186.83; lbs. $183.62; lbs. $177.28; lbs. $164.08; lbs. $152.13; lbs. $145.29; heifers: medium and large No lbs. $166.67; lbs. $160.92; lbs. $153.46; lbs. $145.96; lbs. $140.63; lbs. $133.35; medium and large No lbs. $151.27; lbs. $148.37; lbs. $147.22; lbs. $139.49; lbs. $134.78; lbs. $ Bar-G Feedyard Kevin Bunch Asst. Mgr Johnny Trotter: Pres. / Gen. Mgr. Res: 806/ Mobile: 806/ Mike Anthony Comptroller P. O. Box 1797 Hereford, Texas / Eight Miles SW of Hereford FINANCING AVAILABLE 125,000 HEAD CAPACITY Grazing Leases Wanted In Texas, Louisiana And Southern Oklahoma The country s largest equine rescue organization is seeking additional long-term grazing leases. Donkeys are ½ of an animal unit. $15 a donkey per month paid. Prefer minimum of 40 donkeys per lease. 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7 No lbs. $181.46; lbs. $177.13; lbs. $173.28; lbs. $174.50; lbs. $166.55; lbs. $162.52; lbs. $164.25; lbs. $164.83; lbs. $160.72; lbs. $154.23; lbs. $160.97; lbs. $160.12; lbs. $152.97; lbs. $139.04; medium and large No lbs. $171.06; lbs. $164.94; lbs. $159.89; lbs. $152.04; lbs. $148.67; lbs. $149.13; lbs. $150.84; lbs. $146.38; lbs. $144.45; lbs. $151.04; heifers: medium and large No lbs. $152.95; lbs. $160.27; lbs. $151.31; lbs. $152.12; lbs. $147.15; lbs. $144.97; lbs. $142.89; lbs. $150.71; lbs. $150.90; lbs. $145.02; lbs. $145.08; lbs. $136.36; lbs. $135.20; medium and large No lbs. $145.98; lbs. $145.99; lbs. $138.41; lbs. $138.46; lbs. $137.45; lbs. $132.76; lbs. $140.80; lbs. $136.14; lbs. $145.37; lbs. $138.89; lbs. $ Iowa 10,700 head. Steers: medium and large No lbs. $195.36; lbs. $184.51; lbs. $171.89; lbs. $165.37; lbs. $158.00; lbs. $161.54; lbs. $159.72; lbs. $160.41; lbs. $159.87; lbs. $153.99; medium and large No lbs. $176.06; lbs. $166.89; lbs. $157.11; lbs. $152.61; lbs. $152.74; lbs. $152.37; lbs. $150.55; lbs. $146.25; Holstein Steers: large No lbs. $78.84; lbs. $74.20; lbs. $78.62; lbs. $74.63; lbs. $73.86; heifers: medium and large No lbs. $175.70; lbs. $168.28; lbs. $157.82; lbs. $152.61; lbs. $149.41; lbs. $152.53; lbs. $148.32; lbs. $148.16; lbs. $138.60; lbs. $137.94; medium and large No lbs. $147.37; lbs. $143.10; lbs. $ Nebraska 37,000 head. 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Steers: medium and large No lbs. $215.29; lbs. $198.10; lbs. $192.48; lbs. $182.01; lbs. $164.97; lbs. $158.28; lbs. $149.83; lbs. $150.21; lbs. $154.58; lbs. $150.36; lbs. $149.42; lbs. $144.84; lbs. $147.53l medium and large No lbs. $187.65; lbs. $180.74; lbs. $177.33; lbs. $169.60; lbs. $167.27; lbs. $151.63; lbs. $153.33; lbs. $147.11; lbs. $150.80; heifers: medium and large No lbs. $194.57; lbs. $178.16; lbs. $157.47; lbs. $149.31; lbs. $144.21; lbs. $140.34; lbs. $144.28; lbs. $143.83; lbs. $139.59; lbs. $139.13; lbs. $143.42; lbs. $133.69; medium and large No lbs. $165.85; lbs. $160.39; lbs. $150.40; lbs. $145.05; lbs. $139.92; lbs. $139.86; lbs. $ Wyoming 13,700 head. Steers: medium and large No lbs. $221.32; lbs. $207.73; lbs. $197.85; lbs. $187.63; lbs. $179.13; lbs. $170.20; lbs. $158.20; lbs. $158.91; lbs. $155.56; lbs. $155.59; lbs. $143.40; lbs. $148.84; medium and large No lbs. $201.71; lbs. $169.29; lbs. $163.45; lbs. $159.99; heifers: medium and large No lbs. $165.65; lbs. $173.63; lbs. $166.27; lbs. $155.25; lbs. $148.10; lbs. $143.02; lbs. $148.59; lbs. $157.23; lbs. $157.89; lbs. $146.19; lbs. $147.05; medium and large No lbs. $149.60; lbs. $139.97; lbs. $ Dakotas 65,600 head. South Dakota - 51,900 head. Steers: medium and large No lbs. $217.14; lbs. $220.29; lbs. $200.93; lbs. $192.19; lbs. $178.16; lbs. $173.66; lbs. $166.04; lbs. $164.02; lbs. $150.69; lbs. $150.40; lbs. $152.96; lbs. $152.86; medium and large No lbs. $165.88; lbs. $179.23; lbs. $150.74; lbs. $157.94; lbs. $154.10; lbs. $147.87; Holstein steers: large No lbs. $81.66; lbs. $81.46; heifers: medium and large No lbs. $191.00; lbs. $182.34; lbs. $173.29; Womack s Welding Shop Retirement Auction Saturday, November 17 9:00 A.M. 74 South Highway 183 Goldthwaite, Texas Preview: Friday, November 16 from 9 to 5 or auction morning. Note early start time. Mr. Womack not only had a welding business he collected gas engines, wagons, blacksmith items and other collectibles. This will be an interesting auction. We will run two rings part of the day so bring a friend. Everything sells to highest bidder with no minimums or reserves! No buyer s premium! 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9 Scott Snedecor Wins Fourth National Finals Steer Roping MULVANE, Kan. (PRCA) With an opportunity to win his fourth gold buckle, Scott Snedecor delivered in dramatic fashion. The Fredericksburg, Texas, cowboy won his secondconsecutive gold buckle by winning Round 10 with a blistering nine-second time at the 2018 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping at the Kansas Star Arena. Snedecor, who also won world titles in 2005, 2008 and 2017, finished with $121,930 in the 2018 PRCA RAM World Standings to edge regularseason leader Tuf Cooper, who placed second with $112,157. When Snedecor backed into the box for Round 10 factoring in that he was fifth in the average he trailed Cooper by $4096. To clinch the title, Snedecor, who as the 14th roper in Round 10 went right before Cooper, had to win the round, which paid $9155, and earn a check in the average race. If Snedecor did that, Cooper wouldn t be able to catch him. That s exactly how things unfolded. In addition to winning the 10th round, Snedecor also took home $13,202 for finishing fourth in the average. Snedecor joins Rocky Patterson with four gold buckles. Only legendary Guy Allen (18), Everett Shaw (6) and Trevor Brazile (6) have more steer roping gold buckles than Snedecor and Patterson. Cooper had an outstanding regular season, establishing the PRCA record for money earned in a season before the NFSR with $89,427. The previous record was set in 1998 by Allen with $87,927. However, Cooper had a rough NFSR, registering a no-time in six of the 10 rounds. After the first day where he didn t earn any money, Cooper bounced back in Round 6. He won the round in 8.3 seconds, tying the fastest run in NFSR history with Cash Myers (2006), Jess Tierney (2015) and Allen (2016). Cooper then placed fourth in Round 7 with an 11-second run and earned $4420 to take over the lead in the season standings with $103,002. Snedecor was second with $99,574 after recording a no-time in Round 7. The door opened again for Snedecor when Cooper s 10.6-second time in Round 8 was nullified because he didn t have a wrap on all three legs. Snedecor clocked a second run, which didn t place in the round, leaving Cooper with the $3428 lead in the world standings. Cooper then applied more pressure by winning Round 9 with a 9.5-second run, but Snedecor answered in Round 10 to claim his world title. Cody Lee won the average with a 132-second time on 10 head. He earned the $27,347 firstplace check and moved up from 15th to sixth in the world standings with $82,976. Bryce Davis finished second in the average with a second time on 10. Lee and Davis were the only competitors to rope all 10 steers. In the all-around competition, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, leads with $239,857 in season earnings to date. He is followed by Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, with $234,154; Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, $137,179; Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., $110,273; and Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., $109,006. Standings by event: Bareback riding: 1. Tim O Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, $187,249; 2. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, $172,428; 3. Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., $135,166; 4. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, Canada, $130,655; 5. Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, $119,835. Steer wrestling: 1. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, Canada, $106,009; 2. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss., $97,625; 3. Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta, $92,323; 4. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., $89,661; 5. Will Lummus, West Point, Miss., $86,957. Team roping (header): 1. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Husky Sez... Unbranded cattle cause bad things to happen to good people so brand all your cattle! HUSKY BRANDING IRONS If your electric brand will not stay hot in cold or windy weather, get a Husky. We Guarantee Ours Will Stay Hot 1 Letter/Figure $ Letter/Figure $ Letter/Figure $ Plus Shipping * All Electric Brands Shipped In 24 Hours. Text Brands To: 479/ P. O. 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November 8, 2018 Livestock Weekly Page 9 Clovis Steer Calves Mostly $3-5 Higher CLOVIS, N.M. (USDA- Oct. 31, Nov. 1) Steer calves were mostly $3-5 higher, heifer calves $1-4 higher, slaughter cows $5-6 lower, bulls $3 lower. Receipts totaled 3511 head. Steers: medium and large No pounds $210, pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; medium and large No pounds $209, pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , SHEEP & GOAT SALE Monday 10 A.M pounds $ Heifers: medium and large No pounds $185, pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; medium and large No pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , 742 pounds $130, 760 pounds $120. Slaughter cows: boner pounds $40-44, high dressing $45, low dressing $ ; lean pounds $ , high dressing $ , low dressing $ Replacement cows: medium and large No. 1-2 young cows $ , middleaged cows $ , aged $ CATTLE SALE Tuesday 12 Noon OFFICE: 254/ HAMILTON, TEXAS ROPING CATTLE SALE Friday & Saturday November 16th & 17th Cows & Bulls : Friday Ropes & Potentials : Saturday Sale Starts At 11:00 A.M. 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10 Page 10 Livestock Weekly November 8, 2018 Conservation Easements Helping Ranchers To Continue Ranching By Colleen Schreiber GUNNISON, Colo. Gunnison County in Southwest Colorado is about 80 percent public land. That makes what little private land is available all the more valuable. A couple of decades ago, in the picturesque Gunnison Valley, livestock producers recognized that if they didn t come together and do something to help preserve and protect these private lands for ag use, their way of life could come to a rapid halt. They had watched what had happened in places like Aspen and Telluride, and in the 1980s that kind of resort development pressure began coming down into the Gunnison Valley in earnest. Federal grazing allotments were being reduced as well; today they re down about 25 percent over the last 20 years. This, too, provided incentive for area ranchers to find ways to protect the remaining private land for grazing. Without the private lands, deeded or leased, they could not survive. One of the suggestions discussed back then was conservation easements. As in most parts of the country, the topic of conservation easements generates all sorts of different opinions and feelings, but for the ranching families in this valley, it was something they at least wanted to learn more about. To help with this learning, in 1995 the Gunnison Ranchland Conservation Legacy was formed. A nonprofit 501(c) (3), GRCL does not take ownership of the land, but serves instead as a landowner advocate. According to executive director Stacy McPhail, GRCL is the only group in Colorado with this model. All other organizations involved with conserva- DOZER / EXCAVATOR WORK tion easements come at it from the land trust side of things. As an advocate for the landowner, GRCL more or less brokers with the land trust to ensure landowner needs are met. We care about protecting your right to operate your land as you ve always done without undue pressures, McPhail explained. We do not push conservation easements solely for conservation sake. We tell our landowners, if it does not make good business sense, then they shouldn t do it. GRCL does not solicit landowners; rather, the landowners interested in discussing the possibility of an easement come to them. McPhail closed on one just a few months ago for a third-generation ranching couple who have five children. The family participated in some of the initial discussions that took place when GRCL was first established, but they chose to wait until their youngest child was old enough to help them make the decision about whether or not an easement was right for their family operation. The fact that we were Clearing Grubbing Ponds Roads Insured Willard Crenwelge 325/ still here 25 years later and were able to help was huge, McPhail says. McPhail, who in 2006 moved here with her husband and two sons from Texas, has become something of an expert on conservation easements. As she explained, the conservation easement is the deeded piece that runs with the land in perpetuity. When a permanent conservation easement is placed, the landowner gives up one private property right in perpetuity, that being the right to subdivide and develop for residential use. There are, of course, terms in the easement agreement which allow for limited development, but it s all carefully spelled out within the terms. A conservation easement, however, does not tell the landowner how to operate. We don t like deeds that restrict the landowner to just one use, for example, McPhail said. We certainly want the landowners to retain all their private property rights with the exception of development rights, and land trusts don t want to be involved in the actual management of the operations. GRCL also helps landowners ensure that there are no restrictions in the deed on any ag structures such as loafing sheds, haystacks or fencing. As for mineral and other natural resource development, the terms spell out clearly anything pertaining to oil and gas extraction. Land trusts must restrict surface mining, but that does not mean the landowner can t utilize their oil and gas rights, especially through lateral drilling for which there is no surface disturbance, said McPhail. Many ranchers also will negotiate to excavate gravel for use on the property. That s permissible in many of the easements; industrial excavation for gravel is not permissible. That s not to say that the landowner can t negotiate for that in the terms, but McPhail pointed out that it will diminish their conservation easement value. As in most of the western U.S., Colorado has a first in time, first in right water policy, and most of the water rights in the Gunnison valley date back to the late 1800s. McPhail said water is another reason that Gunnison Valley landowners are choosing to do conservation easements. A conservation easement ties the water to the land, and the water cannot be sold off the property in the future. That s important, McPhail continued, because Gunnison County has been under the threat of trans-mountain diversion since the 1960s. Our water in western Colorado is being demanded by those on the Front Range those who live in Colorado Springs and Denver, for example. It s also important because, as anyone in ag production understands, without water there is no life; there is no ag production; there is no food. We are very, very sure that ag could not operate here in the same way without the water rights that are attached to the land, she reiterated. As an example of what happens when water rights are sold off, she pointed to South Park, a high mountain valley on the RANGE MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT Full Line Of Attachments Grubbers Rakes Forks For Excavators Backhoes Dozers Loaders Skid Steers eastern side of the Front Range. The buy and dry activities in the 1980s removed most of the water from the land, and now they can only run cattle in that high country area in short durations and fewer numbers. It devastated not only the ag economy, but the communities. The landscape there is now very different. McPhail acknowledged that no one knows for sure what the future holds with respect to water rights and conservation easements, and the ability to use eminent domain to break a conservation easement to transport water out. However, she said, there is no current case law to support such an action to separate water that is protected under a conservation easement. 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11 They want as many large areas of intact habitat as they can get, so when a permanent conservation easement is placed on a ranch, they check it off the list as a swath of intact habitat for the bird. Burt and Sandy Guerrieri, with Mill Creek Ranch, have a large Gunnison sage grouse lek on their property. They operate a commercial cowcalf and yearling operation in the Ohio Creek Valley of the Gunnison Basin. As a fifth-generation rancher in the Gunnison Valley, Burt is one of the ranchers who has used conservation easements to grow their operation. He s been able to do that because conservation easements don t just benefit the resource itself. They benefit the landowners financially in two strategic ways, one of which is a federal tax deduction. The IRS recognizes the donation of an easement as a charitable contribution, explained McPhail. The other is a state tax credit which can be used for up to 15 years against any kind of state tax burden. That state tax credit may also be sold on the open market through a tax credit broker. The state tax credit, McPhail said, is a totally separate application process. The landowners have to pay the fees for the tax credit application and review. Those fees have gone up from $4000 in 2013 to more than $18,000 now. The state benefits as well, she pointed out. A study conducted by Colorado State University found that for every dollar there is a $12 return to taxpayers, and the study found that the investment grows every year. Colorado is one of the most robust states for conservation easements because of the combination of state and federal tax benefits, said McPhail. She also pointed out that the county tax base is not impacted by conservation easements. These lands were already taxed at ag value; that doesn t change. MILLS COUNTY COMMISSION COMPANY Highway 16 South Goldthwaite, Texas Sheep and Goat Sales Every Thursday 11 a.m. Visit Our Website To See Updates On Consignments And Future Special Sale Dates: We Welcome Your Consignments.Your Business And Patronage Are Greatly Appreciated! John Clifton: 325/ Wade Clifton: 512/ Walt Clifton: 512/ About half of the landowners who work with GRCL do what McPhail calls a hybrid easement, which means they donate a percentage of the value they get from the conservation easement, and the remainder is paid out through grant funding. We have a very difficult time grant funding an entire project, said McPhail. Typically the best we can get is 75 percent of the value of the easement; most do a 50/50, and many donate their entire interest. The land trust, which the landowner chooses, holds the actual conservation easement. However, it has no authority on the private land other than to guard the conservation values. For the ranchers here, it really means that the land trust is their partner, McPhail said. It can help find funding to pay for such things as riparian restoration, habitat improvements and improving irrigation infrastructure. There are more than 100 land trusts or easement holders in Colorado for landowners to choose from, and each has its own objective or mission. Some small land trusts are geographically based and focus on conservation projects in their local communities, while others are active statewide and nationally to promote missions of wildlife, public open space, or agricultural conservation. Choosing the right land trust is important to ranchers, who will be partnering with them on the land forever. Ranchers here tend to choose a land trust that understands they make a living on their land. The Colorado Cattlemen s Association has its own land trust, and some Gunnison County landowners who are also CCA members prefer to use this land trust. Others have chosen the Nature Conservancy, but Colorado Open Lands, the largest land trust in the state, is one that GRCL s rancher clients most often choose. They understand ag and landowners, and the easement deeds reflect that, said 325/ FAX: 325/ McPhail. GRCL s job is to make sure the landowner understands what s in the deed. There are only four conservation values that qualify for conservation easements across the U.S. Those are historic preservation, public education, natural habitat, for which McPhail said farms and ranches qualify, and finally open space for the general viewing from a public roadway. Only one of the four must be met to qualify for an easement, but Gunnison County landowners typically qualify for the last two. The grant funding that GRCL secures for its landowners comes from two primary sources, the first being NRCS, which comes out of the farm bill for permanent habitat protection. The other funding source that GRCL uses comes from Great Outdoors Colorado, which uses lottery proceeds for open space and park and trail development. McPhail noted that conservation easement projects take years to complete. One of the biggest limiting factors in Colorado has been the availability of appraisers. Currently only a handful are qualified to do conservation easement appraisals. The IRS is very specific about how a conservation easement appraisal is supposed to work, said McPhail. The reports are very specialized and often between 90 and 120 pages. The appraiser calculates a FISH DAY Tuesday, November 13 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Tulia Vet Supply 426 N Highway 87 Tulia, Texas 12:00 Noon - 1:00 P.M. Sonny s Mart Side Road Lubbock, Texas 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Marshall Tack & Feed 880 N Broadway Post, Texas Wednesday, November 14 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Snyder Farm & Ranch th Street Snyder, Texas 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. 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Then it s a simple math problem, the before value less the value after, which gives the value of the conservation easement essentially the charitable contribution or the amount that can be grant funded. If the landowner is not restricting themselves significantly, then the appraisal is not going to give a high conservation easement value, said McPhail. Now 25 years in, GRCL has helped landowners conserve about 42,000 of the 187,000 acres of private land in the valley, and they have enough projects on the books to make 60,000 acres. With projects on the ground for an extended period now, she said, more and more landowners are getting comfortable with the idea of conservation easements. Normally what happens is you run out of projects or land to conserve or interest wanes. We haven t seen that even after 25 years. Bill Trampe, a rancher who grew up in the valley and helped start GRCL, was one of the first to advocate for conservation easements here. 4-6 Catfish $ 49/ Catfish $ 69/ Catfish $199/100 TO PURCHASE 8-11 CATFISH Please Bring Your Own Water & Container Too Big To Bag! We Also Carry: Large Mouth Bass Crappie Bluegill Hybrid Bluegill Sun Perch Minnows Redear Bream Call Ahead For Large Quantity Orders! 501/ COLEMAN LIVESTOCK AUCTION COMMISSION CO., INC. Family Owned and Operated Since 1961 Consistently Selling Head Every Week CATTLE SALES EVERY WEDNESDAY 11 A.M. November 8, 2018 Livestock Weekly Page 11 McPhail said he understood that something had to be done to help solve the problem of increasing land prices resulting from development pressure, and try to keep ag in the basin. He saw his peers leaving the valley; people he d grown up with. He understood that if people kept leaving, those who depended on the land would have less support, less voice. He understood the need to hold his ground, so he and others in the community came together in action. Since then Trampe has worked with GRCL to protect his entire 1st Annual Hereford Bull Sale Monday, February 25, :00 p.m. at the Ranch Midway between Eldorado and Mertzon TX on FM Two & Coming Two year old Hereford Bulls 10 Bred Females Cattle For Sale By David, LLC Our goal is to be a consistent and reliable source of replacement females in volume to cattlemen everywhere. The priority of each transaction is to procure a satisfied buyer and seller. David Krieg Current Listings PAIRS 1851: 45 Babytooth Red / Black Angus Pairs / Heavy Breds. 1899: 80 Young Hereford Pairs. 1908: 57 F-1 First-Calf Pairs / Breds. 1909: 50 Young Crossbred Pairs / Breds. 1944: 191 Second-Calf Angus Plus Pairs / Heavy Breds. 1950: 75 Brahman Pairs And Breds. 1952: 68 Purebred Brahman Pairs And Breds. 1954: 18 Registered Brahman Pairs And Breds. 1958: 22 Longhorn Pairs. MO. 1963: 22 One Iron First-Calf Angus Pairs. 1973: 60 Young Beefmaster / Beefmaster Cross Pairs And Heavy Breds. 1979: 100 Young Brangus / Angus Plus Pairs And Heavy Breds. OPEN 1911: 55 Open Babytooth Angus Plus. 1943: 30 One-Iron Open Angus Plus Heifers. 1946: 75 Open Angus Heifers. NM. 1953: 29 Registered Open Brahman Heifers. 1957: 76 Open F-1 Heifers. 1966: 68 Open Red Angus Heifers. 1976: 75 Open Angus One Iron Heifers. NM. 1780: 72 Open Angus Heifers. EXPOSED 1906: 50 Exposed Beefmaster Cross Heifers. 1930: 26 Exposed Brangus Heifers. 1938: 50 Exposed ¾-Blood Heifers. BRED 1879: 40 Young Charolais Cross Bred Cows. 1928: 33 Fall Calving Santa Gertrudis / Santa Gertrudis Cross / Hereford Heifers. 1935: 42 Spring Calving Red Angus Heifers. OK. 1947: 160 Spring Calving Red Angus Heifers. 1948: 85 Young Spring Calving Angus Plus / Brangus. 1951: 100 Young Brangus And Crossbred Heavy Breds. 1955: 335 Young F-1 Brahman X Hereford Heavy Breds. 1956: 105 Young Winter Calving Brangus. 1962: 37 One Iron Fall Calving Angus. 1965: 135 Young Spring Calving Angus / Baldies. MO. 1967: 100 Short Term Winter Calving Charolais / Angus Cross. 1968: 28 Young Spring Calving Angus Plus. 1970: 43 Spring Calving Red Angus Heifers. 1971: 50 Young Spring Calving Angus / Charolais Cross. 1972: 200 Fancy Heavy Bred Brangus Heifers. 1975: 50 Second-Calf Heavy Bred Brangus Baldies. 1977: 55 One-Iron Spring Calving Angus / Baldy Heifers. 1978: 200 Third-Calf Fall Calving Angus / Angus Plus / Brangus. BULLS 1942: 1 Brahman x Santa Gertrudis Four Year Old Bull. CATTLE FOR SALE ranch, which stretches from Gunnison to Gothic. He s already said that if for any reason his family can t operate the ranch for agriculture production, then he wants it made available for other ranchers in the valley who can, said McPhail. We re not anti-development, she added. The people in this county just want to hold on to who we are and how we operate, because how we operate is good for the environment and the people who live here. Plus, we are feeding people, and that is more important than resort development, she concluded. David Krieg 325/ dnkrieg@gmail.com Will Krieg 361/ Call Or Check Websites For More Information And Listings Of Cattle! BY DAVID, LLC. cattleforsalebydavid.com

12 Page 12 Livestock Weekly November 8, 2018 Choice gleanings from 45- plus years of Unregistered Bull. If what comes in over our telephone has any basis in truth, the cattle business is not only in rather poor shape, but faces danger of a resounding wreck. Unregistered Bull in a Hotel Lobby On the one hand there are the scattered but increasingly frequent reports of traders going broke, ranchers having contracted cattle turned down by unwilling or unable buyers, and above all cattle feeders losing big money just 621 Longhorn Street P. O. Box 454 Fredericksburg, Texas Sale: 830/ Fax: 830/ Website: Market Reports CATTLE 621 HEAD SOLD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 Cows and Bulls $2.00-$3.00 Lower Steers $5.00 Lower Heifers $1.00-$2.00 Lower Cows $35.00-$56.00 CWT Bulls $65.00-$82.00 CWT Bred Cows $ $ Head Cow / Calf Pairs $ $ Pair Plain Cattle $50.00-$85.00 CWT NO.1 MEDIUM TO LARGE FRAME STEERS HEIFERS Pounds $ $ CWT $ $ CWT Pounds $ $ CWT $ $ CWT Pounds $ $ CWT $ $ CWT Pounds $ $ CWT $ $ CWT Pounds $ $ CWT $ $ CWT Pounds $ $ CWT $ $ CWT Lower Quality Steers $ $ CWT Lower Quality Heifers $ $ CWT REPRESENTATIVE SALES 1 Black Steer 450 $ Black Steer 655 $ Black Heifer 485 $ Black Heifers 505 $ SHEEP 2032 HEAD SOLD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 Wool Lambs Steady Dorper Lambs $10.00 Higher Pounds Kids Steady Light Kids $15.00 Higher # 1 Wool Lambs Pounds $ $ CWT # 1 Wool Lambs Pounds $ $ CWT Barbado Lambs Pounds $ $ CWT Dorper Cross Lambs Pounds $ $ CWT Dorper Cross Lambs Pounds $ $ CWT Light Slaughter Lambs Pounds $ $ CWT Slaughter Lambs Pounds $ $ CWT Packer Ewes $ $ CWT Sheep Bucks / Rams $ $ CWT # 1 Spanish / Boer Cross Kids Pounds $ $ CWT # 1 Spanish / Boer Cross Kids Pounds $ $ CWT # 1 Spanish / Boer Cross Kids Pounds $ $ CWT Spanish / Boer Cross Muttons $ $ CWT Angora Kids $ $ CWT Lower Quality Kids $ $ CWT Packer Spanish / Boer Cross Nannies $ $ CWT Stocker Spanish / Boer Cross Nannies $ $ CWT Angora Nannies $ $ CWT Boer Cross Billies $ $ CWT Shaun or Wayne Geistwedit Will Accommodate You Whether You Have A Truck Load Or A Pickup Load!!! 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Secretary of Agriculture Butz recently took retailers to task for reaping unrealistic profits. Clarence G. Adamy, president of the National Assn. of Food Chains, said USDA statistics showing middlemen weren t giving consumers a break are without question the most inaccurate statistical series ever developed by the stupidity of man. That s pretty strong language, even from a supermarket superman, but cattlemen around the The Added Value Created By Vaccinating Your Calves At Branding And Weaning Is Money In Your Bank Account! When it s time to process calves at branding and/or weaning, use one of the safest and best combination vaccines available. Super Poly-Bac B + IBRk & BVDk is a one of a kind vaccine designed for immunizing calves against the major viral and bacterial causes of Bovine Respiratory Disease, all in a single product. 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It may be true that some beef was sold at a loss during the ill-advised price ceiling experiment, and cattlemen at that time were concerned over the situation; but it was continually pointed out that the supermarkets were marking up other items to absorb the loss, and they couldn t have lured customers into their stores without beef. Now, it appears, the retailers are not only maintaining their high-margin sales of other Randy Carson 325/ M BRUTON AERIAL SPRAYING INC Pear and Brush Control Spike Application Within 150 Miles Of San Angelo 432/ L Cattle Co. Buyers and Sellers of All Classes of Livestock Vic Choate 325/ P. O. Box 1521 San Angelo, Texas ABILENE LIVESTOCK AUCTION INC. ABILENE, TEXAS CATTLE SALES EVERY TUESDAY 10 A.M. RECEIVING PENS We Are Opening Receiving Pens Six Miles South Of Colorado City, Texas Brody Harris, Manager 325/ For More Information Call: 325/ merchandise, but are selling beef at great profit while beef producers go broke. 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Steers: choice pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , over 800 pounds $ ; medium pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , over 800 pounds $ Heifers: choice pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , over 800 pounds $ ; medium pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , over 800 pounds $ Slaughter cows: canners and cutters $40-48, boners and breakers $40-48, light cows and shells $20-30; bulls $70-82, light bulls $ Replacement cows: bred cows, choice $ per head, medium $ , aged $ ; cow-calf pairs, choice $ per pair, medium $ Light Graham Calves Mostly $3-5 Higher GRAHAM (Nov. 5) Steers and heifers under 600 pounds were $3-5 higher, over 600 pounds steady, packer cows $3-5 lower, packer bulls $2-4 lower, bred cows, heifers and cow-calf pairs untested. Receipts totaled 2520 head. 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Processed pork totaled 1468, including Canada 869, Denmark 222, Germany 32, Italy 231, Mexico 35, Netherlands six, Poland 15, San Marino one and Spain 57. Lamb totaled 1091 with Australia 829, Canada one and New Zealand 261. Veal totaled 814, including Australia 40, Canada 172, France four, Netherlands 48 and New Zealand 551. Goat meat imports totaled 272 with Australia 230, Mexico 11 and New Zealand 31. Mutton totaled 469, including Australia 467 and New Zealand two. Poultry totaled 2375 with RANCH SIGNS ENTRY SIGNS CUSTOM GATES YARD SIGNS FIREPLACE SCREENS HAT and COAT RACKS Designed Especially For You, Any Size 325/ kbbolander2@yahoo.com Like us on facebook: cowboy iron craft ANGUS HEIFERS ARE YOU LOOKING TO IMPROVE YOUR HERD BY ADDING SOME OF THE TOP GENETICS IN THE ANGUS BREED OR PER- HAPS YOU ARE STARTING A NEW HERD? 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14 Page 14 Livestock Weekly November 8, 2018 by Lee Pitts There are many benefits to being a syndicated columnist. Although you work for a pittance, the gifts you get more than make up for the paltry salary. For example, I wrote that I had a barb wire collection, and Dan from South Dakota, a longtime reader, sent me his entire barb wire collection. Years ago Jack, a longtime friend from Nebraska, sent me a really nice three-foot windmill that he made from barb wire. 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Publishers have sent books hoping I d give them a plug, while many others have sent me books they wrote. I read most of them, too, and came to the conclusion that there are a lot of people out there who can For your always growing side. write better books than what I find in Barnes and Noble. After Renaissance Magazine ran a couple of my columns, they paid me off with a 1957 red Chevy Bel Air convertible. Too bad it s only three inches long. I collect practically everything, and people have added to my knife, spur, bit, hat, bullet, pencil, art and clock collections. Will and Deb donated to my branding iron collection by sending me one that folded up. Bob made me a miniature branding iron of my own iron, and Range Magazine gave me a bigger golden version of my brand that I cherish even though it isn t real gold. One of my most meaningful gifts was a cutting board Skinner made from wood from his own ranch, and EC has given me 40 years worth of date books I ve used to tell me where to be and when. Butch sent me several blabs for my blab collection (they prevent a calf from sucking), and the Red Bluff Bull Sale Committee gave me a beautiful bridle, reins and Garcia bit. John sent me a favorite piece of art that is a pencil drawing of the stages a horse goes through to become a reined cow horse, and Jerry, a great artist and cowboy columnist himself, sent me one of his original oils that will be worth a fortune someday when we re both dead. As a Mad Jack cartoon fan, I created a shrine of sorts with the eight he drew, PUNCHY CATTLE COMPANY FIBERGLASS or STEEL 10 Ft. 8 Ft. 6 Ft. Tanks Available All in one concept with integrated water storage, internal & external fl oat, internal & external ladders, varmint escape ramp & fl oat box. 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Kind folks see how I m dressed and try to dress me. Auction markets have given me a lifetime supply of caps and jackets, and Don sent me several Pendleton shirts (my favorite) and a beautiful Mark Dahl engraved belt buckle to remind me I m really not a very good engraver. I wear a CAB jacket that Rick gave me and a Charolais shirt from Dennis, and I have to be careful not to wear the Charolais shirt to an Angus sale, and vice versa. Writers receive so much stuff, I m thinking of starting a registration service for writers like there is for newlyweds. That way you d know we need a 72-inch TV and a satellite dish a whole lot more than we do a silver chafing dish. And it might put an end to the Dealer Inquiries Welcome Why Feed At CAL-TEX FEED YARD? 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Kinder Morgan s proposed Permian Highway Pipeline and the impact it may have on landowners was the subject of the evening. This was not an anti-pipeline protest, nor was it a pro-pipeline rally. It was an opportunity to gain information regarding how landowners may be affected by negotiations and the possibility of eminent domain condemnation of their property. For those who have been reading this column for some time, you are aware that oil and gas drilling in the Permian Basin has proven so successful that the supply now exceeds the capacity of the existing pipelines. The glut of natural gas has resulted in significant price disparities between the Waha Hub in Pecos County and the futures price delivery point at the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For any new readers, this is probably an opportune time for me to reiterate that I am not a reporter nor a trained journalist, but a highly opinionated columnist who lives on property that has been in my family for more than one hundred years. I do have many years experience in the oil and gas industry, and my admittedly biased opinions are those of one whose feet have been on both sides of the fence. I do have strong convictions concerning the rights pertaining to the ownership of private property. Anyone who grows up on L AMPASAS Sales Every C ATTLE WEDNESDAY A UCTION 512/ P. O. Box 547 Lampasas, Texas Kawasaki Mule 4010 Trans 4X4 Power Steering, F.I. MSRP $ 11, Kawsaki PRO-FXT EPS, Camo, 4X4 Power Steering, LED Lights! MSRP $ 16, a farm or ranch probably has a much different opinion regarding property rights than someone who has grown up in a city. At least they have a different view. This was aptly stated by our son, who was almost five years old when we moved back to the place where I grew up. Someone asked how he liked living at Crews (no longer a small town but just the crossroads of State Highway 153 and FM 382). He replied enthusiastically that it was a lot bigger than Midland. His perspective was not about the population, but about the yard having no boundaries and stretching into the pastures. While working for Big Oil I was surprised to learn that city dwellers and country folks tend to have a very different concept of private property rights. Many town-raised people seem to have an idea of property rights based on a narrow perspective such as the boundaries of their yard. Some assume that similar parameters would be applicable for farmers and ranchers. It s a differing sense of personal space. Those who live within the confines of a 5000 square foot city lot may not grasp the ownership perspective of someone who has a 500-acre back yard. People who live in towns and cities are accustomed to living under more rules, regulations, restrictions and homeowners associations, which tend to be promulgated from the ideological territory of decisions based on majority rule and for the greater common good. 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It was probably three decades after completing public school that I learned the meaning of the United States being a Constitutional republic based on the Rule of Law, and that our laws were derived from the Ten Commandments. It was along about that same time that I learned that the two main ingredients for a strong economy are the Rule of Law and rights of private property. A degree in agriculture economics did not prevent me from living under the incorrect assumption that natural resources were the most important components for a strong economy. There is no doubt that many who read this column have fundamental convictions regarding ownership and stewardship of private property. For those like me, who pay dues to Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers and Farm Bureau, there was proof in Fredericksburg that our dues are being put to good use and supporting a cause that is very important to many of us. We need to thank them and the Agri-Life Extension Service for the work they are doing. As previously stated, too many notes for one column. More details to follow in the coming weeks. November came in cool and wet, thanks to more than 13 inches of rain during October. The tanks, creeks and most area lakes are either full or greatly enhanced from six weeks ago. For us, that means Thanksgiving started early this year. We ve never seen this area so wet and green in the fall. Checking oil prices as of October 2, Brent crude nearmonth futures were reported at $72.89 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate was at $63.03, which is down $4.59 from Millerbilt IMPLEMENT Enclosed Back And Two End Walls Price Includes Erection And Delivery 29x40x12 39x60x14 49x100x16 $14,900 $23,900 $36,950 a week ago. The Plains All American pipeline posted bulletin showed WTI at $ per barrel, which is $3.75 lower than last week. Natural gas at the Louisiana Henry Hub futures delivery point was $3.32 per mcf while the spot price at the Waha Hub in West Texas was at $1.48. 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More than 150 head of cattle were killed and undetermined wildlife losses. Valentine is located in the southwestern part of Jeff Davis County on U.S. Highway 90 and the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was founded and named when the Southern Pacific Railroad crew, building east, reached the site on February 14, Trains began running the next year, and a post office was established in 1886, according to the Handbook of Texas Online. 4C Livestock Inc. DBA CORYELL COUNTY COMMISSION COMPANY CATTLE SALE EVERY SATURDAY 12 Noon Jody & Robin Thomas Highway 36 Loop P. O. Box 671 Gatesville, Texas / Office 254/ Home 254/ Mobile A shipping point for local cattle ranchers was established at Valentine, and by 1914 the town had an estimated population of 500 with five cattle breeders, a newspaper, a real estate office, a grocery store, and a restaurant. However, the 2010 Census has the population at 134. Walter and Lena Miller had three children: Clay Espy Miller, John Keesey Miller, and Audrey Miller Kelly. Young Clay Espy Miller worked on ranches until joining the Navy in Following his service, he returned to Fort Davis and purchased the Grierson place in Preferring to be called by his middle name, Espy, he would come into town many evenings and spend the night with his parents, who managed the Limpia Hotel. It was on one of those visits in 1923 that he met Lucy Conoly Foster. They married two years later. Espy and Lucy lived in one of the abandoned officers quarters at Camp Holland, 12 miles west of Valentine at Viejo Pass in Presidio County. Camp Holland, named for the J.R. Holland Ranch, was constructed in 1918 after the Brite Ranch and Neville Ranch raids by Mexican bandits led by Pancho Villa. Viejo Pass was used by Indians in prehistoric times because of its good supply of water and grass. 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The rains returned in 1935 attack in Presidio County. Four and 1936, but the 1950s drouth Pueblo Indian scouts and Lt. was the longest of their years Frank H. Mills of the 24th United at the ranch. States Infantry were attacked by In 2003, Clay and Jody were 20 Apaches. honored with the statewide Espy and Lucy Miller later award as the Texas Lone Star moved into the headquarters Land Stewards. The award recognizes private landowners at the base of the Sierra Vieja Mountains. They had three ability to integrate traditional children: Clay Espy Miller Jr., land uses that produce meat, Mary Elizabeth Betty Miller agricultural crops and outdoor recreation opportunities Byerley, and Lucy Mildred Miller Jacobson. with habitat management and Clay Espy Miller Jr. and wildlife conservation, natural JoEllen Jody Canada were resource education of youth, married June 7, Jody outreach to other groups, and was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. partnerships with natural resource agencies. While in college she visited Fort Davis and met her college Clay Espy Miller Jr. was 90 roommate s brother, Espy. After a stint with the Texas Parks Jody Miller died in April when he died February 23, and Wildlife Department, they Albert and wife Maralea and joined his father and uncle, Bill and wife Jill and their families live and operate the Miller Keesey Miller, on the family ranch at Valentine. They had Ranch at Valentine these days. four sons: Albert, William Jim and wife, Carolyn, live at Bill, Jim, and Walter. Fort Davis, and Walter and Clay and Jody spent their wife Ann live in Horizon City, lives on the Valentine ranch. Recalling drouths of 1934 and seven also share in the ranch opera- located in El Paso County, but years during the 1950s, Clay said tion. jlackey@wcc.net LOOSE ENDS NOTES MISCELLANEOUS QUOTES ANECDOTES The Texas Public Policy Foundation recently released The Production Tax Credit: Corporate Subsidies & Renewable Energy, by Angela C. Erickson. 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19 markets by encouraging wind energy producers to accept negative prices, and that the PTC primarily benefits only a few energy corporations, with just 15 parent companies accounting for more than three-fourths of all PTC eligibility, or more than $19 billion between 2007 and The paper is available at uploads/2018/10/ / Erickson2018Final1.pdf?. The Panhandle Farm and Ranch Management Symposium will offer six Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units on Nov. 27 in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show. The day of training will be in the Grand Plaza of the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St., Amarillo. Two general, two integrated pest management, one laws and regulations, one drift, and six certified crop advisor units will highlight the agenda. Registration will be $60 at the door and begins at 8:15 a.m. The program will start at 9 a.m. Lunch will be served from noon to 1 p.m. Cottonseed ground into flour and projected to provide a new food source for human nutrition has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Developed by Dr. Keerti Rathore, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant biotechnologist in College Station, the transgenic cotton plant will produce ROUND OVERHEAD FEED STORAGE BINS This can mean the difference between taking a loss or making a profi t in the cattle business. Spray-on liner inside each bin. Truckload holding capacities in various sizes available. Friendly to the environment. No more feed damage by rodents or varmints. No more feed sacks to handle. Heavy pipe structure. Skid mounted. Authorized T & S Trip Hopper Dealer Southwest Fabricators 580/ Toll Free: 877/ S. 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Registration will begin at 8 a.m., followed by the program from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Because cattle owners and operators in Southern Oklahoma and North Texas have similar issues, the annual conference alternates between the two states, said Dr. Emi Kimura, Texas A&M AgriLife agronomist in Vernon. The cost is $25 and includes a noon meal and refreshments. Pre-registration is requested to Allison Ha at (940) , ext. 225, or Allison.ha@ ag.tamu.edu. Hamilton Lambs, Kid Goats Decline By $10 HAMILTON (Nov. 5) Lambs were $10 lower Monday, ewes and nannies steady, kids $10 lower. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 2002 head. There was no cattle report this week. Sheep: Dorper and Dorper cross lambs pounds $ , pounds $ , over 70 pounds $ ; wool lambs pounds $ , pounds, Have you ever been to a reading of your palm or a séance with a Gypsy fortune teller? I did once, and she told me by looking into her crystal ball that I should get over the inferiority complex that I had in my mind. 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20 Page 20 Livestock Weekly November 8, YEARS AGO H.G. Beauchamp of Amarillo sold two loads of heifer yearlings at $15.50 for November 19 delivery to Bob Mayer of Denver, Colorado. These are expected to weigh around 700 pounds. Sam Allison of Sonora is reported to have sold 2400 mixed lambs estimated to average 65 pounds for delivery next week at $18 cwt. R.C. Cline Cattle Company of Amarillo sold 350 steer yearlings weighing 700 pounds at $17 to Rosenstock & McKee of Denver, November 12 delivery. Earl Blackmore of Canadian is reported to have sold 300 yearling steers averaging 606 pounds at 17 cents to A.V. McQuiddy, also of Canadian, delivered the last of October. HINDSIGHT Looking Backward Through The Livestock Weekly Files YEARS AGO L.D. Littlefield of Groom, Texas, bought 400 mixed breed heifer and steer calves weighing near 400 pounds at $113 per head and received them from a Mr. Schaffer of Del Norte, Colo. Ralph Britten of Groom bought 128 mixed breed steer yearlings weighing 525 pounds at $25 from a Mr. Hodges of Erick, Okla., for delivery this week. Tommy Deal of Panhandle, Texas, sold 113 Angus-Hereford crossbred heifer and steer calves weighing 483 pounds at $32 straight across to J.J. Cattle Co., Panhandle. Emmett LeFors of Pampa, Texas, sold 151 choice quality steer yearlings weighing 783 pounds at $26.25 and delivered them recently to H.M. Mason of Dysart, Iowa. GRAPE CREEK TRAILER REPAIR Your Dealer For EASLEY TRAILERS Horse Trailers Stock Trailers Tandem Dual Flatbeds Replacement Beds For Pickups Quality Repairs At Affordable Prices Repaint Rewire Refloor Install Hitches Dealer For Jiffy Jacks 8169 North US Highway 87 (Next To Circle K) San Angelo, Texas 800/ / TY JONES CATTLE CO. Bonded Buyers & Sellers of Country Cattle Contracting For Immediate Or Future Delivery (806) Office FAX: (806) P. O. Box 8190 Amarillo, Texas YEARS AGO Finus Tucker of Elida, N.M., sold 200 heifer and steer calves weighing 380 and 390 pounds respectively at $24 and $26 and delivered them last week to Gilbert Childers, Dalhart. Fred Vincent, also of Elida, sold 98 similar calves to Childers at the same price, same delivery. J.O. Rush of Bellview, N.M., sold 170 heifer and steer calves weighing about 470 pounds at $24 and $26 and delivered them last week to an Amarillo buyer. Jewel Avent of Tulia, Texas, bought 225 coming two yearold Hereford steers weighing 850 pounds at $21 and received them this week from Beaumont Stinnett of Amarillo. Fred Daugherty and Zack Felton of Clovis, N.M., bought 100 cull cows weighing about 1000 pounds and received them last week from Frank Chappel of the Spade Ranch, Tucumcari, at $12 to $15 cwt. 50 YEARS AGO Mrs. U.D. Sawyer, Cross Roads, N.M., sold 260 Hereford mixed calves weighing 447 and 472 pounds at $27 and $31 and 40 Hereford steers weighing 650 at $25 to Cliff Key, Tatum, N.M. Silas McCabe, Elida, N.M., We Deliver Right To Your Ranch! Gates Hardware Net Wire Metal Posts SAN ANGELO, TEXAS 325/ Livestock Round-Ups Game Surveys Predator Control Experienced Equipped and Permitted For Hog and Coyote Eradication AUBREY LANGE KYLE LANGE 325/ , 325/ Since May Years Flying Experience Cattle Panels Privacy Fence Barbed Wire Sheep Panels Fencing Crews Dealers For Mexican Cattle 800/ sold 100 feeder heifers weighing 691 pounds at $23.50 to a Clovis, N.M. feedlot. They were hauled 50 miles and weighed straight. Her-Tex Livestock Industries, Hereford, bought 135 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 335 pounds at $24.50 delivered from the Calvert, Texas area. N.C. Crites, Clayton, N.M., bought 780 Hereford steer yearlings expected to weigh 675 pounds at $26 for delivery this week and next from Emil Knutson, Texhoma, Okla. 45 YEARS AGO Ducky Gallo, Dalhart, bought from Allen Poling, Clayton, 200 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 725 pounds at $49 for Nov. 7 delivery. DeWitt Dulaney, Dalhart, bought on order from John Zurick, Stead, N.M., 64 choice native Hereford and black baldface steers weighing 670 pounds at $50, received last week. Bill Lewis, Garden City, representing Roundup Cattle Co., Gruver, bought last week in La Junta, Colo., 80 Hereford steers weighing 480 pounds at $59. Chick and Pat Northcutt, Silverton Texas, sold to Parker Cattle Co., Wayside, 270 Hereford heifers and steers weighing 443 and 460 pounds at $60 and $65, delivered Nov YEARS AGO Darrel Seward, Leon, Kansas, bought in the local area 115 black whiteface heifer and steer calves weighing 465 pounds at $67 and $75. Marvin Ake, Datil, N.M., sold to a Roswell feedyard 600 Hereford, Angus and black baldface steers weighing 600 pounds at $62. Elmo Edmonds, Quitaque, sold in the Amarillo area 604 steers, No. 1s and a few Holsteins, weighing 673 pounds at $ Jerry Don Martin, Roswell, sold to a local buyer 45 cut cows weighing 924 pounds at $ YEARS AGO Putt White, Santa Rosa, N.M., sold to a Texas buyer 570 No. 1 Okie and a few crossbred steers weighing 862 pounds at $58. Homer Ingle, Tucumcari, N.M., sold to a local buyer 65 black baldface heifers and steers weighing 406 and 436 pounds at $53 and $65. Ben Hall, Fort Sumner, N.M., sold to Parmer County Feedyard, Bovina, 1000 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 664 pounds at $59. Jeff Good, Fort Sumner, N.M., sold to a Texas buyer 150 Hereford steers of his own raising weighing 851 pounds at $ Supreme Feeders, Liberal, Kan.: 279 steers, 1150 lbs., 80% choice, $ YEARS AGO The Eastern Lamb Producers Co-op sold a load out of Virginia Wednesday at $63.75 and $ USDA quoted a set of Montana feeder lambs weighing pounds at $70, ewe lambs pounds $80. PACO Feed Yard, Friona: 64 heifers, lbs., 50% choice, $73. Cattle Town Inc., Hereford: 70 steers, 1150 lbs., 75% choice, $74; 125 steers, 1175 lbs., 65% choice, $73.50; 233 heifers, 1025 lbs., 60% choice, $73. Sugarland Feedyard, Hereford: 90 heifers, 1050 lbs., 65% choice, $73; 65 corriente steers, 1150 lbs., 55% choice, $ YEARS AGO Kid mohair has been hard to move the past year, and what sales have been made were little above adult prices. Recent sales were at $ , but changed this week when 40,000 pounds of fall kid hair in Sanderson and Ozona reached $1.40 grease f.o.b. the warehouses with a December payment. 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21 ford: 294 steers, 1200 lbs., 60% choice, $74; 162 heifers, 1050 lbs., 60% choice, $ YEARS AGO Meat passed for entry into the United States totaled 30.3 million pounds last week, the equivalent of three percent of the million pounds of domestic production. Most of the meat, 16.3 million pounds, was from Australia. Lamb and mutton passed for entry into the United States moved up to 944 metric tons last week, or 2.1 million pounds and the equivalent of 44 percent of domestic production. There was a little good wool news from Australia last week, the eastern market indicator moving up 19A cents per kilo and more than 90 percent sold. And New Zealand was higher for the second consecutive week. Lane County Feeders, Dighton, Kan.: 333 steers, 1300 lbs., $64; 217 heifers, lbs., $64. Hitch Feeders, Hooker, Okla.: 101 steers, 1250 lbs., 50% choice, $ YEARS AGO Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in New Mexico for current delivery 200 No. 1 native steers weighing pounds at $101, also 200 No. 1 English and exotic cross heifers weighing at $95. Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort Worth, bought in the Texas Panhandle for January delivery 60 black and black baldface steers to weigh 800 pounds at $96 and 65 heifer mates to weigh 750 at $92.50, also 200 No. 1 English and exotic cross steers to weigh 750 at $94.50, and for April 200 similar heifers to weigh 700 at $3.50 back of the April futures board. Meat type kid goats weighing pounds moved direct in West Texas at $ and pounds $ Kids pounds in the Eastern Cornbelt moved direct at $ and pounds $ Midwestern states wool sales included 30,000 pounds of native lamb wool, whiteface, micron 1-2 inch at $ , crossbred and blackface micron $ , whiteface ewe wool, staple, micron three-inch plus, $ , crossbred and blackface micron $ The eighth annual Wehrmann-Donnell registered Angus bull sale averaged $3134 each on the 208 head offered. Top price was $15,500, paid by Quaker Hill Farms and Brownwood Farms of Louisa, Va. 10 YEARS AGO Domestic wool trading on a clean basis and grease wool trading were both at a standstill. Mohair trading was at a standstill with no confirmed sales under moderate demand. The national comprehensive boxed beef cutout report for last week showed prices down $2.30 from the previous week at $ A year ago, the cutout value was $ There were 8186 total loads traded with 7748 domestic loads and 438 loads for export. ORDER BUYERS Bonded and Insured Midwest fed cattle auctions paid from $86 to $ Joplin, Mo. sold 3500 head and called feeder steers steady to $4 higher, heifers steady to as much as $6 higher. A roundup of four Florida auctions with 4466 head between them was $2-4 higher on steers and $1-3 higher on heifers. Receipts at La Junta, Colo. came to 1882 head. Fredericksburg on Tuesday reported selection pound kid goats at $ , a few $140, pounds $ and pounds $ , selection pounds $ and pounds $ Selection 1 nannies pounds were $30-42, billies pounds $71-78 and muttons pounds $ Direct trade in Montana had pound lambs bringing $92. Texas lambs weighing pounds brought $95-100, and in California 1000 lambs weighing brought $100. Imported lamb and mutton for the week ending Sept. 20 totaled 68.5 metric tons, about 1.5 million pounds. 5 YEARS AGO JCO Livestock LP, Montalba, Texas, sold for January delivery to a Kansas feedlot three loads of No. 1-1½ Okie steers out of Central Texas to weigh 750 pounds at $ delivered. For immediate delivery out of the Waco area four loads of No. 1-1½ Okie and crossbred steers weighing 800 pounds at $ to a Texas Panhandle feedlot. Cattle and calves on feed for Strain Feeders LLC Highway 59 Abita Springs, LA Any Size And Any Class Cattle Competitive And Reasonable Prices Brand New Trucks And Trailers To Haul Your Cargo Call Justin Today! 318/ Bilbo Strain, Owner Your Cattle Order Is Appreciated! slaughter October 1 in feedlots with a capacity of 1000 or more head totaled 10.1 million head, down eight percent from the same period September placements totaled 2.03 million, one percent above September Net placements were 1.96 million. September marketings totaled 1.7 million, six percent above Texas voters approved Proposition 6 on Tuesday, a Constitutional amendment that will provide for the creation of the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas. These funds will help finance priority water projects for the state, including rural and agricultural conservation projects. Montana direct trade had 4500 feeder lambs weighing pounds at $ Montana also had 400 yearling replacement ewes for $175 per head, and Idaho reported 900 yearling ewes bringing $ per head. Stocker and feeder cattle prices were mixed across the country. 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