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A Look Inside WACD executive director highlights conservation districts..............................Page 2 Woman in Ag recognized for her work in the ag industry...... .....................................Page 5 Activists vs. Ag shares importance of the ag industry “uniform”.............................Page 6

CAID faces challenges due to aging infrastructure The Casper Alcova Irrigation District (CAID), like most other irrigation districts across the state of Wyoming, is struggling to maintain the upkeep of its irrigation infrastructure.

Much of the infrastructure

across the state of Wyoming exceeds 100 years in age, and multiple districts have dealt with infrastructure collapses.

“We had a catastrophic failure last year,” says CAID Manager Drew

James. “We had to shut down the water to approximately 8,400 acres.”

CAID canal The construction process for CAID’s main canal began in 1934 and was completed around 1937-

38. The canal is 62 miles long and irrigates 24,249 acres, stretched out across 50,000 acres.

James says there’s a big emphasis on repairing all of the infrastructure as it’s Please see CAID on page 4

Annual event

Lee Pitts shares small town names.........................Page 16

Quick Bits BQA Event A free Stockmanship and Stewardship virtual event will be held Nov. 1 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. This event provides an opportunity for cattle producers to learn about beef sustainability and livestock welfare, how consumer concerns have impacted the industry and the role Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) plays in the conversation. For more information and to register, visit stockmanshipandstewardship.org.

D.C. Meeting Ag advocates from across the country went to Washington, D.C. during the last week of September to champion the federal programs important to them and their communities. A cohort of farmers, ranchers and food systems advocates from 12 states joined the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition for approximately 30 meetings with Congressional leaders and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials.

USDA Deadline The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the application deadline for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Cooperative Agreements from Sept. 22 to Oct. 6. USDA is investing up to $12 million in partnerships expanding access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and to increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands. To learn more, visit usda.gov.

Solar Farm

A German company with headquarters in Irvine, Calif., is looking at a parcel of Laramie County land to build a 150-megawatt solar farm south of Cheyenne near the Colorado border. South Cheyenne LLC is in the early stages of permitting the project. The solar farm will cover 875 acres of private land, according to a letter the company sent to the Laramie County clerk.

Carbon County CONSERVATION DISTRICTS WORK TO CONSERVE LANDS Three Carbon County conservation districts work on a variety of projects to help provide landowners and others resource management, land-use planning and detailed soils information. Districts are responsible for setting local priorities, administering grants, facilitating fund leveraging and providing a variety of outreach services.

S-E-R CD Joe Parsons has been involved with the Saratoga, Encampment, Rawlins Conservation District (S-E-R CD) for roughly 10 years. Prior, he worked with the Greater Sage Grouse Initiative which was a partnership position between Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, Natural Resources Conservation Services and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD).

“Working in this role was a really good starting position which turned into working for the conservation district and ultimately becoming a district manager here for the district,” he shares.

He notes COVID-19 greatly impacted their school visits in the Rawlins area, but education and natural resource projects are a large focus of their district, speCHECK OUT THE 2022 cifia publication of

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Mitchell welcomed to WSF team The Wyoming State Fair (WSF) welcomed Kris Mitchell into her new position as assistant general manager on Sept. 16.

Mitchell has served on the WSF team for three years as the exhibit supervisor.

With substantial experience in the rodeo industry and ties in Wyoming’s agricultural community, Mitchell feels she is equipped with the right tools to be successful in this position.

“My roots run really deep – I have a lot of years in the rodeo industry and living in Wyoming,” she says. “My community ties and ties in the rodeo and ag world will be very beneficial to the fair, and of course, being here as a part Kris Mitchell of the team for the past few Kelsey Stephens Photography fairs and getting to know the superintendents and volunteers has helped me build connections – my relationship with them is going to be a big benefit.”

Background Mitchell has been heavily involved with rodeo and agriculture her whole life.

“I was raised on my grandpa’s ranch in Montana, and my mom and stepdad competed in rodeo events and had race horses,” she says. “I mainly ran barrels and did ranch work Please see FAIR on page 6

cally in Encampment and Saratoga.

“It’s been a wild ride after COVID-19. We were still doing projects during COVID-19, but it was really hard to get contractors and materials, so this year has been a wild summer,” he says.

The district recently hired Justin Stern to oversee the Natural Resource Education Program and serve as the water resource specialist and education coordinator.

“He does natural resource education – everything from water quality to ag days to where food comes from – classroom-type work with mainly elementary grades. We’re working on getting him into high school FFA and 4-H classes as well,” shares Parsons.

“Education is one of the strongest programs within the conservation district,” he notes.

From a project and resource side, S-E-R CD has a handful of water development projects benefiting wildlife and livestock operations – from ponds to range developments, wells and off-site tanks.

The district is currently in various stages of planning projects on the North Platte River, including a large bank with stabilization and fish habitat project.

“Optics are high on it and it’s a pretty big project – the river has some really unstable banks threatening to take out some irrigation structures as well as irrigated hay meadows,” says Parsons. “By stabilizing several of those banks, we’ll be able to provide some longevity for some of the operators down there.”

Please see DISTRICTS on page 5

WCHF inducts 2022 members The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) inducted 36 members of the class of 2022 in a ceremony Sept. 24 at the Little America in Cheyenne. Inductees included a husband-and-wife cowboy team, six generations of one family and individuals from across the state.

Presentation of the cowboy induction medals was made by Gov. Mark Gordon and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) with assistance from Miss Rodeo Wyoming Reata Cook and members of the WCHF board of directors.

Jonita Sommers of Pinedale was recognized for her work as the first ever WCHF Volunteer of the Year and the organization presented the first Cowboy Spirit Award posthumously to Chuck Larsen, who served as emcee for the program for seven years. His award was accepted

by Linda Larsen.

WCHF mission The WCHF was formed in 2014 to recognize Wyoming cowboys. The cowboy is defined as gender neutral – there are both men and women inducted into the WCHF, shared WCHF Executive Director Candy Moulton.

“We want to preserve Please see WCHF on page 8

WOMEN IN AG Ag woman strives to provide quality food Laramie – Since BJ Bender was a little girl, she knew she wanted to be involved in the agriculture industry. By the age of 11, BJ raised all kinds of livestock – from rabbits to beef cattle. In 2012, she relocated to Wyoming to attend the University of Wyoming. Today, she continues to have a passion for providing local, ethical food good for its consumers, the environment and the community through her business Taste of the Wind.

Business plan BJ notes she had dietary issues and was constantly frustrated and in pain every

time she ate. She decided to take matters into her own hands and make a difference in the ag community and industry.

Her business raises a combination of Mangalitsa and Berkshire hogs, Icelandic sheep, Red Ranger broilers and laying hens, in addition to working with two local cattle producers for beef products.

“We’ve had an upward trajectory since we started roughly four to five years ago,” she shares. “Now, we are at about 20 hogs a year, 20 lambs, roughly 30 head of beef and 150 meat chickens.”

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What To Do Now As we get into the calf shipping season, we realize there are many changes from last fall. There are some positive changes, especially prices, and there are the not so positives; such as the higher cost of inputs, inflation, drought, increasing interest rates and a falling stock market.

From the This fall, we’re seeing calves delivPublisher Dennis Sun ered earlier and less calves being backgrounded for the usual 45 days. I’ve heard, “I want them down the road” often this month.

Producers are wanting to save any grass they have for their cows with the high price of hay, and more importantly, the low availability of hay everywhere. The 2022 hay production is reported to be down three percent from last year, and hay supplies are at the lowest level seen since 1959. This is a scary figure.

CattleFax says, so far, some early trends are beginning to emerge from cattle sold through auctions. These trends indicate a smaller overall supply, fewer yearlings available to trade and drought-forced early movement of lighter calves.

One of the positive notes is slaughter rates have kept up with or exceeded last year’s rates. Slaughter rates continue to rise with the final August fed slaughter coming in 2.1 percent above last year on a weekly average basis.

Steer slaughter was a bit lower in August than last year, while heifer slaughter really jumped with a 6.7 percent increase above year-ago levels. Cow and bull slaughter, with rising prices at the auctions, were 7.3 percent higher than 2021 on a weekly average basis.

The annualized culling rate slowed down though, coming in at 12.3 percent after being above 13 percent from May through July. This early culling was caused mostly by the drought in the Southern Plains. They have really had it rough down there, sometimes running out of buyers at the local auctions on sale days.

August was the lowest month for feedlot capacity so far this year, while the September 2022 inventory was up 0.5 percent from August. The August low was 975,000 head lower, or down eight percent, than the record on-feed inventory in February 2022.

Demand for beef is still growing, both nationally and overseas, even though European inflation is higher than the U.S. and exports to Mexico and Canada are lower.

Now, the big question for beef producers is do you keep more or less replacement heifers, or none at all? It’s a hard decision to make as everyone’s operation is different. The trend now is to sell heifers this year and keep heifers for replacements in 2023.

I have heard a few people say now is the time to keep heifers and have more calves to sell in 2024. Others have said with the drought expected to last the rest of this year, there will be plenty of cull cows slaughtered to keep cow numbers lower, and with rising prices, any weight calf will sell well. Remember, money isn’t money, till it’s in your pocket.

As cattle prices keep going up in 2023, more heifers will be retained which will raise the number of calves in 2025. If the adjustment happens quickly at around 18 months of the turn of the trend, usually that is enough retained heifers to rebuild the numbers of cattle.

Whatever the time, we hope inputs have fallen and this drought is history.

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GUEST OPINIONS Wyoming's Conservation Districts: Working Hard for Wyoming

By Kelli Little Now that the leaves are changing and there is a chill in the air in the mornings, the summer/early fall busy season is starting to slow down for Wyoming’s 34 conservation districts.

“Slowing down” being a relative term because the districts are always working to improve and conserve Wyoming’s water, soil and natural resources.

The districts have been busy on a myriad of projects including water quality sampling, soil sampling, planting trees, forestry management and water quality and quantity projects. This is not an exhaustive list, but it gives a sense of the vast myriad of responsibilities and projects the conservation districts undertake.

I started working at the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts (WACD) six months ago. In those six months, I have had a crash course in all manner of conservation practices and policies which are the lifeblood keeping Wyoming’s natural resources safe and profitable for future generations.

I grew up in eastern Wyoming, went to school in Laramie and have lived my adult life in Gillette and Cheyenne. I think a lot of people like me know conservation districts exist, but I’m not sure many people really know what they do.

Over the past six months, I’ve had the opportunity to visit 12 of the conservation district offices and learn about their priorities, con-

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cerns, projects and what they hope to accomplish in the future. I hope to visit each and every conservation district office in Wyoming in the coming months.

WACD and Wyoming Water Association hosted the 2022 Watershed Conference and Tour in June in Riverton which was well attended by conservation district staff and supervisors, state and federal agency personnel and other folks with an interest in water quality and quantity. The conference was a great success with a huge range of professional speakers, including a keynote address from Wyoming Meteorologist Don Day and an update from Wyoming Legislature’s Select Water Committee Chairman Rep. Evan Simpson.

WACD also hosted a watershed training course in July in Buffalo. Thanks to a great partnership with Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, who taught the training, many conservation district employ-

ees completed requirements to become certified to do surface water quality sampling in Wyoming’s waters.

I personally learned a great deal at this training and hope to get some on-the-ground experience soon.

I also had the opportunity to attend the National Association of Conservation Districts Southwest Region meeting in September. I was able to connect with my colleagues and counterparts from the various southwestern states. Many of us share the same successes, challenges and goals, and it’s important to know we aren’t alone in our quest to practice responsible conservation of natural resources.

Now, with some time and education under my belt, I’m working to define what I hope to accomplish here at WACD. I want our organization to be a professional and successful advocate for the conservation districts. There are many policy proposals and changes on the horizon, both on a federal and state level, but I plan to successfully lead the districts in navigating these challenges and opportunities.

One of those policies is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) proposed rule.

WACD has been at the forefront of the fight to keep the definition of WOTUS as favorable for Wyoming as possible. We have filed comments, an amicus brief in pending litigation and

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participated in the EPA’s WOTUS roundtables.

Other federal and state policy issues which have garnered WACD’s attention and action include wild horse and burro management, American Rescue Plan Act funding, Wyoming’s ad valorem tax changes, Endangered Species Act, Council on Environmental Quality National Environmental Policy Act regulations and the 30x30 Initiative, just to name a very few.

One thing is for certain, WACD and Wyoming’s conservation districts are working hard every day to improve the lives of Wyoming citizens. Conservation districts are funded in several different ways in Wyoming. Some conservation districts receive mill levy revenue, some are funded by their counties and others receive grant revenue from various sources.

These districts operate leanly and responsibly, they work for the betterment of their constituents, and they take their conservation obligations seriously.

For any questions or suggestions related to natural resource conservation, please reach out to a local conservation district. A list of Wyoming’s conservation districts can be found at conservewy.com.

Kelli Little is the executive director of the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts. She can be reached at kelli.little@conservewy.com.

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NEWS BRIEFS LMA hosts fly in

Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) members and staff traveled to Washington D.C. Sept. 18-20 for the LMA D.C. Fly-in. Over the course of two days, approximately 50 LMA members and staff met with senators, U.S. representatives, Congressional staff and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials.

LMA members advocated for Congress to pass bills that would update an outdated Packers and Stockyards Act rule prohibiting owning both a livestock auction and a packer.

This is an antiquated rule predating the current, transparent method of selling livestock at an open auction.

A pair of bills would address this issue by allowing livestock auction owners to invest in small and regional packers. At the same time, very large packers would still be prohibited from owning a livestock auction.

LMA members also spoke about a need to update the Packers and Stockyards Act prompt payment requirements due to slowing mail service and a desire to incentivize electronic payment as the more efficient method.

Fly-in attendees also met with leadership of the USDA Packers and Stockyards Division; Andy Green, USDA senior advisor for Fair and Competitive Markets; and Dr. Rosemary Sifford, chief veterinary officer of the U.S. and USDA Animal and Plant Health Plant Inspection Service Veterinary Service deputy administrator.

In addition to meetings with legislators and regulators, LMA hosted a briefing to educate staff of the House of Representatives and Senate on the livestock marketing industry.

Biofuel industry grows According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, the recent surge of investments in U.S. renewable diesel production capacity is likely to ignite a period of growth and transition for the biofuels industry.

As major oil companies have begun embracing renewable diesel, U.S. production is expected to increase exponentially. Several industry stakeholders have announced plans for new soybean crush and refinery facilities over the last two years. Soybean oil is the feedstock most commonly used for producing renewable diesel. Combined, the proposed crush and refinery projects would increase U.S. renewable diesel production capacity six-fold by 2030 to 6.5 billion gallons annually.

However, the expected growth in soybean oil-based renewable diesel requires considerably more soybean bushels for domestic crush. CoBank estimates the U.S. soybean acreage would need to increase by 17.9 million acres to fill the supply gap created by the additional crush and refinery projects. Additionally, the U.S. would need to stop exporting whole soybeans.

For the full report, visit cobank.com.

Corporation seeks land Western Legacy Development Corporation continues to search for a site to build its $1.1 billion beef processing facility after being rejected by two cities in the Northern Plains.

Meatingplace reports both Rapid City, S.D. and Cheyenne are no longer considered in the running for the plant.

When the corporation first announced its intentions to build the 8,000-head per day plant, Rapid City, S.D. was the proposed site. But the city’s industrial center developer said the proposed space was not large enough to accommodate a plant this large.

Cheyenne was thought to be the next possible choice for the plant, but Cheyenne’s mayor said it could not meet the water demand of the meat plant.

Meatingplace reported Megan R. Kingsbury, president and chief executive officer of Western Development, confirmed “her company is the unnamed developer looking for a site in conversations with Cheyenne, and said Wyoming is but one of several states the project has approached.

She declined to name other locations under consideration, however.”

The plant is “still on track to break ground in 2023,” she said, and begin operations by 2026. And that plant is just the first of several, according to Western Legacy’s longer-term plans in the meat industry, she said.

Idaho hosts sheep festival Sheep have been trailing through the Wood River Valley of Idaho for well over a century and are an integral part of Idaho’s heritage. The iconic Trailing of the Sheep Festival, Oct. 5-9, celebrates the sheep, herders, history and food of this unique cultural tradition, with the event recognized as one of the Top Ten Fall Festivals in the World by msn.com.

Each fall, the Trailing of the Sheep Festival honors the 150 plus year annual tradition of moving sheep “trailing” from high mountain summer pastures down through the valley to traditional winter grazing and lambing areas.

The festival includes activities in multiple venues – history, folk arts, a sheep folklife fair, lamb culinary offerings, a wool festival with classes and workshops, music, dance, storytelling, championship sheepdog trials and the Big Sheep Parade with 1,500 sheep hoofing it down main street in Ketchum, Idaho.

The Sheep Tales Festival will present Voices From the Land – unique stories of women in ranching, featuring women ranchers from three prominent Western sheep ranches. Culinary events include: For the Love of Lamb tastings, Lamb Fest at the Folklife Fair, cooking with lamb classes and farm to table lamb dinners. Wool Fest will be featuring 10 different classes and workshops. The Happy Trails Closing Party in the Ketchum Town Square will provide food and live music.

For the detailed schedule, tickets and lodging deals, visit trailingofthesheep.org.

Meat production reported Commercial red meat production for the U.S. totaled 4.83 billion pounds in August, up five percent from the 4.59 billion pounds produced in August 2021. Beef production, at 2.51 billion pounds, was six percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.08 million head, up seven percent from August 2021.

The average live weight was down six pounds from the previous year, at 1,348 pounds. Veal production totaled 4.7 million pounds, nine percent above August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 33,900 head, down two percent from August 2021. The average live weight was up 28 pounds from last year, at 242 pounds.

Pork production totaled 2.3 billion pounds, up four percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 11 million head, up three percent from August 2021. The average live weight was up two pounds from the previous year, at 282 pounds.

Lamb and mutton production, at 11.7 million pounds, was up 13 percent from August 2021. Sheep slaughter totaled 182,000 head, two percent above last year. The average live weight was 127 pounds, up 11 pounds from August a year ago.

January to August 2022 commercial red meat production was 36.8 billion pounds, down slightly from 2021. Accumulated beef production was up two percent from last year, veal was up five percent, pork was down two percent from last year and lamb and mutton production was down five percent.

For a full copy of the report, visit nass.usda.gov.

Trade partnership celebrated Leaders representing the U.S. red meat industry recently traveled to Tokyo to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the inaugural U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) office, which opened in Tokyo in 1977. Japan has consistently been a top customer and is the leading international market for U.S. red meat, purchasing nearly $4.1 billion in 2021. Through July 2022, U.S. red meat exports to Japan reached $2.4 billion.

The U.S.-Japan trade partnership is highly valued by those in the U.S. pork, beef and lamb industries. While in Tokyo for meetings, market visits and a celebration event attended by 200 importers, distributors, trade media and U.S. exporters, industry representatives expressed appreciation for the business relationships developed over the past 45 years and expressed a commitment to serve the Japanese market well into the future.

Industry representatives participating were: USMEF Chair Mark Swanson of Fort Collins, Colo., founder of Tru Grit KGMS Enterprises LLC; Dean Meyer, USMEF chair-elect and livestock and grain producer from Rock Rapids, Iowa; Norman Voyles, Cattlemen’s Beef Board chair and beef producer from Martinsville, Ind.; Dan Gattis, Texas Beef Council chair, rancher and attorney from Georgetown, Texas; Molly McAdams, executive vice president of the Texas Beef Council; and Craig Floss, chief executive officer of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board.

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 23 • October 1, 2022 Torrington Livestock Markets PO Box 1097 • Torrington, WY 82240 307.532.3333 Fax: 307.532.2040

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 - YEARLINGS & CALVES FEEDERS Bates Creek Cattle Co. 780 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 525-575#, Branding, Precond & Booster Shots, All Natural, NHTC, VBN, SAV thru IMI Global, Sired by: Angus Bulls: 21 Angus, Heiken, Ellingson, Cattle Mt, GDAR, Lucky 7, Shaw, Hereford Bulls: Van Newkirk, Ward, Shaw CATTLE COUNTRY VIDEO - 1:00 Tracy & Amy Terrell 350 Mx Strs, 700-860#Complete Vac. Program, No Implants, Coming off Cade & Jenny Carter grass, High Elevation, Producer All Natural * 168 Blk/Bwf, few Red Strs; Mark Shipley 350 Blk/Bwf Hfrs, 760-900#, Spayed/Open (45 hd are spayed balance ran open), 925 lbs, Slide: .08 cents, Located: Full Vac. Program O D Cattle Co. 225 Hereford/Rwf few Blk Strs & Hfrs, 850-1040#, Complete Vac. Program, May, ID. Delivery: 10/12/22 to Coming off grass, Producer All Natural, Home Raised, Green 10/19/22. CCV Grass Vac, Running Box E Cattle 73 Blk Hfrs, 825-900#, Spayed, Complete Vac. Program, Implanted w/Revolar G, out on Irrigated Grass & Clover Coming off grass, Sired by Lucky 7 Bulls, Home Raised Pasture. High Elevation.

Kruse Livestock LLC 31 Bwf/Rwf/Hereford Strs & Hfrs, 800-900#, Complete Vac. Program, * 216 Blk/Bwf, few Red Strs; Revalor G Implant, Poured, Running on grass, Home Raised Kruse Ranch 22 Hereford Hfrs, 750-850#, Ultra-sounded Open, Complete Vac. Program, Poured, 725 lbs, Slide: .08 cents, Located: May, ID. Delivery: 10/12/22 to No Implants, Coming off grass, Home Raised 10/19/22. CCV Grass Vac, Running WEANED CALVES out on Irrigated Grass & Clover Morgan & Melvin Rothleutner 23 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 550-600#, Weaned 30 days, Running out on pasture, Full Vac. Program, Home Raised Pasture. High Elevation.

PRECOND CALVES Rep: Chris Williams Dr. Joe Skavdahl 140 Mostly Blk/Rd Strs & Hfrs, 400-600#, Branding & Precond Shots, Steers are 307-272-4567.

Implanted Ron Shoults 70 Blk/Bwf Hfrs with a few Strs, 500-525#, Branding & Precond Shots www.cattlecountryvideo.com Grady Faris 13 Mx Strs, 400-600#, Branding & Precond Shots

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 ~ ALL CLASSES MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 ~ CALF SPECIAL

Netz Ranch/Joe Netz 425 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Branding & Precond Shots, Steers are Knife Cut Cody Kremers & Sons 185 Blk few Bwf (8 Red) Strs & Hfrs, 550#, Branding & Precond Shots, Implanted w/Revalor G, Steers are Knife Cut 88 Ranch Land & Livestock 175 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 480-525#, Branding Shots, All Natural, Steers are Knife Cut Slow and Easy Ranch 170 Blk/Bwf Angus Strs & Hfrs, 400-500#, Birth & Branding Shots, Been on Blue Print Mineral Indian Creek Ranch/JC Forgey 170 Blk Angus Strs & Hfrs, 525-600#, Branding & Precond Shots, Sired by Registered Black Angus Bulls Dean Finnerty 150 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 500-600#, Branding Shots, Steers are Knife Cut, Home Raised Bomgardner Ranches 120 Blk/Bwf few Rd/Rwf Strs & Hfrs, 375-400#, Branding Shots, Pre-cond. Shots: (will be call in), Steers are Knife Cut T Chair 115 Red Angus Strs, few Hfrs, 450-475#, Branding Shots Scott Hornbuckle 100 Blk Angus Strs & Hfrs, 500#, Branding Shots, Steers are Knife Cut, Home Raised Eller Ranch 90 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 400-500#, Branding Shots: 7-way, No Implants, Producer All Natural Mike & Gretchen Wollert 90 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 550-600#, Branding & Precond Shots Jessica & Luke Wiedman 70 Blk/Bwf Angus Strs, 600-625#, Branding & Precond Shots, Steers are Knife Cut Ron Christensen 63 Blk Hfrs, 450-550#, Branding Shots, No Implants, Sired by Redland Reg. Bulls Tim & Nancy Fenster 60 Blk few Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 580-600#, Branding & Precond Shots, Steets are Knife Cut Heine Ranch/Royce & Kathy Heine 55 Blk/Bwf Strs & Hfrs, 540-610#, Branding & Precond Shots Bentley Ranch 50 Blk Hfrs, 500#, Weaned on Sept. 6, Hay Fed, Chelated Mineral, Branding & Precond Shots Fred Acheson 45 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 550-600#, Branding & Precond Shots Caster Ranch 43 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 525-600#, Birth, Branding & Precond Shots, Producer All Natural Aaron & April Wilson 25 Mx Strs & Hfrs, 450-550#, Bunk Broke, Been on Grass Hay, Branding & Precond Shots, Home Raised Louise Garhart 21 Blk Strs & Hfrs, 600-650#, Branding Shots, Calves Born: March 15 thru May 15, Home Raised SALE RESULTS -ALL CLASSES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - 1032 HD Diamond One Ranch 1 Black Cow 1410 97.50C Shaffer Livestock 5 Black Cow 1255 97.50C Creekside Ranch 1 Black Cow 1330 94.00C Bugas Ranch 2 Black Cow 1200 92.00C Diamond One Ranch 1 Black Cow 1315 88.00C Ward Agri Business 1 Black Cow 1390 87.50C Riki Kremers 1 Black Cow 1230 87.00C Ward Agri Business 4 Black Cow 1458 86.00C Diamond One Ranch 1 Black Cow 1505 85.00C Bridle Bit Cattle 2 Black Cow 1170 85.00C Bummer Livestock 1 Black Cow 1595 83.50C S S Ranch Co 1 Black Cow 1635 78.50C Richard Guild 1 Red Cow 1860 83.50C Travis Reid Wills 1 Red Cow 1090 76.00C Shaffer Livestock 1 RWF Cow 1195 91.00C Carson Wurdeman 2 Black Bull 1802 103.50C TJ Hollingsworth 1 Black Bull 2035 103.00C W S Livestock Inc 2 Black Bull 1742 101.50C Val Eklund 1 Black Bull 1990 97.50C W S Livestock Inc 1 Black Bull 1590 95.50C Tracy Lampman 1 Black Bull 1640 95.50C Thaler Land 2 Black Bull 1160 95.00C Rita Long 3 Black Bull 1413 92.50C Lyle Bowman 2 Black Bull 2130 90.50C Jennifer Scheer 1 Black Heiferette 1100 112.00C Bugas Ranch 1 Black Heiferette 995 111.00C Brian Christensen 1 Black Heiferette 1150 100.00C Fitzhugh Ranch LLC 7 Red Heiferette 1094 116.00C Fitzhugh Ranch LLC 4 Red Heiferette 1026 101.00C

UPCOMING SALE SCHEDULE Monday, October 3rd - Calf Special Wednesday, October 5th - Yrlg & Calf Special Friday, October 7th - All Classes Monday, October 10th - Calf Special Wednesday, October 12th - Yrlg & Calf Special Friday, October 14th - All Classes Monday, October 17th - Calf Special Wednesday, October 19th - Yrlg & Calf Special Friday, October 21st - All Classes

SALE RESULTS -YRLGS & CALVES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 - 3554 HD Herman Livestock 27 Black Steer 634 190.50C 14 Ranch LLC 49 Black Steer 719 189.00C Brian Smith 17 Black Steer 740 188.00C Notch Peak Cattle Co 20 Black Steer 766 187.00C Notch Peak Cattle Co 62 Black Steer 841 185.00C 14 Ranch LLC 43 Black Steer 820 181.50C Rawhide Ranch 26 Black Steer 829 179.50C Jerry Blackburn 50 Black Steer 914 179.00C Reed Eilers 14 Black Steer 952 175.00C Evans Ranch 54 Black Steer 976 172.00C Wade Phipps 20 Blk/Red Steer 939 174.00C JP Werner & Sons Inc 22 Blk/Red Steer 961 170.00C Notch Peak Cattle Co 35 Red Steer 802 184.50C Notch Peak Cattle Co 47 Red Steer 893 179.00C 14 Ranch LLC 30 Black Heifer 636 186.50C Barney Ranches Inc 153 Black Heifer 789 181.00C 88 Ranch Land 20 Black Heifer 803 180.00C Tom Dixon 45 Black Heifer 842 178.00C 88 Ranch Land 182 Black Heifer 852 177.00C Doug Lemaster 15 Black Heifer 753 176.00C Dilts Ranch Co 24 Black Heifer 908 168.00C Prager Ranches Inc 18 Black Steer Calf 377 258.00C H & H Livestock 18 Black Steer Calf 376 230.00C Moore & Addington 21 Black Steer Calf 425 225.00C Moore & Addington 113 Black Steer Calf 477 220.50C Prager Ranches Inc 69 Black Steer Calf 470 218.50C 14 Ranch LLC 18 Black Steer Calf 605 202.00C Judy Windmeier 4 Black Steer Calf 496 201.00C Keenan Ranch LLC 28 Black Steer Calf 565 201.00C Cheryl Lund 22 Black Steer Calf 545 199.50C Marlan Wiedman 23 Black Steer Calf 558 196.00C Prager Ranches Inc 7 RWF Steer Calf 382 259.00C Moore & Addington 60 Black Heifer Calf 416 207.00C Broken Box Ranch 23 Black Heifer Calf 603 204.00C Moore & Addington 22 Black Heifer Calf 485 189.00C Keenan Ranch LLC 28 Black Heifer Calf 543 179.50C Broken Box Ranch 48 BWF Heifer Calf 548 215.00C Broken Box Ranch 90 BWF Heifer Calf 624 211.50C Judy Windmeier 2 Black Bull Calf 527 177.00C Judy Windmeier 1 Black Bull Calf 655 169.00C

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CAID continued from page 1 nearing 88 years of operating.

“Everything is getting older,” he says. “Concrete only lasts so long before it’s going to crack and break.”

CAID has an immense amount of infrastructure, so maintenance and development is a huge challenge for the crew.

“When they constructed the project, it was meant to hold a bigger capacity than what it is now – it was supposed to be doubled in size, so all of our infrastructure is a lot bigger than it needs to be,” says James. “We have six tunnels in the project, and we operate and maintain five of those. There’re about 13 large siphons going under the natural drainage.”

This is a lot of infrastructure and a large area for a small irrigation district with only eight full-time employees to cover.

“There are also drains we have to maintain as well – it’s the cost of upkeep that’s a huge burden, not only for us, but every irrigation district in the state,” James says.

“To get everything back up to where it needs to be without the risks of failures is a pretty daunting task.”

Level one studies The Wyoming Water Development is aware of the struggles and challenges Wyoming irrigation districts are facing. They are performing water resource studies across Wyoming, says James.

Wyoming Water Development approved CAID for a level one study, which will take roughly 13 months to complete.

The state of Wyoming will also be doing a level one study on the critical aging of irrigation infrastructure, so they are taking a 30 thousand foot view of the entire state and the aging infrastructure, he mentioned.

“In the last three years, three irrigation districts have had catastrophic failures: Deaver Irrigation District, CAID and Goshen Irrigation District,” he says. “So, the state is taking a step to see what they can do to help us, but it is more of a burden on the producers and the stakeholders within the district than they can bear at this point.”

Public meetings are being held across the state for the aging infrastructure study.

The Casper meeting is scheduled for Oct. 26 at the fairgrounds from 6-8 p.m.

“I think a lot of people need to go to these meetings, listen, take part and put their two cents in with what they really want to see happen with this study,” he says.

“With this study being at the state level, I think they want these meetings because they

want more input from everybody to see what they want to have done.”

Future development and call to action CAID plans to take on bigger projects, but rising prices and inflation are proving to be a challenge for the district.

“As far as resources, pipelines are pretty much out of the picture right now with the price it’s at,” says James.

“We are thinking outside of the box to try to go after every resource we can.”

CAID recently proposed a significant rate increase for irrigated water users. These increases have not yet been approved.

“This rate increase is a necessity for the operation and maintenance of the district,” he shares.

CAID is planning to accomplish significant work with the rate increase, says James, and the fee increase will benefit producers in the long run.

“We aren’t here to put any producer out of business – we are doing everything we can to improve the system so they can produce better crops,” he adds.

James also says CAID is working to receive as many grants as possible and working with Wyoming Water Development and other agencies to fund projects.

“We want to create a system where it works for today rather than what it was meant to work for 80 years ago,” he says. “We are trying to do as much as we can with what we have. We understand we are not going to fix every little problem but hopefully in the near future, we will have a five to 10 year plan to revamp the entire system.”

CAID’s main concern is keeping the water flowing and doing everything they can for the bigger picture of the district, says James.

“I do understand the onfarm issues are there as well, but making sure the main source is still intact is our main priority,” James says.

“Overall, we have a great team here who really cares about the work they are doing,” he says. “We want to see producers be successful, and we are trying to give producers the best they can get. Ag sustains the economy in this area, and agriculture doesn’t exist without water, so CAID has an important job to do.”

“We want to proactively preserve the infrastructure for 50 years down the road, not just for tomorrow,” he says.

Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr. net.

For more information on CAID, visit casperwyoming.chambermaster. com/list/member/casper-alcovairrigation-district-17609. To learn more about upcoming aging infrastructure public meetings, visit wwdc.state.wy.us/critical_ infrastructure/meetings/meetings.html.

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WOMEN IN AG Kendall Roberts highlights importance of women in the agriculture industry Kendall Roberts grew up on a cow/calf operation outside of Cheyenne. She is the second generation on the King Ranch Company, L.P., and is the third-generation rancher in her family.

Kendall attended the University of Wyoming (UW) and got her bachelor’s in ag business and master’s in ag economics.

She interned with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture in 2008 and went to Washington D.C. for an internship with the National Association of Conservation Districts as their legislative intern from January through May of 2009.

After graduating in 2011, Kendall came back to the ranch and has been there full time ever since.

Kendall and her husband James work on the family ranch and also have a small Red Angus cow/calf operation intermingled with the rest of the family’s cow/ calf operation.

Kendall says figuring out how to feed and clothe more people with less land, less water and less people in the ag industry is a challenge for producers across the world. This is a challenge Kendall faces headon every day.

“More and more women are stepping up to the challenge because we know we can do it,” she says. “It is very exciting to see, especially now when we can ban together and have a united front and do the best we can for the industry.”

Involvement in ag organizations During her time at UW, Kendall was involved with the Sigma

Alpha Sorority.

“The sorority focuses on the pillars of making sure you’re developing leadership, scholarship and fellowship,” she says.

Kendall served in the collegiate level as well as three years on the national executive team for the sorority. She served as treasurer, secretary and finance chair.

“I am still an active alumni today of the organization,” she says. “I also serve the local UW Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter, working with them to do presentations and ranch tours to make sure they get some experience outside of the classroom.”

Kendall serves as the ag and rural representative for the Wyoming Seat Belt Coalition to give a perspective of ag safety and the importance of buckling up in the state of Wyoming.

“The ag industry is always affected, whether it’s traveling on rural roads or safety issues with tractors and equipment,” she says.

She has also served on the overseeing advisory committee for the UW Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Lingle for five years.

Kendall has been a member of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) since she was old enough to join. She served as the marketing transportation co-chair for three years, and is an active member of the Young Producers Assembly (YPA).

She is currently a member of the Wyoming Farm Bureau out of the Laramie County area.

“More and more women are stepping up to the challenge because we know we can do it.” – Kendall Roberts YPA involvement The YPA is a group of young WSGA members who came together to create a place of learning, camaraderie and friendlyfamily atmosphere while advocating for Wyoming’s cattle industry.

Kendall has been an active member in YPA since its start in 2015.

“I was approached by the leadership of the WSGA in the fall of 2015 to start developing some sort of way to get young producers and young people in agriculture to become more involved and hear their voice,” she says. “We got a large group together and from there we decided to start the YPA with focus on opportunities for us to develop leadership and growth for young people who are passionate about the livestock industry in Wyoming.”

Kendall was selected to chair YPA from 2015 to 2016 and was selected to serve as the president of YPA from 2016 to 2018.

She served both those years as president of YPA, board member and executive officer as the YPA representative to WSGA. She currently serves as the YPA Region Two representative covering Albany, Laramie, Platte and Goshen counties. Kendall is also the YPA public relations and media chair.

“YPA is still growing – we are still trying to work and develop the program, and serving as the Region

DISTRICTS continued from page 1 In addition, the conservation district has 12 miles of friendly wildlife fence conversion projects focusing on mule deer and pronghorn migration on both public and private lands.

“The district is doing a total tear out and rebuild.

When a lot of the fences were put into this country, it was sheep country back then with woven wire on the bottom and two to three strands of barbed wires on the top – it was the norm and most of these stretches of fence have reached their end-of-life expectancy.

We don’t need the woven wire anymore with most of our producers being cattle operators, so we’re taking all of that out and putting in new,” he says. “With supply chain issues, it has been an undertaking and a half – just keeping contractors and materials.”

This year, two spring

development projects took place within the district – one was a well and another one was a spring. The conservation district is looking forward to continuing its work on multiple projects.

Little Snake River Little Snake River Conservation District Natural Resource Coordinator Larry Hicks left the University of Wyoming in 1991 and has been working for the Little Snake River Conservation District ever since.

“We work on everything and anything related to natural resources, from forestry to mineral development, to agriculture, water and wildlife, federal land use policy – anything consistent with our statutory authority affecting the tax base that is natural resource oriented, we’re involved in some level,” Hicks says.

On an annual basis, the district routinely does

about $1.5 million a year of small water projects with the state of Wyoming Water Development Commission, $1.25 million for environmental impact statement and watershed plan for another agriculture reservoir, $4.5 million appropriation through the joint chief program to implement fuels, vegetation and natural resource projects and $7.7 million appropriation for yearly regional conservation partnerships.

“That’s just a part of it – just starting to scratch the surface of what we have agreements with,” he shares. “We have numerous agreements with the Wyoming Wildlife Natural Resource Trust Fund, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, WGFD and Bureau of Land Management working on migration corridors, crucial winter range and habitat work with those entities,” says Hicks.

Two representative was an opportunity to go from the large picture to working on regional development from my area,” she says.

Changing dynamics Kendall says the times are changing in the ag industry – more women are becoming involved.

“Their passion for ag is becoming more prominent than ever,” she says.

Kendall says she was raised in a family where if a man could do it, so could a woman.

“I grew up on a family operation that encouraged myself and younger sister to be involved in the operation,” she says. “We also were involved in FFA and 4-H which instilled even more the importance of women being involved in ag because it developed opportunities to really develop and hone in what we loved most about ag or specific niches from the big picture of ag.”

“I’m able to keep chugging along because opportunities present themselves more and more for women, and we should take advantage of that,” she says.

Recognizing women in ag Kendall says women in ag should be recognized for their efforts and what they do for the ag industry.

“We just want to do our job and produce our product, and sometimes we are OK with flying under the radar, but there are some women out there who really set an example and should be recognized,” she says.

“I have the best job in the state of Wyoming,” he mentions.

Recently, the Little Snake River Conservation District has incorporated over two million acres of Sweetwater County into the Little Snake River Conservation District.

“Our district is now combined of both Carbon and about 25 percent of Sweetwater County, so we’re a bi-county conservation district – only one in the state of Wyoming I’m aware of that have that kind of relationship where the conservation district crosses into two different counties,” he concludes.

“Most of the work we do is to address natural resource issues – primarily agriculture, but we try to protect the tax base, to work on, protect and develop our natural resources.”

Brittany Gunn is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Women are becoming more involved with ag organizations, trade organizations, marketing developing programs, etc., says Kendall.

“It’s important to recognize them because they’re serious about their efforts,” she says.

“It’s amazing to think we have come so far as women in ag, and it was because of someone doing it before us and they should be recognized because if it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t be here,” she says.

Advice for future generations Kendall offers advice for young women in ag.

“My family motto is assume nothing,” she says.

“Assuming something is always going to come your way and can set you up for disappointment. Assume nothing is going to be easy or handed to you and nothing will be as simple as it seems. Work hard and dedicate the time.”

She advises young producers to learn about different aspects and facets of the ag industry.

“Don’t just learn about

one part of the industry,” she says. “Learning more makes you more of a wellrounded individual and helps you see things from a different perspective instead of being narrowfocused.”

She advises young producers to be prepared for hard times and challenges.

“People will expect you to back down because it’s too hard, but you have to keep trying,” Kendall says.

“Step up to the challenge,” she adds. “Without people stepping up, we wouldn’t be where we are today.”

Kendall says her favorite quote is from former Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead.

He said, “Always take the long loop.”

“You need to check every corner and make sure you don’t leave anything behind,” she says.

“Because if you forget, it will come back to you and you will have to work twice as hard to catch up. I live by this every day.”

Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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All Hat And All Cattle A few weeks ago, I attended our county’s annual Farm Bureau dinner and meeting. Many good things came from this meeting: I got to eat a well-prepared steak, I took on a more active role within our county’s Farm Bureau chapter and I got to visit with a reader about my column. The last item on this list was incredibly insightful, and I’m happy to share this reader’s thoughts.

The reader said he

noticed a lot of my columns had one common bottom line: advocating for agriculture. However, he said a lot of the ideas I give as examples for advocating includes things some people aren’t comfortable with.

For example, some people aren’t comfortable walking up to a complete stranger at a grocery store and educating them about the produce in their buggy – fair point.

Others aren’t active on social

FAIR continued from page 1 when I was young.”

Mitchell was part of the National High School

Rodeo before attending college at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington on

media, so they don’t have an opportunity to make or share pro-ag posts – yet another fair point.

“But,” the reader said, “you can have a positive experience with a person, and when you have that positive experience, you can make it known you work in agriculture.”

The reader then went on to say even the simplest act of wearing a cowboy hat and having a positive interaction with someone you don’t know very well could subliminally give the person a positive opinion of cattlemen.

I sat there for a minute and realized he’s 100 percent correct. If I see someone who looks like they just walked out of the hayfield, I automatically assume they’re

a nice person.

I’ve had many positive interactions with people who spend a lot of their summers on a tractor in a hay field, so why wouldn’t I think they’re a decent human being with a noble profession?

On the contrary, in college, I had many negative interactions with guys wearing Dale Brisby swag. If I saw a dude wearing a shirt saying “Pow Pow Ol’ Son” on it, I would automatically assume they don’t know the difference between a steer and a bull.

There’s an old saying, “A bad apple can ruin the whole bunch,” but what if a good apple makes you buy more?

There are numerous examples I could give for this, but I’ll pose with a counter example.

A lot of people out there

do not like former President Donald Trump; just as many people do not like President Joe Biden.

If you loathed Trump, and saw someone wearing a Make America Great Again cap, what would you assume?

On the flip side, if you saw someone wearing a Biden 2020 shirt at the gas pump, what would you assume?

I am by no means saying these assumptions are correct – I know plenty of great people who voted for someone I didn’t particularly like.

But, if you see a stranger at a restaurant supporting something you don’t agree with, what are you going to think of them?

Now, if this principal can be applied to negative assumptions, why can’t it be applied to a positive

a full-ride rodeo scholarship. After graduating with a degree in business administration, Mitchell and her husband Robert began raising a family in Douglas where she

worked in the school district.

Along with working in the school district, Mitchell produced barrel races and continued competing in pro rodeo events.

She is most proud of the Darleen Swanson Memorial Barrel Race she produced in honor of her late mother.

The race has been put on for seven years.

The proceeds from the race fund the Darleen Swanson Memorial Scholarship which is given to a competitor in the race each year.

In 2019, Mitchell came across the opportunity to be a part of the WSF team.

For three years, she worked as the exhibit supervisor where she applied her expertise in fair exhibits and rodeo events.

She also has previous experience working as fair secretary for Goshen County. With her skills and passion for rodeo, Mitchell decided the assistant general manager position would be a good fit for her.

“I decided I have a lot to give to the fair and the youth of Wyoming and ag, and I will throw my hat in the ring and see what happens, and I happily accepted the job,” she says.

Continued education Mitchell enrolled in the International Association of Fairs and Expositions twoyear fair management course in the fall of 2021.

“I enrolled in those courses to better myself in my position,” she says. “I’m a big advocate for continued learning, and I really wanted to learn more about the industry and more about how other fairs do things.”

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assumption?

By supporting agriculture in the simplest way possible – wearing some type of “uniform” to show you’re an agriculturist – you’re advocating for the ag industry without having to do anything, really, except laundry, I guess.

Furthermore, when you’re wearing the “uniform,” leave your waitress a good tip; hold the door for the person behind you; heck, you could even smile at the young kid having the time of their life running up and down the aisles at the grocery store.

I guess the bottom line of this column is, once again, advocate for agriculture, but I’d like to tack on a little bit extra: Wear your industry “uniform” with pride and a smile on your face.

She hopes to incorporate what she learns from the course to help better the WSF. “Going through these courses has been a fabulous learning experience,” Mitchell says. “The connections I’m making, the networking and just learning about the fair industry more as a whole has been very beneficial.”

Showcasing youth As assistant general manager, Mitchell will undertake a variety of duties including handling sponsorships, contracting, hiring judges and assisting in marketing efforts and year-round interim events. Her goal in the new position is to help showcase youth exhibitors in the WSF. “I’m really looking forward to helping showcase the youth of Wyoming at the fair,” she says. “Youth in agriculture is our future, and we need to support them anyway we can. We need to show how good it is for kids to be involved in ag and what they are learning by being in 4-H and FFA. “I want to work hard to celebrate agriculture in Wyoming and watch the WSF grow,” Mitchell adds.

For more information, contact Kris Mitchell at kris. mitchell@wyo.gov or call 307-358-2398.

Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.

Teton County resident honored The University of Wyoming (UW) College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources honored notable alumni and supporters on its annual Ag Appreciation weekend Sept. 29-Oct 1. UW named Ann Ramsay, in honor of Elizabeth McCabe, recipient of the 2022 Legacy Award.

McCabe, Ramsay’s mother, was a much-loved member of the Jackson Hole community. A passionate supporter of the 4-H program, she photographed every Teton County fair for more than four decades.

In December 2020, Ramsay donated a property in Teton County to support UW Extension in her mother’s honor. The $1.8 million generated by the sale of the property created an endowment to help supplement the salaries of Extension employees and offset high living costs in the area.

“Ann sees the value of the Extension service and the 4-H program to keeping this place a community,” says Mary Martin, a longtime Extension educator based in Jackson. “4-H kids grow up with a skill set that’s enviable. She’s making sure this continues.”

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OBITUARIES

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Joseph Brutus Graham July 24, 1924 – Sept. 23, 2022

Joseph “Joe” Brutus Graham was born July 24,

1924, to George and Iola (Sloan) Graham in Custer, Mont. Joe was the middle child of seven and was the last to meet his Lord and Savior on Sept. 23.

Joe married Eunice (Prell) Graham on Feb. 23, 1944, in Broadus, Mont.

They lived together on the ranch for 71 years, and Joe was still living in their house when he passed away.

Joe served his country and his community in many ways. He was a World War

II veteran. He was on many county boards, including the Crook County School Board, FHA and the election board. Joe was the director of the Hulett National Bank (which he helped to start) and served as a Crook County commissioner.

He has been recognized as an Honorary Chapter FFA Farmer, Century Club Member of Farm Bureau and awarded for his accomplishments in soil conservation. Joe was a Shriner, an Eastern Star mason and member with his wife.

Joe and Eunice were honored as the Crook County Fair parade marshals in 2005. And in 2019, Joe was inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame.

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If you were to ask Joe of his greatest accomplishments, he would say with tears in his eyes, serving his country and raising his family. He was an honest, faithful, forgiving, hard-working man who believed the strength of a handshake is deal-binding. Joe took pride in the land.

He always said, “If you take care of the land, the land will take care of you.”

He demonstrated this in his 82 years on the ranch.

Joe is preceded in death by his loving wife Eunice; his parents; and his siblings Mabel Foltz, Lester Graham, Margery Chatfield, Lee Graham, Buck Graham and Betty Richards; the parents of his daughters-in-law Don and Marj Thompson;

and grandson-in-law Joe Fitzgerald.

Joe leaves behind his two loving sons Dave (Sherry) and Dick (Janet), and their families. Dave’s family: son Scott (Shayla) Graham of Inyan Kara; LaNae (Rowdy) Curr of Inyan Kara; children Traylin and Kope; and Dace Graham (fiancé, Morgan Rising) of Moorcroft. Son Marty (Tina) Graham of Gray Road; Selby Graham of Gray Road; and Delcy (Seth) Bayles of Broadus, Mont. Dick’s family: daughter Amy (Randy) Rathbun; Larissa of Gillette; Cole (Ashton) Fitzgerald of Newcastle; children Strait and Joe; Cora Fitzgerald of Lusk. Son Jeff (Shelane) Graham; Jade and Sage

of Hereford, S.D.; Sanden Graham stationed at Ft. Stewart, Ga. Daughter Jenni (Gabe) Gill; Kailee, Lani, Addi of Inyan Kara. He also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews and cousins and countless family members, friends and neighbors.

Visitation will take place from 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Oct. 4 at the Gymnasium at Moorcroft Town Center in Moorcroft. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. with burial following at the Moorcroft Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance. Online condolences may be written at fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com.

From the Kitchen Table

By Lynn Harlan Fall – Wondrous Fall A BLT from a real tomato and peaches off a truck from Grand Junction, Colo. Peach pie, peach crumble, peaches and ice cream.

Sleeping with the windows open. Watching sixman football in Kaycee – sweaty kids and fast action.

A cool morning on the mountain loading lambs with plenty of neighbors helping, and lots of beer and food throughout the day.

Preconditioning the calves – sweaty folks and fast action.

Getting some fall rain to soften up the grass, and wait! Is that a bit of green grass growing?

Riding a leaf-strewn trail on a good horse with good friends. Getting some time to watch the University of Wyoming Cowboys on TV, and cheering on Josh Allen with the Bills.

Buck sales, lamb sales, old ewes going on a truck to an easier life back east for a few more years. Shorter days and getting to the house earlier in the evening. Using the oven, maybe.

Campfires. Don King Days. Meeker sheepdog trials, the best of the best.

Recording the Pendleton Rodeo, and watching the breakaway embraced by many of the big rodeos. You go girls!

Come on, Lisa Lockhart – you’re on the bubble to make it to the National Finals Rodeo in the barrel racing. As of Sept. 21, number 16 – the top 15 go – with $77,777.78. All those lucky sevens!

Fall college and high school rodeos.

Trailing cows and calves off the mountain. Shiny haired, big beefy calves bucking down the hill.

Oh, they’re beautiful.

Letting the ewes head home, they know the way and you have to stop the lead often.

Everyone smiling with the cooler weather. Silage

trucks on the road down at the neighbors – corn silage being packed down, tarped and tucked away for a cow’s winter lunch.

Pumpkins and all kinds of colored gourds in the store to decorate with. Corn mazes and pumpkin spice – oh my Lord, the pumpkin spice jokes.

The trees! Just starting to turn, but soon will color in all their majesty. I have a backdrop of green meadows and cottonwoods out my window, leaf peeping at it’s best.

And the aspens! Wyoming’s answer to fall splendor.

An early snowfall in the Big Horns to settle the dust.

Homegrown apples which haven’t been stored for a year. Apple pies and apple crisp.

Donning a coat in the morning and shedding it later. House flies and mosquitos slowing down.

The furor of summer political campaigns over.

Kindergarteners getting on the bus for the first time, anxious yet excited. Moms taking a breath as everyone trundles off to school and she has a cup of coffee in peaceful quiet.

Starting school with a clean slate and a new notebook. Digging up the carrots and potatoes out of the garden.

Corn on the cob, baked squash with butter and brown sugar. And, did I mention pumpkin spice?

Homecoming and a friend’s granddaughter crowned homecoming queen. Fresh salsa made with those real tomatoes, the best. Corn salsa made with fresh corn, the best.

Oktoberfest in Munich, which actually starts in the middle of September. And yes, I’ve been, back in the BB days (Before Bob).

Pregnancy checking the

Fall travel – Camino & Son, LLC sheep trail home from the Big Horns. Scott Shreve photo

heifer calves, getting that out of the way. Mums in the garden. The Harvest moon.

Aurora Borealis.

Breaking out the Kaycee

Buckaroo sweatshirt. Middle school and high school volleyball.

Wyoming traffic jams – mobs of sheep and cows

trailing home on the county roads. Fall horse sales.

The beginning of the fall run. Putting away the air conditioner for another year.

The rut. Bow hunting.

Driving with the window down. Digging out a sweater. Yes, I love fall best of all.

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WCHF continued from page 1 and perpetuate the stories and the work ethics of the Wyoming cowboy,” she shared.

“And, our primary criteria to become inducted into the WCHF is that the individual has to have spent at least 45 years ‘in the saddle’ – working cattle, working livestock and really working as working cowboys.”

She noted rodeo cowboys don’t qualify on their own merit, but must have another primary cowboy role.

2022 event Over 500 people gathered in Cheyenne to honor this year’s class.

“We had a lot of fun – it was really great,” mentioned Moulton. “We had several state representatives present, including Miss Rodeo Wyoming – we’re pleased to have them because it shows we are representative of the entire state.”

The induction program has two goals. The first and primary goal is to recognize and honor the men and women being inducted, and the second goal is fundraising, she explained.

“It helps us do the things we do during the course of the year to further perpetuate and

preserve the Wyoming cowboy,” she said.

Currently, WCHF is looking to fundraise for a reprint of a cowboy-based coloring book for elementary schools and make videos of the incoming class of inductees.

Independent videographer Chuck Coon, the former Wyoming Travel & Tourism Media Relations manager, works diligently to capture the stories of the inductees. On Sept. 24, nearly 300 people came together to view all of the videos.

“We’re always looking to raise funds for these video projects,” she mentioned.

The videos will be posted on the WCHF webpage at a later day and put into video drives for purchase.

Nomination process There are 10 regions throughout the state, and the 23 counties in the state are divided up among these 10 regions. Roughly 75 individuals/groups were nominated for this year’s class, Moulton explained.

“Our class is a mix of both living and deceased inductees,” said Moulton. “We do it intentionally because we have a lot of cowboys in the state

who have helped develop Wyoming into what it is and particularly the livestock industry who have passed away – we want to honor these important individuals.”

The WCHF is managed and directed by a board from each region, but each county committee chooses the inductees to be recognized and the state board will verify the nomination.

“The state board doesn’t make the selection, the county committees do, because the county committees know their members the best,” she said.

“We try to have at least one to two members from each county inducted.”

In some cases, a county doesn’t nominate anyone or the county committee feels the nominee submitted doesn’t meet the criteria.

“We have a scoring system,” she said. “Every individual county committee member scores the nominee, and an average score is taken from all scores from the committee, and if they don’t meet the minimum requirement, they are not further considered for induction.”

“We want to keep it special and important,” she shared. “If nominees don’t score high enough, there won’t be an inductee.”

“In some cases, it can be very competitive. There were a couple of counties this year that had several inductees – there were some really high scoring individuals in these counties,” she added.

Nominations for 2023 will open up in October of this year.

“Anyone can nominate inductees,” she mentioned.

“Nominators don’t have to be related to someone, they could be a friend or even help a family write their nominations.”

WCHF 2022 Class Families, friends and community members celebrated this year’s class of 36 inductees. Region One, Crook County inductees included Maurice Williams of Beulah and the Driskill family, including Col. Jesse Lincoln Driskill, Jesse Lincoln “Link” Driskill II, John Wylie “Bud” Driskill, William Walter “Tobe” Driskill, Jesse Loring “Diddy” Driskill, Jesse Belvin “Buz” Driskill, Malcolm Franklin Driskill and Jesse Thomas “Tom” Driskill.

Charles L. Reynolds of Gillette and Rod Smith of Weston were Region One, Campbell County inductees.

Region Two, Goshen County inductees included Clyde Omar Stewart of Yoder

and Wayne S. Hunter of Hawk Springs. Niobrara County’s Arthur Samuel “Artie” Joss of Keeline was also inducted.

Region Three, Albany County inductee was Philetus Rathburn of Fox Park, and Laramie County’s Wayne and Francis Peavy “Biddy” Bonham of Federal were also inducted.

From Region Four, Dennis Robert Daly of Douglas was the Converse County inductee, and Natrona County’s Dee Burtch of Alcova was also included in this year’s class.

Region Five, Johnson County inductees included Robert Borgialli, Neal Rodney Schuman and William Thomas Wagoner, all of Buffalo. Zane R. Hilman of Big Horn was Sheridan County’s inductee.

Region Six from Big Horn County included Joseph S. Bassett of Lovell and Park County’s Chris C. Renner of Meeteetse.

Region Seven, Carbon County inductees included Lua Burton Kelly of Medicine Bow and Frank E. Miller of Rawlins. From Sweetwater County, Burt Lamb of Washam and Manila, Utah and Charles Alfred Stillman-Philbrick and Elroy P. “Bronco Jim” Philbrick of

Green River were inducted.

Region Eight, Fremont County inductees included Robert William Hamilton of Lander, Bob Bessey of Riverton and Clyde Woolery of Kinnear. From Hot Springs County, Ramul Dvarshkis and Larry Bentley of Thermopolis were also Region Eight inductees.

Region Nine, Uinta County inductees included John H. Hamilton and Richard H. “Dick,” both of Fort Bridger.

Region 10 rounded out this year’s class. From Sublette County, inductees included Charles Leonard Priebe of Pinedale, Milford Byron “Mike” Steele of Boulder/Pinedale, Ivan Samuel “Pete” Hoagland and Thomas Daniel O’Neil Sr., both of of Big Piney, Kent Snedicor of Daniel and Carl Philip “Red” Mathisen of Daniel/Cora.

From Region 10, Teton County, Bob Lucas and Jim Maher of Jackson were also inducted.

For more information or to make a 2023 nomination, visit wyomingcowboyhalloffame.org.

Brittany Gunn is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr. net.

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

EVENTS Sept. 17-Oct. 31 Green Acres Corn Maze, every Saturday and Sunday, Casper. For more information, visit greenacrescornmaze.net or call the Maze hotline at 307797-8796.

Sept. 29-Oct. 10 Clear Out West Radio Ninth Annual COW Cruise, For more information, visit clearoutwest.com or cruise-vacations.ca or call Cruise Vacations at 855530-0131.

Oct. 5-9 26th Annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival, Sun Valley, Ketchum and Hailey, Idaho. For more information, visit trailingofthesheep.org.

Oct. 6-9 10th Annual Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt, Ucross. For more information, visit wyomingwomensantelopehunt.org or call 307-721-7007.

Oct. 8 University of Wyoming Extension Tree Care Workshop, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Agriculture Resources and Learning Center, Casper. For more information or to register for the event, call 307-235-9400.

Oct. 11 Governors Mental Health Summit, 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper. For more information and to register, visit bit.ly/governors-mh-summit.

Oct. 11 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Lyman. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Oct. 12 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Pinedale. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Oct. 13-16 Montana Wool Harvesting School, Molt, Mont. To register, e-mail Denise Hoepfner at hoepfner@montana.edu.

Oct. 14-22 The Northern International Livestock Exposition, Billings, Mont. For more information, visit thenile.org.

Oct. 17-19 Wyoming Water Association Annual Meeting, Hilton Garden Inn, Laramie.

For more information and to register, visit wyomingwater.org/annual-meeting.

Oct. 18 Beef Quality Assurance Training, 6-8 p.m., Prairie Winds Community Center, Bridgeport, Neb. For more information, e-mail nebraskabqa@unl.edu or call 308-633-0158.

Oct. 19-20 Wyoming Section Society of Range Management Fall Meeting, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody. For more information, visit wyomingrangelands. org/fallmeeting.

Oct. 26 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Casper. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Oct. 27 Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Buffalo. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace. tavelli@wyo.gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

Nov. 1-3 Wyoming Weed and Pest Council Fall Conference and Annual Meeting, Holiday Inn Cody, Buffalo Bill Village, Cody. For more information, visit wyoweed.org/meetings-conferences/conference.

Nov. 4-7 Angus Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, visit angusconvention.com.

Nov. 5 Wyoming FFA Blue Jeans Ball, 5 p.m., Campbell County Senior Center, Gillette. To buy tickets, visit wyoffafoundation.com/blue-jeans-ball.

Wyoming Water Development Commission Infrastructure Public Meeting, 6-8 Nov. 8 p.m., Riverton. For more information, contact Chace Tavelli at chace.tavelli@wyo. gov or 307-777-7626 or Jay Schug at jschug@trihydro.com or 970-449-2921.

SALES Oct. 8 Oct.10 Oct. 24 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 7 Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 12

First Annual Breeder’s Production & Prospect Sale, Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo, 307-684-0789, 307-746-5690, 307-746-8442, buffalolivestockwyo.com Ox Bow Ranch Female Sale, at the ranch, Wolf Creek, Mont., 406-2354281, oxbowranchangus.com J & L Livestock Montana Angus Female Bonanza XIX, PAYS, Billings, Mont., 406-861-5664, 406-200-1880 Micheli Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Ft. Bridger, 307-252-0437, 307-7477786, 307-747-3897, micheliranch.com Ludvigson Stock Farms Fall Herdbuilder Bull Sale, Weschenfelder Development Center, Shepherd, Mont., 515-450-3124, ludvigsonstockfarms.com Nansel’s Flying N Ranch Complete Angus Dispersion, Miles City Livestock Commission, Miles City, Mont., 406-853-6473, 406-951-6267, 515-491-8078 Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Burlington, Colo., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Heart K Angus Ranch Sale, at the ranch, Lewistown, Mont., 406-428-8138 Bieber Fever Fall Production Sale, at the ranch, Leola, S.D., 605-439-3628, bieberredangus.com Leachman Cattle of Colorado Fall Harvest Sale, Leachman Bull Barn, Fort Collins, Colo., 970-568-3983, leachman.com

SALES Nov. 17 Nov. 17 Nov. 19 Nov. 19 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Nov. 29 Dec. 3 Dec. 3

K2 Red Angus Fall Female Sale, at the ranch, Wheatland, 307-331-2917, k2redangus.com Largent and Sons “Prime World” Sale, at the ranch, Kaycee, 307-7382443, 307-267-3229, largentandsons.com Redland Angus Annual Production Sale, Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo, 307-250-1548, redlandangus.com Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Three Forks, Mont., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Amdahl Angus and Hereford Annual Fall Bull and Female Sale, at the ranch, Rapid City, S.D., 605-929-3717, 605-999-6487, amdahlangus.com The Wyoming Angus Association 12th Annual Wyoming Select Female Sale, Archer Event Center, Cheyenne, 307-216-0090, 307-630-1539, wyomingangus.org Paint Rock Angus Annual Fall Sale, at the ranch, Hyattville, 307-469-2206, 307-271-2000, 307-272-5332, 307-578-7392, paintrockangus.com Ward Livestock Red White & Blue Bull Sale, at the ranch, Laramie, 307399-9863 Western Video Market, Silver Legacy, Reno, Nev., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com\ Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Valentine, Neb., 800-311-0995, pharocattle.com Leachman Cattle of Colorado High Altitude Sale, Location: TBD, 970-5683983, leachman.com

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

The Stock Growers With the recent 150th anniversary of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) and the Wyoming Livestock Roundup this week publishing its “Fall Cattlemen’s Edition” featuring Carbon County, it seemed appropriate to pass along bits of history of my home county and especially the Upper North Platte River Valley.

And, in my experience, the best source for this history is from the writings of the late Gay Day Alcorn in her book “Tough Country.” During the next few weeks while I’m at hunting camp, I’ll let Gay entertain with her writings, the first entitled, “The Stock Growers.” Enjoy.

The WSGA started in Laramie County in 1873 with a chief object of advancing Wyoming livestock. Another aim was to detect, arrest and convict cattle thieves. Money from the organization’s general fund was available for the purchase of rope to hang violators.

Cattlemen knew when all the terrain in each roundup was covered, the cattle were again turned loose to drift and even though all the area was covered, scores of cattle were still missed. Calves unbranded at the spring roundup were called maverick yearlings the following year and belonged to no one. These mavericks were to be sold by the roundup captains to the highest bidder with the money going to the association.

Without brands, it was impossible to tell who owned what and the Wyoming Territorial Legislature in 1873 made it mandatory for stockmen to brand cattle, sheep, hogs and other livestock. In 1882, the WSGA published a book with the brands of their members

and the locality where each member’s stock was likely to range.

Cattlemen of the Upper Platte Valley organized at Warm Springs (name changed to Saratoga in 1884) in the spring of 1882, when Barton T. Ryan was “called to the chair.”

Spring Creek rancher C. L. Wells was made secretary and Lewis Swan was appointed captain of the spring roundup. Ryan was appointed a delegate to the County Stock Growers meeting in Rawlins.

By the time the 1883 WSGA reissued their expanded brand book, Carbon County stockmen were represented. Upper Platte Valley members whose brands and ranges were listed included the Blydenburgh brothers,

Sam Morgan, F. Earnest, Kuykendall, Carr and B. T. Ryan.

From the beginning, cattle theft in the valley had been minimal. B. T. Ryan saw the tremendous herds of cattle moving through the territory from Oregon east and from Texas to Montana as a far greater problem. Some of the wranglers were not adverse to picking up cattle along the trail.

On a much smaller scale, this same kind of thing happened in the valley when cowboys from the roundups gathered into the herd the milk cows of Warm Springs residents.

The irate village citizens were likely to have the family cow returned, but those cattle roaming near the main cattle trails were not.

Gay further wrote, “North Platte Valley ranchers began to take a serious look at the cattle business as they knew it in the mid 1880s. . . . but, then, that’s for Gay to pass along in the next “Postcard” while I’m enjoying the fall colors in the Sierra Madres.

In 1885, one of the major cattle operations in the Upper North Platte River Valley of south central Carbon County, and surrounding Saratoga and Encampment, was the ELL Seven Cattle Co. with headquarters on Spring Creek. This image was taken from the “1885 Fourth Edition Brand Book” published by the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, and discovered in the Bob Martin/Dick Perue collection. The suede covered book has been copied and then donated to the Wyoming State Archives by Perue. Historical Reproductions by Perue.

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MARKETS

LIVE CATTLE FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Compiled from USDA Market News Service information and other sources

Location Volume PAYS 9-28

1056

Centennial 9-23

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

Steers Heifers

215 192.50-205

191-202 138-193

185-200 147-175

225-262.50 207.50-210 212.50-247.50 161-202.50

151-195 125-166

175-182.50

Over 800 Sltr Bull May 24, Sltr 2019 Cows

143-176.50 150-169

143-165 138-163.50

62-106 61-88

284 188-211

215.50-251 175.50-196.50

176-214 168-184.50

171-188 150-170

152-190 160-163.75

176 157.75-165

87.50-99.50 51-82.50

Torrington 9-28 4591

250-259 215

218-237 174-207

196-204 178-215

189-202 175--211.50

165-189 170-181

170-185 149.50-180

95-106 69-89

St. Onge 9-23 1000 259-275 202-225

212-230 170-193

197-215 186-195

172-160 151-184

163-180.50 153

153.50

166-198.50 157-184

164.50-190.50 165-180

164-181 157-179

149.50-179 137-173

87-98 64.50-89

Slaughter Lambs

$1025 $1425

Week Prev

This Week

178.20 177.98 178.05 179.95 183.08

175.98 177.33 177.83 178.43 180.50

Change -2.22 -0.65 -0.22 -1.52 -2.58

WHEAT FUTURES Week Prev

This Week

9.11 9.22 9.27 9.13

8.96 9.08 9.15 8.99

DECEMBER MARCH MAY JULY

Change -0.15 -0.14 -0.12 -0.14

CORN FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Stock Ewes

Week Prev

This Week

6.88 6.93 6.94 6.88

6.69 6.76 6.77 6.72

DECEMBER MARCH MAY JULY

PAYS

3840

90-158

66.45-175

50-87

Centennial

2826

120-230

65-185

59-92.50

97.50-227.50

54-130

St. Onge

5754

54-69.50

$125-$150

55-72

National Sheep Summary As of September 23, 2022 Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold 5.00-15.00 lower.

Slaughter ewes were weak to 19.00 lower. Feeder lambs under 80 lbs were 10.00-20.00 lower, heavier lambs steady to 5.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 7,972 head sold. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 400 feeder lambs and 60 replacement ewe lambs in Utah. Northern Video sold 2730 feeder lambs in Wyoming and 800 replacement ewes in Montana. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 3,447 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 115-125 lbs 100.00-105.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 100-110 lbs 99.00-135.00; 155200 lbs 73.00-97.50. YG 3-5: 155-200 lbs 70.00-95.00; 200-210 lbs 62.50-64.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 97.00-124.00; 155-160 lbs 112.00-112.50.

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

Equity Coop: wooled and shorn no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 267.00-305.00, few 307.00310.00; 60-70 lbs 255.00-292.00, few 296.00-300.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00-268.00, few 271.00-280.00; 80-90 lbs 200.00-222.00, few 248.00; 90-105 lbs 177.00-221.00. wooled and shorn 5060 lbs 270.00-280.00; 63 lbs 244.00; 93 lbs 184.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 60 lbs 140.00; 70-80 lbs 135.00-137.50; 80-90 lbs 115.00-155.00; 90-100 lbs 127.50142.50. hair 79 lbs 142.50; 90-90 lbs 145.00-165.00; 99 lbs 170.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 54 lbs 155.00; 60-70 lbs 135.00-185.00; 70-80 lbs 145.00-175.00; 80-90 lbs 130.00180.00; 90-100 lbs 95.00-118.00. hair 69 lbs 175.00; 80-90 lbs 105.00-110.00, few 155.00.

Billings: no test.

Slaughter Ewes San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 34.00-48.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-99.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 90.00-1151.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 81.00-111.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 60.00-78.00; Cull 1 20.00-52.00.

Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 80.00, hair 65.00-70.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 57.50-82.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 42.00-60.00; Cull 1 27.50-44.00.

South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 66.00-87.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 65.00-93.00, hair 105.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-85.00; Cull 1 50.00-60.00.

Billings: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.

Month

138-180.25

Feeder Lambs

Daily Grower Bids Region Price US #2 Yellow Corn Southeast WY 7.1950-7.6450 US #1 HRWW Southeast WY 8.9675-9.1675 US #1 Black Beans Min-Dak 42/cwt US #1 Dark Red Kidney Beans Min-Dak 45-52.50/cwt #1 Great Northern Beans Den-Rate 35/cwt #1 Light Red Kidney Beans Den-Rate 50/cwt Min-Dak 46-52.50/cwt US #1 Pea (Navy) Beans Min-Dak 39-40/cwt US #1 Pinto Beans Den Rate 39/cwt Min-Dak 36-38/cwt Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Torrington Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Greeley, CO

SETT PRICE

Month

Volume

100-180

Slaughter Ewes

-0.72 -1.57 -2.43 -2.55 -2.70

SETT PRICE

WEEKLY SHEEP AUCTIONS Auction

144.13 147.78 151.35 154.98 151.25

Change

FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES

62-86

89-108 74-83

768

144.85 149.35 153.78 157.53 153.95

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER JANUARY MARCH

90.50-149 75-95.50

Billings 192.50-247.50 186-213.50 9-29 3783 170-185 150-195 Buffalo 9-28

63-136

74-110 57-91

Riverton 9-27 2020

Big Horn Basin 9-29 934

Stock Cows Pairs

163.50-170 96.50-112.50 151.50-169.50 156.75-165.50 64-89.50

Crawford 9-23 300

This Week

OCTOBER DECEMBER FEBRUARY APRIL JUNE

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 WEEKLY CATTLE AUCTIONS

Week Prev

Slaughter Bucks 77-89

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: hair 38 lbs 325.00; 40-50 lbs 278.00-325.00; 50-55 lbs 300.00-304.00.

Ft. Collins: 40-50 lbs 147.50-160.00; 50-60 lbs 145.00-150.00; 60-70 lbs 140.00-150.00; 82 lbs 116.00. hair 62 lbs 150.00; 75 lbs 145.00.

South Dakota: 40-50 lbs 140.00-175.00; 50-60 lbs 155.00170.00; 64 lbs 164.00; 70-80 lbs 132.00-141.00; 80-90 lbs 117.00-129.00; 90-100 lbs 103.00-116.00; 100-110 lbs 98.00113.50.

Billings: no test.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 60-80 lbs 250.00-280.00/cwt, 80100 lbs 232.00-260.00/cwt; yearling hair 80-110 lbs 170.00192.00/cwt; mixed age hair 85-130 lbs 127.00-156.00/cwt.

Ft. Collins: hair ewe lambs 60-80 lbs 172.50-207.50/cwt; young hair 100-130 lbs 130.00-140.00/cwt; middle age hair 110-160 lbs 75.00-132.50/cwt.

South Dakota: ewe lambs 90 lbs 200.00/cwt.

Billings: no test.

Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 33,000 compared with 34,000 last week and 35,000 last year.

Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review As of September 23, 2022 In Australia this week, the Eastern Market Indicator was down 27 cents at 1279 cents per Kg clean from the sale a week ago.

A total of 37,613 bales were offered with sales of 86.4 percent.

The Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0064 at .6673 percent of the U.S. dollar. Australian wool prices are quoted US Dollar per pound, delivered, Charleston, S.C. The current freight rate is .15 cents per pound clean.

Clean Del Price Change from 75-85 Percent Micron US Grade in U.S. Dollars Previous Sale of Australia 17 > 80s 7.27 - .20 5.45-6.18 18 80s 5.81 - .23 4.35-4.93 19 70-80s 4.97 - .10 3.73-4.23 20 64-70s 4.37 - .08 3.28-3.72 21 64s 4.11 - .12 3.08-3.49 22 62s 3.89 - .23 2.92-3.30 23 60-62s 3.51 ------2.63-2.98 24 60s -----------------------25 58s 2.14 ------1.61-1.82 26 56-58s 2.09 - .19 1.57-1.78 28 54s 1.20 - .08 0.90-1.02 30 50s 1.05 - .09 0.79-0.89 32 46-48s 0.84 - .03 0.63-0.71 Merino Clippings 2.75 - .01 2.06-2.33 Eastern Market Indicator was down 13 cents at 1306 cents per kg clean. Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0021 at .6737 percent of the U.S. dollar.

Source: Colorado Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Wyoming Hay Summary As of September 29, 2022 Compared to last week alfalfa hay sold steady across the state.

Demand was moderate to good. Spotty rain showers on the horizon around Powell as producers were very busy trying to bale hay and get stacked into the barn before the rain. Some sugar beet harvest is underway in the western areas. Hay producers are on 3rd cutting in the west and in the east are on 4th or have finished 4th cutting. Some producers feel like the market is trying to back up a little in the West. Some loads of hay continue to head out of state with quite a lot staying in the

Change -0.19 -0.17 -0.17 -0.16

OATS FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

This Week

4.17 4.20 4.22 4.23

3.83 3.86 3.87 3.90

DECEMBER MARCH MAY JULY

Change -0.34 -0.34 -0.35 -0.33

SOYBEAN FUTURES SETT PRICE

Month

Week Prev

NOVEMBER JANUARY MARCH MAY

This Week

14.57 14.63 14.65 14.68

14.11 14.20 14.25 14.29

Change -0.46 -0.43 -0.40 -0.39

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

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

250.51 418.24 199.84 216.98 315.41

256.83 424.89 203.31 219.77 331.62

308.03 568.11 247.35 240.70 378.34

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

This Week

Prior Week

Last Year

144.94 144.17 228.99 229.67

143.19 142.50 226.84 226.90

123.64 123.66 196.30 196.48

local market.

Eastern Wyoming Large Square 3x4 250 Large Square 3x4 225 Large Square 3x4 240 Alfalfa Pellets 15% Suncured 360 Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Premium Medium Square 3x3 330 Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Premium Medium Square 3x3 120/bale Western Wyoming Alfalfa - Premium Small Square 300 Small Square 3 Tie 270-300 Alfalfa - Good Large Square 3x4 200-225 Small Square 200 Alfalfa - Utility/Fair Large Square 3x4 180 Alfalfa Cubes 350 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix - Premium Small Square 285 Orchard Grass - Premium Small Square 300 Triticale Large Square 3x4 200 Wheat Straw Large Square 125 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Torrington Alfalfa - Premium Alfalfa - Good

The latest markets data can be found by visiting USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service at

https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news

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Applications accepted until position is filled ............10/1

Help Wanted WIGGINS FEEDYARD, LLC HIRING FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE: Current driver’s license required. Call Sue Wiggins, 308-279-0924, email sswiggins@wigginsfeedyard.com, 10077 U.S. 385, Bridgeport, NE 69336, references with phone numbers ........................... 10/22 LIVESTOCK SUPPLEMENT TERRITORY REPRESENTATIVE: Family-owned livestock supplement manufacturer seeks highly motivated, selfstarting individual for regional sales position. Previous agricultural sales preferred. Region includes Wyoming and western Nebraska. Position entails maintaining relationships and providing sales support to existing dealers while acquiring new dealer prospects. Overnight travel required. Salary D.O.E. plus commissions. Benefits provided. To apply call 406-2483631 or send resume to kellie@nutralix.com ....... 10/22 SEASONAL COWBOYS WANTED: Farm/ranch looking for fall harvest and cattle help, September-November employment. Pay $1,600/week, plus room and plus board for 1 horse.

Call 620-546-3913 ............ 10/1 DEVILS TOWER FOREST PRODUCTS INC., A LUMBER MANUFACTURER IN HULETT, WY, IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FULLTIME PLANER POSITION DAY SHIFT: Benefit package includes company paid medical and dental insurance (including dependents up to the age of 26), life insurance, company-matching 401(k) retirement program, safety incentives, holiday pay and paid vacation. As an added incentive, you will receive a $500 “signing bonus” after 180 days, attendance and safety conditions apply to sign-on bonus. Mandatory employment and random drug testing is conducted, DOE. Contact Joe Ortner at 307-467-5252, you can also send your application (www.neimanenterprises.com) with resume to joe.ortner@devilstowerfp.com, E.O.E .............. 10/1 RANCH MAINTENANCE/ANIMAL CARE: Looking for a reliable, self-motivated individual with a good work ethic that has experience in ranch work, including maintenance and upkeep at a ranch with several outbuildings, plus horse and animal care. Proven organizational skills and attention to detail required. Job facilities are located 17 miles west of Cheyenne, WY. Applicants MUST possess a valid driver’s license, have reliable transportation and be able to work a flexible schedule. Requires working every other weekend. Full-time position. Call 307-275-2090 or e-mail resume to brittiny@rfholdings.org ................ 10/15 FORTRESS DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS NOW HIRING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS ● CDL A with tanker endorsement ● CDL B ● Equipment operator ● Roustabout ● Ranch hands ● 23691 CR 60 1/2, Greeley, CO 80631, 970353-6666, griselda.islas@ fortressds.com, www.fortressds.com ..................10/8

NOW HIRING ~ WORK! WORK! WORK! Experienced Class A tanker drivers needed.

401(k), paid vacations, health insurance and FR clothing allowance! For questions, call John, 307-351-4901, e-mail resume to aholden@igooil. com .............................12/24

Services

Services

Services

Solar Water Pumping Systems Water Well Services • Well & Pipeline Design Submersible Pump Specialist Scott Blakeley, Owner ppr@pronghornpump.com www.pronghornpump.com

(307) 436-8513 • Cell: (307) 267-1022 Auctions

Advertise Your Auction Here 800-967-1647

Torrington Livestock Markets 307-532-3333 www.torringtonlivestock.com Services

Financial Services ALL TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE FINANCING. Great service!! Great rates!!

Call Chuck Brown at C.H. Brown Co., WY LLC, 307-3223232 (office), 307-331-0010 (cell) or e-mail chuckbrown@ wyoming.com ................ 10/1 AGRI-ONE FINANCIAL: Farm/ranch and all commercial loans. RATES AS LOW AS 4.5%. We have been helping with all aspects of agricultural, commercial financing and management for years.

LET US HELP YOU on a consulting level with management to increase profitability, deal with and fix credit problems and for all your financing needs. WE CARE AND HAVE WORKING PROGRAMS designed for the farmer/rancher and not the banker. Please call Steve, 303-773-3545, or check out our website www. agrionefinancial.com. I will come to you and get the job done!! .......................... 10/8

Brands WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LRC, BS, LSH. Dues paid to Dec. 31, 2022. No irons included, $3,000. Call 307746-8243 ........................10/22 REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC and LHH. Very rare. Can use one iron. Renewed to Jan. 2031, $3,500 OBO. Call 307751-2336 ..........................10/1 WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC, RHH&M, LHH&M. Expires Dec. 31, 2022, $1,500. Call 308-6322315..................................10/8

Dogs TWO LITTERS OF LIVESTOCK GUARD DOG PUPS FOR SALE: 1) Anatolian Shepherd 50%, Italian Maremma 25%, Pyrenees 25%. One female, 3 males left. 2) Italian Maremma 50%, Pyrenees .375%, Akbash .125%. Ready now!! Current on puppy shots, $200 each, OBO. Riverton, WY. Call, text or leave message 307-851-5791. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ............... 10/1 BLUE AND RED HEELER PUPS FOR SALE: First set are blues, 1 male, 1 female, 6 weeks old, $400. SECOND SET ARE REDS, 3 females, 3 males, 5 weeks old, $350.

All are ready to go, have first shots and wormed. Out of working parents and ranch raised. Call 307-921-0582 or 307-851-3912 ............... 10/1 AKBASH LGD PUPPIES: Beautiful guardians from phenomenal workers. Parents are proven guardians and have chased coyotes and strays off our property. Great for livestock protection or security for your property. Available after Sept. 22. Delivery to Billings, MT on Oct. 7. Will have first vaccine and deworming, $500. Call 307-431-4540. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds ..... 10/8

Limousin

AKC LAB PUPPIES: All colors available, whites, blacks, yellows, dark chocolates and dark reds. Excellent hunters, family companions. Full AKC registration. Shots, wormed, dewclaws removed. All puppies are cute, but it’s what they grow into that counts. Not all Labs are the same. Proud to own!! Been raising quality AKC Labradors for 25-plus years. Look at the rest but buy the best. Both parents on site for viewing. Will sell quickly!! $200 deposit, picking order is when the deposit is received.

Doug Altman, Mitchell, S.D. Call/text 605-999-7149, click the “our labs” tab on the website for pictures, www. southdakotayellowlabs.com ..................................... 10/8 BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES FOR SALE: Traditional black and white, long hair. Out of trophy winning working bloodlines. Born Sept. 19, $500.

Guranteed to work!! Call 307645-3322 ...................... 10/1 TWO BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES FOR SALE. Black and white, one-month-old. Contact Chris Limmer at 307262-6956, leave a message if no answer ................ 10/1 GREAT PYRENEES PUPPIES FOR SALE: Ranch raised, run with livestock every day, parents onsite, proven bloodlines. Ready to go to work!! Have been raising these fantastic LGD for 40+ years, $1,000. ALSO, TWO 6-MONTH-OLD MALES running with livestock. For more information, call 406-2077674 ............................. 10/8 BORDER COLLIE PUPS FOR SALE WITH ONE-QUARTER AUSSIE: First shots, out of working parents. Black and white and tri-colored. $500.

Call Grant Weaver, 307-4210818 ............................. 10/1

Cattle

Longhorn REGISTERED TEXAS LONGHORNS FOR SALE: Gentle pairs, trophy steers, heifers, solid and colorful bulls. Foraging, hardy, low-maintenance cattle. Horn Showcase championship lines for show, beef and pasture ornamentation with traffic stopping colors and excellent horns. Easy cattle accustomed to simple handling, great for youth. Westhaven Ranch in California, 209-274-9917, email swestmoore@gmail.com or visit www.westhavenlonghorns.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ................................10/29

25 RED ANGUS AND RED BALDY COWS: April/May calvers. Have been vaccinated this fall. Bred for disposition, calving ease, mothering ability and fertility. Call evenings, 406-277-3282 or 406-2773887 ........................... 10/15

E-mail denise@wylr.net to Advertise

Angus

Angus

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

PRIVATE TREATY

120 Yearling Bulls • 80 Coming 2-Year-Old Bulls 120 Replacement Heifers

by Popular Sires: S A V Bismarck, Rito 707, S A V Resource, Connealy Spur, Connealy Countdown and Coleman Charlo 250 BLACK ANGUS BRED HEIFERS: South Dakota origin, OCVD, exposed to proven LBW Black Angus bulls for 45 days. Start calving Feb. 1, 2023. References available.

Please call 785-394-1955 (cell), 785-394-2374 (home) or 785-731-5067 .................10/8 YEARLING AND VIRGIN 2-YEAR-OLD BLACK ANGUS BULLS AVAILABLE: If you are looking for a stress free calving season, this group offers low birthweights and EXCEPTIONAL EPDs. Current EPDs available on our website www.antlersangusranch.com or call Earl, 307660-4796 ........................10/1

Ask about our Social Media & E-blast Advertising Call 800-967-1647 or 307-234-2700

Custom Feeding WE HAVE PEN SPACE AND FEED AVAILABLE FOR BACKGROUNDING CALVES, developing replacement heifers or feeding cows. Durbin Creek Ranch/ Washakie Feeders. Call 307921-3021 .................... 10/22 CATTLE WANTED!! Looking for 1,000-1,200 calves to background. Thirteen miles west of Martin, S.D. Call Rodney, 605-454-0053 or Kory, 605-454-0123 ............... 10/8 FULL CARE FOR FALL WINTER COWS AVAILABLE. ALSO, backgrounding for calves. Call Ian, 307-4219116 ............................. 10/1 WIGGINS FEEDYARD, ACCEPTING CATTLE OF ALL CLASSES: Cows, yearlings or calves to background or finish. Call 308-262-1140 (office), Steve, 308-279-1432 (cell) or Sue, 308-279-0924 (cell) .......................... 10/22

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 23 • October 1, 2022

Meat Processing

Hay & Feed HORSE/COW HAY FOR SALE: Small squares, grass/ alfalfa, covered, $10/bale.

ALSO, large rounds and small squares of alfalfa. Located in Sheridan, WY. Delivery possible. For more information, call 307-752-5920 ...............10/15

Call for scheduling!

Newell, S.D. Proudly under new ownership.

605-456-2230

Horses SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BAY GELDING FOR SALE. Has been used in all sorts of ranch work: Been roped off of, used in brandings and trailer loadings.

Located in central Wyoming.

Call 307-851-1606 ..........10/22 REGISTERED AQHA HORSES: Mostly colts. Yearlings, 2-year-olds, some weanlings.

Mostly Skipper W and running blood. Very nice colts. For more information, call 308-384-1063 or 308-380-3314 ...............10/1

Saddles & Tack FALL IS HERE!! Round up your BEST BOOT BUYS for SCHOOL, ARENA and RANGE!! GREAT SELECTION of boots, WORK GLOVES, TACK, CHINKS and more. Everyday low prices!! WE CAN ship!! Shop Moss Saddles, Boots and Tack, 4648 West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, WY, 307-472-1872. Our family serving yours for 50 years!!

Check us out on Facebook or our website .....................10/1

Leatherwork LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Can personalize belts.

Contact Lester, 307-631-1053, leave a message............ 10/15

Sheep

2022 AND 2021 HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, alfalfa/grass and grass mix. ALSO, alfalfa/ oats, alfalfa/oats/millet and straight millet. 2022 SECOND CUTTING ALFALFA, 2022 oat hay and 2022 millet. All in net-wrapped round bales. Semi load delivery available. Call for pricing, 701-690-8116, please send a text if no answer or keep trying ............................. 10/22 BARLEY STRAW: Certified weed-free small squares, $4/ bale. ALSO round bales. Greybull, WY area. Call 307-7623878 or 307-202-0108, leave message .........................10/22 VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay available. Call Barry McRea, 308235-5386, www.valleyvideohay.com .........................10/22 CERTIFIED BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x4. Cody, WY. Call 307-899-1952 ...................TFN CERTIFIED OAT STRAW AND CORNSTALK BALES: All in big round bales. GRASS/ ALFALFA AND STRAIGHT ALFALFA, first, second and third cutting, small squares and big round bales. ALSO, New Holland 560 round baler, well maintained and in good condition. Please call 307-7545864 ...............................10/1 HAY TARPS: Heavy-duty vinyl 30 mil, sleeved edges, no grommets, 15’x49’, $85. Will deliver for an additional fee. Contact Kevin, 970-391-5746 .......10/1 2022 BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x3 bales. ALSO, other hay available. Call 307-3500350, Farson, WY...........10/15 210 ROUND BALES OF 2022 ALFALFA: Second and third cutting. Located 4 miles southwest of Fort Laramie, WY. Call 307-715-6184 ...................10/1 FIRST AND SECOND CUTTING ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: Located in Otto, WY, west of Basin, WY. Call 307-250-7846 or 307254-4957 ......................... 10/15

LAMB SCAN

SHEEP & GOAT ULTRASOUND

TODD REINESCH 605-680-4719 25317 364th Avenue Kimball, SD 57355 rchoice@midstatesd.net For sale sheepherders wagon.

Queen sized bed, plenty of storage.

Wheelwright services available.

Call for price, 785-734-2663.

Equipment

BOLINGER INC. Hydra-Bed Bale Beds 30 Series in Stock Reliable and Easy to operate Remote Options Available

Equipment PLACE YOUR EQUIPMENT AD HERE JOHN DEERE 4430 TRACTOR: 6,500 hours, has new dual tires, new seat, new steps, new lights. Fantastic farm tractor!! Asking $26,500 OBO. 1998 FORD F-SERIES DUMP TRUCK, 4x4, 8.3 Cummins, 6 speed Allison automatic transmission, 22.5 rubber, 50 gallon diesel tank, air assist pintle hitch, 10’ dump bed with grain door, 6 yard bed, 40,173 original miles, stored inside most it’s life, GVW 30,000 lbs., tires 90%.

Great truck for farm use, snow removal etc... Call Mike 970371-4050, rmhojio@gmail. com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ........................... 10/22

Irrigation

Irrigation Systems

The choice is simple.

Copper wire is being stolen from electrically powered pivot systems world-wide. Many growers have resorted to 24-hour guards, razor wire, floodlights and daily disassembly to protect themselves. T-L’s hydraulically No wire to steal! powered pivot systems can be Easier On You. designed with little or no wire to steal. Stop theft and discover T-L’s reliability, simplicity and low maintenance cost. T-L irrigation systems are easier on you - for life.

Big Horn Truck and Equipment

**Also specializing in Bolinger flatbeds and custom trailers**

Cannonball Bale Beds Cannonball Bale Beds Offering both Stocking and traditional and installing dealer.

One day bale/dump beds.

Stocking and turn around! installing dealer.

One day In stock now!

Ainsworth Motors turn around!

Ainsworth, NE Ainsworth Motors 800-210-1681 www.ainsworthmotors.com Ainsworth, NE 800-210-1681

Heating Equipment ELIMINATE ● RISING ● FUEL COSTS: Clean, safe and efficient wood heat. Central Boiler Classic and E-Classic Outdoor Wood Furnace; heats multiple buildings with only 1 furnace, 25-year warranty available. Heat with wood, no splitting! Available in dual fuel ready models. www.CentralBoiler.com. WE ALSO HAVE whole house pellet/corn/biomass furnaces. Load once per month with hopper. www.

Maximheat.com. A-1 Heating Systems. Instant rebates may apply! Call today! 307742-4442. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ............................. TFN

Fencing

www.ainsworthmotors.com

LOED 15,000 LB. EXTENDED FORKLIFT WITH WINCH, bucket, pipe clamp and hay spears.

New batteries, make offer. ALSO, 10’x40’ OIL FIELD DOG HOUSE with overhead door, 2 windows, 1 side door and 1 big door, $4,000.

Call 307-267-0746. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ........................... 10/8

LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRIBUSINESSES SINCE 1975!!

Treated posts, corral poles, buck-and-rail, western rail, fence stays, rough-sawn lumber, bedding. SEE US at www.lodgepoleproducts.com and click our “Picking A Fence Post” tab to see why folks choose our posts!! ....................... TFN

Livestock Equipment

Livestock Equipment

FOR SALE: Grass/alfalfa in large rounds and 3x4 squares in southwestern North Dakota.

Can help with delivery. Call 701523-1235 ..........................10/1 2022 HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, oats and Sudangrass hay. Call Earl, 307-660-4796 ..........10/1

Irrigation

307-684-5515, 307-684-5515,Buffalo, Buffalo,WY WY••www.bolingerinc.com www.bolingerinc.net

HAY FOR SALE: Grass, alfalfa and straw. Delivery available!!

Call 307-630-3046 ............10/1

2018 PLATINUM TOYOTA TUNDRA: 4x4, 99,000+ miles, extended king cab, one owner, excellent condition. $42,000, Thermopolis, WY. 307-8643929..................................10/1

HAMPSHIRE AND SUFFOLK RANGE RAMS: Yearling rams and 2-year-old stud rams available. B. ovis and scrapie free. Vet checked and semen tested. Ready to work, $550/ head. Raised in eastern Montana for nearly 30 years. Delivery options. Call or text Gibbs Range Rams, Pat, 406-9772852, Jordan, MT. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds .........................10/8

Equipment

GOOD QUALITY HAY FOR SALE: Put up right, bales around 1,400 lbs. Call 605-8425515................................10/15

Vehicles & Trailers

ARE YOU IN NEED OF A NEW HERDER CAMP OR A PERSONAL RANGE CAMP FOR YOUR FAMILY? Contact us at Western Range Camps and see what we can build for you. We specialize in quality, handcrafted camps built to your specifications. Contact us today to design the camp that is just right for you. Western Range Camps, 435-462-5300, heidi@ wrcamps.com, 1145 S. Blackhawk Blvd, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647 ..............................10/1

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DISPLAY SYSTEM CLEARANCE, never used. 26’ HEAVY DUTY, adjustable double/single alley, open rail, $4,200. 24’ HEAVY DUTY, adjustable double/single alley, sheeted, $5,400. Priced below retail. Call 307-751-1828 for more information ..................10/1

Roof Coatings TANK COATINGS ROOF COATINGS Available for METAL, composition shingles or tar roofs. Long lasting and easy to apply. We also manufacture tank coatings for concrete, rock, steel, galvanized or mobile tanks.

Call for our free catalog:

VIRDEN PERMA-BILT CO. 806-352-2761

www.virdenproducts.com Scan the QR Code with your mobile device to visit our website!

POWDER RIVER PORTABLE CORRAL: Five 12’ sections. One 5’ gate. List price $1,500, asking $800. Located in Cody, WY. Call Don, 307-272-8375 ............ 10/8

Equipment Decals

Manderson, WY rairdenjlw@tritel.net • 800-770-6280 Property for Sale

Property for Sale COTTONWOOD EQUESTRIAN & EVENTS CENTER

1-844-WYO-LAND chasebrothersllc.com Lic. in WY, MT, SD & NE

+380 Total Acres 30 Minutes to Billings, MT Yellowstone River Frontage Multiple Barns & Arenas 2 Beautiful Custom Built Homes Year-round Equestrian/ Multiple-Use Facilities Established Business Operations

Scan for more info.

NEW LISTING! Sand Butte Ranch The Sand Butte Ranch is located near Pavillion, WY in the Midvale Irrigation District. The ranch totals 1,423 acres, with 582 irrigated. Five Reinke center pivots, a small amount of sideroll and gated pipe. Two nice homesteads on the property with typical set of support buildings. Too much to this ranch to describe here. Please go to www.wyomingrangerealty.com for brochure, or call and have one sent to you.

Offered at $4.9mm.

Camel Rock Rangeland This 830 acres of native range is located between Riverton and Dubois, WY just north of Hwy 26 and west of Hwy 133. Consisting of rugged breaks and draws it offers good protection in winter. Current owner has utilized it for dude horse pasture for many years. There is easy access from either Hwy 26 or 133. A powerline traverses property and there is natural gas available along the Hwy 133 frontage.

The 830 acres includes an 80 acre BLM inholding that is not fenced and seller has used it for years.

Beautiful views in every direction, to Ocean Lake to the east, Wind River to the south and Wind River Mtns to the west.

Numerous water wells delivering high quality potable close by. Perimeter fenced and recent survey available.

Priced at $495,000 • Price Reduced to $460,000

RANGE REALTY, LLC Fred Nelson, Broker/Owner 307.840.0593 255 Shetland Road • Riverton, WY 82501 email: kinnear@wyoming.com www.wyomingrangerealty.com Pipe PIPE FOR SALE!! 3 1/2 tubing, 4” drill pipe, 4 1/2 casing, 5” casing, 7” casing. Rods 3/4, 7/8 and 1”. Call Mike, 602-758-4447. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds .........1/14

HDPE Pipe for Ranch Water Systems Fair prices, good service, rancher owned.

Quantities up to a truck load.

Delivery available throughout the West.

775-657-1815

AUCTION, 160 ACRES HAVRE, MT: Online auction closing Oct. 17. For complete details, visit our website www. nationalauctionusacom. Auctioneers: Cash Seal and Jim Eli, 406-259-4730 .............10/8 320 ACRES WITH A MILE AND A HALF OF LIVE SPRING WATER: Alpine setting. Beautiful views. Located in the Dillon, MT area. $1,700,000. Call Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406322-4425 or e-mail sidwell@ sidwell-land.com ......... 10/8

Mineral Rights WANT TO PURCHASE mineral and other oil/gas interests.

Send details to PO Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201 ...........2/11

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 23 • October 1, 2022

EXTENSION EDUCATION

By Anowar Islam, University of Wyoming Extension forage specialist

Pros and cons of fescue toxicity – Part VII In my last few columns, I’ve discussed common syndromes of fescue toxicosis in cattle including fescue toxicity problems in horses, reproduction problems in mares including abortions, difficult birth (dystocia), longer or prolonged gestation, thickness in placenta, deaths of foal, retained placentas, little to no milk production (agalactia), mare death during foaling, some biology of the causal agent, benefits of fungal endophyte, endo-

phyte free tall fescue and non-toxic endophytes and their effects on tall fescue and animal performance.

Today, I will focus on level of endophyte infection in pasture.

Endophyte testing One important factor to keep in mind for pasture grazing is to avoid overgrazing. Overgrazing tall fescue infected with or without toxic endophyte is detrimental. In general, forage intake of animals is higher in novel endophyte tall fescue than tall fescue infected with

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toxic endophyte.

It is important to manage pasture grazing by lowering stocking rates.

Therefore, it is recommended novel endophyte tall fescue pasture should not be grazed below four inches.

It has been reported most tall fescue pastures are endophyte infected at a level of 60 to 80 percent. However, this infection percentage varies significantly based on initial infection level, location, time of the year and most importantly age of the tall fescue pasture.

In the pasture, not all tall fescue plants are infected by endophyte.

It’s important to check and determine the infection level from time to time. When there is a concern about infection level, it is suggested to have samples and test the field.

There are several private and public laborato-

Worland, WY

Call to Consign Cattle Sale Barn: 307-347-9201 Danny Vigil: 307-388-0781

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September 26 – 695 Head • No Test, First Calf Sale September 29 – 239 Head • Cows $5 to $6 Lower, Bulls $3 to $4 Lower BULLS Brown, Matt - Thermopolis 1 CharX Bull, 2235# ....................$9800 1 CharX Bull, 1820# ....................$9200 Hampton Sheep Co. - Worland 1 Hrfd Bull, 2165# ........................$9750 Bassett Living Trust - Lovell 1 Blk Bull, 1985# ..........................$9750 Greer, Tyler - Hyattville 1 Red Bull, 1695# ........................$9450 91 Ranch - Cody 1 Blk Bull, 1935# ..........................$9450 1 Blk Bull, 1835# ..........................$8700 Thomas, Fred - Meeteetse 1 Blk Bull, 2060# ..........................$9400 Riley, Michael - Burlington 1 Red Bull, 2105# ........................$9400 Horseworks Wyoming - Thermopolis 1 Hrfd Bull, 1525# ........................$9250 Otter Creek Grazing Assoc - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Bull, 1640# ..........................$9100 BG Ranches LLC - Shell 1 Blk Bull, 1635# ..........................$8900 Murdock, Carol - Deaver 1 Hrfd Bull, 2400# ........................$8750 BULL CALVES Herman, Jordan - Hyattville 2 Blk Bull Clvs, avg. 298#..........$26000 HEIFERETTES Thomas, Fred - Meeteetse 2 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 995# ...........$12750 Lewton, Lonnie - Ten Sleep 3 Blk Hfettes, avg. 920# ............ $11400 Lungren, Luke - Worland 1 Blk Hfrette, 855# ..................... $11300 Lewton, Justin - Ten Sleep 2 Blk Hfrettes, avg. 915# ........... $11200 Axtell Ranch LLC - Thermopolis 1 BWF Hfrette, 950#..................$10600 HEIFERS Diamond S Ranch LLC - Hyattville 11 Hrfd Hfrs, avg. 872#..............$15350 Clark Enterprises - Worland 5 RWF Hfrs, avg. 760# ..............$15300 Herman Livestock LLC - Hyattville 6 Rd/Blk Hfrs, avg. 668# ...........$15100 HEIFER CALVES Bonita Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 9 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 356#........$22500 Graft, Clinton - Powell 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 368# ...........$21200 5 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 472# ...........$18900 Risch, Jediah - Ten Sleep 3 Blk Hfr Clvs, 385# ................... $21100 Johnstone, Alex - Ten Sleep 6 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 377# ........... $21100 28 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 517#.........$19550 Herman, Jordan - Hyattville 3 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 330# ...........$20200 Goton, Michael - Shell 13 Mxd Hfr Clvs, avg. 517#.......$19400 8 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 561# ...........$18600 Pries, J. Gordon - Emblem 4 BWF Hfr Clvs, avg. 434#........$19300 Dooley Livestock - Worland 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 460# ...........$19300 Brost, L. Wayne - Lovell 5 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 474# ...........$19000 Pfiefer, Austin - Powell 4 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 471# ...........$18900 Protsman, Jr. Jerry - Powell 2 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 485# ...........$18900

Bell, Keith - Cody 7 Blk Hfr Clvs, avg. 628# ...........$18400 Stoffers, Shawn - Greybull 3 Mxd Hfr Clvs, avg. 607# .........$17900 Casdorph, Myron - Worland 5 CharX Hfr Clvs, avg. 481# .....$17000 STEERS Molnar, Anthony - Greybull 2 BWF Strs, avg. 725# ..............$18050 Stoffers, Shawn - Greybull 3 CharX Strs, avg. 745# ............$17000 5 BWF Strs, avg. 695# ..............$15550 SLS Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 2 Blk Strs, avg. 733#..................$16900 Johnstone, Alex - Ten Sleep 2 Blk Strs, avg. 745#..................$16300 Casdorph, Myron - Worland 3 Blk Strs, avg. 697#..................$16000 STEER CALVES Risch, Jediah - Ten Sleep 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 338$ ...........$27500 8 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 467# ...........$22600 9 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 525# ...........$21500 Brewster Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 13 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 365#......$26300 61 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 470#......$22925 21 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 570#......$20600 Pries, Jerold - Burlington 4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 370# ...........$25900 Johnston, Alex - Ten Sleep 8 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 430# ...........$23000 31 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 536# .........$20850 4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 595# ...........$19700 Goton, Michael - Shell 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 448# ...........$22500 8 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 543# ...........$19700 8 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 645# ...........$19350 Bonita Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 48 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 479# .........$22300 10 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 588# .........$20400 Herman, Jordan - Hyattville 5 BWF Str Clvs, avg. 434#........$22200 Cole, Jason - Riverton 4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 441# ...........$22000 6 Mxd Str Clvs, avg. 583# .........$19700 Casciato, Joseph - Thermopolis 3 Red Strs Clvs, avg. 453# .......$21200 Graft, Clinton - Powell 5 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 503# ...........$20800 Brost, L. Wayne - Lovell 4 Mxd Str Clvs, avg. 520# .........$20700 Baerenwald, Ross - Meeteetse 7 Mxd Str Clvs, avg. 552# .........$20600 Legacy, Moline - Thermopolis 4 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 556# ...........$20500 Pfiefer, Austin - Powell 3 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 540# ...........$20400 Molnar, Anthony - Greybull 6 Mxd Str Clvs, avg. 567# .........$20200 Dooley Livestock LLC - Worland 2 Blk Str Clvs, avg. 500# ...........$19900 Roseberry, James - Worland 2 Rd/Blk Str Clvs, avg. 625# .....$19100 Casdorph, Myron - Worland 1 Blk Str Clf, 670# ......................$17200 BRED COWS Lewton, Lonnie - Ten Sleep 14 Blk Bred Cows ............... $1025/Hd. COWS Lungren, Luke - Worland 1 Blk Cow, 1555#.........................$8900 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1540#...............$8600

1 Blk Cow, 1260#.........................$8250 1 Blk Cow, 1395#.........................$7500 Lewton, Lonnie - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1165# .........................$8800 1 Blk Cow, 1420#.........................$8600 1 Blk Cow, 1515#.........................$8600 1 Blk Cow, 1195# .........................$8200 1 Blk Cow, 1305#.........................$7600 1 Blk Cow, 1555#.........................$7100 Axtell Ranch - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1480#.........................$8600 1 Blk Cow, 1450#.........................$8400 1 Blk Cow, 1345#.........................$8250 Hampton Sheep Co. - Worland 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1460#...............$8600 1 Blk Cow, 1555#.........................$8300 BG Ranches LLC - Shell 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1763#...............$8600 McNeff Double Bar C Ranch - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1560#.........................$8400 Diamond S Ranch - Hyattville 1 Hrfd Cow, 1465# .......................$8400 2 Hrfd Cows, avg. 1440#.............$7300 Lewton, Justin - Ten Sleep 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1238#...............$8400 1 Blk Cow, 1315#.........................$8000 Schwarz, Ben - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1300#.........................$8250 Herman, Jordan - Hyattville 1 Blk Cow, 1305#.........................$8200 1 Blk Cow, 1375#.........................$8000 Durbin Creek Ranch - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1455#.........................$7850 1 Hrfd Cow, 1540# .......................$7250 1 Blk Cow, 1340#.........................$7200 Schlattman, Dean - Greybull 1 Red Cow, 1785# .......................$7850 K Triangle LLC - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1330#.........................$7500 Pries, J. Gordon - Emblem 1 BWF Cow, 1360# .....................$7500 Casciato, Joseph - Thermopolis 1 Red Cow, 1530# .......................$7500 1 Red Cow, 1465# .......................$6650 Protsman, Jr., Jerry - Powell 1 Blk Cow, 1490#.........................$7300 Greer Land & Livestock - Hyattville 1 Red Cow,1380# ........................$7000 Murdock, Carol - Deaver 1 Blk Cow, 1550#.........................$6750 1 BWF Cow, 1595# .....................$6450 Schmeltzer, Christopher - Worland 1 RWF Cow, 1580# .....................$6500 PAIRS Hampton Sheep Co. - Worland 2 Blk Pairs ........................... $1425/Hd.

• Upcoming Sales • Oct. 3 – Monday Bawl of the Fall Feeder Special • Feeder cattle only Oct. 6 – All Class Cattle Oct. 10 – Monday Bawl of the Fall Feeder Special • Feeder cattle only Oct. 13 – All Class Cattle Oct. 17 – Monday Bawl of the Fall Feeder Special • Feeder cattle only

Consignments – Monday, Oct. 3 • Bawl of the Fall - Feeder Special

Chance Darling – 100 mxd black, 450-500#, complete vacc at branding, knife cut, high elevation.

Mark Hoyt – 100 black steers, 500-550#, complete vacc at branding, Paint Rock bulls.

Dwight Lyman – 70 mxd black, 450-550#, complete vacc at branding.

Bobbi & Michael Byrd – 35 mxd black, 400-500#, 2 rounds of shots, Hereford bulls.

Dean Barrent – 34 mxd red, 500-550#, complete vacc at branding.

Clair Ludwig – 12 steers, BW face, 650#, shots at branding.

Scott Martinez – 10-15 mxd black, 450-500#, complete vacc at branding, high elevation, knife cut.

Tom Christenson – 6 steers, 1 heifer, 500-550#, complete vacc at branding.

Blackstar Cattle – 5 yearling SimX steers, 850#.

Matt Brown – 4 CharX steers, 850#.

Monday, Oct. 10 • Bawl of the Fall - Feeder Special

Karl Pierce – 150+ mxd black, 400-450#, 2 rounds of shots.

Danny Vigil • Nor ther n Livestock Represenative

ries that can do the test for forage and seed endophytes. A representative sample should be collected based on the guidance provided by the testing laboratories.

Varying levels Often, fescue toxicity problems vary among farms although all farms might have similar or heavier endophyte infected tall fescue. This is mainly because of dilution effect of other forage species or weeds. The farms maintaining good legumes or diversity of forages have fewer fescue toxicity problems.

On the other hand, unpalatable or weed species enhances livestock to have high intake of endophyte infected tall fescue, hence increasing fescue toxicity problems. However, producers should be careful because even livestock with few visible toxicity problems might have reduced conception rates and lower calf weaning weights. This will

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affect the overall productivity of farms.

Also, adequate dilution may not occur evenly throughout the growing season which may result in periods when the cattle diet is mainly based on tall fescue pasture with increased risk of fescue toxicity problems.

I will continue discussion on the possible solu-

BENDER continued from page 1 BJ and her husband Christopher raise pastured pork, grass-fed lambs and pastured chickens for consumption and work with the Balzan Family in Wheatland, and the Rardin family in Laramie to source their grass finished beef.

“My long-time focus has been on high-quality food, multi-species regenerative agriculture and in keeping supply chains local,” shares BJ. “I think the most sustainable way to consume food is by sourcing it from local farms and ranches and small family businesses – there’s not a whole lot available as far as lamb, pork and chicken in this area, so that’s what we decided to produce – to fill this gap and provide highquality products raised in a way we can stand behind.”

According to Taste of the Wind’s website, their goal is to produce healthy and tasty food, eliminate local waste and hunger, and improve the environment with an ethical and transparent process. Their goal is to not make it a solely profit-based operation, but to keep team members and customers happy and healthy.

Food waste and collaborations In addition to providing quality, nutritious food products with great taste, Taste of the Wind also focuses on reducing food waste in the community to create better tasting and healthier products, and to prevent the waste from entering into the local landfill.

Currently, the business collects an average of 1,500 pounds of food waste every week. They collect different waste

from 12 waste streams: two local restaurants – The Trading Post and Albany Lodge; three local grocery stores; one local breadsupply chain; Bonds Brewing Company; one organic food research facility; the Laramie Soup Kitchen; and Laramie Interfaith.

“We work with our local soup kitchen to provide food products for families in need, and we help them achieve grants for their programs because they are minimizing their waste by giving us any products no longer fit for human consumption that have not come into contact with meat,” says BJ. “They give us produce, bread and dairy – we can use these products to feed our animals.”

“We seek out local food production companies which have a decent amount of food waste not suitable for human consumption and recycle it using our animals,” she adds.

“We also do a lot of collaboration with other producers because we have a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share we run year-round – a CSA share is a way to invest in our farm and as a thank you for investing, our customers get a monthly share of what the farm is producing,” she explains.

“We put together monthly boxes with meat, eggs and milk, and we work with other local producers to source products we don’t produce ourselves. We do all of the order fulfillment, customer service and marketing.”

She notes she is always talking to other producers because there are a lot of people trying to do similar things and it’s great when

tions of fescue toxicity problems in future columns.

Anowar Islam is a professor and the University of Wyoming Extension forage specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He can be reached at 307-766-4151 or mislam@uwyo.edu. they can work together.

Women in ag Being a woman in ag has been empowering for BJ, she notes. She gets excited when she can network with other women in agriculture.

“Women have always been foundational in agriculture because being in the home and being the most intimate with what the family is eating is the foundation of agriculture,” BJ explains. “If we don’t have good people cooking good meals to nourish our families, we wouldn’t have agriculture – women really have been the basis of agriculture for a really long time.”

“Even though women may not have been seen as the face of agriculture because part of their main responsibility was their family, women in Wyoming really have been the foundation of ag,” she notes.

“There have always been women involved in many different aspects of agriculture in Wyoming and I’m glad more are getting involved. It’s awesome to work with women in this field because they understand the varied spectrum of why agriculture is important, from that family-home-base, to operations out in the field.

As women, we have different assets and strengths that we can contribute to the industry,” she says.

Producers interested in collaborating or communicating with BJ and Taste of the Wind can visit tasteofthewind.com, e-mail bj@tasteofthewind. com or reach out via Facebook and Instagram @ TasteoftheWind307.

Brittany Gunn is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 23 • October 1, 2022

SALE REPORTS Sugar Bars Legacy 20th Anniversary Sale Reported by: Leroy and Shirley Wetz Sept. 18, 2022 Sheridan County Fairgrounds, Sheridan Auctioneer: Weishaar Auctions Pedigree Announcer: Luke Morast 41 Weanling Colts Avg. $3,026 10 Yearlings Avg. $4,225 Four Broodmares Avg. $6,200 21 Saddle Horses Avg. $12,743 The Sugar Bars Sales Association wants to thank all the consignors, buyers, staff and attendees for their support in making this a successful 20th anniversary sale. Futurity result coming soon.

Top Sellers Weaning Colts Lot 2/Wildcard – Centennials Dream – March 2022 chestnut stallion sired

by Slew of Dreams X Cool-

est Sensation. Consigned

by Bar M Quarter Horses.

Purchased by Cathy Linderman, Showdown Quarter Horses of Idaho Falls, Idaho for $10,000 Lot 8 – Ima Super Boon – April 2022 sorrel stallion sired by JS Pure Seduction X Sierras Super Star. Consigned by Bar M Quarter Horses. Purchased by Tom Lohse of Buffalo for $5,500 Lot 16 – Shines Pur-

Lot 2 – Centennials Dream. Courtesy photo

Lot 51 – Smokey Cowboy DRR. Courtesy photo

Lot 68 – John E Boy. Courtesy photo

Lot 74 – Scotch Power Nicola. Courtesy photo

ple Tigger – March 2022 bay roan filly sired by Metalic Shine X Tiggers Cool Sierra. Consigned by Bar M Quarter Horses. Purchased

by Keith Schultz of Whitewood, S.D. for $4,750 Lot 22 – HR NU Shine Lana – April 2022 palomino filly sired by Hes Busy Shining X Cookin Leah Lynx. Consigned by the Haight Ranch. Purchased by Tom Lohse of Buffalo for $4,750 Saddle Mare Lot 74 – Scotch Power Nicola – May 2017 black mare sired by Whisper In Scotch X Shez Nifty Profit Profit. Consigned by Haight Ranch. Purchased

by Leslie Marshal of Dayton for $33,000 Saddle Geldings Lot 79 – JC Truckle Bee – April 2014 sorrel gelding sired by Frosty Boy King X Lil Darlin Approval. Consigned by The Basin Ranch, Paul Cook. Purchased by Robert Clark of Snowmass, Colo. for $24,000 Lot 71 – Cragos Dual

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Pep – May 2017 palomino gelding sired by Duals Blue Peppy X Cragos Frosty Pearl. Consigned by Kim Lance. Purchased by Kerry Larmer for $21,000 Lot 67 – Bartender Nicks 70 – April 2016 bay gelding sired by Mr Zips A lot X Razzy Nickie Bar. Consigned by Rod and Corrine Schaffer. Purchased

by TNT Quarter Horses of Parkman for $20,000 Yearling Lot 51 – Smokey Cowboy DRR – April 2021 buckskin stallion sired by Shiny Blue Boon DR X Leavem In Amarillo. Consigned by LB Quarter Horses. Purchased by Tom Lohse of Buffalo for $7,000 Broodmare Lot 56 – Ima Lacy Sensation – June 2012 chestnut mare sired by Coolest Sensation X Mr. Showdown Sugar. Consigned by Bar M Quarter Horses. Purchased

by Cathy Linderman Showdown Quarter Horses from Idaho Falls, Idaho for $14,000

Lot 79 – JC Truckle Bee. Courtesy photo

Stallion Prospect Lot 68 – John E Boy – June 20, 2020 grullo stallion sired by Dunit Lean Dream X Snippy Catalena

Hope. Consigned by Amber Krogman. Purchased by Howard Huxtable for J.E.B. of Red Owl, S.D. for $16,500

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by Lee Pitts Dunmovin’ In Ten Sleep Over the years, I’ve collected the names of small towns I’ve either visited or wanted to. For example, I’ve been in Greybull, Wyo., Bull Run, Ore. and Bullhead City, Ariz., but I’ve never been to Bulltown, W. Va., Bull, Wyo. or Cowford, Fla. I spent quite a few days in Bovina, Texas, which was previously called Bull Town.

One would be surprised to find just how many small towns drew their names from the cowboy lexicon. For example, New Mexico has had five towns in its history called Corral, which I’d think

would have gotten confusing when the boss man said to take the herd to Corral.

“Which one?” you might ask. Further complicating matters is the fact there’s a Cowpens in South Carolina.

There used to be a town called Ox Bow, Neb., but for some reason they changed their name to Angus in 1886.

This was years before sporting venues sold naming rights like the ScotiaBank Saddledome, KFC Yum! Center, Tony Macaroni Arena and Smoothie King Center, so I doubt the Angus Association paid for the name

change in Ox Bow. Keeping with the cowboy theme, there is a Saddle River, N.J., Saddlestring, Wyo., Lariat, Texas and a Roundup in both Montana and Texas.

Some small towns have such soothing names making you want to go there like Cool, Calif., or Briny Breezes, Fla., while others seem to be trying to scare you away with names like Bake Oven, Thermal, Stinking Water or Sweatman.

The hardest job in the world has got to be being head of the Chamber of Commerce in Hell, Mich., although it would be no picnic in Boring, Ore. or Dull, Tenn. either.

And who in their right mind is going to say, “Back up the moving truck Martha, we’re moving to Humptulips, Hogeye, Hogaw, Punkin Center, Okay or Ordinary.”

I think these are all places you actually have to have

been born there to get there.

When I’m talking small towns, I’m referring to places where there’s five cows and three sheep for every person and no politician has ever visited there. I’m talking about places you’d never think of stopping in unless you broke down.

Places like Crooked River, Coldass Creek, Waterproof, Possum Grape, Scratch Ankle, Sweet Lips, Cheesequake, Greasy Corner, Lick Skillet, Wide Awake, Tightsqueeze, Monkey’s Eyebrow, Potato Neck, Cut and Shoot, Breakabean, Smackover, Pie Town or Stifleknee Knob. These are places where there’re more people in the Fourth of July parade than are actually watching it. It’s where good folks leave their doors unlocked and one speeding ticket can double the town’s yearly income.

I love everything about

Wyoming especially the fact people are so honest there.

Who else would name a town Dead Bastard Peak, Crazy Woman Creek or Maggie’s Nipples? I’m told Ten Sleep got its name from the Indians because they said the distance between two places was 20 “sleeps” away, or 20 nights and Ten Sleep was therefore half way.

Some small towns named themselves like Bear Wallow, Arsenic Tubs, Happy Valley, Mud Lick, Wagon Mound, Burning Well, Crooked River, Iron Mountain, Dripping Springs, Oil Trough, Goose Lake and Dunmovin’.

I can only imagine how Relief, Ky., got its name. Did someone have to pull over the wagon train to pee and decided it would be a good place to start a town?

I can’t think for the life of me why anyone would name their town Why, Ariz., or Why Not, Miss. or Ding

Dong, Texas, for that matter. I’ve been to towns called You Bet and Truth or Consequences, which was actually named after a TV game show.

And I’m being truthful when I say there’s a town in Texas that shall go Nameless. Really, that’s its name...

Nameless. I think the name Recluse, Mont., was named after me, but it existed long before I was born.

Pennsylvania sounds like a land of perverts when you consider some of their town names like Intercourse, Climax, Blue Ball, Virginville, Lover and Noodle Doosey.

Some towns just want to be cute like Fountain, Penn., Noah’s, Ark. and Tin, Kan., but my favorite town name in my collection is Zzysx, Calif., which supposedly just wanted to be the last word in the English language. So, I guess it’s only appropriate I let them have the last word.

RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, September 27 Market Report • 2,020 Head Sold Representative Sales COWS IDAHO FALLS, ID 1 Cow, 1365# ................................. $95.00 SHOSHONI 1 Cow, 1050# ................................. $83.00 RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1450# ................................. $82.50 CROWHEART 2 Cow, 1437# ................................. $82.00 IDAHO FALLS, ID 3 Cow, 1445# ................................. $81.00 CORA 2 Cow, 1357# ................................. $80.50 PINEDALE 1 Cow, 1380# ................................. $80.50 LANDER 1 Cow, 1580# ................................. $80.00 PINEDALE 5 Cow, 1471# ................................. $79.50 LANDER 4 Cow, 1398# ................................. $79.50 1 Cow, 1310# ................................. $79.00 SHOSHONI 2 Cow, 1257# ................................. $78.50 CROWHEART 3 Cow, 1401# ................................. $78.00 IDAHO FALLS, ID 3 Cow, 1706# ................................. $77.50 BULLS RIVERTON 2 Bull, 1137# ................................. $109.00 SHOSHONI 2 Bull, 1117# ................................. $108.00 CORA 1 Bull, 1295# ................................ $101.00 PAVILLION 2 Bull, 1832# .................................. $99.50 ROOSEVELT, UT 1 Bull, 1785# .................................. $98.50 BIG PINEY 1 Bull, 2030# .................................. $97.50 CROWHEART 1 Bull, 1720# .................................. $95.00 SHOSHONI 1 Bull, 1740# .................................. $94.50 FORT WASHAKIE 1 Bull, 1685# .................................. $93.50 SHOSHONI 8 Bull, 1553# .................................. $92.50 THERMOPOLIS 1 Bull, 1850# .................................. $91.00 SHOSHONI 7 Bull, 1565# .................................. $90.50 1 Bull, 1740# .................................. $90.00 STEERS LANDER 33 Steer, 329# ................................ $284.00 BOULDER 22 Steer, 400# ................................ $251.00 RIVERTON 20 Steer, 424# ................................ $221.00 BOULDER 60 Steer, 484# ................................ $220.50 ROOSEVELT, UT 14 Steer, 496# ................................ $217.50 BOULDER 12 Steer, 522# ................................ $211.00 LANDER 103 Steer, 553# ................................ $203.50 13 Steer, 706# ................................ $190.00 HEIFERS LANDER 21 Heifer, 330# ............................... $211.00 BOULDER 18 Heifer, 369# ............................... $197.50 LANDER 25 Heifer, 420# ............................... $196.50

BOULDER 64 Heifer, 446# ............................... $196.00 LANDER 87 Heifer, 525# ............................... $184.50 ROOSEVELT, UT 28 Heifer, 541# ............................... $179.00 LANDER 11 Heifer, 629# ............................... $170.00 RIVERTON 62 Heifer, 915# ............................... $165.00 62 Heifer, 955# ............................... $157.75

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM YEARLINGS Keyhole L Livestock – 30 Blk, BWF, RWF Yrlng Strs 750-800#. Rec 2 rnds of shots. Summered in the high country!

Ferris Mountain Ranch – 15 Blk Ang & BWF (F1) Strs 700-900#. Sired by Reg Clay Creek Ang & Polled Hfd Bulls. Rec One Shot Ultra 7, Bovi-Shield Gold 5 twice. Knife cut & All Natural. NHTC, NF3, Source & Age verified – Samson.

9 Blk Ang & BWF (F1) Hfrs 600-700#. Sired by Reg Clay Creek Ang & Polled Hfd Bulls. Rec Ultrachoice 7, Bovi-Shield FP5VL5 (2 rounds) CALVES Arapahoe Ranch – 300 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 400500#. Rec Bovishield One Shot & Ultrabac 7. Knife cut. Age & source verified - IMI Global. 100% all natural. Sired by Diamond Peak & small % Colyer Hereford bulls. Green, very high quality!

Wyoming Honor Farm – 180 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 450-500#. Comp vacc @ Birth & Branding (Vision 8 w/ Somnus & Once PMH IN). Sired by Hancock & Northwest Angus Association Blk Ang bulls. Powerful, stout calves!

Bitterroot Ranch – 175 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500600#. Rec Nasalgen 3 PMH, Fusoguard & Vision 7 @ branding. Lucky 7 genetics for multiple generations. High elevation & powerful!

Linda Strock & Kenny Whitt – 120 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-550#. Comp vacc @ branding. High elevation. Powerful!

Ron Rhyne – 110 Blk/BWF Strs & Hfrs 500-550#.

Rec’d Inforce 3, Pulmo-Guard PHM-1, & Alpha 7 @ branding. Knife cut. Sired by Paintrock Blk Angus bulls & small % AI sired by Hereford bulls. High elevation, green & fancy!!

JJ & Lisa Robinette – 85 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500600#. Rec Vista Once & Vision 8 w/Somnus @ branding.

Charlie Mcintosh – 80 Blk, BWF, RWF Strs & Hfrs 475-525#. Rec Vision 7 Somnus w/ Spur @ branding. Knife cut. High desert calves!

Glen Enos – 50 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 550-650#.

Comp vacc @ branding. Choice, high elevation!

Rob & Heidi Crofts – 40 CharX Strs & Hfrs 500-550#.

Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 w/Somnus @ branding. Powerful CharX calves. Fancy!

Ryan & Dillon Hedges – 35 Blk/Red Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 w/ Spur @ branding. Powerful, high elevation calves!

Sired by Churchhill Hfd, Hogg Sim/Ang & SO Bulls.

All hfrs are replacement quality!!

Neal & Becky Anderson – 34 Blk Ang Strs 575-650#. Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 @ branding. Powerful & Fancy!

Challis & Jesse Whitlock – 35 Blk Ang Strs & Hfr 500550#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 @ branding, knife cut. High elevation & One brand!

Jamie Sorrels – 20 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 400-650#.

Rec Ultrabac 7 @ branding. High elevation, nice calves!

Early Consignments FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 COW SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM

YEARLINGS Fleur-De-Lis Cattle – 300 Blk Ang/AngX (30% Red & CharX) Yrlng Spayed Hfrs 875-925#. High quality, High elevation! Powerful feeding Hfrs!

Eastfork Livestock – 250 Blk, BWF, RWF, small % Hfd Yrlng Strs 850-950#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 8way. One brand, one raising, powerful, high elevation! Reputation yearling steers!

CALVES Mike & Cindy Fabrizius – 310 Blk Ang & AngX 400-450#.

Rec Vision 7 w/ Somnus, Once PMH Nasalgen, Vista Once & Multi Min @ Branding. Complete mineral program at all times. High quality genetics! One brand, high elevation!

Joe & Deanna Crofts – 275 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 400-475#. Rec Virashield 6, Vision 8 w/Somnus+spur.

Year round mineral program. Sired by Lucky 7 Blk Ang bulls. One iron, high desert, green & Fancy!

Jack & Amy Robinson – 200 Blk AngX Strs & Hfrs 550600#. Rec One shot Ultra & 8-way @ Branding. Run above 7,500 ft. Powerful, choice calves!

Flagstone Ranch – 200 Mostly Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 425475#. Rec Bovishield Gold 5 & 7-way @ Branding. High desert!

Devries Livestock – 150 Blk & BWF Strs & Hfrs 400500#. Rec Vision 8 & Pyramid 5 @ branding. Nice, stout calves!!

Wanda Miller – 150 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-575#. Comp vacc @ Branding. High elevation. Sired by good Blk Angus bulls, great performing calves!

Huxtable Ranch – 100 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 400500#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 @ branding. High elevation, Green, High Quality Calves!!

KD Cattle – 100 Blk Ang Strs 450-500#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Once PMH & 7 way @ branding. Knife cut. High elevation!

Rowan Anderson – 80 BWF & RWF Strs & Hfrs 575600#. Rec Pyramid 5 + Presponse & 8 way @ branding.

Nice, High elevation calves!

Cris & Rudy Paravacini – 33 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 525550#. Rec Pyramid 5 + Presponse & Mycoplasma @ branding. Sired by Connealy & Sitz Blk Ang bulls. Nice, one iron calves!

Dale Andreen – 30 Blk Ang/CharX Strs & Hfrs 500#. High elevation, one brand calves.

& Fancy!!

Brook Miller – 110 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 450#. Rec Pyramid 5, Vision 7 w/ Somnus + Spur & Respishield @ branding. Precon Sept 10th Pyramid 3 + Presponse SQ & Vision 7. One brand, nice calves!

Jason & Bridget Gardner – 70 Blk Ang/AngX Hfrs 400450#. Rec Pyramid 3 + Presponse SQ & Vision 7 @ branding & Pyramid 5 + Presponse SQ @ precon (910). Sired by Blk Ang Bulls, nice, one iron calves!!!

Ken Persson – 65 Red Ang/LimFlex Strs & Hfrs 500-650#.

Comp vacc @ branding. Knife cut. Nice, one iron calves!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 BRED COW SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS • BREDS @ Noon BRED COWS Ferris Mountain Ranch – 13 Blk Ang Running Age Bred Cows. Bred to Blk And bulls. Start calving March 26th for 60 days.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM YEARLINGS Eastfork Livestock – 100 Blk, BWF, RWF Spayed Yrlng Hfrs 750-850#. Rec 2 rounds Vista Once SQ & 8 way.

One brand, High elevation & Green!!

CALVES Shane & Chris Eberline – 250 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-550#. Rec C & D @ Birth; Vista Once SQ & 7-way @ Branding. Sired by Lucky 7 & Popo Agie Blk Ang bulls. Reputation, high elevation! Green!

Griffin Hashknife – 130 Blk (small % RWF & Hereford) Strs & Hfrs 450-500#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Vision 7 w/ Somnus + Spur @ Branding. Knife cut. No replacements kept! Fancy, high desert!

Rowdy & Valree Muir- 110 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 350-450#.

Rec 8 Way @ branding, Knife cut, Sired by Power Genetic Bulls, Desert calves!

Tony Roman – 80 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7 way @ branding. Nice, one brand, high desert calves!!

Homer Hunsberger – 60 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500600#. Rec C&D & CattlActive @ birth; Vista Once SQ, 7 way & CattlActive @ branding. Nice, high quality calves!

Doug Hamel – 45 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-550#. Rec 7 way @ branding. Nice, stout calves!

LW Livestock – 40 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500-600#.

Rec Alpha 7 @birth & branding & Endovac Immune Boost @branding. Fancy, high quality genetics!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

COW SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM

COW SALE W/ SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM

CALVES Abernathy Ranch – 475 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450525#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 @ branding. Knife cut. 100% Blk Ang sired. Reputation, high desert calves!

Sired by Big Time Herd Bulls!

Osborne & Campbell – 220 Red Ang & Red AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-525#. Rec’d Vista Once SQ, Nasalgen 3, 7-way w/spur @ branding. Sired by Beckton Red Ang bulls. Hfrs are replacement quality. Run @ 8,500 ft. High desert!

Ruby Ranch – 150 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 450-525#. Rec Vista 5, Nasalgen & 7way @ branding. Sired by powerful Blk Ang Bulls (predom. Lucky 7 bulls) High elevation

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 CALF SPECIAL • START TIME 9:00 AM CALVES Star Shadow Land & Cattle – 400 Blk Ang & CharX Strs & Hfrs 400-500# Rec Virashield 6 & Barvac 7 @ Branding. Sired by Redland Blk Ang & McKim Charolais bulls. One brand, high desert. Green!

Josh & Avery Anderson – 200 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 400-500#. Rec Vista Once SQ & Vision 7 @ Branding. High desert, knife cut, & choice calves!!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 COW SALE • START TIME 9:00 AM

Contact: Riverton Livestock Auction (307) 856-2209 • Jeff Brown (307) 850-4193 • Tom Linn (307) 728-8519 • Mark Winter (580) 747-9436 www.rivertonlivestock.com • Also watch our live cattle auction at www.cattleusa.com

1490 South 8th Street East • River ton, WY 82501 • (307) 856-2209