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BOWMAN, N.D. – The new owners of Bowman Livestock Marketing are excited about their upcoming Customer Appreciation BBQ and Yearling Special set for Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Austin Snook, a partner in the business, is the day-to-day manager of the auction market. He’s anticipating a good day. Snook isn’t new to the auction market […]
HURON, SD – Ag industries grow by identifying opportunities and filling a need. The South Dakota Sheep Grower’s Association (SDSGA) is an example of that when it established a Premium Yearling Ewe Sale held annually the third week in July. SDSGA Executive Director Lisa Surber says the now six-year-old sale has developed nicely. “As we […]
PHILIP, S.D. – New owners of Philip Livestock Market are no strangers to the area. The Slovek families are known for generations of ranching and farming. And now, one is adding auction market owner to that chore list. Casey Slovek and wife April worked their first sale as owners of Philip Livestock Market this week. […]
PHILIP, S.D. – Following a home explosion last week that took the lives of three family members including Bill and LaDonna Hupp and their six-month old granddaughter Harper, and severely injured grandsons 5-year-old Myles and 3-year-old Royce, the collective community of family, friends and supporters have surrounded parents Kelsey and Trevor Hupp, Ft. Pierre, with […]
MENNO, S.D. – Ranchers and farmers are used to working hard and getting the job done, no matter the issues facing them. This winter was no exception. Matt Mehlhaf farms north of Menno and owns the Menno livestock barn. He purchased the livestock barn in January, during one of the harshest winters in years. He said […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Efforts to remove a regulatory barrier and allow livestock auction market owners to own or invest in small, regional processing plants continue in the new Congress. The Administration, Congress, and the livestock industry agree there is a need for increased packer competition and additional processing capacity. Currently, livestock auctions owners are not […]
NEW YORK, N. Y. – Touted as the highlight of Christie’s upcoming Hong Kong sales, “Shen” was set to become the first T. rex skeleton auctioned in Asia and was expected to sell for between $15 million and $25 million, according to auction house estimates. And then paleontologist Peter Larson, president of the Institute of […]
HURON, SD – Ag industries grow by identifying opportunities and filling a need. The South Dakota Sheep Grower’s Association (SDSGA) is an example of that when it established a Premium Yearling Ewe Sale held annually the third week in July. SDSGA Executive Director Lisa Surber says the now five-year-old sale has developed nicely. “As we […]
TOPEKA, KS – A 3-year-old registered Belgian mare, described by its consignor as a “special” horse with a “spectacular” front end, sold for a record $100,000 last week at the Topeka Draft Horse Auction. The amount, paid by Oak Haven Belgians of Fremont, Ohio, is believed to be a record price for Belgians at a […]
DEAWOOD, SD – From the vast expanse of American rangelands comes an offering of bison in a sale that is an annual industry benchmark. That’s according to auctioneer Jud Seaman of Quality Auction Services, Inc., who will handle the gavel at the Turner Bison Exchange Prairie Performance Bison Auction, Sat., Jan. 8 at The Lodge […]
