Wyoming Department of Agriculture discusses buying and selling Wyominggrown produce Page 2
King Ranch Company LLP receives inaugural SRM award Page 6
Lee Pitts shares his opinion on America's changing eating habits Page 7
April water supply outlook in Wyoming provided ahead of planting season Page 8
Postcard from the Past recalls Easter church service from 1908 Page 14
In the 17th snow report for Water Year 2025, the state’s snowpack telemetry data reads 101% of median, with a basin high of 108% and a basin low of 45%.
Last year, the state was at 98% and at 130% in 2023. The report and a map displaying basin snow water equivalent percentages of median for the state may be found at wrds.uwyo.edu/ wrds/nrcs/nrcs.html
As of April 7, May corn rose two cents to $4.66 per bushel in overnight trading. Futures rose 4.25 cents to $4.64, and December futures rose 1.75 cents to $4.47 after easing threequarters of a cent to $4.44. May soybeans rose 11 cents to $9.94 after jumping six cents to $9.83. November soybeans rose 8.75 cents overnight to $9.89 after falling 3.25 cents to $9.81. May soybean meal rose $2.40 to $290.80 per ton. May soybean oil rose 33 points to 45.48 cents per pound. May Chicago soft red winter wheat rose 5.5 cents to $5.42 after gaining 7.5 cents to $5.36. May futures touched $5.46. May Kansas City wheat rose 4.5 cents to $5.63, and May Minneapolis wheat rose 4.25 cents to $5.98.
Applications are now open for Hereford Seedstock Academy – the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) leadership program. Selected participants will take a deep dive into the role of Hereford genetics in the commercial cattle sector. Over four intensive days, participants will gain insights from industry experts, build key connections and explore the tools shaping the Hereford breed. Applications close on July 1. For more information, visit hereford.org
Crop insurance will provide better risk protection for corn growers this year, leaving farmers exposed to heavier losses on soybeans and supporting ideas farmers could plant up to 94 million acres of corn in 2025.
The projected crop prices for spring are calculated based on the
average daily closing prices of the 2024 November soybean or December corn futures contracts during February 2025.
These prices are a crucial element of revenue protection crop insurance, which is the type of federally-subsidized policy most com -
mercial row crop farmer’s purchase. For 2025 spring crop insurance, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has set projected prices for corn at $4.70 per bushel, up from last year, while the projected price for soybeans is lower at $10.54.
USDA NASS provides outlook for 2025 spring planting season
The first signs of spring are starting to emerge, meaning growers across the Cowboy State will soon turn their attention to spring planting, if they haven’t already.
And with spring fieldwork just around the corner, more information is coming out on what producers can expect during this year’s planting season.
Climate outlook
According to the April 1 U.S. Drought Monitor report, drought conditions have recently trended toward improvement across the state of Wyoming.
While the amount of land rated abnormally dry covered 25.6 percent, up six percent from March 25, moderate drought improved to 30.8 percent, compared to 34 percent on March 25, and extreme drought improved to 9.5
percent, compared to 13 percent on March 25.
“Precipitation across the High Plains was near normal, but a series of storms occurred across the Wyoming and Colorado Rockies and a mid-March blizzard swept across central and eastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota, leaving these areas with precipitation amounts of one to two inches above normal for March,” reads the National Drought Mitigation Center’s Drought Climate Summary for March 2025.
Additionally, the most recent Wyoming Crop Progress and Condition Report, published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) on April 7, notes temperatures across the
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Corn rootworm beetles cause economic losses by tunneling into the roots of corn plants, resulting in reduced ear weight and, in severe cases, roots can completely pull out of the soil, causing the stalk to lie flat on the ground, preventing ears from developing properly.
Besides feeding on corn roots, rootworm beetles feed on green corn silks, reducing pollination.
Most field corn is pollinated before peak beetle populations occur, so beetles present around mid-August or later have little impact on the corn.
Still, the Western corn rootworm beetle, which also feeds on leaves, can slow plant growth and, on rare occasions, can kill some corn plant varieties.
However, researchers and entomologists are trying to determine if gene modification or biologicals can support a new way to battle corn rootworms.
According to a March 13 Farm Progress article by Tom Bechman, corn rootworms know how to overcome control by bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) traits through resistance, especially in continuous corn.
He notes, “Crop rotation is effective where practical but not foolproof, and conventional soil insecticides can work but the pest already has developed resistance to some products.”
Recently, two possibilities have emerged – one involves complex genetic modification to make resistant insects susceptible again, and the other involves using biological products.
“A team of scientists at the University of California San
As the spring crop planting season approaches, farmers are closely monitoring prices of nitrogen fertilizers, which have experienced volatility in recent years.
Fertilizer, consisting of nitrogen, phosphate and potash, is essential in the production of crops used for food, feed, fiber and fuel.
When applied annually, the crop absorbs these nutrients, affecting yields and profitability.
Since 2020, fertilizer constituted 33 to 44 percent of corn operating costs and 34 to 45 percent of wheat operating costs, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Ser-
UW Extension highlights considerations for alfalfa variety and seed selection
According to data published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Wyoming farmers harvested 440,000 acres of alfalfa and alfalfamix hay in 2024, resulting in an estimated 1.28 million tons of dry hay production.
Ahead of this year’s planting season, University of Wyoming (UW) Extension offered a deep dive into the intricacies of Wyoming alfalfa production during the annual WESTI Ag Day, held on Feb. 12 in Worland.
During the one-day event, Washakie County Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator Dan VanderPloeg discussed alfalfa variety selection and what growers should consider when planting alfalfa.
Breeding difficulties VanderPloeg started his presentation by noting the difficulty of breeding new alfalfa varieties due to the crop’s autotetraploidy and self-incompatibility. He explained an autotetraploid is an organism with four sets of chromosomes derived from a single parental species, which results in homologous chromosome sets.
“What this means from a practical standpoint is
vice’s (ERS) Commodity Costs and Returns data.
As of early 2025, USDA’s fertilizer outlook suggests prices have somewhat stabilized after their 2022 peak, remaining above pre-2021 levels but below their highs and are still subject to market changes influenced by supply, demand and trade conditions.
However, according to USDA ERS analysts, the market is predicted to experience continued volatility and high prices, while some analysts foresee a slight stabilization, and others expect upward pressure due to factors such as energy costs and global demand.
Well, we’re in some difficult times now, but hopefully they won’t last too long. It seems like everyone has taken issues personally, which doesn’t help solve them.
I think in times like this, farmers and ranchers, trade organizations and checkoff programs need to rally together to promote our products, a couple of which are beef and lamb.
There are a number of countries around the world who have not been treating the U.S. in a fair manner. Some won’t even let the U.S. bring beef or lamb into their countries, and they claim to be our friends.
It is easy to see why they are acting this way, as everyone knows our beef and lamb is superior, and if their citizens get a taste of it, they will want more.
In changing times – and these countries are going to have to change – we need a full force promotion for beef, lamb and other ag products. I realize there is already a lot being done, as far as promotion goes, but every bit helps.
A number of countries are imposing tariff and non-tariff restrictions on American beef which will hinder us from exporting beef to these countries.
The European Union placed non-scientific “Green Deal” restrictions on U.S. beef, which diminished our market opportunities.
Vietnam placed a 50 percent tariff on U.S. beef. One would think they would get tired of eating water buffalo. Australia and New Zealand both have tariff rates of 10 percent on beef. Australia has sold over $29 billion of its beef to America. While this entails lean beef for hamburger, the U.S. is not able to sell any beef in Australia due to non-scientific restrictions.
Thailand has a 50 percent tariff on U.S. beef. I can see Thailand’s growing middle class really liking U.S. beef.
We have Brazil and Paraguay with their history of foot and mouth disease which still have U.S. market access. I think it’s really absurd to let them bring any meat into our country.
Another issue is extreme animal rights groups have started an aggressive campaign to change the way livestock are raised, housed, doctored and slaughtered. Basically, they want the U.S. meat industry to go out of business.
I think some good news for the beef industry is it appears beef and pork from Canada and Mexico – since they are covered in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) already – will not be subject to tariffs. Goods and services covered in the USMCA are not affected, and only products outside of the agreement will be subject to the 25 percent tariff.
This is regarded as separate from the tariffs announced on April 1 – I sure hope it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day joke.
You know, 30 years ago, the facts on beef were out there, but they were not substantiated. Now, with all of the money the U.S. has spent on scientific research regarding beef, we have proven facts that American beef and lamb are high-quality products.
It is up to all of us to use these proven facts on taste, tenderness, healthiness, vitamins and protein to tell the story of our beef and lamb. Just giving out a sample and a recipe is outdated, we now have the facts.
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The Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA), along with local health departments, receive inquires on a regular basis on the sale of Wyominggrown produce.
Produce, fruit and vegetables have been linked to nationwide recalls and foodborne outbreaks on a regular basis. In the previous year, sliver onions served through McDonald’s and whole cantaloupes sold through grocery stores have made headlines.
The local food initiative to “grow and know” has gained popularity across the country, with consumers and producers alike, along with the public of Wyoming.
The answer to the question above is yes. Individuals can sell and serve Wyoming-grown produce. Buying fresh, unprocessed, whole fruits and vegetables from local growers, farmers’ markets or by growing it oneself are all great options to incorporate healthy produce in daily diets.
As always, when buying or sell-
ing produce or any potentially hazardous food items, it is important to understand the risks involved, along with ensuring food remains safe and unadulterated.
Applying good ag practices
When producing fruits and vegetables, growers should apply good agricultural practices to minimize the risk of microbial, chemical and physical hazards to the produce.
Fresh produce can become microbiologically contaminated at any point from the farm-to-table food chain.
Some of the main sources of contamination come from human or animal feces and/or a water source used to irrigate the crops.
WDA reminds growers pesticides used must follow label instructions for application and harvest, animal manure or municipal biosolid waste should be managed closely to minimize contamination and fresh manure should not be used.
It is recommended to use manure
which has had treatment for pathogens. Note this does not eliminate the pathogens but does reduce the risk.
Additionally, location of the garden or field should be considered. An animal feedlot or other type of industry which could cause byproducts to come in contact with crops and contaminate produce should not be too near the garden or field.
Worker hygiene and good sanitation practices should be followed during production, harvesting, sorting, packing and transportation. This is critical to ensure a safe product.
Raw Agriculture Producers
In Wyoming, agricultural producers who are growing and selling raw agricultural produce and meat – processed in a state- or federally-inspected facility – are exempt from licensing and are able to sell to the final end consumer or a licensed food establishment.
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The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) applauds Sens. Peter Welch (D-VT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) for reintroducing the bipartisan Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local (LOCAL) Foods Act, legislation which will permanently protect the rights of livestock farmers, consumers, custom processors and itinerant slaughterers to practice and benefit from onfarm slaughter of livestock.
Currently, the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) permits farmers to raise, slaughter and butcher their livestock for personal use without inspection, but does not allow them to sell the resulting products to customers.
The LOCAL Foods Act makes a simple update to FMIA, protecting modern U.S. Department of Agriculture guidance permitting the on-farm slaughter of livestock that a person owns. This important clarification allows nonfarmer consumers to buy a live animal – in whole or in part – from local farmers, then hire an agent to complete on-farm slaughter.
In addition to NFFC, the LOCAL Foods Act has been endorsed by a number of food and farm advocacy groups, including Rural Vermont, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance and the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund.
Additionally, more than 600 signatories from across the country have supported updating the FMIA.
On April 3, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Brooke Rollins collaborated on their first Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) event during a visit to Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., where they participated in a healthy snack time with students and met facility staff.
The event was an opportunity to learn more about the impact federally-funded nutrition programs have on children and signaled their strong partnership to work together to effectuate their vision for a healthier America.
At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, USDA and HHS are ensuring programs work harder to encourage healthy eating and lifestyle habits. As part of the MAHA Commission, led by Kennedy, this work will not only research and report the many reasons children face unbelievable rates of diet-related disease like obesity and diabetes, but how government can implement change through things like revised dietary policy, state innovation and less regulation.
This is the first of many collaborations between leaders at HHS and USDA to change the course of public health in the U.S.
The Niobrara Conservation District, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Wyoming Department of Agriculture are teaming up to host the Niobrara Conservation District Resource Rendezvous on April 23 from 1-5 p.m. at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds in Lusk.
The event will feature Keynote Speaker Mary Jo Irmen, a farm finance consultant and author of “Life Without the Bank,” as well as Paul and Bailey Eitel of Broken Arrow Farm, a diversified operation producing rabbits, turkeys, chickens, eggs, hogs, cattle, emus and vegetable in Newcastle and Lucy Pauley, Wyoming Agriculture and Natural Resources Mediation Program coordinator.
For more information or to RSVP, call 307-3349957 or e-mail lshaw@wyoming.com.
The Idaho Barley Commission (IBC), a U.S. Grains Council member, recently held its inaugural Barley Yield Contest to showcase the productivity and innovation of Idaho’s barley growers, predominantly in the highly productive growing region of southern Idaho.
While overall beer consumption in the U.S. has seen a slight decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, demand in other countries in Asia, Europe and Central/South America is on the rise.
With the potential increase in demand for barley exports, IBC’s Barley Yield Contest aims to continue to support U.S. barley’s marketability and competitiveness in coming years by providing research, data collection and promotion opportunities to showcase the qualities and use applications of U.S. barley.
Joey Wallace of Driscoll Brothers Farm in Jerome, Idaho came first in the Overall Yield Category by producing an impressive 241 bushels per acre. Trevor Mulberry from Idaho Agri-Investments secured the win in the Highest Yield Above County Average Category, outperforming the Twin Falls County mean by 72.4 percent. Dustin Miller also demonstrated outstanding agronomic practices, utilizing precision seed placement and a balance fertility plan to achieve top results in the Irrigated Spring Barley Category.
This pioneering initiative not only adds an exciting new dimension to the agriculture landscape, but also reinforces Idaho’s leadership in the barley industry. The contest’s multiple divisions reflect the diverse agricultural practices across the state and nation, ensuring farmers from different regions and climates have an equal opportunity to participate and excel.
The Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement (NHAA) recognized two outstanding agricultural leaders and inducted nine new members during its annual banquet, held on March 28 on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s East Campus.
Founded in 1916, the NHAA is dedicated to preserving and advancing Nebraska agriculture. Each year, the organization recognizes individuals whose work has had a lasting impact on the state’s agricultural industry.
Honorees celebrated at the 2025 event are Keith Glewen of Lincoln, Neb. and Greg Ibach of Sumner, Neb.
During the banquet, NHAA also inducted nine new members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to agriculture in Nebraska, including Ronnie Green and Tiffany Heng-Moss of Lincoln, Neb.; Jerry Underwood and Robert Stout of Alliance, Neb.; Dan Hughes of Venango, Neb.; Brandon Hunnicutt of Giltner, Neb.; Dan Morgan of Burwell, Neb.; Joan Ruskamp of Dodge, Neb. and Vern Terrell of Hay Springs, Neb.
For more information about the NHAA and this year’s honorees, visit nhaa.unl.edu
Banana suppliers say they’re doing their best to offer consumers and retailers fair prices as they cope with steadily rising costs themselves.
“The banana industry continues to face inflationary pressures, which have significantly impacted production costs,” said Bil Goldfield, director of corporate communication for Charlotte, N.C.-based Dole Food Company.
Key cost drivers include rising costs of farm inputs, such as fertilizers, chemicals and irrigation systems; increased labor and transportation expenses; higher paper and packaging costs and weatherinduced productivity losses, leading to higher perunit costs.
“Banana pricing remains a challenge across the industry, influenced by rising production costs and global logistics pressures,” agreed Sofia Acon, president of Miami-based Kapi Kapi Growers.
“We believe in advocating fair pricing which reflects the value and effort behind this category,” she said. “Our priority is to support the people we work with by finding creative commercial solutions for growth while ensuring a balanced and sustainable path for long-term success.”
Shipping prices have increased because of lower supply and high demand, said Kim Chackal, coowner and vice president of sales and marketing for Montreal, Canada-based Equifruit, Inc.
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is launching its fifth iteration of Consider Corn Challenge, a contest in which participants can submit proposals for new uses of field corn with quantifiable market demand.
“Biobased products are a win-win for everyone,” said NCGA Research and New Uses Chair and Kansas Farmer Chad Epler. “NCGA is investing in these biobased solutions and positioning corn as the feedstock of choice. To demonstrate our commitment to identifying and developing these new uses, we are increasing the prize by $50,000 to a total of $300,000.”
Previous winners of the contests have scaled up to the next phase of development, received additional grant funding, entered into joint agreements and obtained registration for state biobased production incentives.
They’ve also received additional investments by state corn associations and have even won the Radicle Challenge, which invests a minimum of $1.5 million for individuals and companies developing new uses for field corn.
One to three winners will be selected for the Consider Corn Challenge V, with a total prize pool of $300,000, split equally between winners.
The submission deadline is June 30, and winners will be announced and showcased at the Bio Innovations Midwest event in Omaha, Neb., held on Sept. 15-16.
For more information, visit ncga.com/ConsiderCorn
To register for an informational webinar scheduled for April 24 at 1 p.m., visit ncga.zoom.us/meeting/register/ICZkXRC1R1CMc5sZS6kAZQ
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Livestock Systems Educator Aaron Berger reminds producers late April, May and June are the months when both native and non-native forbs begin to grow and start to flower on rangelands and pasture.
“If you are seeing ‘pretty flowers’ you may not recognize, now is the time to check them out. Those flowers or plants you don’t recognize may be an invasive species. Early detection and rapid response are critical to helping keep noxious weeds at bay,” Berger suggests.
Some common invasive species starting to grow this time of year include leafy spurge, Dalmatian toadflax, field bindweed, Canada thistle, Scotch thistle, bull thistle, musk thistle, spotted and diffuse knapweed and common mullein.
Other species to be on the lookout for include absinth wormwood and sericea lespedeza. These are invasive species that don’t have big and robust, brightly colored flowers.
Preventing noxious weeds from going to seed is important for reducing seed spread. If the plant is already in the flowering stage, cutting off the seed heads prior to killing the plant will help eliminate seed spread. Bagging and properly disposing of seed heads prevents viable seeds on plants from spreading.
On April 7, the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) sent out a memo informing Wyoming producers WLSB will not be receiving an additional allotment of electronic identification (EID) tags from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Fiscal Year 2025, which ends on Sept. 30.
They noted EID tags may be ordered directly by veterinarians, livestock markets and producers and reminded those ordering tags they must provide a premises ID when placing a tag order. The premise ID can be obtained by calling the WLSB’s Animal Health Office at 307-777-7515.
WLSB also reminded producers all WLSB and federal rules regarding official identification must still be followed, which does include heifers leaving the Designated Surveillance Area.
According to an April 4 article published in The Fence Post by Chris McCullough, farmers in Queensland, Australia have suffered huge losses after floods engulfed more than 123 million acres of the Outback, causing carnage to farms and livestock.
The most recent figures from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (DPI) suggest over 144,000 livestock – mostly cattle, sheep and goats –have been killed by the floods which were the result of heavy rains.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, some towns had recorded as much as 20 inches of rain in the space of a week, which is the typical yearly total for the region.
The devastating floods come a few weeks after Cyclone Alfred did its damage, hitting Queensland’s southeast coast and northern New South Wales.
As floodwaters ease, more realistic figures of the true extent of the damage are likely to increase significantly as more dead livestock are revealed. It is also estimated nearly 200 miles of fencing has been impacted, along with more than 2,500 miles of private roads.
Queensland Agriculture Minister Tony Perrett said, “These are only early indications of the magnitude of this disaster, and while these preliminary numbers are shocking, we are expecting them to continue to climb as flood waters recede.”
“It’s heartbreaking to consider what western Queenslanders will be going through over the weeks and months as they discover the full extent of losses and damage, and start the long slog to start again,” he added.
Projected prices for grain sorghum are $4.72 per bushel, and spring wheat is set at $6.55 per bushel, both down from last year.
Projections and factors
According to a March 4 report by University of Illinois Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics Professor Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey and Ohio State University Department of Agriculture Environmental and Development Economics Professor Carl Zulauf, producer-paid premiums on corn policies should be similar to levels in 2024, while soybean premiums will be lower. For the same coverage level and approved yield, guarantees for corn policies will be marginally higher in 2025 than in 2024.
“Soybean guarantees will be lower because of the $1.01 lower projected price. Insurance guarantees are low compared to the 2022-23 crop years when projected prices were higher for both corn and soybeans,” states the report.
Health Services as a Raw Agriculture Producer. Raw Agricultural Producers are required to have at least one inspection per year to ensure food is transported, stored and delivered in a safe and sanitary manner.
Inspection involves good management practices consisting of personnel, plant and grounds, sanitary operations, sanitary facilities and controls, equipment and utensils and warehousing and distribution.
As a consumer or licensed food establishment, one can purchase local produce from Raw Agricultural Producers.
However, WDA reminds individuals to do their homework to ensure they are getting a prod-
This, coupled with a higher subsidy rate for 2025, might make the Enhanced Coverage Option more appealing to producers who want to supplement their Revenue Protection or alternative individual plan coverage.
The report adds, “Settlement prices on the December 2025 corn futures contract averaged $4.70 during February, while the implied price volatility averaged 18 cents over the final five trading days in February.”
The $4.70 projected price for a bushel of corn is four cents higher than the $4.66 price for 2024 but $1.21 and $1.20 lower than the $5.91 and $5.90 projected prices for the 2023-22 crop year.
“The slightly higher projected price, along with trend yield increases in most situations, will result in marginally higher guarantees than were achievable last year,” reads the report.
According to the authors, the slightly higher guarantees will also marginally increase premium
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uct with minimal risk of contaminates and to make sure to follow food safety guidance on handling and preparing these products.
Stay safe by picking the safest and freshest fruits and vegetables, storing them properly and effectively washing fresh produce.
For more information on food safety, the meat program and other aspects of licensing food establishments in Wyoming, visit agriculture.wy.gov/ CHS
WDA is dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of Wyoming’s agriculture, natural resources and contribution to Wyoming’s quality of life. For more information, visit agriculture. wy.gov
The Cottonwood Acres Improvement and Service District (ISD) of Torrington will conduct a public meeting on April 22 at 7 p.m. in the Rendezvous Center Brand Room at the Goshen County Fairgrounds in Torrington.
The purpose of the meeting is to allow citizens to review and comment on the Cottonwood Acres ISD water system improvement project, which includes construction of a new drinking water well, a new well house and treatment building, pumps, piping, a reverse osmosis unit, electrical components and other appurtenances as needed to connect to the existing water distribution system.
The improvements will ensure the public drinking water system is compliant with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
A preliminary plan of the improvements, cost estimates and the funding plan can also be reviewed by contacting the Cottonwood Acres ISD via written request at 151 Aspen Circle, Torrington, WY 82240 or by calling Mary Viktorin at 307-532-5661.
Based on projected cost estimates, the district plans to apply for a loan in the amount of $900,000 from the Wyoming Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund administered by the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments. Loan terms will be 0.75 percent interest rate with principal forgiveness of $402,108 for 20 years. Current user fees will repay the loan.
costs, as the lower volatility factor tends to lower premiums, while the net effect on corn policy premiums may vary and will tend to be relatively small.
However, according to USDA Risk Management Agency data, the November 2025 soybean futures contract had an average settlement price of $10.54 during February, and a price volatility average of 14 cents over the last five trading days of the month.
The lower projected price for soybeans will result in lower guarantees and premiums than last year, and the lower volatility factor will also lead to lower premium costs for soybean policies.
Estimates
“Farmers purchase a range of coverage, usually between 70 percent and 85 percent, along with their farm’s actual production history yield, the projected price and coverage level are used to deter-
mine a revenue guarantee,” reads a Feb. 28 DTN Progressive Farmer article by Katie Micik Dehlinger.
In the case of an 80 percent coverage policy, indemnities would begin to pay without yield losses when corn prices hit $3.76 or soybean prices dip below $8.44 per bushel.
USDA projects the average cost of growing corn will reach $871 per acre by 2025, with an anticipated trendline yield of 181 bushels per acre (bpa), this translates to a breakeven price of just $4.73 per bushel.
“Obviously, given where we are today and with a lot of weather ahead, it’s not all that attractive of a level of protection, and it would take a pretty serious drop to trigger any sort of indemnity payment,” DTN
Lead Analyst Rhett Montgomery states.
Crop insurance empowers farmers to anticipate worst-case scenarios, enabling them to develop robust risk management strategies.
Montgomery mentions crop insurance acts like a put option. It provides crucial protection by covering all losses once prices hit a predetermined floor, ensuring financial stability even in challenging market conditions.
Looking forward
According to the Dehlinger, corn protection is equivalent to last year, but farmers will be responsible for a larger share of losses on soybeans.
Utilizing the USDA anticipated growth rates, if farmers grow an average of 52.5 bpa, a breakeven price will be $11.90, significantly above current market prices but nowhere near levels triggering a payment.
Montgomery mentions the low profitability of soybeans is one reason he believes early planting estimates strongly favor corn.
“The difficult thing is none of these commodities are really profitable right now,” he says. “Corn has offered the best chance to beat the close, to break -
even, compared to soybeans or spring wheat, but it’s not giving positive returns right now.” Montgomery anticipates farmers will plant more corn acres this spring but is uncertain if they will make it to USDA’s 94-million-acre estimate and farmers are urged to watch for opportunities to lock in a higher price floor, potentially with a put option, in the Aprilto-June timeframe, which better aligns with seasonal highs in the market.
“Looking at data back to 1994, the December 2024 corn contract never made its high during February, and the November 2024 soybean futures contract only made its high in February once,” he adds. “The odds are still in favor of some sort of weather rally, but it’s up to farmers to be prepared to make sales when it happens.” Melissa Anderson is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
King Ranch Company LLP received the inaugural Chuck Jarecki Rancher Land Stewardship Award at the Society for Range Management’s (SRM) 78th Annual Meeting in Spokane, Wash. last month.
The award was recently established thanks to a generous donation by its namesake, Montana Rancher Chuck Jarecki, a SRM life member.
The award recognizes ranch operators who demonstrate outstanding rangeland stewardship and contribute to the ranching profession through local, state and national service.
King Ranch Company is a multigenerational cow/calf and yearling operation dedicated to rangeland conservation and sustainable livestock production. Located near Cheyenne, the ranch holds a grazing permit on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
Owner Mark Eisele, president of the Pole Mountain Grazing Association, has been a strong advocate for ranching interests, successfully defending water quality regulations in federal court.
The ranch integrates multiple land uses, including a wind farm, oil and gas developments and Cheyenne’s landfill and water treatment facility, while maintaining strong conservation practices.
For over 20 years, King Ranch Company has monitored vegetation, photo points and-
grassland birds to guide land management. Their drought plan includes rotational grazing, pasture rest, targeted grazing for cheatgrass control and habitat restoration. The ranch also supports wildlife conservation, setting aside land for youth and disabled hunters while promoting responsible stewardship.
King Ranch Company is a leader in agricultural advocacy. Eisele served as president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and has held key roles in the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust.
Recognized with awards like the Leopold Conservation Award, the ranch sets a high standard for balancing agriculture with conservation.
Diego recently reported they successfully converted pesticide-resistant fruit flies into 100 percent susceptible insects,” Bechman states. “The process took eight to 10 generations, and they did it using a tool called Gene Drive or e-Drive.”
Other researchers have previously explored the possibility of reversing insect resistance using similar technology.
However, concerns emerged regarding the persistence of transformed genes within the population.
Erin Hodgson, professor and Extension entomologist at Iowa State University (ISU), reports, “It is one thing to achieve success in the lab, and another thing to do it at field scale, but we’re talking about changing genetics which can be a complex process.”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
approved registration for bioinsecticide TS201 from NewLeaf Symbiotics in time for some growers to use in 2024.
NewLeaf Symbiotics claims TS201 was used on nearly 450,000 acres, delivering a nine-bushelper-acre advantage over standard practices.
Representatives from the company praise TS201 as a first-of-its-kind biocontrol option and say it functions with the plant’s natural defense systems to repel corn rootworm larvae from feeding on roots.
Hodgson reports researchers at ISU have experience with the product and note it appears to promote more root growth in young corn plants, but they did not observe TS201 repelling rootworm larvae to prevent feeding.
“There is a question you need to ask yourself when considering these types of products,” Hodg-
son says. “Are they worth the price you would pay for them?”
Nick Seiter, assistant professor of field crops entomology at the University of Illinois, has not examined this specific product but has evaluated many biological products intended for insect control, the article mentions.
Seiter shares Hodgson’s view, as he has not yet identified a product he considers a significant improvement in insect management.
“Before I would commit to using any products on a large acreage, I would want to see what they do in my area, specifically on my farm,” Seiter says. “And I want to see performance in replicated trials on my farm. What can they do for me?”
Melissa Anderson is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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Researchers say Americans are dramatically changing their eating habits.
For example, did you know only 15 percent of American meals require the use of an oven? And the traditional three-meal-a-day regimen is disappearing faster than a cowboy’s wages. The fastest growing segment of our new diet is just that – fast food.
Pillsbury coined a phrase to describe this new breed of eaters. They call them “Chase and Grabbits,” and they currently represent 26 percent of all eaters. These are young urbanities who live alone or with roommates. If married, they’re childless and both spouses work.
They simply don’t have the time, money or desire to eat three traditional meals at home.
It’s not just cows that graze these days, as “grazing” has become the hottest trend amongst those of us who like
to eat, which includes most of us. Grazing might be new to urbanites, but it’s nothing new to cowboys.
I’ve been on a lot of ranches, and I gotta say, I’ve only seen a handful of obese cowboys and I think I know why.
Have you ever seen a Thermos or a lunch bucket tied to the saddle of a real cowboy? I haven’t. Most cowboys I know eat two meals a day. They might eat a big breakfast in the morning before heading out for the day or they might skip breakfast and have a big noonday meal.
Let’s get something straight right off the bat. In my neck of the woods, the meal you eat at noon is called lunch but elsewhere it’s called dinner, which we eat at supper. I’ve never eaten supper in my life because I eat dinner. Got it? Good, I’m glad we got that straight.
I call the trend of eating two meals a day the “Starve
Reported By: Curt Cox, WYLR Field Editor April 5, 2025
Botts Angus Ranch, Huntley, Mont. Auctioneer: Joe Goggins Sale Manager: Ron Frye Marketing 72 Angus Bulls Avg. $5,038
Top Sellers
Lot 6 – Botts Wrangler 4520 – Price: $15,000 DOB: 2/6/24 Sire: S Wrangler 830 Dam’s
Sire: Connealy National 390C EPDs: BW: -0.3, WW: +80, YW: +141 and Milk: +37 Buyer: Johnson Ranch, Forsyth, Mont.
Lot 7 – Botts Copyright 4619 – Price: $10,500 DOB: 2/20/24
Sire: Crouthamel Copyright 2514 Dam’s Sire: S A V Resource 1441 EPDs:
BW: +2.5, WW: +84, YW: +146 and Milk: +28
Buyer: James Silvernagel, Hazelton, N.D.
Lot 9 – Botts Top Gun 4644 – Price: $9,000 DOB: 2/24/24 Sire: Schiefelbein
Top Gun 522 Dam’s Sire: Sitz Upward 3124 EPDs:
BW: +3.3, WW: +85, YW: +145 and Milk: +20
Buyer: Randy Baremore, Wallowa, Ore.
Lot 50 – Botts Copyright 4538 – Price: $9,000 DOB: 2/9/24 Sire: Crouthamel Copyright 2514 Dam’s Sire: HA Prime Cut 4493 EPDs:
BW: +0.5, WW: +78, YW: +135 and Milk: +24
Buyer: Little Hurricane Creek Ranch, Enterprise, Ore.
and Gorge Diet.” Neither my wife or I have ever been fat.
My doctor said a man my age, 73, should weigh what he weighed in high school, which was 155 pounds, and this is what I weigh now.
One of the keys to my being thin is that I spent a lot of time at my grandparent’s home, and my wonderful grandma – bless her beautiful soul – was not what one would call a great cook.
Her three favorite ingredients were salt, ketchup and burnt. I swear, she sometimes served up meals that would have killed a hog, and I attribute this as to why my grandpa and I were thin our
entire adult lives.
As for my wife, she’s always maintained a fabulous figure, and she does it by watching her carbs and skipping breakfast – and sometimes she even skips dinner if she has eaten a large meal at lunch. She doesn’t snack during the day, and by following this diet, she is in perfect health.
The Native Americans were also sporadic eaters, and they say the English uninvited interlopers are the only people on Earth who look at their watch to see if they are hungry. They make a good point.
How many times have
you promptly sat down to your evening meal when you just weren’t all that hungry, but your wife had set the table for two with food for five and you had to eat every crumb or else your wife got hurt because you “didn't like her cooking?” Then the next day when you weighed yourself the scale groaned.
I used to travel with a guy who lived by the Starve and Gorge Diet, and he usually ate only one meal a day, which he usually got some poor sucker to pay for – me, in most cases.
Although he was skinny, the proprietors who owned the all-you-can-eat buffets
which are popular in New Mexico cringed when they saw him coming and tried to hang up a closed sign before he could enter.
One such owner said my buddy was the 12 best customers he ever had. He’s the only person I know who ate the 72-ounce steak at the Big Texan in Amarillo, Texas, thereby getting it for free.
I thought of trying to do the same thing one time when I was in Amarillo, Texas and was so hungry I could eat a saddle blanket, but my frugal nature prevented it because if you don’t eat the steak and all of the fixins in one hour, you have to pay for all of it.
Many Wyoming growers rely heavily on streamflow which originates as accumulative snowfall at higher elevations throughout the winter and early spring, especially as they begin focusing on the coming year’s harvest.
On April 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) published the April 2025 Wyoming Basin and Water Supply Outlook Report, which analyzes snowpack, precipitation, streamflow and reservoir storage across the state of Wyoming, just in time for growers to gauge water supply ahead of the 2025 planting season.
The report assesses the water supply outlook for the entire state of Wyoming, as well as individual basins including the Snake River, Madison Headwaters, Yellowstone River, Wind River, Big Horn River, Shoshone River, Powder River,
Tongue River, Belle Fourche River, Cheyenne River, Upper North Platte River, Lower North Platte River, Laramie River, Sweetwater River, South Platte River, Little Snake River, Upper Green River, Lower Green River and Upper Bear River basins.
Snowpack and precipitation
According to NRCS, snow water equivalent (SWE) across the state of Wyoming was 91 percent of median as of April 1. The highest SWE was reported in the Wind River Basin at 111 percent of median, and the lowest SWE was reported in the Cheyenne River Basin at 46 percent of median.
The report also shows the Belle Fourche River, Cheyenne River, Lower North Platte River, Powder River and South Platte River basins were below 90 percent of the median SWE recorded from 1991 to 2020.
Additionally, the report notes the Wind River Basin saw the highest precipitation over the past month at 161 percent of median, while the Cheyenne River Basin saw the lowest amount at 97 percent of median.
Streamflow yields
NRCS expects median streamflow yields in all Wyoming basins – except the Cheyenne, Little Snake, Upper Green and Lower Green – to average 104 percent from April through September.
Streamflow yields for these four exceptions are expected to average 81 percent, 88 percent, 96 percent and 100 percent, respectively, from April through July.
Expected streamflow yields for individual basins across the state include the Powder River Basin at 76 percent of median, the Tongue River Basin at 83 percent of median, the Big Horn River Basin at 92 per-
cent of median and the Yellowstone River Basin at 100 percent of median.
Other streamflow yields outlined in the report include the Snake River Basin at 103 percent of median, the
Upper North Platte River Basin at 106 percent of median, the Lower North Platte River Basin at 108 percent of median, the Laramie River Basin at 109 percent of median, the Shoshone River Basin at 111 percent of median, the Wind River Basin at 117 percent of median and the Sweetwater River Basin at 122 percent of median.
Reservoir storage
For the entire state of Wyoming, NRCS reports average reservoir storage at 98 percent of median.
Reservoirs reporting numbers below median included those in the Big Horn and Cheyenne river basins, both at 84 percent of median; the Belle Fourche
River Basin at 86 percent of median and the Buffalo Bill Reservoir on the Shoshone River at 89 percent of median.
The Lower North Platte River, Upper North Platte River, Big Horn River and Lower Green River reservoirs reported numbers at 92 percent, 93 percent, 98 percent and 99 percent, respectively.
Reservoirs on the Snake River and Upper Green River were above median, posting numbers at 103 percent and 106 percent, respectively.
Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
“Just a farmer,” you said, and I laughed ‘cause I knew all the things that farmers must be able to do.
They must study the land, then watch the sky and figure out when is the right time and why –
To sow and to plant, to buy and to sell, to go to the market with cattle, and well –
You know the books that farmers must keep to pay all those taxes and be able to sleep.
And you know the fixin’ that farmers must do when machines like mad monsters blow a gasket or two.
I guess when God needed folks to care for His earth he chose “just farmers” ‘cause he knew their true worth.
– Helen G. Coon
it’s very hard to get consistent change to the genome because we’re not having to change it once, we have to change it over many generations,” he stated. “There is so much duplication, it is really hard to change the crop in any significant amount because there are too many redundancies. Therefore, alfalfa has lagged behind other crops in terms of change in production.”
Additionally, VanderPloeg mentioned plant breeding requires a certain amount of inbreeding to develop pure lines and benefit from hybrid vigor. However, because of alfalfa’s self-incompatibility – or inability to produce viable offspring through self-pollination – it doesn’t inbreed well.
“What I’m trying to say, is it’s really hard to make gross changes to alfalfa varieties over short periods of time,” he said. “It takes a lot of time and a lot of effort to make needed changes.”
Variety selection
When choosing an alfalfa variety to plant in the field, VanderPloeg mentioned there are several factors to consider.
First, growers should consider dormancy ratings, which exist on a one-to-11 scale, with one being the most dormant and 11 being the least dormant.
Varieties with lower dormancy are more winter hardy, resulting in more fall growth, faster spring recovery and higher yield in the next year.
“But, what happens is a trade off,” VanderPloeg conceded. “If it comes back too early in the spring, it will freeze and die off, which is its own problem.”
With this in mind, he advised Wyoming growers to stay on the top end of the scale, choosing varieties in the one-to-five range.
Winter hardiness is another consideration when choosing an alfalfa vari-
ety, and while this trait used to be linked to dormancy, plant breeders have broken the relationship between the two in some varieties over the course of the last 30 years.
“Now, winter hardi ness is not about dormancy as much, but more about whether or not the crop will die during the winter,” Van derPloeg said, encouraging Wyoming growers to shoot for winter hardy plants that score a one or a two on the hardiness scale.
The next thing to con sider are disease and insect resistance.
VanderPloeg noted each variety will have a resis tance rating, and growers should select varieties with high resistance, especially for pests or diseases they are aware of in their fields.
“A lot of times, farm ers don’t know they need certain resistance until it’s a problem, so when pick ing a variety, having more resistance is always better than having less,” he said. “It comes down to making a decision based on your sit uation, your field and your application method.”
Another consideration VanderPloeg mentioned is muti-foliate expression, which refers to a variety’s tendency to produce more leaves per stem.
“Different alfalfas are
While this trait has often been associated with better quality due to a higher leafto-stem ratio, VanderPloeg noted this may not always be the case since fewer larger leaves have the potential to yield the same amount or even more tonnage than more smaller leaves.
“Some people are very invested in this, and some people are less invested in it. Still, if it’s something you’re interested in, there are varieties available with more or less leaves per stem,” he said.
For individuals who plan on grazing alfalfa fields, VanderPloeg noted there
Reported By: Bo Bevis, WYLR Field Editor April 5, 2025
Top Sellers
Lot 1 – 1386M – Price: $18,000 DOB: 2/29/24
Sire: BCG Big Country Summit Dam’s Sire: SFG3 231 X 375A D381 EPDs:
Reported By: Curt Cox, WYLR Field Editor April 3, 2025
Arntzen Angus
Top Sellers
Bulls
Lot 31 – A A R
Bridger M214 – Price:
$60,000 DOB: 2/20/24
Sire: Koupals B&B
Bridger 2041 Dam’s Sire:
HA Outside 3008 EPDs:
BW: -0.5, WW: +79, YW: +133 and Milk: +23 Buyers: Musgrave Angus, New Salem, Ill.
Mont.
and Genex Beef, Shawano, Wis.
Lot 4 – A A R Load Up M118 – Price: $20,000 DOB: 2/10/24 Sire: A A R Load Up J277 Dam’s Sire: KG Justified 3023 EPDs:
BW: -0.1, WW: +80, YW: +129 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Thousand Hills Angus, Toston, Mont.
Lot 53 – A A R Imax
BW: -7.5, WW: +54.9, YW: +95.2 and Milk: +21.6
Buyer: Brady Cofield, Lake Bronson, Minn.
Lot 23 – 202M – Price:
$17,000 DOB: 3/14/24 Sire:
BCG Big Country Summit Dam’s Sirte: Southern Forecaster 6507D EPDs:
BW: -4.4, WW: +61.3, YW: +97.6 and Milk: +22.4
Buyer: Brady Cofield, Lake Bronson, Minn.
Lot 127 – 1223M
– Price: $11,500 DOB: 3/12/24 Sire: BCG X/L
New Frontier Dam’s Sire: GW Deadwood 079G EPDs: BW: +0.7, WW: +82.3, YW: +132 and Milk:
4617 – Price: $20,000
DOB: 2/24/24 Sire: Nelson Imax Dam’s Sire:
Ellingson Consistent 6235
EPDs: BW: +0.3, WW: +73, YW: +131 and Milk: +28 Buyer: Potts Brothers Farm, Jefferson, Ga.
Lot 2 – A A R Midas
M075 – Price: $19,500
DOB: 2/6/24 Sire: A A R
Midas Dam’s Sire: Circle L
Landmark EPDs: BW: +0.9, WW: +83, YW: +134 and Milk: +24 Buyer: Les Craft
Angus, Columbus, Mont.
Lot 36 – A A R Midus
M110 – Price: $19,000
DOB: 2/10/24 Sire: A
A R Midas Dam’s Sire:
BC Matrix 4132 EPDs:
BW: -0.9, WW: +80, YW: +136 and Milk: +17
+24.7 Buyer: Pitchfork Ranch, Meeteetse
Lot 59 – 628 – Price:
$10,750 DOB: 3/28/24
Sire: BCG Big Country
Summit Dam’s Sire: TFS Due North 2659Z EPDs:
BW: -4.5, WW: +54.3, YW: +77.1 and Milk: +23
Buyer: Walker Ranch, Big Timber, Mont.
Lot 5 – 0414M – Price:
$10,500 DOB: 3/18/24
Sire: BCG Big Country
Summit Dam’s Sire: Connealy Capitalist 028 EPDs: BW: -2.1, WW: +76.1, YW: +125.9 and Milk: +22.7 Buyer: Mark Law, Cody
Buyer: Giem Angus, Twin Bridges, Mont.
Females
Lot 213 – A A R
Stephany 4925 – Price: $5,250 DOB: 2/16/24 Sire: Woodhill Agenda G151-J043 Dam’s Sire: KG Justified 3023 EPDs: BW: -1.6, WW: +71, YW: +119 and Milk: +35
Buyer: Carr Angus, Hobson, Mont.
Lot 214 – A A R
Blackbird M218 – Price:
$5,250 DOB: 2/21/24
Sire: Woodhill Agenda G151-J043 Dam’s Sire: GDAR Load Up 7104 EPDs: BW: +1.1, WW: +71, YW: +121 and Milk: +33 Buyer: JJ Angus, Connellsville, Pa.
On April 2, the Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA) announced President Cat Urbigkit, a Wyoming sheep rancher, writer and livestock guardian dog extraordinaire, has stepped down from her leadership role following a devastating diagnosis of brain tumors. She has decided to resign to prioritize her health, medical treatment and time with her family on their ranch.
According to a April 2 Northern Ag Network article, Urbigkit’s health journey began subtly last fall, with initial symptoms of vertigo and hearing loss. Over time, these progressed into worsening headaches, vision issues and cognitive struggles. After months of seeking answers, an MRI revealed multiple brain tumors and fluid buildup causing intracranial pressure.
While the tumors appear benign, further testing and immediate medical intervention are required.
In response, WWGA expressed their unwavering support for Urbigkit’s decision to step down and focus on her health.
“Our board is devastated to hear this news and to know our time with Cat as our leader has been cut short. However, we fully support her decision to spend time with those she loves most – her husband Jim, son Cass, daughter-in-law Maggie and their life on the ranch,” said WWGA Executive Director Alison Crane.
WWGA Vice President Gwen Geis of Gillette will serve as acting president until the next WWGA Membership Meeting, scheduled for July 12 in Buffalo, as part of the Third Annual Wyoming Sheep and Wool Festival.
In coming days, the board will appoint a regional director for the Southwest region to serve until an official election takes place this summer.
Despite the difficult road ahead, Urbigkit remains steadfast in her commitment to the land, her animals and her writing.
“I won’t go down without a fight,” she told Northern Ag Network, noting her immediate goals include finishing her latest book and spending cherished time in the high desert landscape she loves.
A GoFundMe account has been established to help the Urbigkit family through this difficult time. Contributions will assist with medical expenses and the necessary changes ahead for their ranching operation. To donate, visit gofund. me/01aa5798
WWGA remains deeply grateful for Urbigkit’s leadership and contributions to the sheep industry and looks forward to the day when she can rejoin the community in her full strength.
state were colder than normal, ranging eight degrees Fahrenheit below average to near normal during the week.
“Reports from Weston County indicated some moisture was received recently, causing pastureland to start turning green with very slow amounts of observed growth present. Reporters have noted concerns for their winter wheat growth and last year’s newly planted alfalfa,” NASS notes.
“Lincoln County reports area-wide snowpack at near median, while livestock producers were monitoring heavy calving and lambing. Reports from Goshen County indicated a successful calving season so far, aided by the decent weather and moisture received the past week, which is refilling the soil profile,” NASS continues.
The agency also reports growers in Platte County have detailed little precipitation, high winds, low ground temperatures and sporadic daytime temperatures ranging from 70 degrees Fahrenheit to below freezing.
“The county was still suffering from the systemic drought carried over from 2024, but spring planting is underway for barley,” NASS states.
In-state prospective plantings
A separate report published by NASS on March 31 highlights prospective plantings across the state of Wyoming as of March 1.
The report notes Wyoming growers intend to plant 70,000 acres of corn for all purposes in the coming growing season, a number that is down 15,000 acres, or 18 percent, from last year’s actual plantings.
Additionally, Wyoming growers intend to plant 57,000 acres of barley in 2025, down 17,000 acres, or 23 percent, from last year’s actual plantings.
If realized, these numbers would represent the lowest corn planted area since 1970 and the lowest barley planted area since 1926, according to NASS.
“Winter wheat seeded last fall for harvest in 2025 is estimated at 110,000 acres, unchanged from the 2024 crop. Producers in the state intend to harvest 950,000 acres of all dry hay this year, an increase of 60,000 acres from the acreage cut for dry hay in 2024,” reads the report. “The
area planted to sugarbeets is expected to total 32,000 acres, up 300 acres from 2024.”
National acreage outlook
At the national scale, the same NASS report mentions corn planted for all purposes in 2025 is estimated at 95.3 million acres, up five percent, or 4.73 million acres, from 2024. Compared to last year, planted acreage is expected to increase or remain unchanged in 40 of the 48 states expecting a corn crop.
In CoBank Knowledge Exchange’s Spring Acreage Outlook, published on Feb. 20, Tanner Ehmke, CoBank’s lead economist for grains and oilseeds, notes statistical regression analysis and conversations with cooperatives and merchandisers across the U.S. have indicated corn may pull acres from soybeans, spring wheat, cotton and grain sorghum this planting season.
This is likely due to the crop’s increase in price competitiveness over the past several months amid tight global stocks, an impressive export pace, record-high ethanol production and profitable feeding margins in the poultry and livestock sectors, Ehmke shares.
“Notably, low hay prices are expected to shift acres out of corn harvested for silage to corn harvested for grain, raising the corn-for-grain harvested acreage to 87.06 million acres, up five percent, while even some perennial alfalfa acres in rotational transition may also migrate to corn for grain,” Ehmke explains.
On the other hand, NASS notes producers have suggested they intend to plant a record-low 2.32 million acres of barley for the 2025 crop year, down two percent from 2024.
Wheat acreage is also expected to fall, with 2025 all wheat planted area estimated at 45.4 million acres, down two percent from the year prior. According to NASS, if realized, this would represent the second-lowest all wheat planted area since 1919.
NASS further notes 2025 winter wheat, at 33.3 million acres, is down two percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 23.6 million acres are hard red winter wheat, 6.09 million acres are soft red winter wheat and 3.66 million acres are white winter wheat.
For 2025 spring wheat, NASS expects area planted at 10 million acres, down six
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percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, nearly 9.4 million acres are hard red spring wheat.
Ehmke points out this is likely due to struggling wheat prices and a greater national supply following last year’s large harvest.
“Most of the reduction in spring wheat acres will go to corn, though soybeans will also stand to gain some wheat acres,” he states. “However, potential major losses to the Russian crop and losses to the U.S. winter wheat crop may quickly change the market dynamics for wheat with the world wheat balance sheet already historically tight.”
The NASS report concludes by highlighting U.S. producers’ intention to harvest 4.5 million acres of all hay in 2025, down two percent from the year prior, and sugarbeet acreage for the 2025 crop year is estimated at 1.13 million acres, up three percent from 2024.
In addition, Ehmke notes soybeans are expected to experience the biggest loss of acreage nationwide, while acres planted with cotton and grain sorghum are also likely to fall.
Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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RANCHESTER WY 1 BLK-HFRTTE 1065 213.00 WT 2,268.45 BOB HERMAN, HYATVILLE WY 1 BLK-COW 1475 149.00 WT 2,197.75
JEREMY W. YEAGER, BUFFALO WY 1 BLK-HFRTTE 950 243.00 WT 2,308.50
MERLIN RANCH INC., BUFFALO WY 1 BLK-HFRTTE 1080 212.50 WT 2,295.00
LITTLE RANCH CO INC, LEITER WY
8 BLK-HFRTTE 874 255.50 WT 2,232.43
2 RED-HFRTTE 890 242.00 WT 2,153.80
SHEELEY RANCH, PARKMAN WY
2 HEREHFRTTE 783 236.00 WT 1,846.70
KALE K & KIM KRETSCHMAN, GILLETTE WY
1 BLK-COW 1253 147.00 WT 1,841.91
2 BLK-COW 1313 150.00 WT 1,968.75
HS CATTLE COMPANY LLC, RECLUSE WY
2 RED-HFRTTE 833 249.00 WT 2,072.92
1 REDCOWETTE 1095 162.50 WT 1,779.37
OHMSTEDE CATTLE LLC, BIG HORN WY 1 BLK-COW 1480 140.00 WT 2,072.00
1 BLK-COW 1395 141.00 WT 1,966.95
ANTELOPE SPRINGS RANCH CO, MIDWEST WY 5 BLK/BWF XHFRTTE 959 236.00 WT 2,263.24
KINCHEN RANCH LLC, KAYCEE WY 1 RED-HFRTTE 920 239.00 WT 2,198.80 WHEELER LAND &
Farmers and agricultural professionals should be aware of the significant price increase when planning their fertilizer purchases and application strategies for the upcoming growing season.
According to a Feb. 20 Farmonaut post, during the second week of February, significant shifts occurred in the fertilizer market, noting urea prices have surged by nine percent and now stand at $536 per ton.
While this is the highest increase among all fertilizers, UAN32 and UAN28 have seen substantial rises.
The price of UAN32 rose by seven percent, reaching an average of $393 per ton, and UAN28 experienced a five percent increase, with an average price of $342 per ton.
Farmonaut also notes diammonium phosphate (DAP) and monoammonium phosphate (MAP) prices remain high. DAP prices average $754 per ton and MAP prices remain $809 per ton.
“The stability in MAP prices and the minor increase in DAP suggest the phosphate fertilizer market is experiencing less volatility compared to nitrogen-based fertilizers,” the post reads. “However, the consistently high prices of these nutrients may still present challenges for farmers in managing input costs.”
Although MAP prices remain unchanged from last month, anhydrous ammonia costs showed a slight uptick, standing at $747 per ton, while potash fertilizer prices experienced a minor decrease, averaging $442 per ton.
Farmonaut observes rising nitrogen fertilizer costs may impact profit margins, but stable phosphate fertilizer prices enable more predictable budgeting.
Additionally, the slight decrease in potash prices could offer opportunities to optimize potassium application rates.
During this fluctuating time, farmers may need to reassess their fer-
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tilizer application strategies to maximize efficiency and minimize cost by considering alternative nutrient sources or techniques to optimize fertilizer use.
Managing fertilizer costs
Given the current fertilizer price trends, Farmonaut indicates it’s crucial for farmers and agricultural professionals to adopt strategies which could help them manage costs effectively.
Farmonaut suggests conducting regular soil tests to determine precise nutrient needs to avoid over-application of fertilizers and utilize precision agriculture tools to apply fertilizers at variable rates across fields, optimizing nutrient use efficiency.
Additional ideas include implementing crop rotation strategies to help balance nutrient requirements and potentially reduce fertilizer needs, exploring organic fertilizers, cover crops or using alternative nutrient sources that may be more cost-effective.
Optimizing the timing of fertilizer applications to maximize nutrient uptake and minimize losses is also suggested.
Global influences
Tariffs have been a major concern in the fer-
tilizer industry since their implementation, and the precise impact of these tariffs remains uncertain.
Fortunately, farmers and agricultural professionals have had time to prepare by securing as much fertilizer as possible, which will help minimize potential supply disruptions or increased costs for the upcoming spring season.
However, to fully understand the current fertilizer price trends, it’s essential to consider the global factors influencing these prices.
Farmonaut mentions
several key elements contributing to the price fluctuations seen in February 2025, including the price of natural gas, a key component in fertilizer production, which significantly impacts fertilizer costs.
Another factor influencing pricing is global demand, as increasing food production needs worldwide are driving up the demand for fertilizers.
Supply chain disruptions continue to challenge global markets, affecting fertilizer production and distribution.
With stricter environ-
mental policies in some regions, this too may impact fertilizer production and pricing, and even the currency exchange rates fluctuations can affect the cost of importing and exporting fertilizers.
“Understanding these global factors can help farmers and agricultural professionals anticipate potential price changes and plan accordingly,” notes Farmonaut.
Melissa Anderson is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
Bill W. Garland
May 5, 1936 – April 4, 2025
Bill W. Garland, age 88, of Jeffrey City passed away peacefully on April 4 surrounded by his family at Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper.
He was born on May 5, 1936 near Calvert City, Ky., the son of Woodson and Ethel (Park) Garland. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Sharpe High School in Palma, Ky. in 1954.
On July 10, 1956, Bill married the love of his life, Lyda Powers.
Bill graduated from Murray State College in 1958. The couple moved away from Kentucky due to Bill’s service in the U.S. Army. He was honorably discharged as a captain in 1962.
Bill went to work for Allied Chemical Com-
pany as a chemist in 1962, and the couple moved seven times throughout the years across the U.S. until Bill retired as director of manufacturing in Green River in 1987.
Bill and Lyda moved to Pavillion that same year and began building the family farm and ranch – RingTail R Cattle Company LLC.
In 2004, Bill and Lyda built a new home outside of Riverton.
They then moved to Homestead Retirement Community in Riverton in 2019, and Bill moved to the family ranch near Jeffrey City after Lyda died in 2021 to live near his son Steve and daughter-in-law Jennie Lou. He enjoyed living on the ranch that he had worked so hard to build and share with his son and his family.
Bill contributed to every community in which he lived. He was a Superman of Metropolis in Illinois and a Kentucky Colonel. He served on the board of directors for Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation, was a past president of the Fremont County Farm Bureau, past president of the Wyoming Mining Association, past
executive vice president of Southwest Wyoming Industrial Association and past chairman of the board and founding member of Wyoming National Bank.
He was also a member of Pavillion Community Methodist Church.
Bill is preceded in death by his wife Lyda, his parents Woodson and Ethel Garland and his sister Clotene Peters.
Bill is survived by his son Steve (Jennie Lou) Garland of Jeffrey City; daughters Debbie (Mark) Mosier of Sargent, Neb. and Laura (Jon) Walker of Lander; eight grandchildren, Stephanie, Kari, Ryan, Amanda, Jessica, Jamie, Cooper and Mattie and 12 greatgrandchildren, as well as his brother Gary (Nancy) Garland and six nieces and nephews.
Bill had a love of the outdoors and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Bill’s legacy of service, love for his family and dedication will forever be cherished by his family and friends.
Private services will be held at the family cemetery on the ranch at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the Wyoming L.E.A.D. Program, PO Box 5, Cheyenne, WY 82003.
February pork exports totaled 241,179 metric tons (mt), down four percent from the large year-ago volume, while value fell two percent to $671.5 million.
Exports soared to Central America in February and export value to Mexico exceeded $200 million for the eighth consecutive month. Shipments also increased to the Philippines, New Zealand and Cuba.
For the first two months of 2025, pork exports were three percent below last year’s record pace at 485,144 mt, with value down two percent to $1.34 billion.
Beef exports totaled 98,198 mt in February, down 5.5 percent from a year ago, while value declined four percent to just over $800 million.
February exports increased year-over year to South Korea, Canada, Egypt and the Philippines and reached the highest value on record to Panama. Shipments were lower to Japan, China and Mexico, though beef variety meat exports to Mexico increased. January to February shipments were one percent below last year’s pace at 201,038 mt, but value increased one percent to $1.6 billion.
February exports of U.S. lamb muscle cuts totaled 214 mt, up 42 percent from a year ago and valued at $1.12 million, up 13 percent. Growth was led by Mexico, where shipments climbed 133 percent to 126 mt, valued at just over $400,000, up 135 percent.
For the second consecutive month, export volume to Mexico was the highest since November 2022. January to February exports to all destinations increased 17 percent in volume, or 469 mt, and six percent in value, or $2.6 million.
With a wider range of lamb cuts –including shoulder and flap meat – gaining popularity in Mexico’s foodservice sector, January to February exports to Mexico climbed 55 percent to 246 mt, valued at $856,000. Shipments to the Caribbean also trended higher, led by growth in Trinidad and Tobago and the Leeward-Windward Islands.
A detailed summary of the January to February export results for U.S. pork, beef and lamb, including market-specific highlights, is available at usmef.org
April 26,
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Herring Angus Ranch
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April 16 Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration Virtual Workshop, 8:30-11:30 a.m., online. For more information or to register, visit westoncountynrd.org/ltpbrworkshop/
April 17 University of Wyoming 2025 Ranching in the West Ranching Stewardship at High Elevations: Opportunities and Challenges Seminar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Laramie Research and Extension Center, Laramie. For more information or to register, contact Dr. Randall Violett at rviolett@uwyo.edu or 307-766-4239.
April 19 Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Event, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Rock Springs Wild Horse Holding Facility, Rock Springs. For more information, visit blm.gov/whb/events, e-mail wildhorse@blm.gov or call 866468-7826.
April 21 Wyoming Livestock Roundup Office Closed in Observance of Easter. Wishing all of our readers a very safe and happy holiday.
April 22 University of Wyoming Extension Private Pesticide Applicator Program 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Midvale Fire Hall, Pavilion. For more information or to RSVP, contact the Lander Extension Office at 307-332-2363 or rfisk@uwyo.edu.
April 22 Cottonwood Acres Improvement and Service District Public Meeting, 7 p.m., Rendezvous Center Brand Room, Goshen County Fairgrounds, Torrington. For more information, call 307-532-5661.
April 22-23 State Trust Land Emerging Issue Forum, Rochelle Gateway Center, Laramie. For more information, visit uwyo.edu/haub/ruckelshaus-institute/forums/ state-trust-lands.html
April 23 Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Resource Advisory Council Meeting, Location TBD. For more information, visit blm.gov/get-involved/resourceadvisory-council/near-you/wyoming
April 23 Washakie County Agriculture Disaster Training and Emergency Planning, 9 a.m.-4 pm., Washakie County Fairgrounds, Worland. For more information or to register, e-mail wccd@rtconnect.net or call 307-347-2456, ext. 101.
April 23 Niobrara Conservation District Resource Rendezvous, 1-5 p.m., Niobrara County Fairgrounds, Lusk. For more information or to RSVP, e-mail lshaw@ wyoming.com or call 307-334-9957.
April 25-27 7 Triangle 7 Artificial Insemination Spring Training, Akron, Colo. For more information or to register, visit 7triangle7.com or call 307-481-3921.
April 25-27 University of Wyoming Laramie River Rendezvous Rodeo, Cliff and Martha Hansen Teaching Arena, Laramie. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit gowyo.com/tickets
April 26 University of Wyoming Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program, 8 a.m.-12. p.m., Hulett High School, Hulett. For more information or to RSVP, contact the Crook County Extension Office at sfleenor@uwyo.edu or 307-283-1192.
April 26 Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Event, 9 a.m., Wheatland Off Range Corral, Wheatland. For more information, visit blm. gov/whb/events, e-mail wildhorse@blm.gov or call 866-468-7826.
April 30 Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration Virtual Workshop, 8:30-11:30 a.m., online. For more information or to register, visit westoncountynrd.org/ltpbrworkshop/
May 1-2 Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Summit, Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center, Laramie. For more information, visit uwyo.edu/worth/outdoor-rec-summit.html
May 2-4 Fourth Annual Sheepherder’s Festival, Rockpile Museum, Gillette. For more information, call 307-682-5723.
May 3 First Annual Clem McSpadden Cowboy Trade Day and Ranch Horse Competition, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Will Rogers Stampede Arena, Claremore, Okla. For more information, call 918-237-3739 or 918-805-1917.
May 3 Wyoming Collegiate Cattle Association Second Annual Formal Gala and Auction, 6 p.m., The Black Fox, Laramie. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Lily Stewart at lstew19@uwyo.edu or 719-650-6127.
May 6-8 Social Drivers of Health Bridging the Gap Conference, Best Western Downtown, Casper. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit wyoming211.org/event/bridging-the-gap/
May 8-9 Women in Ranching Education and Development Series, Coalville, Utah. For more information or to register, visit ancw.org/wired
May 13-14 Wyoming Animal Damage Management Board Project Application Meeting, Thyra Thomson Building, Casper. For more information, visit wyadmb.com/
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Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration Virtual Workshop, 8:30-11:30 a.m., online. For more information or to register, visit westoncountynrd.org/ltpbrworkshop/
7 Triangle 7 Artificial Insemination Spring Training, Akron, Colo. For more information or to register, visit 7triangle7.com or call 307-481-3921.
Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show, Sheridan. For more information, visit leathercraftersjournal.com
59th Annual Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show, Island Grove Event Center, Greeley, Colo. For more information, visit cgca.com, e-mail CGCAShow@cgca.com or call 720-482-0167.
Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration In-Person Workshop, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Weston County. For more information or to register, visit westoncountynrd.org/ltpbr-workshop/
Wyoming Livestock Roundup Office Closed in Observance of Memorial Day. Wishing all of our readers a very safe and happy holiday.
June 1 Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame Nominations Due. For more information, contact the Wyoming Livestock Roundup at 307-234-2700.
June 2-4 Wyoming Stock Growers Association Summer Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show, Laramie. For more information and to register, visit wysga.org
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Staircase Charolais and Red Angus Online Annual Bull Sale, 307-5755860, 308-631-1952, DVAuction.com, staircasebulls.com
Bird and Animal Auction, Dawson County Fairgrounds, Lexington, Neb., 308-233-1799
Colorado State University 39th Annual Yearling Commercial Angus Bull Sale, One Bar Eleven Ranch, Saratoga, 307-710-2938, 970-491-2722
C Spear Angus Fifth Annual Production Sale, Billings Livestock Commission, Billings, Mont., 406-670-0689, 406-670-6311
Treasure Bull Test Cowboy's and Cowgirl's Performance Bull Sale, Western Livestock Auction, Great Falls, Mont., 406-788-9869, 406-3905473, treasurebulltest.com
Sticks and Stones Ranch First Annual Easy Pickins Private Treaty Bull Sale, Archer Complex, Cheyenne, 307-421-1592
Bulls of the Bighorns Spring Production Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, 307-217-0735, 307-217-3437, mcdonnellangus.com
Kammerer Livestock 19th Annual Bull Sale, the Bull Pen, Piedmont, S.D., 605-484-1469, 605-430-2151
XL Angus Ranch Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Evansville, 307-258-0107, ballewranch.com
Jordan Cattle Company Bull Sale, St. Onge Livestock Auction, St. Onge. S.D., 307-660-1380
Ed Coy Estate Liquidation Auction, 217 Chalk Buttes Road, Douglas, 307532-4976, 307-534-5156, mcnameeauctioncompany.com
Herring Angus High Country Bull and Ranch Horse Sale, Herring Ranch Sale Barn, Encampment, 307-327-5396, 307-329-8228, 307-329-7400
April 30 4R Land and Cattle Ranch Absolute Land Auction, Moose Lodge, Belle Fourche, S.D., 605-685-4556, 605-798-2525, 605-423-6000, 605-347-1164, piroutekauction.com, arnesonauction,com
May 1 J Spear Cattle Company Annual Production Sale, Belle Fourche Livestock Auction, Belle Fourche, S.D., 605-685-5964, 605-279-1026
May 3 Lamar Community College Legacy Horse Sale, 2401 S. Main Street, Lamar, Colo., 719-336-6663, 719-336-1624, lamarcc.edu
May 24 16th Annual Full House Horse Sale, Weston County Fairgrounds, Newcastle, 307-746-5690, 307-746-8592, 307-746-8536, fullhousehorsesale.com
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Superior Livestock Auction Corn Belt Classic, 800-422-2117, superiorlivestock.com
Cattle Country Video High Plains Showcase Sale, UW Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center, Laramie, 888-322-8853, cattlecountryvideo.com
Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com
A headline in an April 1908 Wyoming weekly newspaper reads, “Appropriate Services, Beautiful Decorations, Fine Music and Excellent Sermon,” and the story reads: Easter Sunday was all that could be desired in the way of sunshine and calm. The day opened warm and bright and all of nature smiled, as though she too partook of the Easter tide.
There was a general outpouring of the people to the churches.
St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church was the scene of a beautiful display of flowers and plants and presented a most charming appearance. The house was filled with devout and interested worshippers and everyone spoke with pleasure of the services and highly praised the sermon, although the subject of death does not convey the most cheerful thoughts.
However, in the hands of Rev. McCullough, it took on a most beautiful and inspiring light. He likened death to a bird’s nest, with its broken and discarded shells, while the spirit, like the liberated bird, went to a higher happier life and knows no sleep in a cold and gloomy grave.
There are several versions of the connection of the hare with Easter, but the hare custom is exclusively pagan in origin and has nothing to do with the Christian festival. In the East, the hare played a part in the mythical life and adventures of Buddha. In fact, several hare myths come out of India, the great reservoir of religious symbolism. Image and message from the April 4, 1920, issue of the Encampment Echo. Historical Reproductions by Perue
A full choir rendered delicious music, with Mrs. Gustave Jensen at the organ. McCullough is steadily advancing in the estimation of his congregation and the community.
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WASHAKIE COUNTY IS SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR A FULL-TIME EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WITH THE ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT. CDL is required. For more information, please contact Road and Bridge Superintendent, Stuart Bower at 307-3884848 5/3
Come to the Colorado Gun Collectors Show May 17 & 18, 2025 and find out what treasure you may have.
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PEEGEE RANCH NEAR ARVADA, WY IS LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME FARM/RANCH EMPLOYEE: This position is open immediately. Applicant must be self-motivated, reliable and responsible with knowledge of haying and farming. Mechanical skills are a must. Farming duties include swathing, baling and raking hay, etc. This is not a cowboy position, but applicant will need to assist in all aspects of cattle work as well. Those duties include calving heifers, feeding hay, branding and gathering, etc. Nearest big town is 60+ miles and nearest K-12 school is 30+ miles away (location of the ranch is remote). Housing is provided and on a school bus route. Please send resume with references e- ee ee c e e e 8 83 c e e e 307-736- 46 4/19
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WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC, RHS. Dues paid to 2035. No irons available. $2,500 OBO. Call 307-575-2793 5/3
REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND: LRC, LSH. Current through Jan. 1, 2031. $3,000 OBO. Contact e e 307-33 - 049 4/19
REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND: LRC, LSH. Current through Jan. 1, 2033. $3,000 OBO. Contact e e 307-33 - 049 4/19
REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND: LRC, LHS, LSH. Current through Jan. 1, 2033. $4,500 OBO. Contact Gene at 30733 - 049 4/19
REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND: LRC, LSS, LJH. Current through Jan. 1, 2033. $4,500 OBO. Contact e e 307-33 - 049 4/19
WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC, RHS, RHH. Dues paid to 2027. One set of irons. $2,500 OBO. Call 307575-2793 5/3
HISTORIC WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: Lazy PN has been a registered brand since 1912. LRC, BS, LSH. Renewed to January 2033. Two sets of irons available. SELLER WILL PAY transfer fees. $2,500. Call 307-272-4215 4/12
WYOMING HORSE BRAND FOR SALE: ID A1616100, LSC, LTH. No horse with brand, branding iron included. $3,500, Call after 5 p.m., 307-388-2456 4/12
WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RRC, RSS, RHH. E ires an. , 202 . Electric iron included. $2,500. Call 307-575-6589 4/12
TIMBERLINE STOCK RANCH/ BROWN FAMILY FARMS: Two blue, male heeler puppies, ready to go. Call 406-855-2211 or 406-855-6237 4/19
AIREDALE PUPS FOR SALE: Southwest WY. Four males, 2 females. Great companions, nine weeks old March 31. First round of vaccines, tails docked, dewclaws removed. For more information, call 307-386-2361 4/19
MINI AUSSIE PUPS: Born Jan. 4, 2025. Ready to go. Laramie, WY, $750. Call 307-761-2449. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifeds 4/12
AIREDALE TERRIER PUPPIES: AKC, ranch and farm raised, from quality hunting lines, gentle, sweet temperaments, good with children and livestock. E cellent rotection from predators, bears, mountain lions, coyotes, raccoons skunks, etc. Good retrievers and good upland and small game retrievers. Males and females. First shots and wormed. Ready to go. Worland, WY. Call 307-219-2217 or 719-217-8054 (cell) 5/3
OLD FASHIONED WORKING RANCH BRED AUSSIES (no e guaranteed to work stock. Father heads, mother heads/heels, gritty enough for pairs, lots of drive, biddable, sweet, e tremely smart, works with relatively little training. Capable of trialing or fetching stock out of felds and corral work and capable of getting brushed up cattle out of brush. Pups are showing interest now on goats. Quality lines, Pincie Creek, Los Rocosa, CCK, Hangin’ Tree (Aussie) lines. Ready for homes now. Health tested parents, had their shots and wormed. One male, 1 female, all black bi, 16 weeks. $75 OBO. Can potentially deliver. Accepts texts, or call and leave a message, Lacey 80 -7 -86 0west Wyoming. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifeds 4/12
SIMANGUS YEARLING AND FALL-BORN SHORTHORN BULLS AVAILABLE PRIVATE TREATY: Great dispositions. Solid red, black and BWF bulls available for cows and heifers. Bulls have been semen checked and ready to go. Quantity discounts. at Schultz Farms, 308-39036 4/12
STAIRCASE CHAROLAIS AND RED ANGUS ONLINE BULL SALE: 50+ purebred yearling Charolais and Red Angus bulls SELLING APRIL - 7 Timed auction online with www.dvauction.com Practical bulls bred for balanced traits, functionality, consistency, dis osition, effciency and quality, built to e cel in every step of the cattle industry!! For more information, visit c e c , f ce e c 307- 7 - 860 308-63 - 9 4/12
Sires include Johnny alker, terling acifc and Myers Fair-N-Square. Semen tested. Minatare, NE. Call Bye 303-8 8-8 e e message 5/3
YEARLING ANGUS BULLS: These bulls are grown, not fattened, will get out and cover cows. Many will work on heifers. We will deliver. Call Joe Buse60 -3 - 3 5/3
ROYLANCE ANGUS, REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS BULLS: These bulls come with e losive growth, fueled by breed topping genetics. Calving ease, e cellent feet, great dispositions. Sired by Coleman Rock 7200, Coleman Marshal 7170 and Coleman Navigator 614. Competitively priced. Semen tested, vaccinated. One breeding season guarantee. Sold private treaty on the ranch in Charlo, MT. e 406- 44444 4/19
REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Calving ease, growth. AI sired. Docile. Delivery available. Earhart Farms, Powe 307- 7 -8876 4/12
O 00 PAIRS. Raised own replacements for 51 years. Sold many registered Red Angus bulls, Cows are gentle. Will be ready around May 10. Call Jim Shepe 406-698-66 7 4/26
SALE * CHRISTENSEN RED ANGUS * SALE: Registered, vaccinated and fertility tested bulls. We have a deep carcass, high ADG packaged with moderate to low birthweights available. 406- 08-43 ec e 64 c 4/19
RED ANGUS COWS AND HEIFERS FOR SALE: Twentyfve red cows, second and third calvers. ALSO, 6 red heifers. All bred to Leachman and Beckton Red Angus bulls April 15 for 60 days. Located in Torrington, WY. Call 307-231-2883 4/12
RED ANGUS HIGH-ELEVATION YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE IN NORTHEASTERN UTAH: Out of AI and bull-bred sires. Will be trich, semen tested and fed for free until May 1. $2,700/head. Bar Lazy TL Ranch, David, 43 -8 8- 3 0 c gmail.com 6/14
SIMANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Yearlings and 18-month-olds. All bulls have GE EPDS, are homozygous polled, most are homozygous black. Bulls can be inspected at Dilka Cattle, pictures available by request. All bulls guaranteed for frst breeding season. f e e e e e ee c c970-396-879 4/26
YEARLING POLLED HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE
PRIVATE TREATY: Forty-fve year breeding program, bred to produce top baldy calves. Balanced trait genetics. Reasonably priced. See us on the web at www.mcmurrycattle. com, for pedigrees, photos and videos. BUY NOW! Call 406-254-1247 (house), leave message or 406-697-4040 (cell). E-mail mcmurrycattle@gmail.com 4/12
SHORTHORN BULLS FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY: Yearlings up to mature bulls available. Developed conservatively so they hold up. Remember a red Shorthorn bull on your homozygous black cows will give you black calves. Shorthorns are excellent maternal cattle that produce quality beef. Francis-Millvale Shorthorns, Gene and Roberta Francis Family, 701-331-2403, e-mail francis. millvale@gmail.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifeds 4/26
PUREBRED CHAROLAIS
BULLS FOR SALE: AI’d to Lead Time, spring and fall yearlings available. Priced at $4,000/head. Call 406-6717451 4/19
Offering custom processing and bulk meat sales. Veteran Owned
605-456-2230 • Newell, S.D. Call to schedule!
WIGGINS FEEDYARD, FEEDING CATTLE OF ALL CLASSES: Drylot cows; yearlings or calves to background or fnish. Call Steve, 308-279-1432 or Sue, 308-2790924 (cell) 5/17
Wanted
LOOKING TO RENT OR LEASE PASTURE FOR 50-150 cow/calf pairs for 2025, longer or yearly lease if possible. Preferably northeastern Wyoming. Call 307-660-0294 and leave a message if no answer.
WANTING TO RENT PASTURE IN NORTH-CENTRAL WYOMING: Enough for 20 to 50 pairs. Call 605-252-8156 4/26
John Paul & Kara Stoll 307-856-4268 • Pavillion, WY
LAMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEGACY HORSE SALE!! Join the Legacy. Lamar Community College has been training high-quality performance and ranch horses since the 1970s. JOIN US ON SAT., MAY 3 IN LAMAR, CO TO SHOP HIGH-QUALITY HORSES. Mark your calendars and follow our social media pages to stay up-to-date on the Lamar Community College Legacy Horse Sale. Preview at 9 a.m., sale at 12 p.m. 2401 S. Main Street, Lamar, CO 81052. Online as well with DV Auction. Call Savanna Mauch, 719-3361624 or Jaci Brown, 719-3366663 4/12
HORSES FOR SALE: Twoyear-old Gypsy Vanner red roan gelding. Two-year-old High Roller Rey brown gelding. They are both gentle, halter broke, easy to catch and trim. Five-year-old Autumnator/Playgun bay roan mare, stands 14.2 HH, broke to ride. Ten-year-old gray mustang mare, stands 14.2 HH, broke to ride. Yearling IF WHIZS WERE GUNS red roan stud colt. Yearling WHIMPY NEEDS A COCKTAIL bay flly. Both are halter broke and gentle. Three AQHA bred mares. For more information, please call or text 307-6793126 4/12
WHITE DURANA CLOVER SEED FOR DEER PLOTS, $6/ lb. Can be used for deer plots or pasture mix. Please text 970520-1320 4/12
PREMIUM GRASS HAY FOR SALE: Barn stored, 3x3 square bales. Cow and horse quality. Delivery available!! Call 307-6303046 4/19
APPROXIMATELY 60 TONS SECOND CUTTING ALFALFA, little bales $5/bale or $120/ ton. APPROXIMATELY 400 LITTLE BALES OAT STRAW, $3/bale. APPROXIMATELY 100 BALES OAT STRAW IN ROUND BALES, nice, $50/ton. ALSO, approximately 4,000 bushels of clean oats $12/cwt. Call Eddie Shumway, 307921-9217 5/3
ROUND-BALED GRASS: 2024 crop $50/bale. 1,000 lb. netwrapped bales. Cody, WY area. Call, don’t text, Anthony at 307254-2645 5/24
CERTIFIED WEED-FREE PURE ALFALFA HAY: Small squares, covered. 2023 frst cutting available for a reduced price. 2024 frst, second and third cutting available. Will load trucks and any open trailer. MONIDA OATS, $16/cwt. Combine run. Will auger into truck, trailer or large totes/ ag bags. Located between Powell and Cody, WY. Call or text Knopp Farms for details, 307254-0554 4/26
OLD JUNK MOTORCYCLES WANTED FOR PARTS: Small single and twin cylinders only. 500cc or less. Call, leave message or text 307-2139830 4/12
JOHN DEERE 8520 TRACK
TRACTOR: Very good condition, 6,000 actual hours, always shedded. For more information, call 402-640-7014 5/3
SPRING’S HERE!! BOOT UP AT MOSS SADDLES, BOOTS AND TACK!! $AVE ON BOOTS!!! HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes) and more!! Something for everyone!! GREAT selection of GIFTS for GRADUATION and MOTHER’S DAY!! WE CAN ship!! Shop Moss Saddles, Boots and Tack, 4648 West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, WY 307-472-1872. Our family serving yours for 50 years!! Check us out on Facebook or our website 4/12
GRASS HAY FOR SALE, 1,400 lb. net-wrapped round bales, $140/bale. Near Laramie, WY. Call 307-760-8429 5/3
VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Hay available. Go to www.valleyvideohay.com or call Barry McRea, 308-2355386 4/26
108 3X3 BALES OF THIRD CUTTING, certifed weed free, tested alfalfa hay. Been covered. RFV 204.7, crude protein 21.2, nitrates 0.44. Riverton, WY. Call 307-8514634 4/26
LODGEPOLE OUTDOOR FURNACES, 307-223-2046. Your authorized Central Boiler Dealer. Get your outdoor wood furnace today!! $2,000 tax credit on qualifying models!! Effcient wood heat. Heat multiple buildings. Invest in your heating, don’t just pay for it!! See us at www.cb.lodgepoleproducts. com!! 4/26
1960 JOHN DEERE 95 COMBINE: Round back, 16’. All new belts, stored inside, overhaul on engine. $4,500. ALSO, 2000 HESSTON 8450, 14’ head, stored inside, feld ready. $28,500. Call Ivan, 307-629-0974 5/3
Offering 20 head of black, polled 2-y-o bulls private treaty for 2025
Freund 303/341-9311
Have Limousin to Sell?
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WAGYU/AKAUSHI BULLS FOR SALE: Red/black, yearlings, 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds. Call 406-860-7085, Little Powder Wagyu 5/3
FAITHFUL FEEDERS: Heifer development, backgrounding, and grass calf prep. Billings, MT. Call Ryan, 406-696-0104 4/12
Pasture Wanted
LOOKING FOR RANCH OR PASTURE TO LEASE FOR 150-200 HEAD: Will pay lease or run owner’s cows. Looking for place with corrals. Long term. Call 307-689-6172 (cell) or 307868-2170 (house) 4/19
PARK COUNTY, WY RANCH NEAR CODY, WY IS AVAILABLE FOR A LONG-TERM LEASE: The ranch has over 50,000 acres and supports an irrigated hay base with BOR water rights. Carrying capacity is 700 animal units year-round with hay production. Willing to split the hay ground and grazing. Please e-mail Honora Beirne (hbeirne@acpg.com) and Melanie Giliati (mgiliati@ acpg.com) for details 4/19
THREE OUTSTANDING AQHA 2024 COLTS, sires Metallic Rebel, Badboonarising, Countin Hot Checks, asking $20,000/each. TWO OLSEN NOLTE SADDLES, good condition, circa 1930’s-1940’s, $3,500/each OBO. COMPLETE SET OF WILL JAMES BOOKS, including first editions and children’s books, $4,000 for the set. Napa County, northern California. Call 707-333-6923 4/19
WANTED: Sugar Bars and non-Sugar Bars-bred saddle horses for the 23rd ANNUAL SUGAR BARS LEGACY SALE SUN., SEPT. 21 Held in Sheridan, WY. NEW ONLINE BIDDING option thru Frontier live. Please contact Jim, 406-812-0084 or e-mail deerrunranch@gmail.com for consignment and sale information 4/12
LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Contact Lester, 307-631-1053, leave a message. Located in Riverton, WY 4/12
CALL FOR SHEEPWAGONS!!
Fourth Annual Sheepherder’s Festival, May 2-3 in Gillette, WY. For more information, call Heather at 307-682-5723, Rockpile Museum 4/26
WEANER PIGS FOR SALE, located in Powell, WY. For more information, call 307271-1014 1/17
FOR SALE: Monida certifed oat seed in totes, good quality, cleaned and tested. ALSO, frst and second cutting alfalfa, large rounds and small square bales. For more information, call 307754-5864 4/12
OPEN POLLINATED SEED CORN out produces hybrid for silage and grazing quality grain, $69/bushel +S/H. Call 217-8573377 or text cell 217-343-4962, visit website www.borriesopenpollinatedseedcorn.com 4/19
EXCELLENT QUALITY OATS FOR FEED OR SEED, $12/cwt. ALSO, WRANGLER ALFALFA SEED, $2.50/lb. Greybull, WY area. Call 307-272-9259 4/12
HAY FOR SALE: 2023 milo and grass/alfalfa. 2024 frst, second and third cutting alfalfa, frst cutting 90% alfalfa/10% grass mix, grass mix, grass/alfalfa, milo cut late in the season. ALSO, 2024 haybet barley, nitrates low, protein high, 2023 and 2024 CRP hay. All in net-wrapped round bales. Semi load delivery available. Call for pricing, ask for Klint, 701-2904418, send a text if no answer or keep trying 4/26
CERTIFIED BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x4 bales. Cody, WY. Call 307-899-1952 TFN
2,000 TONS OF HAY FOR SALE: First, second and third cutting alfalfa. All bales are 4x4x8 in size. Location between Lovell and Powell, WY. Contact Crosby Farms, 307-272-3712 4/19
WIGGINS FEEDYARD, FEED-
ING CATTLE OF ALL CLASSES: Drylot cows; yearlings or calves to background or fnish. Call Steve, 308-279-1432 or Sue, 308-2790924 (cell) 5/17
HAY FOR SALE: 2024 big rounds of second and third cutting alfalfa, 57 bales of third cutting, bales average 1,440 lbs., $125/bale, 35 bales of second cutting, bales average 1,200 lbs., $85/bale. Hay is located in Frannie, WY. Contact Keri Merrill, 307389-3377 4/12
ALFALFA/GRASS HAY FOR SALE: 1,350 lb. round bales, west of Sheridan, WY. Call 307-6738267 4/19
ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: bales shedded. Priced depending on quality and quantity needed. Farson, WY, trucking available. Call 307-350-0350
BARLEY STRAW: Certifed weed-free small squares, $4/ bale. ALSO, 5x6 round bales, $125/ton. GRAIN OATS, wheat and barley, $20/cwt. Greybull, WY area. Call 307762-3878 or 307-899-4714, leave message 4/19
NORTHWEST WYOMING
CERTIFIED GRASS SEED GROWER HAS CERTIFIED GRASS HAY FOR SALE: 3x4x8 bales. 2023 crop approxi mately 1,200 lbs. 2024 crop ap proximately 900+ lbs. $25/bale. Powell, WY area. Call Mike at 307-202-0494 4/19
FOR SALE: Phillips 45’ hydraulic rotary harrow. Mandako 45’ landroller. Rowse 9’ pull type mower. Rowse 9’ 3pt. mower. Rowse 14 wheel high capacity v-rake. Lorenz 16’x29’ 18 ton bale mover with tandem axles. Farmhand 870 hydraulic grinder/mixer with scale. 2020 Freightliner, automatic transmission, DD13 engine, 178” wheelbase, 407,673 miles, runs and drives nice. Vermeer BP7000 bale processor. Summers hydraulic rock picker. Miller Pro 5100 18’ chuckwagon with bunk feeding extensions and tandem running gear. H&S 7+4 18’ chuckwagon with bunk feeding extensions and tandem 14 ton running gear. John Deere 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gear and bunk feeding extensions, been shedded, nice condition. 12’ HD box scraper with tilt. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-999-5482 5/3
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, FARMER RETIRING: John Deere 71 Flex 8 row corn planter on a 24’ stackable bar. AC Model 1300 30’ ripper with rakes. 16’ Eversman fold up land plane with S tine rippers. 9600 John Deere combine with 930 30’ grain header and an 893 8 row 30” corn header. A 20’ Krause offset disc (new blades in front). 24’ Model 630 John Deere tandem disc. Safety pull with a bull hitch. John Deere front suitcase weights. IHC
SOLD MY LOADERS, HAVE OVER $12K WORTH OF INVENTORY!! New in the box, filters, glass, belts, and more. ill fit ohn eere 44 , 44 and 44 , $3,500 for all or would trade for skid steer attachments or a good car trailer. Call 30 -25 -432 4/
JOHN DEERE 250 SKID STEER, 2,30 hours, has foot controls, cab enclosure with heat, e cellent tires, bucket, auxiliary hydraulics, excellent shape and runs great. $2 ,000. Call or te t 308-24 -2 88. o view hotos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 4/
JOHN DEERE 535 ROUND BALER, $2,000. ALSO, Hesston 400 swather, $2,000. For more information, call 30 -35 -0 2 , Douglas, WY 4/ 2 FOR SALE: 200 C esston 5 small square hay baler, 4 8. 200 C esston 22 0, 4 hydroswing windrower, ohn eere 2 30 diesel tractor, good engine, good tires. ew olland 033 ull ty e bale wagon, old but works. 3 t., 4 wheel, side delivery hay rake. 3 t. Frontier s ring tooth chisel low. 3 t. Conical fertili er/seed s reader. 3 t. hino 50, hydraulic blade. hino 20 hydraulic post hole auger, loader bucket mount. Call 30 -2 2- 8 4, Cas er, 4/ 2
FOURTEEN PIECES HEAVY DUTY SCHEDULE 80 PVC, 3.5 , 20 long with stainless steel cou lers. Call EMC2, 307-630-2345 4/
PIPE FOR SALE!! 2 /8 , 3 /2 tubing, 4 drill i e, 4 /2 casing, 5 casing, casing. ods 3/4 , /8 and located in Montana, can shi anywhere. Call Mike, 602-758-4447. o view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifeds /2
OILFIELD PIPE: PRICE REDUCED!! Enter rises, nc. 2 3/8 , 2 /8 and 4.5 is available, pricing is coming down. sed for fencing, corrals, cattle guards, etc. 2 3/8 and 2 /8 are on average 3 .5 long er oint. ierce, C . Call for details, 0-3244580 /28
• Handles Calves up to 300 lbs.
• Operates off tractor, bale bed or remote hydraulic unit.
The choice is simple.
ANTLER MARKET STEADY TO STRONG!!! MAY 3-4 PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL GRADES OF ANTLER AND LATE SEASON FUR IN THE FOLLOWING TOWNS AND LOCATIONS: MAY 3: Ft. Bridger 30-8 a.m., Cash tore Evanston 8 45- 5 a.m., rairie nn oodruff, 450 am., Country tore drive thru, call reg andol h, 0 5- 0 30 a.m., Crawford s rough drive thru, call reg emmerer 0- 30 a.m., am s Fork tation Cokeville 2 5- 2 30 .m., Flying ruck drive thru, call reg Mont elier, - 30 .m. call reg for a ointment fton 2 45-3 5 .m., ardner s Country illage hayne 3 30-3 40 .m., Farmer s Feed drive thru, call reg l ine 4-4 20 .m. ack reasure un ho drive thru, call reg oback ct. 4 45-5 .m., oback Market/ E on drive thru, call reg Bondurant 5 30-5 45 .m., Elk orn Bar drive thru, call reg aniel 5- 30 .m., he en drive thru, call reg inedale 45- .m., annett orts. MAY 4: Big iney 30- 45 a.m., ublic / isitor nfo. lot a Barge 0- 25 a.m., ll merican Fuel drive thru, call reg reen iver 8 45- 05 a.m., itching ost drive thru, call reg ock rings 300 a.m., ool arehouse amsutter - 5 a.m., Conoco drive thru, call reg awlins 45- 2 5 a.m., ractor u ly aratoga - 30 .m. aratoga Feed rain Elk Mountain 2 0-2 20 .m., Conoco on -80 drive thru, call reg anna
Call Darin Coyle, Big Horn Livestock Services, Inc. 307-851-1634 • www.bighornlivestock.com
Call Kevin McClurg, Big Horn Livestock Services 307-751-1828 • bighornlivestock.com
MONTANA RAILROAD SER -
VICES: Railroad ties, switch ties and other railroad materials for fencing and landscaping. Best ricing and quality in the region. Call 406-9623514, Silesia, MT. Located 10 miles south of Laurel, MT (off of Clarks River Rd., the old highway). Visit our website www.mtrrservices. com 4/ 2
MANUFACTURER OF HEAVY DUTY CONTINUOUS FENCE: Corral anels, farm gates, free standing panels and more. Call for pricing and delivery, Rocky Ridge Welding, Nevada, MO, 417549-1077 4/
RAIL TIES: - ft., and 2-8 ft. USED CULVERTS: hree ft., 2 ft., 8 and various lengths. Call EMC2, 307-630-2345 or 307-5345253 4/ 2
LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRIBUSINESSES SINCE 1975!! reated osts, corral oles, buckand-rail, western rail, fence stays, rough-sawn lumber, bedding. SEE US at www.lodgepoleproducts.com and click our “Picking A Fence Post” tab to see why folks choose our posts!! F
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Auctioneers:
Top Sellers: Angus Lot 112 – Premier Congress 465 – Price: $35,500
DOB: 12/4/2023 Sire: Crouch Congress Dam’s Sire: DB Iconic G95 EPDs: BW: 1.8, WW: 94, Milk: 24 and YW: 159 Consignor: Premier Angus Buyer: TD
Angus, North Platte, Neb.
Lot 78 – 7 KDS Bold Ruler L318 – Price: $33,000 DOB: 1/23/2024 Sire: BA7 Oaks Bold Ruler Dam’s Sire: Baldridge Pappy EPDs: BW: 0.6, WW: 92, Milk: 30 and YW: 156
Consignor: 7 Oaks Angus Buyer: Webo Angus, Lusk
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COUNTRY FARM HOME, ON 8 ACRES, overlooking the Big Horn River with superb mountain views, 3 bedroom, bath, horse paddock, natural springs, paved access, municipal water and no covenants. ocated between reybull and orland, . By owner, $4 ,000. Call -28054 4/ 2
Lot 74 – 70A Big Brock
– Price: $31,000 DOB: 1/9/2024 Sire: Ellingson Deep River Dam’s
Sire: Baldridge 38 Special EPDs: BW: 4.4, WW: 99, Milk: 31 and YW: 162
Consignor: 7 Oaks Angus Buyer: Dubas Angus, Fullerton, Neb.
Lot 254 – CC Industrial – Price: $20,000 DOB: 9/30/2023 Sire: Cherry Crk
Blue Collar G275 Dam’s
Sire: Gardens Cache EPDs: BW: -1.5, WW: 77, Milk: 28 and YW: 149 Con-
signor: Curtiss Cattle Company LLC Buyer: Munson Angus, Etna, Calif.
Lot 358 – B&U Exponential 3M – Price: $18,000 DOB: 1/26/2024 Sire: KCF
Bennett Exponential Dam’s
Sire: VAR Revelation 6299
EPDs: BW: 0.9, WW: 90, Milk: 19 and YW: 148
Consignor: Burkholder and
Unruh Buyer: Schurrtop Ranch, Farnam, Neb.
Lot 321 – H7 Jameson 407 – Price: $17,000 DOB: 2/14/2024 Sire: Basin Jameson 1076 Dam’s Sire: RB Tour of Duty 177
EPDs: BW: 2.8, WW: 97, Milk: 28 and YW: 160
Consignor: H7 Angus
Ranch Buyer: Hart Angus, Frederick, S.D.
Lot 275 – KB-Surpass OF J51 L51 – Price: $17,000 DOB: 9/1/2023
Sire: BJ Surpass Dam’s
Sire: Poss Maverick EPDs:
BW: 1.2, WW: 92, Milk: 23 and YW: 147 Consignor: KB Angus Buyer: Trevor Craig, Bedford, Ind. Salers
Lot 652 – RCM P BLK
JackDaniels 423M – Price: $10,500 DOB: 2/23/2024
Sire: ECR Jack Daniels
348J Dam’s Sire: Keys Fireball 41F EPDs: BW:
-1.1, WW: 49, Milk: 18 and YW: 73 Consignor: McCoy
Livestock Buyer: Steve Buckbee, Lewiston, Minn. Lot 659 – ECR 4050M OF 128J – Price: $9,000 DOB: 1/20/2024 Sire: PCSL Kickoff Dam’s Sire: Baldridge Bronc EPDs:
BW: 0.9, WW: 79, Milk: 22 and YW: 116 Consignor: Elm Creek Ranch Buyer: Bille Jo Norsworthy, Thermopolis Lot 668 – ECR4185M OF 109K – Price: $8,000
DOB: 1/24/2024 Sire: SAT Wolverine 916 Dam’s Sire: Baldridge Bronc EPDs:
BW: -2.8, WW: 90, Milk: 26 and YW: 128 Consignor: Elm Creek Ranch Buyer: Rugg Ranch, Plevna, Mont. South Devon Lot 700 – TLC Patton 8189H – Price: $7,500
DOB: 10/12/2023 Sire: TLC General Patton Dam’s
Sire: TLC Uintah 0503D EPDs: BW: 0.5, WW: 55, Milk: 20 and YW: 84 Consignor: Thompson Land and Cattle Buyer: Grant Ranch, LaBarge Lot 704 – DLCC Light The Way 199L – Price: $7,500 DOB: 9/10/2023 Sire: DLCC Gold Dust 64G Dam’s Sire: Wulfs Envoy K116E EPDs: BW: 2.5, WW: 79, Milk: 15 and YW: 120 Consignor: DLCC Ranch Buyer: Frank Virchow, Lake Preston, S.D. Gelbvieh Lot 677 – CMES RSG
Relentless 570M – Price: $9,000 DOB: 2/17/2024 Sire: JRI Relentless 170H281 Dam’s Sire: JRI Oklahoma 246C4 EPDs: BW: -0.2, WW: 83, Milk: 21 and YW: 132 Consignor: Rock Solid Gelbvieh Buyer: Matt Cibola, Clutier, Iowa
APRIL 15
Arapahoe Ranch- 350 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. igh elevation. M lobal certifed. o hormones. Rec Bovishield Gold 5 & 7 way. Weaned 45-60 days. ay fed. ired by iamond eak small Colyer Hereford bulls. Very high quality! Fluer De Lis Cattle- 220 Blk Ang/AngX Spayed Hfrs 6505 . eceived yramid 5 / res onse, way poured 3-12. Light grow ration, conditioned for grass. 00 s ayed! Choice yearling frs!! 140 Blk ed trs 5- 50 . eceived yramid 5 / Presponse, 7 way & poured 3-12. Light grow ration, conditioned for grass!
Don & Brenda Frank- 220 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 00- 50 . ec yramid 5 w/ res onse way. eaned since ovember. ay fed! e utation quality & GREEN!
Ty Jamerman- 80 Blk Ang/AngX Spayed Hfrs 650-675#. eceived yramid 5 / res onse, way oured 3- 2. ight grow ration, conditioned for grass. 00 spayed! Choice yearling Hfrs!!
O’Neal- 3 XBred Pairs. Cows are 2, 3, & 4 yrs
Nice heifer calves @ side. Cows rec shots & poured last fall. CALVES/FEEDERS Tim O’Neal- 3 Xbred bull calves. Fall calves.
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TUESDAY, MAY 13
Heiferette, 945#
990#
1060#
Evans Ranch- 70 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 575-650#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7 way @ branding & weaning(11-1). Sired by Oschner Blk Ang bulls. High elevation & fancy!!
Diamond X Ranch- 50 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 475550 . 2 rounds of com shots. ong time weaned. Hay fed. Reputation quality!
Morrell Weston & Sons- 30 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 600#. Rec 2 rounds Bovishield Gold 5 & 7 way. eaned in ovember. igh desert calves!
Horst Ranch- 25 Blk ed frs 00 . ec yramid 5 w/ res onse, way oured this s ring. ongtime weaned, hay fed!
Double L Ranch- 13 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs550-600#. 2 rounds of shots. Conditioned for grass! Hay fed.
Georgia Hammerstrom- 5 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 600-750#. Com vacc. eaned a long time.
Ruben Roman- 3 Yearling Heifers 600#. Hay fed. Long time weaned.
BUM CALVES
Kent Haun- 1 Bum Calf, ad Colostrum!
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