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ADVERTISERS’ INDEX — PAGE 9 Cover photo is of the Ladder Ranch located in Big Timber, Montana. Photo courtesy of Bates • Sanders • Swan Land Company See page 2 for details.
NEVADA MEAT PROCESSING PLANT PLANNED PLANNED—A 300,000square-foot meat processing plant is scheduled to begin construction in early 2012 near the small town of Yerington, NV. Officials with Walker River Meat Processing said the facility could employ up to 700 when running at full capacity. Page 4 ICA TAKES ON ANIMAL CRUELTY CRUELTY— After a year of consideration, members of the Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) passed a resolution that may have raised some eyebrows. The resolution called for legislation that would make a third offense of animal cruelty a felony. Page 8 NEVADA WATER PIPELINE FATE WITH STATE ENGINEER ENGINEER—Nevada’s state engineer, Jason King, will determine the fate of what may easily be the state’s scarcest and most precious resource— southern Nevada’s water supply. Page 8 INDEX Beef Bits ................................... P-3 Sale Reports............................ P-10 Markets ................................... P-12 Classifieds ............................... P-14 Sale Calendar.......................... P-15
USDA has a new program to entice farmers to grow camelina, a seed crop that some researchers consider a potentially cost-effective alternative to overseas oil. Camelina (Camelina Sativa)— also known as wild flax, German sesame, or Siberian oilseed—is an ancient oil-bearing plant that has been domesticated and extensively used in Europe for several thousand years. The seed oil of camelina contains up to 45 percent of omega-3 fatty acids, as well as a unique antioxidant complex making the oil very stable and resistant to heat and rancidity. Camelina proponents claim it is virtually 100 percent efficient and produces both food and fuel. It can be harvested and crushed for fuel and the remaining parts can be used to produce high quality omega-3 rich animal feed, fiberboard or glycerin. Camelina has the ability to grow on marginal land, utilizing very little moisture, and thrives in both warm and cold states. Camelina is also considered a good rotational crop and studies have shown it improves the yield of subsequent crops such as wheat by up to 15 percent. The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) started the first commercial-scale farm initiative to get the ball rolling on the camelina-to-fuel industry earlier this year.
USDA is hoping farmers will jump on the camelina wagon so companies will invest money in production facilities to turn camelina oil into a biodiesel, or its higher-value option, green aviation fuel, according to Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-WA. Speaking in August on the topic,
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Cantwell said the BCAP program was set up to pay eastern Washington farmers a total of up to $4.5 million in crop support over five years to grow camelina on their land. The program’s largest target growing areas are California, Washington and Montana; in those three states, farmers could receive
up to $20 million over five years. USDA is also part of several partnerships to develop oilseeds and native and perennial grasses as a biofuels, including: • In 2010, USDA partnered with the Boeing Corporation and the Air Transportation Association on See Camelina on page 5
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Legislation would permanently close grazing A cadre of environmental activist groups is celebrating the presentation to Congress of new legislation that would allow for grazing permit buy-outs. If passed, the bill would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) to permanently terminate grazing on an allotment if a rancher waived use of the permit as part of a third-party transaction. The legislation would provide an avenue for environmental groups to pay ranchers, possibly at rates well above market value, to per-
manently terminate grazing on an allotment. Brian Ertz, media director for Western Watersheds Project (WWP), heralded the bill as a “winwin” for environmental activists and for public lands ranchers who elect to profit from the termination of grazing on multiple-use lands. “The passage of this legislation promises to open a new collaborative front in our efforts to restore western watersheds and wildlife by enabling an effective means of working with public land ranchers and administering agencies to
USDA’s recent forecast for net farm income, which reflects income from production, was $100.9 billion in 2011, up $21.8 billion or 28 percent from last year. Net cash income, which only reflects cash transactions, is forecast up by $17.5 billion from 2010 to $109.8 billion, or up 18.9 percent, and $34.2 billion above its 10-year average (2001-2010) of $75.6 billion. According to USDA, farm income is a measure of the increase in wealth from production, whereas net cash income is a measure of solvency, or the ability to pay bills and make payments on debt. Net value added is expected to increase by almost $23.9 billion in 2011 to $153.7 billion. Net farm income and net cash income are both projected to exceed $100 billion for the first time in 2011. However, the rates of increase in both income measures show slight decreases from the previous year. The 2011 inflation-adjusted forecasts of net value added of agriculture to the U.S. economy and net cash income are the highest values recorded since 1974.
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• Net farm income is forecast to rise 28 percent in 2011, matching the increase recorded in 2010. • Net farm income and net cash income are both projected to exceed $100 billion for the first time in 2011. • USDA expects a more than 16 percent increase in sales of crop and livestock by U.S. farm operations in 2011, with gains spread out among many different categories. - Crop sales are expected to exceed $200 billion for the first time in U.S. history, with record or near-record levels across different crop categories. - Livestock sales are predicted to rise almost 17 percent, with double-digit increases across most categories, especially red meats. See Farm income on page 6
ensure lasting natural resource conflict resolution,” Ertz wrote in a press release. “Even heavily subsidized public lands ranching has become untenable for some public lands ranchers. In the face of increasing competition, falling prices, rising costs, and mounting conflicts with other land uses, many federal grazing permit holders would choose to retire from public lands grazing if they could recoup their investment in their grazing permit,” Ertz continued. “REVA provides a private market mechanism to do this.”
The Rural Economic Vitalization Act, or “REVA” (H.R. 3432), was introduced by Rep. Adam Smith, D-WA, along with six original cosponsors including Reps. Raul Grijalva, D-AZ, Barbara Lee, D-WA, Earl Blumenauer, D-OR, and Peter DeFazio, D-OR, all from public lands ranching states. According to Mike Hudak, Grazing Committee chair for the Sierra Club, the primary author of the bill was Mark Salvo of WildEarth Guardians. “He’s lived it for eight years,” See Grazing on page 7
Record high prices According to USDA reports, cattlemen have much to be thankful for this holiday season with all-time record high prices posted during November on most major cattle and beef products, including; Choice carcass cut-out values, 50 percent lean beef trimmings, live slaughter cattle (including CME contracts), yearling feeder cattle (including the CME feeder cattle index and the Board), and all classes of lightweight calves throughout the country. This has, by far, been the most impressive market performance in the history of the beef cattle industry and it has happened right in the face of turkey/ham day and the seasonal lull in retail beef featuring and purchasing, USDA reports said. A midweek stock and commodity rally carried cattle along for most of last week. The fed cattle market once again climbed atop its record pedestal with live sales $.50-3.50 higher and trading from $123-127. Cash cattle offers emerged at $125-127 last week, with bids at $121-123. According to Andy Gottschalk with HedgersEdge.com, trade was slow early in the week with offers at $125-126 live and $202-204 on
a carcass basis. Limited bids surfaced at $123 and $202 in the Corn Belt. The best bid in the south was at $121. “We expect trade to be steady with [the previous] week and lower prices to develop,” Gottschalk said. In the south, cattle owners raised offers to $127 while packers bid at $123. Private forecasts called for larger supplies of cattle last week but show lists remained small. Markets saw the decline in carcass weights continue, both from recent periods and year ago comparatives. Packer margins remain in the red, so some traders feel there is still a negative outlook for cash prices, according to CME reports. The estimated cattle slaughter came in at 128,000 head on Wednesday, bringing the total by midweek to 384,000 head, down from 394,000 head the previous week at the same time and down from 390,000 head a year ago. Box prices softened with Choice cuts reaching $197 this past week—just short of the record set in 2003 but the highest price in eight years. Choice cutout was quoted at $194.50 and Select at $175.50. The spread remained See Markets on page 13
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COMMENTS Avoid the GAP
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stepped into a Whole Foods Market a couple weeks ago and surveyed the meat case. There were plenty of options to choose from. I purchased an all-natural, grass fed, New York strip steak just to see what that part of the food CROW world was all about. The steak was over 24 bucks a pound, and it was lean. I took care not to overcook the steak so I could give it a fair evaluation. It was okay, but I wouldn’t buy another. There are lots of options in today’s meat-consuming world and Whole Foods has worked hard to provide unique meat products for their customers. The store is very proud of their products, but not everyone can afford to shop there. They have just over 300 stores nationwide and have obviously done their demographic homework. You will only find their stores in the most affluent cities. We have seen quite a few beef producers try and satisfy these niche beef markets over the years. And it’s good to see producers become more consumer focused. The markets have always sent the right signals and incentive for a producer to differentiate their product. It’s good old capitalism. It’s the way markets are supposed to work. Whole Foods has done a good job sourcing the variety of meat products they provide and are working directly with producers to get a specific type of product. They have also taken steps to assure their consumers they’ve provided the humane treatment element to the meat case. But I’m not sure I like how they define the terms “humane” and “sustainability” in the livestock industry. Several years ago, they started a group they called Animal Compassion Foundation to help them get guaranteed humane raised products. The group’s name has changed to Global Animal Partnership, commonly known as GAP. Their idea was to lay down a framework for humane livestock production systems and they came up with a five-step program for producers to follow. On the surface, this GAP program seems harmless and will provide Whole Foods with that type of product. However, when you realize who is guiding this program, it becomes a little shady and there is reason to be concerned. One of the familiar names on the board is Wayne Pacelle, the big dog at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), along with one of his lieutenants, Miyan Park who was VP of the HSUS Farm Animal Welfare program and involved with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). There are a couple other folks on the board who carry similar activist credentials. This cast of characters on the GAP board of directors suggests its intention may not simply be about compassion and doing a better job raising livestock. The history behind their board member choices suggest that they are all about setting a humane standard and legislating it. Which means, if you don’t raise livestock according to their standard, you may just as well go out of business. There is one cattleman on the board who works with a natural beef company that supplies product to Whole foods. He said that being on the GAP board is a little intimidating but he feels that the debate is inevitable and feels they need to be involved. He is fully aware of the other board members’ real jobs and treads with caution. Every meat species has producer representation on the board. The part that bugs me is that the non-producer members of this GAP board are documented , paid, animal welfare activists, and are collecting some big paychecks. They have a long history in their chosen trade. With this bunch, it’s pretty simple, if you’re not with them, you’re against them, and they will try and make you pay for it. There is no middle ground. On the HSUS website, Pacelle was lambasting a professional activist who had opposing views to his. He said that Rick Berman, who runs the Center for Consumer Freedom, is a hired gun who fights against HSUS. The way I see it, Pacelle is being a bit hypocritical. He should be able to spot a professional activist when he sees one. I’m a little uncomfortable letting this group set a humane standard. I would prefer that the cattle groups take this humane treatment issue head on and set our own standards for humane treatment. GAP may be working for Whole Foods, but I certainly don’t want GAP creating a standard for everyone. And it could create an image that if you’re a producer and don’t support them, that you’re the bad guy. — PETE CROW
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KAY’S korner F o o d safety is the beef industry’s second most critical issue after demand. In fact, the two are inter-connected. So no one will quibble with the need to spend whatever it takes to make beef as safe as possible. But an examination of the years after the Jack-inBox E. coli O157:H7 tragedy in 1993 shows that the deadly pathogen has cost the industry billions of dollars. I watched the industry in the decade after the tragedy spend hundreds of millions of dollars and in early 2003 conducted a study of the total cost. The resulting numbers were staggering. I calculated that the tragedy cost the industry as much as $2.8 billion in the decade. By far the biggest cost, $1.6 billion, was the decline in demand caused by negative publicity about beef. The second major cost was that incurred by packers. This included at least $400 million in food safety interventions and another $350 million in increased operating costs. Shortly after the tragedy’s 10th anniversary came the U.S.’ first BSE case, which caused billions of dollars in damage in terms of lost export sales. Packers since then have spent tens of millions of dollars in separating and disposing of SRMs (specified risk materials)
BEEF talk Right now, cows are calving 88.8 percent of the time within the first 42 days of the calving season. That is good, so hats off to progressive cattle managers. Cattle reproduction is a very talked-about number. As noted for years, if not decades, success in the cow/ calf business is directly related to a producer’s ability to get the cows pregnant. The standard numbers referred to are relatively easy to calculate. These numbers are common numbers printed by cattle performance programs or simply calculated by hand. The North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association publishes annual numbers that serve as benchmarks for those who utilize the CHAPS (Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Software) program through the association. These benchmarks serve as achievable targets for producers as they set their managerial objectives. The typical values for percent of cows pregnant are 93.6 and 92.9 percent of the cows calve. This means that of all the cows exposed to the bull, a little more than 7 percent of the cows never calve. In terms of overall evaluation of the cow herd, these numbers are good
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from carcasses. Meanwhile, they and the rest of the industry have continued to spend heavily on E. coli-related initiatives. The industry has made huge strides since 1993 in reducing the prevalence of E. coli but the costs associated with this pathogen are far from over. USDA in September announced it will start testing next March for the presence of six additional strains of E. coli (known as non-O157 STECS). While USDA puts the costs of this testing at $10 million annually, I and others believe this cost will be tiny compared to the costs associated with the consequence of testing. The consequence is that the new testing will likely result in far more positives than now occur for O157. Confirmed positives for O157 and the STECs will be five to 10 times higher than currently for O157 alone, says scientist Mohammed Koohmaraie, a world authority on E. coli. This means that a lot more beef trimmings will have to be diverted to cooking, he says. About 0.8 percent of all trimmings currently held and tested for O157 go to cooking. The increase will leave less available raw material on the market and so its value will increase. Conversely, testing for the STECS will also mean a longer holding period than for product tested for O157.
So even if product tests negative, it will have a shorter shelf life and will likely sell at a discount to other product. This prospect comes as the price of fresh 50CL trim (from steers and heifers) reached new record highs in early November, making 50CL prices 67 percent higher than at the same time last year. The price of other trimmings is likely to increase as well after USDA and packers start testing for the STECs, as testing will involve all trimmings from fed and non-fed cattle. This scenario will play out just as commercial cattle slaughter begins to shrink. Early forecasts are for total slaughter in 2012 to decline 4.5 percent or 1.5 million head. Testing for the STECS will produce more positives for two reasons, says Koohmaraie. The testing will not have the same degree of efficacy as with O157. Second, the STECS don’t yet have the specificity that O157 has. They are detected as a group of organisms, as opposed to one type of organism like O157, and they lack unique characteristics. So the first screening will find a large number of samples to be “potential positives,” he says. He estimates a 4 percent to 10 percent positive range in trim and says variation will occur due to the effectiveness of dressing proce-
dures and interventions in plants. Regardless of how good a plant is, the number of potential positives will be substantially higher than for O157, he says. The list of STECS will grow to include other nonO157 STECs, says Kooh maraie, CEO of the meat division of IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group, Lake Forest Park, WA. So the industry one day will be dealing with more than the big 6. There will be a renewed impetus to do the right things on dressing practices, intervention efficacy, and harvest processes in general. This will eventually result in a drop in the number of potential and confirmed positives for O157 and the six additional STEC strains, he says. In the short-term, however, buyers of beef trimmings will likely face higher prices. This might increase the price of hamburger patties in fast food chains and ground beef in grocery stores. The beef industry’s most valuable product might be slightly safer as a result of the additional testing. But it will come at a cost to the industry and possibly to consumers. — Steve Kay (Steve Kay is Editor/Publisher of Cattle Buyers Weekly, an industry newsletter published at P.O. Box 2533, Petaluma, CA, 94953; 707/765-1725. Kay’s Korner appears exclusively in WLJ.)
Calving distribution is a key evaluator of reproductive success comparative numbers to see how one herd ranks with another. Most producers cull the open cows, make managerial adjustments and anticipate a better calf crop the next year. These good managerial efforts help keep some positive reproductive pressure on the herd. Reproduction is considered by many to be a lowly heritable trait. In other words, genetic selection has less impact than environmental effects or general management. Many feel reproduction is fairly stable in most herds, pending any detrimental health effects. Another method to look at reproduction is to develop a calving distribution table. Calving distribution may seem harder to calculate, but the neat feature of these numbers is that a producer doesn’t need to know the number of cows exposed. Producers simply are dealing with the number of cows calving and recorded in the calving book. The calving distribution table allows a producer to follow how cows are calving within the calving season, as well as the percentage that are calving within 21 days, 42 days, 63 days or later within the herd. These per-
centages can be compared with the benchmarks for overall herd evaluation or utilized to follow how individual cows calf within the herd. The CHAPS benchmark for the percentage of cows calving within the first 21-day period of the calving season is 63.4 percent. The calving season is said to start when the third mature cow calves or is calculated based on a known bull turnout date utilizing a 283-day average gestation length. The percentage of cows calving within the first 42 days of the calving season is 88.8 percent and within the first 63 days of the calving season is 95.3 percent. If a producer doesn’t have the CHAPS program, the calculations still are easy to figure from the calving book. Simply count the total number of mature cows that calved and note that number on a separate sheet of paper. Then go down the calving book and highlight or circle the third mature cow that calved. Disregard the firstcalving heifers. Then count down 21 days from when the third mature cow calved and draw a line there, as well as at 42 days and 63 days after the third mature cow calved. By counting the number of
cows within each segment of the calving book and dividing by the total number of mature cows in the calving book, the percentage of cows calving at 21, 42 and 63 days is calculated. The first-calf heifers are not included in these calculations because oftentimes the bull turnout or artificial insemination dates are quite different from those of the mature cows. Cow culling is upon us as the cows are brought home and sorted for winter. The logical approach would be to take a serious look at the calf book and simply draw a line on those late-calving cows and allow another producer with cows that calve later to bring them into his or her program. No excuses need to be made for having a concise calving season. May you find all your ear tags. Your comments are always welcome at http://www. BeefTalk.com.— Kris Ringwall (Kris Ringwall is a North Dakota State University Extension Beef Specialist, Director of the NDSU Dickinson Research Center and Executive Director of the North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association. He can be contacted at 701/483-2045.)
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BEEF bits Horse slaughter legal again Horse slaughter plants have become legal again after Congress lifted restrictions on processing horse meat. President Barack Obama signed the enabling bill on Nov. 18. Entities already are considering opening plants in Oregon, and possibly Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Georgia and Missouri, slaughter plant proponent Sue Wallis says. Between 120,000-200,000 horses will be killed for human consumption/year, she estimates. In coming months, the first couple of plants may open, says Wallis. The Wyoming state representative says her pro-slaughter group “United Horsemen” is working closely with entities to open what she says will be humane slaughter plants. However, plants will have to get state approval and could face court challenges, says Lauren Silverman Simon, a federal lobbyist for the Humane Society of the U.S.
FSIS extends comment period The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has extended its public comment period and will hold a public meeting on the agency’s implementation plans for controlling non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in raw, intact and non-intact beef products and product components. In its Sept. 20 document announcing the plans, FSIS asked for comments on a variety of issues related to non-O157 STECs. That comment period, originally scheduled to end Nov. 21, has been extended to Dec. 21.
Uruguay eyes U.S. beef market As economic crises befall EU nations, many Uruguayan meat processors are looking toward the U.S., ElPais.com.uy is reporting. “The U.S. offers such advantages to Uruguay as speed and ease at which business transactions are completed,” said Gustavo Dieguez, director of the Meat Processing Industry Association of Uruguay, in an interview with El País. Uruguay is exporting its beef products to more than 100 foreign markets, all while keeping its prices at competitive levels. “Uruguay has a low number of livestock and slaughter rate … this keeps prices relatively stable,” Dieguez affirmed, adding that with Spain’s serious economic problems, other EU countries could face similar situations. “If prices decrease in the EU, they will also go down in other markets,” he concluded.
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Idaho Beef Summit scheduled for January Beef producers can learn ways to improve the quality, consistency and value of their product at the upcoming Idaho Beef Summit sponsored by the Idaho Beef Council. The meetings will feature
speakers, hands-on workshops, and demonstrations focusing on beef end product quality. Producers will have the opportunity to learn the “meat” side of the beef industry, according to University of Idaho (UI) Extension Edu-
OBITUARY Dora E. Krocesky Dora E. Krocesky passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at home on her beloved property in Buena Vista, CO. Dora was born Oct. 30, 1926, on the family farm in Campo, CO, to Lacy and Ruth Durham. She was the second of four children, Betty Jean Yoder, Lacy Durham, and Virginia Kletke. Dora started in the newspaper business at an early age of 17 when she went to work for her Aunt Hazel in Booker, OK. This was the perfect career for Dora with her love of reading and politics, both local and national. In the late ’40s, she moved to Leadville, CO, where she worked for the Herald Democrat and in 1949, married Edward Krocesky. Eddie and Dora relocated to Buena Vista in 1953. She worked for the Herald Democrat in Leadville, Chaffee County Republican (now the Times) in Buena Vista, and the Fairplay Flume. Dora remained in Buena Vista for a few years after Eddie’s death but in 1979, she moved to Denver and worked on the Western Livestock Journal. When she retired in 1991, she traveled and worked summers in Yellowstone National
Park, Denali National Park, and the San Juan Islands in Washington. Dora was very active in several organizations. Because of her love of books, she served on the first Library Board in Buena Vista. She loved politics so she was involved in the League of Women Voters and was a proud member of DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution). Dora was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Krocesky, mother and father (Ruth and Lacy Durham), her brother (Lacy Durham Jr.) and her brother in law (Jay Yoder). She is survived by her three children, Margaret Krocesky of Denver, John (Debbie) Krocesky of Buena Vista, and Tim (Chris) Krocesky of Buena Vista; her sisters Betty Jean (Jay) Yoder of Yoder and Virginia (Dale) Kletke of Denver; and her granddaughter Sara (David) Chandroo of Ramona, CA. She also is survived by many beloved nieces, nephews, great- nieces and great-nephews. Memorial services were held on Sept. 24, 2011, on her property. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Living Water Hospice, Premier Home Care, PO Box 5007, Buena Vista CO 81211.
Implementing E. coli testing Food safety experts say a vaccine and a feed additive administered to cattle in pre-harvest stages could help to virtually eliminate E. coli from beef products, but costs and who in the supply chain bears them have thus far been prohibitive factors, according to a report by USA Today. “The question is no longer, ‘Can we get the technologies?’ We’ve got them, or they’re soon to arrive. The question is, ‘How do we implement?’” the story quotes Guy Loneragan, a professor of food safety at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, as saying.
cator Sarah Baker. Beef producers will hear from leading industry personnel on understanding and improving beef carcass quality through DNA-based technology, nutrition and marketing. Leading retailers and chefs will discuss retail and foodservice trends and showcase how consumer preferences affect the bottom lines of beef producers. Attendees will view cutting demos and tour processing facilities to learn about carcass grading, processing, and value added marketing
for market and cull beef. UI animal and meat science faculty and UI Extension faculty, along with other beef industry professionals, will conduct the course beginning on the evening of Jan. 5 and concluding at noon on Jan. 7 at the Canyon Springs, Red Lion Hotel in Twin Falls, ID. Registration is $50 per person. For more information, or to register, please contact the University of Idaho Extension Office in Custer County at 879-2344 or your local Extension office. — WLJ
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JBS shares list A total of 3,864 Brazilian farms were identified by JBS officials as having broken environmental or labor laws, according to a government press release that detailed JBS’ cooperation. Given the questionable nature of these producers’ farming practices, JBS said it avoided purchasing cattle from any of them but found the livestock had been sold to other beef processors. Names of those companies weren’t disclosed to the public, and it is unknown how much of that beef, if any, was exported to other markets. Federal prosecutors say they will investigate names on the list JBS has provided. JBS’ research and mapping efforts are a response to charges by public prosecutors in mid-October that the company had bought cattle from ranchers in Mato Grosso state breaking environmental and labor laws. In an October press release, the company said it hasn’t violated its May 2010 sustainable livestock agreement to not buy cattle from Brazilian ranchers breaking the law, and stressed it has strict controls on its supply sourcing, follows a rigorous sustainability policy, monitors suppliers, and rejects any practices that harm the environment or people.
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Spring Heifer & Bull Calf Pairs • Spring-Calving Bred Cows & Heifers Spring-Born Show Heifer Prospects • Semen • Embryos • Herd Sires
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Selling one-third embryo interest in Valedictorian, the 2008 Denver Supreme Champion Hereford and National Grand Champion Heifer!
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Meat processing plant will revive failing community A 300,000-square-foot meat processing plant is scheduled to begin construction in early 2012 near the small town of Yerington, NV. Officials with Walker River Meat Processing said the facility could employ up to 700 when running at full capacity. “We aren’t building a slaughter plant, we are building a meat-processing plant,” CEO Vincent Estell said. If everything goes as planned, Estell said the plant is expected to begin processing by mid 2013 and be running at 100 percent by 2015. The plant will process up to 2,000 head of
cattle, 2,500 pigs and 1,000 sheep and goats daily once operating at full capacity. The estimated cost for the facility is more than $100 million. The plant will be in Lyon County, which has had the highest unemployment rate in Nevada over the last several years, hovering above 15 percent since the beginning of 2009. Lyon County’s unemployment rate has outpaced the national rate by as much as 11 percent. According to some, Estell may find qualified employees somewhat scarce. The plant will require about 150 workers once it becomes operational in the
second or third quarter of 2013, Estell says. The first round of employees will be trained by meat processing industry experts and, in turn, will train additional hires. Many of the proposed workers will come from neighboring areas, such as Fallon, Silver Springs and Fernley. Estell says Walker River Meat Processing plans to bus in workers, similar to local mining companies, in order to reduce congestion on roadways leading into the facility. “I want to keep car traffic off the roads, and I want to make sure the workers can
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Board of Commissioners sent a proposed ordinance that would change the zoning from industrial to agricultural back to the county’s planning department because of concerns about how it would affect future industrial development. Planning Director Rob Loveberg said the subject property is zoned ME and must be changed to M-1 zoning before it can begin. Estell said, financially, the company would pump about $50 million overall into the community once the project is fully implemented. According to Estell, the median annual salary for workers at the plant would be around $36,000. The annual per capita income for the county from 2005 through 2009 was estimated at $19,467. Asked about the property, Estell said the company has an agreement with the owner on acquiring the property but won’t close on a purchase until it secures the needed approvals/agreements. Estell said there is a conceptual site plan for development of the multi-species meat processing plant, which would feature state-of-theart technology, including waste and animal byproducts used for on site power generation and a green design for buildings. The written summary for the proposal calls for a primary meat processing facility consisting of construction of a processing building of around 150,000 square feet separated into three main components. The first component would consist of a 60,000-squarefoot area for the processing of up to 2,000 hogs per day, with space to expand to 150,000 square feet that could process up to 5,000 hogs per day and including a kill floor, a quick freeze freezer, a storage freezer, a processing and packaging area, a prepared meals kitchen, smoke rooms, a
freezer storage area, and loading docks. The second component would consist of a 60,000square-foot area for the processing of up to 1,000 cattle per day, with space to expand to 150,000 square feet to process up to 2,500 per day and consisting of similar facilities as the hog processing area. The third component of the proposed site plan is a 30,000-square-foot area for the processing of up to 500 sheep and 500 goats per day, along with a kosher kill area for the processing of kosher and other religious meat products, and with space to expand to 75,000 square feet to process up to 1,250 goats and 1,250 sheep daily. This component consists primarily of a kill floor with freezers and processing done in the main meat processing building, but segregated from all other species, the written proposal says. The proposal calls for sorting corrals and sorting pens adjacent to the main processing plant building for each species, planned on a concrete slab. A rendering plant for offal and bones is planned for near the main building and adjacent to that, a pet food plant is proposed. Warehouses, storage and equipment barns and hydroponic growing barns are also planned, as is an onsite meat cutters apprenticeship program, with training and hiring on a local preference basis. A railroad spur from the existing railroad line to the processing plant loading dock is also part of the proposal. The plant will not only be built according to USDA standards, but also European Union Food Regulations and Standards, according to Estell. This will allow producers to sell products internationally. — Traci Eatherton, WLJ Editor
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association will set priorities Members of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA) will hold policy committee meetings and adopt proposed policies during its convention and annual meeting Dec. 1214 at The Meadows Conference & Event Center in Altoona. ICA has three standing committees that develop and review policy proposals: Beef Product, Business Issues, and Cattle Production. Each committee will meet 2-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, to review expiring policy and discuss proposed resolutions. ICA members can select which committee meeting they’d like to participate in. The Beef Product Committee covers issues relative to beef safety, global marketing, and information on nutrition and health. The Business Issues Committee discusses agricultural policy, public/private land and environmental management, and tax and finance issues. The Cattle Production Committee reviews cattle marketing, animal health and well-being, and science and technology. Policy committee chairmen are ICA producer members who are knowledgeable about the various issues and have a strong desire to im-
prove the cattle industry in Iowa. Committee chairmen are: Mike Cline, Elgin, Beef Product Committee; Bill Couser, Nevada, Business Issues Committee; and Tom Bonnichsen, Letts, Cattle Production Committee. On Dec. 14, all ICA members are invited to attend the association’s annual meeting where the policy actions by each committee will be introduced and offered for amendment, adoption or rejection. Policy proposals can also be made from the floor. Adopted policies will become ICA policy. Issues for discussion that members have brought up in district meetings this fall include Iowa’s fencing law, the flexibility of the Conservation Reserve Program, and property tax adjustments on pasture land. If ICA members cannot be present for the policy discussions on Dec.13-14, they are invited to provide input about specific issues that should be discussed. Policy suggestions and ideas can be sent to ICA’s CEO, Matt Deppe. These can be provided via email (Matt@ iabeef.org); phone, 515-2962266; or by postal mail, (2055 Ironwood Ct, Ames, IA 50014). — WLJ
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Crop could create new renewable energy market Camelina (from page 1)
an initiative to bring sustainable and renewable aviation fuels to the marketplace. • In January, USDA and the Department of the Navy signed a memorandum of understanding to encourage development and use of aviation biofuels. • In August, USDA, Navy and the Department of Energy announced a partnership to invest up to $510 million during the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofu-
els to power military and commercial transportation. The initiative responds to a directive from President Obama issued in March 2011 as part of his Blueprint for A Secure Energy Future, the administration’s framework for reducing dependence on foreign oil. Last Wednesday, USDA’s Risk Management Agency sent out a press release on a pilot program of insurance for camelina beginning with the 2012 crop year. According to USDA’s release, camelina is an oilseed crop with the potential to create new renewable energy markets in the U.S., generate rural jobs here at
home, and decrease America’s dependence on foreign oil. The new pilot program will be available in selected counties in Montana and North Dakota for the 2012 crop year, with a sales closing date of Feb. 1, 2012. “The Obama Administration is committed to building new income opportunities for America’s farmers and ranchers, and by producing biofuels from a wide range of agricultural products, we can help promote economic opportunity in rural America,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “This pilot program will help our farmers produce biomass which will be converted to renew-
New wheat varieties designed for Colorado farmers Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF) is commercializing two new hard red winter wheat varieties in Colorado. Following more than eight years of research, development and rigorous testing at Colorado State University (CSU), these two new varieties—Byrd and Brawl CL Plus—are shaping up as excellent varieties to help farmers in the High Plains region grow wheat with higher yield and test weights, resistance to drought and disease, and superiorquality baking flour.
About Byrd Byrd topped the state average in both the dryland, or UVPT, and irrigated, or IVPT, state Variety Performance Trials in 2010 and 2011, beating the next highest ranked variety by more than 5 bushels per acre on a two-year dryland average and 4 bushels on a two-year irrigated average. Byrd also shows good drought stress tolerance, test weight, stripe rust resistance, and end-use quality. Combine all these traits with Byrd’s exceptional milling and baking quality and Ug-99 stem rust resistance, and Byrd gives farmers a definite advantage. “If past trial data are any predictor, Byrd promises to rapidly become a dominant wheat variety in Colorado,” said Dr. Scott Haley, who manages the CSU Wheat Breeding and Genetics Program. “It has shown yields about 10 percent higher than Hatcher with comparable test weights, drought stress tolerance, and stripe rust resistance.”
About Brawl CL Plus Brawl CL Plus is a Clearfield Plus hard red winter wheat that provides a greater degree of crop safety to Beyon herbicide for broadspectrum weed control, including problematic winter annual grassy weeds. Brawl CL Plus is the first publiclydeveloped “two-gene” Clearfield winter wheat that allows use of methylated seed oil in the tank mix with Beyond herbicide to increase the effectiveness of the herbicide, particularly on feral rye, which is tougher to control once it starts to tiller and develop. “Brawl CL Plus has shown yields pretty similar to Above and Bond CL (other Clearfield wheat varieties), with the advantages of significantly improved test weight, stripe rust resistance, and milling and baking quality,” said Haley. Both varieties are products of the CSU Wheat Breeding and Genetics Program, which is considered one of the best in the country. “Colorado farmers have a long-standing relationship with CSU and the wheat breeding program,” said CWRF President and seed grower Dan Anderson, “The additional royalty funding that we put in through seed sales has driven the program to be able to develop an even greater, more widely-adapted germplasm base than any other public or private wheat breeding program.” The success of this pro-
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Calendar of Events (Send calendar of events information to editorial@wlj.net.) Dec. 7-8 - The seventh annual Colorado Ag Classic will be held at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, CO. The Colorado Ag Classic is the joint convention of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, the Colorado Corn Growers Association, Colorado Sunflower Administrative Committee, Colorado Sorghum Producers, Colorado Seed Growers Association and Colorado Seed Industry Association. For more information visit www.coloradowheat.org or call 970-449-6994 Dec. 7-8 - South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention, Pierre, SD; for more information contact Jeanine Van Ash at 605/945-2333 or email office@sdcattlemen.org Dec. 7-9 - Nebraska Cattlemen/Nebraska CattleWomen Annual Convention; for more information visit www.nebraskacattlemen.org or call 402/475-2333 Dec. 13-15 - Wyoming Stockgrower’s Association, 2011 Winter Roundup, Casper, WY, at the Parkway Plaza; for more information call 307/638-3942 Dec. 15-17 - Montana Stockgrower’s Association, Billings, MT; for more information visit www.mtbeef.org Dec. 16-17 - Missouri Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention &
Trade Show, Columbia, MO; for more information visit www.mocattle.org Dec. 29–31 - 64th annual Arizona National Livestock Show, Phoenix, AZ. For more information visit www. anls.org or call 602/258-8568 2012 Jan. 7-22 - National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO; for more information visit www.nationalwestern.com Jan. 17-18 - Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Mid-Winter meeting; for more information visit www.coloradocattle.org or call 303/431-6422 Feb. 1-4 - Cattle Industry Annual Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show, Nashville, TN; for more information visit www.beefusa.org or contact Kristin Torres at ktorres@beef.org Mar. 29-Apr. 1 - TSCRA Annual Convention, Fort Worth, TX; for more information visit www.tscra.org or call 817/332-7064 May 30-June 2 - Wyoming Cattle Industry Summer Convention and Trade Show, Snow King Resort in Jackson, WY; for more information contact 307-331-2789 June 11-13 - Colorado Cattlemen’s Association/Colorado Livestock Association joint annual meeting, Loveland, CO; for more information visit www.coloradocattle.org or call 303/431-6422
gram is evident with the two new varieties released in Colorado and a third new variety, Denali, which was also developed at CSU and will be primarily marketed in Kansas through a strategic partnership with the Kansas Wheat Alliance, and in Nebraska through a strategic partnership with NuPride Genetics. Byrd and Brawl CL Plus were both made available to seed growers this fall, and will be available to wheat growers around the state for planting on a limited basis in 2012. Byrd and Brawl CL Plus were developed with support from the CSU Agricultural Experiment Station, Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee and CWRF. — WLJ
able fuel and increase America’s energy independence, creating jobs and stimulating rural economies across the nation.” The camelina plan of insurance is Actual Production History, which insures a grower’s yield. The pilot product for camelina was developed through the 508(h) process and submitted by Great Plains Oil and Exploration, LLC – The Camelina Company and Crop Insurance Systems, Inc. Only spring-planted camelina grown under contract with a processor will be eligible for coverage. To be eligible, the contract must state: 1) the producer’s commitment to plant and grow camelina and to deliver the production to the processor; 2) the processor’s commitment to purchase all produc-
tion stated in the processor contract; and 3) a base contract price not to exceed an amount specified in the Special Provisions. A single basic unit will be offered; multiple basic units or optional units are not available. Insurable causes of loss will include: adverse weather, fire, wildlife, earthquake, volcanic eruption, and insect and plant disease but not damage due to insufficient or improper application of pest or disease control measures. Neither written agreements nor prevented planting will be available for camelina. Coverage levels offered will be from the catastrophic level to 65 percent. USDA’s Agricultural Research Service scientists have long-term studies underway to examine ways to
use camelina as a bioenergy crop for producing jet fuel for the military and the aviation industry. The U.S. Navy has begun using alternative fuels and would like to see camelina acreage increase. FA-18 Super Hornets from Lemoore NAS have already tested camelina-based bio-fuel. By 2020, the U.S. Navy wants 50 percent of its liquid fuel to come from alternative sources, according to Lt. Damian Blazy. Blazy told growers gathered at a California ranch in September that the U.S Navy is committed to using alternative fuels. “By next year, we’re going to have an entire fleet certified to run on a 50-50 mixture of biofuel and traditional petroleum.”— Traci Eatherton, WLJ Editor
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Double-digit increases in crop and livestock cash receipts expected in 2011 Farm Income (from page 1)
• Total production expenses are forecast to jump about $34 billion (12 percent) in 2011 to nearly $320 billion, driven by increases in input prices. • Government payments are forecast to be $10.6 billion in 2011, a 14.4 percent decrease from 2010. Crop receipts are expected to rise over 16 percent in 2011, reflecting large anticipated increases in prices, especially for hay, corn, wheat and cotton. Livestock receipts are expected to rise nearly 17 percent, led by strong prices for dairy and
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increase in U.S. domestic wheat usage. The USDA rice production forecast for crop marketing year 2011 is 23 percent below last year despite an expected average yield increase of nearly 7 percent. Total use of U.S. rice for crop marketing year 2011 is expected to be 13 percent below last year’s record high, with domestic and residual use down about 8 percent from last year’s record. U.S. rice exports for marketing year 2011 are expected to decline 18 percent. U.S. rice receipts are expected to decline almost 14 percent, with the price of U.S. rice averaging $13.69 per cwt. in calendar year
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in quantities sold are expected for pecans and lemons. Overall, fruit and tree nut sales are predicted to rise over 3 percent as the average price for fruit and nuts increases a little over 3 percent. Almonds have benefitted from a recordbreaking harvest. However, pecan production has suffered from drought conditions. U.S. potato prices are expected to average about $9.80 per cwt. in 2011. Expectations of increased potato sales reflect a price increase combined with an expected increase in quantity sold. Despite a small 2011 crop and moderate demand, dry bean receipts are forecast to increase as U.S. dry bean prices average $35.49 per cwt. in 2011, 27.6 percent above 2010. Large anticipated price increases in 2011 are expected to generate strong sales for U.S. livestock. Drought has continued to play a major role in U.S. beef cattle markets. Exports of U.S. beef are up 27 percent from last year. Dairy receipts are expected to increase by more than onequarter as milk prices received by dairy farmers rise to more than $20/cwt. Large sales increases are anticipated for all three red meat categories, with a large but lesser increase for turkeys and chicken eggs. Hog producers are expected to benefit from strong demand for U.S. pork products, especially from Japan and China. Turkey shipments are forecast to increase 18 percent from 2010. — WLJ
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Outcome may be more litigation Grazing (from page 1)
Hudak remarked, referring to several similar bills that have been submitted, and died, in Congress over the past decade. The language of the bill states that grazing is incompatible with other uses of public land such as recreation and environmental conservation. In an emailed message to congress members soliciting their co-sponsorship of the bill, Smith claimed that public lands ranching damages the environment, harms wildlife, and is a waste of taxpayer dollars. “The federal grazing program is among the most environmentally destructive, fiscally wasteful, and economically inefficient uses of our public lands,” Smith wrote, citing a 2004 Government Accountability Office report which indicated that BLM and the Forest Service were jointly losing $115 million dollars a year in administering the grazing program. A number of environmental groups were involved in creation of the bill. In the WWP press release, Ertz thanked the Sierra Club’s Grazing Team, WildEarth Guardians, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, “and other members of the REVA team whose tireless effort at home and in Washington, D.C., have brought about this encouraging development.” The language in REVA claims that permits have
become “stranded investments” for many ranches, and proposes that an option to sell out permits to thirdparty buyers “would help recapitalize an ailing sector of rural America” by giving ranchers the opportunity to restructure, retire or start new businesses. According to the “Rural Vitalization System” proposed in the bill, ranchers could negotiate a price with third parties to waive their possession of a grazing permit. If a rancher did relinquish a permit under such an arrangement, either the secretary of Interior or the secretary of Agriculture would be required to permanently terminate grazing on that allotment. “There’s a long history of these permits having value on the real estate market, explained Hudak. “But they only have that value when they’re attached to a base property. Now, a rancher can realize value in those permits separate from the sale of his ranch.” Contrary to Hudak’s claim, it has long been a standard practice for ranchers to retain their base property and sell one or more permits to other ranchers in the interest of downsizing. But the REVA legislation would give ranchers a new option: to profit from the permanent termination of grazing on the allotment, as opposed to selling it to another rancher. “It puts that decisionmaking power into the hands of the rancher rather
than in the hands of the management agency,” Hudak explained. Putting the decision of whether multiple use lands will be permanently closed to grazing in the hands of private parties raises the question of how radically REVA would reshape the key pieces of legislation governing grazing on lands already designated for that use by Congress. According to public lands attorney William Myers III of Holland and Hart, the automatic retirement and permanent withdrawal of grazing lands from congressionally-designated grazing districts that the REVA legislation contemplates is in conflict with the Taylor Grazing Act (TGA), and possibly also with the Federal Land Policy Management Act (FLPMA). If REVA were passed into law, Myers explained, REVA would have precedence as the latest pronouncement of Congress, causing conflicting sections of TGA and FLPMA to be “repealed by implication.” Presently, only an act of Congress can permanently end grazing on designated grazing lands. Myers also voiced his suspicion that REVA might set the stage for increased litigation by aggressive non-profit organizations against agency and ranchers as a means of leveraging permit buyouts. In the past, many ranchers have found themselves financially strapped after lengthy lawsuits filed by environ-
mental groups. Myers suggested that REVA would provide an added incentive to litigate since environmental groups could permanently eliminate grazing on allotments by making permittees financially desperate enough to sell to them. Hudak was more skeptical. “I don’t see that this really enables those organizations to litigate any more than they would anyway. Those organizations have been litigating, and will continue to litigate,” Hudak remarked, adding, “I think this legislation is a plus for the ranchers, so if their allotment is litigated over, they have the opportunity to still realize some value in those permits rather than having them be worthless.”— A — ndy Rieber, WLJ Correspondent
NCGA lower crop insurance premiums The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) praised USDA’s announcement that crop insurance premiums for corn will be rerated for the 2012 crop year. “NCGA has been working on this issue for more than eight years,” NCGA President Garry Niemeyer, a corn farmer from Auburn, IL, said. “We are pleased to hear our farmers will no longer be facing the continued widening gap between the loss for corn and the premiums charged to growers for policy coverage. This is a day long coming.” The announcement stated the average premium for corn will be lowered by 7 percent beginning in 2012 and soybeans will be lowered by 9 percent. The rate adjustment is based on findings of an independent study and peer review process. The USDA’s Risk Management Agency also announced it will be releasing documents that outline premium rates and other program information for the 2012 crop year. “Our farmers have historically paid more than their fair share of crop insurance premiums and we are pleased to see this is finally coming to an end,” Niemeyer said. “We will continue to work with the USDA as they implement these new premiums for the 2012 crop year.” — WLJ
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the cattlemen are concerned that if the Humane Society of the United States and other heavily-funded animal rights organizations get involved, it could result in changes to the legislation that make it difficult for them to do their jobs. Savage said cattlemen are as adamant—and in many ways more so—as anyone about making sure animals are treated right. “We feel very good about the cattlemen in Idaho. I think our product speaks for itself. We raise a tremendous product. It’s wanted worldwide. We take pride in the way we treat our animals and the way we treat all our natural resources. It’s a commitment we make. I’m talking to you from my mother’s kitchen table in the house that belonged to my grandparents. I’m 52 and my first memory is of feeding a calf. My son is the fourth generation to be in this business. That doesn’t happen if you’re abusing your animals and resources.” — Maria Tussing, WLJ Correspondent
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the AFL-CIO, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, a homebuilders association and the Nevada resort industry praised the proposed 300-mile, $3.5 billion pipeline. Without a reliable water supply, the Las Vegas area will not be able to recover from the recession, let alone flourish again, said Danny Thompson, secretary-treasurer of the Nevada AFL-CIO. “This is about more than an inter-basin transfer of water,” Thompson said. “The economic viability of the state is at stake here.” King can expect to also review thousands of comments before the end of the public comment period. More than 21,000 comments were sent last Tuesday alone, according to officials with the Tucson, AZ-based Center for Biological Diversity. The Nevada Division of Water Resources was taking written public comment on the proposal last week in Carson City. Email submissions were not accepted. The group says that siphoning 57 million gallons of water a year would ruin the environment and economy of parts of eastern Nevada and western Utah—all to support what the center calls unsustainable urban growth in southern Nevada. “Aside from being a financial boondoggle, the Water Authority’s proposed pipeline would destroy Nevada’s priceless natural heritage and huge swaths of rural communities,” Rob Mrowka, a Nevada-based ecologist with the organization, said in a statement. “There are other, better options for addressing southern Nevada’s longterm water needs.” But not everyone in the city of Las Vegas supports the pipeline. “We don’t need this water,” Great Basin Water Network spokesman Launce Rake said during a news conference last Monday on a downtown street near the water authority office. “We have a safe, reliable source of water in the Colorado River if we use it wisely.” — Traci Eatherton, WLJ Editor
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Who knew? Those thick, sharp-tasting orange peels that people would never dream of eating are “snack heaven” for cows. Not only does the cow get good roughage and vitamins, but it also gets an antimicrobial boost from the peel’s essential oils. That’s partly because the peel contains a compound called “d-limonene,” which is used in many cleaning products as an antimicrobial agent. And since adult cows can have 1 trillion or more microbes in 1 ounce of rumen fluid, there are lots to mop up! Although experts consider the U.S. food supply to be very safe, millions of Americans become ill each year due to foodborne pathogenic bacteria. Salmonella enterica is a common foodborne pathogenic bacterium that is among the spectrum of microbes found inside the intestines of cattle, swine and poultry. Transient or harmless organisms, as well as beneficial ones, are also among those intestinal microbes. Because pathogenic Salmonella can be found in the live food animal, reducing its populations in the gastrointestinal tract could potentially improve food safety because fewer pathogenic bacteria would be present during slaughter and processing. Several naturally occurring plant chemicals have shown promise as antibacterials in a variety of applications. Citrus essential oils, for example, have been part of the human diet for hundreds of years, and their effects on bacterial growth and survival are well studied. Citrus oils have been known to kill Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli.
An unlikely cleanser A team of researchers recognized the potential of citrus byproducts as a possible food safety intervention and
has been experimenting with them since 1999. The team consists of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) microbiologist Todd R. Callaway, animal scientist Tom S. Edrington with the Food and Feed Safety Research Unit in College Station, TX, ARS animal scientist and research leader Jeffery Carroll with the Livestock Issues Research Unit in Lubbock, TX, and John Arthington at the University of Florida in Ona. “While foodborne pathogens are found in the gut of food animals, non-antibiotic methods to reduce such pathogens in the live animal are important to improving food safety,” says Callaway. Initial laboratory results published in 2005 indicated that citrus products included in ruminant rations decreased pregastric gut and lower-gut populations of E. coli O157:H7 and a variant of S. enterica, S. Typhimurium, without causing a significant change in fermentation end products. These end products include acetate, which is a volatile fatty acid. Certain beneficial bacteria in the cow’s gut produce these acids, which are absorbed by the animal to provide energy. “Cows have evolved to depend on volatile fatty acids—or VFAs—for nearly all their energy needs,” says Callaway. “Absorption of VFAs is necessary, and if there is a large disruption in VFA absorption, then there is also a disruption to the animal’s efficiency, productivity and health.” Callaway’s early data showed the feasibility of using orange pulp as a feed source to provide antipathogenic activity in cattle. He also showed that citrus byproducts (orange peel and pulp) are compatible with current production practices, are palatable to the animals, and can be a “green” solution. Citrus byproducts are also economically feasible and readily available. While citrus byproducts are fed to cattle because of
their high nutritive value and low cost, Callaway has been shedding more light on how to exploit the essential oils inside the peel and pulp that are natural antimicrobials. Collaborations with University of Arkansas-Fayetteville researchers Steven Ricke and Philip Crandall have identified specific essential oils that kill pathogenic bacteria. In other laboratory tests, Callaway’s research group has demonstrated that the addition of a small amount of orange peel and pulp to a mixture of laboratory ruminal fluid fermentations reduced populations of E. coli O157:H7 and S. Typhimurium. The amount given was considered similar to a realistic amount ingested on a farm. The 2008 study, which was coauthored with Carroll, Arthington, and University of Arkansas researchers, was published in Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Callaway’s further studies demonstrated that feeding orange peel and pulp reduced intestinal populations of diarrhea-causing E. coli in weaned swine. That study, also led by Carroll and coauthored with Callaway, was published in 2010 in the Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances.
From heavy peels to pellets From the time Callaway began studying citrus as an animal gut cleanser, he also recognized that citrus peel can be heavy and expensive to ship long distances. “Even as compost, citrus peels are difficult to transport,” he says. Thus, Callaway’s latest studies investigated the use of processed orange peel pellets. The team fed the pellets to sheep as a model for cows for eight days. They found a 10-fold reduction in Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 in the animals’ intestinal contents. Callaway received a grant from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (beef checkoff funds) to help fund the work. These studies were accepted for publication in 2011 in the Journal of Food Protection and Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. “When approaching preharvest food safety, we take a ‘multiple-hurdle’ approach,” says Callaway. “These studies have the potential to lead to one more in a series of hurdles set up to prevent spread of foodborne pathogens.” Processing plants, for example, depend on multiple
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SALE reports RV Bar Angus Ranch Nov. 19, Vernal, UT 65 Bull calves . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,383 3 2-year-old bulls . . . . . . . . . .2,360 10 Bred heifers . . . . . . . . . . . .1,750 9 Bred cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,383 5 Comm. open heifers . . . . .1,090 11 Comm. bred heifers . . . . .1,656 Auctioneer: C.D. “Butch” Booker The Vincent family has put together a very good performance Angus program and has developed a good market for their high altitude cattle; the PAP scores are extremely good. Both commercial and registered cattlemen bid actively on this set of cattle. TOPS—Bulls: RV Progress R151, 2/19/11 by GAR Progress; to Jude Hacking, Vernal, $6,000. RV Hover
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consumer friendly. A large crowd of cattlemen gathered from a wide area on a brisk, cool day. Buyers were eager to own a part of this offering in a rapid fire sale with strong demand. TOPS—Bulls: Lot 50 DS Ambition 0726, 5/3/10 son KCF Bennett M326 S380; Monte Rainforth, O’neill, NE, 3/4 int., $8,250. Lot 10 JH 8141 Advance B012, 3/31/10 son HH Advance 8141U; Rasser Bros., Red Cloud, NE. $7,500. Lot 24 DS Ambittion 0657, 4/9/10 son KCF Bennett M326 S380; James Keller, Newport, NE, $7,000. Lot 38 DS Ambition 0694, 4/21/10 son KCF Bennett M326 S380; Kurt Johnson, Stuart, NE,$6,750. Lot45 DS Class Act 0703, 4/25/10 son KCF Bennett 10H S752; Monte Rainforth,
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SimAngus heifers . . . . . . . . . 1,800 2 Bred blkred carrier heifers 1,700 24 Bred Angus heifers. . . . . . 1,783 16 Bred blk SimAngus heifers. . . . . . . . . . 1,888 Ludvigson Stock Farms always offers cutting edge genetics and this group of cattle in their first fall sale saw strong demand from breeders and commercial ranchers. The thickmade, correct offering was packed with excellent balanced EPDs, performance and strong carcass values. TOPS—Bulls: Lot 12 LSF RAB Sovereign X7880, 1/15/10, sired by Beckton, NE. P P707; and out of a Destination daughter, to Harms Plainview Ranch, Lincolnville, KS, and Wedel Red Angus, Leoti, KS, $17,500. Lot 8 LSF RAB Complete X7834, 3/5/10, sired by Brown Blue Sky; and out of a Revelation daughter, to the Orion Beef Group, Billings, MT, $13,500. Lot 5 LSF RR Bulletproof 0375X, 3/25/10, sired by LSF Tank; and out of a Big Sky daughter, to Thistle Ridge Stock Farms, Taber, Alberta, and Silver Spur Ranch, Encampment, WY, $10,000. Lot 6 LSF Outlook 0410X, 2/9/10, sired by LSF JBOB Expectation; and out of a Combination daughter, to Braesch Red Angus, Herman, NE, $10,000. Lot 2 LSF Professional 0418X, 2/13/10, sired by Messmer Packer; and out of a Ribeye daughter, to Leland Red Angus, Sydney, MT, $8,000. Females: Lot 101 LSF Crystal R5154 X0105, 2/4/10, sired by LSF JBOB Expectation 6034S; and out of a Ribeye daughter, to Butcher Red Angus, Holstein, IA, $4,000. — Jerry Gliko Green Mountain Angus Ranch Annual Production Sale Nov. 18, Ryegate, MT 192 bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,840 155 Comm. bred heifers . . . .1,679 Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs Strong, steady demand throughout the sale for these popular bulls offered by this progressive Angus program. It featues large groups of proven AI sires with easy calving, growth performance and correctness. The offering included calves, fall yearlings and coming twos. TOPS bulls: GMAR Onward Y006, 1/7/11 by Connealy Onward; to Degrand Angus, Baker, MT, $9,500. GMAR in Focus Y066, 1/27/11 by Mytty in Focus; to TC Outfit, Vale, SD $9,250. GMAR Upward Y317, 2/16/11 by Sitz Upward 307R; to Bill Bickle, Ismay, MT, $9,000. GMAR Image Maker Y009, 1/7/11 by HA Image Maker 0415; to Joseph Angus, Winner, SD, $9,000. Gmar in Focus: Y193, 2/3/11 by Mytty in Focus to Kenny McFarland, Newell, SD, $9,000. GMAR in Focus Y313, 2/16/11 by Mytty In Focus; to McFarland, $9,000. GMAR In Focus Y179, 2/3/11 by Mytty In Focus; to TC Outfit, $9,000. — Jerry Gliko Mytty Angus Ranch Female Production Sale Nov. 22, Florence, MT 106 Registered females. . . .$3,061 246 Comm. bred heifers . . . .1,517 Auctioneer: Joe Goggins Sale Management: Cotton and Association This reputation program offered a group of females with some real opportunity in this fall sale—top proven breeding and some of their newest genetics also. The commercial bred heifers found ready demand also. The cattle sold to buyers across the country. TOPS:—Females: Coleman Everelda Entense 706, 1/21/07 by DHD Traveler 6807; sold open to Buford Ranches, Welch, OK, $17,500. JVC Countess 906 V986, 3/2/09 by SAF Focus of ER; to Heida Holdings, Flower Mound, TX, $14,000. Mytty Florabelle Fanny X319, 1/26/10 by
SAV 004 Predominant 4438; to JT Ace, North Platte, NE, $9,500. Mytty Everelda Entense 4W, 1/6/09 by Mytty in Focus; to Talon Ranch, Twin Bridges, MT, $9,000. Mytty Primrose Lady U262, 9/13/08 by GAR Predestined; to Raven Angus, Colome, SD, $7,250. Comm. bred heifers: 15 head at $1,700 each to Don Vannoy, Greenough, MT. 5 head at $1,650 each to Jim Hill, Florence, MT. — Jerry Gliko Vermilion Ranch, Annual Fall Production Sale Nov. 26, Billings, MT Auctioneers: Roger Jacobs, Joe Goggins, Ty Thompson and Bill Cook 121 Fall bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,384 143 2-year-old bulls . . . . . . . 4,,629 264 bullls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,434 95 Reg. bred cows . . . . . . . . . 2,125 40 Reg. AI bred heifers . . . . . 2,418 713 AI bred comm'l heifers . . 1,930 521 Pasture bred comm'l heifers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,760 48 2- 3-year old comm'l cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,953 103 2-year-old comm'l cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,509 A tremendous sale for this highly regarded Angus program. New record high averages on the outstanding offering of bulls and also the large offering of commercial bred heifers. TOPS—Bulls: Lot 1, Vermilion Franklin X754, 8/28/10 by TC Franklin 619; to TC Ranch, Franklin, NE, $29,000. Lot 103, Vermilion Madison X804, 8/14/10 by Sitz Madison 10477; to David Brozik, Winner, SD, $13,000. Lot 28, Vermilion Dublin X844, 8/21/10 by Connealy Dublin 8223; to Brown Angus Ranch, Wolf Point, MT, $12,000. Lot 47, Vermilion X Factor X794, 8/20/10 by Vermilion X Factor; to Rice Ranches, Harrison, MT, $11,000. Lot 87, Vermilion X Factor X796, 9/11/10 by Vermilion X Factor; to Dan Madsen, Hamlin, IA, $10,000. Reg. bred heifers: Lot 535, Vermilion Pattie X411, 2/21/10 by Connealy Dublin 8223; to John Monson, Wallace, NE, $4,500. Reg. cows: Lot 360, Vermilion Evergreen 4113, 2/17/04 by Connealy Danny Boy; to Flesch Angus, Shelby, MT, $4,250. Comm. bred heifers: 34 head at $2,400 to Landon Livestock, Lawrence, KS. 43 head at $2,200 each to Landon Livestock. Comm. bred cows: 12 head at $2,150 each to Barb Hardenbrook, Billings, MT. — Jerry Gliko Bobcat Angus, Annual Production Sale Nov. 21, Great Falls, MT 11 Bull calves. . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,295 108 Fall yearlings and two’s 3,456 427 Comm. bred heifers . . . . 1,696 10 10-yr-old comm. bred cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,150 Auctioneer: Joe Goggins This sale saw strong demand for these stout, thick, well made bulls, particularly for the 11 calves by WK Bobcat. The reputation replacement commercial heifers also saw strong demand. This was their 7th annual sale. TOPS—Bulls: Lot 1, Bobcat Y6, 2/9/11 by WK Bobcat; to Currant Creek Angus, Roundup, MT, $10,000. Lot 12, Bobcat X Calibur, 2/10/10 by Vermilion X Factor; to RK Perry, Power, MT, Flwsch Angus, Shelby, MT, and Southland Angus, Shaunon, Sask., $9,000. Lot 10, Bobcat Y15, 2/23/10 by WK Bobcat; to Rick Sampson, Dagmar, MT, $6,750. Lot 16, Bobcat X Factor X64, 3/26/10 by Vermilion X Factor; to Joe Verploegen, Havre, MT, $6,500. Lot 28, Bobcat X Factor X21, 2/19/10 by Vermilion X Factor; to Kleeman Ranch, Peerless, MT, $6,500. Comm’l bred heifers: 19 head at $1,800 each to Phil Oyohlwine, Polo, IL. — Jerry Gliko
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The seventh annual Colorado Ag Classic will be held Dec. 7-8 at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, CO. The Colorado Ag Classic is the joint convention of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG), the Colorado Corn Growers Association (CCGA), Colorado Sunflower Administrative Committee, Colorado Sorghum Producers, Colorado Seed Growers Association, and Colorado Seed Industry Association. The convention will begin on the evening of Dec. 7 with a legislative social, dinner, and an auction to benefit CAWG and CCGA’s state and national legislative efforts. Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture John Sala-
zar will kick off the General Session on the morning of Dec. 8 followed by Hubert Hamer, chair of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Agricultural Statistic Board, who will speak on USDA reports, how they are estimated and compiled, and their influence on the markets. The keynote speaker is Reva Bhalla of STRATFOR Global Intelligence. Bhalla will speak on the importance and influence of the global economy for Colorado farmers. More information on Colorado Ag Classic registration, hotel costs and program details is available at www.coloradowheat. org o r c a l l 9 7 0 - 4 4 9 6994. — WLJ
WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL
DECEMBER 5, 2011
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2011 WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo results
Photo courtesy of Chad Hendrix
Rodney Wilson and Kye Finck.— Photo courtesy of Chad Hendrix
Amarillo, TX, was the place to be Nov. 10-13, 2011, when the town swelled with thousands of visitors taking in a number of events coinciding with the 16th Annual Working Ranch Cowboy’s Association (WRCA) World Championship Ranch Rodeo. For some folks, it was a three-way western package: The WRCA Finals, the 2012 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Remuda Award presentation, and Western Bloodstock’s Headquarters Sale. Over the long weekend, four WRCA Rodeo Finals performances were held at the Amarillo Convention Center and, under that same roof, many associated events, demonstrations, activities and competitions could be viewed. This center provided space for over 200 vendors and WRCA sponsor booths with an estimate of 30,000-plus in foot traffic at the center during those four days. Not far from this action, AQHA, located in Amarillo, made its annual presentation Saturday of the 2011 Bayer Best of Remuda Award at their Hall of Fame and Museum. Visitors to this Panhandle city could complete the ‘ranch driven’ circle at Western Bloodstock’s first Headquarters Sale of ranch and western performance horses at Amarillo’s Tri-State Fairgrounds’ Cal Farley Coliseum located a 15-minute trot away from the convention center. WRCA, an organization dedicated to preserving the heritage and lifestyle of the working ranch cowboy, uses ranch rodeo to bring attention to their cause and to generate money for their foundation. Through their Cowboy Crisis Fund, the WRCA Foundation (WRCF) provides financial support and needed assistance to working cowboys and their families. The foundation also provides scholarships for college students. WRCA sanctions ranch rodeos across the country and the winners qualify for the World Championship Ranch Rodeo held annually in November. Twenty-three teams representing seven states participated at this year’s four-day event. Seats for Friday and Saturday nights’ rodeos were sold out by mid-October and Thursday night’s event plus Sunday’s matinee had the largest attendance to date. About 5,000 rodeo fans took in the performances each night. Throughout the day, a Cowboy Trade and Trappings
Show, Ranch Expo, Cowboy Poetry and music sessions, Ranch Horse competitions, an art show and educational exhibits were available for the public to attend. By the time the last wild cow was milked on Sunday afternoon, Wilson Cattle/T4 Cattle of Hereford and Canyon, TX, took first place honors as the 2011 World Champion Ranch Team. Reserve Champion Ranch Team was Monroe Timberlake Ranch/ Rainbow Ranch of Hereford, TX, and Deming, NM. Third place went to Scribner Ranch/C5T Ranch of El Dorado and Benton, KS. Swenson Land and Cattle of Stamford, TX, finished out the placings in fourth. Saddles, buckles and tack boxes full of handmade gear and other prizes went to members of winning teams at the end of the day. Oklahoma cowboy Clayton Zibell of the Perkins Ranch/Chambers Ranch team was recognized as Top Hand and the Reserve Top Hand Award went to Jason Thomas of the Wilson Cattle/ T4 team. Top Horse and Top American Quarter Horse went to Lightning Blue Jazz ridden by Texan Rodney Wilson. Fellow Texan Hagen Lamb rode the Reserve Top Horse, PTS Bojangles. Many ranch rodeos recognize a ‘Hard Luck Cowboy’ and this year’s recipient was Wes Bailey of the Arndt Ranch/Bailey Ranch team from Kansas. Bailey qualified for this category after breaking two ribs during the bronc ride. Despite his hard luck, he scored an 81 during that ride, then covered his bronc in the next go. Individual events are won by teams after points from the four nights’ performances are tabulated. These events include ranch bronc riding, stray gathering, team penning, wild cow milking and team branding. WRCA also sponsored a Ranch Horse competition Friday. These cowboys took first in their divisions: Youth Senior - Zinn Lindsey, Aspermont, TX; Youth Junior Casey McClesky, Clarendon, TX; Ranch Hand Class - Jake Lemons, Comanche, OK; Cowboy Class - Quincy Carlton, Happy, TX; Junior Ranch Horse - Tripp Townsend, Earth, TX; Senior Ranch Horse - Bill Smith, Spur, TX. The overall Ranch Horse competition winner was Tripp Townsend. Many of the ranch horses competing in this year’s WRCA Rodeo Finals represented the breeding programs of past AQHA Best of Remuda Award Recipients. AQHA recognizes and promotes ranches with a history of breeding good horses and integrating them into daily ranch work. This year’s recipient, Tongue River Ranch of Dumont, TX, was established in 1898 by sons of S.M. Swenson who built the historic Swenson Ranch. Current owner Millard Morris purchased the
ranch in 1997 and runs a cow/calf operation and pastures yearlings. Tongue River, which also has a ranch in northeastern New Mexico, keeps about 40 horses in their saddle horse remuda. The reception honoring this Texas ranch was attended by many past recipients of this prestigious award which has recognized ranches’ remudas from eight states and Canada since the inception of this honor in 1992. Many of these ranches have competed in the WRCA Rodeo Finals in the past. Western Bloodstock from Weatherford, TX, held its inaugural Headquarters Sale on Thursday, Friday and Saturday selling 253 consignments of ranch, working cow, and cutting, roping and reining horses. Performance broodmares, stallions, yearlings, as well as 2- and 3-year-old prospects, were consigned and sold during the WRCA Rodeo Finals weekend. Western Bloodstock Director Jim Ware said they were very pleased with the success of their first sale of this type and it offered insight as to the best approach of future similar sales. Ware also commented that they are especially excited about the sale of 40 2-year prospects that are eligible for Western Bloodstock’s 2012 $25,000 Added Headquarters Ranch Futurity. Following the benevolent lead from WRCF, Western Bloodstock partnered with the Friends of the Denley Norman Family to raise $30,790. Norman, a cowboy who grew up in New Mexico, was tragically killed in a ranching accident this past year. He had participated in the WRCA Finals numerous times when he worked for the Nebraska’s Haythorn Ranch and had countless friends in town for the rodeo finals weekend. Baxter Black’s Benson Christian Training Center was also the recipient of auction funds with a sale lot raising money for Black’s drug rehabilitation/auto mechanics shop program in his hometown of Benson, AZ. The program ministers to and helps ex-addicts gain confidence and learn a profession to move on with their future. With the biggest calling card of the second weekend of November in Amarillo being the WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo, the city also showcased more ranch horse related events which eventually culminate in the finished equine product seen at work in the arena each night. A long weekend of rodeo left folks enthused and ready for next year’s repeat performance, most especially the WRCA which has the responsibility of dispersing profits from the rodeos to those working ranch cowboys’ families in times of serious crisis and providing scholarships. WRCA grew up in Amarillo and the city, boasting that they are a step into the Real West, was again pleased to host this fun, successful event. In addition to rodeo fans, it’s no surprise that, along with local merchants, the dry cleaners especially love the rodeo because cowboys want freshly cleaned and ironed shirts for their performances! — Ginger Elliott, WLJ Correspondent
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WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL
MARKET news Beef Report
Markets at a Glance CHOICE FED STEERS CME FEEDER INDEX BOXED BEEF AVERAGE AVERAGE DRESSED STEERS LIVE SLAUGHTER WEIGHT* WEEKLY SLAUGHTER** BEEF PRODUCTION*** HIDE/OFFAL VALUE CORN PRICE
THIS WEEK
WEEK AGO
YEAR AGO
12/01/2011 N/A S 146.10 S 193.26 T 201.55 S 1,310 S 565,000 T 23,451.8 S 12.48 S 5.95 S
124.71 145.80 197.07 200.06 1,298 636,000 23,016.6 12.43 5.88
103.86 116.55 163.46 164.35 1,300 582,000 23,518.2 11.98 5.41
*Average weight for previous week. **Total slaughter for previous week. ***Estimated year-to-date figure in million pounds for previous week.
WEEKLY COMPOSITE BOXED BEEF WEEK ENDING November 26 November 19 November 12 November 5
12/01 12190 12372 12685 12590
High* 12600 12607 12937 12922
Low* 10960 11345 12095 10332
11/25 11/28 11/29 11/30 12/01 January 14462 14472 14482 14602 14610 March 14745 14735 14725 14817 14835 April 14837 14870 14845 14907 14957 May 14882 14920 14902 15000 15050 *High and low figures are for the life of the contract.
High* 14702 14957 15050 15175
Low* 12272 12407 11880 12582
December November April June
11/29 12057 12245 12545 12427
11/30 12160 12360 12640 12527
CME FEEDER CATTLE
Fed Cattle Trade HEAD COUNT AVG. WEIGHT AVG. PRICE
Weekly Accumulated Live FOB Steer ................................ 175 .............. 1,400 .................126.00 Live FOB Heifer ............................... 260 .............. 1,277 .................126.08 Dressed Steer .............................. 1,882 ................. 901 .................202.25 Dressed Heifer ................................ 133 ................. 819 .................200.00 Same Period Last Week Live FOB Steer ........................... 42,229 .............. 1,349 .................124.69 Live FOB Heifer .......................... 29,340 .............. 1,210 .................124.70 Dressed Steer ............................ 16,668 ................. 897 .................199.88 Dressed Heifer ............................. 7,741 ................. 784 .................198.67 Same Period Last Year Live FOB Steer ........................... 56,194 .............. 1,353 .................102.55 Live FOB Heifer .......................... 53,031 .............. 1,207 .................102.66 Dressed Steer ............................ 29,202 ................. 895 .................164.30 Dressed Heifer ........................... 12,688 ................. 817 .................163.90
NATIONAL WEEKLY SLAUGHTER VOLUME
Domestic Imported Forward Contract .............36,153 ..............................1,543 Formula ........................ 176,971 ..............................2,058 Negotiated Cash ........... 125,416 ..............................1,042 Negotiated Grid ...............30,411...............................3,475 Packer Owned .................24,917......................................0 Total ..............................393,868 ..............................8,118
SLAUGHTER FORWARD CONTRACTS Delivery November 2011 .................. December 2011 .................. January 2011 ...................... February 2012 .................... March 2012 ........................
Month 224,047 263,535 233,040 219,140 205,240
FORWARD BEEF SALES
Neg. Sales 0-21 days ........ 2,075 Neg. Sales 21+ days ............. 671 Forward sales..................... 3,217 Forward contract sales .......... 696 Domestic sales .................. 6,149 NAFTA Exports...................... 195
Imports and Exports CANADIAN LIVESTOCK PRICES AND FEDERAL INSPECTED SLAUGHTER FIGURES, NOVEMBER 19 Alberta Direct Sales (4% shrink) Slaughter steers, mostly select 1-2, 1,000-1,200 lb Slaughter heifers, mostly select 1-2, 850-1,050 lb. Ontario Auctions Slaughter steers, mostly select 1-2, 1,000-1,200 lb Slaughter heifers, mostly select 1-2, 850-1,050 lb. Slaughter cows, cutter and ut. 1-3, 1,100-1,400lb.
Price 109.25 108.74 111.53 106.93 63.01
Weekly Change* -.63 -.73 -1.2 -.02 -.89
*Price comparison from two weeks ago.
Average feeder cattle prices for November 18, 2011 Steers: Southern Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba 400-600 lb. 149.11 148.16 149.61 600-800 lb. 133.20-138.53 129.59-138.05 128.79-137.96 800+ lb. 126.49 123.32 118.66 Heifers: 300-500 lb. 148.56 140.44 144.98 500-700 lb. 127.54-136.86 123.83-130.77 126.40-132.08 700-800+ lb. 122.40 116.50 114.65
USDA MEXICO TO U.S. WEEKLY LIVESTOCK IMPORTS Feeder cattle imports weekly and yearly volume. Species Feeders
Current Week 11/26/2011 18,096
Previous Week 11/19/2011 63,828
BRANDED Loads/Price 708 201.03 778 199.05 805 195.54 898 191.96
CHOICE Loads/Price 2,083 191.40 1,574 192.03 1,897 188.68 2,173 184.52
SELECT Loads/Price 1,226 177.52 1,267 175.50 1,495 170.88 1,438 170.02
UNGRADED Loads/Price 2,592 171.44 2,822 168.14 3,005 165.57 3,078 163.08
————————————— FED BOXED BEEF ——————————————————————————————————— DATE CHOICE SELECT COW BEEF CUTOUT 50% LEAN 90% LEAN December 1 193.26 174.66 148.02 184.58 110.23 November 30 194.43 175.67 147.84 111.56 184.52 November 29 194.95 176.49 148.08 115.95 184.96 November 28 195.93 176.95 147.43 116.77 182.41 November 25 196.23 177.04 146.89 116.77 182.41
SELECTED AUCTION MARKETS
CME LIVE CATTLE 11/28 12095 12255 12590 12450
PRIME Loads/Price 50 237.86 55 223.26 64 223.85 86 224.49
CUTOUTS
Cattle Futures 11/25 12110 12230 12570 12430
COMPREHENSIVE Loads/Price 6,660 189.14 6,497 188.13 7,266 184.33 7,671 181.37
Current Year-to-date
Previous Year-to-date
1,176,517
1,044,958
USDA WEEKLY IMPORTED FEEDER CATTLE Wed Nov 23, 2011 Mexico to TX. & NM. Weekly Cattle Import Summary Receipts EST: 19,500 Week ago Act: 33,416 Year ago Act: 30,888 Compared to last week, steer calves and yearlings mostly steady. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Bulk of supply consisted of steers and spayed heifers weighing 300-700 lbs. Weekly Summary receits are through Wednesday, as Thursday is Thanksgiving. Most ports closed Thursday and Friday. Feeder steers: Medium and large 1, 300-400 lbs 145.00-156.00; 400-500 lbs 135.00-146.00; 500600 lbs 125.00-136.00; 600-700 lbs 128.00-132.00; Medium and large 1&2, 300-400 lbs 143.00-155.00; 400-500 lbs 133.00-145.00; 500-600 lbs 123.00-135.00; Medium and large 2&3, 300-400 lbs 133.00-145.00; 400-500 lbs 123.00-135.00; 500-600 lbs 113.00-125.00. Feeder heifers: Medium and large 1&2, no quote. (all sales fob port of entry.)
MARKET SITUATION REPORT
WLJ compiles its market reports, ODJ stories and statistics from independent marketing organizations. The front page market story utilizes information from the above sources as well as weekly interviews conducted with analysts throughout the country. — The Editors
DATE MARKET
200-300 LB.
300-400 LB.
WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 1, 2011 STEERS HEIFERS 400-500 LB. 500-600 LB. 600-700 LB. 700-800 LB.
800 LB. -UP
SLAUGHTER COWS SLAUGHTER BULLS
PAIRS REPLACEMENTS
NORTHWEST No report available due to holiday closing. Blackfoot, ID No report available due to holiday closing. Burley, ID November 28 1,963 Eugene, OR No report available due to holiday closing. Madras, OR No report available due to holiday closing. Vale, OR November 28 700 Davenport, WA No report available due to holiday closing. Toppenish, WA
145-165 130-152
144-154 125-158
135-145 120-140
122-135 120-136
118-123 108-119
63-70 71-75
126.5-140
139-149.5 130-134
129-140 123.5-131
126.5-132.5 120.5
117.5
139
66-70 68-74
187 110-141.5
140-169 110-128 152-170 130-156 126-139 105-115 135-142 133-142 137-179.5 131-144.75
125-145 105-121.5 150-182 124-141 120-140 110-118 120-130 125-135 132.5-150 117-129.5
120-140 100-120 140-160 120-130 114-124
110-125 100-112 124-139 110-120 105-114
100-118
65-79 72-75 68-80 70-89 70-76 77-88
125-130 120-139 120.75-142.5 112.5-125.25
95-112 90-110 119.75-133 114-122.75
92-112 90-110 110-128.5
146.5-171.75 134.5-153.75 142.5-164.25 130.5-146.5
141-157.5 125-149.25 128-148.5 121-131
137-150.5 128.5-138.5 128
149.5-157
154.5-190 138-164 161-184.5 131-164.5
123-147 124-139 123.5-130.5 124.75-125
191-199 172-179.5
181-193.5 152.5-175
165.5-179.25 149.75-174.5
153-164.5 131-167
141.75-155 136.5-147 130.5-140 129.25-130.5
183 154-169
175-187.5 145.5-161.5
187-221 176-196 160-175 135-155
168-207 149-180.5 145-160 130-145
141.5-172 133-146.5 135-150 120-139
128.5-143 120-133
187.5-202.5 152-160 197-205 164-171
162-180.5 142.5-157.5 175-191 150-162
144.5-162.5 132-149 148-180 138-149
137-149.5 125-136 146.5-158 131-143
140-155.25 140
164-187 140-159
150-175.5 134-153.5
143-160 130-143.5
135-147.5 121-137
134-143.75 130-134
129.133 100-117.25
186-213 160-171 177-196 150-169 189-207 155-174
171.5-206 149-167 165-190 140-165 176-198 141-177.5
154-185 141-151.5 145-167 130-153 154-179 135-156
144-163 129-132.5 133-150 130-137 140-157 130-148
140-150 130-136
136-144.5 119-127.5
134-153 126-137
116 123-145.25 119.5
155-170 135-156
146-164 130-148
135-146 123-134
128-138 120-123
158-169 129-142 172-186 142-152 136-173 120-150 120-164 125-139.75
137-154 125-138 161-178 132.5-151.5 132-157 116-141 120-159 123-137.5
130-140 119-135 141-168 128.25-140 127-156 109-128.5 110-142.5 100-130.25
124-135 116-125 134-153.75 125-141 121.5-137 100-118.5 108-138.25 109-121
123-128 114-115 131-146 122-134 112-124 95-113.5 116-124 102-113
123.5-125.25 102-106 133-144 122-128.5 128.5 83-95.5 114-130 105
192-214 170-202
182-210 164-178
143-168.5 131-148.5
143-153 126-135.75
138-147 123-132
115-137.5 114-128.5
FAR WEST No report available due to holiday closing. Cottonwood, CA November 21 150 Famoso, CA 110 November 30 2,008 Galt, CA November 22 Madera, CA November 29 1,002 Turlock, CA November 22 1,234 Salina, UT
170-193.5 130.5-147
117-132
1,200-1,700
95-105 55.25-61.25 73-79.75
NORTH CENTRAL November 26 10,542 170-203 Iowa 157-182.5 November 28 3,736 Montana No report available Bassett, NE November 26 5,040 Ericson, NE No report available Imperial, NE November 16 6,005 Kearney, NE No report available due to holiday closing. Lexington, NE No report available due to holiday closing. Ogallala, NE No report available due to holiday closing. Herreid, SD November 22 3,081 211 Riverton, WY 170-182 November 25 4,237 155-175 Torrington, WY 140-160
167-202 144-179
145-172.5 136-153.25 139.25-156.5 130.25-143.75
62-98 73-78.5
850-1,250
66-73 65-81
1,340-1,460 710-1, 610
136.85-150.5 131-147.85 125-139.75 125.5-135.75
130-133.5 124.75
128-137 102-131.75 113-127
SOUTH CENTRAL November 25 3,125 Colorado 435/hd. November 29 4,218 La Junta, CO No report available due to holiday closing. Dodge City, KS No report available due to holiday closing. Pratt, KS No report available due to holiday closing. Salina, KS November 30 4,293 175-209 Clovis, NM 151-167 No report available due to holiday closing. Apache, OK November 30 6,571 El Reno, OK November 29 1,900 McAlester, OK November 28 6,914 Oklahoma City, OK 166-183.5 No report available due to holiday closing. Cuero, TX No report available due to holiday closing. Dalhart, TX No report available San Angelo, TX No report available due to holiday closing. Tulia, TX
135-138.25
134.75 66-69.5 79-82
61-70.5 69-82.5
725-810 460-750
69-72 72-75 69-71.5 79.5-81.5
810-1060 680-980 750-1,235 600-1,100
69-72.5 69-76
750-835 64-76
63-67.5 76.5-84
800-1,195 530-940
EAST No report available due to holiday closing. Alabama November 29 502 Conway, AR No report available due to holiday closing. Florida November 22 1,850 Lexington, KY 133-140 November 28 6,310 Joplin, MO November 25 3,406 154-172.5 Tennessee 125-151 November 30 2,175 Virginia
59.5-64.5 69.5-85.5
CANADA November 23 3,618 Lethbridge, Alberta
67-70 70-77
1,150-1,750
WESTERN LIVESTOCK JOURNAL
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Rains help, but most of Texas still under severe to exceptional drought Cold fronts brought rain, from a trace to 2 inches or more, to much of the state during the last week, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. As usual, when it comes to weather, there were winners and losers. East Texas, north Texas, central Texas and the Rolling Plains were the main beneficiaries, with the Coastal Bend, south Texas and far west Texas regions being largely passed over, while the Panhandle and South Plains regions fell in between these extremes, according to weekly reports by Agri Life Extension county agents. Where rain fell, cool-season grasses and winter wheat benefitted, though the consensus, even where 2 inches or more fell, was that much more rain was needed to keep winter forages going. In the western part of the Panhandle, the situation
was pretty much representative for the region, according to Rick Aukerman, AgriLife Extension agent for Deaf Smith County west of Amarillo. Deaf Smith got about a half inch of rain in many areas, with more rain and snow forecast for Dec. 1-2, but it’s a mixed blessing, Aukerman said. “Typically, what’s been happening here lately is that we haven’t got very much moisture, and it just puts a halt to what’s left to harvest,” he said. “We still have a lot of people who are baling corn stalks and grain sorghum stalks, and anything else they can bale up for feed for the dairies and area feed yards, and they’re wanting to get it out of the way. The cotton—what’s left out there— they at least want to get it off the stalk and into the modules.” Baled corn stalks were selling for $80 to $100 per ton in the field, according
to Aukerman. Aukerman said Deaf Smith producers are about 80 percent finished with the cotton harvest and yields were down. The dryland cotton was non-existent, and most irrigated cotton yielded 650 to 750 pounds per acre, with isolated instances of 2.5 to three bales per acre where more water was available to pump. The rain helped wheat in Deaf Smith County, as it did in many areas, he said. But the crop was still struggling as of Nov. 29, and some producers were running center-pivot irrigation early in hopes of producing forage for the stocker cattle. Aukerman also noted that Deaf Smith County had only received 6.5 inches to date this year. The record for the least amount of rain for a year is 7.5 inches. “At this rate, unfortunately, we will probably set a new record for the least amount of rain for the year,”
Record-setting prices to continue Markets (from page 1)
high at $19. “Product values are coming under increased selling pressure,” Gottschalk said. According to Gottschalk, we could see a drop in cutout value of $4/cwt. by midweek. “The huge disconnect between retail beef prices and the live market continues. This is a situation that cannot be sustained. Retail prices are set to advance as we have previously indicated. Consumers have shown a reluctance to support current prices. Higher retail prices will only cause sales volume to drop further,” Gottschalk said. “Beef demand remains a concern as many traders have questioned whether consumers will support beef at such a high price level,” CME reported. According to CME, February cattle closed sharply higher at the end of last Wednesday’s session, rising to the highest price levels since Nov. 17. The market found support from a more positive outlook for the U.S. and global economies, and from concerns over a winter storm forecast for last week. Grains continue to rebound with intense competition in export sales from the Black Sea region and Argentina. Corn prices moved higher midweek. The spot contract moved over $6. Higher oil prices in the past couple of weeks has stimulated ethanol demand. The basis in Guymon, OK, is 90 cents over December contract. Corn is now pricing into most rations at $12.50/cwt.
Feeder cattle Feeder cattle sold higher as receipts at auction markets across the country fell under last year, according to USDA reports. Heavier replacements were $2 higher and light weight offerings jumped $4-7 higher. Wheat fields in central Oklahoma were ready to receive cattle, one of the few locations offering grazing. A 750 lb. feeder steer was selling for $145 in the south.
Demand remained good, especially for limited offerings of true yearlings and featherweight calves weighing under 500 lbs., according to USDA. Rare sightings of yearling load-lot consignments being offered for sale were reported in Burwell, NE, and Green City, MO. The Burwell Livestock Market boasted a load of Value Added steers weighing 706 lbs. at $159.50 and a 40-head lot of 650 lb. replacement quality heifers that brought $158.50. The weighing and flesh condition of the yearlings at Green City’s Annual Special was not nearly as attractive to buyers as usual because an abnormally dry late-summer and fall caused an additional need for supplemental feeding. However, nearly 600 head of top quality 8 weight steers averaged 852 lbs. at $147.33, with over 200 head that were considered to be fleshy averaging 821 lbs. at $141.60. Meanwhile, pee-wee calves continue to light up the salebarn scoreboards like the one in Riverton, WY, which quoted near 150 head of top quality steer calves under 400 lbs. which averaged 344 lbs. at $206.36. According to USDA reports, there’s no reason to believe that these recordsetting prices won’t continue to rise, but the holiday season tends to make folks nervous. The Thanksgiving holiday-interrupted auction volume included 41 percent over 600 lbs. and 42 percent heifers. In Oklahoma, compared to the previous week, feeder steers were $1-3 higher. Feeder heifers were lightly tested and steady to $2 lower. Steer calves were steady to $2 higher. Heifer calves were $3-5 higher. Demand was moderate to good for feeder cattle despite the downward trends in the cattle futures and stock market. Higher prices and strong demand continue to be fueled by limited numbers. Demand was good for calves. The quality was average to attractive with several thin, weaned cattle in the mix.
In the Washington/Idaho area, receipts were at $4,900, up from $3,600 the previous week, and $800 the previous year. Demand was moderate to good with feeders at 100 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 33 percent steers and 67 percent heifers. Nearly 91 percent of the supply weighed over 600 lbs. In Kansas, sales were confirmed on 1,037 steers, 975 heifers and 345 calves for a total of 2,357 compared with 2,998 last week and 3,603 last year. With a very limited supply, steers and heifers were steady, with most area feeder cattle auctions closed for Thanksgiving. Volume includes 83 percent 600 lbs. and over, 17 percent 600 lbs. and under, with 13 percent contracts. Feeder supply was 44 percent steers and 56 percent heifers. — WLJ
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Consistent taste is key when building local markets Building a market to sell home-finished beef is all about consistency. You not only have to provide tasty, tender beef one year, but every year. And there is a formula, some cattlemen say, to hitting the mark every time. The best place to start, they stress, is with the genetics of the animal. Burlington, WV, cattleman Rick Woodworth sells home-finished beef to individuals and also markets it through his family’s farm market and deli. “We’re Angus-based,” he says. “We select for the meat traits, ribeye area, marbling, because we’re in the meat business. But we’re still in the cattle business, so the cows have to milk, be functionally correct and have longevity. We look at the total package.” Darrell Rankins, Cusseta, AL, prefers Angus-Gelbvieh cross cattle. He sells to all local customers, who pay the processor a kill fee for the animal, as well as a perpound processing fee. Average prices to the buyer are $2 per pound live-weight before these fees. Rankins says he watches maternal and growth traits closely. “You can trump genetics sometimes, but you need to have something that will mature at 1,100 pounds. You don’t need one at 1,400 pounds.” Still, carcass Expected Progeny Differences are on his list. “I don’t emphasize them, but, for example, I certainly want breed average or better on the percentage of intramuscular fat on an Angus bull,” he says.
Age matters Both cattlemen only finish young animals. For Rankins, steers are 16 to 18 months old when harvested. Heifers can go up to 22 months. Woodworth’s cattle are in the same age range. Auburn University Meat Scientist Christy Bratcher agrees with that practice. “The older the animal, the more cross-linking of the connective tissue it has and therefore the less tender it is.” At Rankins’ operation, he normally chooses the lightweight steers out of the cattle he markets in a preconditioned board sale in August. They weigh 580 to 600 pounds and will stay on the same soy hull-based ration he uses for preconditioning. “We grow them along until they weigh 750 to 800 pounds,” he explains. “Then we start pushing them on corn.” Rankins takes a cautious approach when transitioning to corn. He starts by putting steers in a small dry lot and hand-feeding them 3 pounds per head, per day. He increases the amount over a five- to six-day period up to 17 to 18 pounds of corn per head, per day, around 2 percent of their body weight. Rankins keeps the steers on corn for 100 days, during which time they gain 3.2 pounds a day. “There is a great potential for founder with corn,” warns Rankins, who is also an Auburn University animal scientist. The steers
also get half a percent of their body weight in hay. “It doesn’t have to be good-quality hay, but it does need to be long-stemmed,” he says. “That provides the scratch factor, salivation and rumenation.” Heifers usually don’t enter his finishing enterprise until they are pregnancychecked and found open in April. They weigh around 900 pounds at that point and go straight to corn. Whether it’s steers or heifers, Rankins says grainfinishing is a given. “When you put young calves on a high-energy feed, they start depositing intramuscular fat. That’s marbling.” Woodworth is another proponent of grain-finished beef. His spring-weaned calves graze fescue, orchardgrass and clover pastures until fall. At that point, they go to the feedlot for corn silage and grain. His fall-weaned calves skip the grazing and go straight to a corn silage and grain ration. He feeds both sets of calves for a minimum of 120 days. “They need to be full fed on corn in order to grade Choice or high-end Select at the minimum,” he says. “You get a better eating experience as you move up the quality grade.”
Grass-fed a gamble When it comes to grassfinishing, both Rankins and Woodworth would rather leave that to someone else. “Some people like the taste, and that’s fine,” Rankins says. “But if I eat grass-fed beef 10 times, three or four
times it has an off flavor to me. I don’t want to gamble.” Auburn’s Bratcher says consistency can be a challenge with grass-finished beef because it is determined by both genetics and environment. “You don’t know from one year to another if you’re going to have a drought or a wet year. Also, warm- and cool-season grasses both have different flavor profiles.”
Processing phase Both Rankins and Woodworth dry-age their beef. Rankins ages his for three weeks, Woodworth normally ages his two weeks. “With dry-aging, you normally get a 3.5 percent cooler shrink,” Woodworth says. “Losing that moisture intensifies the beef taste. Both wet- and dry-aging enhance tenderness, and I feel it needs to be aged.” Bratcher agrees. “Either way, the same enzymes work to break down the muscle fibers.” As for length of time to age, she says research with steers shows there’s no benefit to aging past 14 days, but heifers need an additional seven days. “To be on the safe side, 21 days of aging should show marked improvement in the tenderness of any carcass.” For Rankins, it is the sum of all the points. And he’s so confident of his product, he backs it up. “If they are young calves, finished on corn and aged three weeks, I give a 100 percent moneyback guarantee.” — Becky Mills, DTN
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