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Being Ready for Change Gary Patton said today’s cattle producers have to be willing to change as conditions change

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Ozarks company wins award: The Ozark Mountain Poultry Complex in Batesville, Ark., won the award for the top company in the central region in the latest Cobb Sold-Flock Breeder Survey.

This is the first time that Ozark Mountain Poultry has competed for the award and their complex produced an average of 174.94 total eggs/hen housed and 170.45 hatching eggs/hen housed (adjusted to 65 weeks) achieving 142.32 chicks/hen housed with a hen mortality of 9.69 percent.

Oklahoma taking a stand on cattle theft: Oklahoma lawmakers sent a measure to the state’s governor on April 12 to increase penalties for cattle rustling in an attempt to curtail the stealing of livestock to feed drug habits. The Oklahoma Senate and House have approved the bill, which increases fines for cattle theft and the number of felony counts that can be brought. State law currently says the penalty for livestock theft is jail or a fine, but the legislation would allow for both penalties in a single case. It also allows prosecutors to assign a felony charge for each animal stolen. The bill now heads to Gov. Mary Fallin for her signature. According to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture’s Investigative Services, cattle theft data shows that reported cattle thefts more than doubled in 2014 from the previous year, due in large part to rampant methamphetamine use and addiction in rural areas.

Arkansas FFA member awarded fellowship: Oark FFA member and high school senior Abby Sanders was selected as a Wallace Carver Fellow, earning a two-month paid internship at the Western Human Nutrition Research Center in Davis, Calif.

She will be within the Obesity and Metabolism Unit. Abby was selected based on her participation in the World Food Prize program.

U of A awarded local food system grant: The Horticulture Department in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas has received a planning grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to promote the local food system in Northwest Arkansas. The grant is for $25,000 with a match of $8,334 for a total of $33,334, which was awarded through the USDA Local Foods Promotion Program. The project, “Building the Capacity of the Northwest Arkansas Food System,” is using an advisory committee, surveys and stakeholder meetings to determine challenges and opportunities associated with bringing local products to market.

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After being injured while feeding his herd, an Arkansas man builds an easier way to feed Eye on Agribusiness focuses on Flying RF Feed & Farm Supply

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Having spent the first 11 years of my life without the luxury of running water, I am more than a little familiar with the concept of the “outhouse.”

Knowing this, Judy stated, “You know how they should be built, so build one.”

Relying on 63 years of memory, I threw together a plan that I figured I could build in a couple of days with the scrap lumber and tin that we had left over from the tinyhouse construction, at almost no cost.

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I love watching perennials awaken from underneath the soil. It’s thrilling to see things blooming adding color all around the Jody Harris is a freelance farm. The garden is sown and vegetable plants communications specialist, are starting to poke through. The baby calves are gardener, ranch wife and adorable and playful in our fields. It’s a beautiful mother of four. She and time of year in Arkansas but it comes with a hecher family raise Angus beef tic schedule for our family of six. cattle and other critters on The longer days have begun. Our family is detheir northwest Arkansas termined to enjoy every bit of extra sunlight proranch. She is a graduate vided this time of year. With four children, you of Missouri State University. can just imagine we are a little busy right now.

To contact Jody, go to Between standardized testing, piano recitals and ozarksfn.com and click on soccer games – I am always trying to squeeze in ‘Contact Us.’ extra time for playing outside in the garden and riding horses. Some days it seems impossible with projects due and fundraisers at my children’s schools.

A majority of the people my children attend school with live in town. I hear horror stories of families trying to get to five after school activities in one night and my questions are always the same. When do your kids get to play? Make mud pies?

Build fairy gardens? What time do you eat dinner together? The fight for family time, backyard imagination and exercise is one I know all of us struggle with – in town or on the farm. My husband and I commit every year to keeping the extracurricular activities to a minimum. We are homebodies and we love being at home with our kids. If we had a windmill and a dairy cow, we might not ever leave.

This year I’m opting for some new spring survival strategies to accomplish necessary tasks – all while enjoying the lovely days after school. Yesterday, when the kids got off the school bus, I saddled up the horse and the kids took turns riding her. I don’t normally let them play outside until homework is finished, we made it work.

With each lap my second grade-daughter made, she had to spell one of her word study words for the week. She didn’t even miss one! I decided the fresh air must make them smarter.

I quit dragging the boys to town for their six-week buzz cuts quite a while ago. My sister (a professional stylist) taught me how to give them a haircut at home. Since then, I’ve only had one minor catastrophe cutting hair. That disaster happened when I was between haircuts and our youngest daughter pulled the guard off the clippers without my knowledge. With the first swipe I had shaved my youngest son’s head bald. After a tearful confession and showing the evidence to my husband we all had a good laugh.

Last week I let the kids loose outside before I realized the boys really needed haircuts. You know once kids are outside and having fun, it’s nearly impossible to get them back in. I set up a makeshift “salon” with our patio furniture and a set of clippers outside on the porch. In 15 minutes, the boys were trimmed up and back to doing their job – soaking up sunshine. I think porch haircuts are a new trend. The girls won’t let me near their hair after they saw the incident with their baby brother, but the boys are still brave!

The Harris family and farm isn’t just surviving, it’s thriving this spring. I hope you have some strategies to get out and soak up some of this incredible sunshine, neighbor.

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Yes, that’s right; a meatless butcher Julie Turner-Crawford shop. It also has cheese-less cheese. is a native of Dallas The Herbivorous Butcher, the first meatless County, Mo., where she butcher shop in the United States, opened its grew up on her family’s doors about a year ago, and has been selling meatfarm. She is a graduate less bologna, barbecued ribs (doesn’t distinguish if of Missouri State they are beef or pork flavored), ham, bacon, filet University. To contact mignon, chicken, pepperoni and other fabricated Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 treats to a multitude of customers. or by email at editor@ The meat-free meats, according to the store’s ozarksfn.com. website, are handmade in small batches and contain protein-rich ingredients like wheat gluten, yeast, soy, miso (which is made from fermented soybeans) and spices. No real word on what the cheese-free cheese is made of.

The Daily Meal website said the owners “combined their vegetable-loving lifestyles with their Guamanian roots as well as other culinary cultures around the world to create meats that (supposedly) have the texture, taste and overall feel of real meat.”

I congratulate the brother-sister duo who started the shop for their entrepreneurial spirit, but I don’t think I will be making a trip to see what is on the menu.

While many people opt for a vegan lifestyle because they disagree with animal agriculture – be it meat or dairy production – in my humble, and somewhat bias opinion, others who are going to the store, as well as other retail outlets across the nation that offer similar products, are standing in line for the exact thing they have been complaining about – “manufactured food products.” The products are just dressed up as something other than what they really are, so I guess it’s the vegan equivalent of mystery meat.

When you boil it all down, just about everything we consume has been “manufactured.”

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page cow manufactured, with a pinch of salt.

One summer I remember manufacturing everything possible, even brownies, out of zucchini because of a bumper crop.

Mom and her old pressure cooker worked like a well-oiled machine for many years as she manufactured countless pints and quarts of green beans, bread and butter pickles, tomato juice and sauce, beats and whatever else grew in our garden. Our cattle and hogs manufactured our meat.

At the Crawford Ranch, I’m in no way like my mom, but we like manufactured food. One of our favorite meals is a very tasty, lightly blackened beef and pork combination, taken straight off the grill and placed in a hearty, yet light, eatable basket made from ground cereal grains that have been kneaded and baked to perfection. Of course no main course would not be complete without proper garnishment with a little sweet, yet tangy, tomato-based sauce, or a dash of Sinapis alba that is lightly seasoned with a hint of lemon juice. I typically serve a dish that primarily contains the fruits of a tuberous crop that originated in the Andes, accented by a dab of Cucumis sativus, garlic and dill, natural salt and oils that are whipped with albumen and

vitellus with this grilled treat.

Doesn’t it sound fancy? Some also like to add a bit of the of Cucumis sativus, garlic and dill combination to the main entrée for added flavor, but that is a little overbearing for my taste.

Of course, my mother’s recipe was better than mine, as Mom’s recipes usually are, but we regularly enjoy the meal at least once a week in the spring and summer months. Leftovers also keep nicely and can be enjoyed for a day or two.

It’s just hard to beat grilled hot dogs, complete with mustard, ketchup and relish, served with a big ol’ helping of potato salad, isn’t it? And no matter how you dress it up or word it, it’s still grilled hot dogs and potato salad.

While a hot dog might not sound too appetizing to those standing in line at the fancy fake meat butcher shops, I’m sure the mystery meat in the hot dogs I grill out is a whole lot better than what they will find behind the counter.

Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 door, and has a composite shingle roof.

It is rodent and snake-proof (I think) and has a sliding glass window to allow light in and…er…aromas out. The cost was…well…cheaper than a divorce and I feel fairly confident in asserting that it is the fanciest outhouse in the entire state and quite possibly, the nation.

It’s funny how my life has seemingly gone, pretty much, full circle. I can’t help but think that if the outhouse of

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my youth had been this nice, there really wouldn’t have been a need to install indoor plumbing back in 1963 except for that bath and shower thing.

Oh, by the way, since the Sears and Roebuck Company doesn’t publish those thick catalogs anymore, I’m hoping someone knows where I could get my hands on a bulk-quantity supply of corn cobs. I’ll need both red and white cobs, please.

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Gary Patton said today’s cattle producers must be willing to change as conditions change Gary Patton switched his operation 45 days after the month-long breeding from a backgrounding operation season with a 75 percent to 80 percent to commercial cattle. He typically conception rate. Open heifers are culled. buys large groups of Black Angus Gary believes the reason this process heifers, then breeds them to a Red makes sense is that first time heifers don’t Angus, then sells the pairs. always calve easily, making a cow/calf pair a highly-desirable replacement since the momma has now experienced the process.

Bull calves are castrated and the pairs Gary believes one of the biggest chang- to help, but she jumped up, whirled and are sold by private treaty soon after birth es in the industry is the size of the cattle attacked him. On his way back to the office to take care of his injuries, Gary or when the calf is up to 300 pounds. due to better genetics.

At one time Gary backgrounded 1,200 “We don’t have as many cattle as we tripped and fell on a cement porch he to 1,500 cattle a year, but changed op- used to years ago, but we’re producing had been using for years.

“Accidents happen quickly, and I was erations three years ago when calf prices more meat, much like crop farmers have began to climb. The change required no moved from 60 to 260 bushels of corn per simply lucky mine wasn’t more serious.

However, I will not be helping a calving facility alterations, merely changes in acre on good land,” he said. the operation method.

The back part of Gary’s acreage has been heifer in the middle of a pasture again,” “Operating cattle means being ready to in the family since 1900, when purchased Gary said.

Another part of Gary’s belief system is change as conditions change,” Gary said. by his grandfather A.L. Patton. His parents, “I cannot do things the way my grandfa- John and Clara, added the rest of the acre- supporting the cattle industry.

Gary became part of the state cattlether or father did, or even age. The land has been in the the way I did just a few years family long enough that it is men’s leadership program four years ago ago and still make profit. You exactly as Gary wants it to be. and has been president of the Arkansas Wooster, Ark. have to raise what you can Gary recently suffered a Cattlemen’s Association since 2015. He sell for a premium in order to painful, but not permanently believes in the importance of representmake the most money. Selldebilitating, farm accident. One ing Arkansas cattlemen in the political ing a 300-pound calf simply of his heifers was in pain while arena to ensure cattlemen’s interests are doesn’t make sense anymore.” giving birth to a dead calf. He tried represented and protected.

While Gary Patton has only 300 acres in Wooster, Ark., he maximizes land usage by feeding silage and buying commodities, which he stores in five commodity barns. He mixes his own feed to support 300 to 500 commercial cattle at a time, and distributes the feed in fence line bunks. His business is supported by his daughter Jennifer, who runs the books, and his son Todd, who works on every hands-on aspect, from tucking to haying to working with cattle.

Gary’s operation centers on buying truckloads of Black Angus heifers through video sales. He then breeds the 750-pound heifers in a one-month window, using 20 rented Red Angus bulls from a division of Beechfork Ranch in nearby Morrilton, Ark. “Ranch manager Rocky Vess knows me and my operation well, so I let him select which bulls to send me,” Gary said.

Gary uses Red Angus Bulls because he can tag and certify his calves as Red Angus since they are 50 percent or more Red Angus. Gary explained that he uses more bulls than he needs to optimize the chances for pregnancy without having to maintain. The heifers are pregnancy checked

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Farm safety is always in the forefront One of his agricultural lessons occurred in 2006 when Randy was feed- of everyone involved in agriculture. The more Randy thought about his ing his cattle using a bucket accident, the more convinced to fill a bunk when he got Alpena, Ark. he became that there had to trapped between two cows. be a way to build a practical As soon as he was able, he and safe gravity flow manual crawled under the bunk for feeder that fit on the back of an protection trying to catch his ATV. It needed to be strong but breath. He knew he was hurt lightweight, which meant 16-gauge but had only his dog with

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meet your neighbors steel, and it had to have a universal mount for all brands of ATVs. Adjustments to the prototype were made on the chute angle for flow efficiency and the addition of an attached toolbox under the sloped floor to make up for the lost accessibility at the back of the ATV. Randy also decided to ship the feeder in pieces to be assembled on-site so the product could be shipped by UPS. Shipping in pieces saves expensive motor freight shipping charges.

“The people who buy this tend to be handy and have no assembly difficulty,” Randy explained.

Randy will never forget an elderly couple who came to the first day of Farm Fest in Springfield, Mo. They looked at the feeders, which the wife was in favor of purchasing then and there. The husband, however, didn’t believe the feeder was necessary. On the last day of Farm Fest, the same couple came back with the husband in a wheelchair because a cow had stepped on his foot and broken it while he was filling his bunk. Needless to say, the couple bought the feeder.

“I have many stories like that but fortunately most of my customers understand the safety advantage ahead of time,” Randy said.

As a result of his accident and increased awareness of safety, his business is now listed with Farmers with Disabilities in several states. The business incorporated in 2008 for liability protection and tax advantages with the motto: “Peaceful, Easy Feedin.”

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“Even though I have cattle and turkeys, the development of this feeder business goes back to the joy I felt as a kid when I played with an erector set,” Randy said.

Randy’s love of tinkering also extends to his farming. Although he has raised more than 2.5 million turkeys for Butterball, he likes tinkering with genetics in his commercial cow/calf operation.

When he started, Randy raised Charolais and then went to Black Limousin bulls to change the color. He now uses Red Angus bulls because he believes blond calves bring a good price of age and the Charlois bloodlines still run strong with 75 percent of his calves being blond. He weans his calves at 6 to 7 months, with an average weight of 600 to 650 pounds, preconditioning them with vaccinations, worming and protein grain. He sells the calves as yearlings.

“I don’t sell at weaning because I have enough room and hay to support them until they’re yearlings,” Randy explained.

Cathy admitted she still has a lot of the “city” in her, but does like the country life.

“We met and married in the Chicago suburbs, and I still have a lot of the city in me.

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A Childhood Bribe Turns into a Passion

By Terry Ropp

J.M. Davis’ gun obsession grew into the world’s largest private gun collection J.M. Davis was a sickly child. When he was 7 in 1894, he balked at taking medicine, so his father, desperate to help his ailing child, did what parents have always done – bribe him.

In this case, the bribe was a 410 flint action shotgun, the first in what grew to be the world’s largest private gun collection and the J. M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum.

In 1915, J.M. swapped 2,000 acres of Arkansas timberland land for the Mason Hotel in Claremore, Okla. The hotel, touted as the best hotel from Claremore, Okla., to Kansas City, Mo., also contained a restaurant and café and was surrounded by shops. Museum Executive Director Wayne McCombs explained that J.M.’s wife, Addie, made this a perfect trade because Addie had a background in hotel and restaurant management, which allowed J.M. to work behind the desk schmoozing customers and trading guns, sometimes in lieu of bills customers were otherwise unable to pay.

Before long, J.M. displayed guns on hotel walls and placed trophy heads above each of the hotel’s 125 room doors. Because of its location across from the railroad station, as well as enviable accommodations, business boomed with thousands of tourists staying every year.

As a private collector, J.M. and collected what appealed him. He added other interesting collections including local brands, German beer steins and a John Rogers statuary collection featuring a gift to President Lincoln and a humorous Norman Rockwell-like piece called, “Weighing the Baby.”

Because his second wife Geneieve was Cherokee, he was also allowed to display Cherokee artifacts such as arrowheads and pottery.

In 1969, the childless J.M. and the State of Oklahoma joined to provide a modern

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40,000 square-foot building to display the 14,000 weapon and 50,000 item collection for free public viewing. Despite the variety of collections, guns are the heart of the museum.

“The stories behind the guns are what make them so fascinating,” Wayne said.

One unusual weapon is a seven-barrel shotgun used by the British Navy in the 1850s to guard cargo when being loaded or unloaded. However, when a sailor firing the weapon got blown into the water, the manufacturer tried to sell the weapon as a hunting gun for geese. Unfortunately, feathers were all that was left when used to hunt geese and the company discontinued production. A collection gallery of outlaw guns includes guns owned by Poncho Villa, Jesse James, Emmet Dalton and even Pretty Boy Floyd.

The largest gun is a hand-held 500-year-old Chinese cannon that took three men to operate. The smallest a Hummingbird, that was made in Austria and intended for ladies to carry in a handbag. The tiny bullet was the size of a pencil lead.

Office manager Kim Thompson is also the tourism coordinator and schedules group tours. Tours are often treated to a living history or reenactment presentation by Tri-State Gunfighters. Kim explained that the museums hosts 35,000 to 45,000 visitors annually. They come from Oklahoma to New York to China. Kim especially appreciates two origami birds made for her out of delicately designed Japanese paper at the end of a visit filled with cultural misunderstandings and humor. Another memorable moment for Kim was a visit by country-music entertainers Garth Brooks and Tricia Yearwood.

“I’ve been here 15 years and one of my favorite changes is the addition of the Mason room, which depicts the history of J.M.’s Mason hotel, including the original front desk, register and slotted mail and message case,” she said.

The Museum, open daily except Sundays March through November as well as Christmas and Thanksgiving, hosts several annual events, including a BB gun day with a sturdy, inflatable target range for target shooting by competitors of all ages.

Winners are awarded one-of-a-kind BB guns, custom-made for the event by Daisy.

Other special events include Christmas and Valentine craft shows and a safety day.

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Products and Services: The stores sell feed for cattle, chickens, goats, sheep, horses and dogs from a variety of suppliers including Purina, ADM, Crescent and Nutrena.

“We often weigh small bags of feed for hobby farmers and many customers appreciate our large dog bones and other pet treats,” Adam explained. Both square and round bales are available, as well as minerals and general veterinary supplies. We have some hardware, as well as general farming supplies such as fencing, tools and hitch pins. We offer garden supplies including onion sets, seed potatoes and garden plants and seeds.

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Moving Forward

Steve Harris, pictured at left, was injured during a Quarter horse race in 1986. Though the accident caused him to be confined to a wheelchair, he is still very active on his farm.

By Terry Ropp

Steve Harris overcomes a life-changing injury with the lessons learned on his family’s farm At the age of 26, Steve Harris of Fayetteville, Ark., was at the top of his game in the Quarter horse racing world, but as fate would have it, an accident nearly 30 years ago changed his life forever, but never diminished his love for horses, nor the work ethic that was instilled in him by his father and uncle.

His earliest horseback memory is being led around by his grandfather, Roy Thorton, on a Shetland pony named Strawberry at Starr Valley Angus Farms near Stilwell, Okla. It wasn’t long until a young Steve was training and selling ponies for Ponies of America, where the show ponies had to be under 12 hands tall and ridden by youngsters under the age of 12.

Steve had his first job at a racetrack, working in the steward’s tower by running finSteve’s father, Boyd, taught Steve that work wasn’t an option. ish photographs and bringing coffee.

“If I was too lazy to get out of bed on a Saturday, my dad would throw By the age of 14, Steve was riding at unofficial brush tracks in Arkansas a glass of water on me,” Steve recalled with a chuckle. “That only had and Oklahoma; and he was in high demand because he weighed only 60 Fayetteville, Ark. to happen twice before I learned to get up as soon as I heard the water pounds and could ride. In addition to racing on Sundays, Steve also worked running. My dad and uncle, Floyd Harris, were poor. They worked hard at Venna Lee Farms, which bred Thoroughbreds, in Fayetteville, Ark. and paid for their own educations. Both became dentists and taught me At 16, Steve was looking forward to a summer at home, but his father told by example that you never say can’t or won’t.”

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Larry Strauss

By Terry Ropp

Family: Wife, Cheryl Strauss; daughters, Amanda and Andrea; and grandchil-

dren, 14-year-old Keaton and 6-year-old Sawyer.

Hometown: Stilwell, Okla.

Town Life: “I was born and raised in Stilwell, Oklahoma, and after college and the Air Force, worked for Stilwell Foods. A friend told me (State Farm was) looking for an agent in Stilwell. I interviewed, was told I was hired and gave a two week notice at work.

Unbeknownst to me, I had to pass insurance tests on life, health, fire and auto insurances and then wait for the results. Because I had given my notice, my wife Cheryl and I had to live off my savings. I started with a few hundred policies from the previous agent. Auto and home are the largest portions of our sales with State Farm being the largest auto insurer in Arkansas and Oklahoma. I am an independent agent and have four full-time employees.”

Country Life: “We have a cow/calf operation with 35 momma cows and 10 heif-

ers bred by one Black Angus bull on 420 acres. I also have a Jersey cow to show the grandkids that milk comes out of a cow and not a jug, just as I expect our new chickens to demonstrate eggs come from chickens and not cartons. Our dairy cow is expecting her first calf so we will soon be able to milk her. I carefully cycle my cattle for spring calves in April and May. Since replacement price is so high, I do breed again in late summer but will replace any cow that skips a year or is temperamental. I view genetics the old way: if you have a crazy cow, you’re probably going to have a crazy calf. I feed grass and hay and supplement with 20 percent protein cubes during cold weather. I contract hay per bale on 70 acres. My land is predominantly Bermuda, Fescue, clover and mixed grasses. I sample the soil every three years in order to spring fertilize with only what the soil needs.

I also know you can’t always count on the second or third cutting and plan ahead.”

How the two lives work together and future plans: “Small farms do well in this part of the country, and we are blessed with a good blend of quality people including both friends and customers. I love to go for long walks with my dog and never get off my land. I can shoot squirrels or fish in the creeks. I’m considering going totally AI to be more sure of calving times and need to build a barn to solve the problem of wet hay becoming unusable. Finally, I’m looking to add insurance clients in Western Arkansas in the near future.”

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market sales reports

bulls

(Week of 4/10/16 to 4/16/16) Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy

87.50-104.50 † Not Reported* 84.50-104.00 † 82.00-110.00*

Ash Flat Livestock Barry County Regional Stockyards Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock Auction County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

94.00-105.00* Not Reported* 83.00-109.00 † 93.50-99.00 †

dairy cattle

83.59-100.50 † 78.00-110.00 † 90.00-108.00* 89.00-103.00 †

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

93.50-109.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Ozarks Regional Stockyard Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

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5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 131.00-135.00; wtd. avg. price 134.02.

Heifers: 130.00-135.00; wtd. avg. price 133.95.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 209.00-216.00; wtd. avg. price 214.47.

Heifers: 210.00-216.00; wtd. avg. price 213.59.

85.00-96.50 † 85.00-106.00 † 90.00-102.00* 92.50-127.00 †

80

100

slaughter

120

140

cows

(Week of 4/10/16 to 4/16/16)

55.00-81.00 †

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy

35.00-81.00 † Not Reported* 43.00-89.50 † 4

Ash Flat Livestock Barry County Regional Livestock Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock Auction County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

70.00-83.50* 58.00-78.00 † 44.00-82.50 † 65.00-82.00* Not Reported*

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock - Springdale Ft. Smith Livestockk I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest

59.00-83.00 † 27.00-80.00 † 53.00-82.00 † 52.00-82.00 † 55.00-88.00* 55.00-83.50 † 60.00-86.00 † 47.50-76.00 † 55.00-90.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction Ozarks Regional Stockyards Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

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Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 4/12/16

Ash Flat Livestock

507 Uneven

St-5 Lower

195.00-247.50 172.50-202.51 162.50-183.00 162.00-164.00 --------165.00-195.00 140.00-175.00 136.00-151.00 ----171.00-190.00 145.00-177.50 140.00-164.00 134.00-145.00 131.00

100

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Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 4/14/16

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

4/15/16

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Receipts: 432 At this month’s special dairy sale at the Producers Auction Yard,demand was good on a moderate supply.

The supply consisted of 5 percent Springer Heifers, 8 percent Bred Heifers, 17 percent Open Heifers, 13 percent Fresh and Milking Cows, 6 percent Bred Cows 160 and 14 percent baby calves. The balance was made up of weigh cows and beef animals. All quotes are on a per head basis for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme 1500.00-1600.00, Individual Crossbred 1525.00, Approved 1275.00-1450.00, Crossbreds 1250.00-1450.00, Individual Shorthorn 1400.00, Medium Crossbreds 1075.00-1100.00, Common Crossbreds 775.00-875.00.

Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Supreme 1420.001480.00, Crossbreds 1480.00-1485.00, Individual Jersey 1490.00, Approved 1125.00-1350.00, Crossbreds 1275.00-1400.00, Medium Crossbreds 910.00-1000.00, Common 825.00-850.00, Crossbreds 760.00-800.00, Jerseys 725.00-800.00.

Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Approved Individual 1325.00, Individual Crossbred 1375.00, Medium 1135.001185.00, Common Individual 850.00, Individual Crossbred 850.00.

Open heifers: Approved 200-300 lbs Individual Crossbred 510.00, 300-400 lbs Individual 675.00, Crossbreds 530.00600.00, Jerseys 725.00-860.00, 400-500 lbs Crossbreds 600.00-690.00, 500-600 lbs 730.00-750.00, Crossbreds 725.00-910.00, 600-700 lbs Individual 930.00, Crossbreds 960.00, Jerseys 950.00-980.00, Pkg 4 hd 858 lbs 950.00, Medium 400-500 lbs Individual Crossbred 500.00, 500-600 lbs Individual Crossbred 600.00, 600-700 lbs Individual Crossbred 825.00, Ind. Jersey 600.00, 700-800 lbs Individual 750.00, Ind. Crossbred 700.00.

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County Line Sale Ratcliff 4/13/16

Decatur Livestock*

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Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs 4/11/16

1041

208

220

1235

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200.00-205.00 180.00-193.00 145.00-179.00 160.00 137.00

190.00-221.00 170.00-192.00 160.00-185.00 145.00-162.00 127.00-144.00

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227.50 180.00-217.50 173.00-182.50 154.00-167.50 138.00

200.00-235.00 185.00-200.00 170.00-185.00 145.00-158.00 138.00-145.00

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190.00-227.00 156.00-189.00 154.00-175.00 139.00-156.00 129.00-141.00

180.00-211.00 160.00-185.00 140.00-172.00 130.00-155.00 120.00-138.00

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170.00-188.00 150.00-173.00 135.00-155.00 135.00-149.00 130.00-140.00

170.00-196.00 160.00-179.00 140.00-166.00 125.00-145.00 120.00-141.00

173.00-190.00 165.00-181.00 140.00-167.00 138.00-157.00 -----

180.00 180.00 146.00-162.50 137.50-141.00 -----

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240.00, few 240.00-249.00; 70-80 lbs 210.00-222.00, few 228.00; 80-90 lbs 196.00-210.00; 90-110 lbs 193.00206.00.

Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 295.00-317.00; 50-60 lbs 280.00310.00; 60-70 lbs 265.00-275.00; 70-80 lbs 265.00-275.00; 80-90 lbs 250.00-265.00; 90-110 lbs 237.00-265.00.

Kalona, IA: 50-60 lbs 225.00-250.00; 60-65 lbs 225.00235.00; 70-80 lbs 210.00-215.00; 80-85 lbs 207.50-215.50; 95-100 lbs 160.00-185.00.

Ft. Collins: 60-70 lbs 222.50-232.50; 70-80 lbs 215.00225.00; 80-90 lbs 210.00-215.00; 90-105 lbs 200.00205.00; 110-115 lbs 190.00-192.00.

Missouri: 40-60 lbs 220.00-253.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00245.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00-227.50; 80-90 lbs 207.50-235.00.

Virginia: 30-60 lbs 235.00.

South Dakota: 86 lbs 149.00; 95-100 lbs 150.00-156.00.

Billings, MT: no test.

National Sheep Summary 4/15/16 Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) Compared to last week slaughter lambs were firm to 3600: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 105-172 lbs 5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 119.33-150.00 (wtd avg 132.70). were steady to 10.00 higher. No good comparison on ID: 300: Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3 40.00; feeder lambs. At San Angelo, TX 4310 head sold. No Utility 1-2 25.00. sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading no comparison on slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 66.00-76.00; Utility and not tested. 3600 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady. 10,200 head of formula sales had no Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 80.00-94.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-80.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 60.00-66.00; trend due to confidentiality. 4,090 lamb carcasses sold Cull 1 (extremely thin) 26.00-50.00. with 65 lbs and down no trend due to confidentiality; Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 77.00-133.00; Utility 1-2 65-75 lbs 4.30 lower and 75 lbs and up no trend due 60.00-87.00; Cull 1 40.00-57.00. to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 66.00-73.00; Good 2-3 (CWT) unless otherwise specified. (fleshy) 74.00-79.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 55.00-62.00; Cull 1 Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 125-160 lbs 132.00-148.00. (extremely thin) 27.00-30.00.

Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 VA: wooled 130-160 lbs 150.00.

PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 197.00-237.00; 130-150 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test; Cull 1 no test. lbs 175.00-185.00; 150-200 lbs 177.00-182.00.

So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 53.00-61.00; Good 2-3 Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 130-145 lbs 145.00-157.50; 150(fleshy) 45.00-62.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-55.00; Cull 155 lbs 127.50-135.00.

1 21.00-42.00.

South Dakota: shorn and wooled 120-140 lbs 136.00Missouri: Good 3-4 55.00-65.00; Good 2-3 70.00-95.00; 140.00; 175 lbs 131.00.

Utility and Good 1-3 63.00-73.00; Utility 1-2 65.00-70.00; Billings, MT: no test.

Cull 1 30.00-55.00.

Kalona, IA: no test.

Virginia: Good 2-4 70.00.

Missouri: 90-95 lbs 147.50-150.00; 120-135 lbs 135.00Kalona: Good 2-3 52.50-62.00; Utility and Good 1-3 137.50.

52.50-60.00; Utility 1-2 40.00-45.00.

Equity Elec: no sales.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 50-60 lbs 214.00-226.00; 60-70 lbs 204.00San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 240.00-254.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00208.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-194.00; 98 lbs 170.00; 100-105

Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Approved 1375.001450.00, Crossbreds 1350.00-1375.00, Medium Individual 975.00, Crossbred 1025.00-1250.00, Common 800.00925.00, Crossbred 550.00-900.00.

4/17/16 Bred and Springer Cows: Approved Individual Crossbred 1300.00, Ind. Jersey 1325.00, Medium Crossbreds 900.001000.00, Common Individual 800.00, Crossbreds 630.00875.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers 260.00-370.00, Holstein Bulls 230.00-280.00, Jersey Bulls 120.00-150.00, Crossbred Heifers 210.00-270.00, Crossbred Bulls Large 240.00250.00, Small 120.00-160.00, Beef Cross Heifers- 270.00360.00, Beef Cross Bulls - 260.00-360.00.

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

87.00-105.00 † 89.50-91.00 †

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40

beef

87.00-96.00 †

4/12/16

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200.00-660.00 192.00-196.00 166.00-183.00 160.00-163.00 142.50

200.00-220.00 180.00-207.00 164.00-297.50 148.00-163.00 -----

199.00-218.0 181.00-212.0 161.00-199.0 155.50-189.7 150.00-162.2

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198.00-240.00 171.00-200.00 158.00-171.00 143.00-160.00 134.00-141.00

190.00 183.00-187.00 162.00-173.00 149.00-154.00 137.00

----170.00-189.00 150.00-166.00 ----------

188.00-212.0 175.00-189.0 166.00-172.0 141.00-152.0 -----

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173.00-185.00 157.00-174.00 139.00-155.00 135.00-140.00 -----

184.00-203.00 174.00-188.00 150.00-167.00 ----128.00-130.00

190.00-200.00 167.00-200.00 148.00-164.00 140.00-149.00 134.00-150.00

185.00-204.0 158.00-185.0 149.00-166.0 148.00-161.5 141.00-151.0

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127 5(3257('

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16 12

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0-62.00; Utility and Good 1-3 2 40.00-45.00. m and Large 1-2: 214.00-226.00; 60-70 lbs 204.000-194.00; 98 lbs 170.00; 100-105

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9.91

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N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 4/13/16

850.00-1575.00 † 700.00-1800.00 † 1200.00-1685.00 *

2050

159.26 160.29

179.02 189.42 183.00 182.66 **

164.54 150.34 162.51 **

180.76

1000.00-1425.00 †

1550

161.14 **

Week of 3/20/16

950.00-2100.00 †

152.27 154.64

190.90

2550

149.02

175.58

165.58

pairs

*

950

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. 4/15/16

192.50 164.49 180.67 *

150.51 * 148.93 150.29 150.19 163.85

195.53

160.41

191.85

*

* 162.72

185.17

154.00

184.00

1450.00-1875.00* None Reported †

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 4/13/16

162.43 153.86

179.83 175.25

1500.00-2450.00 †

Ozarks Regional West Plains 4/12/16

156.69

172.54

1100.00-1450.00 † 1000.00-1850.00 †

1950

150.16

185.48 *

1200.00-1950.00 * 1050.00-2700.00 †

1450

162.48 162.00

174.12

1175.00-1625.00 † Not Reported* Barry County Regional Stockyards Benton County Sale Barn 1250.00-1950.00 † 1250.00-2200.00* Cattlemen’s Livestock Cleburne County Livestock Auction None Reported † † County Line 920.00-1445.00 Decatur Livestock Auction 1600.00-2000.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Not Reported * Farmers Livestock - Springdale None Reported † 1050.00-2075.00 † Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock 925.00-1550.00 † Joplin Regional 1075.00-2025.00 †

usta

* 190.40

1125.00-1600.00 †

Arkansas Cattle Auction Ash Flat Livestock

158.09

192.42

152.25

173.09

2450

2950

755

7474

489

1058

9587

515

2863

933

2099

Uneven

St-10 Lower

Steady

Uneven

St-4 Lower

Uneven

Uneven

Steady

St-1 Lower

155.52

173.59 186.56 173.95

160.26

169.84 *

151.20 154.00 149.01

175.88

Tulsa Livestock Auction 4/11/16

154.94 151.45

169.00

150.34

167.02 *

156.16 155.22

180.28

*

* 165.03

177.00

200.00-220.00 180.00-207.00 164.00-297.50 148.00-163.00 -----

199.00-218.00 181.00-212.00 161.00-199.00 155.50-189.75 150.00-162.25

200.00-235.00 162.00-205.00 148.00-184.00 140.00-172.00 144.00-151.00

205.00-234.00 180.00-209.00 170.00-188.00 158.00-176.00 150.00-155.00

220.00-257.50 171.00-211.00 177.00-193.00 153.00-182.00 151.00-164.50

200.00-241.00 180.00-196.00 164.00-176.00 155.00-167.00 -----

197.50-214.00 185.00-208.00 171.50-188.00 160.00-175.00 153.50-166.00

190.00-223.00 185.00-201.00 165.00-182.00 135.00-169.00 120.00-147.00

213.00-230.00 209.00-219.00 ----157.00-168.50 149.50-153.00

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----170.00-189.00 150.00-166.00 ----------

188.00-212.00 175.00-189.00 166.00-172.00 141.00-152.00 -----

180.00-225.00 160.00-196.00 148.00-175.00 139.00-152.00 110.00-140.00

194.00-227.00 162.00-207.00 160.00-173.00 132.00-157.00 -----

----184.00 157.00-178.00 ---------

----171.00-185.00 153.00-168.00 130.00-145.00 131.00-143.00

195.00-206.00 175.00-190.00 156.00-172.50 140.00-160.00 130.00-135.00

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190.00-200.00 167.00-200.00 148.00-164.00 140.00-149.00 134.00-150.00

185.00-204.00 158.00-185.00 149.00-166.00 148.00-161.50 141.00-151.00

180.00-199.00 160.00-178.00 144.00-164.00 133.00-149.00 120.00-137.00

170.00-185.00 158.00-178.00 135.00-159.00 126.00-142.00 -----

----170.00-203.00 152.00-168.50 144.00-164.00 141.00-148.00

184.00-203.00 162.00-177.00 153.00-166.00 140.00-150.00 129.00-139.00

175.00-199.00 157.00-187.00 152.50-170.00 142.50-154.00 135.00-150.00

170.00-191.00 165.00-178.00 135.00-185.00 120.00-144.00 103.00-177.00

194.00-200.00 --------148.50-157.00 131.00-137.00

0.00

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190.18

(Week of 4/10/16 to 4/16/16)

Aug

OKC West - El Reno, Okla.

4/13/16

1150.00-1350.00 †

150.98

169.35 170.80

147.43

169.82

147.67 160.63

181.75 169.01 169.97 175.00

148.73

170.00

147.53 143.51

165.12 *

*

APRIL 25, 2016

155.83 151.30 146.83

166.83

155.12

175.47 150

Feb. 16 Mar. 16

Ash Flat El Reno Ft. Smith Green Forest Heber Springs Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs Springdale Tulsa West Plains

193.63

700.00-1610.00 *

cow/calf

450

Joplin Regional Stockyards 4/11/16

**

Jan. 16

heifers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 4/10/16

16

I-40 Livestock Ozark 4/14/16

*

700.00-1500.00 †

Week of 4/10/16

ith ck

825.00-1500.00 † 550.00-1725.00 †

Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15

208.45

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ices

Ash Flat El Reno Ft. Smith Green Forest Heber Springs Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs Springdale Tulsa West Plains

650.00-1975.00 †

1050

July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15

steers 550-600 LBS.

69.00-127.00 † Prices reported per cwt 1250.00-1800.00* Not Reported*

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3.97

Elain

Apr. 15 May 15 June 15

Week of 3/27/16

avg. grain prices

$150.0

1000.00-1725.00 * 1000.00-1225.00 †

Mid-State Stockyard North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest

550

$182.5

675.00-1400.00 † Not Reported* 835.00-1525.00 †

Ash Flat Livestock Barry County Regional Stockyards Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock Ft. Smith Live I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional

Week of 4/3/16

4/15/16

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.4100 and 40# blocks at $1.4275. The weekly average for barrels is $1.4220 (-.0115) and blocks, $1.4250 (-.0095).

Fluid Milk: Farm level milk production is higher in most regions of the country as favorable weather conditions to dairy herds are boosting their comfort. However, in California and Arizona, higher temperatures and rainy conditions are adding fob with 3-4 percent shrink or stress on cows. Nationwide, manufacturing milk volumes are moderate to heavy. Bottled milk sales vary throughout s shorn and wooled 105-172 lbs the country depending on the current buyers needs in every g 132.70). region. Condensed skim volumes are more than adequate and es Utility and Good 1-3 40.00; demand from Class II processors is steadily picking up. Cream supplies are readily available in the East and West, but mixed 50 in the Central region. Cream volumes are mostly moving into (fleshy) 66.00-76.00; Utility and butter manufacturing. However, ice cream makers continue h) 80.00-94.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) Utility 1-2 (very thin) 60.00-66.00; pulling moderate cream loads as summer season approaches.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER ) 26.00-50.00.

3 (fleshy) 77.00-133.00; Utility 1-2 POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $2.3558-2.5401.

00-57.00. (very fleshy) 66.00-73.00; Good 2-3 tility 1-2 (thin) 55.00-62.00; Cull 1 -30.00.

4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull and Utility Week Ended 4/19/16 Cull 1 no test.

Soybeans Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum very fleshy) 53.00-61.00; Good 2-3 20 tility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-55.00; Cull

.00-65.00; Good 2-3 70.00-95.00; 3.00-73.00; Utility 1-2 65.00-70.00;

$215.0

1050.00-1675.00 †

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dairy sales

National Dairy Market at a Glance

cows

(Week of 4/10/16 to 4/16/16)

Week of 3/27/16

s 295.00-317.00; 50-60 lbs 280.000-275.00; 70-80 lbs 265.00-275.00; 0; 90-110 lbs 237.00-265.00.

225.00-250.00; 60-65 lbs 225.000-215.00; 80-85 lbs 207.50-215.50; 00.

22.50-232.50; 70-80 lbs 215.000-215.00; 90-105 lbs 200.000.00-192.00.

0.00-253.00; 60-70 lbs 220.000-227.50; 80-90 lbs 207.50-235.00. .00.

149.00; 95-100 lbs 150.00-156.00.

replacement

lbs 158.00-166.00.

Virginia: no test.

Ft. Collins: 40-45 lbs 215.00-222.50; 83 lbs 197.50.

Billings: no test.

Kalona: no test.

550-600 lb. steers

$247.5

Week of 4/3/16

.00; 70-80 lbs 210.00-222.00, few 0-210.00; 90-110 lbs 193.00-

12 Month Avg. -

$280.0

Week of 3/20/16

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meet your neighbors Moving Forward Continued from Page 17 him he needed to go work at Arlington Racetrack in Illinois. He was given a job “walking hots,” which means to cool off the horses by walking them. After the boss saw him riding a track pony one day, Steve started a new job galloping racehorses horses in the early mornings.

However, Steve’s heart was with Quarter horses. When he graduated high school, he started riding full-time at Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, Okla., and later in Ruidoso, N.M. Steve soon demonstrated he was a talented jockey. He had the ability to communicate with still green 2-year-old racing Quarter horses with a calm assertiveness that led those horses to many victories. He raced for nine years and established an impressive winning record, including a 1983 victory at the All American Futurity on a horse named On A High. The purse was $2 million.

On May 9, 1986, Steve won six of the 10 trial heats he raced that day for the Black Gold Futurity Trials. He was dressed and ready to leave the track when the trainer of Native Judge asked him to run one more race because Steve had won on the horse previously.

The race was 870 yards, a dangerous length because the race starts on a turn.

He was in the ninth position out of 10 and running to the rail when a younger jockey on the 10th position horse cut out in front of him. With another horse on his other side, Steve was blocked in. Clipping heels with another horse, Native Judge went down. Steve was thrown from the horse and suffered a broken back. He has been confined to a wheelchair ever since.

“The best advice I ever got came when I started racing in New Mexico and was asked to become a member of the Jockeys’ Guild,” Steve said. “I was young and was not about to give up any of my money for membership dues or contributions to the insurance fund. Then Jerry Nicodemus, the ‘King of Quarter Horse Racing’ back then, and Jackie Martin, an outstanding Arkansas jockey and one of my heroes, both told me I needed to join. I did, and it was one of the best decisions of my life.”

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That insurance fund allowed Steve the best surgeons with a two-week hospital stay, as well as a three-month rehabilitation stay at Craig Hospital in Colorado.

Determined to take charge of his own life, Steve returned to his Fayetteville, Ark., duplex and earned an agribusiness degree at the University of Arkansas.

Oddly enough, he accepted a salesman position at the Darryl Hickman Chevrolet in Siloam Springs, Ark., which later became Superior Chevrolet.

“When I got there the first day, someone made the comment that they couldn’t have a kid in a wheelchair selling cars, but I proved them wrong and am still there,” Steve said.

The work ethic that characterized Steve’s racing career remained strong and defined his career off the track as well.

“The biggest challenge was finding time for my son, Hayden, who is now 16; especially considering the long salesman hours, which included Saturdays and late nights,” Steve said.

Steve has maintained his love and interest with racing and animals, and has part interest in two racehorses and raises commercial beef cattle. Hayden takes after his father’s love of animals but in a different way.

He won a national mutton busting title and went on to ride calves and junior bulls. Last year in Las Vegas at the Indian National Finals Rodeo, Hayden took second place by a few points in the junior bulls competition.

Steve admits he is uncomfortable with the dangers of bull riding and is hoping to interest his son in raising bucking stock.

“Hayden is young, but beginning to learn the value of hard work,” Steve said. “I was reassured that at his wrestling banquet, where he received the Ed Culver Award, which is given for showing try and grit, and the ability to never give up or quit.”

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Breeds & Crosses Include: Angus, Hereford, Gelbvieh, Red Angus, Simmental and Salers. About 90% are black or black whiteface.

Many are Synchronized & AI Bred. A few Tier Two and Show-Me-Plus heifers are in the offering. See enclosed requirements for SMS heifer details.

Program Requirements • Heifers have met minimum standards for reproductive soundness, pelvic size, body condition and weight and are free of blemishes.

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Heifers have been tested and found negative for PI BVD. • Heifers will calve from Mid-Aug. to Nov. 30 and were preg-checked within 30 days of the sale.

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Breeding Better Cows

By Terry Ropp

Mark Sexton puts his selection, breeding skills to work at Three Forks Ranch Mark Sexton was raised on a small commercial Hereford farm but gained most of his early knowledge and interest from his cousins, the Wilkins Brothers, of Bluejacket, Okla., where he worked at their 500-head club calf cowherd.

He attended Northeast Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Okla., studying animal science. Matt has been the

AI bulls, as well as synchronization and arm service for females.

The ranch annually sells 175 breeding age bulls, as well as bred and open heifers, and registered Angus cows.

“We sell the 5-year-olds every year,” Mark said. “They are in the prime of their life.”

When selling bulls, the ranches often maintains as much as a one-third interPhoto by Terry Ropp

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Mark Sexton has managed Three Forks Ranch for more than a decade. The seed stock breeding program had only five registered Black Angus when he arrived, but now the ranch holds its own production sales.

ranch manager for Three Forks Ranch, which is owned by Paula and Paul Moor, for the last 14 years. He had previously sold semen and met the Moores while synchronizing and breeding their cows.

One reason he especially enjoys his current position at the Black Angus breeding stock ranch is that he is able to combine his genetic skills along with his management and cattle expertise because the ranch offers AI to bull customers as part of customer service. Sexton assists these existing bull customers with bull selection, natural service and the

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est so it can use the semen to maintain carefully developed genetics, as well as receive a percentage of the semen revenue.

Selling the cows means the 350-head herd is constantly changing. One reason for waiting until the cows are 5-yearsold is that 2-year-olds are the hardest to breed because they are still growing.

“We get them through the terrible twos,” Matt said.

“We breed with emOkay, Okla. phasis on calving ease and yearling growth, but maintaining phenotype as the main breeding decision.”

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meet your neighbors Matt’s expertise in AI, was supported by being involved in a breeding project in Russia, as well as the historically largest breeding project in North America in 2015 at Cactus Feed Yard in Syracuse, Kan. “What allows me the flexibility to manage both the ranch and the AI service is good help,” Matt said. “I am fortunate enough to have two highly-skilled ranch hands that I am able to depend upon with complete confidence.”

Matt has initiated a number of improvements since taking over the operation. The registered Angus herd had only five registered mommas when he arrived, but now broadcasts its annual production sale on Superior Livestock Auction or can be attended during the sale at the ranch, in Fort Gibson, Okla., each March.

A significant change has been in land usage on the 2,300-acre spread.

Bull calves are developed on corn silage when weaned.

The corn is raised on 60 acres, which is sufficient for the operations’ needs. The silage is harvested by an Amish enterprise that chops and bags the feed. Hay ground is leased according to need and often contains oats, wheat and rye. Only hay ground is fertilized with a commercial fertilizer and broadcast sprayed in the spring.

“Spraying is a once and done deal,” Matt said.

Pastures are improved with Bermuda and contain some Fescue.

Another improvement is a goat grazing project that started last spring. The

ranch has 1,500 usable acres, and Matt is using 50 nannies to clear further acreage.

One-hundred and fifth acres are currenlty fenced in for the project, with plans for more goats to be added in the spring.

Billy access to the herd is controlled with kids arriving twice a year. Once the goats have cleared the area, undesirable trees will be sheared off with the goats being allowed to eat the tops. Then debris will be piled up and burned with useful trees allowed to remain as shade and possibly part of the annual pecan harvest.

Health protocols include the use of products as recommended by their veterinarian. They also use a cultured pink eye vaccine that has proved to be highly effective. Cows and their calves receive a fly tag when their calves are weaned, a process supported by misting throughout the summer as needed. Cattle receive supplements, including minerals and protein in tubs or pellets.

“The biggest challenge I have is that the ranch sits on a rock pile,” Matt said.

“Our neighbor to the west is actually a rock quarry. What this means is that we have little topsoil so holding water can be difficult during dry spells.”

The ranch pastures contain ponds, but troughs use rural waterers as their water source.

Mark has four daughters, Bailey, Emiley, Riley and Avery Jo. The youngest daughters, Riley and Avery Jo, show cattle at the local and state fairs. They currently have two Charolais and one Black Angus for showing.

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What is your favorite aspect of agriculture?

“I really like everything but being able to participate in Career Development Events on the livestock judging team and showing livestock are among my favorites.”

Who is the most influential person in your life?

“My youth pastor at Spring Hill Baptist Church, where my great-grandfather used to be a minister, is the most influential because he and his wife set a good example for young girls and are very encouraging.”

What is your current involvement in agriculture, including your daily routine?

“I live on a farm. In the summer when I have my show animals, I get up and feed them. I check on them regularly and work with them two hours a day, training them for shows. Last year I had five lambs and a pig. I am also the president of the FFA chapter and have duties at school such as running meetings, organizing activities and helping teachers get ready for events.”

What are some of your agricultural memories?

“I remember going to cattle sales with my grandpa when I was 4. One time I kept raising my hand like I was going to buy, and my grandfather just laughed.”

What are your future plans?

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“I want to be a physician’s assistant at Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, (Ark.) and plan to attend Central Baptist College because I know a lot of the kids going there and my great-grandfather, the same one who was a minister, was Dean of Students there for many years. Regardless of anything else, I really want to have my own farm including pigs and maybe a couple of horses as well as cattle. My passion is to help people, stay in the Lord’s will and always be close to my agricultural roots.”

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Working in the lending industry, I have heard just about all the arguments for and against insurance. Just about any type of loan anymore requires proof of insurance held on the collateral. For most, it is a matter of course to carry insurance on their assets, at least the most valuable.

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By Jessica Bailey another look at the tool – from a purely preventative point of view. he year is flying by. When this article is published, we will For a poultry producer – can you afford to go several months withbe past our last frost date and the infamous tax day, and out a flock due to a disease? If not, wouldn’t business interruption be knocking on the first day of spring. Already we have insurance seem a reasonable contingency plan for that possibility?

Jessica Bailey is an jonquils popping up everywhere, the pastures are starting Or say you are a crop producer – if Mother Nature strikes, can agricultural lender at to green up, and the wheat crop is off to a good start. you still pay for those inputs you already have used, as well as make Hometown Bank in The last article I wrote discussed having contingency measures your loan payments, if a crop is not produced, or do you need an Neosho, Mo. A resident in place on our operations in case of disease, disaster or disableinsurance policy to cover that possible situation? Or what about of Newton County, she ment of the primary operator. our cattle producers? If the bull jumps the fence or a flood takes out also raises cattle on Most of the article focused on physical actions we can put in the fence and the herd gets off the farm, can you afford the liability her family’s farm and place on our operations, but what I did not address is most probif someone is injured by the animals? Or does a farm liability policy is an active alumni of ably the obvious first contingency planning option – insurance. sound like a good backup plan to that situation? the Crowder College From the stigma of bygone years reputation to the unending deIt is important to realize that thinking ahead and preparing for Aggie Club. bate surrounding the current health care law, insurance has never those scenarios is not negative or pessimistic thinking. Rather, you been a popular topic. Many see it as an unnecessary expense, raare positioning yourself so if those situations happen, you and your tionalizing that since neither they, nor their parents, nor their grandparents used farm are prepared, ensuring that the family farm survives and can be passed on to the it, why pay for it now? Others are overwhelmed by the many choices in providers, next generation when the time comes.

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Farmers run a high risk of developing skin cancer because of sun exposure When a funny looking mole “suddenly” appears on your skin, it may be something more than a blemish.

According to the American Cancer Society, that irregular shaped blemish may actually be a condition called “dysplastic nevus syndrome” or “familial atypical multiple mole-melanoma syndrome,” which makes you more likely to develop melanoma.

Statistics show that about 3 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer, the most common form of cancer, each year. Of those diagnosed with skin cancer, more than 76,000 will be diagnosed with melanoma.

If left untreated, melanoma can spread to other parts of the body. If the cells reach vital organs and grow, the American Cancer Society says they are hard to treat and less likely to be cured.

Melanoma is a cancer that starts in melanocytes, which are the cells that make the skin coloring called melanin and protect the deeper layers of the skin from the harmful effects of the sun. Melanoma cancer cells can still make melanin, and the American Cancer Society says this is why these cancers may have mixed shades of tan, brown, blue or black.

Avoid using a tanning booth or tanning bed, since it increases your exposure to UV rays, raising your risk of developing melanoma and other skin cancers.

Skin Type: People with fairer skin (who often have lighter hair and eye color as well) are at increased risk.

Family History: Heredity plays a major role in melanoma, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. About one in every 10 patients diagnosed with the disease has a family member with a history of melanoma.

If your mother, father, siblings or children have had a melanoma, you are in a melanoma-prone family. Each person with a first-degree relative diagnosed with melanoma has a 50 percent greater chance of developing the disease.

Who is at risk?

Everyone is at some risk for melanoma, however, the risk factor increases for those with greater sun exposure, those who have a number of moles on the skin, and for those who have a family history of melanoma.

Sun Exposure: According to research from the Skin Cancer Foundation, both UVA and UVB rays are dangerous to the skin, and can induce skin cancer, including melanoma. Blistering sunburns in early childhood especially increase risk, but sunburns later in life and cumulative exposure also may be factors.

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“We have a teenage son and review safety procedures on all equipment and caution him to always be aware of where the animals are before getting them together and working them.”

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“Our grandchildren have walking sticks when walking among our Texas Longhorns because they are so gentle and friendly and might accidentally try to get too close.”

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Prevention

The best protection against melanoma, according to the American Cancer Society and the Skin Cancer Foundation, is to use limit exposure to the sun. For those who can not avoid exposure, the organizations recommend using sun screen, SPF 15 or higher, and covering exposed skin. A wide-brimmed hat and UV-protected sunglasses are also recommended.

Children should never be allowed to get a sun burn.

The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends that skin not only be protected in the summer months from harmful UV rays, but year round.

The organization also recommends that you examine your skin from head-to-toe at lease once a month, looking for suspicious lesions.

“We use our horse training skills in common sense. We work slowly and methodically paying attention to the horse never trying to force the horse to do something.”

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“Safety is a matter of good oldfashioned horse sense; you don’t get the way of the cows and you pay attention to what you’re doing when you’re using equipment.”

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‘Oh, My Aching Back’

By Julie Turner-Crawford

Back pain isn’t something you just have to live with Aches and pains are a part of life for many people, and farmers are no exception.

While some pains be treated effectively with over-the-counter pain killers, heating pads and ice packs, there at those pains that simply will not go away; and for those suffering from persistent back pain, the pain could be much more than a simple irritation.

Dr. Sadie Ochs Giedd, DO., of Mercy Clinic Pain Management in both Springfield and Lebanon, Mo., said persistent pain can be caused by conditions such a pinched nerve, a bulging or herniated disk, arthritis, cancer or degenerative joint disease, also known as osteoarthritis.

“It could be more than just a (muscle strain),” she said. “We need to find the cause of the problem and rule out some of those things that aren’t causing the pain.”

Giedd said starting off with a few simple tests, such as x-rays or other imaging tests (CT scans or MRIs) and possibly blood work, can get patients on the road to recovery, so the symptoms should not be ignored.

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For people who are suffering from back pain, Giedd said if the symptoms have continued for three months or more, it is time to seek treatment. The pain also does not have to be constant in order to seek treatment.

“If it is affecting your daily living and your daily activities, it could be more than a stain or a pulled muscle,” she added. “The most important part is getting to the cause of the problem.”

For those who are experiencing issues such as muscle weakness, Giedd said treatment should be sought within six weeks of the appearance of symptoms.

Without treatment, the issues and the cause of the pain will only continue, possibly making the cause worse and impacting the afflicted person’s quality of life.

“If we don’t have positive correction, the pain will not go away,” Giedd said. “You are actually causing more wear and tear by not seeking treatment. ... Even the vibration of riding a tractor seat all day is very hard on your disks and spine.”

She added that long-term repetitive motion can cause issues such as degenerative joint disease. There is no cure for degenerative joint disease. Without treatment or lifestyle changes, the disorder will get progressively worse.

A fall or a hit can cause spine fractures and other debilitating issues, so Giedd recommended that those who suffer trauma to their back and spine to seek medical treatment.

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Today, back pain and ailments can be treated with a variety of therapies, including physical therapy, posture correction, medication, steroid therapy or a combination of treatments.

Surgery is often a last resort.

For those who might contend that they simply don’t have time to seek proper treatment for their back aliment, Giedd said the longer the problem is ignored, the longer the patient will be in pain, and possibly causing more damage.

Age should also not be a factor when considering treatement for back and spine issues. Pinched nerves, disk issues and arthritis can impact anyone or any age.

Giedd said she treats patients in their 20s and 30s for arthritis and other pain-related issues.

What’s the first step The first step in getting treatment is an appointment with a primary care physician, who can begin the evaluation and make referrals to specialists.

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Shortness of breath, nausea, anxiety back or jaw pain. If you have these symptoms – and you are a woman – you may be having a heart attack.

While we’ve all become familiar with the “Hollywood heart attack” during which a man suddenly clutches his chest and immediately falls unconscious, only a portion of victims will experience a heart attack in this way – and women’s symptoms may be significantly different.

“While the most common symptom for any heart attack victim is chest pain and discomfort, women are more likely than men to experience one or more of the other, less obvious symptoms,” said Dr. Nasser Adjei, Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiology Center at Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, Ark. “Women are also less likely to assume their symptoms are heart-attack related, and wait longer to seek help. I tell my patients that every minute matters. Even if you have doubt – call 9-1-1.”

There have been significant advances in heart disease research and treatment, but women are still at a higher risk of dying from heart attacks. The American Heart Association recently issued an important warning about the differences between heart attack signs and their underlying causes in women. Heart attacks in women don’t always feel like the typical chest pain more often experienced by men. Not knowing the symptoms can delay treatment, making heart disease more deadly for women.

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer for women, with more deaths each year than all forms of cancer combined. Women too often sacrifice their health to take care of others.

Awareness campaigns over the past decade have helped improve survival rates for women having heart attacks but much work remains. Talk to your

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Pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back.

Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.

Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort.

Breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.

Unexplained or sudden fatigue – one of the most common symptoms, and the easiest to ignore or misdiagnose; Unfamiliar dizziness or light-headedness; Unexplained nausea – women are twice as likely as men to experience nausea or vomiting during a heart attack.

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Safety Around Livestock

By Gary Digiuseppe

Experts say producers need to stay alert when working with animals According to University of Missouri Extension Regional Livestock Specialist Eldon Cole, livestock inflict injuries on their handlers nearly every day, from smashed thumbs or broken wrists to the grimmer, but thankfully rarer, incidents that make headlines.

“The main categories are usually cows at calving time that are protective of their babies,” Cole told Ozarks Farm and Neighbor.

“They’ll go after a farmer every now and then if he’s trying to castrate it or tag it, or maybe something as simple as trying to see if it’s a bull or a heifer calf. A cow that just has a newborn baby gets pretty aggressive, and you get to learn which ones are the aggressors and which ones are calm and easy to get along with.”

It doesn’t even need to be an act of aggression; they’re a lot bigger than you. Cole, who’s had his own run-ins with them, said if you’re not alert a 2,500-pound bull “can do some bonebreaking and lay you up for a while. Be on your toes, and don’t let the cattle be on your toes.”

Sometimes, it’s not just enough to stay clear of the animal.

“When you’re handling livestock, especially large animals like cattle, you need to respect them and to have facilities that give you some protection,” he said.

When working animals, it’s best to stick with a routine; Cole said the animals understand what you’re doing, and if you change the way you move them they may balk at it. He also said it’s good to have someone with you if it’s possible; although modern devices like cell phones offer some protection.

“If you get knocked down and knocked out, maybe you can get back your senses enough to call for somebody to come help,” he said.

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recognize that they don’t move as fast as they used to.

“They may say, ‘I’ve always done this,’ but they don’t realize their reflexes are not quite as good as they were,” Cole said. “We pay a lot more attention now to the docility of cattle with EPDs, so if you’ve got cattle with more of a nervous tendency, you may want to be watching the EPDs on your breeding stock selection.”

There is an even greater risk to visitors to your farm, particularly if there are a lot of them, and they’re not wise to the ways of livestock. Dr. Heidi Ward, University of Arkansas Extension veterinarian, told OFN they’re trying to educate operators of agritourism enterprises about the importance of briefing their guests.

“We need to help them remember that livestock do have flight zones, they have excellent peripheral vision, and they can get spooked very easy,” she said.

The type of enterprise she’s talking about is a fully functional farm that may have a few cattle, horses, sheep and other animals to add to the atmosphere; typically, they’ll involve the visitor in basic handling techniques, like putting a halter on a horse. Before that happens, Ward recommended giving the visitor a demonstration about flight zones – that is, the animals personal space, and it varies from one animal to the next.

One tip she offered on handling large animals – the closer you are, the better.

“This is something that you’re always taught with horses,” she said. “When handling feet on horses, actually leaning on them, they don’t have room to kick you and do a lot of damage...When you are in close contact with an animal, always have a hand or something touching them so they know that you’re there.”

And don’t stand behind a horse, mule or donkey – that’s part of their flight zone, and could lead to a kick.”

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