Breeders gather in Kansas City for Angus Convention Around 1,000 American Angus Association (AAA) members and other beef industry professionals convened in Kansas City, Mo. from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 for the 2025 Angus Convention. The event featured educational tours and presentations, an industry showcase and AAA business and award honors. “We’re here today with an Angus breed that can check so many marks off of the job description – calving ease, problem-free cows, maternal strength, growth, efficiency, carcass merit and carcass weight,” said AAA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark McCully during his opening presentation. He and other presenters spent time discussing Angus advantages in the genetic arena, market landscape and other areas influencing profitability for members and their commercial customers. Regional tours Educational tours and presentations were a highlight for many attendees of the annual convention. The 2025 National Angus Tour, organized by the Kansas Angus Association and sponsored by Vytelle, included stops at Downey Ranch, Shamrock Farms and Fink Beef Genetics. Certified Angus Beef’s (CAB) annual Beef Blitz Tour featured regional foodservice distributor Sysco’s Kansas City, Mo. facilities. As a third tour option, attendees traveled to St. Joseph, Mo. for an open house at the association’s headquarters. In recent years, the facility has undergone remodels and the addition of an expanded historical display of the Angus breed. General sessions Four general sessions served as flagships for the convention’s educational lineup. The first session, titled “Market Advantage,ˮ featured CattleFax CEO Randy Blach who presented the latest market analytics. He described economic signals of a slow, initial expansion of the national cow herd and some of the short-term impacts he has been seeing due to recent U.S. policy decisions.
“Policy decisions have a major impact on the market in the short term,” Blach said. “Eventually those things will settle out, and we’ll get back to normal. This is what we’re going through right now.” Another general session titled, “Advantage for the Future,” utilized interactive surveys so attendees could help guide the association’s vision of “what winning looks like,” McCully said. Those in the room provided feedback on a variety of topics from perceptions in consumer demand trends, barriers to cow inventory growth, genetic selection tools and evaluations and more. A panel shared insights from the association’s 2025 member survey in combination with audience feedback. The “Research Advantage” general session focused on forward-looking work being done by the association’s wholly-owned entity Angus Genetics, Inc. (AGI). Attendees heard a summary of AGI’s current and recent research projects, looking at challenging topics like female and bull fertility, bovine congestive heart failure and methane efficiency research. During the Genetic Advantage Symposium, sponsored by Neogen, speakers discussed phenotypic data collection and how types of commercial data are needed in larger quantities to better understand complex issues. “A change in the beef industry is driven by all of these people right here in this room,” said AGI President Kelli Retallick-Riley. “As we look towards the future, we want to continue to keep association members in this position.” Retallick-Riley kicked off the symposium by talking about how the Angus breed has been, and continues to be, successful in collecting and utilizing large amounts of data, such as the 237,000 seedstock genomic profiles tested during Fiscal Year 2025. However, there are still gaps in commercial data that need to be filled. Troy Rowan, animal science assistant professor at
the University of Tennessee, said, “More phenotypes make more accurate tools, and more accurate phenotypes make more accurate tools.” Rowan was invited to present information as the author of the AGI Imagine Forum White Paper, titled “Exploring Next-Generation Phenotyping that Drives Commercial Profitability.” Retallick-Riley later facilitated a panel discussion with Rowan; Mike Ellis, animal science professor emeritus with the University of Illinois and James Bradley of Bradley 3 Ranch in Memphis, Texas. Some of the key messages from their discussion were that Angus breeders can learn lessons from other species about how to be wise with resources when investigating genetic advancements and how collecting more phenotype data from commercial environments is crucial because context and genotype-by-
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Big Sky Country to serve in the role. Convention extras Throughout the long weekend, CAB brand cuts kept attendees satisfied. At the AAA Awards Dinner, the meal centered around a tender short-rib dish. The brand also hosted a Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training on Oct. 31, which featured education led by Kansas State Univer-
the farm and ranch publications like the Western Livestock Journal and the Livestock Market Digest. Little did I know, one day I’d actually own one of those papers – the Digest. I even read Hoards Dairyman, and I always tried to place the judging class they had in every issue. However, after a while I began to feel like a pervert checking out all of the cow udders. I loved looking at bull photos, and I tried to memorize all of the important
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13-16 in Louisville, Ky., in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exhibition. Sarah Kocher is a communications specialist for AAA. This article was originally published by Angus Journal on Nov. 5. pare numbers across breeds unless they know calculus, and every time I finally figure out what good numbers are for the Angus breed, they come up with a bunch of new numbers, not to mention new categories. What really blows my mind is all of these purebred outfits have to come up with hundreds of thousands of new names for the cattle they register. I don’t know how the biggest outfits come up with 2,000 or more names for their registered cattle every year. I know one ranch named their cattle after U.S. presidents one year and football players another year. Baxter Black even had a bull named after him, and he told me he considered it his highest honor. Another publication I studied in our ag library was the Quarter Horse Journal, because one local horseman donated all of his past copies. I love horse names the best and often find them funny – like Peptoboonsmal. Over the years, I’ve kept a list of names I’d use if I ever became a big-time Quarter Horse breeder, and here’s just a sampling – Who Flung Dung, Bedpan, Neutered, Abadapple, Better Than Terrible, Gesundheit, Pie Biter, The Flatulator, Horse Remorse, It’s Only Money, Jorge Palomino, Hubba Hubba, Stew Meat, 4DBirdz, Back Seat Driver, Lucky Sperm and Crow Bait. If you ever see a racehorse at the track with any of these names, you’ll know it’s me. So if you want to double your money, just take the cash you were going to bet, fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
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U.S. wool labs help move industry forward From working ranches across the West to university research facilities, America’s wool industry continues to blend tradition with technology. This is especially true for two of the nation’s leading wool labs – the Montana State University (MSU) Wool Lab in Bozeman, Mont. and Texas A&M University’s (TAMU) Bill Sims Wool and Mohair Research Laboratory in San Angelo, Texas. During a recent episode of the American Sheep Industry Association’s (ASI) Research Update Podcast, released on Oct. 30, Host Jake Thorne welcomes TAMU Wool Lab Manager Sarah Linton, TAMU Wool Lab Technician Ethan Pope and Macy Collins, MSU PhD student and former member of the University of Wyoming Wool Judging Team, to discuss how their respective labs are helping shepherd wool testing and research today, while also proving high-quality data is just as important as highquality fiber. A shared mission According to Pope, the Bill Sims Wool and Mohair Research Laboratory was founded in 1985 with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, TAMU and the state’s sheep and goat industry. Located in the heart of Angora goat country, he explains the lab was established to provide wool and mohair growers with accurate testing and reliable data. “We opened up for commercial wool testing in 2023 and have been providing this service ever since,” Pope states. Collins notes Montana’s lab has been serving its producers for even longer. Originally built in 1945, the structure was utilized as a classroom building for the university, and two years later, the MSU Wool Lab was established to support the state’s booming sheep industry. “At the time, sheep far outnumbered people in Montana, and because sheep and wool production are so important, the state decided it needed a reliable hub for testing and improving wool quality,” Collins explains. “Since then, the lab has been providing producers – mostly in the state of Montana, but throughout other states as well – with quick wool data,” she adds. Despite being separated by more than a thousand miles, the two labs share an overarching mission and a close working relationship. Linton notes the two labs help each other validate test results, while also collaborating with ASI and other universities, like Idaho State University and the University of Nebraska. Additionally, both labs participate in international round trials with labs in Australia and New Zealand and
follow strict standards set by the International Wool Textile Organization (IWTO). “IWTO certification increases trust and what buyers are willing to pay for wool,” Pope remarks. “I think IWTO is a big deal for wool testing in the U.S.” Testing and research Both labs conduct rigorous testing to measure characteristics such as fiber diameter, micron, staple length, comfort factor and yield, all of which are essential metrics influencing the value and marketability of wool. Collins explains Montana’s lab utilizes the Optical Fiber Diameter Analyzer, which uses infrared laser scanning to assess wool samples sent in by producers. These results not only indicate fiber quality, they also help ranchers make management and breeding decisions. “Wool traits are highly heritable, which means they are passed down through generations,” she says. “Producers use this to their advantage when it comes to making decisions about which rams or ewes get culled and which ones have the capability to potentially improve their numbers and/ or wool clip.” At the TAMU lab, Linton says most wool samples arrive as commercial cores. Technicians then perform a series of tests to determine vegetable matter, residual grease, ash content and micron, all of which contribute to a final yield report. Both labs are also home to notable research studies, including fiber length and strength testing, increasing marbling of lamb and exploring alternative fibers like alpaca, vicuña and hemp, to name a few. “Right now, we’re working on a big project testing vicuña fleeces, which are just small alpacas from South America,” Collins shares. “We also do a lot with hemp testing as well.” She further notes, since microplastics are a growing concern, MSU has been looking at blending wool with organic fibers like hemp to make natural fibers more sustainable. Additionally, MSU researchers are experimenting with wool pellets as a slow-release fertilizer and soil enhancer. “Wool pellets have been used by small gardeners for a long time, but we’re doing a lot of research at MSU right now to see if we can expand to a commercial setting to be used on larger farm plots,” Collins says. “Our research is really focused on finding alternative uses for wool to help producers who don’t fit into a specific category sell their wool and get money for their product,” she continues. “Wools pellets are a way to create value for coarser wools that don’t meet apparel-grade micron thresholds. It can help producers find markets for
wool which might otherwise sit in storage.” Moving forward As MSU researchers continue moving the industry forward, Collins notes the lab is preparing to move out of its original 1940sera building and into a new state-of-the-art facility. “In the old 1947 building, we have a lot of limitations. We still have to mop the floors and use buckets of warm water to increase humidity and temperature, which is quite a daily errand,” she laughs. “Having a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment is going to be wonderful. I’m really looking forward to never having to fill buckets of warm water again.” Collins further notes the move will allow for expanded equipment and testing capacity, including fiber strength and laser scan technology. In Texas, Pope says the
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TAMU wool lab team will continue to utilize its proximity to sheep and Angora goat producers, offering hands-on services and educational outreach. “A lot of growers come in and drop their samples off in person here at the lab instead of mailing them in,” he shares. “We get to meet them and talk to them in person, and it’s good for them to see the lab and what goes on in here.” As the wool mar-
ket evolves, both labs see opportunities in stronger data, better testing tools and greater global alignment. “Length and strength testing will be a game changer,” Linton says. “It will help producers get more value for their wool.” Collins agrees, adding the future of U.S. wool depends on innovation and accessibility. “We need to help producers reach their goals, whether it’s through breed-
ing, management or finding alternative uses for their wool,” she says. “Good data leads to good fiber, which leads to a stronger industry.” Thorne wraps up the podcast, stating, “Until next time – eat lamb, wear wool and remember, good data makes great fiber and great sheep.” Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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Angus FOR SALE: 300 head of commercial Angus and F-1 baldy bred heifers. Hand selected and purchased from top ranches in the region. All Miller Angus Farms customer genetics. UTD on vaccinations, pelvic measured, dewormed. Pregged/sorted into calving window groups. AI bred to elite calving ease bull GB Mogul M64J and cleaned up to top tier calving ease bulls. Group 1 due March 1. Group 2 due March 16. Group 3 due March 28. Group 4 due April 1 for 30 Days. Group 5 due May 1 for 30 Days. Will go on to make a productive, high performing cow that will add value to your program. First come, first served. Small loads to pot loads and volume discounts available. Free delivery. Miller Angus Farms, Kody, 605-690-1997 or Brady, 605-690-5733 ......................... 1/3 BULLS FOR SALE: Registered yearling and 2-year-old Black Angus range bulls for sale private treaty. Good selection for heifers and cows. From popular sires and industry leaders. Semen tested and ready to go. CLAY CREEK ANGUS, 307-762-3541, www. claycreek.net.......................TFN
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Custom Feeding LOOKING TO CUSTOM FEED 100 HEAD OF HEIFERS OR STEERS in Powell, WY. Call Aaron at 307-2506005 ............................. 12/6 PENS AVAILABLE: Rockin B Feeders of Newell, S.D., has space available to background calves and replacement heifers. Family owned. Call Tyrel Bonnet, 605-9490934 or Terry Bonnet, 605569-0271, e-mail terrybonnet77@gmail.com ......11/29 FAITHFUL FEEDERS: Heifer development, backgrounding and grass calf prep. Billings, MT. Call Ryan, 406-696-0104 ..................................... 4/11
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Ranch for Lease PARK COUNTY, WY RANCH NEAR CODY, WY IS AVAILABLE FOR A LONG-TERM LEASE: The ranch has over 50,000 acres and supports an irrigated hay base with BOR water rights. Carrying capacity is 700 animal units yearround with hay production. Willing to split the hay ground and grazing. Please e-mail Honora Beirne (hbeirne@ acpg.com) and Melanie Giliati (mgiliati@acpg.com) for details .........................11/15
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SELL YOUR HORSES HERE MEADOWBROOK EASY ENTRY HORSE CART AND HARNESS: Two seater, solid oak, 42” wheel diameter. $1,500. Call 307-250-3158 or 307-587-3916 ..............11/22
Sheep COMMERCIAL WHITE FACED RAMBOULLET RAMS FOR SALE: Askin Livestock purchased the entire ram band from Ladder Livestock’s 50+ year genetics program this spring. We have plenty of extra rams and are selling choice Rambouillet breeding rams of various ages. All have already had the bottom sorted out. These will sell with a negative B. ovis test from this April. If you missed the Wyoming Ram sale and still want the same quality genetics to cover your band, please consider this offering. $650/head choice. Forty to choose from. Volume discounts for 5+. Available at Jay Em, WY. These are fine wooled sheep that sold fleece at 20.5 micron in May 2025. They have good feet, strong pasterns, bred and raised on Wyoming’s Red Desert. They will go anywhere in the continental U.S. and work for the range producer. Call or text Sage Askin for more information, 307-351-4875 or e-mail saskin12@gmail.com ..... 12/6 KATAHDIN RAMS FOR SALE: Broken Flag Livestock promoting Katahdins in the Mountain West. Raised ad 4,500 ft. elevation, pure white, purebred Katahdins. Lingle, WY. For more information and pricing call\text Leland, 307-338-7213. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................11/22 FOR SALE: THREE ONE AND A HALF YEAR-OLD RAMS, 2 Hampshire and 1 Hampshire/Texel cross. SEVERAL NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT/ HAMPSHIRE CROSS RAM LAMBS. For more information, call 406-679-1576 or 406-6701800 ................................ 12/6 YEARLING HORNED RAMBOUILLET BUCKS FOR SALE: Average on herd micron is 18.6. 64% yield while maintaining a 3” staple, ewes average 11 lbs. fleece. Look us up on Facebook @ Edwards Rambouillet or call for questions, 307-670-3360 ..... 11/22 YEARLING RAMS FOR SALE: Purebred TARGHEE, purebred RAMBOUILLET and purebred COLUMBIA. Whole flock this year is 20 micron. Call or text 307-680-4950 ............... 11/15
Swine WEANER PIGS FOR SALE, located in Powell, WY. For more information, call 307271-1014 ...................... 1/17
Hay & Feed HAY FOR SALE: 1,400-1,500 lb. net-wrapped bales. Alfalfa, mixed and grass. Located in Slope County, N.D. Will load. Still cutting, will have approximately 1,000 bales. $85/ton. Call 701-440-17641 ............2/6 SECOND AND THIRD CUTTING ALFALFA HAY: Big, heavy net-wrapped round bales. Delivery available. Call for pricing, 605-848-1563 ..........11/22
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STRAW FOR SALE: 400 TONS OF BARLEY STRAW, 4x4 squares, $40/ton. Located west of Powell, WY. Call or text 307-202-0532 for more information ..................11/15
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HAY FOR SALE: 2025 grass/ alfalfa, first and second cutting alfalfa, millet, haybet barley and CRP hay. 2024 first cutting grass/alfalfa, first and second cutting alfalfa and CRP hay. GRINDING HAY also available. All in net-wrapped round bales. Semi load delivery available. Call for pricing, ask for Klint, 701-290-4418, send a text if no answer or keep trying ..... 12/6
Larry’s Seed with Legend Seeds has corn, grain, corn silage, soybeans, alfalfa, sorghum, sunflowers and canola Renovo Seeds: Cover Crops, alfalfa, forages, pasture mixes, grass, forage barley and oats. Yield Master Solution Biological Division: Envita makes all plants nitrogen fixing. Nutriquire for phosphorus and potassium enhancement. Wyoming Division Larry French 307-272-9194 Larryjfrench1950@gmail.com Montana Division Jeremy Robertus 406-853-8554 triangle6livestock@outlook.com
HAY FOR SALE: Triticale, barley, pea blend with alfalfa. Nice hay, 3x3 bales. ALSO, alfalfa with some rain, 3x3 bales. Shed stored. $170/ton. Farson, WY. Call 307-350-0350 ............12/6 ROUND-BALED GRASS: 2025 crop 1,000 lb. net-wrapped bales, $50-$60/bale depending on variety. Cody, WY area. Call, don’t text, Anthony at 307254-2645 ..........................1/31 EAR CORN FOR SALE. NON GMO, no pesticides. Minatare, NE. Call Byron, 303-818-8152, leave message ................12/6 HAY FOR SALE: 3x3 and round bales of grass or alfalfa/grass mix. Delivered only. Call 605840-0015 ........................11/15 NORTH DAKOTA HAY FOR SALE: Upland $45/bale, alfalfa $50/bale, all this year’s hay. ALSO, last year’s hay available, call for price. Trucking available. Call 701-341-1929 ............. 11/29 BARLEY STRAW: Certified weed-free small squares, $4/ bale. ALSO, 5x6 round bales, $125/ton. GRAIN OATS, wheat and barley, $20/cwt. Greybull, WY area. Call 307762-3878 or 307-899-4714, leave message ............. 11/29 EXCELLENT QUALITY PRAIRIE HAY: Big round bales, weighing 1,400-1,500 lbs. each. Located near Chambers, NE. Call for price and delivery, 402-583-9924 or 402-340-2218 (cell) ................................11/29 400 TONS DURUM STRAW: Round bales, 1,000 lbs., $40/ bale, 780 bales available. Excellent bedding or feed. Call 406765-7172 ........................11/29 LARGE ROUND BALES OF CERTIFIED WEED FREE GRASS HAY FOR SALE, $85/ ton. Bales are approximately 1,175 lbs. Contact Lee at 307254-5115 or Bill at 406-4801248................................11/29 CERTIFIED BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x4 bales. Cody, WY. Call 307-899-1952.....TFN CERTIFIED ORGANIC ALFALFA/GRASS MIX HAY: No chemicals, 3x3 squares and round bales. Adrian Troyer, Byron, WY. Call 307-6314104 .............................12/27 CERTIFIED WEED-FREE PURE ALFALFA HAY: 2025 second cutting available in 3x3 squares, averaging 750-800 lbs. 2025 first and second cutting also available in small squares, averaging 70-80 lbs. ALSO, 100+ tons of 2024 hay with weather damage. Would be good cow hay or great for compost. Will load trucks and any open trailer. MONIDA OATS: $16/cwt. Combine run. Will auger into truck, trailer or large totes/ ag bags. Located between Powell and Cody, WY. Call or text Knopp Farms for details, 307254-0554 ............................. 12/6
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NEW DIRECTION EQUIPMENT 804 MIXER/GRINDER WAGON: Clean, solid unit with dual augers, working scales and side discharge conveyor. Well maintained, and ready to mix and feed today. Selling due to a death in the family so we are no longer able to run cattle. Asking $25,000 OBO. Located between Shoshoni and Riverton, WY. Call 307-851-1100. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...................12/6
PIPE FOR SALE!! 2 7/8”, 3 1/2” tubing, 4” drill pipe, 4 1/2” casing, 5” casing, 7” casing. Rods 3/4”, 7/8” and 1” located in Montana, can ship anywhere. Call Mike, 602-758-4447. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds .................12/27
FOR SALE: John Deere 714A and 716A chuckwagons with John Deere tandem running gear. H&S 7+4 18’ chuckwagon with bunk feeding extensions and tandem 14 ton running gear. J&M 385 gravity box with 12 ton gear, truck tires. 32’ header trailer. Landoll 36’ cushion gang disc with 3 bar mulcher. Gehl 410 bushel manure spreader with slop gate, double floor chains, 2 beaters, tandem axle. Meridian 240 PT seed tender, all hydraulic and roll tarp. Vermeer BP 7000 bale processor. 2019 Freightliner, DD13 engine, 12 speed automatic, daycab, good rubber, air ride. Burns portable loading chute. 14’ HD box scraper with tilt. Farm King 8’ snowblower with hydraulic spout. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-999-5482 ..........11/15
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1988 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER: Four door, 5 speed manual Toyota transmission, completely rebuilt turbo diesel engine with all genuine Toyota parts, $26,000 OBO. 1997 GMC TAHOE YUKON GT, 4x4, good running condition, rear end totally redone, everything works, needs tires, $6,500 OBO. 1988 CRESTLINER CUDDY, 2017 135 Merc motor with low miles, new tires, maintained yearly, $9,000 OBO. 2022 WELLS CARGO/CAMPER TRAILER, single axle, 2 propane tanks, 2 gas tanks, heat, fridge, stove sink and more, $7,000 OBO. For more information or pictures, call 307-272-0509. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds .........12/6
ATVs HONDA FOURTRAX FOUR WHEELER: 281cc engine, button and kick start, good tires, all-wheel drive, new battery and new seat cover. $900 OBO. Call 307-463-6042 .................11/15
Equipment
Equipment LODGEPOLE OUTDOOR FURNACES, 307-223-2046. Your authorized Central Boiler Dealer. Get your outdoor wood furnace today!! $2,000 tax credit on qualifying models!! Efficient wood heat. Heat multiple buildings. Invest in your heating, don’t just pay for it!! See us at www.cb.lodgepoleproducts. com!! ..............................11/29 EQUIPMENT FOR SALE, FARMER RETIRING: John Deere 71 Flex 8 row corn planter on a 24’ stackable bar. AC Model 1300 30’ ripper with rakes. A 20’ Krause offset disc (new blades in front). Safety pull with a bull hitch. 2003 IHC 9400I Eagle semi fifth wheel truck, Cat engine, 26’ end dump trailer with roll tarp. 1997 Kenworth T800, Detroit engine, 20’ box with hoist, roll tarp, both beet and grain end gates. John Deere front suitcase weights. IHC front suitcase weights. Contact Greg Keller at 406679-1136 ......................... 12/6 FOR SALE: WATER TRAILER with (4) 1,500 gallon water tanks, 3 cones, 2 pumps, 50 ft. hose, electric start. ALSO, International 1256 tractor and John Deere 4520 tractor. Call 701290-2504 ........................11/15
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USED IRRIGATION PIVOTS FOR SALE, www.zimmag. com. Irrigation systems are COMPLETE with custom sprinkler package, SORTED, BUNDLED and ready to ship ● 2020 Zimmatic 8500 8 tower 1,296’ ● 2013 Valley 7000 7 tower 1,336’. Call 402-9103236 ............................11/29
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Advertise your Property here! NEW MEXICO RANCH: 209+ ACRES, 38 miles to Albuquerque, N.M. Incredible mountain views and your livestock from a 1,000+ sq. ft. deck. 2,843 sq. ft., 3 bed, 2 bath home. Two car carport, 2 car garage and RV bay. Pipe corrals, grow out pens, hay/implement/livestock barns, horse/tack/tool, riding arena, round pen area, vet clinic. $1,450,000. First Class Realty Services, Susan Wilson, qualifying broker/realtor, 505-328-4172 or contact Jay, 505-263-7419. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds............... 11/15 HIGHWAY 92 HIGH PRODUCTION FARM: Prime 200+ acre farm featuring 2 Zimmatic center pivots, excellent soils, 2 older, livable homes and 191 acres of reliable water rights from the Goshen Irrigation District. Unbeatable location along Highway 92, 6 miles south of Torrington, WY, for convenient access. A strong producer and solid investment at $1,250,000. SELLING WYOMING STATE LEASE: 640 acres located 15 miles northwest of Cheyenne, WY. For the first time in 50 years, this long held lease is being offered for sale. Features a beautifully renovated home. In pasture and farmland. $595,000. Pictures at www. buyaranch.com. Call Casey Essert, Land Broker, 307-5321750..................................TFN
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HAY FOR SALE: Barn stored, 3x4 and small squares, straight alfalfa and straight grass. First and second cutting, trucking available, Riverton, WY area. Call 307-709-6290 ..........11/29 QUALITY HAY FOR SALE: Grass, grass/alfalfa mix and straight alfalfa, net-wrapped large round bales, no rain. Western Nebraska location. Pick up or delivery available for fee. Call or text 303-9062691 ............................. 11/22
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ CONDO FOR SALE BY FASHION SQUARE MALL, 4620 N. 68th St., 1,287 sq. ft, home built in 1974. Three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms. All new triple pane windows, 2 new rear patio doors, lower bathroom updates, new heat pump with A/C. Just a couple of steps to a large, heated pool and BBQ’s. All furniture and appliances included. Just a short stroll to the heart of Old Town in Scottsdale, AZ. Priced to sell. Call 701-375-6821 ...........11/22
NOV. 24-25: PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL RAW/ DRY FUR DEER/ELK HIDES AND ANTLER IN THE FOLLOWING TOWNS AND LOCATIONS: NOV. 24: Pine Bluffs 3:45-4 p.m., Sinclair; Burns 4:15-4:30 p.m., Antelope Truck Stop (drive thru, call/text Greg); Cheyenne 4:50-5:10 p.m., Home on the Range Processing (drive thru). NOV. 25: Cheyenne 7-7:40 a.m., Tractor Supply; Chugwater 8:30-8:45 a.m., Stampede Saloon (drive thru); Wheatland 9:40-10 a.m., Wheatland Travel Plaza; Guernsey 10:20-10:40 a.m., Crazy Tony’s (drive thru, call/ text Greg); Fort Laramie 10:50-11:05 a.m., Ft. Laramie Bar/Grill (drive thru, call/ text Greg); Lingle 11:15-11:30 a.m., Ty’s Pit Stop (drive thru); Torrington 11:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m., Insight Precision Arms; Scottsbluff, NE 1:30-2 p.m., Murdoch’s (north side). For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700 or visit www. petskafur.net ..............11/15
100 ACRES 7 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS, MT: Half mile of Stillwater River frontage, 3 bed, 2.5 bath home with heated oversized 2 car garage. Two 48’x30’ metal pole barns and corrals, 100+ irrigated acres on the Stillwater River. Excellent location, 45 minutes to Billings, MT. Mountain views. Wildlife is very abundant, deer, elk, pheasants, ducks, geese, turkeys, trout fishing and more. $2,500,000. Sidwell Land & Cattle, Richard Sidwell broker, 406-861-4426 ..........11/15 CODY, WY PROPERTY FOR TRADE OR OUTRIGHT SALE: Eight acres with 3 dwellings on Lower Diamond Basin Rd. Nine miles from Walmart on Southfork Rd. Two new 1,700 sq. ft. houses, 2 bed/2 bath (each) and 1 car garage (each). Horse property with corrals, round pens and small tack shed. Seven acres with water rights, 2 ponds, gated pipe, lake view canal with some fence. Year-round live water from Diamond Creek. End of the road BLM access. $800,000 (may be some terms to the right buyer). For more information, call 307578-6345 ..........................11/22
Wanted to Buy WE WILL PICK UP SCRAP IRON: On-site processing and removal. Receive $$$ top dollar $$$ for your junk!! Call for details, Pacific Steel and Recycling, 307-234-6006. Casper/ Central Wyoming ..........11/15
Gary Allan Nance Jan. 17, 1961 – Nov. 6, 2025
Gary Allan Nance, age 64, of Glendo passed away at Shepherd of the Valley Rehabilitation and Wellness in Casper on Nov. 6. He was born on Jan. 17, 1961 in Douglas, the son of Fred Loyd Nance and Kathleen Ann (Fitzhugh) Nance.
Eugene “Gene” A. Kukowski Aug. 24, 1965 – Oct. 25, 2025
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Loan program open Gov. Mark Gordon encourages Wyoming financial institutions and those affected by wildfires to participate in the Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program. The Wyoming Legislature established this program during the 2025 General Session, and it aims to assist small businesses by collaborating with local financial institutions to process loans addressing business needs following a natural disaster. Small businesses in counties where the governor has declared a natural disaster are eligible for loans under this program for up to two years following the declaration. “When Wyoming financial institutions register for the Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program, they can provide an important lifeline for small businesses in counties impacted by natural disasters,” Gordon said. The program permits loans to cover losses for various business expenses, including fences, livestock and inventory. It offers a valuable solution for addressing unexpected costs associated with natural disasters, such as wildfires. For more information or to participate, visit lands.wyo.gov.
Eugene “Gene” A. Kukowski passed away on Oct. 25 at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Mont. with his wife and daughter by his side. Gene was born on Aug. 24, 1965 in Billings, Mont. He was raised on Pryor Creek by Jack and Sharon Kukowski, and he had one older sister – Kristie. They were one year and six days apart. The family had a rich history of raising cattle, farming, haying and going to rodeos on the weekends. Even at a very young age,
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He was reared and educated in Douglas and Glendo, graduating from Glendo High School in 1979 and was an active 4-H and FFA member. Gary also attended Casper Welding Trade School. In 1967, the family moved to Glendo to work for Gordon Fitzhugh on the Stemler Place, then moved up to the Chamber Place on Horseshoe Creek. After that they moved down Horseshoe Creek to what they called Peterson Ranch, known as the Mac Nichol Ranch. Gary was a skilled machinist and welder. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t make or fix. Many of his friends were in envious of
Wyoming valley with old Western shops and dude ranches, two words Black and white dairy cattle breed Family girl, abbr. Overworked horse Accustom a young animal to food other than motherʼs milk Relating to sheep Unit of milk Cowʼs resting area Open ____; where cattle roam free Supply water to crops Group of livestock Motherless calf Sheʼs prone to brooding Residue from a barbecue Have success Tree fluid Camera type Ad ___ (for this purpose) Moved quickly on foot
Gene was amazing on a horse. He won many saddles, buckles and trophies. He was also very accomplished with a pool cue and had purchased a pool table for “The Pool Palace,” which was infamous up and down the creek. Gene met Chris Jensen in Douglas in 1983. He was the Montana State Champion Heeler, and she was there cheering on her cousin who just happened to be dating Gene’s header. Needless to say, they went to the dance together every night. They met back up when Chris moved to Billings, Mont. in 1985 at The Eagles Nest and went right back to dancing. In 1990, Gene and his uncle Steve leased a place north of Big Timber, Mont. and this is where his little family had their first home. His daughter Kaci came along on a April 9, 1990, and oh how he loved his little girl. They had a fun rela-
his skills, which were passed down from his dad. Gary was a cowboy and enjoyed team roping. He helped build the Glendo Youth Rodeo Arena, and he enjoyed helping his dad on the ranch on Horseshoe Creek. Gary was a practical joker and a survivor of hard knocks. Gary enjoyed helping his dad with their famous oxen teams which were paraded around at Cheyenne Frontier Days, Wyoming State Fair and the Lusk Rawhide Pageant, which Gary and Fred took great pride in participating in. When Gary had time, he liked to scuba dive at Glendo Lake, find old antiques as he was riding horseback and play horseshoes after branding. He was always game for hooking up the snow cat and going sledding on the big hill.
Gary enjoyed playing a mean hand of cribbage to see who had to go check if the cow or heifer had calved. Gary always enjoyed helping his friends at branding time, shipping time or any other time. He was preceded in death by his mother Kathy Nance on May 28, 1997; father Fred Nance on Feb. 28, 2018 and grandparents, aunts and uncles. Gary is survived by his sister Janeen Morvee and brother-in-law Bill Morvee of Douglas, as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and an arena full of wonderful friends. Funeral services were held on Nov. 15 at the Glendo Community Church in Glendo with Reverend Canon Bobbe Fitzhugh officiating. Cremation has taken place, and ashes will be scattered at a later date.
tionship, like that of a much older brother. In 1992, the family moved to Rapelje, Mont. and leased a much larger ranch. Gene enjoyed hunting, fishing, pool and ranching. In 1999, the ranch sold, and the family moved to Miles City, Mont., which was Chris’ hometown. Chris went to work at Cottonwood Care Home, which they purchased later from her parents. Gene was the maintenance man extraordinaire, food taster and keeper of the staff, which was a dose of torment, tease and unconditional love for the girls. He helped his father-in-law Bill Jensen put in furnaces, air conditioners and duct work. He was famous for wearing Custom Heating and Sheet Metal shirts, which said “Bill” on them. Gene had a special relationship with his father-in-law and his mother-in-law. They joked, they made fun, they played cards and they thoroughly enjoyed each other. Gene did many things in Miles City, Mont. He started CowTown Feeds
Nutra Lix, custom hayed and helped CM and Caren Coffee at the ranch. Gene loved riding big country and poking fun at Caren. They had an amazing friendship and working relationship. He also trained and rode many a good horse. He showed reined cow horses, which led him to all corners of Montana, South Dakota, Denver, Reno and Oklahoma for the World Show. Gene gave Kaci away in marriage to Kendal Bishop on Sept. 14, 2013, and Kendal was an awesome addition to their little family. The day after Christmas 2016, his granddaughter Kenedi arrived. What a relationship they had. Gene lived a full life in his short 60 years. He was a good man and loved his time with his family and friends. Funeral services were held on Nov. 1 at Grace Bible Church in Miles City, Mont. Should friends desire, memorials can be made to Grace Bible Church Youth Programs, Range Riders Museum or WaterWorks Art Museum.
Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 37 No. 30 • November 15, 2025
By Paul Dykstra
CAB Market Update The last week of October’s federally-inspected cattle harvest was 14,000 head smaller than the prior week at 559,000 head. However, the last three weeks have averaged 11,000 head more than the prior fourweek period. Prices ranged from $230 per hundredweight (cwt) to $235 per cwt, with the average steer price at $231.18 per cwt. During the first week of November, early indications held promise for a steady to slightly stronger trend. Early November cashfed cattle have trended either direction in the past few years. The complexity of current market conditions suggests historical trends are of little importance. Political rhetoric has no change on market As basis has turned positive, fundamental supply and demand rule the day. Political rhetoric has, so far, proven to be just that, with no actionable changes to the demand-driven market. Downward pressure on futures on Nov. 5 was firm, however, and will challenge the cash market mentality. Since headlines fell upon the beef complex on Oct. 16, fed and feeder cattle values have taken it on the chin. Feedyards watching the board for their opportunity to hedge their recent “unhedgable” feeder cattle purchases will be forced to wait it out as upper $240’s futures values vanished amidst a stout uptrend. Typically, large October feeder cattle market runs reflect the futures fallout as well. Even so, the latest report shows 550-pound feeder steers valued at $555 per head more than at the beginning of the year. Boxed beef cutout values are behaving in line with seasonal expectations following a dramatic correction down from the early September high. This is reasonable given percentage changes on prices at least 20 percent higher than a year ago have resulted in big swings in actual dollar values. Even so, the uptick toward fourth quarter highs has begun, with great middle meat demand leading the way. Price trajectory for ribeyes, tenderloins, strip loins and sirloins have all been quite bullish to the cutout values. Grind values have been unseasonally higher, as have peeled knuckles from the round, with demand apparently the driver under more positive supply of 90 percent lean trim. Quality is the hedge The past two weeks have brought about much
emotion and even more misinformation surrounding U.S. beef economics. The focus of recent market commentary has primarily featured import tariffs and tariff quota adjustments as a political bargaining chip. Undoubtedly, global supply of lean grinding beef is important to the U.S. consumer, with 53 percent of per capita beef consumption assigned to the ground beef category. With domestic cow harvest volume down 30 percent from the cycle high, supplemental imports of 90 percent lean grinding material have been necessary to fulfill U.S. consumer demand. The mere discussion of shifts in this supply has created uncertainty in cattle futures prices, consequential to the cash market as well. What many are missing in the discussion is the fact North American grain-fed steer and heifer carcasses are vastly different than beef produced elsewhere. Advancements in beef genetics and grain-based diets have evolved, to an extent, in countries that have been primary import sources for U.S. beef. Yet, fed steer and heifer carcasses produced in the U.S. and Canada hold the enviable position of the most preferred product, not only domestically but across the globe. Of course, competition in the lean grinding cow beef category is a significant economic factor for producers. Record-high 90 percent lean beef prices have made those domestic cull cows a historically profitable revenue source in the past few years. The commodity end of the beef market features products like lean grinds which are easily substituted from different sources and even countries. As a contributor to nearly half of the per capita beef consumption, this is not to be ignored and certainly hasn’t been in the recent few weeks. This discussion leads to an important point. A few decades of advancements in carcass quality have created an insulating factor for fed steer and heifer product, by comparison. Spectacular quality achievements on the part of collective producers have culminated in unmatched domestic and global demand for beef, especially as volume compared to other large exporting countries is accounted for. The fact some $400 per head of fed cattle value can be attributed to exports
stands as proof consumers in an ever-growing number of countries demand highquality U.S. beef. This is a synopsis of what a branded product, like Certified Angus Beef (CAB), can accomplish. When customers come to expect a repeatable eating experience where product quality, satisfaction and safety are built in, demand will only increase. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Choice and Prime carcasses constitute 84 percent of U.S. fed cattle production, pulling beef demand sharply higher today than in the late 1990s
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when USDA Select was roughly half of the supply and beef demand was at a modern-day low. The CAB brand now constitutes nearly 25 percent of U.S. fed cattle production. Ten carcass specifications and a label which has become recognizable by 84 percent of consumers have carved out a premium space in the market that is not easily substituted. It’s the achievement of cattlemen and scores of downstream suppliers buying in to focus on quality, while competing protein models almost exclusively focus on efficiency
and affordability. While government policy is not readily in our control, product quality remains a unique advantage the industry can continue to use to main-
tain a competitive moat. Paul Dykstra is the director of supply management and analysis at CAB. He can be reached at pdykstra@certifiedangusbeef.com.
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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 37 No. 30 • November 15, 2025
Vermilion Ranch 2,200 ANGUS SELL LOT 1: Vermilion Jameson M727
Fall Performance Sale
LOT 11: Vermilion Riverside M798
NOVEMBER 28-29, 2025 Public Auction Yards, Billings, MT
Selling Friday, November 28 at 1:00 PM AAA 21123429 Sire: Basin Jameson Birth Date: 9/6/24 PAP: 37 WEPD +116 YEPD +187 Marb +.78 $M +82 $C +315
LOT 18: Vermilion G017 Bomber M840
AAA 21123499 Sire: Riverside Birth Date: 8/10/24 PAP: 37 CED +12 WEPD +87 YEPD +146 Marb +.82 $M +85
LOT 100: Vermilion Rise Above M754
AAA 21123532
AAA 21123456
Sire: Vermilion Bomber G017 Birth Date: 8/21/24 PAP: 41 WEPD +90 YEPD +146 M +14 Marb +.52 $M +87 $C +284
Sire: Rise Above Birth Date: 7/31/24 PAP: 40 CED +4 WEPD +81 YEPD +133 M +20 Marb +.67 $M +104
LOT 175: Vermilion Leo M232
1,500 Fancy Commercial Angus Bred Heifers
No where will you find this high quality of the best genetics Montana has to offer with these numbers. AI bred to Vermilion Leo and Circle L Unified, two proven calving ease sires that have thousands of calves from bred heifers. Leo’s CED is +14 and Unified’s CED is also +14. Over 600 of these heifers are AI bred to Leo and Unified, and will calve in February and early March 2026. The balance are bred to LBW Leo and King Air sons, and will calve in March and April 2026. All ultrasound pregnancy tested and AI calves will be sexed. All the heifers will be sorted into short calving periods. Their calving dates are based on a 275 day gestation and AI calves will be sexed. All the heifers will be sorted into short calving period.
LOT 180: Vermilion Growth Fund M236
AAA 20990533
AAA 20990537
Sire: Vermilion Leo Birth Date: 3/4/24 CED +8 BEPD +1.7 M +28 $M +78 WW 795 YW 1288
Sire: Vermilion Growth Fund K343 Birth Date: 3/13/24 CED +5 BEPD +.8 M +20 $M +67 WW 801 YW 1347
LOT 301: Vermilion Evergreen 8080
LOT 313: Vermilion Lucy 8267
25 Angus Heifers AI
Bull Calves
Feb. 8
Circle L Unified
27 Angus Heifers AI
Heifer Calves Feb. 8
Circle L Unified
89 Angus Heifers AI
Bull Calves
Feb. 15
Vermilion Leo
83 Angus Heifers AI
Heifer Calves Feb. 15
Vermilion Leo
66 Angus Heifers AI
Bull Calves
Mar. 4
Vermilion Leo
85 Angus Heifers AI
Heifer Calves Mar. 4
Vermilion Leo
114 Angus Heifers AI
Bull Calves
Mar. 6-7
Circle L Unified
86 Angus Heifers AI
Heifer Calves Mar. 6-7
Circle L Unified
48 Angus Heifers AI
Mixed Sex
Mar. 6-7
Vermilion Irish Whiskey
40 Angus Heifers AI
Mixed Sex
Feb. 3
Circle L Unified
27 Angus Heifers Pasture Mixed Sex
Mar. 1-22 LBW Vermilion Bulls
59 Angus Heifers Pasture Mixed Sex
Feb. 15-28 70% Leo Sons-30% King Air Sons
56 Angus Heifers Pasture Mixed Sex
Mar. 1-15 70% Leo Sons-30% King Air Sons
62 Angus Heifers Pasture Mixed Sex
Mar. 1-15 85% Leo Sons-15% King Air Sons
122 Angus Heifers Pasture Mixed Sex
Mar. 16-31 85% Leo Sons-15% King Air Sons
55 Angus Heifers Pasture Mixed Sex
Mar. 16-31 LBW King Air Sons
49 Angus Heifers Pasture Mixed Sex
Mar. 16-31 70% Leo Sons-30% King Air Sons
51 Angus Heifers Pasture Mixed Sex
Apr. 1-30
LBW Vermilion Bulls
129 Angus Heifers Pasture Mixed Sex
Apr. 1-30
85% Leo Sons-15% King Air Sons
39 Angus Heifers Pasture Mixed Sex
Apr. 1-30
LBW King Air Sons
100 Commercial Cow Dispersion
All 2018 born Commercial Angus Cows from the Diamond Ring Ranch to calve in April 2026. AAA 19189296 Sire: Connealy Countdown AI Bred to Circle L Unified. A tremendous donor cow. Dam of Genex sire Vermilion Currency
LOT 315: Vermilion Evergreen 8130
AAA 19210138
Selling Saturday, November 29 at 11:00 AM
330 TOTAL PERFORMANCE BULLS
Sire: Connealy Spur AI Bred to Basin Jameson. Progeny WR 102; YR 101.
Bulls are genomic measured with
LOT 501: Vermilion Blackcap 4174
and
PAP tested at 6,000’.
180 Outstanding Fall Yearlings 150 Big, Stout Coming Two-Year-Olds
Fall bulls are the best of our Fall Breeding Program! Sired by Riverside, Jameson, Conclusion, Long Teton, Leo, Rise Above and top Vermilion Sires. AAA 19209304 Sire: S A V Sensation 5615 AI Bred to Vermilion Leo. Dam of $38,000.00 Jameson son. Progeny WR 103; YR 102.
AAA 20992066 Sire: Basin Jameson Bred to Vermilion Rise Above M459. BEPD +4.4 WEPD +96 YEPD +167 M +31 $M +77 $C +339
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100 Spring-Calving Registered Cow Dispersion
Special Feature! All 2018 born registered Angus cows. Proven producers that all sell – No Exceptions. Bred to Unified, Jameson, Prosper, Irish Whiskey, Haynes Papa and Congress.
80 April-Calving Registered Cow Dispersion 75 Registered Bred Heifers Sale broadcast and videos available online through Northern Livestock Video Auction www.northernlivestockvideo.com