May 7, 2022 by Wyoming Livestock Roundup

Volume 34 Number 2 • May 7, 2022

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A Look Inside ASI president discusses ongoing commitment to sheep industry........... .................................................Page 2 Dick Perue shares old-timer’s advice .................................................Page 6 Weekly classifieds highlight businesses and ads................. Page 8-10 Lee Pitts describes real types of cowboys....................................... Page 12

Quick Bits SWE Report Currently, Wyoming’s snowpack/Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) is 100% of median, with a basin high of 126% in the Tongue Basin and a basin low of 70% in the Lower Green Basin. Last year the state SWE was at 86% of median and at 88% in 2020. This report and map displaying basin percentages of median for the state can be found at wrds.uwyo.edu/wrds/nrcs/ snowmap/snowmap.html.

Representatives review 2018 Farm Bill and SNAP Washington, D.C. – The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing April 28 to review the 2018 Farm Bill and discuss the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which accounts for roughly

80 percent of the farm bill’s budget. U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Stacy Dean mentions approximately 43 million

individuals receive SNAP benefits and the annual cost is estimated at $127 billion. “SNAP participation is linked to better health, education and employment outcomes,” she says. “About 70 percent of SNAP recip-

ients are children, older Americans or adults with disabilities.” SNAP overview Chairman David Scott (D-GA) recognizes SNAP as one of the most impactful Please see FARM BILL on page 11

Historic Hearing House Agriculture Committee examines unfair practices in cattle markets

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House Agriculture Committee held a legislative hearing April 27 to discuss price discrepancies, transparency and alleged unfair practices in cattle markets. “We’re holding this critical hearing to discuss cattle markets, concentration in the meatpacking industry and allegations the big four meatpackers have partaken in unfair practices which have driven down prices for cattle producers and have left distorted markets,” says Rep. David Scott (D-GA), chairman of the committee. “Over half a million ranchers have gone out of business since the 80s and this threatens the food security of our great nation.”

Witness testimonies During the hearing, three witnesses gave their testimonies. “Rural America is under attack by the greed and corruption of the big four,” says Coy Young, fourth-generation cow/calf producer. “For years the packing industry has been concentrated more and more, with fewer large mega plants to process our proteins.” Young defends the cattle industry by saying, “The big four packers have manipulated the system with their alternative marketing agreements (AMAs) with huge, corporate owned feedyards controlling 87 percent of the fed beef in this Please see HEARING on page 5

Working Group The Upper Green River Basin Sage Grouse Working Group will hold a meeting from 1-5 p.m. May 16 at the Sublette County Conservation District conference room (217 Country Club Lane in Pinedale) or virtually via Teams at bit.ly/3vYkheu. The local working group will be discussing the allocation of funds for projects to implement their sage grouse conservation plan.

Food Security National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) CEO Ted McKinney publicly supports the Biden administration’s announcement of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development taking the extraordinary step to draw down the full balance of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust as part of an effort to provide $670 million in food assistance to countries in need. “NASDA applauds the administration for stepping up to enhance food security around the globe,” he says.

CRP Signup On May 3, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting more than two million acres in offers from agricultural producers and landowners through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup – the first of the program’s multiple signups occurring in 2022.

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WWGA welcomes Alison Crane Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA) President Regan Smith is pleased to announce sheep specialist Alison Crane has been selected as the organization’s next executive director. Crane’s background in small ruminant science, combined with a passion for working with sheep producers and promoting the sheep industry, will help further advance the mission of the association as it celebrates its 117th year of representing the state’s sheep and wool producers. “The WWGA board is so thrilled to have found Alison Crane amongst the many applicants for the execuAlison Crane tive director opening,” Smith said. “Her burning personal desire to get to the Mountain West, to making the most of her education and her love of the sheep industry, is a perfect match for what we need to continue our growth in the WWGA.” When Crane assumes the role in July, she will serve as the public face and spokesperson for the organization and will manage its day-to-day functions, including serving as WWGA’s primary contact with key partners, agency staff and governmental leaders. “I could not be more excited to take part in the legacy of premier wool and sheep production in the state of Wyoming. It’s an honor to be chosen to work with and support the producers in this state,” Crane stated. Please see WWGA on page 4

Upcoming convention WSGA set to celebrate 150 year anniversary Cheyenne – The state of Wyoming and the ranching community are looking forward to celebrating the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) 150th Anniversary Celebration June 8-11. The celebration’s theme is “Celebrating our Past – Empowering our Future.” Several highlights will include a chuckwagon dinner and rodeo, ranchers’ roundup banquet and celebration, a downtown parade and proclamation signing, in addition to general sessions and meetings. Preliminary agenda On June 8, registration opens at 1 p.m., followed by a U.S. Department of Agriculture Ag Research Station tour or a Beef Quality Assurance training at 2 p.m. There will be a Young Producers Assembly (YPA) meeting during the same time frame. At 5 p.m., the festivities will kick off with an opening reception at the King Ranch. An action-packed day is planned for June 9, with registration opening at 6:30 a.m. followed by a breakfast. The day will then begin Please see WSGA on page 4

Smiths hold final WYO Quarter Horse Sale

The WYO Quarter Horse Sale has been known as an elite, arena, ranch-broke gelding and Quarter Horse production sale for 39 years. Bill and Carole Smith started the sale in 1983 and have hosted 59 sales over the years. They will hold their final sale on May 21 in Thermopolis. Love for horses Bill grew up with horses and found a special interest in saddle bronc riding. He rode professionally for 20 years. Bill won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Championship in 1969, 1971 and 1973. “Horses have always been a big part of Bill’s life,” says Carole.

Carole grew up on a dairy farm where her dad always made sure she had horses to ride. “I would ride them bareback,” she says. “I was always with my horses, and when I got older I became interested in competing in barrel racing.” She participated in barrel racing throughout her high school and college years and barrel raced professionally. Bill and Carole met through these competitions, and their shared passion for horses created a bond between them. First sale Bill and Carole decided starting a sale of their own would be a better idea than taking their horses to other sales.

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WSGA Needs Our Support This month, as we start to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) and look forward to the big celebration and convention June 8-11, we need to take some time to realize the positive impacts WSGA has provided WyoFrom the ming ranchers throughout the years. Publisher Dennis Sun If you are not a member of WSGA, hunt up a member and visit about what WSGA has accomplished in the past and their future plans. I can guarantee you, at some time in the past, the association has helped you indirectly or directly. If you are a business in agriculture or in the livestock industry, it has also helped you or your business. One has to recognize the support currently provided by its 1,200 members or the businesses supporting WSGA through sponsorship or being in the tradeshows at the convention. The WSGA is a major player supporting the livestock businesses in the state. For livestock producers, there are a number of ways to be a member, with the largest category being the producer membership, which has four levels depending on the number of cattle you have. There is also the subsidiary membership for employees or family members of producer members. Also, there is the retired rancher membership for those who are not a producer but still want to be involved in the association and have influence in WSGA issues. The Guardian of the Grasslands membership is for those producers who wish to contribute a higher level of commitment dollars to the organization. Producer members can belong to the WSGA Cattlemen’s Club by donating the proceeds from the sale of one healthy calf, steer or heifer annually. This support really helps the WSGA. Young producers can join the Wyoming Young Producers Assembly – a great place to learn more about ranching and livestock issues. It is an opportunity for these producers to get involved with those of similar interests. Businesses with involvement in agriculture and livestock products may join as an associate member with four levels of options. For those who want to help support the interests of the livestock industry, they may join as a supporting member – it is a non-voting membership. Show up to Cheyenne for the convention, get registered and have some fun while meeting others with the same interests. You will take home a wealth of information to help you in the livestock business. As a past president of WSGA, I know the respect and support the association has on a county, state and national level. One hundred fifty years of being in the business of supporting and assisting those in the livestock business is something to be proud of. There are those who say, “I’m just not a joiner,” but if you are in the livestock business, you need to support an ag organization you feel will help you the most. Look them over and support someone. You are cheating your families and business by not belonging. The biggest part these associations provide is information, and information is dollars these days, just as it was 150 years ago.

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GUEST OPINIONS Advocating for the Industry in Washington, D.C. By Susan Shultz One of the more important strengths of the American Sheep Industry (ASI) is the association’s ongoing work in advocating for issues important to our American sheep industry. To this end, dedicated producer/leaders join together on a yearly basis to travel to Washington, D.C. to visit with their Congressional delegations and government agencies to share our industry’s concerns. In March 2020, the ASI delegation was one of the last commodity groups to visit those offices due to the pandemic and, in March 2022, we were one of the first groups to return. It was wonderful to be back in Washington, D.C. and re-connect with our representatives and senators and share our story. But this year, we were also able to say thank you. For many years, the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho has struggled with inadequate funding. At one point the station was even on the government’s closure list, but ASI and its producer

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leaders continued to work to build relationships with supporters of agriculture research. We have advocated for the importance of modernizing the unique century old sheep station and to adequately fund its important research. We were so pleased with the recently passed bipartisan compromise appropriations bill which contains $4.2 million for improvements to the building and facilities at the station, as well as an additional $500,000 in new rangeland research funding. This would not have happened without years of

advocating from ASI and its producer leaders. We are especially appreciative of Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) who pushed this issue forward. Building relationships with our government agencies also helped with another positive win recently for our industry. ASI heard from producers who were very appreciative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) providing emergency relief payments for forage losses due to the severe ongoing drought. The assistance was designed to help produc-

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ers with the additional expenses of hauling feed to livestock. In the case of our sheep industry, many producers were forced instead to transport their flocks to new feed sources. ASI asked for this added flexibility for livestock hauling to be considered for relief payments. Association leaders had numerous conversations with Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux and others. The request was sensible, and due to our positive relationships, USDA listened. This positive action might help numerous producers survive this persistent drought. Building relationships across the aisle in Washington, D.C. does make a difference. ASI has a respected reputation on Capitol Hill due to its dedicated producer leaders and ASI staff. ASI will continue to build relationships and advocate for our industry. Susan Shultz is the president of ASI. This column was featured in the May issue of the Sheep Industry News.

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NEWS BRIEFS Hunters found not guilty

A jury’s decision has decided four hunters did not break trespassing laws when they moved from one piece of public land to another. On April 29, four hunters from Missouri were found not guilty by a Carbon County jury for all criminal trespassing charges filed against them for allegedly crossing into the airspace of the Iron Bar Ranch. The four were charged with trespassing even though they used a ladder-like device to move from one piece of public land to another without touching the private property. An attorney for one of the hunters, Katye Ames, said while the verdict was a victory for her client, it meant little as far as future cases go. The verdict doesn’t set legal precedent and won’t keep Carbon County Attorney Ashley Davis from filing trespass charges in similar cases in the future, she said. “People could still be cited for this behavior,” Ames said. William Perry Pendley, acting director of the Bureau of Land Management from 2019 to 2021 under former President Donald Trump, said he supported the jury’s decision. “In this case it appears the hunters went out of their way to ensure they remained on public land,” he said. He added, a guilty verdict from the jury might have deterred tourists from choosing Wyoming as a destination for their next hunting trip. Iron Bar Ranch is owned by North Carolina businessman Frank Eshelman. The three agreed however, the question of whether cornercrossing is a legal activity will likely be decided by the ongoing federal court case related to the trespassing case. In that case, pending in U.S. District Court, Iron Bar Ranch has filed a lawsuit against the hunters, seeking damages for trespassing.

BLM seeks public input The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kemmerer Field Office is seeking public comment before beginning a draft environmental impact statement to analyze resource concerns associated with the proposed Dry Creek Trona Mine Project, located in Sweetwater County. In April 2021, Pacific Soda, LLC and Atlantic Soda, LLC submitted a project proposal to the BLM to construct mining facilities and employ solution mining technologies to mine trona on leased BLM-administered land. The proposed project area would include roughly 6,000 acres south of the town of Green River. Mining would occur on each section for nine to 10 years, lasting a total of 25 years. The 30-day public scoping period will end on May 31. To find more information about the project, visit eplanning.blm. gov/eplanning-ui/project/2016395/510. Submit comments electronically through the website link or by mail to the BLM Kemmerer Field Office, Attn: Kelly Lamborn, 430 N. Highway, Kemmerer, WY 83101. All comments, including personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. For more information, contact Kelly Lamborn at 307-828-4505 or e-mail klamborn@blm.gov.

NRCS COMMUNITY ADVISORY MEETING MAY 26, 2022 • 10 AM CONVERSE COUNTY LIBRARY DOUGLAS BRANCH 300 WALNUT STREET, DOUGLAS, WY This is your opportunity to voice your opinion on how Farm Bill funds should be allocated in Converse, Natrona and Niobrara counties. The meeting will be facilitated b Julie Daniels, University of Wyoming Extension. The public and any agencies with an interest in conservation issues are invited to participate in a Local Work Group meeting. The 2018 Farm Bill states that conservation programs must continue to be locally led. Through stakeholder meetings, the public is given an opportunity to help local conservation leaders set program priorities. These meetings are open to the public. Attendance in person is encouraged. Participation online or by phone will be available through Microsoft Teams. Contact Michelle at (307) 624-3151 for a Teams invitation. Converse County - Kaitlin Hasler (307) 624-3146 kaitlin.hasler@usda.gov Natrona County - Kenny Wolfley (307) 462-5598 kenneth.wolfley@usda.gov Niobrara County - Clint Anderson (307) 334-2953, clint.anderson@usda.gov USDA is committed to providing inclusive and accessible programs and events for all participants. If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, contact Edward Berg, NRCS Business Support Specialist at 307-233-6776 by May 20, 2022. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

NILE welcomes Leah Clark The Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) is excited to welcome Leah Morgan Clark as the next NILE general manager. Clark will begin her duties in Billings, Mont. in early June and invites everyone to stop in and say hello. She will work closely with Interim General Manager Rick Hamilton during the time of transition. A Chinook, Mont. native, Clark has devoted her career to advocating for the cattle industry. As the executive director of the Idaho Beef Council, she spent 15 years promoting beef and the beef industry. She then went on to manage the Idaho Preferred program at the Idaho State Department of Agriculture where she promoted a wide variety of food and agricultural products through retail, foodservice and farm-toschool programs. Most recently, Clark founded her own market consulting service to assist farmers and ranchers in promoting their products to consumers through various marketing strategies. Clark is a graduate of Leadership Idaho Agriculture, has a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness management from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in agricultural marketing and finance from Oklahoma State University. NILE looks forward to an event-filled 2022, providing continued opportunities to promote and embrace agriculture. For more information, visit thenile.org.

Ag Committee holds hearing National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) past President and Cass City, Mich. wheat farmer Dave Milligan attended the Senate Agriculture Committee’s first field hearing April 29. The hearing is the first Senate Agriculture Committee review of the 2018 Farm Bill and will focus on farm programs, conservation, rural development, research and the other farm bill titles. Milligan also provided written testimony to complement the witnesses who provided oral testimony. Milligan’s written testimony highlighted key programs in the 2018 Farm Bill and how they impacted wheat growers. In the testimony, Milligan noted how COVID-19, the severe drought and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have all impacted the economic conditions in wheat country and emphasized the importance of preserving farm safety nets for economic disruptions. “It was good to see the leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee in Michigan today, holding the first field hearing of the 117th Congress,” Milligan said. “NAWG is continuing to evaluate the effectiveness of the farm safety net programs and how we can improve them going into farm bill reauthorization. As the Senate Agriculture Committee begins looking at key titles of the farm bill, NAWG looks forward to testifying before the committee on how these programs ensure our food supply is safe, affordable and can meet the challenges of feeding a growing world.”

Cheyenne to host sheep event The city of Cheyenne and the Event Center at Archer will host the National Columbia Show & Sale on June 6-11. The National Columbia Show & Sale is an annual event held in a different location each year. This year, the organization heads to a Western location. The Columbia Sheep Breeders Association (CSBA) is sponsoring the event. They are rolling out the red carpet for the approximately 200 sheep enthusiasts traveling to Cheyenne. Columbia sheep are a large, dual-purpose breed of sheep. They are known for their superb mothering and milking ability, as well as for producing a heavy, medium fleece with a long staple length which is highly sought after by textile manufacturers. Columbia wool is easily blended with other materials and is also desired by spinners and fiber artists. This year will also feature the second annual online fleece sale where wool and fiber enthusiasts can buy top fleeces from Columbia breeders across the country. Activities begin on June 8, with the Junior Fitting Contest and the National Wool Show. Also on June 8 at 2 p.m., a wool-focused workshop will take place presented by Dr. Whit Stewart, University of Wyoming Extension sheep specialist. The Open Show is featured on June 10, with the National Sale on June 11. The Juniors have their own show, as do Production Sheep and Natural Colored Columbias. Stop by the barn and visit with the exhibitors. The public is invited to attend and see the events. Interested buyers can visit columbiasheep.org to request a sale catalog or call the Columbia Sheep Office at 507-360-4243. Like CSBA of America on Facebook for the most current information. The Junior Fitting Contest, Wool Show, Junior Show, Production Show, Natural Colored Show, Futurity Comeback Show, Open Show and National Sale will be available on Facebook Live.

WSGLT conserves ranch The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGLT), in partnership with the Richie Family, has conserved 1,042 acres of the Richie Ranch Home Place near Boulder, through an agricultural conservation easement. The Richie Ranch Home Place is a highly productive agricultural property consisting mostly of open hay meadows, flanked by dry ridges rising into the Wind River foothills beyond. The property is part of the larger Richie Ranch and has provided a living for the family for nearly 100 years. The entire property is within Greater sage grouse core area and a portion of the property is within the Sublette Mule Deer Migration Corridor, the longest known mule deer migration route in the world. Throughout the year, migratory species such as sandhill cranes and long billed curlew use the property on their transcontinental journeys. Preserving the Richie Ranch Home Place contributes to the continuity of open space on the Wind River Front. The conservation easement protects wildlife habitat, scenic vistas and opportunities for future agriculturalists. The purchase of this conservation easement was funded by the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the ConocoPhillips Spirit of Conservation Program through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

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WWGA continued from page 1 She is excited to harness her passion for the sheep industry to aid in the growth and impact the WWGA. Crane currently serves as an assistant professor and sheep and meat goat Extension specialist at Kansas State University. Crane has a PhD in animal science, has conducted specialized research in small ruminant nutrition and reproduction and is a certified wool classifier. Crane succeeds Amy W. Hendrickson who is retiring from the position after nine years, but remains working during the interim to ensure a smooth transition. Wyoming ranks first in the nation for the value of its wool production, third in the nation for its breeding sheep

inventory and fourth in total sheep and lamb inventory. WWGA was formed in 1905 to represent the interests of the state’s sheep and wool producers and is governed by a board of directors elected by its membership. “The board and membership are very much looking forward to Alison’s enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge being put to use for the betterment of the WWGA,” Smith said. “Please help me in welcoming her to Wyoming. I am sure you will find her to be a great asset to all of agriculture in Wyoming and the West.” This article is courtesy of the Wyoming Wool Growers Association. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

WSGA continued from page 1 with a general session at 8 a.m., with committee meetings from the Private and State Lands, Wildlife, Livestock Health, Promotion and Enhancement, Brands and Federal Lands committees. In addition, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Don Schiefelbein is scheduled to give an NCBA update. The afternoon activities will include a Wyoming CattleWomen meeting at 2:15 p.m. and more committee meetings from the Marketing, Ag Tax and Finance and Water committees. The day will round out with a WSGA Ag Resource Center tour and a chuckwagon dinner and rodeo scheduled for 5:30 p.m. On June 10, the day will

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at 11:30 a.m. During lunch, annual awards will be given in addition to a keynote address from Gov. Mark Gordon and a “Food From the Farm and Ranch” presentation by First Lady Jennie Gordon. The day will finish up with a presentation from Public Lands Council and NCBA Natural Resources Executive Director Kaitlynn Glover, a WSGA business and board meeting and the ranchers’ roundup banquet, which will include installation of officers, a historic auction, a WSGA political action committee raffle drawing and entertainment from Annie & Amy. The celebration will round out on June 11, starting with a 7:30 a.m. breakfast at the Cheyenne Depot, then a WSGA parade at 8:30 a.m., a proclamation signing on the Wyoming State Capitol steps at 9:30 a.m. and a Capitol tour at 10 a.m. Attendee registration Early bird registration is now open for attendees. Individual days are broken out as followed: June 8, early bird price $20, regular $25; June 9, early bird price $140, regular $160; June 10,

early bird price $150, regular price $170; June 11, early bird price $20, regular price $25. The early bird price for full registration is $300 or the regular price is $330. Interested attendees are encouraged to preregister online at wysga. org. Early bird registration ends June 1. Attendees who complete the full pre-registration will be entered into a drawing for one of three Lou Taubert gift certificates. Hotel reservations WSGA has a block of rooms at the Little America in Cheyenne. The group block name is Wyoming Stock Growers Association. It is scheduled for June 7-11. The last day to book for the discounted rate is May 17. Reservations can be made by calling 800-2356396 or by booking online at reservations.travelclick. com/4651?groupID= 3299050. The Roundup looks forward to celebrating with WSGA as they celebrate this achievement. Brittany Gunn is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

SALE continued from page 1 “We thought because we liked horses so much it would be a way for us to ride some horses and put them in a sale,” she says. “There were other family members interested at the same time, so we just all got together. It has mostly been a family sale since the beginning.” Carole notes about 49 horses sold at the first sale and it brought a “pretty good crowd.” “We didn’t have any trouble selling the horses the first year,” she adds. “The horses didn’t bring the big prices they do now, but we had some nice ones to sell.” Carole notes their initial sales mostly consisted of ranch horses and most of the buyers were ranchers looking for work horses. “The horses we get now are better broke and easier to handle,” she says. “There’re a lot of people that don’t know a lot about riding the ranch horses we used to have.” Carole notes many buyers want a good horse they don’t have to worry about while riding on trails. “The sale has evolved into a sale for gentle trail horses with buyers who want the horses just for fun,” she adds. Final sale The final sale on May 21 featuring 66 horses, and Carole and Bill are expecting the sale to bring many interested buyers. “I look forward to it being a big crowd, maybe 300 people,” she says. “There are friends coming to support us but also a lot of buyers.” The horses are mostly from Wyoming and Mon-

tana, with a few from Minnesota. Bill and Carole pride themselves in knowing where the horses come from so they can offer the best quality. “We know these horses really well,” she says. “We don’t just have different people putting the horses in – we can’t track it that way very well.” Time to hang it up Bill and Carole agree it’s time to move on from the sale. “Bill and I are ready to step back and do something else,” she says. “We have been pretty tied down for the past 39 years. This decision is partly due to the rising cost of horses and other expenses. “We want to keep our quality up but when we go out to buy a horse for a sale we are spending more for them, and if we find one and we don’t buy it, the next person will,” she says. “Horses are just hot right now,” she adds. “People don’t seem to care about prices, it’s tough this way. Expenses in general are getting up there as well.” Carole says they are looking forward to traveling, visiting friends and working on projects with their free time. “It has been a great run and we wish to thank all the buyers over the years, our fantastic crew and a multitude of friends,” Carole and Bill say. “It’s time to hang it up.” For more information on the WYO Quarter Horse Sale, visit wyohorses.com. Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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HEARING continued from page 1 country. AMAs have killed the cash market and competition within the industry for cow/calf producers.” Roughly 40 cattle farms called it quits every single day in the U.S. for the past three decades because they could no longer make ends meet, he adds. “There is enough money to go around in the beef industry – the distribution of profits are unproportionally unbalanced – that’s the problem,” he says. Gilles Stockman, a Montana cow/calf producer, is worried an entire generation of young men and women in ag is being lost due to not being able to afford to take over the family ranch or farm. “My concern is for my community and the future of agriculture and food security for this nation,” he says. “My community, over the course of my life as a rancher, has dried up and blown away like a tumbleweed.” Stockman and Young encourage legislators to pass Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling and require meatpackers buy their cattle in a competitive and transparent market they neither own nor control through the Packers and Stockyard Act. Big four meatpackers testimonies The big four CEOs were welcomed to discuss their

viewpoints as well. “The food system has been remarkedly resilient through the challenges of the last two years. We’ve faced an ongoing pandemic, extreme weather conditions and global distributions,” says Cargill CEO David McClendon. “Still, food shortages have been rare and we’ve maintained good supplies due to the essential work of those in the sector.” McClendon mentions his company’s success relies on producers’ success. “Our partnerships with our farmers and ranchers are critical to deliver quality and affordable protein to grocers and consumers across the U.S.,” he adds. “We know how hardworking and important the cattle industry is, and it’s critical ranchers sustain their operations and navigate market volatility.” JBS Foods CEO Tim Schellpeper notes JBS Foods is an active participant in the cash market and will continue competing for cattle. “JBS purchases from cattle feeders and producers of all sizes in cash markets, auction barns, video auctions and under AMAs,” he says. “Inflation is a significant concern across the U.S. economy, and the price for beef is no exception. It’s important to note JBS does

not control retail prices for beef but sells products to wholesale grocery stores, food service operators and their intermediaries,” he adds. National Beef Packing Company, LLC CEO Tim Klein acknowledges his positive outlook on the growing segments of the industry. “History teaches us as cattle supplies decline significantly and capacity comes online, there will be a shift in profits throughout the cattle segments of the industry,” he says. “The opportunity for profit across all segments has never been better.” Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King says the market prices are strongly being effected by the shortages of essential inputs, resulting in higher costs. “The market sets the price for cattle and beef,” he says. “Today, the situation is deepened by geo-political issues creating shortages of essential inputs such as grain, and this results in higher costs, which is reflected in the prices American families pay at the grocery store.” He goes on to say, “Some incorrectly suggest the rise in beef prices is due to the consolidation of the beef industry, but the data doesn’t support this claim. The concentration of the industry for commercial cattle among the four proces-

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Spring Spectacular Catalog Horse Sale May 21, 2022 • 10 a.m. • Salina, KS

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Early Consignments • 21 buckskin stallion CD Lights X Smart Mate • 17 sorrel mare granddaughter of Dash Ta Fame – broke-ranch • 21 bay stallion by Watch Jack Winit – HPI eligible • 08 buckskin gelding by grandson of Shining Spark – ranch • 20 brown gelding by RS Classy Red Buck – HPI eligible • 16 sorrel gelding by Dry Doc X Smart Chic Olena – ranch • 15 sorrel gelding by One Smart Request – ranch, team rope • 12 red roan gelding by Genuine Doc McCue – broke, team rope • 16 sorrel gelding grandson of Tanquery Gin • 20 red dun mare by Three Dee Skyline • 16 buckskin mare by Bug In My Frosty – started barrels, Future Fortunes • 18 brown gelding grandson of Peptos Stylish Oak – ranch, team rope • 20 sorrel mare granddaughter of Metallic Cat • 20 palomino gelding High Brow Cat X Grays Starlight • 20 sorrel gelding grandson of Metallic Cat • 14 gray mare out of daughter of High Brow Hickory – US & World Series heel horse • 15 sorrel gelding grandson of Colonel Hotrodder – ranch horse • 18 chestnut mare by Dual Smart Play ($330,000NCHA) • 11 gray gelding by Leroy’s Good Scotch – ranch, team rope • 21 black filly granddaughter of Two Eye Red Buck – futurity eligible • 09 red dun mare – daughter of Two Eyed Red Buck – rope horse • 16 buckskin gelding by Stylin With Pepto – ranch, rope, ranch rodeo • 17 red dun gelding grandson of Docs Gabilan – ranch horse past futurity $ winner • 17 bay mare by My Lifes Delight – ranch, heel or breakaway • 16 chestnut mare by Moonstruck Pepto – ranch, heel or breakaway

Lot 30: 14 sorrel gelding by CRR Hurricane Cat – TR-Ranch-Fancy

sors here today, is 69 percent and has virtually been unchanged over the past 30 years.” Closing statements Scott shares with the panel he’s working on bipartisan legislation to correct market imbalances, reduce over concentration of consolidation and anti-competitive market and antitrust behavior and believes a thorough investigation of the big four meatpackers is needed. “It was very important to have the four CEOs here, because we need your help,” he says. “We are faced with a very serious problem and threat to our food security and we cannot solve this problem without you.” He notes meatpackers are making “soaring profits” while 17,000 farmers and ranchers are going out of business each year. “We have got to solve this problem,” he concludes. “Going forward, the question is, what is the solution to lower prices for consumers and allow cattle ranchers to earn a fair return?” Brittany Gunn is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

SALE REPORTS 20th Annual Herring Angus Ranch High Country Bull and Horse Sale Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor April 23, 2022 Herring Angus Ranch, Encampment Auctioneer: Justin Stout 23 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $3,993 19 Yearling SimAngus Bulls Avg. $4,421 Three Ranch Horses Avg. $10,833

Top Sellers Angus Lot 27 – Price: $7,000 DOB: 3/14/21 Sire: Timberline Dam’s Sire: Herring Legend 34 EPDs: BW: +0.2, WW: +49, YW: +85 and Milk: +18 Buyer: Big Creek Ranch, Encampment Lot 47 – Price: $7,000 DOB: 4/2/21 Sire: Remedy 633 Dam’s Sire: Herring L817 EPDs: BW: -0.1, WW: +44, YW: +84 and Milk: +21 Buyer: CHK Cattle Company, Saratoga

SimAngus Lot 86 – Price: $13,500 DOB: 4/23/21 Sire: Something About Mary Act. BW: 83 Act. WW: 670 Buyer: Jim and Shirley Miller, Encampment Lot 68 – Price: $8,000 DOB: 4/14/21 Sire: Lover Boy Act. BW: 80 Act. WW: 708 Buyer: Phil Spencer, Slaterville, Utah Horses Lot 101 – 2016 Sorrel Gelding Name: Lincoln – Price: $12,500 Buyer: Joe Campbell, Torrington

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CALENDAR

SALES May 21

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

EVENTS

May 10 May 11 May 17

May 19-21 May 20-22 May 23-24 May 23-27 May 25

May 26 May 26-27 May 27-29 June 4-5 June 7 June 7-11 June 8 June 8

Invasive Grass and Weeds Workshop, 3-6 p.m., University of Wyoming Extension Center, Sheridan. For more information, visit uwagnews.com/2022/04/01/ invasive-grass-weed-workshops-in-gillette-sheridan-sundance-may-3-10-17/. 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. Invasive Grass and Weeds Workshop, 3-6 p.m., University of Wyoming Crook County Courthouse Community Room, Sundance. For more information, visit uwagnews.com/2022/04/01/invasive-grass-weed-workshops-in-gillette-sheridan-sundance-may-3-10-17/. 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/jiopapo/papo or contact Brandon Teppo at 307-367-5382 or bteppo@blm.gov, or Doug Linn at 307-367-5302 or dlinn@blm.gov. NRCS Community Advisory Meeting, 10 a.m., Converse County Library, Douglas Branch, Douglas. For more information, contact Kaitlin Hasler at kaitlin. hasler@usda.gov or 307-624-3146. 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. Natrona County Predator Management District Budget and Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Wyoming Wool Growers Office, Casper. For more information, e-mail ncpmd1@charter.net. Columbia Sheep Breeders Association National Show and Sale, Archer Event Center, Cheyenne. For more information, visit columbiasheep.org/nationalshow-and-sale. Wool Workshop: Tools for Evaluation, 2 p.m., Archer Event Center, Cheyenne. Wyoming Beef Council Beef Quality Assurance Training, 2 p.m., Little America, Cheyenne. To reserve a spot, contact Gary Gwin at gary.gwin1@wyo.gov or call 307-777-7396

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May 5 – 222 Head • Cows and Bulls Steady BULLS Durbin Creek Ranch - Thermopolis 1 Hrfd Bull, 1895# ......................$10850 1 Hrfd Bull, 1535# ......................$10600 1 Hfrd Bull, 1565# ......................$10600 1 Hfrd Bull, 1715# ......................$10300 Mascaro, Leland, Jr. - Ten Sleep 1 Hrfd Bull, 1940# ......................$10250 1 Hfrd Bull, 2195# ........................$9750 Hubbard, Carla - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Bull, 1895# ........................$10200 TD Farms, Inc. - Worland 1 Blk Bull, 1775# ..........................$9800 BRED COWS J & J Baling - Manderson 5 Blk Bred Cows ................. $1260/Hd. Zeller Ranch - Meeteetse 9 Blk Bred Cows ................... $900/Hd. COWS Durbin Creek Ranch - Thermopolis 1 Hfrd Cow, 1445# .......................$8450 1 Hfrd Cow, 1265# .......................$8250 1 Hfrd Cow, 1205# .......................$7800 J & J Baling - Manderson 1 Blk Cow, 1655#.........................$8200 1 Blk Cow, 1520#.........................$8010

2 Blk Cows, avg. 1608#...............$8000 Grant, Bo - Lovell 1 BWF Cow, 1340# .....................$8200 1 Blk Cow, 1640#.........................$7950 Needham, Charlie - Riverton 1 Lnghrn Cow, 1420# ..................$8200 Greet Ranch, Inc. - Ten Sleep 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1388#...............$8150 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1393#...............$8000 1 Blk Cow, 1260#.........................$7900 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1315#...............$7700 Hamilton Ranch Inc. - Hyattville 1 Blk Cow, 1290#.........................$8150 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1208#...............$8100 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1360#...............$8000 1 Blk Cow, 1265#.........................$7950 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1445#...............$7900 Schatz Irrevoc Trust - Lovell 1 Blk Cow, 1330#.........................$8150 1 Blk Cow, 1400#.........................$8050 Hubbard, Carla - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1245#.........................$8100 Ward, Paul - Thermopolis 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1250#...............$8000 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1253#...............$7950 1 Blk Cow, 1450#.........................$7650

Brewster Ranch - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1280#.........................$8000 Baird, John - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1430#.........................$7900 1 Blk Cow, 1420#.........................$7850 Geis, Marcus - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1200#.........................$7900 Harris, McCort - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1100# .........................$7550 Raildog Ranch Inc. - Powell 1 Blk Cow, 1280#.........................$7500 PAIRS J & J Baling - Manderson 7 Blk Pairs ........................... $1360/Hd. HEIFERETTE Durbin Creek Ranch - Thermopolis 21 RWF Hfrettes, avg. 1011#......$9650

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

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 Coyote Creek Angus Complete Dispersion, at the ranch, Hayden, Colo., 307276-2190, 970-214-5414, coyotecreekangus.com Jake Clark’s Mule Days Events & Auction, Ralston, 307-272-8792, saddlemule.com 44th Annual Wyoming All Breed Gaited Horse Sale, Park County Fairgrounds, Powell, 307-272-3743, 307-431-2109, hennyauctionwy.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., 800-4222117, superiorlivestock.com Cattle Country Video Oregon Trail Classic Sale, Gering Civic Center, Gering, Neb., 888-322-8853, cattlecountryvideo.com

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

Out Where Men are Men The Jan. 1, 1939 Big Horn Mountains edition of The Sheridan Press offers this sage advice. Editor’s Note – One of the colorful boosters for this land of the Big Horns is Mortimer Milehouse, a loquacious old-timer from Powder River who has long been featured in The Sheridan Press. We introduce him in the Big Horn Mountains edition with the hope his reputation for veracity will not be tarnished. HOWDY, PARDNER! Dad burn it, I’m shore glad to hear thet you’ve got way out here without bein’ bitten by no rattlesnakes, or being scalped, burned at the stake or branded. You’ll never live to regret it. Now, don’t go gittin’ panicky, ‘cause I’ve killed my quota of men fer today and put away my shootin’ irons. Shore, I know thet they say thet life is cheap an’ spuds is high out here, but let me tell you, young feller, since we stopped stringin’ up hoss thieves an’ dry gulchin’ Democrats, the undertakin’ business has shore gone to pot. I reckon you’ve heard tell thet people never dies

with their boots off in this diggings. Fact is, this is the healthiest place to grubstake in the hull world. You don’t even git none of thet damp Californy air into your lungs. Yes, sir! We have 365 days of sunshine every year, an’ thet’s a mighty conservative estimate, too. I allows as how I should know. I’ve lived under them awe-inspirin’ mountains ever since they was built. Cookin’ my own grub an’ livin’ on sun-of-a-gun-in-asack, it was a mite lonesome at first in them days when men was men an’ women was scarce. But I wrote fer one of them mail order brides, an’ danged if I didn’t have to shave every day fer a week waiting to greet her, all on account of the stage coach service was so unreliable in them days. We got everything from cows to cactus, an’ from glaciers to gumbo, an’ you can go around enjoyin’ it without battlin’ yer way into a street car or one of them straight jacket tuxedos. But out here you got elbow room. A grizzled ol’ cow hand I knowed pulled up the fences around his place, went back east an’ stretched part of the barbed

wire around the State of Rhode Island, and then says to the Missus, “There, Sarah, thet ought to be room enough fer you to start a garden.” I reckon as how you’re doubtin’ my word, but it ain’t no idle gossip thet a neighbor of mine rode out to the other end of his place, and danged if his missus didn’t sue him fer divorce on the grounds of desertion. Thet’s a fact. Humph! One of them dirt farmers from Nebrasky come out here an’ tried to buy a northeast 80, an’ the boys sent him down to the greenhouse, ‘cause they thought he was tryin’ to buy a potted plant. What’s thet? Waal, Pardner, I ain’t what you’d exactly call a teetotaler. I reckon you heard tell of the danged mean winter of ’87. Waal, I was punchin’ cows fer the Axe Handle spread, an’ we’d lived on nothin’ but hard tack for months. When the spring thaws set in, I was sent to town to git somethin’ fresh, an’ I bought nine quarts of whisky an’ a loaf of bread. When I gits back to camp, the foreman he glares at me an’ says, “What in Hell are we goin’ to do with all thet bread?” Now, young feller, don’t you go orderin’ no ginger ale fer me. I reckon I better tell you it you want to git along in this country, jest step up an’ say, “Three fingers in a washtub,” or,“One foot in the river bottom,” an’ then you can wander out an’ see some of them beautiful mirages we’ve got out here.

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Hundreds of vivid photographs grace the 64 pages of the Jan. 1, 1939, Big Horn Mountains edition of The Sheridan Press, including this one and many more by noted photographer Charles Belden. Photo from the Belden collection at the University of Wyoming American Heritage Center. Historical Reproductions by Perue.

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MARKETS

LIVE CATTLE FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Compiled from USDA Market News Service information and other sources

Location Volume PAYS 5-4

1376

Centennial 4-29

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

190-200 187-188.50

185-207.50 133-184

165-191.75 155-176.50

160 162

160 152

143 144-151

141

May 24, 2019

175.50 147

Crawford 4-29 437 Riverton 5-3 558

164-176

147.50

161 135-136.75

125

Torrington 4-29 1501

Sltr Bull Sltr Cows

Stock Cows Pairs

79-111 57-85.50

72-119 $1050-$2050

95-99.50 67.50-90

$1020-$1100 $1330-$1570

100-112.50 52-82.50

$1225-$1725

89.50-108 70-85

59-116.50 $1150-$1900

89-108.50 78-109

78-109 $1250-$1760

St. Onge 4-29

88.50-125.50 $1300-$1925 59-129

Big Horn Basin 4-5 222

97.50-108.50 75-84.50

Billings 5-5

948

210 187.50

195-210 173-189

185-218 160-187

169.50-192 147-174

159-171 153-156

146-158.50

61-110.50 55-79.50

PAYS Centennial St. Onge

Volume

Feeder Lambs

Slaughter Lambs

Slaughter Ewes

Stock Ewes

133.78 136.03 143.40 149.70 154.43

Month

74-121.50

Week Prev

This Week

157.95 170.40 173.40 175.78 177.73

160.33 174.38 177.45 179.45 180.78

MAY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER

754

Change +2.38 +3.98 +4.05 +3.67 +3.05

WHEAT FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month Week Prev MAY 10.74 JULY 10.86 SEPTEMBER 10.85 DECEMBER 10.83

This Week 10.96 11.06 11.07 11.08

Change +0.22 +0.20 +0.22 +0.25

CORN FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

This Week

8.16 8.13 7.70 7.52

8.04 7.97 7.56 7.38

MAY JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER Slaughter Bucks

Change -0.12 -0.16 -0.14 -0.14

OATS FUTURES SETT PRICE

No Report 1400

-0.12 -0.32 +0.35 +0.80 +1.53

SETT PRICE

$1360

WEEKLY SHEEP AUCTIONS Auction

133.90 136.35 143.05 148.90 152.90

Change

FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES

Steers Heifers

Over 800

This Week

JUNE AUGUST OCTOBER DECEMBER FEBRUARY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING May 6, 2022 WEEKLY CATTLE AUCTIONS

Week Prev

230-315

230-345

241-290

Daily Grower Bids Region Price US #2 Yellow Corn Southeast WY 8.0250-8.0750 US #1 HRWW Southeast WY 10.7700-10.0200 US #1 Black Beans Min-Dak 45-46/cwt US #1 Dark Red Kidney Beans Min-Dak 45-52/cwt US #1 Great Northern Beans Den-Rate 35/cwt #1 Light Red Kidney Beans Min-Dak 50-53/cwt Den-Rate 50/cwt US #1 Pea (Navy) Beans Min-Dak 44/cwt US #1 Pinto Beans Min-Dak 45-48/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 29, 2022 Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold unevenly, 20.0030.00 higher at San Angelo, TX and steady to 20.00 lower at New Holland,PA. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 10.00 lower, except thin ewes at Sioux Falls 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 5,854 head sold in a one day sale. No sales in Equity Cooperative Auction. Superior Video sold 525 slaughter lambs in New Mexico and 550 feeder lambs in Idaho. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 3,755 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 120-140 lbs 208.00-240.00; 155170 lbs 150.00-178.00. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 110-115 lbs 330.00-335.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 212.50-226.00; 171 lbs 183.00. Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 120-125 lbs no test.. Equity Coop: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 340.00-378.00; 60-70 lbs 330.00380.00, few 382.00-386.00; 70-80 lbs 336.00-372.00, few 376.00; 80-90 lbs 322.00-359.00, few 374.00-378.00; 90-110 lbs 318.00-336.00. wooled and shorn 52 lbs 360.00; 60-70 lbs 330.00-366.00; 74 lbs 359.00; 80 lbs 344.00; 90-110 lbs 295.00-315.00. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 71 lbs 335.00; 85 lbs 320.00; 90-100 lbs 330.00-340.00. hair 40-50 lbs 320.00-350.00; 54 lbs 315.00; 60-70 lbs 300.00-310.00; 90-100 lbs 315.00-320.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 80-90 lbs 295.00-305.00; 90100 lbs 295.00-302.50. hair 84 lbs 275.00. Billings, MT: no test. Slaughter Ewes San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 80.00-87.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 102.00-128.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 126.00-170.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 110.00-151.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 106.00-116.00; Cull 1 76.00-108.00. Ft. Collins, CO: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 110.00-165.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 100.00-167.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test. South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 70.00-80.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 80.00-100.00, hair 75.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 90.00-115.00; Cull 1 45.00-65.00. 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: 50-60 lbs 340.00-370.00. hair 30-40 lbs 330.00366.00. Ft. Collins. CO: 44 lbs 295.00. South Dakota: 30-40 lbs 330.00-340.00; 40-50 lbs 350.00-385.00; 5060 lbs 325.00-335.00, few 365.00; 60-70 lbs 300.00-350.00; 70-80 lbs 285.00-325.00; 80-90 lbs 300.00-305.00. Billings: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: mixed age hair 90-100 lbs 180.00-215.00/cwt, 115-

87.50-160

132.50-237.50

58-114.50

82-145.50

145 lbs 160.00-188.00/cwt. Ft. Collins, CO: no test. South Dakota: no test. Billings: no test. Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 35,000 compared with 35,000 last week and 47,000 last year. Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review As of April 29, 2022 In Australia this week, the Eastern Market Indicator was up 10 cents at 1377 cents per Kg clean from the sale a week ago. A total of 48,752 bales were offered with sales of 89.2 percent. The Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0339 at .7120 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 8.64 - .39 6.48-7.34 18 80s 7.02 - .30 5.26-5.97 19 70-80s 5.61 - .24 4.21-4.77 20 64-70s 4.63 - .18 3.47-3.94 21 64s 4.36 - .16 3.27-3.70 22 62s 4.35 - .12 3.26-3.70 23 60-62s 4.18 - .15 3.14-3.55 24 60s ----------------------25 58s ----------------------26 56-58s 2.34 + .02 1.76-1.99 28 54s 1.44 - .02 1.08-1.22 30 50s 1.18 - .03 0.88-1.00 32 46-48s 0.93 - .02 0.69-0.79 Merino Clippings 3.18 - .17 2.39-2.71 Eastern Market Indicator was up 10 cents at 1377 cents per kg clean. Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0339 at .7120 percent of the U.S. dollar. Source: Colorado Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Wyoming Hay Summary As of May 5, 2022 Compared to last week all reported forage products sold steady. Demand continues to be very good with a lot of livestock owners looking to buy feed. Some talks of prospective buyers wanting to line up contracts of new crop hay, but producers are on the fence about the idea. Spotty rain showers along with snow in some areas of the state. Per NASS on May 1, pasture and range report Wyoming is at 13% for good to excellent with last year at 18%. Topsoil moisture is at 24% adequate (47% in 2021) and stock water supplies in Wyoming rated at 51% adequate (66% in 2021). Barley planted moved to 83% complete. Barley emerged was 55%. Corn planted was 2% complete compared to 8 percent last year. Sugar beets planted increased to 48%. Hay and roughage supplies were 32% very short, 50% short, and 18% adequate, compared to 25% very short, 48% short, and 27% adequate last week. Eastern Wyoming Alfalfa - Good Large Square 210 Alfalfa Pellets Suncured 315 Western Wyoming Alfalfa Cubes 320 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Torrington Nebraska Hay Summary As of May 5, 2022 Compared to last week, all reported forages sold steady. Demand was light to moderate. All contacts stated that phones not as busy as the last few weeks. Really nice widespread coverage rain with some snow came across the Cornhusker state last weekend with some rain showers continuing throughout this week. Range conditions should improve after this nice moisture with upward swing in temperatures in next weeks forecast. Per NASS week

Month

Week Prev

This Week

6.93 6.72 5.97 5.96

6.89 6.59 5.86 5.83

MAY JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER

Change -0.04 -0.13 -0.11 -0.13

SOYBEAN FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

MAY JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

This Week

17.06 16.85 16.33 15.59

16.78 16.47 15.97 15.27

Change -0.28 -0.38 -0.36 -0.32

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

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

266.11 417.99 203.89 216.59 369.40

269.85 429.46 206.74 217.60 373.64

281.97 477.80 209.46 199.12 421.37

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

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

143.34 142.48 232.31 232.62

143.02 142.91 232.29 230.95

118.89 119.25 190.44 190.87

ending May 1, pasture and range conditions for Nebraska comes in at 6% for good to excellent with last year at 41%. Topsoil moisture is at 35% adequate compared to 68% last year. Corn planted comes in at 28% behind 37% last year and soybeans planted at 19% right on tract with last year. Central Alfalfa - Delivered Ground 190-205 Forage Mix - Two Way Large Round 70 Prairie/Meadow Grass - Premium Small Square 220 Prairie/Meadow Grass - Good Large Round 150-200 Eastern Nebraska Alfalfa Pellets Suncured 310 Pellets Dehydrated 340 Platte Valley Nebraska Alfalfa - Good/Premium Large Round 165 Alfalfa Ground 190-200 Pellets Dehydrated 285-305 165 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix - Premium Large Round Alfalfa/Orchard Mix - Good Medium Square 100 Corn Stalk - Delivered Ground 120 Western Nebraska Alfalfa - Good Large Square 200-230 Alfalfa - Delivered Ground 225 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Kearny, NE

The latest markets data can be found by visiting USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service at https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news

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CLASSIFIEDS

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

Help Wanted

Auctions

Financial Services

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, 307-777-6397 .....TFN

FARM/RANCH HAND WANTED: Family farm looking for seasonal and permanent general labor to help with maintaining haying and irrigation equipment. Must have reliable transportation to and from farm located 10 miles from Douglas, WY. Wage depends on experience. Call Brandon, at 307-351-4175 for more information .......................... 5/28

Torrington Livestock Markets

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, 303-773-3545, or check out our website www. agrionefinancial.com. I will come to you and get the job done!! ............................. 5/21

Events 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 ............................5/7

Help Wanted HIRING SUMMER CAMP COOK AND HORSEBACK TRAIL RIDE WRANGLERS: Free room and board. North Jackson Hole Horse Camp. Call or text Swift Creek Outfitters, 307-730-8830 .................... 5/28 DITCH RIDER AND O&M LABOR WANTED: Want to spend the summer outside in the beautiful Wyoming countryside? Are you an early bird and self-motivated? Then come join our team! Shoshone Irrigation in Powell WY is looking for a Ditch Rider/ O&M Laborer. This job is split into two different seasons: Water season (spring, summer and early fall) and concrete season (winter). During the summer you will be responsible for delivering water to our local landowners and ensuring all canals and laterals are in proper working order. During the winter you will be assisting in repairing any structural items needing to be repaired. The hours in the summer can be a little flexible and in the winter 4 10-hour shifts are the norm. We require the applicant to have their own pickup but we will pay a vehicle allowance along with gas allowance. Shoshone Irrigation will provide training to the right candidate. We offer full benefits, retirement plan, life insurance and paid vacation/sick time for full-time employees. Email resume to Shoshoneid@ hotmail.com, SID.Secretary@ outlook.com or feel free to call at 307-754-5741 ............... 5/14

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

Services

307-532-3333

www.torringtonlivestock.com Check out wylr.net Services CORY’S FIELD SERVICES SPECIALIZING IN UNDERGROUND IMAGING, locating underground water sources for stock and domestic wells. For more information, call Ray, 720517-2444 ............................5/7

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

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

OLD WYOMING FAMILY BRAND SINCE 1945: LSC and RHH. Renewed to 2023. $4,000 or make offer. Call or text Jim, 406-539-1108 ........................................ 5/21 GREAT WYOMING RANCH BRAND: Oneiron brand. In family since 1953. Best old-time locations: LRC and LSH. Renewed to 2027. $7,500 or make offer. Call or text Jim, 406-539-1108 ........................................ 5/21

BUILT ON GRIT

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

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

Request A Quote: 307-215-7430 | info@westernhce.com

AKC AIREDALE TERRIER PUPPIES FOR SALE: Ready for pickup May 6. Vaccines up to date, dewclaws removed, tails docked, deworming complete. Out of good working stock. Females and limited males still available. Breeding rights and papers included, $2,000 with partial deposit required. Contact 406-321-4797. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ..................... 5/7

TWO-YEAR-OLD PAIRS FOR SALE: 48 Short Horn and 25 Red Angus, $2,700/pair. Call 406-768-8188 (cell), 406-7900071 (cell) or 406-448-2583 (home) .......................... 5/14

BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES FOR SALE: Out of trophy winning working bloodlines, born Jan. 26, $700 OBO. Call 307645-3322 ............................... 5/7 QUEENSLAND HEELER PUPPIES!! Born Feb. 25, mom 25 lbs., dad 38 lbs., 2 blue females available. ALSO, Queensland Heeler/ Toy Aussie cross pups, mom is miniature Queensland Heeler (15 lbs.), dad Toy Australian Shepherd (7 lbs.), born Dec. 3, 2021 (vet checked), 1 male and 1 female available, bred for health/disposition, 3 pup shots. All pups come with a 1 year health guarantee, files, starter bag and UTD shots. For more information, pricing and delivery options, call 406-5817586. To view photos, go to www. wylr.net in the classifieds ...... 5/7 GREAT PYRENEES PUPPIES FOR SALE: Ranch raised, run with livestock every day, parents onsite, proven bloodlines. Ready to go to work!! Nine and 4-month-old 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

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; 10 full-blood Akaushi 2-year-old bulls; 10 older Angus cows, exposed to full-blood Akaushi bulls, calving April 1. Located in Bethune, CO. Call 719-7400403 ............................. 5/28 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 ................. 5/7 CUSTOM CATTLE WORK: Hard to gather cattle, no problem. I have seasoned cowdogs and horses. Experience handling cattle care. Will be in Cody, WY June, July and August. If you need help, call 405-538-8221 ............... 5/21 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, 308-631-1952 or 307-575-5860 ............. 5/14

Angus

Clay Creek Angus

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LHC, LSH. Dues paid until 2023. $3,000, reduced! Now $2,500. Call 307-467-5679 ..............5/7

PRIVATE TREATY

REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LHC, RHH, good thru Jan 1, 2025. $3,000 OBO. Call Blair Newman, 307-5321592 ............................. 5/14 REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LHC, LSH, good thru Jan 1, 2025. $3,000 OBO. Call Blair Newman, 307-532-1592............ 5/14 WYOMING BRAND REGISTERED BY GOELET GALLATIN IN 1912. LRC, BS, LSH. Irons available, seller will pay transfer fees. $6,500. Call 307-272-4215 ............5/21

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES: Born Feb. 28, black tris and blue merles, mom weighs 26 lbs. and dad weighs 40 lbs. Family raised, very playful, $800-$1,200. Call 307-3659285..................................5/21

PROUDLY SERVING WYOMING’S

Cattle

WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC, RHH, renewed to Jan. 1, 2029. No irons included, $3,500. Call 307670-1347 ..........................5/14

Dogs

FORTRESS DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS NOW HIRING CDL A & B DRIVERS with experience and with no experience. 23691 CR 60 1/2, Greeley, CO 80631, 970-353-6666, griselda. islas@fortressds.com, www. fortressds.com ................ 5/21 DEVILS TOWER FOREST PRODUCTS INC., A LUMBER MANUFACTURER IN HULETT, WY, IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PLANER/BAGGER/DAYS, BOILER/KILN NIGHT SHIFT POSITION AND SAWMILL NIGHT POSITION: 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. ........ 5/7

Brands

Dogs

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 ............ 5/14 NALC REGISTERED CATAHOULA PUPPIES: Out of working parents. Five males available. Will make great ranch and family dogs. $600. Call 307349-1801 ............................5/7 ABCA BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES FLYING E STOCKDOGS: Working parents, rough and short coats, two litters, black/ white males and females available. Call Scott, 970-596-3588 or 970-653-4595 if no answer please leave message ....5/14

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

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 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 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 ......5/28

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 307-864-3733 .................... 5/14

REGISTERED YEARLING BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY: PAP, BVD and fertility tested. Sires include: Jindra Acclaim, Worthington All Profit, GAR Composure, WXW In The Black, Page All Profit and Page Blackfoot. Page Angus Ranch, Page Family Limited Partnership. Call Tom Page, 307-7608429. EPDs on Facebook @ Page Angus ................... 5/28

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 406-6444441 ................................ 5/14

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Angus

SimAngus

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 .........5/28

S I M M E N TA L / S I M A N G U S BULLS FOR SALE: Yearlings and 18-month-olds. Sired by SAV Rainfall, EWA Peyton, Baldridge Bronc, WBF Iron Clad, Gibbs Deacon, Gibbs Broad Range, Koch Big Timber, TJ Teardrop and sons of Gibbs Pirate, WC United, Crouthamel Protocol. Call James, 970-396-8791 .......................5/21

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, 307660-4796 ..............................5/28 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 406-989-3315 ..................6/25 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 785-4218311 ...................................... 5/7

REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Have 2-year-olds and yearlings. Trich and fertility tested. Ready to go to work!! Delivery available. For more information, call CLR Red Angus, Dan Robertson, 307-431-1013 ..................... 5/28 PAP TESTED HIGH ALTITUDE RED ANGUS COMING 2-YEAROLD BULLS: Performance and calving ease bred, 28 years of PAP testing. Call Smith Land and Cattle Company, 719-5881877 .................................... 5/21 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 406-698-6657 or 307-578-8741 ..................5/14 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

Yearling Gelbvieh Bulls Available: 2 Red Bulls 4 Black Bulls

307-351-6453 ninebar9@hotmail.com

Hereford

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

Pasture Wanted 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

Pasture Lease Wanted

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. 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 ..........5/21

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

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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 .....................5/7

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Red Angus

PUREBRED YEARLING RED ANGUS BULLS: Out of AId calving ease sires. Lazy H Red Angus, Wheatland, WY, 307331-8541, please leave message .................................. 5/28

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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, 605351-1535 ..............................5/21

REGISTERED RED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS: Low birthweights, calving ease, high weaning weights, pasture raised, excellent conformation, docile and ready to go to work. $1,700/head. One mile east of Nunn, CO. Call 303-809-9235 or e-mail joyra@ frii.com .................................5/28

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SIMANGUS BULLS: Bred to be productive members of your herd. 3H Simmental Ranch, Plains, MT. Contact Alan, 503931-6815 or 3HSimmental@ gmail.com ........................ 6/18

TWO-YEAR-OLD AND YEARLING CALVING EASE REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE. AI’d to Byergo Black Magic, Tour of Duty and Enhance. Some embryo transfers. Fertility tested and ready to go. Will consider lease option. Clark, WY. Call 307-645-3322 ......................... 5/7

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

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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 ...................5/14 REGISTERED TEXAS LONGHORNS FOR SALE: Featured September 2020 American Beef Producer. Gentle pairs, steers, heifers, solid and colorful bulls. Foraging, hardy, low-maintenance cattle, traffic stopping colors. Easy calving, excellent maternal outcome. Cross-breeding for robust calves resistant to disease. Fascinating, fun to show, simple handling, great for youth. Westhaven Ranch in California, 209274-9917, e-mail swestmoore@ gmail.com or website www. westhavenlonghorns.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................6/18

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MEAT PROCESSING FACILITY FOR SALE: Basin Processing is a custom processing facility in Basin, WY (one hour east of Cody). The facility includes, livestock holding pens, kill room, cold storage, meat processing and packaging room, office and storage. All equipment needed for the operation is included in the offering. A complete equipment list is available on request. The facility is located in Basin, WY, one hour east of Cody, WY and central to the cattle ranch producers in the Big Horn Basin. This is a turnkey operation. Current owners have business booked out to June 2023. $500,000. Call or e-mail Ted Harvey today for more information, 307-699-4114 or email Ted@YellowstoneRanchLand.com ............................5/14

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Horses

Buck Brannaman Horsemanship Clinic May 27 - 29, 2022 Seven Down Arenas Spearfish, S.D.

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

HAY FOR SALE: Round bales and mid-square bales. Grass hay or alfalfa. Call 605-8423125 .................................... 5/7 80 ROUND BALES SECOND CUTTING ALFALFA located in Cody, WY. 307-899-1952....... 5/7

PRODUCTION COLUMBIAS, YEARLING RAMS AND EWES: Fully shorn after Jan 1. Unfitted, in their working clothes. Most include production data. Several Wyoming and North Dakota ram test entrants. Columbia Sheep Breeders Association National Show and Sale June 11, 10 a.m., Archer Event Center, Cheyenne, WY. See catalog at www.columbiasheep.org. Call 406-423-5651 ...................5/28 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..................................5/7

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 HAVE 15-30% MORE FEED in YOUR STACK by using RIOMAX. Call now 888-782-1428 ......... 5/7 VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay available. Call Barry McRea, 308-235-5386. www.valleyvideohay.com .................. 5/7

Vehicles & Trailers 2014 FORD F350 LARIAT: Red, new tires, Powerstroke diesel, 46,000 miles, $60,000 Canadian. Call 306-831-7952 ...............5/14 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, 970-630-2780 ......... 5/7

Seed

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$30/day for spectators. Contact Deb at 605-515-3995 or debshimon@yahoo.com 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 ...........................5/7 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 ............................................5/7 HORSES: BUY, SELL, TRADE. Will pick up. Call Dennis Black, 307-690-0916 .....................5/7 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

Saddles & Tack

LOOKING FOR PASTURE FOR 35 (POSSIBLY MORE) PAIRS OF NICE BLACK CATTLE: Southeast Wyoming, southwest Nebraska Panhandle, north central Weld County Colorado preferably. I’m willing to work most of the summer, May 20-Aug. 9 or so and possibly weekends afterwards, in addition to leasing pasture. Looking for something a couple of hours from Grover, CO. I have excellent references for both leasing and work. Really hoping I don’t have to sell. Please call and we can visit, 303-885-5575. Thank you!! ......................................5/28

GREAT GIFTS FOR GRADUATION!! Something for everyone!! Save 20% ON BOOTS!! HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes) and more!! GREAT selection SADDLES and tack!! 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........................5/7

PASTURE WANTED FOR 2,000 YEARLINGS AND 500 PAIRS. Can be split into smaller bunches. Call 701-523-1235 ...............5/21

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SUMMER PASTURE NEEDED FOR 75-175 head of pairs. Good references. Call 605-347-3403 605-499-9088 .......................5/28

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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 ..........................5/28

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Bryan Warner • 307-850-7668 (cell) 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, 307-7623402 .................................. 5/14

Hay & Feed 2020 AND 2021 HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa/grass, grass/ alfalfa, grass mix, alfalfa/ oats/millet, alfalfa/oats and wheat/kosha. Big rounds and small squares. Approximately 1,450-1,550 lbs. (rounds). Approximately 55-65 lbs. (small squares). Delivery available in semi loads, or you can come and get it. Call for pricing, 701-690-8116. Thank you for your time, Wayne .......... 5/28 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, 1-204-209-1066....................5/28 HORSE QUALITY IRRIGATED LARAMIE, WY HAY FOR SALE: Timothy/brome/garrison, native meadow hay. Irrigated and fertilized. Big round bales, net wrapped. 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 307-7453083 ......................................5/14

Equipment 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; 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; Merritt 48’x102” cattle pot; Dragon crude oil trailer; Mobile Tech 9 yd. volumetric concrete mixer; Degelman 570 rock picker. Call 406-254-1254 ........ 5/21 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. 12’ hydraulic box scraper with tilt. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-999-5482 ................ 5/7

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FOR SALE • JD 7400 MFWD PowerQuad with JD 740 loader and grapple, new joystick, 3 pt., 3 hydraulics, 5,648 hrs, excellent unit Package price $69,000, will take trades • JD 235 disc, 22’ with JD 3 bar harrow, hydraulic fold • JD 230 disc, 19’ hydraulic fold • JD 235 23’ disc with 3 bar Herman harrow, hydraulic fold • IH 480 21’ tandem disc • Lindsay 7 section drag with hydraulic cart, excellent for pasture and hay fields • NH 518 spreader, PTO drive • 2 - Kory Gravity wagons, 300 bu., 1 - 8T gear, 1 - 12T gear • 1 Dakon Gravity wagon, 300 bushel, 8T gear Delivery available Call for reasonable prices • 712-461-1053

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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......................................... 5/7

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 406-962-3514, Silesia, MT. Located 10 miles south of Laurel, MT off of Clarks River Rd. (the old highway). Visit our website www. mtrrservices.com!!! ......... 5/7 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 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 970-3244580, e-mail rpjenergy@ gmail.com .................... 9/24

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PEDRO MOUNTAIN PROPERTY FOR SALE: 200 acres Pedro Mountains Carbon County, WY, 40 miles from Casper, WY, 30 miles from Alcova, Pathfinder and Miracle Mile. Perimeter and crossfenced with water and improvements. Small house, outbuildings, water, power and hunting access to State and BLM. Elk area 16, antelope area 48, mule deer area 70. Very private, 4-wheel yearround access, spotty cell phone use. The place to go to get away! Possible investment property five 40-acre parcels, electricity available on all. $600,000. Serious inquiries can call 307-315-3960. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................5/21 MCCONE COUNTY MONTANA RANCH FOR SALE: 6,040 deeded acres. Improved pasture and native range, headquarters. $4.2 million. Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406-322-4425 or e-mail sidwell@sidwell-land. com ................................... 6/18

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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 308262-1150 ........................ 5/7

ANTLER MARKET HEATING UP!!! MAY 12-16 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 6:30-6:50 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 1:40-2 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 7:408 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 7:30-7:45 p.m., (drive thru, call Greg); Casper 8-8:30 p.m., Wagner Outdoor Sports. 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 9:50-10:10 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 12:1512:45 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 7:30-7:50 p.m., Sinclair. For more information, call Greg, 308-7500700 or visit www.petskafur. net ......................................5/7

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. $6,750,000. Please give us a call for further information, Greg Sackos, 208-598-0267, Intermountain Realty ................... 5/21

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Hunting & Fishing ANTLER MARKET HEATING UP!!! PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL GRADES OF ANTLER and late season fur in the following towns and locations: 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 7:50-8:10 a.m., Longbranch Saloon (drive thru, call Greg); Yoder 8:25-8:35 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

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 2 • May 7, 2022

OBITUARIES

We welcome obituaries. Obituaries are printed free of charge and can be sent to roundup@wylr.net.

Anthony Dante "Tony" Testolin Nov. 13, 1931 – April 5, 2022

A Rosary Vigil for Anthony Dante “Tony” Testolin, age 90, was held at

7 p.m. on May 6 at Mary Queen of Heaven in Chugwater. The memorial service was held at 10 a.m. on May 7 at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wheatland, with Father Hiep Ngyuen as the Celebrant. Lifelong Platte County resident, restaurant proprietor, community investor and rancher Tony Testolin passed away peacefully at his home on April 5. Tony was born in Hartville on Nov. 13, 1931 to Dante and Celestina (Bal-

FARM BILL continued from page 1 programs the House Agriculture Committee works on. “SNAP is the nation’s largest anti-hunger program,” he notes. “It addresses food insecurity of those most in need in our country.” Scott mentions 10.5 percent of U.S. households or 13.8 million Americans were food insecure in 2020. “Thankfully, throughout the pandemic SNAP has worked as it should, serving as many economic stabilizers for our nation,” he says. SNAP is estimated to have lifted 2.9 million Americans out of poverty in 2020 and ensured millions could put food on their tables for their families despite difficult times, says Scott. Rep. Jahana Hayes

(D-CT) mentions she fully supports SNAP and feels the program is necessary to stabilize American families. She also accredits the program with positively benefiting the economy. “SNAP is one of the most effective federal programs for bolstering local economies,” she says. “Every one dollar in SNAP generates $1.50 in economic activity, and studies have shown SNAP was responsible for nearly 200,000 industry jobs and 45,000 jobs in supporting industries.” Representatives raise concerns Throughout the hearing, representatives voiced their concerns over SNAP. Scott is worried U.S. veterans are not being adequately taken care of through SNAP.

zan) Testolin. He grew up in Hartville, working in the family grocery and ranching businesses, and graduating from Sunrise High School in 1949. In 1955, he married Nancy Louise Berg and the couple welcomed four children; three daughters Debbie, Tina, Gina and one son Tony R. From 1949 to 1964, Tony worked in the family grocery business, at the Sunrise Mine and co-owned the Venice Bar in Hartville. He continued his lifelong passion for ranching by developing the original family homestead (1913) north of Hartville. Alongside Nancy, the couple established Crazy Tony’s Bar and Restaurant in Guernsey in 1964. Crazy Tony’s became widely known for home-

made Italian dinners and the “Crazy Tony’s Jug,” which made frequent appearances at ranch brandings and as a staple at the Old Timer’s Rodeo in Guernsey. In 1972, Tony married Nedalyn D. (Wilhelm) Testolin and combined families to include Nedalyn’s two daughters Lael and Conilee. The couple continued operating Crazy Tony’s Bar and Restaurant and established their home on the 31 Bar Ranch southwest of Wheatland. In this home, the family prospered and grew to include 31 grand and greatgrandchildren. Tony had a passion for children and his community. He was an avid supporter of the Catholic Church, helping establish Saint Anthony’s Church in Hartville

“Research shows veterans have a 7.4 percent greater risk for food insecurity in the U.S. than nonveterans,” he states. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) notes SNAP has gone “unchecked” for nearly four years and he’s concerned with the immense amount of spending in the program. “Each section of Title Four of the 2018 Farm Bill has made nominal changes to a program which has sense exploded to serve over 40 million individuals at a current cost of roughly $9 billion per month,” he says. “This one title will cost taxpayers nearly $1 trillion over the next 10 years.” Thompson feels the success of SNAP will require lawmakers to work together. “We need to come together to improve access and promote healthy foods

and improve nutrition, employment, health care costs and general longevity,” he says. 2023 Farm Bill As 2023 nears, lawmakers will work to create a farm bill which aids Americans to the best of its ability. Hayes is confident the 2023 Farm Bill will improve for the greater good of American citizens. “The 2023 Farm Bill will not be like any other farm bill,” she says. “It will be a seminal, historic piece of legislation. I believe in

and Guernsey, and supporting Mary Queen of Heaven in Chugwater. He was an original investor and board member of the Oregon Trail Bank and an advocate of Saint Joseph’s Children’s Home in Torrington. Tony was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Nedalyn; and daughter Deborah Karlberg. Tony is survived by his blended family of five children; daughters Tina Testolin of Golden, Colo. and Gina (Regi) Ketcham of Temple, Texas; son Tony Testolin of Littleton, Colo., Lael (JR) Good of Wheatland and Conilee (Dave) Swantek of Cheyenne; son-in-law Tim Karlberg of Wheatland; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren, all of whom he

cherished. Serving as honorary pallbearers was Doug Kafka, Jimmy Read, Randy Hunter, Jack Finnerty, Juan Reyes and Mickey Vanelli. In lieu of flowers and to honor Tony’s passion for children and education, please consider a donation to Saint Joseph’s Children’s Home, PO Box 1117, Torrington, WY 82240 or visit 45735.thankyou4caring. org/pages/st-josephs-childrens-home. The Gorman Funeral Homes – Platte Chapel of Wheatland was in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at gormanfh.com or to the family of Tony Testolin at PO Box 682, Wheatland, WY 82201.

For more information, visit fns.usda. gov/snap/supplemental-nutritionassistance-program. the life changing impact SNAP has on recipients and the incredible support it provides our national economy.” Scott recognizes the importance of the 2023 Farm Bill and hopes to improve SNAP in the coming months. “In the next farm bill, I will continue to be commit-

ted to protecting and preserving SNAP to ensure it will continue to serve as our nation’s front line antihunger program for many decades to come,” Scott says. Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Burkett steps down as livestock judging coach After 10 plus years as the head livestock judging coach for the Casper College Livestock Judging team, Jeremy Burkett will leave as head judging coach and move into fulltime teaching. Burkett will, however, continue with the freshman team he has been coaching and working with but step aside after they finish as sophomore judgers in spring 2023. Burkett came to Casper College April 1, 2009, to begin his first full-time job as an agriculture instructor and head livestock judging coach. Over the years, Burkett has created a winning team while helping young adults learn and mature

into productive members of society. “My goals when I started at the college were to make the judging team into a very competitive and nationallyknown team, bring in good students, offer them a strong academic career focus and build a very strong alumni base,” said Burkett. During his time as head coach, Burkett had not only winning teams, taking the Houston Livestock Show Championship in 2014, for example, but also teams whose members won in the classroom. Testament to this is the fact Burkett has had five judgers at Casper College named Academic AllAmericans. To be eligible

for the prestigious award, the student had to maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA and have placed in the top 10 at three of the four national contests. “I’m looking forward to my continued professional career here at Casper College. Change is always good. I will still be very involved with the college and serve as the judging coordinator for the coming year, but now be in the classroom full time,” Burkett said. “My intention is not to leave here, just transition into a different role and utilize my PhD in the classroom, which at a junior college will be a big benefit for the students academically.”

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It’s the Pitts by Lee Pitts

Reel To Real Cowboys can be divided into three basic types: rodeo cowboys; movie and TV cowboys; and real cowboys. Thank goodness we don’t have to worry about urban cowboys and disco cowboys anymore. Actually, rodeo cowboys are real cowboys too and often either come from a ranch background or are just trying to win enough money to buy a ranch someday and settle down. So, we are left with REAL cowboys and REEL cowboys. Real cowboys are named Ty, Trevor, Tuff or Stetson

while John Wayne’s real name was Marion and Roy Rogers’ moniker was actually Leonard Slye. Real cowboys don’t have to change their name. Movie cowboys are almost always seen wearing gloves with silver-covered gauntlets, whereas genuine cowboys only wear gloves when they are stringing barb wire, their hands are freezing or they are handling a branding iron. A real cowboy’s spurs are made of silver, while his wife goes barefooted. A movie or TV cow-

Teacher Appreciation Day When it comes to my column, blog and agriculture, I don’t often write about my mom. I think it’s because I don’t have as many photos of her on a horse as I do my dad, but let’s be honest here, nothing I have ever done in my entire life would’ve been possible if it weren’t for her. So, here’s what you need to know about my mom Kristi Jane Purviance, or “Mrs. P” as most of her former students call her on Teacher Appreciation Day. If my mom were to write a short bio about herself, it would probably read something like this: Kristi is a sixth-generation Red River County, Texas

resident and a mother of three. She works at Rivercrest Independent School District where she taught elementary school for over 25 years. Currently, she serves the school as their communication director. Kristi loves going camping with her family, planning elaborate trips and adventures, two-stepping with her husband John, listening to Prince’s “Purple Rain” album on repeat and intensely watching football. This pretty much describes my mom in a nutshell. However, there’s more to my mom than a few sentences about her interests. Fair warning, this is about to get a little braggy and a little sappy, but c’mon, if you

boy is handed his coffee by an assistant – iced, venti, with five pumps of vanilla, seven pumps of caramel, four Splendas and poured, not shaken. A real cowboy gets his own coffee that’s so thick it will float a horseshoe. He’s never tasted escargot or caviar. Hollywood cowboys are careless with their guns (Alec Baldwin) and wear double buscadero gun rigs. Regular cowboys might have a rifle in a scabbard to shoot varmints or a pistol in their pommel bags to shoot rattlers. True cowboys aren’t members of the Screen Actors Guild, and the only thing they have in common with Will Smith is they aren’t members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences either. An honest to goodness cowboy is bow-legged, sleeps in his long-handled underwear, smells like a horse and lives on

beans and beef. He has no need for a makeup artist and has never had a pedicure. Reel cowboys go to work when the lighting is right, whereas real cowboys work from dawn to dusk. Real cowboys never go to their room during the day and they don’t wear pajamas or lounging jackets. Authentic cowboys wear belt buckles they won at a rodeo or a roping. Fake cowboys get their buckles from the prop department. TV cowboys like Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger and The Rifleman all had their own lunch pails, which are now sold in antique stores. Bona fide cowboys don’t eat lunch. Cowboy stars live in Hollywood or on the beach in Malibu. John Wayne, for instance, lived on the beach in Newport. Honest-to-goodness cowboys live on ranches 30 miles out-

side of nowhere. They don’t own a chalet near Vail or a 20,000 square foot log home in Montana. When they’re not on the movie set, film cowboys wear Rolex, Cartier or Patek Philippe wristwatches. Real cowboys don’t wear wristwatches and can tell you the time without one. Old movie cowboys never remove their hat, so we won’t see their hair plugs. A regular cowboy removes his hat in church, when he sees the American flag or at a funeral. When an authentic cowboy empties his pockets you’ll see a pocketknife, a can of chew and enough hay to feed his horse for a week. The pockets of movie cowboys are stuffed with cash. A non-fictional cowboy can throw a houlihan and rope a cow in brush so dense the Hollywood version couldn’t

can’t brag on your mom, what the heck can you brag on? When I was eight, I made tiny, clay sculptures (if you can even call them that) and gave them to friends and family as gifts. My mom thought these were something special and let me think that too, so instead of writing my hobby off as just that, she encouraged me to capitalize on it. She printed out posters for me and packed around a TV tray at Bogata Frontier Days so I could set up and sell my 50 cent “art.” I remember I made 11 whole dollars that day, something Mama was proud of and bought me a snow cone to celebrate. When I was nine, I decided I hated standardized testing and rightfully so. Mom knew I was passionate about the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test (the standardized test I had to take and she had to teach to for numerous years in the state of Texas) and shared with me a sentiment I still live by today, which is, “You can’t

just call it stupid and expect anything to change, no one will listen to you – don’t just complain. Get a better argument.” Then, she coached me on how to make valid, wellthought-out arguments and helped me type out a letter to President George W. Bush about standardized testing. He probably never read the letter, I know, but he sent me back an autographed photo of himself boarding Air Force One, so I call it a small victory. When I was a junior in high school, I decided I wanted to be a journalist. Mama helped me make a resume and printed out copies of it. She put my resumes in red folders “so they would stand out on someone’s desk” as she said, then looked up the addresses of all the newspapers surrounding our area and sent me on my way to apply for jobs which weren’t even open. By the end of the day I was a sports columnist for the local paper, with a press pass and all – Mama’s red

folder plan worked. When I applied for grad school in 2018, Mom helped me write my application essay. A few months later when I decided to drop out and get a job, she didn’t panic or have anything negative to say at all, she just asked, “What’s our next move?” When I told her the move was 1,000 miles away, she was sad at first, as any mom would be, but smiled and said, “You know I can’t teach you to be independent and chase your dreams then get upset when you actually do it.” Incidentally, this hit me like a ton of bricks and I almost just stayed put in Rosalie, Texas for the rest of my life – but, as she always does, Mom pushed me to go after what was best for me. Look where it got me: doing what I love, married to the person I love, in a house with a guest room always ready for a visit from Mom. To this day, my mom proofreads pretty much every-

crawl through. A real cowboy knows you never grab the bridle on another man’s horse. The real version never shot a man, rode his horse into a bar, never chased a rustler across the Rio Grande or saved a damsel in distress who was tied to the railroad tracks. He’s never used valet parking or received a standing ovation, and the only honor he wants is the respect of his fellow cowpunchers. Wherever he goes he is followed by at least one dog, a banker and perhaps an ex-wife. A movie cowboy is followed by a financial advisor, an agent and an entourage, who wear designer jeans and are scared of horses. A real cowboy faces real danger on a daily basis and never needs a stunt double. The only way a regular cowboy will get into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City is to buy a ticket. thing I write. She gives me feedback on photos, graphic design and whether or not my shoes match my outfit before I speak at an event. Mama sends me articles to read and podcasts about misconceptions in ag. She calls me with ideas for videos, photo ops and experiments she thinks I should try. Heck, this woman has gone toe-to-toe with people on Facebook who try to say something negative about agriculture or my blog. I wouldn’t even be writing Activists vs. Agriculture if it wasn’t for her – my mom is always in my corner. My mom is fiercely supportive, overwhelmingly encouraging, drop-everythingfor-you kind of dependable, deeply selfless and most importantly, she’s the best teacher I’ve ever had. So, here’s to all the teachers out there. May we know them, may we love them, may we be raised by them and may we appreciate them.

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, May 3 Market Report • 687 Head Sold Representative Sales COWS LANDER 1 Cow, 1040# ....................................$100.00 CASPER 2 Cow, 1082# ......................................$91.00 CROWHEART 2 Cow, 1035# ......................................$90.00 FARSON 3 Cow, 1100# ......................................$88.00 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 1 Cow, 1625# ......................................$85.00 CROWHEART 1 Cow, 1625# ......................................$84.50 LANDER 1 Cow, 1760# ......................................$84.00 1 Cow, 1265# ......................................$83.00 ARAPAHOE 1 Cow, 1640# ......................................$82.50 RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1200# ......................................$81.50 LANDER 2 Cow, 1507# ......................................$81.00 2 Cow, 1655# ......................................$80.50 RIVERTON 4 Cow, 1407# ......................................$80.00 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 3 Cow, 1396# ......................................$79.00 CROWHEART 3 Cow, 1313# ......................................$78.00 1 Cow, 1440# ......................................$77.50 BULLS MEETEETSE 1 Bull, 1110# ..................................... $119.00 FARSON 1 Bull, 2160# .....................................$108.00 SHOSHONI 1 Bull, 2105# .....................................$107.50 1 Bull, 1765# .....................................$106.50 FARSON 1 Bull, 1980# .....................................$105.50 KINNEAR 1 Bull, 1935# .....................................$104.50 BOULDER 1 Bull, 1755# .....................................$100.50 SHOSHONI 1 Bull, 1995# .....................................$100.00

BOULDER 4 Bull, 1787# .......................................$98.50 LYMAN 2 Bull, 1872# .......................................$98.00 SHOSHONI 2 Bull, 1675# .......................................$95.50 BIG PINEY 1 Bull, 1820# .......................................$95.00 RIVERTON 1 Bull, 1845# .......................................$94.00 HEIFERETTES RIVERTON 3 Heiferette, 933# ............................. $116.50 FARSON 6 Heiferette, 965# .............................$107.00 RIVERTON 4 Heiferette, 1035# ...........................$101.50 STEERS PAVILLION 2 Steer, 397#.....................................$190.00 SHOSHONI 1 Steer, 485#.....................................$188.00 KINNEAR 5 Steer, 755#.....................................$161.00 RIVERTON 2 Steer, 782#.....................................$151.00 PAVILLION 1 Steer, 935#.....................................$136.00 HEIFERS PAVILLION 8 Heifer, 417#....................................$176.00 LANDER 4 Heifer, 436#....................................$165.00 11 Heifer, 464# ....................................$164.00 KINNEAR 5 Heifer, 689#....................................$152.00 PAVILLION 28 Heifer, 795#....................................$136.75 LANDER 12 Heifer, 882#....................................$125.00 PAIRS RIVERTON 30 Pair, 1305# (SM) .........................$1,900.00 14 Pair, 1293# (SM ..........................$1,775.00 40 Pair, 1352# (SS)..........................$1,450.00

Early Consignments 24 Pair, 1385# (ST) ..........................$1,375.00 4 Pair, 1392# (ST) ..........................$1,250.00 BRED COWS FARSON 9 Bred Cow, 1216# (SM)................$1,550.00 RIVERTON 2 Bred Cow, 1162# (SM) ................$1,375.00 1 Bred Cow, 1485# (SS) ................$1,185.00 1 Bred Cow, 1165# (ST).................$1,000.00 BRED HEIFERS FARSON 4 Bred Heifer, 109# .......................$1,250.00 RIVERTON 1 Bred Heifer, 1145# ......................$1,100.00 1 Bred Heifer, 920# ........................$1,050.00

TUESDAY, MAY 10 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS BRED COWS Brad Carlson - 60 Blk Ang Running Age Bred cows. Bred to Broken Bow Black Angus Bulls, calving now. Cows received Virashield 6VL5, wormed with Safeguard, & poured with Clean UP at fall preg check.

TUESDAY, MAY 17 ALL CATTLE CLASSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS

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

TUESDAY, MAY 31 ALL CATTLE CLASSES W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP WEIGH UPS TO FOLLOW Dillon Hedges - 3 Blk face lambs 80#. 2 rounds of Vision 7 w/spur. 1 Yrlng ewe.

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 Hellyer Ranch - 74 Blk Ang Pairs. (9-2ys, 19-3ys, 104ys, 12-5ys, 7-6ys, 6-7ys, 5-8ys, 6-9ys) Cows have freeze brand for year born. Cows received Virashield 6 VL5 & Vision 7 w/spur this spring and were poured and received Triangle 5 last fall. Calves are sired by Popo Agie bulls. All one iron, home raised, quality pairs!

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