As buyers from across the country gathered for Western Video Market’s Annual July Sale in Reno, Nevada, Oregon cattleman Paul Houret says one thing continues to separate Western cattle from the rest of the marketplace—their ability to thrive in some of the harshest environments in the country.
Houret, owner of Houret Cattle Company in Lakeview, Oregon, purchases cattle through Western Video Market for stocker operations in Oregon and a grow yard in Idaho. He says the annual July sale offers one of the best opportunities of the year to source large groups of high-quality cattle.
“This is Western Video Market’s biggest sale,” Houret said. “It offers some of the best cattle in the West with deliveries stretching from midsummer into the fall. We’re here looking for calves for our stocker operations and cattle for our grow yard.”…