VOL NO. 2 SAN ANGELO, TEXAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018 LIVESTOCKWEEKLY.COM $30 PER YEAR. Range Sales

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1 Most Lambs Sell Steady To Weak Most lamb prices came in steady to off slightly during the last week of trading. San Angelo slaughter lamb prices were called weak. Goldthwaite lambs sold steady. Hamilton Dorper lambs were steady to $10 higher, wool lambs steady to $10 lower on some heavy show lambs, and Barbado lambs steady. Fredericksburg Dorper lambs sold steady. Lamb and mutton meat production for the week ending January 12 totaled 2.7 million pounds on a slaughter count of 39,000 head compared with the previous week s totals of two million pounds and 29,000 head. Imported lamb and mutton for the week ending January 6 totaled 1664 metric tons or approximately 3.67 million pounds, equal to 183 percent of domestic production for the same period. San Angelo s feeder lamb market had medium and large No. 1-2 lambs weighing pounds at $ , 92 pounds $204, and medium and large No. 2 lambs pounds $ Fredericksburg No. 1 wool lambs weighing pounds sold for $ and pounds $ Hamilton Dorper and Dorper cross lambs weighing pounds were $ There was no reported direct trade on feeder lambs last week. San Angelo choice 2-3 slaughter lambs weighing pounds sold for $ , choice and prime pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , choice pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , good pounds $ , 68 pounds $180, and pounds $ Goldthwaite wool lambs weighing pounds brought $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , Dorper and Dorper cross lambs pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , Barbado lambs pounds $ , pounds $ , and pounds $ Fredericksburg slaughter lambs weighing pounds made $ , pounds $ , Barbado lambs pounds $ , Dorper cross lambs pounds $ , and pounds $ Hamilton Dorper and Dorper cross lambs weighing pounds were $ , over 70 pounds $ , wool lambs pounds $ , over 70 pounds $ , and Barbado lambs $ Slaughter lambs selling direct included 3600 head weighing pounds that brought $ San Angelo good 2-3 slaughter ewes brought $70-75, utility and good 1-3 $80-90, utility 1-2 $72-78, cull and utility 1-2 $52-60, and cull 1 $ Goldthwaite wool packer ewes sold for $55-110, hair ewes $ Fredericksburg slaughter ewes were $ VOL NO. 2 SAN ANGELO, TEXAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018 LIVESTOCKWEEKLY.COM $30 PER YEAR Collins Cattle Co., Olton, sold to a Fort Sumner, New Mexico buyer half a load of long-solid Hereford cow-calf pairs for $1500. Cattle For Sale By David, San Angelo, sold out of the Eldorado area to a Boise City, Okla. buyer 70 babytooth summer calving black and crossbred cow-calf pairs at $1625. Mid-Tex Cattle Co., Seguin, Texas, bought a load of No. Range Sales 1 Okie and crossbred steers weighing 308 pounds at $180 f.o.b. Seguin and sold two loads of No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 439 at $149 delivered to the Texas Panhandle. 4L Cattle Co., San Angelo, sold a load of good young black and black whiteface spring calving cows for $1300 and a load of No. 1½ steers and bulls weighing 540 pounds at $135 delivered to a Texas Panhandle feeder. Plains Fed Cattle Trade Quiet At Midweek, Positions $5 Apart Panhandle fed cattle trade was typically quiet at midweek, a few $118 bids reported against asking prices of mostly $123. Last week s going price was $120, off $3 from the week before. Wednesday s Fed Cattle Exchange offered 304 head in four lots, one in Texas and the remainder in Kansas. The Texas lot sold at $119.75, but a similar price drew no bids in Kansas and the two other lots were PO d at $118 and $ The Texas Cattle Feeders Association counted 6490 head on area showlists, down 880 head from last week. Formulas were up 1808 head at 44,603. Direct trade was quiet elsewhere as well, DTN noting a few $118 bids in Kansas and asking prices of $195 in dressed areas. Limited reporting of Midwest fed cattle auctions found prices in a wide range of $105 to $114.50, strictly choice to $ Stocker and feeder cattle prices were steady to lower in most early-week trading. Joplin, Mo. sold 2322 head and reported steers under 600 pounds unevenly steady, over 600 pounds $4-6 lower, heifers under 600 pounds steady to $3 lower, and over 600 pounds $2-6 lower. With 7585 head on hand, La Junta, Colo. was steady to $2 higher on steer calves, steady to $3 higher on heifer calves, steady to $2 lower on yearling steers, and mostly steady on yearling heifers. At Tulsa, Okla., 1566 head were $4 lower on steers and $5 lower on heifers. In Texas, Amarillo was steady to $3 lower on 1015 head and Graham was steady on 1681 head. Gonzales on Saturday called 1294 head steady on better kinds and $2-3 lower on lesser sorts. Crockett s 514 head were mostly steady. On receipts of 8292 head, Oklahoma City feeder weight steers were $2-6 lower, feeder heifers pounds steady to $3 lower, pounds $4-6 lower, steer calves steady to $2 lower, and heifer calves $1-5 lower. Best pound steer calves brought $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; pounds $ ; and pounds $ USDA reports 3986 head of feeder cattle selling direct off Colorado range, all for current delivery, including 1235 medium and large No. 1 steers weighing 810 pounds at $150 delivered, 244 similar steers weighing 700 at $ f.o.b., 205 steers weighing at $ f.o.b., 450 steers weighing 850 at $ f.o.b., 160 steers weighing 610 at $ delivered, 175 steers weighing at $ delivered, 490 heifers weighing 650 at $ delivered, 160 heifers weighing 710 at $151 delivered, and 747 heifers weighing at $ delivered. Northwest direct feeder cattle trade as confirmed by USDA totaled 1519 head, all delivered basis for current delivery, including 298 medium and large No. 1 steers weighing 800 pounds at $145, 190 similar steers weighing 875 at $145, 90 steers weighing 660 at $154, 375 heifers weighing 725 at $143.50, and 241 heifers weighing at $ USDA reports 3342 head of feeder cattle selling direct in Oklahoma, including 240 medium and large No. 1 steers to weigh 800 pounds at $ and 136 similar heifers to weigh 725 at $133.55, both f.o.b. for March delivery; for current delivery 250 steers weighing 800 at $144 f.o.b. and 260 heifers weighing at $ f.o.b.; also, for May delivery 410 medium and large 1-2 heifers to weigh 700 at $ f.o.b., and for current delivery 1154 similar steers weighing at $ delivered, 120 steers weighing 800 at $ f.o.b., 365 steers weighing at $ delivered, and 272 steers weighing at $ delivered. WHEAT PASTURE is one of the few sources of green grazing during the cold months. This scene near Lebo, Kansas was captured a few weeks ago, and the area, like almost everywhere else in the country, has since been hammered by successive waves of bitter winter weather. Slaughter Meat Goats Steady To Higher In Recent Trading Slaughter meat goat prices were mostly steady to higher in recent trading. San Angelo, Fredericksburg and Hamilton were all steady, Goldthwaite $5 higher, and New Holland, Pennsylvania mostly steady to $10 higher per head. Goat slaughter under federal inspection the week ending December 30 totaled 11,289 head. Goat meat imports for the week ending January 6 totaled 290 metric tons, all from Australia. At Goldthwaite on Thursday, selection 1 kids weighing pounds brought $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , and pounds $ Lightweight nannies were $ , heavy $ and thin $60-100, lightweight billies $ and heavy $ New Holland, Penn., selling by the head Monday, quoted selection 1 kids of pounds $ , pounds $ and pounds $ , selection pounds $ and pounds $ Selection 2 nannies pounds brought $ and pounds $ , selection pounds $ , selection 2 wethers pounds $ Also on Monday, Hamilton kids weighing pounds earned $ , pounds $ and over 70 pounds $ Thin nannies were $60-85 per head, medium $ and fleshy $ , billies $ cwt. Fredericksburg on Tuesday reported selection pound kids at $ , pounds $ and pounds $ , muttons $ Nannies were $ and billies $ At San Angelo Tuesday, selection 1 kids weighing pounds brought $ , pounds $ and 85 pounds $240, selection pounds $ , pounds $ and 81 pounds $206. Selection 1-2 nannies pounds made $ , pounds $ and thin pounds $ , 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. Feb Apr June Aug Oct Dec Feb April June Feeder Cattle Jan Mar Apr May Aug Sept Oct Nov

2 Page 2 Livestock Weekly January 18, 2018 Angelo Kid Goats, Nannies Sell Steady SAN ANGELO (USDA) Slaughter lambs were weak Tuesday, slaughter ewes steady, kid goats and nannies steady. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 3217 head. Steer calves were firm to $1 higher Thursday, heifer calves firm to $2 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls $1-2 higher, stocker cows and pairs steady. Cattle receipts totaled 1692 head. Replacement sheep: feeder lambs, medium and large No pounds $ , 92 pounds $204; medium and large No pounds $ ; ewes, medium and large No. 1-2 hair ewes and lambs $ per head, mixed age hair ewes pounds $ cwt. 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 / SPECIAL COW SALE Thursday, FEBRUARY 15 In Conjunction With Our Regular Sale SPECIAL CALF SALE Thursday, FEBRUARY 22 All Consignments Welcome SPECIAL SHEEP and GOAT REPLACEMENT SALE Saturday, MARCH 24 Our Second Annual Special Sheep And Goat Replacement Sale Replacement Quality Males and Females of all breeds of sheep and goats are welcome! Don t miss this opportunity to consign early. This special event for the sheep and goat industry was very well attended and successful last year. You must call to confirm your consignment for this sale. Books are now open and will be closed at a later date. We expect a much larger sale than last year so uniform female offerings must be greater than 20 head. Look for detailed listings on our website: or the Livestock Weekly You can visit with Benny Cox: 325/ Jody Frey: 325/ Charley Christensen: 325/ Office: 325/ 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 Regular Weekly Sales Sheep TUESDAY 9 a.m. WEDNESDAY (if necessary) Cattle THURSDAY 9 a.m. Slaughter sheep: lambs, choice pounds $ ; choice and prime pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; choice pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; good pounds $ , 68 pounds $180, pounds $ ; ewes, good 2-3 $70-75, utility and good 1-3 $80-90, utility 1-2 $72-78, cull and utility 1-2 $52-60, cull 1 $50-52; bucks $ Replacement goats: kids, selection 1 38 pounds $295; selection pounds $ ; selection pounds $ ; nannies, selection pounds $ Charley Christensen, General Manager Benny Cox, Sheep Sale Jody Frey, Cattle Sale Vernon Mansfield, Yard Foreman Producers Office Slaughter goats: kids, selection pounds $ , pounds $ , 85 pounds $240; selection pounds $ , pounds $ , 81 pounds $206; selection pounds $ , pounds $ ; nannies, selection pounds $ , pounds $ , thin pounds $ ; billies, selection pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Steers: medium and large No pounds $161, pounds $ , pounds $ ; medium and large No pounds $180, pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Heifers: medium and large We Want Your Business And Will Work To Get It And Keep It Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell No pounds $ , pounds $ ; medium and large No pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Slaughter cows: breakers pounds $53-57, boners pounds $56-65, lean pounds $52-61, high dressing $64.50, low dressing $50-53, pounds low dressing $40-49; bulls, yield grade pounds $77-85, high dressing $90, low dressing pounds $ Replacement cows: bred cows, medium and large No. 1-2 $ per head, medium and large No. 2 $ ; cow-calf pairs, all with calves pounds, medium and large No. 1-2 $ per pair, medium and large No. 2 $ ; stocker and feeder cows, medium and large No. 1-2 young cows pounds $93-94 cwt., young and middleaged cows pounds $82-88, middleaged cows pounds $70-79, thin and/or aged cows pounds $ Representative sales: Sheep: Winters Ranch, Del Rio, 73 wooled lambs, 72 pounds $210; 50 wooled lambs, 86 pounds $212; Tom Bloxom, Doss, 23 wooled lambs, 78 pounds $214; 28 wooled lambs, 91 pounds $204; Simpson Ranch, Ozona, 30 hair sheep, 76 pounds $232; Moores Ranch, Eldorado, 41 hair lambs, 48 pounds $268; 42 hair lambs, 72 pounds $218; Gary Don Rich, Westbrook, 10 hair lambs, 50 pounds $276; Brent Heinze, Miles, 11 hair Livestock Weekly (ISSN ), USPS San Angelo, Texas (325) (800) (325) FAX LivestockWeekly.com Published weekly except for the weeks of Christmas and New Year. 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HAY SHED Roof Only 30 x 40 x x 60 x x 100 x 14 METAL BUILDINGS Texas And Surrounding States $12,000 $15,000 $21,000 Dale Miller 210/ Years Experience And A Lifetime Warranty * Prices Subject To Change 30 x 40 x x 60 x x 100 x 14 I gotta quit swattin fl ies, cuz I think I jist bought two loads of cull cows! lambs, 65 pounds $270; ML Ranch, Eden, 21 hair lambs, 60 pounds $256. Goats: Four Square Ranch, Sonora, 20 kid goats, 42 pounds $314; Four B Ranch, San Angelo, 14 kid goats, 59 pounds $282; four kid goats, 74 pounds $248; Bobby Bolding, Robert Lee, 12 kid goats, 44 pounds $314. Cattle: Rock Pile Ranch, Garden City, six steers, 376 pounds $181; six steers, 443 pounds $174; Larry Teague, San Angelo, seven bulls, 426 pounds $166; Trico Ranch, Sterling City, six steers, 491 pounds $168; Bill Allen, San Angelo, five steers, 520 pounds $161; Sterling Ranch, Sterling City, four heifers, 474 pounds $144; David Wilson, Mertzon, 10 steers, 617 pounds $140; Calvin Smith, Penwell, three steers, 517 pounds $159; three heifers, 552 pounds $138. LEROY KEESE August 16, 1939 January 11, 2018 Brady, Texas Leroy Keese died on January 11, 2018 after fighting a courageous battle with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. He was born on August 16, 1937 in Medina Texas, and moved to Brady in He graduated from Texas A&M University, Class of 1961, with a degree in Animal Science. Leroy met his wife, Jo, in Medina, and they were married 56 years. He was a loving father to his children, Darrell and his wife Teresa, and Nancy. He was blessed with two grandchildren, Devin and Kamry. He is also survived by his brother, Earl. He was a wool buyer for the Forte, Dupee, Sawyer Company of Boston, Massachusetts for 38 years. He received the first American Sheep Industry Wool Excellence award in 2007 for his contributions to the American Wool Industry. Leroy loved being on his tractor/skid loader working at the place, ranching, caring for his beloved cattle, golfi ng, fishing, and hunting quail across West Texas. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Men of Brady. He was a friend to all within the McCulloch County community, West Texas and beyond. A memorial service honoring Leroy s life will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Brady on Saturday, January 20 at 2:00 P.M., with visitation prior in the Fellowship Hall from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. Friends may view and/or sign Leroy s online memorial guest book at In lieu of fl owers, remembrances may be made to your charity of choice. The world is a better place for Leroy being here. He lives on through his children, grandchildren, and kind deeds. IMPLEMENT Back And Two End Walls $14,000 $16,500 $29,000 Fredericksburg Kid Goat Prices Steady FREDERICKSBURG (Jan. 16) Dorper lambs were steady, kid goats steady. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 1511 head. Sheep: No. 1 wool lambs pounds $ , pounds $ ; slaughter lambs pounds $ , pounds $ ; Barbado lambs pounds $ ; Dorper cross lambs pounds $ , pounds $ ; slaughter ewes $75-120; bucks $ Goats: No. 1 Boer cross kids pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ ; muttons $ ; Angora kids $ ; lower quality kids $ ; packer nannies $60-150; stocker nannies $ ; Angora nannies $50-110; Boer cross billies $ FULLY ENCLOSED 3 x 7 Walk-In Door And 10 x10 Framed Opening 30 x 40 x 12 $13, x 60 x 14 $21, x 100 x 14 $35,000

3 January 18, 2018 Livestock Weekly Page 3 Start 10:00 A.M. Over 3000 Head Consigned January Replacement Female Sale Saturday, JANUARY 10:00 A.M. San Saba Bred Cows, Pairs, Bred and open heifers, Will Be Offered 9 fi rst-calf Angus pairs with Angus sired calves at side by Evans Farms Angus bulls weighing 200 pounds, worked, cows open for the bull of your choice. (1) 20 open Brangus whiteface heifers, weight 800 pounds, ideal for the bull of your choice this spring, gentle, will make a productive set of cows, one-raising, not carrying any brands or earmarks. (2) 5 open red whiteface heifers, by Brangus cows and Hereford bulls, weight 800 pounds, no brands or earmarks, ready for the bull of your choice, all one-raising. (3) 15 one-raising set of 44 Farms sired Angus heifers, selling as long bred to solid black Corriente bull for easy calving, weight 1000 pounds, cake broke, very gentle don t miss this set of productive heifers. (4) 100 fancy Brangus heifers, long bred to low birthweight Angus bulls, big and stout, OCV, current on vaccinations don t miss these front pasture kind. (5) 10 fancy, registered Brangus heifers, long bred to registered low birthweight Brangus bull, OCV, current on shots, papers will be transferred at buyer s expense, all AI bred and cleaned up with a low birthweight Brangus bull. (7) 3 fi rst-calf Brangus pairs calves at side by Hereford bulls, exposed back to Hereford bull a choice set of gentle pairs. (8) 13 Angus heifers, calve in March and April by low birthweight Angus bull (Son of Final Answer), weight 1000 pounds, go back to Gardiner genetics, current on vaccinations, OCV, one-raising set. (9) 20 red baldy and black baldy heifers, all one-raising, long bred to low birthweight Angus bulls, approximately half will be red baldies and half black baldies, OCV, weight pounds, reds will be sold separately from the blacks, gentle, OCV, come to feed. (10) 375 coming three year old, second-calf Angus and black whiteface cows, bred to start calving the end of February by Jorgenson Land and Cattle registered Angus bulls this ranch bred all the cows as heifers, calved them out and bred them back for second calves, gentle, come to feed, approximately 275 of the cows will be Angus with the balance black baldies, will be sorted into uniform groups with the larger groups being given a gate count of 10 or more, baldies will be sold separately from the Angus this one ranch set of females are young and will raise you a choice set of calves. This set will sell at 12:00 noon. (11) 250 open Angus heifers, many will be half sisters by Special Focus, the balance will be by Jorgenson Ranch Angus bulls fancy set of females, weight 750+ pounds, OCV, current on vaccinations, an extremely uniform set of females that have a tremendous set of genetics behind them, ready for the bulls, gate cuts of 10 or more will be given on the larger groups. This set will sell at 12:00 noon. (12) 65 fancy one-raising set of Brangus heifers, coming off the Del Roy and Walt Reichenau Ranch, selling as long bred to solid black Corriente bulls for easy calving, big and stout, weight 1100 pounds, gentle, will come to feed don t miss this set of Brangus heifers that have topped our sale for years. Go to our website for pictures. (15) 200 crossbred heifers (70% Brangus and Brangus baldy, balance being Charolais cross, red and red baldy), long bred to Wagyu and Wagyu / Angus cross bulls for easy calving, big and stout, weight pounds, OCV, current on all vaccinations, will be sorted by type and kind in uniform lots these will be nice. (16) 45 fancy Beefmaster heifers, solid red in color, long bred to low birthweight RA Brown Ranch and Beckton Ranch Red Angus bulls, calve February, March and the fi rst part of April, weight pounds, gentle, come to feed, coming from the reputation Nolan Ryan Ranch if you want a set of heifers that will make productive cows then take a look at these. (17) 5 commercial Brahman heifers, short to medium bred to low birthweight Brangus bull, weight 1050 pounds, OCV, extremely gentle. (18) 15 half blood heifers, long bred to low birthweight Angus bulls, crossbred, weight 1000 pounds, ½ Brahman. (19) 80 black and black whiteface cows, three to six years old, medium to long bred to black bulls, approximately 15 babies on the ground by sale day, will be for sorted by age and pregnancy. (20) 20 red and Charolais cross cows, three to six years old, medium to long bred to Angus bulls, will be sorted by age, color and pregnancy. (21) 30 second-calf cows, medium bred to Angus bulls, red, black and Charolais cross, will be sorted by color and pregnancy. (22) 4 black whiteface pairs fi rst or second calf at side, calves Angus and Charolais sired, open for the bull of your choice. (22) 3 Hereford cows, three to four years old, medium bred to registered Powell horned Hereford bull. (23) 2 red whiteface cows, medium bred to Charolais bull, six years old. (24) 3 second-calf Brangus cows, selling as long bred to registered Knox Brother Angus bull, big and stout, easy to handle. (25) 2 F-1 red whiteface heifers, weight 1000 pounds, selling as long bred to registered Knox Brothers low birthweight Angus bull, gentle, easy to handle. (26) 5 one-raising set of Hereford heifers, by Bar T Hereford bulls, big, gentle, selling as long bred to low birthweight V8 Brahman bull. (27) 25 Angus and black whiteface cows, three to fi ve years old, fi ve baby calves at side, balance long bred to Angus or Charolais bulls, easy to handle, will come to feed. (28) 15 fi rst-calf Angus and Angus Plus pairs choice set of calves at side, selling back as open for the bull of your choice, very gentle, easy to handle. (29) 15 Angus and black whiteface heifers, weight 1000 pounds, selling as long bred to low birthweight Angus bulls, gentle, will come to feed. (30) 5 black and black whiteface fi rst and second-calf pairs good set of calves at side, selling back as open. (31) 6 one-raising set of Brangus heifers, selling as medium to long bred to half Brangus, half Wagyu bull, gentle, easy to handle. (32) 40 open Brangus heifers, weight 750 pounds, ideal condition, ready for the bulls of your choice, current on shots, OCV, handled the right way, very gentle. (33) 75 open tigerstripe heifers, weight 675 pounds, current on all shots, ideal for the bulls of your choice this spring, OCV, gentle don t miss this set of productive females. (34) 6 black F-1 fi rst-calf pairs Angus sired calves at side, running back with Express Angus bulls, should be three-in-one packages by sale day. (35) 4 Angus fi rst-calf pairs Angus sired calves at side, running back with Brahman bulls, should be three-in-one packages by sale day. (36) 9 black F-1 heifers, long bred to low birthweight Angus bull, two years old, big and stout. (37) 9 two year old Angus heifers, long bred to low birthweight Angus bull, choice. (38) 11 solidmouth Angus pairs big Angus sired calves at side, running back with Angus bulls. (39) 3 Angus pairs six years old, with pound Angus sired bull calves at side, calves are by B3R registered Angus bull, bred to B3R registered Angus bull and sell as three-in-one packages, extremely gentle. (40) 8 black and black whiteface heifers, long bred to low birthweight B3R registered Angus bull, weight 1000 pounds, OCV, gentle, come to feed. (41) 2 Akaushi pairs 300 pound calves at side, should be open for the bull of your choice. (42) 97 ½ Akaushi cows, three to eight years old, bred to fullblood Akaushi bulls to start calving the fi rst week of February, 60% red hided, 40% black, will be sorted by age, pregnancy and color. (43) 18 ¾ Akaushi cows, three to eight years old, long bred to fullblood Akaushi bulls, 60% red, 40% black hides, will be sorted into uniform like groups. (44) 3 ⅞ Akaushi cows, long bred to fullblood Akaushi bulls. (45) 5 purebred Brahman cows, short to medium bred to registered Brahman bull, middleaged, big and stout. (46) 80 young cows Brangus or Angus Plus with some Charolais cross, mostly second-calf, long bred to Angus or Angus / Charolais cross bulls, will be sorted into uniform groups according to kind, will make a good set of calf raisers. (47) 60 young Angus or Angus Plus cows with some baldies 30 second-calf and 30 third-calf 20 calves at side by Angus or Hereford bulls, balance medium to long bred to same type bulls, pairs exposed back to Angus or Hereford bulls, will be sorted according to type and kind. (48) 65 choice, home-raised English baldy heifers, selling as open, out of Angus cows and Hereford bulls, weight 800 pounds, ready for the bulls, OCV. For pictures go to our website. (49) 20 home-raised Red Angus heifers, open, weight 800 pounds, OCV, in great shape if you a looking for a productive set of females then don t miss these. For pictures go to our website. (50) 100 choice Brangus heifers with a few baldies, selling as open, OCV, weight 800 pounds, ready for the bull of your choice, will be sorted into uniform groups according to kind for your liking. For pictures go to our website. (51) 20 home-raised Brangus heifers, long bred to low birthweight Brangus bulls, weight 1000 pounds the calf raising kind. (52) 56 home-raised Brangus baldy heifers 47 black mottlefaced and 9 red mottlefaced, long bred to low birthweight Brangus bulls, weight 1000 pounds, sorted into uniform groups according to color if you are looking for a productive set of females then take a look at these. (53) 24 home-raised Brangus baldy heifers, long bred to solid black Corriente bull for easy calving, weight 1000 pounds. (54) 75 young cows Angus or Brangus with a few Red Angus medium to long bred to either Angus or Charolais bulls, three to fi ve years old, in good shape the calf raising kind, will be sorted into uniform groups according to kind and pregnancy. (55) 10 Braford heifers, long bred to either Angus or Red Angus bulls, weight 1000 pounds, in good shape. (56) 30 black and black baldy cows, four to seven months bred to either Angus or Red Angus bulls, fi ve years old, will come to feed. (57) 10 Angus or Brangus cows with a few heifers, long bred to Angus or Charolais bulls, three to fi ve years old, heifers will be sold separately. (58) 65 choice Angus or black whiteface cows, long bred to Hereford or Angus bulls, three to fi ve years old the calf raising kind, all go back to northern genetics, gentle, come to feed a good set of young cows. (59) 10 Red Angus cows, long bred to Angus or Hereford bull, three to fi ve years old. (60) 30 open heifers Brangus, Angus with some baldies OCV, weight pounds, ready for the bulls of your choice, will be sorted according to kind. (61) 8 home-raised True F-1 heifers 2 black F-1 by Angus cows and 6 by Hereford cows and Hudgins Brahman bulls, big, weight 1150 pounds, long bred to Hudgins Brahman bulls, very gentle set. (62) 60 open one-raising set of Angus heifers, weight pounds, weaned over 90 days, have had Bovishield 5 and 7-Way with Somnus, very uniform, not carrying any brands, all go back to McKenzie Ranch Angus genetics, very gentle, come to feed. (63) 8 Angus pairs four to fi ve years old, choice set of SimAngus calves at side, running back with Angus and SimAngus bulls, gentle the calf raising kind, should be several three-in-one packages on sale day. (64) 6 Angus and black whiteface heifers, weight 1000 pounds, selling as long bred to low birthweight Angus bull, very gentle, will come to feed. (65) 8 second-calf Angus and black whiteface cows with a few Charolais cross cows, selling as long bred to either Angus or Charolais bulls, very gentle, will come to feed. (66) 10 Angus and black whiteface cows with a few Charolais cross cows, four to fi ve years old, selling as long bred to Angus or Charolais bulls, good condition, very gentle. (67) 9 young Ultra black (Angus Plus) cows, four to fi ve years old, long bred to Ultra black bull, coming up with third-calf. (68) 4 true F-1 pairs two to four years old, running back with Angus bull with several being three-in-one packages 2 tigerstripe and 2 chocolate. (69) 10 true F-1 black heifers, long bred to low birthweight Angus bull, raised by Angus cows and Brahman bulls. (70) 25 true F-1 heifers, long bred to low birthweight Angus bulls, come to feed, will be sorted into groups according to tigerstripe, chocolate and reds. (71) 35 fi rst-calf Angus pairs choice set of calves at side by Angus bulls, selling back as open for the bull of your choice, all come to feed. (72) 5 fi rst-calf black baldy (English) pairs Angus calves at side, selling back as open gentle set of pairs. (73) 5 Red Angus pairs two month old Red Angus calves at side, cows will be third calf and running back with Red Angus bull and could be three-one-packages, gentle, current on shots. (74) 14 choice, home-raised, open SimAngus heifers, RA Brown bloodlines 8 weigh 900 pounds and are ready for the bull and 6 weigh 550 pounds and would be ideal to put with a bull this fall, OCV, current on all shots, gentle don t miss your chance to own some good genetics. (75) 40 one-raising set of Angus heifers with some baldies, long bred to Richardson Cattle Co low birthweight Angus bulls, weight 950 pounds, current on all shots. (76) 25 open Angus Plus or black mottlefaced heifers, by registered Angus bulls and Angus Plus cows, weight 750 pounds, OCV, current on their shots. (77) 12 open Brangus or Brangus baldy heifers, weight 750 pounds, very gentle, will come to feed, ready for the bull of your choice. Go to website for pictures. (78) 6 four year old pairs black or black mottlefaced with 2 red mottlefaced, calves at side by Red Angus bulls and were born in September and October, running back with a Red Angus bull and should be three-in-one packages. (79) 10 fi rst-calf Angus or Brangus pairs with a few baldies calves at side by Angus / Limousin cross bull, left open for the bull of your choice. (80) 12 Angus or Brangus heifers with a few baldies, long bred to Angus cross bull, gentle, will come to feed. (81) 2 Angus Plus cows, long bred to Angus / Limousin cross bull. (82) 21 home-raised Angus heifers with a few being black mottlefaced, long bred to low birthweight Larry Donop Angus bulls, put out on May 24 and pickup up on August 3, current on all vaccinations, come to feed will make a super set of calf raisers. (83) 9 Angus Plus heifers. exposed to low birthweight Angus bull for 60 days, weight 800 pounds. (84) 12 open Angus heifers, weight 700 pounds, OCV, wormed, current on all vaccinations, sired by 44 Farms bulls. (85) 75 black baldy (English) heifers, long bred to low birthweight 44 Farms Ranch Angus bulls, one-raising set out of Angus cows and Hereford bulls, off of Texas Stardance Ranch of Hamilton, gentle, come to feed. (86) 20 Angus with a few Brangus cows, fi ve calves at side by Angus or Charolais bulls, 15 long bred to same bulls, four to six years old, very gentle, running on wheat, in great shape, left open for the bull of your choice. (87) 120 Angus cows with some baldies, 20 calves on the ground by Angus bulls, 100 cows medium to long bred to Angus bulls, three to fi ve years old, will be sorted into uniform groups according to kind and pregnancy. (88) 2 Red Angus cows, long bred to RA Brown registered Red Angus bull, cows were RA Brown bred, very gentle. (89) 4 Angus cows, three year olds, bred to Angus bulls, gentle, easy to handle, current on shots, wormed in December. (90) 6 Beefmaster cows, three calves at side by Beefmaster bulls, balance medium to long bred to Beefmaster bulls. (91) 40 Angus and Angus Plus heifers, majority long bred to Angus / Corriente bulls, balance bred to low birthweight Angus bulls, big and stout, will be sorted into uniform lots. (92) 90 Brangus and Brangus baldy cows, three to four years old, long bred to Doguet and Santa Rosa Ranch Brangus bulls a nice set of females that are hard to fi nd. (93) 50 fancy SimAngus and MaineAngus heifers, long bred to low birthweight Angus bulls, all one raising, black and black whiteface, nice. (94) If you are unable to attend the female sale, you may view it live and bid online (or by phone at ). 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 January 18, 2018 TAMU Study Finds Aging Does Not Improve Palatability Of Brisket By Colleen Schreiber COLLEGE STATION These days Texas-style barbecue beef restaurants are all the rage. Pitmasters may be pleased to learn that postmortem aging of briskets has little to do with brisket palatability, specifically tenderness. Instead, the magic is all in the Texas-style cooking. During the fourth Texas Barbecue town hall meeting on the campus of Texas A&M University, McKensie Harris, Iron BigAUCTIONS a TAMU graduate student in the Department of Animal Science, described the results of the first Texas barbecue research publication released this past June. Harris, the principal investigator of the research, funded through the Beef Checkoff, detailed the study and presented the results during the town hall gathering. Forty-eight briskets from 24 beef carcasses from the Sam Kane beef processing plant in Corpus Christi were selected. 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Basically, the product was treated much like when preparing for a catering event, she explained. Harris offered some more inside information about the dynamics and challenges of the study. She explained that the brisket is made up of two muscles, one on top of the other. Consequently, there was much discussion among the research team about the best way to cut the product so as not to influence the consumer sensory panels. It was also a consideration because researchers were interested in seeing if there was a consumer preference difference between J. B. MILLER & CO. CALL US ABOUT NEW and USED SPRAYERS PECOS RIVER ROCK KING DRILLS Mike P. O. Box 1229 Ozona, TX / / Over 50 Years In Business We Cater To Out-Of-State Accounts! ROWENA Highway 67 Rowena, Texas OLD STYLE COTTONSEED CAKE All Natural Product 26% Protein 6.5% Fat 29% Fiber 20,000 I.U./lb. Vitamin A Available In Pellets For Cattle Sheep Goats Deer Bulk Delivery Available 325/ the point and the flat portions of the brisket. Typically consumer sensory panels are given one-centimeter cube samples to be consumed with a toothpick, but as Harris pointed out, brisket does not fit this method. Thus consumers used a knife and fork to sample the product. On the flat portion we took off the end so it was more of a center cut slice, Harris said. That way the ends wouldn t interfere too much of the bark and not enough of the true protein. Consumers were asked to rank the product based on overall liking, flavor liking, juiciness, tenderness and doneness on a nine-point scale, with nine being the best. Looking specifically at the subjective overall palatability rankings, Harris said consumers did not detect any differences in the aging treatments. What I m saying is if you held briskets in your cooler for seven, 21 or 35 days, it would not affect eating experience, she told listeners. Consumers, however, were able to detect some palatability differences between the point and flat portions. 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Points yielded a lower shear force value, meaning they were objectively more tender, said Harris. Perhaps the most interesting finding was that the shear force measurement rated the point even more tender than tenderloin. Another study done previously at TAMU established thresholds for tender products, very tender and tough products, and all of our shear force values for the briskets fell below the very tender range, Harris said. So it s not that we have tough briskets; they re all very good in terms of objective palatability. In her wrap-up she highlighted some key takeaways. First, she said, post-mortem aging had no effect on palatability. We don t necessarily need to age brisket. West Texas Trailer Co. Inc. 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5 Ag Law Specialist Gives Tips On Writing Better Grass Lease By John Bradshaw SAN ANGELO The vast majority of pasture leases are handshake deals, but not all verbal contracts are legally binding. The Statute of Fraud states that certain contracts must be in writing, including the lease of real estate lasting a year or more. So if you re going to enter into a pasture lease for three years, five years, 10 years, if you don t have that in writing, it s not a legally enforceable contract, said Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, Extension specialist in agricultural law, speaking at the San Angelo Ranchers Leasing Workshop. If there is a dispute between the parties in a verbal, longterm lease, a breach of contract claim cannot be filed. Lashmet said the exercise of writing things down is also helpful for thinking of contingencies and remembering it all later. A tenant may want to record a lease in the county deed records. This is not required for a lease to be valid, nor does a lease need to be notarized. However, a recorded lease is helpful if the property is sold during the lease. If a land buyer knows that a lease exists, then the lease is binding through the contract. 49 TH ANNUAL Premium Whiteface Replacement Female Show & Sale SUNDAY JANUARY 28 1PM WEST ARENA Fort Worth Stock Show Grounds 250 Herefords 50 Baldies Bred & Open Heifers CONSIGNORS B&C Cattle Co. / Miami, TX Bar J Bar Herefords / El Paso, TX Brainard Cattle Co. / Pampa, TX Dangelmayr Bros. / Muenster, TX Dauer Herefords / Panhandle, TX Deep Creek Land & Livestock LLC / New Castle, WY Edgar Herefords / Blanket, TX Langford Herefords & Hybrids LLC / Okmulgee, OK Lazy O Ranch / Abilene, TX Mann Cattle Co. / Lubbock, TX MK Ranch / Era, TX MW Ranch / Brownwood, TX However, if a buyer is not aware of an existing lease, then the lease ends. There are three ways to put a purchaser on notice that a lease exists, Lashmet said. The first is actual notice, which means just telling the buyer before the sale. Constructive notice means a reasonable person looking at the facts would know there is a lease. Record notice is when it is recorded in the deed records. Whether they go look at the deed records or not, record notice deems everybody in the world on notice of this lease, Lashmet explained. Deed records are public, but Lashmet said a Memorandum of Lease may be filed, which only states the parties and timeframe, no price or details. A lease can state that it terminates in the event the land sells. Lashmet recommended this for landowners considering selling their property. Lashmet recently wrote a lease for her father, who told her he didn t want all her legal crap in there, and that she had one page. The lease she wrote was one page and didn t have everything she would have liked, but it was still better than all her father s previous leases. 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With that she moved into some items she might classify as legal crap, such as assignments and subleases. Under Texas law, subleases are prohibited without written permission from the landowner. But nobody knows that except lawyers who took the bar, Lashmet said. So I recommend you put that in the lease. There is something called a Choice of Law clause, which says that if a property is leased to someone from another state, Texas law will govern. Something that can be important in hunting or grazing leases is a forum clause, which states the county in which a dispute will be heard. This is important if a tenant lives elsewhere. Lashmet once had a hunting lessee from Houston. If we get in a legal dispute over that lease, I want it filed in my county, not in downtown Houston, she said. Distant travel to every hearing is difficult, and a rural jury will be more sympathetic to a rural landowner. Leases may also have a dispute resolution clause, which attempts to resolve a dispute without court. Court is no good, LASH- MET said. Nobody wins. These clauses can have the parties agree beforehand to mediation or arbitration. There can be an attorney Humpheys Farm & Ranch / Grandview, TX Nolles Cattle Co. / Bassett, NE Prairie Rose Cattle Co. / Waxahachie, TX Rader Herefords / Mt. Vernon, TX Rocking Chair Ranch / Ft. McKavett, TX Dayson & Daniel Schacher / Nazareth, TX R. Schlegel & Sons / Olney, TX W4 Ranch / Morgan, TX Weeping Fox Ranch / Hartley, IA Weil Cattle Co. / Irene, TX Worrell Enterprises, LLC / Mason, TX For Sale Catalog Contact: Texas Hereford Association texashereford@sbcglobal.net Website: Airport Freeway Fort Worth, Texas fee provision. The basic law in the United States is that everyone pays their own lawyer. A clause can state that the prevailing party can recover reasonable attorney fees. Stocking rates are important in a lease, but only to the landowner. A tenant will not argue for something that limits the stocking rate. But if I m the landowner, that s the first thing I want in there, Lashmet said. It might also be beneficial for a lease to go by animal units rather than by the head. There is a big difference in forage consumption between light calves and heavy calves or small cows versus big cows. Provisions for drouth or fire can be beneficial. Lashmet also said that if limitations are not included, then they do not exist. If a landowner only wants cattle, this better be listed. Everybody gets mad when they lease it for cows and a bunch of horses show up, she said. Think about those limits. Areas that are off-limits must be listed. Hunting rights must be determined beforehand. If hunting rights are reserved in a grazing lease, spell it out. This comes up all the time, she said. Maintenance of fixed assets, such as fences, should be listed. A tenant should want to know if there is a mineral lease in place January 18, 2018 Livestock Weekly Page 5 or in negotiation, Lashmet said. This is because a mineral estate or severed groundwater estate is the dominant estate. The owner has the automatic right to use as much surface as reasonably necessary to produce the mineral. It can take up many acres. You might want to think about a term in the grazing lease that gives the tenant the right to get out if oil and gas production starts up, and they want out, Lashmet said. CWD Reported In First Panhandle Whitetail AUSTIN A roadkill white-tailed deer collected by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department personnel on U.S. Highway 87 between Dalhart and Hartley has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. This marks the first discovery of CWD in a Texas roadkill and the first case in a Texas Panhandle whitetail. 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6 Page 6 Livestock Weekly January 18, 2018 Trump Praises American Farmers; Promises More Help On The Way By Colleen Schreiber NASHVILLE In a nod to the rural Americans who helped elect Donald J. Trump, the President gave an in-person address to the American Farm Bureau Federation during its annual convention here. The speech was livestreamed by AFB. The President called farm country God s country and referred to the nation s farmers as incredible people. J & J SIRENS Made in a Texas machine shop from cast aluminum. Most heavy duty cattle call made. Continuous duty cycle no need to let cool down. Installation kit available. Two year warranty, but siren can be repaired if there is ever a problem. Sales & Service Jimmy & Jana Grisham 201 CR 138 Old Glory, Texas / Night 940/ J&JSirens.com CATTLE CALL REMOTE CONTROL Remote Activation Of Siren Works Up To Five Miles Works With Any Cattle Call Siren It Works Great With My J&J Siren. It s Like Hiring Another Hand. 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Specifically, he stated that two million new jobs have been created since the election, unemployment is at a 17-year low, and economic growth has surged past three percent, not to mention that the stock market is hitting all-time record highs one right after another. He told how a police officer thanked him because his 401K is up 39 percent and how his wife now considers him an economic genius. The American dream is roaring back to life, the President said. He pointed also to the tax cuts signed into law just before Christmas, referring to them as the most significant tax cut and reforms in American history. DAVID MILLER Brush Work Clear Brush Right-Of-Ways Fire Breaks Tree Grubbing Build Tanks Clean-Out Tanks Build Roads Over 30 Years Experience 325/ Honest, Hardworker Mike Anthony Comptroller 125,000 HEAD CAPACITY We ve lowered tax rates, nearly doubled the standard deduction and doubled the child tax credit, said Trump. Under this new law the typical family of four earning $75,000 will see a tax cut of more than $2000. American businesses, he said, benefit from a lowered tax rate as well, going from 35 percent, the highest in the developed world, down to 21 percent. President Trump highlighted two other big benefits for American farmers and ranchers in the new tax plan, one that he referred to as a sleeper in the bill, the ability to deduct 100 percent of the cost of new equipment the same year it s purchased rather than over time. And while the estate tax was not eliminated, the exemption level was doubled, at least for the next eight years, from a $5 million base to $10 million. Trump highlighted it as a big win, saying, You were spared the punishment of the deeply unfair estate tax so that you can keep your farms in the family. That was a tough one to get. Perhaps the greatest relief that farmers and ranchers have received since the start of the Trump administration is in the regulatory arena. We re putting an end to the regulatory assault on your way of life, and it was an assault indeed, he told listeners. For years many of you have endured burdensome fines, inspections, paperwork, and relentless intrusion from an army of regulators at the EPA, Ernest Miller 705 Trey Cr. Rd. Floresville,Tx / the FDA and countless other federal agencies. He pointed out that his administration has already canceled or delayed more than 1500 planned regulatory actions and vastly exceeded the two for one rule he issued requiring executive branch agencies to cut two existing rules for every new one issued the ratio has actually been 22 existing rules canceled for every new one adopted. If the Democrats got their way, they would reinstate every single regulation that we re cutting and add many more burdensome rules that don t do anything but hamstring our economy and burden our people and our farmers, Trump told listeners. He also assured listeners that his administration is righting the wrong with the infamous Waters of the U.S. rule. It sounds so nice, so innocent, but it was a disaster People came to me crying tough men I gave them back their property; I gave them back their farms. We ditched the rule. Trump talked about reviewing all trade agreements to make sure they are fair and reciprocal, mentioning NAFTA specifically, saying that he was working to get a far better deal for our country and for our farmers and for our manufacturers. Trump also mentioned the farm bill, saying he was working with Congress to pass a bill on time and that he supports a bill that includes crop insurance. He highlighted as well some 4 L Cattle Co. Buyers and Sellers of All Classes of Livestock Vic Choate 325/ P. O. Box 1521 San Angelo, Texas Millerbilt of the other ways he s helping rural America. 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7 Perdue gave a nod to the young people in the room, referring to them as the future leaders. He encouraged everyone, however, to be better communicators and be willing to step outside the farm gate to influence public policy. Acknowledging the importance of social media in helping to spread the right message about agriculture, he shared a quote from Winston Churchill, which he said seems more appropriate today. Churchill once said, A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. Perdue talked about some of the changes he s made at USDA. One of his first missions was to reorient the focus back onto producers. For too long Washington has primarily been concerned with itself, Perdue told listeners. The federal government became for the people to serve rather than the other way around. Perdue has also named an Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, and he brought FSA, RMA and NRCS all under this one roof. 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8 Page 8 Livestock Weekly January 18, 2018 Texas Native Seeds Expanding Reach; Demand Driving Growth By Colleen Schreiber KINGSVILLE Texas Native Seeds is expanding its reach. The program, operational since 2001, started as a regional program to develop native seed supplies focused specifically on South Texas. It was known then simply as South Texas Natives. That successful model is now being replicated to encompass all parts of the state. Under the TNS umbrella, there are soon to be six regional projects. In addition to South Texas Natives, the longest running, there is now a West Texas Native Seed M & M AIR SERVICE George Mitchell Mark Mitchell David Mitchell Andy Mitchell 325/ AERIAL BRUSH & WEED CONTROL MESQUITE & PEAR SPRAYING Day Or Night San Angelo 866/ FAX: 409/ Mobile: 409/ BARB WIRE FENCE and Corral Construction Also Repair Old Fence. 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However, two or three varieties will be commercially available for West and Central Texas in 2018, and over the next five years there will be a big push to get more varieties out to the commercial market from both the Central Texas and West Texas programs. More recently TNS has added a Permian Basin Panhandle project based in Midland, encompassing the High Plains and portions of the Rolling Plains. Additionally, TNS is in the processing of hiring a coordinator for an East Texas Natives program to be based in Lufkin. A sixth project for the Coastal Prairies region, which will essentially stretch from Victoria over to Louisiana, about 100 miles inland from the coast, is planned for later in The cooperators for the latter project will be the Wildlife Habitat Federation, a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to the restoration and management of crucial upland game bird habitat, and The Nature Conservancy. The Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute is the founder of the program, and Forrest Smith is the endowed director of TNS, a position he s held since 2013, though he s been with the program in one capacity or another since its inception, and directed it since Smith says the growth of TNS is indicative of the demand for native seeds, driven in large part by a sea change in land use, one that in many cases now ranks recreational use if not above, certainly on equal footing with livestock production. Additionally there has been a generational change of landowners and a large increase in land fragmentation throughout the state. The growing demand for native plants is backed by scientific research, and Smith credits the success of the TNS program in part to that research-based approach. As he points out, there is research which documents the less beneficial if not detrimental impacts of many of Don t Drill A Dry Well! 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9 using Bermudagrass, Bahia grass and ryegrass because we don t yet have a viable native alternative that will work for them, says Smith. He acknowledges gearing up in a new region is slow going. Realistically, he expects it will be five to seven years before the first seeds hit the market in East Texas and perhaps as many as 10 years before TNS has a good mix of 10 to 12 varieties commercially available at a sustainable level. Insofar as the growth of the regional projects, Smith points out that each of these projects has somewhat unique needs. For example, in East Texas, in terms of landowners needs, there is a need for plants that will thrive in the understory of a longleaf pine ecosystem. A bigger picture goal for this particular situation is the need for fire management in these longleaf pine ecosystems. In the Permian Basin the big need is for reclamation work on pipeline rights-of-way and other areas disturbed in energy exploration. Smith also points out that over the last year in any of the regions throughout the state there have been highly publicized occurrences which exemplify the need for native seeds and restoration, be it the Trans-Pecos Pipeline in West Texas, the flooding in the Houston area which points to the need for better land use planning, and over the last several years wildfire reclamation work. We have oil and gas companies supporting us; almost every natural resource agency is involved in one way or another, and we have great support from landowners, both big and small, says Smith. The landowners keep us focused on their needs, and to me that says we re relevant to them. Since its early days, Smith says, TNS has changed some of its thinking if not its focus. For example, early on a great deal of effort was spent on research related to seedbed preparation, seeding rates, seeding equipment, timing of seeding, and the like. What they learned, however, is that these things have much less of an impact on the success of a seeding project. What they discovered was that using a high quality seed of the right plant for the right site is far more important. Those right seeds will grow and persist, insists Smith. The problem for many areas of the state, though, is that those seed aren t yet available, such as in East Texas. He adds that there is obviously overlap in some regions where a particular plant variety may work fine for the Panhandle, the Permian Basin and the Trans-Pecos. Thus the goal in each of the regions is to balance the market factors versus the ecological need of having locally adapted plant material. Though TNS has made substantial strides over the last 15 years, Smith acknowledges there is still much more work to be done. What still frustrates me is to see the amount of interest from landowners who have the financial resources and the Got Prickly Pear Or Broom Weeds? We Can Help! 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In Nebraska and the Western Cornbelt the last reported market was Tuesday with live cash trades at $120 and dressed trades at $192. Packers didn t take on much cash inventory last week, weekly cash volumes reported as follows: TX/OK/NM 7280; KS 18,354; NE 35,014; CO 10,709; IA/ MN 20,926. Packers did try to make up some ground after the holidays and harvested 611,000 cattle last week, 2000 more than the same week a year ago. Offerings weighing more than 600 pounds made up 63 percent of the week s reported auction volume, and 40 percent were heifers. Auction receipts totaled 372,300 head, the previous week 116,000 head and last year 367,500 head. Texas 9800 head. Steers, medium and large No lbs. $174.57, lbs. GOLDSMITH FENCING LLC. We Build: Barbed Wire Net Wire High Deer Fences Cattleguards and Gates All Sizes Of Pipe, Wire And T-Posts Skid Steer Service Tree Clearing and Clean-up Spencer 325/ SS MODEL $157.79, lbs. $157.18, lbs. $149.50, lbs. $147.67, lbs. $143.97, lbs. $141.95, lbs. $139.29, lbs. $137.58, lbs. $132.43, lbs. $130.33; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $143.29, lbs. $141.95, lbs. $139.17, lbs. $140.46, lbs. $137.37, lbs. $134.60, lbs. $133.01, lbs. $128.74, lbs. $ Oklahoma 45,400 head lbs. $201.09, lbs. $193.81, lbs. $188.75, lbs. $182.04, lbs. $173.63, lbs. $163.57, lbs. $154.42, lbs. $153, lbs. $144.75, lbs. $144.30, lbs. $139.28, lbs. $136.49, lbs. $133.81, lbs. $130.68, lbs. $128.62, lbs. $126.72; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $164.18, lbs. $158.82, lbs. $155.63, lbs. $151.62, lbs. $146.26, lbs. $141.40, lbs. $139.81, lbs. $137.22, lbs. $135.21, lbs. $133.21, lbs. $130.69, lbs. $129.13, lbs. $ New Mexico 7900 head lbs. $172.16, lbs. $167.42, lbs. $153.61, lbs. $145.96, lbs. $143.32, lbs. $140.86, lbs. $140.63, lbs. $135.27, lbs. $136.77; Holstein steers, large No lbs. $100, lbs. $85.75; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $165.40, lbs. $146.18, lbs. $133.16, lbs. $ Kansas 11,300 head. Steers, medium and large No lbs. $187.28, lbs. $186.33, lbs. $169.42, lbs. $161.64, lbs. $152.04, lbs. $146.87, lbs. $146.12, lbs. SK MODEL $144.63, lbs. $142, lbs. $136.39, lbs. $134.25; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $157.13, lbs. $151.81, lbs. $145.28, lbs. $141.73, lbs. $140.43, lbs. $138, lbs. $135.52, lbs. $ Missouri 51,500 head. Steers, medium and large No lbs. $194.79, lbs. $189.96, lbs. $184.15, lbs. $176.20, lbs. $166.08, lbs. $160.18, lbs. $155.46, lbs. $150.96, lbs. $147.05, lbs. $144.41, lbs. $144.10, lbs. $137.99, lbs. $134.67; Holstein steers, large No lbs. $89.04, lbs. $81.29; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $167.44, lbs. $162.04, lbs. $157.38, lbs. $151.30, lbs. $149.71, lbs. $146.26, lbs. $141.43, lbs. $141.65, lbs. $136.84, lbs. $134.39, lbs. $130.90, lbs. $132.18, lbs. $ Iowa 30,500 head. 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Steers, medium and large No lbs. $218.01, lbs. $214.48, lbs. $198.87, lbs. $185.90, lbs. $172.30, lbs. $166.40, lbs. $157.38, lbs. $152.02, lbs. $146.61, lbs. $144.27, lbs. $140.72, lbs. $137.41, lbs. $133.91; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $180.53, lbs. $173.77, lbs. $164.71, lbs. $157.06, lbs. $149.83, lbs. $144.87, lbs. $142.28, lbs. $137.55, lbs. $137.27, lbs. $138.80, lbs. $ Wyoming 11,100 head lbs. $210.64, lbs. $201.70, lbs. $196.49, lbs. $189.84, lbs. $176.86, lbs. $148.98, lbs. $146.24, lbs. $145.70, lbs. $150.63; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $180.48, lbs. $175.96, lbs. $172.82, lbs. $167.82, 550- RANGE MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT Full Line Of Attachments Grubbers Rakes Forks For 600 lbs. $160.36, lbs. $145.68, lbs. $143.68, lbs. $143.12, lbs. $134.05, lbs. $135.71, lbs. $ South Dakota 34,400 head lbs. $204.72, lbs. $194.20, lbs. $190.30, lbs. $176.54, lbs. $174.15, lbs. $165.67, lbs. $156.17, lbs. $149.95, lbs. $146.82, lbs. $142.59, lbs. $140.94, lbs. $137.78; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $180.38, lbs. $172.58, lbs. $172.38, lbs. $165.18, lbs. $160.47, lbs. $152.90, lbs. $145.91, lbs. $139.78, lbs. $137.77, lbs. $138.75, lbs. $134.22, lbs. $135.25, lbs. $ North Dakota 14,300 head lbs. $194.75, lbs. $189.11, lbs. $183.90, lbs. $172.46, lbs. $162.61, lbs. $154.18, lbs. $150.32, lbs. $143.31, lbs. $141.81, lbs. $140.46, lbs. $137.71, lbs. $135.96; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $168.68, lbs. $165.04, lbs. $160.71, lbs. $155.53, lbs. $146.78, lbs. $139.76, lbs. $136.75, lbs. $132.67, lbs. $132.08, lbs. $ Montana 7300 head. 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Steers, medium and large No lbs. $160.62, lbs. $155.53, lbs. $153.67, lbs. $144.36, lbs. $137.75, lbs. $142.95, lbs. $133.10; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $134.33, lbs. $121.52, lbs. $129.74, lbs. $121.94, lbs. $ South Carolina 1800 head lbs. $162.28, lbs. $164.69, lbs. $166.03, lbs. $158.72, lbs. $152.63, lbs. $144.36, lbs. $143.96, lbs. $132.46, lbs. $129.76, lbs. $130.14, 750 lbs. $136.60; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $136.40, lbs. $137.38, lbs. $140.25, lbs. $135.44, lbs. $129.88, lbs. $127.34, lbs. $128.73, lbs. $126.29, lbs. $ North Carolina 2500 head lbs. $154.40, lbs. $152.36, lbs. $146.88, lbs. $148.75, lbs. $146.30, lbs. $143.89, lbs. $142.39, lbs. $133.10, lbs. $131.23, lbs. $125.41, lbs. $117.62; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $130.51, lbs. $132.06, lbs. $132.07, lbs. $129.61, lbs. $126.82, lbs. $125.38, lbs. $123.76, lbs. $117.61, lbs. $111.18, lbs. $108.97, lbs. $106.31, lbs. $ Kentucky 20,700 head lbs. $172.18, lbs. $168.93, lbs. $168.04, lbs. $161.45, lbs. $159.21, lbs. $155.17, lbs. $152.47, lbs. $146.07, lbs. $143.87, lbs. $140.85, lbs. $142.13, lbs. $139.69, lbs. $136.38, lbs. $139.62, 950- Call or us today to discuss your needs. 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Steers, medium and large No lbs. $163.06, lbs. $143.62, lbs. $138.49, lbs. $ March, lbs. $ April, 800 lbs. $ May, delivered 675 lbs. $154, 800 lbs. $143.50, 800 lbs. $ March; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $140.52, lbs. $132.97, 810 lbs. $131, lbs. $ March, 700 lbs. $ April, delivered 685 lbs. $142, lbs. $138.91, lbs. $133.49, 725 lbs. $ March, 750 lbs. $ March, 700 lbs. $ May. Oklahoma 3300 head. Steers, medium and large No lbs. $144, 800 lbs. $ March; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $139.50, lbs. $130.99, 725 lbs. $ March. New Mexico 2800 head lbs. $152.50; heifers, medium and large No. 1-2 Mexican origin 550 lbs. $131. Kansas 1500 head. Steers, medium and large No. 1-2 delivered lbs. $161.32, lbs. $154.03, lbs. $149. Colorado 4000 head. Steers, medium and large No lbs. $158.82, 700 lbs. $154.33, 750 lbs. $140.82, lbs. $144.53, 850 lbs. $144.10, delivered 610 lbs. $175.50, 810 lbs. $150, lbs. $146.30; heifers, medium and large No. 1 delivered 650 lbs. $155.50, 710 lbs. $151, lbs. $ Wyoming 2900 head lbs. $174.11, lbs. $ , 850 lbs. $145.85; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $154.11, lbs. $ Montana 700 head. Heifers, SOLAR PUMPS FOR LIVESTOCK WATERING Complete Systems To Replace Windmill Starting At $1995 Up To 40,000+ Gallons Daily And Depths To 820 Feet Sales And Service On All Brands / Free Lifetime Support Free Shipping CALL TOLL FREE: 830/ FOR FREE INFORMATION PACKAGE SOLAR WATER TECHNOLOGIES Established E. Highway St. Fredericksburg, Texas LLC AVIATION CONCHO Covering All Your Spraying Needs: CHEM Bart Alexander 318/ bart.alexander@chem-air.com medium and large No lbs. $146, 760 lbs. $143.50, delivered 725 lbs. $ Southwest 2500 head. Holsteins, large No. 3 delivered 325 lbs. $131 April, 325 lbs. $130 May. Northwest 1500 head. Steers, medium and large No. 1 delivered 660 lbs. $154, 750 lbs. $149, 800 lbs. $145, 875 lbs. $145; heifers, About 40 years ago, as I recall, Rotary International, a previously all-male service club, was sued because the club excluded women. The case was taken all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled that women must be admitted to the club, sort of. What they ruled was that each club in the U.S. had the right to decide for themselves if they wanted to include women. I only point this out in case you ve ever been a bachelor who didn t have to listen to anybody or anything. I used to know a guy who defined a bachelor as a fellow who never made the same mistake once. He did not follow his own advice, though; he married five times to three women. Justice Sandra Day O Connor wisely did not vote on the decision. She was busy instructing the wives of the Prickly Pear Salt Cedar Mesquite Cuckle Burrs And Many More NOW APPLYING SPIKE! Mackey McEntire Dow Certified 325/ Sterling City, Texas FAA Certified Part 135 And 137 medium and large No. 1 delivered 725 lbs. $143.50, lbs. $ Eastern Cornbelt 300 head. Heifers, medium and large No lbs. $128, 725 lbs. $ March. Southeast 400 head. Steers, medium and large No lbs. $135.63; heifers, medium and large No lbs. $134. POKIN FUN By Doc Blakely other justices on more important matters...like how to fill out a nightgown AND an application for membership in Rotary. Rotary International said they were not intimidated by the decision and that each club could decide for itself if or when it would be sued. Our club did the only sensible thing. We formed a committee to study potential candidates. Several of the single fellows studied far into the night. We all came to the same conclusion. We would just have to welcome these new Rotarians with open arms. One of our older Rotarians, a doctor with a short in his pacemaker and a pager on his belt, hugged every woman in sight. 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13 Of course, some of the guys had to put on a show of resistance, so when we were the first club in our district to install not only one but four female Rotarians at the historical event, there was a near riot. But at our age it was not exactly a riot, more like a shuffle. All those walkers with tennis balls kicked up so much crud from the carpet that sneezing blew them back into their seats. Today our club is half and half, and we currently have a female president. In the old days the wives were recognized as a part of Rotary anyway, and had a name classification, Rotary Anns. When women were allowed to join but their husbands deferred membership, they were called Rotary Andys. Yes, the women Rotarians are a distraction, but they are here to stay, and we men like it and don t care what the critics say. But, enough about our wives. Some of you may be surprised to find that the vote to accept women into our Rotary club was preceded by several weeks of open discussion but finally passed by a vote of 49 to one. The lone dissenter was asked why he voted that way. He replied, I don t know. My wife told me to. www. docblakely.com Fredericksburg Steer, Heifer Prices Steady FREDERICKSBURG (Jan. 10) Steers and heifers were steady, cows and bulls $1-2 higher. Cattle receipts totaled 2073 head. Steers: medium and large No pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Heifers: medium and large No pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Slaughter cows: cows $48-62; bulls $ Replacement cows: bred cows $ per head; cow-calf pairs $ per pair. Lampasas Steer, Heifer Price Trends Up $5-7 LAMPASAS (Jan. 10) Feeder cattle were $5-7 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts totaled 898 head. Steers: pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Heifers: pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Slaughter cows: under 800 pounds $30-36, pounds $37-50, pounds $51-62; bulls pounds $54-69, pounds $ San Saba And Mason Cattle Prices Steady Mason and San Saba stocker and feeder cattle were steady, packer cows and bulls steady, stocker cows, pairs and replacement heifers in good demand. Receipts totaled 4320 head for the two sales. Steers: choice lightweight calves $ , mediumweight $ , heavyweight $ ; choice lightweight yearlings $ , heavyweight $ ; No. 2 calves and yearlings $ Heifers: choice lightweight calves $ , mediumweight $ , heavyweight $ ; choice lightweight yearlings $ , heavyweight $ ; No. 2 calves and yearlings $ Slaughter cows: high yielding $ , medium yielding $53-59, low yielding $45-52; heiferettes and young stocker cows $75-115; bulls, high yielding $80-83, medium yielding $74-79, low yielding $ ; feeder bulls $ Replacement cows: bred cows, medium to good $ per head, plainer and older $ ; cow-calf pairs, choice $ per pair, medium to good $ , plainer and older $ Representative sales: Mike Chirpich, Bluffton, three steers, 425 pounds $189; six steers, 588 pounds $146; Connaway Ranch LLC, Brookesmith, two steers, 450 pounds $179; Dennis R. Linney, Winters, three steers, 487 pounds $171; Rock- N-R-Ranch, San Saba, five steers, 496 pounds $165; Melton M. Keller Jr., Junction, four steers, 516 pounds $165; 15 steers, BLACK ON THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE Things you can count on: As soon as you load your horse in the trailer, he will take a dump. Any 4th of July rodeo will get rained out. The more a new pair of 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 Randy Carson 325/ M Brody Harris, Manager: 325/ For More Information Call: 325/ pounds $136; Hemphill Ranch Co., Coleman, 30 steers, 543 pounds $160; 25 steers, 677 pounds $ Navasota Cattle Sale Prices Quoted Steady NAVASOTA (Jan. 13) Cattle prices were steady on receipts of 964 head. Steers: pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Heifers: pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Slaughter cows: cows $ ; bulls $ Replacement cows: stocker cows $ per head. BAXTER boots cost, the quicker you will scuff a big chunk off the toe. The further you get from home in your straw hat, the harder the wind will blow. No matter who you vote for, you finally have to admit it Cody Carson 325/ M January 18, 2018 Livestock Weekly Page 13 didn t make any difference. Any law passed by Congress will either increase your taxes or decrease your freedom. Anyone the press calls an environmentalist does not make a living producing anything you can use. If you go to psychiatrists long enough, they will eventually find something wrong with you. The further you get from the shop, the more you will need the tool you forgot. If you go out to rebuild fence, you will find you are two posts and 20 feet of wire short to finish the job. If you dig a trench, you will hit a forgotten water line. If you hit a horse on the highway, it will be the most SHEEP & GOAT SALE Monday 10 A.M. OFFICE: 254/ HAMILTON, TEXAS expensive horse the guy owns. If you don t get your grain bought at harvest, the price will eventually go up. If you get all your grain bought at harvest, the price will eventually go down. If after 10 years of selective breeding you have finally achieved the tallest yearling bulls in the show ring, this will be the year the trend starts the other way. If you sort the heavy end of the calvy heifers into a pen under the lights, there will be six left in the other bunch that calve first. March will never be as bad as November, because in November you always have March to look forward to. CATTLE SALE Tuesday 12 Noon NO CATTLE SALE Tuesday, January 16 We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience canceling the sale may have caused, but our customers safety takes a front seat in this situation. If you already had cattle here, rest assured we will take excellent care of them until next week s sale. Everyone stay safe out there and we will see you Monday, January 22 and Tuesday, January 23. SHEEP SALE RESULTS 01/15/ HEAD Slaughter Kids Dorper / Dorper Cross Lambs Feeder: Pounds $ $ CWT Feeder: Pounds $ $ CWT Slaughter: Pounds $ $ CWT Slaughter: Pounds $ $ CWT Slaughter: 70 Pounds & Up $ $ CWT Slaughter: 70 Pounds & Up $ $ CWT Fancy Light Kids Up To N / T Fancy Ewe Lambs N / T Slaughter Nannies Dorper, Dorper Cross Ewes and Rams Thin $ $ Head Ewes $ $ Head Medium $ $ Head Bucks $ $ CWT Fleshy $ $ Head Barbadoes Boer / Boer Cross and Spanish Nannies Lambs $ $ CWT Medium $ $ Head Ewes $ $ Head Choice $ $ Head Rams $ $ Head Boer, Boer Cross and Spanish Billies Trends Slaughter $ $ CWT Kids Steady Breeding N / T Nannies $10.00 Higher Choice Young Billies N / T Dorper Lambs Steady To $10.00 Higher Wool Lambs Wool Lambs Steady To $10.00 Lower Feeder: Pounds N / T On Show Lambs Slaughter: Pound $ $ CWT Barbado Lambs Steady Slaughter: 70 Pounds & Up_$ $ CWT Ewes Steady To $20.00 Higher Wool Ewes Head = Per Head CWT = Per 100 Pounds Stocker N / T * Fancier Kids Will Consistently Bring $15.00-$25.00/CWT Slaughter N / T Higher Than What Is Posted On This Market Report. 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14 Page 14 Livestock Weekly January 18, 2018 C The OMPUTER R & The OWBOY By C. A. Rodenberger, PhD. I hope you were able to go However, my wife is interested to Las Vegas for the Consumer in the laundry folding robot. Electronics Show. I couldn t There were a lot of robots and make it. self-driving cars at the show, but Here is someone s list of the not a lot of agricultural ideas. top new items: Sony s Aibo, However, this news story the Fisker EMotion electric caught my eye: The Bolivar sedan, self-driving Lyft cars Herald-Free Press reports that by Aptiv, LG s OLED canyon University of Missouri Extension researchers are using display, Samsung s The Wall 4K TV, LG s rollable OLED UAVs specially manufactured TV, Razer s Project Linda for agricultural use to scout laptop dock for its smartphone, Dell s revamped XP3 fectiveness and capture plant fields, evaluate cover crop ef- 13 laptop, the Special Aflac infrared wavelength readings duck for chemotherapy patients, the FoldiMate laundry in crops. to find nitrogen deficiencies folding robot, Lenovo s smart MU Extension natural resources engineer Kent Shan- display with Google Assistant, the Nanoleaf compatible with non presented the UAV during Apple s HomeKit and the HTC the college s annual Crop Vive Pro VR headset. Management Conference. Agricultural company Monsanto I don t know about you, but I really don t need a roll-up TV. has moved to the Internet of Things to keep up with large amounts of farming data, using an open source geospatial software from Boundless to predict crop performance and yield. The technology can also detect possible dangers to crops, such as blight or changes in weather. Cowboys are subject to head trauma. I think every rodeo has several. It is still in the development stage, but this solution reported by the Boston Herald would be useful in finding out how severe the concussion. A partnership was reached by Boston-based Bio- Direction and Harvard University researchers to develop the portable Tbit device to enable traumatic brain injury diagnosis within 90 seconds using a drop of blood, a technology that could be used on football fields, in the military and in other non-hospital settings. The company will now conduct a 500-patient study and looks to submit the results to the FDA within 10 months. I use my computer to help me research for the Bible study class that I lead. I also read When it s a labor of love, it isn t work. At Capital Farm Credit, we know that the long hours are made worthwhile when you can look back and see real progress. That s why we work with you, side by side. your own ranch, your goals are our goals. And our patronage program means we Together we re better. Partnership that really pays. books. We just started the book of Job. This book leads to a lot of discussion. My wife uses her Kindle to read a student Bible. The book of Job had so many comments that she had trouble keeping up with my reading the text. There are as many ideas as to who wrote the book, when and why, as there are commentators. So, I get to add my commentary. One of the online commentaries I appreciate is the one written by John Wesley. He wrote comments on every book of the Bible while riding a horse around England preaching to people who couldn t get to the big churches. Thankfully, someone has put his commentary in printed form on the computer. I also use the commentary by Dr. Henry M. Morris. He believes, as I do, that Job was written prior to Abraham and reflects the belief in God that came from Noah through the people that were dispersed after their language was changed at Babel. The three friends of Job express the belief at the time in God and how He reacts with people. Job had a problem with their beliefs, God got them all straightened out, so that Abraham and Moses could develop the Jewish religion. Creation science is supported in Job by the reports on the dinosaurs that existed at that time and have now become extinct. I hope you use your computer to keep up with creation. You can me at car926@aol.com. Wichita Falls Feeder Cattle Decline $3-5 WICHITA FALLS (Jan. 10) Weaned calves weighing less than 600 pounds were $3-5 higher, unweaned calves and heavier calves steady to $5 lower, feeder cattle $3-5 lower, packer cows $3-4 higher, packer bulls $4-5 higher, bred cows steady. Receipts totaled 1570 head. Steers: pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Heifers: pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Slaughter cows: canners $33-49, cutters $47-64, fat cows $49-63; bulls, light $65-78, heavy $75-90, thin $ Replacement cows: bred cows, younger $ per head, older $ Most Columbus Calves Steady, A Few Higher COLUMBUS (Jan. 11) Calf prices were mostly steady to a little higher on the lighter end, cows steady. Receipts totaled 1613 head. Steers: pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Heifers: pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ , pounds $ Slaughter cows: high dressing cutters $50-60, fatter utility $50-56, low dressing $35-46; bulls, heavy $72-78, low dressing $ Replacement cows: stocker cows and heifers $ per head, medium $ ; cowcalf pairs, good $ per pair, medium $ 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. Custom Fabrication Work All Types Of Containment Vessels, Water, Fuel, Food Grade Compartments OVERHEAD FEED STORAGE BINS 10 Ton $ Ton $ Ton $ Ton $ Ton $ Ton $6500 Delivery Charge Quoted Separately All Tanks Coated, Primered and Painted THE SHUTTLE BUGGY capitalfarmcredit.com NMLS Seven-ton capacity, 11 hp Honda motor with blower, 25 ft. stainless steel hose, 400 pounds per minute. 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16 Page 16 Livestock Weekly January 18, 2018 HINDSIGHT Looking Backward Through The Livestock Weekly Files YEARS AGO Texas, sold 143 feeder steers Ken White and Ernest Knott weighing 940 pounds at 23 cents of Clovis, New Mexico are to Arthur Letts of Amarillo; reported to have sold two these were delivered January 16 loads of four year-old cows with three percent shrink. with 250-pound calves at side at Denver at $225 a pair. 60 YEARS AGO Glasscock & Leslie of Adrian, Texas, sold 126 heifer year- Mrs. Otto Dean of Lovington, New Mexico, sold lings weighing 650 pounds at 54 steer yearlings weighing $22.50 and 43 steer yearlings 625 pounds at $24.50 to Sol weighing 680 at $24.50 to Foster Pickett, Amarillo, delivered Bouziden of Alva, Oklahoma; these were loaded January 14 Jan. 11. at Friona, Texas. Cleo Norwood of Amarillo Pete Kennedy of Marfa has sold, to Carl McDowell of received at his ranch 18 registered Hereford heifers which he mixed calves at $97.50 per Dumas, Texas, 125 Angus bought recently from Clyde Turkington of Letts, Iowa. Kennedy is head, delivered Jan. 10. the president of the Highland Shot Miller, Amarillo, Hereford Association. bought 100 mixed calves weighing 345 pounds off cake Sam Kotara of Groom, and grass at $26.50 straight Mittel Dozing Owned And Operated By Robert Mittel 325/ Foreman: Todd Emery 325/ Brush Work Fire Guards Ranch Work Dirt Tanks Road Work General Conservation Work A Rancher Working For Ranchers 21 Years Experience Serving Sonora, Texas And Surrounding Counties Call Us For All Your Fencing Needs! Electric Game Conventional Commercial 800/ across, delivered Jan. 12, from S.J. Smith of San Jon, N.M. Jewel Avent of Tulia, Texas, bought 128 choice heifer yearlings for March delivery off wheat at $23 from Kenneth Cook of Vega. These are expected to weigh 600 to 650 pounds at delivery. 55 YEARS AGO Carrell, Cleveland & Carrell of Dalhart and Fort Worth bought 210 feeder heifers for April delivery at $24.50 from Everett Bros., Etter, Texas. These include some Angus as well as Herefords and are expected to weigh pounds; they will go to Nebraska feeders. Dayton Barkley of Gruver, Texas, representing Vann Cattle Co., Fort Worth, bought 180 good Okie steers weighing about 550 pounds for immediate delivery in that area at $25 cwt. C.V. May, Amarillo, sold 233 steers described as good quality Herefords originally from Mexico and weighing about 450 pounds, at $27 and delivered them recently to a buyer at Canadian, Texas. George Porter, Amarillo, sold 120 cut cows weighing 910 pounds and delivered them last week to Pete Caviness, Hereford, at $14 cwt. 50 YEARS AGO Joe Bumey of Portales, N.M., sold a load of Holstein steers weighing 675 pounds at $20, and his son, Wayland Burney, also of Portales, sold a load of Holstein steers A Hat Like Grandad s Thin, Crisp, Pliable Handmade Of 100% 0% Premium Beaver Custom Fit 2701 B East Highway 90 Alpine, Texas We are on the road alot, if we re not here Big Bend Saddlery can get you measured up for your new Spradley hat! weighing 575 at $21, all to an Arizona feeder last week. Herman Birkenfeld, Nazareth, Texas, sold 100 Angus steers weighing 440 pounds at $27 and delivered them last week to Leon Labrier of Hayden, N.M. Dick Ratjen of Happy sold 200 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing about 500 pounds at $22.50 to an Amarillo buyer. They were hauled 35 miles and weighed straight. Ralph Britten of Groom bought 100 Hereford heifer calves weighing 425 pounds at $24.60 from Lesley Dorsey of Alanreed last week. 45 YEARS AGO Bill Baker, Amarillo, sold to a buyer in that area 300 No. 1 Okie steers off wheat expected to weigh 550 pounds at $50 for Feb. 1 delivery. Triplett Farms, Claude, sold to a Hereford feedlot and delivered last week 521 Okie and Charolais steers weighing 765 pounds payweight at $46. Ducky Gallo, Dalhart, bought in that area from Przilas & Yarbrough 700 Hereford, black baldface and a few Angus steers expected to weigh 650 pounds at $47.50 for May delivery, and from Finch Bros. 250 Hereford and black baldface steers expected to weigh 625 at $48 for April 1 delivery. W.H. Rinestine, Nara Visa, N.M., sold to Forrest Atchley, Clayton, and delivered last week 94 Angus 3-4 year-old (Right Next To Big Bend Saddlery) 432/ JCO Livestock LP Bonded Livestock Dealer Montalba, Texas 800/ Country Cattle Available Jay Davis 972/ Justin Hill 903/ Billy Lane 903/ heavy springer cows weighing about 850 pounds with three calves on the ground at $400 per head. 40 YEARS AGO Charley Winters, Clovis, representing Texas Livestock Marketing Association, Fort Worth, bought in the Clovis area 135 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 575 pounds at $44. Otis Yates, Clovis, sold to a Colorado feedyard 220 No. 2 Okie heifers weighing 475 pounds at $37. Red Burkhart, Beaumont, sold to a New Mexico buyer one load of light steers weighing 200 pounds at $45.60; and to a Pecos, Texas feedlot one load of crossbred heifers weighing 322 at $ Davidson Feed Pens, Pecos, bought on a delivered basis from Central Texas 47 No. 1 crossbred heifers weighing 349 pounds at $ YEARS AGO Tommy McGee, Elida, N.M., sold to a Texas buyer 110 Herefords and black baldface steer yearlings weighing 762 pounds at $63. Chris Britten, Groom, bought in the local area two loads of No. 1 steers weighing 700 pounds at $ Klemme Cattle Co., Springfield, Mo., sold on a delivered basis to an Arizona buyer 100 bull calves weighing 381 pounds at $67.10; to a Texas buyer two loads of Holstein steers weighing 996 at $ PUNCHY CATTLE COMPANY Storage tank with water trough is portable and ideal for everyday use, leased pastures or temporary grazing allotments. 10 Ft. 8 Ft. 6 Ft. Tanks Available Meets government specs and NRCS approved. 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Stiles Cattle Co., Cuero, bought in the local area 126 No. 1 crossbred steers and bulls weighing 358 pounds at $112; 98 similar steers and bulls weighing 406 at $96.30; 94 head weighing 505 at $89.75; 118 No. 1 crossbred heifers weighing 364 at $89.40; 107 similar heifers weighing 422 at $84.60; and 101 heifers weighing 486 at $ Hitch Feeders No. 1, Hooker, Okla.: 3004 steers, lbs., 65% choice, $67; 567 heifers, 1000 lbs., 65% choice, $ Walter Lasley & Sons, Stratford: 145 heifers, 975 lbs., 70% choice, $ YEARS AGO Mohair trading has been limited since the flurry at the A. J. KOLLMYER & SON Serving West Texas Since East Avenue B San Angelo, Texas Call: Steve or Joe Kollmyer 325/

17 end of the year, though one load of spring kid sold this week from the U.S. Marketing Board pool at $1.55 grease f.o.b. the warehouse. Bill Porter, representing Bluegrass Cattle Co., Bowling Green, Ky., sold on a delivered basis from various southeastern shipping points: to Summerfield, Texas one load of No. 1-plus heifers, all baldies, exotics or with a touch of ear, weighing 271 pounds at $103.94; to a Gruver, Texas buyer one load of No. 1-plus baldy and exotic heifers weighing 406 pounds at $88.07; to a Lone Grove, Okla. buyer one load of No. 1½ Okie steers weighing 414 at $ Clayton Cattle Feeders, Clayton, N.M.: 458 heifers, 1000 lbs., $80. Luckey Custom Feedlot, Devine: 200 steers, 1100 lbs., $ YEARS AGO Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at million pounds, 25 percent more than the holiday-shortened previous week and 8.4 percent above the same week a year ago. Feeder lambs moving direct in West Texas brought $86-92, mostly $ Fat lambs in San Angelo were scarce and $ Goldthwaite fats made $ Midwest fats brought $71-76, and in Sioux Falls were $77, shorn $79. Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort Worth, brought in North Texas for March delivery 660 No. 1 English-exotic cross steers to weigh 800 pounds at $75; for February delivery 210 No. 1 crossbred heifers to weigh 700 at $68.75; for current delivery 280 No. 1 English cross heifers weighing 725 at $70. Lane County Feeders, Dighton, Kan.: 1292 steers and heifers, lbs., $64; 158 heifers, lbs., $63. Slow trade in the Southwest saw a few pens of mostly select beef bred steers bringing $63-64, including sales to Mexico. 15 YEARS AGO Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort Worth, bought in Central Texas 101 weaned No. 1 English and exotic cross steers weighing 475 pounds at $100, RANCH TOOLS THAT WORK We Have A Complete Line Of Ranch Tools Including Knives, Dehorners, Fencing Pliers, Wire Stretchers And Much More. We Ship UPS Call Today For A Free Catalog also 106 heifer mates weighing 475 at $91. Walter Lasley & Sons, Stratford: 278 steers, $80.50; 204 steers, $80. The Texas Cattle Feeders Association counted 35,000-36,000 head of fed cattle selling in their area at $80 on a showlist of 50,361 head. Captives added 30,148 head to the total. Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 894 million pounds, 14.9 percent more than the previous week s holiday-shortened period and 2.5 percent less than a year ago. There were 5402 slaughter ewes exported to Mexico last week. The year to date volume is running 43 percent less than a year ago. Cattlemen s Feedlot, Olton: 935 steers, $80; 130 heifers, $80. PACO Feed Yard, Friona: 86 heifers, $80; 80 steers, $ YEARS AGO Oklahoma direct feeder cattle trade by USDA count totaled 2664 head, all f.o.b. basis, including 62 medium and large No. 1 steers to weigh 800 pounds for May delivery; for April 800 similar heifers to weigh 675 at $ ; for February 300 steers to weigh 750 at $103.30; for current delivery 320 steers weighing at $98-99, 240 steers weighing 800 at $98, and 370 steers weighing at $ Goat meat imports for the week ending December 1 totaled 32 metric tons, all from Australia. Goat slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending December 29 totaled 13,847. Good slaughter ewes at San Angelo brought $30-41, utility and good $43-51, utility $30-42, cull and utility $20-30, and culls $ Fredericksburg utility ewes weighing pounds were $40-50, culls $ Hamilton ewes sold for $30-40, Goldthwaite utility type ewes weighing pounds $ Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at million pounds, 19.7 percent higher than the previous holiday-shortened week and 10.7 percent above last year. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was 1.5 percent below last year. Midwest fed cattle auctions paid $84-88, strictly choice to as much as $ Joplin, Mo. sold 6866 head and termed feeder steers under 700 pounds $1-3 lower, other classes $2-4 lower. A roundup of four Florida auctions with 3681 head between them was $2-4 lower across the board. Receipts of 5363 head at La Junta, Colo. were $1-2 lower on yearling steers, $2-4 lower on heifer calves and $1-3 lower on steer calves. 5 YEARS AGO Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was slow last week, with no confirmed sales and light to moderate demand. Trading on a grease basis was also slow, with no confirmed sales other than domestic wool tags delivered to the buyer on a grease basis. No. 1 tags brought cents, No cents and No cents. Lamb and mutton meat production for the week ending January 11 totaled 2.7 million pounds on a slaughter count of 39,000 head compared to the previous week s totals of 2.1 million pounds and 30,000 head. Choice and prime 1-4 lamb carcass prices last week had 45 pound and lighter weights bring $369.84, pounds $332.05, pounds $280.04, pounds $255.01, pounds $235.16, and 85 pounds and heavier $ New Mexico direct feeder cattle trade by USDA count came to 650 head, all f.o.b. for current delivery, including 190 medium and large No. 1 steers weighing 700 pounds at $ , 265 similar steers weighing 750 at $ , and 115 steers weighing 800 at $ Texas continues to struggle with short cattle numbers. Three Rivers sold 1469 head, Graham 690 head and Amarillo on 537 head. Slaughter lambs selling direct included 7000 head weighing pounds that brought $ Hamilton Hair Lambs Steady To $10 Higher HAMILTON Dorper lambs were steady to $10 higher Monday, wool lambs steady to $10 lower on heavy show lambs, Barbado lambs steady, ewes steady to $20 higher, kid goats steady, nannies $10 higher. Sheep and goat receipts totaled 1426 head. Sheep: Dorper and Dorper cross lambs pounds $ , pounds $ , over 70 pounds $ ; Dorper and Dorper cross January Replacement Female Sale January 18, 2018 Livestock Weekly Page 17 Saturday, January 10:00 A.M. San Saba Over 3000 Head Consigned! See Page 3 Of This Edition Of Livestock Weekly For A Full List Of Consignments. For details on the cow sale or online viewing/bidding info, please call or visit our website. Ken and Kynda Jordan, Owners and Operators San Saba: 325/ Special Stocker and Feeder Sale In Conjunction With Our Regular Sale Trophies Will Be Awarded To Our Champiosn And Reserve Champions In Each Breed (Offering Weaned And Non-Weaned Calves And Yearlings) Thursday, February 1 San Saba Consignments Welcome! Special Bull Offering In Conjunction With Our Regular Sale. Bulls Will Sell At 10:00 A.M. Plan Now To Attend. Bulls Will Be Fertility Tested, Meet Trich Requirements And Ready To Go To Work. Thursday, February 10:00 A.M. San Saba 18 Angus Bulls From Schuman Angus Ranch and 36 Hereford Bulls From Texas Stardance Cattle For details on the bull sale or online viewing/bidding info, please call or visit our website. Congratulations To The Winners Of Our Premium And Stocker Feeder Sale Stocker And Feeder Sale Thursday, January 10 San Saba English Co-Champion McPhail Land & Cattle Ranger, TX Co-Champion Mike Elkins Barnhart, TX Co-Champion Quillen Ranch San Angelo, TX Reserve Champion 4B Cattle Company Hamilton, TX Crossbred Champion Prater & Pirkle Land Company Comanche, TX Reserve Champion M F Klose Lometa, TX Exotic Champion Rodney Johnson Cherokee, TX Reserve Champion Eddie Holland Bluffton, TX ewes $ per head, rams $ cwt; wool lambs pounds $ , over 70 pounds $ ; Barbado lambs $ , ewes $ per head, rams $ Goats: kids pounds $ , pounds $ , over 70 pounds $ ; slaughter nannies, thin $60-85 per head, medium $ , fleshy $ ; Boer and Boer cross replacement nannies, medium quality $ per head, choice $ ; slaughter billies $ cwt. Jeffrey Osbourn Jody Osbourn Bart Larremore P.O. Box 158 San Saba, Tx Domestic Wool Quiet, Aussie Market Higher GREELEY, Colo. (USDA) Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was quiet last week, with no confirmed trades. Domestic wool trading on a grease basis was also quiet, with no confirmed trades other than domestic wool tags delivered to the buyer on a grease basis. No. 1 tags brought cents, No cents and No cents. Australia s eastern market indicator closed up 58 cents at 1818 cents per kilogram clean. The offering totaled 53,517 bales and 96.9 percent sold. The Australian exchange rate was weaker by.0204 at.7874 U.S. Australian clean wool prices quoted delivered to Charleston, South Carolina, all Schlumberger dry formula, with a freight rate of.15 cents per pound: 18 micron $8.64, up 47 cents, 19 micron $7.87, up 45 cents, 20 micron $7.18, up 47 cents, 21 micron $6.59, up 38 cents, 22 micron $6.30, up 45 cents, 23 micron $5.96, up 30 cents, 25 micron $4.67, up 12 cents, 26 micron $4.26, up 21 cents, 28 micron $3.08, up 17 cents, 30 micron $2.28, up six cents, 32 micron $1.54, down nine cents, and Merino clippings $5.69, up 38 cents. Premium Sale Thursday, January 10 San Saba English Co-Champion Ray Behrens San Angelo, TX Co-Champion Robert Berryhill San Saba, TX Reserve Champion Cecil Crenwelge Fredericksburg, TX Crossbred Champion Bill Goldsmith Houston, TX Reserve Champion J & M Ranching Fredericksburg, TX Exotic Champion Riley Mountain LP Llano, TX Mason: 325/ info@jordancattle.com

18 Page 18 Livestock Weekly January 18, 2018 Choice gleanings from 45- plus years of Unregistered Bull. During the upcoming meeting of the American National Cattlemen s Assn. in San Antonio, or any other cow country conclave of any size, observant young bucks and newcomers to the cattle business may be struck by the peculiar actions of some of the oldtimers. They ll be seen to push their hats far back on their heads, then suddenly jerk them down over their eyes; cross and Unregistered Bull in a Hotel Lobby BISHOP BOOTS Quality Made To Measure From Wax Calf To Exotics For Ranch Or Office Reasonable Prices For More Information: Write: PO Box 14 Tucumcari, NM Or Come By: 6520 Quay Rd AR Tucumcari, NM Or Call: 575/ Website: bishops@plateautel.net OVERHEAD FEED TANKS All 10 Gauge Metal Heavy Angle Structure KOLSTER WELDING See At: 1024 North Bell San Angelo, Texas 325/ / ALL SIZES AVAILABLE Why Feed At CAL-TEX FEED YARD? 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All cowmen are susceptible, especially when For your always growing side. the market is extremely high and optimism stalks the land. Never, well hardly ever, has the ailment been more widespread than right now. It has been oft said, and rightly, that the beef producer needs more information in order to regulate his production and marketing to the best advantage of himself and, indirectly, for his whole industry. He can t remember when he s been furnished so much information as right now. State and federal agencies vie with private outfits galore to point out immediate and future market trends; a record number of amateur and professional experts offer to advise cowboy listeners precisely how they should prepare for what s just ahead. Trouble is, the cowpuncher hears so much conflicting information and advice, he s as confused as the proverbial blind hound in the butcher shop. On the one hand he s told there s a national and worldwide beef shortage; then he s warned that domestic cattle numbers are bigger than he may think, and he d better get ready for a setback like those he s seen so many times before. He doesn t have to be too ancient to recall 1953 or In the annual magazine edition of the Record Stockman there s a well written article by George A. Montgomery in which he argues that the so-called beef cycles aren t a thing of the past, regardless of our current record per capita beef consumption and larger population. He thinks a pile-up of cattle may well be in progress. And he makes the point that just before previous bad market gluts, most people in the industry were convinced that there was really a shortage of beef. A whole crowdpen full of economists have been assuring all concerned that the cow-calf man is at last on solid ground, free from market worries for at least a good while. This argument seems plausible, considering how many replacement cattle are required by the unbelievably expanded feedlot industry. But a few men like George Montgomery say this is exactly where the threat lies oversupply in the feedlots. And they say, with rather painful history to back them up, that any time choice fed steers drop about a hundred a head, you can bet those calves and yearlings won t weather the storm unscathed. Who s right? And, beyond the statistics, what will the politicians do? That s the agonizing question that makes the experienced cattleman so jumpy. He s almost committed to pick a horse, yet he doesn t relish the idea of trying to make another comeback from a wrong choice. Though there s no dearth of Rockin C Construction, LLC Midland, Tx LAND CLEARING BRUSH MANAGEMENT FULLY INSURED Joe Coots, Jr. 432/ Fellow Farmer & Rancher 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 Dealers For Mexican Cattle CASH FOR USED CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT Any Condition 325/ or 325/ Keith Parrott, Owner 806/ Wendell Trammell, Manager 806/ John Graves, Office Manager 806/ / Office 806/ FAX statistics, opinions, analyses and convictions born of a deck of fortune telling cards to help the cattle producer decide his own fate, the time is not yet when he can try to do so without fear and trembling. Associate editor Elmer Kelton recalls the time when a news reporter was interviewing the late Ed Webster. Mr. Ed, you ve been in the cattle business for a long lifetime, what do you think this market is going to do? Well, he replied, and he wasn t laughing when he said it, some people think it s going up, some think it s going down. And I agree. (S.F. 01/18/73) Tom Lewis Wins Odessa Rodeo; Collects $4590 For His Win ODESSA, Texas (PRCA) Steer wrestler Tom Lewis new perspective on rodeo and life paid off in full at the recent Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa. Combining good friends, skilled horses and a positive attitude added up to a $4590 payday for the 40 yearold bulldogger. Other winners at the $231,955 rodeo were all-around cowboy Clay Smith; bareback rider Evan Jayne; team ropers Jake Cooper/Logan Medlin; saddle bronc riders Brody Cress and Heith DeMoss; tie-down roper Marcos Costa; barrel racer Taylor Langdon; steer roper Trevor Brazile; and bull rider J.W. Harris. In the all-around competition, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, California, leads with $17,944 in season earnings to date. He is followed by Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla., with $13,827; Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss., $13,367; Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, $11,282; and Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif., $9340. Standings by event: Bareback riding: 1. Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, $19,781; 2. Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas, $18,819; 3. Shane O Connell, Rapid City, S.D., $18,028. Steer wrestling: 1. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, Canada, $18,914; 2. Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., $15,849; 3. Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La., $13,691. Team roping (header): 1. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., $25,941; 2. Lane Ivy, Adrian, Texas, $13,115; 3. Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., $10,430. Team roping (heeler); 1. Paul Eave, Lonedell, Mo., $25,941; 2. Buddy Hawking II, Columbus, Kan., $15,142; 3. Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., $14,265. Saddle bronc riding: 1. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., $22,346; 2. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, $19,352; 3. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, $16,966. Tie-down roping: 1. Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, $21,071; 2. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., $14,264; 3. Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M., $11,262. Steer roping: 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $15,268; 2. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas, $8403; 3. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas, $8367. Bull riding: 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., $29,470; 2. Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla., $20,304; 3. Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas, $15,594. Barrel racing: 1. Taci Bettis, Round Top, Texas, $24,163; 2. Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas, $19,179; 3. Kelly Bruner, Millsap, Texas, $14,960. Amarillo Livestock Auction 101 Manhatten Street Amarillo, Texas CATTLE SALES Every Monday Give us a call to see how we can help protect your farm or ranch. Stamford Insurance Agency, Inc. (325) South Swenson St. Stamford, TX sia@stamfordinsurance.com For your many sides, there s Nationwide. insurance banking retirement SNL Financial Report. Based on statutory data. Nationwide and the Nationwide N and Eagle are service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Nationwide. GPO-0378AO (09/17)

19 Page 28 Livestock Weekly January 18, 2018 ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION 900 North Garden P. O. Box 2041 Roswell, New Mexico / Announcing Our New Webpage: Cattle Sale 9 A.M. NEXT REGULAR SALE MONDAY, JANUARY 22 $ To $ $ To $ $ To $ $ To $ $ To $ $ To $ $ To $ $ To $ / FAX Benny Wooton Cell: 575/ Smiley Wooton Cell: 575/ We sold 1733 head of cattle Monday, January 15 on a higher market, with excellent buyer attendance. This is the top of the market and prices range down from this according to quality, condition, and fill. Compared to last week: stocker calves: $5.00 to $10.00 higher; feeder cattle: $2.00 to $5.00 higher; packer cows and bulls: $1.00 higher Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Packer Cows Canner & Cutter Cows Packer Bulls STEERS STOCKER CALVES AND FEEDER YEARLINGS: David Gabel, Moriarty, NM 13 blk & bmf str 367# Runyan Martin, 4 Mile Ranch, Hope, NM 3 blk/red strs 352# Rudy Marquez, Encino, NM 9 mxd strs 394# Forrest Henderson, Flying H, NM 4 blk strs 404# David Gabel, Moriarty, NM 8 blk mxd strs 456# Runyan Martin, 4 Mile Ranch, Hope, NM 8 blk mxd strs 429# Larry Gandy, Tatum, NM 2 blk strs 440# T Partnership LTD., Pecos, TX 58 blk mxd strs 481# T Partnership LTD., Pecos, TX 12 rd mxd strs 550# Rudy Marquez, Encino, NM 5 blk & bmf strs 501# Walker Wells Ranch, Pecos, TX 4 blk & bmf strs 539# T Partnership LTD., Pecos, TX 71 blk mxd strs 578# Walker Wells Ranch, Pecos, TX 25 blk mxd strs 614# Johnston Partnership, Hobbs, NM 6 blk mxd strs 599# T Partnership LTD., Pecos, TX 47 blk mxd strs 675# Royce Fort, Lovington, NM 4 blk/bwf strs 620# T Partnership LTD., Pecos, TX 5 mxd strs 745# C Slash Ranch, Roswell, NM 11 blk/red strs 765# Collier Enterprises, Verhalen, TX 5 mxd strs 797# David Gabel, Moriarty, NM 4 blk hfrs 281# Forrest Henderson, Flying H, NM 5 blk hfrs 311# Rudy Marquez, Encino, NM 6 mxd hfrs 348# A & K Land & Cattle Co., Hope, NM 7 blk hfrs 379# Walker Wells Ranch, Pecos, TX 2 blk hfrs 410# T Partnership LTD., Pecos, TX 15 blk & bmf hfrs 401# Hammond Ranch, Ft. Stockton,TX 6 blk & bmf hfrs 421# David Gabel, Moriarty, NM 15 blk mxd hfrs 427# T Partnership LTD., Pecos, TX 6 red mxd hfrs 471# A & K Land & Cattle Co., Hope, NM 7 blk hfrs 474# T Partnership LTD., Pecos, TX 13 mxd hfrs 535# Laurie Kincaid, Carlsbad, NM 2 blk/red hfrs 508# T Partnership LTD., Pecos,TX 29 blk & bmf hfrs 579# Wayne Box, Plains, TX 2 blk hfrs 590# Royce Fort, Lovington, NM bwf hfrs 640# Collier Enterprises, Verhalen, TX 9 mxd hfrs 712# PACKER COWS AND BULLS: Buddy Bennett, Dell City, TX blk bull 2130# A.D. Jones Estate, Roswell, NM red bull 2260# Wade Bennett, Alamogordo, NM blk bull 1635# DTMC Limited, Roswell, NM blk cow 1215# David Wilson, Artesia, NM blk cow 1165# Irvin Boyd, Eunice, NM red cow 1505# Kincaid Brothers, Pinon, NM blk cow 1245# Marley and Marley, Roswell, NM blk cow 1035# Ruben Carrasco, Pecos, NM blk cow 1165# Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Feeder Bulls Cow/Calf Pairs Top Half Bred Cows Top Half HEIFERS For All Your Trucking Needs Contact: Smiley Wooton: 575/ x102 Pots Straight Decks Flatbeds and Dry Box Vans $ To $ $ To $ $ To $ $ To $ $ To $ $ To $ NOT WELL TESTED $ To $ STOCKER COWS: Dee Don Bates, Mayhill, NM blk bred cow L6 Cattle Ranches, Corona, NM blk bred cow Irvin Boyd, Eunice, NM 3 mxd bred cow Pud Schneider, Ruidoso Downs, NM 3 blk pair ADVANCED CONSIGNMENTS FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 22, BRED COWS good quality small to medium frame crossbred desert cows mostly spring calvers with approximately 25 to 30 calves at side out of excellent quality Hereford bulls 3 to 8 year olds. 25 COWS medium frame Corriente and Corriente crossbred cows bred to Hereford bulls 3 to 8 year olds. 90 CALVES excellent quality black/bwf Angus crossbred calves weaned 50 to 75 days CM5/7way at branding BS Gold- One shot/7way Somnus at weaning plus boosters 400 to 550 pounds. 100 CALVES excellent quality black/bwf Angus and Brangus crossbred calves weaned 60 days shots, boosters and Ivomec medium condition off cake and grass 600 to 700 pounds. 70 LIGHT YEARLINGS excellent quality black/bwf, Char crossbred yearlings medium condition off fields 550 to 700 pounds. 45 BRED COWS good quality mostly black/bwf Angus and Brangus crossbred cows bred to Angus bulls 9 to 10 year olds. 100 CALVES excellent quality black/bwf/char crossbred calves weaned 75 to 90 days BS Gold 5/7 way at branding BS Gold oneshot/7way Somnus plus boosters at weaning medium condition off short wheat 550 to 650 pounds. ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION PRECONDITIONED CALF PROGRAM The RLA Preconditioned Calf Program has been a great success. Call Benny to see how you can get your calves enrolled. ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION TRUCKING RECEIVING STATIONS Producers hauling cattle to Roswell Livestock Auction Receiving Stations need to call our toll free number for transportation permit number before leaving home. This number is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Just ask for hauling permit number. PECOS, TEXAS For information to unload, Jason Heritage at Or Smiley Wooton at Receiving cattle every Sunday. No Prior Permits Required. Trucks Leave Sunday At 4:00 P.M. CT. ADVANCED CONSIGNMENTS FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 29, STEER YEARLNGS excellent quality black/bwf/char crossbred yearlings medium condition off wheat 650 to 750 pounds. Toll Free Number: VAN HORN, TEXAS 800 West Second -- Five blocks west of Courthouse. Smiley Wooton Receiving cattle 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. Trucks leave at 3 P.M. CT. SAN ANTONIO, NEW MEXICO LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO Nine Miles East of San Antonio on US Hwy 380 Hwy. 90 at MM #3 - East Side of Hwy. (20 Bar Michael Taylor 575/ Livestock) Receiving Cattle 2nd & 4th Weekends of Each Receiving Cattle 2nd & 4th Weekends of Each Month Month Truck Leaves At 2 P.M. MT Sunday Trucks Leave Sunday At 3 P.M. MT Smiley Wooton: 575/ Cell 575/ Office MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO Two Blocks East, One Block South of Tillery Chevy Smiley Wooton 575/ Cell 575/ Office J. C. Burson 505/ Trucks Leave Sunday At 4 P.M. MT New Mexico Stations Receive Livestock Sunday