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From this land McFaddin Ranch’s legacy of cattle, wildlife and land stewardship.

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The Right Balance

The Business of Bobwhites

Healthy rangeland supports livestock, wildlife and a lasting family legacy.

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ew things are more hopeful than watching a landscape respond to thoughtful stewardship.

Whether it’s flourishing pastures resulting from grazing management, a healthy covey of bobwhite quail or other wildlife sightings while checking cattle, these moments remind us that conservation isn’t accidental. It is the result of countless decisions made by landowners who understand caring for the land today shapes what it will become tomorrow. Throughout the past several years, one of the greatest privileges of my career has been witnessing that commitment firsthand. It looks different on every ranch, but the common thread is always the same — a desire to leave the land better than it was found. This issue features McFaddin Ranch, the 2025 recipient of the Texas Environmental Stewardship Award presented by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the Texas Grazing Lands Coalition. The ranch was later nominated by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and recognized as the Region IV winner in the national Environmental Stewardship Award Program. In the second feature story, you’ll explore why a bird as small as the bobwhite quail continues to capture our attention. Quail are an important indicator of rangeland

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health, and ranches are indelibly tied to their success as a species. Conservation at its core is measured beyond rangeland health or wildlife populations. It is measured by people — the individuals and families willing to invest in the long-term health of livestock, land and wildlife. I hope that is evident in these pages. This magazine also marks my final issue as editorin-chief of The Cattleman. As I turn a new page in my career, I do so with deep gratitude. It has been a privilege to serve the cattle industry through this publication and Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and I hope I’ve helped leave this organization stronger than I found it. Thank you to our members, readers and contributors for allowing me to tell your stories throughout the past four years. It has been an honor. CT

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Healthy rangeland supports livestock, wildlife and a lasting family legacy. Story by Lorie A. Woodward Photos by Emily Stribling

ob McCan employs a trusted philosophy when making management decisions. He asks himself, “Is this going to be a sustainable endeavor for the land, the environment and the family?”

ranch requires economic stability, healthy rangeland that supports both livestock and wildlife, and a family committed to long-term stewardship.

It’s a question rooted in stewardship ideals that have guided McFaddin Ranch near Victoria for nearly 150 years. Every grazing plan, brush management project, business venture and conservation practice is structured around leaving the ranch stronger — for today and the generations that follow.

Today, Bob manages the ranch alongside his son, Augie, who represents the family’s sixth generation. Together, they make decisions with the understanding that the best measure of success isn’t simply this year’s calf crop, but whether the ranch — which encompasses one of the state’s largest remaining tracts of native coastal prairie — is preserved for years to come.

That long view is especially important now. As land values climb and development continues to reshape Texas and the Southwest, maintaining a working

On McFaddin Ranch, that means managing cattle, wildlife and grasslands as connected pieces of the same system.

Preserving native prairie At the heart of the family’s livestock and wildlife stewardship efforts is a well-researched grazing management program implemented in the early 1990s. Today, native grasses thrive across McFaddin Ranch. In adequate rainfall years, big bluestem comprises up to 40% of the forage in every pasture. Little bluestem, yellow Indiangrass and robust switchgrass stand in riparian areas, while winter annuals, native clovers, vetches, forbs and Texas winter grass help carry livestock and wildlife through the winter months. Since its inception, the grazing program has reinvigorated native grasses and forbs, making them more resilient to introduced and invasive grass species. Soil sampling through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has also shown improvements in the soil profile, alongside enhanced livestock performance metrics including weaning weights and calf crop percentages. “When we started our rotational grazing system, I think any NRCS range professional would have characterized our range condition as fair,” Bob said, noting the land’s ability to bounce back after extreme weather has noticeably improved. “Now, across the properties, we’re probably in low- to highexcellent condition.” McFaddin Ranch sits atop tight blackland soil, which is particularly susceptible to invasion by huisache, an aggressive, spiny tree that grows in dense thickets. Other soil and ecotypes throughout the ranch include loamy prairie sites and tight sandy loam. Beyond the home ranch, McFaddin Enterprises Ltd. also owns and manages 6,400 acres of rice farmland and native pastureland north of Victoria, where replacement heifers are developed, and leases another 55,000-acre ranch in Bee and Refugio counties. Located in the South Texas brush country, the leased Roche-Thomson Ranch has been under McFaddin family stewardship since 1932. For the past 40 years, it has been a cow-calf and hunting operation. The region’s thorny shrubs and trees — including mesquite, acacia and prickly pear — create a diverse wildlife habitat, particularly for white-tailed deer. Across the properties, the family’s grazing program is designed to balance the needs of the land, cattle and wildlife. The one-herd, multi-paddock system rotates groups of 200 to 300 cows through six to eight pastures ranging from 500 to 750 acres. Grazing periods typically last 14 to 21 days, depending on weather and forage conditions, followed by deferment periods of 90 to 115 days. In 2025, McFaddin Ranch received the Texas Environmental Stewardship Award, which is presented by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and Texas Grazing Lands Coalition, and was honored as the Region IV winner in the Environmental Stewardship Award Program hosted by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

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The family maintains up to 14 herds across the properties, including heifers in various stages of development. Mature cow herds calve in the fall during a 60-day window, with calves weaned in May or June

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depending on range conditions. The timing affords the cow herd a lower-stress period during the heat of summer, the toughest season along the South Texas Coastal Bend.

Thriving together The operative word in the family’s land management strategy is balance. On McFaddin Ranch, livestock and wildlife are not competing interests. Both are considered essential to the ranch’s long-term sustainability, and management decisions are evaluated based on how they impact the entire ecosystem. “Our goals for the wildlife enterprise are integrated with our goals for the livestock enterprise,” Bob said. “Before we undertake any management activities, whether it’s grazing or applying herbicides, we ask ourselves, ‘How will this affect the livestock and the wildlife?’ We want to ensure that every action is complementary, not counterproductive.”

EARLY HISTORY The story of McFaddin Ranch in Victoria County begins quietly, rooted in the hardy spirit of those who came before. Bob’s great-great grandfather, James Alfred McFaddin, was born May 5, 1840, five years before the Republic of Texas was established. His parents, having journeyed from Tennessee in 1821, claimed a Mexican land grant near what is now Beaumont in 1831, laying the foundation for one of the earliest cattle ranches in the state. In 1855, James set out for Refugio County with a stake of 130 mules and horses from his parents’ herd. Already an experienced cattle trader at 15 years old, he sold his remuda for gold coins and began to make his way in the world, meeting his wife, Margaret Coward, just before the Civil War. James served the Confederacy near the Port of Brownsville, returning to Refugio after the War Between the States. Like so many young, hardy Texans during the Reconstruction, he captured the wild Longhorns that roamed the Coastal Prairies and sent them up the Chisholm Trail.

“Before we undertake any management activities, whether it’s grazing or applying herbicides, we ask ourselves, ‘How will this affect the livestock and the wildlife?’ We want to ensure that every action is complementary, not counterproductive.” — Bob McCan, McFaddin Ranch

By 1877, James had amassed enough capital and assets to realize his dream of becoming a cattleman. He purchased 32,500 acres between the confluence of the Guadalupe and San Antonio rivers, 20 miles south of present-day Victoria. The land management then and now directly impacts the in-stream flows and water quality in nearby San Antonio and Redfish Bays. In the late 1870s, almost nine million acres of coastal prairie stretched from Louisiana to Texas. Today, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an estimated 65,000 acres remain.

As part of the lease agreement on the Roche-Thomson Ranch, the owners hire a wildlife biologist whose expertise and salary is shared across McFaddin family properties. The biologist is part of ongoing discussions about grazing, brush management and habitat improvement. Just as the family stocks the range conservatively, wildlife populations are managed with the same longterm approach. Aerial surveys and spotlight counts are conducted annually, and harvest quotas are set based on current conditions and population records rather than state limits alone. The family also operates a multifaceted recreational hunting enterprise across its properties, utilizing the diverse habitat supporting white-tailed deer, waterfowl, quail and wild turkey. Opportunities range from outfitted quail and waterfowl hunts to year-round family-oriented leases that encourage harvesting management bucks and introducing youth to the outdoors. Revenue generated from hunting is reinvested into land improvement and management, demonstrating how conservation and economics can work together. That same commitment to matching management decisions with the environment extends to the cattle themselves. McFaddin Enterprises remains primarily a cow-calf operation focused on raising Victoria Brafords, a threefourths Hereford, one-fourth Brahman commercial breed developed by Bob’s grandfather, Claude K. McCan Sr., in the 1930s.

Recognizing the need for cattle adapted to the Gulf Coast environment, Claude introduced Hereford genetics to improve carcass quality while maintaining the heat tolerance and hardiness necessary for the region’s challenging conditions. For at least three decades, the herd remained closed in order to generate uniformity among the cattle. More recently, the family began introducing new genetics to retain hybrid vigor while preserving the Victoria Braford traits that have proven successful. Today, accurate recordkeeping — including calf crop records, weaning weights and average daily gain — combined with phenotypic selection criteria allows the family to continue improving fertility, productivity, carcass traits and reproductive efficiency. Each year, McFaddin Ranch markets approximately 80 to 85 commercial bulls and 300 to 400 Victoria Braford heifers. While many cattle remain in Gulf Coast states, genetics from the program have reached producers throughout the Southwest and desert Northwest. Diversification has also been key to sustaining the family operation. Claude K. McCan Jr., Bob’s father, developed the recreational hunting enterprise after recognizing the need for additional revenue streams to maintain the ranch properties. Today, the family continues that approach through cattle, hunting and a horse enterprise focused on producing polo ponies — each contributing to the goal of keeping the land productive and intact for future generations.

A culture of caring for the land and people drives all areas of McFaddin Ranch. Pictured, left to right, are: Juan Coumis, Bob McCan, Colten Plant, Justin McKelby and B.J. Borjas.

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Bob McCan, center, is a past president of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. In addition to cattle and livestock, his family’s McFaddin Ranch is home to a restored Catholic church and a thriving white-tailed deer population. Courtesy photos.

The bigger picture For Bob, stewardship does not stop at the ranch gate. With a degree in range science and a lifelong respect for applied research, Bob has consistently looked to sciencebased information and trusted technical advisers. Always searching for new practices and workable solutions, he has opened McFaddin Ranch to researchers from a variety of organizations, including Texas Tech University, Texas A&M University, The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Geological Survey. The goal is not only to improve his own operation, but also to share what he’s learned — both the successes and challenges — with others. “We open our gates and show people our successes and failures,” Bob said. “My theory is that if there is someone new to the business or someone looking to do things a different way and I can help them get there faster than I did, then I will embrace every opportunity.” That willingness to serve the industry is deeply rooted in the McFaddin family legacy. In 1877, James A. McFaddin joined fellow cattlemen, including Harry Rathbone and J.J. Welder, to form what would become Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. More than a century later, Bob followed in the footsteps of his great uncle, Al McFaddin, and grandfather, Claude K. McCan Sr., serving as Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association president from 2003-2005. He later represented cattle producers nationally as president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in 2014 and globally through his involvement with the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as president from 2020-2021. Through each leadership role, his focus has remained the same — helping ranchers improve their operations while ensuring the next generation has the tools necessary to care for the livestock, wildlife and natural resources.

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Closer to home, that commitment has included decades of involvement with conservation organizations. Bob helped establish the Texas Grazing Lands Coalition in 1992 and has remained an active member, working to ensure ranchers have access to science-based information and technical resources. But Bob believes one of the most important responsibilities facing ranchers today extends beyond sharing information with other producers. It includes helping consumers understand the care and commitment behind the beef they purchase. “I’m willing to talk to anyone who will listen,” he said. “I’ve spoken about stewardship locally, nationally and globally. When it comes to our industry, nothing is more important than education on both sides of the producer and consumer nexus.” Every ranch has a stewardship story worth telling. “We, as ranchers, as stewards of the land, livestock, wildlife and water, can go a long way in providing that comfort — and ensuring that our beef always has a place on consumers’ plates — by sharing our individual stories of stewardship,” he said. “While every story is unique, they’re all built on the common ground of caring about the welfare of the livestock and wildlife that reside on our land and striving to improve that land, so that it not only takes care of those animals, but our families, our communities and the nation.” After nearly 150 years of stewardship on McFaddin Ranch, Bob believes the future of the industry depends not only on caring for the land, but also helping others understand that commitment. “Our consumers, regardless of where they live and how far removed from the land they are,” he said, “need to know that we take the responsibility of stewardship seriously — and do everything in our power to take care of the natural resources entrusted to us.” CT

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OF BOBWHITES Supporting thriving quail numbers, ranching opportunities. Story by Jaclyn Roberts Parrish Photos by Jonathan Vail, courtesy of East Foundation

very building on a ranch must earn its keep. That’s how an old horse barn at Fall Creek Ranch became a quail hatchery.

“We’re always trying to come up with new ways to make a dollar and keep the ranch going,” says Kelly Langdon, a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association member. The Hood County ranch already supports a cattle operation, high-fence deer enterprise and wedding venue. The quail project became another way to diversify the family’s income. “We had this vacant horse barn with 20 stalls, and each stall had a 50-foot run,” Langdon says. “So I thought, let’s turn one of those into a flight pen.”

“When you look at everything you have to do to raise pen-raised birds, as finicky as they are, it’s incredible how many of the native birds actually survive,” he says. Quail were once commonly found across the family operation. “My dad says back in the ’60s, we had tons of quail here. You could drive around and flush 10 or 12 coveys easily,” he says. “Now I might see a covey once a month.”

Armed with chicken wire, a welder and 100 bobwhite quail, Langdon converted a stall himself. The experiment multiplied quickly as his chicks began laying eggs. With 70 to 80 eggs laid at week’s end, Kelly would move these to an incubator that kept conditions optimal for hatching. “I would have over a 70% hatch rate. I was getting about 50 chicks a week,” Langdon says. “The eggs have to stay right between 99 and 101 degrees. You’ve got to have the right humidity, and the eggs have to be rocked back and forth.” Hatching eggs was one thing. Raising chicks he could use for put-and-take hunts was another.

Langdon placed brooders under heat lamps to keep them warm and away from the adult birds. Even starter feed proved too dense for quail chicks. Langdon improvised, buying a coffee grinder to provide a more easily consumable feed for them in the first week.

Langdon says he has no illusion that his penraised birds will restore wild quail to North Texas. They have poor post-release survival rates due largely to predation, dispersal and lack of wild instinctive behaviors. His released birds are intended to provide hunting experiences, not rebuild self-sustaining wild populations. They don’t replace the native coveys his father remembers. Instead, they represent one way the ranch has adapted, creating a new enterprise for the operation.

Bobwhite quail depend on a patchwork of native grasses, shrubs and bare ground. That mix provides nesting cover, protection from predators, abundant insects for growing chicks and room for birds to move through the landscape.

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Boom-and-bust cycle Bobwhite quail are known in part for their distinctive whistle call. The sound is unmistakable for those who remember flourishing populations.

Woodard’s research specializes in population ecology and sustainable management of game species, with a primary focus on upland game birds. He studies quail across 217,000 acres of native South Texas rangeland. Woodard says rainfall drives the environmental conditions impacting food, nesting, chicks and brood success for quail. Consequently, bobwhite populations can appear to dissipate during prolonged drought, only to rebound quickly after favorable rainfall.

In many parts of the state, hearing a bobwhite has become the exception rather than the rule. Throughout the last 35 years, Texas bobwhite populations have declined by more than 75%, mainly driven by habitat loss, changing land use, brush encroachment and weather extremes.

This relationship is often described as a boom-and-bust cycle. When rainfall triggers a boom, the landscape must be prepared through proactive management to respond.

But in southern portions of the Lone Star State, quail numbers are thriving.

Abe Woodard More than 10 million acres of native rangeland Properly managed cattle grazing complements quail in South Texas support wild bobwhite populations, management. Grazing creates needed disturbance of earning the region designation as a Legacy Landscape grass, providing access to soil bobwhites depend on. by the Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative in Chicks require bare ground to move freely and capture 2014. Expansive working ranches provide the patchwork insects, their primary source of protein during the first of native grasses, scattered brush and open ground weeks of life, while shrubs provide escape cover and bobwhites need to survive, making South Texas one of nesting habitat. the last places where researchers can study thriving wild populations on a meaningful scale. “Quail like their feet on the ground,” Woodard says. “They need some bare ground out in that landscape. A “There are ups and downs, good years and bad years, thick wall of grass is not quail habitat. They need some but South Texas has been able to bounce back,” says Abe disturbance. They need some grazing.” Woodard, Ph.D., range and wildlife scientist with the East

Foundation. “Our ability to produce quail in South Texas is really tied to rainfall; as long as the habitat remains the same, numbers will fluctuate annually with rainfall.”

Under ideal conditions, a covey of roughly a dozen birds occupies only a few dozen acres. Because they spend their entire lives within such a small area,

Kelly Langdon converted a vacant horse stall into a 50-foot flight pen where bobwhite quail are raised for put-and-take hunts. Chicks spend their first weeks under heat lamps in brooders before moving into the flight pen to mature. Top left and top right photos courtesy of Langdon.

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bobwhites quickly reflect changes in rangeland health. Researchers often describe them as an indicator species, meaning if quail are thriving, the habitat is usually supporting other diverse wildlife species, as well.

Before the hunt begins Expenses arrive every year for landowners. Quail do not. Before landowners can market a hunt, they must understand what the land can realistically support. A profitable quail operation depends on more than just having birds. A ranch must support enough coveys to provide consistent encounters throughout an entire hunting season. While bred populations can create this consistency, ranches relying on wild quail populations cannot. That scarcity is why hunters travel far and wide to South Texas for quail hunts. “There are very few places where you can see several coveys, harvest a good number of birds and maintain that across the hunting season,” Woodard says. He also speaks to the importance of harvesting appropriate numbers of quail for management. “When we talk about quail declining and these rural economies living off the money generated by hunters coming in from all over, it’s pretty critical that the harvest rate is actually sustainable,” he says. The first step is developing a reliable picture of the population. The most rigorous approach in South Texas is often a helicopter survey, which allows managers to cover large areas and estimate the number and distribution of coveys. Woodard says landowners can gather information without such a formal survey. What matters is using a repeatable method consistently. He points to simple

methods, like roadside counts, listening for calling birds, tracking covey sightings and even recording quail numbers observed during hunts. “Having those long-term trends is extremely valuable,” Woodard said. “Even if it’s driving the same pasture once or twice every year and counting the coveys you see, that gives you the ability to track those ups and downs.” Woodard also encourages landowners to maintain detailed hunting records, including the number of hours hunted, coveys encountered, birds retrieved and potentially crippled birds. Recording the age and sex of harvested birds can provide additional insight into reproduction and the condition of the population. “Your harvest records are almost as valuable as your population trends,” he says. Those records create a feedback loop. A landowner selling hunts is not simply selling access to acreage. The product is the likelihood of finding birds, the quality of the experience and the ranch’s ability to deliver that consistently. This is a message Woodard drives home with students through his lectureship series on hunting enterprise management through the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management. “When you’re selling these hunts, whether it’s on the open market or you’re dealing with corporate camps, having records of what you’ve harvested and what’s occurred — and how good or how bad the hunting is — is valuable,” Woodard says. “It helps with assessing the value of the hunting on your property.” Once a landowner understands what the landscape can support, the next question becomes how to market it. He suggests asking how many hunts a property can withstand, how to package these hunts, and whether to

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contract out hunts, provide lodging and guides, or lease by the acre. “There are operations we call day hunts where they pay by the day or by the trip, maybe two or three days,” Woodard says. “Usually those go from around $2,000 a day up to $10,000 for a two- or three-day trip. It can be highly variable depending on what is included.” Fall Creek Ranch leverages this day trip through a put-and-take model. Langdon releases birds on the property from his bred population. This complements the property’s wedding venue. Because bred populations are not restricted to hunting season like wild populations, Langdon plans to leverage the hunting enterprise for morning activities for wedding parties.

The future Pen-raised quail won’t bring back the wild coveys that once whistled across North Texas. For that, there is no substitute for healthy native rangeland. Yet, Langdon’s operation faces the same reality as many ranches across the state. Working lands must also work economically. Whether income comes from pen-raised hunts, carefully managed wild quail or another enterprise, financial viability helps keep ranches intact and creates the opportunity for long-term thriving quail populations.

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This depends on native grasses for nesting, shrubs for cover, insects to feed chicks and enough bare ground to move freely. Maintaining those conditions requires thoughtful management, and thoughtful management is only possible when working ranches remain economically sustainable. In that way, as working ranches endure, so does the promise of wild quail. CT

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A POUND OF GOLD By Donnell Brown

pound is a pound — at least on the scale. But a pound of gold is worth far more than a pound of lead. The same principle applies to beef. Every pound adds weight to a carcass, but not every pound creates the same value. For generations, America’s cattle ranchers have answered the call to produce higher-quality beef. We’ve improved genetics, adopted better management practices and continually found ways to produce more with less. Consumers have rewarded our steady improvement in beef quality, especially increased marbling that delivers greater flavor, juiciness and eating satisfaction. That’s why U.S. beef remains the gold standard around the world. With fewer cattle available today and beef demand remaining strong, the market has encouraged cattle feeders to add more weight to each animal. Cattle are being fed longer to produce heavier carcasses with more marbling. That strategy has helped maintain beef production and increase the amount of Prime beef available to consumers. But it also presents an important economic question: Are all those additional pounds equally valuable? Additional days on feed can improve marbling, but they also add significantly more seam and internal fat. That fat still has value, particularly in ground beef production, but it does not carry the same value as highly marbled beef. The final pounds added to a finished animal are usually the most expensive pounds to produce. They require additional feed, water, labor, yardage and time. As cattle become heavier and fatter, an increasing portion of those additional pounds are waste fat rather than saleable muscle. Current market conditions justify those extra days now, but markets are dynamic and cyclical. Feed costs will rise. Beef prices will eventually adjust when cattle supplies

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rebuild. When that happens, the industry will once again place greater emphasis on feed efficiency, and less expensive cost of gain. The question is not whether we can produce Prime beef under today’s conditions, but whether we can continue producing abundant Prime beef when the economics no longer support feeding cattle for as many days. That’s when genetics and accurate value signals are a necessity. The current USDA Yield Grade system was developed more than 60 years ago. Since then, finished cattle have almost doubled in weight. Additionally, we have better technology to more accurately estimate red meat yield. As a result, today’s grading system does not accurately reflect the true value of cattle going through processing facilities. Now, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is asking whether U.S. Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef still reflect what today’s consumers want and what today’s producers are delivering. This conversation is about much more than carcass grades. It’s about making sure ranchers are paid accurately for the pounds of red meat they produce. A modern grading system should more accurately distinguish between pounds of muscle and pounds of excess fat. It should recognize cattle that produce a higher percentage of valuable red meat — not simply cattle that produce heavier carcasses. This matters because ranchers respond to market incentives. Improving efficiency isn’t about producing less beef or sacrificing quality. It’s about producing more pounds of highly marbled, quality beef while using fewer resources. As a result, ranchers lower their production costs and improve profitability. Packers process more saleable product with less excess fat. Consumers receive the premium eating experience they demand, while confidence in beef remains strong.

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Where We Stand Ultimately, our industry strengthens its long-term sustainability by making better use of the natural resources entrusted to us. That is why Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is actively engaged in USDA’s review of the U.S. Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef. We support evaluating modern value differentiation metrics that better recognize differences in carcass value beyond the traditional Choice-Select spread, while maintaining the industry’s commitment to exceptional beef quality. This could look like the industry incorporating reporting on the Prime-Choice spread in addition to the Choice-Select spread. This is not about producing less beef. It is about producing more of the beef consumers value most. It is not about sacrificing quality for efficiency. It is about using genetics, technology and better market signals to achieve both.

The objective is not to abandon the grading system that helped make American beef successful. It is to ensure the grading system rewards what truly creates value today — cattle that efficiently produce abundant, highly marbled great-tasting beef with a high percentage of saleable red meat. As ranchers, we constantly adapt to changing conditions because that’s how we remain competitive. Our grading and marketing systems should be designed to do the same. If the system no longer reflects the value we create, then it’s time to fix it. CT Donnell Brown, of R.A. Brown Ranch near Throckmorton, is a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association director and chair of the marketing and transportation committee.

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Throughout her time in the Texas House, González has fought for legislation and targeted appropriations to help benefit the agriculture community. She has worked to ensure appropriate cattle theft and livestock protections are implemented in the state.

ep. Mary González has served District 75 in the Texas House of Representatives since 2013. Throughout her legislative career, she has been a thoughtful voice on issues impacting education, natural resources, infrastructure and responsible state budgeting. As vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee, González helps guide funding decisions that support essential state services while ensuring taxpayer dollars are invested wisely.

Rep. Mary González

Her service on the House Natural Resources Committee reflects her commitment to one of the state’s most valuable assets — its land and water resources. These issues remain critical to agricultural producers, rural communities and the growing economy.

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Her work on the Appropriations Committee has also helped lead to major investments in agriculture financial assistance and development, as well as funding for reporting the impact of certain waterways on agricultural producers.

Before her election to the legislature, González built a career in education and public service. Today, she continues that work as executive director of the Mexican American School Board Association. She earned her bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from The University of Texas at Austin, and her master’s degree from St. Edward’s University. CT

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

AT TSCRA CATTLE RAISERS RESPOND TO PHASED REOPENING OF U.S.-MEXICO BORDER Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Stephen Diebel issued the following statement July 27 after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced plans to resume live cattle imports at the port of entry in Douglas, Arizona, followed by the phased reopening of two additional ports of entry in New Mexico. “Our members need the ability to maintain commerce, but they also need assurance that every reasonable safeguard is in place to reduce the risk of New World screwworm,” Diebel said. “USDA’s decision to conditionally reopen limited ports of entry to cattle imports through a phased approach reflects many months of work by USDA, state partners, and cattle raisers to strengthen the nation’s response to New World screwworm.”

Protection insurance, red meat yield grade, the U.S.Mexico-Canada Agreement and other key issues currently affecting the cattle industry. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is a state affiliate of NCBA, and the organizations collaborate on federal policy to advance the beef industry.

TSCRA AND KING RANCH HOST MEETING FOR U.S. SENATE AG STAFF Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, alongside King Ranch, hosted four staff members from the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry in South Texas on July 7. Also attending the ranch visit were USDA Under Secretary Dudley Hoskins and staff from USDA’s Marketing and Regulatory Programs. During the visit, Senate committee staff had a firsthand look at the fight against NWS, including what safety measures ranchers and landowners have taken in their operations. The group also discussed cattle fever tick and pasture mealybug. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association would like to thank King Ranch General Manager Heath Grigg and his team for hosting the event.

TSCRA LEADERSHIP JOINS INDUSTRY MEETINGS IN DENVER Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association leadership attended National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Summer Business Meeting July 12-14 in Denver. Stephen Diebel, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association president, shared boots-on-theground insight from the New World screwworm response in Texas during the NCBA Town Hall and the Region IV state affiliate meeting. His update emphasized the importance of collaboration between USDA, Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. He also reiterated to other state affiliates that Texas cattle are safe and are being properly inspected and treated before they are transported from an infested zone. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association policy committee members participated in six NCBA policy committee meetings, providing input on Livestock Risk

A group photo during the July 7 meeting for U.S. Senate ag staff hosted at King Ranch.

TSCRA SHARES INSIGHTS ON AGRICULTURAL CRIME AT TWA’S PRIVATE LANDS SUMMIT Clay McKinney, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association executive director of law enforcement, brand and inspection services, presented July 9 at Texas Wildlife Association’s Private Lands Summit on “The Threats and Realities of Agricultural Crime in Texas.” McKinney spoke to attendees about the historical function of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers, agricultural crimes in Texas and key statistics on criminal activity related to agriculture.

TSCRA President Stephen Diebel, pictured right, takes the stage during NCBA’s Summer Business Meeting in Denver.

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TSCRA SPRING INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE OCT. 1 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is now accepting applications for its Spring 2027 Gilly Riojas Memorial Internship Program. The competitive, paid internships offer students an opportunity to build professional skills, expand their industry network and work alongside Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association staff and leadership. Available spring positions are:

• Fort Worth Internship — A semester-long internship based at association headquarters in Fort Worth, offering experience across departments including administration, communications, education, events and membership. Interns will take part in a wide range of projects supporting daily operations and gain a behind-the-scenes look at hosting the 2027 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo.

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semester-long internship at the association’s government relations office in Austin, focusing on state and federal policy issues affecting cattle producers. Interns will assist with research and advocacy efforts related to private property rights, animal health, natural resources and more.

Applications for spring 2027 internships are due Oct. 1. Learn more at tscra.org/who-we-are/ employment. CT

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INDUSTRY

BRIEFS POSITIVE OUTLOOK DURING CATTLE INDUSTRY SUMMER BUSINESS MEETING With optimism for the cattle business remaining strong, nearly 700 cattle producers from across the country gathered in Aurora, Colorado, in mid-July for the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting. The event helps shape the future of the industry through grassroots policy development and discussions that will guide research, education and promotion efforts. Producers participated in the organization’s policy meetings and Beef Checkoff committee discussions to evaluate emerging issues, advance initiatives launched at CattleCon and establish priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. Regional meetings offered attendees the opportunity to discuss local issues. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Board of Directors approved several policy recommendations that will be submitted to the membership for a mail ballot vote in September. The board meeting also highlighted the work of the Federation of State Beef Councils and its collaborative national efforts to promote beef, support research, expand education and strengthen consumer trust, helping drive beef demand. Cattle producers and industry stakeholders will again gather for CattleCon 2027, which is returning to downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Feb. 2-4, 2027.

U.S. BEEF EXPORT VALUE EDGES HIGHER In May, U.S. beef exports totaled 91,925 metric tons, down 5% from a year ago. But value increased 2% to $818.1 million, bolstered by value increases in Taiwan, Japan, the ASEAN region, Central and South America and Egypt. That is according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Export value per head of fed slaughter soared to $468 in May, the highest in nearly four years. Despite China’s mid-May renewal of expired U.S. beef plant registrations, May exports to China remained minimal as technical obstacles are yet to be resolved. For January through May, beef exports were 10% below last year’s pace at 457,063 metric tons, while value fell 5% to $3.95 billion. But when excluding China from these results, January-May beef exports were down less than 1% in volume and were 6% higher in value.

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“Despite significant headwinds, we are seeing some encouraging trends on the beef side,” U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom said. “Many facilities remain suspended and unable to export to China, while exporters overall remain reluctant to ship until technical obstacles are resolved and China agrees to meet its Phase One Agreement commitments. But Taiwan has been a major bright spot this year and, while exports to South Korea have trended lower, we expect an uptick in Korea’s demand when a higher tariff rate on Australian beef is triggered.” In mid-July, Korea’s imports of Australian beef were expected to exceed the safeguard threshold established in the Korea-Australia FTA. Through the end of the year, Korea’s tariff rate on Australian beef will increase from 5.3% to 24%. U.S. beef enters Korea at zero duty under the Korea-U.S. FTA. Australia triggered its beef safeguard for China on June 18, and has since faced a 55% tariff for exports entering that market.

NEW RESOURCE HELPS FARMING AND RANCHING FAMILIES TRANSITION TO NEXT GENERATION Succession planning is one of the most important conversations farming and ranching families need to have, but those dialogues are often hard to navigate — if they happen at all. While it is a difficult subject to bring up, the time to plan is now. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is launching a new resource to help start the discussion. The online learning module guides families through the steps of transition and helps them create a succession plan unique to their operation. Professor Shannon Ferrell with Oklahoma State University specializes in estate planning and has spoken to thousands of producers on this topic. He emphasizes the importance of planning to secure business continuity and reduce stress when a family member passes. “You owe it to your loved ones to have the courage to tackle this challenge by creating a succession plan,” Ferrell said. “If you don’t plan now, you may end up leaving your family with a burden instead of a gift.” Ferrell added, “A failure to plan is a plan to fail.” He helps producers understand that their operations will undergo a transition at some point, either when someone dies or at a time of their choosing, so it is best to be proactive and have a structure in place. The Succession Planning Learning Module, which includes a workbook, is available for free by creating an account. Scan the QR code to get started. CT

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MANAGEMENT OF HUNTING LEASES Upcoming Ranching 101 will cover opportunities for landowners.

ABOUT RANCHING 101

oin Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15, for the next Ranching 101 session. The hour-long Zoom webinar will cover practical strategies for developing and managing hunting leases. An expert speaker will help landowners protect their property, establish clear expectations and maximize the value of hunting opportunities. Interested members can register by scanning the QR code to the right.

Ranching 101 webinars provide participants with practical, sound guidance on the tools and equipment needed to get started in ranching or land ownership. The webinars are available online on the third Tuesday of every month. Registration is complimentary for any association member. Visit tscra.org to learn more. CT

Hunting leases can provide an excellent source of supplemental income while supporting responsible wildlife management. Designed for both new and experienced landowners, webinar participants will gain valuable insights into developing lease agreements, setting expectations with hunters, understanding liability and insurance considerations, establishing lease rates, and implementing management practices that protect both landowner interests and natural resources.

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TWO ARRESTED IN MULTI-COUNTY LIVESTOCK THEFT INVESTIGATION A multi-county investigation led by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers resulted in the arrest of two individuals accused of using hot checks to fraudulently purchase more than $30,000 in livestock from eight auction markets across Central and Southeast Texas.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers Mike Boone, Nathan Hale, Kenny Murchison, Chace Fryar, Brent Mast and Todd Jennings launched the investigation after receiving reports of livestock purchased with hot checks at area auction markets. The special rangers compared cases across multiple jurisdictions and identified a pattern linking the fraudulent purchases to the two suspects. The investigation is ongoing.

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DECATUR MAN ARRESTED IN LIVESTOCK THEFT INVESTIGATION A Decatur man was arrested following an investigation into the theft of 56 head of calves valued at more than $126,000. Kenny Murchison TSCRA Special Ranger,

Chace Fryar TSCRA Special Ranger,

District 21 Janay Monique District 20 Smith, 45, of Pattison, was arrested May 27 by the Waller County Sheriff’s Office on three theft of livestock warrants obtained during the Brent Mast Todd Jennings investigation. She TSCRA Special Ranger, TSCRA Special Ranger, District 22 District 26 surrendered June 29 to the Jasper County Jail on an additional theft of livestock warrant.

Douglas James Smith, 59, also of Pattison, was arrested June 23 by the Lake Jackson Police Department with assistance from the Waller County Sheriff’s Office after authorities made several attempts to locate him. Both are charged with multiple counts of theft of livestock, a third-degree felony.

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Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers thank the Waller County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake Jackson Police Department for their assistance throughout the investigation.

Gabriel Cocanougher, 36, of Decatur, was arrested June 12 and charged with theft of livestock, a third-degree felony. Authorities allege Cocanougher failed to pay for cattle that were shipped from Florida to Decatur after he agreed to purchase them.

Cliff Swofford TSCRA Special Ranger, District 8

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Cliff Swofford opened the investigation in May. During the investigation, Swofford obtained evidence and witness statements indicating Cocanougher agreed to purchase 56 head of calves from a Florida livestock broker in September 2025. The cattle were delivered as agreed, but payment was never made despite multiple collection attempts by the broker. Following the investigation, Swofford submitted the case to the Wise County District Attorney’s Office for review. An arrest warrant was issued, and Cocanougher voluntarily surrendered to Wise County authorities. He was later released on bond. The investigation remains ongoing. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers would like to thank the Wise County Sheriff’s Office for its assistance during the investigation. CT

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Theft & Law 4 to 5 years old, branded with “AC” on the upper left leg and has a yellow ear tag marked “5” in the left ear. She was last seen June 7.

Black Brahman bull missing in Panola County.

Hand also reports a black Brahman bull missing from a property on Panola County Road 436 near Tenaha. The 4-year-old bull weighs approximately 2,000 pounds and has no brands. He was last seen June 15. Anyone with information regarding these cases is urged to contact Hand at 903-571-3488.

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Horse missing in Culberson County.

DISTRICT 1 — TEXAS PANHANDLE Cattle missing in Childress County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Chris Ward reports two registered Braunvieh cows and three calves missing from a property on FM 2103, approximately 7 miles south of Childress and 5 miles west of Highway 62 near the Childress-Cottle County line. The dark brown Braunvieh cows are freeze-branded with a “Diamond H” on the left hip. One cow is branded with identification No. M13 above the Diamond H, and the second is branded 19K, although the first digit may be hard to read. The three calves are dark brown, weigh approximately 350 pounds, and have tags marked M13, 19K and 87E in the left ear. The cattle were last seen May 28. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Ward at 806-205-0119.

DISTRICT 8 — NORTH TEXAS/OKLAHOMA Black bull missing in Wilbarger County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Cliff Swofford reports a black bull missing from a property on County Road 103 North near Vernon. Last seen May 25, the bull weighs approximately 1,500 pounds and is branded with a “7G” high on the left hip. The bull also has a yellow ear tag marked “7G #47” in the right ear.

Cattle missing in Caddo County, Oklahoma.

Swofford also reports 23 head of cattle missing from a property south of Highway 152 in Hydro, Oklahoma. The cattle weigh approximately 800 pounds and are branded with a connected “NL” over a bar high on the left hip. Sixteen to 17 head are black, and the remainder are red, white or Charolais. The cattle were last seen June 8. Anyone with information regarding these cases is urged to contact Swofford at 817-343-8804.

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Black Angus cow missing in Upshur County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Larry Hand reports a black Angus cow missing from a property on Juniper Road in Big Sandy. The cow is

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Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Executive Director of Law Enforcement, Brand & Inspection Services Clay McKinney reports an 8-yearold red roan Quarter Horse missing from Moon Ranch near Van Horn in Culberson County. Last seen June 16, the horse has four white socks and a blaze face. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact McKinney at 817-916-1772.

DISTRICT 20 — CENTRAL TEXAS Bull missing in Fayette County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Kenny Murchison reports a registered red Beefmaster bull missing from a property off Elm Creek Road in Fayette County. The mature bull has small banana horns and is branded on the left hip with a backward “L,” an “HB” above, and “15” over “123.” He was last seen June 18. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Murchison at 512-705-3226.

DISTRICT 23 — SOUTHEAST TEXAS Calves stolen in Burleson County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Kenny Murchison reports 12 show calves stolen from a property near the intersection of FM 1361 and County Road 439 in Burleson County. Missing are 11 black calves and one red calf, consisting of seven heifers and five bulls weighing approximately 150 to 500 pounds. All have red ear tags, with the heifers tagged in the left ear and the bulls tagged in the right ear. The calves were stolen June 25 between 9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. after suspects cut the lock on the pasture gate. The gate was left open, and cows from the pasture were later found on FM 1361. A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible or the recovery of the calves. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Murchison at 512-705-3226. CT TSCRA offers a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and/or grand jury indictment of individuals for theft of livestock or related property. Anonymity is guaranteed. To provide information, call the Operation Cow Thief tip line at 817-916-1775.

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TECHNOLOGY THAT WORKS Practical tools for better management and decision making. By Jena McRell

generation ago, keeping cattle records often meant a weathered notebook tucked behind the pickup seat or a calving book sitting on the dashboard. When going through the chute, an animal’s ear tag was noted and weights were scribbled on dusty paper that crinkled in the breeze. Back in the ranch office, filing cabinets held years of production history.

In today’s historically high cattle market, those answers are increasingly important as ranchers consider which animals are carrying their weight — and which ones are not. “There are a variety of reasons to keep records, from understanding which of your cattle are truly productive to understanding animals for culling on the other end,” Miller said. “Records are a huge part of making sound business decisions.”

While time and technologies have changed, the basics of recordkeeping have not.

Solid herd records also serve purposes Terrell Miller beyond day-to-day management. Production That’s according to Terrell Miller, founder information can support lending requirements, and CEO of CattleMax, a herd management simplify tax preparation, and document purchase and software company that has been helping cattle sale information. producers make better management decisions since it was launched in 1999. Even so, Miller cautions that simply collecting While speaking during Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association’s monthly Ranching 101 webinar series in June, Miller encouraged the audience to consider how technology might solve a problem they are facing — and create value for the ranch. “It’s an ever-changing field with new technologies coming on the market each day,” he said. “We’re in such exciting times right now with what can be done to make better decisions — and a lot of that comes from having a good set of records.”

More than a record book No matter the method, keeping cattle records requires time. The payoff comes when those records begin answering important questions: Which cows consistently breed back? Which females repeatedly wean heavier calves? Which animals are costing more than they’re returning?

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information is not enough.

“If you’re keeping records and not doing anything with them, you’ve really just made an electronic file cabinet,” he said. “When you can take your records and all the data that you’re collecting and use that to generate reports, it’ll give you ideas of how your herd is doing on a herd level, which is great for comparing year over year.”

Start simple For ranchers looking to improve their recordkeeping, Miller encouraged the audience to start with the information that is most useful for their operation and build from there. Basic production records — inventory, breeding history, pregnancy checks and calving information — provide a strong foundation. As management goals evolve, ranchers can begin tracking weights,

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Ranching body condition scores, health treatments, pasture movements and financial information. Seedstock producers may also maintain pedigrees, expected progeny differences and genomic records. “Recordkeeping is an evolving process,” Miller said. “It’s not just a thing you either do or don’t do. The more you get into it and the more value you receive, the more records you’ll want to keep.” Every operation eventually finds its own balance. “It’s finding that perfect middle ground for you and then knowing that middle ground is going to move as your ranch becomes more sophisticated, as you evolve and grow as a manager,” he said. Among the many pieces of information ranchers can collect, Miller said two stand above the rest — pregnancy status and weights. “You have to make sure cows are getting bred and calving,” he said. “And then weights are critical to know how your cattle are gaining. Weights are also critical for ensuring you’re getting the right treatment dosages.” Those measurements influence everything from culling decisions to herd performance and animal health.

Choosing the right tool

That does not mean spreadsheets no longer have value. In fact, Miller said they are still useful for collecting information in the field or organizing a limited amount of data. The challenge is relying on them as a long-term herd management system. “We’re spending all this time and money, we’re tagging the animals, we’re collecting the data in the field, and then we’re just not really getting a lot out of it once it’s in the spreadsheet,” he said. “Spreadsheets are great for collecting data out in the field and later importing it into software. However, spreadsheets are not an ideal multi-year recordkeeping system.” Digital recordkeeping systems are designed to organize that information over time while making it easier to share among owners, managers, employees, veterinarians and financial advisers. Information entered while working cattle can be available to everyone involved before the crew even returns to headquarters. “You record your data in the field, whether that’s on a tablet, a laptop or a scale indicator,” Miller said. “When you get back home, your recordkeeping should mostly be done because you’ve already recorded the data back in the field.”

Solving a problem

As with anything, no approach is one-size-fits-all. For some cattle producers, a notebook may still make sense. Others may rely on spreadsheets they’ve built over the years of managing their operation. As herds grow and records become more complex, however, Miller said many ranchers reach a point where those systems become difficult to manage. “Spreadsheets are great at around five to six columns, maybe up to 10,” he said. “But when you start getting into multiple tabs and beyond 10 columns or multiple years’ worth of data, you really get into what we call spreadsheet spaghetti.”

The same technology transforming recordkeeping is changing how ranchers manage cattle every day. Electronic identification, or EID, tags allow producers to scan animals instead of manually entering ear tag numbers. Then digital livestock scales can automatically link an animal’s identification to its weight, reducing errors while making it easier to weigh cattle more often. “What we’ve found is the easier you make it on yourself to weigh, the more frequently you weigh,” Miller said.

When considering a new technology, CattleMax CEO Terrell Miller says to first determine the problem at hand and how innovation could improve operations — and create value — on the ranch. Left photo by Jerod Foster, right by Kayla Jennings.

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Ranching Accurate records have taken on added importance in recent months as ranchers respond to the return of New World screwworm. “We’ve received a lot of questions recently about tracking movements and knowing where an animal was,” Miller said. “So really keeping those movements tracked would be a great thing to do.” Beyond animal records, Miller said there are growing opportunities for smart-ranching technologies. Internet-connected devices can monitor water levels, pipe flow and stock tanks, sending alerts when something goes wrong. Smart fencing systems allow electric fences to be monitored remotely, while virtual fencing uses GPS-enabled collars to manage grazing without constructing additional fences. When it comes to considering new technologies, Miller advised ranchers to first consider the type of problem they’d like to solve. “It’s not about having technology that’s hunting to solve a problem,” Miller said. “It’s about you identifying a problem you have and then seeking technology to solve it.” CT

A rancher processes records chute-side after scanning electronic ID ear tags. Photo by Katie Barnett.

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TROUBLE UNDERFOOT Pasture mealybug raises alarm for livestock producers. By Adam Russell

David Kerns, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension statewide integrated pest management coordinator and associate department head in the Texas A&M department of entomology, said the pest’s distribution continues to expand at an alarming pace.

The pasture mealybug continues to spread rapidly across Texas, threatening pastures, hayfields and forage resources that underpin the state’s $15.5 billion cattle industry, as well as the other pasture-based livestock industries.

“It seems like we add new counties every week, sometimes every day,” Kerns said. “We have counties with confirmed cases, and there’s probably another 56 that we consider imminently threatened. I get up to a dozen calls every day from producers who think they have them in their pastures.”

s Texas producers come to grips with New World screwworm, another invasive pest — pasture mealybug — is casting a growing shadow over the state’s forage and livestock industries, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

AgriLife Extension entomologists first confirmed the pest in Texas in 2025. The insect has been confirmed in 70 Texas counties so far. The insect feeds on a wide range of native and improved warm-season grasses, including Bermuda grass, Bahia grass, bluestems, johnsongrass and other important forage species. Immature mealybugs feed on plant sap and inject toxins that weaken plants, often resulting in a condition known as pasture dieback. In severe cases, fields can turn brown, thin dramatically or die outright.

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Control options limited What concerns Kerns most is the pest’s broad host range, the lack of any resistant forage grass and the lack of pesticide control options. Kerns said AgriLife Extension and Texas A&M AgriLife Research experts have been evaluating management options while working to better understand how the pest spreads and how producers can protect valuable forage resources.

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Ranching However, there are no labeled pesticide products approved to effectively control pasture mealybug. Kerns said one labeled product — Sefina — has shown some ability to suppress low populations in pastures. He is in the process of submitting an emergency insecticide use exemption with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for pesticides that have shown to be effective in test trials. Current recommendations focus on early detection, reducing dense grass canopies through grazing or hay harvest, and preventing insects from moving between fields via animals and equipment. Kerns said tests have shown that pasture mealybugs are highly unlikely to survive beyond two weeks in baled hay. “Pasture mealybugs love tall, dense grass canopy,” he said. “So, if you think you have them and your pasture is close to a cutting, cut it and bale it. That will reduce the populations considerably, and the short grass is not going to be hospitable to those remaining.”

Pasture mealybug is rapidly spreading across Texas, damaging pastures in an increasing number of counties. The aerial view shows a Bahia grass stand devastated by the pest, pictured left, beside a newly infested, still-green pasture. Photos by Hannah Harrison, Texas A&M AgriLife.

Kerns said he suspects early life stage pasture mealybugs could be dispersed by prevailing winds. The pest’s distribution is too widespread to be explained by equipment or livestock movement alone.

$1 billion depending on infestation severity and acreage affected. Some improved forage varieties, particularly Bermuda grass hay fields, can require expensive reestablishment if stands are lost.

Researchers are investigating whether wind dispersal is at the root of the pest’s rapid expansion, he said. Producers are encouraged to contact their local AgriLife Extension office to report potential infestations or for updates and guidance on management.

Economic impacts ripple The potential economic implications related to pasture mealybug are staggering. Recent assessments by AgriLife Extension experts estimate that 20.4 million rangeland and improved pasture acres lie within infested counties. Counties considered under imminent threat of infestation raise that total to 35.7 million acres at time of press. David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist and professor in the Texas A&M department of agricultural economics, said early estimates suggest annual direct forage and grazing losses for Texas could range from approximately $100 million to more than

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If widespread pasture replanting becomes necessary, one-time reestablishment costs could be $1 billion to $2 billion statewide. The state’s livestock industry depends on healthy, productive forage systems. Reduced grazing capacity also means higher supplemental feed costs, lower stocking rates and increased financial pressure on ranching operations. Hay producers could face reduced yields and declining stand quality, while wildlife enterprises and hunting operations may also be affected by widespread habitat degradation. “Pasture mealybug and New World screwworm are a potential one-two punch that our producers hope to avoid,” Anderson said. “To have one pest threatening the grass our animals need and another threatening the animals themselves poses some serious challenges, but ranchers are a resilient bunch.” CT

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WHAT PLANT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER? Prairie bluets (Stenaria nigricans) By Kent Ferguson Photo by Linda M. Morgan

rairie bluets are native perennial, warm-season forbs found in limestone soils in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Also known as star-violet, diamond flower and fine-leaf bluets, the plant is a member of the Madder family. Prairie bluets:

• Are upright to sprawling with many fine stems and branches, which are 18 inches tall and grow f rom a large taproot.

• Have thread-like to linear leaves up to 1.5 inches long, with smaller axil leaves that are stalkless, smooth and opposite.

• Have four-petaled, quarter-inch flowers that form a

tube of rounded clusters at the end of the branches. Colors range from white and pink to pale violet.

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• Bloom throughout the spring and summer if there is adequate moisture. The flowers will produce small, round capsules.

Prairie bluets are sought after by most domestic livestock and wildlife species. The flowers are used by pollinators, and seed is occasionally eaten by songbirds. The plant can be retained in the pasture with proper management and rotational grazing. When overgrazed, it may disappear f rom the plant community. CT Kent Ferguson, a retired rangeland management specialist from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, provides plant identification photo stories to help ranchers.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STEPHEN DIEBEL

DAN GATTIS

WAYNE COCKRELL

President 3907 Salem Rd. Victoria, Texas 77904

First Vice President 213B W. 8th St. Georgetown, Texas 78626

Second Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer 3003 Coronado Dr. College Station, Texas 77845

PAST PRESIDENTS

Bob McCan Victoria, 2003-2005

Richard Thorpe III, MD Winters, 2016-2018

James L. Powell San Angelo, 1988-1990

C.R. “Dick” Sherron, MD Beaumont, 2005-2007

Robert E. McKnight Jr. Fort Davis, 2018-2020

Tom Beard Alpine, 1994-1995

Jon Means Van Horn, 2007-2009

G. Hughes Abell Austin, 2020-2022

C. Coney Burgess Amarillo, 1997-1999

G. Dave Scott Richmond, 2009-2011

Arthur G. Uhl III San Antonio, 2022-2024

J. Mark McLaughlin San Angelo, 1999-2001

Joe J. Parker Jr. Byers, 2011-2013

Carl Ray Polk Jr. Lufkin, 2024-2026

John E. Dudley Comanche, 2001-2003

Pete Bonds Saginaw, 2013-2016

REGION 1

Clayton Henry, Wichita Falls

Joe M. “Jody” Bellah, Throckmorton

Brooks Hodges, Guthrie

Kevin Busher, Winters

Blake Birdwell, Canyon

Joe Leathers, Guthrie

E. S. F. “Swasey” Brainard II, Pampa

Frank McLelland, Tahoka

Charles M. “Charley” Christensen Jr., San Angelo

J. K. “Rooter” Brite Jr., Bowie Donnell Brown, Throckmorton Campbell Burgess, Amarillo Deborah Clark, Henrietta

Jeff Mitchell, Amarillo Gage Moorhouse, Benjamin Diaz W. Murray, Wichita Falls

REGION 2

C.A. “Chili” Cole IV, San Angelo Alan F. Curry, San Angelo James H. Dudley IV, Horseshoe Bay Amanda Dyer, Fort Davis

Dale A. Smith, Amarillo

Johnny Ferguson, Big Lake

Jake Cowen, Benjamin

Jim Thompson, Breckenridge

DA Harral, Fort Stockton

J. B. Daniel, Crowell

Ross Thompson, Iowa Park

Ron Helm, Van Horn

James Henderson, Memphis

Wesley Welch, Lubbock

Heath Hemphill, Coleman

Lynn Cowden, Skellytown

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TSCRA Directory Shelby W. Horn, Fredericksburg

August “Augie” McCan, Victoria

Fay Fitzsimons Walker, Houston

Larry R. Horwood, Sterling City

Federico “Freddy” Nieto, Raymondville

Claudia Scott Wright, Richmond

Grant Jones, Rochelle

T. Michael O’Connor, Victoria

Mark W. Jones, Brady W. Clay Jones, Brady Ty Keeling, Boerne Lorenzo Lasater, San Angelo Brian T. McLaughlin, Midland

REGION 6

Jason Peeler, Floresville

April Bonds, Saginaw

J.R. Ramirez, La Pryor

Missy Bonds, Saginaw

Joey Ramirez, Armstrong

John L. Cantrell, Cresson

Martha Santos, Laredo

David L. Neal, San Angelo

Michael Sasser, Corpus Christi

James Oliver, Ozona

Lew Thompson, Pearsall

Wade Perks, San Angelo

John E. Zacek, Victoria

Jessica Tate, Marfa James Uhl, Fort McKavett

Ian Chapman, Madill, Oklahoma Hunter Crow, Dallas James A. Dangelmayr, Muenster Jared Dangelmayr, Muenster

REGION 5

Seth Denbow, Weatherford

Bill Cawley, Crockett

Crawford Edwards, Fort Worth

Herff Cornelius Jr., Wadsworth

John Greer, Henrietta

Carlos Detering III, Houston

Jason Harlow, Dallas

Gardner H. Dudley, Houston

Pete Hudgins, Sherman

Lloyd French IV, Houston

Tom Johnson, Wortham

Cody Fry, College Station

Ken Leiber, Fort Worth

Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, College Station

Stefan Marchman, Fort Worth

Edward Bordovsky Jr., Riviera Austin Brown III, Beeville

George Harrison, Bay City

Dan Nance, Haslet

Robert Hodgen, Houston

Stephen S. “Steve” Sikes, Fort Worth

Colt Hoffmann, Marlin

Bragg Smith III, Dallas

Cody Webb, Barnhart C. Clark Welder, Fredricksburg Ray W. Willoughby III, Eldorado

REGION 3

Ford Drummond, Pawhuska, Oklahoma

REGION 4

Foster Burchett, Jourdanton W. Christopher Bush, Refugio James Clement lll, Kingsville Matthew Crow, Corpus Christi

Clay Kenley, Crockett

Dustin Dean, Floresville

John Malazzo, Caldwell

David DeLaney, Kingsville

Andrew Polk, Lufkin

Robert “Bobby” Dobson, Birmingham, Alabama

Clive Runnells III, Austin

James L. “Jamie” Donnell Jr., Fowlerton J. David Eppright, Cost Benjamin Eshleman III, Corpus Christi

William H. McCall, Fort Worth

John Sumner Runnells III, Bay City

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Tony Spears, Rosanky John “Rocky” Sullivan, Galveston

Robert “Robbie” Graff, D’Hanis Parke Greeson, Goliad

REGION 1 REGION 2

Heath Grigg, Kingsville

REGION 3

Marty R. Harris, Tilden

REGION 4

William Whitby Jones III, Hebbronville

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Steven J. Mafrige, Tilden Richard Marbach, Victoria

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Leslie Kinsel, Cotulla Claude Koontz, San Antonio

REGION 6

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Bret Griffith, Del Rio

Anson Howard, San Antonio

Sarah Franklin, Pleasanton

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association directors represent six geographical regions across Texas and Oklahoma. Reference the special rangers page for a link to an interactive online map.

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HONORARY DIRECTORS William M. “Buck” Arrington, Pampa

Tom J. Haynie, Navasota

Scott Petty Jr., San Antonio

Van Baize, Nocona

Dr. Joe Pat Hemphill, Coleman

Bill Phinizy, Gail

Bradford S. “Brad” Barnes, Fort Worth

Jack Hunt, San Juan Capistrano, California

Frank Price, Sterling City

Steve G. Beever, Pearsall

Ken Jordan, San Saba

Gary Price, Blooming Grove

George Beggs IV, Fort Worth

Don Keeling, Fredericksburg

Richard H. Bennett, San Antonio

David W. Killam, Laredo

Mary Joe Reynolds-Montgomery, Fort Worth

Emry Birdwell, Henrietta

John Z. Kimberlin Jr., Dallas

Mary Lou Bradley-Henderson, Childress

Dan W. Kinsel III, Cotulla

Chip Briscoe, Carrizo Springs

Chris Lacy, Fort Davis

J.D. Cage, Muleshoe

Harriett Lamm, George West

Presnall Cage, Falfurrias

Steve C. Lewis, San Antonio

John W. Carpenter III, Dallas

James E. “Jim” Link, Crowley

Barrett D. Clark, Breckenridge

Coleman H. Locke, Hungerford

Martin W. Clement II, Kingsville

Ben Love, Marathon

Thurman S. Clements Jr., Victoria

Katharine Armstrong Love, Austin

C.A. “Chip” Cole III, San Angelo

Richard M. Lucas Jr., Houston

Ed Small, Austin

David S. Crow, Corpus Christi

Robert B. Mansfield, Amarillo

Danny B. Stewart, Sterling City

James T. Dangelmayr, Muenster

Jon David Mayfield, Dublin

Gerald Sullivan, Galveston

Nixon Dillard, Pleasanton

Jim McAdams, Seguin

Stephen T. “Steve” Swenson, Dallas

William C. “Billito” Donnell Jr., Alpine

James A. McAllen, Linn

Rick Tate, Marfa

Bob Drake, Davis, Oklahoma

William “Alan” McNeill, Beaumont

Cliff Teinert, Albany

James H. “Jim” Dudley, Comanche

Len P. Mertz, San Angelo

Richard Traylor, Batesville

Jay C. Evans, Dripping Springs

Evalyn Moore, Richmond

Robert J. Underbrink, Houston

Trainor Evans, Mercedes

Raymond E. Moore IV, Richmond

Tom Watson, Muleshoe

Leroy Ezer, Anahuac

Bob Moorhouse, Weatherford

Dennis W. Webb, Barnhart

Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons, Carrizo Springs

Tom Moorhouse, Benjamin

John Welch, Wolfforth

Jim L. Gates, Pearsall

Beth Knolle Naiser, Sandia

Ken Welch, Baird

Richard Gates, Marfa

Russell Noble, Ardmore, Oklahoma

Roger F. Welder, Victoria

Mike Gibson, Paducah

Gerald Nobles Jr., Brady

A.B. Wharton, Vernon

Ronald J. “Ron” Gill, Chico

Les Nunn, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

W.C. “Billy” Williams, Mertzon

Frank Green, Liberty

Boots O’Neal, Guthrie

David W. Winters, Del Rio

W. H. “Billy” Green III, Albany

James Palmer, Roaring Springs

Dr. M. R. “Mike” Wirtz, Brenham

Milton S. Greeson Jr., Victoria

Rick Peebles, Baytown

Tom Woodward, Decatur

Thomas J. “Tommy” Haegelin, Concan

Tim Pennell, Westhoff

Richard Wortham, Leander

Dr. Philip C. Hardee, Beatrice, Alabama

Tom Perini, Buffalo Gap

Bart Wulff, Dallas

Rafe Hargrove, Rotan

Jim Peters, Quemado

Curtis A. Younts Jr., Belton

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Susan Roach, Fort Worth Tom L. Roach III, Bozeman, Montana Charles R. “Butch” Robinson, Navasota Nolan Ryan, Round Rock M. Stuart Sasser, Corpus Christi Gordon E. Sauer, Fredericksburg Wilson Scaling, Henrietta Chris Scharbauer, Amarillo Frates Seeligson Jr., San Antonio J. Malcolm Shelton IV, Amarillo

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SPECIAL RANGERS VACANT Clay McKinney

Executive Director, Law Enforcement, Brand and Inspection Services

District 8 Cliff Swofford

District 1 Region 1 supervisor Chris Ward

P.O. Box 88 Clarendon, TX 79226 806-205-0119

District 9 Zach Havens

P.O. Box 11 Montague, TX 76251 817-343-8804

1043 Glen Rose Road Stephenville, TX 76401 254-396-1747

District 14 Darrel Bobbitt

District 15 Marvin Wills

District 3

District 2 Lynn Mays

P.O. Box 451 Pampa, TX 79065 806-683-8320

District 10 Robert Pemberton

District 4 Gavin Gatrell

District 7 Michael Looney

Contact Bo Fox 903-348-9638

P.O. Box 1617 Pawhuska, OK 74056 918-809-3331

District 11 Randolph McGee

District 12 Region 6 supervisor Bo Fox

District 13 Larry Hand

P.O. Box 13 Ector, TX 75439 903-821-7506

P.O. Box 341 Campbell, TX 75422 903-450-3900

P.O. Box 248 Abernathy, TX 79311 806-929-8314

P.O. Box 1482 Chandler, TX 75758 903-571-3488

P.O. Box 521 Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 903-348-9638

VACANT P.O. Box 125 Kennard, TX 75847 936-222-2144

117 Oak Ridge Gatesville, TX 76528 254-223-2330

District 21 Chace Fryar

District 22 Region 5 supervisor Brent Mast

655 FM 2821 W Huntsville, TX 77320 281-734-4078

P.O. Box 301 Richards, TX 77873 936-714-6619

District 18

District 17 Tod Reed

P.O. Box 1 Sterling City, TX 76951 432-230-0151

Contact H.D. Brittain 325-340-2268

District 23 Mike Boone

District 24 Nathan Hale

P.O. Box 31 Industry, TX 78944 979-627-5823

4690 Cherry Hill Road Kountze, TX 77625 409-658-5725

District 19 Region 2 supervisor H.D. Brittain

District 20 Kenny Murchison

District 25 Robert Fields

District 26 Todd Jennings

P.O. Box 66 Giddings, TX 78942 512-705-3226

P.O. Box 65 Christoval, TX 76935 325-340-2268

P.O. Box 734 Cuero, TX 77954 361-207-5207

1601 East Main Fredericksburg, TX 78624 830-997-7585

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P.O. Box 592285 San Antonio, TX 78259 956-562-4637

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District 28 Kevin Marmor 1833 FM 2200 W. Devine, TX 78016 210-215-4168

District 29 Region 4 supervisor Joe Aguilar Jr. P.O. Box 341 Mission, TX 78573 956-513-0297

District 30 Contact Joe Aguilar Jr. 956-513-0297

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Therese Berry Graford

Seth Due Weimar

Aniya Johnson Greenville

Ivy Braden Midland

DW Cattle Anderson

Keltyn Johnson Brenham

Katie Braden Garden City

Eagles Nest Ranch McGregor

Finley Jones Aledo

Broke Ass Ranch Lott

Malley Ecord Pennington

Kolt Keeling Mount Enterprise

Brud Jones Corpus Christi

El Cuervo Ranch El Paso

Koe Kreck Properties LLC San Antonio

Richard Ervin Gonzales

Daniel Kotze Leakey

Fatted Calf Cattle Farms #6 Canton

Lineshack Enterprises Masterson

CA Trust DBA The Ranch at Timber Ridge Dallas

Fitz Ranch Wimberley

Little Bear Creek Ranch Hamilton

Chaparral Feeders Inc. Uvalde

Joshua Fowler Ganado

Lucky 7 Cattle Mount Vernon

Cliett Ranch Whitney

Freddie America Family Ranch Nevada

LXRanch Bonham

Lucas Cook Goldthwaite

Ava Fry Lone Oak

Ryleigh McWhover Garland

Brody Deaver Anson

Gentry Farm Saltillo

MicroBios Inc. Whitesboro

Madelyn Deaver Anson

Johan Grotegut Hereford

Moore Cattle Co. Frisco

Michael Deaver Anson

Byler Halfmann Sunray

Caleb Nelson Aledo

Delaney Deese Arlington

Kate Harmon Three Rivers

Nathan Newton Montgomery

DeLeon Land & Cattle Boerne

Valaree Harper Littlefield

Ori Cattle Weatherford

Dennis & Stacy Trevino New Braunfels

Bennett Hearne Lometa

Diego Osorio Plano

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Precision Guesswork Cattle Co. Buckholts

Clay Schlothaver Rosebud

Underbrink Farms Bulverde

James Ramsey Van

Paisley Seamans Colmesneil

Vahalik Ranch Yoakum

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Rhett Reed Kress

Smith Farms & Rocking 13 Ranch Burlington

Robert Wence Dallas

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors ANDERSON

CALDWELL

DEWITT

Where: Elkhart Phone: 903-764-1495 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Tiffany Patterson, 903-388-7288

Where: Lockhart Phone: 512-398-3476 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Where: Cuero Phone: 361-275-2329 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

Elkhart Horse Auction

Lockhart Auction

ATASCOSA

CAMP

Where: Pleasanton Phone: 830-281-2516 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Brandon Armstrong, 210-259-1780

Where: Pittsburg Phone: 903-856-3440 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Larry Hand, 903-571-3488

Atascosa Livestock Exchange

AUSTIN

Four County Auction

Where: Industry Phone: 979-357-2545 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

BAILEY

Muleshoe Livestock Auction

Where: Muleshoe Phone: 806-272-4201 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Leo Aviles, 956-437-3899

BEE

Beeville Livestock Comm.

Where: Beeville Phone: 361-358-1727 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Daniel Keese, 361-449-7942

BOSQUE

Clifton Livestock Comm. LLC Where: Clifton Phone: 254-675-7717 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

Meridian L/S Comm. Co.

Bruce Overstreet Livestock

CHEROKEE

Tri County Livestock Market

Where: New Summerfield Phone: 903-854-4206 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Jerry Boulware, 936-465-1597

COLEMAN

Coleman Livestock Auction

Cuero Livestock Comm.

EASTLAND

Texas Cattle Exchange Where: Eastland Phone: 254-629-2288 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Shondra Davis, 325-642-5542

ERATH

Dublin Livestock Auction Where: Dublin Phone: 254-445-1734 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Mike Heck, 806-886-6554

Erath County Dairy Sale

Where: Coleman Phone: 325-625-4191 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Dave Williams, 325-669-2030

Where: Dublin Phone: 254-968-7253 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Shondra Davis, 325-642-5542

COLORADO

Stephenville Cattle Co.

Cattleman’s Columbus Livestock Auction Where: Columbus Phone: 979-732-2622 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Wes Martin, 281-782-4412

COMANCHE

Comanche Livestock Exchange

Where: Stephenville Phone: 254-968-4844 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Mike Heck, 806-886-6554

FAYETTE

Flatonia Livestock Comm.

Where: Comanche Phone: 325-356-5231 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Michael Davis, 254-879-3121

Where: Flatonia Phone: 361-865-3538 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Vance Weltner, 210-473-9099

COOKE

Schulenburg Livestock Auction

The New Gainesville Livestock Auction

Where: Schulenburg Phone: 979-743-6566 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Vance Weltner, 210-473-9099

Where: Meridian Phone: 254-435-2988 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

Where: Gainesville Phone: 940-665-4367 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

BOWIE

CORYELL

Where: Texarkana Phone: 903-832-3576 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Cheri Beal, 903-280-4554

Where: Gatesville Phone: 254-865-9121 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

BRAZOS

DALLAM

Where: Bryan Phone: 979-778-0904 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Where: Dalhart Phone: 806-249-5505 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Clifton Miller, 806-570-7439

Where: Pearsall Phone: 830-334-3653 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

BURLESON

DEAF SMITH

GILLESPIE

Where: Caldwell Phone: 979-567-4119 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Mark Nygard, 512-281-6330

Where: Hereford Phone: 806-240-3082 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Joe Porter, 806-290-5316

Where: Fredericksburg Phone: 830-997-4394 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Larry Bowden, 210-846-0380

J & J Livestock Auction

Brazos Valley Livestock Comm.

Caldwell Livestock Comm.

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Coryell County Comm.

FLOYD

Floydada Livestock Sales Where: Floydada Phone: 806-983-2153 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: JE Stone, 806-777-4396

FRIO

Cattleman’s Livestock Comm.

Hereford Livestock Auction

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Gillespie Livestock Co.

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors GONZALES

HILL

LAMAR

Where: Gonzales Phone: 830-672-2845 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Doug Brunet, 830-708-6537

Where: Hubbard Phone: 254-576-2584 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

Where: Paris Phone: 903-784-2238 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Karsyn Sallee, 936-204-9780

Gonzales Livestock Market

Nixon Livestock Comm.

Where: Nixon Phone: 830-582-1561 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Landyn Maguglin, 361-492-9484

GREGG

Longview Livestock

Where: Longview Phone: 903-235-6385 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

GRIMES

Mid-Tex Livestock Auction

Where: Anderson Phone: 936-825-3970 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

Navasota Livestock Auction

Where: Navasota Phone: 936-825-6545 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

GUADALUPE

Seguin Cattle Co.

Where: Seguin Phone: 830-379-9955 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Elizabeth Cortez, 830-857-1945

HAMILTON

Hamilton Livestock Comm.

Where: Hamilton Phone: 254-386-3185 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

HARDIN

Gore Family Auction Center

Where: Silsbee Phone: 409-782-0612 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Christy McCoy, 409-782-0612

HENDERSON

Athens Comm. Co.

Where: Athens Phone: 903-675-3333 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Brandy Baughman, 903-440-4382

HIDALGO

Edinburg Livestock Auction

Where: Edinburg Phone: 956-383-5671 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Coney Alvarez Jr., 956-437-3899

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Hubbard Livestock Market

Cattlemen’s Livestock Comm.

Paris Livestock Auction

HOPKINS

Sulphur Springs Livestock Comm. Where: Sulphur Springs Phone: 903-885-2455 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

HOUSTON

Where: Paris Phone: 903-739-2575 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Robin Gibbs, 903-227-0791

LAVACA

Hallettsville Livestock Comm.

East Texas Livestock Auction

Where: Crockett Phone: 936-544-2246 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Cheyenne London, 936-222-3689

HOWARD

Big Spring Livestock Auction

Where: Big Spring Phone: 432-267-5881 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Bruce Brandenberger, 254-977-5763

Where: Hallettsville Phone: 361-798-4336 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

LEE

Giddings Livestock Comm.

Where: Giddings Phone: 979-542-2274 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

Lexington Livestock Comm.

JACKSON

Edna Livestock Auction

Where: Edna Phone: 361-782-7666 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

Where: Lexington Phone: 979-773-2922 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Nina Nygard, 512-281-6753

LEON

Buffalo Livestock Comm.

JASPER

Kirbyville Auction Barn

Where: Kirbyville Phone: 409-423-2612 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Erica Morgan, 409-509-1946

JIM WELLS

Gulf Coast Livestock Market

Where: Alice Phone: 361-664-4395 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Ramiro Garcia, 361-460-0008

Where: Buffalo Phone: 903-322-4940 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Cheyenne London, 936-222-3689

LIBERTY

Raywood Livestock Market

Where: Raywood Phone: 936-587-4941 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Harvey Williamson, 936-334-5325

LIMESTONE

Groesbeck Auction & Livestock

JOHNSON

Johnson County Cattle Auction

Where: Cleburne Phone: 817-556-9090 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Reed Durham, 817-723-8220

Where: Groesbeck Phone: 254-729-3277 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Mallory Steen, 903-390-0594

LIVE OAK

Live Oak Livestock Auction

KARNES

Karnes City Auction

Where: Karnes City Phone: 830-780-3382 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Douglas Brunet, 830-708-6537

Karnes County Livestock Exchange Where: Kenedy Phone: 830-583-2574 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Elizabeth Cortez, 830-857-1945

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Where: Three Rivers Phone: 361-786-2553 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Brandon Armstrong, 210-259-1780

MASON

Jordan Cattle Auction

Where: Mason Phone: 325-347-6361 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Warren Ottmers, 830-669-2262

September 2026

Fall Sale October 31, 2026

Sale starts at noon Beeville Livestock Commission 2218 Highway 59 E Beeville, TX 78102 Deadline for Fall Bull sale is Aug 31st Deadline for Pride of Texas Female Sale September 30th (Heifers entries received by Aug 31 will be on the mailout.)

Spring Sale Feb 6, 2027 Deadline for Spring Bull Sale is Nov 30th Deadline for Heifers is Dec. 31st (Heifers entries received by Nov 30 will be on the mailout.) Check us out on Facebook, Instagram or our website southtexashereford.org Sale Manager: Sara Lanham (210-844-4806) southtexashereford@gmail.com Mailing Address: PO BOX 697, Beeville, TX 78104

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors MCLENNAN

ROBERTSON

UVALDE

Where: West Phone: 254-826-3725 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

Where: Calvert Phone: 979-364-2829 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

Where: Uvalde Phone: 830-278-5621 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Richard Collins, 210-265-9061

West Auction

RUSK

Where: Hondo Phone: 830-741-8061 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

Where: Henderson Phone: 903-657-2690 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Fernando Santiago, 254-285-1724

Hunt Livestock Exchange

SAN SABA

Where: Cameron Phone: 254-697-6697 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Rick Faught, 936-442-1039

Where: San Saba Phone: 325-372-5159 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: David Munden, 325-456-7253

Jordan Cattle Auction

NACOGDOCHES

SHELBY

Where: Nacogdoches Phone: 936-564-8661 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Michael Witcher, 936-556-0992

Where: Center Phone: 936-598-4395 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Michael Witcher, 936-556-0992

NAVARRO

STARR

Where: Corsicana Phone: 903-872-1631 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Katy Webb, 903-388-4390

Where: Rio Grande City Phone: 956-437-1988 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Coney Alvarez Jr., 956-437-3899

PANOLA

SWISHER

Where: Carthage Phone: 903-693-6361 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Lori Blankenship, 936-234-3441

Where: Tulia Phone: 806-995-4184 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Tommy Thompson, 806-690-4080

Nacogdoches Livestock Exchange

Corsicana Livestock Market

Carthage Livestock Auction LLC

FCCF Stockyards LLC

Where: Canton Phone: 903-880-8075 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Brandy Baughman, 903-440-4382

Mort Livestock Exchange

MILAM

Milam County Livestock Auction

Southwest Livestock Exchange

VAN ZANDT

MEDINA

Union Comm.

Center Auction Co.

Triple G Livestock Auction LLC

Tulia Livestock Auction

Where: Canton Phone: 903-287-6386 Sale Day: Special Sales Only Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

WASHINGTON

Brenham Livestock Auction

Where: Brenham Phone: 979-836-3621 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

WHARTON

El Campo Livestock Exchange LLC Where: El Campo Phone: 979-543-2703 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

Wharton Livestock Auction

Where: Wharton Phone: 979-532-3660 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Megan Stavena, 979-320-4228

WICHITA

Wichita Livestock Sales

Where: Wichita Falls Phone: 940-541-2222 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: R.C. Langford, 832-330-7279

POLK

TAYLOR

Where: Livingston Phone: 936-327-4917 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Harvey Williamson, 936-334-5325

Where: Abilene Phone: 325-673-7865 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Dave Williams, 325-669-2030

POTTER

TITUS

Where: Amarillo Phone: 806-677-0777 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Gary McClellan, 806-334-0517

Where: Mount Pleasant Phone: 903-575-9099 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

RAINS

TOM GREEN

YOUNG

Where: Emory Phone: 903-473-2512 Sale Days: Tuesday & Saturday Contact: Brandy Baughman, 903-440-4382

Where: San Angelo Phone: 325-653-3371 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Bruce Halfmann, 325-315-5972

Where: Graham Phone: 940-549-0078 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

Livingston Livestock Exchange

Lonestar Stockyards

Emory Livestock Auction

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Abilene Auction

Stone Livestock Comm.

Producers Livestock Auction

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WISE

Decatur Livestock Market

Where: Decatur Phone: 940-627-5599 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Rebecca Benson, 940-389-6382

WOOD

Winnsboro Livestock Auction

Where: Winnsboro Phone: 903-365-2201 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Alan Pruitt, 903-725-6200

Graham Livestock Comm. LLC

September 2026

MAXIMIZE HETEROSIS WITH TRUE BRANGUS Brangus was developed 75 years ago to capture the "hybrid vigor" of two elite breeds. Unlike EPDs, heterosis isn’t naturally inherited; it diminishes over generations unless maintained through a stable, disciplined breeding program—the famed hallmark of Oak Creek Farms (OCF). Heterosis provides the biggest boost to "environmental" traits: adaptability, longevity, fertility, and disease resistance. By utilizing OCF’s True Brangus genetics, you lock in these advantages, ensuring superior performance across diverse climates. Our repeat buyers are the ultimate proof of the OCF difference.

SALE CONTACTS

Owner: John Kopycinski 979-251-2530 Consultants: Gary Bruns 830-391-0766 • Kent Smith 979-540-8338 Mike Arnold 979-732-7679 • Charlie Tiner 713-252-4662 Auctioneer: Troy Robinett 817-995-7509

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5th Generation

Our

Visitors are always Welcome

Sartwelle Brahman Ranch Ltd

ANGUS

P O Box 27, Campbellton, Texas USA 78008

Sensibly Bred and Raised Brahman Cattle Sugie Sartwelle J. D. Sartwelle III

STEVE & GINGER OLSON Hereford, TX | (806) 676-3556 Steve@olsoncattle.com

CAMERON, TEXAS

Tracy Woods

405.880.3866

102nd

Year

979-877-4239 361-500-5792

Email: sartwellej@gmail.com

R AMRO LLC/ C ATTLE C OMPANY

PRIVATE TREATY ANGUS BULLS AVAILABLE

BRANGUS

Jarrod Payne

308.870.6348

Radale Tiner 979-492-2663 rtiner@angus.org

Double Creek Farms Angus Bulls for Sale – At all Times

Casey Beefmasters

Hilltop Ranch Beefmasters

Quality Beefmaster Cattle Ranches in Webb, Wilson and Kendall counties Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2947 Laredo, Texas 78044 Phone: 361/586-5067

Cullin Smith

Robert L. Hogue M.D. • Judy Hogue 6 Spring Hollow, Brownwood, Texas 76801 Ranch: 10108 CR 237 • Phone: 325-643-2225 Cell: 325-647-9168 • Fax: 326-643-6235 Email: rlhmd@familymedical.us

Private Treaty Welcome!!

Dale & Brenda Jenkins 806-852-2485, 806-255-8873 www.littlerobeangusranch.com

Home of the Moore Profit Bulls

Pollok, Texas Brian Moore • 936-465-2040

www.mooreangus.com

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303 County Road 459 • Waelder, TX 78959 www.arrowheadcharolaisranch.com

Bill Carr

GAR 1.95x1-The Cattleman.indd 1 5/20/26 Registered Black Angus1:08 PM

angus ranch

CHAROLAIS Caleb Boscamp 830-857-5189 Julie Boscamp 830-857-5129 julieboscamp@yahoo.com

Since 1948

22nd Annual Fall Production Sale • 9.28.26 24th Annual Profit Proven Com’l Female Sale • 11.23.26 10 th Annual Early Bird Sale • 1.25.27 48th Annual Spring Production Sale • 4.3.27 12th Annual Meating Demand Sale • 5.3.27

Littlerobe

512-858-7285

www.americanredbrangus.org

Watt M. Casey/Watt Jr. 325-668-1373 Albany, Texas 76430 www.CaseyBeefmasters.com

HOGUE CATTLE COMPANY <—>

American Red Brangus Association

BEEFMASTER

Matthew Domel Cell: 254-749-3253 Mike & Barbara Domel – Meridian, TX Office: 254-435-2988 • Cell: 254-749-2240 www.mlslivestock.com

Ashland, KS 67831 • (620) 635-2156 Mark • Greg • GAR@GardinerAngus.com www.GardinerAngus.com

713.204.4903 or 713.253.4804 Call about bulls • Cuero, Texas

FEMALES ALSO AVAILABLE PRIVATE TREATY

Registered Brangus & Charolais Bulls

EVERY DAY IS SALE DAY AT

Farris Ranching Company “West Texas Tough”

Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls

Danny & MB Farris Tuscola, TX 325.669.5727

Dennis Charolais Bulls 40 years of selective breeding/performance testing for… Easy Calving… and… Explosive Growth

Eric and Angie Dennis Saint Jo, TX 940/995-2161 940/841-2792 Cell

Proven to Produce Pounds

(409)779-9872

Curtiss Nipp 580.513.3555

www.thicketycreekfarm.com

ROLLING O FARMS

BRAHMAN

QUALITY CHAROLAIS BULLS & HEIFERS

REGISTERED + GENTLE

D.P. OWEN + GROESBECK, TEXAS 254-747-2701

PARTIN & PARTIN HEART BAR RANCH Janet, Steve and Carlton Partin 3159 FM 837 • Montalba, Texas 75853 903-549-3000 • partin.partin@aol.com Quality Janet Partin: 903-922-3689 Brahman Carlton Partin: 407-709-0297 Cattle www.heartbarranch.com Since 1936

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THOMAS CHAROLAIS, INC. P.O. Box 595 • Raymondville, Texas 78580

Mitch Thomas: 956-535-0936 Tonnyre Thomas Joe: 956-535-0942 thomasra@gte.net www.thomascharolais.com

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Breeder’s Bulletin Board Wesley Theuret Herefords

EQUIPMENT

Horned Bulls and Females

“Registered Herefords Since 1938”

2348 CR 165, Kenedy, TX 78119 theuret@sbcglobal.net 210-315-0103

John 325-642-0745 • Tom 325-642-0748 Comanche, Texas; Ph. 325-356-2284 Email: john@dudleybros.com

NEW & USED FARM EQUIPMENT We can sell your surplus equipment on online auction anywhere in the U.S.

Kaddatz Auctioneering and Farm Equipment Sales We do TERP Tractors, construction equipment, & school buses.

254-582-3000

Lic #TXS6676 • AR Lic #2283 www.kaddatzequipment.com

Order parts online at Farmstore.online

APPRAISALS

GKB CATTLE

GARY BUCHHOLZ 214.537.1285 gary@gkbcattle.com

HORSE

www.gkbcattle.com

RANCH HEADQUARTERS & SALE FACILITY 7440 TX 16, Desdemona, TX 76445

Lee & Jacqui Haygood

923 Hillside Ave. Canadian, TX 79014 806-323-2906 lee@indianmoundranch.com

Gentle Foundation Blue Roan Quarter Horses

325-754-5275

www.indianmoundranch.com

www.MesaTRanch.com

580 FM 1810 Decatur, TX 76234 972-839-6485 Email: doak@doaklambert.com

Operations Manager Tony Martinez

Call: Todd Miller

Founder/Owner Since Year 2000 References provided

J.T. Echols DVM P.O. Box 709 • Breckenridge, TX 76424 Of: (254) 559-9739 • Cell: (254) 559-0156

muleshoeranch@gmail.com

Barnhart, Texas

325.835.2025

AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder

Mike & Carla Bacica 11707 FM 2868 Flint, TX 75762 Mike: 903-520-0390 mbpga@aol.com Registered Black Herefords Carla: 903-530-8551 bacicafarms.com wtnca@aol.com

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

75 miles west of Fort Worth

Director of Operations Cody Webb

HEREFORD

Dennis Adams PO Box 1879 Lampasas, TX 76550 (979) 693-1301 Cell: (979) 229-4472 email: outfrontcattle@gmail.com www. outfrontcattle.com

NOACK HEREFORDS 7– “Quality Registered Herefords” Est.1921 – Bulls for sale at all times out of good milking cows

Office: 512-446-6200 Cell: 979-218-0065

www.headhonchosllc.com Phone: (210) 695-1648 Legal Seasonal Ranch Hands — Guestworker Visa Program Hunting Ops / Wildlife Management — Livestock Caregiver Mexico — S. Africa — Guatemala — El Salvador

LIMOUSIN/ JUSTIN Agency LIM-FLEX

INSURANCE

Ranch Property Specialists www.justininsurance.com 800-972-0272

BAR J BAR HEREFORD RANCH

Looking for Angus Genetics, Registered or Commercial, Bulls or Females?

Texas’ Only Hereford Operation West of the Rio Grande Jim Cell 915-479-5299 • Sue Cell 915-549-2534

Jim and Sue Darnell

TEXAS RANCH:

barjbarherefords@aol.com

5 Paseo de Paz Lane El Paso, Texas 79932

GIVE US A CALL!

Parker Friedrich 254-413-2420

OKLAHOMA RANCH:

County Hwy 50 7 miles north of Hwy 64 Freedom, Okla. ABLA SPAÑOL

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COATES RANCH COMPANY Ranch located six miles north of Big Lake, Texas on Highway 137. Steve Wayne Coates Box 645 Mertzon, TX 76941 325/835-2531

Registered Polled Herefords McDade, Texas 512.970.1595

Rusk, Texas 512.970.3588

www.DoubleDiamondHerefords.com

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MARKET

Joey and Susan Skrivanek, owners 407 W. Mustang • Caldwell, TX 77836 • Cell 979-224-4698 Office 979-567-3131• J.SKRiVANEKRANCH@outlook.com Nine miles east of Caldwell on Hwy. 21 or 15 miles west of Bryan-College Station on Hwy. 21

TEXAS HEREFORD ASSOCIATION 4609 Airport Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 76117 817/831-3161

JOHNSON CATTLE MARKETIN G

Tom Johnson 440 FM 246 Wortham, Texas 76693 817-291-5121

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SELLING RANCHES in SOUTH TEXAS Dan Kinsel, Ranch Broker Cotulla, Texas 830-317-0115

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BRIGGS RANCHES P.O. Box 1417 Victoria, Texas 77902 361/573-7141

Joe Jones-Manager • 361/897-1337

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100% Wagyu Bulls + Beef for Sale The Ultimate in ... Calving Ease, Price Premium, and Carcass Quality Kevin & Jessica Moore 2929 Oak Hill Rd., Alvarado, TX 76009 Kevin: 817-822-7109 • Jessica: 817-822-7402 Kevin@m6ranch.com • www.m6ranch.com Grade Prime 614-563-1051

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Lockney, Texas

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- Seed Stock & Bulls - Semen - Pregnancies - Embryos Proﬁtable • LBW • Docile • Delicious

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David & DarLee Foster

CRAIG BUFORD

Real Estate Broker, Auctioneer

(405) 833-9499

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SANTA GERTRUDIS

Borchers Southern Y Ranches, L.P. Charla Borchers-Leon • Mary Kay Borchers 2401 N. Wheeler St. • Victoria, Texas 77901 • 361-575-1297 Santa Gertrudis • Braford F-1 Purebred • Star 5 • Crossbred Cattle Steven Boothe 361-575-1297 O • 361-571-9728 M

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SIMMENTALS San PrivateSaba, Treaty Texas Sales Mike Mallett Our cattle are performance tested.

10602 North Hwy. 281 • Lampasas, TX 76550 Mike 512-556-8548 and Connie Mallett • 512-556-1021 Home: • Cell: 512-556-1021 Lampasas, Texas • mmcmallett@outlook.com www.mallettsimmentals.com

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Upcoming Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER THURSDAY, SEPT. 3

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Sam Houston State University - Walker Education Center, Huntsville When: 5:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 29

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: The Pavilion, Mabank When: 5:30 p.m.

OCTOBER

THURSDAY, OCT. 1

THURSDAY, OCT. 15

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Gillespie County Fairgrounds, Fredericksburg When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 17

Fink Beef Genetics: Fall Bull Sale

TUESDAY, SEPT. 8

Dudley Bros.: 65th Annual Bull Sale

Where: Randolph, Kansas When: 12 p.m.

Where: Dudley Bros., Comanche When: 5:30 p.m.

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: College Station, Texas A&M University When: TBA, 3 hours before kickoff

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Comanche When: 12 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9

Where: Buffalo Livestock Marketing Inc., Buffalo When: 5:30 p.m.

Where: The Shack in the Back, Odessa When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 3

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

THURSDAY, SEPT. 10

Wichita Falls Luncheon

Isa Cattle Co: 65th Beefmaster Bull Sale Where: San Angelo When: 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 3

Where: McBride’s Steakhouse, Wichita Falls When: 11:30 a.m.

Circle F Farms: Angus Female Sale

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

TSCRA & TCU Ranch Management Tailgate

Where: Hotel Parker, Alpine When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 Bosque Ranch Live

Where: Bosque Ranch, Weatherford

TUESDAY, SEPT. 15

Ranching 101: Managing Hunting Leases Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17

Bear Creek Cattle Raisers Roundup

Where: Bear Creek Country Store, Leonard When: 5:30 p.m.

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Live Oak Haven, Damon When: 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18

TSCRA & AgTexas Tailgate

Where: Lubbock, Texas Tech University When: TBA, 3 hours before kickoff

TUESDAY, SEPT. 22

Texas Coastal CattleWomen Luncheon Where: Lakeside Country Club, Houston When: 11 a.m.

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Navasota Livestock Auction, Navasota When: 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 24

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Mashburn Event Center, Childress When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 26

Jordan Cattle Auction: Special Replacement Female Sale Where: San Saba When: 10 a.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 28

Gardiner Angus Ranch: Fall Production Sale Where: Ashland, Kansas

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Where: Baxley, Georgia

Where: Fort Worth, Texas Christian University When: TBA, 3 hours before kickoff

TSCRA & Texas A&M AGLS Tailgate

SUNDAY, OCT. 18 TUESDAY, OCT. 20

Texas Cattle Feeders Assoc. Annual Convention

Where: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

TUESDAY, OCT. 20

Ranching 101: Bull Selection Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

TUESDAY, OCT. 6

Where: TBD, Victoria When: 5:30 p.m.

Where: WHR Shorthorns, Van Alstyne When: 5:30 p.m.

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

McKenzie Land & Livestock: Fall Bull Sale Where: Fort Stockton

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7

THURSDAY, OCT. 22

Where: First Financial Pavilion, San Angelo When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 24

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

44 Farms: Fall Bull Sale

THURSDAY, OCT. 8

Jordan Cattle Auction: Fall “Best of the Best” Replacement Female Sale

Where: 44 Farms, Cameron When: 5:30 p.m.

Jordan Cattle Auction: Special Bull Sale Where: San Saba When: 10 a.m.

GKB Cattle: Annual Fall Bull Sale Where: Desdemona

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Oasis Outback, Uvalde When: 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 9 SATURDAY, OCT. 10

Circle F Farms: Production Sale Where: Baxley, Georgia

SATURDAY, OCT. 10

Thomas Charolais: 25th Annual Bull Sale Where: Raymondville When: 1 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 13

Powell Herefords: Production Sale Where: Fort McKavett When: 12:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 13 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14

R.A. Brown Ranch: 52nd Annual Bull, Female & Horse Sale Where: Throckmorton

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14

Jordan Cattle Auction: Special Replacement Female Sale Where: San Saba When: 10 a.m.

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Where: Cameron When: 10 a.m.

Where: San Saba When: 10 a.m.

Oak Creek Farms: Forage Developed Registered Fall Brangus Bull Sale Where: Chappell Hill When: 12:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 27

Halfmann Land & Livestock: 2026 Annual Fall Sale Where: Miles When: 1 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 29

Jordan Cattle Auction Special Bull Sale: Jorgensen Angus “SmartBulls” Sale Where: San Saba When: 10 a.m.

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, Carthage When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 31

Southwest Black Hereford Assoc.: The Cattleman’s Choice Where: Beeville When: 12 p.m.

TSCRA & Capital Farm Credit Tailgate Where: Lubbock, Texas Tech University When: TBA, 3 hours before kickoff

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Ad Index 44 Farms ......................................... 74, Back Cover

Foster Bros. Farms ............................................... 76

Albaugh Inc. ............................................................. 55 American Angus Assoc. .................................... 74 American Gelbvieh Assoc. .............................. 37 American Hereford Assoc. .............................. 33

Gardiner Angus Ranch ...................................... 74 GKB Cattle ......................................................... 39, 75 Grandin Livestock Systems Inc. .................... 51 Grassy Lake Cattle Co. ....................................... 57

American Red Brangus Assoc. ..................... 74 Arrowhead Ranch ................................................ 74

Bacica Farms ........................................................... 75 Bar G Feedyard ....................................................... 71 Bar J Bar Hereford Ranch ................................ 75 Bayou Creek Ranch ............................................. 69 Beefmaster Breeders United ......................... 41 Boehringer Ingelheim ........................................ 17 Borchers Southern Y Ranches LP ............... 76

Cactus Feeders ...................................................... 77 Capital Farm Credit ................................................ 7 Case Ranch ............................................................... 56 Casey Beefmasters .............................................. 74 CattleMax LLC .......................................................... 81 Cavender Ranches ............................................... 43 Charles S. Middleton ........................................... 75 Circle F Farms ......................................................... 63 Coates Ranch Co. .................................................. 75 Cox Concrete Products ..................................... 66

Dan W. Kinsel III ..................................................... 76 Dennis Charolais ................................................... 74 Doak Lambert ........................................................ 75 Double Creek Farms ........................................... 74 Double Diamond Herefords ........................... 75 Double Diamond Ranch ................................... 74 Dudley Bros. ....................................................... 3, 75

Endovac Animal Health .................................... 45 Envu Range & Pasture ....................................... 49 Express Scale Services ...................................... 54

Farris Ranching Co. .............................................. 74 Filegonia Cattle Co. ............................................. 76 Fink Beef Genetics ............................................... 23

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Halfmann Land & Livestock............................. 21 Hall & Hall .................................................................. 76 Harlow Cattle Co. .............. Inside Front Cover Harris Riverbend Farms .................................... 76 Head Honchos LLC .............................................. 75 HeartBrand Cattle ................................................. 31 Heartstone Angus LLC ....................................... 71 Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC .......................... 33 Henry Repeating Arms ..................................... 25 Hilltop Ranch Beefmasters ............................ 74 Hogue Cattle Co. ................................................... 74

Indian Mound Ranch .......................................... 75 International Brangus Breeders Assoc. .. 79 Isa Beefmasters ..................................................... 62

J.D. Hudgins ............................................................. 30 Johnson Cattle Marketing ............................... 75 Jordan Cattle Auction ........................................ 24 Justin Insurance .................................................... 75

Kaddatz Equipment ............................................ 75

Lawrence Family Limousin ............................. 75 Lee, Lee & Puckitt ................................................. 76 Littlerobe Angus Ranch .................................... 74 LRB Ranches ........................................................... 76

M6 Ranch ................................................................... 76 Mallett Simmentals ............................................. 76 McKenzie Land & Livestock ............................ 47 Mesa T Ranch .......................................................... 75 MK Ranch .................................................................. 74 Moore Angus ........................................................... 74

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MP Brangus ............................................................. 74 Muleshoe Ranch .................................................... 75

Nipp Charolais ........................................................ 74 Noack Herefords ................................................... 75

Oak Creek Farms .......................................... 73, 74 Olson Land & Cattle ............................................ 74 Outfront Cattle Service ..................................... 75

Parker Friedrich Marketing & Consulting .... 75 Partin & Partin Heart Bar Ranch ................. 74 Peacock Angus Ranch ...................................... 74 Powell Ranch Herefords ............................ 53, 75

R.A. Brown Ranch ................................................. 65 Ramro LLC/RJ Cattle Co. ........................... 67, 74 Rocker b Ranch ...................................................... 75 Rocking Chair Ranch ......................................... 46 Rolling O Farms ..................................................... 74 Rusty’s Weigh .......................................................... 51

Sartwelle Brahman Ranch .............................. 74 Skrivanek Ranches .............................................. 75 South Texas Hereford Assoc. .......................... 71 Southwest Black Hereford Assoc. ............... 51 Specialized Crop Insurance ............................ 29 Stonewall Valley Ranch ..................................... 76

Texas Christian University ............................... 23 Texas Hereford Assoc. ........................................ 75 Thickety Creek Farm ........................................... 74 Thomas Charolais Inc. ................................. 15, 74 TSCRA Business Members ...................... 35, 36 TSCRA Membership ............................................ 34

United Country/Buford Resources ............ 76

Walker Cattle Co. .................................................. 76 Wax Company ................ 9, Inside Back Cover Wesley Theuret Herefords .............................. 75

September 2026

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A Look Back

SEPTEMBER 1926 Even a century ago, ranchers were looking to research for practical answers. The September 1926 issue highlighted the second-annual Ranchman’s Round-Up, where about 2,000 ranchers learned about the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station’s groundbreaking work to combat blow flies, screwworms and other livestock pests. Readers also followed the results of a 1923 grazing study at the ranch research station near Sonora. Among the findings, it was concluded cattle devoted about 57% of the day to grazing and tended to stay put in productive feeding areas instead of grazing while traveling. Pictured on the cover is a photograph of La Babia Ranch cattle fording to the Texas side of the Rio Grande. CT

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Gulf?NO WAY!

! ! ! N O S L E N g n t n i a l P aft er

“Several years ago I made the switch to Nelson Tetraploid Ryegrass from Gulf ryegrass. NO WAY I’m going back to Gulf... Nelson increases forage production and extends grazing days. With Nelson, the ranch is producing more Beef, and that means more dollars to our bottom line... line ... with only a little extra seed cost. The extra production from this switch to Nelson really helps to reduce our costs. (fertilizer and fuel costs)

I’m staying with Nelson Ryegrass! NO WAY I’m going back... My cattle like it... and so do I!”

Carlos Bonnot - DVM

Bonnot Ranch • La Ward, Texas

THE STAGE IS SET FALL BULL SALE 650 RANCH-RAISED, PERFORMANCE ANGUS BULLS ANGUS STRONG GENETICS

OCTOBER 24, 2026 10:00 AM CAMERON, TEXAS TO RECEIVE A SALE BOOK, PLEASE VISIT 44FARMS.COM

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