CALENDAR

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

Events

Jan. 27-Feb. 4 Black Hills Stock Show, Rapid City, S.D. For more information, visit blackhillsstockshow.com

Jan. 31 Bureau of Land Management Public Scoping Meeting, 3-7 p.m. Union Pacific Centennial Room, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne. For more information, visit planning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/

Feb. 1-3 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Convention and Trade Show, New Orleans, La. For more information, visit ncba.org/events

Feb. 2 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Calculating Annual Cow Costs Webinar, 6:30-7:30 p.m., online. To register for the webinar, visit go.unl.edu/cow_costs

For more information, contact UNL Extension Educator Aaron Berger at e-mail aberger2@unl.edu or call 308-235-3122.

Feb. 4 National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Tour Guide Training, 10 a.m., National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, 1501 North Poplar Street, Casper. For more information, call Jason Vlcan at 307-261-7783

Feb. 7-8 35th Annual High Plains No-till Conference, Burlington, Colo. For more information and to register, visit highplainsnotill.com

Feb. 7-9 Montana Soil Health Symposium, Billings, Mont. For more information and to register, visit mtsoilhealth.org

Feb. 7-9 Thunder Basin Research Initiative Hybrid Meeting, online. For more information, e-mail dave@rswyoming.com.

Feb. 8 National Women’s Business Council Public Meeting, 12 p.m., online. For more information, e-mail nwbcouncil@sba.gov.

Feb. 8 State Trade Expansion Program Legal and Technical Questions Webinar, online. For more information, visit sba.gov

Feb. 8-9 Farm and Ranch Days, Fremont Center (Armory), Riverton. To reserve a booth space or for more information, contact the Extension office by e-mailing rfiskl@uwyo.edu or call 307-332-2363 or 307-857-3654.

Feb. 9 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Calculating Annual Cow Costs Webinar, 6:30-7:30 p.m., online. To register for the webinar, visit go.unl.edu/cow_costs

For more information, contact UNL Extension Educator Aaron Berger by e-mailing aberger2@unl.edu or call 308-235-3122.

Feb. 9 Wyoming Collaborative for Healthy Soils Survey Results on Soil Health Meeting, 10 a.m., Zoom. For more information, visit groundupconsulting.us/wchs

Feb. 11 National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Tour Guide Training, 10 a.m., National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, 1501 North Poplar Street, Casper.

For more information, call Jason Vlcan at 307-261-7783.

Feb. 11-12 Hell on Wheels Rodeo Queen Competition, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne. For more information, visit cheyenne.org/hellonwheelsrodeo/rodeo-queen/

Feb. 12-16 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Boise, Idaho. For more information, visit rangelands.org

Feb. 13 Bureau of Land Management Public Scoping Virtual Meeting, online. For more information, visit planning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/

Feb. 16 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Calculating Annual Cow Costs Webinar, 6:30-7:30 p.m., online. To register for the webinar, visit go.unl.edu/cow_costs

For more information, contact UNL Extension Educator Aaron Berger at e-mail aberger2@unl.edu or call 308-235-3122.

Feb. 16 University of Wyoming Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Seminar, Sheridan College, Sheridan. To register, visit uwyo.edu/uwag/rmal

To learn more, visit uwyo.edu/uwag/rmal or contact RMAL Program Coordinator Anne DeMersseman at ademerss@uwyo.edu or call 307-766-3206.

Feb. 23 State Trade Expansion Program Enhancing a Website for eCommerce Webinar, online. For more information, visit sba.gov

Feb. 23 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Calculating Annual Cow Costs Webinar, 6:30-7:30 p.m., online. To register for the webinar, visit go.unl.edu/cow_costs

For more information, contact UNL Extension Educator Aaron Berger at e-mail aberger2@unl.edu or call 308-235-3122.

Feb. 24-26 Up in Arms Flea Market and Gun Show, CAM-PLEX, Gillette. For more information, contact Lisa at 208-420-2295.

Feb 28 University of Wyoming Extension Private Pesticide Applicators Licensing Education, 1-5 p.m. 2011 Agricultural Resource Learning Center, 2011 Fairgrounds Road, Casper. For more information or to register, call 307-235-9400.

March 1-2 Lincoln University Sheep Shearing School, Jefferson City, Mo. To register, e-mail Extension Associate Amy Bax at baxa2@lincolnu.edu.

March 1-5 34th Annual Winnemucca Ranch Hand Rodeo Weekend, Winnemucca Events Complex, Winnemucca, Nev. For more information, visit ranchrodeonv.com or call 775-623-5071.

Sales

Feb. 2 K2 Red Angus Winter Bull & Female Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307331-2917, k2redangus.com

Feb. 2 Ridder Hereford Ranch Annual Bull and Heifer Sale, at the ranch, Callaway, Neb., 308-836-4430, 402-450-0431, ridderranch.com

Feb. 3 TJS Red Angus 15th Annual "Red Truck" Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, 406-639-9112, tjsredangus.com

Feb. 3 Elkington Polled Herefords & South Devons 43rd Annual Range Raised Cattle Sale, at the ranch, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 208-521-1774, 208-681-0765, elkingtonpolledherefords.com

Feb. 4 Beartooth Angus First Annual Sale, Swift River Ranch, Billings, Mont., 406794-1287

Feb. 6 Ludvigson Stock Farms Sale, Yellowstone Feeders, Shepherd, Mont., 515450-3124, 712-229-3431, ludvigsonstockfarms.com

Feb. 8 Durbin Creek Ranch 11th Annual Bull Sale, Big Horn Basin Livestock Auction, Worland, 307-921-8825, durbincreekranch.com

Feb. 8 Jindra Angus 23rd Annual Production Sale, Bull Center, Clarkson, Neb., 402-290-3171, jindraangus.com

Feb. 9 Booth’s Cherry Creek Angus 50th Annual “Progress Through Performance” Bull Sale, at the ranch, Veteran, 307-534-5865, 307-532-1805, 307532-1532, boothscherrycreekranch.com

Feb. 10 Powder River Angus Annual Bull Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, 307-680-7359, 307-680-8266, powderriverangus.com

Feb. 13 Pilakowski Angus Annual Performance Tested Bull Sale, Lightning Valley Ranch, Arthur, Neb., 308-249-0885, pilakowskiangus.com

Feb. 13 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Ree Heights, S.D., 605-870-0161, 605-870-6172, fawcettselmcreekranch.com

Feb. 13 Big Sky Salers 39th Annual Salers Focus Bull Sale, Stockmen’s Livestock, Dickinson, N.D., 406-557-6259

Sales

Feb. 14 G Bar H Genetics Angus Bull Sale, Torrington Livestock Market, Torrington, 307-575-5520, 307-532-6170, 307-575-0294, 307-575-0373

Feb. 15 Shaw Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Caldwell, Idaho, 208459-3029, 208-880-9044, shawcattle.com

Feb. 16 Wooden Shoe Farms Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Blackfoot, Idaho, 208681-4169, 208-604-0235

Feb. 16 McNamee Angus Ranch & Cook Angus 35th Annual Bull Sale, Miles City Livestock Commission, Miles City, Mont., 406-421-5588, 406-421-5554, 406477-8626

Feb. 17 Hoffman Ranch Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Thedford, Neb., 308-6452279, 530-604-5096, 406-425-0859, hoffmanranch.com

Feb. 17 Lewis Brothers Angus 43rd Annual Bull Sale, St. Onge Livestock Auction, St. Onge, S.D., 605-391-2044, 605-391-7090, grandviewangus.com

Feb. 18 Triple T Land and Livestock Annual Bull & Heifer Production Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, 307-746-8509, bar-t3livestock,com

Feb. 18 Redland Redbank Angus First Annual Live Auction, Big Horn Basin Livestock Auction, Worland, 307-250-1548

Feb. 20 Weaver Ranch 38th Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Fort Collins, Colo., 970-568-3898

Feb. 22 Mt. Rushmore Angus Ranch 57th Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Rapid City, S.D., 605-342-2449, 605-484-6731, 605-381-7361, mtrushmoreangus.com

Feb. 25 Kretschman Angus Annual Bull Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, 307-351-0794, 307-736-2327, kretschmanangus.com

Feb. 25 RV Bar Angus 16th Annual Bull and Female Production Sale, at the ranch, Jensen, Utah, 435-828-1111, 435-828-1116, 435-828-8391, rvbarangus.com

Feb. 25 First Annual Wyoming Select Bred Ewe Sale, Barn 3 at the CAM-PLEX, Gillette, 307-265-5250, wyowool.com/bredewesale

Feb. 27 Reyes/Russell 32nd Annual Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-331-1530, 307-322-4848, 970-587-2534, mrangusranch.com

Feb. 27 Circle L Angus Annual Production Sale, Dillon Livestock Auction, Dillon, Mont., 406-832-3535, 406-491-7363, circlelangus.com

Feb. 28 Barker Cattle Company Bull and Female Production Sale, Burley Livestock Auction, Burley, Idaho, 801-792-1036, 208-312-3085, barkercattle.com

Feb. 28 JC Heiken Angus & Sons 16th Annual Production Sale, Miles City Livestock Commission, Miles City, Mont., 406-855-7839, jcheikenangusandsons.com

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

More Cuteness of the Coyote

Last week, we left our readers with a partial cute tale of a coyote that had run through the kitchen of a farmhouse and then darted across the barnyard. Now, I’ll provide the rest of story from the Feb. 18, 1897 issue of The Saratoga Sun.

The coyote likes badger flesh very much, but one coyote is not equal to a badger in a fight. Consequently, the coyote, when it meets a badger, has to resort to stratagem until aid arrives. The manner in which it does this, according to sportsmen, is interesting.

“A few weeks ago, as I was riding along, I saw a coyote and a badger,” the writer says. “The coyote seemed to be playing with the badger. He would prance around it, first as if to bite it, then run off a little way, the badger following, evidently very angry.”

The writer continues, “When the badger saw me, it ran into its hole, while the coyote went off 40 or 50 yards and lay down, knowing I had no gun with me. The coyote’s device was evidently to tease, and so keep the badger interested until another coyote happened along, when the badger would have been killed.” 

Plus, of course, I couldn’t help but pass along more stories of the cuteness of the coyote from various historic Wyoming weekly newspapers.

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The Equality State and the Geyser State have been suggested as nicknames for Wyoming. Why not call it the Coyote State? Or, as an innovation, drop the state and call it Old Maid’s Paradise? – Wind River Mountaineer

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Andy Wagner was in town last Friday with five coyote hides which he had taken from varmints caught down on his ranch.

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Coyote skins have become too valuable to make it advisable to leave them unguarded in Wyoming. When Paul Schneider was en route to Kemmerer with 83 skins he had taken in the upper Green River Valley, he placed the trophies overnight in a warehouse at Big Piney.

When morning came, 36 of the skins had been stolen. He disposed of the remaining 47 for more than $700.

 Coyote provides venison

The end of what must have been an interesting chase was witnessed by the residents of the Huston camp one day last week.

A magnificent buck came bouncing over the mountain and down toward the deep snows in the river canyon, closely pursued by a large coyote.

The buck was soon floundering in the deep, soft snow and the coyote pounced gleefully upon his prey.

It was out of season for deer hunting, and George Garroutte, having conclusive evidence the coyote was violating the game laws, assumed the position of game warden and ran to the relief of the deer, taking a shot at the coyote as he ran.

He was too late, however, as the coyote had already cut the animal’s throat and life was nearly extinct.

It would not have been safe to have left the carcass there to attract other ferocious animals. So, merely as a matter of precaution, the boys fell to and put the venison all out of sight as fast as possible.

That night, Tom Madden said, “They set a trap and are now tanning as fine a coyote pelt as was ever grown.”

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 27, 2023

FOR THE WEEK ENDING May 24, 2019

2023

Compared to last week traditional slaughter lambs 2.00-5.00 higher, others 10.00 to as much as 60.00 lower. Slaughter ewes mostly steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder lambs 8.00 to as much as 35.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 4,787 head sold. No sales in Equity Cooperative Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 4,663 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3

San Angelo: wooled and shorn 105-145 lbs 125.00-152.00, few

168.00; 170 lbs 130.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 145 lbs 145.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 131.00-144.00; 150-160 lbs 120.00-129.00.

Billings: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs no test.

Equity Coop: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2

San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 280.00-310.00; 60-70 lbs 237.00-

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: mixed age hair 100-140 lbs 130.00-138.00/cwt.

Ft. Collins: no test.

South Dakota: yearlings 125.00/head; young 280.00/head; middle age 110.00-280.00/head; aged 105.0-165.00/head; middle age hair 200.00-215.00/head.

Billings: ewe lambs 83 lbs 150.00/cwt..

Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 32,000 compared with 34,000 last week and 30,000 last year.

Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review

As of January 20, 2023

In Australia this week, the Eastern Market Indicator was up 8 cents at 1341 cents per Kg clean from the sale a week ago. A total of 47,343 bales were offered with sales of 94.3 percent. The Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0006 at .6905 percent of the U.S. dollar. Australian wool prices are quoted US Dollar per pound, delivered, Charleston, S.C. The current freight rate is .15 cents per pound clean.

Del Price Change from 75-85 Percent

5 Area Weekly Weighted Cattle Price

Market Indicator was up 8 cents at 1341 cents per kg clean. Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0006 at .6905 percent of the U.S. dollar.

Source: USDA- CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO

Hay Summary

As of January 26, 2023

San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) hair 87.00-109.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium

112.00-127.00, hair 110.00-126.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 90.00-98.00, hair 94.00-109.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin)

75.00-84.00, hair 70.00-80.00; Cull 1 40.00-66.00..

Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 67.50-95.00; Good 2-3

(fleshy) 65.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test

South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 60.00-80.00; Good 2-3

(fleshy) 60.00-75.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-67.50, hair 65.00- to buy. Winter grazing is snowed under, and producers are having to feed more hay than most had planed on for this time of year. Hay supplies are tight and it’s a long time till spring grass. Arctic blast is in the forecast for next week with daytime highs in the single digits to low teens adding additional pressure to the stressed out hay market.

Compared to last week bales of hay sold fully steady. Alfalfa hay cubes 30.00 higher and alfalfa sun-cured pellets sold steady. Demand and buyer inquiry was good. Some areas of Wyoming have feet of snow on the ground where other areas have only a few inches. Some livestock owners continue to look for hay to buy as winter grazing is snowed under. Currently the state’s SNOTELs are reading 114% of median with a basin high of 155% and a basin low of 70%. Last year the state was at 103%, and at 80% in 2021. The South Platte continues to be the lowest basin in the state but, it’s a lot better this week at 70% as the previous weeks have been at 57% snow pack.

Compared to two weeks ago, bales of grass and alfalfa are steady on a thin test. Ground and delivered hay steady. Buyer inquiry and demand was very good this week. After most of the state getting several inches of snow last week ranchers or livestock owners in general are looking for https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news