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Garry Carter: Stella, MOM(417)592-1924
Joel Chaffi n: Ozark, MOM(417)299-4727
Rick Chaffi n: Ozark, MOH(417)485-7055, M(417)849-1230
Jack Chastain: Bois D’Arc, MOH(417)751-9580, M(417)849-5748
Ronnie Cook: Miami, OKH(918)788-3018, M(918)533-4366
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Tim Durman: Seneca, MOH(417) 776-2906, M(417)438-3541
Jerome Falls: Sarcoxie, MOH(417)548-2233, M(417)793-5752
Pat Farrell: Fort Scott, KSM(417)850-1652
Nick Flannigan: Fair Grove, MOM(417)316-0048
Fred Gates: Seneca, MOH(417)776-3412, M(417)437-5055
Brent Gundy: Walker, MOH(417)465-2246, M(417)321-0958
Dan Haase: Pierce City, MO(417)476-2132
Jim Hacker: Bolivar, MOH(417)326-2905, M(417)328-8905CATTLE RECEIVING STATION
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Mark Harmon: MarketingH(417)466-7082, M(417)316-0101
Bryon Haskins: Lamar, MOH(417)398-0012, M(417)850-4382
Doc Haskins: Diamond, MOH(417)325-4136, M(417)437-2191
Mark Henry: Hurley, MOH(417)369-6171, M(417)464-3806
J.W. Henson: Conway, MOH(417)589-2586, M(417)343-9488CATTLE RECEIVING STATION
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Steve Hunter: Jasper, MOH(417)525-4405, M(417)439-1168
Larry Jackson: Carthage, MOH(417)358-7931, M(417)850-3492
Jim Jones: Crane, MOH(417)723-8856, M(417)844-9225
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Larry Mallory: Miller, MOH(417)452-2660, M(417)461-2275
Dolf Marrs: Hindsville, ARH(479)789-2798, M(479)790-2697
Cody Misemer: Mount Vernon, MOH(417)461-7055, M(417)489-2426
Skyler Moore: Mount Vernon, MOM(417)737-2615
Alice Myrick: Mapleton, KSH(620)743-3681, M(620)363-0740
Jerry Newman: Jasper, MOH(417)394-2276
J.R. Nichols: Prescott, KSH(913)352-6346
Kenny Ogden: Lockwood, MOH(417)537-4777, M(417)466-8176
Chester Palmer: Miami, OKH(918)542-6801, M(918)540-4929
Jason Pendleton: Stotts City, MOH(417)285-3666, M(417)437-4552
Charlie Prough: El Dorado Springs, MO
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Russ Ritchart: Jasper, MOH(417)394-2020
Alvie Sartin: Seymour, MOH(417)859-5568, M(417)840-3272CATTLE RECEIVING STATION
Jim Schiltz: Lamar, MOH(417)884-5229, M(417)850-7850
Bob Shanks: Columbus, KSH(620)674-3259, M(620)674-1675
Orlan Shanks:Columbus, KSH(620)674-3683
John Simmons: Westville, OKH(918)457-5150, M(918)519-9129
David Stump: Jasper, MOH(417)537-4358, M(417)434-5420
Matt Sukovaty: Bolivar, MOH(417)326-4618, M(417)399-3600CATTLE RECEIVING STATION
Kent Swinney: Gentry, ARH(479)736-4621, M(479)524-7024
Mike Theurer: Lockwood, MOH(417)232-4358, M(417)827-3117
Tim Varner: Washburn, MOH(417)826-5645, M(417)847-7831
Troy Watson: Bolivar, MOM(417)327-3145
Bruce Williams: Sparta, MOH(417)634-4107, M(417)844-2860
Virgil Winchester: Anderson, MOH(417)775-2369, M(417)850-3086
Corky Wingfi eld: Goodman, MOH(417)364-7160
Devon Yoder: Waggoner, OKH(918)485-8248, M(918)636-6116
Thurs. Jan. 7, 2010 • Thurs. Jan. 21, 2010
Winter 2010 Value Added Marketing Sale Schedule
2009 was quite a year! We’ve never had any more grass or hay! And as far as
moisture, I’ve never seen it any better! The year had its ups and downs. Really, we sold yearling cattle pretty well considering the fat cattle trade at about 80-85 all year long. We sure got along a lot better than the folks in the poultry and pork business. All in all, there was opportunity to make some money in the cattle business.
In 2010, I’m going to continue to be optimistic. That said, though, I don’t think 2010 will be any better for prices than 2009. The economy or its recovery simply isn’t any better than it was a year ago. The feeding segment of the cattle industry just didn’t make any money last year and I don’t see prices looking any better for this year even with less cattle on feed and lower numbers overall. If we can sell cattle in 2010 just as good as we did in 2009, I think that’ll be a victory.
We’re kicking off this new year with value added sales on January 7th and January 21st. and those sales are always really good. We had a positive Cattle on Feed Report to close out 2009. We’re seeing less cattle on feed and we placed fewer cattle in the feedlot. Marketings have also been a plus. There’s been a little bounce in the fed cattle market and we can probably hold the feeder cattle market for the fi rst couple of weeks of January.
I expect there to be a lot of cattle around in January and
really all through the spring, especially cattle above 650 lbs. The grazing cattle, those weighing below 650, I think they will continue to bring a premium.
The cow and bull market will continue to hang in there. Exports are down and we’ll have less cows around in general due in part to the dairy buyout and because we’ve culled pretty hard. I do expect cow and prices to be higher than what we saw in 2009 simply because of numbers. I just think there will be less slaughter cows in general.
We’ve seen corn get higher and lower. This year you just need to pay attention to your marketings and make sure you get cattle sold when prices are at their highs.
Bottom line, 2009 should be counted as a victory because we all could have been worse off than what we were.
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The agency’s fi nal determination comes in response to a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ordered the agency to reconsider whether greenhouse gases are pollutants subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act. However, the court stated EPA must determine if these pollutants would threaten public health and welfare before being allowed to regulate. The six greenhouse gases subject to regulation are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofl uorocarbons, perfl uorocarbons and sulfur hexafl uoride.
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Giant Organic Livestock Operation Decertifi ed by USDAIn an investigation and legal case that dragged on for almost
four years, one of the largest organic cattle producers in the United States, Promiseland Livestock LLC, was suspended from organic commerce, along with its owner and key employees, for four years. The penalty was part of an order issued by administrative law judge Peter Davenport in Washington, D.C., on November 25.
Promiseland, a multimillion dollar operation with facilities in Missouri and Nebraska, including more than 13,000 acres of cropland, and managing 22,000 head of beef and dairy cattle, had been accused of multiple improprieties in formal legal complaints, including not feeding organic grain to cattle, selling fraudulent organic feed and “laundering” conventional cattle as organic.
Promiseland became the focus of Cornucopia’s investigation into giant factory farms, milking thousands of cows, that were allegedly operating illegally. Promiseland sold thousands of dairy cows to giant factory dairy farms owned by Dean Foods (Horizon Organic), Natural Prairie Dairy in Texas and Aurora Dairy based in Colorado. Aurora and Natural Prairie supply private-label, store-brand milk for Wal-Mart, Costco, Target and major supermarket chains such as HEB, Safeway and Harris Teeter.
Although Cornucopia has praise for the professionalism of law enforcement agents at the USDA, and the career staff at the National Organic Program (NOP), who carried out the Aurora and Promiseland investigations, the farm policy research group has harshly criticized past management at the USDA which allowed Promiseland, and Aurora, to operate illegally for years. — Adapted from a release provided by The Cornucopia Institute./Angus Productions
FSIS Issues Humane Handling DirectiveThe Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued Directive
6910.1, Revision 1: District Veterinary Medical Specialist (DVMS) — Work Methods. This directive provides instruction to DVMSs regarding the work methods they are to use when conducting humane handling verifi cation assessments at both livestock and poultry establishments. The DVMS is also to assess whether a facility has implemented a systematic approach to humane handling and slaughter, which is a voluntary program. If there is no formal program, the DVMS is to discuss with establishment management the four steps involved in implementing a systematic approach as discussed in the Federal Register Notice, Humane Handling and Slaughter Requirements and the Merits of a Systematic Approach to Meet Such Requirements, (Sept. 9, 2004).
Some of the core criteria covered in humane handling verifi cation assessments include evaluating stunning practices, unloading procedures, electric prod use, and slips and falls. The verifi cation form to be completed by a DVMS is similar in nature to the American Meat Institute (AMI) Animal Handling Guidelines with regard to acceptable limits for specifi c core criteria.
This directive cancels FSIS Directive 6910.1, District Veterinary Medical Specialist (DVMS) – Work Methods, dated April 13, 2009.
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A recent University of Missouri Commercial Agriculture Program survey of Missouri cow-calf producers indicated several reasons why producers select certain supplemental feeds. The most important characteristic producers use to select a feed was the ability to store the product. The cattle delivery method ranked second while feed cost and familiarity ranked third and fourth.
When ranking specifi c feeds in this survey producers preferred processed grains fi rst, pellets or cake second, dry-meal feeds third and tubs or blocks fourth. With this information in mind, several supplements are available suited to producer preferences.
One supplement suited to most beef feeding systems is alfalfa hay due to handling and feed characteristics. Corn, distillers grains, corn gluten
feed, wheat middlings, and soybean hulls can be used alone or in combination as a forage supplement for producers capable of handling and feeding concentrates. When feeding time and labor are limited many producers utilize commercial blocks or tubs to provide supplemental nutrients to cattle.
When selecting supplemental feeds producers need to match forage quality with supplemental feeds to fulfi ll nutrient demand. When deciding which feeds to use as a supplement, rank forage from poorest to best quality then select supplemental feeds ranked by energy and protein content.
For example, when moving from poor to high quality forages producers should fi rst consider distillers grains, then corn gluten feed or wheat middlings, and fi nally soybean hulls or corn. Poor quality forages will require greater levels of energy and protein found in distillers grains while high quality forages generally are defi cient in energy and can be supplemented with corn or soybean hulls.
Consider a late gestation cow requiring 13.7 pounds of TDN (energy) and 2.0 pounds of CP. Our hay test indicates 50% TDN, 6.5% CP and 65% NDF. To calculate potential hay dry
matter intake using NDF as a guide we divide 120 / 65. As a result we expect this late gestation cow to consume 1.8% of her body weight of this hay or 24 pounds of dry matter. Now take 24 pounds times the hay nutrient concentration and the cow will eat 12 pounds of TDN and 1.6 pounds of CP. This forage is not capable of meeting the cows nutrient needs without supplementation.
To meet the needs of the cow we need to supply an additional 0.4 pounds of CP and 1.7 pounds of TDN. For this example we will use distillers grains as a supplement (90% dry matter, 90% TDN and 28% CP). Feeding the cow 2.1 pounds of distillers grains the will meet the energy and protein requirements.
To calculate energy supplementation we take 1.7 pounds TDN divided by 90% and get 1.9 pounds of DDGS. To calculate protein supplement take 0.4 pounds CP divided by 28% and get 1.4 pounds of DDGS. The energy defi cit is greater than CP so take the 1.9 pounds of dry matter required for energy and divide by 90% (dry matter of DDGS) to get 2.1 pounds of DDGS as fed. In
this example there is no energy required for adding condition to the cow. Thin cows will require better forage or greater supplementation.
Now consider a different forage test, 53% TDN, 11% CP and 61% NDF. The cow should be able to consume nearly 2% of her body weight of this hay or 26 pounds. Using 26 pounds of hay times the nutrient concentration and she eats 13.8 pounds of TDN and 2.9 pounds of CP. Assuming this cow is at a condition score 5 she should not need additional supplementation. Forage testing and using test results to match forages to the nutrient requirements of different cattle groups is key to developing a cost effective supplementation program.
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A bill that would make the 2009 estate tax level permanent
– 45% and $3.5 million/person exemption – was passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill passed by a 225-200 vote, with all Republicans opposed. Under current law, the estate tax is scheduled to go away in 2010, but revert to a 55% tax rate and a $1 million/person exemption in 2011.
H.R. 4154 was introduced by Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and does not index the exemption level for infl ation. Nor does it include a “portability” provision, which would permit a surviving spouse to carry over any credit left over by the fi rst spouse to die.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), however, called the Pomeroy bill “a disservice to America’s family farmers and other small businesses.” NCBA President Gary Voogt said: “By keeping a fl awed law in place, Congress will simply extend our problems with the current system into the future.”
NCBA cites USDA Economic Research Service fi gures that farm estates are 5-20 times more likely to incur estate taxes than other estates. In fact, one in ten farm estates (farms with sales of $250,000 or more annually) are likely to owe estate taxes in 2009.
“Farmers and ranchers are often forced to sell off land, equipment, or even the entire ranch just to pay off tax liabilities. This is money that could otherwise be re-invested to grow
the family business and hand it down to future generations,” NCBA says.
“This is not a tax on the ‘wealthy elite’,” Voogt says. “It is a huge burden – and in some cases, a death sentence – on family farms and small businesses.”
NCBA supports a dual-track approach, which includes additional relief and an overall exemption for agriculture.
In a news release, offi cials at the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting, Falls Church, VA, which expected the House to pass the bill, said there’s a greater likelihood that the Senate will include reunifi cation (of the estate and gift tax), portability and indexing for infl ation in its version of the bill.
AALU offi cials cite S. 722, introduced in the Senate by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), and S. 2784, introduced by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), both of which would add reunifi cation and portability, as well as index the estate tax rate for infl ation.
An amendment added to the 2010 budget resolution passed by the Senate included the indexing, portability and reunifi cation provisions. That amendment by Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) would have raised the exemption level to $5 million/person. The Senate voted 51-48 to adopt the amendment, but it didn’t survive conference.
—Source: Joe Roybal/Beef CowCalf Weekly
Death Tax Measure Passes HouseMcCann to Head State Cattlemen’s AssociationAs the newly elected president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s
Association, Lawrence County cattleman Jason McCann says producers need to be focused on the challenges that face the industry and on unifying its efforts legislatively.
McCann, who took the helm, at the 42nd Annual Missouri Cattlemen’s Convention and Trade ShowDecember 11-12 in Springfi eld, says one of the key challenges lies in the Humane Society of the United States. “They have already fi led a petition with the Secretary of State in Missouri to regulate the dog industry in Missouri. And, while that doesn’t directly affect the cattle industry, we are still concerned with what the group has done in other states like Ohio. We need to be proactive and not reactive.”
Building bridges is another part of McCann’s strategy. He says state cattlemen need to form alliances with other groups in the ag industry including grain and meat producers.
On the national scene, McCann says environmental regulations and urban growth are other obstacles producers must face.
“Our plate is very full on what we have to do and we must be proactive especially as our membership numbers have diminished,” he explains.
McCann of Miller, Mo. served as fi rst vice president in 2009 and second vice president in 2008. He has been a past director of the Southwest Cattlemen. He has also chaired the membership and convention committees.
Lonny Duckworth of Butler, Mo. was elected fi rst vice president and Jimmie Long of Cole Camp, Mo. was voted in as second vice president. Ryan Bailey of Curryville, MO. was re-elected Secretary/Treasurer.
In addition during the Annual Meeting, the membership elected new regional vice presidents to serve the membership across the state. Regions 1, 3, 5 and 7 were up for re-election. The new board includes: Region 1-Steve Krueger, Kahoka, Mo.; Region 2-Sheryl Brewe, Marthasville, Mo.; Region 3-Wayne Nichols, Pamona, Mo.; Region 4-Carl Messner, Albany, Mo.; Region 5-Gary Copenhaver, Lexington, Mo., Region 6-Mark Sconce, Walnut Grove, Mo.; and Region 7-Ben Fizette, Golden City, Mo.
The fi rst-ever Foundation/PAC Bull Auction brought in $19,550 to Missouri’s Cattlemen Foundation and the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association Political Action Committee(PAC) fund. Ten donors gave individual bulls, buyer’s choice or a sale credit.
The 43rd Annual Missouri Cattlemen’s Convention and Trade Show will be Dec. 17 and 18, 2010 in Columbia, Mo.
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Southwest Missouri beef producers sold 335 heifers
for an average price of $1,139 at the Joplin Regional Stockyards, Friday, Nov. 20.
“Considering the sluggish cattle market and the fact that the general economic trend is hitting our area harder, I feel the sale went very well,” said Eldon Cole, Mount Vernon, MU Extension livestock specialist and sale coordinator.
There were 83 lots of matched heifers from 15 herd owners. Before the sale, the heifers were sorted into lots of similar type and calving dates. All are bred to calve this spring.
The 30 lots bred by artifi cial insemination averaged $1,172 per head, compared to the $1,117 average on the 50 lots bred by bulls.
The top-priced lot averaged $1,450 on four Angus-Hereford crossbreds with a touch of
Brahman from Ladd Ranches, Sparta, Mo. Jim Clanton, Stark City, Mo., was the buyer.
The strength of the bidding was helped by abundant forage on most farms, Cole said. Two years of above-average rainfall helped.
“Cattlemen maintain an ever-present optimistic outlook that the market will turn around next year,” Cole added.
The Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program is overseen by a private organization of consignors. They set the rules and quality standards for sires used in breeding the heifers consigned.
Only replacement heifers that carry the trademarked black-and-gold ear tag with the Show-Me-Select logo are allowed in the sale.
Show-Me-Select Heifer Sale Posts Good Numbers Considering Times
The cattle industry is in the fi ght of its
life, and members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) are considering a structure change that would allow the nation’s largest cattle organization to quickly and effi ciently address industry challenges without sacrifi cing grassroots input. The change is being recommended by producers and state organization executives from across the country who participated in NCBA’s Governance Task Force.
The change includes development of a smaller Board of Directors, while retaining strong producer input through a new House of Delegates. The recommendation is being submitted for review and
approval of the concept at the 2010 NCBA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, later this month.
“We are being attacked on many fronts by rapidly changing issues and well-heeled groups, which are light on facts but heavy on funding, and they are threatening to put cattlemen out of business,” said Jan Lyons, co-chair of the NCBA Governance Task Force, NCBA past president and beef producer from Manhattan, Kan. “We’ve carefully reviewed challenges involved with restructuring, including the legal ramifi cations, and we believe our recommendation improves our organization and makes it the lean, mean fi ghting machine we need to face the forces lining up against our industry.”
The Task Force is recommending a 29-member Board of Directors, 26 of whom are elected by a 250-vote House of Delegates and three ex-offi cio non-voting members. These include the Federation of State Beef Councils Chair and Vice-Chair and the NCBA CEO. The House of Delegates will include 100 votes from NCBA Affi liates, 100 votes from State Beef Councils, and 50 votes from breed associations and other interested groups.
“Grassroots input through the House of Delegates is crucial to the success of the new structure, says NCBA Past President and Task Force Co-Chair John Queen, a beef producer from Waynesville, N.C. “Members of the House of Delegates will vote on policy and demand building programs to be recommended to the Board of Directors, which will be the body with legal and fi duciary responsibility for the association.” According to Queen, committees of beef producers who share common interests (such as cow-calf operators, feeders or those interested in beef demand) will provide grassroots input to the House of Delegates.
Queen says the Governance Task Force conducted a deliberate process in developing the recommendations, starting with listening sessions of producers when the group was
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established in July, 2008. In the end, it was determined that the current structure, which includes a 274-member Board of Directors, is unwieldy and makes authority and accountability within the organization diffi cult. The problems and gaps in the current structure were discussed and approved by the Board of Directors last July.
One of the Task Force’s charges was that recommendations comply with the Checkoff Act and Order. Legal counsel and the U.S. Department of Agriculture were consulted throughout the process, and “the task force is confi dent our recommended structure is legal and consistent with the Act and Order,” Queen says.
“As a former board member of my State Beef Council in Kansas and also as a former chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, I believe the Federation will have the strongest voice on demand-building programs in the House of Delegates and the Board because they are the experts on these matters at NCBA,” said Lyons. “And as ex
offi cio members to the Board, the Federation chair and vice chair will have a considerable infl uence with the 29-member Board.” Lyons added that NCBA would continue, at the direction of its Board, to propose beef demand building and protecting programs to the Beef Promotion Operating Committee.
Representatives from all segments of the industry studied, debated and crafted the new structure recommendation, according to Lyons. The 21-member Task Force included both producer members and state organization staff interested in improving their national organization and the entire industry.
The Task Force’s recommendation will be submitted to the NCBA Executive Committee in San Antonio, and be discussed by the full Board of Directors during its Annual Meeting Jan. 30, 2010. If the Board approves the direction, bylaw changes would be developed and voted on at the Summer Conference in Denver next July. Implementation of the new structure would begin upon approval of the bylaw changes by the Board.
Moore Tops Great Lakes Circuit in Tie Down Roping
Whether it was his love of a good challenge or his competitive nature, both seemed to have played a big role in Skyler Moore’s recent rodeo success. He climbed to the top of the
Great Lakes Rodeo Circuit for tie down roping, marking his fi rst big win in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). His other accomplishment in the PRCA was making it to the Heartland Finals in Waco, Texas. Competing against the top 30 ropers in the standings, he fi nished third.
The Mount Vernon, Mo., cowboy and son of Joplin Regional Stockyards co-owner’s Jackie and Kristy Moore, has been roping since
he was 15 years old. Clinching fi rst place at rodeos in Springdale and Harrison, Ark., as well as Licking, Mo., and Cherokee, Iowa helped Moore secure the top slot in the Great Lakes Circuit. These big wins, along with placing at 20 other rodeos (see listing below), helped Moore fi nish the year by winning the Circuit nearly $10,000 ahead of the runner-up.
The Great Lakes Circuit is one of 12 regions in the PRCA. According to Moore, it includes Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. “There are a total of 54 rodeos within the circuit,” he explains. “Some of the bigger rodeos include Sikeston, Mo., and Fort Madison, Iowa.”
Moore is a past Missouri High School Rodeo state champion and he claimed reserve champion honors twice. He also qualifi ed for the National High School Finals three years in a row and was offered a full ride scholarship to rodeo in college, but opted to join the family’s auction business instead. He was also an all-state football player in high school.
This past year, Moore competed in just 20 rodeos because he says he wasn’t sure if he was going to rodeo or not. However, he is sure about the coming year. “Next year I’m going to rodeo full time and hopefully make it to the NFR (National Finals Rodeo) in Las Vegas.”
Moore says roping is something he likes to do because it is always challenging. “I’ve played sports my whole life and I’m very competitive. To be the best at roping you’ve got to have a good work ethic and a lot of ability.”
There’s plenty of hard work that goes in to being a champion roper. Moore tries to get practice in every day. In his early days, he says he practiced six to eight hours a day every day. “Now, I run 15-20 calves off three or four different horses to try to stay sharp.”
Having a good horse plays a key role in Moore’s success. Currently, he rides an 11-year-old Quarter Horse named Saul. “He is a really big stopper and makes me able to win on calves that are bigger and stronger than others,” Moore says. “A good horse is something I’ve always been fortunate to have. I have a good horse trainer and my dad also has three or four good horses which I’m planning on riding.”
Skyler Moore ~ 2009 Great Lakes Rodeo Circuit Winner, Tie Down Roping
First Place:Springdale, Ark. • Harrison, Ark. • Licking, Mo. • Cherokee, Iowa
Placed at:Manawa, Wisc. • Spooner, Wisc. • Pine City, Minn.Isanti, Minn. • Hamel, Minn. • Fergus Falls, Minn.
Carthage, Mo. • Sikeston, Mo. • Fort Madison, IowaDayton, Iowa • Ponca, Neb. • Mitchell, S.D.
Imboden, Ark. • Clear Lake, S.D. Coffeyville, Kan. • Vinita, Okla.
In addition to rodeo, Moore has been an auctioneer at Joplin Regional Stockyards for four years and has been around the auction business his whole life. He and his wife Ashlee, whom he met while rodeoing in high school, also run over 500 yearlings and own 360 acres. A Florida native, Ashlee’s family also ranches. Skyler and Ashlee travel to rodeos together as she competes in barrel racing.
With his sights set on the NFR, the road ahead for Moore won’t be a walk in the park.
Still, competing at the NFR has been a lifelong dream for Skyler Moore. “It will be a long, tough road,” he says. “I’ll be attending over 100 rodeos next year all over the country.”
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Every crossbreeding system has its advantages and disadvantages, cattle experts agree, so producers must evaluate programs in terms of providing the best possible performance within their
own unique situations.Scott Greiner, Ph.D., an Extension animal scientist at Virginia
Tech, said an ideal crossbreeding program should optimize, but not necessarily maximize, hybrid vigor (heterosis) in both the calf crop and, particularly, the cow herd; use breeds and genetics that match the enterprise’s feed resources, management and marketing strategy; and be easy to apply and manage.
Cattle producers should fi nd a way to capture heterosis in their herds, said Gary Hansen, Ph.D., an Extension livestock specialist for North Carolina State University. He noted that breeds from diverse genetic backgrounds will express higher levels. For example, British breeds crossed with each other will result in less hybrid vigor than when crossed with Continental or Bos indicus breeds.
Cathy Bandyk, Ph.D., an animal scientist at Quality Liquid Feeds, Dodgeville, Wis., said some basic points always apply when selecting breeds: local availability of breeding stock that meet the specifi cations; complementarity of the breeds used; cows and calves that fi t available resources and the local environment; and crosses that produce animals suited for the target markets.
Concerning that last point, Greiner advised, “specifi cally include the targeted carcass-merit end point. Considerable differences between breeds exist and may be effectively utilized by crossbreeding.”
When constructing a crossbreeding plan, each breed should help meet marketing objectives and enhance the quality of calves, said Matt
Spangler, Ph.D., a beef geneticist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He cautioned, however, that expected progeny differences (EPDs) are not helpful in selecting between breeds because EPDs from one breed are not directly comparable to those of another.
He noted, although, that producers can use the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center’s (USMARC’s) across-breed adjustment factors to categorize breeds based on their genetic potentials for certain traits. He suggested looking at the existing herd composition then choosing another breed that complements those cattle.
Hansen also encouraged producers to use the breeds that are the most economically productive for their enterprises and management styles, reminding them that no single breed is best at everything.
For example, Greiner offered, coupling the British breeds’ general advantages in marbling potential with the Continental breeds’ red-meat–yield advantages results in offspring that have desirable levels of both quality grade (marbling) and yield grade (retail yield).
Today’s genetics offer the opportunity to stabilize coat color and polled status while maintaining a crossbreeding program, he added. Technological advances, such as DNA genotyping, have made it possible to manage such qualitative traits in several breeds; therefore, they do not need to be limiting factors.
Hansen encouraged commitment: “Use breeds that complement each other. Do not become the ‘bull of the month’ club with your bull battery.”
Utilize the various breeds’ strengths for a viable crossbreeding system, Greiner said, and maintain uniformity from one generation to the next with sire selection – both within and between the breeds.
“Bull selection within a breed is equally important,” he explained. “EPDs are very useful and important tools in accomplishing that task.”
Spangler agreed that EPDs and economic indexes are necessary for choosing individual animals.
“Those tools really center on the genetic aspects of individual animals,” he said.
A crossbreeding program requires quality cattle if it is to outperform straightbreeding and produce a product that meets consumer demand, Hansen stated.
“Crossbreeding will not overcome poor genetics,” he said. “Use quality animals when selecting the bulls to use in your herd.”
Greiner noted several factors and challenges to consider when evaluating different crossbreeding systems: the number of cows in the herd; the number of available breeding pastures; labor and management; the amount and quality of feed available; the production and marketing systems; and the availability of high-quality bulls of the various breeds.
Bob Hough, Ph.D., executive vice president for the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF), listed a few more items: a source of replacement females, identifi cation and recordkeeping systems, matching biological types, and fi tting the production environment.
“The ‘ideal cow herd’ and breeding program vary depending on the area in which the enterprise is located, the product and the target market,” he explained. “Once you have analyzed those aspects, you can design and implement a crossbreeding program that will help you achieve your production goals and marketing plans. The system must fi t practical constraints.”
Overall, the cumulative effect of crossbreeding when you consider several traits is more important than the effect on any one particular trait, Greiner reiterated, so you must design effective crossbreeding programs to optimize performance, not necessarily maximize it.
“Still, a major challenge to making a crossbreeding program work is keeping the system sustainable without sacrifi cing optimum levels of heterosis and breed complementarity,” he cautioned. “A well-designed, manageable crossbreeding system is an important aspect in making genetic progress in the various economically important traits that drive profi tability in today’s beef industry.”
—Source: North American Limousin Foundation
Manageable Crossbreeding Drives Profi tability
“The ‘ideal cow herd’ and breeding program vary depending on the area in which the
enterprise is located, the product and the target market.”—Dr. Bob Hough
North American Limousin Foundation
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Calves born with any sort of diffi culty at birth are four times more likely to die than those without, which is why conditioning cows for calving is extremely important, said Ron Lemenager,
Purdue University beef nutrition specialist.As the spring calving season approaches, producers should look
at three key factors to prepare cows to calve.“The fi rst key factor is to get cows into the right body condition so
they have enough energy for normal calving,” Lemenager said. “For
most cows we recommend a body condition score of fi ve and for fi rst calf heifers a body condition of 5.5-6.
“Making sure cows have proper nutrition also will insure a higher quality colostrum, or fi rst milk after calving, which gives the calf disease protection and a dense nutrient supply.”
Proper nutrition includes a diet high enough in energy for the cow to have a normal calving experience, the right protein content and vitamins and minerals. But with the rainy hay season this past year, poor hay quality may mean producers need to supplement diets.
“Most producers probably have enough hay, but the quality is such that it’s likely short in energy,” Lemenager said. “Producers should get an analysis of their hay and then develop a supplementation stragey. It’s also important that the cow has access to a high quality free choice mix of vitamins and minerals, which are commercially available.”
Nutritionally speaking, one thing producers need to keep an eye on is the amount of dried distillers grains (DDGs) they’re feeding their cowherds. Because DDGs are high in protein, cows should be fed DDGs to meet protein needs, not energy needs.
“If producers do feed DDGs, they need to be careful not to overfeed protein because too much protein will increase calf birth weights, as well as blood nitrogen levels, which can negatively affect both conception rate and embryo survival,” Lemenager said.
“Using distillers grains beyond protein requirements can cause a sulfur toxicity,” Lemenager said. “At high levels, sulfur also can complex with other minerals, like copper, which is an extremely important mineral for reproduction.”
In addition to conditioning cows, producers should look at their facilities and make sure they are prepared to house newborn calves in inclement weather—something Lemenager said is extremely important for calf survival.
Even with conditioned cows and proper facilities, some operations may still deal with calf scours, or neonatal diarrhea.
“This will be on an operation-by-operation basis, but if there is a history of calf scours, producers will want to work with a veterinarian to come up with a vaccination strategy for the cows that will provide passive immunity to the calf through high quality colostrum,” Lemenager said.
Cattle producers can fi nd additional information and keep up with the latest beef news on the Purdue Animal Sciences Beef Blog at http://www.thebeefblog.com/ .
—Source: Purdue Ag Extension/CattleNetwork.com
Nutrition, Facility Prep Vital for Successful Calving Season
If you have a history of calf scours, work
with your vet to develop a strategy
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Why do some calves thrive in cold weather while some, given the same conditions, just want to die? Sometimes we say the calf has no “heart to live” or the cow is simply
not a “good mother.” But, Ron Torell, University of Nevada Extension livestock specialist, says that might be a cop-out.
It probably has more to do with management of the cow and the calf’s ability to trigger thermogenesis -- the creation of heat, he says. In the case of the latter, it’s the ability of a newborn wet calf to dry off, warm up and bring its core temperature to normal -- even with a wet hide and in the face of a cold, howling wind.
“Shivering helps the body generate heat,” Torell says. “The skeletal muscles create the shivering and there’s a little muscle on each hair that helps to create a better blanket.”
More important is the brown fat, or adipose tissue, prevalent in healthy, well-fed newborns that exhibit non-shivering thermogenesis to regulate their body temperature. Torell says the brown fat is located around blood vessels and major organs. When triggered into activity, the brown fat causes warming of the blood, which is circulated throughout the body to spread the warmth.
Manage Energy to Keep Calves Thriving in Cold
Resistance to disease is greatly dependent on antibodies or immunoglobulins and can be either “active” or “passive” in origin. Baby calves are born with an immune
system. However, they have not yet produced antibodies (“active” immunity) for disease protection. In “active” immunity, the body produces antibodies in response to infection or vaccination. “Passive” immunity gives temporary protection by transfer of certain immune substances from resistant individuals. An example of “passive” immunity is passing of antibodies from dam to calf via the colostrum (fi rst milk after calving). This transfer only occurs during the fi rst few hours following birth. Research (Wittum and Perino, 1995) conducted on over 200 calves, indicated that successful transfer of passive immunity, within hours of birth to a newborn calf, enhances disease resistance and performance for many months, even through the feedlot phase.
Timing of colostrum feeding is important because the absorption of immunoglobulins from colostrum decreases rapidly from birth. “Intestinal closure” occurs because specialized absorptive cells are sloughed from the gut epithelium. The very large molecules (immunoglobulins) are no longer absorbed by the intestine and released into the circulation. In calves, “closure” is virtually complete 24 hours after birth. Effi ciency of absorption declines steadily from birth, particularly after 12 hours. Feeding may induce earlier closure, but there is little colostral absorption after 24 hours of age, even if the calf is starved. This principle of “timing of colostrum feeding” holds true whether the colostrum is consumed directly from the fi rst milk of the dam or supplied by hand.
Producers should provide high risk baby calves (born to thin fi rst calf heifers or calves that endured a diffi cult birth) at least 2 quarts of fresh or thawed frozen colostrum within the fi rst 6 hours of life and another 2 quarts within another 12 hours. This is especially important for those baby calves too weak to nurse naturally. Thaw frozen colostrum very slowly
Transfer of Passive Immunity Helps Keep Calves Alive
in warm water so as to not allow it to overheat. A microwave oven can be used only if it is set on low power and the frozen colostrum is very slowly thawed. A slow thaw means denaturation of the protein does not occur. If at all possible, feed the calf natural colostrum fi rst, before feeding commercial colostrum substitutes. Remember, the fi rst feeding of milk or colostrum will induce faster intestinal closure.
Source: Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension Animal Reproduction Specialist
“If a calf is born from a thin cow, chances are the calf lacks an adequate amount of this stored brown fat tissue to warm itself,” Torell says. “On a cold day with the wind blowing, you may have a dead calf if the calf lacks this brown fat.”
A calf can have “heart” and “will to live,” but if it has no fat storage, hypothermia may take its toll primarily due to a lack of brown fat adipose tissue in the calf. That is the manager’s fault, Torell says.
“It all goes back to 12 months of cow herd management,” he says. Preservation of body condition, adequate nutrition of the brood cow, good management, a mineral program, good genetics, mothering ability, calving in an area that offers protection and calving in synch with Mother Nature, these factors all contribute. Other factors such as dystocia, fi rst-calf heifers, delayed delivery, oxygen deprivation at birth -- can all contribute to hypothermia and impede thermogenesis.
A thermometer is essential to determine the degree of hypothermia, Torell adds. “Often, a calf doesn’t appear hypothermic but, upon taking its temperature, you fi nd its body temp is below normal.”
Early treatment of hypothermic calves is important. The severe hypothermic calf can be revived and saved. However, the experience often sets them back and their body defense system can be compromised. This sets the calf up for pneumonia, scours and other calfhood problems.
—Source: Clint Peck/www.beef-mag.com
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It can cost the feeding sector of the beef industry as much as $30 per head. Yet, the real key to controlling BVD or bovine viral diarrhea lies in identifying and eradicating those animals that are
persistently infected (PI) with the virus.According to Dr. Daniel Givens, coordinator of animal research,
Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, PI animals can only be formed if the calf during the fi rst fi ve months of gestation is exposed to the virus. “The problem is if the calf is exposed during this time, then he continues to spread the virus throughout the rest of his life,” Givens explains.
The whole goal of controlling BVD, Givens says, is to prevent the formation of PI calves and then to identify them if they are formed and get them off the farm so that they don’t continue to cause problems.
Givens, who spoke during the Cattlemen’s College at the Missouri Cattlemen’s Convention in December in Springfi eld, says, if a PI calf goes through the marketing chain, every animal it comes in contact with could potentially become a PI calf if the animals it comes in contact with are pregnant. If PI calves are going to go to slaughter, Givens says they need to move to the slaughter endpoint, not through the normal marketing channels where they could contact other animals.
“An ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure in this situation,” Givens notes.
While BVD is not present in every cattle operation in the U.S., Givens does note that about 10% will have PI operations on the farm. “We do know that farm’s that have virus circulating will have lower pregnancy rates, poor calf health and lower weaning weights,” Givens explains.
He goes on to say that observation is needed to determine whether or not PI BVD is present on a farm.
Vaccination plays a key role in a farm’s risk control strategy, he maintains. “The key is to vaccinate heifers,” Givens explains. “Vaccinate with a modifi ed live vaccine. Control the risk, because if we immunize those heifers they will in essence be a fortifi ed wall around the fetus during the fi rst fi ve months of gestation.”
Testing for BVD is also an option for producers and Givens says here in Missouri it’s really not an expensive process with the price about $2.75 per head.
“Once a producer does one negative test on an animal,” Givens says, “that animal never needs to be tested again if is appropriately tested the fi rst time.”
Givens recommends that when putting together a group of heifers it really makes sense to invest initially to make sure they are PI-free. If a producer tests and fi nds that an animal is PI, he needs to be willing to act on those test results —even if is a pregnant heifer that is still coming up to the feed trough and eating and otherwise appears healthy, Givens says.
“If you’re not willing to deal with the testing information, then you’re really wasting your money by performing the test.”
Givens cautions producers that a PI animal can’t be identifi ed simply by looking at it. “Some will look phenotypically normal. Those, often, are the trojan horses,” he explains noting those animals will continue to spread disease and cause reproductive loss.
“BVD tends to be present when the wheels run off the car,” Givens says. “When there’s a real train wreck in the feedlot, there’s often a PI animal in that group of calves.”
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Forage Type and Maturity
Stage of Production
Forage DM Intake as % of Body
Weight
Low Quality, i.e. dry
winter forage, mature
grass hay, straw
Dry, Pregnant 1.8
Lactating 2.2
Average Quality, i.e.
boot stage legume,
early bloom grass hay
Dry, Pregnant 2.2
Lactating 2.5
High Quality, i.e.
early-mid bloom
legume, fertilized pre-
boot grass hay
Dry, Pregnant 2.5
Lactating 2.7
aSource: Lalman, D.; Beef Cattle Manual. 6th Ed. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Table 1. Forage Capacity of Beef Cows
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Webster’s Ninth Collegiate Dictionary defi nes a weed as “a plant that is not valued where it is growing”. Couldn’t pollution be defi ned the same way? Nitrogen
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With “Ole Man Winter” greeting us rather rudely, cows are going
to require plenty of available feed to maintain body condition throughout the next few months. In some situations, the standing
How Much Hay Do I Feed?forage in the pasture or in the form of crop residue will provide much of the energy requirements of the cows. However, snow cover in many areas, as well as low quantities of grass or stalks may require that harvested and
stored hay is made available to the cows. How much hay will the cow eat voluntarily? How much hay do I need to plan to feed this winter? How much hay do I need to put out for the next few days?
These questions are all part of the decisions that ranchers must make each winter. Intake in forage fed to cattle is generally limited by the forage capacity of the digestive tract. Forage intake is correlated with forage quality as shown in the table below. The more rapid rate of digestion and passage of higher quality forage results in considerably higher dry matter intake compared to lower quality forage that is lower in digestibility.
Lactation represents the greatest need for additional energy beyond that needed for maintenance. An average milking beef cow requires 50% more TDN or energy than she does when dry. It should be noted that lactating cows consume more forage compared to gestating cows due to the increased energy demand.
Large cows will require more energy than will small cows. Therefore the hay or forage requirements are calculated based on a percentage of the body weight of the cow. Be honest with yourself as you estimate cow size and therefore hay amounts that are needed.
—Glenn Selk is cattle reproduction specialist, Oklahoma State University Extension.
and Phosphorous are of no value going down the river. However, when we go to buy N and P it costs. Why would we want to throw that away?
My advice is to pick up the waste hay and manure around the cattle feeding areas and spread it. That takes labor and equipment. The better option is to spread the hay feeders out across the pasture and let the cattle do the spreading. Or, pick up the waste around the hay feeder and use it to compost dead animals and when it’s done, spread the compost for fertilizer. I always try to get a plug in for that.
I am hoping in a future article we can delve further into other sources of free or cheap fertilizer. Does anyone remember organic chemistry? No, I don’t either but most carbon based organisms, vegetable and animal matter, can be converted into a soil amendment. We can look into sources, where to obtain it and how it might help cattle producers.
George Parson is environmental specialist for Joplin Regional Stockyards.
BY GEORGE PARSONPASTURE PLANNING
January Pasture PointersWait until small grain pastures reach 5-8″ in height before initiating �
grazing. Rotate animals to other pastures or paddocks once forage is eaten down to 3-4 inches of available forage. This allows for more rapid re-growth of the grass.
For maximum forage utilization, strip-graze stockpiled grass. Use � temporary fencing to allocate 3-4 days grazing at a time. Once livestock have grazed the forage to a 3 inch height, expand the grazing area to an additional 3-4 day allocation.
Begin planning now for seeding clover in pastures in February � - early March. A soil sample should be taken from the area to be planted to determine soil nutrient content and pH. Apply fertilizer and lime as recommended by the soil test. The area should be scouted for broadleaf weed pests and an appropriate herbicide applied. Refer to the label for herbicide residual info and plant-back times for clover. Existing forage should be grazed down close to reduce competition and to better expose the soil surface. Seed can be surface broadcast or drilled in with a no-till drill. With surface broadcasting of seed, rolling the seeded area with a culti-packer or similar roller device or allowing cows to trample in the seed increases seed-soil contact and improves seedling emergence. If seeding with a no-till drill, care should be taken to plant the seed no deeper than 1/8 – ¼ inch deep.
To get the forage seed types and varieties you want for spring � seeding, place your seed order early. This allows one to take advantage of early season price discounts and incentives that may be offered by some seed companies and insures seed are available when needed. —Source: Pennington Seed
Cattlemen’s News January 201016 Cattlemen’s News
NCBA UpdateCATTLEMEN’S CORNER
BY NATE JAEGER
From the Field
Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a great holiday season. I hope
that you were able to join up with family or friends and at least enjoy some good cooking. I also hope that you were able to begin meeting the three challenges I outlined last month. The last part of that challenge was to improve your farm by attending the educational events at the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. If fi nancial
restraints might prevent you from attending, let me present a free program that can help you get to San Antonio.
The free program I am referring to is called the Top Hand Club. This is a recruiter award program that can literally pay your way to the annual convention. It works like this: the more NCBA members you recruit, the more prizes you receive. The contest runs from October 1, 2009 thru September 30, 2010. New members, simply put your name down on the ‘Recruited by’ line when you mail your dues to NCBA. Listed below is the award levels required to win a free trip to the annual convention.
3 New Members (2 for � Renewed Top Hand Club members) -Top Hand Plaque, Year Plate and Lapel Pin
10 New Members -2010 � Personalized Top Hand Club Swiss Army watch (men’s or women’s size)
20 New Members -One Airline � Ticket to Annual Convention or Summer Conference
30 New Members -One � Registration for Annual Convention or Summer Conference
40 New Members -Three � Nights Lodging at Annual Convention or Summer Conference
50 New Members -One �
Additional Airline Ticket to Annual Convention or Summer Conference
This is the cheapest way to pay for a trip to Texas. We will even help you, with a monthly newsletter that includes tips
and stories about how to share the positive value of NCBA membership. Last year more than 180 Top Hands recruited over 1,400 new members. If you cannot recruit enough this month for San Antonio, get an early start on Summer Conference in Denver.
If you are planning to attend the annual convention, I look forward to seeing you there. It promises to be a great time, where more than 5,000 cattle and beef producers will conduct the business of our industry, network, attend educational seminars and have a little fun too. Plus we will be continuing our youth activities that we started last year in Phoenix. Some new features at this year’s convention are listed below.
NCBA Trade Show � Reception
Applied Reproductive � Strategies Workshop
NCBA Invitational Bull � Riding & Concert Sanctioned by Professional Bull Riders
Being a member of the Top Hand Club will not only help you meet the challenge to improve your farm but also your neighbor’s farm and that just might help you meet the second challenge from last month too. Saddle up Top Hands, it’s time to ride!
Saddle Up With The Top Hand Club!
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BY CORBITT WALL
MARKET WATCHDecember Market Roundup
For more information call 1-800-869-7219or visit www.crystalyx.com
Feeder cattle and calf trading was active for the three weeks between the
Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday marketing breaks. Prices trended steady to 2.00 higher for the last month of 2009 with the full advance placed on 400-600 lb. steers suitable for a late turnout on wheat pasture. Feeder markets may have wound up near steady at the end of December, but there was plenty of volatility during the trading session. The month opened slightly higher, but the season’s fi rst big winter storm curtailed mid-month receipts in the Midwest and Northern Plains and the market was sharply lower on those that made it to early-week auctions. Luckily, aftereffects of the storm were minimal and there was still one full week of sales before the end of the year. Calf prices fully regained the weather market losses in the face of huge supplies and ended the year on a positive note. The Southern Plains trade area that mostly evaded the snowstorm sold feeders fairly steady right through the month, but also missed out on part of the end-of-the-year rally as the best demand was noted in the farmer feeding areas.
Independent feeders and backgrounders readily absorbed calf offerings as they prepared for year ending income management,
but most commercial feedlots were fairly quiet with differing fi scal schedules and few complaining of much of a tax problem. Feeder supplies were much more attractive in December with more large strings on offer and a higher percentage being longtime weaned. A late corn and soybean harvest delayed certain buying interests in the fall, but some buyers tend to wait until later in the year to purchase their winter projects. Plus, the bitter cold temperatures kill off many of the airborne illnesses that take their toll on new arrivals. Winter backgrounders are more particular as to health and quality as apposed to summer backgrounders that are looking for condition and compensatory gain. Only minimal discounts were imposed on fl eshy calves that received excess supplemental feeding as buyers don’t mind a little extra bark in the wintertime, especially up north.
The fed cattle market remained in the low 80’s late in the year with the exception of the week ending December 12th
when the Five Area Weighted Average slaughter steer price fell below 80.00 for only the second week since July 2006. This was a result of the snowstorm that closed several shifts of beef processing in the Midwest with 22,000 less cattle harvested on Wednesday December 9th than
the previous Wednesday. Some feedlots accepted lower bids that week as they struggled with snow removal and shrinking weight on their showlists. However, the market bounced back before Christmas and the initial shock of the winter’s fi rst storm is gone for another year. December’s cattle-on-feed report appeared friendly to the feeder cattle market and the commercial cattle mood headed into the two week marketing break with some confi dence. We continue to extend our herd reduction cycle, but the fi nished cattle market has failed to respond to tight supplies and continues to hold cattle feeders in the red. Like most industries, cattlemen are hoping for a turnaround in the domestic and global economy so consumers come move farther up on the food chain.
—Corbitt Wall is USDA - Agricultural Marketing Service, Mo. Dept. of Agriculture, Livestock and Grain Market News and Grading Service .
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(417) 548-2333.
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“This is not your father’s recession,” Gregg Doud told producers at the Missouri Cattlemen’s
Association Cattlemen’s College in December in Springfi eld.
With beef domestic beef demand struggling, the chief economist for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association told cattlemen it would take a global emphasis to get the industry outlook turned around.
“Total food service industry traffi c has experienced its steepest decline in 28 years,” Doud said.
Cattle-Fax Chief Executive Offi cer Randy Blach teamed up with Doud to reveal the outlook for the beef industry in 2010.
“You can expect the unemployment rate to stay near 10% for quite some time,” Blach noted.
A lot of producers are doing a better job of managing risk management, Blach said, noting there is opportunity for anyone in the beef business who is willing to manage their business.
The continued high unemployment rate means a slow recover for the beef industry in the food service sector, Doud explained.
“This means if we can’t sell product at the food service level, we must move it at the retail case,” he said. Doud noted pork was the biggest competitor for the beef industry right now.
While beef demand peaked back in 2004, it has currently fallen to 1998 levels.
“There is no margin left in the beef business,” Doud said. Blach noted that for the past eight years the stocker business has
seen pretty good returns. “There is opportunity for that to continue in 2010,” he said.
“The bottom line,” Blach maintained, “there is money to be made in the beef business.”
Blach pointed out that from a weather standpoint, the beef industry is in the best position it’s seen in two decades.
The dairy herd buyout seen in 2009 has certainly added pressure to market prices, taking out essentially fi ve years of expansion from the business.
Blach and Doud noted that the cow herd is less than 300,000 head —the smallest number the industry has seen since 1963.
Still, Blach said four million fewer animals produced a billion more pounds of meat.
The smallest cow herd since 1949 has dealt 76% growth in beef production.
On the international scene, Doud says price is not the problem with beef movement but rather access.
In analyzing the calf market, Blach said that nine out of 10 years the market is the cheapest in the fall of the year.
“The guy that can take a 5-weight calf and get it to 8-weight as cheaply as possible is the one that will make the money,” Blach touted.
“We are at the cycle lows for the 550-pound steers in 2009 & 2010,” he said, adding that the highs won’t be realized until about 2014.
Overall, Blach’s take home message for cattlemen was, “Don’t go to sleep on corn. Manage this piece of the equation as you feed cattle.”
Blach reminded producers that the market cannot be outguessed. “Focus on making a margin,” he said.
TAGS FOR JRS VALUE ADDED SALES ARE NOW HANDLED OUT OF JOPLIN REGIONAL
STOCKYARDS
Tags may also be purchased from:• JRS – Monday thru Thursday 8 to 4 pm• Animal Clinic of Monett (417) 235-4088• Vet Office on Sale days (417) 548-3074
• Mac’s Vet Supply-Monett (417) 235-6226• Feed & More-Mt. Vernon (417) 471-1410
Other locations will be added as vendors request tags. Any questions—
call Mark Harmon or Troy Watson417.548.2333
Thurs. Jan. 7, 2010 • Value Added SaleThurs. Jan. 21, 2010 • Value Added Sale
BY JOANN PIPKIN, EDITOR
Calf Market Highs Expected by 2014
Southwest Center Celebrates 50thFifty years ago, there was a
push for an offi cial agricultural research facility in southwest Missouri. With HB402 in 1957, curators at the University of Missouri were given clearance to create what is now the MU Southwest Research Center in Mount Vernon.
The public got a fi rst hand look at how the Center evolved on Dec. 3 during an Anniversary Open House.
In its early years, research focused on soils and fertility. In the 1970’s, with the swine industry huge in the area, the Center touted a boar testing station. Today,
the center houses a seasonal pasture-based dairy operation as well as beef, viticulture and other horticultural projects.
Two farms acquired from brothers Ben and Harry Baugh formed the Center’s original 590 acres. Over the years, the Center added parcels now totaling 898 acres. More than 20 distinct soil types are located on the Center’s land, a most valuable resource for research.
During its tenure, the MU Southwest Center has had four superintendents: Norman Justice; Richard Mattis; Richard Jost; and Richard Crawford (1993-Present).
Chris Davis (left) and Southwest Center Superintendent Rich Crawford (right) visit with
Thomas L. Payne, University of Missouri Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, during the Center’s
50th Anniversary Open House.
RANDY BLACH
GREGG DOUD
Cattlemen’s News January 201020 Cattlemen’s News
MARKET WATCH December Market Recap
Look for Weekly Market Reports on the web at: www.joplinstockyards.com
All Market Information Provided By: Mike Davis • Mo. Department of Agriculture Market News Service • Market News Hotline (573)-522-9244
FOR YOUR ADVERTISING NEEDSCONTACT MARK HARMON • JOPLIN REGIONAL STOCKYARDS
PH: 417-548-2333 • OR EMAIL: [email protected]
Receipts 18,995 • Last Month 15,675 • Last Year 23,017
FEEDER STEERS Med. & Lg. 1 FEEDER HEIFERS Med. & Lg. 1
Head
10
13
75
275
27
449
1001
13
510
188
436
152
478
83
30
120
10
162
80
250
18
Head
21
127
134
61
344
23
221
19
600
24
515
73
322
68
25
520
44
106
285
17
70
213
24
15
Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
300-350 332 119.00-125.00 $122.69 16 300-350 344 93.00-103.00 $96.50
350-400 373 121.00-125.00 $123.27 21 350-400 367 94.00-95.00 $94.85
400-450 425 108.00-121.00 $113.77 20 350-400 392 98.00 $98.00 Thin
450-500 479 100.00-115.50 $110.12 164 400-450 436 88.00-101.10 $94.24
450-500 479 112.00 $112.00 Thin 14 400-450 414 97.00 $97.00 Thin
500-550 526 98.00-113.00 $104.97 435 450-500 476 85.00-95.00 $89.50
550-600 575 93.00-109.50 $99.20 465 500-550 528 81.00-94.75 $88.47
550-600 593 100.00-115.50 $100.00 Thin 547 550-600 576 81.00-91.50 $85.12
600-650 627 90.00-100.00 $95.72 232 600-650 623 79.00-91.00 $87.13
600-650 627 85.00-96.00 $90.48 Calves 123 600-650 608 78.50-83.50 $81.47 Calves
650-700 668 90.00-99.00 $95.42 243 650-700 673 81.00-90.50 85.48
650-700 673 85.00-90.50 $87.27 Calves 21 650-700 698 86.00 $86.00 Replacement
700-750 727 88.50-97.25 $93.33 42 650-700 662 78.00-80.00 $79.76 Calves
700-750 720 86.75-90.50 $88.36 Calves 183 700-750 730 80.00-88.50 $84.64
700-750 7341 85.00-88.00 $85.92 Fleshy 12 700-750 711 79.00-91.00 $79.00 Calves
750-800 779 86.25-96.10 $91.96 173 750-800 788 81.00-92.25 $91.83
750-800 760 85.00 $85.00 Calves 44 800-850 825 77.00-82.50 $80.42
800-850 808 88.00-95.35 $93.46
850-900 883 87.50-88.00 $87.92 FEEDER HEIFERS Med. & Lg. 1-2
900-950 933 84.50-91.85 $91.21 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
950-1000 956 87.25-87.50 $87.32 30 300-350 329 85.00-99.00 $92.69
14 300-350 305 92.00-94.00 $92.43 Thin
142 350-400 381 86.00-104.00 $95.55
FEEDER STEERS Med. & Lg. 1-2 29 350-400 373 93.00-100.00 $95.17
Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 236 400-450 422 82.00-101.00 $87.42
300-350 329 107.00-120.00 $114.75 307 450-500 477 81.00-93.00 $86.13
350-400 382 106.00-122.00 $114.87 417 500-550 525 78.00-90.00 $84.37
400-450 427 101.00-116.00 $109.76 41 500-550 509 87.00-88.00 $87.19 Thin
400-450 436 112.00-119.00 $116.71 Thin 849 550-600 567 77.00-90.00 $82.82
450-500 476 94.00-115.00 $104.74 509 600-650 620 77.50-88.25 $84.00
450-500 490 101.50-102.00 $101.65 Thin 85 600-650 621 77.00-81.00 $78.97 Calves
500-550 516 93.00-106.00 $99.31 405 650-700 669 77.00-87.10 $83.28
500-550 509 107.00 $107.00 Thin 10 650-700 676 74.00 $74.00 Fleshy
550-600 578 86.00-101.00 $93.05 37 650-700 676 78.00 $78.00 Calves
550-600 577 96.50-97.00 $96.65 Thin 168 700-750 715 77.50-86.25 $82.49
600-650 623 87.00-97.25 $92.60 131 750-800 775 72.00-84.25 $81.70
600-650 625 85.00-92.00 $87.96 Calves 32 800-850 827 81.00-81.50 $81.30
650-700 675 85.00-95.00 $90.27 47 850-900 862 72.00-81.00 $73.85
650-700 673 81.00-86.00 $84.46 Calves
650-700 672 94.00 $94.00 Thin
700-750 723 84.50-96.50 $92.07
700-750 727 97.00 $97.00 Thin
700-750 725 82.00-86.50 $85.37 Calves
750-800 769 83.50-95.50 $91.10
750-800 780 80.00-82.50 $81.03 Fleshy HOLSTEIN STEERS Large 3
800-850 819 85.00-95.00 $89.80 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
850-900 864 85.00-93.00 $90.30 18 750-800 774 58.00 $58.00
900-950 927 84.00-91.00 $86.83
950-1000 951 86.00 $86.00
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December Video MarketsTotal Video Receipts: 2,168
READY FOR YOUR ROUNDUP
Let us help you establish a better marketing plan!Put our Co-mingling system to work!
Since Oct. 18, 2009 1,750 head of cattle have been co-mingled for 330 owners. Those cattle averaged $’s higher when compared with single lot cattle.
Cattle to be co-mingled must arrive by 4 p.m. on Sunday and will sell between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Co-mingling charge is $3.50 per head plus normal commission fees.
CALL 417-548-2333 FOR MORE INFORMATION
Date: South Central States: Texas, Okla. New Mexico, Kansas & Mo. Offering: 796
11/30/09
HEAD
164
112
121
230
111
FEEDER STEERS MED & LG 1 FEEDER STEERS MED & LG 1-2
WT RANGE AVG WT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE DELIVERY HEAD WT RANGE AVG WT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE DELIVERY
900-925 916 $88.10-$89.00 $88.70 May 58 850 850 89.25 89.25 Current
900-925 900 $90.35 90.35 May-Jun
825 825 $94.10 94.1 Jun
870 870 $92.60 $92.60 Jun
900-925 900 $91.35 $91.35 Jun
Date: South Central States: Texas, Okla. New Mexico, Kansas & Mo. Offering: 1179
12/7/09
HEAD
126
HEAD
65
60
65
235
162
FEEDER STEERS MED & LG 1 FEEDER HEIFERS MED & LG 1-2
WT RANGE AVG WT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE DELIVERY HEAD WT RANGE AVG WT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE DELIVERY
800 800 $91.35 $91.35 Apr 132 775 775 $86.00 $86.00 May
FEEDER STEERS MED & LG 1-2 200 775 775 $88.25 $88.25 Jun
WT RANGE AVG WT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE DELIVERY Eastern States All states east of the Mississippi Louisiana & Ark.
820 820 $89.75 $89.75 Jan FEEDER HEIFERS MED & LG 1-2
825 825 $89.00 $89.00 Feb HEAD WT RANGE AVG WT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE DELIVERY
800 800 $90.10 $90.10 Apr 134 750 750 $84.50 $84.50 Jan
850 850 90.50-92.50 $91.99 Jun
925 925 88.85-89.50 $89.28 Jun
Date: South Central States: Texas, Okla. New Mexico, Kansas & Mo. Offering: 193
12/15/09
HEAD
69
62
HEAD
62
FEEDER STEERS MED & LG 1-2 FEEDER HEIFERS MED & LG 1-2
WT RANGE AVG WT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE DELIVERY HEAD WT RANGE AVG WT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE DELIVERY
725 725 $91.60 $91.60 Current
825 825 $89.50 $89.50 Current
Eastern States All states east of the Mississippi Louisiana & Ark.
FEEDER STEERS MED & LG 1-2 FEEDER HEIFERS MED & LG 1
WT RANGE AVG WT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE DELIVERY HEAD WT RANGE AVG WT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE DELIVERY
775 775 $87.75 $87.75 Current
The video auction is held directly following Joplin’s Regular Monday feeder cattle sale. General weighing conditions: For yearling cattle loaded and weighed on the truck with a 2% shrink. Price slide will be .04 per lb. if cattle weigh 1 to 50 lbs over base weight; .06 per lb. if cattle weigh 51 to 90 lbs. over the base weight; contract is voidable by agent or buyer if cattle are more than 90 lbs over base weight. General weighing condtions on calves will be established on
contract by seller and agent. Cattle weighed on the ground with certifi ed scales will be agreed upon by seller and agent.
JRS Year-End TotalsTotal 2009 Marketings: 435,00 Head
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ON THE CALENDARKOMA Beef Conference Jan. 12 at JRS
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2010 KOMA BEEF CATTLE
CONFERENCE
January 12, 2010
Joplin Regional Stockyards
Joplin Regional Stockyards I-44 & County Road 100
I-44 Exit 22
3:30 PM Registration
Visit Industry Booths
4:00 PM Pre-Conditioning & Age and Source Verification – Does it really pay? Doug McKinney Value Enhancement Specialist Oklahoma State University
4:45 PM Managing Livestock Mortality-Disposal and Composting Dr. Joshua Payne Area Waste Management Specialist Oklahoma State University
George Parsons Joplin Regional Stockyards
5:30 PM Meal Visit Industry Booths 6:15 PM Freeze Branding Demonstration 6:45 PM
Animal Rights Legislation Jeff Windett Executive Vice-President Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
7:30 PM
Genetic Testing, How does it fit in my enterprise?
Dr. Daniel Stein Assistant Professor Animal Science Department Reproductive Physiology
Oklahoma State University
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Pre-registration - $15.00* by Jan. 6, 2010 *includes meal Make check payable to Cedar County Extension Council
Mail to Cedar County Extension Office Cedar County Courthouse 113 South Street Stockton, MO 65785 417-276-3313 Registration at the door - $20.00* A similar program will be held on January 13th in Dewey Oklahoma. For more information on that location contact – Randy Pirtle at (918) 534-2216.
About the Conference
The KOMA Beef Cattle Conference is a joint effort by the Extension Services in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas. It is designed to provide the latest information on production, marketing, economics, nutrition and forage utilization.
Sponsored jointly by the
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Missouri
University of Arkansas
Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University
For additional information contact: Dona Goede
Livestock Specialist (417) 276-3313
4
2010 KOMA BEEF CATTLE
CONFERENCE
January 12, 2010
Joplin Regional Stockyards
Joplin Regional Stockyards I-44 & County Road 100
I-44 Exit 22
3:30 PM Registration
Visit Industry Booths
4:00 PM Pre-Conditioning & Age and Source Verification – Does it really pay? Doug McKinney Value Enhancement Specialist Oklahoma State University
4:45 PM Managing Livestock Mortality-Disposal and Composting Dr. Joshua Payne Area Waste Management Specialist Oklahoma State University
George Parsons Joplin Regional Stockyards
5:30 PM Meal Visit Industry Booths 6:15 PM Freeze Branding Demonstration 6:45 PM
Animal Rights Legislation Jeff Windett Executive Vice-President Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
7:30 PM
Genetic Testing, How does it fit in my enterprise?
Dr. Daniel Stein Assistant Professor Animal Science Department Reproductive Physiology
Oklahoma State University
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Pre-registration - $15.00* by Jan. 6, 2010 *includes meal Make check payable to Cedar County Extension Council
Mail to Cedar County Extension Office Cedar County Courthouse 113 South Street Stockton, MO 65785 417-276-3313 Registration at the door - $20.00* A similar program will be held on January 13th in Dewey Oklahoma. For more information on that location contact – Randy Pirtle at (918) 534-2216.
About the Conference
The KOMA Beef Cattle Conference is a joint effort by the Extension Services in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas. It is designed to provide the latest information on production, marketing, economics, nutrition and forage utilization.
Sponsored jointly by the
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Missouri
University of Arkansas
Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University
For additional information contact: Dona Goede
Livestock Specialist (417) 276-3313
4
2010 KOMA BEEF CATTLE
CONFERENCE
January 12, 2010
Joplin Regional Stockyards
Joplin Regional Stockyards I-44 & County Road 100
I-44 Exit 22
3:30 PM Registration
Visit Industry Booths
4:00 PM Pre-Conditioning & Age and Source Verification – Does it really pay? Doug McKinney Value Enhancement Specialist Oklahoma State University
4:45 PM Managing Livestock Mortality-Disposal and Composting Dr. Joshua Payne Area Waste Management Specialist Oklahoma State University
George Parsons Joplin Regional Stockyards
5:30 PM Meal Visit Industry Booths 6:15 PM Freeze Branding Demonstration 6:45 PM
Animal Rights Legislation Jeff Windett Executive Vice-President Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
7:30 PM
Genetic Testing, How does it fit in my enterprise?
Dr. Daniel Stein Assistant Professor Animal Science Department Reproductive Physiology
Oklahoma State University
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Pre-registration - $15.00* by Jan. 6, 2010 *includes meal Make check payable to Cedar County Extension Council
Mail to Cedar County Extension Office Cedar County Courthouse 113 South Street Stockton, MO 65785 417-276-3313 Registration at the door - $20.00* A similar program will be held on January 13th in Dewey Oklahoma. For more information on that location contact – Randy Pirtle at (918) 534-2216.
About the Conference
The KOMA Beef Cattle Conference is a joint effort by the Extension Services in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas. It is designed to provide the latest information on production, marketing, economics, nutrition and forage utilization.
Sponsored jointly by the
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Missouri
University of Arkansas
Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University
For additional information contact: Dona Goede
Livestock Specialist (417) 276-3313
4
2010 KOMA BEEF CATTLE
CONFERENCE
January 12, 2010
Joplin Regional Stockyards
Joplin Regional Stockyards I-44 & County Road 100
I-44 Exit 22
3:30 PM Registration
Visit Industry Booths
4:00 PM Pre-Conditioning & Age and Source Verification – Does it really pay? Doug McKinney Value Enhancement Specialist Oklahoma State University
4:45 PM Managing Livestock Mortality-Disposal and Composting Dr. Joshua Payne Area Waste Management Specialist Oklahoma State University
George Parsons Joplin Regional Stockyards
5:30 PM Meal Visit Industry Booths 6:15 PM Freeze Branding Demonstration 6:45 PM
Animal Rights Legislation Jeff Windett Executive Vice-President Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
7:30 PM
Genetic Testing, How does it fit in my enterprise?
Dr. Daniel Stein Assistant Professor Animal Science Department Reproductive Physiology
Oklahoma State University
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Pre-registration - $15.00* by Jan. 6, 2010 *includes meal Make check payable to Cedar County Extension Council
Mail to Cedar County Extension Office Cedar County Courthouse 113 South Street Stockton, MO 65785 417-276-3313 Registration at the door - $20.00* A similar program will be held on January 13th in Dewey Oklahoma. For more information on that location contact – Randy Pirtle at (918) 534-2216.
About the Conference
The KOMA Beef Cattle Conference is a joint effort by the Extension Services in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas. It is designed to provide the latest information on production, marketing, economics, nutrition and forage utilization.
Sponsored jointly by the
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Missouri
University of Arkansas
Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University
For additional information contact: Dona Goede
Livestock Specialist (417) 276-3313
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For More Information Contact: Jackie Moore at 417.825.0948 or 417.548.2333
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