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FEATURES 18

On the Horizon

Beginning in June, many antibiotics will be available only with veterinarian oversight.

By Burt Rutherford

A Case for Trade

What would it cost cattle raisers if the U.S. withdrew from the global beef market?

By Diane Meyer

ANSWERS TO TODAY’S QUESTIONS

While running a few errands in town recently, I ran into a cousin I had not seen in a few months. As we caught up, he asked about work and curiously inquired a few questions about the cattle industry.

He referenced a news story he saw reporting how much beef was imported into the U.S. He wanted to know, “why would we trade our product for someone else’s?”

It’s a good question, and one that can be easily be misunderstood.

On the surface, it may seem strange to import product that we produce here in the states. But digging deeper, a much more complex story unfolds. We talk about this in a feature story this month titled, “A Case For Trade.” Read to learn about the latest economic research examining the value returned to cattle raisers from international markets.

Another question that may pop up in coffee shops or feed stores this spring is FDA’s latest guidelines for over-

the-counter antibiotics. This June, a number of products that were readily available are making their way behind the counter. You can find a breakdown of the new rule, called Guidance 263, which limits access to antibiotics deemed medically important to humans. Be sure to read the story, beginning on page 10, to learn how the changes may impact you and your operation.

Finding information within The Cattleman helpful? Keep us in mind next time you run into that cousin or friend in town. We hope you will share the value of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association with others to help our membership grow and our industry continue to thrive. T C

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By Burt Rutherford

Antibiotic resistance. It’s real. And it has been for a long time.

That is the reason behind the Food and Drug Administration’s recent action to make all medically important antibiotics in human medicine prescription only for use in veterinary medicine.

FDA’s action, known as Guidance for Industry 263, goes into effect June 11.

For beef producers who have an existing veterinary-client-patient relationship, or VCPR, little will change, according to Dr. Mike Apley, professor of clinical sciences with Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

He says they will have to work with their veterinarian to source antibiotics, or have a prescription to purchase from a distributor, rather than buying the antibiotic over the counter from a feed store or other distributor.

“The reasoning [behind the FDA’s actions] is that resistance is a real issue and we need to address it,” Apley says. “When you apply a very effective selective pressure on a highly mutable population with quick generation times, here we are.”

In other words, bacteria that survive the use of antibiotics due to being resistant may remain as a major part of the bacterial population — and make therapy more difficult in the future.

He understands the frustration and inconvenience it will place on some beef producers, but says in the larger scheme of things, his understanding of the FDA approach is that the overall interest of helping to preserve these valuable tools by putting them under a veterinarian’s oversight outweighs the extra expense and inconvenience it imposes.

“It’s long been the FDA’s intention to make all medically important antibiotics prescription,” Apley says.

The first part of that was in 2017 with Guidance 209, the veterinary feed directive, which put medically important antibiotics used in feed and water under a veterinarian’s oversight. For example, producers noticed things like the 10-gram chlortetracycline crumbles were no longer available at the feed store, he says.

Beginning in June, many antibiotics will be available only with veterinarian oversight.

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Make plans early

Going into the spring season is the perfect time to visit with a veterinarian about how over-the-counter antibiotics will be affected come June 11. This allows time to plan for a smooth transition, says Dr. Michele Barrett, medical lead for U.S. technical services with Zoetis. She recommends a solid vaccination strategy, effective biosecurity plan and early prevention to protect overall herd health and wellness.

THE SPECIFICS

What will happen next with Guidance 263 is that it puts all medically important antibiotics under a veterinarian’s oversight (veterinary feed directive or prescription). Over-the-counter medically important antibiotics currently on the shelf such as penicillin, spectinomycin, tylosin, and oxytetracycline will go away unless that store registers as a drug distributor and begins to accept prescriptions for these products.

Requiring a prescription for antibiotics used in food animals is not new; a long list of medically important antimicrobials have been prescription since they were approved, including tulathromycin, gamithromycin, tildipirosin, tilmicosin, enrofloxacin, danofloxacin, florfenicol and ceftiofur.

A total of 91 product applications fall under Guidance 263. Visit FDA’s website, under the animal-veterinary section, to reference a complete list of affected animal drug applications.

These are antibiotics FDA determines to be medically important in human medicine and where bacterial resistance to antimicrobials is a top concern.

Not all antimicrobials used in food animal production are affected, however.

“There are some in-feed antibiotics that remain nonmedically important and are currently available,” Apley says. “The ionophores [e.g., monensin and lasalocid] remain where they were. But if they’re used at the same time as a medically important antimicrobial like tylosin, they have to be authorized to be used through a veterinary feed directive.”

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FDA Defines: Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship

1. A veterinarian has assumed responsibility for making medical judgments regarding the health of (an) animal(s) and the need for medical treatment, and the client (the owner of the animal or animals or other caretaker) has agreed to follow the instructions of the veterinarian;

2. There is sufficient knowledge of the animal(s) by the veterinarian to initiate at least a general or preliminary diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal(s); and

3. The practicing veterinarian is readily available for follow up in case of adverse reactions or failure of the regimen of therapy. Such a relationship can exist only when the veterinarian has recently seen and is personally acquainted with the keeping and care of the animal(s) by virtue of examination of the animal(s), and/or by medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises where the animal(s) are kept.

SOLID RELATIONSHIPS

At the core of FDA’s new guidelines is an established VCPR. But what does that mean, exactly?

In cowboy lingo, if you and the veterinarian can’t howdy with each other after church, you may not have a VCPR.

If you and a vet do not know each other well enough to do that, now is the time to get that relationship established, says Dr. Michele Barrett, medical lead for U.S. technical services with Zoetis.

“The critical part is for producers to make sure they have a valid veterinary-client-patient relationship going into spring vaccination season,” Barrett says. “The ‘now’ is about preparing producers and veterinarians with the information they need about this change to come up with a plan for a smooth transition.”

It is especially important for beef producers who don’t have a VCPR or a veterinarian nearby, she says.

“It’s going to require producers to do some outreach, as well as veterinarians, to make sure they are appropriately servicing that population of producers, so that they have accessibility to the treatments that they need for their animals,” Barrett says.

Apley tells of a rancher who is 120 miles from the nearest veterinarian. The vet waited until he was in the area to stop by the ranch and become familiar with the operation.

“Then when she needed medication, she was able to talk to the veterinarian and meet him halfway to pick up the drugs,” Apley says. “It’s going to increase some of the efforts like that.”

If you are in an underserved area and have a VCPR, you will be able to order antibiotics online or over the phone and have them delivered. But without a valid VCPR, the veterinarian can not sign off on those type of orders.

“If you’re in an underserved area and if you are going to treat your cattle yourself, you’re going to have to have a conversation with your veterinarian and have those drugs on hand,” Apley says.

He uses foot rot as an example. Diseases like foot rot can happen despite best efforts at prevention.

“If it’s a wet year, I don’t know what you do to completely prevent it,” he says. So having the appropriate medicines on hand is helpful. But remember that drugs do go out of date. “If you buy a bottle and it outdates three years from now and there’s half left, you should discard it appropriately and get more.”

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Prevention is a key and important first step in the antibiotic conversation.”

— Dr. Michele Barrett, Zoetis

That’s where antibiotic stewardship enters the conversation.

“The concept of antibiotic stewardship is only treating animals that need to be treated and making sure they’re treated appropriately,” Barrett says. “I like to think of a continuum of care that starts with prevention and minimizing the number of animals that get sick and actually need treatment.

“The next step is having that conversation with your veterinarian on how to appropriately identify disease and what treatments would be best for the disease pressure

and disease occurrence. Really, prevention is a key and important first step in the antibiotic conversation.”

She recommends focusing on spring vaccination.

“These conversations can occur during spring vaccination season to make sure those vaccine protocols are robust and tailored to the disease pressure of that operation,” Barrett says, “and to make sure we are producing the healthiest animals we can moving forward.”

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Another significant portion of an overall herd health plan is biosecurity, Barrett notes.

“Limiting exposure or entrance of disease onto an operation, minimizing the spread of disease,” is what a biosecurity plan is all about. It basically involves quarantining cattle brought onto the ranch from outside, bred heifers bought as replacements, for example, until their disease status can be determined.

“Sometimes it’s having biosecurity protocols regarding visitors who may be around the facilities, or even around nutritional management,” Barrett says. “All these factors play important parts into providing that prevention and boosting the immunity of our animals.”

As beef producers look to the new FDA guidelines coming this June, it could result in a significant change in how they manage animal health. The experts recommend to consider the potential impacts when going about spring herd health plans.

“Timing is critical,” Barrett says. “Have an early plan.” T C

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A CASE FOR TRADE

What would it cost cattle raisers if the U.S. withdrew from the global beef market?

By Diane Meyer

When Texas cattle rancher Dan Gattis stepped foot into a high-end Tokyo grocery store, he anticipated impressive displays of finely marbled, Japaneseraised Wagyu beef in pristine meat cases. To the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association director’s surprise, he beheld a familiar sight: rows and rows of high-Choice and Prime American-labeled beef.

It was cause for celebration — the 45th anniversary of the inaugural U.S. Meat Export Federation office in Japan — that brought Gattis, then chairman of the Texas Beef Council, and other U.S. red meat industry representatives to Tokyo in September 2022.

Japan is one of three markets that imports more than $2 billion in red meat from the U.S., and the No. 1 importer of U.S. beef variety meats, valued at $534.5 million in 2022. Though aware of Japan’s major role in America’s beef market, Gattis expected the island country’s 125 million consumers would prefer their own domestic product.

“I was amazed at not only the acceptance, but the positioning of U.S. beef in the Japanese market,” he reflects of his experience. “The broadscale Japanese consumer desires and looks for U.S. beef in their stores, as well as in the restaurant trade. It’s a high-quality product that is known for its safety.”

To the east, South Korea surpassed its Pacific neighbor as the leading importer of American beef in 2022, for a total value of nearly $2.7 billion and 291,748 metric tons — a record for exports to a single destination.

“Koreans consume more U.S. beef per capita than any international market,” says John Hinners, senior vice president of industry relations for the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Each of Korea’s 52 million consumers eats approximately 38 pounds of beef every year, and 11 of those pounds come from American products, he reports.

The beef export market has grown exponentially the last five years, notably when the China/Hong Kong market became accessible in 2017.

Marketing efforts for America’s record $11.68 billion beef export market are led largely in part by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. The nonprofit trade association, representing 300 members, with 19 offices in more than 80 countries, promotes domestic beef, pork and lamb to international markets. When it was established in 1976, red meat export value was a mere $500,000.

South Korea

$2.7 billion in U.S. beef exports

All-time single-destination record

China/ Hong Kong

$2.5 billion in U.S. beef exports

Record-large import volumes for the country

$1.8 billion in U.S. beef exports

No. 1 for variety meats

Source: U.S. Meat Export Federation, 2022 export results.

TSCRA director Dan Gattis views a display of U.S. beef at a Japanese grocery store while attending a U.S. Meat Export Federation event in Tokyo.

Clearly, the value of beef exports is well documented. But, when posed with a hypothetical, “what would happen if we didn’t trade?” the beef industry didn’t have a definitive answer.

FIGURING THE IMPACT

In a study commissioned by the Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas beef councils, Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University and Glynn Tonsor of Kansas State University set out to quantify the cost of zero play in the global beef game. The results were crippling.

Since economic analysis typically calculates marginal changes, Peel and Tonsor first examined a 10% reduction in both beef imports and exports. The first year saw slightly lower prices and quantities in both the feeder and fed cattle sectors, while wholesale and retail prices increased.

But over the course of a decade, an annual 10% reduction in trade amounted to almost $13 billion in losses to the feeder cattle market and almost $7 billion for the fed cattle market — totaling nearly $20 billion across the board.

Peel explains that in cautiously approximating a 100% reduction for 10 years, the 10% scenario was multiplied by a factor of 10.

“So, that’s a $200 billion impact to the industry if we completely eliminated trade,” he says.

Breaking it down to the state level, feeder cattle markets in seven states suffered individual losses of more than $500 million with just a 10% cut to trade for 10 years: Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas and Montana. In the same scenario, fed cattle markets in Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Colorado each incurred another $500 million in losses.

Peel says one of the study’s biggest takeaways is recognizing the complexities of beef trade, where hundreds of products leave packing facilities to be exchanged and, by the time they reach consumers, materialize into thousands of products.

“Trade is not just a pounds issue,” he says. “The economic impacts really come down to more productspecific issues. If somebody values a particular product more than we do in the U.S. market, we tend to export it for a higher value.”

“We’ve got to find a way to maximize that carcass value,” Hinners echoes, which is why the international market is so imperative.

While the U.S. exports only 15% of its production, in 2022 alone the nation captured $1.24 billion for exported variety meats — cuts like tongue, liver, tripe, heart and kidneys. Hinners says these products would likely cost more to produce than what they could sell for domestically.

Operating independently of exports, America’s import market adds to carcass earnings, and is driven by the need for ground beef, or a formulation of lean and fat.

“We don’t have enough lean to utilize those fatty trimmings if we don’t import additional beef,” Peel says, “unless we’re willing to give up value in other places and grind other products down into ground beef.”

I was amazed at not only the acceptance, but the positioning of U.S. beef in the Japanese Market.”

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Alternatives to importing lean beef boil down to three scenarios, Peel says: produce and sell less ground beef, and render excess fatty trimmings at a much lower value; feed a percentage of steers and heifers normally placed in feedyards on grass for leaner beef, but potentially lower carcass value; or use higherend product for ground. In all instances, the industry sacrifices earnings.

“The bottom line is both exports and imports contribute additional value to the U.S. beef industry,” Peel says.

TAPPING INTO POTENTIAL

When the infamous cow stole Christmas in 2003, international consumer confidence in U.S. beef tanked. Many markets closed to the world’s largest beef producing country, including China and Korea, for fear of introducing bovine spongiform encephalopathy into their supply.

Now, the U.S. is the No. 2 beef exporter behind Brazil, in close competition with Australia and India.

According to a U.S. Meat Export Federation and Gallup Poll study, Korean consumer confidence has soared to 70%, up from 5.3% in 2010 following the 2008 reversal of the ban on U.S. beef imports.

“That doesn’t happen without proper education on food safety; without ranchers hosting bloggers to come and see their operation; without land grant universities and professors inviting meat importers into research labs, showcasing what we’ve done different to alleviate any risk of BSE or any other diseases,” Hinners says.

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Source: Economic Impact of Losing U.S. Beef Exports & Imports (Tonsor and Peel, 2022)

“Here we are today, with Asia markets that are open to us, because we are open and honest and show them how our product changed.”

Beyond transparency, he points to another changing marketing opportunity in Korea, where ecommerce has transformed food sales — online food purchases are delivered to homes in a few hours, even as soon as 30 minutes. In November 2021, ecommerce surpassed bricks and mortar purchases of all goods and services in Korea.

According to Euromonitor, the country has the highest value per capita sales, globally, for online grocery orders.

Per capita, Koreans spent $390 in online grocery sales in 2020, and that per capita spending is expected to grow to $708 by 2025. With some ecommerce sites offering as many as 5 million products, Hinners says marketing chilled, Prime, upper two-thirds Choice and branded options will help American beef stand out on digital buying spaces.

As other countries become more established and improve their cold chain system, like the Philippines and Vietnam, there are increasing opportunities to expand and compete in emerging markets. Already a key market for kidneys, South Africa’s young demographic will eat higher on the food chain as the country becomes more affluent in the near future, Hinners says.

He also notes a successful market for one red meat can boost sales for the others. U.S. exports to Colombia, for instance, increased 832% from 2011 to 2021, and has opened the door for beef to enter that market. At the end of the day, trade presents wins for all U.S. red meats, benefitting all sectors and producers involved.

For Gattis, his trip to Tokyo reiterated the value trade brings to the entire system, all the way back to his own family’s cow-calf operation in Williamson County.

“If we care about our bottom line all across the industry, then we need to care about those international markets,” he says. “And if we care about those things, we need to pay attention and help defend them. We need to promote the Checkoff that funds these programs like USMEF because the Checkoff system is our marketing arm for each of our operations. We're able to do more with less because we do it together.” T C

Diane Meyer is the associate director of content for Grant Company based in St. Joseph, Missouri.

U.S. beef on display in photos courtesy of U.S. Meat Export Federation.

U.S. BEEF EXPORTS: GROWING DEMAND, SIGNIFICANT RETURNS

U.S. beef exports set annual records for both volume and value in 2022, according to yearend data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Despite slowing toward the end of the year, beef exports reached 1.47 million metric tons, up 2% from the previous high in 2021. Export value climbed to a record $11.68 billion, up 10% from 2021 and nearly 40% above the previous five-year average.

The U.S. exported a record share of its recordlarge beef production in 2022, and at higher prices. Export value to South Korea was $2.7 billion, up 13% and an all-time record for any single destination, while exports to China/ Hong Kong jumped 22% to $2.55 billion. Other markets in which beef exports achieved annual records included Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore, Colombia, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.

In December, beef exports trended lower than a year ago at 112,707 metric tons, down 7%, while value fell 21% to $782.6 million. The December decline was due in part to a sharp drop in exports to China/Hong Kong, where demand had been constrained by persistent zero-COVID policies. China lifted most COVID restrictions in early December and resumed some international travel in early January. Along with the recent easing of COVID-related cold chain regulations and inspections, these changes offer a more optimistic demand outlook for 2023.

Beef Export Value Per Head by Market

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REINFORCING PROTECTIONS FOR OUR RIGHT TO FARM

By Carl Ray Polk, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association first vice president

Rapid population growth in our state has revealed new challenges for agriculture. Traditionally urban residents are trading in square feet for acres, embracing remote escapes far from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Likewise, as cities grow and push into traditionally rural areas, there are new interfaces among the public and agriculture. Lands available for agricultural operations are rapidly disappearing, while conflicts among rural neighbors are on the rise.

Thankfully, states saw the need to protect landowner rights years ago. This led to all fifty states enacting Right to Farm statutes, providing important protections to existing agricultural operations against nuisance lawsuits emerging from complaints to smells or noises from neighboring farms or ranches.

Recent challenges to agricultural operations in the U.S. have led to significant risks for agricultural operations, including threats to continued operation of the farms and ranches themselves. Many states across the South have taken steps to bolster their Right to Farm laws to protect their farms and ranches, and increase food security for future generations.

Here in Texas, we are working to do the same.

Under the current Texas Right to Farm Law, agricultural operations are protected from nuisance actions, but not

legal actions, such as regulatory complaints, injunctions and lawsuits, which have been used to challenge and shut down working agricultural operations.

The current law also has a limiting definition of “agricultural operations,” meaning protections are not extended to necessary services, such as veterinary clinics.

Additionally, Texas’ Right to Farm Law lacks adequate protections for new farmers or ranchers entering the industry, as well as those established individuals expanding their operations.

It is extremely evident we need to close a loophole in the existing law, prohibiting other legal actions outside of nuisance actions. We need an expanded definition for agricultural operations — one including services, businesses and goods that agricultural operations rely on.

Landowners also need protection from the date they begin operation, allowing new farms and ranches to be established, and protecting existing operations that improve and expand.

Property rights and land-use issues have long been a priority for Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. While the session is moving quickly, know a team of dedicated advocates are fighting on your behalf to bolster these protections in the Texas Legislature. T C

Rep. Ernest Bailes was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2016. He is now serving his fourth term representing House District 18, which includes Hardin, Liberty, East Montgomery and San Jacinto counties.

A native of East Texas, Bailes was born and raised on his family’s beef cattle operation near Shepherd, where he learned the importance of agriculture and ranching at a young age. As well as being a lifelong rancher, he is the founder of Repro Select, an advanced reproductive services provider for cattle and white-tailed deer producers across the SouthCentral U.S.

Bailes understands the needs of rural property owners and has spent considerable time in the legislature fighting for the rights that he feels all are entitled to.

In the current session, Bailes is coauthor on two significant pieces of legislation for cattle raisers and landowners. H.B. 2308 protects the Rural Right to Farm, and H.B. 73/S.B. 815 would help guard against landowner liability because of actions outside of their control. Both are top priorities for Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

Bailes also currently serves as House Chair of the Texas Legislative Sportsman Caucus, part of one of the largest congressional caucuses in the nation, which supports the interests of America’s hunters and anglers.

In the 87th legislative session, Bailes served on the House agriculture and livestock committee, where he was instrumental in pushing through numerous pieces of legislation protecting the rights of Texas ranchers. T C

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT TSCRA

CATTLEMEN AT THE CAPITOL

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association leaders and staff met in Austin Feb. 8 to advocate for important issues facing Texas cattle raisers in the 88th Texas Legislature.

This included policy priorities protecting landowners from liability in unavoidable situations, protecting cattle raisers’ right to farm and ensuring truthful labeling of fake meat products.

“It’s always a fantastic opportunity to connect lawmakers with volunteer leadership directly impacted by the decisions made in Austin,” says Melissa Hamilton, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association executive director of government affairs.

“We know the importance of cattle raisers to our state, and ensuring landowners can continue to raise beef, steward natural resources and support the Texas economy is paramount.”

The association met with more than 20 elected officials leaders during Cattlemen at the Capitol.

This included Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick; Comptroller Glenn Hegar; Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham; House Speaker Dade Phelan’s staff; Sens. Kelly Hancock, Lois Kolkhorst, Charles Perry, Drew Springer and Pete Flores; Reps. Brad Buckley, Four Price, Dustin Burrows, John Smithee, Ernest Bailes, Carl H. Tepper, Andrew Murr, Glenn Rogers, Lynn Stucky and Tracy King.

Participating leaders of Texas & Southwestern

Cattle

Raisers Association were President Arthur Uhl; First Vice President Carl Ray Polk Jr.; Second Vice

TSCRA and Texas Cattle Feeders Association leaders pictured with Rep. Andrew Murr and Sen. Lois Kolkhorst while discussing landowner liability issues and private property rights.

From left, TSCRA Animal Health & Wellbeing Committee Chair Cody Webb, First Vice President Carl Ray Polk Jr., Sen. Kelly Hancock, and TSCRA Executive Vice President Jason Skaggs.

TSCRA First Vice President Carl Ray Polk Jr., Comptroller Glenn Hegar, TSCRA Second Vice President Stephen Diebel, and TSCRA Natural Resources & Wildlife Committee Chair James Oliver address the state budget and important priorities for cattle raisers.

President Stephen Diebel; Executive Vice President Jason Skaggs; and directors James Oliver, Cody Webb and James Dudley. The group was joined by association staff including Executive Director of Government Affairs Melissa Hamilton, as well as representatives from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.

NEW MEMBER BENEFIT WITH EVACU

On March 1, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association announced a new member benefit with Evacu, an industry leader in emergency medical transportation. The offering provides association members access to transportation necessary for lifesaving medical care at a special price.

Evacu supplements traditional insurance plans covering expenses incurred from emergent transportation needs. These services provide protection from out-of-network limits, coverage exclusions, and benefit caps found in most insurance plans.

Services include ground and air ambulance, recovery transportation, return transportation, visitor transportation, pet return transportation, vehicle and rental return, organ transplant transportation and mortal remains return.

Visit the TSCRA Member Center online to learn more.

CATTLE RAISERS ROUNDUP APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association announced it will host its second-annual TSCRA Cattle Raisers Roundup July 24-28. Applications are now open and due May 15.

The event is open to high school students who have completed their sophomore through senior years and are interested in gaining in-depth beef industry knowledge and experience.

Cattle Raisers Roundup will include tours at cattle operations and beef packing plants, as well as the opportunity to speak with industry leaders. The program is structured to allow for practical application of everyday activities of those who buy, sell, produce and rely on beef protein.

“The experiences and opportunities offered on this trip won’t be found anywhere else,” said Addie Brown, a 2022 participant from Beeville. “This camp was, by far, the most well organized I have attended. They made sure we maximized our time at each stop, so that we could learn as much as possible. TSCRA has always been supportive of the next generation of the beef industry, and they continue to prove that they are the best of the best.”

Students are assigned industry topics including sustainability, economic growth and public policy to provide the lens for their week-long experience, allowing them to reflect on each segment of the value chain.

To learn more or download an application, visit tscra.org.

Cattle Raiser Roundup attendees from 2022 visit a feedyard during their trip to the Texas Panhandle.

TSCRA First Vice President Carl Ray Polk Jr., General Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham and TSCRA President Arthur Uhl address private property issues at the General Land Office.

RELEVANT ISSUES, REAL CONNECTIONS

By Mike Barnett

AgriLife Extension

Asmall county in the tallgrass country of the Texas Panhandle is having an outsized impact on ranching in the Lone Star State and across the Southwest.

It is home of the Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Cattle Conference, which grew from humble beginnings eight years ago to a major draw that has gained a Texas-sized reputation as a serious meeting for serious beef cattle producers across the nation.

Born from the vision of Hemphill County AgriLife Extension Agent Andy Holloway and his hard-working committee of 15 local ranchers and businessmen, it has earned full commitment from the small-town folks of Canadian.

This year’s conference will be held April 25-26 and the theme is “It’s All About the Numbers.”

“We have a drought that’s raging,” Holloway says. “We have sky-high input costs because of inflation.

Photos courtesy of Texas A&M

Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Cattle Conference set for April 25-26.

Hemphill County AgriLife Extension Agent Andy Holloway, who helped launch the first conference in 2015, is pictured here with Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2021.

The Hemphill County Beef Conference is known for bringing in big-name speakers to small-town Canadian. The 2022 keynote speaker, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is pictured here on stage.

On top of that, for people who have to sell down or sell out because of drought, they’re wondering how they can get back in the business when costs are so high. These are critical issues we’ll be addressing and it’s all about the numbers.”

Donnell Brown, owner of R.A. Brown Ranch in Throckmorton and a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association director, will moderate the conference that he says is, “one of the best in the country. I like how it does more than analyze critical issues. It provides solutions.

“Andy’s experience of real-world ranching and as an AgriLife Extension agent combined with a motivated group of county volunteers, is what makes the Hemphill County Beef Cattle Conference an oasis in the desert,” Brown says. “They assemble amazing, all-star speakers every year.”

“FIELD OF DREAMS” STORY

Holloway’s vision of a beef cattle conference was formed after his years of hard knocks and lessons learned as a cattle marketer and rancher.

He marketed purebred Angus, Brangus and commercial replacement cattle for 35 years, and started a registered Angus herd in 2003, which grew to 500 head.

“Unfortunately, in 2011-2012, we lost our cowherd due to the drought and a lot of bad business decisions,” he says.

Looking for a place to land, he hired on as the Hemphill County AgriLife Extension agent in 2013. He found a real hunger from local ranchers for information that could have a real impact on their bottom lines.

“When I came here, part of my dream and vision was to share things with people I’ve been through myself, to help them to not make all the mistakes and suffer the heartache that I had,” Holloway says.

A cutting-edge beef conference is the result of Holloway’s personal “Field of Dreams.”

He built it. And they came.

A nice crowd of 85 attended the first one in 2015, quite an achievement considering he charged $100 to attend — something unheard of for a small beef conference.

Fast forward to 2021 and 2022. Some 600 to 800 people came from 11 states and 53 Texas counties. The trade show, started the second year with 16 vendors, grew to 85 vendors last year.

Holloway says three components are key to the conference’s success.

• Outstanding presentations on critical issues that impact ranchers’ livelihoods. “One thing I like about Andy’s conference, it’s a good mixture that applies to everyone, no matter if you’ve been ranching 100 years or you’ve done it for a year,” says Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Director Jeff Mitchell, who runs a cow-calf operation near Lake Meredith. “It’s really relevant to the things we do in the Panhandle.”

• A large trade show and the networking opportunities it offers. “Ranchers love talking to trade show vendors and each other about what’s going on in their operations,” Holloway says.

• Opportunities to socialize with a social hour, two lunches and a dinner featuring “the best beef meals money can buy,” Holloway says.

Local rancher Steve Rader adds another thing he looks forward to is the keynote speaker.

“We had former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last year,” Rader says. “I was totally impressed. He built up my hope for America.”

2023 HIGHLIGHTS

Willie Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame will offer this year’s keynote address and will bring an inspirational message about America and his personal faith.

The conference will host 12 sessions on everything from cattle markets to weather conditions to the future of the cattle business, along with 85 trade show vendors, a social hour and three beef meals, including a prime-rib dinner.

The cost is $150 per person. Spouse tickets are $125 if attending together. To register and learn more about the event, including a complete line-up of conference speakers, visit hemphillcotxbeef.com. T C

Mike Barnett is a freelance writer and photographer from Waco.

From traditional classroom educational sessions to live animal demonstrations, the Hemphill County Beef Conference has something for everyone in the beef business.

ADDING VALUE TO YOUR BOTTOM LINE

In today’s environment, every little bit saved or earned can make all the difference.

Join Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association for an upcoming Ranching 101 session that will highlight valueadded programs and the role they play when marketing cattle.

Hosted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, the hourlong Zoom webinar will feature Superior Livestock Representative Clint Berry. Interested members can scan the QR code on this page to register.

Berry is a fifth-generation cattleman whose family operates in West Texas and Southern Missouri. His industry experience spans every segment of cattle production — commercial and seedstock herd management,

feedyards and stocker operations, and working as an inspector at a processing facility. He has also served as commercial marketing director for the Red Angus Association of America.

Berry graduated from Missouri State University with a bachelor’s degree in animal science, serves on the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s executive committee and has been a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association member for more than a decade.

In his current role with Superior Livestock, Berry assists with shipping cattle from 17 states and heads up Allied Feeding Partners, an individual cooperative feeding cattle to finish in Nebraska, Illinois and Texas. T C

On April 18, Ranching 101 explores maximizing returns from the calf crop.

Clint Berry Superior Livestock Representative

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INDUSTRY BRIEFS

TEXAS RANCH RECEIVES REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced Feb. 2 that Parks Ranch in Goliad County was selected as one of seven regional winners of the 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award Program. The ranch was recognized during the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans.

“Farming and ranching families across the country continue to incorporate practices that protect and preserve land and water resources for future generations,” said National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Past President Don Schiefelbein. “These regional winners represent the cattle industry’s commitment to environmental stewardship.”

Established in 1991, the Environmental Stewardship Award Program celebrates outstanding land stewards in the cattle industry. The regional winners will compete for the national award, which will be presented during the association’s Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., April 24-27.

The 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award Program Regional Winners are:

• Region I: Lamb Farms Inc., Oakfield, New York

• Region II: Carter Cattle Company LLC, Pintlala, Alabama

• Region III: Huth Polled Herefords and S&H Livestock Enterprises LLC, Oakfield, Wisconsin

• Region IV: Parks Ranch, Goliad County, Texas

• Region V: Mannix Brothers Ranch, Helmville, Montana

• Region VI: Fulstone Ranches, Smith, Nevada

• Region VII: Jorgensen Land & Cattle Partnership, Ideal, South Dakota

“David and Matt Crow are exemplary stewards of the landscape and in the community, a model for cattlemen everywhere to learn from and to follow to advance the knowledge of resource stewardship throughout our industry,” said Stephen Diebel, Texas Grazing Land Coalition chairman. “They understand the vital need for resource stewardship not only for their business, but also for the future of the industry.”

Raised in Corpus Christi, David Crow started his career in his family’s trucking and concrete business, but his passion for the cattle industry drove him to pursue ranching. The first-generation cattle producer bought

his first cattle in 1978 and purchased the 4,200-acre Parks Ranch in 2000.

David and his son, Matt, have a strong history of managing coastal prairie by consistently implementing conservation management techniques including winter and summer prescribed burns, brush management, and rotational grazing plans. These techniques have resulted in a greater density and diversity of native grasses and forbs, which in turn support a greater diversity of native wildlife, including white-tailed deer and bobwhite quail.

The Crows continue to conduct quail and deer surveys as a tool to measure their success, maintain healthy populations, inform their habitat management practices, and achieve their goals of maintaining a healthy coastal prairie that supports a diverse array of species.

“We’re not just about the cattle,” said David Crow of Parks Ranch. “It’s about the biodiversity of the land, and we’re mindful of it.”

SIXTH-GENERATION CATTLE RANCHER NAMED 2022 ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

Tucker Brown has been selected by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, as the 2022 Advocate of the Year. The award recognizes the Throckmorton native for his creative use of storytelling across social media platforms, along with continuing his family’s legacy as a sixth-generation cattle rancher.

Well respected across the industry, Brown is active in his family’s operation, R.A. Brown Ranch, and serves on Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association’s leadership development committee.

As a “farm gates are always open” type of person, Brown said he doesn’t hesitate to answer hard questions about the beef industry and loves showcasing their West Texas multi-generational ranch.

“If we can help consumers understand where their food comes from, they will have a deeper sense of trust,” Brown said. “Having people come to the ranch and ask questions helps us move forward.”

The Crow family and members of the Parks Ranch team onstage during the award presentations at the Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show.

Tucker Brown 2022 Advocate of the Year

As a modern-day influencer, Brown has a knack for creating intriguing and approachable social media content bridging the gap between consumers and producers, reaching millions of viewers. With more than 176,000 followers on TikTok and 52,000 followers on Instagram, Brown receives, on average, a combined 5-6 million views per month on his videos and uses his influence to show what it’s like to raise beef.

“I like to use a word I call ‘edutainment’ which means entertaining viewers so much they didn’t realize they learned something until after the video is over,” Brown said. “There’s so many of us that post about the beef industry, so finding ways to keep viewers watching has been the most fun for me as an advocate.”

Along with sharing beef facts and ranching stories, Brown’s passion goes beyond simply reaching consumers. He also strives to get more youth involved in the industry.

As a graduate of the Masters of Beef Advocacy program and member of the 2023 class of NCBA Trailblazers, a continuing education and development program for industry advocates, Brown emphasized the importance of development programs like these in identifying and preparing the next generation.

“It’s important to tell our story, but I think much of the industry hasn’t been trained on how to do that,” Brown said. “With these recent programs, it’s been easier to get more young people involved and teach them how to be an advocate of truth in a way where more people are willing to listen.”

CATTLEMEN’S BEEF BOARD ELECTS NEW OFFICERS AT 2023 WINTER MEETINGS

Cattle producers Jimmy Taylor, Andy Bishop and Ryan Moorhouse are new leaders of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board.

Taylor, the 2022 vice chair, will now serve as chair, while Bishop will transition from his role as the 2022 secretary-treasurer to become the 2023 vice chair. Moorhouse is the newest member of the officer

team, taking on Bishop’s former responsibilities as secretary-treasurer.

Taylor and his wife, Tracy, run a commercial Angus herd near Cheyenne, Oklahoma, consisting of approximately 600 females on 12,000 acres. Their use of artificial insemination, proper nutrition, genomics and other new technologies play a large role in obtaining the operation’s goal — creating a good eating experience for consumers.

Bishop and his wife, Meagan, are raising four children on their registered Angus seedstock operation, Fairfield Farm, near Cox’s Creek, Kentucky. Bishop began his career teaching agriculture to students and eventually moved into the field of agriculture lending in 2007.

Moorhouse grew up on his family ranch, a cow-calf and stocker operation in North Central Texas. He is currently the general manager for Hartley Feeders, a Five Rivers Cattle Feeding operation. Moorhouse also operates his own stocker operation on part of the family ranch. Moorhouse and his wife, Colette, have two sons and reside in Amarillo.

NEW NCBA PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED

Todd Wilkinson, a South Dakota native, cow-calf producer and cattle feeder, became the new National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president during the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention. Wilkinson, along with his son, operates Wilkinson Livestock in De Smet, South Dakota. He has also practiced law for almost four decades and specializes in business transactions, estate planning and probate, real estate matters and agricultural law.

Mark Eisele, of Wyoming, was named president-elect and Buck Wehrbein, of Nebraska, was elected vice president. Brad Hastings, of Texas, was named treasurer.

Virginia cattleman Gene Copenhaver was elected chair of the association’s policy division. Tim Schwab, of Indiana, was elected policy vice chair. Clark Price, of North Dakota, and Dan Gattis, also Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association director from Georgetown, were elected as chair and vice chair of the NCBA Federation division, respectively. T C

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JACK JOHN LECLAIR JR., 76, of Muenster, died Jan. 28.

A longtime professional in the field of pasture and range management, LeClair interacted with countless ranchers in the Southwest during his career.

In 1975, he graduated from Texas A&I in Kingsville with a master’s degree in range science and management. His graduate thesis was written on the Bromeliad plant species following research in the Mexican Jungle.

From 1982 to 1999, LeClair was an integral part of the DuPont development team responsible for introducing new active ingredient chemistry for cotton, cereal, corn, rice, soybeans and range and pasture.

From 2000 to 2003, he was in field development for United Ag Products. Going back to DuPont in 2004, he became part of the DuPont crop protection team as a range and pasture specialist, and traveled extensively to many Southern and Midwest states. He retired from DuPont after 27 years of service.

In 2014, he began a three-year and final stint with Bayer Environmental Services in range and pasture sales.

LeClair is survived by his wife, Dianne Sicking Clegg; brother, Joe (Suzi) LeClair; children, Jeff (Julia) LeClair, Stephen (Julie) LeClair and Ashli LeClair (Ryan Jackson); and grandson, Maddox.

GARY WENDELL MATHIS, 84, of Stamford, died Jan. 21.

Born Nov. 21, 1938, Mathis attended Loraine High School where he graduated valedictorian and went on to attend Texas Tech Technological College in Lubbock.

He graduated with a bachelor’s of science in range management and earned his master’s degree in range science. Mathis married his high school sweetheart, Wanda Lee Wells, July 2, 1960.

After being drafted and completing basic training in the Army, he was later transferred to the Armed Forces Pathology Institute in Maryland, where he did research work in animal behavior. When he returned home, Mathis worked for the Soil Conservation Service in Mineral Wells. Then he accepted a position with the Texas A&M Experimental Station in Throckmorton.

In 1973, Mathis was asked to take a position with Swenson Land & Cattle Co. in Stamford. He served as their general manager until he retired in 2006. He was a longtime member and director of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and member of the Texas Society for Range Management.

Mathis is survived by two sons, Dustin (Chandra) Mathis and Cody (Misty) Mathis; grandsons, Tanner, Dalton (Kelsey), Caden and Tate; and great-grandchildren, Brazos, Swayde, and Bowie, due in July. T C

DISTRICT 1 — TEXAS PANHANDLE

Calf missing in Briscoe County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Special Ranger Chris Ward reports one black Angus calf missing from a set of pens located 15 miles northwest of Silverton off County Road 6. Last seen Jan. 15, the calf is approximately 675 pounds and is branded with A-5 on the left hip. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Ward at 806-205-0119.

DISTRICT 3 — EASTERN OKLAHOMA

Cows missing near Lexington, Oklahoma.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Special Ranger Cody Hyde reports two black Angus crossbred cows and two white Charolais-Angus crossbred cows missing.

The cattle weigh approximately 1,200 pounds and are branded with JMJ on the left hip. The black cows have orange ear tags in both ears with No. 15 and 19. The Charolais cows have green ear tags in both ears with No. 98 and 86. The cattle were last seen Jan. 28, and it is suspected they were stolen using a light blue stock trailer. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Hyde at 918-315–2925.

DISTRICT 8 — NORTH TEXAS

Bull shot near Iowa Park.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association reports a one-year-old registered Red Angus bull was shot in a set of pens near Horseshoe Lake Road. The bull was killed Jan. 30. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact association Special Ranger John Vance at 903-438-6251.

DISTRICT 10 — CENTRAL TEXAS

Cattle missing near Malone.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Special Ranger Robert Pemberton reports a 14-month-old, 1,200-pound Belted Galloway bull and two 500-pound Belted Galloway steers missing. The bull has a red ear tag No. 113, and the steers have red ear tags No. 115 and 117. They were last seen Jan. 31.

Trailer stolen in Waxahachie.

Pemberton also reports a tan, 2020 Big Bend 20X half-top cattle trailer stolen from a lot off Harrington Road. Surveillance video showed the suspect stole the trailer driving a dark-colored 1999-2002 Dodge 3500, extended cab pickup. The suspect was last seen headed south on US-287 around 7:15 a.m. Feb. 13. Anyone with information on these cases is urged to contact Pemberton at 903-450-3900.

DISTRICT 11 — NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

Trailer stolen in Lewisville.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Special Ranger Brad Oliver reports a 2014 15-foot Platinum bumper-pull trailer stolen. It is an aluminum, three-horse slant trailer with a top rack and California license plate. The suspect was caught on camera Jan. 28 stealing the trailer driving a white Penske rental box truck. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Oliver at 903-328-8023.

DISTRICT 17 — WEST TEXAS

Skid steer stolen in Seminole.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Special Ranger Mike Beggs reports a John Deere Skid Steer stolen Jan. 21. The PIN number is 1T0333GMLLF385114. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Beggs at 432-788-1884.

DISTRICT 22 — EAST TEXAS

Cows missing in Burleson County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Brent Mast reports approximately 17 black cows missing. They are branded with 4H on the left hip and were last seen April 2022. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Mast at 936-714-6619.

DISTRICT 23 — EAST TEXAS

Polaris ranger stolen near Sour Lake.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Special Ranger Mike Boone reports a 2021 Polaris Ranger 1000 XP stolen sometime between Jan. 13 and Jan. 17 from a ranch located off Hwy 326 north of Sour Lake. Subject or subjects entered the ranch sometime during the night and stole the Polaris Ranger. The camo-colored Polaris Ranger has dark tinted windows, a winch, and a fully enclosed, air conditioned and heated four-seat cabin. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Boone at 409-658-5725.

DISTRICT 24 — SOUTHEAST TEXAS

Tractor stolen in Matagorda County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Special Ranger David Marcaurele reports an M5 Kubota tractor stolen from a property off FM 2611 near Cedar Lake. Last seen Jan. 30, the tractor is four-wheel drive with a cab and attached black hay spear.

Tractor stolen in Matagorda County.

Marcaurele also reports a 2020 6135E John Deere Tractor stolen from a property off FM 2431 near Markham. Last seen Jan. 24, the four-wheel drive tractor has a cab, hay spear and 6-foot bush hog shredder attached. Anyone with information on these cases is urged to contact Marcaurele at 979-332-8755.

DISTRICT 25 — SOUTHEAST TEXAS

Cattle missing near Cuero.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Robert Fields reports seven head of cattle missing. The missing cattle are as follows:

• One red Brangus yearling bull, approximately 900 pounds;

• Two brown and white longhorn cows;

• One black motley-faced cow;

• One red and white Longhorn calf;

• One Charolais heifer, approximately 450 pounds;

• One gray calf, approximately 250 pounds.

The cattle were last seen Jan. 13 and have green or red ear tags in the left ear. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Fields at 361-207-5207.

DISTRICT 29 — SOUTH TEXAS

Bull missing in Starr County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Joe Aguilar Jr. reports a red Santa Gertrudis bull missing from a pasture off La Segunda road. The bull has a white ear tag with No. 9 and was last seen Jan. 1. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Aguilar at 956-513-0297. T C

TSCRA offers a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and/or grand jury indictment of individuals for theft of livestock or related property. Anonymity is guaranteed. To provide information, call the Operation Cow Thief tip line at 817-916-1775.

At Cactus Feeders The Cattle Come First, and Our Cattle Feeding Customers are the Core of Our Business

Get to know the individuals who make Cactus Feeders a success.

Cactus Feedyard

Matthew Turney, Manager

Cactus, TX office: (806) 966-5151

cell: (806) 282-7077

Centerfire Feedyard

Rusty Jackson, Manager

Ulysses, KS office: (620) 356-2010 cell: (806) 773-9457

Frontier Feedyard

Ross Kelso, Manager

Spearman, TX office: (806) 882-4251 cell: (806) 662-4741

Stratford Feedyard

Pistol Audrain, Manager Stratford, TX office: (806) 396-5501 cell: (806) 753-7133

At Cactus, our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) makes each employee an owner of the company. They think like owners and take care of the cattle like owners. That’s the secret to what has made Cactus Feeders a success, and that will continue to make us successful tomorrow.

Southwest Feedyard

Kacey Graham, Manager

Hereford, TX office: (806) 364-0693 cell: (806) 316-8799

Hale Center Feedyard

David Watts, Manager

Hale Center, TX office: (806) 879-2104 cell: (806) 202-0209

Ulysses Feedyard

Adam Gerrond, Manager

Ulysses, KS office: (620) 356-1750 cell:(806) 390-9034

Wolf Creek Feedyard

Keith Brinson, Manager Perryton, TX office: (806) 435-5697 cell: (806) 282-7588

Wrangler Feedyard

Randy Shields, Manager Tulia, TX office: (806) 583-2131 cell: (806) 290-0559

Syracuse Feedyard

Phil Moreman, Manager Syracuse, KS office: (620) 384-7431 cell: (806) 340-4790

Ranching PLAN AHEAD TO ADD VALUE

Setting up the ranch for success come sale day.

By Sarah Hill Photos courtesy of Grant Company

Whether a rancher sells five or 500 calves a year, value-added marketing programs can make a real difference in profit.

Will Durrett, a Superior Livestock representative who ranches in the Texas Panhandle and Northeast New Mexico, recently joined TSCRA Talk host Kristen Brown to explore considerations for cattle raisers looking to improve their marketing strategies.

He said incorporating a vaccination protocol is the first step toward increasing the value of sale-bound calves.

“When cattle sell on Superior Livestock sales, buyers will see the logos on the screen of the vaccinations those animals have received,” Durrett said.

Producers can see return with as little as one round of shots after weaning calves, but Durrett said he encourages customers to administer two or more rounds to maximize profits.

“There’s definitely money on the table for improved levels of shots,” Durrett said.

In fact, a Kansas State University study from 2019 that evaluated Superior Livestock calf sales found calves with two rounds of shots received $3 to $5 per hundredweight premium compared to calves that received no vaccinations. This increased to $7 to $10 per hundredweight range for calves weaned 45 to 60 days.

Outside of vaccinations, cattle raisers with Beef Quality Assurance certifications may see a value-added bonus for cattle, too.

“Evidence for having BQA-certified cattle was about a $1 per hundredweight premium, according to the [Kansas State University] study,” Durrett said.

BQA certification is available through Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association at a number of in-person events throughout the year, or acquired easily online, making the certificate a great option for any cattle raiser looking to add value.

MORE ADVANCED PROGRAMS

For those looking for even more value, Durrett recommended exploring owner certification programs at breed associations or organizations. There are programs designed for cattle with certain management practices, including animals that have never had implants, antibiotics or ionophores, or eaten animal by-products.

Packer-administered certifications focused on ownership can also lead to breed premiums, he said.

Then, there are programs requiring a third-party audit. These programs are more in-depth, often leveraging source-and-age verification as well as certifications for ethically and humanely raised and treated animals, and require a more detailed level of record keeping.

“If you treat an animal with an antibiotic, you need to be able to identify that animal, whether it’s an ear notch, a bobtail or an ear tag,” Durrett offered as an example. “You need to know when you turned your bulls out, when you picked the bulls up, when the first calf was born and when the last calf was born.”

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Durrett referenced two main third-party verified programs: IMI Global “Where Food Comes From CARE” certification and EarthClaims Global Animal Partnership.

He estimated most programs incur between $1,000 to $2,000 in audit fees, comparably a small price to pay for the added value. Durrett also noted these programs take time, something extremely valuable for any cattle raiser. But despite the extra work, he encouraged folks to not be intimidated by them.

“It’s not scary; it’s not hard,” Durrett said. “It’s a matter of record keeping, being organized and forthcoming with an auditor around your place.

“In my experience with auditors, they come from ranching backgrounds. They’re not inspectors that are out there looking to catch you doing something wrong. They’re ranchers who have been in your shoes, and they’re trying to help you qualify for these programs so you can get more money for your cattle.”

To listen to more of the conversation, download TSCRA Talk via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. T C

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Sarah Hill is a freelance writer based near Brookings, South Dakota.

WHAT PLANT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL?

By Kent Ferguson

Photo by Lynn Pyle, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Violet ruellia is a native, warm season, perennial forb found growing on most soils throughout Texas and parts of Oklahoma. Also known as Wild Petunia or just plainly, Ruellia, it is one of 17 Ruellia species found in Texas. This plant:

• Is a sprawling, rounded-appearing forb growing between 12 to 24 inches tall.

• Has several four-angled stems that are hairy, sprawling or erect, branching at the top in its upper regions.

• Has opposite, gray-green leaves with wavy margins and hairy edges. Leaves on the stalks are 2.5 inches long, while upper leaves are much smaller.

• Has two types of flowers: small, early-season closed flowers that are self-pollinating; followed by showy blue-purple, five-lobed open flowers, which give the violet name.

• Will produce blooms throughout the growing season, but the violet flowers last only a day or two. The trumpet-like flowers are 2.5 inches long and 1.5 inches wide, growing on forked clusters at the stem’s end.

• Produces one-inch-long capsules filled with rounded brown seeds that bob-white quail and other birds enjoy.

Violet ruellia is a desirable plant for white-tailed deer and grazing livestock as it will have 9-10 percent protein levels. It can be grazed out of pastures if proper management is not applied. T C

Violet ruellia (Ruellia nudifora)

Kent Ferguson, a retired rangeland management specialist from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, provides plant identification photo stories to help ranchers.

It was a great privilege to be able to present at the TSCRA convention in Fort Worth again this year. I would like to thank those that attended my presentation and everyone for coming by the Specialized Crop Insurance booth. It was a real pleasure to talk with each of you. If you were not able to make the convention, give me a call and we can discuss how PRF works for you.

I have been working PRF for years and truly understand how it works best in the wet and dry years. Personally, and professionally, I can confidently advocate for this product. PRF can work incredibly well when set up correctly. I would be happy to meet with you one on one, give me 20 minutes, and I will show you how PRF is supposed to work. I promise it will be worth your time.

BQA TIP: QUARANTINE NEW ANIMALS

Unfortunately, there are times when calves are lost at birth.

In these situations, producers sometimes consider purchasing a calf to graft onto the cow for her to raise.

When a calf is purchased from a dairy, an auction market or another outside source, it is easy to introduce new pathogens to the rest of the herd — potentially causing calf scours or other health issues leading to reduced performance or death.

When bringing in calves to graft to cows or any animals into the herd, it is critical to quarantine those new additions. This is especially important during calving season, when keeping all calves and cows healthy is the top priority. T C

AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK

CattleFax forecasts producer profitability and potential drought relief for the West.

The popular CattleFax Outlook Seminar, held Feb. 2 as part of the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans, shared expert market and weather analysis with the crowd of beef producers and industry professionals.

Prices and profitability will again favor cattle producers in 2023. The cattle industry is entering 2023 with the smallest supply since 2015, as drought caused the industry to dig deeper into the supply of feeder cattle and calves.

While the exact path to drought relief is unknown, improvements are expected to translate to moderating feed costs, especially in the second half of 2023. Combined with increased prices, cattle producers, especially the cow-calf operator, will continue to see an improvement in margins for the next several years, according to CattleFax.

Meteorologist Matt Makens said the latest forecast for La Niña has only a 14% probability of existence this spring and down further by the summer, which means a pattern change is expected this year. A neutral phase will take control as La Niña weakens and may last several months before giving El Niño a chance to grow this summer and into the fall.

Makens said putting this latest La Niña episode in the review mirror suggests improving drought conditions, more favorable growing seasons and healthier soils.

“I’m not trying to imply that doing away with La Niña fixes everything,” Makens said. “An El Niño can cause drought across the northern states. There is no winwin for everyone in any weather pattern. But moisture conditions should improve for the West in the second half of this year.”

Kevin Good, CattleFax vice president of industry relations and analysis, reported that U.S. beef cattle inventories have already fallen 1.5 million head from cycle highs. The 2023 beef cow herd is expected to be down about another million head to nearly 29.2 million.

“Drought affected nearly half of the beef cow herd over the last year, exacerbating the liquidation in 2022,” Good said. “Drought improvement and higher cattle prices should drastically slow beef cow culling through 2023.”

Feeder cattle and calf supplies outside of feedyards will be 400,000 to 450,000 head smaller than 2022 at 25.1 million. After being full for most of the past three years, cattle on feed inventories are expected to begin 2023 at 300,000 to 400,000 head below last year, at 14.3 million head, and remain smaller. Commercial fed slaughter in 2023 is forecast to decline by 750,000 to 800,000 to 25.6 million head.

“With drought-forced placement and culling, beef production was record large in 2022 at 28.3 billion pounds,” Good said. “Expect production to drop over the next several years —declining 4% to 5% in 2023 to 27 billion pounds. The decline in production in 2023 will lead to a 2.2-pound decline in net beef supply to 57 pounds per person.”

Good forecast the average 2023 fed steer price at $158/ cwt., up $13/cwt. from 2022, with a range of $150 to $172/ cwt. throughout the year. All cattle classes are expected to trade higher, and prices are expected to continue to trend upward.

The 800-lb. steer price is expected to average $195/cwt. with a range of $175 to $215/cwt., and the 550-lb. steer price is expected to average $225/cwt., with a range of $200 to $245/cwt.

Finally, Good forecast utility cows at an average of $100/ cwt. with a range of $75 to $115/cwt. and bred cows at an average of $2,100/cwt. with a range of $1,900 to $2,300 for load lots of quality, running-age cows.

When looking at domestic beef demand, the U.S. economy will remain a driving factor. CattleFax said inflation, rising interest rates and general economic uncertainty will continue to impact consumer purchasing decisions as many look to limit spending.

Inflation reached a 40-year high in 2022, triggering the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates seven times last year with intentions for further rate increases until inflation falls. Though the Federal Reserve hopes to accomplish a soft landing and avoid recession, the U.S. economy is expected to slow in 2023 with most economists calling for a mild recession in the second half of the year.

Good noted that although beef demand has softened, it remains historically strong, and consumers have shown willingness to continue to buy beef in a new and higher range. He expects the 2023 USDA All-Fresh Retail Beef prices to average $7.35/pound, up 4 cents from 2022.

He also said wholesale demand will appear to be softer, as prices will not go up at the same rate of inflation despite tighter supplies. The cutout value should move higher to average $270/cwt. for 2023.

Global protein demand has continued to rise around the world and tighter global protein supplies should broadly

Beyond Our Gates

support prices in 2023. After more than 20% of growth across the last two years, U.S. beef exports are expected to moderate, declining 3% in 2023 to 3.5 billion pounds. Japan and South Korea remain the top U.S. beef export destinations with stable exports in 2022. Meanwhile, Chinese demand has continued to grow with tonnage up 20% last year, likely with continued room to grow.

Mike Murphy, CattleFax vice president of research and risk management services, said national Dec. 1 on-farm hay stock was down 9% from a year-ago at 71.9 million tons with hay prices averaging $216/ton in 2022.

“Last year was the smallest U.S. hay production year since 1959,” Murphy said. “Hay prices will likely continue to be high in the first part of 2023, but we expect weather patterns to improve pasture conditions as early as this spring which should help stabilize and soften hay prices throughout 2023.”

CattleFax said corn stocks-to-use are just under 9% and will continue to support the market above $6/bushel, and provide resistance near $7.50/bu. into the summer with a yearly average price of $6.50/bushel expected.

Blach concluded the session with an overall positive outlook, expecting improvements in the weather pattern and a tighter supply to distribute more money though all sectors of the cattle industry. T C

Story and photos courtesy of National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Meteorologist Matt Makens shares atmospheric patterns and weather trends during the CattleFax Market Outlook.

A crowd of cattle producers listen in during the session hosted at the Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans.

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MORE THAN A MEMBERSHIP

TSCRA Director follows in his father’s footsteps by serving association members.

By Annie Sulpizio

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Director C.A. “Chili” Cole IV is no stranger to the organization. Growing up, he attended events with his father, Chip, who was elected as a director in 2003 and has been an honorary director since 2022.

Cole grew up in San Angelo and graduated from Angelo State University. He and his siblings have all worked alongside their father running a small purebred cow-calf operation in Schleicher County and commercial cattle in Presidio County. Cole and his wife, Carla, are now partners in the cattle operation. He is also an agent with Chip Cole & Associates: Ranch Brokers, as well as working as a contract surface landman in the oil in gas industry.

As a real estate agent, he understands the importance of land conservation and ranch management, and how Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association works hard to protect the interests of not only ranchers, but also private property owners.

“TSCRA has many benefits to its membership, such as our folks in Austin who continually lobby for our members’ interests and our special rangers who protect the assets of all our members whether they are cattlemen or not,” Cole says.

The association, as he sees it, helps keep ranches together and ensure legacies can be passed on. Cole was elected as a director in 2021, following in his father’s footsteps.

After being a member of the regional association promotion team for five years, he quickly jumped in to serve on what’s now known as the membership

development committee, a group dedicated to promoting the association, recruiting new members and developing generational membership through engagement activities.

When it comes to issues affecting the cattle industry, he touched on the impact the drought conditions have on ranchers and cattle owners. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association provides resources to members on how to navigate drought conditions.

The organization has provided Cole, and many other members, the opportunity to connect and meet people within the industry. As a member, he enjoys interacting with like-minded people who share the love and dedication for the cattle and ranching industry.

“It’s all about meeting and connecting with people,” Cole says. “That's definitely my favorite part about going to TSCRA events like the convention — shaking hands and seeing people I see once or twice a year.”

He encourages people joining the association to use these connections to help them grow.

“My advice to somebody just joining TSCRA is to lean on people who know what they're doing,” he says. “Something that I do, and my dad does, is find experts in whatever aspect it is that you’re trying to do. These people are willing to help, and it’s great to have that support.” T C

Annie Sulpizio is a sophomore at Texas Tech University and spring intern with Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

PASTURE IS TOO HARD TO COME BY. IF YOU DON’T TAKE CARE OF IT, YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME.

MIKE WIGGINS, WIGGINS RANCH

In the Flint Hills of Kansas, 4th generation rancher Mike Wiggins has been a steward of the land since long before sustainability was popular. “I have a different frame of mind about grass than a lot of people. I get a kick out of seeing clean, nice grass. Pasture is too hard to come by. If you don’t take care of it, you are wasting your time.”

To maximize grazing potential, Mike and his cattle partner put a plan to test. They split the land, sprayed half the acreage with Gunslinger® AMP, and turned-out a set of yearlings. Even though the treated area carried an additional 49 head on comparable acreage, the calves still outperformed those on untreated pasture by 20 pounds per head.

“A lot of factors go into making this work, but a little bit of chemical and a good aerial applicator change things. This new plan is pretty well a no-brainer. Our calves on treated pasture exceeded the amount of gain needed to pay for spraying.”

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ARTHUR G. UHL 111 President

4040 Broadway St., Ste. 430 San Antonio, Texas 78209

PAST PRESIDENTS

John M. “Jack” Shelton III Amarillo, 1984-1986

James L. Powell San Angelo, 1988-1990

Tom Beard Alpine, 1994-1995

C. Coney Burgess Amarillo, 1997-1999

J. Mark McLaughlin San Angelo, 1999-2001

John E. Dudley Comanche, 2001-2003

Bob McCan Victoria, 2003-2005

C.R. “Dick” Sherron Beaumont, 2005-2007

Jon Means Van Horn, 2007-2009

Dave Scott Richmond, 2009-2011

Joe J. Parker Byers, 2011-2013

CARL RAY POLK JR. First Vice President P.O. Box 155108 Lufkin, Texas 75915

Pete Bonds Saginaw, 2013-2016

Richard Thorpe lll Winters, 2016-2018

Robert E. McKnight Jr. Fort Davis, 2018-2020

G. Hughes Abell Austin, 2020-2022

HONORARY VICE PRESIDENTS

Jack Hunt San Juan Capistrano, California

Richard Wortham Austin

EXECUTIVE STAFF

HEADQUARTERS

P.O. Box 101988 Fort Worth, Texas 76185 817-332-7064 • 800-242-7820

Jason Skaggs Executive Vice President/ Chief Executive Officer

Jaclyn Roberts Parrish Executive Director, Communications & Marketing

STEPHEN DIEBEL Second Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer 3907 Salem Rd. Victoria, Texas 77904

Emily Lochner

Executive Director, Engagement & Education

Grace Dunham

Executive Director, Events & Partnerships

Megan Wills

Executive Director, Finance & Human Resources

Michele Woodham Executive Director, Insurance Services

Scott Williamson

Executive Director, Law Enforcement, Brand & Inspection Services

Lisa Walker

Executive Director, Membership & Operations

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

919 Congress Ave., Suite 750 Austin, Texas 78701

Melissa Hamilton Executive Director, Government Relations

REGION 1 DIRECTORS

Joe M. “Jody” Bellah, Throckmorton

Blake Birdwell, Canyon

E. S. F. “Swasey” Brainard II, Pampa

J. K. “Rooter” Brite Jr., Bowie

Donnell Brown, Throckmorton

Campbell Burgess, Amarillo

J. D. Cage, Muleshoe

Deborah Clark, Henrietta

Lynn Cowden, Skellytown

J. B. Daniel, Crowell

James Henderson, Memphis

Clayton Henry, Wichita Falls

Brooks Hodges, Guthrie

Joe Leathers, Guthrie

Frank McLelland, Tahoka

Jeff Mitchell, Amarillo

Gage Moorhouse, Benjamin

Diaz W. Murray, Wichita Falls

J. Malcolm Shelton IV, Amarillo

Dale A. Smith, Amarillo

Jim Thompson, Breckenridge

Tom Watson, Muleshoe

Wesley Welch, Lubbock

HONORARY DIRECTORS

William L. “Buck” Arrington, Pampa

Van Baize, Nocona

Emry Birdwell Jr., Henrietta

Mary Lou Bradley-Henderson, Childress

R. A. “Rob” Brown Jr., Throckmorton

Mike Gibson, Paducah

Ronald J. “Ron” Gill, Chico

Robert B. Mansfield, Amarillo

Tom Moorhouse, Benjamin

Boots O’Neal, Guthrie

James Palmer, Roaring Springs

Wilson Scaling, Henrietta

Chris Scharbauer, Amarillo

John Welch, Wolfforth

A. B. “Buck” Wharton III, Vernon

Tom Woodward, Decatur

REGION 2 DIRECTORS

Kevin Busher, Winters

Charles M. “Charley” Christensen Jr., San Angelo

C.A. “Chili” Cole IV, San Angelo

Alan F. Curry, San Angelo

James H. Dudley IV, Horseshoe Bay

Amanda Dyer, Fort Davis

Johnny Ferguson, Big Lake

D.A. “Day” Harral, Fort Stockton

Ron Helm, Van Horn

Heath Hemphill, Coleman

Shelby W. Horn, Fredericksburg

Larry R. Horwood, Sterling City

Grant Jones, Rochelle

Mark W. Jones, Brady

W. Clay Jones, Brady

Ty Keeling, Boerne

Lorenzo Lasater, San Angelo

Brian T. McLaughlin, Midland

David L. Neal, San Angelo

Gerald Nobles Jr., Brady

James Oliver, Ozona

Wade Perks, San Angelo

Gordon E. Sauer, Fredericksburg

Jessica Tate, Marfa

James Uhl, Fort McKavett

Cody Webb, Barnhart

Ken Welch, Baird

Ray W. Willoughby III, Eldorado

HONORARY DIRECTORS

C. A. “Chip” Cole III, San Angelo

William C. “Billito” Donnell Jr., Alpine

Richard Gates, Marfa

W. H. “Billy” Green III, Albany

Rafe Hargrove, Rotan

Dr. Joe Pat Hemphill, Coleman

Richard D. “Dick” Hughes, El Paso

Ken Jordan, San Saba

Don Keeling, Fredericksburg

Chris Lacy, Fort Davis

Laurence M. Lasater, San Angelo

Ben Love, Marathon

Len P. Mertz, San Angelo

Tom Perini, Buffalo Gap

Bill Phinizy, Gail

Frank Price, Sterling City

Danny B. Stewart, Sterling City

Rick Tate, Marfa

Cliff Teinert, Albany

Dennis W. Webb, Barnhart

W. C. “Billy” Williams, Mertzon

REGION 3 DIRECTORS

Ford Drummond, Pawhuska, Oklahoma

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Les Nunn, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

REGION 4

DIRECTORS

Edward Bordovsky Jr., Riviera

Austin Brown III, Beeville

W. Christopher Bush, Refugio

Presnall C. Cage, Falfurrias

James Clement lll, Kingsville

David S. Crow, Corpus Christi

Dustin Dean, Floresville

David DeLaney, Kingsville

Robert “Bobby” Dobson, Birmingham, Alabama

James L. “Jamie” Donnell Jr., Fowlerton

J. David Eppright, Cost

Benjamin Eshleman III, Corpus Christi

Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons, Carrizo Springs

Cody Fry, Lueders

Jim L. Gates, Pearsall

Milton S. Greeson Jr., Victoria

Bret Griffith, Del Rio

Heath Grigg, Kingsville

Marty R. Harris, Tilden

Leslie Kinsel, Cotulla

Claude Koontz, San Antonio

Steven J. Mafrige, Tilden

Beth Knolle Naiser, Sandia

Federico Nieto, Raymondville

T. Michael O’Connor, Victoria

Jason Peeler, Floresville

J.R. Ramirez, La Pryor

Gilly Riojas, Corpus Christi

M. Stuart Sasser, Corpus Christi

Lew Thompson, Pearsall

Gene S. “Primo” Walker Jr., Mirando City

C. Clark Welder, Beeville

John Zacek, Victoria

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Steve G. Beever, Pearsall

Richard H. Bennett, San Antonio

Chip Briscoe, Carrizo Springs

Martin W. Clement II, Kingsville

Thurman S. Clements Jr., Victoria

Nixon Dillard, Pleasanton

Trainor Evans, Mercedes

Thomas J. “Tommy” Haegelin, Concan

Dr. Philip C. Hardee, Beatrice, Alabama

Allen C. “Dick” Jones IV, Corpus Christi

Joan Negley Kelleher, San Antonio

David W. Killam, Laredo

Dan W. Kinsel III, Cotulla

Steve C. Lewis, San Antonio

Jim McAdams, Seguin

James A. McAllen, Linn

Red McCombs, San Antonio

Tim Pennell, Westhoff

Jim Peters, Quemado

Scott Petty Jr., San Antonio

Tom Risinger, Weslaco

Frates Seeligson Jr., San Antonio

Richard Traylor, Batesville

Roger F. Welder, Victoria

David W. Winters, Del Rio

REGION 5 DIRECTORS

Wayne Cockrell, College Station

Herff Cornelius Jr., Wadsworth

Carlos Detering III, Houston

Dr. Lewis (Bud) Dinges, Richmond

Gardner H. Dudley, Houston

Jay C. Evans, Dripping Springs

Dan Gattis, Georgetown

Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, College Station

George Harrison, Bay City

Tom J. Haynie, Navasota

Robert Hodgen, Houston

Colt Hoffman, Marlin

Clay Kenley, Crockett

Gary Price, Blooming Grove

Clive Runnells III, Austin

John Sumner Runnells III, Bay City

Tony Spears, Rosanky

John “Rocky” Sullivan, Galveston

Bill White, Stowell

Claudia Scott Wright, Richmond

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Leroy Ezer, Anahuac

Frank Green, Liberty

Coleman H. Locke, Hungerford

Katharine Armstrong Love, Austin

Richard M. Lucas Jr., Houston

William “Alan” McNeill, Beaumont

Evalyn Moore, Richmond

Raymond E. Moore IV, Richmond

Rick Peebles, Baytown

Gordon Richardson, Caldwell

Charles R. “Butch” Robinson, Navasota

Nolan Ryan, Round Rock

J. D. “Bubba” Sartwelle Jr., Sealy

Ed Small, Austin

Guy F. Stovall Jr., El Campo

Linda Joy Stovall, El Campo

Gerald Sullivan, Galveston

John L. Sullivan, Galveston

Robert J. Underbrink, Houston

Mark A. Wheelis, Montgomery

Beau Brite White, Rosanky

Dr. M. R. “Mike” Wirtz, Brenham

REGION 6 DIRECTORS

April Bonds, Saginaw

Missy Bonds, Saginaw

John L. Cantrell, Cresson

Ian Chapman, Madill, Oklahoma

Hunter Crow, Dallas

James T. Dangelmayr, Muenster

Seth Denbow, Weatherford

Crawford Edwards, Fort Worth

John Greer, Henrietta

Jason Harlow, Dallas

Pete Hudgins, Sherman

Tom Johnson, Wortham

John Z. Kimberlin Jr., Dallas

Ken Leiber, Fort Worth

James E. “Jim” Link, Crowley

Stefan Marchman, Fort Worth

William H. McCall, Fort Worth

Dan Nance, Haslet

Susan Roach, Fort Worth

Stephen S. “Steve” Sikes, Fort Worth

Bragg Smith III, Dallas

Bart Wulff, Dallas

Curtis Younts Jr., Belton

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Bradford S. “Brad” Barnes, Fort Worth

George Beggs IV, Fort Worth

John W. Carpenter III, Dallas

Barrett D. Clark, Breckenridge

Markham B. Dossett, Waco

Bob Drake, Davis, Oklahoma

James H. “Jim” Dudley, Comanche

Jon David Mayfield, Dublin

C. H. “Terry” McCall, Comanche

Bob Moorhouse, Weatherford

Russell “Rusty” Noble, Ardmore, Oklahoma

Mary Joe Reynolds-Montgomery, Fort Worth

Tom L. Roach III, Bozeman, Montana

Stephen T. “Steve” Swenson, Dallas

TSCRA Special Rangers

REGIONS & DISTRICTS

JAY FOSTER Supervisor Region 1

H.D. BRITTAIN Supervisor Region 2

JOE AGUILAR JR. Supervisor Region 4

DAVID

MARCAURELE Supervisor Region 5

BO FOX Supervisor Region 6

BART PERRIER Supervisor Region 3

TSCRA Special Rangers

New Members

Cailynn Aragon

Flatonia

Timothy Aranki Benbrook

John Arevalos

Boerne

Bailey Baade

Marlin

David Bayouth Wolfforth

Austin Blagg Frisco

Bonnot 61 Cattle Ganado

Keith Bookman Cleveland

Benjamin Boyer Dimmitt

Brad Boyett Benbrook

Jason Bradley Ardmore, Oklahoma

Jonathan Brakeman Dublin

Cutter Brumley

Campbell

David Burk Arlington

Autumn Chaka

Stephenville

Jessica Chase, Texas A&M AgriLife Ext. Danbury

Manus Clinton Weatherford

Wacey Cody

San Angelo

Gregory Corse San Antonio

Elizabeth Craven Fort Worth

Mary Ann DeBerry

Denton

Dee Voigt Cattle

Dale

Delarosa Farms Mount Pleasant

Mary Denise Munday

Matthew Duma Fort Worth

Ross Duncan Artesia, New Mexico

El Papalotito Ranch LLC Edinburg

Etheridge Cattle Co. Weatherford

Ferrell Family Ranch Huntersville, North Carolina

Fay Fitzsimons Houston

Lisa Fohn Harlingen

Spencer Foley San Antonio

Malela Fulton Fortuna, California

Keaton Gallion Temple

Douglas Garrett Bryan

Joe Giddens

Leander

Amanda Gilbreath

Bonham

Kori Gililland

Stephenville

Steven Goldsmith

Baird

Barry Green

Fort Worth

Groce Farms

Longview

Jackson Haley

Houston

Harper Industries - DewEze

Harper, Kansas

Nolan Harris

Normangee

Victoria Havard

Cleveland

The Hawkeye Ranch

Princeton

Johan Heinrichs

Dalhart

Joshua Henke

Karnes City

William Hester

Fort Worth

Caitlyn Hobbs College Station

Christine Hoffman

Schertz

Deborah Hohle

Moody

Jacy Ward Cattle

Forestburg

Tracy Johnson

Cisco

New Members

David Johnson

La Grange

Matthew Johnston Wylie

Charles Kearney

Lubbock

Wes Kilpatrick Tenaha

Jacob Kinnard Fort Worth

Klovenski Ranch Spring

Michael Lambert Abernathy

Logan Lankford Wolfe City

Steve & Tamara Lumpkin Conroe

Meagan Mellenbruch Del Valle

Laurel Miller Big Spring

Mackenzie Moore McKinney

William Morris Waco

Monty Morris Seymour

Teddy Morrison Grandfield, Oklahoma

Jonathan Moss Holliday

Matthew Murphy Stephenville

NRJ Ranch Southlake

Sandra Obanion Lytle

Miranda Perhacs Richmond

Hagen Pitts

Stephenville

Amanda Polson Killeen

Macanaea Powell Comanche

Kirsty Putnam Round Rock

Rodrigo Rayo Humble

Justin Retchloff Porum, Oklahoma

Steve Salas San Angelo

Andre Saxton Wolfe City

Eric Sciara Northlake

Shader’s Post Oak Ranch

Grapevine

Deborah Shore New Caney

Korlie Slover Bullard

Keagan Slover Bullard

Christi Snowden Adkins

Square W Ranch Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Alex Standlee Windom

John Steffes

Katy

Joshlyn Stover

San Antonio

T3 Ranch Runge

Tarpon Blue Insurance Advisors LLC

Wimberley

Tatum Livestock LLC Kerrville

Kenneth Terrell

Fredericksburg

Triple G Ranch

Corpus Christi

Jake Urbanosky Snook

Pike Verret

Grapeland

Cole Verret

Grapeland

Wall Ranch

Bryan

Arthur Ward Keller

Taya Venita Webb Sanger

Terry Wheeler

Pampa

Donald Wills

Godley

David Wright

Point

Joleen Zuniga

Jourdanton

Auction Markets & Market Inspectors

ANDERSON

Anderson County Livestock Exchange

Where: Elkhart

Phone: 903-764-1919

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Michael Little, 903-876-3153

Elkhart Horse Auction

Where: Elkhart

Phone: 903-764-1495

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Tiffany Patterson, 903-388-7288

ATASCOSA

Atascosa Livestock Exchange

Where: Pleasanton

Phone: 830-281-2516

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Marvin Bendele, 210-213-5890

AUSTIN

Four County Auction

Where: Industry

Phone: 979-357-2545

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

BAILEY

Muleshoe Livestock Auction

Where: Muleshoe

Phone: 806-272-4201

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Leo Aviles, 956-437-3899

BEE

Beeville Livestock Comm.

Where: Beeville

Phone: 361-358-1727

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Robert Bridge, 361-542-6693

BOSQUE

Meridian L/S Comm. Co.

Where: Meridian

Phone: 254-435-2988

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

BOWIE

J & J Livestock Auction

Where: Texarkana

Phone: 903-832-3576

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Cheri Beal, 903-280-4554

BRAZOS

Brazos Valley Livestock Comm.

Where: Bryan

Phone: 979-778-0904

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

BURLESON

Caldwell Livestock Comm.

Where: Caldwell

Phone: 979-567-4119

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Mark Nygard, 512-281-6330

CALDWELL

Lockhart Auction

Where: Lockhart

Phone: 512-398-3476

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

CAMP

Bruce Overstreet Livestock

Where: Pittsburg

Phone: 903-856-3440

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Michelle Willeford, 903-767-0670

CHEROKEE

Tri County Livestock Market

Where: New Summerfield

Phone: 903-726-3291

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Michael Little, 903-876-3153

COLEMAN

Coleman Livestock Auction

Where: Coleman

Phone: 325-625-4191

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Dave Williams, 325-669-2030

COLORADO

Cattleman’s Columbus Livestock Auction

Where: Columbus

Phone: 979-732-2622

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-1228

COMANCHE

Comanche Livestock Exchange

Where: Comanche

Phone: 325-356-5231

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Michael Davis, 254-879-3121

COOKE

The New Gainesville Livestock Auction

Where: Gainesville

Phone: 940-665-4367

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

CORYELL

Coryell County Comm.

Where: Gatesville

Phone: 254-865-9121

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

DALLAM

Cattleman’s Livestock Comm.

Where: Dalhart

Phone: 806-249-5505

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Clifton Miller, 806-570-7439

DEAF SMITH

Hereford Livestock Auction

Where: Hereford

Phone: 806-240-3082

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Joe Bob Via, 806-452-9280

DEWITT

Cuero Livestock Comm.

Where: Cuero

Phone: 361-275-2329

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

EASTLAND

Texas Cattle Exchange

Where: Eastland

Phone: 254-629-2288

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

EL PASO

Rio Grand Classic

Where: El Paso

Phone: 956-487-5551

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Joe Karl Rios, 915-858-0590

ERATH

Dublin Livestock Auction

Where: Dublin

Phone: 254-445-1734

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

NEWS UNBREAKING

Affordable alternative to Draxxin® (tulathromycin injection) puts proven efficacy in exclusive packaging.

Tulieve ®

(tulathromycin injection)

Antibiotic Injectable Solution

100 mg of tulathromycin/mL

For use in beef cattle (including suckling calves), non-lactating dairy cattle (including dairy calves), veal calves, and swine. Not for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older.

CAUTION: Federal (USA) law restricts this drug use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

DESCRIPTION:

Tulieve® Injectable Solution is a ready-to-use sterile parenteral preparation containing tulathromycin, a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic of the subclass triamilide. Each mL of Tulieve contains 100 mg of tulathromycin, 500 mg propylene glycol, 19.2 mg citric acid and 5 mg monothioglycerol. Sodium hydroxide or hydrochloric acid may be added to adjust pH. Tulieve consists of an equilibrated mixture of two isomeric forms of tulathromycin in a 9:1 ratio.

The chemical names of the isomers are (2R,3S,4R,5R,8R,10R,11R,12S,13S, 14R)-13-[[2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-Ο-methyl-4-C-[(propylamino) methyl]α-L-ribo-hexopyrano-syl]oxy]-2-ethyl-3,4,10-trihydroxy-3,5,8,10,12,14hexamethyl-11-[[3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-β-D-xylo-hexopyranosyl]oxy]-1-oxa-6-azacyclopentadecan-15-one and (2R,3R,6R,8R,9R,10S,11S, 12R)-11-[[2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-Ο-methyl-4-C-[(propylamino)methyl]α-L-ribo-hexopyrano-syl]oxy]-2-[(1R,2R)-1,2-dihydroxy-1-methylbutyl]8-hydroxy-3,6,8,10,12-pentamethyl-9-[[3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)β-D-xylo-hexopyranosyl]oxy]-1-oxa-4- azacyclotridecan-13-one, respectively.

INDICATIONS

Beef and Non-Lactating Dairy Cattle

BRD-Tulieve Injectable Solution is indicated for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni and Mycoplasma bovis; and for the control of respiratory disease in cattle at high risk of developing BRD associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni and Mycoplasma bovis IBK-Tulieve Injectable Solution is indicated for the treatment of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) associated with Moraxella bovis

Foot Rot-Tulieve Injectable Solution is indicated for the treatment of bovine foot rot (interdigital necrobacillosis) associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Porphyromonas levii

Suckling Calves, Dairy Calves, and Veal Calves BRD-Tulieve Injectable Solution is indicated for the treatment of BRD associated with M. haemolytica, P. multocida, H. somni, and M. bovis Swine Tulieve Injectable Solution is indicated for the treatment of swine respiratory disease (SRD) associated with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Haemophilus parasuis, and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and for the control of SRD associated with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida, and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in groups of pigs where SRD has been diagnosed.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION

Cattle

Inject subcutaneously as a single dose in the neck at a dosage of 2.5 mg/kg (1.1 mL/100 lb) bodyweight (BW). Do not inject more than 10 mL per injection site.

Swine

Inject intramuscularly as a single dose in the neck at a dosage of 2.5 mg/kg (0.25 mL/22 lb) BW. Do not inject more than 2.5 mL per injection site.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

The use of Tulieve Injectable Solution is contraindicated in animals previously found to be hypersensitive to the drug.

WARNINGS FOR USE IN ANIMALS ONLY. NOT FOR HUMAN USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. NOT FOR USE IN CHICKENS OR TURKEYS.

RESIDUE WARNINGS

Cattle

(tulathromycin injection) delivers the same single shot, rapidly absorbed, long acting, broadspectrum activity as Draxxin ® (tulathromycin injection)

Injectable Solution, and thanks to our exclusive plastic bottles, less risk of product loss. Available in 1L and 500 mL plastic hanger bottles, as well as 250 mL and 100 mL plastic bottles for beef, non-lactating dairy and swine.

Ask your veterinarian or animal health provider about Tulieve ® , the latest addition to our comprehensive portfolio of anti-infectives. Or visit norbrook.com

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR CATTLE: Do not use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows. A pre-slaughter withdrawal time has not been determined for pre-ruminating calves. Effects on reproductive performance, pregnancy, and lactation have not been determined. Tulieve has a pre-slaughter withdrawal time of 18 days. Tulieve should not be used in animals known to be hypersensitive to the product.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR SWINE: Tulieve has a pre-slaughter withdrawal time of 5 days. Tulieve should not be used in animals known to be hypersensitive to the product.

Cattle intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 18 days from the last treatment. This drug is not approved for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows. Use in these cattle may cause drug residues in milk and/or in calves born to these cows.

Swine

Swine intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 5 days from the last treatment.

PRECAUTIONS

Cattle

The e ects of tulathromycin injection on bovine reproductive performance, pregnancy, and lactation have not been determined. Subcutaneous injection can cause a transient local tissue reaction that may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter.

Swine

The e ects of tulathromycin injection on porcine reproductive performance, pregnancy, and lactation have not been determined. Intramuscular injection can cause a transient local tissue reaction that may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter.

ADVERSE REACTIONS

Cattle

In one BRD eld study, two calves treated with tulathromycin injection at 2.5 mg/kg BW exhibited transient hypersalivation. One of these calves also exhibited transient dyspnea, which may have been related to pneumonia.

Swine

In one eld study, one out of 40 pigs treated with tulathromycin injection at 2.5 mg/kg BW exhibited mild salivation that resolved in less than four hours.

Approved by FDA under ANADA # 200-723

Tulieve® is a registered trademark of Norbrook Laboratories Limited

Made in the UK

Manufactured by:

Norbrook Laboratories Limited, Newry, BT35 6PU, Co. Down, Northern Ireland

To report suspected adverse drug events, for technical assistance or to obtain a copy of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS), contact Norbrook at 1-866-591-5777. For additional information about adverse drug experience reporting for animal drugs, contact FDA at 1-888-FDA-VETS or http://www.fda.gov/reportanimalae.

Revised Feb 2022

For additional Tulieve product information call: 1-866-591-5777 or go to www.Norbrook.com

(landing page to be con rmed, may be www.Tulieve.com)

Auction Markets & Market Inspectors

Erath County Dairy Sale

Where: Dublin

Phone: 254-968-7253

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

Stephenville Cattle Co.

Where: Stephenville

Phone: 254-968-4844

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

FAYETTE

Flatonia Livestock Comm.

Where: Flatonia

Phone: 361-865-3538

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Danielle Robbins, 512-944-0383

Schulenburg Livestock Auction

Where: Schulenburg

Phone: 979-743-6566

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Vance Weltner, 210-473-9099

FLOYD

Floydada Livestock Sales

Where: Floydada

Phone: 806-983-2153

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: John Hindman, 806-778-4899

FRIO

Pearsall Livestock Auction

Where: Pearsall

Phone: 830-334-3653

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

GILLESPIE

Gillespie Livestock Co.

Where: Fredericksburg

Phone: 830-997-4394

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Tom Roarick, 830-889-5155

GONZALES

Gonzales Livestock Market

Where: Gonzales

Phone: 830-672-2845

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Derek Bettis, 979-743-9699

Nixon Livestock Comm.

Where: Nixon

Phone: 830-582-1561

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Cade Burks, 830-391-4501

GREGG

Longview Livestock

Where: Longview

Phone: 903-235-6385

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

GRIMES

Mid-Tex Livestock Auction

Where: Anderson

Phone: 936-825-3970

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Danielle Robbins, 512-944-0383

Navasota Livestock Auction

Where: Navasota

Phone: 936-825-6545

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

GUADALUPE

Seguin Cattle Co.

Where: Seguin

Phone: 830-379-9955

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Cade Burks, 830-391-4501

HAMILTON

Hamilton Livestock Comm.

Where: Hamilton

Phone: 254-386-3185

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

HARDIN

Gore Family Auction Center

Where: Silsbee

Phone: 409-782-0612

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Christy McCoy, 409-782-0612

HENDERSON

Athens Comm. Co.

Where: Athens

Phone: 903-675-3333

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Brandy Baughman, 903-440-4382

HIDALGO

Edinburg Livestock Auction

Where: Edinburg

Phone: 956-383-5671

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Coney Alvarez Jr., 956-437-3899

HILL

Hubbard Livestock Market

Where: Hubbard

Phone: 254-576-2584

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

HOPKINS

Sulphur Springs Livestock Comm.

Where: Sulphur Springs

Phone: 903-885-2455

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

HOUSTON

East Texas Livestock Auction

Where: Crockett

Phone: 936-544-2246

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Cheyenne Ward, 936-222-3689

HOWARD

Big Spring Livestock Auction

Where: Big Spring

Phone: 432-267-5881

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Bruce Brandenberger, 254-977-5763

JACKSON

Edna Livestock Auction

Where: Edna

Phone: 361-782-7666

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

JASPER

Kirbyville Auction Barn

Where: Kirbyville

Phone: 409-423-2612

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Casey Jones, 409-423-0685

JIM WELLS

Gulf Coast Livestock Market

Where: Alice

Phone: 361-664-4395

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Ramiro Garcia, 361-460-0008

Auction Markets & Market Inspectors

JOHNSON

Johnson County Cattle Auction

Where: Cleburne

Phone: 817-556-9090

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Lee Snyder, 254-707-1682

KARNES

Karnes City Auction

Where: Karnes City

Phone: 830-780-3382

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Landyn Maguglin, 361-492-9484

Karnes County Livestock Exchange

Where: Kenedy

Phone: 830-583-2574

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

LAMAR

Cattlemen’s Livestock Comm.

Where: Paris

Phone: 903-784-2238

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

Paris Livestock Auction

Where: Paris

Phone: 903-739-2575

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

LAMPASAS

Lampasas Cattle Auction

Where: Lampasas

Phone: 512-556-3611

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

LAVACA

Hallettsville Livestock Comm.

Where: Hallettsville

Phone: 361-798-4336

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

LEE

Giddings Livestock Comm.

Where: Giddings

Phone: 979-542-2274

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Lexington Livestock Comm.

Where: Lexington

Phone: 979-773-2922

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

LEON

Buffalo Livestock Comm.

Where: Buffalo

Phone: 903-322-4940

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Tyler Rader, 713-907-2725

LIBERTY

Raywood Livestock Market

Where: Raywood

Phone: 936-587-4941

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Harvey Williamson, 963-334-5325

LIMESTONE

Groesbeck Auction & Livestock

Where: Groesbeck

Phone: 254-729-3277

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Tyler Rader, 713-907-2725

LIVE OAK

Live Oak Livestock Auction

Where: Three Rivers

Phone: 361-786-2553

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Marvin Bendele, 210-213-5890

MASON

Jordan Cattle Auction

Where: Mason

Phone: 325-347-6361

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Warren Ottmers, 830-669-2262

MCLENNAN

Waco Stockyards

Where: Waco

Phone: 254-753-3191

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

West Auction

Where: West

Phone: 254-826-3725

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

MEDINA

Union Comm.

Where: Hondo

Phone: 830-741-8061,

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

MILAM

Milam County Livestock Auction

Where: Cameron

Phone: 254-697-6697

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

NACOGDOCHES

Nacogdoches Livestock Exchange

Where: Nacogdoches

Phone: 936-564-8661

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Michael Witcher, 936-556-0992

NAVARRO

Corsicana Livestock Market

Where: Corsicana

Phone: 903-872-1631

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Tyler Rader, 713-907-2725

PANOLA

Panola Livestock

Where: Carthage

Phone: 903-693-6361

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Lori Blankenship, 936-234-3441

POLK

Livingston Livestock Exchange

Where: Livingston

Phone: 936-327-4917

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Harvey Williamson, 963-334-5325

POTTER

Lonestar Stockyards

Where: Amarillo

Phone: 806-677-0777

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Michael Vessels, 806-517-3188

RAINS

Emory Livestock Auction

Where: Emory

Phone: 903-473-2512

Sale Days: Tuesday & Saturday

Contact: Brandy Baughman, 903-440-4382

Auction Markets & Market Inspectors

ROBERTSON

Calvert Livestock Co.

Where: Calvert

Phone: 979-364-2829

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

RUSK

Hunt Livestock Exchange

Where: Henderson

Phone: 903-657-2690

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Samuel Steadman, 318-617-1141

SAN

SABA

Jordan Cattle Auction

Where: San Saba

Phone: 325-372-5159

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: David Munden, 325-456-7253

SHELBY

Center Auction Co.

Where: Center

Phone: 936-598-4395

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Michael Witcher, 936-556-0992

STARR

Triple G Livestock Auction LLC

Where: Rio Grande City

Phone: 956-437-1988

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Coney Alvarez Jr., 956-437-3899

SWISHER

Tulia Livestock Auction

Where: Tulia

Phone: 806-995-4184

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Michael Vessels, 806-517-3188

TAYLOR

Abilene Auction

Where: Abilene

Phone: 325-673-7865

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Dave Williams, 325-669-2030

TITUS

Stone Livestock Comm.

Where: Mt. Pleasant

Phone: 903-575-9099

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

TOM GREEN

Producers Livestock Auction

Where: San Angelo

Phone: 325-653-3371

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Bruce Halfmann, 325-315-5972

UVALDE

Southwest Livestock Exchange

Where: Uvalde

Phone: 830-278-5621

Sale Day: Thursday

Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

VAN ZANDT

Mort Livestock Exchange

Where: Canton

Phone: 903-287-6386

Sale Day: Special Sales Only

Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

Van Zandt Comm. Co.

Where: Wills Point

Phone: 903-872-2117

Sale Day: Saturday

Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

WASHINGTON

Brenham Livestock Auction

Where: Brenham

Phone: 979-836-3621

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

WHARTON

El Campo Livestock Co.

Where: El Campo

Phone: 979-543-2703

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

Wharton Livestock Auction

Where: Wharton

Phone: 979-532-3660

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

WICHITA

Wichita Livestock Sales

Where: Wichita Falls

Phone: 940-541-2222

Sale Day: Wednesday

Contact: R.C. Langford, 832-330-7279

WILBARGER

Vernon Livestock Market LLC

Where: Vernon

Phone: 940-552-6000

Sale Day: Tuesday

Contact: James Yates, 931-316-3916

WISE

Decatur Livestock Market

Where: Decatur

Phone: 940-627-5599

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Rebecca Benson, 940-389-6382

WOOD

Winnsboro Livestock Auction

Where: Winnsboro

Phone: 903-365-2201

Sale Day: Friday

Contact: Alan Pruitt, 903-725-6200

YOUNG

Graham Livestock Comm. LLC

Where: Graham

Phone: 940-549-0078

Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Kyla Rater, 940-284-9968

AKAUSHI

• Greg • GAR@GardinerAngus.com www.GardinerAngus.com

HOGUE CATTLE COMPANY

Registered Black Angus

Robert L. Hogue M.D. • Judy Hogue 6 Spring Hollow, Brownwood, Texas 76801 Ranch: 10108 CR 237 • Phone: 325-643-2225 Cell: 325-647-9168 • Fax: 326-643-6235 Email: rlhmd@familymedical.us

Lesikar Ranch

100+ Registered Angus Bulls

200+ Re gistered Angus Bulls For Sale Private Treaty

Thick, Deep, Easy Fleshing, Moderate Size, Balanced Traits For Sale Private Treaty

Lyn

BEEFMASTER

Casey Beefmasters Since 1948

BRAHMAN

Detering Red Brahmans

Beef Oriented Red Brahmans for the pasture and the show ring Liendo Plantation, 38653 Wyatt Chapel Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 Will Detering, owner 281.989.8965 Web site: deteringredbrahmans.com

FOUNDATION BEEFMASTERS

Quality Brahman Ca le Since 1936

Bill Carr

Hilltop Ranch Beefmasters

Quality Beefmaster Cattle Ranches in Webb, Wilson and Kendall counties

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2947

PARTI N & PARTI N H EART BAR RANC H Janet, Steve and Carlton Partin 3159 FM 837 • Montalba, Texas 75853 903-549-3000 • Fax: 903-549-3005 Janet Partin: 903-922-3689 Carlton Partin: 407-709-0297 www.heartbarranch.com email: partin.partin@aol.com

5th Generation

Visitors are always Welcome

WWW.LITTLEROBEANGUSRANCH.COM

Our 101st

Sensibly Bred and Raised Brahman Cattle 979-877-4239

Performance Beefmasters from the Founding Family 62nd Bull Sale: October 7, 2023

BEEFMASTERS

Private Treaty Females Semen & Embryos

Laredo, Texas 78044 Phone: 361/586-5067 Lorenzo Lasater • San Angelo, TX 325.656.9126 • isabeefmasters.com

Cullin Smith (409) 779-9872

Sugie Sartwelle J. D. Sartwelle III 361-500-5792 Email: sartwellej@gmail.com

SATTERFIELD RANCH

at LOST PRAIRIE LAKE • Palestine, Texas

Registered Gray Brahmans Dr. Scott & Nancy Satterfield 410 ACR 376 • Palestine, TX 75801 830-613-1492 www.satterfieldranch.com

Mike & Carla Bacica 11707 F M 2868 Flint, TX 75762

Mike: 903-520-0390 mbpga@aol.com

Registered Black Herefords bacicafarms.com

Carla: 903-530-8551 w tnca@aol.com

US #CattleRaisers

Maynard Warnken 979-561-8846

Kevin Warnken 979-743-0619

ROCKIN’ W

POLLED HEREFORDS Drawer 29, Schulenburg, TX 78956 979-561-8867 fax • rockinw@cvctx.com

2,091.72 ac. (1,771.72 Deeded, 320 ac. -/+ State Lease), well watered w/three wells, two sets of steel pens.

COLFAX COUNTY NM GETAWAY – 1,482.90 ac.+/grassland (1,193.59 ac. +/- Deeded, 289.31 ac. State Lease), great location near all types of mountain recreation. KB RANCH – Kinney Co., TX. – 802 ac. +/-. Brush country w/some live oaks. Good Hunting! ANGUS, NM – 250 +/- acres with over a 1/2 mile of NM 48 frontage. Elevations from 6,800 to 7,200 feet. Two springs along a creek. Ideal for future development or build your own getaway home.

RED BRANGUS

Office: (806) 652-3351 / Fax: (806) 652-3738

David & DarLee Foster (806) 652-3824 (806) 983-7221 mbl.

Jody & Shawnda Foster (806) 652-2383 (806)

19th Annual Bull Sale

March 2nd, 2023

March 8, 2012

SIMMENTALS

P.O. Box 1417 Victoria, Texas 77902 361/573-7141 Traylor Division San Roque Division San Carlos Division Bloomington, TX Catarina, TX Rio Grande City, TX

361/897-1337

Black or Red Simbrah • SimAngus HT • SimAngus FILEGONIA

Z ZC ATTLE C OMPAN Y

Joe & Beth Mercer 327 CR 459, Lott, TX 76656 • H/O/Fax: 254-984-2225 bethmercer1974@gmail.com • www.filegoniacattle.com

San Saba, Texas

Private Treaty Sales

Mike Mallett

Our cattle are perfomance tested.

10602 North Hwy 281 • Lampasas, TX 76550

Home: 512-556-8548 • Cell: 512-556-1021 www.mallettsimmentals.com

Mike and Connie Mallett • 512-556-1021 Lampasas, Texas • mallettsimmentals.com

SANTA GERTRUDIS SIMMENTAL/ SIMBRAH TEXAS LONGHORN

& Jessica Moore 2929 Oak Hill Rd., Alvarado, TX 76009

Kevin: 817-822-7109 • Jessica: 817-822-7402 Kevin@m6ranch.com • www.m6ranch.com

Upcoming Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

APRIL

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

Gardiner Angus Ranch: 44th Annual Production Sale

Where: Ashland, Kansas

When: 9 a.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 6

Special Bull Offering, Featuring STS Ranger Registered Angus Bulls

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba

When: 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 14

American Black Hereford

Association: Southern Classic Sale

Where: Henderson

When: 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 15

Spring “Best of the Best”

Replacement Female Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba

When: 10 a.m.

W4 Ranch: Spring Production Sale

Where: Morgan

When: 12:30 p.m.

Belle Point Ranch: Annual Angus Offering

Where: Lavaca, Arkansas

MONDAY, APRIL 17

Jorgensen Land & Cattle: 51st Annual Bull Sale

Where: Ideal, South Dakota

When: 1 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 18

Ranching 101: Adding Value to Your Calf Crop’s Bottom Line

Where: Online

When: 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 22

Lesikar Ranch: 11th Annual “Back to Basics” Female Sale

Where: Athens

Cavender’s Neches River Ranch Female Production Sale

Where: Jacksonville

TUESDAY, APRIL 25 -

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Hemphill County Beef Conference

Where: Canadian

FRIDAY, APRIL 28

Express Ranches: Annual Grass Time Sale

Where: Yukon, Oklahoma

MAY

MONDAY, MAY 1

Gardiner Angus Ranch: 8th Annual “Meating Demand” Bull Sale

Where: Ashland, Kansas

SATURDAY, MAY 6

Replacement Female Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 11

Special Stocker & Feeder Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba

When: 10 a.m.

Wichita Falls Luncheon

Where: McBride’s Steakhouse, Wichita Falls When: 11:30 a.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 16

Ranching 101: Scoping Out SicknessA Veterinarian’s Perspective

Where: Online

When: 1 p.m.

JUNE

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

Replacement Female Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba

When: 10 a.m.

MONDAY, JUNE 5

Special Stocker & Feeder Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason When: 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, JUNE 8FRIDAY, JUNE 9

TSCRA Summer Meeting

Where: Marfa

THURSDAY, JUNE 15

Special Stocker & Feeder Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba

When: 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20

Ranching 101: Cattlemen at the Capitol - 2023 Session Review

Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

APRIL 1923

Pictured on the century-ago cover was a Red Brahman bull named Dave. He was noted as head of the A.M. McFaddin herd near Victoria.

The magazine also gave nod to Emerson Hough, one of the time’s foremost American novelists, who authored a story in the Saturday Evening Post of particular interest to cattle raisers in the Southwest. The article paints a picture of post-Civil War cattle ranching in Texas and the start of the old trail drives to northern states.

“While the characters are fictional, they are typical of the Texans of that day, and the foundation is of fact,” the description read. “We owe Mr. Hough a debt of gratitude.”