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Volume 33 Number 52 • April 23, 2022

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A Look Inside Rep. Liz Cheney supports tax bill provisions.................. Page 2 Lee Pitts recalls buying and selling bulls..................... Page 8 Dick Perue shares Big Horn mountain story.............. Page 10 Field editors report recent bull sale figures............ Pages 15-16

WGFD announces hunting regulation updates The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) announced April 18 new changes to laws and regulations impacting hunters, ranchers and the general public. The updates include changes to license alloca-

tions, sage grouse game bird farm certifications, hunting license application funds and more. “Big five” opportunities On March 9, Gov. Gordon signed bill HB0043, increasing the likelihood

for Wyoming residents to obtain a license to hunt the “big five” – Bighorn sheep, bison, moose, mountain goats and grizzly bears. The bill states it’s “an act relating to game and fish; modifying license allo-

cations for resident and nonresident hunters for grizzly bears, mountain goats, Bighorn sheep, wild bison and moose; imposing lifetime restrictions on Bighorn sheep, wild bison and Please see WGFD on page 7

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Senate Hearing Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the committee, announced a hearing will take place on April 26 at 10 a.m. EST to review S.4030, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 and S.3870, the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022. A livestream can be viewed at agriculture.senate.gov.

Wheat Tours The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Crop Performance Testing program will sponsor several wheat variety trial field tours in eight locations across Nebraska June 9-23. For those who are unable to attend scheduled in-person events, the plots will be labeled up to a week in advance of the scheduled tour, and signs will remain until harvest. For more information, visit unl.edu and search wheat variety trial in the search bar.

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Biden administration launches program to ensure resources reach rural communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice announced April 20 the launch of the USDA-led Rural Partners Network (RPN) initiative to assist rural communities in developing economic growth. Rural communities can tend to feel forgotten when it comes to policymakers’ decisions in Washington. This initiative was created to alleviate some of this lack of communication and disregard for rural communities. The announcement is part of the Biden administration’s Building a Better America Rural Infrastruc-

ture Tour, which involves Biden administration officials traveling to rural communities to discuss Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments and ensuring rural American communities receive important federal resources. Implementing RPN A USDA press release states, “RPN is an all-ofgovernment program which will help rural communities access government resources and funding to create jobs, build infrastructure and support long-term economic stability.” According to the RPN website, “RPN puts federal Please see RPN on page 15

Snow Report Currently, Wyoming’s snowpack/snow water equivalent (SWE) is 89% of median with a basin high of 104% in Laramie Basin and a basin low of 68% in the Cheyenne Basin. Last year, the state SWE was 91% of median and 122% in 2020. For more information, visit wrds.uwyo.edu.

Scholarship A $3,000 college scholarship is available for graduate students from the American Sheep Industry’s Sheep Heritage Foundation. Students should be working in an area of study leading to the advancement of the American sheep industry. Students pursing either a master’s degree or a doctorate at a university in the U.S. are eligible to apply. The application deadline is May 31. Visit SheepUSA. o rg / r e s e a r c h e d u c a t i o n scholarship for more information and the application form.

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Boulder – On March 30, the Sublette County Predator Board hosted a workshop for ranchers whose cattle and sheep are preyed upon by gray wolves, mountain lions and grizzly and black bears. The audience heard from a panel of county, state and federal employees and answered questions in regards to finding dead or injured livestock. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services Manager Rod Merrill, Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) Large Carnivore Specialist Clint Atkinson and USDA’s Farm Services Agency (FSA) Wyoming Program Specialist Annie Bryce spoke during the workshop. Location Merrill explained if a rancher or rider finds a suspicious kill, the first important piece of information to consider is “where the kill occurs.” This determines what agency might offer compensation for losses. Please see PREDATORS on page 4

Ranchers donate to communities Montana ranchers are participating in a unique program processing donated animals and giving the meat to people who need food. The Producer Partnership is the brainchild of fifth-generation rancher Matt Pierson. His family owns Highland Livestock and have ranched in Montana since the mid1890s. How it began Matt played soccer growing up and started coaching as a senior in high school because their small town didn’t have anyone to help with the younger kids. He continued coaching while his own kids were growing up. “I know most of the families. When the pandemic hit, everyone was sheltering in place, and there were food shortages in grocery stores,” Matt said. One day during spring calving, he and his hired men were working cows and one of the guys said, “Look at all this hamburger walking around!” Matt suddenly realized they had a way to help. “We made phone calls to neighbors to see if they had any cull cows and I called local meat processors,” he explained. Matt started with a cull cow of his own and the next day delivered 350 pounds of burger to the Livingston Food Resource Center. This was the beginning of The Producer Partnership. Within a month, 10 neighbors and friends had donated nearly 10,000 pounds of ground beef to local food banks, food pantries and other area community centers. “Within three days, more than $12,000 was donated. Please see PROGRAM on page 5

Company addresses needs of livestock producers Laramie – On April 14, the University of Wyoming (UW) Ranch Management and Ag Leadership Program hosted several presenters to discuss a range of topics designed to create real-world learning opportunities and discussions for UW students. During the event, HerdDogg Founder and CEO Melissa Brandão talked about her company and its focus – giving producers data they need to make more money from every animal they raise. Addressing producers’ needs with technology Brandão, a Laramie native and former Apple computer technologist, saw a need to get data out of the field for producers.

Prior to HerdDogg, reading ear tags was difficult when cattle were out in the field, she notes. “This was really the problem we were trying to solve,” she says. “HerdDogg stands for herd, data, generator and gatherer. The idea was to generate the data on the tag in the field and then figure out the easiest, most efficient and cheapest way of getting it out of the field.” Today, the company is the only available Bluetooth system for livestock producers, she says. “The Bluetooth DoggTag communicates with our DoggBone, which is a Bluetooth-to-cellular reader – as long as the

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True Colors Anytime I see news coming out of the Biden administration effecting public lands in the West, myself and other multiusers on these lands get nervous. Lately, I have been reading some important news and expecting more to come from the administration, which could From the Publisher really have an effect on public lands Dennis Sun and the way they are managed. We realize the president campaigned on climate change issues and it has to fit in most all of his decisions. We also know the president is dead set against America producing oil and natural gas and wants more renewable energy. Couple this with some huge spending programs Congress passed, supply chain issues and an ongoing war in Ukraine, we’ve got a hefty inflation rate here in America. In fact, it’s the highest rate in 40 years. This inflation rate is not making the president look too good and has given him an approval rating of around 33 percent, which is not good. To help his cause he has tried to lower the cost of gasoline by releasing some oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve and now is allowing drilling on public lands. Releasing the cheap oil from the reserve and then having to replace it with expensive oil will not do us much good. Until we see what restrictions are placed on drilling on public lands, I don’t see too many oil companies in a hurry to drill, especially since the mineral rights percentage has been raised for the government. But, they are hoping gasoline prices will go down and the president can take credit for it to improve public opinion. Farmers and ranchers are nervous over revising the rules of the Waters of the U.S. This would hamper more than just agriculture. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is also revising sage grouse plans. These revised plans may hinder all users. I’m sure there will be some changes, but hopefully not too restrictive for those involved in energy and agriculture. The BLM has taken outcome grazing, a successful program initiated by the last administration, and is trying to work it into the 30x30 plan, also called, America the Beautiful. The president has built up quite a smoke screen, shutting down America while trying to improve the administration’s approval ratings. I don’t think it’s working. You can’t flip a switch and stop oil production or place so many restrictions on grazing permits so there is no grazing on federal lands. The BLM says they want to work together with other users to manage the lands, which I hope is the case, because it is what Wyoming and surrounding states have been doing for years. It’s a better decision made by stakeholders than a judge’s ruling or a decision made in Washington, D.C. These decisions are not easy to make, every area or grazing allotment requires a site-specific decision made by people who know the land and have some chips in their hand. With energy, agriculture and recreation all wanting to use the land, it’s a real balancing act. Hopefully by working together, the decisions will have support of the stakeholders. Coming close to the midterm of the president’s four years in office, we’ll see the president’s true colors in regards to public lands. I just hope it will be for the good.

GUEST OPINIONS Working to Preserve Wyoming Livelihoods By Congresswoman Liz Cheney Earlier this month, I joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in the House of Representatives on a Congressional resolution recognizing the importance of the stepped-up basis provision in the tax code to preserve family-owned farms, ranches and small businesses. Across Wyoming, our family ranches and farms depend upon being able to pass their operations from one generation to the next without the overwhelming burden imposed by inheritance taxes. The stepped-up basis provision is a crucial element in ensuring our family farms and ranches can continue to do what they do best: feed our state and nation. Especially in the aftermath of the pandemic, which presented unprecedented challenges for our ag industry and other related small businesses, the last thing we should be doing is saddling this community with more government overreach and higher capital gains taxes. The resolution I am co-sponsoring calls for three specific things: expresses unwavering support for the preservation of the stepped-up basis provision; conveys opposition to any effort to impose new taxes on family farms or small businesses; and recognizes the importance of generational transfers of farm and small business operations. Maintaining this provision is necessary for the preservation of family farms and ranches, not only in Wyo-

ming, but across the country. An analysis done by Texas A&M University suggests without steppedup basis, the average additional tax liability for farms would rise to $726,104. Another study, from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, finds the average value of agricultural land and buildings was $1,050 per acre in 2000, which is 52 times greater than the average of $20 per acre in 1900. Imposing massive tax burdens on farms passed down through families will put our farmers and ranchers out of business and end operations which have been in some families for decades and longer. Far too frequently, inheritors of family farm-

land have been forced to sell some, or all, of the inheritance to meet tax obligations. This is devastating for our ag families, and also for our local communities. U.S. Department of Agriculture figures indicate over 98 percent of American farms are family-owned. Without the stepped-up basis, 66 percent of all mid-sized farms would face an increased tax liability. The resolution I co-sponsored to protect this essential provision has the support of the American Farm Bureau, Nationals Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, USA Rice, National Grange and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, who all recognize the importance of maintaining this critical tax tool. Protecting the stepped-up basis tax provision is vital to ensuring the next generation of farmers and ranchers can continue feeding and fueling the world, and I am proud to fight for Wyoming’s ag industry and our farm and ranch families. Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) serves as Wyoming’s lone member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives and was first elected in 2016, on a platform of pursuing conservative solutions to help create jobs, cut taxes and regulation, expand America’s energy, mining and ag industries and restoring America’s strength and power in the world.

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NEWS BRIEFS Governor signs HPAI rule On April 19, Gov. Gordon approved the Wyoming Livestock Board’s (WLSB) Chapter 26: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Mitigation Rules. HPAI is a contagious viral disease infecting poultry, including chickens, turkeys, pheasants, quail, ducks, geese and guinea fowl, and is carried by free flying waterfowl, such as ducks, geese and shorebirds. The disease can cause high mortality rates in domestic flocks. As of April 8, HPAI has been detected in commercial and backyard poultry and game bird operations in half of the states in the U.S., including five premises within Wyoming. Due to the increased risk of HPAI spread within Wyoming poultry, game bird and wild bird populations, increased biosecurity is of the utmost importance. The emergency rules are in effect no longer than 120 days after filing with the registrar of rules. For the duration of these rules, all poultry events, including exhibitions, swaps, tours, sales and competitions are prohibited. This prohibition does not include catalog or retail sale of poultry. The WLSB, in consultation with the state veterinarian, will monitor the spread and severity of the HPAI outbreak and will reevaluate these rules accordingly. To report sudden loss in poultry or for questions, contact a local veterinarian, WLSB at 307-777-8720 or 307777-6440 or the U.S. Department of Agriculture at 866536-7593.

USDA welcomes proposals The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is welcoming new and modified proposals from conservation partners for the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative, a part of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) focused on effectively managing wildlife habitat. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has expanded available practices under this initiative in response to feedback from partners. Through SAFE, producers and landowners can restore vital habitat in alignment with high-priority state wildlife conservation goals. Specifically, landowners establishing wetlands, grasses and trees. These practices are designed to enhance important wildlife populations by creating critical habitat and food sources. They also protect soil and water health by working as a barrier to sediment and nutrient run-off before they reach waterways. Eligible entities for SAFE include government entities, non-profits and private organizations. Additionally, partners with SAFE projects with both general and continuous CRP practices must be modified proposals and continue in the program. New and modified proposals for SAFE projects must be submitted to FSA state officers in June. For more information, visit fsa.usda.gov/crp.

DOI announces gas lease Gov. Mark Gordon has issued the following statement following the Biden administration’s announcement saying lease sales for oil and gas drilling on federal land will resume. The Department of Interior (DOI) plans to sharply reduce the acreage available for leases and charge higher royalties on oil and gas producers. “The announcement of an upcoming federal oil and gas lease sale is welcome news, but long overdue. While we don’t know the exact number and location of the Wyoming parcels, after 15 months without a lease sale in our state, to learn royalty rates will be increased and available acreage significantly reduced is hardly cause for unbridled celebration. I am concerned these changes will have a chilling effect on Wyoming companies as they prepare their bids,” Gordon stated.

USDA funds ag counseling The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) and Frontier Psychiatry have partnered to provide free access to counseling for Montanans involved in agriculture. Funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN), this partnership provides a variety of services, including individual counseling, tele-health and medication management, at no cost to the participant. The Counseling Access for Montana Ag (CAMA) program was created to address challenges facing those working in agriculture and ensure farm and ranch families are receiving the support they need when experiencing stress, anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns. “Working in agriculture is stressful – plain and simple,” said Christy Clark, MDA director. “Montana’s farmers and ranchers are carrying heavy workloads, braving the elements no matter the weather, not to mention taking care of equipment, animals, family members and everything else coming along with their work of feeding the world. Our department is excited to roll out resources to ensure our producers are taken care of first and foremost, because they are truly the most important part of their operation.” Frontier Psychiatry CEO Eric Arzubi, MD explains, “Any farmer or rancher can tell you farm life is stressful. In the last two years alone, our state’s producers have faced a pandemic, a worsening drought, financial pressures due to fluctuating commodity prices, labor shortages and trade disruptions. We are excited to be supporting our Montana farmers and ranchers by increasing access to mental health resources no matter where they live.” The program is open to any Montanan involved in the agriculture industry. For more information, visit frontier. care/beyondtheweather or call 406-200-8471.

Cattle market hearing set U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott (D-GA) released the following statement announcing the participation of the CEOs of Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS and National Beef Packing for the committee’s upcoming hearing on cattle markets. “I am pleased to announce the chief executive officers of each of the four largest meatpackers in the U.S. have agreed to testify at our upcoming Congressional hearing discussing cattle markets and price increases for consumers,” said Scott. “It is very important, very vital and very urgent we hear the perspectives from the CEOs at these companies and get the full picture of why prices have gone up for consumers and down for ranchers.” Scott continued, “In addition to this panel of CEOs, we will be convening a panel of ranchers to hear what consolidation in the beef industry has done to their bottom lines and viability. We look forward to the variety of perspectives we will receive at this hearing and the clarity it will provide to our ranchers, our consumers and to our nation’s food security.” To view the livestream on April 27 at 10 a.m. EST, visit agriculture.house.gov.

Soil health celebrated Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins, members of the Cheyenne City Council, Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce and Wyoming’s Carbon Asset Network (CAN) have jointly announced a celebration of commitment to work on “Climate Wellness through Soil Health.” The celebration took place on April 22, at the Cheyenne Botanical Gardens. A resolution will highlight the agreement signed on Dec. 28, 2021. The desire is the resolution will be impactful in stewardship of Wyoming’s environment by the very people who work the land. Speeches by members of the Cheyenne community were part of the program, including the proclamation by Collins, comments by Dale Steenbergen of the Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce and John Robitaille of CAN. Letters of support sent to the city council included the Wyoming Stock Growers Association. “Wyoming has been a leader in everything from the first female governor to water innovation with Buffalo Bill Cody. We, again, are leading the way with Cheyenne to become the Climate Wellness Capital,” said Collins. “There’s no better place than Cheyenne where sprawling land and experienced land managers now team with blockchain to render our environment cleaner and safer.” Moving forward, the city will work with CAN to develop the program with any additional agreements, memorandum of understandings or contracts developed between the city and CAN to be submitted for approval by the governing body. For more information, visit carbonassetnetwork. com or synergyforecologicalsolutions.org.

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PREDATORS continued from page 1 If a suspected wolf kill is within Wyoming’s Gray Wolf Trophy Game Management Area (TGMA), it’s managed by WGFD. The state wildlife agency also manages livestock problems with black bears, grizzlies and mountain lions anywhere in the state. To be reimbursed for livestock losses in the TGMA, a kill must be confirmed as soon as possible by WGFD or by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) investigators. WGFD decides on a solution – if a predator should be relocated or removed. For wolf kills in the state’s predator zone, the county board asks FWS to step in. On public lands, FWS has federal authority. On private property, FWS needs a written “permission slip” from a landowner to enter and investigate, according to Merrill. Ranchers can also call any member of the Sublette County Predator Board, listed on the county’s website. Reporting damages It can be difficult to find injured or killed livestock in a timely manner, especially in summer with larger herds turned out to pasture, thousands of acres of grazing allotments, heat and other wildlife damages. All of the agencies have good working relationships and respond to reported kills within a day. Time is of the essence, Merrill explained. He said the scene should be preserved so an investigator can read what happened. Predator Board President Pete Arambel asked about covering a carcass with a tarp. Merrill said it might help prevent some scavenging. Photos of tracks around the kill and videos can be helpful, but he would “be uncomfortable with only pictures for information.” Atkinson said he or someone trained has to examine the kill “in person” and look for bites and bruises under the hide. But if a kill is found hours away on horseback, for example, he would examine the hide if a rider brought it out. The main thing is to call WGFD as soon as possible, he said. Once a kill is confirmed, the respective agency writes an affidavit which must accompany a damage claim. For WGFD compensation, ranchers must report total confirmed kills within 15 days of the end of the season, with the official WGFD damage claim and affidavit of confirmation. The WGFD Commission sets specific “multipliers” for different ages and sex of confirmed kills considering the livestock’s purpose for breeding or sale. Limited rough terrain tools Rancher Cotton Bousman pointed out in remote, rugged wolf predator zones, ranchers usually don’t find missing livestock in time

for predation to be confirmed, especially at the south end of the Wind River Range. This means FWS responds only after a loss occurs; he would like “more money to manage wolves in the predator zone.” “Four years ago, 10 wolves were killed between Thanksgiving and Christmas,” Bousman said. “I got zero compensation that year. FWS is the only tool we have in the predator zone.” FWS tried to use its helicopter several times in a very rugged landscape. The cost of removing a wolf depends on a lot of factors, Merrill said. “It varies from area to area,” he said. “It’s easier to kill a wolf in the Upper Green River than over in rock piles.” FWS will invest in several summertime riders whose job is to look for dead or injured livestock. Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) covers FWS’ wolf work, and it could be worth asking the state for “more money to get our damage level down,” Arambel added. The legislature set aside compensation money for the WDA, but the program ends in June. Other national compensation options Another compensation option for livestock losses – with a very wide umbrella – was explained by Bryce. The national program compensates for livestock losses at market value and isn’t used to its full potential, Bryce explained. These include confirmed predator-zone or TGMA wolf kills. Accepted losses also include blizzards, drought, larkspur, algae blooms, vehicle accidents, unaccounted after roundup and even old age, she said. Ranchers need to report “any sort of losses” within 30 days, Bryce said. “Once a loss is reported, FSA opens a file, and a producer has until the end of the year, Jan. 30, to apply for payment.” The producer must keep very good “proof of death loss” herd records, as well as photos with dates, information about nearby wolf or bear sightings and any other factors which could add to proof of losses. A photo of dead cows in a patch of larkspur adds weight to the claim, Bryce said. “Ranchers will need to convince their FSA county committee it is an eligible cause of loss,” she said. For example, if 300 cows go out to summer pasture and the producer is 20 short when gathered, call FSA each time and file it all together at the end of the year, Bryce advised. Joy Ufford is a correspondent writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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PROGRAM continued from page 1 TECH continued from page 1 Each food bank we supplied sent a tax letter to the producers so they could have a tax deduction,” he said. “Soon we had more hamburger than people locally could use, so we started sending some to neighboring counties.” Producers can bring donated animals to the Public Auction Yards in Billings, Mont. or Highland Livestock. The Producer Partnership started in April 2020, and by November they had non-profit status with the Internal Revenue Service. Overcoming processing challenges The next step was to expand across the state, but there’s a huge shortage of custom processors – people wait in line to have animals butchered. “I took animals anywhere accepting them, sometimes as far away as Williston, N.D. By the end of 2020 we realized getting animals processed was a tougher issue than we could handle. We’d missed out on a lot of meat because we couldn’t get the animals to a butcher,” he said. Even so, by the end of 2020, The Producer Partnership donated 53,345 pounds of hamburger to many people across Montana. The next step was to build their own meat-processing facility. They will process not only cattle, but any donated pigs, sheep, goats and domestic bison. “We won’t do any wild game, but we’ve already done several species of domestic animals. Early on, we could have done semi-loads of pigs, but 14 were all I could find processing for,” Matt said. “We were frustrated because we were missing many opportunities. People would drop off donated cows at our ranch, and sometimes it would take us so long to get them scheduled for processing, some would go downhill. I had to put two of them down. It was frustrating to get an animal in good shape and then not be able to do something with it. After the second one, we decided we had to create our own facility.” This will be the first federally-inspected nonprofit processing facility. “We’ll do some custom processing for customers, to make a little money to offset costs – working with local producers who sell meat directly to consumers at farmers’ markets or online. They need a place to process animals. There is a huge need for this service,” he said. Expanding into other states As of mid-January, 95,967 pounds of meat have been donated to people in need. “We hope to more than double this in the next year

by having our own facility. We are trying to do something no one has ever done before,” he said. “One of my goals is to replace all the meat the Montana Food Bank Network (MFBN) needs in a year, which is about 170,000 to 175,000 pounds annually. I want to provide this at no charge, and then contact every school in Montana and offer free meat. This would be a great way to prove we don’t need to wait for the government to step in to fix these issues. We need to get these things done ourselves,” Matt said. His group is also working on becoming a training ground for future butchers. “I want to open a school here, with housing onsite for students. We’d like to take four to six students at a time. We would pay people to come to school, and in six months they would leave with a degree and a full understanding of how to process meat. One of the challenges in business is difficulty finding trained employees and keeping them. Why not pay people to learn how to do this?” Matt explained. “Roughly eight percent of cows get culled each year, so that’s about 240,000 cows per year leaving the state. If I can get my hands on 1,000 of those cows, I could easily supply everything the MFBN needs,” Matt said. In Livingston, Mont., the food bank was giving one pound of hamburger per family of four per week. “Now we help them give three pounds for each family of four per week; we’ve maintained this since the pandemic started,” he added. “My goal is to find 1,000 animals in 2022. It doesn’t matter if they are pigs, goats or sheep – so long as we get the equivalent of 1,000 cows. Most producers want to help but don’t have time to connect the dots. We want a system which will do it for them. If they want their animal to go to a specific need, such as a certain school, we can track the animal all the way through and give the school 300 pounds of hamburger from that producer,” he said. “The project is expanding and taking on a life of its own. I never would have dreamed I’d start a nonprofit program, or something which would jump this fast,” Matt concluded. The processing facility is expected to open in midMay. For more information, visit producerpartnership. com. Heather Smith Thomas is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

the tags are within range of the DoggBone, data will be collected.” “What’s awesome about Bluetooth is in the last two years the distance in readability has gone from 30 feet to 250-750 feet, which is pretty good for pasture and barn raised animals,” she adds. Types of DoggTags There are three types of DoggTaggs currently available for producers. There is a white YardTag, a yellow TraceTag and an orange WelfareTag. Each tag offers a variety of benefits and can be used for different purposes. All of the tags are Bluetooth enabled, are a lightemitting diode, reusable and offer remote identification and behavior tracking, shares their webpage. In addition to these benefits, the white YardTag offers a rapid connection, and the orange WelfareTag offers estrus and illness detection. “The yellow TraceTag is intended to be similar to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID),” she says. “It’s what I like to call an RFID tag on steroids, with longer readability. Producers can know where the animal is at any given time.” Data from DoggTaggs are then made available for producers to view, she explains. Types of DoggBones In addition to DogTaggs, there are three types of DoggBones. There is a DoggBone handheld reader, which is a Bluetooth five-to-cellular bridge which can operate remotely, fit in the pocket of a saddle bag and read tags from 300 feet

distances. The DoggHouse is a solar collector for the DoggBone, allowing the DoggBone to operate in the field 24/7. It is lightweight and portable. The SkyDogg is a DoggBone-on-a-drone solution, allowing producers to fly drones over their herd for remote location tracking, inventory management and simple herd counts. It is ideal for large ranches or leased lands, explains their webpage. “The DoggTagg is attached to the animal’s ear, the tag is paired to the animal digitally using a QR code on the back of the tag

and the animal is then associated with the DoggTagg,” Brandão explains. “Tags can be changed and multiple tags can be on different animals. HerdDogg is a very flexible system.” Producers are then able to check the data on their phone or computer, she says. Other services In addition to the devices, HerdDogg also offers producers livestock data and insights; specialty livestock products and services; and digital auditing and program compliance. “What we focus on is a superior range system, enabling producers to start collecting data from animals in the field and doing so in an economical way,”

she shares. “HerdDogg’s primary focus is on health and estrus detection in the field.” “What is fundamental to our system is we look at individualized animal data,” she says. “Some animals are more motion prone than others, so establishing this baseline with individual animals helps us understand when animals are going to estrus. It’s aggregated time and motion, and as a result we can indicate clearly when a cow is in estrus.” For more information, visit herddogg.com. Brittany Gunn is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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Mary Lou (Garwood) McGuire Nov. 18, 1929 – April 5, 2022 Funeral liturgy for Mary Lou (Garwood) McGuire, 92, was held April 11 at Saint James Catholic Church in Douglas with Father Lucas Kazimiro Simango as the Celebrant. The Vigil for Deceased was held April 10 at the Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel in Douglas. Interment was held at the Douglas Park Cemetery. Mary Lou passed away April 5 at the Central Wyoming Hospice Home in Casper. She was born to Ralph C. and Mary Ellen (Hoth) Garwood on Nov. 18, 1929 at a farm southwest of Wheatland. She grew up in the Cassa/Glendo area and

graduated from Guernsey High School in 1948. She attended Hall’s Beauty School in Casper and received her certificate in 1949. Mary Lou worked for a year at Vi’s Beauty Shop in Wheatland. She and Jack James McGuire were married at Saint Patrick’s Rectory in Wheatland on March 23, 1950 and three sons were born to this union; Wylie Gene on Jan. 26, 1952, Clayton Ralph on Sept. 28, 1953 and John Wayne on Feb. 29, 1956. They ranched with Jack’s parents until 1970 when they purchased the ranch from his parents. They had summer range on the Laramie Plains and

trailed cattle in the spring and fall. In 1973 they sold the ranch and the plain land to purchase the VR Ranch south of Glenrock. After 10 successful years and due in part to Jack’s health, they sold the VR and retired to Douglas. Mary Lou volunteered as a Red Cross Grey Lady at the Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland for nine years, 1963-1972. While ranching at Glenrock, she volunteered with Gilm Kennaugh and Charlie Morgan for the Glenrock Cemetery Improvement. She also worked with Collette Garvin to get the Glenrock Senior Center and Barber Apartments in Glenrock. She was appointed to

the Converse County Hospital Board of Directors, resigning after 10 years. With Jack’s help she had time to do flowers, she helped Jack haul rocks from various places and helped with his “rock garden” in front of their South Fifth Street home. She is survived by her sons; Wylie (Susan) McGuire, Clayton (Cindy) McGuire and John (Linda) McGuire; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her father Ralph on Oct. 18, 1990; mother Mary Ellen on March 16, 1985; her husband of 57 years of marriage Jack on Aug. 27, 2007; one sister; and three brothers. Karen Lovitt, Linda Randall, Katie Krein, Magan Iturrey, Brandon McGuire, Justin McGuire, Kyle McGuire, Quentin McGuire and Layne McGuire served as pallbearers. All of her great-grandchildren served as honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Central Wyoming Hospice Home, 319 S. Wilson Street, Casper, WY 82601 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 would be appreciated by the family. The Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel of Douglas was in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at gormanfh.com. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Mary Lou (Garwood) McGuire, visit gormanfh.com/obituary/ MARYLOU-McGUIRE/ sympathy.

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Kathleen Ann Jarrard Nov. 18, 1946 – April 10, 2022

Mass of Christian Burial for Kathleen Ann Jarrard, 75, was celebrated on April 20 in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Casper. Vigil service was held on April 19 at the church. She passed away peacefully in her sleep the night of April 10. She was born on Nov. 18, 1946 to John and Mary Burke in Casper. Kathleen attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School and went on to high school at Mount St. Gertrude in Boulder, Colo., where she excelled in all academics and formed lifelong friendships she cherished. While she was there, she met the love of her life, Roy Jarrard and continued her education by attending Casper College. Kathleen and Roy were married at St. Anthony’s Church in 1966, and together they managed the Burke Sheep Co. north of Casper from 1966 to 1991, which was when they purchased the ranch from John Hancock Insurance Company, and it became the Jarrard Ranch. During these years, Kathleen and Roy raised five children on the ranch which ran 8,000 sheep and several hundred cows. The operation included an annual 90-mile trail to the Big Horn Mountains for summer grazing.

Kathleen had a profound faith in God, which along with her loving nature, understanding and determination, she served as the very foundation her family leaned on throughout her life. To ensure her kids received a good education, she drove a 50-mile round trip every school day from the ranch to Casper, rain or shine, for over 20 years to get them all to St. Anthony’s Catholic School. Kathleen was very generous and was known in the community as someone who always gave so very much of herself to anyone who was blessed enough to know her. Many would say it would be nearly impossible to find someone who had cooked more 3 a.m. breakfasts for the ranch crews during times like docking lambs, shearing sheep, branding calves and shipping livestock, all while staying on top of the many needs to complete those tasks. For anyone a part of those crews, she treated like family and held them all near to her heart. Kathleen is preceded in death by her parents John and Mary Burke; her brother Pat Burke; and her daughter Diana Jarrard. She is survived by her husband Roy Jarrard; four children Jeffrey (Sheree) Jarrard, Justin (Wendy) Jarrard, Greg (Christine) Jarrard and Olin Jarrard; grandchildren Jeremy Jarrard, Shelby (Stephen) Myers, Gracie Jarrard, Julie (Evan) Corson, Jake Jarrard, Lyndsey Jarrard, Kendra Jarrard, Daniel Jarrard and Zach Jarrard and two great-grandchildren. The family asks any contributions be made to St. Anthony’s School in Kathleen Jarrard’s name.

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Allison Walbrecht, Lancaster County 4-H member, has been recognized with a Nebraska 4-H Gives Back Award for giving youth with disabilities the opportunity to show livestock at the county fair. “Allison’s willingness to ensure all youth have this opportunity showcases her willingness to give back to youth, the 4-H program and the future of Nebraska,” said Dr. Kathleen Lodl, Nebraska State 4-H program administrator. “Allison truly is an amazing role model.” Having grown up on a beef cattle operation, Allison observed a gap between agriculture and people with disabilities. She started the Unified Showing program to bridge this gap. The program provides youth with disabilities the opportunity to show a lamb at the county fair. Showmen are paired with a buddy, who helps them practice and prepare for the showing throughout the summer. “Allison is making a positive difference,” said Tracy Anderson, Lancaster County 4-H Extension educator. “She is giving young people with disabilities and their buddy a sense of belonging as they learn about and show livestock as members of her Unified Showing 4-H Club.” Following success in Lancaster County, a new Unified Showing 4-H Club has already been established in Otoe County. Allison hopes to one day expand the program to the Nebraska State Fair. The Nebraska 4-H Gives Back Award celebrates the spirit of service-learning. The program recognizes youth who have made significant and lasting impacts in their community. 4-H members create, coordinate and implement a service-learning project of lasting impact and significant size or scope. For more information about the Nebraska 4-H Gives Back Awards Program, visit 4h.unl.edu/ne4h-gives-back.

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WGFD continued from page 1 moose; creating exceptions; making conforming amendments; repealing obsolete language; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.” Under the bill, Wyoming residents will have a 90 percent chance at available licenses for the “big five” animals, and out of state hunters will have a 10 percent chance. This is a change from the previous 80 percent and 20 percent. According to WGFD, the bill also put a five-year waiting period for ewe/lamb Bighorn sheep as well as cow/calf moose and wild bison into order. The bill states, “No person may apply for and receive more than one cow/ calf moose or one ewe/lamb Bighorn sheep license in any consecutive five year period.” Hunting license draws for this year will not be effected by these changes, as the bill will not be in effect until July 1. Game bird farm certifications WGFD also announced the expiration date for sage grouse game bird farm certifications will be extended five years, ending Dec. 31, 2027. Bill SF0061 brought forth these changes, which was signed by Gordon on March 15. Permitted Wyoming sage grouse farms actively working to establish a captive sage grouse now have an extended period to do so. Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) Executive Vice President Jim Magagna says it’s too

early at this point to know if this extension will impact sage grouse populations, but he notes WSGA is anticipating positive outcomes from the bill. “This is something WSGA strongly supports,” he says. “The research with the private bird farm has been going on the past five years, and it clearly makes sense to continue it because they’ve had recent success in raising sage grouse chicks on their property.” “We would view this bill as not impacting sage grouse populations now, but should we reach a point where populations would decline to the point where we’d need new technology, this would help us alleviate the problem,” he continues. “I don’t think it’s at this point yet, but we see no negatives to allowing this effort to continue, and we see potential long-term positive outcomes.” Hunting license application funds Bill HB0072 was also signed on March 15, creating a new alternative for hunting license application funds to be donated. This bill has the potential to increase financial support for Wyoming wildlife conservation and provide more access for hunting and fishing in Wyoming. The bill is “an act relating to game and fish; providing an option for unsuccessful applicants to contribute a portion of refunded application fees as specified; and providing for an effective date.” If hunters don’t receive a license, they have the

"WWNRT Income Account is a program WSGA has supported strongly. It provides significant dollars for wildlife habitat improvements and dollars for conservation easements.” – Jim Magagna, Wyoming Stock Growers Association

option to donate any portion of their refundable license fees to the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust (WWNRT) Income Account, the WGFD Access Account or both. This option will be available for hunters starting July 1. Magagna views this bill as a positive for Wyoming ranchers. “We see some potential positives with this bill,” says Magagna. “If the sportsman is unsuccessful in getting the license he/she applied for and they choose to dedicate those funds, or a part of them, to the account which funds AccessYes programs, this means there will be more dollars to reimburse private landowners for providing hunting and fishing access, which is certainly a positive.” Magagna notes AccessYes has been a successful program, both for landowners and sportsmen, and the income account is also a great program to give back to. “WWNRT Income

Account is a program WSGA has supported strongly. It provides significant dollars for wildlife habitat improvements and dollars for conservation easements,” he says. “This bill benefits two very worth-

For more information, visit wgfd.wyo.gov/ while programs.” Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock

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It’s the Pitts by Lee Pitts

A Good Eye I admit, I have all the tact of a horny Pit Bull in the miniature poodle class at the Westminster Dog Show. To me, tact is your saddle, reins, hobbles, quirt, etc. Or, what the saddle maker has in his mouth when he’s nailing a front jockey to a saddle tree. The way I see it, some people have tact, and the rest of us tell the truth. When I started my livestock newspaper, I got some big advertising budgets, because not only would I work

ring at the breeder’s sale, I’d also come packing some bull orders. I didn’t cultivate this following, nor did I advertise my services, but at most sales I bought at least one bull, and the most I ever bought at one sale was 30 bulls. I like to think there were several reasons ranchers trusted me to buy their bulls. One, I’d give an honest appraisal, and two, I never spent more than the limit I was given. It also could have

Corporate Cultivators: Makenzie Raesner, H-E-B Picture this: You walk into your favorite grocery store and are automatically drawn to the vibrant, fresh veggies displayed at the front of the house. You peruse through the prepackaged vegetables – ready

to steam, ready to mix, ready to eat – your mouth is watering. Right over your shoulder, you hear someone let out an ever so slight gasp and turn around to see a blonde-headed young woman standing behind

had something to do with the fact I never charged a dime for doing it. It was not all fat ad budgets and exotic travel through such places as Gas, Kan., Climax, Ga. and Slickpoo, Idaho. In at least one case I was fired off a sale for NOT buying a bull. I always tried to arrive a couple hours before any sale I worked, and this day was no exception. Before I’d even gotten out of my car, an irritated consignor jumped me and said, “Where have you been? A friend of yours wants you to bid on my bull today.” So, I called my friend, and he said, “Yeah, that guy has been pestering me for two months telling me I needed to give him an $8,000 bid for that bull. I’ll tell you what, just placate him and look at the bull and call me back to tell me

what you think.” I’d bought a lot of bulls for my buddy, and I knew the chance he’d pay $8,000 for one were the same as it snowing in Phoenix in the middle of July. I also knew my friend liked his bulls a little on the framey side, and he was also very hard to please. I called him back and said, “The bull is structurally correct, heavily muscled, has a powerful toolbox and has exceptional numbers. The only negative thing is he’s probably a frame score five.” I swear, that’s all I said. The next thing you know, I was fired from the breeder’s annual production sale, never got another ad, was taken off his Christmas card list and if I saw him in public, he wouldn’t even speak to me. I found out from a fellow road

agent the reason my friend had given the bull consignor for not buying his bull was, “Lee Pitts told me the bull wasn’t any good.” I knew the breeder was irate, so the next time I was in his neck of the woods I dropped by. I was met at the front door by a good-looking teenager, and I asked to see her father. I was led to the kitchen table where I extended my hand in friendship, and to lighten the mood I said to the bull buyer, “Your daughter who let me in sure is a beautiful girl.” “That’s not my daughter,” he replied. “That’s my son.” So, we were off to a great start. Open mouth, insert other foot. I’d considered offering up a good excuse for not buying the bull, like, “I was emotion-

you with the biggest grin on her face. “Sorry,” she laughs, “it’s just…that’s a photo of my grandad on the back of this bag, he’s a farmer. He’d be so proud of this.” She grabs a bag of veggies, snaps a photo of the packaging and throws the bag in her cart before she heads over to the meat counter. “Huh,” you think, “now who made that happen?” If the grocery store you pictured was H-E-B, a Texas based grocery store chain with 340 locations around the Lone Star State, one of the people

who made this happen is a good friend of mine from college: Makenzie Raesner. Raesner is one of 11 brand managers at H-E-B corporate for the fresh department and focuses on anything and everything vegetable related, with a hand in the fresh floral department as well. She manages dozens of projects at any given time, from the design of packaging to contacting farmers about their produce. “Being in produce puts me directly working with agriculture in every aspect of what I do,” Raesner said. “I work on the commodity vegetable desks and vegetables in general, including bagged salads. I constantly look at weather reports to be able to determine what crops are going to look like. So, I know my supplier has to plant lettuce 60 days in advance of harvesting. Being able to plan how much volume our stores are going through within different times of the year with my procurement team really makes a difference.” Raesner grew up in the cattle industry and graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in animal science and a minor in business, and went on to obtain a master’s in agribusiness. Although her background was primarily animal agriculture based, she said she enjoys learning more about the ag industry from the “plant side” of things. “There are definitely aspects of both my degrees I use every day. From understanding markets to my ento-

mology classes, I feel like I use my degree more than I thought I would when I got offered my job,” Raesener stated. Speaking to her agribusiness degree, Raesner said her studies differed from a traditional business degree in many ways. “Obviously there was more of an ag focus,” she said. “Where my friends in business classes were looking at the stock market, my professors were more concerned with teaching us about commodity markets and stock of agriculture companies. We learned about issues directly related to ag such as eminent domain, renewable energy and the supply chain. I think I could’ve received a great education as a regular business student, but the focus in ag business dealings helped me out significantly in my role today.” Raesner added, as a student, she interned for H-E-B with the meat procurement team, and her supervisor pushed her to get her foot in the door with H-E-B corporate, whether it be dealing with meat or not (something she was more familiar with). However, she said getting her foot in the door turned into a career she enjoys very much. Raesner’s enjoyment for her job is not limited to daily computer tasks and spreadsheets. She said another part of her job she loves is working directly with Texas farmers. “The people I work with, we’re all Texans, and we have a lot of pride,” she laughed. “That reflects in my work as an H-E-B employee, and it’s

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ally wobbly that day.” Or, “I was having technical difficulties,” (it works for the cable companies). Or, “I tried to bid, but the auctioneer never saw me.” Instead, in a moment of higher consciousness, I realized there’s no gentle way to prick a balloon. So, I bared my soul and told the truth. Midway through my mea culpa, a lady walked into the kitchen and served a plate of brownies, which were some of the best I’d ever sampled. Again, trying to lighten the mood I said, “Your wife sure is a good cook.” “That’s not my wife,” he said. “That’s my daughter.” I think this example clearly illustrates another reason why cattlemen trusted me to buy their bulls: I have such a good eye. shown in the farmers who grow crops and sell to a larger chain [H-E-B] in their state. They are proud of their products; they’re proud to see something they grew from a seed to a bag on our shelf with their name on it.” Raesner said the most rewarding aspect of her job is visually seeing the end product of one of her many projects hit the shelf, or in the fridge at a friend’s house. “These products take months and months to develop and require the help of many different teams within our company. Walking into the H-E-B where I buy groceries and seeing a salad kit we put together or one of our products showing up on an Instagram account or even one of the H-E-B chefs featuring a product we put together – it’s rewarding. We did that, from the farmer who grew the spinach, to the employee who stocked the shelf…we did that,” she said. Raesner may work from the comfort of her home office, but rest assured, her role in agriculture is just as crucial to the food system as anyone else’s. She helps farmers promote their products; in ways their ancestors couldn’t have ever dreamed of. She assists in making sure the fresh veggies on H-E-B’s shelves are stocked with quality, nutritious items, and it takes her months to check this task off her to do list. She is the reason many vegetables get from some sodbuster’s farm directly to your table. Makenzie Raesner, by all accounts, is a corporate cultivator.

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CALENDAR

SALES

Submit your events to: Editor, Wyoming Livestock Roundup, P.O. Box 850, Casper, WY, 82602, or e-mail to roundup@wylr.net.

EVENTS

April 26 April 27 April 28 April 29 May 11 May 19-21 May 20-22 May 23-24 May 23-27 May 25

May 26-27 May 27-29 June 4-5 June 8-9 June 8-11 June 10 June 11-12 June 12-18 June 18 June 18-19 June 28-30 Aug. 4-13 Aug. 16-20 Aug. 17 Aug. 19-21

Bureau of Land Management Virtual Public Meeting, 3-5 p.m., online. To live stream the meeting, visit BLM.gov/live. Branding School, 10 a.m., Cherry County Fairgrounds, Valentine, Neb. RSVP online at sandhillscattle.com or call 402-376-2310. Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce Meeting, 8 a.m., Clarion Inn, Casper. Farmland and Pasture Lease Workshop, 1-3 p.m., Sheridan County Extension Office, Sheridan. Fo more information, contact Jessica Groskopf at 308632-1247 or e-mail jgroskopf2@unl.edu. Wyoming Stock Growers Association Young Producers Assembly “Profitable Ranching” with Burke Teichert, 12-5 p.m., Heritage Barn, Lyman. For more information and to register, visit wysga.org. American National CattleWomen’s Region V Convention, Cody. For more information and to register, visit ancw.org/event-4591167. Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show, Sheridan. For more information, visit leathercraftersjournal.com. Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce Meeting, 8 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Casper. Wyoming Ranch Camp, Queen Mountain Lodge, Broadbent Ranch, Evanston. For more information, e-mail hrhill@uwyo.edu or cmarsha1@uwyo.edu. Applications will be accepted until registration is full. Pinedale Anticline Annual Planning Meeting, 10 a.m., Bureau of Land Management Field Office, Pinedale. For more information, visit blm.gov/wyoming/ jio-papo/papo or contact Brandon Teppo at 307-367-5382 or bteppo@blm.gov, or Doug Linn at 307-367-5302 or dlinn@blm.gov. Sandhills Cattle Association’s 83rd Annual Convention, Atkinson Community Center, Atkinson, Neb. For more information and to register, visit sandhillscattle.com/. Buck Brannaman Horsemanship Clinic, Seven Downs Arena, Spearfish, S.D. For more information, contact Deb Shimon at debshimon@yahoo.com or call 605-515-3995 Breed Bash Youth Cattle Event, Morgan County Fairgrounds, Brush, Colo. For more information, e-mail breedbash@gmail.com. Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce Meeting, 8 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Casper. Wyoming Stock Growers Association 150th Anniversary Celebration and Summer Meeting, Little America, Cheyenne. For more information and to register, visit wysga.org. Wyoming Leadership, Education and Development Application Deadline. For more information, visit wylead.com or contact Cindy Garretson-Weibel at wylead@gmail.com or 307-214-5080. 75th Annual Hulett Rodeo, Hulett. For more information, visit Facebook @ Hulett Rodeo or rodeohulettwy.com/. College National Finals Rodeo, Ford Wyoming Center, Casper. For more information, visit cnfr.com. 11th Annual Chris LeDoux Days, Harold Jarrad Park, Kaycee. For more information, visit chrisledoux.com. Woodchopper’s Jamboree and Rodeo, Encampment-Riverside Lions Club Arena, Encampment. For more information, visit woodchoppersjamboree.org. 2022 Wyoming Watershed Conference and Summer Tour, Holiday Inn, Riverton. For more information and to register, visit conservewy.com. Laramie County Fair, Archer Complex, Cheyenne. For more information, visit laramiecountyfair.com. Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo, Douglas. For more information, visit wystatefair.com/. Wyoming Ag Hall of Fame Award Ceremony and Picnic, 5:30 p.m., Riverside Park, Douglas. For more information, call 307-234-2700. Kip Fladland Horsemanship Clinic, Circle T Arena, Hermosa, S.D. For more information, contact Lori at loripendleton1@gmail.com or call 605-415-8701.

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April 21 – 488 Head • Cows Steady • Bulls $4 to $5 Lower BOAR Casdorph, Myron - Worland 2 Mxd Boar ............................ $160/Hd. LAMB Busch, Spencer - Riverton 5 WF Lambs, avg. 69# ..............$20000 Clark, Dawn - Worland 7 BKF Lamb, avg. 73#...............$18250 RAM Geis, Ernest - Worland 2 WF Ram, avg. 290# .................$9100 BULLS Nation Livestock - Lovell 1 CharX Bull, 1710# ..................$10650 1 Blk Bull, 1700# ........................$10500 1 CharX Bull, 1595# ..................$10000 Durbin Creek Ranch - Thermopolis 1 Hrfd Bull, 1770# ......................$10650 Lungren Land & Cattle Co. - Worland 1 Blk Bull, 1830# ........................$10550 1 Blk Bull, 1835# ........................$10150 1 Blk Bull, 2060# ..........................$9600 1 Blk Bull, 1855# ..........................$9450 1 Blk Bull, 2235# ..........................$9400 Rusatt Ranch Inc. - Basin 1 Blk Bull, 2105# ..........................$9750 Otter Creek Grazing Assoc - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Bull, 1945# ..........................$9650 1 Blk Bull, 2270# ..........................$9450 PAIRS Ludwig, Clair - Shell 1 Blk Pair ............................. $1400/Hd. COWS Daniels, Darlene - Thermopolis 1 Red Cow, 1275# .......................$8800 1 Blk Cow, 1415#.........................$8600 1 Blk Cow, 1160# .........................$8350 1 Blk Cow, 1455#.........................$8200 Lungren Land & Cattle Co. - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1285#.........................$8700 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1305#...............$8650 Dobson, Martin - Burlington 1 Blk Cow, 1195# .........................$8650 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1578#...............$8100 1 Blk Cow, 1400#.........................$7000 Greet Ranch, Inc. - Ten Sleep 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1333#...............$8550

1 Blk Cow, 1305#.........................$8200 1 Blk Cow, 1410#.........................$8000 Reed, Justin - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1255#.........................$8550 Hoyt, Mark - Basin 1 Blk Cow, 1505#.........................$8500 1 Blk Cow, 1360#.........................$8450 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1398#...............$8350 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1505#...............$8300 3 Blk Cows, avg. 1450#...............$8100 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1550#...............$8050 1 Blk Cow, 1605#.........................$7900 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1523#...............$7750 Durbin Creek Ranch - Thermopolis 1 Hrfd Cow, 1485# .......................$8450 1 Hrfd Cow, 1635# .......................$8400 1 Hrfd Cow, 1280# .......................$8300 2 Hrfd Cows, avg. 1488#.............$8150 1 Hrfd Cow, 1615# .......................$7850 2 Hrfd Cows, avg. 1425#.............$7800 Cauffman Land & Cattle - Burlington 1 Blk Cow, 1360#.........................$8450 3 Blk Cows, avg. 1123# ...............$8150 Shumway, Leroy - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1260#.........................$8450 1 Blk Cow, 1350#.........................$7900 Rusatt Ranch Inc. - Basin 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1388#...............$8400 1 Blk Cow, 1455#.........................$8150 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1435#...............$7950 Lazy BV Cattle - Meeteetse 1 Blk Cow, 1325#.........................$8400 1 Blk Cow, 1305#.........................$8300 Shumway, Clay - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1425#.........................$8350 Myers, Mike - Forsyth 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1143# ...............$8350 1 Blk Cow, 1260#.........................$8150 Brown, Matt - Thermopolis 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1165# ...............$8350 Ludwig, Clair - Shell 1 BWF Cow,1580# ......................$8300 Caines Land & Livestock - Hyattville 1 Blk Cow, 1515#.........................$8250 Clay Creek Angus - Greybull 1 Blk Cow, 1335#.........................$8200 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1448#...............$7950

Gillett, Gary - Powell 1 Blk Cow, 1315#.........................$8200 2 BWF Cows, avg. 1533# ...........$7950 Baker, Mike - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1325#.........................$8100 307 Wilderness LLC - Crowheart 1 Blk Cow, 1060#.........................$8050 Stewart, John - Riverton 1 Blk Cow, 1175# .........................$8000 Butterfield, James - Worland 1 Red Cow, 1190# .......................$8000 Diamond S Ranch LLC - Hyattville 2 Hrfd Cows, avg. 1400#.............$7800 Dooley, Dustin - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1090#.........................$7700 O’Donnell, Gary - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1555#.........................$7600 Good, Curtis - Greybull 1 BWF Cow, 1360# .....................$7500 Moss, Travis - Lovell 1 Blk Cow, 1265#.........................$7300 Black, Vern - Riverton 1 BWF Cow, 1080# .....................$6500 HEIFERETTE L U Ranch - Worland 3 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 965# ........... $11900 Lungren Land & Cattle - Worland 17 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 1049# ....... $11350 24 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 1185# .........$9550 Greet Ranch Inc. - Ten Sleep 3 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 1093# .........$10000

• Upcoming Sales • April 28 – All Class Cattle May 5 – Bred Cow & Pair Special May 12 – Feeder & Weaned Calf Special - Feeder Cattle Only May 19 – All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat May 26 – Weigh-Up Special

April 30 May 5 May 5 May 5 May 6-7 May 21 May 27-29 June 3 June 15-16 June 15-19 June 23-24 July 6 July 11-13 July 11-15 July 18-20 Aug. 1-5 Aug. 9-10 Aug. 15-16 Aug. 22-23

Lamar Community College Legacy Horse Sale, 719-336-6663, 719-336-1624 Alkali Inc Bull Sale, at the ranch, Ekalaka, Mont., 406-975-6288 J Spear Cattle Company Annual Production Sale, Belle Fourche Livestock Auction, Belle Fourche, S.D., 605-685-5964, 605-279-1026 XL Angus Ranch Annual Bull Sale, Evansville, 307-258-0107 Best of the Rockies Horse Sale, Cody, 307-272-8792, codyhorsesale.com Final WYO Quarter Horse, Arena, Ranch Broke Gelding and Production Sale, Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, Thermopolis, 307-864-5671, 307-2720593, wyohorses.com Pitchfork Ranch Horse Sale, Pitchfork Ranch, Meeteetse, 307-272-8792, pitchforkhorsesale.com Healing Horse Ranch Horse Sale, Parshall, N.D., 701-721-9248 Superior Livestock Auction Corn Belt Classic XXIIII, The Marriott South Sioux Riverfront, South Sioux City, Neb., 800-422-2117, superiorlivestock.com Jake Clark’s Mule Days Events & Auction, Ralston, 307-272-8792, saddlemule.com Northern Livestock Video Auction Early Summer Special, 866-616-5035, northernlivestockvideo.com Cattle Country Video High Plains Showcase Sale, Goshen County Rendezvous Center, Torrington, 888-322-8853, cattlecountryvideo.com Western Video Market, Silver Legacy, Reno, Nev., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle. com Superior Livestock Auction Week in the Rockies XXXIIII, Cheyenne, 800422-2117, superiorlivestock.com Northern Livestock Video Auction Summertime Classic, 866-616-5035, northernlivestockvideo.com Superior Livestock Auction Video Royale XXX, Winnemucca, Nev., 800422-2117, superiorlivestock.com Cattle Country Video Oregon Trail Classic Sale, Gering Civic Center, Gering, Neb., 888-322-8853, cattlecountryvideo.com Western Video Market, Little America, Cheyenne, 530-347-3793, wvmcattle. com Northern Livestock Video Auction Early Fall Preview, 866-616-5035, northernlivestockvideo.com

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

The Land of Vivid Vacations In search of material for this week’s “Postcard,” I came across one of the best promotional pieces I’ve ever seen. It is 64 pages filled with hundreds of illustrations and photos featuring agriculture, recreations, scenic beauty, mining, cowboys, cowgirls, Native Americans, kids, ponies, cows, sheep, towns, parades, activities, lodges, dude ranches and on and on; maps which extend from Yellowstone east to the Black Hills and from southern Montana south to Casper; history of dozens of towns; stories and tall tales; a list of merchants who sponsored the wellillustrated, superbly written and informative issue of the “1939 Big Horn Mountain Edition” of the Sheridan Press dated Jan. 1, 1939. One of the best promotional pieces I’ve ever seen. Worthy of future “Postcards.” Enjoy this first piece: THIS EDITION is simply an invitation for you to “take the goods the gods provide.” To spend your vacation in a magic land with changing moods which will kindle delightful memories down through the years. “The Great Spirit,” said old Chief Arapooish, “put this country exactly in the right place,” and the sage Crow chieftain had the choice of more than half of the North American continent. But, “this country” – a sweep of scenic splendor which unfolds in the Black Hills and rolls westward

across the Big Horns to Yellowstone Park – was his “happy hunting ground.” He was content, and the secret of his contentment is now being re-discovered by a modern world seeking vacations not only offering relaxation, but can stir imaginations grown sluggish at the grindstone of everyday affairs. “This country,” composed roughly of 35,000,000 acres in northern Wyoming and southern Montana – a region once known as Absaroka, the land of the Crows, is still young and unspoiled. It is a refreshing land of moods sometimes mighty “wondrous strange” and rugged, sometimes vast and overwhelming, sometimes simple and charming, sometimes sparkling and radiant, sometimes lovely and serene but always unforgettable. Its moods change with the winding trails – trails where hostile Native Americans lurked scarcely more than a half-century ago. Each turn of the trail unfolds new wonders – wonders which cannot all be found in any other region in the world. It is the answer to your dream trip, the last great remaining cow country, the birthplace of the colorful dude ranches, snow-crested mountain peaks, mile-deep canyons, solitude trails among the pines, living-glaciers, darkhued forests, crystal lakes, rushing trout streams, historic battlefields on which were fought the last of the

Cover of a special edition of the Sheridan Press dated Jan. 1, 1939. Illustration from Sheridan Press, obtained via Wyoming Newspaper Project website. Historical Reproductions by Perue.

Native American wars, old forts, amazing geysers, hot springs, dinosaur beds, Native Americans, relics, unapproached wilderness areas, pioneer settlements, caverns, waterfalls, wide open spaces, thrilling mountain highways, sagebrush hills, Wild West rodeos, big game along the road, weird war dances, cowboys, buffalo and elk herds, green valleys and cool comfort. So, turn to the one and only “real West” for your vivid vacation. Follow those old Native American trails and realize “this country” was the last portion of the U.S. to be conquered by the white man, and it was only 60 years ago. It’s an indescribable route, the charming Black Hills, the rolling prairies, the majestic Big Horns, the fertile basin, the towering Rockies and the strange wonders of Yellowstone. It is truly the land of the last frontier – a strapping and lusty young country which will always be remembered by those who taste its contentment and hospitality. Concluding the article was an illustration of a “WELCOME” sign over a gate, with the mountains in the background.

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MARKETS

LIVE CATTLE FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Compiled from USDA Market News Service information and other sources

Location Volume PAYS 4-20

2774

400-500 600-700 700-800 UnUnder 400FOR THE500-600 WEEK ENDING 125-192.50

212-231 170-191.50

Centennial 4-15

183.50-213 131-189.50

156-184 139-174

156

139

157-164.50 138-162

Over 800

Sltr Bull Sltr Cows

Stock Cows Pairs

143-155 129-141

80-116 67-87.50

75-120.50 $1150

132.25

84-130 76-100

Crawford 4-15 526 Riverton 4-19 717 Torrington 4-20 3303

183.50 169-190

214 170-171

210-222 167-179

172.50-183 176-184.60 187.50-207 169-178

163-173.25 164-165.50 179-188.50 156-170

134.75 122-124 154-161 149-162

139-155 150-156

St. Onge 4-15 500

102-112 80-103.50

Big Horn Basin 4-21 488

94-106.50 65-88

Billings

99-113 $2000

No Report

Volume

Feeder Lambs

Slaughter Lambs

Slaughter Ewes

1834

233-302.50

135-279

70-130

Centennial

1465

175-315

230-320

85-240

973

162-310

Daily Grower Bids Region Price US #2 Yellow Corn Southeast WY 8.0025-8.0525 US #1 HRWW Southeast WY 10.4350-10.6850 US #1 Black Beans Min-Dak 45/cwt US #1 Dark Red Kidney Beans Min-Dak 45-51.50/cwt US #1 Great Northern Beans Den-Rate 33/cwt #1 Light Red Kidney Beans Min-Dak 50-52.60/cwt Den-Rate 50/cwt US #1 Pea (Navy) Beans Min-Dak 44/cwt US #1 Pinto Beans Min-Dak 45-47/cwt Den Rate 44/cwt Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Torrington Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Greeley, CO National Sheep Summary As of April 15, 2022 Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold mostly steady to 30.00 lower, except traditional lambs at Sioux Falls 12.00-14.00 higher and lambs under 70 lbs at Kalona, IA 10.00-35.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were mostly 10.00-25.00 higher. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 10,184 head sold in a two day sale. No sales in Equity Cooperative Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 3,548 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 San Angelo: wooled and shorn 105-145 lbs 206.00-246.00; 150165 lbs 185.00-212.00. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 115-140 lbs 295.00-310.00; 150-170 lbs 220.00-230.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 115-140 lbs 212.50-234.00, few 243.00; 150-160 lbs 213.00-232.00. Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 120-140 lbs no test.. Equity Coop: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 284.00-330.00, few 332.00-342.00; 60-70 lbs 280.00-324.00, few 336.00; 70-80 lbs 280.00-320.00; 80-90 lbs 270.00-308.00, few 316.00; 90-110 lbs 274.00312.00. wooled and shorn 48 lbs 290.00; 60-70 lbs 284.00298.00; 70-80 lbs 288.00-310.00; 80-90 lbs 274.00-276.00; 92 lbs 280.00. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 54 lbs 330.00; 65 lbs 320.00; 70-80 lbs 320.00-340.00; 80-90 lbs 315.00-340.00; 95 lbs 315.00. hair 98 lbs 305.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 80-90 lbs 247.50-265.00; 90100 lbs 265.00-275.50. Billings, MT: no test. Slaughter Ewes San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 110.00-146.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 128.00-168.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 110.00-126.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 100.00-110.00; Cull 1 80.00-100.00. Ft. Collins, CO: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 102.50-135.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 95.00-132.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 80.00-110.00; Cull 1 no test. South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 75.00-100.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 100.00-125.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 105.00-120.00; Cull 1 80.00-100.00.. Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test. Equity Coop: no sales. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: no test. Ft. Collins. CO: 32 lbs 280.00; 42 lbs 260.00; 53 lbs 264.00. hair 20-30 lbs 278.00-286.00; 30-40 lbs 270.00-330.00; 50 lbs 270.00. South Dakota: 30-40 lbs 365.00-410.00; 40-50 lbs 300.00-400.00; 50-60 lbs 290.00-360.00; 60-70 lbs 270.00-305.00; 70-80 lbs 260.00275.00; 80-90 lbs 275.00-280.00. Billings: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: mixed age hair 90-125 lbs 168.00-190.00/cwt.

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Week Prev

This Week

158.20 161.78 174.35 177.63 179.98

158.45 164.85 176.45 179.28 181.48

APRIL MAY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER

Week Prev

This Week

10.96 11.04 11.01 10.94

10.68 10.76 10.75 10.73

MAY JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER

$380-$390 $325-$400

+0.25 +3.07 +2.10 +1.65 +1.50

Week Prev

This Week

7.90 7.84 7.49 7.35

7.99 7.95 7.55 7.39

Ft. Collins, CO: ewes with lambs 225.00-345.00/family. South Dakota: bred middle age 135 lbs 175.00/cwt. Billings: no test. Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 34,000 compared with 36,000 last week and 44,000 last year. Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review As of April 15, 2022 In Australia this week, the Eastern Market Indicator was down 2 cents at 1367 cents per Kg clean from the sale a week ago. A total of 43,311 bales were offered with sales of 88.7 percent. The Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0112 at .7459 percent of the U.S. dollar. Australian wool prices are quoted US Dollar per pound, delivered, Charleston, S. C. The current freight rate is .15 cents per pound clean. Clean Del Price Change from 75-85 Percent Micron US Grade in U.S. Dollars Previous Sale of Australia 17 > 80s 9.03 - .08 6.77-7.68 18 80s 7.32 - .06 5.49-6.27 19 70-80s 5.85 - .06 4.39-4.97 20 64-70s 4.81 - .09 3.61-4.09 21 64s 4.52 - .07 3.39-3.84 22 62s 4.47 - .01 3.35-3.80 23 60` 4.33 - .12 3.24-3.68 24 60s ----------------------25 58s 2.75 + .03 2.06-2.33 26 56-58s 2.32 - .03 1.74-1.98 28 54s 1.46 - .02 1.10-1.24 30 50s 1.21 - .05 0.91-1.03 32 46-48s 0.95 - .00 0.71-0.81 Merino Clippings 3.35 - .10 2.51-2.85 Eastern Market Indicator was down 2 cents at 1367 cents per kg clean. Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0112 at .7459 percent of the U.S. dollar. Source: Colorado Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Wyoming Hay Summary As of April 21, 2022 Compared to two weeks ago hay prices sold fully steady. Even though contacts are out of hay they still are receiving calls daily from livestock owners looking for hay. Cubes and pellet prices remain unchanged. High fuel prices have increased shipping rates and higher fertilizer costs have farmers adjusting selling prices for new crop. Eastern Wyoming Alfalfa Pellets Suncured 315 Western Wyoming Alfalfa - Utility Large Square 225 Alfalfa Cubes 320 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square 280-300 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Torrington Nebraska Hay Summary As of April 21, 2022 Compared to last week: Baled hay and alfalfa pellets sold mostly steady, while ground and delivered hay sold steady to 10.00 higher. Buyer demand remains good to very good, as current hay stock continues to diminish. Many sellers are out of hay all together, some plan to feed their remaining hay themselves, and others remain active delivering hay on preexisting contracts. Very light precipitation reported in some areas while other areas have yet to see moisture this year. Light, scattered showers expected and hoped for by numerous contacts over the next week. Central Alfalfa - Delivered Ground 190-205 Prairie/Meadow Grass - Premium Small Square 220 Prairie/Meadow Grass - Good/Premium Large Round 150 Eastern Nebraska Alfalfa - Fair/Good Small Square 6/bale

Change +0.09 +0.11 +0.06 +0.04

OATS FUTURES SETT PRICE

92-135

60-193

-0.28 -0.28 -0.26 -0.21

SETT PRICE

Slaughter Bucks

120-320

Change

CORN FUTURES

MAY JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER Stock Ewes

Change

SETT PRICE

Month

PAYS

St. Onge

Month

$1400

WEEKLY SHEEP AUCTIONS Auction

+3.42 +3.47 +3.25 +2.47 +1.60

WHEAT FUTURES

81.50-115.50 81-115 64-87 $1100-$1200 104.50-112.50 74.50-95.50

144.10 139.90 141.58 147.30 152.15

SETT PRICE

95-108.50 50-87 185

140.68 136.43 138.33 144.83 150.55

Change

FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES

Steers Heifers

May 24, 2019

This Week

APRIL JUNE AUGUST OCTOBER DECEMBER

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 22, 2022 WEEKLY CATTLE AUCTIONS

Week Prev

Month

Week Prev

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7.57 7.38 5.89 5.82

7.11 7.09 5.97 5.90

MAY JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER

Change -0.46 -0.29 +0.08 +0.08

SOYBEAN FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

MAY JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

This Week

16.82 16.65 16.24 15.45

17.48 17.19 16.64 15.80

Change +0.66 +0.54 +0.40 +0.35

CUTOUT VALUES CUTOUT VALUES Primal Rib Primal Chuck Primal Round Primal Loin

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

272.85 431.24 208.15 222.85 377.45

271.07 422.56 209.86 221.49 374.06

265.83 445.84 202.14 194.90 389.08

5 AREA WEEKLY WEIGHTED CATTLE PRICE Live Steer Live Heifer Dressed Steer Dressed Heifer

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

141.02 140.21 225.89 225.15

138.82 138.58 222.43 221.88

122.03 121.30 195.54 195.84

Alfalfa

Pellets Suncured 310 Pellets Dehydrated 340 Grass - Fair Large Round 100 Platte Valley Nebraska Alfalfa - Delivered Ground 190 Alfalfa Pellets Dehydrated 280-305 Alfalfa/Wheat Mix - Fair Large Round 185 Corn Stalk - Delivered Ground 105 Western Nebraska Alfalfa - Supreme Medium Square 300 Alfalfa - Good/Premium Medium Square 225 Alfalfa - Good Large Round 200 Large Square 200-230 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Kearny, NE South Dakota Hay Summary As of April 14, 2022 Compared to last week: All classes of hay remain steady. Good demand remains for all types and qualities of forage as the supply continues to tighten. Unseasonably cold weather this week as a winter storm moved across the region bringing some snow to the northern tier of the state but most of the state missed the moisture completely. Terrible winds this week, sucking out more moisture from the ground leaving producers very concerned about the upcoming growing conditions. Cold weather through the weekend and through most of next week is forecast. N/A Alfalfa - Good Large Square 225 Grass - Fair Large Round 170 Corn Stalk - Straw Round 60 Oat - Straw Small Square 6/bale Source: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Worthing, SD

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 33 No. 52 • April 2022 April 23, 23 2022

CLASSIFIEDS

Angus

307-234-2700 • 1-800-967-1647 • Fax: 307-472-1781 • E-mail: jodym@wylr.net or denise@wylr.net Website: www.wylr.net. Weekly Deadline: Wednesday, 12:00 p.m.

Notice NOTICE: Publication in this newspaper does not guarantee the legitimacy of any offer or solicitation. Take reasonable steps to evaluate an offer before you send money or provide personal/financial information to an advertiser. If you have questions or believe you have been the victim of fraud, contact the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, Consumer Protection Unit, 109 Capitol Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-7776397 ............................. TFN

Events

Services

OLD WYOMING FAMILY BRAND SINCE 1945: LSC and RHH. Renewed to 2023. $5,000. Call or text Jim, 406-539-1108 ...................4/23 PROVIDING INNOVATIVE

DESIGN-BUILD SOLUTIONS. Expanding on our years of experience in natural resource and agriculture engineering, WURX is a quality focused construction company. Our expertise and creative approach provide solutions for your construction needs.

LAND DEVELOPMENT•IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE CROPS & WATERSHEDS•STREAMS & PONDS AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENTS•WILDLIFE HABITAT CIVIL SITE DEVELOPMENT•ROADS & UTILITIES OIL & GAS•DAMS & RESERVOIRS Visit us online at wurx.us for more information and to learn how we can complete your project.

Request A Quote: 307-877-7570 | info@wurx.us THE SANDHILLS CATTLE ASSOCIATION’S 83RD ANNUAL CONVENTION WILL BE HELD MAY 26-27 IN ATKINSON, NE!! This year’s speakers: Amanda Radke, The Shark Farmer - Rob Sharkey and many more. Dance the evening away with the Twin River Band after the Scholarship Benefit Auction. Other events: Trade show, cookoff, golf classic, bred heifer contest and so much more. For more information, visit www.SandhillsCattle.com or call 402376-2310 ..........................4/23

CROELL IS LOOKING TO FILL 2 FULL-TIME POSITIONS FOR A MECHANIC AND REDI-MIX DRIVER: Deliver concrete to job sites following safety guidelines, Class B CDL required, $25-$28/ hour DOE. Mechanic $35/hour DOE. To apply and for full job descriptions and wages, visit our website at www.croell. com/careers/positions or call Judd 307-359-1550. Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer ..................................5/7

Auctions

Torrington Livestock Markets 307-532-3333

www.torringtonlivestock.com Services

Dogs GREAT PYRENEES PUPPIES FOR SALE: Ranch raised, run with livestock every day, parents onsite, proven bloodlines. Ready to go to work!! Nine and 4-monthold pups available. Have been raising these fantastic LGD for 40+ years. Moving and need to place in their new home before the move, $350. For more information, call 406-207-7674 ...5/14 AKC LAB PUPPIES: All colors available, whites, blacks, yellows, dark chocolates and dark reds. Excellent hunters, family companions. Full AKC registration. Shots, wormed, dewclaws removed. All puppies are cute, but it’s what they grow into that counts. Not all Labs are the same. Proud to own!! Been raising quality AKC Labradors for 20-plus years. Look at the rest but buy the best. Both parents on site for viewing. Will sell quickly!! $200 deposit, picking order is when the deposit is received. Doug Altman, Mitchell, S.D. Call/text 605-999-7149, click the our labs tab on the website for pictures, www.southdakotayellowlabs. com.......................................4/30

Help Wanted DEVILS TOWER FOREST PRODUCTS INC., A LUMBER MANUFACTURER IN HULETT, WY, IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FULLTIME PLANER POSITION DAY SHIFT: Benefit package includes company paid medical and dental insurance (including dependents), life insurance, company-matching 401(k) retirement program, safety incentives, holiday pay and paid vacation. As an added incentive, you will receive a $500 “signing bonus” after 180 days, attendance and safety conditions apply to sign on bonus. Mandatory employment and random drug testing is conducted, DOE. Contact Joe Ortner at 307-467-5252, you can also send your application (www. neimanenterprises.com) with resume to joe.ortner@devilstowerfp.com, E.O.E.......4/23

Brands

TWO BORDER COLLIE/MCNAB CROSS MALE PUPS, ranch raised. Call 530-961-2543 or 530961-2542 ..............................4/30 PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES FOR SALE, available April 14. Out of good working stock. Two males and 2 females still available. Located in Meeteetse, WY. We can deliver within a reasonable distance. $400. Call 307-868-2469 or 406-750-6012 ...................4/23

BUILT ON GRIT

PROUDLY SERVING WYOMING’S

PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. We have the experience to take your vision and make it reality; from due diligence to construction, management, and permitting ultimately ownership transition. We work with all types of properties including production agriculture, farms, cattle ranches, equestrian estates, ranchettes and sporting ranches.

PUMP STATIONS•STREAMS & PONDS•MASTER PLANNING DESIGN/BUILD•IRRIGATION•LIVE WATER•SURVEY VINEYARDS•WATER DEVELOPMENT•WATER RIGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL & COMPLIANCE

CHOCOLATE LABRADOR PUPPIES FOR SALE: Males and females available. Ready to go April 22. Purebred, AKC certified bird dogs. These K-9s come from loaded pedigrees and extreme hunting backgrounds. The bitch is house broke. Breeding rights and papers included!!, $1,000. Call Russ for more information, 307259-6450 ..............................4/23

Cattle

Visit us online at westernhce.com for more information and to learn how we can help make your next project a reality.

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Financial Services AGRI-ONE FINANCIAL: Farm/ ranch and all commercial loans. RATES AS LOW AS 4.5%. We have been helping with all aspects of agricultural, commercial financing and management for years. LET US HELP YOU on a consulting level with management to increase profitability, deal with and fix credit problems and for all your financing needs. WE CARE AND HAVE WORKING PROGRAMS designed for the farmer/rancher and not the banker. Please call Steve, 303773-3545, or check out our website www.agrionefinancial.com. I will come to you and get the job done!! .... 4/23

Services

Solar Water Pumping Systems Water Well Services • Well & Pipeline Design Submersible Pump Specialist Scott Blakeley, Owner ppr@pronghornpump.com www.pronghornpump.com

(307) 436-8513 • Cell: (307) 267-1022

CORY’S FIELD SERVICES SPECIALIZING IN UNDERGROUND IMAGING, locating underground water sources for stock and domestic wells. For more information, call Ray, 720-517-2444 ................... 5/7

Brands Sell your brand here!

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LRC, LHH. Electric iron included, $2,500. Call 307-332-0400 .....................4/9

REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LHC, RHH, good thru Jan 1, 2025. $3,000 OBO. Call Blair Newman, 307-5321592 ............................. 4/23 REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LRC, BS, LSH, good thru Jan 1, 2025. $3,000 OBO. Call Blair Newman, 307-532-1592 .......................4/23 REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LHC, LSH, good thru Jan 1, 2025. $3,000 OBO. Call Blair Newman, 307-532-1592 ..4/23 GREAT WYOMING RANCH BRAND: Oneiron brand. In family since 1953. Best old-time locations: LRC and LSH. Renewed to 2027. $7,500. Call or text Jim, 406-539-1108 .........4/23

STAIRCASE CHAROLAIS AND RED ANGUS PRIVATE TREATY BULLS: Offering 16 Charolais and 13 Red Angus yearling bulls for sale. Located southeast of Lyman, NE. Visit www.staircasebulls.com for pedigrees and more information. $2,000-$4,000. Amy & Agustus Cross, 308-6311952 or 307-575-5860 ....5/14 WANTED RECIP COWS: Must be open!! Two to 6 years old, Red Angus or Angusbased cows. For more information, call Bruce Boothe, 406-699-0007 (cell), Trans Ova Genetics ............... 4/23 AKAUSHI CATTLE FOR SALE: Ten 3/4 blood heifer calves, weighing approximately 600 lbs., DNA verified and EID tagged to insure authenticity; 4 2-year-old 1/2 blood Akaushi bulls; 20 fullblood 2-year-old bulls; 10 older Angus cows, exposed to fullblood Akaushi bulls, calving April 1. Located in Bethune, CO. Call 719-740-0403 .................... 4/30

Angus BULLS FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls with lots of growth and eye appeal. Great feet and excellent maternal genetics. Sires include Coleman Bravo 6313, SAV Renown 3439 and Coleman Charlo 0256. Bulls have been evaluated, tested and are guaranteed for one breeding season. Call, text or stop by Roylance Angus, Charlo, MT, 406-214-4444 or 406-644-4441 ..................... 5/14

Angus

Bulls Born & Raised Where Corn Don’t Grow!

Powder River Angus ANNUAL PRIVATE TREATY BULL SALE OFFERING YEARLING & TWO-YEAR-OLD BULLS

Calving Ease and Performance bulls available in volume! Bulls are available now and will be sold on a first come first served basis. The offering can be viewed at the ranch or feel free to give us a call and we will work with you to ensure you get the bulls you are looking for. Volume Discounts • Free Delivery • PAP Tested Fertility Tested • First Breeding Season Guarantee

Powder River Angus Neal & Amanda Sorenson • Spotted Horse, WY 307.736.2260 (h) • 307.680.7359 (c) nasorenson@rangeweb.net www.powderriverangus.com

Clay Creek Angus Jim & Lori French 3334 Rd 14 Greybull, WY 82426 307-762-3541 • www.claycreek.net

PRIVATE TREATY

120 Yearling Bulls • 80 Coming 2-Year-Old Bulls 120 Replacement Heifers by Popular Sires: S A V Bismarck, Rito 707, S A V Resource, Connealy Spur, Connealy Countdown and Coleman Charlo

Registered Black Angus Yearling & Two-Year-Old Bulls Private Treaty Large Sire Groups • Performance and Fertility Tested • Delivery Available

Trangmoe Angus Ranch Glendive, MT

406-687-3315 or 406-989-3315 100 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLD BLACK ANGUS COWS FOR SALE, mostly March calves. ALSO, 200 Angus replacement heifers for sale weighing 750-800 lbs. Call Ron at 307-921-1544 or 307864-3733 ........................... 5/14 EXCELLENT YOUNG VIRGIN ANGUS BULLS: Perfect for first calving, $1,500-$1,700 per head. Extra good volume deals. Delivered free. Trexler’s, Hill City, KS, 785-421-5706 or 785421-8311...........................4/23 REGISTERED YEARLING BLACK ANGUS PRIVATE TREATY BULL SALE, starts Sat., April 30 1-4 p.m., preview bulls 11 a.m., lunch at noon, 449 Carroll Lake Rd., Laramie, WY. PAP, BVD and fertility tested. Sires include: WXW Timberline, Jindra Acclaim, GAR Ashland, Worthington All Profit, GAR Composure, GAR Method, WXW In The Black, Page All Profit and Page Blackfoot. Call to preview anytime. Page Angus Ranch, Page Family Limited Partnership. Call Tom Page, 307-760-8429. EPDs on Facebook @Page Angus............................. 4/23 REGISTERED YEARLING AND VIRGIN 2-YEAR-OLD BLACK ANGUS BULLS: If you are looking for a stress free calving season, this group offers low birthweights and EXCEPTIONAL EPDs. Current EPDs available on our website www.antlersangusranch.com or call Earl, 307-660-4796 .................... 4/30 COMMERCIAL BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Yearlings and twos. We select for fertility, milking ability, calving ease, gain and disposition. Reasonably priced. Call Shippen Angus, 307-856-7531 ......4/30 YEARLING AI SIRED BLACK ANGUS BULLS: Will work on heifers. Sires include Ashland and Mainstay. Semen tested. Minatare, NE. Please call Byron Miller, 303-818-8152 or 308-7831357, leave message ........ 4/30

REGISTERED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS PRIVATE TREATY, BRIDGER, MT. Sires include: Niagara • Value Added • Unique • Growth Fund • Lucky Charm • Emerald • Chairman • Many suitable for heifers • Performance and carcass data available • Winding River Angus, Louis & Kathy Dubs, 406652-7515, 406-208-8643 or e-mail windingriverangus@ gmail.com ........................5/28 YEARLING AND 2-YEAROLD ANGUS BULLS: Offering sons of Sitz Resilient, Ox Bow Ozzie, E&B Plus One, Mohnen Substantial, B3R Electorate, Baldridge Alternative, Hoover Dam, GAR Home Town and FRANK Medicine Man. Strong selection of heifer bulls. The bulls will have BSEs completed in March. First-year breeding guarantee. Contact Dan Frank, Horse Creek Angus, 307-4214022, horsecreekangus@ gmail.com. Videos and full EPDs available at www.horsecreekangus.com .............4/23 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 Buseman, 605-351-1535 ..........4/23

Red Angus 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. Call 406-208-4315 or e-mail criters64@gmail.com........ 5/7 BIG, STOUT RED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS: Silver Bow, Make Mimi, Detour and Moonshine. Low birthweight and high weaning weight. Will feed until May. Private treaty sales for the 28th year. Call Shepherd Red Angus, Cody, WY 406-6986657 or 307-578-8741 ...... 5/14

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Red Angus

Limousin

Custom Feeding

REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Have 2-year-old bulls ready to go now and yearling bulls ready late spring. Delivery available. For more information, call CLR Red Angus, Dan Robertson, 307-431-1013 ......... 4/30

2-year-old registered Limousin Bulls

FEED AND FACILITIES FOR ALL CLASSES OF LIVESTOCK: Conveniently located on I-90 between Mitchell and Sioux Falls, S.D. Cedar Creek Feedyard, Salem, S.D., call 605-770-8189 ...................4/23

Pasture

REGISTERED RED ANGUS 2-YEAR-OLD, sleep all night heifer bull. Thickness and length, good feet. Registration# 4293787, 9 Mile Franchise grandson. Will fertility test prior to pick up. ALSO, yearling bulls available about May 1. Call 307-461-7023. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ............................. 4/23 RED ANGUS HIGH-ELEVATION YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE IN NORTHEASTERN UTAH: Sires are 5L, Crump, Sutherlin Farms and K2 Red Angus. Will be trich, semen tested and fed for free until May 1. $2,000/head. Bar Lazy TL Ranch, David, 435-8281320, barlazytlranch@gmail. com ...............................5/28

HAVE MORE PASTURE available in YOUR PASTURE by using RIOMAX. Call now 888-7821428....................................5/7

Joe Freund 303/341-9311 Joey Freund 303/475-6062

Pat Kelley 303/840-1848

14 REGISTERED SIMANGUS BULLS FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY: GE-EPDs, PAP tested twice, semen, trich and SC. Foot rot vaccination. EPDs and test results available upon request. Located in Center, CO. Call Jacob Pargin, 970-764-5738, jacobpargin@yahoo.com ... 4/23 S I M M E N TA L / S I M A N G U S BULLS FOR SALE: Yearlings, 18-month-olds and 2-year-olds. Sired by S A V Rainfall, E W A Peyton, Baldridge Bronc, W B F Iron Clad, Gibbs Deacon, Gibbs Broad Range, Koch Big Timber, T J Teardrop and sons of Gibbs Pirate, WC United, Crouthamel Protocol. Call James, 970-3968791..................................4/23 SIMANGUS BULLS: Bred to be productive members of your herd. 3H Simmental Ranch, Plains, MT. Contact Alan, 503931-6815 or 3HSimmental@ gmail.com ........................4/23

Hereford

LOOKING TO RENT OR LEASE PASTURE FOR 50 cow/calf pairs for 2022 season. Preferably northeastern Wyoming. Call 307-660-0294 and leave a message if no answer.

SimAngus ALKALI INC. BULL SALE THURS. MAY 5 at the ranch five miles north of Ekalaka, MT. Offering 35 yearlings and 55 coming 2-year-old black SimAngus bulls. They will sell in their everyday clothes. No deep straw to hide structural flaws and no show ring-like grooming. View bulls 11 a.m., lunch at noon. Sale starts 1 p.m. Rancher type bulls. For questions or more information on the bulls, call Mac Tooke, 406-975-6288 ....... 4/30

Pasture Lease Wanted

REGISTERED PUREBRED LIMOUSIN YEARLING BULLS: Reds and blacks, polled, good dispositions. Moderate birthweights. Over 30 years of raising registered Limousin. Call/ text or e-mail for more information or to set up a time to come visit. Steve Thompson, 307202-0226 or Maria, 307-2020544, please leave a message, e-mail mariathompson3109@ yahoo.com.......................4/30 REGISTERED LIMOUSIN BULLS FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY: Solid 18-month-old registered purebreds from a dedicated fall calving herd. Economically priced and ready to work. Honest cattle from an honest program, backed by customer service. Call to receive a catalog and visit about how our Limousin can benefit you. Ferrat Ranch Limousin, Toston, MT, John, 406949-7911, ferratranch@gmail. com ..................................... 4/23

Gelbvieh

,NINE BAR NINE GELBVIEH Yearling Gelbvieh Bulls Available: 2 Red Bulls 4 Black Bulls

Pasture Wanted PASTURE WANTED FOR 2,000 YEARLINGS AND 500 PAIRS. Can be split into smaller bunches. Call 701-5231235 ...............................4/23 WANTED: 2022 summer pasture for 125 cow/calf pairs. Would like from May 1 until Dec. 15 or any time frame in between. Any number of cattle per pasture, would not have to all go to one pasture. ALSO, in search of farm ground, farms to lease or a ranch to lease on a short-term or long-term basis. Please contact 307-250-6900, leave message or text ......TFN

Ranch Lease Wanted LOOKING FOR RANCH/PASTURE TO LEASE/WORKING PARTNERSHIP in S.D., WY, NE, TX, OK, IA, MO, KS, NM, NV. Don’t mind where or how remote. David Tanner, 352807-8203, roughridecattleservices@yahoo.com ..........4/23

Horses

307-351-6453 ninebar9@hotmail.com

Buck Brannaman Horsemanship Clinic

Hereford

May 27 - 29, 2022 Seven Down Arenas Spearfish, S.D.

YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE BALDY MAKERS

Hereford genetics maximize the value of your herd by leveraging traits such as, fertility, feed efficiency, docility and feedlot profitability

$30/day for spectators. Contact Deb at 605-515-3995 or debshimon@yahoo.com HORSE AND COLT STARTING: LOTS AND LOTS OF WET BLANKETS!! Now taking in outside horses for problem solving, corrections, groundwork and lessons. Please call 307-737-2680. “THE BUCK STOPS HERE!!” ..............5/14

Bryan: 970-381-0264 Linda: 970-381-6811

54286 CR 27, Carr, Colorado 80612 Check Out Our Facebook Page: Sidwell Herefords, RLLP Catalogs available upon request

HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE: 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 406254-1247 (house), leave message or 406-697-4040 (cell). E-mail mcmurrycattle@gmail.com ............ 4/23

HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE: Home of the Champion Pen of Bulls at the 2021 Wyoming State Fair. Big, stout, sound Hereford bulls with calving ease and high growth potential. Lots of pigment and no extra white. Get 30-40 lbs. bigger weaning weights on your baldy calves through the heterosis factor from these bulls. BUY WYOMING FIRST!! Gene Stillahn, Sticks & Stones Ranch, 307421-1592 ..............................4/23

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WANTED: Sugar Bars and nonSugar Bars-bred saddle horses for the 20TH ANNUAL SUGAR BARS LEGACY SALE SEPT. 18. Held in Sheridan, WY. Please contact LeRoy, 605347-8120, Jim, 406-812-0084 or e-mail wetzqh@gmail.com for consignment and sale information .........................4/23 KIP FLADLAND HORSEMANSHIP CLINIC, Aug. 19-21. Circle T Arena, Hermosa, S.D. Classes include Foundation Horsemanship and Horsemanship 1. Now taking applications. Contact Lori at 605-415-8701 or loripendleton1@gmail.com .............. 4/23 HORSES: BUY, SELL, TRADE. Will pick up. Call Dennis Black, 307-690-0916 ...................4/23 COLT STARTING SEASON IS HERE!! CALL SWANEY HORSE & CATTLE CO., for all your horse training needs, Brit Swaney, 307-391-0628 ....4/23

Horses CLARK MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. PRESENTS: PITCHFORK RANCH HORSE SALE, MEETEETSE, WY “RANCH HORSES” WILL BE HELD LIVE May 27, 28 and 29, at the famous Pitchfork Ranch. Plus we’re offering LIVE WEBCAST AND PHONE BIDDING!! Sale will be live as well as online. Please view online at www.superiorlivestock.com/production-eventdetail?id=2962. Request the full color catalog at www.eepurl. com/hSU6AP or view website www.pitchforkhorsesale.com click on “BUYERS TAB” or call 307-272-8792. Thanks and stay healthy! ................................4/30 CLARK MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. PRESENTS: BEST OF THE ROCKIES, CODY, WY HORSE SALE WILL BE HELD LIVE May 6 and 7, on Main Street at the Irma Hotel. Plus we’re offering LIVE WEBCAST AND PHONE BIDDING!! Sale will be live as well as online. Please view online at www.superiorlivestock.com/production-eventdetail?id=2960. Request the full color catalog at www.eepurl. com/bYDabP or view website www.codyhorsesale.com click on “BUYERS TAB” or call 307272-8792. Thanks and stay healthy! ................................4/30 www.brokenbackranchqh. com. RANCH RAISED 2021 YEARLING COLTS/FILLIES FOR SALE. AQHA, APHA and grade quarter horses. Halter broke, trimmed, not yet loading. Red roans, black Tobiano, sorrel, bay, bay roan. Call 307272-5509......................... 4/23

Seed

Warner Ranch Seed

Serving Fremont County, Wyoming and the surrounding areas. HarvXtra® alfalfa with Roundup Ready® technology, Roundup Ready® alfalfa and conventional varieties available! Plant the best! Buffalo Brand Seed for annual forages, cover crops, pasture grasses, small grains and custom mixes.

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Bryan Warner • 307-850-7668 (cell) PRE-INOCULATED CERTIFIED ALFALFA SEED: Surpass, Tri Valley, Vernal and Perry, all $3/lb. While supplies last, order early!!! Call 307-851-9830 or 307-856-5748 ...............4/30

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Saddles & Tack RIDE, WORK, ROPE AND PLAY!! Great selection of: Quality GLOVES, mohair CINCHES, wool saddle PADS and blankets. HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN CASUAL SHOES AND WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes) and more!! Over 300 BITS in stock!! 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 ............................. 4/30

Leatherwork LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Can personalize belts. Please visit www.lscustomleather.com. Contact Lester, 307-631-1053, leave a message ..........................4/30

Sheep For sale sheepherders wagon. Queen sized bed, plenty of storage. Call for price, 785-734-2663.

ARE YOU IN NEED OF A NEW HERDER CAMP OR A PERSONAL RANGE CAMP FOR YOUR FAMILY? Contact us at Western Range Camps and see what we can build for you. We specialize in quality, handcrafted camps built to your specifications. Contact us today to design the camp that is just right for you. Western Range Camps, 435462-5300, heidi@wrcamps. com, 1145 S. Blackhawk Blvd, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647 ... 4/23

Goats SELLING EXCEPTIONAL HERD OF BOER GOATS: Show quality. Does, buck and nice replacement doelings. Many winnners. Very well bred. Located in northwest Colorado. Delivery options available. For more information, call 303-3788343 or 720-315-0341. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................4/30

80 ROUND BALES SECOND CUTTING ALFALFA located in Cody, WY. 307-899-1952 ... 4/23 HAY FOR SALE: Grass, big square bales, round bales and small square bales. All sizes, all qualities and all quantities. ALSO HAVE CORNSTALKS AND SAINFOIN FOR SALE. Delivery available!! Call 307630-3046 ...................... 5/14 HAY FOR SALE: Round bales and mid-square bales. Grass hay or alfalfa. Call 605-8423125 ............................. 4/23 FOR SALE EXCELLENT QUALITY ALFALFA: First cutting, 1,800 small squares, approximately 60 lbs., $9/ bale, located in western South Dakota. Call Al Meier, 605770-9679 ...................... 4/30 HAVE 15-30% MORE FEED in YOUR STACK by using RIOMAX. Call now 888-7821428 ............................... 5/7 VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay available. Call Barry McRea, 308235-5386. www.valleyvideohay.com ......................... 5/7 GOOD SUPPLY OF PREMIUM QUALITY STRAW in large square 3x4 bales. Delivered by the truckload. Volume discounts available. E-mail redriverforagesales@gmail. com, call/text Dustin, 1-204209-1066 ...................... 4/30 HAY FOR SALE: 2020 and 2021 horse hay. Alfalfa/grass, grass/alfalfa, grass/mix and alfalfa/oats. 2021 third cutting alfalfa and alfalfa/orchard. Big rounds and small squares. Approximately 1,400 lbs. (rounds). Approximately 60 lbs. (small squares). Delivery available either in gooseneck loads or semi loads. Or you come and get. Call for pricing, 701-690-8116. Thank you for your time, Wayne .......... 4/30 HORSE QUALITY IRRIGATED LARAMIE, WY HAY FOR SALE: Timothy/brome/garrison, native meadow hay. Irrigated and fertilized. Big round bales, net wrapped, NOT STACKED. Green and put up right. 5.5% protein, 106 RFV, 1,500 lb. bales, 500 tons available. $225/ ton. The more you take, the better the deal. 2021 crop. Call 307-745-3083 ...................4/30 ROUND BALES OF ALFALFA FOR SALE: Lexington, NE, $180/ton for 30 bale loads. Discounts available for large orders. You haul on your schedule. Contact Shotkoski Hay Company, 308-324-4193 or shothay@yahoo.com .... 4/23

QUALITY CERTIFIED GERM TESTED ALFALFA SEED: Alforex, Dairyland and others starting at $3.10/lb. Free delivery 3,000 lbs. plus. ALSO, forage seed, wheat, sorghum, Sudan, oats, etc. Located in Burlington, WY. Candee Farms, 307-762-3402 ...................5/14

Vehicles & Trailers 2016 PROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, N13 International 450 HP twin turbo diesel, 10 speed transmission, white, 6 new aluminum wheels, size 22 rubber, 75% on tires, 385,000 miles. Very nice clean truck, $56,300. Call Rob Church, 970-6302780..................................4/23

Equipment FOR SALE: SAC 4400 mixer wagon with scale. John Deere 714A and 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gears and bunk feeding extensions. H&S 7+4 16’ chuckwagon with hydraulic drive and 12 ton gear. Meyer 4518 18’ chuckwagon with tandem running gear. Kory 260 bushel gravity box with 10 ton running gear. Unverferth 6500 grain cart with scale and roll tarp. New Holland 7150 16’ Hydro Swing. Rowse 3 pt. 9’ sickle mower. Rowse double 9 sickle mower with hydraulic drive. Rowse 16 wheel hydraulic V-rake. Farmking 8’ snowblower with hydraulic spout, 3 pt. hookup and 540 PTO. 12’ hydraulic box scraper with tilt. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-9995482....................................5/7 EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: John Deere 7100 12 row planter; John Deere 4440 tractor; Anderson TRB-2000 17 bale retriever; Utility hay train; Case 580N backhoe; J&M 875 bushel grain cart; Artsway 425 grinder mixer; Modern Mill (mix mill) feed mill; Vermeer R23 rake; MF 2190 4x4 baler; Sitrex 17 wheel rake; CIH WD2504 swather with 19’ rotary head; Brandt 5200 grain vac; Mack 613 sleeper truck; IHC 80 bbl vac truck; Dragon crude oil trailer; Mobile Tech 9 yd. volumetric concrete mixer; Degelman 570 rock picker. Call 406-254-1254 ...................4/23

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Equipment

Property for Sale

Irrigation

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SALES | AUCTIONS | FINANCE | APPRAISALS | MANAGEMENT

HALL RANCH | ROCK RIVER, WY 22,483± acre (5,280± leased) blocked operating ranch 45 miles northwest of Laramie. Historic cattle ranch with summer grazing for 1,200-1,300 pairs or 2,000-2,200 yearling stockers. Year-round rated for 850+ pairs. Over 20 miles of Rock Creek providing great hunting and riparian habitat.

HEARTLAND TANKS AND SUPPLY: Rubber tire tanks sizes from 6’-13’. Full loads can be delivered. Guaranteed quality. Call 605-730-0550 or e-mail randy@heartlandtanks.com. Check out our website, www. heartlandtanks.com........4/23

Heating Equipment ELIMINATE ● RISING ● FUEL COSTS: Clean, safe and efficient wood heat. Central Boiler Classic and E-Classic Outdoor Wood Furnace; heats multiple buildings with only 1 furnace, 25-year warranty available. Heat with wood, no splitting! Available in dual fuel ready models. www.CentralBoiler. com. WE ALSO HAVE whole house pellet/corn/biomass furnaces. Load once per month with hopper. www.Maximheat. com. A-1 Heating Systems. Instant rebates may apply! Call today! 307-742-4442. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................TFN

Fencing MONTANA RAILROAD SERVICES: Railroad ties, fencing, landscaping, switch ties and other railroad materials!! CROSSING plank and bridge beams also available. 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!!! .......... 4/23 LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRIBUSINESSES SINCE 1975!! Treated posts, corral poles, buck-and-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!! ................................TFN

Pipe

ANTLER MARKET HEATING UP!!! MAY 16-17 PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL GRADES OF ANTLER and late season fur in the following towns and locations: MAY 16: Casper 6:30-7:45 a.m., Wagner Outdoor Sports; Glenrock 8:30-8:45 a.m., east exit on I-25; Douglas 9:5010:10 a.m., Douglas Feed; Orin Junction 10:30-10:50 p.m., Truck Stop (drive thru); Lost Springs 11:10-11:20 a.m., truck pull off 1 mile east (drive thru, call Greg); Manville 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m., Truck Stop (drive thru, call Greg); Lusk 12:15-12:45 p.m., Decker’s Grocery; Hartville 1:30-1:45 p.m., Miner’s & Stockman’s Restaurant (drive thru); Guernsey 2-2:30 p.m., Crazy Tony’s; Wheatland 3-3:30 p.m., Wheatland Travel Center; Chugwater 4:15-4:20 p.m., Stampede Saloon (drive thru, call Greg); Cheyenne 5:15-5:45 p.m., Tractor Supply and 6-6:15 p.m., Home on the Range Processing (drive thru, call Greg); Carpenter 6:20-6:40 p.m., Antelope Truck Stop (drive thru, call Greg); Pine Bluffs 7:307:50 p.m., Sinclair. MAY 17: Albin, Main St. (schedule drive thru, call Greg); LaGrange 7:15-7:40 a.m., Bear Mtn. Stage Stop (drive thru, call Greg); Hawk Springs 7:508:10 a.m., Longbranch Saloon (drive thru, call Greg); Yoder 8:258:35 a.m., post office/community building (drive thru, call Greg); Lingle 8:50-9:15 a.m., Ty’s Pit Stop; Torrington 9:30-10 a.m., Gary’s Gunshop. For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700 or visit www.petskafur.net ............... 5/7

ANTLER MARKET HEATING UP!!! MAY 7-9 PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL GRADES OF ANTLER and late season fur in the following towns and locations: MAY 7: Ft. Bridger 3-3:30 p.m., Cash Store (drive thru); Evanston 4-5 p.m., Prairie Inn; Kemmerer 6:40-7 p.m., Ham’s Fork Station/Sinclair; MAY 8: Kemmerer 6:40-7 a.m., Ham’s Fork Station/Sinclair; Cokeville 7:508:20 a.m., Flying J Truck Stop; Afton 10:20-11 a.m., Gardeners Country Village; Thayne 11:1511:30 a.m., Farmers Feed (drive thru); Etna 11:25-11:35 a.m., Etna Trading Post (drive thru); Alpine 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Tack & Treasure Gun Shop; Hoback Jct. 12:45-1 p.m., Hoback Market/Exxon; Bondurant 1:30-1:45 p.m., Elkhorn Bar, 2:20-2:30 p.m., post office (drive thru, call); Daniel 2:302:50 p.m., The Den; Pinedale 3:10-3:40 p.m., Gannett Sports; Big Piney 4:30-4:50 p.m., Public RR/Visitor Info. Lot; La Barge 5:15-5:30 p.m., All American Fuel (drive thru, call); Green River 6:40-7 p.m., Hitching Post (under Viaduct); Rock Springs 7:30-8 p.m., SW WY Wool Warehouse. MAY 9: Rock Springs 6:45-7:15 a.m., SW WY Wool Warehouse; Wamsutter 8:15-8:30 a.m., Conoco (drive thru, call); Rawlins 9:15-9:45 a.m., Trails West Meat Processing; Encampment 11-11:30 a.m. Trading Post; Saratoga 12-12:30 p.m., Saratoga Feed & Grain; Elk Mountain 1:15-1:30 p.m., Conoco/ Philips (drive thru, call); Hanna 1:40-1:50 p.m., Hanna Market (drive thru, call); Medicine Bow 2:20-2:30 p.m., JB’s (drive thru, call); Rock River 3-3:10 p.m. Ranchers Supply (drive thru, call); Laramie 4-5 p.m., West Laramie Fly Shop. For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700 or visit www. petskafur.net ................. 4/30

Mineral Rights

OFFERED AT $8,900,000

Property for Sale BOYD RANCH: 5,420+ total acres including BLM and state with 7 pivot sprinklers in western Montana. Located between Virginia City and Alder, MT. Great water rights. Fishing ponds with deer, elk and birds. Puts up 2,000 tons of hay. Newer buildings. A must see!! Call for price. Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406-322-4425 or e-mail sidwell@sidwellland.com ........................ 4/23 WYOMING RIVERFRONT RANCH: 278 acres located on the Wind River in west/central Wyoming. Mountain views, trees, irrigation, home, cabin. $1,185,000. Or 151 acres with cabin and river frontage, $485,000. RuraLands Real Estate, 307-851-2426 or e-mail frank@ruralands.com .... 4/23 ARIZONA RANCHES FOR SALE: 22,000+ acre central Arizona ranch, 200+ head yearlong, plus up to 2,500 stockers seasonally, Arizona state plus small BLM grazing leases, small feedyard, modest headquarters on 10 deeded acres, $1,200,000; southern Arizona ranch, 550+ head year-long, plus seasonal increases. 400+ deeded acres plus state, USFS and small BLM grazing leases. Shipping corrals on paved highway, $4,000,000. Forty acre former ranch homestead, well, power and phone, old adobe home, $390,000. Harley Hendricks Realty 877-349-2565 e-mail HarleyHendricks@HarleyHendricks.com............. 4/23

Pipe OILFIELD PIPE: RPJ Enterprises, Inc. Used for fencing, corrals, cattle guards, etc. ALL SIZES!! 2 3/8 at 31.5’ long on average per joint. OTHER available sizes are 7”, 5.5”, 4.5” and 3.5” pipe in stock. Sucker rod, cut/notched posts. Delivery available. Pierce, CO. Call 970-324-4580, e-mail rpjenergy@gmail.com.......9/24

HDPE Pipe for Ranch Water Systems Fair prices, good service, rancher owned. Quantities up to a truck load. Delivery available throughout the West. 775-657-1815

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PREMIER PROPERTY FOR SALE!! Beautiful home, large shop, 60 acres just north of Scottsbluff, NE. Must see!! Details at www.farmauction.net or call 308-262-1150 ........4/23

Hunting & Fishing ANTLER MARKET HEATING UP!!! MAY 12-15 PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL GRADES OF ANTLER and late season fur in the following towns and locations: MAY 12: Newcastle 7:10-7:30 p.m., Voelker’s Body Shop. MAY 13: Newcastle 6:306:50 a.m., Voelker’s Body Shop; Upton 7:20-7:40 a.m., Joe’s Grocery (drive thru, call Greg); Moorcroft 8-8:20 a.m., The Coffee Cup; Sundance 9-9:50 a.m., Rapid Stop; Beulah 10:20-10:40 a.m., Truck Stop (drive thru, call Greg); Spearfish, S.D. 10:45-11:15 a.m., Butcher Shop; Belle Fourche, S.D. 11:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m., Runnings (NE parking lot); Aladdin 12:50-1 p.m., General Store (drive thru, call Greg); Hulett 1:402 p.m., Tower Valley Ag Supply; Gillette 7-7:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain Sports and Howard Johnson Motel room 143 7:45-8:15 p.m. MAY 14: Gillette 6:15-6:30 a.m., Rocky Mountain Sports (drive thru, call Greg); Wright 6:50-7:10 a.m., Big D (drive thru); Midwest 8-8:20 a.m., Sinclair Truck Stop (drive thru, call Greg); Kaycee 9-9:40 a.m., Sinclair; Sheridan 11-11:30 a.m., Sportsman Warehouse; Buffalo 12:30-1 p.m., Good 2 Go; Ten Sleep 2:50-3:15 p.m., Pony Express; Hyattville 3:45-4:10 p.m., Paint Rock Processing; Manderson 4:40-5 p.m., Hiway Bar; Basin 5:15-5:30 p.m., Overland Express Mart; Greybull 5:50-6:10 p.m., Overland Express Mart; Lovell 6:40-7:10 p.m., Good 2 Go; Powell 7:40-8 p.m., Murdoch’s. MAY 15: Powell 7-7:20 a.m., Murdoch’s; Ralston 7:40-7:50 a.m., Good 2 Go (drive thru, call Greg); Cody 8:20-9:20 a.m., Nature’s Design Taxidermy; Meeteetse 10-10:30 a.m., Elk Horn Bar; Worland 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.; Coop One Stop; Thermopolis 12:40-1:10 p.m., Renegade Guns; Shoshoni 1:50-2:10 p.m., Powder Horn Bait (drive thru, call Greg); Riverton 2:40-3:30 p.m., Vic’s Body Shop (behind the dollar tree); Hudson 3:50-4:10 p.m., Wyoming Custom Meats (drive thru); Lander 4:40-5:20 p.m., Zanders; Jeffrey City 6:10-6:30 p.m., Split Rock Cafe (drive thru); Muddy Gap 6:50-7:10 p.m., (drive thru, call Greg); Alcova 7:307:45 p.m., (drive thru, call Greg); Casper 8-8:30 p.m., Wagner Outdoor Sports. For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700 or visit www.petskafur.net ..... 5/7

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Mineral Rights WANT TO PURCHASE mineral and other oil/gas interests. Send details to PO Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201.............2/11

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SALE REPORTS McClun's Lazy JM Ranch Spring Sale Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor April 14, 2022 Torrington Livestock, Torrington Auctioneer: Lander Nicodemus 37 Angus Bulls Avg. $5,175 44 Polled Hereford Bulls Avg. $4,028

Top Sellers Angus Lot 1 – MC Enhance H31 DTM – Price: $15,000 DOB: 8/18/20 Sire: SydGen Enhance Dam’s Sire: KCF Bennett Absolute EPDs: BW: -1.1, WW: +85, YW: +149 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Larson Farms & Feeding, Gill, Colo. Lot 4 – MC Enhance H44 DTM – Price: $12,000 DOB: 8/27/20 Sire: SydGen Enhance Dam’s Sire: KCF Bennett Absolute EPDs: BW: +0.6, WW: +69, YW: +124 and Milk: +32 Buyer: Bill Mills, Casper Lot 2 – MC Magnitude H41 DTM – Price: $9,500 DOB: 8/24/20 Sire: Mead Magnitude Dam’s Sire:

Cherry Crk Destination 2513M EPDs: BW: -0.4, WW: +75, YW: +138 and Milk: +39 Buyer: Jack Larson, Gill, Colo. Lot 6 – MC Magnitude H33 DTM – Price: $9,000 DOB: 8/19/20 Sire: Mead Magnitude Dam’s Sire: G A R Prophet EPDs: BW: -2.0, WW: +68, YW: +130 and Milk: +31 Buyer: Brent Kaufman, Torrington Hereford Lot 13 – MC Acclaim 219H – Price: $6,500 DOB: 9/5/20 Sire: KCF Bennett Acclaim C442 Dam’s Sire: MSU TCF Revolution 4R EPDs: BW: +2.5, WW: +76, YW: +126 and Milk: +32 Buyer: Bob Noonan, Broadwater, Neb.

RPN continued from page 1 staff on the ground to support designated, economically challenged communities. These federal employees provide local leaders with the expertise to navigate federal programs. As their work progresses, the lessons learned will impact future federal rural policy development and investment strategies.” Vilsack is hopeful RPN will positively impact rural American communities. “Under the leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris, USDA and its federal partners are committed to unlocking the full potential of rural America by investing in its people and the unique visions they have for the places they call home,” Vilsack said. “Rural America is incredibly diverse – economically, racially, culturally and geographically. What makes sense for one community may not for another. RPN will help communities get funding for investments creating long-lasting benefits for their communities, especially those which have been overlooked in the past. By providing oneon-one support to these communities, we can lay the foundation for peo-

ple to build healthy, successful futures on their own terms.” Initial launch According to the USDA, the initial program launch is set to occur in over 25 selected communities within Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Mexico and certain Tribes within Arizona. “To deliver on the promise to make federal resources more readily available to underserved communities across rural America, the Biden administration will expand RPN to additional places later in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. Those states, Tribes and territories include Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Native Alaskan communities,” states the USDA. If Congress feels RPN should be funded in FY 2023, the initiative may possibly expand to all 50 states. The initiative will be playing out throughout rural American communities this year, and many officials are hopeful there will be positive outcomes. Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

“By providing one-on-one support to these communities, we can lay the foundation for people to build healthy, successful futures on their own terms.” – Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Beckton Red Angus th 77 Annual Production Sale Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor April 12, 2022 Beckton Stock Farm, Sheridan Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs 192 Yearling Red Angus Bulls Avg. $5,805 25 Registered Yearling Red Angus Heifers Avg. $3,410

Top Sellers Lot 4 – Beckton Accent J019 D4 – Price: $46,000 DOB: 2/14/21 Sire: Beckton Accent G208 N3 Dam’s Sire: Beckton Dominor D254 N8 EPDs: BW: -1.2, WW: +73, YW: +125 and

Milk: +26 Buyer: Hansine Ranch, Pierre, S.D. Lot 18 – BSF Cardinal J104 H3 – Price: $14,000 DOB: 3/2/21 Sire: Beckton Cardinal G043 C2 Dam’s Sire: Beckton Heritage D195 L4 EPDs: BW:

-2.5, WW: +76, YW: +126 and Milk: +31 Buyer: Joel Rickenbach, Oelrichs, S.D. Lot 13 – Beckton Heritage J076 H6 – Price: $13,500 DOB: 2/25/21 Sire: Beckton Heritage G152 L5 Dam’s Sire: Beckton Hughes E090 H8 EPDs: BW: -3.8, WW: +70, YW: +114 and Milk: +29 Buyer: Jason Galloway, Yakima, Wash. Lot 11 – Beckton Accent J334 A4 – Price: $11,500 DOB: 3/19/21 Sire: Beckton Accent B549 N3 Dam’s Sire: Beckton Accent W180 C2 EPDs: BW: -2.8, WW: +66, YW: +108 and Milk: +24 Buyer:

Jason Galloway, Yakima, Wash. Lot 5 – Beckton Accent J245 E4 – Price: $11,000 DOB: 3/16/21 Sire: Beckton Accent E172 L3 Dam’s Sire: Beckton Epic X464 L5 EPDs: BW: -2.8, WW: +68, YW: +113 and Milk: +29 Buyer: Rob Boner, Douglas Lot 62 – Beckton Cardinal J220 W3 – Price: $11,000 DOB: 3/14/21 Sire: Beckton Cardinal G043 C2 Dam’s Sire: Beckton Warrior E215 E7 EPDs: BW: -4.5, WW: +63, YW: +105 and Milk: +29 Buyer: Rob Boner, Douglas

XLAnnual ANGUS RANCH Bull Sale May 5, 2022

Lunch at 11:00 and Sale at 1:00 PM

At the Horse Barn, 11100 East Tom Sawyer Road, Evansville, WY 82636 Selling 8 coming 2-year-old bulls and 39 Yearling Bulls

LOT 1

LOT 3

Sire GAR Inertia X VAR Blackcap 0390

Sire Casino Bomber N33 X EXAR Lucy 0865

Top 1% WW, YW, RADG, $W – 2% CW,$F, $C Growth potential, Coming 2 yr. old, 20136254

Top 3% WW, 10% YW with a 12 CED and .2 BW Growth and heifer bull potential, Coming 2 yr. old, 20133375

LOT 9

LOT 5

Sire EXAR Monumental 6056B X XLAR Mile High 8134

Sire VAR Power Play 7018 X S Blanch 170

Top 1%WW, 2% YW,$W,$C with 12 CED and .3 birth. Growth and heifer bull potential, Coming 2 yr. old, 20140158

Top 1% WW, $M , 3% YW. Really nice bull Growth potential, Yearling, 20133380

LOT 19

Sire Poss Maverick X S Cora 225

Solid, balanced bull. He’s a looker, Yearling, 20138503

Bob Ballew

LOT 20

Sire Sitz Resilient 10208 X Cox 70527 Queenie 7601

Moderate Stature, balanced bull with 11 CED and -.6 BW, Heifer bull potential, Yearling, 20133385

307.258.0107 • bob@bkfarmsllc.com

Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 33 No. 52 • April 23, 2022

SALE REPORTS Midland Bull Test The Final Sort Sale Reported by: Calli Williams, WLR Field Editor Midland Bull Test Facility – Columbus, Mont. April 7-8, 2022 Auctioneers: Joe Goggins, Greg Goggins, Roger Jacobs 24 Salers Bulls Avg. $4,239 16 Simmental Bulls Avg. $4,416 17 Gelbvieh Bulls Avg. $4,029 29 South Devon Bulls Avg. $3,368 Seven Charolais Bulls Avg. $4,071 Five Hereford Bulls Avg. $3,650 Eight Red Angus Bulls Avg. $4,535 300 Angus Bulls Avg. $4,788

Top Sellers Salers Lot 854 – RCM P BLK HERO 76H – Price: $8,000 DOB: 09/24/2020 Sire: Keys Fireball 41F Dam’s Sire: JB Carlos 873F EPDs: BW: -0.4, WW: +60, YW: +83 and Milk: +16 Consignor: McCoy Livestock, Buhl, Idaho Buyer: MacDonald Ranches, Bismarck, N.D. Lot 858 – ECR JOPLIN 318J – Price: $7,500 DOB: 01/20/2021 Sire: Baldridge Bronc Dam’s Sire: ECR Elm Creek 749E OF 46A EPDs: BW: -1.7, WW: +75, YW: +116 and Milk: +19 Consignor: Elm Creek Ranch, Hebron, N.D. Buyer: Jim Moberg, Watford City, N.D. Lot 860 – ECR JAY 322J – Price: $6,000 DOB: 01/21/2021 Sire: KG Justified 3023 Dam’s Sire: Big Sky Revelation 40B EPDs: BW: -1.2, WW: +75, YW: +116 and Milk: +17 Consignor: Elm Creek Ranch, Hebron, N.D. Buyer: Kenny Schmidt,

Flasher, N.D. Lot 856 – ECR JUAN 311J – Price: $5,000 DOB: 01/18/2021 Sire: Baldridge Bronc Dam’s Sire: Big Sky Revelation 40B EPDs: BW: -1.5, WW: +76, YW: +118 and Milk: +18 Consignor: Elm Creek Ranch, Hebron, N.D. Buyer: Kenny Schmidt, Flasher, N.D. Simmental Lot 816 – MALLETT STUNNER J13 – Price: $6,000 DOB: 02/02/2021 Sire: ES TNT Unlocked GE49 Dam’s Sire: TNT Expedient E338 EPDs: BW: -1.8, WW: +79, YW: +119 and Milk: +28 Consignor: Mallett Simmentals, Lampasas, Texas Buyer: Sage Creek Colony, Chester, Mont. Gelbvieh Lot 840 – CTR JUSTIFIED 200J – Price: $9,000 DOB: 01/29/2021 Sire: KG Justified 3023 Dam’s Sire: HYEK Black Impact 3960N EPDs: BW: +0.1, WW: +82, YW: +125 and Milk: +26

Consignor: Cedar Top Ranch, Stapleton, Neb. Buyer: Rich Johnson, Tilden, Neb. Lot 830 – CTR PAYWEIGHT 202J – Price: $8,000 DOB: 01/25/2021 Sire: CCMF MR. Payweight 19C ET Dam’s Sire: BSF Hot Lotto 1401 EPDs: BW: +3.6, WW: +93, YW: +148 and Milk: +20 Consignor: Cedar Top Ranch, Stapleton, Neb. Buyer: Kurt Johnson, Stuart, Neb. Lot 842 – CTR PAYWEIGHT 211J – Price: $7,000 DOB: 01/31/2021 Sire: CCMF Mr. Payweight 19C ET Dam’s Sire: HXC HXC Conquest 4405P EPDs: BW: +0.7, WW: +78, YW: +130 and Milk: +22 Consignor: Cedar Top Ranch, Stapleton, Neb. Buyer: Rick Stanczyk, Ashton, Neb. South Devon Lot 928 – MJB CB DAVELLE 115J – Price: $5,500 DOB: 02/18/2021 Sire: Davelle Cool Beau N51 Dam’s Sire: MJB Blackfoot 546C EPDs: BW: +0.7, WW: +77, YW: +115 and Milk: +21 Consignor: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont. Buyer: Owen Ranch, Hammond, Mont. Lot 908 – TLC ROCK 9012H – Price: $5,500 DOB: 09/18/2020 Sire: TLC Rock 819 Dam’s Sire: TLC Augustus 22 EPDs: BW: +1.9, WW: +57, YW: +85 and Milk: +16 Consignor: Thompson Land & Cattle, Motley, Minn. Buyer: Mike Jones, Hinsdale, Mont. Lot 922 – MJB EASTWOOD 101J – Price: $4,750 DOB: 02/09/2021 Sire: JVM Easton 750E Dam’s Sire: MJB Swagger 330Z EPDs: BW: +5, WW: +82, YW: +119 and

Milk: +17 Consignor: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont. Buyer: Bezan Cattle Corp, Regina, Sask., Canada Charolais Lot 756 – JBSR RANGER 152 – Price: $6,250 DOB: 03/05/2021 Sire: Main Stenberg Range 3A Dam’s Sire: Hopewell Cisco 826U EPDs: BW: -0.7, WW: +44, YW: +78 and Milk: +9 Consignor: J Bar Stenberg Ranch, St. Ignatius, Mont. Buyer: Effertz Key Ranch, Velva, N.D. Hereford Lot 770 – EPH NIGHT HAWK 043 ET – Price: $4,250 DOB: 09/08/2020 Sire: C Black Hawk Down ET Dam’s Sire: EPH 2094 Miss Ada E424 ET EPDs: BW: +4, WW: +62, YW: +94 and Milk: +30 Consignor: Emmanuel Polled Herefords, Moses Lake, Wash. Buyer: Kunz Cattle, Preston, Idaho Red Angus Lot 708 – SUTPHIN’S NEW DIRECTION 6686 – Price: $5,500 DOB: 09/01/2020 Sire: Sutphin’s New Direction 443Z Dam’s Sire: Leachman Deniro A090X EPDs: BW: -4.3, WW: +41, YW: +57 and Milk: +23 Consignor: Sutphin Cattle Co. / S & S Land & Cattle, Lamar, Colo. Buyer: Four Cross ranch, Ephrata, Wash. Lot 710 – STENBERG TROPHY 1429 – Price: $5,500 DOB: 03/04/2021 Sire: McPhee Trophy 36 Dam’s Sire: KCC Break Thru W972 EPDs: BW: -0.5, WW: +77, YW: +125 and Milk: +26 Consignor: J Bar Stenberg Ranch, St. Ignatius, Mont. Buyer: Four Cross Ranch, Ephrata, Wash. Angus Lot 5 – 8N BROKER

2101 – Price: $50,000 DOB: 01/07/2021 Sire: Basin Broker 9162 Dam’s Sire: Basin Endeavor 7456 EPDs: BW: +0.6, WW: +84 ,YW: +143 and Milk: +31 Consignor: Aiton Angus, Harlowton, Mont. Buyer: Krebs Ranch, Gordon, Neb. Lot 1 – LEACHMAN RESILIENT 1511 – Price: $36,000 DOB: 02/01/2021 Sire: Sitz Resilient 10208 Dam’s Sire: Sitz Upward 307R EPDs: BW -0.1, WW: +77, YW: +140 and Milk: +30 Consignor: Leachman Angus, Toston, Mont. Buyer: Spickler Ranch, South Glenfield, N.D. Lot 179 – JVC SPUR 218 – Price: $32,500 DOB: 12/14/2020 Sire: Vermilion Spur E870 Dam’s Sire: PA Optimized 3118 EPDs: BW: +3.5, WW: +80, YW: +138 and Milk: +26 Consignor: Jocko Valley Cattle, LLC, Missoula, Mont. Buyer: Griffin Land & Cattle, Billings, Mont. Lot 104 – MARDA BIG VALLEY 180 – Price: $30,000 DOB: 12/21/2020 Sire: Connealy Big Valley Dam’s Sire: Tokach Update 9009 EPDs: BW: -0.9, WW: +65, YW: +120 and Milk: +28 Consignor: Marda Angus Farm LLC, Lodi, Wis. Buyer: MJB Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont., WEBO Angus, Lusk, Hutson Angus Farms, Elk City, Okla. Lot 251 – BPF BOMBER 1062 – Price: $27,000 DOB: 01/28/2021 Sire: Vermilion Bomber G017 Dam’s Sire: Basin Payweight 1682 EPDs: BW: +0.9, WW: +83, YW: +143 and Milk: +29 Consignor: Black Pine Farm, Heron, Mont. Buyer: Richard Vin-

son, Thompson Falls, Mont. Lot 151 – KN-HOME TOWN OF G35 H82 – Price: $20,500 DOB: 12/26/2020 Sire: GAR Home Town Dam’s Sire: KB-Full Measure C40 EPDs: BW: -1.4, WW: +82, YW: +149 and Milk: +38 Consignor: KB Angus, Merritt, Mich. Buyer: Pass Creek Angus Ranch, Wyola, Mont. Lot 153 – KB-HOME TOWN OF 6501 J05 – Price: $17,500 DOB: 01/03/2021 Sire: GAR Home Town Dam’s Sire: VAR Discovery 2240 EPDs: BW: +2.1, WW: +75, YW: +139 and Milk: +28 Consignor: KB Angus, Merritt, Mich. Buyer: Nielsen Ranch, Ogallala, Neb. Lot 364 – DAR GROWTH FUND JOHNNY 105 – Price: $17,000 DOB: 02/14/2021 Sire: Deer Valley Growth Fund Dam’s Sire: ECO Lombardi 1512 EPDs: BW: +0.8, WW: +105, YW: +184 and Milk: +26 Consignor: D Angus Ranch, Ennis, Mont. Buyer: Alta Genetics, Balzac, Alta., Canada Lot 255 – WOIRHAYE IMMENSITY 2104 – Price: $15,000 DOB: 01/11/2021 Sire: MEAD Magnitude Dam’s Sire: Blacktop Cash Crop EPDs: BW: -2.7, WW: +86, YW: +169 and Milk: +34 Consignor: Woirhaye Cattle Co., Darby, Mont. Buyer: Semex, Guelph, Ont., Canada Lot 109 – MARDA PREMIER PACESETTER 169 – Price: $14,000 DOB: 12/10/2020 Sire: KR Pacesetter Dam’s Sire: Baldridge Willie Y34 EPDs: BW: +4, WW: +84, YW: +153 and Milk: +29 Consignor: Marda / Premier, Lodi, Wis. Buyer: Felton Angus, Springdale, Mont.

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, April 19 Market Report • 719 Head Sold Representative Sales COWS ARAPAHOE 1 Cow, 1050# ......................................$97.00 SARATOGA 1 Cow, 1065# ......................................$91.50 COKEVILLE 1 Cow, 1055# ......................................$88.00 RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1455# ......................................$87.00 PAVILLION 2 Cow, 1517# ......................................$85.50 SHOSHONI 5 Cow, 1352# ......................................$84.50 RIVERTON 2 Cow, 1530# ......................................$83.50 LANDER 3 Cow, 1205# ......................................$83.00 RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1410# ......................................$82.00 COKEVILLE 1 Cow, 1455# ......................................$81.00 PAVILLION 5 Cow, 1272# ......................................$80.00 PINEDALE 2 Cow, 1102# ......................................$79.50 COKEVILLE 1 Cow, 1275# ......................................$78.50 RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1210# ......................................$77.50 SARATOGA 1 Cow, 1305# ......................................$77.00 BULLS SHOSHONI 1 Bull, 1795# ..................................... $115.50 LYMAN 1 Bull, 2015# ..................................... $113.50 CROWHEART 2 Bull, 1867# ..................................... $113.00 1 Bull, 1840# ..................................... $111.50 SHOSHONI 2 Bull, 2195# .....................................$109.50 LYMAN 3 Bull, 1953# .....................................$108.50 1 Bull, 2140# .....................................$105.00 1 Bull, 1720# .....................................$103.00

HEIFERETTES DANIEL 1 Heiferette, 785# .............................$128.00 SARATOGA 5 Heiferette, 876# .............................$124.00 COKEVILLE 5 Heiferette, 905# .............................$122.00 SHOSHONI 2 Heiferette, 947# ............................. $115.00 SARATOGA 3 Heiferette, 976# ............................. $113.00 THERMOPOLIS 1 Heiferette, 1060# ...........................$104.00 STEERS LYMAN 4 Steer, 515#.....................................$191.00 CASPER 7 Steer, 551#.....................................$183.00 FORT WASHAKIE 2 Steer, 555#.....................................$181.00 SHOSHONI 10 Steer, 639#.....................................$173.25 MANILA, UT 9 Steer, 671#.....................................$163.00 FARSON 7 Steer, 907#.....................................$134.75 HEIFERS LANDER 25 Heifer, 466#....................................$190.00 THERMOPOLIS 85 Heifer, 514#....................................$184.60 LANDER 100 Heifer, 580#....................................$177.00 THERMOPOLIS 6 Heifer, 606#....................................$165.50 FARSON 56 Heifer, 635#....................................$164.00 PAVILLION 3 Heifer, 845#....................................$127.00 FARSON 1 Heifer, 915#....................................$123.00 BRED COWS RIVERTON 9 Bred Cow, 1275# (SM)................$1,400.00 12 Bred Cow, 1338# (SS) ................$1,275.00

Early Consignments TUESDAY, APRIL 26

TUESDAY, MAY 17

ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

ROPERS V3 Quarter Box - 5 Fresh Corrientes heifers SHEEP B Spear Club Lambs - 40 Freckle & White Face Lambs. 75-100#. Rec 2 rounds of CD&T. 3 Blk White face ewes. (1- yrlng, 1- 2yr old, 1- 5yr old) Good, young, nice bags, partial dispersal. Dillon Hedges- 5 Blk face lambs. 75-100#. Rec 2 rounds of CD&T. 1 yearling ewe

TUESDAY, MAY 3 BACK TO GRASS SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS BULLS Allen Hogg - 12 Yearling Bulls (9 Sim/Ang, 3 Blk Ang) Sim/Ang bulls are sired by Cowboy Cut, KG Justified, and Powerline Trinity 126. Ang bulls are sired by Sydgen Enhance. Obsidian Angus - 4 Blk Ang Yearling Bulls. Bulls are known for calving ease & growth. These bulls Dams brought in 58% of their body weight @weaning, summering on native grasses! PAP, Semen & BVD Tested, Proven Sires! Contact Fred & Kay Thomas 307-868-2595 Semen tested, ready for turnout! CALVES/FEEDERS Cindy Spriggs -12 Blk Ang Hfrs 850-900#. Fall shots, Vista 5 this spring. Bangs vacc. Bunk broke. Popo Agie sired.

TUESDAY, MAY 10 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

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TUESDAY, MAY 24 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, MAY 31 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, JUNE 7 NO SALE

TUESDAY, JUNE 14 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, JUNE 21 NO SALE

TUESDAY, JUNE 28 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

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