Prepared

wholesale, grocery stores, retail and even with disruptions. Experts will set new records in 2021. Even with two months left to report for 2021, we are well on the way to beat the old record set in 2018.”

Stocker operations

This situation, Peel notes, could be advantageous for stockers and backgrounders looking to realize profit from feeding calves. As feed costs are up, feedlots are also experiencing higher costs of gain and will likely be looking to purchase calves heavier than normal to reduce the amount of days on feed.

“This affects price relationships across feeder cattle,” Peel said. “If feedlots want bigger cattle, someone has to put weight on them before they go to the feedlot, and this is the stocker sector. So, with high-feed prices and high-feedlot cost of gain, this increases incentives for stocker production in general.”

He continued, “The value of gain on 500- to 800-pound calves is elevated. Generally, stocker producers are looking at some good opportunities and the futures market has optimism built into it.”

It is important to note some feedyards may also run their own feed mills, and a steady supply of smaller calves will be required. Peel recommends those in the stocker segment utilize the diverse variety of options for putting weight on cattle to realize profits.

Beef exports

The U.S. Meat Export Federation’s November report on U.S. beef and pork exports was made available during the first full week in January. Beef exports continued to break records in 2021.

“On the beef exports side in November, we were up about eight percent on a year-over-year basis,” Peel said. “For the year-to-date basis through November, we were up about 18 percent.”

Peel and many others in the beef industry are awaiting the December export report to determine just how big of a year 2021 was for meat exports. Throughout 2021, the three largest importers of U.S. beef – Japan, South Korea and China – were each set up for roughly $2 billion in sales.

Peel said U.S. beef imports were also up in November.

“In November, the imports were significantly higher on a year-over-year basis,” he noted. “They were up about 27 percent, but on a year-to-date basis, they are still down about 1.8 percent.”

According to Peel, imports of live cattle into the U.S. were down 32 percent in the first 11 months of the year.

Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

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government officials about the critical supply shortage of soybean oil. When the EPA seemingly ignored ag organizations’ pleas and proceeded to issue an RFS advanced biofuel category mandate that represents a nearly 13 percent jump for 2022 over 2021, many were shocked.

Under the RFS statute, EPA is obligated to consider current market realities when setting the mandate levels each year.

America’s fragile food supply chain has endured blow after blow during the pandemic. Government might not be able to control every aspect of food price inflation, but when it comes to the market for soybean oil, this is one area where government action can help.

The EPA should acknowledge the soybean oil supply crisis and temporarily lower the RFS mandate for advanced biofuel to allow supply to catch up with demand. Otherwise, the soybean oil supply crisis will escalate, and consumers will pay the price.

This opinion was a joint effort with input from the American Bakers Association, Association for Dressings and Sauces, Consumer Brands Association, National Council of Chain Restaurants, National Retail Federation, Pet Food Institute and SNAC International and was originally published on agri-pulse.com.

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people that are misinformed on the topic,” says Root. “There are a lot of misconceptions about agriculture in our world, and I find it important to help bridge the gap between consumers and producers.”

Root is eager to learn more about ranching and the way of life in the Cowboy State.

“There is always something new to learn in the world of agriculture, which is why I am so excited to have this opportunity,” Root says.

Wyoming Livestock Roundup Publisher Dennis Sun says, “We are looking forward to working with Kaitlyn and introducing her to Wyoming agriculture. We’re happy to have her on the Roundup team.”

Please join us in welcoming Kaitlyn to the Roundup. She can be reached at kaitlyn@wylr.net.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 - FEEDER & CALF SPECIAL

MONDAY, JANUARY 24 ~ BRED COW SPECIAL

FEEDERS

Falls Ranch 400 Fancy Blk Strs, 650-800#, Weaned on Nov 1, 2 Rounds of Shots, Sired by Vermilion Blk Angus Bulls (Strictly Vermilion Genetics) Thaler Land & Livestock 250 Char-x Hfrs, 700-800#, Guaranteed Open, Weaned a long time, 3 Rounds of Shots, , No Implants, Home Raised Don Sherrod 162 Red Angus Strs, 700#, Weaned Oct 15th, Complete Modified Live Vac Program, Light Grower Ration, Out of Leachman Red Angus David Sherrod 117 Red Angus Strs, 800#, Weaned Oct. 15, 2 Rounds of Shots, Sired by Schuler Red Angus Bulls Z Lazy Y Ranch 124 Mostly Blk, few Red Strs, 750-800#, Branding & Precond Shots, Weaned October 15, Bunk Broke, On Light Grower Ration Nathan Otwell 70 100% Blk Angus Strs, 675-725#, Weaned Sept. 25th, Branding & Weaning Shots, Black Angus Verified, NHTC, thru IMI Global Mike Clarke 60 Blk/Bwf Strs, 800#, Weaned Nov. 4, All Natural, Branding, Precond & Booster Shots Jim Wiscombe 56 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 700-800#, Weaned 80 days, Been on Long Stem Hay, Full Zoetis Vac. Program Trowbridge Ranch LLC 52 Mx Hfrs, 1100#, PTO @ ranch, Full Vac. Program Pete Thompson 50 Blk Angus Strs, few Hfrs, 800#, Branding & Precond Shots, Weaned September 5th, On Grower Ration, Extra Fancy, High Elevation Ben & Lynn Seppanen 50 Blk/Bwf Strs, few Hfrs, 650-750#, Weaned a long time, Bunk Broke, Been on a Grower Ration, 2 Rounds of Shots Todd & Laura Schaefer 40 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 650-700#, Weaned 65 days, Birth, Branding, Precond & Weaning Shots, All Natural, NHTC, thru IMI

WEANED CALVES

TTT 500 Blk/Bwf Strs, 500-550#, Weaned since Nov., Running out on pasture,Branding & Precond Shots J Reverse J 500 Blk/Red Strs & Hfrs, 650-750#, Complete Zoetis Vac Program, Weaned 75+ Days, On Light Grower Ration, High Elevation Kennedy Ranch/Nick & Kelly Kennedy 450 Mostly Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 400-600#, Weaned 90 days,Branding & Precond Shots Lisco Ranch LLC 300 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 575-700#, Weaned 90+ days, Branding & Precond Shots Ken Fackrell 210 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 450-540#, Branding & Weaning Shots, Weaned 60 days, Hay Fed, No Implants Dan Mahoney/Pass Creek Land & Cattle 200 Blk Angus Strs & Hfrs, 425-525#, Weaned 75 days, Branding & Weaning Shots Doreangi Living Trust 180 Angus/Hereford-x Strs & Hfrs, 400-600#, Weaned 50 days, Barnding & Precond Shots Ron & Carol Eisele 126 Red/Blk Angus-x Strs& Hfrs, 625-635#, Weaned since Oct. 1, Branding, Precond & Weaning Shots Jennifer Scheer 100 Bwf/Rwf/Blk Strs & Hfrs, 525-650#, Weaned 75+ days, Branding, Precond & Weaning Shots Staman & Juhnke 105 Blk/Bwf Hfrs (few Strs), 550-650#, Weaned on Oct. 18, 2 Rounds of Shots Snowden Cattle Co./Travis Snowden 100 Blk/Bwf few Rd Strs, 500-625#, Weaned 60+ days, Branding & Precond Shots, High Elevation (8000’), Bennett Creek Co. 98 Blk Strs, 500#, Weaned 90+ days, Birth, Branding & Precond Shots, All Natural Snowhole Ranch Co. 94 Blk & Red Limo-Lim Flex Strs & Hfrs, 500-700#, Weaned Nov. 8, Branding & Precond Shots Dylan Hager 90 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 500-650#, Weaned a long time, Been on a Light Grower Ration, Bunk Broke, 3 Rounds of Shots CE Producers 85 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Complete Vac Program, Weaned Long Time Alex Barney 70 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 300-600#, Birth, Branding & Precond Shots, Weaned October 9 Bob & Bev Yeik 70 Blk Hfrs, 550-650#, Weaned since Oct. 13, Hay Fed, Branding Shots Jeff Eddington 59 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 475-525#, Weaned a long time, Bunk Broke, 2 Rounds of Shots Dalles Ranch 56 Blk few Char Hfrs (few Strs), 400-500#, Weaned since Oct. 1, 3 Rounds of Shots, High Elevation Willis Stallman 46 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 450-675#, Weaned Nov. 25th, Branding & Precond Shots, All Natural Bret & Kristi Hodsden 45 Blk/Bwf few Rd Strs & Hfrs, 500-550#, Weaned 60 days, Branding & Precond Shots Boot Ranch/Richard Cross 45 Blk/Rd Strs & Hfrs, 500#, Weaned a long time, Hay Fed, 3 Rounds of Shots: Modified Live Vac. Program William Hageman Trust 45 Blk Hfrs, 500#, Weaned 80+ days, Running Out, Full Vac. Program, All Natural Tom Rogers 45 Blk/Bwf Strs, 500-700#, Weaned a long time, Hay & Sorghum Fed, Complete Vac. Program, Home Raised Waddle Limousin 43 Mostly Blk few Rd Strs & Hfrs, 600-700#, Weaned 90 days, Birth, Branding & Weaning Shots Guy & Kathy Landers 38 Blk/Bwf few Rd Hfrs, 500#, Weaned 60 days, Birth, Branding & Weaning Shots John Wilinson 38 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 550-600#, Weaned 75+ days, Alfalfa Hay Fed, Complete Zoetis Vac. program, Bunk Broke Dean House 35 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 550-675#, Complete Zoetis Vac Program, Long Time Weaned, All Natural, will sign affidavit, Hfrs are Bangs Vac Mike Cushman 35 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 500#, Weaned, All Shots Danny & Susie Tadewald 34 Longhorn/Longhorn/Angus-x Roping Strs & Hfrs, 450-500# Raymond Jones 34 Blk Hfrs, 500#, Weaned on Nov. 1, Running out, Hay Fed, 2 Rounds of Shots Matt Kay 32 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 540-600#, Weaned on Oct. 1, Branding, Precond & Booster Shots Brent Mullock 31 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Weaned since Oct. 1, Branding ShotsAll Natural, No Implants 88 Land & Livestock 30 Blk Angus Strs, 550#, Weaning Shots: Pyramid 5 + Presponse, Weaned 75+ days, On Pasture, All Natural, Knife Cut H5 Cattle Co./Todd and Michelle Shults 30 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Weaned a long time, Branding & Precond Shots Gene & Kelly Roberts 30 Char-x Hfrs, 500-550#, Weaned since Oct., 3 Rounds of Shots: Vista Once, Vision 7, Wormed, All Natural Cole Cook 30 Blk/Rd Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Weaned 120 days, 3 Rounds of Shots Dennis & Judy Kieler 45 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 400-500#, Branding Shots

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 - ALL CLASSES

COMPLETE OR PARTIAL DISPERSALS

Steve Holmes Estate 70 Blk/Rd Cows, Complete Dispersal, Running Ages, Bred to Reg Blk Limousin, CF: April 13 for 60 days

BRED HEIFERS

Jason & Molly Folot 79 Blk Hfrs, AIed to ABS Hitchock, CF: March 5th for 30 days ***56 Blk Hfrs, Bred to Blk Angus Calving Ease Bulls, CF: April 5th for 50 days, All have Full Vac Program, Poured w/Clean-up, Electric Fence Broke, Good Mineral and Nutrition Program, Originated from the Tillard Brothers and not re-branded Cobb Cattle Co. 60 Blk Hfrs, Bred to Low Birth Weight Booth Cherry Creek Bulls, CF: March 1 for 50 days, Shots: Vira Shield 6+VL5, Scourboss 9, Poured, Home Raised, Hight Elevation Von Forell Ranch 40 Red Angus Hfrs, 1000-1200#, Bred to Calving Ease Red Angus Bulls, CF: March 20 to April 10, Shot: Staybred, Poured ****40 Red Angus Hfrs, 1000-1200#, Bred to Calving Ease Red Angus Bulls, CF: April 11 to May

BRED COWS

Lawrence Ranches/Dan Lawrence 90 Blk Cows, 5-10 yr olds, Bred to Green Mountain Angus Bulls from Montana, CF: March 10 for 45 days EHM Ranch LLC 40 Blk/Rd Cows, Mx Ages, Bred to Red and Blk Angus Bulls, CF: April 1, Home Raised, High Elevation

SALE RESULTS -BRED COW SPECIAL MONDAY, JANUARY 10 -2104 HD

Hairpin Ranches Inc 10 Black Bred Cow 3-4yr/Mar-Apr 1263 1910.00H Carnahan Cattle Co 22 Black Bred Cow Cmg 3/Mar-Apr 1030 1860.00H Hairpin Ranches Inc 18 Black Bred Cow 3-4yr/Mar-Apr 1258 1800.00H Carnahan Cattle Co 26 Black Bred Cow Cmg 5/Mar-Apr 1215 1800.00H Carnahan Cattle Co 20 Black Bred Cow Cmg 3/Mar-Apr 1055 1775.00H Carnahan Cattle Co 44 Black Bred Cow Cmg 6/Mar-Apr 1256 1650.00H Hairpin Ranches Inc 33 Black Bred Cow SM/Mar-Apr 1302 1635.00H Carnahan Cattle Co 6 Black Bred Cow Cmg 3/Mar-Apr 1303 1600.00H Carnahan Cattle Co 26 Black Bred Cow SM/Mar-Apr 1290 1525.00H Renegade Ranches 84 Black Bred Cow SM/Mar-May 1232 1400.00H Hairpin Ranches Inc 12 Black Bred Cow SS/Mar-Apr 1369 1225.00H Blair Hay Land 11 Black Bred Cow SM/Mar-Apr 1210 1200.00H Whitetail Ranch 9 Black Bred Cow SM/Mar-Apr 1388 1150.00H Renegade Ranches 16 Black Bred Cow SM/June 1125 1025.00H Whitetail Ranch 23 Black Bred Cow SS/Mar-Apr 1320 960.00H Renegade Ranches 43 Black Bred Cow SS/Mar-May 1192 950.00H Greenleaf Land 16 Black Bred Cow ST/Apr-May 1362 935.00H Renegade Ranches 20 Black Bred Cow ST/Mar-May 1181 825.00H Dietzler Farms 9 Black Bred Cow ST/April 1283 775.00H Dietzler Farms 11 Blk/Red Bred Cow ST/April 1199 700.00H Carnahan Cattle Co 32 BWF Bred Cow Cmg 4/Mar-Apr 1073 1850.00H Carnahan Cattle Co 19 BWF Bred Cow Cmg 5/Mar-Apr 1211 1825.00H Greenleaf Land 17 Red Bred Cow SS-ST/Apr-May 1395 935.00H JP Werner & Sons Inc 10 Black Bred Heifer March 5 for 21 days 1067 1825.00H Trowbridge Ranch 10 Black Bred Heifer Feb 20 AI 1089 1650.00H Trowbridge Ranch 26 Black Bred Heifer Feb 20 AI 1154 1585.00H Josh Weaver 12 Black Bred Heifer Feb-Mar 1087 1535.00H Trowbridge Ranch 13 BWF Bred Heifer Feb 20 AI 1136 1650.00H JP Werner & Sons Inc 19 Red Bred Heifer March 26 for 21 days 1095 1825.00H JP Werner & Sons Inc 15 Red Bred Heifer March 5 for 21 days 961 1825.00H JP Werner & Sons Inc 12 Red Bred Heifer March 26 for 21 days 1093 1775.00H JP Werner & Sons Inc 18 Red Bred Heifer March 26 for 21 days 998 1700.00H Trowbridge Ranch 22 Red Bred Heifer Feb 20 AI 1171 1610.00H Josh Weaver 3 Red Bred Heifer Feb-March 1135 1610.00H Lynde & Petersen 29 Red Bred Heifer Mar 1 for 60 days996 1385.00H Trowbridge Ranch 8 RWF Bred Heifer Feb 20 AI 1183 1635.00H

SALE RESULTS -FEEDERS/CALVES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12 -6765 HD

Morris Hochstetler 11 Blk Strs 648 184.50C Sullivan Ranch 154 Blk Strs 701 179.50C Buckhaults Cow Co 232 Blk Strs 758 174.25C Dennis Isakson 11 Blk Strs 699 173.00C Sullivan Ranch 67 Blk Strs 789 171.00C Buckhaults Cow Co 67 Blk Strs 839 161.50C Leonard Seeley 13 Blk Strs 816 159.50C Cris Allison 17 Blk Strs 827 157.50C Von Forell 50 Red Strs 686 179.50C Lon Eisenbarth 11 Blk Hfrs 720 156.00C John Twiford 22 Blk Hfrs 679 155.50C Brian Christensen 39 Blk Hfrs 747 151.00C Cris Allison 26 Blk Hfrs 759 150.00C Jim Licking 5 Blk Hfrs 835 149.00C Roger Haefele 9 Blk Hfrs 970 132.00C Grizzly Ranch 12 Blk Str Cf 366 236.00C Morris Hochstetler 3 Blk Str Cf 413 230.00C Vince Rogers 23 Blk Str Cf 432 228.00C LD Ranch 95 Blk Str Cf 506 225.75C Cobb Cattle Co 235 Blk Str Cf 556 216.25C Aaron Abbott 30 Blk Str Cf 484 214.00C Doug Barrett 4 Blk Str Cf 517 212.00C James Jankovsky 13 Blk Str Cf 485 210.00C Double M Ranch 14 Blk Str Cf 528 205.00C Cobb Cattle Co 91 Blk Str Cf 617 200.00C Jason Loomis 11 Blk Str Cf 563 198.00C King Ranch 65 Blk Str Cf 605 197.50C Whitetail Ranch 14 Blk Str Cf 602 195.00C Berry Family Trust 11 Blk Str Cf 580 194.00C Von Forell 108 Red Str Cf 620 186.25C Carbon Creek Cattle 19 Blk Hfr Cf 374 211.00C Asa Mercer 15 Blk Hfr Cf 445 207.00C Carbon Creek Cattle 38 Blk Hfr Cf 411 203.50C Whitetail Ranch 62 Blk Hfr Cf 488 193.00C Asa Mercer 81 Blk Hfr Cf 523 185.50C John Riehle 151 Blk Hfr Cf 577 180.50C Rabou Ranch 13 Blk Hfr Cf 515 180.00C “Like Us” Corliss Peters LD Ranch 36 Blk Hfr Cf 62 Blk Hfr Cf 503 551 178.00C 174.50C for Sale Rabou Ranch Paul McCoy 10 Blk Hfr Cf 28 Blk Hfr Cf 571 605 172.50C 169.50C Updates, Results and News Lon Eisenbarth Whitetail Ranch 15 Blk Hfr Cf 51 Char Hfr Cf 623 573 165.50C 175.00C