The Cattleman - October 2023

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Quality

Driven

Carcass ultrasounds spur genetic improvements.

From Why

to How Recent industry conversations around cattle disease traceability.

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Producing Prime

From Why to How

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How carcass ultrasounds enhance the face of the beef industry.

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WELCOME FALL N

othing says fall quite like stacks of sale catalogs crowding the kitchen table. It marks not only a change in season, but also a change in mindset as you look ahead for the next chapter of your breeding program.

Soon, you will join fellow cattle raisers putting in miles traveling to these sales. Early mornings, crisp afternoons and a lot of memories are in store.

This issue of The Cattleman should be right there along with you.

October’s magazine features our Bull Buyer’s Guide, a special advertising section dedicated to showcasing sales throughout the Southwest. Flip through the pages and save a few dates for your calendar.

We’re also sharing bull selection tips from Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association’s own executive director of education and engagement. Need a refresher on the fundamentals of matching the right sire to your operation? We’ve got you covered.

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Those curious about improving beef quality won’t want to miss our feature story on ultrasound carcass data. Producing Prime, on page 10, highlights how the technology is driving progress across the industry.

Also catch the story, From Why to How, on page 18 for the latest on animal disease traceability. From electronic ID to pilot tests, we explore the complexities of tracking cattle movement in the case of a disease outbreak.

As always, thank you for picking up The Cattleman.

We hope you enjoy this special issue and the upcoming fall sale season! CT

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Producing Prime How carcass ultrasounds enhance the face of the beef industry.

By Kayla Jennings

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he sizzle of a Prime ribeye hitting the grill is unmistakable.

During a big celebration or an intimate evening among friends, beef’s aroma elevates the experience to something truly special.

It is not happenstance this rings true for families across the country. The beef industry has poured into research and marketing to ensure when someone wants a celebratory protein, they turn to beef.

“The beef industry has shifted from a commodity-driven business to a quality-driven business,” says Casey Worrell, a carcass ultrasound expert with 20 years experience. “If you’re in the cattle business, you’re in the beef business.”

The past three decades have brought incredible progress when it comes to beef quality and consistency. Last year, CattleFax reported nearly 80% of the U.S. beef supply graded Choice and Prime.

The quality uptick is made possible due to increasing technologies, including carcass ultrasound, that aid in genetic selection for seedstock and commercial producers.

As Norman Stovall, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association member from Graham, says, “You don’t know anything about what’s underneath the hide of a commercial Angus heifer, which is half of the breed-up equation, so this was my way to determine that.”

What doesn’t meet the eye Determining what is under the hide and translating that into information has been a lifelong passion for Worrell, who grew up on his family’s ranch near Fredericksburg. He owned and operated the Rancher’s Resource for two decades, offering consulting and carcass ultrasound services.

In that capacity, he collected carcass ultrasound data on approximately 18,000 head annually in 13 different states and worked internationally in Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil and Argentina. He’s also had employments in ranch management and with the American Angus Association.

Casey Worrell performs a carcass ultrasound. He has traveled the world collecting ultrasounds on nearly 18,000 head of cattle each year. Photo by Erin Worrell.

The beef industry has shifted from a commodity-driven business to a quality-driven business.”

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This wealth of experience taught him how carcass evaluation, coupled with other data measures, greatly impacts a cattle raiser’s bottom-line — now more than ever.

“Without a doubt, the profitability of ranching is getting tougher when you look at input costs,” says Worrell, who now works as director of genetic sales and producer relations for 44 Farms. “There’s more pressure today, and [will be] in the future, for a premium animal to produce the most amount of money to stay in business.”

He references a 2023 USDA Beef Carcass Price Equivalent Index report. Cattle received a $38 per hundredweight premium for Prime, with little difference in price per hundredweight on Yield Grades 1 to 3.

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In his travels over the years, Worrell has seen producers like Stovall use the information he gathers to propel their herd on a more profitable trajectory.

Stovall owns and operates AgriVentures, raising a herd of predominantly Angus-based commercial cattle. He assumed management in 2005.

Since then, Stovall and his team have improved the herd by virtue of introducing registered Angus bulls, backed by carcass ultrasound data.

“I’m not interested in raising hamburger, I want to raise Prime steaks,” he says.

That philosophy has been with Stovall since his time at the Texas Christian University Ranch Management Program in the early 90s. He says the director at the time, John Merrill, taught his students quality-based marketing would become the future of the beef business.

“Mr. Merrill’s comment was the basis of my philosophy to consistently raise high-quality beef,” he recalls. Fast forward to 2023, and it’s clear those predictions were true.

“Everybody is talking about what percent Prime they’re doing, because there’s so much more value in premiums paid for Prime,” says Worrell, who admits hardly talking about Select-grading cattle anymore, due to the associated discounts.

Over the years, this growing trend attracted more ranchers to Worrell every year. While most producers tend to scan only bulls, he advises not to forget the heifer contemporaries.

“We can lose sight that the cow has half the genetics of those calves,” he says. “You can make improvements with bulls, but you can’t do it as fast unless you put emphasis on your females, as well.”

In that spirit, Stovall began analyzing ultrasound data on commercial females in addition to reports on the Angus bulls he purchased to make complimentary mating decisions.

“I went from an inconsistent, low-quality cow herd to, what I would consider, a sustainable, highquality, consistent cow herd,” Stovall says.

Relative to seedstock cattle, Worrell reminds collecting phenotypic measures, such as carcass ultrasound, weaning weight, birthweight and others, is still important even with the introduction of genomic testing.

“We can’t have accurate genomic predictions without the actual phenotypes in the genetic evaluations,” he says, adding that for seedstock producers, actual measurements increase the accuracy of the EPD profile many customers review before purchasing.

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Casey Worrell says scanning cattle is only the first step toward improving carcass quality. Taking action by culling low performers or adjusting breeding decisions is what leads to progress within the herd. Photo by Erin Worrell.

From the ranch

The Ultrasound Guidelines Council board ensures the labs, lab technicians, field technicians and their equipment are certified and accurate. But that is only part of the process.

When deciding to take the leap and collect carcass ultrasound data, Worrell says the process is simple.

With registered cattle, he notes the age range and proper contemporary groups as two big factors.

Each breed association will have their own requirements on not only the age range, but also the scan locations on the animal. A certified carcass ultrasound technician will help producers walk through the process based on their individual herd needs.

Breed associations require a barn sheet to be submitted, which includes the animal’s registration number and contemporary group. The carcass ultrasound data will eventually meet up with the barn sheet to ensure data going into the breed database is accurate.

Worrell says to remove single-head contemporary groups from the scan cattle, because a minimum of two animals of the same sex are needed for comparison.

Beyond that, provide access to a squeeze chute, electricity and a scale. The technician will clip and clean the scan areas on the animal before taking the ribeye, backfat and marbling measurements.

“The technician submits that data to a centralized process lab, which is approved by the breed associations,” he explains. “All of this is overseen by the Ultrasound Guidelines Council, which is a part of Beef Improvement Federation.”

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“Collecting the data will not improve your animals,” Worrell says. “It’s what you do with that information.

Everybody’s always looking to find what’s the highest marbling or the biggest ribeye, and what I have found is that maybe the most useful part of collecting it is to get rid of the bottom end.”

And that’s exactly what Stovall has done with his cow herd. When replacement heifers come through the chute, they undergo a visual appraisal, breeding soundness exam and carcass ultrasound.

“Once we get the data back, we cull off the bottom,” Stovall says. “My ultimate goal is to get a spreadsheet behind every cow standing.”

This has afforded Stovall and other clients of Worrell’s to add carcass data to a suite of other performance information to make the best breeding decisions to advance their herd, no matter the breed.

“A breed doesn’t guarantee the carcass quality or the lack of quality,” Worrell says. “There’s as much difference within that breed as there are amongst the breeds.”

Regardless of their status as a purebred or commercial herd, contemporary groups are important because they allow for a more accurate measurement of carcass merit, removing environmental differences.

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Worrell says the genetic heritability of marbling is about 45%, and the other 55% is due to environment, nutrition and health.

“Any differences we would see in that contemporary group should be due to genetics because everything else was equal,” he explains. “The larger the contemporary group, the more useful that information.”

Even so, he says collecting data on smaller herds is still valuable. In these cases, he recommends gathering as a group for a technician to scan several cattle in one day.

That may be more cost-effective, and some technicians have a minimum head requirement.

Finding a way to gather the information is nonnegotiable for many buyers today.

“You’re never going to attract that buyer if you don’t have the information they are looking for,” Worrell says.

“They might say, ‘I’ve never had anybody ask for carcass data,’ but that’s probably because that buyer was already somewhere else that was providing it.”

Stovall is one of them. “I won’t buy bulls unless I can get actual scan data, because to me, that’s what I’m building on and using in my herd.”

From his perspective, the return is positive.

“I think you’re certainly going to get your money back,” he says. “If you are wanting to raise a better product, utilize all the technology that’s available. You’re going to learn more about what you have as a cow herd, and you’re going to improve it over time.”

Industry wide, the quality-beef movement will continue to win the day with consumers around the world. Employing technology and data, like what is

collected chute-side during carcass scans, will help cattle producers raise the bar even higher.

At the same time, ultrasound software will continue to improve, allowing producers to capture the carcass data necessary to predict genetics and improve genomic predictions even more accurately over time.

“It’s more important, today and in the future, that we produce a premium product,” Worrell says. CT

30 Years of Progress A timeline of technician certification, centralized ultrasound processing and the Ultrasound Guidelines Council.

Ultrasound vs. Actual

January 1989. The first certification test of ultrasound technicians was held at Texas A&M University, using standards developed by the Beef Improvement Federation.

Ultrasound vs. Actual Ultrasound vs. Actual

1998-2000. Animal Ultrasound Practitioners, a self-governing organization of technicians, began certifying technicians.

Iowa State University and the American Angus Association conducted a research project on the logistics of technician certification and centralized ultrasound image processing.

2001. The Iowa State University centralized ultrasound processing lab transitioned to the private firm of Walter and Associates LLC. The Annual Proficiency Testing and Certification Committee was established by the U.S. Beef Breeds Council.

A cross section of the 12th - 13th rib-relating muscles: A) Spinalis dorsi, B) Longissimus dorsi and C) Costarum

2003. Annual Proficiency Testing and Certification Committee renamed to the Ultrasound Guidelines Council.

Source: Ultrasound Guidelines Council

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FROM WHY TO HOW What’s next for cattle disease traceability.

By Jena McRell

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COMING TOGETHER

arch 11, 2020. The day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The weeks and months that followed were unlike any other time in history.

Right, wrong or otherwise, immediate precautions were enacted to slow the movement of a virus the world struggled to understand. As a result, Americans felt an economic surge that echoes even today.

Reflecting back on the time period begs the question: What would happen if a major disease threat struck the U.S. cattle population?

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, foot-and-mouth disease or bovine tuberculosis are a few concerns that could potentially have COVID-like repercussions.

For decades, stakeholders have gathered around the importance of animal disease traceability — debating and researching approaches to the increasingly complex concern.

In recent years, industry-wide efforts have guided practical progress toward the intricacies of animal disease traceability.

U.S. CattleTrace officially launched as a non-profit organization in May 2020, after several years as a pilot project with the USDA, Kansas Department of Agriculture and others.

Kansas-native Callahan Grund had been with the effort since the beginning and was a natural choice to serve as the first executive director.

The membership group, of which Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has been active, brings together all voices in the cattle industry toward the goal of developing a producer-led, voluntary disease traceability system.

“The world of ID and traceability has changed dramatically,” Grund says. “Since the pilot project started in 2018, we’ve changed the questions from ones of hesitation to more on implementation.”

He credits the major step forward to greater industry participation, technology advancements and real-world events, like what was felt in 2020, of a disease outbreak in humans. The vocabulary is more comfortable, too.

The world of ID and traceability has changed dramatically.”

— Callahan Grund, U.S. CattleTrace

Right — U.S. CattleTrace members include cow-calf producers from more than 25 states, feedyards with a one-time capacity of about 2.2 million head, auction markets marketing roughly 2.1 million head annually, and three out of the nation’s four major packers. Photo courtesy of U.S. CattleTrace.

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“Contact tracing was one of the hardest concepts for me to explain until COVID happened,” says Grund of the ability to identify those animals in close contact with confirmed disease cases, a mission of U.S. CattleTrace. “Now, everyone knows what it means.”

Because cattle can change hands multiple times in two to three years, the process of contact tracing proves difficult.

Callahan Grund

Take for example, foot-andmouth disease, the world’s most contagious disease for cloven-hoofed animals. Though eradicated in the U.S. in 1929, just one case could cause significant, long-lasting harm.

“Foot-and-mouth disease spreads more rapidly than COVID,” Grund says. “We would Dr. Andy Schwartz have hours, not days or weeks, to get our arms wrapped around the situation to stay ahead of it.”

Texas State Veterinarian and Executive Director for the Texas Animal Health Commission, Dr. Andy Schwartz says a single case of foot-and-mouth disease would likely result in an immediate 72-hour movement shut down, potentially nationwide.

International trade, which valued nearly $11.7 billion in U.S. beef exports in 2022, would freeze, as well.

Reputational damages could also impede future trade efforts in emerging markets.

“That situation would be very disruptive to the industry immediately,” says Schwartz, who has spent 30-plus years working in regulatory medicine.

“Our ability to trace animals quickly and stamp out that disease is going to be critical.”

U.S. CattleTrace is a producer-led organization that aims to create a voluntary system of contact tracing in the case of a threatening cattle disease outbreak.

Cow-calf producers, stockers, auction markets, feeders and packers are involved in orchestrating the program and protocol.

Within U.S. CattleTrace, producers are able to send four limited data points for disease traceability purposes: an animal’s ID number, GPS coordinates when scanned, and the respective date and time.

No personal information is shared.

“We want to give the amount of data necessary to do a successful trace; nothing more than that,” Grund says.

A board of directors, elected by the U.S. CattleTrace membership, determines how, when and who can

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Low-frequency tags are best scanned around 12-14 inches from the tag; while ultra-high frequency tags can be read up to 25-30 feet away. Both are accurate and reliable. Photos courtesy of Texas Animal Health Comission and U.S. CattleTrace.

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USDA LIKELY TO ENACT EID RULE More than 2,000 comments were received after USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service released a proposed rule in January 2023 to require both visual and electronic identification for previously established classes of livestock.

The conversation on this concept has been ongoing since 2019.

A decade ago, the agency began requiring official identification for breeding animals more than 18 months old; cattle and bison of any age used for rodeo or recreational events, including shows and expositions; and all female dairy cows and male dairy animals born after March 11, 2013.

The pending rule doesn’t change the classes of animals that must be officially identified, but rather, says the device must be readable electronically and visually at arm’s length.

That’s according to Dr. Andy Schwartz, state veterinarian and executive director for the Texas Animal Health Commission.

“My hope is that they will adopt the rule in the form that it is now,” Schwartz says. “It will likely be after the first of the year when the final rule is announced.”

Under the current language, livestock owners would have six months to transition to the electronic ID tags before the requirement is officially in place.

Schwartz encourages cattle raisers to contact the Texas Animal Health Commission to request low-frequency ear tags, at no cost, and start working them into their herd management.

“Even if you don’t have a reader or software system, you can still visually read the tag to put it in your records — and you’re meeting ID requirements for a lot of good reasons,” he says.

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access its database. Mainly, state animal health departments like the Texas Animal Health Commission.

“Animal health officials are tasked with protecting the industry and your livelihood as a producer,” Grund says.

“They want to do it in a more efficient way rather than the old pen-and-paper method.”

The voluntary system developed by U.S. CattleTrace, a private entity not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, would provide animal health officials up-to-date information about an animal’s location — while ensuring privacy for cattle raisers.

This allows for an efficient and accurate look at what herds may or may not be impacted by a disease threat.

Joe Leathers, general manager of the historic Four Sixes Ranch and director for Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, says U.S. CattleTrace is the result of proactive conversations, led by producers, to create their own solutions to disease traceability.

“Cattle raisers have been instrumental in coming up with and supporting a voluntary system that would work,” says Leathers, who was also one of the founding board members of U.S. CattleTrace.

Schwartz says he is encouraged by the progress.

“You can’t push a rope, but you can sure pull one,” he says. “The fact that the industry is willing to put skin in the game and develop a system on their own, then share the data from it, is a sign we are moving in the right direction.”

ID IN ACTION Grund was driving a feedyard in Kansas when something stopped him in his tracks.

A pen of feeder cattle with ultra-high frequency tags stood out from the rest. They were printed with the text, Navasota Livestock Weaned Sale. Grund easily recognized they hailed from East Texas and called the livestock market’s owner Greg Goudeau.

“Of the hundreds of thousands of cattle that are sold everywhere, he stopped on a pen of our cattle and could trace them back to the auction,” says Goudeau, who has owned Navasota Livestock for 20 years.

In spring 2019, Navasota Livestock, along with several other Texas auction markets, was selected

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Navasota Livestock has hosted weaned calf sales for four years, and its management is linked to the electronic ID tags. Photos courtesy of Navasota Livestock.

to participate in a traceability study using ultra-high frequency back tags. The project was conducted by Texas Animal Health Commission and Texas Cattle Feeders Association.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association was among the project collaborators, as well.

Through USDA funding, Navasota Livestock switched entirely to the ultra-high frequency back tags for one year. The objective was to test whether or not electronic readings could move at the speed of commerce.

“Hands down, it is the best thing I’ve been involved in for advancing animal ID,” Goudeau says.

“I was highly suspicious it would work, but we proved that we could use the readers as a tool to help us. It didn’t slow us down.”

Down the supply chain, the back tags were linked with permanent electronic ID. Goudeau remembers watching from his computer screen as cattle moved all the way to the packer. He saw updates the day they arrived.

With the market fully outfitted with electronic readers, Goudeau incorporated ultra-high frequency

ear tags into weaned calf sales, which market nearly 24,000 head throughout the year.

Since every calf is individually identified, it gives buyers and Goudeau the confidence in their ability to perform as expected.

“We wanted to provide an opportunity for our customers to market their cattle in a more successful way, so they can be rewarded for doing the right things — weaning their calves and vaccinating them,” says Goudeau, who is also a Superior Livestock area representative.

The most recent Aug. 30 sale in Navasota offered 4,115 head with premiums up to $20 per hundredweight compared to the weekly livestock auction.

Goudeau stresses the added profit potential and value back to cow-calf producers is a critical part of the traceability equation.

“It has to pay off, especially in recent years when folks are already operating on margins,” he says.

His concern is shared by many others when it comes to implementing an industry-wide animal disease traceability system — who will foot the bill?

It has to pay off, especially in recent years when folks are already operating on margins.”

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With a nearly $11.7 billion in beef exports in 2022, lost commerce from a disease outbreak would devastate market supplies. To Leathers and many other traceability advocates, the cost of implementation is worth it. He likens it to drought insurance or other risk management investments.

“The best way to look at this is an insurance policy,” he says. “And if we ever have a disease outbreak, it will pay for itself rapidly.”

WHAT’S NEXT While technology has significantly evolved in recent years, Grund expects the next three to be greater than anything seen in the last two decades.

Research, product development and innovation have led to incredible advancements in the world of electronic ID and related software.

U.S. CattleTrace and industry groups, including Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, are advocating for maintained or increased USDA funding for state agencies to help build the necessary infrastructure in livestock markets, and offer cow-calf producers reducedcost or free access to radio frequency ID. Over the past few years, USDA has provided lowfrequency ear tags to states, and the Texas Animal Health Commission has received and distributed more than 1 million of them. Anyone can request these complimentary tags and start incorporating electronic ID into their herds.

Looking to the future, Leathers says he hopes there will be a complete, functional and voluntary disease traceability system in place. One that all beef cattle producers, stockers, feedyard operators and packers can get behind.

“God willing we won’t, but if we do ever have a disease outbreak, then we have the ability to not disrupt the market any longer than necessary or not even at all,” he says.

While there’s still much work ahead toward the goal of an industry-significant disease traceability system, it is important to recognize cattle raisers are seated at the table.

From the veterinary perspective, Schwartz stresses the cost of not having proper ID: “What is the cost of a misread tag that sends us in the wrong direction? There will be a cost with the tags and readers, but there is a benefit, as well.”

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“We tag all of our adult cows and feeder calves, as well, and we trace them all the way through to the packer,” says Leathers, adding that the electronic ID is linked back to his ranch management software. “There’s no limit to the records that you can keep. It can be as simple or complex as you want it to be.”

“We want to make sure we are doing what is best for the industry and the TSCRA membership,” Leathers says.

“Every board member on U.S. CattleTrace is a member of their respective state organizations, and we all have the same goal — a voluntary program that will actually work and protect the industry.” CT

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Where We Stand

CAST YOUR BALLOT

IN NOVEMBER

By Melissa Hamilton, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association executive director of government relations

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hile the upcoming election ballot will not determine our nation’s president or our state’s governor, there are still important items that will be up for a vote Nov. 7.

Texans will vote on 14 propositions, and of those, three have direct and far-reaching impacts for rural Texans, ranchers and landowners. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association supports the following proposed state constitutional amendments and urges its members to vote “yes” on Propositions 1, 6 and 8.

Proposition 1 – Protecting the right to

engage in farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture and wildlife management.

During the 88th Regular Session earlier this year, the Texas Legislature passed two bills and a joint resolution to strengthen the state’s existing Right to Farm law, and safeguard agriculture from new and growing challenges.

House Bill 2308, authored by Rep. Trent Ashby and sponsored by Sen. Charles Perry, protects Texas farms

and ranches from unwarranted lawsuits and other legal actions.

H.B. 2308 also encourages the growth of state agriculture by shielding expanded farming and ranching operations under the Right to Farm law.

Another piece of legislation, H.B. 1750, expands the right to farm protection for agricultural operations near and around cities Melissa Hamilton and other municipalities. H.B. 1750 was authored by Rep. DeWayne Burns and sponsored by Sen. Charles Perry.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed H.B. 2308 and H.B. 1750, and they became law Sept. 1.

In addition, the Texas Legislature passed House Joint Resolution 126. The joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to enshrine the right of Texans to farm and ranch. H.J.R. 126 gained widespread bipartisan support in the Texas Senate and House of

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en. Charles Perry is a lifelong West Texan and a certified public accountant from Lubbock.

He was elected to the Texas Senate in 2014, after serving two terms in the Texas House of Representatives.

Perry currently chairs the Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs; and is vice-chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

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Understanding the importance of water for all Texans, including those in rural areas and those engaged in agriculture, Perry authored Senate Bill 28 and Senate Joint Resolution 75 to create a Texas Water Fund and the New Water Supply Fund.

In the 88th Regular Session, Perry authored or sponsored legislation vital to Texas ranchers and landowners, including House Bills 1750 and 2308, which update and strengthen protections for agricultural operations in the state’s Right to Farm statute.

Perry also authored other key bills to protect Texas ranchers, such as S.B. 664, which requires alternative protein sources and cell-cultured products to clearly label their products through a set of guidelines and requirements.

Similarly, Perry sponsored House Joint Resolution 126.

This joint resolution creates a constitutional right to farm and ranch. It will be on the Nov. 7 ballot as Proposition 1.

Perry and his wife, Jacklyn, have a daughter, Jordan; a son, Matthew; and five grandchildren — all Texas Tech University graduates. CT

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ep. Trent Ashby was sworn into the Texas House of Representatives in January 2013.

His district is comprised of Angelina, Houston, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity and Tyler counties.

He currently serves as chair of the House Committee on Culture, Recreation and Tourism; and he is a member of the House Transportation Committee.

Along with farming and ranching, it also protects timber, horticulture and wildlife management to secure the right of all Texans to steward the land they love, while providing food, clothing and shelter for the state, nation and world.

H.J.R. 126 will be on the November ballot as Proposition 1.

Although ranching and Texas are often viewed as synonymous, the success of Proposition 1 cannot be taken for granted.

A similar measure failed in Oklahoma in 2016, where groups seeking to end farming and ranching used negative tactics and false or misleading attacks to defeat the amendment. We cannot let that happen in Texas.

Proposition 6 – Creating the Texas Water Fund to assist in financing water projects.

Another important constitutional amendment on the November ballot, Proposition 6 creates a Texas Water Fund to repair aging and leaking pipes, as well as fund new projects needed to meet the increasing demand for clean water in the growing state.

Rep. Trent Ashby

During the 88th Regular Session, Ashby authored H.B. 2308 to protect farmers and ranchers from unwarranted legal actions by updating the state’s Right to Farm Law. He also joint-authored H.J.R. 126, which will be listed on the fall ballot as Proposition 1 and gives Texans a constitutional right to farm and ranch.

Ashby additionally authored H.J.R. 125, which creates a broadband infrastructure fund to expand highspeed broadband access throughout the state.

Born and raised on a dairy farm and diversified livestock operation in Rusk County, Ashby is proud of his rural background and upbringing.

He is a graduate of Henderson High School and was named one of their distinguished alumni in 2014. Ashby is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics.

Today, Ashby is Senior Vice President for VeraBank. He and his wife, Nickie, live in Lufkin and have two sons, Garin and Grant. CT

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Representatives. The proposed constitutional amendment protects all farms and ranches regardless of size.

The proposition represents the culmination of years of hard work by a bipartisan group of legislators known for their efforts on behalf of agriculture and rural Texans.

Proposition 6 seeks to ensure the state has an infrastructure capable of efficiently delivering clean water, both now and in the future.

Proposition 8 – Creating the Broadband

Infrastructure Fund to expand high-speed access and assist in financing connectivity projects.

Proposition 8 continues the important work by the Texas Legislature in previous years to improve access to high-speed broadband Internet for all residents.

Improvement to high-speed broadband access helps improve rural Texans’ access to certain healthcare services, and their access to information needed for success in work and education.

Throughout the last few years, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has reached across the state to better understand current efforts and areas of need to guarantee all Texans have access to high-speed broadband Internet and its benefits.

Legislators passed a bill this session to make the necessary updates to the state’s broadband infrastructure in response to these findings. But, without funding, these efforts cannot be implemented.

Proposition 8 must pass to secure needed dollars to provide reliable access to broadband service, including those who ranch and steward land in the rural parts of the state.

As we near Nov. 7, remember what is at stake. Please encourage friends and family to join you at the polls to support the future of rural Texas. CT

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COMMITTED A story about the future of TSCRA.

By Emily Lochner, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association executive director engagement and education

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n February 1877, 40 cattlemen gathered under an old oak tree in Graham. Alarmed and uneasy with the rising number of cattle thefts plaguing the High Plains, the group hired law enforcement to protect their family of cattle raisers. It was the raw beginnings of an association that has since weathered the test of time.

More than 146 years later, values such as courage, faith, family, heritage, humility, integrity, leadership, perseverance and stewardship remain at the core of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

Passing on these values and equipping the next generation to meet the modern-day challenges they face is the ultimate goal of the association’s young leader development programs.

The second-annual Cattle Raisers Roundup brought 26 high-school sophomores, juniors and seniors to a week-long, pasture-to-plate beef tour in July.

To participate, students completed an intensive application process, which included written essays, letters of recommendation and an interview.

The experience was far from a typical summer camp — it exposed the beef industry’s highest caliber students to hands-on, real-life scenarios.

Students learn how TSCRA advocates for sound policy on issues impacting cattle production and private property rights.

During this unique tour, led by Melissa Hamilton, the association’s executive director of government relations, students journeyed through the steps of the legislative process — and learned how priority bills impacting the cattle industry were passed in the 88th Regular Session.

A glimpse into policy

From the desk of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Austin office to the Texas House of Representatives and Senate, and everywhere in between, participants experienced what it takes to see a bill become a law.

Cattle Raisers Roundup participants began their experience in one of the state’s most influential buildings: the Texas Capitol in Austin.

Most importantly, they learned the importance of using their voice to shape influential policy in support of cattle raisers, landowners and rural areas.

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In the News The full picture Cow-calf producers are the heartbeat of the beef industry. Students received a front-row seat to raising beef with land management at the core at HeartBrand Cattle in Flatonia.

Students saw a complete ranch-to-rail operation, where selection, breeding and feeding revolve around a value-added, consumer mindset. The experience came full circle when students cut their own ribeyes from cattle in the HeartBrand program.

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While at La Babia Cattle in Floresville, the team of cattle managers conveyed the importance of preconditioning health as cattle travel across an international border to endpoint at the company feedyard in Quemado.

A session on stocking rates and grass availability showcased the heart of cow-calf country alongside the fifth-generation Diebel Ranch in Victoria.

Thanks to USDA Natural Resources Conversation Service and the Texas Grazing Lands Coalition, students ran trials with a rainwater simulator demonstrating how working lands capture rainwater, rather than shed it.

Similarly at King Ranch and the East Foundation, students experienced the cross section of livestock production, wildlife management and range health to ultimately foster a culture of stewardship that improves the productivity of native lands.

An additional stop at the Pearsall Livestock Auction showcased how vaccination protocols, hide color, castration, horns and more impacts the bottom-line — marketing sense to help the young cattle raisers develop opportunity in their own herds one day.

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They learned beef harvest protocols, primal and retail beef cuts, food safety and handling measures, and how price drives sales.

Financial and career sense For young people on the edge of adulthood, a lesson in financial stability was not overlooked. At a stop at Prosperity Bank, students learned ways to establish credit, apply for a business loan, open a checking account and how to create a successful business plan. This lesson brought an opportunity to address one of the greatest future challenges — a rising cost of entry into the industry.

While at one of the most successful agricultural law firms in the state, Uhl Fitzsimons in San Antonio,

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Top left and right — Students visit Dean and Peeler Meatworks and learn firsthand from TSCRA Director Dustin Dean as he breaks down the parts of a beef carcass for students. Bottom right — Savay Sexton, Gonzales, showcases Prime Akaushi ribeyes that students hand cut and grilled at HeartBrand Beef.

students peppered a panel of agriculture attorneys on their best professional development advice. From resume advice to networking skills, the team helped ready youth for college, internships and more.

For those interested in pursuing a career in veterinary medicine, a stop at the Victoria Veterinary Clinic gave students an inside look at establishing veterinarian-client-patient-relationships and a typical day in the life as a large animal veterinarian.

Most importantly, students learned about the wide horizon of careers in agriculture. A tour of Smith Gin Cooperative, a South Texas cotton gin, and the Corpus Christi Grain Elevator, leased by ADM Animal Nutrition, gave students perspective to the feed-ration side of the industry.

Making connections Throughout the 2023 Cattle Raisers Roundup, participants enjoyed networking with industry leaders at every turn. Each lunch and dinner, students had the opportunity to interact with Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association directors, committee members and sponsors. Students also met with elected officials and the association’s special rangers.

Students saw beyond the connections they were making. They saw how the industry comes together to do more. This included the likes of Texas Beef Council, partners who keep beef top-of-mind for consumers across the state, and advance research and education within the beef community.

Just as the founders of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association believed over a century ago — cattle raisers are stronger when standing together. Through events such as the Cattle Raisers Roundup, the association fulfills its mission to open doors and lay the path forward for the next generation. CT

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INDUSTRY

BRIEFS TSCRA MEMBER TO LEAD TEXAS A&M DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE Clay Mathis, Ph.D., has been named the new head of the Department of Animal Science, making a return to the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, beginning Oct. 1.

Mathis, a native of New Braunfels, is no stranger to the department as he earned both his bachelor’s in animal science in 1993 and his master’s in physiology of reproduction in 1995 at Texas A&M University. He earned his doctorate in ruminant nutrition in 1998 at Kansas State University.

He is returning to lead the team of faculty and staff to ensure the department remains among the world’s most impactful animal science bodies of students and faculty, internationally renowned for excellence in animal science teaching, research and Extension.

In what he considers to be one of the most important parts of his role, he plans to lead, inspire, recruit and support departmental faculty and staff as they work to further the mission and vision of Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife.

Since 2010, Mathis has served as a professor and the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg endowed chair and director at the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Prior to that, he spent 12 years at New Mexico State University as an Extension livestock specialist.

Mathis is vice-chair of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Beef Quality Assurance advisory group and

a co-chair of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Innovations Hub external advisory board.

In addition, he was a charter member of the board of directors for the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and has served on numerous committees within the American Society of Animal Science.

CATTLE PRODUCERS DIRECT NCBA ACTION ON CELL-CULTURED PRODUCTS National Cattlemen’s Beef Association members passed a directive July 26 during the NCBA Summer Business Meeting to continue its advocacy efforts on transparent labeling and inspection of cell-cultured protein products.

The directive was brought forward by the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association, California Cattlemen’s Association and Florida Cattlemen’s Association and passed at the Summer Business Meeting, hosted July 2426 in San Diego.

All policies passed at this meeting will be forwarded to the association’s general membership for a full vote in the fall. This grassroots process ensures that policy positions reflect the views of cattle producers.

Earlier this year, the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service issued two grants of inspection to companies producing cell-cultured chicken imitation products.

These grants of inspection permit companies producing cell-cultured products to sell their products in interstate commerce. While no cell-cultured imitations of beef have received a grant of inspection, several companies are attempting to create these products.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association previously advocated for USDA oversight of cell-cultured meat and was pleased to see FSIS inspecting these products as opposed to the Food and Drug Administration.

USDA inspections occur more frequently and hold these companies to a higher food safety standard.

Moving forward, the association will be urging Congress to set labeling requirements, so cell-cultured products are clearly distinguishable from real beef and to prevent confusion or misrepresentation about these products. CT

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Theft & Law Trailer stolen in Grayson County.

Oliver also reports an 18-foot, tandem-axle, bumper pull utility trailer stolen. The black trailer is a 2012 year model with two flat tires, and a spare tire secured to the tongue. The VIN number is 13ZHP1829C1000307, and it has a Park brand decal on the tongue. The trailer was stolen July 21 between 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. from a property on Sears Road. It was loaded with scrap metal, home appliances and other miscellaneous items. Anyone with information on these cases is urged to contact Oliver at 903-328-8023.

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Steers missing in Dallam County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Ben Eggleston reports 15 steers missing from a pasture five miles north of Chamberlin. The steers weigh approximately 450 to 550 pounds and are red, black or Charolais. The livestock are branded with a triangle on the left hip, have fly tags in the left ear and numbered tags in the right ear. The numbered tags read K Bill Cattle Company and feature the triangle brand.

The tags are either red with No. 792, orange with No. 796, blue with No. 794 or white with No. 793. The steers were last accounted for June 19 and were discovered missing July 3. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Eggleston at 806-852-4741.

DISTRICT 9 - CENTRAL TEXAS Cattle shot in Parker County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Zach Havens reports a black Angus bull and cow shot and killed in a pasture at the intersection of Old Garner Road and Shady Grove Road. The cattle were shot on or around July 22. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Havens at 254-396-1747.

DISTRICT 10 - CENTRAL TEXAS Bulls missing near Quinlan.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Robert Pemberton reports two registered Beefmaster bulls missing. One bull is approximately 1,100 pounds with 103 branded on the left hip, and a white ear tag including No. 103 and the bull’s birth date.

The second bull is approximately 700 pounds with 116 branded on the left hip, and a white ear tag including No. 116 and the bull’s birth date. The bulls were last seen July 25. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Pemberton at 903-450-3900.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Brad Oliver reports a 3-year-old, registered, gray Brahman bull missing from a pasture off Range Creek Road. The bull is branded with J2 bar 59 on the left leg and has a blue ear tag with No. 119 in the left ear. He was last seen July 21.

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Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Marvin Wills reports a yellow four-wheeler and two, 2-day-old black calves missing from a property off Horseshoe Bend Road. The 2008 Honda 420 fourwheeler has the serial number 1HFTE340884105471. The four-wheeler and calves were last seen the evening of July 23 and discovered missing the morning of July 24.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Wills at 254-223-2330.

DISTRICT 19 — CENTRAL TEXAS Cows missing in Tom Green County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger H.D. Brittain reports 21 black Brangus cross cows missing from a pasture in northeast Tom Green County. The cows are middle-aged and were last seen June 15. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact Brittain at 325-340-2268.

DISTRICT 22 — EAST TEXAS Hay stolen in Waller County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Brent Mast reports seven 5-foot by 6-foot round bales stolen from a property off Hauck Road near Hempstead. They were stolen between July 26 and Aug. 1.

Cattle missing in Burleson County.

Mast also reports two black cow-calf pairs and one gray Brahman bull missing. The cattle have no identifying marks or brands and were last seen July 11. Anyone with information on these cases is urged to contact Mast at 936-714-9066.

DISTRICT 25 — SOUTHEAST TEXAS Solar panels stolen near Goliad.

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Cattle and equipment missing near Waco.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Robert Fields reports seven Sun Spark brand solar panels stolen from a property off Bayou Road. The panels are approximately 39 inches long by 65 inches tall. The panels were stolen on or around July 2 when an unknown suspect cut a lock on a gate, drove through the ranch and unbolted the solar panels from three different water wells.

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Fields also reports eight Rich brand 100-watt solar panels stolen from a property off San Antonio River Road. The panels are approximately 39 inches long by 21.3 inches tall. The panels were stolen on or around July 2 when an unknown suspect cut a lock on a gate, drove into the pasture and unbolted the solar panels from the bracket near a water well. A license plate was found on the property and belonged to a stolen vehicle from Needville. The stolen vehicle is a black, 2020, King Ranch edition Ford F250.

Additional solar panels stolen near Victoria.

In a second instance, the special ranger reports two solar panels stolen from a property off San Antonio River Road. The panels are approximately 2 feet by 4 feet.

The panels were stolen when an unknown suspect cut a lock and unbolted the solar panels from a water well approximately half a mile into the property. This is in the same area and possibly the same suspect as the similar recently reported cases.

Cow missing near Victoria.

Fields also reports a black, motley-faced cow missing from a property along Highway 77 south of Victoria. The

cow is approximately 4 years old with no identifying brands or marks. She was last seen June 14.

Bull missing near Kingsbury.

The special ranger reports a black Wagyu bull missing from a property off Highway 90. The bull is branded with a dragging C over a 40F on the left hip. He also has DEBC tattooed in the right ear and 40F tattooed in the left ear.

The bull was found missing July 7, after portable panels were discovered set up and rearranged to load out cattle.

Anyone with information on these cases is urged to contact Fields at 361-207-5207.

DISTRICT 26 — CENTRAL TEXAS Bull missing in Llano County.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Todd Jennings reports a black Brangus bull missing from a pasture near the Sandy Creek area.

The bull is 3 years old and has a yellow ear tag with No. 700. Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact Jennings at 830-997-7585. 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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With calf prices expected to trend higher, there’s more opportunity for improved calf performance. And premiums start with the right herd sire.

“Cows are the heart of a herd, but a bull makes up half your calf crop,” says Emily Lochner, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association executive director of engagement and education. “The importance of bull selection cannot be understated.

If you’re retaining daughters, a bull will have a lasting effect for decades on your herd.”

Lochner grew up on a beef cattle operation in Central Texas and has competed on livestock judging teams for both Butler Community College and Texas Tech University, where she graduated with an animal science degree. During the 2023 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo, Lochner presented a live demonstration on cattle selection basics.

She says taking the time to narrow down the search and find the right bulls suited to an operation is key.

1. EXAMINE PRODUCTION GOALS.

2. POUR OVER THE DATA. From time-tested visual appraisal to sophisticated DNA technology, cattle raisers today are armed with an abundance of information from which to make breeding decisions.

When in doubt, ask questions to the breeders and others about how a potential sire may fit within a particular program or environment.

Before buying bulls, Lochner suggests evaluating production goals and the environment.

Assessing the calf crop’s ultimate income source will be the strongest driver for bull selection. To do so, Lochner recommends starting with the end goal and working backward.

“For cow-calf producers, the goal may be to sell calves at weaning, or it may make more sense to sell after preconditioning,” Lochner says. “For others, it may be to raise direct-to-consumer beef or build their herd through replacement heifers.”

After assessing the end goal for calves, take time to look at the cows and what type of bulls will complement the herd. If cows are more feminine, there could be a need for a bull with more red meat. If cows are carrying too much frame, then a more moderate herd sire might be beneficial.

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“There’s an old saying ‘the bull should fit the market, and the cow should fit the environment’ and that still rings true today,” Lochner says. “When buying cattle, evaluate your production goals, then counter in everything in your toolbox for selection, including phenotypic and genotypic factors.”

“Seedstock breeders want to help get the right bull in your hands,” Lochner says.

“Take advantage of all the information in a sale catalog. Evaluate the numbers of a bull, always determine if physically he is what your herd needs, and don’t be afraid to ask questions.”

A few of the fundamental factors to consider are breed, phenotype, performance, age and expected progeny differences.

When evaluating the phenotype of a bull, Lochner says structure is number one.

For a bull to do his job correctly, he needs to be physically able and have the athletic ability to breed a cow. Look for angulation of skeleton, squareness of

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Bull Buyer’s Guide feet, and if he moves easily around the pen or pasture without struggle. A bull who has pain in his joints will not have a desire to mount a cow, so evaluating skeletal build should be the first priority.

For cattle raisers looking to keep replacement heifers, a couple essential maternal EPDs to consider are calving-ease (CED, CEM), birthweight (BW), milk (M, MM) and stayability (STAY).

Next, look for muscling and red meat. Looking down the topside of an animal, determine if he wide topped.

Moving to the bull’s backside, evaluate muscle in his hip and lower stifle.

“EPDs are a great way to get a glimpse into a bull’s capabilities,” Lochner says. “We can use them to improve economic traits within the herd and ultimately increase profits.”

Lastly, look for fleshing ability, or body, by considering if he is deep ribbed or round bodied. A bull’s ability to maintain flesh throughout the breeding season will ensure less turnaround time to get him back into shape between breeding seasons.

3. INVEST WISELY.

While the bull’s conformation holds significance, genetic information is also fundamental.

Since there is no one-size-fits-all when buying bulls, going back to an operation’s end goals and priorities can help narrow down to the essential characteristics.

Evaluate the herd’s strengths and weaknesses — and invest in bulls that fit accordingly.

Examining a bull’s performance data and EPDs is another way to guide sire selections. The numbers can provide insight to a bull’s potential, especially for young bulls with no proven progeny.

“At the end of the day, investing in a bull is just that — an investment,” Lochner says. “Ranches often operate on a shoestring budget, but the importance of a good bull will benefit your bottom line more than not.”

As many producers know, there are a number of EPDs to look at, but a few economically relevant traits to consider are weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW) and carcass traits (MARB, IMF, REA). These are important for most producers selling their calf crop and trying to maximize dollars per pound.

Ultimately, cattle raisers are in the business of producing beef and raising healthy, profitable calves. Whether buying one bull or 10, a careful and strategic approach to bull selection stands as a cornerstone for success. CT Chrissy Fly is a freelance writer and photographer from Dalhart.

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Simmental and SimAngus™ Bulls

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45th Annual Bull & Heifer Sale

November 9, 2023

Join Us November 8 - Field Day and Cattle Preview

Selling 50-60 bulls & 150-200 heifers

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Barber R anc h A NNUAL B ULL S ALE ANNUAL BULL SALE 11 a.m. CST, Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Texas 100+ lots of cutting-edge Hereford genetics…Horned & Polled…Powerful…Docile…Efficient…Fertile Barber Ranch bulls are known for their ease of handling and for possessing more muscling than many Hereford bulls.

Our 2023 sale bulls are an incredible set with emphasis on calving ease with growth, marbling and $CHB, including curve-bending herd bull prospects plus bulls with outstanding Baldy Maternal & Brahman Influence $Indexes.

And as always…heavy muscled bulls with a lot of “look”! All bulls sell with genomically enhanced EPDs.

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CATTLE MARKETING 101 A breakdown of the fundamentals and disruptors at play.

By Diane Meyer

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he cattle market plays an important role in cash flow for cattle raisers, but its complexities can be difficult to grasp.

Compass Ag Solutions’ Bryan Vasseur, chief operating officer, and Garren Bellis, business and risk management consultant, recently shared their insights on the TSCRA Talk podcast, discussing what producers should know to become familiar with the marketing system.

The Fundamentals With more than a decade of risk management in the cattle business, Vasseur devotes much of his time to studying the markets. He observes the biggest driver is a term dubbed “seasonals,” which refers to the industry’s natural production phases.

“There are, generally speaking, highs and lows in the market throughout a year,” said Vasseur, which arise from the cyclical pattern of the production system.

In North America, he explained, 60% to 80% of cows calve in the spring and reach weaning age in the fall.

That same group will reach yearling stage the following spring, the same time when another calf crop arrives.

Though many years can be abnormal, he said to expect lows in the calf market to occur in fall, when most producers are selling.

“Highs would be in the spring, when there are less calves being weaned, and also green grass,” he said.

Markets for yearlings — or an 800-pound steer — are consequently inverse of the calf market, with highs in the fall and lows in the spring.

Because most grass in North America grows in the spring and summer, it is difficult for most operators to raise calves in other seasons, he added.

When calves are ready to sell, two commonplace avenues are the live cash market or the contractual futures market. There are two types of future contracts: feeder cattle and live cattle, the latter referring to fat cattle. The feeder cattle futures market represents calves weighing 700 to 899 pounds; the live cattle futures are animals at harvest weight.

For feeder cattle, futures prices settle to the CME Feeder Cattle Index representing an 800-pound steer would sell for in the U.S. The CME publishes a daily index representative of every sale it covers, and the feeder cattle futures market trades around those values, Vasseur said.

provides opportunities for cattlemen to lock in prices in the future,” he said. “In the end, the intention for the differences between cash and futures is to be nothing.”

The Disruptors Bellis said market disruptors, also known as black swans in the cattle industry, can cause futures prices to adjust. Recent examples of sudden disruptors include the Tyson plant fire, global pandemic and announcement of the Russia-Ukraine war, which caused a major shift in supply and demand.

Other disruptors can happen gradually, like the rapid culling of the national cow herd, he pointed out.

Vasseur added, “There has been more market disruption, I believe, in the last five years than anyone can remember. Demand has brought us through a lot of those disruptions; beef demand has not been the problem.”

Rather, he explained, the now-resolved supply chain bottleneck was the biggest limitation.

The big concern as of late is fear that interest rate hikes will slow demand. He and Bellis agreed the best way to prepare is to have a risk management strategy.

“We’re selling for near-record prices, but we also have record input prices,” said Bellis, who grew up in the cow-calf business. “We have a lot to protect, a lot to gain and also a lot to lose without the right risk management strategy.”

In particular, the Compass Ag Solutions team highlights the value of livestock risk protection insurance.

Vasseur noted previous risk management tools required a load of cattle, but recent changes to LRP insurance eliminated headcount requirements.

“It’s also subsidized, so it’s the cheapest form and most beneficial way for a rancher to use risk management right now,” he said.

Regardless of a chosen marketing plan and risk management strategy, Vasseur encouraged all producers to know their break even.

“Know where you’re at, know your cost of production,” he said. “It’s hard to manage risk if you don’t know that first.”

To listen to more of the conversation with Vasseur and Bellis, download TSCRA Talk via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. CT

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BIG PROGRESS Shorten calving windows with these simple steps.

By Burt Rutherford

Photo by Kayla Jennings

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While Todd Bilby, Ph.D., might not be a nutritionist, he does know quite a bit about how to get cows bred. And the main thing in that effort is nutrition.

“Make sure they have a good nutrition program, and that the animals are gaining weight going into the breeding season,” he said.

Bilby is part of the technical services team at Merck Animal Health. His specialty is helping beef producers gain maximum efficiency with their breeding program.

Year-round, proper nutrition and health protocols, not just prior to breeding season, ensures mature cows cycle again by 50 days after they calve and first-calf heifers by 70 days.

“Having a good vaccination program in place is always important,” Bilby said. “Deworm your animals so they can continue to gain body weight and sustain a calf, and so your heifer calves that are kept as replacements can start cycling sooner.”

Then, have a veterinarian do breeding soundness exams on the bulls to ensure fertility.

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If the bulls aren’t purchased with a DNA test on file with their respective breed association, collecting one during the breeding soundness exam may benefit the rancher.

For registered bulls, breed associations offer tests for genomically enhance expected progeny differences, or EPDs, on birth weight, calving ease and stayability.

Similar testing is available for commercial bulls through independent labs, and the results offer insight on how sire genetics may enhance their daughters’ ability to breed back.

A cow needs to have around six calves to make it past the breakeven cost to develop her and retain in the herd.

Those are the fundamentals. Now, look at the advantages of moving the majority of cows and heifers into calving the first 21 days of the calving season, which is the average estrous cycle length of a cow.

Step one is having a defined breeding season, which means taking the bulls out at a defined time.

“If you currently don’t remove the bulls, possibly starting at 120 days to establish a defined breeding season length would be a place to start,” Bilby said.

Then, each year, a goal should be to reduce the breeding season length until you eventually can get to around 60-80 days. The shorter the better.

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Ranching If the calving window is long, there is potential to boost the bottom line by tightening up.

What’s more, Bilby mentioned there is no need to ramp up the bull battery with a synchronization program. “Your bull power stays the same.

Here’s why. Let’s say the heavy end of a calf crop, steers born in the first 21 days of the calving season, wean at 600 pounds. The second set of steers, those born 21 to 42 days, weigh 550 pounds at weaning.

If you’re doing a simple one shot of prostaglandin five days after bull turnout, those bulls can handle it.”

At $2 per pound, the early steers will fetch $1,200 per head gross, while the second string will bring $1,100 per head. At a $100-per-head difference, it makes sense to get as many calves born early as possible.

A fast, low-cost way to achieve that is to give cows and heifers a shot of prostaglandin five days after bulls are turned out, Bilby said.

The prostaglandin will initiate the cycling animals to show heat right away. With the majority of animals getting bred in the first cycle, the majority of calves will hit the ground in the first 21 days of the calving season.

That means bigger, heavier steers and replacement heifers at weaning. Steers will pound out more money, and heifers will have another month to mature and begin estrus the next breeding season, which increases their odds to stay in the herd longer.

Then, the process builds on itself, and the cow herd returns more to the operation’s bottom-line, he said.

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Taking the Next Step Once the herd has adjusted to calve early, a producer may want to consider adding a timed artificial insemination program.

Consider starting with replacement heifers because they’re an easy group to manage, he recommended, plus they have the herd’s best genetics. Bred to the best bulls, reaching and maintaining genetic goals will be more efficient.

Bilby said: “Either way, whether you use synchronization and timed AI or a simple approach with just one estrus synchronization shot in your cows, choose one of those because that will help you get more calves on the ground sooner.” CT Burt Rutherford, former senior editor of BEEF magazine, now owns Rangeview Strategies based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

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WHAT PLANT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE

MONTH OF OCTOBER? Rusty blackhaw (Viburnum rufidlum)

By Kent Ferguson Photo by Eric Beckers, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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usty blackhaw can be found growing as an under-story shrub throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and the southeastern U.S.

While mostly found as a shrub or small tree in bottomlands, it can also be found in dryland soil. It is known by several other names, including Rusty Nannyberry, Downy viburnum, and Southern blackhaw.

The plant:

• Has gray to dark brown bark, tinged with red, that is a quarter to half-inch thick.

• Has leaves with a shiny, dark green upper surface,

roughly 2 inches wide and 4 inches long, that are opposite or whorled, elliptic or oval, with pointed or blunt tips. Leaf edges will have fine, sharp teeth.

• Has leaves that are pale green on the bottom with red hairs on the veins. The species name rufidulum refers to the rufous-red hairs on the younger plant parts.

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• Will have white flowers in the spring, sometimes

confused with the flowering dogwood. The flowers are a quarter-inch across and arranged in flat-topped clusters that are 2 to 6 inches across.

• Has fruit formed from the flowers in oblong

drooping clusters, up to a half-inch long. The fruit will change color over time, going from green to dark blue with a white, powdery texture.

Rusty blackhaw is desirable in landscaping due to its lustrous leaves and beautiful flowers. The plant attracts many pollinator species that seek out its flowers.

In the past, it has also been used for medicinal purposes. It is highly desirable browse for cattle and white-tailed deer; and the fruit is used by many song birds, wild turkey, qual and small animals. 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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BQA TIP: MINERALS MATTER A

n adequate energy and protein intake is the most important nutritional factor for cattle health and performance. Next on the list: meeting mineral requirements.

Providing cattle access to a complete, balanced mineral supplement is an effective way to prevent deficiencies. A complete mineral supplement will contain macro-minerals, trace minerals, salt and some vitamins.

Loose mineral supplements and tubs are common, free-choice delivery methods. Be sure to check whether or not the tubs contain salt. If they do not, provide a source of white salt along with the tub.

Salt blocks contain a few minerals and are often not appropriate options to use independently. CT

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DIRECT TO CONSUMERS Meat processing plants grow with local consumer demand.

By Gail Ellis

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s more consumers seek locally sourced products to connect with the land, many ranchers are stepping up to meet demand.

Educating ranchers and buyers

The market for direct-to-consumer beef has grown substantially during the past decade, sustaining the need for processing facilities. COVID-19 fueled even more business for processors, and Oklahoma’s regulatory agency took notice.

“In 2019, we had roughly 20 inspected plants across the state, and now we’re up over 30,” said Scott Yates, director of the food safety division at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. “We had 15 inspectors in 2019, and we just hired the 30th a few weeks ago.”

The industry is experiencing significant growth, but starting as early as the 1970s, processing plants were in decline in Oklahoma communities as people retired from the trade.

Children chose other career paths over the family business, and many facilities closed their doors for good, Yates said. Meat consumers began to connect with producers, but the custom processing business had its seasonal ebbs and flows.

However, the pandemic gave mom-and-pop facilities another chance. Joel Jackson, pilot plant manager at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center, said by May 2020, custom processing orders were through the roof.

“In April and May of 2020, when the big plants started shutting down, you couldn’t walk into a grocery store and get what you wanted,” he said. “If you didn’t have a freezer full of meat, that made people nervous.”

Processors were quickly booked through the end of the year into 2021 and even 2022. By the end of 2020, cancelations began popping up, but Jackson said the overall panic of a tight meat supply changed consumers’ habits.

“People who had never had an animal processed before asked producers if they could buy one,” he said.

“For first timers, it led to a big learning curve and an opportunity for education by producers and processors.”

Jackson wrote an Oklahoma State University Extension fact sheet detailing the basics of animal processing, including why a 1,000-pound steer will not produce 1,000 pounds of meat, how to select cutting instructions and what cuts are available. The information is not only valuable to the buyer, but also to those ranchers who might be new to custom processing.

Consumers purchasing beef directly from ranchers can custom order cuts at the processing plant to fill home freezers with product not intended for individual sale.

Photo by Mitchell Alcala, Oklahoma State University.

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“If you’re going to sell beef, you should be familiar with what to expect on a side, quarter or whole animal in terms of yield,” Jackson said. “You’re going to get asked all those questions. Most people aren’t going to pay $1,000 to $3,000 if they don’t know what they’re going to get.”

Jackson and his colleagues have offered learning opportunities for producers interested in direct-to-

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Beyond Our Gates consumer meat sales. Ranchers learned about the regulatory aspects of the business, including what type of processor is required for each type of sale.

“If you want to keep it simple, pre-selling your livestock is the best option,” Jackson said. “Custom exempt processing removes the need for inspection, permits and even label approvals. It’s just like you’re selling a live animal to a neighbor or family member, and it can be processed at a local custom plant.”

“It’s a good thing we’re getting back to more local processors,” Yates said. “It’s good for small-town economies. Most of our establishments have anywhere from five to 10 or 25 to 30 employees.”

New opportunities Outwest Farms, near Cleveland, Oklahoma, is one of the many value-added farming and ranching operations contributing to this growing niche market.

The workshops also covered state and federal meat inspections, proper permitting, labeling and other associated regulations.

When 32-year-old Jake Miller finished his bachelor’s degree a few years ago, he wanted to find a job and stay in Oklahoma. His family had always raised cattle as a food source for themselves, but Miller saw potential in a different group of customers.

“If you’re storing inspected meats that will enter into commerce, you’ll need to register with the state,” Jackson said.

An economic force Although custom processing has returned to preCOVID numbers, Yates said interest in processing facilities continues to climb, especially in the eastern half of the state. The Coronovirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and other economic grants that stemmed from the pandemic gave meat processors the cash they needed to build from scratch or expand.

“We’re still getting calls from folks who are wanting to build plants,” he said. “We’ve got people building or getting their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point plans ready for inspection, and some facilities are transitioning from state inspected to federal, so they can ship to other states.”

Yates said the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry has a working relationship with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. Custom processing plants selling freezer beef not packaged for individual sale only require quarterly inspections, but those used to process meat marketed individually are regularly inspected on days when processing occurs.

“You can buy a whole or half beef pretty much everywhere, but I had not seen a lot of people sell by the pound,” he said. “A lot of families don’t have freezer space for a whole animal and selling it by the pound gives them a chance to buy local.”

Miller, his parents and his two siblings established Outwest Farms and processed their first animals at an Oklahoma-based federal facility in 2018. Building the business took time, but it quickly expanded after the pandemic forced the family to shift their marketing efforts.

“In 2021, we did a complete rebuild of our customer base and moved from mainly focusing on Facebook to Instagram and Google ads,” Miller said.

With the help of a couple of employees, Outwest Farms offers beef, pork, lamb and chicken with free home delivery in the Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Stillwater areas. Because it uses a federal processing facility, the farm can also ship out of state. Miller said the biggest hurdle now is competing with national distributors.

“The main thing all customers want is a connection to where their food comes from,” he said. “They need to know you exist.” CT

Plants in Oklahoma with a Talmadge-Aiken federal classification can export overseas and are inspected by regulatory officials familiar with the community.

Gail Ellis is a communications specialist at Oklahoma State University.

Average Yield Examples A 1,200-pound, grain-fed steer should result in a roughly 756-pound carcass, after assuming 60 to 63% dressing percentage.

carcass, accounting for about 55% dressing percentage.

Aging 14 days results in a 307-pound carcass; 7% shrink.

Aging 14 days results in a 710-pound carcass ready to cut; with approximately 6% shrink.

Depending on how fat the animal was and the percentage of bone-in and boneless cuts, a customer can expect to yield 50 to 65% of the 710-pound aged carcass or 355 to 460 pounds of finished product.

A 600-pound calf should result in a roughly 330-pound

Since younger cattle will likely not have as much fat as an older animal, one can expect a higher moisture loss and increased trimming.

Depending on the percentage of bone-in and boneless cuts, one can expect to yield 45 to 60% of the aged carcass or 140 to 185 pounds of finished product. This is often a result of less muscle in relation to the skeleton.

Source: Oklahoma State University Extension, Sept. 2022

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A PLACE FOR EVERYONE TSCRA Director Mark Jones relays the value of association membership for all cattle raisers and landowners, big and small.

By Laurie Martin

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n the self-proclaimed Heart of Texas, with mouthwatering BBQ and breathtaking scenery, Mark Jones lives on his family’s Jones North Ranch, located roughly 25 miles north of Brady.

the ups and downs of owning an agriculture business.

When some of his customers might question their place in Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, he would try to set them straight.

Besides co-owning the century-old ranch with his brother, Jones has been involved in the banking industry most of his life. He served as president of the First State Bank in Menard; president of the Eden State Bank; and vice president, branch manager of the Central Texas Farm Credit in Early.

“TCSRA is for everybody,” Jones says. “Even if you don’t own cattle, but you own a barn or equipment, you’ve got somebody you can call other than your local sheriff. That’s important. The special rangers will be on it in a heartbeat.”

After retiring, he and his wife, Connie, relocated to the ranch, enjoying the slower-paced lifestyle found on the remote property.

“It’s way of life that most people don’t understand,” Jones says. “It’s a love of the land, love of cattle and wildlife, and not having that day-to-day grind of the city.

It’s been an adjustment to not have the conveniences, but we’ve enjoyed it.”

Since becoming a Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association director in 2001, he has served on the natural resources and wildlife committee, and property rights and tax committee.

“We’ve been coming to the convention for 30-plus years,” Jones says. “I was one of the first participants in the Young Cattlemen’s Conference program. We traveled around to Denver, Chicago and Sioux City. I learned a lot and met interesting people. Since then, TSCRA has been a mainstay for us.”

The value of law enforcement and political representation is incomparable. Jones says the network of people means you always have someone watching your back and fighting battles for you, locally and nationally.

Jones, whose father served as the association president from 1992 to 1994, is proud of a history of family engagement. He finds it important to get involved, especially for the younger generation like his son, who has been attending the convention with Jones for many years and has recently joined a policy committee.

“My advice to him was to just get involved,” Jones says.

“Come to meetings. Come to conventions. Just be a part of the family, and you’ll enjoy it. You don’t have to be everything to everybody. You can do what you want to do, and that’s because there is plenty to be involved in.”

As he reflects on the years past, Jones says he also looks forward to the future of Jones North Ranch. He says he and his brother are fortunate that their kids are not only interested in the ranch but want to continue the family legacy — cattle, wildlife, land and Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. CT

As a director and a banker, he would always try to promote the association.

Jones says he developed strong relationships with his agriculture customers, because he was able to relate to

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TSCRA Leadership

ARTHUR G. UHL 111

President 4040 Broadway St., Ste. 430 San Antonio, Texas 78209

PAST PRESIDENTS John M. “Jack” Shelton III Amarillo, 1984-1986 James L. Powell San Angelo, 1988-1990 Tom Beard Alpine, 1994-1995 C. Coney Burgess Amarillo, 1997-1999 J. Mark McLaughlin San Angelo, 1999-2001 John E. Dudley Comanche, 2001-2003 Bob McCan Victoria, 2003-2005 C.R. “Dick” Sherron Beaumont, 2005-2007 Jon Means Van Horn, 2007-2009 Dave Scott Richmond, 2009-2011 Joe J. Parker Byers, 2011-2013

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CARL RAY POLK JR.

STEPHEN DIEBEL

First Vice President P.O. Box 155108 Lufkin, Texas 75915

Second Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer 3907 Salem Rd. Victoria, Texas 77904

Pete Bonds Saginaw, 2013-2016

Emily Lochner Executive Director, Engagement & Education

Richard Thorpe lll Winters, 2016-2018 Robert E. McKnight Jr. Fort Davis, 2018-2020

Grace Dunham Executive Director, Events & Partnerships

G. Hughes Abell Austin, 2020-2022

Megan Wills Executive Director, Finance & Human Resources

HONORARY VICE PRESIDENTS

Michele Woodham Executive Director, Insurance Services

Jack Hunt San Juan Capistrano, California Richard Wortham Austin

EXECUTIVE STAFF HEADQUARTERS P.O. Box 101988 Fort Worth, Texas 76185 817-332-7064 • 800-242-7820 Jason Skaggs Executive Vice President/ Chief Executive Officer Jaclyn Roberts Parrish Executive Director, Communications & Marketing

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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 919 Congress Ave., Suite 750 Austin, Texas 78701 Melissa Hamilton Executive Director, Government Relations

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TSCRA Leadership

REGION 1

REGION 2

Joe M. “Jody” Bellah, Throckmorton

Kevin Busher, Winters

Blake Birdwell, Canyon

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

Gordon E. Sauer, Fredericksburg

C.A. “Chili” Cole IV, San Angelo

Danny B. Stewart, Sterling City

Alan F. Curry, San Angelo

Rick Tate, Marfa

James H. Dudley IV, Horseshoe Bay

Cliff Teinert, Albany

Amanda Dyer, Fort Davis

Dennis W. Webb, Barnhart

Johnny Ferguson, Big Lake

W. C. “Billy” Williams, Mertzon

DIRECTORS

E. S. F. “Swasey” Brainard II, Pampa J. K. “Rooter” Brite Jr., Bowie Donnell Brown, Throckmorton Campbell Burgess, Amarillo Deborah Clark, Henrietta Lynn Cowden, Skellytown J. B. Daniel, Crowell James Henderson, Memphis Clayton Henry, Wichita Falls

DIRECTORS

D.A. “Day” Harral, Fort Stockton Ron Helm, Van Horn Heath Hemphill, Coleman

Len P. Mertz, San Angelo Tom Perini, Buffalo Gap Bill Phinizy, Gail Frank Price, Sterling City

REGION 3 DIRECTORS

Brooks Hodges, Guthrie

Shelby W. Horn, Fredericksburg

Ford Drummond, Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Joe Leathers, Guthrie

Larry R. Horwood, Sterling City Grant Jones, Rochelle

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Frank McLelland, Tahoka Jeff Mitchell, Amarillo

Mark W. Jones, Brady

Gage Moorhouse, Benjamin

W. Clay Jones, Brady

Diaz W. Murray, Wichita Falls

Ty Keeling, Boerne

J. Malcolm Shelton IV, Amarillo

Lorenzo Lasater, San Angelo

Dale A. Smith, Amarillo

Brian T. McLaughlin, Midland

Jim Thompson, Breckenridge

David L. Neal, San Angelo

Tom Watson, Muleshoe

Gerald Nobles Jr., Brady

Wesley Welch, Lubbock

James Oliver, Ozona

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Wade Perks, San Angelo

William L. “Buck” Arrington, Pampa Van Baize, Nocona Emry Birdwell Jr., Henrietta

Jessica Tate, Marfa James Uhl, Fort McKavett

Les Nunn, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

REGION 4 DIRECTORS

Edward Bordovsky Jr., Riviera Austin Brown III, Beeville W. Christopher Bush, Refugio James Clement lll, Kingsville David S. Crow, Corpus Christi Dustin Dean, Floresville David DeLaney, Kingsville

Cody Webb, Barnhart

Robert “Bobby” Dobson, Birmingham, Alabama

Ken Welch, Baird

James L. “Jamie” Donnell Jr., Fowlerton

Ray W. Willoughby III, Eldorado

J. David Eppright, Cost

J. D. Cage, Muleshoe

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Benjamin Eshleman III, Corpus Christi

Mike Gibson, Paducah

C. A. “Chip” Cole III, San Angelo

Joseph B.C. Fitzsimons, Carrizo Springs

Ronald J. “Ron” Gill, Chico

William C. “Billito” Donnell Jr., Alpine

Cody Fry, Lueders

Mary Lou Bradley-Henderson, Childress R. A. “Rob” Brown Jr., Throckmorton

Robert B. Mansfield, Amarillo

Richard Gates, Marfa

Jim L. Gates, Pearsall

Tom Moorhouse, Benjamin

W. H. “Billy” Green III, Albany

Milton S. Greeson Jr., Victoria

Boots O’Neal, Guthrie

Rafe Hargrove, Rotan

Bret Griffith, Del Rio

James Palmer, Roaring Springs

Dr. Joe Pat Hemphill, Coleman

Heath Grigg, Kingsville

Wilson Scaling, Henrietta

Ken Jordan, San Saba

Marty R. Harris, Tilden

Chris Scharbauer, Amarillo

Don Keeling, Fredericksburg

Leslie Kinsel, Cotulla

John Welch, Wolfforth

Chris Lacy, Fort Davis

Claude Koontz, San Antonio

A. B. “Buck” Wharton III, Vernon

Laurence M. Lasater, San Angelo

Steven J. Mafrige, Tilden

Tom Woodward, Decatur

Ben Love, Marathon

Beth Knolle Naiser, Sandia

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REGION 6

Federico Nieto, Raymondville

Dr. Lewis (Bud) Dinges, Richmond

T. Michael O’Connor, Victoria

Gardner H. Dudley, Houston

Jason Peeler, Floresville

Jay C. Evans, Dripping Springs

J.R. Ramirez, La Pryor

Lloyd French IV, Houston

Gilly Riojas, Corpus Christi

Dan Gattis, Georgetown

M. Stuart Sasser, Corpus Christi Lew Thompson, Pearsall

Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, College Station

Gene S. “Primo” Walker Jr., Mirando City

George Harrison, Bay City

C. Clark Welder, Beeville

Tom J. Haynie, Navasota

John Zacek, Victoria

Robert Hodgen, Houston

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Colt Hoffman, Marlin

Steve G. Beever, Pearsall

Clay Kenley, Crockett

Richard H. Bennett, San Antonio

Gary Price, Blooming Grove

Chip Briscoe, Carrizo Springs

Clive Runnells III, Austin

Martin W. Clement II, Kingsville

John Sumner Runnells III, Bay City

John Z. Kimberlin Jr., Dallas

Thurman S. Clements Jr., Victoria

Tony Spears, Rosanky

Ken Leiber, Fort Worth

Nixon Dillard, Pleasanton

John “Rocky” Sullivan, Galveston

Stefan Marchman, Fort Worth

Trainor Evans, Mercedes

Bill White, Stowell

William H. McCall, Fort Worth

Thomas J. “Tommy” Haegelin, Concan

Claudia Scott Wright, Richmond

Dan Nance, Haslet

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Susan Roach, Fort Worth

Dr. Philip C. Hardee, Beatrice, Alabama Allen C. “Dick” Jones IV, Corpus Christi David W. Killam, Laredo Dan W. Kinsel III, Cotulla Steve C. Lewis, San Antonio Jim McAdams, Seguin James A. McAllen, Linn Tim Pennell, Westhoff

Leroy Ezer, Anahuac Frank Green, Liberty Coleman H. Locke, Hungerford Katharine Armstrong Love, Austin Richard M. Lucas Jr., Houston William “Alan” McNeill, Beaumont

Jim Peters, Quemado

Evalyn Moore, Richmond

Scott Petty Jr., San Antonio

Raymond E. Moore IV, Richmond

Tom Risinger, Weslaco

Rick Peebles, Baytown

Frates Seeligson Jr., San Antonio

Gordon Richardson, Caldwell

Richard Traylor, Batesville

Charles R. “Butch” Robinson, Navasota

Roger F. Welder, Victoria David W. Winters, Del Rio

Nolan Ryan, Round Rock Ed Small, Austin

DIRECTORS

April Bonds, Saginaw Missy Bonds, Saginaw John L. Cantrell, Cresson Ian Chapman, Madill, Oklahoma Hunter Crow, Dallas James T. Dangelmayr, Muenster Seth Denbow, Weatherford Crawford Edwards, Fort Worth John Greer, Henrietta Jason Harlow, Dallas Pete Hudgins, Sherman Tom Johnson, Wortham

Stephen S. “Steve” Sikes, Fort Worth Bragg Smith III, Dallas Curtis Younts Jr., Belton

HONORARY DIRECTORS Bradford S. “Brad” Barnes, Fort Worth George Beggs IV, Fort Worth John W. Carpenter III, Dallas Barrett D. Clark, Breckenridge Markham B. Dossett, Waco Bob Drake, Davis, Oklahoma James H. “Jim” Dudley, Comanche James E. “Jim” Link, Crowley Jon David Mayfield, Dublin C. H. “Terry” McCall, Comanche

REGION 5

Guy F. Stovall Jr., El Campo

DIRECTORS

Gerald Sullivan, Galveston

Bill Cawley, Crockett

John L. Sullivan, Galveston

Mary Joe Reynolds-Montgomery, Fort Worth

Wayne Cockrell, College Station

Robert J. Underbrink, Houston

Tom L. Roach III, Bozeman, Montana

Herff Cornelius Jr., Wadsworth

Beau Brite White, Rosanky

Stephen T. “Steve” Swenson, Dallas

Carlos Detering III, Houston

Dr. M. R. “Mike” Wirtz, Brenham

Bart Wulff, Dallas

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REGIONS & DISTRICTS

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TSCRA Special Rangers

Scott Williamson

Executive Director, Law Enforcement, Brand and Inspection Services

District 7 Region 1 supervisor Jay Foster P.O. Box 415 Childress, TX 79201 940-475-0295

District 13 Larry Hand

District 1 Chris Ward

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

District 8 John Vance

P.O. Box 284 Decatur, TX 76234 903-438-6251

District 14 Darrel Bobbitt

District 2 Ben Eggleston

District 3 Cody Hyde

P.O. Box 206 Higgins, TX 79046 806-852-4741

P.O. Box 174 Roland, OK 74954 918-315-2925

District 9 Zach Havens

District 10 Robert Pemberton

5808 CR 247 Hico, TX 76457 254-396-1747

District 4 Region 3 supervisor Bart Perrier P.O. Box 74 Barnsdall, OK 74002 918-440-8360

District 11 Brad Oliver

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

350 N. Main Street Ravenna, TX 75476 903-328-8023

District 17 Mike Beggs

P.O. Box 1482 Chandler, TX 75758 903-592-5252

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

District 15 Marvin Wills

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

District 16 Joe B. Roberts Abilene, TX 79605 325-669-1427

P.O. Box 52612 Midland, TX 79706 432-788-1884

District 19 Region 2 supervisor H.D. Brittain

District 20 Kenny Murchison

District 21 Steven Jeter Region 5 supervisor

District 22 Brent Mast

District 23 Mike Boone

District 6 Garry Brewer

P.O. Box 53931 Lubbock, TX 79453 806-778-9153

District 12 Region 6 supervisor Bo Fox

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

District 18 Clay McKinney P.O. Box 1622 Pecos, TX 79772 432-448-9367

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

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

5600 FM 2346 Madisonville, TX 77864 936-355-2758

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

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

District 24

Contact Steven Jeter 936-355-2758

VACANT District 25 Robert Fields P.O. Box 734 Cuero, TX 77954 361-207-5207

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District 26 Todd Jennings

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

District 27 Matt Sigur

P.O. Box 913 San Diego, TX 78384 361-726-2354

District 28

Contact Joe Aguilar Jr. 956-513-0297

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

District 30 Steve Martin

P.O. Box 417 Beeville, TX 78104 361-542-0496

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New Members 2R Creek Farms Gause

Brackens 3B Ranch Fairfield

Cheyene Durheim Spring

4M Ranch Kilgore

Britton Strategies LLC San Antonio

Bridger Ethridge Nacogdoches

4J Cattle Amarillo

Brookshore Farm Bullard

EZ Acres Abilene

4W Trust Grapeland

Built on Faith Cattle Co. Brenham

Fayette St. Associates Lindale

5P Ranch Kaufman

J. Burt Valley Mills

Gillian Fell Benkelman, Nebraska

7 Bar 7 LLC McKinney

C2 Texas Wagyu Kingsbury

Felts Farms Hemphill

7C Farm Whitehouse

Carson Ranch Apple Springs

Jacquelyn Finney Cuero

9W Ranch Carlsbad, New Mexico

Jacey Catney Lubbock

Flat Broke Ranch Heath

A-J Cattle Co. Troup

CC Diamond Bat LLC Colleyville

Fleming Ranch Granbury

Bryan Aaron Crockett

Charanza Ranch Brewster, New York

Eric Flores Lubbock

Savannah Allen College Station

Clark Place Mineola

Flying 33 Ranch Gainesville

Lauren Allison San Angelo

Mackenzie Cloud Breckenridge

Bruce Fortenberry Woodville

ALS Livestock Amarillo

Cochins View Ranch Kennard

Four C Farm Lindale

Jennifer Anderson Tyler

Charles Cooke Lubbock

Fowler Family Ranch Hempstead

Bbad Z Ranch Keller

Anna Cox College Station

Mike Freeman Houston

BDogg Ranch Springtown

Carmen Cozart Abernathy

Mandi Froid Graford

Bearly A Ranch Grapeland

Cranford Ranch Tolar

G&J Santo Farm LP Fort Worth

Blazer Land & Cattle Houston

JD Cravens Denison

Sarah Garbacik Sadle

Kyndal Bohnert Anderson

Cross C Cattle Natchitoches, Louisiana

Roger Garza Leesville

Daniel Boone Lindale

Currie Ranches Crockett

Bailey Gilleland Van

Bootstrap Ranch LLC Fort Worth

D&N Ranch Kosse

Glasgow Land & Cattle Lindale

Whitney Bosch Dallas

Davis Farms San Antonio

Kaycie Grams Laneville

Sydney Bowman Lubbock

Diamond P Ranch Tyler

Grubbs Cattle Granbury

BP Ranch China

Double Nickel Ranch Mount Enterprise

Lauren Hagerman Liberty Hill

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New Members Half Circle C Ranch Argyle

Kidd Ranch Mason

Moss Lake Ranch LLC White Oak

Hammond Ranch Sweeny

Tucker King Cypress

Wyatt Mullen Nollenville

Katherine Hand Henrietta

Klanika Farms Coupland

Stephen Nelson Post

James Hargis Lewisville

Steve Kuhn Wharton

Nicholas Ranch Lindale

Butch Hart Hull

John Landis Kountze

North Fork Farm & Ranch Altus, Oklahoma

Heart X Ranch Overton

Landrum Family Farms Cookville

Michael Nunez San Antonio

Ahmari Henry Lubbock

Lazy Hill Ranch Houston

Raegan Orsak College Station

Hegar Farms Troup

Lazy J Groveton

Owen Ranch Cleburne

Hidden Creek Cattle Ranch Lindale

LC & HR Wright Ranch Ltd. Castroville

Daniel Pague Celina

Erica Hinojosa Missouri City

Michael Lee Spring

Sam Parker College Station

Anna Hiser College Station

Dare Lovett IV Stillwater, Oklahoma

Steele Parks Houston

Kira Hobbs Rochelle

Madewell Cattle Lindale

Pel Agro LLC Encino

Zachary Hoelscher Lorena

Malone Ranch Spring

Petzold Farms Granite, Oklahoma

Rollins Hortenstine Dallas

Dakota Manaseri Itasca

Daryl Phelps Beaumont

HTP Farms Shallowater

Matador Ranch LLC Matador

Charles David Pitman Scotland

Irvine Farm Barry

Maxgray Productions Inc. Spring

Polk Family Hico

Jackson Family Quitman

McFarland Inv. Inc./Rocking MC Ranch New London

Post Oak Farms Inc. Beaumont

Kaylin Jacobs Brenham

Don McLaughlin Uvalde

Power Cattle Proctor

Jeffreys Family Amarillo

Menconi Farm La Grange

Nerren Pratt Chattanooga, Tennessee

Johnson Farm Murchison

Diann Merriman Arlington

Bill Price Lindale

Katie Jouett Terrell

Mitchell Cattle Co. Tyler

Pruski Farms Adkins

George A. Juarez Laredo

MN Brangus Richmond

R Squared Dallas

Collin Kanaman Campbell

Montgomery Farm Whitehouse

Rafter C Ranch Lovelady

Kickapoo Ranch Groceton

Barbara Hawes Morris Wharton

Rafter JR3 Ranches Montgomery

October 2023

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New Members Rafter M Cattle Spring

Soraya Sanchez Amarillo

Teel Cattle Co. Kountze

Reed Ranch Llano

Sandy Pines Ranch Henrietta

Texarkana Cattle Co. Texarkana

Regen Ranch Oakwood

Santos Patronos LLC McAllen

Leslie Thompson Lubbock

Beatriz Reis Lubbock

Leverance Scott Tyler

Thorn Creek Ranch League City

RiBear Cattle Co. Temple

Aaron Senties Moore

Three Pines Ranch McKinney

Riley Ranch Beaumont

Seven Trails Ranch Ravenna

Turkey Creek Cattle Co. Anderson

Trevor Riley Broaddus

Shelby Simank Chillicothe

Turner Performance Horses LLC East Helena, Montana

Rio Vista Ranch Pasadena

Mel & Susan Skaggs Bartonville

U Ranch Sterling City

Olivia Ringo Canyon

Skylar Smith Marshall

Roy Upshaw Fort Worth

Rising Son Ranch LLC Dallas

Cade Snethen Wolfforth

Walters Farm & Ranch LLC Sour Lake

Levi Risner Willis

Sobba Public LLC Houston

Waters Cattle Waurika, Oklahoma

RLS Farm Garrison

Southern Sky Cattle Co. Mabank

Watson Farms LLC Fort Worth

Addison Roach Iowa Park

Allyson Spears Bryan

WEJ Ranch Briarcliff

Blaine Roberts Abilene

Stephanie Starks Woodway

Sheldon Wellborn Walnut Springs

Rockin’ Bar A Family Copperas Cove

Starns Ranch Lovelady

Brandon West Tyler

Rocking A Ranch Odessa

Stillmeadow Farm Jacksonville

Kendall Whatley Stephenville

Rocking T Family Ranch Schulenburg

Stokes Ranch Crockett

Carolyn Wilkins Lubbock

Rose Cattle Azle

Patrick Stokey Jacksboro

John Williams Palmer

Madison Rose El Campo

Stovall Fertilizer Service Tyler

Wills Point Land & Cattle Co. Wills Point

RTM Beefmasters Hempstead

Summerland LLC North Zulch

Caroline Wiseman Madisonville

Amanda Ruscitti Lubbock

Sweet T Cattle Co. Bryan

Yoder Ranch Lawn

Rusty Spur Ranch Grapeland

TCM Cattle Co. Waxahachie

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors ANDERSON Elkhart Horse Auction

BURLESON

Caldwell Livestock Comm.

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

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

ATASCOSA

CALDWELL

Atascosa Livestock Exchange

Lockhart Auction

Where: Pleasanton Phone: 830-281-2516 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Marvin Bendele, 210-213-5890

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

AUSTIN

CAMP

Four County Auction

Bruce Overstreet Livestock

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

Where: Pittsburg Phone: 903-856-3440 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Michelle Willeford, 903-767-0670

BAILEY

CHEROKEE

Muleshoe Livestock Auction

Tri County Livestock Market

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

Where: New Summerfield Phone: 903-726-3291 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Brad Dominy, 903-394-4046

BEE

COLEMAN

Beeville Livestock Comm.

Where: Beeville Phone: 361-358-1727 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Robert Bridge, 361-542-6693

BOSQUE Meridian L/S Comm. Co. Where: Meridian Phone: 254-435-2988 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

Clifton Livestock Comm. LLC Where: Clifton Phone: 254-675-7717 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

BOWIE J & J Livestock Auction Where: Texarkana Phone: 903-832-3576 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Cheri Beal, 903-280-4554

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

COLORADO

Where: Columbus Phone: 979-732-2622 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-1228

COMANCHE

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

COOKE

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

DEAF SMITH Hereford Livestock Auction Where: Hereford Phone: 806-240-3082 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Joe Bob Via, 806-452-9280

DEWITT Cuero Livestock Comm.

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

EASTLAND Texas Cattle Exchange Where: Eastland Phone: 254-629-2288 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

ERATH Dublin Livestock Auction Where: Dublin Phone: 254-445-1734 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Ronnie Ober, 817-371-7071

Erath County Dairy Sale Where: Dublin Phone: 254-968-7253 Sale Day: Friday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

Stephenville Cattle Co. Where: Stephenville Phone: 254-968-4844 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

The New Gainesville Livestock Auction

FAYETTE

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

Flatonia Livestock Comm.

CORYELL

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

Where: Gatesville Phone: 254-865-9121 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

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Cattleman’s Livestock Comm.

Cattleman’s Columbus Livestock Auction

BRAZOS

Brazos Valley Livestock Comm.

DALLAM

Coryell County Comm.

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Where: Flatonia Phone: 361-865-3538 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Danielle Robbins, 512-944-0383

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

October 2023

Auction Markets & Market Inspectors FLOYD Floydada Livestock Sales

HAMILTON

Hamilton Livestock Comm.

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

Where: Hamilton Phone: 254-386-3185 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

FRIO

HARDIN

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

GILLESPIE Gillespie Livestock Co. Where: Fredericksburg Phone: 830-997-4394 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Jeff Burkes, 575-602-2280

GONZALES Gonzales Livestock Market Where: Gonzales Phone: 830-672-2845 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Derek Bettis, 979-743-9699

Nixon Livestock Comm.

Where: Nixon Phone: 830-582-1561 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Cade Burks, 830-391-4501

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

GRIMES

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

HILL

Hubbard Livestock Market Where: Hubbard Phone: 254-576-2584 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Bob McBryde, 940-859-6217

HOPKINS

Sulphur Springs Livestock Comm.

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

HOUSTON

East Texas Livestock Auction

JASPER Kirbyville Auction Barn Where: Kirbyville Phone: 409-423-2612 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Casey Jones, 409-423-0685

JIM WELLS Gulf Coast Livestock Market Where: Alice Phone: 361-664-4395 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Ramiro Garcia, 361-460-0008

JOHNSON Johnson County Cattle Auction Where: Cleburne Phone: 817-556-9090 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Lee Snyder, 254-707-1682

KARNES Karnes City Auction Where: Karnes City Phone: 830-780-3382 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Landyn Maguglin, 361-492-9484

Karnes County Livestock Exchange Where: Kenedy Phone: 830-583-2574 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Kaylee Malatek, 979-942-0323

LAMAR Cattlemen’s Livestock Comm.

Where: Paris Phone: 903-784-2238 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Lana Caldwell, 903-908-0530

Paris Livestock Auction

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

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

HOWARD

LAMPASAS

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

Where: Lampasas Phone: 512-556-3611 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Ray Davis, 254-718-5512

GUADALUPE

JACKSON

LAVACA

Edna Livestock Auction

Hallettsville Livestock Comm.

Where: Seguin Phone: 830-379-9955 Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Cade Burks, 830-391-4501

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

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

Mid-Tex Livestock Auction Where: Anderson Phone: 936-825-3970 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Danielle Robbins, 512-944-0383

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

Seguin Cattle Co.

October 2023

Big Spring Livestock Auction

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors LEE

MEDINA

RUSK

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

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: Samuel Steadman, 318-617-1141

Lexington Livestock Comm.

MILAM

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

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: Tyler Rader, 713-907-2725

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: Michael Vessels, 806-517-3188

POLK

TAYLOR

Where: Livingston Phone: 936-327-4917 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Harvey Williamson, 963-334-5325

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: Michael Vessels, 806-517-3188

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

RAINS

TOM GREEN

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

Giddings Livestock Comm.

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

LEON Buffalo Livestock Comm.

Where: Buffalo Phone: 903-322-4940 Sale Day: Saturday Contact: Tyler Rader, 713-907-2725

LIBERTY Raywood Livestock Market Where: Raywood Phone: 936-587-4941 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Harvey Williamson, 963-334-5325

LIMESTONE Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Where: Groesbeck Phone: 254-729-3277 Sale Day: Thursday Contact: Tyler Rader, 713-907-2725

LIVE OAK Live Oak Livestock Auction Where: Three Rivers Phone: 361-786-2553 Sale Day: Monday Contact: Marvin Bendele, 210-213-5890

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

MCLENNAN Waco Stockyards Where: Waco Phone: 254-753-3191 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Larry Brown, 254-265-1920

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

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Hunt Livestock Exchange

Union Comm.

Milam County Livestock Auction

Nacogdoches Livestock Exchange

Corsicana Livestock Market

Panola Livestock

Livingston Livestock Exchange

Lonestar Stockyards

Emory Livestock Auction

Jordan Cattle Auction

Center Auction Co.

Triple G Livestock Auction LLC

Tulia Livestock Auction

Abilene Auction

Stone Livestock Comm.

Producers Livestock Auction

ROBERTSON

UVALDE

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: Clarence Stevens, 210-415-0441

Calvert Livestock Co.

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October 2023

I Don’t Need Any Surprises...

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Auction Markets & Market Inspectors VAN ZANDT Mort Livestock Exchange Where: Canton Phone: 903-287-6386 Sale Day: Special Sales Only

WISE

Wharton Livestock Auction Where: Wharton

Decatur Livestock Market

Phone: 979-532-3660

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

Sale Day: Wednesday Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

Contact: Paul Pruitt, 903-725-6200

WASHINGTON Brenham Livestock Auction Where: Brenham Phone: 979-836-3621 Sale Day: Friday

WICHITA

WOOD

Wichita Livestock Sales

Winnsboro Livestock Auction

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

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

Contact: Lisa Sebastian, 979-270-3041

WHARTON El Campo Livestock Co. Where: El Campo Phone: 979-543-2703 Sale Day: Tuesday

WILBARGER

YOUNG

Vernon Livestock Market LLC

Graham Livestock Comm. LLC

Where: Vernon Phone: 940-552-6000 Sale Day: Tuesday Contact: Hannah Ford, 903-706-8262

Where: Graham Phone: 940-549-0078 Sale Day: Monday

Contact: Galynn Mazoch, 979-578-1823

Contact: Kyla Rater, 940-284-9968

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MOLECULAR TESTS for tick-borne diseases such as Lyme, Theileria, and Babesia are also available. Call for more information.

To schedule or discuss your testing needs, contact MatMaCorp at: Phone : 402-742-0357 Email : bchf@matmacorp.com *Developed in collaboration with UNL-GPVEC and USMARC.

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There's a new Moxi in town.

New Tauramox™ (moxidectin) Injectable Solution, the first generic Cydectin® (moxidectin) Injectable, runs gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, cattle grubs, mites and lice out of town. Expect the same weight gain advantage as with Cydectin® Injectable, but at a lower cost — it’s called swagger.

Get the moxi with moxie from your animal health provider. For more information, visit Norbrook.com.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Cattle must not be slaughtered for human consumption within 21 days of treatment. This drug is not approved for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows.

Use in these cattle may cause drug residues in milk and/or in calves born to these cows. A withdrawal period has not been established for preruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal. © 2023 Norbrook Laboratories Limited. Tauramox is a trademark and the Norbrook logos are registered trademarks of Norbrook Laboratories Limited. Cydectin is a trademark of Elanco or its affiliates.

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Breeder’s Bulletin Board

AKAUSHI

21st Annual Profit Proven Com’l Female Sale • 11.20.23 7 th Annual Early Bird Bull Sale • 1.22.24 45 th Annual Spring Production Sale • 4.6.24 9 th Annual Meating Demand Bull Sale • 5.6.24 20 th Annual Fall Production Sale • 9.23.24

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

ROEDER ANGUS RANCH Rick & Mikelle Roeder, Stonewall, Texas 479-409-2248 QUALITY REGISTERED ANGUS CATTLE

GKB CATTLE

GARY BUCHHOLZ 214.537.1285 gary@gkbcattle.com

www.GKB.ag

NEW HEADQUARTERS AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

BEEFMASTER

7440 TX 16, Desdemona, TX 76445 75 miles west of Fort Worth

HOGUE CATTLE COMPANY <—> Registered Black Angus

ANGUS

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

Lesikar Ranch

P.O. Box 3790 Bryan, Tx 77805

210-732-3132

www.2barangus.com

CAMERON, TEXAS

Tracy Woods

405.880.3866

PRIVATE TREATY ANGUS BULLS AVAILABLE

Jarrod Payne

308.870.6348

FEMALES ALSO AVAILABLE PRIVATE TREATY

Jason Lesikar 817-726-7998

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Steve & Laura Knoll

Lyn Lesikar 817-738-2177

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DALE & BRENDA JENKINS, DONNA JENKINS 806-852-2485, 806-255-8873 WWW.LITTLEROBEANGUSRANCH.COM

Contact Regional Manager Radale Tiner: 979-492-2663 rtiner@angus.org

Beef Oriented Red Brahmans

for the pasture and the show ring

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

Bill Carr

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

BEEFMASTERS

Brian Moore • 936-465-2040 © 2020-2021 American Angus Association

Double Creek Farms Angus Bulls for Sale – At all Times

Matthew Domel Cell: 254-749-3253 Mike & Barbara Domel – Meridian, TX Office: 254-435-2988 • Cell: 254-749-2240 www.mlslivestock.com Bob Funk, owner Jarold Callahan, president Yukon, Oklahoma 800.664.3977 Angus & Hereford

62nd Bull Sale: October 7, 2023

Home of the Moore Profit Bulls

Pollok, Texas www.mooreangus.com

Private Treaty Females Semen & Embryos

Lorenzo Lasater • San Angelo, TX 325.656.9126 • isabeefmasters.com

www.olsoncattle.com

Cullin Smith (409)779-9872

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

Private Treaty Welcome!!

www.thicketycreekfarm.com

Liendo Plantation, 38653 Wyatt Chapel Rd. Hempstead, TX 77445 Will Detering, owner 281.989.8965 Web site: deteringredbrahmans.com

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 5th Generation

Our

Visitors are always Welcome

101st

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Sartwelle Brahman Ranch Ltd P O Box 27, Campbellton, Texas USA 78008

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

979-877-4239 361-500-5792

Email: sartwellej@gmail.com

SATTERFIELD RANCH

at LOST PRAIRIE LAKE • Palestine, Texas

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Registered Gray Brahmans Dr. Scott & Nancy Satterfield 410 ACR 376 • Palestine, TX 75801

830-613-1492 www.satterfieldranch.com

JOIN TODAY TSCRA.ORG 800-242-7820

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Detering Red Brahmans

Performance Beefmasters from the Founding Family

Power of Angus.

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Since 1948

littlerobe ANGUS

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

fax: 210-732-7711 www.beefmasters.org

Casey Beefmasters

100+ Registered Angus Bulls

200+ Registered Angus Bulls Thick, Deep, Easy Fleshing, Moderate Size, Balanced Traits For Sale Private Treaty For Sale Private Treaty

BLACK HEREFORD

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BRANGUS

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

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

Kaddatz Auctioneering and Farm Equipment Sales

254-232-1675

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

contact us

Travis Nipp 580.768.1835

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NEEL POLLED HEREFORDS

EVERY DAY IS SALE DAY AT

Farris Ranching Company

Super Baldie Bred Heifers Available Fall to Early Spring

Brangus Bulls

For Sale Year Round ™ P.O. Box 253

Era, TX 76238

ROLLING O FARMS

HEREFORD

QUALITY CHAROLAIS BULLS & HEIFERS

REGISTERED + GENTLE

D.P. OWEN + GROESBECK, TEXAS 254-729-8644

CHAROLAIS BULLS One or a truckload - Give us a call SW&S Cattle Company Don and Kathy Schill 903-388-1342 • Donie, Texas

940-736-5502 Dale 940-768-2773 Ranch

BAR J BAR HEREFORD RANCH 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:

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OKLAHOMA RANCH:

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

ABLA SPAÑOL

5 Paseo de Paz Lane El Paso, Texas 79932

P.O. Box 595 • Raymondville, Texas 78580

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

Registered Brangus & Charolais Bulls

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Ranch located six miles north of Big Lake, Texas on Highway 137.

Steve Wayne Coates Box 645 Mertzon, TX 76941 325/835-2531

DOUBLE DIAMOND HEREFORDS THE BOLD BREED

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713.204.4903 or 713.253.4804

Registered Polled Herefords www.DoubleDiamondHerefords.com

Call about bulls • Cuero, Texas

CHAROLAIS Caleb Boscamp 830-857-5189 Julie Boscamp 830-857-5129 julieboscamp@yahoo.com 303 County Road 459 • Waelder, TX 78959 www.arrowheadcharolaisranch.com

McDade, Texas 512.970.1595

EQUIPMENT CasCade 5000 Floating Pond Fountain Aerator

FOR SALE

Rusk, Texas 512.970.3588

“Registered Herefords Since 1938”

John 325-642-0745 • Tom 325-642-0748 Comanche, Texas; Ph. 325-356-2284; Fax 325-356-3185 Email: john@dudleybros.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

Powell Herefords

James L. Powell • Arthur Uhl • James Uhl 36 W. Beauregard, Ste. 301 • San Angelo, Texas 76903

O: 325-653-1688 • F: 325-653-3573 www.powellranches.com powellranches@gmail.com

David Neal, Ranch Manager

Britt Mynatt, Herd Manager

325-456-0669 or 325-651-2826 325-853-2202 or 325-340-2121

Redbird Ranch

Herefords • Golden Certified F1s Harlen Merks, Mgr ph 361.649.1717 Nopal, TX • 11 mi. N of Yorktown

redbirdranchcattle.com Maynard Warnken 979-561-8846

Kevin Warnken 979-743-0619

ROCKIN’ W POLLED HEREFORDS Drawer 29, Schulenburg, TX 78956 979-561-8867 fax • rockinw@cvctx.com

Elegance & Improved Water Quality!

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October 2023

Registered Polled Herefords & Black Baldies Contact: Nina Neel Sanders 214-454-8587 • Brady, TX

THOMAS CHAROLAIS, INC. COATES RANCH COMPANY

R AMRO LLC/ C ATTLE C OMPANY

P.O. Box 709 • Breckenridge, TX 76424 Of: (254) 559-9739 • Cell: (254) 559-0156 muleshoeranch@gmail.com

APPRAISALS

email: NIPPCHAROLAIS@YAHOO.COM

Danny & MB Farris Tuscola, TX 325.669.5727

J.T. Echols DVM

Order parts online at Farmstore.online

Justin nipp 580.513.3556

Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls

www.indianmoundranch.com

Sell your equipment in our next online auction, your location or ours

Curtiss Nipp 580.513.3555

“West Texas Tough”

Lee & Jacqui Haygood

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

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608-254-2735

Of the Cowman’s Type Cattle David Howard

830-988-2241 fax: 830-988-3131

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cell: 830-591-3110 P.O. Box 1039, Sabinal, TX 78881

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

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Breeder’s Bulletin Board TEXAS HEREFORD ASSOCIATION 4609 Airport Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 76117 817/831-3161 Wesley Theuret Herefords

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

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JUSTIN Agency

LLPRANCHLAND.COM 325-655-6989 1002 Koenigheim, San Angelo, Texas 76903

INSURANCE

HORSE Gentle Foundation Blue Roan Quarter Horses

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www.MesaTRanch.com Director of Operations Cody Webb

Operations Manager Tony Martinez

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

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Mineral Income?

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Parker Friedrich 254-413-2420

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Ben G. Scott - Broker • Krystal M. Nelson - NM QB 800-933-9698 5:00 a.m./10:00 p.m.

FIND US ON 401-863-8486

Barnhart, Texas

RANCH & FARM REAL ESTATE

NEW LISTING! UNION CO., NM – This 1,966 +/- acre ranch located just south of Clayton, New Mexico is in some of the most sought-after grazing land in the Continental U.S.A. The ranch will be excellent for a yearling operation, with high quality grass, good fences and water.

GUADALUPE CO., NM – Enjoy ranch life on this 401.38 ac. ranch, 12 mi. W of Santa Rosa. Good location and access.

One windmill, pipeline to four drinking troughs, comfortable rustic home, good fences, etc.

UNION CO., NM – 2,091.72 ac. (1,771.72 Deeded, 320 ac. -/+ State Lease), well watered w/three wells, two sets of steel pens.

Well located just off of the Clayton/Springer hwy. on Barney Road.

PRICE REDUCED! DALLAM CO, TX – 1,216.63 ac. +/- of CRP/ranchland w/irrigation, re-development potential, wells & pipelines already in place.

CRAIG BUFORD

Real Estate Broker, Auctioneer

(405) 833-9499

BufordResources.com

325.835.2025

United Country: Buford Resources Real Estate & Auction TX13500

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LIMOUSIN/ PROFESSIONAL RED ANGUS/ REAL ESTATE SERVICES LIM-FLEX RED BRANGUS Capital Gains Tax Deferral Strategies

RANCH SALES AND APPRAISALS

Serving Texas for 20 years

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SERVING THE RANCHING INDUSTRY SINCE 1920

(800) 545-8308 • bubanfinancial.com

JOIN TODAY TSCRA.ORG 800-242-7820

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325-655-3555

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

Over 1 million acres sold since 1981 chipcoleranchbroker.com

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Registered Red Angus Kyley DeVoe 940-367-4708

Judy Kay Ferguson 214-536-6902

redangus3k@mac.com flyingk3cattle@mac.com 320 West Main Street • Lewisville, Texas 75057

American Red Brangus Association 512-858-7285

www.americanredbrangus.org

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Breeder’s Bulletin Board

SANTA GERTRUDIS

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Borchers Southern Y Ranches, L.P.

Mallett

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

SIMMENTALS

Traylor Division San Roque Division San Carlos Division Bloomington, TX Catarina, TX Rio Grande City, TX

Joe Jones-Manager • 361/897-1337

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

SIMMENTAL/ SIMBRAH

Performance Tested Beef Type

Black or Red Simbrah • SimAngus HT • SimAngus

Santa

Gertrudis

Harris Riverbend Farms

P.O. Box 691 Cleburne, TX 76031

Glen Rose, TX

Home (817) 641-4159

David Harris Office (817) 641-4771

From The Home of SANTA GERTRUDIS “Reputation” CATTLE Breeding Santa Gertrudis Since 1936

JOHN MARTIN RANCHES

Box 869, San Diego, Texas 78384 Ranch: 361-701-5683

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FILEGONIA CATTLE COMPANY

Joe & Beth Mercer 327 CR 459, Lott, TX 76656 • H/O/Fax: 254-984-2225 bethmercer1974@gmail.com • www.filegoniacattle.com Foster Bros. Farms

Lockney, Texas

Office: (806) 652-3351 / Fax: (806) 652-3738 fosterbros@att.net / www.fosterbrosfarms.com David & DarLee Foster

(806) 652-3824 (806) 983-7221 mbl.

Simmental & SimAngus

20th BULL AnnualSALE Bull Sale March 7,8,2024 March 2012

WAGYU

San PrivateSaba, Treaty Texas Sales

Mike Mallett tested.

Our cattle are perfomance

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

TEXAS LONGHORN Stonewall Valley Ranch

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 614-778-2422

Registerd Texas Longhorn bulls, cows, heifers, roping steers, trophy steers, semen, mounts skulls for sale.

Overnight accommodations available on the ranch.

www.stonewallvalleyranch.com

512-970-4676 (HORN) or 512-751-2386 (BEVO)

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Wagyu Cattle

- Seed Stock & Bulls - Semen - Pregnancies - Embryos

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(806) 652-2383 (806) 983-7225 mbl.

#CATTLERAISERS

Celebrating 40 years

Mt. Pleasant, Texas • coxconcrete.com

903.572.5902 • 800.458.3078

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Upcoming Events

MARK YOUR CALENDAR OCTOBER

TUESDAY, OCT. 3

TSCRA Ranch Gathering Where: The Rustic, Houston When: 5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4

2023 Halfmann-Beckton Red Angus Sale Where: Halfmann Land & Livestock, Miles When: 1 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 5

TUESDAY, OCT. 17

Ranching 101: Predator Control

South Texas Hereford Association: Fall Sale, featuring Case Ranch

Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

Where: Beeville Livestock Comm., Beeville When: 12 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 17 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18

Where: Texas A&M University, College Station

Noble Research Institute: Essentials of Regenerative Ranching Course Where: College Station

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18

TSCRA Football Tailgate

TUE., OCT. 31 - WED., NOV. 1

Noble Research Institute: Essentials of Regenerative Ranching Course Where: Ardmore, Oklahoma

NOVEMBER

Dudley Bros: 62nd Annual Bull Sale

10th Annual Hill County Youth Heifer Sale Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 11 a.m.

FRIDAY, NOV. 3 - MONDAY, NOV. 6

THURSDAY, OCT. 5 - FRIDAY, OCT. 6

THURSDAY, OCT. 19

Where: Orlando, Florida

Where: Kingsville & Online

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

Where: Comanche When: 12 p.m.

King Ranch Institute: 20 Annual Ranch Management Symposium th

SATURDAY, OCT. 7

Isa Beefmasters: 62nd Bull Sale Where: San Angelo When: 10 a.m.

Heart of Texas: Special Replacement Female Sale Where: Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Co. When: 12 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 9

Indian Mound Ranch: Annual Production Sale Where: Canadian When: 12:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 10

Powell Herefords: 26 Annual Production Sale th

Where: Fort McKavett When: 12:30 p.m.

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: R.A. Brown Ranch, Throckmorton When: 5:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 10 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11

R.A. Brown Ranch: 49 Annual Oct. Sale th

Where: Throckmorton

THURSDAY, OCT. 12 Special Bull Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 14

Thomas Charolais: 22nd Annual Bull Sale Where: Raymondville When: 1 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 16

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

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

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Special Bull Sale

FRIDAY, OCT. 20

W4 Ranch: Fall Production Sale Where: Morgan When: 12:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 21

TSCRA Football Tailgate

Where: Tarleton, Stephenville

MONDAY, OCT. 23

White Hawk Ranch: Beef Maker Bull & Female Sale Where: Buchanan, Georgia When: 9 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25 TSCRA Ranch Gathering Where: Priefert, Mt. Pleasant When: 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 26

Lone Star: Fall Bull & Female Sale

Where: Cooke County Fairgrounds, Gainesville When: 12 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 27

National Angus Convention

TUE., NOV. 7 - WED., NOV. 8

Noble Research Institute: Essentials of Regenerative Ranching Course Where: Kingsville

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8

Barber Ranch: Annual Bull Sale

Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 11 a.m.

THURSDAY, NOV. 9

Adams Ranch: 45th Annual Bull & Heifer Sale Where: Fort Pierce, Florida

Wichita Falls Luncheon

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

TSCRA Ranch Gathering Where: Fredericksburg When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 11

Arrowhead Ranch: 16th Annual Bull Sale Where: Gonzales Livestock Market, Gonzales When: 11 a.m.

THURSDAY, NOV. 16 TSCRA Ranch Gathering

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Brenham When: 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 28

Gardiner Angus Ranch: 21st Annual Profit Proven Commerical Female Sale

Where: Briggs Ranch, Victoria When: 5:30 p.m.

Fall “Best of the Best” Replacement Female Sale Where: Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba When: 10 a.m.

MONDAY, NOV. 20 Where: Ashland, Kansas

TUESDAY, NOV. 21

Ranching 101: Optimizing Calf Health

44 Farms: Fall Bull Sale

Where: Online When: 1 p.m.

7P Ranch: 48th Annual Production Sale

TSCRA Ranch Gathering

Where: Cameron When: 10:30 a.m.

Where: Winona When: 1 p.m.

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TUESDAY, NOV. 28 Where: San Antonio When: 5:30 p.m.

October 2023

Ad Index 2 Bar Angus ............................................................... 92 3K Land & Cattle ..................................................... 94 44 Farms ......................................... 92, Back Cover 701x Autonomous Rancher .............................. 75 7P Ranch .................................................................... 44

Gardiner Angus Ranch ....................................... 92 GKB Cattle ......................................................... 46, 92 Grandin Livestock Systems .............................. 31

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Adams Ranch ........................................................... 57 American Angus Assoc. ............................. 54, 92 American Hereford Assoc. ............................... 45 American Red Brangus Assoc. ...................... 94 Arrowhead Ranch ......................................... 48, 93 Arrowquip ..................................................................... 9 Artesian Cattle & Farming LLC ...................... 92

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Bacica Farms ............................................................ 92 Barber Ranch ........................................................... 58 Bar G Feedyard ...................................................... 40 Bar J Bar Hereford Ranch ................................. 93 Beefmaster Breeders United .................... 3, 92 BioZyme Inc. ............................................................. 75 Borchers Southern Y Ranches LP ................ 95 Buban Financial Services................................... 94

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Cactus Feeders ....................................................... 70 Case Ranch Herefords ........................................ 47 Casey Beefmasters ............................................... 92 CattleDomainNames.com ............................... 23 CattleMax ................................................................... 39 Charles S. Middleton ............................................ 94 Chip Cole & Associates ....................................... 94 Coates Ranch Co. ................................................... 93 Coldwell Banker ..................................................... 33 Cox Concrete Products ...................................... 95

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Dan W. Kinsel III ...................................................... 94 Dennis Charolais .................................................... 93 Detering Red Brahmans ................................... 92 Doak Lambert ......................................................... 94 Double Creek Farms ............................................ 92 Double Diamond Herefords ............................ 93 Double Diamond Ranch .................................... 93 Dudley Bros. ............................................................. 93

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Ely Cattleman ........................................................... 17 Envu Range & Pasture ......................................... 71 Express Ranches .................................................... 92 Express Scale Services ....................................... 29

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Farris Ranching Co. ............................................... 93 Filegonia Cattle Co. .............................................. 95 Fishpondaerator .................................................... 93 Foster Bros. Farms ................................................ 95

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Hall & Hall ................................................................... 94 Harlow Cattle Co. ............... Inside Front Cover Harris Riverbend Farms ..................................... 95 Head Honchos LLC ............................................... 67 HeartBrand Beef .................................................... 49 Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC ........................... 32 Herbster Angus Farms ............................... 24, 25 Hi-Pro Feeds ............................................................. 85 Hilltop Ranch Beefmasters ............................. 92 Hogue Cattle Co. .................................................... 92 Howard Herefords ................................................. 93

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Indian Mound Ranch ........................................... 93 IO Ranch Processing LLC ................................... 17 Isa Beefmasters ...................................................... 92

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J.D. Hudgins Inc. ...................................................... 13 Jacobs Properties .................................................. 67 John Martin Ranches .......................................... 95 Johnson Cattle Marketing ................................ 94 Jordan Cattle Auction .......................................... 31 Jorgensen Land & Cattle ................................... 59 Justin Insurance Agency .................................. 94

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Kaddatz Equipment ............................................. 93

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Lawrence Family Limousin .............................. 94 Lee, Lee & Puckitt .................................................. 94 Lesikar Ranch .......................................................... 92 Littlerobe Angus Ranch ..................................... 92 Lone Star Angus ..................................................... 63 LRB Ranches ............................................................ 95

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M6 Ranch .................................................................... 95 Magyar SzÜrke Tanya .......................................... 68 Mallett Simmentals .............................................. 95 MatMa Corp ............................................................... 90 Mesa T Ranch ........................................................... 94 MK Ranch ................................................................... 93 Moly Manufacturing ......... Inside Back Cover Moore Angus ............................................................ 92 Morgan Stanley/Mark McAndrew ................ 94 MP Brangus .............................................................. 93 Muleshoe Ranch ............................................ 56, 93

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Neel Polled Herefords ......................................... 93 Nipp Charolais ......................................................... 93

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No Bull Enterprises ................................................ 17 Noack Herefords ............................................. 53, 93 Noble Research Institute .................................. 36 Norbrook ...................................................................... 91 Nu Wagyu .................................................................. 95

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Olson Land & Cattle ............................................. 92 Outfront Cattle Service ...................................... 94

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Parker Friedrich Marketing & Consulting ...... 94 Partin & Partin Heart Bar Ranch .................. 92 Peacock Angus Ranch ....................................... 92 Pellet Technology .................................................. 33 Powell Herefords ............................................ 62, 93

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RA Brown Ranch .................................................... 50 Ramro LLC/RJ Cattle Co. ............................ 52, 93 Red Angus Assoc. of America ........................ 43 Redbird Ranch ................................................ 48, 93 RediDriver .................................................................. 90 Rocker b Ranch ....................................................... 94 Rockin’ W Polled Herefords ............................ 93 Rocking Chair Ranch ........................................... 60 Roeder Angus Ranch .......................................... 92 Rolling O Farms ...................................................... 93 Rusty’s Weigh Scales ........................................... 31

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Santa Gertrudis Breeders Intl. ....................... 56 Sartwelle Brahman Ranch ............................... 92 Satterfield Ranch ................................................... 92 Schneider Brahmans ........................................... 92 Scott Land Co. ......................................................... 94 Skrivanek Ranches ............................................... 93 Slator Ranch .............................................................. 61 Specialized Crop Insurance ............................. 37 Stonewall Valley Ranch ...................................... 95 SW&S Cattle Co. ...................................................... 93

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Texas Christian University ................................. 13 Texas Department of Agriculture ................ 77 Texas Hereford Assoc. ......................................... 94 Thickety Creek Farm ............................................ 92 Thomas Charolais Inc. ......................................... 93 TSCRA Cattle Raisers Trading Co. ................ 69 TSCRA Membership ............................................. 34 TSCRA Sponsors ..................................................... 35

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United Country/Craig Buford ......................... 94

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W4 Ranch .................................................................... 51 Wax Company .................................................... 7, 89 Wesley Theuret Herefords ............................... 94 White Hawk Ranch ............................................... 55

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A Look Back

OCTOBER 1923 Photographer Frank Reeves captured this scene on the Clyde Burnett Ranch in Knox County near Benjamin.

An article in this century-ago issue of The Cattleman reported that, at this time of year, grass cattle from the northwestern ranges are “moving to market more freely than a year ago.”

They sold on average around 75 cents higher than the year prior in the river and Chicago markets.

The article read: “The higher priced, western-grass steers promised ‘greater encouragement’ for the rancher.” CT

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FALL BULL SALE OCTOBER 28, 2023 • 10:30 AM • CAMERON, TEXAS

70 0 P E R FO R M A N C E A N G U S B U LL S

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ONE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS:

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