2007 5th Annual Dixie Classic Sale

April 14, 2007
Gulfport, MS
Auctioneer: Bill Sayre
Sale Hosts: Maurice and Ann Ladnier, Perkinston, MS; Bruce and Susan Easterly, Denham Springs, LA

Sale Averages:
140 Lots Averaged $1,769
Top Five Lots Averaged $6,170
Top Ten Lots Averaged $5,065

High Selling Lots:

$7,700 - DELTA ASPEN (1994 daughter of Dixie Joker and Delta Rebecca). Consignors: Bruce and Susan Easterly, Denham Springs, LA. Buyer: Maurice Ladnier, Perkinston, MS.
$7,700 - TX W WINNING WAYS (2000 daughter of Lamb’s Ex’Cla’Ma’Tion and TX W Star Search). Consignor: Hudson Longhorns, Lott, TX. Buyer: Struthoff Ranch, San Antonio, TX.

Kent Harrell, Tulsa, OK; TLBAA Board Member Maurice Ladnier, Perkinston, MS.

Other High Selling Lots:
$5,400 - REMEMBER THE ALAMO 30/3 (2003 daughter of Overlord C P and JJ Bold Wendy 93). Consignor: Charles Robinson, Catlett, VA. Buyers: Kent and Sandy Harrell, Tulsa, OK.
$5,250 - GUNMANS BERETTA (1999 daughter of Gunman and J.R.J.S.). Consignor: Cedar Creek Cattle Company, Cedar Creek, TX. Buyer: Michael Casey, Nicasio, CA.
$4,800 - STAR DOT DASH (2005 daughter of Luke’s Red Bull and Rutledge’s Miss Dotty). Consignor: Star Creek Ranch, Somerville, TX. Buyers: Davis and Cheryl Green, Argyle, TX.

Tyson Leonard, Mount Airy, NC; TLBAA Board Member Scott Hughes, Rutherfordton, NC; TLBAA Board Member Kaso Kety, Folsom, LA.

$4,100 - SH RUSTY ROAN (2002 daughter of Ambush 13 and 2B Rusty Sparkler). Consignor: Billy Walker, Rhine, GA. Buyers: Johnnie and Pat Robinson, Celina, TX.
$4,000 - BAYOU DIANE (2005 daughter of Coach Tommie and Bayou Dinah). Consignor: Dr. Eugene Berry, Baton Rouge, LA. Buyer: Maurice Ladnier, Perkinston, MS.
$4,000 - I'M AN UNLIMITED STAR (1999 daughter of VJ Tommie (aka Unlimited) and Sena Dew). Consignor: Cedar Creek Cattle Company, Cedar Creek, TX. Buyer: Dorothy Ammerman, Waitsfield, VT.

TLBAA Board Member Buck Adams, Guthrie, OK; Charlie Buenger, Crawford, TX; Carl Brantley, Wilkesboro, NC; David Stanley, China Spring, TX.

Volume Buyers: Ladner Farms, Saucier, MS; Maurice Ladnier, Perkinston, MS; Michael Casey, Nicasio, CA; Tyson Leonard, Mount Airy, NC; Kent and Sandy Harrell, Tulsa, OK.

Sale Host Susan Easterly, Denham Springs, LA.

See More Photos in the Web Gallery.

Special Lots Added to the 2nd Annual Marquess Spring Production Sale

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Former TLBAA Board Member Welcomes International Guests At Ranch

By Cole Dowden
How do you say Texas Longhorn in Swedish? Tex-as Long-horn. Nothing was lost in translation on Friday, April 13, 2007, at Cliff and Anita Whitfill’s ranch in Covington, TX, as they welcomed 14 Swedish pet food vendors to their ranch to visit their Texas Longhorns. Don’t worry these vendors weren’t looking for the next secret ingredient for their product; they were just there to see and snap photos of these majestic animals up close.
Lupus Foder, AB, a pet food company in Sweden, rewarded top sellers of its premium dog food products with a trip across Texas. Company spokesman and trip leader Jan Crister Andersson, “The Sweedish Cowboy” from, Vasteras, SWE, said that the trip was a yearly excursion for the company and he enjoyed having the chance to see some real-life Texas Longhorns up close. Andersson even got one Longhorn to take a feed cube from his hand (see photo below).

Many of the visitors were long time pet food vendors for Lupus Foder, AB, and some had been in the business for 12-13 years. Whitfill was concerned that the windy and drizzling conditions would make the animals leery of visitors, but Inge Larsson, Vasteras, SWE, said, “We’re from Sweden. This weather is nothing.”
Everyone enjoyed the chance to snap photos and marvel at the striking color variations found in the Whitfills’ Longhorn herd. Once or twice visitors remarked, “With those horns are they dangerous?” Whitfill was quick to say that Longhorns are very docile and gentle animals and, “They only look dangerous.”

Former TLBAA Board Member Cliff Whitfill (center with Cowboy hat) informed the visitors about the various characteristics of Longhorns and how they evolved in a distinct and magnificent breed.

After being introduced to the Whitfill’s Longhorn herd, the visitors moved out of the wind and rain for refreshments including coffee, orange juice, sausage rolls and doughnuts. Recent copies of the Trails magazine and information packets about the TLBAA were available for the visitors to take home. Everyone enjoyed looking at the magazine and looked forward to reading more about Longhorns, during the rest of their trip through Texas.

A group photo of the 2007 Lupus Foder, AB, Texas Tour: (left to right) Richard Lindberg, Marsta, SWE; Brian Moore, Chicago, IL; Inge Larsson, Vasteras, SWE; Lars Hemstrom, Sundswall, SWE; Yohan Peterson, Vasteras, SWE; (kneeling) Tony Mortensen, Trollhattan, SWE; Tony Hofvander, Vesteras, SWE; Eva Backstedt, Noshipping, SWE; Anna Lind, Greal, SWE; Matt Wood, Nacadoches, TX; Maritha Bergman, Ostersund, SWE; Jonni Lampela, Eskilstuna, SWE; former TLBAA Board Member Cliff Whitfill, Covington, TX; Jan Crister Andersson, Vasteras, SWE; Meri Hakkarainen, Vasteras, SWE; Madeleine Joner, Stockholm, SWE.

Still Time To Enter Tennessee Valley Show

There's still time to get your entries in for the Tennessee Valley Show, which will be held May 5 and 6 at the Alabama A&M University Agribition Center in Huntsville, AL. Qualifying Youth, Open and Non-Haltered – Double your points, two days, two different judges. Please call Roger Townsend at (931) 309-9480 for more information or to request a show packet. We're keeping our entry fees at the same rate as the last three years due to the high cost of fuel and travel. Come on out and join us for two fun filled days.

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Special Lots for May Best at West

At the May 12th Best at West TLBAA Membership Sale, the cover of the 2007 July TLBAA Membership Directory will be up for auction. This issue of the Trails is a must reference for all TLBAA Members and has a two-year shelf life until the next printing in 2009. Be sure to attend the sale for your chance to put your breeding program on the cover of the biggest Trails issue of 2007. Phone bids will be accepted on the sale date by calling TLBAA Sale Manager Jim Curry at (817) 319-5556.

Struthoff Ranch, San Antonio, TX, consigned 20 lots to the upcoming May Best at West TLBAA Membership Sale. See all of the 40-plus pre-consigned lots in the April Trails. To view the Struthoff consignments, visit www.struthoff-ranch.com.

The following lots of semen will be sold at the May Best at West TLBAA Membership Sale on May 12, 2007. The money from the sale of these lots will benefit the TLBAA Foundation.

Calling All TLBT Youth, Send Pictures Now for the World Show Slideshow!

Attention TLBT youth, if you have any fun pictures of your show ring memories for the 2007 World Show Slideshow, please send them to TLBT President Lauryn Confer at 4725 State Highway 69 S, Greenville, TX, 75402.

TLBAA Board Meeting Announced

There will be a TLBAA Board of Directors Meeting held at the Stockman’s Club in the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, TX, on Thursday, May 17, 2007, at 9:30 am. The Stockman’s Club is located in the Stockyards Station at 140 East Exchange Ave., Fort Worth, TX. For more information about the location please contact Pam Dodson at the TLBAA office.

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Drought Conditions Update

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 the Texas Department of Agriculture

Compared to last week: Trade and demand moderate, with movement slow. Prices are steady and supply remains short. Many areas in Texas received moisture and or freezes this past week and weekend and many areas are expecting more cold temperatures with chances of more freezes, snow, ice and rain. The Panhandle experienced freezing temperatures along with rain and snow, which caused some alfalfa and wheat crops to be damaged and pushed first cuttings back two to three weeks. Some are having to swath their damaged crops and start over. Some wheat is being cut for hay, and in some wheat fields mosaic virus has been detected. In the West, some areas experienced the same problems with freezes, snow and damaged crops, with some losing their crops entirely and are forced to replant. Parts of the North, Central and Eastern areas received rain, snow, sleet and ice. Not many areas reported crop damage. Some are spraying for armyworms. First cuttings are beginning to take place. There have been reports of mildew and rust in wheat, while others are cutting for wheat hay. The recent rains have helped improve pastures green up. In the South cold temperatures earlier in the week had slowed growth a little, but most areas are beginning to warm up and combined with the recent rains crops are looking very green and lush. Some areas are continuing to cut and others will begin cutting in the next week or two. Soil moisture has been rated short to surplus. Wheat conditions are poor to excellent. Rangeland and pasture conditions have been rated as fair to good. The State of Texas Department of Agriculture has the Hay and Grazing Hotline set up for buyers and sellers. The number is 1-877-429-1998. The Web site for TDA is www.agr.state.tx.us. For a hay report from a state other than Texas please click here.

E-Trails Note: To get your Association News front and center on the E-Trails, email the information to Cole@tlbaa.org.

-Cole Dowden