Show Ute Vie Tribe Cattle Auction Brings Top lop Prices Higher than top prices were paid for Ute Tribal Enterprise calves at a yearly yearly year year- ly auction at the Uinta Sales Barn in Roosevelt held last Thursday Vic Brown manager of the enterprise reported that they sold 2051 head for netting the Ute Tribal Cattie Cattle Cat tie tle enterprise after sales expenses expenses ex ex- ex were paid THE HIGHEST price paid was on a apen apen apen pen of light steer calves which went at j per cwt the light steers averaged averaged aver aver- aged medium weight steers 2998 and heavy steers The high on heifer calves was per cwt Light heifers averaged 37 21 medium hewers 35 06 and heavy heifers heifers helf ers 33 90 THE CALVES had been preconditioned for the fourth year and buyers from previous previous pre pre- years were there ready to buy these animals that had been receiving extra care to prevent their losing weight or becoming ill iii when they were sold and transported Due to stormy weather approximately 25 per cent of the calves were not brought in to the sale in time They were located high in the Hill Creek area and couldn't be brought out by truck as as there was two f feet et of some some areas THE UTE Tribal Cattle Enterprise was started seven seven years ago with an aim of utilizing g the vast acreage of rangeland rangeland range rangeland land and of giving some Ute Indians employment Cattle this year were run on about acres of range land The Ute Tribe owns some acres of range land Mr Brown who helped to set up the enterprise has now been retired as manager manager manager man man- ager ager until someone else is employed He reported that not one calf was lost during the weaning and preconditioning period AT THE beginning of 1969 the Enterprise Enterprise Enter Enter- prise had cows replacement heifers and calves and at the close of the inventory year they had cows heifers and calves |