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A Look Inside Test your ag knowledge in this month’s crossword puzzle........... .........................................Page 6 University research investigates causes and impacts of mastitis in sheep................................ Page 9 U.S. dairy industry boosts milk protein levels.................. Page 14 NCBA Environmental Stewardship Award Program regional winners announced........ Page 15
Quick Bits Sheep Event The Inaugural 2027 High Plains Sheep Symposium is scheduled for Feb. 18-19, 2027 in Casper. This producerfocused event will bring together practical learning, panel discussions, question-and-answer sessions and time to compare notes with people working across the sheep industry. The format includes two half-day sessions and a networking social. Registration information will be announced soon.
WBC huddle highlights challenges, opportunities in Wyo On Aug. 13, hundreds of Cowboy State residents logged into the Wyoming Business Council’s (WBC) firstever virtual Team Wyoming Huddle to discuss the state’s economic future.
As part of a statewide listening tour held throughout the summer, the hour-long gathering brought together business owners, employees, community members, educators, elected
officials and others from across the state to share what WBC has learned during its more than 30 listening sessions, then weigh in themselves Please see WBC on page 5
SHOW OF SUPPORT Trump signs pro-rancher executive orders amid ongoing policy tensions
On Sept. 4, President Donald Trump signed a pair of pro-rancher executive orders (EO) addressing concerns over meat processing and labeling, market competition and predator control. Further, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced additional priorities within the department’s Ranchers First Initiative, a comprehensive plan to continue rebuilding the “Great American Beef Herd” which was first rolled out on Aug. 31. “Today, the president laid out tools to better equip
farmers and ranchers to deal with dangerous predators threatening their livestock, provide more transparency for consumers on where their meat originates and expand market opportunities, all while maintaining our world class food safety standards,” says U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins in a Sept. 4 press release. “President Donald Trump is focused on delivering an ‘America First’ agenda and will do this by continuing to put our ranchers first.” Please see TRUMP on page 14
Catch-A-Calf Applications are now open for the 2027-28 National Western Stock Show Catch-A-Calf program. Eligible applicants include active 4-H and FFA members 14 to 18 years of age hailing from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming. For more information or to apply, visit nationalwestern.com.
Fence Project The Absaroka Fence Initiative is calling volunteers to join a family-friendly fence modification project on Sept. 26 from 8:45 a.m. to noon in Park County’s Oregon Basin Divisional Fence. Volunteers should bring fencing tools if they have them. For more information, e-mail absarokafenceinitiative@gmail.com or call 307-635-2435.
Convention
The 89th Annual South Dakota Sheep Growers Convention and Make It With Wool Contest is set for Sept. 25-26 at the Brookings Inn in Brookings, S.D. The convention will feature a producer workshop series, educational programming, an awards luncheon and more. For more information or to register, visit sdsheepgrowers.org/annual-convention/.
Crop Prices December corn futures fell half a cent to $5.33 per bushel in overnight trading after slipping 3.25 cents on Sept. 8 to $5.34 – the contract’s fourth consecutive daily decline and its lowest close since Aug. 25. Futures remain near a three-year intraday high of $5.49 posted on Sept. 9. November soybeans fell 1.5 cents to $13.15 after gaining 6.5 cents on Sept. 8 to $13.16, just shy of a 2.5-year closing high of $13.17 posted Sept. 1.
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Hunting Forecast WGFD releases big game outlook ahead of 2026 hunting season As fall settles across the Cowboy State, hunters are once again preparing to head afield in pursuit of Wyoming’s impressive lineup of wildlife. On Aug. 31, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) released its 2026 hunting forecast, providing sportsmen with an overview of population trends, habitat conditions and expected opportunities for harvesting big and small game across the state’s eight regions. Elk According to WGFD, elk hunters across much of Wyoming should find plenty of opportunities this fall, with populations remaining strong and many herds sitting at or above management objectives. In the Casper Region, elk populations are above objective, allowing for liberal hunting seasons in most areas. Notably, WGFD made Type 2 licenses in Hunt Area 7 valid for any elk this year, while Type 8 licenses are available in Hunt Areas 7, 113, 116, 117, 122 and 126. Please see HUNTING on page 7
Koltiska Pumpkin Patch welcomes fall Gary and Vicki Koltiska have been growing pumpkins at their family farm outside of Sheridan for nearly three decades. Koltiska Pumpkin Patch first opened to the public in 2004 and has grown into a beloved community fixture and annual autumn tradition in the years since. After months of preparation, the Koltiskas are gearing up to welcome visitors for their 22nd season, with the patch scheduled to open on Sept. 16. Passion for pumpkins Gary says the idea to grow pumpkins first came to him in 1997 when he took over a section of the family ranch. “I had a field I could get some water to, and for unknown reasons in my mind, I decided to plant pumpkins,” he shares. “I had no idea what I was going to do with them – I just always liked pumpkins so I planted them.” That first fall, the Koltiskas stocked the local grocery store with extra homegrown pumpkins, and in the years that followed, they began shipping pumpkins to Montana by the semi load. In the early days, harvesting pumpkins was a labor of love. Everything had to be harvested by hand and transported to a nearby location, so Gary says neighbors and friends would stop by to help pick pumpkins. After a few years of harvesting and selling the crop to local grocers, stores closed and the Koltiskas were faced with finding another market for their pumpkins. After doing a bit of brainstorming, Vicki came up with the idea of opening a pumpkin patch to the public. Gary admits he initially didn’t think the idea would take off but Please see PUMPKINS on page 8
Convention season kicks off As summer comes to a close, members of state and national agricultural associations are gearing up for a busy season of annual meetings and conventions throughout the Cowboy State and across the nation. The fall and winter months will feature a variety of conferences offering educational and networking opportunities for producers and ag advocates looking to connect with one another to advance the ag industry. Following is a list of agricultural meetings and conventions on the docket throughout the upcoming months. Wyoming events There are several ag-centric events
on the convention lineup across the Cowboy State this season, starting off with the Independent Cattlemen of Wyoming’s 20th Annual All Members and Convention Meeting on Oct. 10 at the Rustler Ag and Equine Complex in Riverton. Next, the University of Wyoming (UW) Ag Day Barbecue is scheduled for Oct. 17 at the UW Indoor Practice Facility in Laramie. The Ag Day Barbecue brings together current students and alumni to support UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources student organizations which provide hands-on learning, leadership development, networking
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Uncertainty Creates Lower Prices and More Questions Ever since cattle prices reached record highs in the last couple of years, beef prices have been the talk of the town. Lately, this talk has expanded to Washington, D.C. and some individuals who don’t know much about cattle and beef are making decisions which From the hurt cattle producers. Publisher Dennis Sun Any commodity facing uncertainty will drop in price, and in the past, cattle prices have dropped off due to meatpackers closing a plant or Washington, D.C getting involved. Due to recordlow cattle numbers and high demand worldwide, low cattle prices generally come back. The national price for fat heifers and steers was $245 per hundredweight (cwt) in April, which was $34 higher than a year ago. Calves and feeder cattle were $418 per cwt in April, which was $97 per cwt higher than a year ago. Cattle producers have been taking advantage of the high prices of heifer calves instead of keeping them to rebuild their herds. Cattle are not like chickens or pigs where producers can make the decision to rebuild numbers and see results a year later. For example, if you keep an April-born heifer and wean her off of her mother today, she should be able to breed during the first of May 2027, if her nutritional requirements are met throughout winter and spring. In nine months, she will have a calf of her own, which will likely be weaned in October, then sold or kept as a replacement. From planning to breed the first cow to selling her granddaughter takes 32 months. If you wanted to feed her out as a fat cow and process her into beef products, it could take another eight months. All in all, the decision to rebuild a herd takes a long time. During those months, the heifer could be owned by several different entities – the rancher, a stocker buyer who would grow her on winter wheat for a cheap gain and/or a feedlot making a fat cow ready to be processed. In her lifetime, the heifer could have three or four owners. Any one of those owners could have lost money on the heifer. At the time they sell the heifer, some politician could be dreaming up a wild idea or a packinghouse could close down – anything to result in uncertainty. All commodities have a futures market associated with them. These are traders who have never see a cow or a commodity but make money on the market changes of the commodity. They panic over any uncertainty, which can cause the price of the commodity to drop and therefore affect the producer. President Donald Trump wants to import more lean beef into the U.S. I don’t see it as having much affect on the price of hamburger, as hamburger is the most popular beef product coming from the cow. The issue we need to be careful of is the integrity of the beef product. Is it safe? This lean beef will most likely come from Brazil or Australia, as both countries have currently met their quota for selling meat to China this year and are looking for other countries to buy it. I believe these meat products should have an “imported beef” label so consumers can choose if they actually want to buy it.
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GUEST OPINIONS Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, Their Service Continues By Jeanette Lombardo Twenty-five years ago, America changed in a single morning. On Sept. 11, 2001, we watched smoke rise from the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, learned of the extraordinary courage of the passengers aboard United Flight 93 and mourned people we had never met as though they were our neighbors. Across the country, young Americans also made decisions which would shape the rest of their lives. They volunteered to serve. Some were still in high school on 9/11, others were in college, beginning careers or starting families. In the years following, they left hometowns, farms, schools and loved ones for Afghanistan, Iraq and places most had previously known only from maps. Many would deploy more than once as part of an all-volunteer force carrying the burden of more than two decades of war. The war in Afghanistan began with a mission to dismantle al-Qaida and deny terrorists the sanctuary from which they had attacked our country. Operation Enduring Freedom became part of a 20-year conflict – America’s longest war. Iraq followed in 2003. Missions changed, operations were renamed and national objectives evolved, but behind every military operation were people and families whose lives were forever changed. There were soldiers missing Christmases and birthdays, Marines leaving newborn children for deployments, National Guard members stepping away from civilian careers and military spouses holding families together while someone they loved served thousands of miles away. There were parents who worried whenever the telephone rang unexpectedly. Most painfully, there were families whose loved ones never came home. Thousands of American service members lost their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq, and tens of thousands were wounded. Many others returned carrying injuries which could not easily be
seen, including traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress, the effects of toxic exposures and memories of friends who did not return with them. For some, returning home brought another challenge – determining what came next after years of belonging to a team, fulfilling a mission and knowing others depended on them. For many Veterans, part of this answer has been found in American agriculture. I have seen what happens when Veterans discover farming and ranching and recognize the qualities they carried through military service – discipline, perseverance, leadership, adaptability and responsibility – also have a place in agriculture. There is something powerful about planting a seed and knowing someone will eventually be fed because you cared for it. There is purpose in caring for livestock, repairing a fence before sunset or watching a crop emerge from soil prepared with your own hands. At the Farmer Veteran Coalition, we have the privilege of seeing this purpose every day. Our members raise cattle and bison, grow fruits and vegetables, keep bees, produce specialty crops and build agricultural businesses across the country. Their farms are as different as their military experiences, but many share something important – the desire to continue contributing to their families, communities and country. This commitment matters, especially in rural America. Many communities that sent their sons and daughters to serve after 9/11 now face challenges
including disappearing farms, aging agricultural producers, declining populations and fewer economic opportunities. Veterans who choose agriculture bring leadership, determination and entrepreneurial energy to these communities, all while helping strengthen the future of our nation’s food system. Twenty-five years after 9/11, our obligation to this generation did not end when the wars did. Veterans need access to healthcare, education, agricultural training, land, capital, mentorship and markets to help them build sustainable businesses and secure futures for their families. Helping Veterans succeed in agriculture is more than thanking them for what they have already done. It is an investment in what they can still accomplish and in the future of American agriculture. On this anniversary, bells will toll, flags will be lowered and the names of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001 will again be read aloud. Families will gather at memorials, and Americans will remember where they were when the world changed. But remembrance should also compel us to remember the generation who answered that day with courage and service Today, many of those Veterans begin their mornings caring for livestock, walking fields, checking crops, running businesses and providing for families and communities that depend on them. Twenty-five years after 9/11, their commitment to America remains rooted in the values that first called them to serve. Across farms and ranches throughout this country, they are writing another chapter of this service – caring for our land, strengthening rural communities and helping feed the nation they pledged to defend. Jeanette Lombardo is the chief executive officer of the Farmer Veteran Coalition. This opinion column was originally published by AgriPulse on Sept. 9.
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NEWS BRIEFS Wool contest launched The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) and ASI Wool Council have launched the 2026 Reimagine Wool Digital Poster Contest. This contest is a nationwide call for creative thinkers, designers, students and industry professionals to help unlock the untapped potential of American wool. The deadline for entries is Nov. 15. Each year, millions of pounds of U.S. wool – especially wool greater than 25 microns – is undervalued or discarded. The Reimagine Wool Digital Poster Contest challenges innovators to submit a digital poster showcasing new and creative uses, modernized products or new wool processing methods. This contest incentivizes actionable ideas to restore market value to an underutilized natural fiber. The top 10 posters will be showcased at the ASI Convention in Charleston, S.C. in January. Submissions must be original, visually compelling and clearly communicate the proposed idea. Posters should be designed for a printable display. Anyone can enter, and finished products are not a requirement of the contest. “American wool growers produce an incredible, sustainable natural fiber that deserves broader recognition and better market value,” said ASI Wool Marketing Director Rita Samuelson. “Through this contest, we’re inviting creative thinkers to rethink what’s possible with coarse wool and build actionable solutions for our industry.” For full contest guidelines, inspiration and entry instructions, visit sheepusa.org/reimagine-wool-digital-poster-contest.
Film features Wyo. artists From Casper and Cody to Lander and Lovell, Wyoming craftspeople play a central role in PBS’s new documentary “Made in the West,” which premiered on Sept. 4 on PBS stations, PBS.org and the PBS app. Coproduced by Wyoming PBS and Nashville PBS and narrated by Tanya Tucker, the film examines the extraordinary craftsmanship that continues across the American West and the uncertain future of these skills as generations of master artisans age. Wyoming artisans featured in the documentary include Artisan Chris Chapman of Casper; Clay Artisan Jenny Reeves-Johnson of Lander; Western Metalsmith Ernie Marsh of Lovell and Master Bootmaker Scott Wayne Emmerich and Woodworking Artisans Scott Armstrong, Jim Covert, John Gallis and Tim Lozier, all of Cody. Together, they offer a fascinating picture of just how deeply traditional craftsmanship remains embedded in Wyomingʼs culture. For more information or to view the documentary, visit pbs.org/show/made-in-the-west/.
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ASI receives funding The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) has been awarded 2026 grant funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service’s Quality Samples Program (QSP) to support continued market development for American wool. QSP grant funds allow prospective international customers to trial American wool in their own processing systems before making larger commercial purchases, helping reduce risk and introduce U.S. wool to new buyers. While ASI continues to support and grow domestic wool processing and manufacturing, the U.S. does not currently have the capacity to process and consume the entire American wool clip. Therefore, programs such as QSP are an important tool for opening additional markets, creating more competition for U.S. wool and expanding opportunities for American wool producers. Successful QSP trials can lead to long-term commercial relationships and provide additional outlets for a wide range of American wool types.
As fall arrives, so does the big game breeding season, commonly referred to as the rut. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is urging residents to help protect moose, elk and deer by removing potential hazards from yards. Before and during the rut, bulls and bucks often rub their antlers against trees and vegetation to mark their territory and shed velvet. Animals that frequent residential areas may use items found in backyards, such as hammocks, swing ropes, decorative lights, soccer and badminton nets and lawn furniture to do the same. These items can easily become tangled in antlers, creating dangerous situations and potentially harming the animal. “During the breeding season, males are very active and travel extensively, rubbing their antlers on almost anything they encounter,” said WGFD North Jackson Wildlife Biologist Aly Courtemanch. “This time of year, we see an increase in reports of wildlife entangled in fencing, ropes and lights. We’re asking everyone to be proactive and clear their properties to prevent these situations this fall.” Individuals who see an entangled moose, elk or deer should not attempt to free the animal themselves. Instead, report entangled and distressed wildlife to a local WGFD regional office or call the department’s Stop Poaching Hotline at 877-943-3847.
ALB workshops set The American Lamb Board’s (ALB) Sheep IQ Workshop Series kicks off this fall with three producer-focused events designed to help sheep producers improve productivity, strengthen management decisions and increase profitability, all while supporting the domestic supply of high-quality American Lamb to meet growing consumer demand. Sheep IQ brings practical education directly to producers, with two days of learning, discussion and handson opportunities focused on one central goal – improving production efficiencies for stronger operations and better returns. Scheduled workshops include Utah Sheep IQ Oct. 16-17 in Cedar City, Utah; Missouri Sheep IQ Oct. 23-24 in Columbia, Mo. and West Virginia Sheep IQ Nov. 6-7 in Morgantown, W. Va. Programming will feature practical information from industry experts along with opportunities for producers to ask questions, exchange ideas and learn from fellow sheep producers. For more information or to register for a workshop, visit sheepiq.com/sheep-iq-workshops-for-newproducers/.
Neb. hay hotline available As Nebraska communities continue to recover from recent wildfires and widespread drought continues, livestock producers may face challenges finding adequate hay and forage. The Nebraska Hay and Forage Hotline can help connect producers who need hay with those who have hay available for sale. The hotline is a free service available to both buyers and sellers. Producers with hay available can create a listing, while those in need of hay can search current listings and connect directly with sellers. Available hay listings can be viewed through the Nebraska Department of Agricultureʼs website at nda.nebraska.gov/promotion/hay. The hotline can be especially valuable following a wildfire, when pasture and forage resources may have been damaged or livestock may need to be relocated. Available listings may include different types of hay and forage from producers across the state. Producers with hay to sell are encouraged to submit a listing, and those in need of hay are encouraged to check the hotline for available supplies. Because listings change as hay is sold and new supplies become available, producers should check the hotline regularly.
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Wyoming Downs and 307 Horse Racing break records Wyoming Downs and 307 Horse Racing announced a record-breaking finish to the 2026 live racing season, delivering the largest purse payouts in the state’s history, packing the stands and providing an economic boost for communities across the state. Across 38 race days, Wyoming Downs in Evanston and Energy Downs in Gillette ran 375 races, welcomed more than 22,500 fans through the gates and paid out over $6.3 million in total purses. The impact of live racing extends well beyond the racetrack as well. Evanston did the heavy
lifting on attendance, with Wyoming Downs welcoming over 21,000 guests and several days seeing more than 2,000 attendees. The track ran 195 races – 129 for Quarter Horses and 66 for Thoroughbreds – and paid out more than $3 million in purses, up from $2.8 million in 2025. The track also employed 126 seasonal workers. On June 28, 307 Horse Racing set a new record with the $298,150 307HR Open Futurity – the fattest single-race purse ever in Wyoming. This stakes race is a top event for two-year-old Quarter Horses, with both
the trials and the championship final held at Wyoming Downs in Evanston. The final race day at Wyoming Downs on Aug. 9 featured a Governor’s Cup Futurity with a hefty $270,400 purse, a $20,000 donation to the Wyoming Hunger Initiative and a race in honor of former Wyoming Legislator Leland Christensen, who helped pass legislation to revive horse racing in the state. 307 Horse Racing’s Energy Downs at the CAMPLEX in Gillette averaged roughly 300 attendees per race day, totaling about 1,500 fans. The track hosted
CONVENTIONS continued from page 1 and service opportunities for students preparing for impactful careers in agriculture, life sciences and natural resources. In addition, Casper College will host the 2026 Wyoming Bee College in Casper Oct. 23-24, and the Society for Range Management (SRM) Wyoming Sec-
tion will host its Fall Conference, Training and Tour in Thermopolis Oct. 26-28. Moving into November, the West Central States Wool Growers Convention will meet in Cody Nov. 5-7 at the Holiday Inn Buffalo Bill Resort, and the 2026 Governor’s Business Forum will be held at the Little
America Hotel and Resort in Cheyenne Nov. 11-13. Themed “Forging the Wyoming Way,” this year will be Gov. Mark Gordon’s final forum, and during the event, he will share insight on Wyoming’s impact nationally and globally. The 33rd Annual Wyoming Women in Ag Sympo-
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180 races with 121 for Quarter Horses and 59 for Thoroughbreds and paid out more than $3.3 million in purses, up from $3 million in 2025. Energy Downs employed 45
seasonal workers. In 2026, the joint venture invested over $1.3 million in upgrades at Wyoming Downs to improve the experience for fans, horsemen
and horses and to help the track keep growing. Since 2024, about $6 million has gone into improvements for the grandstands, IT systems, barns and safety features.
sium is scheduled for Nov. 12 at Casper College in Casper and will feature two days of connection, keynote speakers, breakout sessions and tours showcasing the heart of Wyoming’s ag community. In addition, the 2026 Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) Annual Meeting will take place in Casper Nov. 12-14 at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center.
Farther east, the 2026 Southeast Wyoming Beef Symposium and Trade Show will be held Nov. 17 at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds in Lusk. Shortly after, the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts and Wyoming Water Association Joint Annual Convention will be held Nov. 18-20 at the UW Conference Center in Laramie. This year’s local conference lineup will wrap up Dec. 7-9 in Casper with the highly-anticipated Wyoming Stock Growers Association Winter Roundup Convention and Trade Show at the Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center. Wyoming producers can ring in the new year at the WyFB Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference in Evanston Jan. 28-30, 2027, followed by the 2027 High Plains Sheep Symposium Feb. 18-19, 2027 in Casper. The sheep symposium will feature learning opportunities, educational speakers and informational panels focused on uniting practical ideas and producer perspectives for a stronger sheep industry. National events On a national scale, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture will kick off the fall convention season lineup with an annual meeting set for Sept. 13-16 in Portland, Maine. Here, leaders in agriculture from the federal, state and private sectors will join forces to discuss the top advancements, challenges and opportunities in agriculture. The Public Lands Council will host its 58th Annual Meeting in Copper Mountain, Colo. Sept. 15-17 where public lands ranchers, government officials and industry partners will gather to discuss federal grazing policy and set advocacy priorities. The annual meeting will feature several keynote speakers on a variety of critical topics for public lands ranching including grazing, technology, wildfire, animal health and land management, highlighted by speeches from American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) Executive Vice President Mike Michener and National Cattlemen’s
Beef Association (NCBA) Executive Director Sigrid Johannes. The 73rd National Red Angus Convention is set for Sept. 15-18 in Hershey, Penn. and in November, Iowa State University will host the Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Symposium at the Holiday Inn Des Moines-Airport/ Conference Center in Des Moines, Iowa from Nov. 10-11. The American Angus Association will host the 2026 Angus Convention at the Omni Louisville in Louisville, Ky. Nov 13-16, while the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit will take place Nov. 15-20 at the New Zealand International Convention Center in Auckland, New Zealand. Back in the U.S., the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union will host its 92nd Annual Convention Nov. 17-18 in Denver at the Holiday Inn Denver Southeast, while the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Convention is set for Nov. 18-20 in Kansas City, Mo. Moving into the new year, the 2027 American Farm Bureau Convention will take place in Charlotte, N.C. Jan. 8-13, 2027, followed by the ASI Annual Convention in Charleston, S.C. Jan. 13-16, 2027. February will kick off with the Cattle Industry Convention (CattleCon) and NCBA Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 2-4, 2027 and continue with the SRM 2027 Annual Meeting and Training on Feb. 14, 2027 in Wichita, Kan. Widely regarded as the premier annual event for the American beef industry, CattleCon unites farmers, ranchers and industry leaders from across the nation for several days of networking, education and policy development. For more information on upcoming events, check out the events calendar on page 10 or visit wylr.net. Also, be sure to keep an eye out for convention coverage in upcoming editions of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Grace Skavdahl is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article or submit your event information to roundup@wylr.net.
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WBC continued from page 1 through live polling. WBC Chief Executive Officer Josh Dorrell noted, through these listening sessions, the agency has heard from more than 1,000 Wyoming residents this summer, and conversations have highlighted economic challenges in the state and residents’ optimism about the future. “I think there is a lot of excitement around the economy, which is kind of a funny thing to say, but the economy is center stage and it should be,” he said. Potential versus opportunity To begin, WBC Chief Strategy Officer Sarah FitzGerald and WBC Services Director Brandon Marshall opened live polling with questions about how Wyoming residents would describe the state’s economy today and where they hope it will be in 10 years. Responses to the former included words like “stagnant,” “lagging,” “cautious,” “promising” and “potential,” while the latter garnered responses like “diversified,” “robust,” “sustainable,” “innovative” and “healthy.” WBC Regional Director Team Lead Heather Tupper shared these themes – as well as a few others – consistently emerged during the conversations they held across Wyoming. For instance, when asked which challenges most affect residents’ ability to build the life they want in Wyoming, rising costs without corresponding income growth emerged as the top concern, followed by difficulty accessing and affording healthcare and lack of good jobs or career pathways. Additionally, when asked
about the consequences of leaving, 30 percent of respondents said they would have to seriously consider leaving Wyoming if their top economic challenge was not addressed, while others said they may not be able to envision a bright future for their children in the state or may find it increasingly difficult to support themselves and their families. Tupper noted another common theme brought up during WBC’s listening sessions is a gap between the potential Wyoming residents see and the opportunities they actually experience. “Economic development is personal,” Tupper said. “People want the opportunity to build a good life here, but a good life isn’t just about a good job and a good wage – even though those are important. It’s also about career advancement and mobility, starting or growing a business, connection to a network, access to services and other things we all consider when we think about our future.” Tupper noted young professionals in particular have expressed concerns about finding a job in their chosen field, making enough wages to pay rent and having the opportunity to advance in their career. “But a good job does not solve the whole equation by itself. Many qualityof-life issues come together in one interconnected economic infrastructure system,” she said. Of these issues, Tupper said housing was the most consistently mentioned. “Employers tell us they have jobs available, but struggle to recruit because workers can’t find anywhere to live. Rent rates, if a rental
is available, reflect those of larger cities, but wages don’t always,” Tupper explained. “Even with housing and solid employment, families struggling with child care or healthcare may still find it hard to be successful in the community.” “Young professionals tell us they want career opportunities as well as amenities, peer relationships and feeling connected to their communities. Communities may have development opportunities but lack the infrastructure or capacity to act on them,” she continued. “All of these influence whether economic development actually works. A place where people want to live is a place where an economy can naturally grow.” Growth without sacrifice With this, Tupper noted many of the residents WBC talked to this summer indicated they would like to see economic growth, but they want it to occur without sacrificing all of the things that make Wyoming, Wyoming. “They value growth that is visible locally and allows communities to keep their identity and what makes them unique,” she said. “We heard appetite for more businesses, entrepreneurship, new industries and diversification. Wyoming residents want strong local economies. They care deeply about community character, quality of life and heritage.” “People are looking for growth communities can absorb,” she added. “Two things can be true at once. These themes are not necessarily in conflict.” According to Tupper, this realization shifted the topic of conversation – and WBC’s focus – to the state’s longstanding struggle to
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retain young people. Rather than asking how Wyoming can prevent residents from leaving, Tupper said the question instead becomes how Wyoming can make itself a place people will willingly choose to stay and build a future. This includes those who stay, those who leave and eventually return and those who move to Wyoming for the first time. Dorrell shared a similar perspective, recalling how many of the classmates he graduated with from the University of Wyoming left the state after graduation to pursue careers elsewhere. Although he was able to stay and build a career in Wyoming, he said he wants future generations to have enough opportunity they do not have to rely on luck to do the same. “Young people are struggling to have enough opportunity here, which is why two out of three Wyomingites leave the state by the time they reach their 30s,” Dorrell reiterated. “Meanwhile, wages are not keeping pace with rising costs. Employers are run-
tual Wyoming Team Huddle has strengthened his belief Wyoming can build an economy offering greater opportunities while maintaining the qualities residents value most. “I think over the next few weeks, months and years, Wyoming is going to reach its potential to be in the business frontier and a place where families can stay together for generations, but it’s going to take hard times and a lot of work,” he said. “We will not put this on a shelf and we will not pat ourselves on the back for having 500 people in this webinar,” he added. “We will be boldly honest to those who are making decisions. We will continue to listen, learn and carry the message forward. We will make hard choices, keep our eyes on the prize, speak truth to power and ultimately do what’s right for the economy of Wyoming.” Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
Beef Nutritional Toolkits for Doctor’s Offices were developed with funding from the Beef Checkoff in the areas of Cardiometibolic Health, Practical Protein Strategies, Adolescent Nutrition and Infant & Early Childhood Nutrition.
Webinar scheduled Nebraska Extension will host a webinar titled “Considerations for Feeding the Cow Herd this Fall and Winter” on Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Drought continues to grip the High Plains Region, and prices for forage and grain have risen sharply compared to a year ago. Supplies are limited, which challenges producers to consider feed options. This webinar will explore various feed options producers could consider in light of current hay and commodity prices. Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension cow/calf systems specialist, will show several examples of feeding options to meet a cow’s nutrient needs with available feed resources. The logistics and infrastructure needed to utilize these feeds will be discussed as well. The webinar will provide practical information, and Wilke will highlight lessons learned from university research and producers who have utilized various feed resources in the past when forage was in short supply. Topics will include ration examples and feed cost estimates based on current commodity prices, limit feeding versus full feeding, the use of crop residues and other roughages besides traditional hay sources, vitamin and mineral considerations for pregnant cows and calves, understanding different protein sources and how they can be cost effectively utilized and how an ionophore can be used to increase efficiency with limited feed. The webinar is free, but registration is required. For more information or to register, visit go.unl. edu/feeding_the_cowherd_webinar or e-mail Nebraska Extension Educator Aaron Berger at aberger2@unl.edu.
ning into workforce and housing constraints at every turn and other states are competing against us to take what we have.” Listening to action To wrap up, Dorrell admitted gathering public input is only worthwhile if information ultimately influences WBC strategy and state-level decision-making. He noted feedback collected this summer has already been brought before the WBC Board of Directors, as well as the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee and Joint Appropriations Committee. Dorrell acknowledged, however, providing a listening ear does not mean WBC will be able to act on every concern and suggestion brought to the agencyʼs attention. “Leadership still requires making hard choices, but those choices should begin with a much clearer understanding of the people we are here to serve,” he said. Ultimately, Dorrell said the response to the summer listening tour and vir-
Health and nutrition toolkits were distributed to Wyoming health care providers this spring. • Mailed to pediatricians and general practitioners throughout Wyoming • Presented at Wyoming Nurses Association annual meeting • Presented to dietitians and physicians at Wyoming Diabetes Summit
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by Lee Pitts Him Talk Funny I have what linguists call a tin ear – an inability to hear the little nuances of how people speak. For example, if it weren’t for the fact they say “eh” a lot, I couldn’t tell the difference between a Canadian and a cowboy from Wyoming. When we lived in Australia, I had a lot of British professors, but I couldn’t tell the difference between a snooty Englishman and an ordinary Australian. Yet, it seemed like everyone else had no trouble with it. If I’m watching the telly and British actors are speak-
ing, I can’t understand a single word they say. As a wordsmith, I’m interested in American accents, or as I call them, “regional speech deformities.” I used to automatically assume anyone who speaks differently than I do couldn’t possibly have anything important to say. Now I know better. Linguists say accents happen when people of a common heritage live together in a small area for hundreds of years, but this doesn’t explain why in Elko, Nev., Basque families
who are three generations removed from the Old Country still speak with the same accent their distant ancestors did. My brother went to West Point and pursued an even higher education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, and when he and his wife had their first child, my wife and I went to visit them for a week. I never understood a single word the Bostonians said the entire time. When I distinctly heard a parking valet ask for my “khakis” how was I supposed to know he wanted the thing I used to turn my car on and off and not my pants? So strong and distinctive is the Boston accent, when American Airlines was experiencing troubling terrorist threats over the phone they sought the services of Linguist William Labov, who
was able to listen to the taperecorded messages and tell them the caller came from within a 75-mile radius of Boston. As for the South – which I love – when I go there, I feel I’m in a foreign country. I can’t tell if they’re saying fall or foul, owl or oil, poet or pour it, morning or moaning, fire or far, courier or Korea, ahs or eyes and are or hour. I feel like I should have one of those headsets they use at the United Nations where an interpreter tells me what they’re saying. I think many people can turn on and off their accents at will. For example, I’ll never forget the time I got to visit with one of my favorite actors, Mel Gibson, at an Angus sale. I nearly fell on the floor when I heard him speak with a heavy Australian accent instead of the
voice I heard him use in “Lethal Weapon,” “Patriot” or “Braveheart.” Most of the time, I don’t speak with any accent, but I was born and raised in a heavily Hispanic town and, at least to my tin ear, when I’m around Hispanics, I find myself sounding more like them than me. Sometimes people’s accents are directly tied to their profession. For example, I find it easy to tell a Nevada sheepherder from a cattleman in New Mexico. Dairymen are easy to distinguish because a lot of them in my area are either Dutch or Portuguese and speak accordingly or they use different terminology. I’ve found the Portuguese “leave long words at home in the dictionary” where Will Rogers said they belong. I’ll never forget the time I wrote a story near Holbrook,
Ariz., which is a Native American town if there ever was one. Jay Nixon, a brilliant marketeer, represented a Beefmaster ranch and they were a big advertiser with the firm I worked for. Jay wanted a story written about the ranch in a favorable light, and it was fine by him I write the story but he wanted to send his own hand-picked photographer because evidently he’d seen my photos. The photographer, unknown to me, turned out to be a Yankee from Vermont, and he visited the ranch before I did so when I did the interview for my story, I asked the Beefmaster breeders what the photographer was like. A Navajo who was present piped up and said with a very heavy accent, “Him talk funny.” Don’t we all?
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Beef export value remained strong in July, pork exports below a year ago July exports of U.S. beef climbed six percent yearover-year in value while volume was steady, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Although restrictions related to a finding of pseudorabies virus (PRV) were removed in mid- to late-July, pork exports – especially pork variety meats – were still significantly impacted, which contributed to July results trending lower than a year ago. Increase in beef export value Beef exports totaled 89,139 metric tons (mt), steady with last July, while value was six percent higher at $796.7 million. The value increase was driven primarily by another outstanding month for Taiwan, as well as strong results in Mexico, Japan, the Middle East, Colombia, the Caribbean and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). July shipments to China rebounded slightly from last year’s minimal
volumes, but remained far below levels seen in previous years. Beef export value equated to just over $421 per head of fed slaughter in July, up 14 percent from a year ago. The January through July average was up seven percent to $430.25 per head. For January through July, beef exports were eight percent below last year’s pace at 634,788 mt, while value was down two percent to $5.53 billion. When excluding China from these results, exports increased six percent in value and were down just one percent in volume from a year ago. “Despite significant headwinds, global demand for U.S. beef remains impressively resilient,” said USMEF President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Halstrom. “Technical barriers and uncertainty continue to weigh heavily on exports to China, but we are hopeful market access will be restored soon. In the meantime, U.S. beef is capitalizing on growth opportunities in Asian and Western Hemisphere markets, as well as in
the Middle East.” Pork exports trend lower July pork exports totaled 224,305 mt, down six percent from a year ago, while value also fell six percent to $641.8 million. Shipments increased to Japan, Central America, Colombia and Canada in July, but these results were offset by lower exports to Mexico, China, South Korea, Oceania and the ASEAN region. Pork export value equated to $62.53 per head slaughtered in July, down from a year ago but three dollars higher than in June. For January through July, export value equated to just over $66 per head, up slightly from a year ago. Through the first seven months of the year, pork exports remained two percent above last year’s pace at 1.73 million mt, valued at $4.86 billion – up one percent. “Putting the PRV-related restrictions on pork variety meats behind us was absolutely critical for the U.S. industry, and we appreciate USDA’s efforts in getting the situation fully resolved,” Halstrom said.
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“Exports to Mexico rebounded in July, but were still below a year ago as it took time to resume production and shipments after restrictions were lifted midmonth,” he added. “China also heightened inspections of U.S. pork variety meats which led to delays clearing shipments, but this obstacle was also recently lifted.” Lamb exports below last year Exports of U.S. lamb
muscle cuts totaled 206 mt in July, down 14 percent from a year ago, while value fell six percent to $1.26 million. For January through July, lamb export value increased four percent to just over $10 million, despite a seven percent decline in volume at 1,698 mt. The value increase was primarily driven by the Bahamas at $2.14 million, up 48 percent; Netherlands
Antilles at $1.45 million, up 40 percent and LeewardWindward Islands at $1.04 million, up 42 percent. USMEF collects and analyzes market intelligence, implements promotional programs and collaborates with industry stakeholders and governmental agencies to increase U.S. red meat exports. For more information, visit usmef.org.
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HUNTING continued from page 1 However, WGFD encourages hunters to secure private-land access before purchasing Type 8 licenses. Conditions are also promising in the Cody, Green River, Lander and Laramie regions, according to WGFD. Most herds in the Cody Region remain at or above objective, and early observations indicate calf production is similar to last year. However, declining populations prompted WGFD to reduce bull licenses in Hunt Areas 51 and 54. Elk populations are also strong in the Green River Region, where liberal general season and antlerless opportunities have been implemented to help reduce herds to population objectives, and in Lander, the department says consistent calf production and strong bull numbers should lead to excellent harvest opportunities if favorable weather persists. Elk populations in the Laramie Region are also above objective, with good opportunities for bulls, especially in general hunt areas. WGFD notes the Type 8 licenses introduced in 2024 for Hunt Areas 3, 6, 7 and 8 will be available again this year. “This reduced-price cow/calf license is unlimited in number,” WGFD explains. “However, limitations vary by hunt area, so hunters are encouraged to review the regulations.” With nearly 10,000 elk across three herds, the department expects excellent hunting opportunities in the Pinedale Region as well. “Liberal seasons provide hunters with ample opportunity, especially for antlerless elk, with all general seasons in the region providing opportunity to harvest a cow or calf elk until Nov. 20,” WGFD states. The outlook also appears optimistic for the Sheridan Region, and WGFD notes there has “never been a better time to hunt elk in the area.” Herds are at or slightly above objective, and liberal seasons remain in place to encourage anterless harvest. Meanwhile, Jackson areaherds remain within established population objectives,
and the department says hunters can expect opportunities similar to recent years, although weather, migration, elk distribution and access will continue to play a major role in harvest success. Deer As Wyoming deer populations continue to rebound from consecutive years of drought, disease and hard winters, hunters across the state will likely encounter mixed conditions this fall. In the Casper Region, mule deer numbers have stabilized or increased slightly following above average fawn production in 202425, although populations are still below management goals. WGFD notes buck ratios are high, and those hunting limited-quota areas or private land should find success. While white-tailed deer in the Casper Region have been recovering from an epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) outbreak in 2021-22, another outbreak in 2025 prompted WGFD to reduce 2026 license quotas. Winter survival of mule deer in the Cody Region was near average, with increased fawn ratios observed in several herds. However, most of the region’s mule deer herds remain below objective, and WGFD says hunters should expect harvest conditions similar to 2025. Recovery has been more encouraging in western Wyoming. The Wyoming Range, Uinta and Baggs herds suffered substantial losses during the winter of 2022-23, but exceptional fawn production and a few mild winters have allowed numbers to rebound. “Even with recovery, missing age classes will likely be evident in the age structure, particularly among the older deer typically sought by hunters,” the department explains. “With these trends in the population, modest increases in opportunity can be seen across the region’s general seasons.” Likewise, the Sublette and Wyoming Range herds managed in the Jackson and Pinedale regions continue to recover as well. “Deer seasons continue to improve, and although fewer deer occupy the landscape than in the fall of
2022, body condition and antler growth are impressive,” WGFD states. “Hunters willing to put in the time and effort should be rewarded with an opportunity to harvest a trophyclass mule deer buck from abundant public lands in these regions.” Conditions might be a little more challenging elsewhere in the state. Mule deer populations throughout the Lander Region continue to struggle after several years of poor fawn recruitment, and WGFD says hunters should expect success similar to last year. Notably, the department lifted antler-point restrictions in the region for 2026. In the Laramie Region, mild winter conditions benefited herds, and adult buck numbers remain strong in the Platte Valley and Sheep Mountain herds. However, WGFD says chronic wasting disease is a growing concern, with prevalence reaching 36 percent in the Goshen Rim Herd Unit. Mule deer populations in the Sheridan Area are also below objective, although improved fawn ratios since 2023 have helped stabilize the population. Poor range conditions, drought, severe winters and disease continue to hamper recovery. Pronghorn Like the state’s deer herds, pronghorn populations are continuing to recover across much of Wyoming, although herd numbers remain below desired levels in several regions. Due to exceptional drought conditions across much of Wyoming, WGFD notes many pronghorn have concentrated around water sources and hay meadows this year. In the Casper Region, herds near Casper are at or near population objectives, while those stretching from Douglas to Lusk and over to Sundance remain below objective but are trending upward. Improved fawn production and mild winters have helped numbers recover after declines seen from 2018-23, and strong buck ratios should provide hunters with fairly high harvest success this fall, WGFD notes. Going into the fall of 2025, populations in the Cody Region were stable and saw some increases,
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although fawn recruitment varied considerably across the Big Horn Basin and EHD was documented in several herds in the southern portion of the basin. WGFD expects hunting conditions in the area to be similar to last year. Likewise, recovery continues in the Green River, Lander and Pinedale regions. Overall, herds in the Green River area remain below desired levels, but the population is slowly rebounding and improved buck ratios allowed WGFD to increase Type 1 licenses in some hunt areas. Pronghorn in the Lander Region are also recovering from the severe winter of 2022-23. While license numbers in this region are relatively low, the department did increase the number of licenses it issued for 2026 and says hunters should expect a successful harvest. However, buck numbers and quality may remain below levels seen prior to last winter. The effects of 2022-23 remain particularly evident in the northern portion of the Sublette Herd in the Pinedale Region, where severe winter conditions and a pneumonia outbreak resulted in the loss of more than one-half of the population. Therfore, license allocations in the Pinedale Region remain conservative, but hunters who drew a tag will have ample public land access and should experience high success rates, the department says. Meanwhile, pronghorn are performing well throughout most of the Laramie Region, where WGFD increased the amount of licenses issued in many hunt areas west of the Laramie Mountains. The department notes severe drought is creating more difficult conditions in grassland herds to the east, where limited water may make animals harder to locate. Pronghorn populations in the Sheridan Region are also trending upward after severe declines associated with drought, disease and harsh winters. While most herds in the area remain below objective, slight quota increases were made in some areas for 2026. Moose Additionally, WGFD notes hunters fortunate enough to draw a Wyoming
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moose license should find strong opportunities this fall, although herd performance varies considerably across the state. In the Cody Region, moose herds have seen an increase in performance over the past several years. According to the department, trend counts conducted in the fall of 2025 for the Big Horn Mountain population in Hunt Area 42 exceeded the current trend objective, while data from Hunt Area 9 in the Absaroka Herd indicated good calf production. WGFD has also observed a slight increase in moose numbers in Hunt Area 11, particularly in the Sunlight Basin. Good moose hunting opportunities, especially for mature bulls, are also expected in the Green River Region. “The Green River Region contains two moose herds. In the core habitat of the Lincoln Herd – primarily Hunt Area 26 – hunters should expect to have very good opportunities across Type 1 and Type 4 licenses,” the department explains. “The Uinta Herd in Hunt Areas 27, 35 and 44 has seen some shifts in objective trends which warranted slight reductions in Type 1 licenses.” Likewise, the Snowy Range Herd in the Laramie Region continues to maintain high bull ratios and healthy calf production, while vegetative regrowth following the Mullen Fire is expected to improve habitat. The Sublette Herd in the Pinedale Region has remained stable over the past decade, seeing some slight increases in numbers. WGFD offered 125 bull and five antlerless licenses for
2026, and hunter success has averaged 93 percent during the past five years. In the Sheridan Region, moose in the Big Horn Mountains are also doing well, with a good number of mature bulls observed. In response, WGFD increased 2026 quotas, particularly in Hunt Area 1. Elsewhere, opportunities may be more limited. “Moose hunting opportunities in the Jackson Region continues to be restrictive, as managers closely monitor signs of herd performance,” the department states. “Hunters should expect high bull ratios in the Jackson Herd, although finding mature bulls during the hunting season can be challenging.” New this year, hunters in Hunt Areas 16 and 37 are required to submit teeth from harvested moose to provide the department with additional information on bull age structure, the department says. Conditions are also challenging in the Lander Region, where moose populations are at or below desired levels and quotas remain conservative. Winter counts in Dubois continue to show historically low numbers, although WGFD says hunters who draw a license can still expect good harvest success. Check out next week’s edition of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup for the WGFD’s 2026 hunting outlook for bison, Bighorn sheep, mountain goats, game birds and small game. Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
University of Wyoming welcomes new faculty The University of Wyoming (UW) welcomed two new statewide agricultural economics specialists serving UW Extension and the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources. Assistant Professors Angela Jungbluth and Peyton Ellis joined the UW Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics on Aug. 25. In addition to their oncampus responsibilities, they will develop Exten-
sion programming to support rural communities and agricultural producers. Jungbluth serves as a UW Extension specialist and assistant professor of livestock and agricultural marketing. In her Extension role, she will conduct applied research and Extension programming related to agricultural production and marketing. She will work closely with UW Extension’s agriculture and natural resources team. Jungbluth’s research
and Extension programs at UW will focus on economic analysis of livestock and agricultural markets. She will address topics like agricultural risk management and niche marketing for local agricultural products. One of her first projects will be a livestock marketing outlook. Ellis serves as an Extension specialist and assistant professor of regional economics and community development. She is also a faculty fellow in the UW
Center for Business and Economic Analysis. As an Extension specialist, Ellis will focus on supporting economic resilience in communities across Wyoming and the region. She will work closely with UW Extension’s community vitality and health team, as well as the agriculture and natural resources team. At UW, Ellis’ programs and research will involve bolstering agricultural entrepreneurship
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and agritourism; supporting economic development in Wyoming communities
and addressing rural access to housing, healthcare and broadband internet.
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has happily been proven wrong. Roughly seven acres of pumpkin seeds are planted every year, producing all shades and shapes of pumpkins for people to enjoy each season. “There are a lot of different varieties of pumpkins, and I think it’s what people like,” Gary says. “Pumpkins are kind of like people – no two are the same.”
Learning and growing In addition to growing pumpkins, a top priority for the Koltiskas is pouring into the younger generation. Education is important to Gary and Vicki, who regularly host school groups of kindergarteners and first graders at the pumpkin patch. During these visits, children have the opportunity to connect with nature by
exploring the pumpkin patch and feeding goats, rabbits, chickens and turkeys. “You would think in a rural state like Wyoming everybody would understand agriculture, but we’re failing our new generations because they don’t know anything about animals or how things grow,” Gary shares. In addition to hosting school groups, Vicki also organizes raffles and guessing competitions to support teachers and get the community involved.
Koltiska Pumpkin Patch is located at 120 Cat Creek Road in Sheridan. For more information, visit facebook.com/ koltiskapumpkinpatch/.
“The community has been our biggest supporter,” Vicki emphasizes. Community fixture Hundreds of people visit the Koltiskas every autumn to take their pick of the patch. Visitors ranging in age from newborns to 90-yearolds have traveled to Sheridan from all corners of Wyoming, neighboring states and even faraway countries to visit the pumpkin patch. “We once had a lady visit who was 98 years old,” Gary says. “We’ve had people come to visit all the way from China to Alaska, and I don’t know how many other different states.” A handicap accessible wagon and team of helpers
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ensure the patch can accommodate a variety of visitors, and Vicki says some families have chosen to make a trip to the pumpkin patch an annual autumn tradition. “We have a well-known clientele who come every year,” Vicki says. “It’s so much fun seeing people come back. I’ve seen kids grow up. It’s been amazing.” Gary adds seeing families come together is one of his favorite parts about the pumpkin patch. “We put the families back together out there,” Gary says. “It’s a happy time.” Continuing the tradition The Koltiskas are currently preparing for their 22nd season, and Vicki says her goal when they first opened was to run the pumpkin patch for 25 years. “I hope I’ve got three more years in me, but it’s getting harder physically every year,” she admits. “I think if we ever stopped, the public would really miss us.” Thankfully, Gary and Vicki’s family and friends have been very supportive
over the years, with a host of siblings, grandchildren and neighbors pitching in every season to ensure the pumpkin patch continues to run smoothly. Their granddaughter Gabrielle Koltiska is very involved, and the couple hope to see the patch continue even if they eventually have to slow down. After a summer of weeding, watering and careful cultivation, the pumpkin patch is primed for the Koltiskas’ busiest season of the year. The patch is open Wednesday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Opening day for the 2026 season is just around the corner, and the Koltiskas are looking forward to welcoming both new and familiar faces to their beloved pumpkin patch on Sept. 16. Grace Skavdahl is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
September 9, 2026 Great day for our anniversary sale! Good run of mostly spring calves with good quality all day long! Great demand on light calves! Thank you for your business! CALVES JEREMY DREW PERSSON, GILLETTE WY 124 BLK STRCF 393 580.00 WT 2,279.07 21 BLK STRCF 301 634.00 WT 1,908.03 84 BLK HFRCF 376 522.00 WT 1,961.85 11 BLK HFRCF 268 582.50 WT 1,562.15 9 RED HFRCF 382 520.00 WT 1,987.55 TERRANCE PERSSON, GILLETTE WY 38 BLK HFRCF 369 535.50 WT 1,976.41 WHEELER LAND & CATTLE CO., CASPER WY 101 BLK/BWF X STRCF 455 507.50 WT 2,306.61 14 BLK/BWF X STRCF 374 549.00 WT 2,054.82 6 RD/RWF STRCF 430 485.00 WT 2,085.50 91 BLK/BWF X HFRCF 430 483.00 WT 2,077.16 9 BLK/BWF X HFRCF 342 495.00 WT 1,691.25 CHRIS A BROCK, KAYCEE WY 20 BLK STRCF 473 482.50 WT 2,279.81 5 BLK STRCF 371 535.00 WT 1,984.85 8 BLK HFRCF 429 462.50 WT 1,982.96 DENNIS ZEZAS, BUFFALO WY 57 BLK STRCF 413 545.00 WT 2,249.79 12 BLK STRCF 343 605.00 WT 2,072.12 37 BLK HFRCF 364 525.00 WT 1,909.86 6 BLK HFRCF 290 555.00 WT 1,609.50 JAMES & KAREN ZEZAS, BUFFALO WY 19 BLK STRCF 431 522.50 WT 2,253.62 6 BK/RD STRCF 328 600.00 WT 1,970.00 23 BK/RD HFRCF 326 522.00 WT 1,701.03 JUSTIN KISSACK, GILLETTE WY 20 BLK/BWF X STRCF 445 521.00 WT 2,315.84 2 BLK STRCF 588 387.50 WT 2,276.56 15 BLK/BWF X HFRCF 439 465.00 WT 2,039.80 4 BLK/BWF X HFRCF 379 505.00 WT 1,912.68 MARCIA AND LUKE GODDARD, BUFFALO WY 31 BLK/BWF X STRCF 609 401.00 WT 2,440.27 6 BLK STRCF 415 520.00 WT 2,158.00 495 427.00 WT 2,114.71 20 BLK HFRCF 8 BLK HFRCF 383 511.00 WT 1,954.57 BEAR TRACK LAND & L/S INC, BUFFALO WY 45 BLK STRCF 540 432.50 WT 2,336.94 8 BLK STRCF 418 508.00 WT 2,124.07 28 BLK HFRCF 512 416.00 WT 2,130.51 GERRY J & MARIE G MILLER LIVI, BUFFALO WY 31 BLK STRCF 504 453.00 WT 2,282.53 7 BLK STRCF 402 509.00 WT 2,046.90 CRUMP LAND & LIVESTOCK LL, GILLETTE WY 35 RED STRCF 484 458.00 WT 2,215.41 17 BLK STRCF 494 460.00 WT 2,271.58 10 RED HFRCF 391 504.00 WT 1,968.12 9 BLK HFRCF 471 436.00 WT 2,051.62 LELAND J AND ADRIANNE D MASCA, TEN SLEEP 74 BLK/BWF X STRCF 457 495.00 WT 2,261.28 18 BLK STRCF 358 555.00 WT 1,988.75 5 CHAR STRCF 422 477.00 WT 2,012.94 MERVIN GRISWOLD, GILLETTE WY 11 BLK STRCF 453 506.00 WT 2,293.10 13 BLK HFRCF 453 455.00 WT 2,059.75
SCHIFFER INVESTMENTS INC, BUFFALO WY 16 BLK STRCF 506 458.00 WT 2,317.19 RANDALL LEE & CLABAUGH TRUST, ARVADA WY 16 BLK/BWF X STRCF 487 469.00 WT 2,283.44 3 RWF STRCF 482 450.00 WT 2,167.50 3 BLK/BWF X STRCF 373 540.00 WT 2,016.00 6 BWF HFRCF 341 465.00 WT 1,584.87 3 BWF/RWF STRCF 457 417.50 WT 1,906.58 17 BLK/BWF X HFRCF 465 458.00 WT 2,131.04 DEBRAH R OR ETHAN R HEPP, KAYCEE WY 74 BLK HFRCF 439 477.00 WT 2,093.96 16 BLK HFRCF 343 502.50 WT 1,724.20 17 BLK STRCF 386 530.00 WT 2,048.29 OLIE AND JAMES FARRIS, MIDWEST WY 17 BLK/BWF X STRCF 463 487.50 WT 2,258.27 15 BLK/BWF X HFRCF 425 477.50 WT 2,029.37 SCOTT & JAYMI BARRY, BANNER WY 11 BLK STRCF 469 477.00 WT 2,235.39 MICHAEL L & PAMELA SUE BROWNE, BUFFALO WY 7 BLK STRCF 583 410.00 WT 2,389.71 STEVE OR MARY MALLI, ARVADA WY 8 RWF STRCF 573 388.00 WT 2,221.30 5 BLK/BWF X STRCF 552 422.50 WT 2,332.20 10 BLK/BWF X HFRCF 539 392.00 WT 2,112.88 WESTON MANN, SHERIDAN WY 9 BLK STRCF 506 445.00 WT 2,249.72 7 BLK/BWF X HFRCF 478 432.00 WT 2,064.34 MICHAEL M. & JAMES W. ALLISON, WYARNO WY 10 BLK STRCF 478 471.00 WT 2,249.02 11 BLK HFRCF 490 410.00 WT 2,009.00 GEORGE G. & LORRAINE V. KOBIE, SHERIDAN W 9 BLK STRCF 566 416.00 WT 2,352.71 9 BLK STRCF 427 521.00 WT 2,225.82 5 BLK HFRCF 408 499.00 WT 2,035.92 DENNIS OR KENDEL HEPP, BUFFALO WY 8 BLK STRCF 514 422.50 WT 2,170.59 5 BLK HFRCF 460 435.00 WT 2,001.00 TOM OR LINDA LULIAS, BUFFALO WY 27 BLK STRCF 574 415.00 WT 2,380.10 3 BLK STRCF 437 524.00 WT 2,288.13 21 BLK HFRCF 534 403.00 WT 2,150.29 9 BLK HFRCF 418 485.00 WT 2,028.91 WAYNE & GAYANN GRAVES REV TRU, KAYCEE WY 33 BLK STRCF 430 496.00 WT 2,131.29 29 BLK STRCF 441 516.00 WT 2,273.06 33 BLK HFRCF 400 496.00 WT 1,982.49 32 BLK HFRCF 415 488.00 WT 2,025.20 YEARLINGS GOOSEBERRY CREEK RANCH LL, WORLAND WY 44 BLK STR 862 343.75 WT 2,963.67 11 BLK STR 742 370.00 WT 2,746.40 22 BLK HFR 746 328.50 WT 2,449.56 HARDESTY LAND AND LIVESTO, WYARNO WY 13 BLK HFR 996 283.50 WT 2,824.09 LAZY S ELEVEN CATTLE CO, GILLETTE WY 4 RD/RWF HFR 941 288.00 WT 2,710.80 TOBIN LIVESTOCK COMPANY L, MIDWEST WY 16 BLK HFR 938 299.25 WT 2,808.27
TIMOTHY & JACKIE REIMLER, BUFFALO WY 14 BLK HFR 875 315.00 WT 2,755.12 BOB HERMAN, HYATTVILLE WY 14 HERE HFR 865 301.00 WT 2,603.65 RAFTER LAZY Y LLC, TEN SLEEP WY 16 BLK STR 707 389.00 WT 2,748.52 6 BLK STR 643 384.00 WT 2,470.40 ROBERT JOLLY HARLAN, KAYCEE WY 9 BLK HFR 869 312.50 WT 2,717.01 BRIDGIT RYAN DOWNS, DOUGLAS WY 9 BLK HFR 938 301.00 WT 2,822.71 CROSS CROWN LLC, BUFFALO WY 27 BLK HFR 859 313.75 WT 2,693.60 GARY & SUSAN JOHNSON, DOUGLAS WY 26 BLK HFRCF SPAYED 801 312.50 WT 2,502.40 FRONTIER CATTLE CO LLC, KAYCEE WY 47 BLK/BWF X HFR 693 337.00 WT 2,333.90 WEIGH UPS MT LIVESTOCK, TORRINGTON WY 29 BK/RD/ CHX COW 1360 176.00 WT 2,392.99 MERVIN GRISWOLD, GILLETTE WY 6 BLK COW 1277 174.00 WT 2,221.40 HOLE IN THE WALL LIVESTOC, KAYCEE WY 1 BWF COW 1275 167.00 WT 2,129.25 MT LIVESTOCK, TORRINGTON WY 1 CHAR COW 1465 165.00 WT 2,417.25 CLEAR BENT BARS INC., LEITER WY 1 RED COW 1245 160.00 WT 1,992.00 3 RED COW 1312 159.00 WT 2,085.55 AUSTIN AND HANNAH SNOOK, MOORCROFT WY 36 BK/RD COW 1405 157.50 WT 2,212.65 MERVIN GRISWOLD, GILLETTE WY 5 BLK COW 1461 157.00 WT 2,293.77 RANDALL LEE & CLABAUGH TRUST, ARVADA WY 1 BLK COW 1375 151.00 WT 2,076.25 MERVIN GRISWOLD, GILLETTE WY 1 BLK COW 1670 150.00 WT 2,505.00 1 BLK COW 1475 149.00 WT 2,197.75 AUSTIN AND HANNAH SNOOK, MOORCROFT WY 1 RWF COW 1390 148.00 WT 2,057.20 BULLS AUSTIN AND HANNAH SNOOK, MOORCROFT WY 1 RED BULL 1145 250.00 WT 2,862.50 FRONTIER CATTLE CO LLC, KAYCEE WY 1 BLK BULL 1280 210.00 WT 2,688.00 L-G LAND & CATTLE LLC, CASPER WY 1 BLK BULL 1330 205.00 WT 2,726.50 STEVE OR MARY MALLI, ARVADA WY 1 BLK BULL 1755 186.50 WT 3,273.07 FRONTIER CATTLE CO LLC, KAYCEE WY 1 BLK BULL 1670 184.50 WT 3,081.15 2 HER BULL 1550 183.00 WT 2,836.50 1 BLK BULL 1790 182.00 WT 3,257.80 BARRY OR SHIRLEY BAUER, CLEARMONT WY 1 HERE BULL 2260 181.00 WT 4,090.60 L-G LAND & CATTLE LLC, CASPER WY 3 BLK BULL 1695 181.00 WT 3,067.95 DEE HOKANSON, KAYCEE WY 1 RED BULL 1610 180.50 WT 2,906.05 LOMAX LAND & LIVESTOCK CO, DAYTON WY 1 BLK BULL 1925 180.50 WT 3,474.62 RULE LIVESTOCK, BUFFALO WY 2 BLK BULL 1770 179.00 WT 3,168.30 MERLIN RANCH INC, BUFFALO WY 2 BLK BULL 1835 179.00 WT 3,284.65
• Fall 2026 Schedule • September 16 - Regular Weigh Up Sale - Selling All Classes • September 18 - Sheep and Goat Sale September 23 - Yearling and Spring Calf Special with Regular Weigh Up Sale - Selling All Classes September 24 - Open Consignment and Loose Horse Sale September 30 - Yearling and Spring Calf Special with Regular Weigh Up Sale - Selling All Classes • October 7 - Spring Calf Special October 10 - Bred Cow Special and Regular Weigh Up Sale - Selling All Classes • October 14 - Spring Calf Special October 17 - Regular Weigh Up Sale - Selling All Classes • October 21 - Spring Calf Special October 24 - Bred Cow/Exposed Cow Special and Weigh up Special - Selling All Classes • October 28 - Spring Calf Special October 31 - Regular Weigh Up Sale - Selling All Classes • November 4 - Spring Calf Special November 7 - Regular Weigh Up Sale - Selling All Classes • November 11 - Spring Calf Special November 14 - Bred Cow/Exposed Cow Special and Weigh up Special - Selling All Classes November 18 - Spring Calf Special and Regular Weigh Up Special - Selling All Classes November 21 - Redland Angus Bull Sale - Fall Sale • November 25 - NO SALE, Happy Thanksgiving! November 28 - NO SALE! • December 2 - Regular Weigh Up Sale - Selling All Classes December 5 - Bighorn Mountain Heart of the Herd Bred Cow and Heifer Special December 9 - Spring Calf and Weaned Calf Special • December 16 - Regular Weigh Up Sale - Selling All Classes December 19 - Cows for Christmas Bred Cow and Heifer Special • December 23 - NO SALE - Merry Christmas! December 30 - NO SALE - Happy New Year!
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Family business – Family is important to the Koltiska Pumpkin Patch, which is owned and operated by Gary and Vicki Koltiska. Pictured are Gary and Vicki with their granddaughter Gabrielle Koltiska and the family dog Pumpkin. Courtesy photo
Senators pen letter U.S. Sen. Dr. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) led Senate colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior to continue efforts to expand grazing access for livestock producers and strengthen risk management tools to protect cattle producers from market volatility. In a letter, the senators wrote, “The U.S. beef industry is the greatest in the world and one of the brightest spots of American agriculture, making up nearly onequarter of U.S. agriculture receipts. The federal government must remain laser-focused on partnering with the industry and state efforts for ranchers, expand grazing on public and private lands and improve protein processing capacity.” The senators urged the agencies to finalize the Bureau of Land Management’s grazing rule, reevaluate federal programs limiting grazing capacity and strengthen livestock risk management tools and improve meat processing capacity. With America’s cattle herd at its lowest level in roughly 75 years, Marshall is working to give producers the tools and certainty they need to rebuild the herd, including expanded grazing access, better risk management, transparent beef labeling and stronger livestock disease research. To read the senator’s letter in its entirety, visit marshall.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Letter-to-USDADOI-on-American-Beef-Building-Cattle-Herd.pdf.
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Research investigates causes and impacts of mastitis in sheep According to Page, an example of this is sore mouth, as lesions a on lamb’s mouth can spread to a ewe’s teats. Pain and injury may then cause the ewe to prevent lambs from nursing, allowing bacteria to multiply and mastitis to develop. “In a particular case study of a severe sore mouth outbreak, the number of clinical mastitis cases increased roughly threefold compared to previous years,” he shares. “They were able to mitigate the cases to an extent because sick animals were kept in separate pens, but on a large pasture or range operation, it may have spread even more rapidly.” Between lost ewes, buying replacements and reduced flock production, Page estimates an outbreak can cost an operation with roughly 100 head between $6,000 and $7,000 – even before accounting for potential losses in lamb growth. Measuring mastitis Although a mastitis outbreak can be highly detrimental to a flock, Page says there are a few tools to diagnose and evaluate the disease. The California Mastitis Test (CMT) measures somatic cell counts (SCC) by mixing milk with a reagent. Results can be read within 15 to 20 seconds, and samples with a higher SCC become increasingly thick or gel like However, Page notes there is some debate among researchers regarding the appropriate SCC threshold for defining clinical mastitis in sheep and goats and if it is useful to identify subclinical mastitis. He points to published studies with thresholds ranging from under one million cells to approximately two million cells, while regulatory standards can vary by species and intended use of milk. “Microbial analysis, however, is really the gold standard for determining which bacteria types are present in sheep and goats,” he states. To better understand this, fellow researcher Sydney Stolworthy, a PhD candidate at MSU, conducted a study identifying bacteria associated with mastitis in ewes across the Intermountain West. “Forty-six percent of the milk samples we collected contained a coagulase negative Staphylococcus species, making it the most prevalent identified bacterial group in the study,” Stolworthy shares. “Our next step was to interrogate the clinical outcome and genetic fitness of a coagulase negative staph species in the udders of range sheep using an experimental model of mastitis,” she adds. Stolworthy’s research team used a technique called transposon sequencing to disrupt individual bacterial genes and determine which genes help the organism survive and cause disease in the udder. “The objective was to establish an experimental model of mastitis and then use the model to identify exact virulence genes required by
Staphylococcus epidermidis to successfully colonize, infect and produce mastitis,” Stolworthy explains. Nine healthy first-lambing ewes were enrolled in the study roughly 31 days after lambing. Researchers thoroughly screened the ewes using physical examinations, bloodwork, fecal testing, CMT and bacterial analysis to ensure they were healthy, then injected the bacteria into the left half of each ewe’s udder, along with a sterile control solution in the right half of each ewe’s udder. Researchers monitored the ewes for eight days, conducting physical examinations and collecting milk twice a day. Stolworthy notes all nine experimentally infected ewes developed mastitis, while the control halves of their udders remained normal. Following infection, Stolworthy says CMT scores and SCC increased, blood markers showed a systemic inflammatory response and bacterial shedding was detected in milk samples. As ewes’ immune systems responded, bacterial counts and signs of mastitis gradually declined. Interestingly, ewes received no drug treatment, although researchers did milk them regularly which Stolworthy believes contributed to the animals clearing the infection. Prevention According to Stolworthy, researchers are now working on sequencing the bacterial samples collected during her study to determine which genes were most important for allowing Staphylococcus epidermidis to establish infection. The ultimate goal is to identify genes which could serve as targets for future vaccines. Because multiple mastitis-causing bacteria may share similar virulence genes, Stolworthy says a vaccine targeting several critical genes Works for You provide could potentially
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protection against more than one organism. However, she admits more research needs to be done on the issue. “These are opportunistic pathogens,” she states. “If we can better understand the environmental pathogens causing mastitis, hopefully we can mitigate how quickly bacteria can infect the udder or ideally develop something like a vaccine.” For producers, Stolworthy and Page emphasize prevention is the most practical defense against mastitis today. Keeping lambing areas
and bedding clean, maintaining an adequate plane of nutrition, monitoring ewes closely, addressing diseases such as sore mouth and culling animals with chronic udder problems can reduce the risk of the disease. Page also encourages producers to regularly “bag” or palpate their ewes and to pay close attention to lamb behavior. He recommends paint branding lambs to match their mothers so it is easier to notice when lambs are repeatedly attempting to
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Mastitis is arguably one of the most frustrating and costly health issues affecting sheep and goat flocks across the West, especially since cases can be difficult to detect before milk production and offspring performance are impacted. During a March 24 Sheep and Goat Monthly Webinar, hosted by Extension services at the University of Idaho, Utah State University (USU) and South Dakota State University, researchers from USU and Michigan State University (MSU) share new findings aimed at improving the industry’s understanding of mastitis in range sheep and identifying bacterial traits which could eventually lead to better treatments or vaccines. Difficult to detect To begin, USU Extension Small Ruminant Specialist Dr. Chad Page explains, “Broadly defined, mastitis is inflammation of the mammary gland. It is generally a response to infection or injury, and most infections are caused by bacteria.” While clinical mastitis produces visible changes in udder, milk or overall health of the animal, subclinical mastitis can be much more difficult to identify. With subclinical infections, ewes may appear healthy but they produce less milk or raise lambs with reduced performance. Unfortunately, Page notes there is far less information available regarding mastitis in sheep and goats compared to dairy cattle, and because most commercial sheep producers don’t milk their ewes every day, changes in milk quality and udder health may go undetected until the infection becomes severe. “Many producers understand gains of lambs and kids are dependent on mammary health, but because we’re not milking them out every day and because small ruminants are closer to the ground, udders are harder to see, and a lot of times we catch mastitis after the fact,” he reiterates. Page highlights research surveys reporting mastitis in roughly one to four percent of sheep in an average flock, although this varies depending on management strategies, environmental factors and production systems. In some dairy sheep operations, studies using bacterial culture and somatic cell counts have reported prevalence as high as 35 percent. Additionally, Page outlines several factors increasing the risk of mastitis, including poor environmental conditions, dirty bedding, udder and teat structure, supernumerary teats, increased nursing pressure from multiple lambs and old age. He also notes ewes with hard nodules or other udder damage from previous mastitis infections are more likely to experience future problems, with some research estimating the risk of recurrence may increase by roughly 35 percent. Secondary health problems can also contribute to a mastitis infection.
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nurse other ewes or when their mother is kicking them away – both of which are potential early warning signs of udder problems. Although many questions about mastitis in sheep and goats remain, Stolworthy and Page hope their research will eventually provide producers with better tools to protect ewe health, lamb growth and flock profitability. Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting, Portland, Maine. For more information or to register, visit web.cvent.com/ event/679efb79-0e78-488a-b436-ff7af147dd98/summary. University of Wyoming Sheep Program Workshop, 3-5 p.m., Touchstone Energy Building, Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas. For more information, visit wyowool.com. Public Lands Council 58th Annual Meeting, Copper Mountain Resort, Copper Mountain, Colo. For more information or to register, visit publiclandscouncil.org. 2026 South Dakota Angus Tour, Rapid City, S.D. For more information, contact Justin Uhrig at jhuhrig@gmail.com or 308-760-5615. To register, visit sdangusassociation.org. Stockmanship and Stewardship, Husker Harvest Days, Grand Island, Neb. For more information, visit stockmanshipandstewardship.org/. 73rd National Red Angus Convention, Hershey, Penn. For more information or to register, visit redangus.org/sales-and-events/national-convention/. Growing Food in Wyoming Masterclass: Fall Soil Care, 7-8 p.m., Zoom. For more information or to register, visit dirtworkswyo.com. Land Quality Advisory Board Meeting, 10 a.m., video conference. For more information, contact Craig Hults at craig.hults@wyo.gov or 307-777-7066. Rapid City Gun Show, Monument Civic Center, Rapid City, S.D. For more information, call 605-391-8843. 2026 Montana Angus Tour, Havre, Mont. For more information or to register, visit mtangus.org/montana-angus-tour.html or call 406-945-4180. U.S. Department of Agriculture Agribusiness Trade Mission, Accra, Ghana. For more information, visit fas.usda.gov/topics/trade-missions/ghanaseptember-2026. Blue Jeans Ball, 5:30 p.m., Wyo Sports Ranch, Casper. For more information, visit wyoffafoundation.org/bluejeansball. 89th Annual South Dakota Sheep Growers Convention and Make It With Wool Contest, Brookings Inn, Brookings, S.D. For more information or to register, visit sdsheepgrowers.org/annual-convention/. Absaroka Fence Initiative Volunteer Fence Modification Project, 8:45 a.m.-12 p.m., Oregon Basin Divisional Fence, Park County. For more information, e-mail absarokafenceinitiative@gmail.com or call 307-635-2435. Dave Stamey: An Evening of Western Songs and Stories, 6 p.m., Midwest Theater, Scottsbluff, Neb. For more information, visit legacyoftheplains.org/ dave-stamey-live-in-concert. 30th Annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival, Ketchum, Idaho. For more information, visit trailingofthesheep.org. Nebraska Extension Considerations for Feeding the Cow Herd this Fall and Winter Webinar, 6:30 p.m., online. For more information or to register, visit go.unl.edu/feeding_the_cowherd_webinar or e-mail Aaron Berger at aberger2@unl.edu. 2026 American Royal Livestock Show, Kansas City, Mo. For more information, visit americanroyal.com. 2026 Young and Emerging Entrepreneur Tour, Pennsylvania. For more information or to apply, visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1Um5dR T8GreeXcg0Px9YifFy84IfAzDa7hZD1JuAAz9F4kA/viewform. Independent Cattlemen of Wyoming 20th Annual All Members and Convention Meeting, Rustler Ag and Equine Complex, Central Wyoming College, Riverton. For more information or to register, visit icowwy.org/convention.
Big horn Basin
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Call to Consign Cattle Sale Barn: 307-347-9201 Danny Vigil: 307-388-0781
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Sept. 10 – 282 Head • Cows $8 to $10 Lower • Bulls $2 to $4 Lower BULLS Shanton, Todd 1 CharX Bull, 1805# ............ $19200 Klitzke, Robert - Greybull 1 Blk Bull, 1775#.................. $18250 Winters, Norman - Otto 1 Blk Bull, 1920#.................. $18050 Cross Shield Cattle - Thermopolis 1 BWF Bull, 1740#............... $18000 Baird, Jack - Thermopolis 1 Hrfd Bull, 1760# ................ $18000 1 Hrfd Bull, 2035# ................ $17550 Ten Sleep Cattle, Inc. - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Bull, 1690#.................. $17950 Spear D Ranch, Inc. - Basin 1 Red Bull, 1740# ................ $17850 SLS Cattle Co. - Meeteetse 1 Hrfd Bull, 1855# ................ $17650 Heinze Ranch Ltd Part - Thermopolis 1 Red Bull, 1695# ................ $17550 L. Wayne Brost - Lovell 1 Blk Bull, 1905#.................. $17500 Anderson Ranch Co. - Ten Sleep 1 Red Bull, 1785# ................ $17300 Caines Land & Livestock - Hyattville 1 Blk Bull, 1825#.................. $17150 COWS Devries, Gerald - Thermopolis 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1243# ....... $16500
Sept. 15
2 Blk Cows, avg. 1313# ....... $16150 River Valley Land & Livestock - Lovell 10 Blk Hfrs, avg. 1042# ....... $26900 Wiechmann, Jason - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1250#................. $15900 STEERS 1 Blk Cow, 1155# ................. $14700 Hoodoo Land Holdings - Cody 29 CharX Strs, avg. 698# .... $37700 Mendez Brothers - Otto 1 Blk Cow, 1330#................. $15500 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1475# ....... $14400 Shumway, Leroy - Thermopolis • Upcoming Sales • 1 Blk Cow, 1405#................. $14900 00 Sept. 17 – All Class Cattle, 1 Blk Cow, 1300#................. $146 Caines Land & Livestock - Hyattville Sheep & Goat 1 Blk Cow, 1390#................. $14700 Sept. 24 – All Class Cattle Shumway, Eddie Lee - Thermopolis Sept. 28 – Monday: The 3 Blk Cows, avg., 1572# ...... $14600 Nielson, Hunter - Worland Bawl of the Fall Feeder 1 Blk Cow, 1225#................. $14100 Special & Customer Bodtke, Dale - Ten Sleep Appreciation Lunch 1 Blk Cow, 1430#................. $14100 Oct. 1 – All Class Cattle L. Wayne Brost - Lovell 1 Red Cow, 1555# ............... $14100 Oct. 8 – Weigh-Up Special Dausman, S. Dave - Lovell with All Class Cattle 00 2 Blk Cows, avg. 1655# ....... $140 River Valley Land & Livestock - Lovell Oct. 12 – Monday: The Bawl 1 Mxd Cow, 1605# ............... $13000 of the Fall Feeder HEIFERS Oct. 15 – All Class Cattle, Slick Creek Outfitters Sheep & Goat 28 Blk Hfrs, avg. 866# ......... $31850 Oct. 22 – All Class Cattle Lyman Ranch Co. - Ten Sleep 27 Blk Hfrs, avg. 978# ......... $28700
Consignments • Sept. 17 • All Class Cattle, Sheep & Goat
James Van Heule – 35 mixed calves, mostly black, 350#, two rounds of shots, pre-cond. LW Livestock – 40 mixed calves, 550-750#, all natural. Jennifer Taylor – 15 meat kids, 35-40#, CD&T shots, small group of mature does.
Sept. 28 • “The Bawl of the Fall” Feeder Special & Customer Appreciation Lunch
Kenny and Karl Pierce – 135 mixed, 90% black & BB, 300-450#, two rounds of shots, poured, weaned, Vitalix tubs. Mike Messenger – 15 black steers, 450-550#, two rounds of shots, weaned. Devries Livestock – 35 black steers, 450-550#, two rounds of shots, weaned. Wayne Brost – 6 steers, 500#; 3 heifers, 450#, two rounds of shots, bunk broke, weaned.
Danny Vigil • Owner and Northern Livestock Representative Layne Weber • Field Rep & Auctioneer • (307) 331-2222
Sept. 16 Sept. 18-19 Sept. 20 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 17 Oct. 28 Nov. 1 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 24 Dec. 1
Northern Livestock Video Auction Fall Premier, 866-616-5035, northernlivestockvideo.com Western Video Market, Haythorn Ranch, Ogallala, Neb., 530-347-3793, wvmcattle.com 98th Annual Wyoming State Ram Sale, Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas, 307-265-5250, wyowool.com/ramsale Montana Wool Growers Association 101st Annual Ram Sale and 13th Annual Ewe Sale, Eastern Montana Fairgrounds, Miles City, Mont., 406-9393200, mtsheep.org Van Norman and Friends 30th Annual Production Sale, Elko County Fairgrounds, Elko, Nev., 775-934-7404, vannormansale.com Sugar Bars Legacy Sale, Sheridan County Fairgrounds, Sheridan, 496-8120084, 307-680-2158, 605-210-0255, sugarbarslegacy.com Fall Roundup Longhorn Sale, 15372 Antelope Creek Road, Rapid City, S.D., 605-381-3998, 605-415-3235, chowie.com Farmers and Ranchers Livestock LLC Fall Classic Catalog Horse Sale, Salina, Kansas, 785-825-0211, fandrlive.com Farmers and Ranchers Livestock LLC 29th Annual Fall Colt and Yearling Catalog Sale, Salina, Kansas, 785-825-0211, fandrlive.com Basin Angus Ranch “A Lasting Legacy Elite Female Sale,” Billings Livestock Commission, Billings, Mont., 406-350-0350, 406-350-2332, 406-3663612, basinangus.com Micheli Cattle Company Bull Sale, at the ranch, Ft. Bridger, 307-747-7786, 307-747-3897, michelicattle.com Triangle J Ranch Harvest Select Female Sale, at the ranch, Miller, Neb., 308-627-5085, 308-457-2505, 308-293-9241, trianglejranch.com Stellpflug Cattle Company Fall Bull Sale, Hoffman Ranch Facility, Thedford, Neb., 307-351-1712, 530-604-5096, stellpflugcattle.com Largent and Sons “Prime Fuel” Sale, at the ranch, Kaycee, 307-738-2443, 307-267-3229, largentandsons.com K2 Red Angus Fall Female Sale, K2 sale barn, Wheatland, 307-331-2917, k2redangus.com Leachman Cattle Fall Roundup Sale, Meriden, 307-788-7165, 308-7631361, 970-413-0993, leachman.com Paint Rock Angus Annual Fall Sale, at the ranch, Hyattville, 307-469-2206, 307-271-2000, 307-272-5332, 307-578-7392, paintrockangus.com ZumBrunnen Angus Annual Bull and Female Production Sale, at the ranch, Lusk, 307-216-0198, 307-334-2265, zbangus.com
POSTCARD from the Past
Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com
Tom Sun’s Little Chicken Game While doing research for another of my many history projects, I came across the following article – or spoof –which may be of interest to Wyoming Livestock Roundup Publisher Dennis Sun. It appeared as a column in the Platte Valley Lyre, Saratoga’s first newspaper, and was written by George R. Caldwell who was the editor and publisher. Caldwell was also known as the “lurid liar of the West,” so take the information with a grain of salt. Maybe Dennis could add some information about this newspaper article written in 1897. The column reads: Mrs. Tom Sun is quite a fancier in fine chickens – the gigantic Plymouth Rock variety being her favorite. As these chickens eat nearly as much as so many horses, Mr. Tom Sun had long thought the few eggs and far-between chicken dinners were scant returns for the many bushels of grain buried in the mighty Plymouth Rock craw. After many self communings, Tom visited the neighboring Butler ranch. Butler is also a chicken fancier, but his fowl fancy runs to game instead of Plymouth Rock stock. When Tom left Butler’s ranch, he carried
under his arm a very dainty – but also very dangerous rooster – of the purest game strain. Timing his arrival at home well after darkness had set in, Tom carefully placed the new rooster in the ranch poultry house, and with an expectant chuckle and elastic conscience, retired for the night. Mrs. Sun arose betimes next morning and, after breakfast, sallied forth to once again inspect her beloved Plymouth Rocks. But catastrophe of catastrophes – every one of her great and gluttonous roosters lay dead in the
yard, while a little game cock was perched on the highest post of the poultry yard fence and far and wide echoed his shrill crow of triumph and defiant challenge to any Plymouth Rock who might yet chance to be alive on the Tom Sun or any other ranch. “What little rooster is that?” shrieked Mrs. Sun. “Well I declare, that must be one of Butlers’ game cocks that has come all the way over here to get a fight out of your Plymouth Rocks. You bet, Mrs. Sun, the Butler roosters are fighters from way back. Don’t you think so?” said Tom, who just then put in an innocent appearance. But Mrs. Sun was in no mood just then to subscribe with any degree of enthusiasm to the pugnacious qualities of the Butler game cocks and, in fact, spent the next hour in a more of less ungracefully and highly unsuccessful attempt to slay the particular “fighter from way back,” with a long pole.
Pictured here, a woman feeds chickens on a Wyoming ranch in the early 1900s. Pioneer ranch women often raised chickens to obtain extra “egg money,” as well as for eggs and poultry for the farm or ranch. Photo from the Anna (Yoakum) Pilot Stubbs family photo album. Courtesy of Historical Reproductions by Dick Perue from the Martin/ Perue collection
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MARKETS
LIVE CATTLE FUTURES SETT PRICE
Month
Compiled from USDA Market News Service information and other sources
Location Volume PAYS 9-9
576
Under 400
Steers Heifers
400-500 600-700 700-800 Over 800 Sltr Bull Stock Cows FOR THE500-600 WEEK ENDING May 24, Sltr 2019 Cows Pairs
475-570 420-435
440-510 430-437.50
335-360
326-359
269.50-334
164-194 102.50-148
140-230
Centennial
No Report
Crawford
No Report
Riverton 9-8 616
477.50-540
427.50
375
358-380 337-338.50
347.50-369 306-330
318-347.50 271-312.25
168.50.208 150-158
Torrington 9-9 3873
600-637 454-500
470-538 439-480
434-487.50 387-410
376 347
340-375 348
300.50-351 300-332
189-195 151-155
$2200-$2650
St. Onge 9-4 1918
485 495-575
512.50-537.50 470
331
343 320-340
286-341 265-320
164-270 157-164.50
$2800
269-318.50
171.50-192 130-165
375.50
Big Horn Basin 9-10 282
337
Billings 9-10 2020
480-582.50 400-535
442.50-545 360-473
381-445 347.50-365
345-380 321-347
342.50-382 304-335
276.50-349 236-329
155-197 90-165
Buffalo 9-9 2004
530-634 465-582.50
417.50-545 410-499
387.50-458 392-416
384-401 337
370-389 328.50
343.75 283.50-315
179-250 148-176
PAYS
Volume
Feeder Lambs
Slaughter Lambs
Slaughter Ewes
Stock Ewes
Change
210.18 212.03 214.00 216.00 210.93
215.85 218.48 220.33 222.05 216.45
+5.67 +6.45 +6.33 +6.05 +5.52
FEEDER CATTLE FUTURES SETT PRICE
Month
This Week
Change
318.98 314.38 308.35 301.03 298.15
329.70 325.83 321.35 314.15 310.85
+10.72 +11.45 +13.00 +13.12 +12.70
WHEAT FUTURES SETT PRICE
Month
Week Prev
This Week
7.55 7.74 7.91 7.99
7.11 7.29 7.44 7.52
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH MAY
2539
St. Onge
4360
-0.44 -0.45 -0.47 -0.47
SETT PRICE
Month
Week Prev
This Week
5.19 5.43 5.58 5.65
5.08 5.28 5.43 5.51
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH MAY
Change -0.11 -0.15 -0.15 -0.14
OATS FUTURES SETT PRICE
No Report
Centennial
Change
CORN FUTURES
161-273 $1100-$3650
Slaughter Bucks
Week Prev
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER JANUARY MARCH
$3825
WEEKLY SHEEP AUCTIONS Auction
This Week
OCTOBER DECEMBER FEBRUARY APRIL JUNE
FOR THE WEEK ENDING September 11, 2026 WEEKLY CATTLE AUCTIONS
Week Prev
215-417.50
92.50-195
277
101-127
275-435
Daily Grower Bids Region Price US #2 Yellow Corn Southeast WY 5.3375-5.5875 US #1 HRWW Southeast WY 7.3375-7.6875 US #1 Black Beans Min-Dak 35-40/cwt US #1 Pea (Navy) Beans Min-Dak 38/cwt US #1 Pinto Beans Min Dak 40-43/cwt Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Torrington National Sheep Summary As of September 4, 2026 Compared to last week slaughter lambs steady to 18.00 to sharply higher. Slaughter ewes traded 4.00 lower. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-3: San Angelo: No test. Billings: No test. Ft. Collins: 50-60 lbs 370.00; 60-70 lbs 325.00; 70-80 lbs 295.00-340.00;80-70 lbs 295.00-300.00; 90-100 lbs 295.00; 100-110 lbs 273.00-290.00; 110-120 lbs 262.50-292.00. Sioux Falls: 90-100 lbs 260.00-305.00; 100-110 lbs 280.00285.00; 110-120 lbs 265.00-304.00; 120-130 lbs 275.00-302.00; 130-140 lbs 292.50-306.00; 140-150 lbs 290.00-306.00; 150160 lbs 285.00-305.00. Slaughter Ewes: Good 2-3: St. Onge: 125.00-134.00. San Angelo: 100.00-149.00. Billings: 110.00-125.00. Ft. Collins: 100.00-175.00. Sioux Falls: 120.00-175.00. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1: St. Onge: 40-50 lbs 310.00-335.00; 50-60 lbs 343.00-371.00; 60-70 lbs 360.00-382.50; 70-80 lbs 355.00-379.00; 80-90 lbs 323.00-350.00; 90-100 lbs 309.00-339.00; 100-110 lbs 290.00292.00. San Angelo: No test. Billings: 40-50 lbs 400.00-420.00; 50-60 lbs 395.00-405.00; 60-70 lbs 375.00-391.00; 70-80 lbs 355.00-380.00; 80-90 lbs 326.00-364.00; 90-100 lbs 313.50-325.00; 100-110 lbs 298.00311.00. Sioux Falls: 40-50 lbs 420.00; 50-60 lbs 365.00-420.00; 60-70 lbs 392.50-400.00; 70-80 lbs 330.00-350.00; 80-90 lbs 285.00345.00; 90-100 lbs 300.00-335.00. Ft. Collins: No test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: St. Onge: 160-180 lbs open 4-6 age 124.00-131.00. San Angelo: No test. Billings: 170-180 lbs open 2-4 age 230.00. Ft. Collins: No test. South Dakota: No test. Sioux Falls: No test. Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 35,000 compared to 35,000 last week and 31,509 last year. Source: USDA AMS LPG Market News, San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review As of September 4, 2026 Domestic wool trading had no confirmed trades reported this week. Prices reflect trades FOB warehouse in original bag or square pack, bellies out, some graded, and 76 mm or longer. No allowance made for coring, freight, or handling fees at the warehouse level to reflect net grower prices. Wools shorter than 75 mm typically discounted .10-.20 clean. Classed and skirted wools usually trade at a .10-.20 premium to original bag prices. Australian Wool Exchange Clean Del Price Change from 75-85 Percent Micron US Grade in U.S. Dollars Previous Sale of Australia 17 > 80s 8.66 0.20 6.50-7.36 18 80s 8.36 0.19 6.27-7.11 19 70-80s 7.65 0.09 5.74-6.50 20 64-70s 7.07 0.08 5.30-6.01 21 64s 6.76 0.01 5.07-5.74
105-180 $222.50-$375
114
22 62s 6.84 0.12 5.13-5.81 23 60-62s 6.57 0.11 4.93-5.58 24 60s ----------------------25 58s 4.12 (0.01) 3.09-3.51 26 56-58s 3.68 0.02 2.76-3.13 28 54s 2.94 0.07 2.20-2.50 30 50s 2.62 0.14 1.96-2.23 32 46-48s 2.25 0.16 1.69-1.91 Merino Clippings 3.85 0.01 2.88-3.27 Source: USDA- CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Nebraska Hay Summary As of September 10, 2026 Compared to the last report, Dehy alfalfa in the east sold 30.00 higher. Ground and delivered hay in the Platte Valley and Central areas sold steady to 10.00 higher. Bales of hay sold fully steady to instances 20.00 higher. Hay out west sold steady. Demand was mostly good. Semi loads of hay continue to head west, mostly going to out of state buyers. Usually in September, it is very hard to sell hay as prospective buyers are busy with fall harvest. Not the case this year. Hay trading has been very active since around June, as the drought out west and fires has taken a lot of hay inventory off the shelf from central to eastern parts of the state. Many hay producers are hoping to have a bountiful amount of cornstalks to bale later this fall! Looking into the future, one would have to think what might there be left to purchase after the first of the New Year? Coarse a lot will depend on what Mother Nature deals later with the El Nino weather cycle we are currently in. Central Nebraska Alfalfa Ground (Delivered) 240-250 Alfalfa - Premium Large Round 235-240 Alfalfa - Good/Premium Large Round 190 Alfalfa - Good Large Round 160 Prairie/Meadow Grass Good/Premium Large Round 180-200 Small Square 10/bale Eastern Nebraska Alfalfa Pellets 17% Dehyd 420 Alfalfa - Good Large Round 185 Alfalfa - Fair/Good Large Round 165 Corn Stalk Large Round 75 Grass - Good Large Round 150 Platte Valley Nebraska Alfalfa Ground (Delivered) 260 Pellets 17% Dehyd 330-340 Alfalfa - Good Large Round 210 Western Nebraska Alfalfa Ground (Delivered) 300 Alfalfa - Good/Premium Large Square 3x4 330 Alfalfa - Good Large Square 3x4 285 Wheat Straw Large Square 150 Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News, Kearny, NE Colorado Hay Summary As of September 10, 2026 Compared to last report: Trade activity Moderate. Demand Good to Very Good all markets of new crop hay. Premium small squares of mixed grass sold unevenly steady and Premium 3x3’s of mixed grass horse hay sold $10.00/bale lower. Premium 3x3’s of alfalfa sold $5.00/bale higher. Silage harvest is in full swing across the state. Some yields are coming in 5-8 ton/acre lower than last year. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s High Plains Summary for September 8, 2026, Conditions in the High Plains region this week were mixed. Scattered heavy rains fell in northeast and southwest Nebraska, southeast South Dakota, northern North Dakota and far southwest Kansas, leading to localized or widespread improvements in these and neighboring areas. However, temperatures across the region were warmer than normal, leading to abnormally high atmospheric thirst and widespread degrading conditions in
Month
Week Prev
This Week
3.47 3.74 3.87 3.89
3.46 3.70 3.84 3.86
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER MARCH MAY
Change -0.01 -0.04 -0.03 -0.03
SOYBEAN FUTURES SETT PRICE
Month
Week Prev
This Week
Change
13.02 13.10 13.25 13.30
12.95 13.09 13.25 13.32
-0.07 -0.01 +0.00 +0.02
SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER JANUARY MARCH
CUTOUT VALUES Cutout Values Primal Rib Primal Chuck Primal Round Primal Loin
This Week
Prior Week
Last Year
377.19 622.15 323.96 310.86 469.58
384.01 612.74 331.93 321.04 474.37
409.20 630.76 362.55 360.03 495.70
5 AREA WEEKLY WEIGHTED CATTLE PRICE Live Steer Live Heifer Dressed Steer Dressed Heifer
This Week
Prior Week
Last Year
219.06 218.99 345.09 345.10
219.25 219.66 345.42 345.16
242.55 242.59 383.15 383.32
parts of the region. Temperatures were mostly 10-15 degrees above normal in Kansas, eastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota. Eastern Kansas and southeast Nebraska were particularly hot and dry this week, leading to large expansions of moderate, severe and extreme drought in south-central and southeast Kansas, and the introduction of abnormal dryness in much of northeast Kansas. Unusually wet weather in August kept conditions in southeast Nebraska from drying as much as areas farther south and southeast. Severe and extreme drought also grew in coverage in southeastern North Dakota, where warm and dry weather this week worsened precipitation deficits and soil moisture conditions. Drought conditions improved in southeastern South Dakota, and adjacent far northeast Nebraska, where rain amounts of 2-5 inches fell. Similar amounts of rain fell in parts of northern North Dakota, leading to improvements in soil moisture and streamflow there and improving drought conditions. Heavy rain amounts of 1-3 inches fell in parts of southwest Nebraska and the Nebraska Panhandle, and adjacent northeast Colorado, lessening precipitation deficits and improving drought conditions. For Drought Classifications, 46.68% of the state falls in Extreme-Exceptional drought (D3D4) categories, and 53.32% of the state falls into the Abnormally Dry-Severe Drought (D0-D2) categories. The next available report will be Thursday, September 24, 2026. Mountains & Northwest Colorado Prairie/Meadow Grass - Fair/Good Large Square 3x4 300 Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Premium Small Square 12/bale Source: USDA-AMS Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO
https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news
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Events RAPID CITY GUN SHOW: Sept. 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sept. 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The Monument Civic Center, Rapid City, S.D. 57701. Buy, sell and trade, $10 daily admission, children under 15 free. For more information, call 605391-8843 ........................... 9/12
Help Wanted GOTTSCH LIVESTOCK FEEDERS LLC Red Cloud, NE Come Join the Gottsch Livestock Feeders Family! Gottsch Livestock Feeders is looking for Cowboys/Pen Riders for their feedyard in Red Cloud, NE. The main focus of the Cowboy/Pen Riders are spotting, pulling, diagnosing and taking cattle to the hospital and shipping fat cattle. This person will need to be a team player who is seeking a long-term position. You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best in the industry. We offer a benefits package that includes health insurance, dental, vision, 401(k), health savings, life insurance and paid vacation. Retention bonus offered to full-time employees. Incentives paid out at 6 months and 1 year of employment. If you are interested stop by and fill out an application or visit our website at www.gottschcattlecompany.com Call Mike Faimon at 406-469-1585 or Davin Arnold 970-301-3098 for more information. FULL-TIME EXPERIENCED COWBOY/RANCH HAND: Commercial ranch seeking experienced cowboy/ranch hand for all aspects of ranch operations: Irrigation, haying, feeding, cattle stewardship, horseback skills a must. Housing, benefits, salary. ONLY serious, committed candidates should apply. Eastern Oregon cow/calf operation. Please call 541-7422130 or send resume to lisa. steele@pvranch.com .....9/12 RANCH HAND/GROUNDS KEEPER: Full-time position at a family-owned ranch near Cody, WY and located in the Shoshone National Forest. Position entails lawn care, irrigation, heavy equipment operation, carpentry, equipment maintenance, building maintenance and overall residential and agricultural property maintenance. Experience is welcome but will train the right candidate. The ideal candidate will be reliable; have a strong work ethic; be able to perform individually and with a team; be a self-starter and enjoy working outdoors. Benefits include health, with optional dental and vision; paid-time off and 401(k) with employer matching contribution. For the right candidate housing on property is also available. Salary based upon previous experience. Send resumes to emilyb@colliergroupoffice.com .............9/26
Auctions
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www.torringtonlivestock.com BIRD AND ANIMAL AUCTION SUN., SEPT. 20: Selling a variety of chickens, geese, turkeys, peacocks, ducks, goats, hoof stock and more. The sale starts at 9 a.m. at the Dawson County Fairgrounds, 1000 Plum Creek Pkwy., Lexington, NE. For more information, call Jaiden, 308233-1799. Find us on Facebook @JGrace Auctions ........... 9/12
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WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LRC, LSS, LSH. Dues paid until 2033. Electric and hot irons included, $10,000 OBO. Call 307-575-2887 .................9/26
AGRI-ONE FINANCIAL: Farm/ ranch and all commercial loans. RATES AS LOW AS 5%. We have been helping with all aspects of agricultural, commercial financing and management for years. LET US HELP YOU on a consulting level with management to increase profitability, deal with and fix credit problems and for all your financing needs. WE CARE AND HAVE WORKING PROGRAMS designed for the farmer/rancher and not the banker. Please call Steve, 303-773-3545 or check out our website, www.agrionefinancial.com. I will come to you and get the job done!! .... 10/3
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REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: RHC, RHS, RJH, renews Jan. 1, 2033. One electric iron. $1,000. Call Rob, Laramie, WY, 303-9213253 ............................. 9/26 REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LSC. LBH, good through Jan. 1, 2035. $1,500 or will trade for something of equal value. Call 406638-1629 ..........................9/26 REGISTERED WYOMING BRAND FOR SALE: LHC, LSH. Sells with hot irons. $5,000. Call 307701-8001......................... 9/12
3,500 HEAD FEEDLOT NEAR WATERTOWN, S.D.: Specializing in replacement dairy cattle and custom beef operations. AI service available. Shots/vaccines to your protocols. Room available. Call/ text to talk rates, Nathan, 605868-7383 ..............................10/3 CUSTOM FEEDING AND FINISHING FOR CATTLE AND SHEEP. Cactus Hill Ranch Company, Fort Collins, CO. Contact AJ Nelson, 970-372-8273 ..................... 11/14 SOLARIS FEEDERS AT KINSEY, MT IS CURRENTLY RESERVING PEN SPACE FOR FALL AND WINTER: Stock cows, replacement heifers, backgrounding calves. Big pasture pens where cattle stay clean. Consulting nutritionist and vet. Call for a free projection, 406-853-BEEF. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds .............................9/12 CUSTOM CATTLE FEEDING AND BACKGROUNDING AVAILABLE. Custom grazing. Located in Montezuma, KS. Call Galen Schmidt, 620-290-8151 ......7/24 FAITHFUL FEEDERS: Heifer development, backgrounding and grass calf prep. Billings, MT. Call Ryan, 406-696-0104 ...........4/10
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Dogs LIVESTOCK GUARDIAN DOG PUPS FOR SALE: Primarily Great Pyrenees (73%) mixed with Akbash, Anatolian and Maremma. Both parents are on site and guarding livestock. Six months old and ready to work. Located east of Chugwater, WY. Priced with the rancher in mind. For further information call or text Donna, 307-262-5699 or Clay, 307-331-5762. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds.................... 10/3 FOUR ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPPIES: Farm raised, working parents. Will be available after Sept. 15. Tri-colored, shots and health certificate, $400/each. Call 402-641-8842 ............9/19
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LOOKING TO LEASE A RANCH FOR APPROXIMATELY 150-200 HEAD OF COWS. Prefer area in Johnson and Sheridan counties. Call 307290-1643 ..........................9/12
FOR SALE: THREE- TO 5-YEAR-OLD BLACK AND BLACK WHITE-FACE COWS, bred Angus for March 1. ALSO, black bred heifers, bred Angus, calve in two different calving groups, March or April. Located in eastern Montana. Fall delivery. Call 701-523-1235 .....9/12
Red Angus LYTLE RED ANGUS IS YOUR SOURCE FOR 30+ YEARS OF SELECTION FOR FERTILITY, LONGEVITY AND EFFICIENCY: Our Red Angus cows are moderate framed, low-maintenance and highly adaptable. ALSO, be sure to reach out about our private treaty opportunities and keep an eye out for our spring calving bred cows that will be available this fall!! Contact Zeb, 605-441-7658 or e-mail zeb.lytle@gmail.com. Visit www.lytleredangus.com for more insights. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds .........................9/12
SimAngus 3/H SIMMENTAL RANCH, PLAINS, MT OFFERS POWERFUL SIMANGUS BULLS: Yearlings and 18-month-olds sired by top AI genetics. Bred for performance, soundness and longevity, with a strong emphasis on calm disposition. These bulls are built to work and last in real world conditions. Call Alan at 503-931-6815, to find the right fit for your program. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds .........TFN
Land Wanted LOOKING FOR LAND, 3001,000 ACRES MORE OR LESS, budget is around $1 million. I was born in Glasgow, MT. School years spent in Miles City, MT. Moved to South Dakota when dad/Paul Schultes moved family to Sturgis, S.D. and purchased Sturgis Livestock Exchange. Spent my lifetime ranching for the family and operated a small 2-3 guy construction and remodel business for 28 years. It’s time to sell my campground and little resort by Deadwood, S.D. and move back to the country. I’m a great neighbor and good guy. Basically, wanting to live off the land. I would offer an older couple, widow or bachelor to continue to live on the place if that’s where their home, until they pass on or want to move. Looking for a decent place in God’s country. Southwest Montana or open to other areas. Would like good deer, turkey, elk and antelope area. Will build my own cabin/ home. Call Troy Schultes, 605569-1283 ........................... 9/12
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 year-round with hay production. Willing to split the hay ground and grazing. Please email Melanie Giliati at mgiliati@ acpg.com for details ........ 9/19
Horses THREE NICE, WELL BRED THOROUGHBRED STALLIONS FOR SALE: Cutting down on horses and have some good ones for sale. Downsizing due the loss of racetracks in our area and our age. These are good horses and deserve a better chance. If you are interested, call 541-303-3191 or 541-5678361, negotiable prices!! To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds .........9/26
Leatherwork LS CUSTOM LEATHER: New tack, belts and cell phone cases. ALSO, SADDLE AND TACK REPAIR. Custom orders welcomed. Contact Lester, 307631-1053, leave a message. Riverton, WY .................... 9/12
Sheep FINE WOOL TARGHEE YEARLING BUCKS FOR SALE: Forty-five big, growthy, open faced, all natural, not pushed and range raised. Born May 2025. For more information, call 605-866-4828 (home) or 605-892-5872 (cell), if no answer leave message ...9/26 ARE YOU IN NEED OF A NEW HERDER CAMP OR A PERSONAL RANGE CAMP FOR YOUR FAMILY? Contact us at Western Range Camps and see what we can build for you. We specialize in quality, handcrafted camps built to your specifications. Contact us today to design the camp just right for you. Western Range Camps, 435-4625300, heidi@wrcamps.com, 1145 S. Blackhawk Blvd, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647 ..... 9/12 GERDES HAMPSHIRES HAS 20 REGISTERED PUREBRED HAMPSHIRE RAMS: Born in the winter of 2026. Our rams are big framed, fast growing with plenty of depth, muscle and bone. These are wether producing type Hampshires without excessive leg length but possess tremendous thickness of loin and leg. Rams are sired by stud rams purchased from leading Hampshire sheep breeders at national sales and are sired by sons of Unicorn, UFFDA and Jackalope. For more information, call or text Darrell Gerdes of Madison, S.D. at 402-760-0104. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ............... 9/26 HAMP/SUFFOLK CROSS, POLYPAY/DORSET CROSS RAMS FOR SALE: These rams are big boned, heavy muscled and high performing. They are not tall frame sheep. We sell all across the Midwest. Call DJ, 605-929-0337 ...9/26 SUFFOLK AND SUFFOLK/ HAMPSHIRE CROSS RANGE RAMS: Yearling rams available. B. ovis and scrapie free. Vet checked and semen tested. Ready to work. Raised in eastern Montana for 30+ years. Delivery options. For sale at the Montana Ram Sale Sept. 16-17 and private treaty. Call or text Pat at Gibbs Range Rams, 406-977-2852, Jordan, MT ................... 9/12
Swine EIGHT- TO 12-WEEK-OLD FEEDER PIGLETS: Hampshire/Yorkshire crosses. ALSO have pigs ready for processing. Call Andrea if interested, 307272-6037 ..........................9/26 WEANER PIGS FOR SALE. ALSO, butcher hogs. Located in Powell, WY. For more information, call 307-271-1014 .....1/16
Livestock SHEEP AND GOATS FOR SALE: 60+ goats to choose from and 8 head of Rambouillet sheep. ALSO, Simmental/ Jersey cross milk cow, currently being used as a nurse cow. Call for pricing and ask for Jerry, 307-467-5343. Leave a message ........................9/12
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DIRT WORKS WYOMING HAS COMPOST, TOPSOIL AND BIOCHAR FOR SALE: Located in Worland, WY and delivering statewide. Call 307-622-4284 or visit www.dirtworkswyo. com ..................................9/19
FOR SALE: 1,000+ hailed out wheat bales, swathed and baled while it was green. Nutritional values provided upon request, 1,350 lb. bales, $110/each. Call 701-3376496 .......................... 10/10
LODGEPOLE OUTDOOR FURNACES, 307-223-2046. Your authorized Central Boiler Dealer. Get your outdoor wood furnace today!! Efficient wood heat. Heat multiple buildings. Invest in your heating, don’t just pay for it!! See us at www.cb.lodgepoleproducts. com!! ....................................9/12
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HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, grass and grass/alfalfa mix. Starting at $250/ton Located Winner and Presho, S.D. Call 605-815-4655 ............... 10/3 MONIDA OATS: $16/cwt. Combine run, great for seed or feed. Will auger into truck, trailer or large totes/ag bags. Located between Powell and Cody, WY. Certified scales on site. Call or text Knopp Farms for details, 307-254-0554 ...................9/12
Trucks & Trailers 2007 FORD F-250 WITH FLATBED: Five speed manual, V10 engine, 4x4, extended cab, runs good, $6,000. Call 509- 5532554 or 307-664- 2580 .....9/12
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LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRIBUSINESSES SINCE 1975!! Treated posts, corral poles, buck-and-rail, western rail, fence stays, rough-sawn lumber, bedding. SEE US at www.lodgepoleproducts.com and click our “Picking A Fence Post” tab to see why folks choose our posts!! ....................... TFN
LANDPRIDE RCR 1248 ROTARY MOWER, 54”, 3 pt. attachment for tractor, $1,200. Call 307-578-9104. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ................. 9/26
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ORIGINAL ROUND BALER BELTING FOR ALL MAKES: Save $100s. Free shipping, www.balerbelts.com. Call Hammond Equipment, 334627-3348 ........................10/24
GRASS HAY 3X3 SQUARES, ALFALFA 3X3 SQUARES AND NET-WRAPPED ROUND BALES. For sale in south central North Dakota. Asking $140/ton for grass and $160/ ton for alfalfa. Test results available. Call 701-782-6870, leave message ...............10/3 BARLEY STRAW: Certified weed-free small squares, $4/bale. GRAIN OATS, wheat and barley, $20/cwt. Greybull, WY area. Call 307-762-3878 or 307-899-4714, leave message .....................10/3
FEED/GRAIN FOR SALE: Alfalfa, grass and rye/triticale mix hay. Large squares and rounds. Semi loads and delivery only. Call 308-882-1498 ............9/26 HAY FOR SALE: 2026 first cutting alfalfa, grass/alfalfa mix and alfalfa/grass mix. ALSO, CRP hay and 2026 wheat straw. All in net-wrapped round bales. Semi load delivery available. Call for pricing, ask for Klint, 701-2904418, if no answer, send a text or keep trying ..................9/12 ALFALFA AND ALFALFA/ GRASS HAY FOR SALE: Round bales. Will deliver. Call 605-886-9264, Thompson Trucking & Farms ...........9/12 HAY FOR SALE: Wheatgrass, round bales. Barley/chickpea mix, big squares and round bales. Oat/soybean mix, big squares and round bales. Oat hay, big squares and round bales. All tested. Round bales average 1,350 lbs. and big squares average 1,250-1,300 lbs. Trucking and delivery available. Located in Sheridan, WY. Call 307-751-2068, if no answer leave a message ... 9/12
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U.S. dairy industry accelerates push to boost milk protein levels The U.S. dairy industry is accelerating efforts to increase protein levels in the nation’s milk supply to align with global demand trends and keep pace with key export market competitors. While butterfat levels in U.S. milk have risen sharply over the last decade, gains in protein content have been comparatively modest. However, this dynamic is beginning to change as milk component pricing formulas and other incentives have shifted the economic premium from butterfat to protein. Staying competitive A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange shows U.S. milk protein production began outpacing butterfat last August, when protein values surpassed butterfat for the first time in recent years. The report notes a more balanced composition of butterfat and protein will help keep the U.S. competitive with the world’s other leading dairy export-
ers in addition to supporting domestic cheesemakers. “In the U.S., butterfat gains have doubled protein growth over the past decade, driven largely by demand to fill underserved domestic butterfat markets,” said Corey Geiger, lead dairy economist with CoBank. “The dairy industry has successfully met this challenge, and U.S. butter exports are now historically high.” “At the same time, higher butterfat yields in milk have led to some significant challenges for cheddar and American-style cheesemakers, who rely on a more balanced ratio of butterfat and protein for optimal cheese quality and production yields,” he continued. Comparing global exports Despite recent progress in growing protein content in milk and restoring the ratio preferred by cheesemakers, the U.S. still trails its key export market competitors in overall milk protein levels.
The European Union (EU), New Zealand and the U.S. account for two-thirds of global dairy exports, and both the EU and New Zealand have increased protein at a faster pace than butterfat – more closely matching global trends in dairy product and ingredient demand. Although cheesemaking formulas vary by variety, a protein-to-fat ratio above 0.80 is generally preferred for cheese production. While some cheese types always require added milk protein solids, these additions have become standard for nearly all U.S. cheesemakers as the protein-tofat ratio tumbled from 0.83 to 0.77 over the past decade. In contrast, New Zealand and the EU have maintained far more stable ratios. While New Zealand’s ratio has varied slightly, it began and ended the period from 2015-25 at 0.77, and the EU protein-to-fat ratio has held steady between 0.83 and 0.84 over the same
period. For U.S. dairy farmers and processors, butterfat and protein are the most economically important milk components. The solids underpin production of the most widely traded dairy products and ingredients – including cheese, butter, whey and milk powders – and drive farm income, processor yields, domestic sales and global trade. Rising but still catching up Global demand for protein continues to grow, but increasing protein levels in U.S. milk has proven more challenging than increasing butterfat. Protein gains rely almost entirely on animal genetics, making progress slower. Even so, U.S. dairy farmers have made meaningful strides. While the U.S. still has a lower protein content than New Zealand and the EU, its growth trajectory has been faster. From 2015-25, American dairy farmers improved
To read CoBank Knowledge Exchange’s report “The U.S. butterfat boom has become a double-edged sword” in its entirety, visit cobank.com/knowledge-exchange/the-usbutterfat-boom-has-become-a-double-edged-sword?utm_source=mediabase&utm_ medium=email&utm_campaign=knowledge-exchange&utm_content=dairyprotien.
TRUMP continued from page 1 Predator control and COOL Titled “Supporting America’s Ranchers,” the first EO addresses livestock depredation and countryof-origin labeling (COOL) concerns. Regarding predators, the EO directs the Secretary of the Interior to determine whether gray wolves or Mexican wolves meet the criteria for delisting or downlisting under the Endangered Species Act and begin the process of delisting or downlisting. The EO also directs the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to update standards for compensating ranchers for losses due to predators and to ease authorization for lethal removal when necessary. In addition, the EO directs USDA to review existing statutory and regulatory authorities which could support mandatory countryof-origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef products. “American consumers deserve clear, honest labels and COOL delivers this transparency,” states the press release. “Building on the voluntary Product of USA label, the EO directs the USDA, in consultation with the U.S. Trade Representative, to review its authorities related to MCOOL for beef products through new
regulations and legislative recommendations.” Market access In a second EO titled “Promoting Fair Competition in Livestock Markets and Expanding Market Access for American Meat Producers,” the president focuses on strengthening packer competition and expanding processing and market access for American producers. Emphasizing American ranchers deserve fair, competitive markets which reward their hard work rather than a concentrated marketplace dominated by a handful of powerful meatpackers, the EO directs USDA to prioritize investigations into potential violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act and increase enforcement resources and staffing. Additionally, the EO also directs USDA to continue close coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice and report to the president on current enforcement actions, resource needs and plans to strengthen enforcement over the next year. In regards to market access and processing capacity, the EO directs USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to expand operations in order to allow more stateinspected meat to cross state lines.
Further, the EO directs USDA to build a one-stop shop and dedicated technical assistance program for small and very small processors, and to modernize meat inspection regulations to cut unnecessary red tape. Additional provisions The Sept. 4 USDA press release also details a series of additional priorities within the department’s Ranchers First Initiative. Through the program, USDA plans to enroll nearly one million additional acres in the Grasslands Conservation Reserve Program, expand remote beef grading options, increase the use of technology-assisted carcass grading and support regional meat processing facilities. Additionally, USDA seeks to expand livestock risk management and disaster recovery assistance and increase market access for American beef through international trade agreements. Rollins notes the initiative seeks to support producers facing numerous challenges including livestock depredation, market concentration and historically low cattle numbers. Welcome news As tensions surrounding Trump’s policies on trade and foreign beef imports, these pro-rancher announcements have been welcomed by cattle producers and agricultural groups as a step in the right direction. In a Sept. 4 press
release, the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) expresses appreciation for the policies. “USCA appreciates the Trump administration’s focus on issues our members have championed for years, including MCOOL, predator control, robust Packers and Stockyards Act enforcement and support for meat inspection and small processors,” states the release. “These are critical to the long-term strength of the U.S. cattle industry and consumer trust in our food supply.” Despite these positive policies, tensions are still running high throughout the cattle industry following the Trump administration’s recent move to temporarily expand the amount of foreign beef eligible for lower tariff rates. A policy allowing 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef to be imported into the U.S. and sold below market price was announced on Aug. 26 and took effect Sept. 1. “Even as we welcome attention to these longstanding priorities, USCA does not ignore the broader market context,” USCA continues. “Record beef imports and recent import decisions have shaken cattle markets at a time when producers are already struggling with high input costs, drought, wildfire and trade uncertainty.” USCA President Justin Tupper states, “Our mar-
For more information on the Trump administration’s recent efforts to support American ranchers, visit usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/09/04/presidenttrump-signs-executive-orders-cementing-status-most-pro-rancher-administration-history.
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protein production by 7.4 percent, with two-thirds of those gains taking place in the last five years. By comparison, New Zealand and the EU saw slower growth – 2.1 percent in the first half of the decade and 1.7 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively, in the second half. CoBank Agricultural Commodities Economist Abbi Groves said the renewed emphasis on protein content through pricing formulas and dairy breed association initiatives supports continued momentum, but progress will take time. “Fully restoring the protein-to-fat ratio of 0.83 from a decade ago will require years of sustained higher pro-
tein growth, and until protein production gains catch up to butterfat, the U.S. will need to find more domestic and international outlets for its growing butterfat supply,” Groves stated. CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. Headquartered outside of Denver, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.
kets have been shaken by imports, and many producers are cautious on what comes next. We will keep pushing to ensure these initiatives become long-term solutions – not short-term promises – for U.S. cattle producers and American consumers.” Continued caution Legislators are also taking action to protect American producers. On Sept. 2, U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) introduced the Protecting American Beef Producers Act, which aims to support American cattle producers by reversing Presidential Proclamation 11059, Further Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer. According to a press release issued by Figures’ office, the act would nullify the proclamation and “ensure any beef or beef product imported into the U.S. shall, without exception, be subject to the full amount of all applicable tariffs, taxes and fees.” Additionally, the act seeks to “prohibit the president or any other official from waiving, suspending or otherwise reducing any such tariff, duty or fee on beef or beef product imports unless Congress expressly enacts a law or declares a state of emergency pertaining to American domestic beef supply capabilities.” Additional efforts On Sept. 4, shortly after Figures’ act was introduced, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) announced plans to introduce the Banning External Entry of Foreign Beef (BEEF) Act to stop
the proposed trade expansion and “advance a longterm strategy to rebuild the American cattle herd, strengthen domestic beef production and lower costs for consumers.” According to the corresponding press release, the BEEF Act would suspend the Trump administration’s latest expansion of foreign beef imports; require Congressional approval before future presidential actions expanding beef imports can take effect; establish a four-year Beef Import and Domestic Supply Advisory Board within USDA and direct it to develop strategies to rebuild the American cattle herd and increase domestic beef production and advance policies to expand domestic processing capacity, improve livestock market competition and lower beef costs for American families over the long term. “If we want more affordable beef, the answer is to grow American production, strengthen competition and make it easier for the next generation of ranchers to stay in business – not make our country more dependent on unvetted foreign imports,” says Vasquez. “Cattle growers in New Mexico and across the nation have made it clear – they want to reverse the president’s foreign beef imports and they need more time and more tools to grow their herds and fix the domestic supply chain.” Grace Skavdahl is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announces prestigious ESAP regional winners The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is proud to announce the 2026 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) regional winners. Recipients are recognized for their commitment to conservation and stewardship. The national winner, which will be selected from these seven regional recipients, will be announced during CattleCon 2027 in Nashville, Tenn. in February. “These regional winners undertake stewardship efforts unique to their environment, landscape and resources, and they share their learnings with fellow producers,” said NCBA President Gene Copenhaver. “Their dedication to conserving natural resources is ensuring a bright future for the next generation.” Region One awardee The Region One awardee is LB Porteus Farms of Coshocton, Ohio. In the 1880s, the Porteus family put down roots in the Muskingum River Valley of east-central Ohio. Today, the fifth and sixth generations lead the cattle and cropping operations and continue a long tradition of sustainability through a business commitment to economic viability, resource conservation, nutrient management, water quality and adoption of research-driven production practices. The family’s 900-head capacity state-of-the-art feeding facility includes a robotic and artificial intelligencesupported feeding system, as well as a unique manure storage component to increase nutrient content. These technological advancements significantly decrease the labor, energy and emissions profile of the operation.
Sustainability extends beyond production practices to include education, transparency and youth development. The family actively welcomes opportunities to share their sustainability story, helping build trust and understanding with consumers and neighbors. Region Two awardee Donaldson Farms/D&D Meats of Celina, Tenn. is the awardee from Region Two. With agricultural roots dating back to 1820, Donaldson Farms/D&D Meats is a vertically integrated operation which includes cow/ calf, backgrounding and U.S. Department of Agriculture-inspected processing facilities. The family focuses on key objectives including facilitating low-stress livestock movement, ensuring connectivity to central infrastructure, minimizing environmental impact, protecting state and federal waters, enhancing forage production and fostering operational sustainability. Through nutrient management, prescribed grazing, use of cover crops and limiting access to surface water, Donaldson Farms/D&D Meats is restoring pasture productivity, protecting riparian corridors and improving grazing efficiency. In addition, the family is creating a viable operation for the next generation to stay within agriculture. Region Three awardee The Region Three awardee is Feikema Farms, Inc. of Luverne, Minn. Feikema Farms started in 1950 as a small dairy and crop farm, then transitioned to a beef feedyard when brothers Bob and Chuck Feikema returned home after finishing their military
assignments. Now, the third generation of farmers – Shawn and Mike – are managing the 4,000-head capacity feedlot. A devastating flood in 2014 was a turning point, as the aftermath left impacts of runoff and erosion. Over the years, the Feikemas implemented basins and tiling to protect waterways and keep their fields from washing out, and they began composting manure and utilizing a large stacking pad for manure as well. Today, their business focuses on targeted, steady growth, top yields through excellent crop management, exceptional animal husbandry, land stewardship practices to build fertility and reduce erosion and building long-term working relationships with partners. Region Four awardee The awardee hailing from Region Four is Bloody Buckets Cattle Company of Falfurrias, Texas. The Clement family behind Bloody Buckets Cattle Company represents eight generations of military service and more than 400 years of land stewardship. The ranch’s name honors its deep ties and four generations of the family’s military service to the U.S. Army’s 28th Infantry Division. When James “Jim” Clement returned from service during World War II, he worked for King Ranch, then started Los Hermanos Ranch in 1963. Today, James Clement III and his family partner with father and son Dr. Alfonso Ortega Sr. and Dr. Poncho Ortega Jr. to manage 15,000 acres in the challenging South Texas brush country. Together, the families
have built a resilient, sustainable operation prioritizing land health over shortterm production by restoring degraded ground, using adaptive grazing and investing in infrastructure to support both cattle and wildlife. Region Five awardee V Box Land and Livestock of Juntura, Ore. is the awardee from Region Five. Through disciplined management, strategic expansion and taking bold risks, Mike and Linda Bentz combined four separate ranches into one exceptional operation – notable for its size, productivity and continuity. V Box Land and Livestock encompasses nearly 28,000 private acres and 180,000 acres of public lands. When Mike tragically passed in 2015, Linda and her five children continued the cow/calf operation. Through Linda’s leadership, more than 6,000 acres of Western juniper were removed, 16,000 acres of invasive annual grasses treated, 10,000 feet of riverbank restored and nearly 4,000 willows and native shrubs planted. These efforts improved water quality, enhanced sage grouse habitat, reduced wildfire risk and strengthened long-term forage productivity. Today, the ranch is divided into separate operations for the next generation, and all five children and their families are ranching and carrying forward the conservation ethic instilled by their parents. Region Six awardee The Munns Flying M Ranch of Snowville, Utah is the awardee from Region Six. In the harsh high desert of northern Utah, Tim and Laurie Munns have developed a thriving ranching business
through hard work and effective stewardship. Munns Flying M Ranch is a cow/calf operation encompassing 22,000 deeded acres and 5,000 acres of leased private land, in addition to grazing permits with government and Tribal partners. The family focuses on improving livestock watering systems to distribute water and improve cattle grazing, controlling noxious weeds and pests, controlling brush and weeds to increase the perennial grass forage base and partnering with wildlife and land management agencies. Their commitment to continual learning and innovation has reduced winter feed costs, strengthened plant vigor and improved overall rangeland health, which benefits wildlife habitat as well as ranch profitability. The Munns are also committed to sharing their story with fellow producers and educating consumers how cattle producers can be good stewards of the land. Region Seven awardee The Region Seven honoree is Stomprud Angus Ranch of Mud Butte, S.D. Established in 1909, Stomprud Angus Ranch is a multi‑generation, family‑owned Angus cow/calf operation located in the remote range of western South Dakota. Larry and his wife Eileen care for the operation alongside their son Jay and daughter‑in‑law Jennifer, with support from their grandchildren. Together, the third,
fourth and fifth generations work side by side to care for the land entrusted to them by those who came before, ensuring it remains productive and resilient for generations to come. Sustainability is approached with a long‑term, holistic mindset grounded in three core pillars of family, environment and financial viability. Rotational grazing allows grasses to rest and rebuild strong root systems, while a deep well pipeline delivers clean water across the ranch, easing pressure on creeks and riparian areas. Wildlifefriendly fencing keeps antelope moving freely across the landscape, and a later calving season reduces stress, lowers feed needs and improves calf health. Together, these decisions protect habitat, conserve water and keep a working prairie functioning as it should. Established in 1991 by NCBA to recognize outstanding land stewards in the cattle industry, the ESAP is generously sponsored by Corteva Agriscience and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For more information, visit environmentalstewardship.org/. Founded in 1898, NCBA is the marketing organization and trade association for cattle farmers and ranchers. With offices in Denver and Washington, D.C., NCBA is a producer-directed organization focused on industry advocacy, promotion, education and research. For more information, visit ncba.org.
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WGFD partners to improve habitat, reduce fire risk and recover native vegetation In a collaborative effort to improve wildlife habitat, reduce wildfire risk and help native plants recover, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) and partners will continue treating cheatgrass across portions of Albany, Carbon, Lincoln, Natrona, Platte and Sweetwater counties from mid-August through mid-September, then again in April and May of 2027, with some treatments possibly continuing into summer. Cheatgrass treatments To help slow the spread of cheatgrass, WGFD is working with the U.S Wildland Fire Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Albany, Carbon, Lincoln, Natrona, Platte and Sweetwater County Weed and Pest Control Districts and private landowners to treat cheatgrass-infested areas using aerial herbicide applications. Treatments will occur on public, state trust and private-deeded lands. Depending on weather conditions and aircraft availability, applications in each treatment area are
expected to take two to four weeks and will utilize fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Treatment areas include the Laramie Peak Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA) and Sybille Canyon area, including the Tom Thorne and Beth Williams WHMA and landscapes affected by recent wildfires across Albany and Platte counties. In Carbon County, WGFD will treat areas across the Ferris-Seminoe Mountains, Pedro Mountains, Chalk Mountain, Dry Creek Rim, Bear Creek, Canyon Creek, Pennock WHMA, Grizzly WHMA and west of the town of Baggs. Treatments will also take place across Lincoln County in the southern Wyoming Range, in partnership with the Bridger Teton National Forest; Natrona County’s Bear Mountain and Bates Hole and Sweetwater County’s Greater Little Mountain area and north of the town of Superior. Why spray cheatgrass? Cheatgrass is a major threat fac-
ing Wyoming’s rangelands. It is an invasive annual grass which spreads rapidly across landscapes disturbed by wildfires and drought. It establishes quickly and crowds out native grasses, forbes and shrubs wildlife depend on for food and cover. Once established, cheatgrass also creates a layer of dry, fine fuels allowing wildfires to spread more quickly and burn more frequently. These high-intensity fire cycles can destroy slow-growing native shrub communities like sagebrush, which can take many years to recover. In a landscape where mule deer, pronghorn, Bighorn sheep and elk rely on abundant native vegetation throughout the year, cheatgrass can further reduce access to resources and limit population growth for decades. Recreating in treatment areas Individuals who plan to hunt, hike, fish or explore public lands in these areas can expect to see and hear aircraft flying at low altitudes
over treatment areas. During active spraying, the public is asked to avoid treatment areas for their safety and the safety of aerial crews. Most temporary closures or delays will last only a few hours until aircraft move to another treatment area. WGFD encourages individuals to help protect wildlife habitat by thoroughly cleaning hitchhiking seeds from boots, clothing, gear and pets before leaving a site; washing the tires, wheel wells and undercarriages of trucks, ATVs and mountain bikes to avoid transporting seeds into uninfested areas; staying on designated roads and trails and, if traveling with pack animals, always using certified weed-free hay or pellets to prevent the introduction of weeds into healthy, intact rangelands. These projects were made possible with funding from the BLM, Wyoming Wildlife Natural Resource Trust, National Fish and Wildlife Federation, Wyoming Wild Sheep Foundation, Wyoming Gov-
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ernor’s Big Game License Coalition, the WYldlife Fund, the Muley Fanatic Foundation, the WGFD Mule Deer Initiative, WGFD Invasive Annual Grass funding and local weed and pest districts. WGFD is dedicated to conserving, enhancing and protecting Wyoming’s exceptional fish and wildlife resources and the habitats that support them. For more information, visit wgfd.wyo.gov.
RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, September 8 Market Report 616 Head Sold Representative Sales PAIRS BEDFORD 2 BLK-PAIR, 1605# ......................... $3825.00 COWS FARSON 3 BLK-COW, 1040# .......................... $158.00 1 BLK-COW, 1220# .......................... $155.00 RIVERTON, 5 BLK-COW, 1324# .......................... $154.00 FARSON 2 BLK-COW, 1363# .......................... $155.00 SHOSHONI 3 BLK-COW, 1677# .......................... $150.00 BULLS KINNEAR 1 BLK-BULL, 1280# .......................... $208.00 THERMOPOLIS 1 BWF-BULL, 1370# ......................... $185.00 SHOSHONI 1 BLK-BULL, 1410# .......................... $181.50 POWDER RIVER 1 BLK-BULL, 1425# .......................... $182.50 CORA 1 BLK-BULL, 1475# .......................... $180.50 2 BLK-BULL, 1575# .......................... $178.50 THERMOPOLIS 1 BWF-BULL, 1635# ......................... $174.00 RIVERTON 1 BLK-BULL, 1655# .......................... $180.00 RANDOLPH, UT 1 BLK-BULL, 1705# .......................... $182.00 LANDER 1 BLK-BULL, 1710# .......................... $172.50 JACKSON 2 HERFD-BULL, 1748# .................... $179.50 LANDER 1 BLK-BULL, 1765# .......................... $174.00 SHOSHONI 1 BLK-BULL, 1875# .......................... $181.50 LANDER 1 BLK-BULL, 1885# .......................... $170.50 RIVERTON 1 HERFD-BULL, 1900# .................... $178.00 LANDER 1 BLK-BULL, 1905# .......................... $174.00 3 BLK-BULL, 1913# .......................... $177.00 LANDER 1 BLK-BULL, 1990# .......................... $161.00 JACKSON 2 HERFD-BULL, 2073# .................... $168.50 STEERS THERMOPOLIS 2 BLK-STR, 633# .............................. $380.00 LANDER 1 BLK-STR, 640# .............................. $360.00 LANDER 10 BLK-STR, 664# .............................. $372.00 RANDOLPH, UT 2 MIX-STR, 680# .............................. $362.50 THERMOPOLIS 2 MIX-STR, 685# .............................. $358.00 MORAN 4 BLK-STR, 700# .............................. $369.00 LANDER 8 BLK-STR, 739# .............................. $360.00 THERMOPOLIS 28 MIX-STR, 752# .............................. $367.50 LANDER 25 MIX-STR, 782# .............................. $347.50 JACKSON 40 BLK-STR, 820# .............................. $347.50 LANDER 10 RED-STR, 853# ............................. $328.00 MORAN 7 BLK-STR, 874# .............................. $323.00 THERMOPOLIS 2 MIX-STR, 880# .............................. $329.00 4 MIX-STR, 970# .............................. $318.00 HEIFERS LANDER 3 BLK-HFR, 303#.............................. $477.50 BIG PINEY 1 BLK-HFR, 325#.............................. $540.00 LANDER 5 BLK-HFR, 453#.............................. $427.50 CODY 2 BLK-HFR, 535#.............................. $375.00 SHOSHONI 5 BLK-HFR, 647#.............................. $338.50 RANDOLPH, UT 3 BLK-HFR, 657#.............................. $337.00 SHOSHONI 2 BLK-HFR, 698#.............................. $337.00
57 BLK-HFR, 711# .............................. $330.00 RIVERTON 16 BLK-HFR, 774#.............................. $316.00 14 RED-HFR, 786# ............................. $305.00 ENCAMPMENT 6 MIX-HFR, 793# .............................. $306.00 SHOSHONI 2 BLK-HFR, 818#.............................. $309.00 RIVERTON 103 BLK-HFR, 844#.............................. $312.25 LANDER 25 MIX-HFR, 899# .............................. $301.00 RIVERTON 23 BLK-HFR, 910#.............................. $296.00 5 BLK-HFR, 920#.............................. $291.00 JACKSON 3 BLK-HFR, 995#.............................. $271.00 LANDER 12 MIX-HFR, 1018# ............................ $284.00 PAVILLION 3 MIX-HFR, 1065# ............................ $280.00
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL ALONG w/ WEIGH UP COWS & BULLS START TIME 9:30 AM w/ WEIGH UPS CALVES JJ Robinett- 27 Blk & BWF Strs, 20 Blk & BWF Hfrs 500#. Rec Vista Once & Vision 8 @ branding. Sired by Ochsner bulls. Elie Walters-Slack- 20 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 525600#. Rec Vira Shield 6, Vision 8 & Once PMH IN @ branding & Precon(8-28). Safeguard & CleanUp @ Precon. Mostly AI calves, sired by Ingalls Kahuna & ABS Bolder. Full Mineral program.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL ALONG w/ Weigh Up COWS & BULLS START TIME 9:30 AM w/ WEIGH UPS YEARLINGS Armada Ranch/Braxton Crofts- 20 Blk Ang & AngX PTO Yrlng Hfrs 700-750#. Comp vacc & poured this spring. High desert! One brand, reputation! CALVES Muddy Land & Livestock- 130 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 400-450#. Rec Vista Once & Vision 8 + Spur & Dectomax @ branding & Precon (8-15). Knife cut. Good quality, healthy, one iron calves with strong maternal lines backing them. Sired by high powered, reputable Black Angus bulls! TY Ranch & B1T Ranch– 130 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 400450#. Rec comp vacc @ branding & Precon. Sired by powerful Black Angus bulls. High desert & Fancy! Bringolf & Bernardis- 38 Blk Ang Strs & 18 Blk Ang Hfrs 450-500#. Rec 8 way & Nasalgen @ branding. Nice set of high desert calves, coming off extremely dry conditions! Knife cut, easy to handle. Fancy! Luke Mead- 23 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 450-500#. Rec comp vacc @ branding & CattleActiv. One brand calves! Gary Horton- 12 Blk Simmental/Ang Calves 550-650#. Rec 7 way w/Somnus @ birth & branding. Complete mineral program. Heifers are replacement quality. One brand, reputation calves! BREDS James Van Heule- 60 Blk Ang & AngX ST Bred Cows. Bred to GG&T & V Ranch Ang/Saler composite bulls to start calving 3/15-5/15. Spring vacc program on cows Bovishield FD5 VL5. Choice High Desert cows!! WEIGHS James Van Heule- 20 weigh cows
Early Consignments TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL w/ SHEEP & HORSES ALONG w/ WEIGH UP COWS & BULLS START TIME 9:30 AM w/ SHEEP Brad Eastman- 45 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & 35 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 550-600#. Rec Pyramid 5 Presponse & 7-way w/Somnus @ branding. Sired by Herring Composite Blk Ang bulls. High elevation, above 9000’. Reputation feeding calves!!
Sired by Sitz Blk Ang bulls & Valley View Charolais bulls. Powerful calves! High elevation & Fancy! Rob & Heidi Crofts- 25 Blk Ang & CharX Strs 450500#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7 way @ branding. Knife cut. Sired by Sitz Black Angus & Valley View Charolais Bulls. High elevation!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 WEIGH UP COW & BULL SALE ALONG w/ BREDS • START TIME 9:30 AM
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YEARLINGS Eastfork Livestock- 320 Blk, BWF, RWF, small % Hereford Yrlng Strs 850-925#. 140 Blk, BWF, RWF, small % Hereford Spayed Yrlng Hfrs 800-850#. Cattle have rec Nasalgen & 7 way @ branding, Vista Once SQ & 8 way w/ Somnus @ weaning. Sired by great Herd bulls. This is a reputation set of High Elevation, High Performance Yearlings!! CALVES Hurricane Cattle Co- 330 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 450550#. 280 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 450-550#. Rec Calf Guard, Vision 8 w/Somnus & Vista Once @ branding. Knife cut. Summered above 8000’. Sired by Lucky 7 Angus, Ingalls Angus & Popo Agie Angus Bulls. Year-round Chelated Mineral program. Fancy, one brand, high elevation! Sired by performance tested, high quality Black Angus bulls! Joe & Deanna Crofts- 300 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 425-475#. Rec Virashield 6, Vision 7 w/ Somnus. Year-round mineral program. 100% Black Angus sired. One iron, high desert, green & Fancy! Ruby Ranch- 200 Blk Ang & AngX Strs 450-525#. Rec Vista Once & Vision 7 w/Somnus @ branding. Sired by Popo Agie & Ingalls Angus Black Angus bulls. Reputation & high elevation! Smoky Canyon Ranch- 80 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 425-450#. Choice, high elevation calves! Tyler & Lindsey Taylor- 30 Blk Ang & AngX Strs, 24 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 400-500#. Rec Vision 8 w/ Somnus & Vista Once @ branding. Summered above 8000’. One brand, good calves! Fernando Roman- 25 Blk Ang Strs & Hfrs 500-600#. Rec Vision 7 w/Somnus + Spur, Bovine Virus Diarrhea Vaccine & Nasalgen 3-PMH @ branding. Reputation, one brand calves!!
CALVES Shane & Chris Eberline- 230 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 475-550#. Rec Vista Once SQ, Nasalgen & Vision 7 @ Branding. Sired by SO Cattle & Hancock Blk Ang bulls. High elevation, choice calves! Ransom & Jill Logan- 150 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 525#. Sired by Colyer Herefords & Angus bulls, & Redland Redbank Angus bulls. Rec Vista Once SQ, & Vision 7 Somnus w/ Spur @ branding. High elevation. Good F1 cross calves! Fred Larsen- 60 Blk Ang & AngX Strs & Hfrs 500#. Rec Vista Once SQ & 7 Way w/ Somnus @ branding. Choice calves! Jennifer McIntosh- 23 Blk Ang Strs & 17 Blk Ang Hfrs 430#. Rec Ultrabac 7 w/Somnus & Vira Shield 6 @ branding, Probac 4+ BVDK, Vision 7 & Safeguard @ Precon. Calves are on complete mineral program. Sired by Mr. K, T & E Angus & SO Angus bulls. Nice, one brand, high desert calves! Richie & Lisa Walker- 33 Red Ang Strs 525#, 10 Red Ang Hfrs 475#. Rec MultiMin 90, Pyramid 5 + Presponse & Vision 7 w/Somnus + Spur @ branding. Sired by Red Angus bulls.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 WEIGH UP COW & BULL SALE ALONG w/ BREDS • START TIME 9:30 AM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM CALVES Scott & Brittany Harris- 60 Blk Ang & CharX Strs & Hfrs 450-500#. Rec Nasalgen 3 PMH, Bovilis BVD & Vision 7 @ branding. Steers are knife cut.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 BRED COW SPECIAL ALONG w/ WEIGH UP COWS & BULLS START TIME 9:30 AM w/ WEIGH UPS • BREDS @ NOON
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 CALF & YEARLING SPECIAL START TIME 9:00 AM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 WEIGH UP COW & BULL SALE ALONG w/ BRED COWS, SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:30 AM w/ SHEEP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Consignors~~~~~~~~~~~ Preg Checking/Bleeding Cattle: Cattle need to be in the yard by 2:00 PM prior to the day of sale if they need preg checked or bled. Thank you for your cooperation!
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