Butler Breeder’s Invitational Sale Results

September 1-2, 2006, Lockhart, TX

Auctioneer: Eddie Wood

Host: The Butler Texas Longhorn Breeders

Select Heifer Offering – Friday, September 1, 2006

Thirty head averaged $3,592.

Butler Breeder’s Invitational – Saturday, September 2, 2006

Sixty Females averaged $3,392

Four Bulls averaged $2,100

One Steer sold for $1,500

Seller and Buyer of the High Selling Lot: Ramie Griffin, Beaumont, TX; Kent Harrell, Tulsa, OK.

High Selling Lot: $23,000 – George W’s Pauline RG51 (2005 daughter of George W RG92 and Miss Pauline RG935). Consignor: Ramie Griffin of Rocking G Ranch, Beaumont, TX. Buyer: Kent and Sandy Harrell, Tulsa, OK.

Star Creek Ranch: John Parmley and Darlene Aldridge, Somerville, TX.

High Volume Buyers: Brent and Cynthia Bolen, Queen Creek, AZ; Kent and Sandy Harrell, Tulsa, OK; Stanley Tidwell, Midlothian, TX.

Tammy and James Hart, Baker, FL.

Tammy and Kenn Harding, College Station, TX.

Kaso Kety, Folsom, LA; Janis Webb, Brenham, TX; Michael McLeod, Edna, TX; Kim and Robert Richey, San Angelo, TX.

More Pictures are available in the Butler Breeder’s Web Gallery.

LOOK FOR THE COMPLETE RESULTS IN THE OCTOBER TRAILS.

Top of the Crop Sale This Weekend, Tulsa, OK

This weekend the Top of the Crop Sale will be held at the Tulsa Stockyard in Tulsa, OK and is hosted by Bob O’Meara, North English, IA.

Auctioneer: Bill Sayre, Brookfield, MO.Hotel Headquarters: Holiday Inn Airport – (918) 437.7660 (ask for the Texas Longhorn Breeder’s Rate)

Cattle can arrive between Noon on Thursday, September 7th and at 10 pm on Friday, September 8th.

Contact Bob O’Meara for details – (319) 430.3504.

There will be 100-plus lots at the Top of the Crop, so don’t miss out!

Upcoming El Coyote Open House

On November 18, 2006, El Coyote Ranch will hold an Open House in Kingsville, TX. Lunch will be provided between 10 am and 4 pm, please RSVP to Judith at (361) 294-5331.

Contact: Dr. Bob Kropp at (405) 744.8868 or Felix Serna at (361) 522-0807 for details.

Area Hotel Information: Comfort Inn-Kingsville – (361) 294-5331; Best Western-Kingsville – (361) 595-5656

TLBAA Members in the News

Mike and Connie Sitzman, Merrill, IA, were recently featured in an article about their Longhorn breeding efforts on their ranch in Iowa. Read the full story here.

Cattle Rustlers Corralled in East Texas

A pair of cattle rustlers was apprehended on August 31, in Corsicana, TX, by the Navarro County Sheriff’s Office. The thieves were stealing Angus cattle from their employer, Charles Cline. After Cline contacted the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the pair was apprehended shortly thereafter. Livestock theft is a third degree felony and the pair is charged with stealing approximately $100,000 worth of cattle. Read the full story here.

Beef Exports Gradually Increasing

According to the Livestock Marketing Information Center, beef exports are increasing slowly since the first discovery of BSE in the United States in 2004. Exports are expected to increase by 6.2 percent in 2007 and 7.6 percent in 2008. The export outlook chart is available at the Livestock Marketing Information Center at www.lmic.info.

2006 U.S. Drought Information Web Site

With dry conditions gripping much of the southwest, lack of rain has become real news for the Texas Longhorn industry. Click here for information about the seasonal drought conditions and updated national drought information directly from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Here is an additional weekly drought monitor from NOAA.

Weekly Hay Report from Texas Department of Agriculture

Compared to last week: Trade activity light to moderate. Demand continues to be very good on all classes of hay. Prices remain steady to firm. Spotty rain showers were reported throughout the coverage area. Pastures beginning to progress forward as forage production has increased due to spotty showers. Hay inventories remain as low as producers are able to move hay straight from the field. Armyworms were spotted in the Eastern areas but sightings were limited. The state of Texas Department of Agriculture has a Hay and Grazing Hot Line set up for buyers and Sellers, number is 1-877-429-1998. The web site for TDA is www.agr.state.tx.us. Prices for hay and pellets quoted per ton except where noted.

For a hay report from a state other than Texas please click here.

USDA News

Recent national agriculture news.

PROPOSED HEALTHY FORESTS PARTNERSHIP ACT DISCUSSED BY OFFICIALS

DENVER, Sept. 5, 2006 – United States Department of Agriculture, Interior and Forestry Officials met in Denver on September 5, 2006 for an aerial tour of beetle-invested areas of Grand and Summit counties in Colorado. During their visit, they discussed proposed legislation, which will afford both the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior opportunities to accomplish work on federal lands through partnerships with state, tribal and local governments. Read the full story here.

HISTORIC ROOSEVELT RANCH ACQUIRED BY FOREST SERVICE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2006 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced the USDA Forest Service and the Eberts family reached an agreement for the agency to acquire the historically significant 52 hundred acre Elkhorn Ranch located in the Badlands of western North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt, the nation's 26th president, operated a large ranching operation for many miles along the Little Missouri River from his Elkhorn cabin site in the 1880s. The ranch lands will become part of the Little Missouri National Grasslands. Read the full story here.

JOHANNS ANNOUNCES OVER $4.6 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR TRIBAL COLLEGES

Colleges In Eight States To Receive Funds, Seven Montana Colleges To Share $2.1 Million

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2006-Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced that $4,690,161 in grant funds will be provided to 16 tribal colleges in eight states. The funds are being provided through the USDA Rural Development Tribal College Initiative Grant program. Read the full story here.

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-Cole Dowden