October is really the start of our sale planning. Recently, we've weaned the spring calves, taken data on the fall yearling bulls and heifers and will finalize the plans for our fall AI schedule.

The spring calves really look good. We've gotten some rain to settle the dust and cool things off a little. There will be a nice selection of spring yearling bulls available in our March 2006 sale out of this group.

Last winter was so wet and muddy that the weaning weights of the fall calves was lighter than we'd like, so their final yearling weights might be 25 to 50 pounds less than we'd prefer. The average daily gain of the fall yearling bulls was right on target, so their conditioning is just right. We expect to have an outstanding selection of these older bulls to lead off our sale.