The 45th annual NILE Stockshow and Rodeo is in the history book. Weather and attendance were both great! Cattle numbers were up 20% and the barns were busy with sales and shows. There was a lot of talk about the long, hot, and dry summer as we expected but all in all attitudes were "Rancher Style". Folks were glad to get away and walk the streets and sidwalks of the city for a change. A well attended rodeo topped of each night of NILE 2012.
I talked with a fellow from Nebraska who indicated he had cattle in three states just to keep grass in front of 'em. When he mentioned three states my first thought was hungry, thin, and fence crawling! Been some of that going on too. Calves have been moving out of the country along with any cow or bull that's not pulling their part of the load. Many have decided to keep heifer calves and sell cows thinking they can run more calves on the same hay pile and maybe give the range a rest next year because of the drought this year. Makes sense but sure is causing a lot of market talk since marketing is a little out of the ordinary in most cases.
All I know is you don't have to know much to be an expert in these kind of times. When folks start asking for my opinion, those who know me start to show a little concern. Guess I'm not an expert in any kind of weather. But, sure is fun to guess along with the best of them as to how it's all going to shake out. If I had a barn full of rain or even snow it would sell real well this fall.
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