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U.S. meat exports see record-breaking spring performance According to data compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), first quarter red meat exports set the bar high for the rest of 2021.

USMEF data shows beef and pork exports had the highest monthly value in March, and both set new volume records in the same month. “It’s very gratifying to see such an outstanding breakout month for U.S. beef and pork

exports,” said USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom. “Exports were off to a respectable start in 2021, considering the logistical and labor challenges the industry is facing and ongoing restrictions in the foodservice sector in many

key markets.” He continued, “While these obstacles are not totally behind us, the March results show the situation is improving, and the export totals better reflect the strong level of Please see EXPORTS on page 5

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Quick Bits Wool Lab Montana House Bill 14 was signed into law earlier in May by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte at the University of Montana. The bill secured $5 million in funding to build a new wool lab on Montana State University’s Bozeman campus. The remaining $1 million for the project will be collected through fundraising efforts. Look for more information on the new wool lab in next week’s Roundup.

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Cattle organizations engage in common agreement for industry benefit At the request of the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), leaders from organizations representing cattle producers met in Phoenix, Ariz. on May 10 to discuss challenges associated with marketing finished cattle. The ultimate goal of the meeting was to shine light on a sustainable situation for both feeders and

cow/calf producers from a financial perspective. Leaders from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA and the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) Please see MARKET on page 11

Mining Ban The Biden administration announced it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public land in western states to protect the Greater sage grouse. The Department of the Interior review of the temporary ban, imposed during the Obama administration and dropped by the Trump administration, is expected to cover 10 million acres in Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.

Horse Sale This year, 79 horses were sold at the annual Cody Horse Sale. The third highest selling horse sold for $40,000. The second highest selling horse sold for $58,000. LK Smokin Chex was the highest selling horse and sold for $110,000. Saddled horses averaged $29,000 and colts averaged around $2,000. More information can be found on the Cody Horse Sale website.

Brand Trial The planned one-day trial of Rex F. Rammell of Rock Springs is rescheduled for May 26. A deputy stopped Rammell in June 2019 while Rammell was transporting four horses and a colt from Sweetwater County to Sublette County, where Rammell was cited for violating the state brand inspection law. Rammell has contested the charges, acting as his own attorney throughout the process. The Circuit Court trial is set to take place in the Ninth District Courtroom.

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30x30 Plan Panelists discuss conservation policy for western states The Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) hosted a panel of landowners and land managers to share their perspective on the Biden administration’s 30x30 Plan. While the policy has not been completed, WLA is advocating the final policy should respect property rights, improve conservation outcomes and benefit rural communities. The panel included WLA Executive Director Lesli Allison, New Mexico Rancher Tuda Crews, California Rancher Jack Hanson, Department of Interior Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Kate Kelly, Idaho Rancher and Idaho Rangeland Conservation Partnership Coordinator Brenda Richards and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Director Martha Williams. The plan To start, Kelly provided a summary report of the plan, now called Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful Plan. “This is the first time a president has set a national conservation goal, so this certainly brings up the question of why this is important,” Kelly says, noting the goal has three main focuses. The first is to address nature loss, second to address the climate crisis including historic drought and longer wildfire seasons and third to address disparities in access to Please see 30x30 on page 4

Peterson interns for Roundup Joining the team from central Nebraska, Savannah Peterson is the new intern for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Peterson is a current student at Casper College where she is studying agriculture communications and animal science. While she is at Casper College, she is a member of the livestock Savannah Peterson judging team. Peterson developed her passion for agriculture on her family’s fifth generation farm and ranch. From an early age, Peterson could be found in a mineral tub while her family was working cattle. If not found there, she was probably taking a nap in the planter or combine in the field. Peterson spent many hours working cows and planting corn and soybeans by the time she graduated high school. Becoming active in 4-H and FFA at a young age, Peterson enjoyed the challenges county and state fair brought. From her first bucket calf to her last champion market hog, Peterson enjoyed being in the show ring. Still, she found time to compete in other activities these organizations offered. She represented her county and state at many national events for livestock judging, meats judging and Skill-a-thon. All of these activities taught Peterson how to become Please see INTERN on page 12

Prescribed burns reconsidered Prescribed burns have been around since the beginning of European settlement. This range management tool helps keep many prairie ecosystems thriving. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln BeefWatch podcast dated May 12 focused on how prescribed burns are being studied and implemented to be successful. Change of plans According to Kansas State University Range Beef Cattle Specialist K.C. Olson, “There are some invasive plants, and very damaging invasive plants, that don’t respond to the traditional regime. We had to switch things up and rethink our approach to prescribed fire.”

Sericea lespedeza and old-world blue stem species pose a challenge on the traditional prescribed burn. It is hard for cattle to digest these plants, so producers want to remove them from their pastures. Unfortunately, traditional spring burns did not impact these plants. In previous studies, Olson tried various practices to continue to raise cattle that eat these undesirable plants, however nothing worked. This encouraged Olson to take another look at prescribe burns. “We partnered with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation,” says Olson. “We embarked on a four-year study to look at

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The Good and Not So Good Being in the business of commodities is not for the weak at heart. Even growing up in the livestock business does not prepare one for all the good and not so good times. Those in the beef and lamb busiFrom the ness are hanging on and hoping for Publisher a time of stability, if there is such a Dennis Sun thing. Despite the pandemic and all of the uncertainty, consumer demand has never wavered and this is the best positive we’ve got. The consumer demand, both in America and through exports, is really saving us. We realize there are some strong negatives out there, but we’ll also take advantage of the good out there. With the strong demand, it is almost like beef and lamb have been rediscovered. Maybe the meat shortages during the pandemic and the farm or ranch-to-plate businesses that have started up around the country makes it seem so. Regardless, it’s working. One of the better results caused by the pandemic is consumers have learned about the different cuts of meat and how to cook them properly. It is interesting to watch people at the meat counter these days – they know what cut of meat they want. The meat counter is not so confusing these days. These same people learned what to cook with their meat and found new spices and additives to use. Paying more for Prime cuts was okay, and consumers grew comfortable with their home cooking, whereas they used to just cook hamburger at home. City landfills have never been busier with people cleaning out their houses and garages. The real estate business is booming with low interest rates and people wanting to move out of cities or move to other states more favorable to their values. People have been improving their lawns with landscaping and outdoor living improvements. Small tractor sales – the equipment under 40 horsepower – have really spiked. States with open spaces, recreation, national parks and dude ranches will be busy this summer as people just want to get away to a safe place. These same people needed to buy new clothes that fit after sitting around the house for a year, as the only clothes they bought during the pandemic were pajamas and sweats. Recreational vehicles and camp trailers have never been in higher demand, both to lease and purchase. The bad part is this means more traffic during summer construction season. Somehow, we have to get past all of the shortages, from packinghouse capacity to loss of car manufacturing, because we need to increase the demand for leather products for things like car seats. There is a labor shortage, as people can sit home and make more money on unemployment than a working wage. The lumber shortage and sky-high prices as a result of a shortage of truck drivers. This lack of truck drivers, along with the shortage of dock workers to unload ships, affects all household products. Commodities are like the weather – they always seem to balance out over time. Having said this, I guess our time is coming.

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NEWS BRIEFS Beef nutrition course offered

Registration is open for a multi-part course geared toward mineral nutrition for the beef cowherd through a partnership with the University of Wyoming (UW), South Dakota State University (SDSU), North Dakota State University and Montana State University. “This program is unique in that it will provide producers an educational workshop where participants will not only learn the importance of mineral supplementation in beef cattle, but they will also receive individual ranch visits that will allow for evaluation of their current mineral program, testing of feed and water samples and ultimately development of an effective mineral program for their individual operation,” said Shelby Rosasco, UW Extension beef specialist. The educational sessions will be provided virtually. June sessions will provide basic knowledge about mineral nutrition along with tools to help producers successfully monitor mineral consumption and make adjustments to increase consumption. The second part will include submission of forage and water samples to Ward Laboratories, which has partnered with Extension to provide a discount for participants to analyze samples. Extension personnel will work with participants to interpret results and determine what changes could benefit the operation. The third component of the series will include ranch visits for producers and Extension personnel to work one-on-one to find solutions or fine-tune operations. The first webinar sessions will be held June 8, 10, 15, 17 and 22 from 6:30-8 p.m. MST. Additional webinars will be in the fall, with dates to be announced. Registration is reduced to $130 per operation due to a donation from Micronutrients, a Nutreco company. Fee includes first forage and water analysis and travel to the ranch by Extension professionals. For more information or to register, contact Rosasco at 307766-2329 or srosasco@uwyo.edu.

Fee increase effective

On April 6, HB0049 was signed by Gov. Mark Gordon implementing a fee increase for food licenses which will take effect July 1. As part of this legislation, all food licenses issued by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) will increase from the previous year. This means a new license will increase from $100 to $200, a renewal of license will increase from $50 to $100 and all temporary permits will increase from $25 to $50. Any new license, renewal or temporary permits issued on or after July 1will pay the increased amount. “We wanted to make sure all of those who were getting a food license of any kind from the WDA or local county health officials were aware of the increases before the July 1 effective date,” said Director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture Doug Miyamoto. Similar to other state agency fee increases, the WDA food license fees will be collected and credited to the general fund of the state of Wyoming. In partnership, local county health officials and the WDA Consumer Health Services personnel, work throughout Wyoming to reduce food safety hazards through licensing, inspection and educational opportunities across the state. For more information on the Food Establishment Program through the WDA, visit agriculture.wy.gov/divisions/chs/food-safety.

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Deadline extended Entries are still being accepted for the Breed Bash youth cattle event in Brush, Colo. scheduled for June 5-6. The multi-breed volunteer coordinators have extended the deadline for youth to enter their registered cattle in the collaborative state field day, which will include educational contests, showmanship and breed shows, until May 25. The event is an effort by junior advisors from Colorado’s Angus, Hereford, Limousin, Red Angus, Shorthorn and Simmental associations and Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. Animal check-in and some competitions will be June 5 at the Morgan County Fairgrounds. Educational contests are free and open to any youth, with a first-come first-serve signup in some competitions. An informal awards ceremony and junior breed meetings will wrap up the day. On June 6, the Blow-n-Go shows will start at 8 a.m. with showmanship, followed by individual breed shows and culminate with a supreme champion. A schedule, rules and entry forms may be found at coloradosimmental.com/juniors.html or coloradoangusassociation.com/juniors.html. For more information, visit facebook.com/coloradobreed-bash or contact breedbash@gmail.com.

Western Area Livestock and Ag Risk Mitigation factsheets from the University of Wyoming Extension are now available to download as PDF, HTML or ePub formats at bit.ly/ WALARM-Factsheets. These factsheets can help producers prepare for a variety of disasters. Factsheets include: Practical Livestock Evacuation, Mitigating Impacts of Livestock Transportation Accidents, Livestock Handling During Disasters, Go Bags, Forming and Engaging County Agriculture Response Teams, Establishing and Operating Disaster Information Centers, Establishing and Operating Animal Shelters and Ag Producers Safety During Wildfires. “Maintaining the sustainability of agriculture includes the ability to respond to incidents, reduce risks and mitigate disaster impacts on the industry crucial to everyone,” said Scott Cotton, UW Extension area educator and factsheet author.

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the outdoors. “The report recommends a 10-year, locally led America the Beautiful Campaign to conserve and restore the nation’s land and waters,” Kelly continues. “It recognizes the need for a balanced approach across all regions, so this is not just about public lands in the West, but thinking about the unique approaches we need in response to unique threats and the tools available for us to use.” She shares the report focuses on conservation, rather than preservation or protection to provide benefits to people, as well as land and wildlife. Additionally, Kelly says the administration sought input from

ranching and farming coalitions, private landowners, local officials and recreationalists while looking forward to additional engagement. Locally led efforts Panel members, particularly Hanson, looked to Kelly and Williams for clarification on what the plan considers to be “locally led” efforts. The pair turned to the panel to explain how local efforts could engage western landowners in helping the administration identify and support local process and decision-making bodies. These local groups are already working towards effective conservation solutions in a way rural communities will participate in and

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with stakeholders who might be scared of how the policy and efforts are defined, and whether it will be designations or restrictions.” Land concerns “I think the thing that has everybody worried is the question about federal lands,” says Allison. “This idea has been pushed out there quite a bit. That this is a federal land grab, or there could be uses of eminent domain, massive federal land expansions and taking of private properties.” In response, Kelly shares, “There is no eminent domain that will be used. This is about recognizing and honoring private property, respecting private property and honoring the work private land-

“I believe the stewards on the land are the ones to really step up to the plate and lead this initiative, because we are the ones with the knowledge of the ecosystem.” – Tuda Crews, Ute Creek Cattle Company owners are doing.” She continues, “We are looking to use existing tools and resources to support the work that is happening to keep working lands working in their current state.” In addition, landowners on the panel discussed the barriers and opportunities required for all parties involved to see success. Crews notes, she sees opportunity with the 30x30

BURNS continued from page 1 the effects of different fire seasons on sericea lespedeza.” Study results The study compares the April burn season to August and September burn seasons. The fouryear study mainly focused on prescribed burns to eliminate sericea lespedeza, but took into account other plants in the area. “We were concerned about unintended consequences of non-targeted plants,” he explains. “So, in the initial four-year study, we were very conscience to do a very comprehensive analysis of the plant community.” The study showed the plant community was positively impacted by the August and September

burn seasons. In addition, the research team did not find any negative consequences from the alternative fire season. Olson says, “Research found less sericea lespedeza, less bald swine wild weed and less ragweed – which we didn’t shed a whole lot of tears over.” Reflecting on the study, Olson shares, “What we did not anticipate, and what was wonderful to see, was there was a collection of between eight and 12 native legumes and native nectar-bearing plants that proliferated under those alternative fire regimes.” The four-year study greatly decreased sericea lespedeza and showed other benefits to the land. Effects on cattle While Olson’s goal was

Plan to restore the reputation of ranchers and landowners in the nation, “I believe the stewards on the land are the ones to really step up to the plate and lead this initiative, because we are the ones with the knowledge of the ecosystem.” Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net. to improve the land, the driving factor behind the study was to benefit cattle production. Within the study, Olson found growth and performance of yearling cattle was not affected by certain timing of prescribed burns. He shares, “We did not change growth performance if we burned in April or August. But, we did pull down performance a little bit with that true fall treatment” While this is a concern for many producers, Olson plans on addressing this issue in the future. The team has extended their study for another four years to take a closer look at the long term affects of prescribed burning. Savannah Peterson is an intern for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Water quality supported The Wyoming Natural Resource Foundation would like to thank PacifiCorp for their generous contribution to further the foundation’s mission to support community driven conservation efforts. “PacifiCorp’s investment will directly fund the Rock Creek Stream Restoration and Fisheries Enhancement Project and will greatly contribute to the foundation’s mission,” said Board Trustee Daniel Zyvoloski. “It is great to partner with a company like PacifiCorp on a stream enhancement project that will have so many benefits. The Rock Creek Project will help to maintain a stable

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benefit from. “Within all the areas in which ranching and outdoor recreation occur, those lands – which I already consider conserved, by the way – house lots of collaborative groups that would make excellent partners,” Hanson said. “There are a number of different opportunities existing at the local level, other than say, county governments, though I wouldn’t exclude them either.” Richards shares communication between rural and urban populations throughout the nation, but especially in the West, will be key to the success of conservation initiatives. “Those of us who have a passion for working on this kind of thing, and finding the opportunity in it, also have neighbors and work

creek channel, thus encouraging healthy riparian communities and promoting sustainable fish and wildlife habitat, along with assuring irrigation water delivery,” said Jack Berger, Foundation Board of Trustees president. Rock Creek originates in the northern fringe of the Medicine Bow Mountains. The creek flows north to its confluence with the Medicine Bow River. Along the creek, there were several areas of concern due to combined effects of sedimentation, flow alterations and drought. For more information about the project, visit wynaturalresourcefoundation.com/whatwe-do/community-conservation-2/.

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EXPORTS continued from page 1 global demand for U.S. red meat.” Beef exports The USMEF reported beef exports totaled 124,808 metric tons during the month of March, up eight percent from previous year values. Additionally, the export value broke $800 million for the first time at $801.9 million, 14 percent above year-over-year figures. During the same time period, beef muscle cut exports set both volume and value records at 98,986 metric tons and $718.3 million, respectively. According to USMEF, beef exports to South Korea, China and Japan remain strong. In South Korea, 2021 exports were eight percent ahead of 2020 in both volume and value, making the country the leading value destination for U.S. beef. USMEF shares, Korea is purchasing more U.S. chuck roll, short plate, shoulder clod and loin cuts as imports, which reflects the country’s strong demand for beef. U.S. beef exports to China reached new records in the first quarter with 14,552 metric tons totaling $109.9 million, which is more than 1,500 percent greater than 2020’s exports at this time. Currently, the U.S. is the largest supplier of grain-fed beef to China, according to USMEF. Japan holds onto the top volume market for U.S. beef, although the first quarter export is nine percent above this time last year. Higher tariff rates were triggered March 18, and remained in effect for 30 days. Pork exports USMEF reported pork export values were up six percent from a year ago to

$67.71 per head in March. The exports during the first quarter accounted for 29.9 percent of total pork production and 27.1 percent of pork muscle cuts, both down 1.5 percent from last year. Pork exports to Japan in March totaled 40,746 metric tons, up 11 percent from 2020. Exports to Mexico increase in volume by five percent to 66,174 metric tons, while the value rose 21 percent to $130.2 million. Shipments to Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua were record-setting and high exports to Panama were reported. Exports to the Philippines were up 190 percent over year-ago levels with values reaching $62.4 million, up 201 percent from 2020. March exports to the Philippines soared to a record 11,736 metric tons in March following decrease in tariff rates for imported pork muscle, up almost 500 percent from 2020 and doubling the February figures. Lamb exports U.S. lamb exports in March were up 54 percent from this time last year and were valued at $1.5 million, a 22 percent increase. According to USMEF, the first quarter export volume was up 64 percent from last year, but value decreased four percent. Mexico leads demand for lamb variety exports, while the Dominican Republic, Bermuda and Canada trended higher. Information in this article was sourced from a U.S. Meat Export Federation report. Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr. net.

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WAIC shares bookmark entry finalists Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom (WAIC) holds a bookmark contest each year for Wyoming

students in second through fifth grades. Students create a message centered around the state’s natural resources

to illustrate their message. The finalists, along with their families and teachers will be honored at an annual

2021 Finalist – Alina Peterson, Fifth Grade Cloud Peak Elementary School, Buffalo. Sponsored by First Northern Bank

2021 Finalist – Elsie King, Fifth Grade Lakeview Elementary School, Gillette. Sponsored by Superior Livestock Auction

2021 Finalist – Bella Fonté, Fifth Grade Harmony Elementary, Laramie. Sponsored by the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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FRIDAY, MAY 28 ~ PAIR/BRED SPECIAL & ALL CLASSES Roy Schmidl 38 Mostly Blk Cow Pairs, Complete Dispersal, 2-6 yr olds, First Calf Born in Feb, Tagged to Match, Angus Sired, Str calved Banded, Calf Shots: BoviShield Gold One Shot & 7-Way, Cows Exposed Back to Angus Bulls for 6 wks SALE RESULTS -FRIDAY, MAY 14 - ALL CLASSES - 1169 HD Frontier Land Co 1 Black Cow 1215 77.00C Ron & Carin Lockhart 2 Black Cow 1652 71.00C Trent Boner 1 Black Cow 1220 70.50C Monaghan Ranch 2 Black Cow 1475 69.50C Bug Inc 7 Black Cow 1359 66.00C Muleshoe Land & Cattle Co 1 Black Cow 1290 63.00C OSO Corp 1 Black Cow 1305 60.50C Mark Leiseth 1 BWF Cow 1375 84.50C Duello Cattle Co Inc 1 Black Bull 2360 97.50C Duello Cattle Co Inc 1 Black Bull 1930 95.50C DL Jackson Ranch LLC 1 Black Bull 1900 91.50C Cole Creek Sheep Co 1 Black Bull 1975 88.50C Schaefer Livestock LLC 1 Black Bull 2110 85.50C Horse Creek Angus LLC 1 Black Bull 2290 80.50C True Ranches LLC 1 Black Bull 1625 79.50C Muleshoe Land & Cattle Co 4 Black Heiferette 855 108.00C Forshee Ranch Trust 3 Black Heiferette 820 107.00C Harding Ranch 4 Black Heiferette 992 103.50C Tom Dunlap 1 Black Heiferette 965 101.00C Bug Inc 16 Black Heiferette 1063 92.00C Jeff Boner 5 Black Heiferette 1148 87.00C Forshee Ranch Trust 8 Red Heiferette 998 104.00C Hiser Farm 1 Black Baby Calf 240 435.00H Hiser Farm 1 Black Baby Calf 260 425.00H Hiser Farm 1 Black Baby Calf 180 410.00H Frontier Land Co LLC 1 Black Baby Calf 160 325.00H

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

EVENTS

July 6

May 24-25

Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee Meeting, Aspen Conference Room, Campbell County School District Lakeway Learning Center, Gillette. For more information, call 307-777-7881 or visit wyoleg.gov. May 24-28 Wyoming Ranch Camp, Broadbent Ranch, Evanston. For more information, contact Chance Marshall at cmarsha1@uwyo.edu, 307-332-2363 or Hudson Hill at hrhill@uwyo.edu, 307-885-3132. May 25 Natural Resources Conservation Service Advisory Council Meeting, 10 a.m., Meeting Hall, Converse County Library – Glenrock Branch, Glenrock. For more information, contact Tim Schroder (Converse County) at 307-6243146, Kenny Wolfley (Natrona County) at 307-462-5598 or Clint Anderson (Niobrara County) at 307-334-2953. May 26 Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee Meeting, 8:30 a.m., District Board Room, Educational Services Building, Gillette. For more information, call 307-777-7881 or visit wyoleg.org. May 31 The Wyoming Livestock Roundup will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. June 2-4 Wyoming Stock Growers Association Summer Convention and Trade Show, Sheridan. For more information, visit wysga.org. June 5-6 Colorado Breed Bash Youth Cattle Show, Brush, Colo. For more information, visit facebook.com/Colorado-Breed-Bash or e-mail breedbash@gmail.com. June 8 Natrona County Predator Management District Budget and Board of Directors Meeting, 6 p.m., telephone conference. Dial-in to 605-313-6272 and enter access code 553517 to access the meeting. Contact Laurie Alexander at 307-258-0024 or ncpmd1@charter.net for questions. June 9 Wyoming Livestock Board Meeting, 10:30 a.m., Wyoming Livestock Board Office, Cheyenne. For more information, visit wlsb.state.wy.us. June 8-10 2021 National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference, online. For more information, visit nrcs.usda.gov. June 12-13 24th Annual Wind River Flywheelers Antique Engine and Tractor Show, 10 a.m., East Park, Shoshoni. For more information, contact Carlta Witthar at 307-856-1164 of cmaule@wyoming.com. June 12-13 Hulett Rodeo, Hulett. For more information, visit the Hulett Rodeo Facebook page, rodeohulettwy.com or call 307-467-5668. June 13-19 College National Finals Rodeo, Casper, Casper Events Center. For more information, visit cnfr.com. June 18-19 10th Annual Chris LeDoux Days, Harold Jarrard Park, Kaycee. For more information, visit chrisledoux.com. June 19-20 World Famous 60th Annual Woodchoppers Jamboree and Rodeo, Encampment. For more information, visit woodchoppersjamboree.org. June 20-26 North American Junior Red Angus Event, Lebanon, Tenn. For more information, visit najrae.com.

SALES May 27 June 5 June 9 June 16-17

McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch Angus & Polled Herefords All Female Sale, Cherry Creek Ranch Sale Facility, Veteran, 307-575-3519, 307-534-5141, 307-575-2113, mcclunranch.com Bots Sots Remount Sale, preview at Sheridan County Fairgrounds, sale at Kendrick Mansion, Sheridan, 406-671-7238, botssotsremount.com Timberline LLC Unreserved Online Auction, Buffalo, 307-217-1036, 307299-1704, 800-937-3558, bigiron.com Superior Livestock Auction Corn Belt Classic XXIII, The Marriott South Sioux Riverfront, South Sioux City, Neb., 800-422-2117, superiorlivestock.com

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Worland, WY

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Authorized Dealer May 20 • 312 Hd. Cows & Bulls Steady

BILLY Houchin, Wyatt - Basin 2 Spotted Billy ................... $175/Hd. Risch, Skip - Ten Sleep 1 Brown Bill........................ $135/Hd. EWES Henning, Edward - Worland 3 WF Ewes, avg. 225# ............$7400 Split Rock Land & Cattle - Worland 4 BKF Ewes, avg. 189# ...........$7300 Lake, Tucker - Thermopolis 6 Mxd Ewes, avg. 214# ...........$7300 Dooley Livestock LLC - Worland 22 WF Ewes, avg. 135# ..........$7200 GOATS Houchin, Wyatt - Basin 2 Brown Goats .................. $175/Hd. Hankinson, Roger - Worland 7 Boer Goats ..................... $175/Hd. LAMBS Clark, Dawn - Worland 5 Mxd Lambs, avg. 71# .........$24250 Lake, Tucker - Thermopolis 47 Mxd Lambs, avg. 76# .......$23250 Split Rock Land & Cattle - Worland 7 Mxd Lambs, avg. 55# .........$20250 Allen, Travis - Thermopolis 2 WF Lambs, avg. 130# ........$16500 NANNY Hankinson, Roger - Worland 7 Boer Nanny .................... $175/Hd. 1 Boer Nanny .................... $175/Hd. YEARLING SHEEP Henning, Edward - Worland 2 WF Yrling Shp, avg. 123# ..$18500 BULLS Stoffers, Shawn - Greybull 1 Bull Bull, 2100# .....................$9750 Steed, Ben - Cowley 1 Blk Bull, 1510# ......................$9600

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1 Blk Bull, 1485# ......................$9450 Lazy 3 Reversed J Livestock - Thermop 1 Blk Bull, 2075# ......................$9550 Ray, Sam or Susan - Worland 1 Blk Bull, 1660# ......................$9050 Ulmer, John - Powell 1 Blk Bull, 1800# ......................$8800 Grey Bull River Land/Cattle - Meeteetse 1 Blk Bull, 1370# ......................$8600 Rice Ranch, Inc. - Ten Sleep 1 Red Bull, 1755# ....................$8100 COWS George Sinn & Sons Inc. - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1120# .....................$7400 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1385#...........$6650 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1745#...........$6450 1 Blk Cow, 1680# .....................$6350 1 Blk Cow, 1595# .....................$6350 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1605#...........$6300 Hoffman, Ron - Thermopolis 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1038#...........$6700 1 Blk Cow, 1105# .....................$6400 1 Blk Cow, 1165# .....................$6300 Arnold, William - Basin 1 BWF Cow, 1815#..................$6650 1 Blk Cow, 1565# .....................$6450 Nielson, Hunter - Worland 3 Blk Cows, avg. 1313#...........$6600 1 Blk Cow, 1360# .....................$6450 1 Blk Cow, 1225# .....................$6450 1 Blk Cow, 1645# .....................$5850 Geis, Jack or Nicole - Greybull 1 Blk Cow, 1385# .....................$6550 1 Blk Cow, 1495# .....................$5800 Durbin Creek Ranch - Thermopolis 1 RWF Cow, 1465# .................$6450 1 Hrfd Cow, 1395# ...................$6350 1 Hrfd Cow, 1380# ...................$6350 1 RWF Cow, 1590# .................$6300 1 Hrfd Cow, 1395# ...................$6300 1 Hrfd Cow, 1455# ...................$6250 1 Hrfd Cow, 1430# ...................$6000 1 Hrfd Cow, 1390# ...................$6000

Danny Vigil Northern Livestock Represenative 1 Hrfd Cow, 1435# ...................$5900 Geis, Jack or Nicole - Greybull 1 Blk Cow, 1710# .....................$6250 1 Red Cow, 1475# ...................$5700 Apland, Rick - Worland 1 Red Cow, 1175#....................$6100 1 Blk Cow, 1485# .....................$6000 Slagle, William - Worland 1 Hrfd Cow, 1240# ...................$6000 Bullock, Ted - Cody 1 Blk Cow, 1235# .....................$5900 Half Right Cattle Co. - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1365# .....................$5700 HEIFERETTES Mueller, Terry - Shell 2 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 905# .........$9600 1 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 985# .........$9400 SLS Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 1 Blk Hfrette, 795# ...................$9100 Half Right Cattle Co. - Worland 1 Blk Hfette, 1335# ..................$8300

• Upcoming Sales • May 27 – All Class Cattle June 3 – Pair Special w/ All Class Cattle June 17 – Weigh-Up Special w/ All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat June 19 – Saturday Horse Sale at 1 p.m. July 1 – All Class Cattle July 15 – All Class Cattle July 17 – Saturday Horse Sale at 1 p.m. July 29 – All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat Aug. 12 – All Class Cattle

July 5-9 July 12-14 July 19-21 Aug. 2-6 Aug. 10-11 Aug. 16-17 Aug. 16-20 Aug. 23-24 Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 14

43rd Annual Wyoming All Breed Gaited Horse Sale, Park County Fairgrounds, Powell, 307-272-3743, 307-431-2109, hennyauctionwy.com Booth’s Cherry Creek Ranch Complete Dispersion of The Spring Calving Herd, at the ranch, Veteran, 307-534-5865, 307-532-1805, boothscherrycreekranch.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 Superior Livestock Auction Week in the Rockies XXXIII, Loveland, Colo., 800422-2117, superiorlivestock.com Western Video Market, Silver Legacy, Reno, Nev., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com Northern Livestock Video Auction Summertime Classic, 866-616-5035, northernlivestockvideo.com Superior Livestock Auction Video Royale XXIX, Winnemucca, Nev., 800-4222117, 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 Superior Livestock Auction Big Horn Classic XVII, Sheridan, 800-422-2117, superiorlivestock.com Northern Livestock Video Auction Early Fall Preview, 866-616-5035, northernlivestockvideo.com Proffit Ranch 20th Annual Labor Day Horse Sale, Diamond X Ranch, Evanston, 307-723-5857, proffitranch.com Wyoming Wool Growers Association Premier Ewe Sale, Douglas, 307-2655250, wyowool.com 93rd Annual Wyoming State Ram Sale, Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas, 307-265-5250, 307-351-1422, wyowool.com Western Video Market, Haythorn Ranch, Ogallala, Neb., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Commencement Exercises in 1910 A historic graduation announcement proclaims, “The Class of 1910 of the Saratoga High School requests your presence at the Commencement Exercises to be held at Jensen Hall Thursday evening, May 19 at eight o’clock.” The gold embossed card continued, “Baccalaureate Sermon at Presbyterian Church, Sunday evening May 15th at eight o’clock.” The class motto of the nine graduates was, “To him that o’re cometh, God giveth a crown.” The printed four-page program is neatly tied to the cover with a blue and gold cord, representing the class colors of “blue and old gold.” Listed in the program is the invocation, renditions of “Ehren on the Rhine” and “Twilight” by a trio, Salutatory and Valedictory addresses, presentation of “Just a Bit of Cloth, But

It’s Red, White and Blue” by school choir, two orations “Launching Our Ships” and “Kipling,” piano solo, a contralto solo entitled “Roses,” the address entitled “How Shall We Educate Our Boys and Girls,” class prophecy and presentation of diplomas. 1910 class prophecy With clean, crisp, precise, flowing penmanship taught in schools at the time, Anna V. Doggett writes the prophecy of her graduating class. Around 15 years in the future she discovered the following. One night during my slumbers, ‘Old Father Time’ appeared to me and told me he would let me step ahead with him a goodly number of years. Then he suddenly disappeared and I found myself a worn out old maid school ma’am seeking another position. I was finally offered a position as traveling saleswomen for a large manufacturing company to sell facial cosmetics, false hair, fancy toilet soaps and perfumery. I had always wanted to travel and as I was tired of teaching I accepted the position. It was 15 years since I had seen my old schoolfriends whom I had left at the time of my going to college. I was in hope that I would meet some of them in my travels. I was not to be disappointed for I met them all. Florence had not married and operates an “Old Maids Matrimonial Club” in a small town in Kansas. Anna H. is married and lives in Lincoln, Neb., in

a pretty cottage with a beautiful lawn and garden and wants for nothing. She has twin boys. Corinne resides in Tyndale, S.D. She played and sang for the illustrated songs in a 10-cent picture show. She had taught school for a number of years, but had taken up this work out of love for travel. Alma is head matron of an orphan asylum in Anaconda, Minn. She had some child named after each one of her old school friends. Alma was also very fond of historical names. There was Napoleon, Nero, Portia, Cleopatra, Charlemagne, Caesar, Victoria and many other such names among them. She had attended college at Dennison, Iowa and then had taken up her life work of helping the poor. Manford wanted to become a prized fighter, but had decided to become a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Bayhorse, Idaho. Chas is principal and Latin teacher at a large school in Walcott. He is single and said he had been so taken up with his Latin that he had no time to think of matrimony. Ruth was found to be an artist. She had always liked drawing, but had hardly expected to find her such a prominent women. Her three most important pictures hang in the art museum at Boston, Mass. Nora, while attending college in Denver, fell in love with and married a widower with seven children and still resided in Denver. Her husband is 65 years old, sits by the stove smoking and suffers from rheumatism. Concluding the eightpage handwritten prophecy, Anna D. wrote, “Just then, I awoke and found myself in dear old Saratoga, still a school girl.”

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REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND: LRC and LSH. Current through Jan. 2023. $1,500 OBO. Contact Gene at 307-331-1049 .....5/22

FOR SALE: 100 black cow/ calf pairs which includes a Forest Service grazing allotment approximately 20 miles west of Meeteetse, WY. For more information, please call 307-8682355..................................6/12

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EIGHT FULL-BLOOD AKAUSHI BULLS, 2- and 3-year-olds, fertility and trich tested; 25 full-blood yearling Akaushi bulls, 12-15 months, to be tested. 32 half and 3/4 blood Akaushi steers, 500-800 lbs.; 38 half and 3/4 blood Akaushi heifers, 500-700 lbs.; 25 older Angus cows, mostly black exposed to Akaushi bulls calving May 1. Call for more information and pricing, 719-740-0403.........6/5

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Notices

The Budget Meeting/Board of Directors Meeting for the Natrona County Predator Management District will be held Tuesday, June 8, 2021, beginning at 6:00 p.m. This meeting will be held VIA telephone conference. Please Dial-In to 605.313.6272, when prompted use Access Code 553517. You will be automatically connected to the call. The NCPMD Board of Directors will review the proposed budget for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year. 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, 123 Capitol Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307777-7871 .............................TFN

Events HULETT RODEO JUNE 1213, Hulett, WY. Facebook Hulett Rodeo or visit www.RodeoHulettWY.com. NRCA and WRA approved. For more information, call 307-467-5668 ................. 6/5

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Help Wanted Advertise for Help Here FARM HELP NEEDED, Burlington, WY area. Irrigating and tractor work. Housing provided, if needed. Call 307272-4266 ........................ 6/5 DIESEL AND FARM EQUIPMENT SERVICE TECH WANTED: Experience preferred, but not necessary if willing to work and learn. We can provide schooling and on the job training. Working in a near new facility with modern tools and good working environment. We are presently franchise dealers of several farm equipment lines. Cherry County Implement in Valentine, NE. For more information, call Rich, 402-340-2175 ..................................... 5/22

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To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample and photography samples to andrea@wylr.net or Attn: Andrea, PO Box 850, Casper, WY 82602. Call 307-234-2700 with questions. Accepting applications until position is filled. GOTTSCH LIVESTOCK FEEDERS LLC Red Cloud, NE Come Join the Gottsch Livestock Feeders Family! Gottsch Livestock Feeders is looking for Cowboys/Pen Riders for their feed yard in Red Cloud, NE. The main focus of the Cowboy/Pen Riders are spotting, pulling, diagnosing and taking cattle to the hospital and shipping fat cattle. This person will need to be a team player who is seeking a long-term position. You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best in the industry. We offer a benefits package that includes health insurance, dental, vision, 401(k), health savings, life insurance and paid vacation. If you are interested stop by and fill out an application or visit our website at www.gottschcattlecompany.com Call Brandon Furr at 402-257-7769 or 402-746-2222 for more information.

45 HEAD OF PAIRS FOR SALE: Mostly black and black baldy. Calves at side, unbranded. Casper, WY. Call 307-2624720..................................5/22

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REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND: LRC and LTH. Current through Jan. 2023. $1,500 OBO. Contact Gene at 307-331-1049 ..... 5/22 REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND: LRC and RHH. Current through Jan. 2025. $1,500 OBO. Contact Gene at 307-331-1049 ...............5/22 REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND: RRC and RHH. Current through Jan. 2025. $1,500 OBO. Contact Gene at 307-331-1049....... 5/22

Dogs AKC LAB PUPPIES: All colors available, whites, blacks, yellows, dark reds and dark chocolates. 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 ............ 5/29

Cattle

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Financial Services

WE SPECIALIZE IN LONGTERM AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE LOANS: Purchase or refinance agricultural or commercial real estate or get a line of credit for your operation. COMPETITIVE RATES, great service and up to a 30-YEAR-TERM!! FORTUNE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, Equal Housing Lender. Call us at 605645-8582 or apply online at www.fortuneagfinance.com ..................................... 5/22

AGRI-ONE FINANCIAL: Farm/ ranch and all commercial loans. RATES AS LOW AS 3.5%. 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 on 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!! ....5/22

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE

All of our ranchers have been very satisfied with our operations for the last 14 years. Let us PAY YOU to kill your prairie dogs and we promise you will be satisfied. Dick 406-366-3858 YEARLING BALANCER AND GELBVIEH BULLS FOR SALE: Polled, 4 blacks and 1 red. Moderate birthweights, average 85 lbs., good growth and weaning weights. Good dispositions. Docile and easy to handle. Semen and trich tested. Health checked and ready to go!! Starting at $2,500. For more information, please call 208-749-6635 ................... 6/5

Doug Booth Family Angus Torrington, WY Offering Yearling Bulls by Private Treaty Featuring: Breed Leading AI Sires • Carcass Data Available • Performance Data Available • Calving Ease and Performance Bulls • Negative for PI-BVD

Dudley - 307-532-6207 Doug - 307-532-5830 REGISTERED YEARLING BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY, 449 Carroll Lake Rd., Laramie, WY. PAP, BVD, fertility tested and carcass scores. Sires include: WW In the Black, Page HorizonI GAR Sunrise, Worthington All Profit, GAR Composure and GAR Method. Page Family Limited Partnership. Call Tom Page, 307-760-8429. EPDS can be found on pageangus@facebook.com ...................... 6/5 BLACK ANGUS BASED HERD: Mostly black and black baldy cows and calves. Firm believer in modified live. All spring vaccinations in place. All natural. No antibiotics, pours or implants. You pick 20 pairs out of a 65 head herd. All calves born between February and March. Tight herd, used to being moved with ATV’s. Perfect cows for the “Gentleman Rancher.” Cows are used to being holler gathered. Call 970-872-3141 or 970-2501577 ............................. 6/12 YEARLING AI SIRED BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Sires include Effective, Stunner and Unanimous. Semen tested. Minatare, NE. Please call Byron Miller, 303-818-8152 or 308-7831357, leave message ....... 6/5 YEARLING ANGUS BULLS: Sired by Werner Flat Top (AI). Calving ease, good growth, fertility tested and EPDs. Mitchem Ranch, Glenrock, WY, 307-262-8772 or 307262-5070 ........................ 6/5 REGISTERED YEARLING BLACK ANGUS BULLS: If you are looking for a stress free calving season this group offers low birthweights and EXCEPTIONAL EPDs. Top AI sires include Tahoe, GAR 100X, Comrade, Xceptional and Spotlite. Current EPDs available on our website www.antlersangusranch.com or call Earl, 307-660-4796 ................... 6/5 YEARLING COMMERCIAL BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: We select for fertility, milking ability, calving ease, gain and disposition. Reasonably priced. Call Shippen Angus, 307-856-7531 ....... 5/22 ROYLANCE ANGUS: Registered Black Angus bulls for sale private treaty. Bulls have explosive early growth, extra frame and length, correct feet, calving ease, vaccinated and tested. Sons of Coleman Charlo 0256; Coleman Bravo 6313. Please call Adrian, 406-214-4444 or 406-6444441 ............................. 5/29

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Angus

Bulls Born & Raised Where Corn Don’t Grow!

Annual Private Treaty Bull Sale 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

Neal & Amanda Sorenson • Spotted Horse, WY 307.736.2260 (h) • 307.680.7359 (c) nasorenson@rangeweb.net

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

2-year-old registered Limousin Bulls Herefords

HAVE FOR LEASE THIS SEASON HORNED HEREFORD BULLS. The bulls are in Wheatland, WY. Call 406-8531835 ................................ 5/22

Limousin

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS YEARLING AND 2-YEAR-OLD BULLS: Private treaty, large sire groups, performance and fertility tested, delivery available. TRANGMOE ANGUS RANCH, Glendive, MT. Call 406-687-3315 or 406989-3315......................... 6/26 MACK RANCH PRIVATE TREATY ANGUS BULLS AND SEMEN: Yearling and 2-yearolds. Sons of Ten X, HA Outside 5401, SAV Resource 1441 and more. SEMEN available on EAR GOLD RUSH H83 and HA OUTSIDE 5401. Catalog available at www.mackranch.com. Call Eric Mack, 406-366-2111 .......... 5/22 MARCY CATTLE CO. HAS YEARLING ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY: Fertility tested and ready to go. Call Tom, 308-430-0370 or 308-638-7587 ...................5/22

Red Angus 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 .................... 6/12 RED ANGUS 2-YEAR-OLD FORAGE BULLS FOR SALE: Bulls for heifers and cows. Smaller framed, efficient, easy fleshing, good dispositions. Not fat, but in good shape and ready to go to work. Have been worked with dogs, on foot and horseback. Raised in rugged, high elevation country. Red Fork Red Angus, Ken & Cheri Graves, Kaycee, WY, phone 307-7382247, e-mail gravesredfork@ rtconnect.net ................... 5/29

SIMANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Yearlings and 2-yearolds. Sired by: Iron Clad, Tear Drop, TJ Main Event, WC United and Manning. Price starting at $2,500. Call James, 970396-8791 ............................6/5 FOR SALE: SIMANGUS YEARLING BULLS. AI-sired. All DNA’d with genomically-enhanced EPDs. Excellent disposition. Trich and semen tested. Reflected R Ranch, Curt, 719-469-2857, Sugar City, CO................... 5/22

Bryan: 970-381-0264 Linda: 970-381-6811 54286 CR 27 Carr, CO 80612

Horses

Hay & Feed

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, 435-462-5300, heidi@ wrcamps.com, 1145 S. Blackhawk Blvd, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647................................5/22

HAY FOR SALE: Round bales and mid-square bales. Grass hay or alfalfa. 605-842-3125.......5/22

Seed

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Limousin Bulls registered Corriente 2-year-old TWO YEARLING PUREBRED REGISTERED CORRIENTE BULLS: 35 years of using top genetics has produced, hardy, award winning roping and dogging cattle, as well as sought after breeding stock. For more information, call Sunny Brook Ranch, Dave Lewis, 605-5352051..................................6/12

Longhorn REGISTERED LONGHORN BULLS FOR SALE: Solid blacks and a few solid reds. Wyoming Longhorn Ranch, please call 307-548-7111 or 307-272-7171 ............... 5/29

Chiangus

Custom Feeding

REGISTERED CHIANGUS YEARLING BLACK BULLS FOR SALE: Fertility tested and ready to go to work. Call 970824-9269 or e-mail dryfork. rg@gmail.com.................6/12

SMALL FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED GROW YARD: Located west central Iowa. With abundant, reasonably priced feed ingredients. Call or text Jim, 712-263-7911 or Max, 712-216-0928 ................. 5/29

Herefords

Pasture Wanted

POLLED HEREFORD YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE: Bloodlines include NJW Trust and MV Fireball 612. Call 307587-7235 ............................. 6/5

LOOKING FOR SUMMER PASTURE FOR 125 UP TO 400 PAIRS with availability of year-round care. Call 970759-4046 ...................... 5/22

HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE: 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, 307-421-1592 .......... 6/5

LOOKING FOR SUMMER PASTURE: For 61 head. Will split into 3 groups of 20-25 head if necessary. Please call 970-216-6099 ............... 6/12 SEEKING SUMMER PASTURE FOR 2021: In western South Dakota or eastern Wyoming, 100 pairs, can be split. Call 605-877-0980 ........ 6/12

SUPERIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION (watch the sale and bid by phone or internet)

WANTED: Sugar Bars and nonSugar Bars-bred saddle horses for the 19TH ANNUAL SUGAR BARS LEGACY SALE SEPT. 19, 2021. Held in Sheridan, WY. Please contact LeRoy, 605347-8120, Jim 406-812-0084 or e-mail wetzqh@gmail.com for consignment and sale information .........................5/22

VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay available. Call Barry McRea, 888935-3633. www.valleyvideohay.com .............................6/5 HAY FOR SALE: Grass, grass/ alfalfa and alfalfa hay. 3x4 square bales. Delivery available. Western South Dakota. Pricing starts at $125/ton and up. Call Joe, 605-515-0858 ........... 5/22

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CHRISTENSEN RED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Registered Red Angus yearling bulls. Low to moderate birthweights coupled with HIGH gains and carcass!! Fertility tested and vaccinated. Ready to go!! Park City, MT. Call 406-208-4315 or e-mail criters64@gmail.com ............. 6/5

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Sheridan County Fairgrounds Sheridan, WY June 4 • 3:00 - 4:30 PM Soft Preview June 5 • 10:00 AM Sale Preview 4:00 PM • Sale Kendrick Mansion

Red Angus

RED ANGUS HIGH-ELEVATION YEARLING BULLS for sale in northeastern Utah. Sires are 5L, Crump, Sutherlin Farms and K2 Red Angus. Will be trich and semen tested and will be fed for free until May 1. $2,000/ head. Bar Lazy TL Ranch, David, 435-828-1320, barlazytlranch@gmail.com ..........5/29

FOR SALE PRIVATELY

Sheep

2-year-old 2-year-old registered registered Limousin Limousin Bulls Bulls

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

TW ANGUS PUREBRED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE VIA PRIVATE TREATY: Bulls are performance driven, with great dispositions. Bulls are semen tested, vaccinated and poured. Located near Mitchell, SD. Contact Tate Williams at 605-999-0018 for pricing and EPD information .............5/29

Herefords

Bulls like this for sale

PRIVATE TREATY

REGISTERED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS PRIVATE TREATY, BRIDGER, MT. Sires include: Value Added • Entice • Innovation • Granite Innovation • Some suitable for heifers • Performance and carcass data available • Winding River Angus, Louis & Kathy Dubs, 406-652-7515, 406-2088643 or e-mail windingriverangus@gmail.com .................6/12

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Bryan Warner • 307-850-7668 (cell) COMMON SOUTHEAST MONTANA DRYLAND ALFALFA SEED: Cleaned, bagged and tested. Very hardy seed!! Call 406-860-5837 or 406-775-6224 .................5/29 PRE-INOCULATED CERTIFIED ALFALFA SEED: Wrangler, Surpass, Tri Valley, Vernal, A&D75-30-40 and Perry, all $3.25/lb. While supplies last, order early!!! Call 307-851-9830 or 307-856-5748 ...............5/29

Going, Going, Gone

Equipment

Grain Hoppers FIVE SEPARATE GRAIN HOPPERS: All 5 have side unload dumps. Two loose, 3 with wheels underneath, 250 bushels each, steel bins, tarp webs across top. Two have unloading augers. Good condition. Clean and ready to go to the field, $1,100/each or $5,000 takes them all. For more information, call Ray Selbe, 970-846-6711 .......................6/12

Equipment

HORSES: BUY, SELL, TRADE. Will pick up. Call Dennis Black, 307-690-0916 ...................5/22 NICE 14-YEAR-OLD PALOMINO GELDING: 15.1 hands, gentle on the trail, roped on some, good walk, light on the reins. Good for the whole family. Asking $12,500. Please call 406-855-3410 ...................5/22

Saddles & Tack BOOT UP for the COLLEGE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO with 20 PERCENT SAVINGS on all BOULET and HONDO BOOTS!!! GREAT selection of TWISTED X and JUSTIN CASUAL SHOES!!! MOSS SADDLES BOOTS AND TACK 4648 West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, WY; 307-4721872. Our family serving yours for 50 years!! Check us out on Facebook or our website www.mosssaddlesbootsandtack.com....................6/5

Leatherwork LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Can personalize belts. Contact Lester, 307-631-1053, leave a message ........................5/22

307-532-1840 • CHUGWATER, WY EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: John Deere 9520 tractor; CIH 290 Magnum tractor; John Deere 1895 air drill with 1910/430 cart; Lexion 740 combine; IHC 766 tractor with loader; Loral Turbo Magnum IV fertilizer spreader; Case 721B wheel loader; Rogater 854 sprayer; Cornhusker tri-axle grain trailer; Hyster 50T lowboy trailer; RWay and Midland tri-axle belly dump trailers; Transcraft 53’ stepdeck trailer; Western Star winch truck; Freightliner FLD sleeper trucks; Dragon 130 bbl vac trailers; Dragon crude oil trailer; Trailmaster crude oil pup; Bobcat S185 skid steer loader; CIH 8220 25’ draper pull type swather. Call 406-254-1254 ......................... 6/5

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FOR SALE: Case IH 585 diesel tractor, wide front, 3 hydraulics, 2,974 hours; Willmar 4550 Wrangler wheel loader, 4x4, 3,679 hours, new tires; Bale King 3100 bale processor; Doyle fertilizer spreader with 18.4R46 tires and green star rate controller; John Deere 714A and 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gears and bunk feeding extensions; H&S 7+4 16’ chuckwagon with 12 ton gear; Meyerink 3612, 12’ box scraper with tilt; Case IH RB564 big round baler, wide tires, wide pickup, 8,400 bales, net wrap and twine. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-9995482..................................5/29

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Equipment

Fencing

CASE 7210 TRACTOR: 3,890 hours, front weights and duals, 4WD, tires 40%, 3 point hitch, 540 and 1,000 PTO, $48,000 OBO. CASE 5400 20’ MULCH TILL DRILL, double disc with 7” spacing, rubber press wheels, $12,000 OBO. Calls only please, no texts 406-581-1998, if no answer please leave message .........5/22

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

CATTLE GUARD, 6’x12’, heavy duty pipe, $900 OBO; ALSO, 3 point sprayer, 110 gallon tank and 20’ booms, $850 OBO. 307-3326305 ......................................5/22 LONG-TERM EQUIPMENT FINANCING: All types, private lenders, family-owned, 50-year-old firm. C.H. Brown Co., Wheatland, WY, 800-987-7814 .....TFN

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$4,750 • Handles Calves up to 300 lbs. • Operates off tractor, bale bed or remote hydraulic unit. Call Kevin McClurg, Big Horn Livestock Services 307-751-1828 • bighornlivestock.com

24' Free Standing Panels 5’ High 6 Rail 5’8” High 8 Rail

Delivery and Truckload Prices Available

Big Horn Livestock Services 307-751-1828 • www.bighornlivestock.com HEARTLAND TANKS AND SUPPLY: Rubber tire tanks sizes from 6’-13’. Full loads can be delivered. Guaranteed quality. Call 605-7300550 or e-mail randy@heartlandtanks.com. Check out our website, www.heartlandtanks. com.......................................5/22 WINDBREAK-SHADE SCREENVISUAL BARRIER-ON WORKING CORRALS AND ARENAS: Save feed $$$!! Less work, less stress! Use on panels in fields, working facilities, round pens, hay barns, kennels, patio or garden. Call Custom Tarps Covers ETC LLC at 308-386-4319 ..........5/22

Hay Equipment IH HARVESTER #35 SIDE DELIVERY RAKE. Good condition. $1,300. Call 970-686-2250 ..6/12

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

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THE BEAVER CREEK RANCH is situated 8 miles south of Baker City in northeast Oregon. The ranch contains 9,300 deeded acres and is balanced with over 260 acres of irrigated hay and pasture featuring good full season water and approximately 1.5 miles of the Powder River running through the ranch. The ranch runs south with native range pasture into a small amount of scattered timber on the upper end of the ranch. The owner has spent considerable effort establishing good stock water in the various pastures. Interior cross fencing and perimeter fencing is in great condition. Improvements include a nice home, barns, outbuildings, good corrals and livestock handling facilities; all of which are in great shape. All of the property is contiguous with the exception of a 2,000 acre pasture that is nearby, offering good spring, summer or fall grazing; you can drive the cattle to and from the main ranch. If you are looking for a ranch that offers good production with ease of management, this is it. Whether it is a cow/calf, yearling or a combination, the ranch offers that kind of flexibility. It has hunting and fishing, all of which could be further developed should one desire. This is the first time offering of this ranch and it is priced to sell. At a time when nearly all properties are obscenely over priced, this one is not. $7,000,000. Please give us a call for further information, Greg Sackos, 208-598-0267, Intermountain Realty ........6/5

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FOR SALE: TURNKEY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY!! Wapiti Valley Meats is a fullservice custom butcher shop located on the road to Yellowstone. Located on 2.66 acres the property features a 2,000 sq. ft. processing facility and has a ground lease with the USPS for the Wapiti Valley Post Office. CALL RICK BRASHER AT COLDWELL BANKER ANTLERS REALTY, INC. 307-587-5533. To view photos, go to www. codyproperty.com, MLS# 10015556, $825,000 ..... 5/22 HISTORICAL SOUTHEAST WYOMING RANCH FOR SALE: 1,500+ acres deeded, approximately 237 acres irrigated hay ground. Alfalfa native hay mix. Territorial water rights. 640 acres BLM. Older set of buildings in reasonable shape. Good corrals and fences. Water traverses all through the property. Nice reservoir for stock, irrigation and fishing. 100-150 pairs year-round. Antelope, mule deer, white-tail, elk, moose, mountain lion, bobcat, fox and coyotes. Canadian geese, mallards, sage chickens. Beautiful setting with aspens, cottonwoods, willows and pine. If we were younger, it wouldn’t be for sale. Near Encampment, WY. Call 307-327-5353, evenings .................................6/12

Buildings

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!! Price reduced!! Now $12M. Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406322-4425 or e-mail sidwell@ sidwell-land.com ................5/22

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OILFIELD PIPE: RPJ Enterprises, Inc. Used for fencing, corrals, cattle guards, etc. ALL SIZES!! 2 3/8, 2 7/8 at 31.5’ long on average per joint. ALSO, have 7”, 5.5’, 4.5’ and 3.5’ pipe in stock. Sucker rod, cut/ notched posts and portable 5x12 fencing panels. Delivery available. Pierce, CO. Call 970-324-4580, email rpjenergy@gmail.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................10/9

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Hunting & Fishing ANTLER MARKET HEATING UP!!! JULY 14-18 PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL GRADES OF ANTLERS and late season fur in the following towns and locations: JULY 14: Newcastle 6:50-7:10 p.m., Voelker’s Body Shop. JULY 15: Newcastle 7-7:20 a.m., Voelker’s Body Shop; Upton 7:50-8:20 a.m., Joe’s Grocery; Moorcroft 8:50-9:20 a.m., The Coffee Cup; Sundance 10-11 a.m., Rapid Stop; Beulah 11:30-11:45 a.m., Truck Stop (drive thru); Spearfish, S.D. 11:50 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Butcher Shop; Belle Fourche, S.D. 12:30-1 p.m., Runnings (NE parking lot); Aladdin 1:201:30 p.m., General Store (drive thru); Hulett 2:10-2:30 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. JULY 16: Gillette 6:45-7:10 a.m., Rocky Mountain Sports; Kaycee 9:20-10 a.m., Sinclair; Sheridan 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Sportsman Warehouse; Buffalo 12:50-1:20 p.m., Good 2 Go; Ten Sleep 2:50-3:20 p.m., Pony Express; Hyattville 3:50-4:20 p.m., Paint Rock Processing; Manderson 4:50-5:10 p.m., Hiway Bar; Basin 5:30-5:45 p.m., Overland Express Mart; Greybull 6-6:15 p.m., Overland Express Mart; Lovell 7-7:20 p.m., Good 2 Go. JULY 17: Lovell 7-7:20 a.m., Good 2 Go; Byron 7:30-7:40 a.m., Byron Bar (drive thru, call); Powell 8-8:30 a.m., Murdochs; Ralston 8:45-9 a.m., Good 2 Go; Cody 9:30-10:15 a.m., Nature’s Design Taxidermy; Meeteetse 11-11:30 a.m., Elk Horn Bar; Worland 12:30-1 p.m., Coop One Stop; Thermopolis 1:40-2 p.m., Renegade Guns; Shoshoni 2:45-3 p.m., Powder Horn Bait; Riverton 3:30-4:10 p.m., Vic’s Body Shop (behind the dollar tree); Hudson 4:40-5 p.m., Wyoming Custom Meats; Lander 5:15-5:45 p.m., Zanders: Jeffrey City 7:15-7:30 p.m., Split Rock Cafe; Muddy Gap 8-8:15 p.m. (drive thru, call); Alcova 8:50-9 p.m. (drive thru, call). JULY 18: Casper 7-9 a.m., Wagner Outdoor Sports; Glenrock 9:30-9:45 a.m., east exit on I-25; Douglas 11:15-11:45 a.m., Douglas Feed; Orin Junction 12:10-12:30 p.m., Truck Stop; Lost Springs 12:501 p.m., truck pull off 1 mile east (drive thru, call); Manville 1:051:20 p.m., Truck Stop (drive thru, call); Lusk 1:30-2 p.m., Decker’s Grocery; Guernsey 2:50-3:20 p.m., Crazy Tony’s; Wheatland 4-4:30 p.m., Wheatland Travel Center; Chugwater 5-5:15 p.m., Chug Chug Gas (drive thru, call); Cheyenne 5:50-6:20 p.m., Tractor Supply; Carpenter 7:10-7:20 p.m., Antelope Truck Stop (drive thru); Pine Bluffs 7:40-8 p.m., Sinclair. For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700 or visit www.petskafur.net .......... 7/10

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MARKET continued from page 1 were present. “It was really important to get these groups together and find some areas of agreement on cattle market issues, and it makes sense for LMA to be the voice doing so,” commented NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane. “They initiated

the meeting and set the table for the organizations to convene for common agreement.” Discussion topics ranged from packer concentration, price transparency and discovery, packer oversight and the Packers and Stockyards Act enforcement to the level of captive sup-

ply and packer capacity. According to a news release from USCA, the group members agreed to take a few action items back to their respective organizations for consideration including the renewal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR), a status report of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) public investigation and encourag-

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Hearley Dockham Jan. 20, 1942 – May 13, 2021

Hearley Dockham, 79, of Pavillion passed away at Sage West – Riverton Hospital on May 13 surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service was held May 18 at the Pavillion Rodeo Arena with burial following at the Bondurant Cemetery. Hearley Robert Dockham was born on Jan. 20, 1942 in Jackson to Billy Robert and Eileen Mae (Fronk) Dockham. He grew up on the family ranch in Bondurant and attended grade school there. He spent his first two years of high school at Pinedale High and the last two years at Jackson-Wilson High School, where he matriculated with the class of 1959. While in high school, he served as the manager of the JacksonWilson ski team. Hearley then went to the University of Wyoming where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. While at the University of Wyoming, he was a member of the Sigma Phi

Epsilon fraternity. During his college years, he took six months off to go to Scotland as part of the International Farm Youth Exchange Program, which sparked his later interest in raising sheep. On June 27, 1965 he married Joyce Holgerson in Pine Bluffs. They would have celebrated their 56th anniversary this June. Together they raised their children, Dan born in 1967, Dorothy born in 1969 and Jenny born in 1974. In 1970, Hearley and Joyce moved to Pavillion. In 1971, they moved to their current residence on West Pavillion Road and started their own ranch. While he was establishing his ranch, Hearley worked for Midvale Irrigation as a ditch rider for several years. Once the ranch was established, Hearley became very active in the communities all around Fremont County. He served one term on the school board for Wind River School District, was an active 4-H leader for many years, served on the Pavillion Recreation Board and was instrumental in getting the rodeo arena and the recreation center built. Hearley also served as the treasurer for the Cougar Athletic Club for many years. He joined the High Plains Power Board of Directors in 1996 – when it was still RVEA – and continued to serve until his death. Hearley’s family always came first. He never missed an activity any of the kids

were involved in, from 4-H to sports. He volunteered many times to drive the school bus for the Wind River Ski Club on their adventures to Jackson Hole. His love for the community was such that he continued to follow the sporting events at Wind River even after his kids had graduated, going to many basketball games and wrestling events. He loved his sheep and his dog as a close second to the family. Hearley was preceded in death by his parents Billy and Eileen Dockham. He is survived by his wife Joyce Dockham; his sister Sharon (Neal) Nethercott; son Dan (Missi); daughters Dorothy (Jay) Richard and Jenny (Thadeus) Kennedy. He is also survived by his five grand children – Ella Dockham, Lilly Dockham, Billy Dockham, Hailey Richard and Jackson Richard as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Pavillion Rec Center or Cougar Athletic Club in care of Davis Funeral Home, 2203 West Main Street, Riverton, WY 82501. On-line condolences may be made to the family at thedavisfuneralhome. com.

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ing investment in local and regional packers. Congress and LMR renewal “Any time these groups can get together and say, ‘This is everything we all agree on,’ everyone in the industry benefits,” Lane shared, noting members of Congress hear closely aligned statements from individual organizations like NCBA and AFBF, but receive mixed messaged when other groups may have influence. One of the issues the organizations agreed upon is the need to expedite the renewal of the LMR, which created a contract library and subjects formula base prices to the same reporting requirements as negotiated cash prices. Lane noted the reauthorization of LMR before the end of September, when the previous extension expires, will be a big delivery from Congress. “There have been many price discovery bills throughout the years through mandating negotiated cash trade levels,” Lane said. He continued, “The Biden administration is finding their legs at USDA and they’ve put some roles in place, including a competitive markets advisor to review markets and look for anticompetitive behavior. They’re taking this seriously and putting folks in place for this specific issue.”

DOJ investigation The groups also agreed a public report from the DOJ regarding anticompetitive behavior in the packing industry is warranted following price investigations into the Holcomb, Kans. fire and COVID-19 dynamics. “The DOJ investigation hasn’t finished – they take time and in the process, they tend not to share details about where they are in their investigation,” Lane explained. “There have been reports that they were showing up at feedlots and talking to market participants.” He added the groups were unsurprised with a quiet period in the investigation with a change in administration, but as the new Attorney General has been confirmed, the groups felt it was time to check in with DOJ and wrap up the investigation for cattle producers to know what is going on in the supply chain and markets. “They might say they are working on it and not ready to release anything, but it would be helpful if they gave the industry some kind of an update on where they are in the process,” Lane said. He continued, noting the same market dynamics with different fundamental drivers a year later is indicative of the importance of this process, “Cattle producers need to know what is going on in the supply chain, and DOJ

needs to make sure if there is any anticompetitive behavior happening, it is highlighted and the DOJ shares how they plan to take action to resolve it.” Increased processing “I have yet to meet a producer who doesn’t want market transparency to work on their own business model and gain leverage in negotiations with packers,” Lane said. “Same goes for packing capacity – everyone agrees we need more hook space, but we also need local and regional packing plants, and we need to get more actors in the market place outside of the Big Four.” He shared, this meeting was important to be able to share with Capitol Hill there is no disagreement on these issues, and these organizations want to see a fair price and provide producers with the tools to swing back the leverage pendulum. “I think being able to highlight points of agreement is an important outcome in and of itself, signaling not just to Capitol Hill, but to our producers and others, that even if there is negative rhetoric from other groups, at the end of the day, it’s a good reminder we’re all trying to do the same thing,” Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr. net.

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It’s the Pitts by Lee Pitts

Disputations and Usufructs Don’t you hate it when snobs use $20 words when nickel ones will do? My least favorite words at the moment are metrosexual, shapewear and paradigm. In reading a couple books recently, I had to grab the dictionary to find out what “disputations” and “usufructs” were. The

wordinistas have gone so crazy that now they’re using several words where one worked just fine before, like appearance deficit in place of ugly, gravitationally challenged to replace fat, negative patient care outcome in place of dead and intergenerational intimacy, for which I have no idea.

Now one can add to the list “the urban/rural interface.” Suddenly it’s the place to be. For those who are a bit nebulous, ambiguous or equivocal about what we’re talking about, I have put together a circular and will serve as docent as we reconnoiter this anomalous land called the urban/rural interface. If a horse is someone’s daily driver, they belong on the rural side of the interface, but if “horse” is a game someone played on asphalt schoolyards in the neighborhood with a basketball, they definitely belong on the urban side of the line. If there is only five

inches of drywall and Douglas Fir separating someone from their closest neighbor, I think it’s obvious on which side of the line they fall. Likewise, I think it is just as obvious if one is telling someone how to get to their abode and it sounds something like this, “Get off the freeway at 23rd street, turn left onto 10th and you’ll see several huge apartment complexes. I live in the only one on the right that hasn’t been fire-bombed. Using the phone by the entrance to my apartment building, you’ll get a code from me then go up 40 stories and I’m in 40017. Granted, it’s not the best neighborhood in town but it’s only $4,700 a month. I know, I know, I’m one lucky inhabitant. By the way, it’s probably best to come during daylight hours. And bring mace or pepper spray.” If someone can’t see their nearest neighbor and he or she is in a different zip or area code, they definitely fall on the rural side of the interface. Ditto if directions to the ranch sound something like this,

“Go through a town called Dirty Socks about five miles and you’ll see a big cottonwood tree. Turn right. When you run out of pavement it’s still another two miles. Just when you think you’re lost you’ll come to a big heavy green panel acting as a gate. Make sure you close it behind you. You’ll see our house at the end of the dirt road. Be sure to call ahead so we can chain up the dogs and unload the shotgun.” Those falling in the “urban” category work out at a gym, eat foie gras at an expensive restaurant called “The Parts House,” drive an electric car or bike, hear sirens and gunfire all night, see the tallest buildings snuff out the sun and all the fences are six feet of chain link with rolls of concertina wire on top to keep the criminals out and suffer from something called “urban survival syndrome.” On the other hand, people living in what used to be called “the country” work out at work, have no vegetarian or vegan entrée at the auction market cafe, think the parts house is where the

INTERN continued from page 1 involved – and stay involved – in agriculture. “I am so excited to be interning at the Roundup this summer because I love sharing the story of agriculture

with others,” said Peterson. While Peterson is heavily involved in agriculture in Nebraska, she looks forward to learning more about Wyoming

wife goes to buy expensive tractor or truck parts, hear coyotes at night – and more often the blood curdling cry of the wolf. They drive a combine, horse or fourwheeler to work, all their fences have five wires to keep the cows in, the tallest building in town is either a silo or a water tower painted in high school colors complete with a mascot welcoming everyone to town, and they don’t suffer from any type of survival syndrome because they have a big safe full of firearms with loads of ammunition. The word “hunting” means different things to folks on either side of the urban/rural interface. On the urban side of the interface people “hunt” for parking spaces while on the rural side they hunt for dinner. To urban residents, the letters BLM stand for Black Lives Matter, while on the rural side of the interface they stand for Bureau of Land Management. In my opinion, the two organizations have several characteristics in common. agriculture. “When I moved to Wyoming for school, I wanted to become more involved in Wyoming agriculture,” explained Peterson. “Growing up in the industry, I was very passionate about agriculture, and I always want to learn more.”

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, May 18 Market Report • 796 Head Sold Representative Sales COWS RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1540# .................................. $74.00 1 Cow, 1255# .................................. $70.00 1 Cow, 1275# .................................. $69.00 PAVILLION 1 Cow, 1685# .................................. $67.50 FORT BRIDGER 6 Cow, 1106# ................................... $66.25 PAVILLION 2 Cow, 1482# .................................. $64.50 FORT BRIDGER 5 Cow, 1280# .................................. $64.00 6 Cow, 1349# .................................. $63.50 CASPER 5 Cow, 1152# ................................... $63.25 FORT BRIDGER 4 Cow, 1326# .................................. $62.50 RIVERTON 6 Cow, 1314# .................................. $62.00 FORT BRIDGER 5 Cow, 1186# ................................... $61.00 7 Cow, 1153# ................................... $60.00 KINNEAR 4 Cow, 1061# .................................. $59.50 BULLS RIVERTON 1 Bull, 2195# ................................... $95.50 HUDSON 1 Bull, 1945# ................................... $93.50 RIVERTON 1 Bull, 2310# ................................... $92.00 PAVILLION 1 Bull, 2125# ................................... $90.00 CROWHEART 2 Bull, 1947# ................................... $88.50 2 Bull, 2205# ................................... $88.00 SARATOGA 1 Bull, 2025# ................................... $87.50 PAIRS RIVERTON 3 Pair, 1425# (SM) ..................... $1,635.00 7 Pair, 1004# (2 Yr Olds) ............ $1,600.00 8 Pair, 1355# (4&5 Yr Olds) ....... $1,510.00 9 Pair, 1582# (SS) ...................... $1,500.00 STEERS BOULDER 7 Steer, 324# ................................. $182.50 RAWLINS 9 Steer, 401# ................................. $180.00

KINNEAR 4 Steer, 505# ................................. $164.00 RAWLINS 9 Steer, 492# ................................. $161.00 LANDER 2 Steer, 515# ................................. $152.00 RIVERTON 15 Steer, 599# ................................. $142.00 IDAHO FALLS, ID 11 Steer, 671# ................................. $141.00 RIVERTON 6 Steer, 646# ................................. $136.00 IDAHO FALLS, ID 32 Steer, 783# ................................. $126.75 SARATOGA 9 Steer, 816# ................................. $124.50 21 Steer, 849# ................................. $122.75 HEIFERS BOULDER 12 Heifer, 367# ................................ $157.50 PAVILLION 2 Heifer, 552# ................................ $152.50 KINNEAR 8 Heifer, 500# ................................ $143.00 RIVERTON 7 Heifer, 625# ................................ $140.00 KAYCEE 10 Heifer, 711# ................................ $138.50 RIVERTON 6 Heifer, 613# ................................ $133.00 IDAHO FALLS, ID 7 Heifer, 679# ................................ $128.00 KAYCEE 63 Heifer, 821# ................................ $125.35 IDAHO FALLS, ID 16 Heifer, 762# ................................ $122.75 LYMAN 3 Heifer, 801# ................................ $115.50 PAVILLION 6 Heifer, 814# ................................ $113.50 HEIFERETTES RIVERTON 2 Heiferette, 867# .......................... $108.00 2 Heiferette, 917# .......................... $105.00 2 Heiferette, 967# ............................ $98.50 8 Heiferette, 1036# .......................... $92.50 FORT BRIDGER 17 Heiferette, 1012# .......................... $85.75 RIVERTON 13 Heiferette, 1114# .......................... $81.50

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