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U.S. Sheep Experiment Station works to find discoveries Dubois, Idaho – U.S. Department of Agricul ture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service’s (ARS) Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Ani mal Scientist J. Bret Taylor focuses on developing solu tions to improve the prof itability and livelihood of sheep enterprises throughout the West. From the beginning “The sheep station started over 100 years ago in 1916 with the focus on sheep genetics and rangeland ecol ogy and management,” he shares. “In the Upper Inter mountain West, in places such as Wyoming, live stock are an important part of native rangeland ecosys tems. If we fail these range lands, we basically lose our resource for producing sheep in these particular ecosys tems.”“The Western sheep pro ducer is very integrated and tied to the land and native landscapes,” he adds. “Since the beginning, our approach has been to keep sheep pro duction integrated with rangeland health and mak ing sure these ecosystems are sustained and maintained in a way to not only provide ResearchStation
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The Bill Sims Wool and Mohair Research Laboratory began accepting commercial wool samples for testing in May. Previously, the majority of U.S. wool growers had to rely on New Zealand for testing.Prager says, although the lab open ing in Texas is exciting for wool growers, many are still required to send samples to New“WeZealand.arestill sending the majority of tests we are running, even after the Texas lab opened up, to New Zealand,” says Prager.He says the Texas lab was overrun by the amount of wool needing to be tested. With time, the lab should provide more
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The Lamb-a-Year Pro gram connects producers with University of Wyo ming (UW) students inter ested in the sheep industry. Participating producers have donated a minimum of five lambs, which will be trans ported and finished at Dou ble J Lamb Feeders in Ault, Colo. this fall. UW students will be involved in the fin ishing and harvesting phases of lamb production. Four teen producers have commit ted to donating lambs and 10 students are enrolled in the course. E-mail woolinitia tive@uwyo.edu to register and coordinate lamb pick up or delivery. Lambs need to be in Laramie by Oct. 9.
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Making a product from start to finish in Wyoming is a proud accomplishment, but this year UW is taking it a step fur ther by using blockchain technology to document each stage of production – shearing, first-stage processing, dyeing, spin ning and knitting. SheepChain In 2021, UW established SheepChain, a blockchain tech nology, to track and store reliable, transparent data from all stages in the production process. Each year, wool clippings from UW’s growing heritage flock of 300 Rambouillet ewes provides raw material for the blanket“SheepChainproject. came about in 2021 with the first blanket project,” shares UW Wool Initiative Project Coordinator Lind say Conley-Stewart. “SheepChain was a way to share trace ability with consumers and producers – it was a way to show case the process from beginning to end. It becomes really valu able when ‘Made in America’ is starting to dwindle, and block chain is value added to the blankets when there is that trace ability component.”
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The Fifth Annual Glenrock Sheepherders Ren dezvous took place Aug. 26-28 at the Glenrock Town Park in Glenrock. All day events included sheep wagon viewings, an alpaca show, Dutch oven cook ing, food concessions, unique vendors, spinners and weavers, sheep industry history, a blacksmith demo, dog trial demos and music. About 20 wagons attended the event, with owners from Idaho, Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming. “It was an amazing event,” said Glenrock Sheep herders Rendezvous Coordinator Rita Redig. “It’s a lot of fun. I would say this year’s event was a great success.” Dog trials The Third Annual Dick Grabow Memorial Sheep dog Trial offered intense competition for visitors to view.Michal Bagley and dog Kody took first place in the competition. Wendy Auzqui with dog Quirt fin ished second. Becky Combs and dog Sadie placed third. Source Wyoming’s Ranchers, Farmers and AgriBusiness Community •
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“The Texas lab was started before the Utah lab and the Utah company is more of a private company,” he says.
The University of Wyoming’s (UW) College of Agri culture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources blanket project launched in 2021 with noted success. Nearly 300 Wyomingmade wool throws were purchased by patrons in 29 U.S. states, the United Kingdom and Norway. In 2022, the Wyoming Wool Initiative was established and efforts continue with the 2022 limited-edition wool throw nicknamed “Wyoming Gold.”
In the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) September 2022 Sheep Industry News Volume 26, Issue 9, Texas A&M AgriL ife Extension Service David Anderson, PhD discusses price shifts in lamb industry. “Sharply declining lamb prices have overshadowed most everything else during the last couple of months,” he notes. “We might say we’ve been here before, but the root cause starting this decline is a little different than in the past.” Declining real incomes Anderson notes there’s plenty of evidence lamb demand was boosted dur ing the pandemic. Consum ers were often at home and tried a lot of new food items, including recipes with lamb. Lamb sales also ben efitted from high prices for competing meats. This boost in lamb demand led to highAprices.surge in inflation
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The first Wyoming Col laborative for Healthy Soils (WCHS) meeting is Sept. 9 from 9-11 a.m. Funded by the University of Wyoming, the WCHS is a stakeholder process engaging the agricul tural community in identify ing ways to support the vol untary adoption of soil health practices. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. There is no registration or RSVP required. To join the meeting, visit zoom.us/j/8044963240us06web.
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Competition time – The Third Annual Dick Grabow Memorial Sheepdog Trial took place Aug. 27 at the Glenrock Sheepherders Rendezvous in Glenrock. Pictured is Becky Combs' dog Sadie working sheep during the trials. WYLR photo
The Wyoming Stock Growers Environmental Stewardship Program rec ognizes Wyoming cattle men whose natural resource stewardship practices con tribute to the environment and enhance productivity and profitability. The appli cation deadline is Sept. 30. All materials must be mailed to: Wyoming Stock Growers Association, Environmen tal Stewardship Program, PO Box 206, Cheyenne WY, 82003. For more information and to apply, visit stewardship-programprograms/environmental-wysga.org/
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With the closure of Yocom-McColl Testing Lab, Inc in Denver Colo. in 2020, there are now only two commercial wool testing labs in the U.S. – Wasatch Wool Laboratories in Midvale, Utah, and Bill Sims Wool and Mohair Research Labo ratory, housed at the Texas A&M AgriL ife Research facility in San Angelo, Texas; and demand for wool testing continues to grow. According to Center of the Nation Wool, Inc. CEO Larry Prager, the Texas lab will be utilized more by U.S. wool growers than the lab in Utah.
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Included in the mission of the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) is the “protec tion of the livestock interests of the state from disease by implementing board rules and regulations.”Aswe approach sheep breeding season, perform ing breeding soundness exams on all rams is highly recom mended. Part of the breeding soundness exam should include an assessment of the general health status of the animal, including testing for Brucella ovis, also known as Contagious Epididymitis.
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Brucella ovis is a bacte rium which circulates in sheep and causes epididymitis and reducedRamsfertility.maybecome persis tently infected, although ewes may have occasional abor tions and perinatal mortality when exposed. Rams may shed the bacteria in semen for two to four years or longer and in urine.The bacteria may enter the body through the prepuce, ocular, oral, nasal and rectal tissues. Clinical signs in rams may include an enlarged scro tum, pain and abnormal lumps within the scrotal region. Rams positive for the disease should be euthanized or sent to slaughter.WLSB has rules and regu lations for a Brucella ovis flock certification program. The flock will be certified free for one year when all test-eligible rams have passed two consecutive blood tests 45 to 120 days apart. WLSB is currently in the process of updating livestock rules and regulations, includ ing potential testing require ments for Brucella ovis on common grazing allotments. All rules will be posted for pub lic comment at a later date to be announced.Further information about the Brucella ovis certifica tion program and rules pertain ing to the disease within Wyo ming may be found by visit ing wlsb.state.wy.us, cussion7515.officegovlsbforms-applications@wyo.e-mailingorbycallingtheWLSBinCheyenneat307-777-Wewelcomefurtherdisabout Brucella ovis or other livestock related issues anytime via the contact options listed above. Dr. Hallie Hasel is the Wyo ming state veterinarian. 307-532-4976 or 307-534-5156
I have been thinking about a couple of weeks ago when I was at the Wyoming State Fair (WSF) and then last week in Cody at the Public Lands Council (PLC) conference. It was certainly an interesting two weeks. The common theme of both events was leadership. There are numerous def initions of leadership and it comes in many forms, but one can always recog nize true leadership. It is not given as a title, it has to be earned. One of my favorite quotes about leadership is, “No person can be a great leader unless they take genuine joy in the suc cesses of those under them.” W.A. Nance At the WSF, I witnessed leadership in the livestock show rings as a number of youth were showing their animals. Many of these youth are already in the livestock business. I also recognized leadership in their parents and families who work so hard through the year to support them and their projects. These young people may not see themselves as lead ers, but it will come naturally later on in life. We honored leadership at the Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame picnic with Pat and Sharon O’Toole who have both taken leadership roles in many areas of our Western lives and businesses.Wealso honored the late Scott Keith. Even though Scott Keith has passed on, I still remember his style of leadership assisting youth in the cattle business, helping new organizations get started and promoting Wyoming agriculture. When Scott walked into my office, I knew he either needed help on some thing new he was working on or it was going to cost me some dollars. His persuasion usually cost me one or the other. “A leader is one who keeps their ear to the ground allowing their rear end to become a target.” Angie Papadakis This is one of many definitions of leadership we saw at the PLC annual meeting. Public lands ranchers from around the West gathered in Cody to discuss important common top ics such as wildfires, drought, water, federal regulations, endan gered species and private property rights, among others. These ranchers, from some 13 states with public lands, are leaders not only in their state, but also on the national scene. Their knowledge and experience go a long way in protecting ranching in the West. The PLC staff is amazing in their organization, lobbying and speaking for public lands ranchers. Their integrity has gained respect, both on Capitol Hill and in the White House. If you are from Wyoming, one has to be proud of the lead ership Wyoming has on the state and national level of PLC, along with our leadership in national livestock organizations and ranching and farming interests. It is not a small group. There is a reason Wyoming is called upon to help solve national and state issues. “You must get involved to have an impact. No one is impressed with the won-lost record of the referee.” John H. HalcombTheone good thing about the lack of leadership in Washing ton D.C. these days, is the leaders from the states are stepping up and fighting back. “It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a differ ence.”
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Veal production totaled 4.1 million pounds, five percent above July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 29,500 head, down 12 percent from July 2021. The average live weight was up 38 pounds from last year, at 243 pounds. Pork production totaled 1.97 billion pounds, down four percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.31 million head, down five percent from July 2021. The aver age live weight was up three pounds from the previous year, at 284 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 10.3 million pounds, was down five percent from July 2021. Sheep slaughter totaled 163,300 head, 14 percent below last year. The aver age live weight was 126 pounds, up 11 pounds from July a yearJanuaryago. to July 2022 commercial red meat produc tion was 32 billion pounds, down one percent from 2021.
“American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) is pleased with this action to allow these agricultural organizations to actively participate and seek a positive legal decision support ing our farmers and ranchers,” said ASI Executive Director Peter Orwick.
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The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) recently completed a training exercise to improve response to a foreign animal disease in a Montana swine herd. The four-day event was conducted in partnership with the National Pork Board and the Montana Pork Pro ducers Association and involved a simulated detection of African swine fever (ASF); a swine disease recently detected in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Traditional methods of disease control such as quar antine, vaccination and early marketing are insufficient to control ASF, where large numbers of swine will die of the disease. To prevent further disease spread, large num bers of animals may need to be disposed of after being humanely euthanized. The exercise allowed participants to observe novel depopulation techniques to improve on established meth ods of euthanasia such as anesthetic overdose, gunshot or captive bolt which are difficult to use for large num bers of animals. Once animals are euthanized, carcasses remain infective and, therefore, must be disposed of in a manner to contain or inactivate the ASF virus. The training also included mental health assessments because large scale depopulation and disposal activi ties can have significant mental health impacts on ani mal owners and responders. Ideal methods of depopula tion are humane, effective for large groups of animals and minimize mental health impacts.
“Wyoming is committed to defending her interests and her industries in the courts when they are threat ened,” Gordon said. The state argues in both briefings it has a legally protected economic interest in the outcome of this case, and the legal challenge threatens the state’s inter est. The filings note the oil and gas lease sale collected over $13 million in bonus bids, entitling the state to more than $6 million in revenue. In addition, if the law suits are successful, Wyoming will not receive its share of rentals and federal mineral royalties from the leased parcels.Inthe second case, Wyoming has joined Montana, Oklahoma and Utah to argue it would suffer harm if the suit were successful. In addition to citing its financial interest, Wyoming notes 123 of the 173 federal parcels challenged in the suit are located in Wyoming.
The University of Wyoming (UW) Sheridan Research and Extension Center will host an open panel discussion on invasive grass management led by the Institute for Manag ing Annual Grasses Invading Natural Ecosystems (IMAG INE) on Sept. IMAGINE’s6. purpose is to develop long-term strategies for invasive grass management on a landscape scale while empowering local decision makers. Panelists will include stakeholders from Wyoming Weed and Pest Districts, the Natural Resources Conservation Ser vice, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service. The event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, con tact Jaycie Arndt at jarndt1@uwyo.edu or 307-217-1985 or e-mail Tanner Hart at mhart12@uwyo.edu. Participants are asked to RSVP by Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. Check-in starts at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 6. For par ticipants unable to attend in person, visit uwyo.zoom. us/j/97784787501 to join remotely via Zoom at 12 p.m. The event concludes at 5:30 p.m. To learn more about the program, visit wyagresearch. org/imagine or contact Brian Mealor at bamealor@ uwyo.edu.
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ASI offers classes Schools around the U.S. have set dates for shearing schools.The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) offers training materials used in conjunction with handson instruction at many of the schools around the U.S. Attendance is often limited at these schools, so prospec tive students are encouraged to register as soon as possi ble with the school of their choice.
Commercial red meat production for the U.S. totaled 4.23 billion pounds in July, down three percent from the 4.38 billion pounds produced in July 2021. Beef produc tion, at 2.25 billion pounds, was three percent below the previousCattleyear.slaughter totaled 2.78 million head, down two percent from July 2021. The average live weight was down eight pounds from the previous year, at 1,341 pounds.
The coalition of advocacy groups allege the BLM’s lease sale violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Administrative Procedure Act. In its opposition filings, Wyoming challenged the groups’ claims, and asked the court to allow it to intervene because the state’s sovereign and economic interests will be adversely affected were the lawsuit to succeed.
The North Dakota State University Hettinger Research Extension Center Shearing School is set for Nov. 19-21 in Hettinger, N.D. For more information, contact Chris topher Schauer at schauer@ndsu.edu or 701-567-3582.
The Montana Wool Harvesting School is scheduled for Oct. 13-16 in Molt, Mont. Contact Denise Hoepfner at hoepfner@montana.edu to register.
The South Dakota State University (SDSU) Shearing School is scheduled for December at the SDSU Sheep Unit in Brookings, S.D. Contact Kelly Froehlich at froehlich@sdstate.edu or 605-688-5433 for more infor mation.Other shearing schools will be added to the ASI cal endar of events as they are scheduled.
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Gordon defends oil industry Gov. Mark Gordon announced Wyoming is taking legal action to protect the oil and gas industry. The state has filed a motion to intervene in a pair of cases filed by a coalition of advocacy groups seeking to challenge the June 2022 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas lease sale. Wyoming is joining the BLM and other states to defend the lease sale.
Accumulated beef production was up one percent from last year, veal was up four percent, pork was down three percent from last year and lamb and mutton production was down sevenForpercent.afullcopy of the report, visit nass.usda.gov
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Pub lic Lands Council (PLC) and other agriculture coalition mem bers commended a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit allowing the coalition to intervene in the case Defenders of Wildlife v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and defend the previous administration’s delisting of the gray wolf.
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“Livestock producers are directly impacted by the species management decisions made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser vice, especially when it comes to species with significant fed eral footprints. The decision to allow the coalition to intervene in this case demonstrates what we have known all along: Live stock producers deserve to have their voice heard on delist ing the gray wolf,” said Executive Director of PLC and NCBA Natural Resources Kaitlynn Glover.
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Thank you to everyone for making the 2022 Ag Hall of Fame Awards a success! We appreciate everyone who submitted nominations, attended the picnic and congratulations to the 2022 awardees, the late Scott Keith and Pat and Sharon O’Toole. professionals, shares ConleyStewart.“This year, 307 blankets were made and from now on, 307 will be the limited-edition wool throw number,” she says. Once the fleece comes off of the sheep, usually ranging in eight to 12 pounds, the wool is taken back to the wool handling room. An associated barcode is given to match the ewe’s elec tronic identification number and is later scanned once the wool is weighed and sorted. All of the wool is put into a wool press and is baled for transportation to the Mountain Meadow Wool Mill in Buffalo, shares SheepChain’s webpage. The first-stage process con sists of three different stages: scouring, carding and comb ing. The wool begins as a raw wool upon arrival and ends as a long sliver of fibers called “top” which gets spun into yarn. During the first stage, the wool is cleaned with water and biodegradable detergent. This process is called scour ing. Afterwards, carding begins to untangle and align all of the wool fibers in the sameThedirection.finalstage is comb ing, which helps remove veg etable matter and short fibers. The next steps include dyeing and Inspinning.thedyeing stage, two artisan dyeing processes are used. Large quantities of wool are dyed in the combed top form and small qualities of wool are dyed in the yarn form. Both of the processes are typ ically done by hand – leav ing variety in the color blanket fibers in each blanket. The next stage is spinning. During this process, machines spin the combed tops into yarn. This is done on a large spin ning frame where 112 separate spindles can be spun at once. After this process is complete, knitting begins. In the last stage, 1,000 nee dles bring the correct color of wool yarn into place and knit the blanket together. The whole knitting process takes roughly two Conley-Stewarthours. shares Mountain Meadow Wool Mill knits roughly five blankets a day. After the blankets come off of the knitting machine, they are washed and dried to shrink to the finished size of 55”x70”. Upon completion, Range Leather of Laramie sews on an assigned leather patch and the blanket is shipped back to Laramie.
Purchasing a blanket The initiative recognizes the value and potential of the raw wool produced in the state of Wyoming and its sheep pro ducers, concludes ConleyStewart.“We have raw material in the state not always being uti lized and there is so much value that can be added to our pro ducers’ wool clip if there is processing and manufactur ing available within the state,” she mentions. “We feel this is just the tip of the iceberg –there are so many different ave nues we can go with processing and manufacturing wool in the state.”“We are really grateful and believe in our sheep producers in the wool industry, and we’re working really hard to expand and revitalize the wool industry in Wyoming,” she concludes. Blankets can be ordered online at bit.ly/wy-blanket-proj ect-2022Tolearn more, visit bit.ly/ wy-wool-initiative or sheep chain.org or e-mail woolinitia tive@uwyo.edu.BrittanyGunn is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.
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It’s been a while since the vegan, animal rights and anti-ag Face book groups I’m in have lit up with a good debate. However, yesterday one group in particular lit up like the Griswold’s house on “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” and boy, did I grab a giant bucket of popcorn to sit back and watch the show. Shannen Michaela is a popular Instagrammer who was vegan and is now a meat eater. She speaks out about what she believes in and often documents her self eating raw meat such as beefGranted,liver. I don’t like to eat raw liver myself, but if this lady wants to expose veganism for what it really is and gets the attention of 249,000 people by biting into raw animal meat or organs, more power to her. A member in one of my vegan groups, we’ll call them User One, posted a video of Shannen talking about being a “recovering vegan.” In her video, she talked about “the typical lifecycle of a vegan” from her Sheperspective.shared the first step on the road to vegan entails watching a movie called “The Game Chang ers” which she dubbed as “vegan propaganda,” to which she said might inspire some to go vege tarian.
Bottom line: User One was right. Veganism isn’t for everyone.Itdang sure wasn’t for me when I tried it a few years ago. Whether you agree with the ani mal rights movement or not, you can’t deny there’s more than one way to skin a cat.And the icing on the cake of this entire ordeal? User One, and subse quently all the other 5,000 plus members of this vegan Facebook group, learned many of their own aren’t the animal loving, non-meateating saints they claim to be. Even if only one animal rights activist-vegan learns the truth, then I think we’re making progress. for USD Animal Husbandry Management Disease Parasites Guardian Profiles Reproduction Husbandry a critical service in terms of a grazing resource for our sheep, but also for every one and everything depend ing upon them.” As a USDA national lab, the U.S. Sheep Exper iment Station works dil igently to develop inte grated methods for increas ing production efficiency of sheep and to simultane ously improve sustainabil ity of ecosystems on range lands.“Much of our research focuses on specific issues – whether it’s genetics or nutrition that may impact producers over a region wide basis or in a specific area,” says Taylor. “Basi cally, through our research, we aim to develop solutions helping producers solve their make our work as meaningful as pos sible,” he adds. “Although much of our research focuses on production sys tems in the Upper Inter mountain West – Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Idaho and portions of east ern Oregon – we try to be applicable to producers on a nationalCurrently,level.”there are two national programs the research station is partici pating in.
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The objective of the sole Dubois, Idaho-based project called, “Developing Rangeland Management Strategies to Enhance Pro ductive, Sustainable Range Sheep Agroecosystems,” is to determine if the ecolog ical value of using sheep grazing can manipulate intermountain rangeland plant communities towards goals for biodiversity con servation via enhanced hab itat quality, shares USDA. “The sheep industry has always been joined at the hip with maintain ing healthy and produc tive rangelands,” says Tay lor. “The research projects at the station address these two national programs – there are a number of research projects going on simultaneously.” Collaborations and cross-agency effort The station collabo rates with the University of Wyoming in work focused on mineral nutrition of ewes and health of lambs, he notes.
“The University of Wyoming has been a crit ical collaborator for the sheep station,” he men tions. “Many of our research programs and projects are based on input from stakeholders such as Wyoming sheep pro ducers and the univer sity. Although we are con fined to our national pro gram objectives, we have the freedom to choose how we address national objec tives. The way we do that is by listening to produc ers.”The station is also collaborating with the USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Cen ter in Nebraska to create a national genetic reference flock“Currently,system. produc ers can utilize estimated breeding values to iden tify sheep having the best genetic merit to meet their flock production goals, but to develop good estimated breeding values, genetic linkages across a num ber of flocks in different environments are needed,” he says. “The National Sheep Improvement Pro gram (NSIP) is a program facilitating this process. The strength of NSIP is dependent upon the num ber of enrolled members and genetic connectivity across the members’ sheep flocks.”“We’re working with the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center’s Geneti cist Tom Murphy to create genetically linked flocks between research centers, first, and then with pro ducers all across the nation through purchasing and using NSIP enrolled rams,” says“AsTaylorwe grow, we will be seeking partnerships, the more institutions and pro ducers we can get involved, the better that value will become,” he concludes. For more information, visitBrittanyars.usda.govGunn is the editor of the Wyoming Live stock Roundup. Send com ments to roundup@wylr. net.
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In the next step, Shan nen said you feel great on your plant-based diet but before too long, “you don’t quite feel yourself any more. You start feeling tired all the time, you’re frequently hungry, bloated and you’re bruising eas ily – but you never connect the dots veganism is doing this. Afterall, you can get everything you need from a vegan diet, right?” Shannen went on to list several health issues stem ming from the vegan diet. The next step, accord ing to Shannen, is going to your doctor but having blood tests come back nor mal. She said your vitamin supplement intake grows but you still feel the same: bad.“But one day, the illu sion is shattered. You become aware a restricted diet filled with seed oils, superfoods, hard to digest vegetables and ingredi ents shipped from half way across the world isn’t sustainable, cruelty-free or healthy. By that point, you realize veganism is a scam,” Shannen con cluded.User One shared the link to Shannen’s Insta gram video with the cap tion, “The truth!!!” User One, bless their heart, got ripped to shreds by their own people. In 58 comments, this user was scolded, namecalled and mocked. The user explained in the com ments this was just their personal experience with a vegan diet, and they could very well still be an animal rightsNotably,activist.another user commented on User One’s post and said, “Aw, imagine being so offended by saving animals from slaughter.” User One responded with, “I’m not offended, I think it’s amazing people can be so caring towards other animals – just say ing, veganism isn’t for everyone, that’s all.” User One later said the group couldn’t handle when someone questioned their “fascist views” which allowed another fight to break out in the original post’sWascomments.itwise for User One to share an anti-vegan video in an overly-provegan Facebook group? MaybeWerenot. they trolling? Potentially, but I digress. You know when you get in an argument with someone and then they do something to prove your point? Or when someone gets upset with you for making a certain action or saying a certain phrase, then seemingly moments later, the upset person does the exact certain action or says the exact certain phrase?And you know the face you make when it hap pens? The face with a sub tle smirk and raised eye brows? Maybe a small flare of the nose? Yep, that’s the exact face I made while reading this entire monstrosity on my computer screen – the face of hilarious irony. I don’t even have to provide my opinion on all of this, y’all know it by now and the face I described in the previous paragraph says it all.
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The ARS’s research portfolio is organized into national programs. The Idaho-based research sta tion participates in the Food Animal Production (NP #101) program and the Grass, Forage and Range land Agroecosystems pro gram (NP #215). The Food Animal Pro duction program looks to provide the scientific com munity and food animal industries with scientific information, biotechnolo gies and best management practices ensuring consum ers have an abundant sup ply of competitively priced, high quality animal products, shares the USDA webpage. Under NP #101, sev eral individual projects are taking place at the research station in Dubois, Idaho. They include: Establish ing Innovative Strategies to Incorporate Crossbred Data into Genetic Evolution of Sheep in the U.S.; Live stock Grazing in Range land Management Sys tems; and Agroecological Approach to Enhance U.S. Sheep Industry Viability and Rangeland Ecosystem Conservation.TheNP #215 looks to develop and integrate improved management practices, germplasm and land-use strategies to opti mize economic viabil ity and GrazingGradients;GallAssessingmentincludecificvatenaturalvegetation,enhancementenvironmentalinmanaginglivestockandresourcesonpriandpubliclands.SpeprojectsatthestationInteragencyAgreeforFireManagement;PollinatorandResponsetoClimaticandFireandManagementin
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Live lamb prices have declined dramatically since May. Heavyweight lambs at Sioux Falls, S.D., have fallen from $255 per hundredweight (cwt) in May to $102 per cwt in the first week of August. The U.S. Department of Agri culture’s (USDA) Agri cultural Marketing Service (AMS) reported heavy weight lambs sold on video auction for $80.25 per cwt in the second week of August. Lightweight feeder lambs have fallen to below the five-year aver age, he Pricesmentions.are declining due to lack of demand as events at retail back up into the live market. It appears some markets have had instances of no bids at all for lambs at times. The nontraditional market will likely not be immune to lower prices. Lambs will likely be sold for slaughter at lighter weights this fall, rather than to feedlots. More lightweight lamb supplies will force lower prices in the lightweight slaughter lambAndersonmarket. continues, noting meat prices have also begun to decline. For example, boxed shoulders have declined to $376 per cwt, down from $450 per cwt two months ago. They were $609 per cwt last year at this time. Legs have declined about $100 per cwt from a year ago, to $469 per cwt. The cutout is also down about $100 per cwt compared to a year ago. Slaughter, storage and imports Lamb and yearling slaughter is 5.2 percent below a year ago dur ing the last eight weeks. For the year, it’s down 10.4 percent. Slaughter is smaller than what might be indicated from the USDA Sheep Inventory Report. This implies more lambs being “stored” alive, mean ing they have not come to slaughter yet. “The supplies of live lambs will keep a lid on the market in the coming months,” shares Anderson in hisAsreport.lambs have backed up in the system, dressed weights have increased compared to last year. In early August, lamb and yearling dressed weights averaged 68 pounds com pared to 58 pounds last year. However, the five-year average is 68 pounds. It does suggest last year was the aberration as high prices pulled lambs into slaughter earlier. The heavier weights do likely suggest a growing risk of over-finished lambs with more fat. The slowdown in lamb demand has not translated to higher cold storage lev els yet. About 23 million pounds were reported in storage in June, compared to 21.5 million pounds in June 2021 and a five-year average storage of 38.2 millionThispounds.suggests more lamb is being stored live rather than in a box in storage. Cold storage data might also be lacking as there might be facilities not included in the monthly survey. But, cold storage stocks might increase as more lambs move to mar ket.Imports totaled 23.8 million pounds in June, below last year’s 29.4 mil lion pounds. June was the first month this year with imports below a year ago. Lower imports from Aus tralia accounted for all of the year-over-year’s decline. Imports from New Zealand totaled 6.9 million pounds and were equal to a yearImportsago. typically decline through Septem ber, so seasonally declin ing imports might help the supply situation. Mutton imports increased dramati cally at the end of last year, but were 57 percent below June of last year. Future predictions The report contin ues to state, most indus try participants have seen this type of market in the past – one where lambs are backed up, getting heavier and prices are declining sharply. What makes this time different is the event that started it: declining demand due to macroeco nomic conditions. A couple of things should help boost pur chases in coming months. Falling wholesale lamb prices should translate to lower retail prices, boost ing the quantity demanded. Falling fuel prices and moderating inflation in other areas should boost consumers’ purchasing power. A little more featur ing and specials might also help. USDA AMS reported more features and spe cials on lamb in their lat est weekly retail report, he concludes. This article is cour tesy of the American Sheep Industry News , Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service David Anderson, PhD. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net. 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The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) is currently working on an update to their existing Tar geted Grazing Handbook. This update is intended to be a hands-on supplement for new and existing tar geted grazers, with topics including: developing a pre scription, animal husbandry, federal and state grazing and H2A considerations. ASI is offering a webinar focusing on gather ing feedback from Public Lands Council participants familiar with the issues, as well as provide an over view of the project and its benefits to the industry. The webinar will be held Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. Dr. John Walker will be the speaker. He has con ducted research at the Texas A&M University AgriL ife Research and Extension Center in San Angelo, Texas since 1997. Register at publiclandscouncil.org
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has led to declining real incomes in recent months. Combined with high lamb prices relative to other meats, falling real incomes have led to a pullback in consumer purchases of lamb.The difficulty in mov ing lamb through con sumer channels at the previous high prices has started a chain of events including less demand for live lambs, sharply falling prices, a backlog of lambs, increasing dressed weights and over-finished lambs, which reinforce falling prices.
WT 2,085.90 WILLIAM LONG, BUFFALO WY 1 RED-BULL 1890 100.00 WT 1,890.00 6F LIVESTOCK LLC KAYCEE WY 1 RED-BULL 1800 92.50 WT 1,665.00 1 RED-BULL 1680 100.00 WT 1,680.00 INNES RANCH LLC, GILLETTE WY 1 BLK-BULL 1800 98.50 WT 1,773.00 LAMBS QUINTEN & TRACY TAYLOR, KAYCEE WY 30 MXD-LAMB 71 155.00 WT 110.05 LLC RED FORK FARMSTEAD, KAYCEE WY 42 MXD-BUCK 80 134.00 WT 107.51 BUCKS/EWES BILL OR MARY H. OWENS, CASPER WY 96 WF-EWE 156 65.00 WT 101.56 BARRY & SHIRLEY BAUER, CLEARMONT WY 48 WF-EWE 162 63.50 WT 102.85 GRACE HOKANSON, KAYCEE WY 10 WF-EWE
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Get involved or learn about more actions you can be taking at wyoweed.org. testing for U.S. growers. “Capacity for them has been a limiting fac tor – as is expected for a startup operation,” Prager says. Wool data The wool test report used in marketing has three components: aver age fiber diameter, per centage of clean wool and vegetableCommercialmatter. wool tests do not include sub jective components such as uniformity, preparation and color, which often determine significant value, says Prager. He says wool testing is nec essary for producers to successfully market wool. “In my chair, for me to try and sell wool with out a core test, it is not going to work,” says Prager. “From a more practical point of view, the wool test determines those things we can mea sure that really form the basis of what we have to sell.”He says most buy ers have specific require ments for acceptable micron ranges, depending on the product they make. “We have to have this marketing information,” says Prager. “The grower needs wool testing infor mation in order to offer the wool with integrity.” Wool industry outlook Prager says the wool industry has been “slug gish” as far as marketing throughout 2022. High freight rates are nega tively affecting the sheep market.“We have seen slug gish demand and it has been a bit more of a grind throughout 2022 than would be ideal,” he says. Prager says the big question is, “Is this behind us yet?” “We all wish for it to be but I think finally, over the last month or so, we have started to see some relief as far as freight rates are concerned,” he says. “The relative strength of the U.S. dollar has remained pretty stable throughout 2022, which is helpful.”Hesays prices are not bringing confidence to the wool industry and they are not acceptable for many growers. “We certainly need better prices to return our growers to fair price,” says Prager. Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
Our air conditioning unit was freezing up in the hot days of July. How can coils and pipes get coated with ice in 98 degree Fahr enheitAfterweather?two visits from the repairman, it was deter mined the unit wasn’t get ting enough air. Some where in the depths of our homes’ underbelly, a duct was askew, or some other problem. We gave up and headed to the Oregon coast the last day of July. There was record heat inland in Oregon, but the coast was cool and foggy. The hot temperatures trap marine air over the coast. We had one 58 degree Fahrenheit day with light rain, and we didn’t have on a jacket. It felt good. Bob had been invited to a sheep meeting on the southern Oregon coast. We are familiar with Oregon as we have sent lambs to the Willamette Valley to graze on the rye grass fields. It’s pronounced “Will-AM-it.” The weather is perfect for grass seed production, and lambs graze the grass in the winter allowing for a strong plant to grow in April. There was a tour of a sheep operation along with the meeting. We had been to this farm near Cape Blanco, Ore. in the farthest west point in Oregon. The pas tures look out over cliffs plunging down to the sea. The eastern upper part of the farm is New Zealandlike with its green steep hills. We were there on a beautiful sunny day with a light breeze, but they do get plenty of wind and rain in the winter months. After the meeting, we headed inland to visit with our sheep farmers. The grass seed was being com bined and the straw baled. Most of the straw is compressed and repack aged for export to Asia. The straw has five to six percent crude protein and is an inex pensive source of fiber in ruminantBusinessdiets.was done and we headed back to the coast for our ongoing quest of dis covering the best fish and chips. We went back to an old favorite, Luna Sea Fish House, in Yachats, Ore. Another strong con tender was up north in Rock away Beach. The bite of fried battered halibut was so fresh – we could watch the man in back cutting it up. We were driving on U.S. Highway 101, also known as the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway. We started south with the sheep tour at Langlois, Ore. with rela tively few people and cars. We would end up at Asto ria, Ore. at the northern end, and cross the Colum bia River into Washington state.We saw the sea crash ing into craggy cliffs, long sandy beaches, huge hydrangeas, old light houses, bridges crossing large rivers and smaller steepWegorges.sawmany trees and greenery. The Oregon coast is spectacular, and we were blessed with cool, breezy days in August after a hot month at home. Not ready to face the multitudes in Seattle, Wash. where we were flying out of, we stayed west and drove around the Olympic Peninsula. I had envisioned a damp, dripping vista, but the summer months are dry. We were touring in a can opy of trees with magnifi cent old growth Douglas fir, spruce and red cedar. We have been fortunate in our married life to visit much of the West Coast –our son lived in Califor nia for a time, trips to Ore gon with lambs, a beloved niece in Washington state, national sheep organization meetings, along with lamb feeder schools. We’ve had many memorable visits, but the Oregon coast remains my Backfavorite.from our trip and barely time to unpack, I turned into an outfit ter for a week. I gath ered up a camper and three horses and headed to West Tensleep Lake to enjoy the Big Horns. My brother from Texas and my brother-inlaw from Colorado were the honored guests, along with visits from Bob and the rest of myWefamily.hadkayaks, fishing gear, saddles, campfires and the beauty of the Big Horns. The men had a campfire going morning and night and did most of the cooking – I haven’t cooked a meal for most of the month. Our trip culminated with the last night in Buffalo in the middle of Longmire Days – totally unplanned. My brother-in-law (a fan) got his picture taken with Robert Taylor himself. I just have to say, I’m a heck of an outfitter.Now, it’s back to work with three sheep shippings down and pregnancy check ing the heifers this week. Still plenty of summer left, but there have been a cou ple of days with a tinge of fall in the air. Fall, my most favorite time. I hope we have a long one.
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9Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 19 • September 3, 2022 94th Annual State Ram Sale Schedule of Events September 12, 2022 – monday 8 AM – DEADLINE FOR ALL RAMS TO BE IN PLACE Consignors MUST have sheep in pens by 8 AM 9:30 AM – SIFTING OF ALL CONSIGNED RAMS WILL BEGIN Location - Wyoming State Fairgrounds 3 PM to 5 PM – SHEEP PRODUCTION WORKSHOP Location: Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas, WY Ruthe James Williams Center – Wyoming Pioneer Museum Dr. Whit Stewart, University of Wyoming Sheep Extension Specialist, will discuss: • Lamb Market Update • Cost Effective and Profitable Lamb Backgrounding Strategies 6 PM - 9 PM – FREE BUYER & CONSIGNOR APPRECIATION DINNER Location: Moose Club, 120 N. 2nd St. Douglas, WY 6 PM – Happy Hour 7 PM – Lamb Dinner Everyone Welcome! September 13, 2022 – tuesday 11 AM MDT WYOMING TRI-STATE RAM SALE Location: Energy Co-op Show Center
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On behalf of the Wyoming Wool Grow ers Association (WWGA), I’d like to extend an invitation to all sheep producers in Wyo ming, and all outside states, to come join for the 94th edition of the Wyoming Sale be held in Douglas the Wyoming State Fairgrounds. What a great chance to study, and hope fully purchase, some of the most elite genetics from some of the very best seed stock producers this country has to offer. I, like many of you, have been attend ing this sale for a good many years now and though I haven’t made them all, I’ve been fortunate enough to make the majority of them, dating back to when the sale was still in Casper.Overthe years, even if I didn’t need rams, I’ve still tried to attend. It’s always a pleasure to not only see these great animals, but visit with people who raised them and get a sense of what they’re striving for and maybe what their challenges are as pure bred breeders. They always want our input as buyers, and I appreciate hearing where their breeding programs are headed in the future.The sale is also a great chance to catch up with other sheep people you haven’t seen for a while or meet some new ones. Topics, beyond the rams themselves, range from the lamb market (or lack thereof), to the price of hay, to how much rain every ybody’s getting, to a whole host of other sheep-related topics. In short, whether you’re in need of the special buck that might change your pro gram, the pen of rams that will continue the program you want, a day away from the place to get a direction for the future or maybe a good visit with friends, we wel come you and look forward to seeing you there.For more information or a catalog, visit wyowool.com
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It’s ram sale season in the West! This is no doubt one of my favorite times of the year. The weather starts to change, lambs are being shipped and sheep producers across the West are getting their rams dialed in for ram sale week in mid-September. The Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA) is excited to wel come producers to our 94th Annual Wyoming State Ram Sale on Sept. 13 in Douglas.Iam the new execu tive director for WWGA and would love to meet you there at my first Wyo ming Ram Sale, the premier range ram sale in the West! I developed a love for range rams in North Dakota while assisting with the Dakota Ram Test and working with a commercial Rambouillet flock, both at the Hettinger Research Extension Center. I fell more in love with range rams by attending ram sales. I don’t think there is anything quite like these events. Hundreds of qual ity rams in one location with some of the best peo ple I know. In fact, I devel oped such a passion for ram development that I pursued a PhD focusing on it. My doctoral research was on the nutritional effects on ram fertility; does what we feed rams pre-breeding affect their breeding ability? I conducted this research because it has some of the greatest economic impacts on both purebred and com mercial sheep producers. On the purebred side, we need to know how to prop erly and most effectively develop a ram to be pur chased for breeding. On the commercial side, we need to know how to maintain the rams nutritionally for breed ing and Nowlongevity.morethan ever, we need to emphasize selecting quality bucks on both sides of the equation – purebred and commercial. Select ing high-quality bucks with superior genetics will keep our industry competitive and Wyomingprogressive.has an amaz ing legacy in the range ram scene which will continue this year and for years to come. I encourage you to come to Douglas in Sep tember, catch up with some amazing sheep folks, listen to educational programming from University of Wyo ming Sheep Extension and meet your WWGA board. See ewe there! Alison Crane, PhD WWGA Executive DirectorCasper WWGA executive director shares excitement for the Wyoming State Ram Sale Idaho
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Sept. 20-21 Laramie County Ag Expo, Event Center at Archer, Cheyenne. For more information, visit facebook.com/laramiecountycowbelles/ Sept. 21 Herd That! Conference, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Broken Bow, Neb. To register, visit wia.unl.edu Sept. 22 “My Wild Land” Screening, 6 p.m., Gryphon Theatre, Laramie. Sept. 24 BLM Wild Horse and Burro Adoption, Deerwood Ranch Public Off-Range Pasture, Centennial. For more information, visit blm.gov/whb or contact the national information center at wildhorse@blm.gov or 866-468-7826.
Sept. 2-4 Northern Premier Invitational Horse Sale, Roundup Rodeo Grounds Arena, Belle Fourche, S.D., 605-210-3329 Sept. 3-4 PRQHBA 45th Annual Futurity and Horse Sale, Powder River County Fair grounds, Broadus, Mont., 406-427-5420, 406-671-5100, sales@prqhba.com Sept. 7-9 Boone County Draft & Quarter Horse Sale LLC, Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo., 719-431-3137, 260-350-4637, boonecountyhorsesale.com Sept. 9-11 Centennial Select Horse Sale, Mac Equipment Inc Indoor Arena, Loveland, Colo., 603-714-1160, casauction.com/horse-sale Sept. 10 Anderson Farms Personal Property Auction, Encampment, 307-2122319, wyopetersenauctionservice.com Sept. 10 Rafter 7 Merinos Ram & Ewe Auction, Fairgrounds, Eureka, Nev., 775-2213206, 775-237-6134, rafter7merinos.com
The Upper North Platte River, which flows from North Park, Colo. north through Saratoga up to Casper, has long been noted for its superb trout fishing. Several slogans have been used over the years to promote fishing in this area, with the present one coined in 1927 and still used today. It reads “Where the Trout Leap in Main Street.” In the 1930s, Saratoga businessmen produced a license plate (shown above) which was designed and printed at The Saratoga Sun print shop. The design work, printing plates and copies of the originals are still in the files and are a part of the “Bob Martin/Dick Perue” collection, which will soon be preserved at the Saratoga Museum. Historical Reproductions by Perue
Sept. 19 Ken Haas Angus Female Herd Reduction Sale, at the ranch, LaGrange, 307-834-2356, kenhaasangus.com Sept. 19 Northern Livestock Video Auction Fall Premier, 866-616-5035, northern livestockvideo.com Oct. 10 Ox Bow Ranch Female Sale, at the ranch, Wolf Creek, Mont., 406-2354281, oxbowranchangus.com Oct. 26 Micheli Ranch Bull Sale, at the ranch, Ft. Bridger, 307-252-0437, 307-7477786, 307-747-3897, micheliranch.com Nov. 7 Pharo Cattle Company Sale, Burlington, Colo., 800-311-0995, pharo cattle.com
Don King Days, Big Horn Equestrian Center, Big Horn. For more information, visit sheridanwyoming.org Sept. 6 Invasive Grasses Summit Open Panel Discussion, 12-5:30 p.m., Sheridan Research and Extension Center, Sheridan. To RSVP, contact Tanner Hart at mhart12@uwyo.edu or Jaycie Arndt at jarndt1@uwyo.edu or 307-217-1985.
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Sept. 9-11 Hells Canyon Mule Days, Wallowa County Fairgrounds, Enterprise, Ore. For more information, visit hellscanyonmuledays.com
Sept. 13 94th Annual Wyoming State Ram Sale, Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Doug las, 307-265-5250, 307-351-1422, wyowool.com/ramsale Sept. 13 Western Video Market, Haythorn Land & Cattle Co., Ogallala, Neb., 530347-3793, wvmcattle.com Sept. 14 Ninth Annual Montana Ewe Sale, Eastern Montana Fairgrounds, Miles City, Mont., 406-945-0404, mtsheep.org
Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 19 • September 3, 202214 CALENDAR Submit your events to: Editor, Wyoming Livestock Roundup, P.O.
Nov. 4-7 Angus Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, visit angus convention.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
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Sept. 9-10 BLM Wild Horse and Burro Adoption, Wyoming Honor Farm, Riverton. For more information, visit blm.gov/whb or contact the national information center at wildhorse@blm.gov or 866-468-7826.
A recent discus sion around the table at the “Old Codgers Cof fee Clatch” concern ing how trout got in the Upper North Platte River, which flows through town, prompted me to reprint the following story.
According to historic accounts, the Upper North Platte River hasn’t always been a Blue Ribbon trout stream.Early-day trappers, who ranged up and down the valley in the period between 1850 and 1870, swore there were no game fish in the North Platte River or its tributaries in those days. However, by the time Warm Springs (later named Saratoga) was established in about 1874, residents discov ered there were thousands of trout in the river.
Sept. 13-15 BLM Wild Horse and Burro Adoption, Grand Island, Neb. For more infor mation, visit blm.gov/whb or contact the national information center at wild horse@blm.gov or 866-468-7826. Sept. 14 National Red Angus 69th Annual Convention, Kalispell, Mont. For more information, visit redangus.org Sept. 14-18 AQHA Region Two Regional Championship, Rapid City, S.D. For more information, visit aqharegion2.com Sept. 17 BLM Wild Horse and Burro Adoption, Mantle Adoption and Training Facility, Wheatland. For more information, visit blm.gov/whb or contact the national information center at wildhorse@blm.gov or 866-468-7826.
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Sept. 15 97th Annual Montana Ram Sale, Eastern Montana Fairgrounds, Miles City, Mont., 406-210-2852, mtsheep.org Sept. 15 Cattle Country Video Sandhills Roundup Sale, Cheyenne Frontier Days Event Center, Cheyenne, 888-322-8853, cattlecountryvideo.com Sept. 16-17 26th Anniversary Van Norman and Friends Production Sale, Elko County Fairgrounds, Elko, Nev., 775-756-6508, 775-934-7404, vannormansale.com Sept. 17 Mel & Isa Riley Equipment Reduction Auction, Laramie, 307-532-4976, 307-534-5156, mcnameeauctioncompany.com Sept. 18 20th Annual Sugar Bars Legacy Sale, Sheridan County Fairgrounds, Sheri dan, 605-347-8120, sugarbarslegacy.com
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Several theories abound as to how the riv ers, streams and lakes of the valley became stocked with trophy trout. One theory is, in 1871 or 1872, a westbound Union Pacific express train loaded with eastern rainbow trout bound for the West Coast became stranded on the Fort Steele bridge across the Platte and was forced to dump its load of dying fish into the river.From there, thousands of trout migrated 30 miles upstream and flourished in the waters fed by warm springs and flowing with tons of natural feed. His torians also contend the newly planted small trout had little competition and fewAnotherpredators. account claims the first trout planted in the lower valley were brought from the Lit tle Snake River (Baggs) drainage in cream cans and pails and released in Jack Creek in about 1880. Yet another story states a rancher brought in the first shipment of trout in 1888 and planted them in Brush Creek, thus popu lating streams in the upper valley.The first fish hatch ery was established on Heather Creek in 1906 and began planting local streams with rainbows and browns. The National Fish Hatchery, which exists today, was opened in 1915 and for years stocked local streams and lakes with a variety of trout.Saratoga’s first slogan promoting the great fish ing was “World’s Great est Trout Fishing,” then “Where the Fish Jump” and later changed to “Where the Trout Leap in Main Street” when a national outdoor writer used it as his headline for a story he had written about the superb fishing and the “trout leaping” in the river as it ran through town, but then, that’s another fish tale to be told later. Box Casper, WY, 82602, or 307-347-9201 307-388-0781 Sept. 22 All Class Cattle Sept. 26 Monday Bawl of the Fall Feeder Special • Feeder cattle only Sept. 29 All Class Cattle Oct. 3 Monday Bawl of the Fall Feeder Special • Feeder cattle only Oct. 6 All Class Cattle
Sept. 29 “My Wild Land” Screening, 6:30 p.m., Lander Community and Convention Center, Lander. Sept. 29 Nebraska Extension Women in Agriculture Workshop, 1-2 p.m. Central Time, online. To register, visit wia.unl.edu 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. 13-16 Montana Wool Harvesting School, Molt, Mont. To register, contact Denise Hoepfner at hoepfner@montana.edu.
e-mail to roundup@wylr.net. EVENTS POSTCARD from the Past Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com SALES Big horn Basin LIVESTOCK AUCTION LLC Call to Consign Cattle Sale Barn:
Sept. 9 Wyoming Collaborative for Healthy Soils Meeting, 9-11 a.m., online. To join the meeting, visit us06web.zoom.us/j/8044963240
Sept. 8 Nebraska Extension Women in Agriculture Workshop, 1-3 p.m. Central Time, online. To register, visit wia.unl.edu
As of September 1, 2022
Compared to last week, all reported forages sold fully steady. Buyer inquiry and demand was good. More people calling hay contacts and are reserving at least one load with some putting their name on several loads of hay. Rumblings on cornstalk price this fall has started with no confirmed sales to date. Most every contact from east to west stated we are short on total tonnage, and it won’t be long before we will be out of hay. Some pressure continues from out of state buyers, especially from Kansas. Kansas sileage tonnage was a disappointment to some producers. So, they are up in Nebraska and other states North of us trying to buy hay for feedlot use. Nebraska producers are finishing up on fourth cutting of alfalfa with others on third cutting. Pivots turn back on as soon as the crop is off the field for another cutting. Many producers have just gone for tonnage and not dairy quality hay. Only have made dairy type hay if they have already had a signed contract. Western Nebraska Alfalfa - Premium Large Square 3x4 260 Alfalfa - Good Large Square 3x4 220 Large Square 3x4 240 Alfalfa - Delivered Ground 260 Wheat Large Square 3x4 160-180
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As of August 26, 2022 Compared to last week heavy slaughter lambs sold 4.00-6.00 higher; light slaughter lambs were uneven, firm to 15.00 higher at New Holland, PA and 5.00-25.00 lower at San Angelo, TX and Ft. Collins, CO. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 20.00 higher. Feeder lambs were 10.00-25.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 5,487 head sold. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 500 slaughter lambs in Colorado, 400 feeder lambs in Wyoming and 475 feeder lambs in Utah. Superior Video sold 650 slaughter lambs in New Mexico, 3950 feeder lambs in Colorado and 2340 feeder lambs in Idaho. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 3,823 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.
As of September 1, 2022 Compared to last week all reported forages sold fully steady. Demand was good. Most hay staying in the local trade market with some squares going to out of state buyers. Mostly dry conditions across the state. Some areas in the West did report some rain showers at the end of last week. Mostly hot dry weather across the state this week. Producers in the west are on second cutting and the producers in the east starting on third cutting.. Wyoming - Premium Large Square 3x4 260 Alfalfa - Good Large Square 3x4 225-240 Alfalfa Pellets 15% Suncured 360 Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Premium Medium Square 3x3 120 Western Wyoming Alfalfa - Premium Large Square 3x4 275 Small Square 290
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 San Angelo: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 105.00-115.00. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 92.50-124.00; 155170 lbs 97.50-105.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 95.00-117.00, few 126.00; 150-170 lbs 84.00-96.00. Billings: n o test. Equity Coop: wooled and shorn 160 lbs 68.50. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 248.00-277.00, few 284.00; 60-70 lbs 235.00-267.00; 70-80 lbs 207.00-241.00, few 254.00; 8090 lbs 180.00-216.00, few 231.00; 90-110 lbs 155.00-188.00. wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 259.00-265.00; 101 lbs 158.00. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 80-90 lbs 132.50-135.00; 90100 lbs 102.50-107.50. hair 70-80 lbs 142.50-160.00; 80-90 lbs 112.50-150.00; 90-100 lbs 102.50-105.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 220.00-255.00; 6070 lbs 200.00-230.00; 70-80 lbs 180.00-235.00; 80-90 lbs 150.00200.00; 90-100 lbs 107.00-140.00, few 147.50-170.00. hair 60-70 lbs 140.00-205.00; 74 lbs 175.00; 88 lbs 160.00; 95 lbs 146.00. Billings: no test, Slaughter Ewes San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 82.00-106.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 102.00120.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 72.00-110.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 60.00-62.00; Cull 1 58.00-60.00. Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 77.50-80.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 62.50-87.50, hair 77.50-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 62.50 75.00; Cull 1 32.50-52.50. South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 84.00-100.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 59.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 67.00-95.00, hair 85.00105.00; Cull 1 58.00-70.00.. Billings: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: hair 30-40 lbs 246.00-297.00; 40-50 lbs 261.00-217.00. Ft. Collins: 37 lbs 235.00; 48 lbs 215.00; 50-60 lbs 175.00177.50; 65 lbs 170.00; 70-80 lbs 140.00-142.50. hair 40-50 lbs 225.00-227.50; 50-60 lbs 212.50; 60-70 lbs 187.50-207.50; 71 lbs 170.00; 89 lbs 142.50. South Dakota: 40-50 lbs 150.00-220.00; 55 lbs 235.00; 60-70 lbs 130.00-235.00; 70-80 lbs 132.00-151.00; 80-90 lbs 116.00152.50; 90-100 lbs 99.00-109.00; 100-110 lbs 96.00-102.00; 114 lbs 93.00. hair 54 lbs 205.00. Billings: no test. Equity Coop: 125 lbs 100.25 for current delivery. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 60-80 lbs 236.00-260.00/cwt, 80-100 lbs 180.00-231.00/cwt; yearling hair 90-110 lbs 179.00180.00/cwt; mixed age hair 95-130 lbs 115.00-139.00/ cwt. Ft. Collins: young 175 lbs 130.00/cwt; middle age 130.00/ head; hair ewe lambs 50-70 lbs 270.00-295.00/cwt; young hair 185.00-200.00/head.. South Dakota: young 175.00/head. Billings: no test. Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 32,000 compared with 33,000 last week and 34,000 last year. Source: USDA AMS Market News, San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review As of August 26, 2022 In Australia this week, the Eastern Market Indicator was unchanged at 1342 cents per Kg clean from the sale a week ago. A total of 37,461 bales were offered with sales of 87.4 percent. The Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0042 at .6899 percent of the U.S. dollar. Australian wool prices are quoted US Dollar per pound, delivered, Charleston, S.C. The current freight rate is .15 cents per pound clean. Clean Del Price Change from 75-85 Percent Micron US Grade in U.S. Dollars Previous Sale of Australia 17 > 80s 8.34 - .10 6.25-7.09 18 80s 6.56 - .06 4.94-5.60 19 70-80s 5.24 - .03 3.93-4.45 20 64-70s 4.53 - .02 3.39-3.85 21 64s 4.28 - .02 3.21-3.64 22 62s 4.15 - .02 3.11-3.53 23 60-62s -----24 60s 25 58s 26 56-58s 2.18 - .02 1.63-1.85 28 54s 1.35 - .02 1.01-1.14 30 50s 1.18 - .05 0.89-1.01 32 46-48s 0.92 - .02 0.69-0.78 Merino Clippings 2.84 +.02 2.13-2.41 Eastern Market Indicator was unchanged at 1342 cents per kg clean. Australian exchange rate was stronger by .0042 at .6899 percent of the U.S. dollar.
Source: Colorado Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO
Alfalfa - Good Large Square 3x4 200-240 Alfalfa - Fair/Good Large Square 3x4 220
Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Torrington
5 AREA WEEKLY WEIGHTED CATTLE PRICE This Prior Last Week Week Year Live Steer 144.79 146.88 125.74 Live Heifer 143.92 144.53 123.71 Dressed Steer 232.88 234.23 204.45 Dressed Heifer 232.52 233.92 204.04 Biffalo 244 134-155 60-65 81-85 PAYS 3953 78-197.50 88-210 51-76 67 62-86.50 Buffalo 91.50-103 8-31 33 74-94
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Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Kearny, NE
Alfalfa Cubes 350 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix - Premium Small Square 285 Orchard Grass - Premium Small Square 300 Triticale Medium Square 3x3 200
15Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 19 • September 3, 2022 Un SETT PRICE Month Week Prev This Week Change WHEAT FUTURES SEPTEMBER 7.70 7.75 +0.05 DECEMBER 7.89 7.94 +0.05 MARCH 8.04 8.11 +0.07 MAY 8.14 8.21 +0.07 FOR THE WEEK ENDING May 24, 2019 SETT PRICE Month Week Prev This Week Change LIVE CATTLE FUTURES OCTOBER 143.65 142.80 -0.85 DECEMBER 149.90 148.58 -1.32 FEBRUARY 154.68 153.15 -1.53 APRIL 158.33 157.28 -1.05 JUNE 153.78 153.35 -0.43 SETT PRICE Month Week Prev This Week Change CORN FUTURES SEPTEMBER 6.57 6.58 +0.01 DECEMBER 6.50 6.58 +0.08 MARCH 6.56 6.64 +0.08 MAY 6.57 6.66 +0.09 SETT PRICE Month Week Prev This Week Change SOYBEAN FUTURES SEPTEMBER 15.52 14.73 -0.79 NOVEMBER 14.31 13.95 -0.36 JANUARY 14.36 14.00 -0.36 MARCH 14.38 14.02 -0.36 WEEKLY CATTLE AUCTIONS HeifersSteers Compiled from USDA Market News Service information and other sources SETT PRICE Month Week Prev This Week Change OATS FUTURES SEPTEMBER 4.15 3.86 -0.29 DECEMBER 4.08 3.77 -0.31 MARCH 4.10 3.82 -0.28 MAY 4.11 3.86 -0.25 WEEKLY SHEEP AUCTIONS MARKETS SETT PRICE Month Week Prev This Week Change FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES SEPTEMBER 184.25 183.15 -1.10 OCTOBER 185.53 184.35 -1.18 NOVEMBER 187.08 185.70 -1.38 JANUARY 187.80 186.40 -1.40 MARCH 189.68 188.28 -1.40 Location Under 400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800 Over 800 Sltr Bull Stock Cows Volume Sltr Cows Pairs PAYS No Report Crawford 201 193-216 184-195 158-189 96.50-121.50 8-26 2819 190-199 171-191.50 169-185.75 153.75-177 71.50-95 Riverton No Report Torrington 196 185 166-184.50 104-120 8-31 2138 163.50-182 173-176 147-175 82.50-103 St. Onge 208 168-188.50 95-148 8-26 950 173-190 173.50-181.50 164.50-174.50 75-93 Big Horn Basin No Report Billings 165-257 181-195 186.50 179-200 140-169.50 81-114 76-114.50 9-1 1185 166-167.50 157.50 168.50-177 139-178.50 130.50-170 67-91 CUTOUT VALUES This Prior Last Week Week Year CUTOUT VALUES 263.78 263.09 332.62 Primal Rib 433.41 424.91 551.90 Primal Chuck 208.32 209.31 268.33 Primal Round 214.47 213.50 273.06 Primal Loin 355.83 358.05 426.84 FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 Centennial 216-259 215 189 175 86-116.50 8-26 202.50-215 165 66-92 Auction Volume Feeder Slaughter Slaughter Stock Ewes Slaughter Lambs Lambs Ewes Bucks Centennial 1802 80-180 63-155 50-95 200-250 62.50-89 Daily Grower Bids Region Price US #2 Yellow Corn Southeast WY 7.5300-7.5800 US #1 HRWW Southeast WY 7.9800-8.1800 US #1 Black Beans Min-Dak 45/cwt US #1 Dark Red Kidney Beans Min-Dak 53/cwt #1 Great Northern Beans Den-Rate 35/cwt #1 Light Red Kidney Beans Min-Dak 54/cwt US #1 Pea (Navy) Beans Min-Dak 44/cwt US #1 Pinto Beans Min-Dak 45/cwt Den Rate 44/cwt
REGISTERED AQHA HORS ES: 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 9/3
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RANCH HAND WANTED: Eastern Wyoming/western Ne braska ranch is seeking a selfmotivated ranch hand for cow/ calf and yearling operation. Du ties include pivot irrigation, calv ing, doctoring, fencing and gen eral maintenance of equipment. Must have valid driver’s license. Housing and work pickup pro vided. Employee can bring up to three head of personal horses for ranch use. Resume can be sent to: Fax 308-532-7899 or e-mail info@flagranchllc. com. For more information, contact 307-532-7885 or 307338-8791 9/10 NOW HIRING ~ WORK! WORK! WORK! Experienced Class A tanker drivers needed. 401(k), paid vacations, health insurance and FR clothing al lowance! For questions, call John, 307-351-4901, e-mail resume to aholden@igooil. com 12/24 FinancialServices
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PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION FOR ANDERSON FARMS IN ENCAMPMENT WYOMING ON SEPT. 10 BE GINNING AT 10 AM. Located at 52 County Rd 285 in En campment, WY. The Anderson Family has been a part of the community for well over 100 years. We will be liquidating new/old stock John Deere parts, John Deere and other advertising signs, early John Deere toys, firearms, coins, collectible glassware, antiques and more. JUST ADDED: 175 bales of 2021 grass hay, barn stored, 4x4, weighs 1,275 lbs./ bale. Photo gallery, added items and more informa tion available at photos,liveteeadditionalcomopetersenauctionservice.www.wy.Call307-212-2319fordetailsandabsenbids.Noonlinebidding,auctiononly!!Toviewgotowww.wylr.net in the classifieds 9/3
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RANCH MAINTENANCE/ANI MAL CARE: Looking for a re liable, self-motivated individual with a good work ethic that has experience in ranch work, in cluding maintenance and up keep at a ranch with several outbuildings, plus horse and animal care. Proven organiza tional skills and attention to de tail required. Job facilities are located 17 miles west of Chey enne, WY. Applicants MUST possess a valid driver’s license, have reliable transportation and be able to work a flexible schedule. Requires working ev ery other weekend. Full-time position. Call 307-275-2090 or e-mail resume to brittiny@ rfholdings.org 9/17
REGISTERED ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPPIES READY TO GO TO WORK!! These are working dogs but make great family dogs too. They are calm and only work when you ask them to. Our male is our daugh ter’s service animal and works cattle, sheep and goats. He is also an excellent pheasant hunter. Some of the puppies in past litters are on working cattle and sheep ranches, as well as diabetic assistance, aid for au tistic children, aid a wheelchair bound adult and work in a pe diatric unit in a hospital. They are very smart and learn quickly what you want them to do. We have 5 male puppies available out of a litter of 11. They have had puppy shots and a vet check. They were born June 12 and are $450 each. Call or text 307-202-0972 for more informa tion 9/10
REGISTERED BORDER COL LIE PUPPIES: Parents aggres sive. Good heelers. First shots and wormed. $500. Call Jim Da car, 307-896-6274 9/3 Cattle
FEEDYARD, AC CEPTING CATTLE OF ALL CLASSES: Cows, yearlings or calves to background or finish. Call 308-262-1140 (of fice), Steve, 308-279-1432 (cell) or Sue, 308-279-0924 (cell) 9/24
RAPID CITY, S.D. Three AQHA point shows in addition to our re gion championship. Buckles for first place in all Region 2 class es, AQHA sponsored buckles for all level 2 amateur and youth classes, top 10 awards for all classes. Grand Stay Suites is the host hotel. For more in formation, visit www.aqhare gion2.com or e-mail region 2show@gmail.com. Follow us on Facebook 9/3
VAN PELT BARGAIN BARN: Pick up some bargains at our INVENTORY REDUCTION sale at the Van Pelt Ranch in Nebraska. Everything from re cip mares to registered and unregistered colts and fillies. Various ages. All from our Blue Valentine bloodlines. First come, first pick. If your budget has prevented you from raising Blue Valentine horses, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. Pick some outstanding unregistered mares with colts at their side and ex posed to our Blue Valentine studs ($3,750) or dry mares ($2,750) - do the math. See pic tures at Vista Grande Horses Facebook or call Dick Van Pelt, 307 760 1452 9/17 Horses
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES: Born June 3. Two red merle males, 1 red tri male and 1 black tri female. Tails docked, dew claws removed, first shots and wormed. $400. Call or text 406-425-1426. Pictures avail able upon request 9/3
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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 19 • September 3, 202216 September 3, 20222 307-234-2700 • 1-800-967-1647 • Fax: 307-472-1781 • E-mail: jodym@wylr.net or denise@wylr.net Website: www.wylr.net Weekly Deadline: Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. Sell your Limousin here for just $25 a week! CLASSIFIEDS NOTICE: Publication in this newspaper does not guaran tee the legitimacy of any offer or solicitation. Take reason able steps to evaluate an of fer before you send money or provide personal/financial infor mation to an advertiser. If you have questions or believe you have been the victim of fraud, contact the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, Consumer Protection Unit, 109 Capi tol Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-6397 TFN Clay Creek Angus Jim & Lori French 3334 Rd 14 Greybull, WY 82426 307-762-3541 • www.claycreek.net 120 Yearling Bulls • 80 Coming 2-Year-Old Bulls 120 Replacement Heifers by Popular Sires: S A V Bismarck, Rito 707, S A V Resource, Connealy Spur, Connealy Countdown and Coleman Charlo PRIVATE TREATY Solar Water Pumping Systems Water Well Services • Well & Pipeline Design Submersible Pump Specialist Scott ppr@pronghornpump.comOwnerBlakeley,www.pronghornpump.com (307) 436-8513 • Cell: (307) 267-1022 VIEW OUR CLASSIFIEDS ONLINE AT www.wylr.net www.torringtonlivestock.com307-532-3333TorringtonLivestockMarkets Notice Limousinregistered2-year-oldBulls Joe 303/341-9311Freund Joey 303/475-6062Freund Pat 303/840-1848Kelley Limousin RanchWantedLease Saddles & Tack Angus Help Wanted LOOKING FOR RANCH/PAS TURE TO PARTNERSHIPLEASE/WORKING in S.D., WY, NE, TX, OK, IA, MO, KS, N.M., NV. Don’t mind where or how re mote. Call David Tanner, 352807-8203, vices@yahoo.comroughridecattleser 9/10 WELL STOCKED FOR ARE NA, RANGE AND ABOVE THE PLAINS!! Great prices!! LARGE selection of SADDLES, head stalls, REINS and saddle pads. HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes) and more!! WE CAN ship!! Shop Moss Saddles, Boots and Tack, 4648 West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, WY; 307-472-1872. Our fam ily serving yours for 50 years!! Check us out on Facebook or our website 9/3 For sale sheepherders wagon. Queen sized bed, plenty of storage. Wheelwright services available. Call for price, 785-734-2663. DogsServices Services Auctions
REGISTERED TEXAS LONG HORNS 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 stop ping colors and excellent horns. Easy cattle accustomed to simple handling, great for youth. West haven Ranch in California, 209274-9917, e-mail swestmoore@ gmail.com or visit havenlonghorns.comwww.west To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds 9/3 Leatherwork LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Can personalize belts. Contact Lester, 307-6311053, leave a message 9/17 Angus
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Fencing Irrigation 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 9/24
FOR SALE IN BEAUTIFUL LEWISTOWN, MT, ONE OF THE NICEST PROPERTIES ON SPRING CREEK, 4.5 acres on Upper Spring Creek, 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch style house, 7,200 sq. ft. red iron industrial steel shop building. 2156 Upper Spring Creek, $1.5 million, negotiable, 3.25% commission. By appointment only. Call Gregory, 406-5383914. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classi fieds 9/10
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VALLEY VIDEO HAY MAR KETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay avail able. Call Barry McRea, 308235-5386, www.valleyvideo hay.com 9/24 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 307-754-5864 9/3 HAY TARPS: Heavy-duty vinyl 30 mil, sleeved edges, no grom mets, 15’x49’, $85. Will deliver for an additional fee. Contact Kevin, 970-391-5746 9/3 160 TONS OF FIRST CUTTING SANFOIN/GRASS MIX HAY: 4x4 squares. Will have approxi mately 160 tons of second cut ting available in a couple weeks. $225/ton. Located west of Pow ell, WY, can load. Call 307-2020532, leave message 9/3 400 TONS OF EXCELLENT COW HAY: Round bales, 1,2351,243 lbs., $240/ton OBO. Call 307-710-0630 9/17 HAY FOR SALE: 500 tons, alfalfa/grass mix, orchard grass and straight grass, netwrapped round bales. ALSO small square bales available upon request. Hay located in Sheridan, WY. For pricing, call 702-501-4243 (c) or 307-7372680 (h) 9/17 GRASS MIX HAY, timothy/or chard/brome/clovers, 4x5 round bales, $100/bale. Call 307-4132507 9/3 2022 FIRST CUTTING ALFAL FA: Large net-wrapped round bales, located in Cody, WY. Can load. Call for price, 307-2502329 9/3 FOR SALE: Grass/alfalfa in large rounds and 3x4 squares in southwestern North Dakota. Can help with delivery. Call 701523-1235 9/3
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The rendezvous fea tured “fiber fun” events including demonstrations and products by Izzy Knits and Hannah, The Girl Who Wears Wool Socks. A pop ular activity for attendees was making wool socks. “People brought antique and new sock knit ting machines and sat and cranked the machines to makes socks,” said Redig. Izzy Knits makes a wool shawl from start to finish at the event each year. This year, the shawl featured Converse County wools.“They don’t wash the wool at the rendezvous because it takes too long to dry, but they spin the wool and comb it – whatever needs to be done to process the wool to be put into the shawl,” Redig said. “The shawl is then woven.”
Michelle Miller and dog Josey placed fourth. Cheryl Barker and dog Lara took fifth place. Dorrance Eikamp and dog Meg were awarded the Judges’ Choice Award.Bagley, from Jones boro, Texas, competes in many competitions with her dogs Beau and Kody. She’s been actively work ing with the dogs since 2015 and thoroughly enjoys“Mycompeting.favoritepart about the dog trials is the partner ship between the handler and the dog and accom plishing a goal,” she said. She takes pride in her success with sheepherding. “This win is incredi ble,” she said. “We worked very hard and this is our first“Iwin.”enjoy this wonderful sport and all the wonder ful people,” she continued. “I have met so many really incredible people through our dog sports and I cherish all of those friendships.”
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The Dutch oven contest was another popular attraction. “We had nine contes tants in the Dutch oven contest,” said Redig. “It was totally Vendorsamazing.”educated visi tors on wool products and provided displays. “The vendors were a huge success,” said Redig. “It was totally packed the whole time we were there. It is such a boost for the woolTheindustry.”Glenrock Sheep herders Rendezvous edu cates on the history of sheepherders in Wyoming and celebrates sheep, wool and the many products made with wool. “That’s what this is all about – to preserve and promote the history of our sheep and wool industry,” said Redig. “We want to educate and preserve the heritage of Wyoming’s wool and sheep industry. The wool and sheep indus try was one of the first things in Wyoming, and it’s what brought a lot of peo ple here to Wyoming.” Kaitlyn Root is an edi tor for the Wyoming Live stock Roundup. Send com ments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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19Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 34 No. 19 • September 3, 2022 Market with the professionals! Broadcast live from Haythorn Land & Cattle Co. Ogallala, NE Watch the sale live on Dish 998 or www.wvmcattle.com (530) 347-3793 | wvm@wvmcattle.com September 13 Selling over 24,000 head! ©Amen ©Settrini Documentary features Wyoming ranchers Subscribe to the Wyoming Livestock Roundup by calling 307-234-2700 ®
A new documentary series highlights Wyoming ranching families that have gone to exceptional lengths to preserve Western ranching and steward big game pop ulations which depend on working lands. The three-part “My Wild Land” series features ranches from across the state of Wyoming: the Terry Creek Ranch near Laramie, the Bischoff Ranch near Lovell and the Hellyer fam ily ranch near Lander. Each film shares the unique per spective of the landowners, their relationship to the land and the challenges they’ve faced while maintaining cat tle operations and promot ing wildlife habitat. “The ranchers and the leasees of these properties are the ones taking care of the land. They’re the ones out there doing the waterline projects and the fencing proj ects,” says Tyrell Bischoff, manager of the Bischoff Ranch and one of the fea tured“Manyranchers.of Wyoming’s wildlife move across a mix of public and private ranch lands,” said Emily Reed, coproducer of the film series and associate research sci entist at Wyoming Migration Initiative at the University of Wyoming (UW). “The work of ranchers to stew ard their lands and maintain connected habitats is critical for wildlife populations, and we wanted to help tell this story.”The “My Wild Land” series, presented by Muley Fanatic Foundation with sup port from Maven, an outdoor equipment company based in Lander, and produced by the Wyoming Migration Ini tiative (WMI) at the UW, was launched in response to the rapid residential growth of Western states in recent years and subsequent loss of wildlife“Myhabitat.Wild Land” was first screened in Jackson on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Teton County Library. The Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation, Greater Yellowstone Coali tion and WMI hosted the screening.Therewill be a screening on Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Gryphon Theatre in Laramie. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the film starting at 6 p.m. The Wyoming Stock Grow ers Land Trust and WMI will host this screening. The last screening will be on Sept. 29 at the Lander Community and Conven tion Center in Lander. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the film starting at 6:30 p.m. The Wyoming Wildlife Federa tion and WMI will host this showing.
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Sometimes oilfield work ers and cowboys get along, sometimes they don’t. I’ve played both roles and have come to the conclusion the degree to which they get along is dependent on whether the cattleman is receiving royalty checks.Inaddition to working at a gas station pumping gas, wash ing windows, inflating tires and fixing flats, I worked three summers in the oilfields to pay my way through college. I’ve mentioned previously after I got my animal science degree, I took a job as a cowboy mak ing $650 per month. This was $200 less than what I was get ting in the oilfields as a roust about with no college degree.
Both sides of my fam ily worked in the oilfields, so it was easy for me to get a job paying $5.25 per hour when the minimum wage was $1.25. It was a good job. I learned a lot and I met some interest ing characters, like Buster. He owned the ranch surrounding the oilfield where I worked. Buster was an old, single, miserable cuss who drank a lot and raised roping steers out of the worst cows I’ve ever seen. Buster had good reason to be mad at oilfield workers because the same oil company leasing the land where I worked also had a lease on Buster’s land, only they never drilled on it. This meant Buster was getting no royalty payments, while his next door neighbor was cruis ing the world in his yacht with his beautiful 24-year-old girlfriend.Buster told everyone the reason the oil company had not drilled on his land was because they were using direc tional drilling to drill under his land and get Buster’s oil for free. I wouldn’t put it past them but in the oil compa ny’s defense, the field where I worked consisted of a couple hundred shallow wells drilled before directional drilling was even invented. I’d say on aver age the wells produced about 30 barrels every day since 1889.The oilfield where I worked was not conducive to running cattle because it was almost straight up and down, had no water and was rockier than my boss man’s marriage. There wasn’t enough feed to keep a goat alive. That’s why it seemed odd during my first summer to see this mysterious bull appear out of the fog and then dis appear after terrorizing the place. I only saw the bull they called El Diablo (The Devil) once, and I can tell you he was a huge monster with horns wider than a Sherman tank and twice as deadly. The pumpers who checked the wells every day were refus ing to exit their pickups for fear of being shish kabobbed by the mysterious El Dia blo. And these were not sissy men, but guys who regularly engaged in barroom fisticuffs and squashed rattlesnakes with pieces of drill pipe. By the time I arrived on the scene, El Diablo had already put a big dent in the boss man’s Lincoln Continental, knocked over several stands holding 55-gallon drums filled with vile chemicals and made a mess of the pipe farm where El Diablo liked to hang out. After every episode, the boss would phone Buster to come and get his bull, but Buster insisted the bull wasn’t his. Who else could El Dia blo belong to? There wasn’t another cattle ranch within 30 miles.During my second sum mer, Buster came into the dog house where we ate lunch and played cards and gave us all the evil“Where’seye. your boss?” he demanded.Weallpointed to the office door and Buster barged into the office and demanded to know if the boss had seen El Diablo lately. “I haven't seen him but why should you care Buster, I thought you said he wasn’t your bull?” the boss man replied.“He’s not,” said Buster, who was just trying to avoid paying for the damage El Dia blo did.The boss told Buster, “You might ask the guys in the dog house, but I haven’t seen him.” So, Buster demanded to know if any of us peons had seen El Diablo recently. “Now that you men tion it,” said Bob, a former Golden Gloves champion who weighed 250 pounds and was six feet five inches tall, “we haven’t seen him. But would you like a piece of jerky? I made it myself.”
