August 1, 2008

Out and about here in the West

Posted @ 6:32 pm by Evan

Our recent travels have taken us to Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Nevada.

We welcome two new broadcast partners here in the Silver State. We’re writing this post in Winnemucca, where we have been covering the Superior Livestock Video auction of feeder cattle and calves. Up-linking our 7-daily programs to EvanSlack.com (net).

Prices for calves are ranging from 5 to 10-dollars below a year ago with yearlings from 4 to 7-dollars a cwt. under 2007. Feeders are experiencing dramatically higher input costs. As they are paying a good more for feed and fuel. Sound familiar?

The wheat harvest turned out better than expected. At the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Summer Conference we heard repeatedly about higher input costs and the hope for higher finished cattle prices.

We did take time out from our busy schedule to see and enjoy the Magic Valley Air Show at Twin Falls, featuring the Blue Angels with two of the six pilots being Marines. I was in 3rd Marine Air Wing back in the 50’s.

And this was our 50th year at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

All the best to you,

Evan

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