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08/10/2026

‼️MARKET REPORT‼️

Thank you to all for all the help with our 76th Anniversary auction on Friday. The cattleman served a fantastic burger & it was great seeing several long time friends. Our next Calf/Yrlg Special is Aug. 28th.

Fed Cattle/Weigh Cows Tues. Aug. 4th:
Fed Cattle were $2-$4 stronger, $10-$20 on cattle going back to feed. Weigh Cows were stronger. It sure appears weigh cows will be in short supply for some time.
Fat Cattle (193 head):
Str. Choice -$232-$235
Str. Select/Choice - $225-$231
2-Ways -up to $248
Hfr. Choice - $231-$235
Hfr. Select/Choice - $225-$230
2-Ways -up to $242
Fat Hfrts. - $200-$215
Weigh Cows (213 head):
Bulk Cows: $165-$185
Low Yield Cows: $100-$150
High Yielding Bulls: up to $243
Bulk of Bulls: $205-$230
Cutting Bulls:$no test
Preg open hfrs: up to $260
Hfrts: $195-$230

Special Bred Female/Pairs/Bulls Aug. 4th:
We had a nice cow special Tuesday. The auction highlight was a dispersal of 2nd Calf Hfrs with big clvs @ side. Thise pairs topped at $5975. Breeding bull trade stayed strong also.

Special Calf/Yrlg Anniversary Aug. 7th:
We sold just short of 3600HD on our 76th Anniversary Auction. Over 110 consignors showed up with calves off cow to heavy yrlings. In addition, we offered 200 spring bred hfrs. We had excellent crowd with several buyers on the internet also. Here are a few results:
26 Strs 511 # @$493.50 7 Hfrs 435 # @$495
54 Strs 725 # @$399.50 29 Hfrs 516 # @$439
17 Strs 789 # @$392 20 Hfrs 722 # @$367
49 Strs 825 # @$363 140 Hfrs 770 # @$358
50 Strs 922 # @$344 37 Hfrs 1064 # @$280.75
79 Bred Hfrs $4300 44 Bred Hfrs $4150

08/07/2026

💥SELL AUG. 7TH AT NOON💥
106 Blk/Bwf exposed heifers, sourced from Lerwick Ranch in Wyoming, Exposed to Money Maker sons, due to start 2/25 & will be ultrasounded into 21 day calving groups.

08/06/2026

💥SELL AUG. 7TH AT NOON💥
40HD AI’d Blue Tags - 40 HD Bull Breds Pink Tags

80 Fancy Ang. 1st Calf Hfrs, 1000 #, AI'd May 13th to 44 Farms "Old Faithful", cleaned up w/ Ang. Bulls for 25 days, ultrasound data available, hfrs had vira-shield 6, VL5, endovac, & longrange

08/06/2026

💥SELL AUG. 7TH AT NOON💥
27 Fancy Blk 1st Calf Hfrs, locally sourced (Klein), 1 day AI'd Nichols 284 Bull, due 3/15, ultrasound data, all pre-breeding done, recently wormed & poured

🎉Anniversary Auction Giveaway🎉We’re celebrating 76 years in the livestock auction business with a special giveaway!How t...
08/04/2026

🎉Anniversary Auction Giveaway🎉

We’re celebrating 76 years in the livestock auction business with a special giveaway!

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🗓️ Winners Annouced Saturday August 8th @ 12pm

For 76 years, we’ve been proud to serve livestock producers and our community with honesty, integrity, and dedication. We couldn’t have reached this milestone without the support of our loyal buyers, sellers, and friends.

Join us for the 76th Anniversary Special Calf/Yearling Auction & BBQ this Friday the 7th starting at 10:30am!

08/01/2026

🚨 The packer lobby claims mandatory country-of-origin labeling, or MCOOL, would cost over $1 BILLION every year.

Let's take a closer look.

—The packer lobby's latest attack on MCOOL comes in the form of a paper commissioned by the Meat Institute, a trade association representing the world's largest beef packers with operations in the United States. The Meat Institute has opposed MCOOL since Congress enacted it in 2002 and even sued USDA in an unsuccessful attempt to repeal it in 2013. In court, the Meat Institute argued, "In short, beef is beef, whether the cattle were born in Montana, Manitoba, or Mazatlán."

—Decision Innovation Solutions does not describe this paper as a new economic study. Instead, the “project” adjusts old data for inflation and inputs recent industry data into economic models that are 17 years old and more than a decade old.

—The paper itself acknowledges that the cost parameters "do not fully reflect contemporary macroeconomic realities,” those estimates are likely outdated, and suggests they should be updated using modern primary data. Yet those cost parameters were not updated before publishing the project.

—The authors begin with 1.1 million imported feeder cattle and ask readers to assume those cattle become 2.2 million mixed-origin steers and heifers, then increase that figure again by adding 75% of the five-year average of Canadian cattle imports, arriving at 2.61 million mixed-origin cattle. The paper provides no citation or analytical explanation for those assumptions. Yet that unsupported figure becomes the foundation for calculating 5.73 billion pounds of mixed-origin beef, which ultimately drives the paper's headline claim that MCOOL would cost between $1.27 billion and $1.45 billion annually.

—Mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef was in effect from early 2013 until late 2015. The actual costs of compliance across the supply chain are discoverable and could be used to conduct a robust and reliable economic analysis if policymakers want to understand what reinstating MCOOL would cost today.

There is a cost to providing consumers with accurate information about the origin of their beef, but history shows those costs were minimal. MCOOL continues to apply to nearly every other major food commodity, and polling consistently shows overwhelming public support for restoring it to beef.

The opportunity to restore MCOOL for beef is now.

Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Senators. Urge them to support MCOOL for beef in the Farm Bill.

Read R-CALF USA's full response here: https://www.r-calfusa.com/ranch-group-calls-packing-industrys-mcool-cost-paper-overtly-biased-and-unreliable/

07/31/2026

💥76th Anniversary Special Calf/Yrlg Auction💥
Fri., August 7th @10:30AM - Expect 3500HD
Please join us in celebrating 76 years in the business! FREE BBQ ALL DAY
If you have any feeders to market please give us a call. 2002 WLAC Champ John Korrey will be here selling all day.
Exposed & Bred Heifers *SELL AT NOON*
-106 Blk/Bwf exposed heifers, sourced from Lerwick Ranch in Wyoming. Exposed to Money Maker sons. Will be ultrasounded into 21 day calving groups.
-80 Fancy Ang. 1st Calf Hfrs, 1000 #, AI'd May 13th to 44 Farms "Old Faithful", cleaned up w/ Ang. Bulls for 25 days, ultrasound data available, hfrs had vira-shield 6, VL5, endovac, & longrange
-45 Fancy Blk 1st Calf Hfrs, locally sourced (Klein), 1 day AI'd Nichols 284 Bull, due 3/15, ultrasound data, all pre-breeding done, recently wormed & poured
Feeders
-400 Western Origin Blk/Bwf Hfrs 700-950 #, vac x2
-210 Fancy Reputation Blk Hfrs 750 #, vac x2
-160 Fancy Most. Blk Strs 750-850 #, vac x2, LTW, run. grass, no implants
-140 Blk Hfrs 750 #, vac x2
-130 Blk/Red/Char Hfrs 850-950 #, vac x3
-128 Blk/Few CharX Strs 1 Load @800 # balance 750 #, vac x2
-110 Blkx S/H 700-725 #, vac x3
-100 Blk/Red Strs 900 #, vac x3
-100 Most. Blk Strs 925 #
-98 Most. Blk Hfrs 750-775 #, 1 Load Blks balance colored, vac x2
-90 Blk/Bwf S/H 600-750 #, vac x3 & LTW
-85 Fancy Blk Sim S/H 625-775 #, vac x3
-75 Blk/Bwf S/H 500-700 #
-75 Blk/Red Strs 750 #
-75 Blk/Red Hfrs 725 #
-73 Blk/Bwf S/H 750-800 #, GT vac
-70 Blk/Red Sres 775 #, vac x2
-70 Most. Blk S/H 625-750 #, vac x2
-70 Most. Blk S/H 750 #, vac x2, LTW & green
-58 Blk/Red Hfrs 750-800 #, vac x3 & LTW
-50 Blk Preg Open Hfrs 975 #
-45 HR Blk Hfrs 700-900 #, vac x3 & LTW
-40 Blk S/H 725-800 # GT vac & LTW
-38 Ang. S/H 700-800 #, vac x2 & no implants
-30 Blk/Bwf S/H 600-750 #, vac x2 & weaned
-30 Blkx S/H 500-600 #, vac x2, no implants & 60 days weaned
-29 Blk Hfrs 750 #, vac x3 & LTW
-21 Blk S/H 575-600 #, vac x2
-20 Blk S/H 500-600 #, Sim genetics, vac x2 & LTW
-20 Blk/Red Most. Strs 500-550 #, GT vac x2 & 90+ days weaned, strictly green
-18 Blk S/H 750 #, GT vac
-18 Blk S/H 825-850 #, GT vac, strictly green & off grass
-12 Blk S/H 500 #, Gold Tag & weaned
-10 Blk/Bwf S/H 700 #, GT vac & LTW
-10 Bwf/Rwf S/H 400-500 #, vac x2 & off cows
-9 Charx Strs 450-650 #, GT vac & weaned
-5 Blk/Red S/H 550-700 # GT vac & weaned

07/31/2026

💥Tues., August 4th @12:30PM💥
Special Bred/Pairs/Bulls
Breds
-11 Fancy Blk Cows, 3rd clvers, 350-400 # clvs at side, clvs had 7-way & worm/pour, cows run. back with PB Ang. bull for 60 days
-10 Blk 3yr old cows, mated blk, due 8/20
-4 Blk Ang. 1st Calf Hfrs, mated LBW Ang., due September, excellent disposition

07/30/2026

Save the date! Here is a list of all livestock shows for the 4 County Fair! Dates/times subject to change.

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