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MIKE SORENSEN ~ SALES 641-745-7949 mikelpi@yahoo.com

Greetings,

As I start these greetings, I am sitting in Oklahoma City, attending the Cattlemen’s Congress, and awaiting breakfast. The weather here is almost too good; we are looking for around sixtyeight degrees today. I am not complaining because at home we did have a day with wind chills of minus thirty-two already. We will enjoy sixties while we can.

I am having a really good time with my grandson, Tucker Rohrig, who has been traveling with me this weekend. Everyone that knows Tucker, knows he is pure agriculture and will most likely make agriculture his life. I’m not sure why, but he is wanting to follow ol’ gramps and possibly work a few sales with me. (I may have twisted his arm a pinch).

Tucker worked part of his first sale January 7, 2023, at a record-breaking sale for the folks at The Royal Classic sale in Ames, Iowa. Thanks to sale management, auctioneer, and consigners for allowing him this opportunity to work his first sale. Tucker is a true roadie now. For this trip, we headed to Oklahoma City from Ames, Iowa. We stopped in Osceola for gas, and he took over and drove all the way to Oklahoma City. Like the new roadie he is, gramps is becoming pretty proud. Ol’ gramps sat in the passenger seat as he rolled through the outskirts of Kansas City, cruise set at seventy-one like a pro. Here are a couple photos of Tucker; one from ten years ago in a Halloween costume, and one from his first actual sale, he has come a long way.

Ok, the food story. When gramps got through the first day at the Cattlemen’s Congress and after logging lots of miles and road time, Tucker and I had a weak moment, a real tired moment. We decided to go to the motel restaurant to eat and then crash for the night. I won’t say that it was a white tablecloth kinda place, but it sure worked for us. We selected the bar for our dining experience for the evening and struck up a conversation with two ol’ boys from Texas. They were there for their daughters’ volleyball tournament. It just so happened that one of them was a large farmer and had a daughter that showed pigs. Tucker was in pig heaven! Tuck and this ol’ boy talked pigs all through supper.

Onto the food; I’m kind of a catfish kinda guy, and the report from the lady at check-in time that afternoon was that the catfish at the restaurant is great. Great recommendation! Two large catfish filets that were prepared to a perfection for me, along with a nice helping of tender steamed broccoli. Maybe not the most glamorous of a meal, but it darn sure filled us both up. Tucker and I both snarfed that down like it was our last supper.

Our conversations with the Texas farmer, the bartender/veteran continued, very interesting. A cotton farmer and CBD oil grower and a X-Marine gunner. Talk about a mixed bag of topics. We had a blast conversing with those guys.

Sale season is in full swing, Iowa Beef Expo, Nebraska Cattlemen’s classic, Illinois beef expo are fast

"Greetings" continued on pg 18

RANDY RASBY ~ SALES 308-539-6195 rrasasoc@gpcom.net

HEIDI ROHRIG ~ SALES 661-900-6004 heidi@livestockplusinc.com

ERIC LEE ~ SALES 608-295-5312 gileecc@yahoo.com

AUSTIN SORENSEN ~ SALES 712-310-3788 aust.sorensen@gmail.com

CODY CRUM ~ SALES 217-248-7282 codycrum@live.com

ANTHONY PEOPLES ~ SALES 660-651-6501 apeoples02@gmail.com