2007 Horn Showcase Entries Due October 5, 2007! Click here for Details

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge 64th Annual Sale

September 20, 2007
Cache, OK
Report and Photos by Carolyn Hunter

The longest running Longhorn Sale in the world chalked up another good one this time with bleachers full of new and long-time breeders, including TLBAA member and former U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks, Roosevelt, OK, as well as on-lookers and tourists.

Hal Hickerson, Gainesville, TX, bought the high selling steer.

New breeders Jenny Young, Leakey, TX, volume buyer, and William Eggleston, Rosharon, TX.

The stands were perhaps just a little bit quieter this year without the late Fayette Yates and his infectious giggle. Yates was a long-time breeder who seldom missed the WR Sale. However, Refuge Biologist Joe Kimball, his wife, Chip, and the courteous, efficient Refuge personnel and volunteers provided a wonderful afternoon, complete with the customary buffalo burgers served.

Jake Cochran with Patti and Paul Gilbreth, Marlow, OK.

Three cows sold averaged $533 with Burk Morris, Archer City, TX, buying the high seller at $650. Morris also bought the only cow-calf pair for $675.

Three bulls sold averaged $442 with Schuler Wight, Gardendale, TX, and Charles Anderson, Snyder, OK, each buying one for $450. Wayne Venable, Anadarko, OK, bought the high selling yearling bull for $800. The nine yearling bulls averaged $486.

This year the Refuge sold 69 bull calves for an average of $396 with Bill Hardin, Bailey, TX, paying $600 for the high seller.

John and Helen Adams, Cleburne, TX.

Three yearling heifers averaged $617 and Cindy Hardzog, Elgin, OK, bought the high seller for $650. Jenny Young, Tomball, TX, paid $1,050 for the high selling heifer calf. The 40 heifer calves sold averaged $685.

Nine steers averaged $887, and Hal Hickerson, Gainesville, TX, paid $2,500 for the top one.

Also up for auction were 10 buffalo and Longhorn skulls, which averaged $160.

The volume buyer was Jenny Young, Leakey, TX.

Lee Tisdale, Bowie, TX; Chip Kimball, WMWR; Dan Tisdale, Bowie, TX; James Orsech, Newark, TX.

Dalene and Chuck Dickens, Meers, OK, visit with Orren Mixer, Arcadia, OK.

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TLBAA Upcoming Sale and Show Information

TLBAA Select Heifer Sale Accepting Consignments

Consignments for the upcoming TLBAA Select Heifer Sale on January 12, 2008, are now being accepted with a deadline of November 1, 2007. Consignment fees are $300 per head and consignors are allowed to enter three or more heifers and special lots. Download a consignment form here and send to TLBAA Sales Management. Click here to view the November Ad, which will be in the November Trails.

TLBT Costume Contest at 2007 State Fair of Texas

This year at the 2007 State Fair of Texas, the TLBT will be holding a costume contest after the steer show on Saturday, October 20, 2007. Costumes must be appropriate for all ages and will be judged by three judges, to be announced, who will then pick three winners. All are welcome to enter and attend. Be sure to bring your costume to the show!

Star of Texas Show Announced

The 2008 Star of Texas Show will be in Austin, TX, on March 12, 2008. Check in will be on March 11. For more information contact Christy Randolph at (512) 360-4299.

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TLBAA Members in the News

Longhorns Cheer on Home Team

TLBAA members Dr. L.V. and Pat Baker, Elk City, OK, hosted their granddaughter’s state champion soccer team from Norman, OK, for a weekend getaway on their Safari B Ranch. It seems even the Baker’s Longhorns were impressed with the girl’s skills during an impromptu kick ball game.

Oklahoma State Champions in the pasture with Safari B’s Longhorns.

TLBAA Member Wins Real Estate Award

TLBAA Lifetime member Shirley Clark, Nacogdoches, TX, was recently voted 2007 Best Real Estate Agent of Nacogdoches. She began her real estate career in 1977 as a sales associate, then completed her broker's license requirements in 1979 and joined Charles Pool Real Estate in 1987 as an associate broker. Shirley has received the Multi-Million Dollar Agent award for the past 14 years.

Shirley Clark (far right) with husband, Bill Clark, Nacogdoches, TX, and Bernice Moore, Roff, OK. (picture taken at 2007 Winchester Futurity)

This super saleslady is the wife of past TLBAA President Bill Clark. Congratulations, Shirley!

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TIME IS RUNNING OUT HORN SHOWCASE ENTRIES DUE!!!

Entries for 2007 Horn Showcase Due October 5, 2007

All entries into the 2007 Horn Showcase for those planning to be measured in Fort Worth, TX, on November8-10, must be submitted no later than October 5, 2007, to the TLBAA office. Only the Show Entry Form needs to be submitted along with the entry fee. No measurements are required with the entry form. Download an entry form and get your Longhorns entered into the biggest Longhorn Event of the year!

2007 Horn Showcase Organization Information

TLBAA member Dr. Zech Dameron, Coppell, TX, has volunteered to be the 2007 Horn Showcase Committee Chairman. TLBAA member Donnie Taylor, Huntington, TX, has volunteered to oversee the horn measurements for the 2007 Horn Showcase. All TLBAA members wishing to assist Dr. Dameron organize or work at the Horn Showcase, please contact him directly at either (972) 247-5466 or (972) 393-5696.

2007 Horn Showcase Sale Catalog

There are over 100 lots consigned to the 2007 Horn Showcase Sale. It is bound to be a huge success! Be sure to look for the 2007 Horn Showcase Sale Catalog in your October issue of the Trails. A PDF version of the catalog is available for download here. (Note: This is an 8 MB high-resolution file. Download times will vary by connection speed.)

2007 Horn Showcase Sponsors

MOSSY HORN

Dr. Zech Dameron, Coppell, TX

Ethan Flowers, Beaumont, TX

Hubbell/Loomis Partnership, Hastings, MI

Rex Mosser, Midway, TX

Kerry and Nancee Mounce, Anna, TX

Craig Perez, Cameron, TX

Lynn Struthoff, San Antonio, TX

Taylor Cattle Company, Yorktown, TX

Charlie and Dana Buenger, Crawford, TX

Brent and Cynthia Bolen, Queen Creek, AZ

Marquess Arrow Ranch, Ben Wheeler, TX

LEAD STEER

Glenn Phipps, Santo, TX

TEXAS TWISTER

Longhorn Sales Pen, Arkansas City, KS

Bladen/Le’AN Partnership, Humansville, MO

Randy and Jamie Briscoe, Kingfisher, OK

Cyagra, Elizabethtown, PA

Justin and Julie Hansen, Paskenta, CA

Maurice Ladnier, Perkinston, MS

Joel Lemley, Blackwell, TX

Dick and Peg Lowe, Horton, MI

Paul and Mari-Kathryn Braswell, Forestburg, TX

Horton Ranch, Stephenville, TX

John Oliver, Waxahachie, TX

BRUSH POPPER

Mike Crawford and Pam Watkins, Zephyr, TX

Kent and Sandy Harrell, Tulsa, OK

Penny and Terrell Miller, LonghornMax, College Station, TX

Joe, Stephanie and Ava Sedlacek, Frankfort, KS

Ty Wehring, Houston, TX

Joe and Carol Wissel, San Marcos, TX

Grant and Jane Miller, Stroud, OK

Winchester Futurity, Nacogdoches, TX

Mike and Stacey Taylor, Denton, TX

Theo and Gail Kocian, Hallettsville, TX

Robert and Kim Richey, San Angelo, TX 

RAWHIDER

Kropp Cattle Company, Perry, OK

Carnahan Ranch, Fort Laramie, WY

NEW 2007 HORN SHOWCASE SHOW ENTRY FORMS AND SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

The upcoming 2007 Horn Showcase will highlight the best of the Longhorn breed and for this event the TLBAA has prepared exciting sponsorship packages. Also available are entry forms for the 2007 Horn Showcase Show. Entries for the 2007 Horn Showcase Show are due to the TLBAA office by October 5, 2007. Sponsorships are welcome and appreciated. Download this PDF detailing the packages and add your name to the best of the breed by supporting the 2007 Horn Showcase.

Longhorn Obituary

MC Montana, owned by Barby and Susan Brunken, Mason, TX.

The Texas Longhorn steer, MC MONTANA, died on September 28, 2007. He was owned by TLBAA members Barby and Susan Brunken, Mason, TX. Montana participated in the “Great Drive of ’95” and was shown at the Fort Worth Stock Show in the Trophy Steer class. He was 17 years old.

“He was a winner to us, and is missed,” the Brunkens said in an email to the E-Trails. “We buried him on our place in Mason, TX.”

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Longhorn Breeder Seminar Set for November 17, 2007

Register now for the upcoming Longhorn Breeder Seminar on November 17, 2007, at the Decatur Livestock Market, Decatur, TX. The featured guest speaker will be TLBAA Breed Advisory Board Chairman and TLBAA Board Member Dr. Bob Kropp, Perry, OK. Topics that will be discussed at the seminar will include:

• Advertising
• Marketing
• Herd Nutrition
• Live Animal Evaluation

For more information or sponsorship information visit the Cactus Ridge Ranch Web site for more information.

NTLBA Field Day This Weekend!

The North Texas Longhorn Breeders Association, a TLBAA affiliate, will hold a membership meeting and field day at Trigg and Traci Moore’s ranch in Hico, TX, on October 6, 2007. For more information contact Trigg Moore at (254) 369-5592 or triggm@triple-t-longhorns.com

TLBAA EVENTS UPDATE

• The October and December Best at West TLBAA Membership Sales are going on as planned. The deadline for pre-catalog consignments for the December Best at West Sale is October 10, 2007. For more information please contact TLBAA Sales Management (817) 625-6241.
• Get ready for the Select Heifer Sale on January 12, 2008. Look for a consignment deadline to be announced in a future issue of the E-Trails.
• Start collecting your Hall of Fame points for the World Show, which will include a Haltered, Non-Haltered and the TLBT National Youth Show. The World Show, in June 2008, will be here before you know it and plans for a great event are already underway!

For any questions, please contact the following

• For upcoming show information contact – Leslie Gandy
• For upcoming sale information contact – Marsha Curry
• For questions about registrations and transfers contact – Deandra Berger, Kim Richfield or Melanie Thompson
• For accounting and financial assistance contact – John Jones
• For E-Trails submissions and information contact – Cole Dowden
• For advertising in the Trails contact – Rick Fritsche and Laura Standley at (817) 625-6241 or Carolyn Hunter at (817) 808-6895
• For Editorial submissions and Trails information or any other concerns regarding the TLBAA contact – Trails Editor Brenda Cantrell

TEXAS LONGHORN BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (TLBAA) announces the opening of the position of Executive Director for the TLBAA

August 27, 2007

The Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America (TLBAA), a non profit organization headquartered in Ft. Worth, Texas, exists to protect the unique heritage and purity of the Texas Longhorn breed of cattle. The business of the association is managed by its Board of Directors. The TLBAA Board of Directors is seeking qualified individuals who are interested in the position of Executive Director.

Executive Director of the TLBAA

Job Description:

An Executive Director may be employed by the Chairman of the Board with the approval of the Board of Directors. The Executive Director shall, by executing the policies established by the Board of Directors, carry forward the mission of the TLBAA by:

a) Maintaining the cattle registry;

b) Promoting outside interest in the breed through aggressive public relations;

c) Providing cohesive leadership for the widely dispersed regional affiliates and other aligned groups;

d) Continuously striving toward enhancement of the marketplace for the benefit of all its individual members and the solvency of the TLBAA;

e) Engendering, at all levels, a true spirit of accommodation toward the membership;

f) Providing stable and creative leadership couched in integrity, honesty and fair play.

Summary of Major Duties:

Overall day-to-day management/operation of the association to include:

a) Financial management to include preparation of the annual budget, institution and maintenance of monthly accounting practices sufficient to operate the business of the association.

b) Supervision of the association office staff to include the following departments:

Accounting
Office/administrative
Special Events
Registrations
Cattle Sales
Texas Longhorn Trails Periodical Publication

Other Duties to Include:

a) Development of revenue enhancement projects;

b) Management, receipt and verification of entries of insertion in the Herd Registry, subject to the Rules and Regulations of the TLBAA and maintenance of all documents constituting the authority for pedigrees;

c) Recordation of all transfers of animal and, by all means, protection of the integrity of the Herd Registry;

d) Expansion of the membership base through all reasonable efforts;

e) Maintenance and recordation of exact minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors;

f) Oversight of the Board of Directors election process as set forth in the by-laws; and

g) Performance of all other duties properly ordered by the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors and formulation of operating policies and procedures to implement said directives.

Individual Qualifications

1. Evidence of executive management ability of the business affairs of a non-profit organization or livestock breed association.

2. A college degree is preferred.

3. Evidence of ability to effectively manage human, financial and physical resources.

4. Demonstrated ability to work with organization members, board members and office staff. Candidate must exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills.

5. Evidence of skills and knowledge necessary to work in a computerized environment.

6. The candidate must be available for periodic week-end travel.

7. The candidate should have the ability to demonstrate short and long term planning skills.

8. The candidate or their immediate family shall not own, buy, sell or manage registered Texas Longhorn cattle individually or as an agent for any other individual or entity.

9. The candidate should be prepared to present upon request a listing of references with knowledge of the skill and qualifications presented in this announcement.

Compensation

The annual salary for this position will be commensurate with an individual’s qualifications and experience. The estimated range of this compensation is $70,000 to $80,000 annually. Additional benefits may be offered as a part of the compensation package.

The TLBAA is an equal opportunity employer.

This position is posted by the TLBAA Search Committee appointed by the TLBAA Chairman of the Board, Dr. Fritz Moeller, Socorro, New Mexico.

The TLBAA Search Committee consists of Directors:

Dr. Bob Kropp, Perry, Oklahoma- Search Committee Chairman
Mr. Kerry Mounce, Anna, Texas
Mr. Paul Braswell, Forestburg, Texas

Applications for the Executive Director will be accepted through October 15, 2007 or until suitable candidate is employed.

Applicants should forward a letter of qualifications and resume to:

Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America
TLBAA Executive Search Committee
P. O. Box 491
Stillwater, OK 74076

Click here for a printable PDF Version of this Job Posting.

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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: Prices remain fairly steady on hay again this week. Movement and trade activity are moderate. Producers able to cut and bale this week as rain not hampering hay activities as much as recent weeks. Pasture conditions over most of the state rated as fair to good with only minimal supplemental feeding needed. Producers are still putting up large rounds and large squares and these kinds are in an abundant supply. 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.