TRI-COUNTY LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
If you have one head or a truckload, Tri-County Livestock Market will work for you to see you receive top dollar for your livestock.
Sale Every Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
Hwy. 79 N. New Summerfield, Texas 75780
Barn 903-726-3291
www.tricountyls.net
Your Business Is Always Appreciated!
it was so hot and there was no rain “was a lot rougher than it was in the 1950s.” A stubborn weather pattern in
mid-2011 rerouted rain clouds to Texas’ neighboring states. Relent- less heat scorched pastures and ranchers had no choice but to sell their livestock. Many chose to work with Gillespie Livestock Company to move cattle off the land. “2011 was the biggest year we’ve
ever had by a long shot,” Geistweidt says. Sheep and goat sales ran until midnight. Cattle sales ran from 12 noon Wednesday straight through until 8:30 the next morning. The schedule was brutal and the
staff suffered from fatigue. “We have a good staff here who work hard to provide good service for our people. “When we came back from the
EL CAMPO LIVESTOCK CO., INC.
Dedicated to serving the South Texas Rancher
SALE EVERY TUESDAY Owned by John K. Banker P.O. Box 1625 El Campo, Texas 77437 979-543-2703 Barn 979-637-0584 Cell
www.elcampolivestock.com 54 The Cattleman July 2013
July 4th recess [in 2011], for the fi rst 2 or 3 weeks we really did a good job. But then because we were working so many hours each week, we never were able to regroup. Fa- tigue set in and we had accidents happen that normally wouldn’t hap- pen. I know over the weekends I could never get recuperated for Monday morning again.” The heavy dispersal loads had
to be transported out of the area, presenting another set of problems. “Everybody was fi ghting trying to make sure we had enough trucks here. The packing houses out of San Antonio and San Angelo would leave the cattle they’d bought here for a long time before they were able to kill them. We have a pretty good relationship with them, and they knew we’d take care of the cattle,” he says. The drought conditions of 2011
continue in much of Texas. Some areas of the state are still in excep- tional drought, while other areas are in lesser degrees of stress. Since
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