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Show o Soufli Ceulnai Utok Supplement To: Gunnison Valley News - The Salina Sun Garfield County News - The Richfield Reaper VOLUME NUMBER 3 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 37 15, 1982 Auction Provides Outlet tor Area's Cattle Industry Marketing farm and ranch owners livestock in a way that pleases them is what satisfies Mark and Eugene King, of Richfield Auction Co remembers only six cattle were sold on the second sale after his father opened the auction But they kept it going and never closed once all the time the Scotts owned it He said in 1951, there were so many catlte trucks waiting to be unloaded at the fairgrounds on the Wednesday auction day, that huge lines would form a block west of the fairgrounds Scott also said the auction usually ran from noon until 10 or 11 p m while 1300 to 2,000 head of cattle were run through That day also used to be one of the busiest for the downtown merchants, he recalled Located at the jucntion of U S 89 and Richfield Auction Co , in Austin is a relative newcomer to that location since for many years the company operated out of the Sevier County Fairgrounds Utah-11- Douglas Scott says his father, Norman Scott, and E W Coons started the auction company in 1944 Doug Scott bought out Coons in 1949 and ran it with his father until Norman died in 1967 Doug continued for thee more years, then sold to Eugene King One of the best loved people at the auction was brand inspector Alfred Marin, recalls Scott, while other em- Two years earlier, in 1967, Cy Manwill and Perry Beutler came into the business A year later, Dave Urie bought Beutler out That left Manwill, Urie and Eugene King Mark King said Urie sold out in 1975, due to county but commission responsibilities, remained on as auction veterinarian until 1980 when Bruce King took his place While at the fairgrounds, In 1967, the year Norman died, Douglas and his wife Helen, announced plans to expand the auction facilities At that time, they signed a 10 year lease with Sevier County and acquired a lease on adjacent property formerly used by the Forest Service During this time, and when Doug joined his father in the business, Doug did the auctioneering in Richfield while his brother Neal Scott at Spanish Fork, auctioneered Helen, his wife has been with the auction business since 1946 keeping the books She continues to keep books at the present Richfield Auction Co , location in Austin ployees at the auction included Lester Brown, Clarence Hows, Morris Ogden, Wayne Sorenson and T Merlin Ashman Regular cattle buyers were Abe Cowley, L W Gardner, Virgil Gleaves and John Chamberlain However, cattle prices werent always good Scott remembers in 1952-5livestockmen were getting only $63 total per head for cattle Scott The present location of Richfield Auction Co , in Austin is a busy place on Wednesdays, the day of the auction, when livestockmen from far and near Its the most fascinating business you can get into, says Doug, because every buyer is different and you have to know them and know what they are Scott says in the going to do to you time he auctioneered in Richfield he had to sell an animal in 15 30 seconds We never backed up in price We never did Today, we (auctioneers) do That was the hardest thing for me to do, was to back off (down in price), he said Scott, although no longer with Richfield Auction Co , continues to auctioneer at the Delta auction Mark says the move from the fairgrounds to the present location occurred about seven years ago Actually, Stan Gleave, representing California lawyers and doctors built new auction facilities at the junction in 1975 and then asked Cy and Eugene to lease it from them So Eugene and Cy signed a five year lease During that time, the California people slowly become disinterested, says Mark, and at the end of that period, King and Manwill had an option to buy and did so in 1981 Shortly afterwards, Mark bought out Cys por- seller is offering, the auction will buy the animal at the going market price They then sell the animal or animals somewhere down the line The auction business like other agriculture related businesses is af fected by seasons In the fall, Mark says there is a big rush to sell cattle especially in October November This is the time cattle are brought off the mountain It s also property tax time and farmers and ran chers need extra cash to pay those bills olf, he said tion Prices will usually go lower at this Mark, of course, didnt just happen time Summer months on the other on the scene He had worked for his dad are slow times for the auction ever since Eugene bought into it After hand, company because cattle are being serving an LDS mission to Missouri, graded, but Mark says sheep sales keep Mark later returned to the Missouri them busy Nevertheless, the auction Auction School in Kansas City, Mo and company gets the same sales com got his auctioneer license mission, since they charge so much per Today, working with the public you head of livestock anyway dissatisfied and find satisfied customers, says Mark However, he By September, yearling cattle begin says his company tries to do a little while weaner calves are more for each customer by offering coming in, and November October common in market support This means if a para no that ticular animal has buyer Still, it depends on the farmer or ranchers operation when animals are brought in Some will wait and some will go ahead and sell, says Mark A lot depends on the price If prices are high, people will hold their cattle and wait for the price to get higher When the price starts slipping, livestock men, think, and hey, I better get rid of them begin flooding the market trying to cash in while the getting is still good come to market their animals and hopefully come away with a good price for their stock This however, causes the prices to plummet even further Many professional people such as doctors are selling their cattle today as a tax write off, says Mark In fact, he believes 60 70 percent of the pepole selling livestock are weekend farmers or part timers Much of the livestock business depends on supply and demand which regulates the going price For instance, the following prices for Aug 23 may be totally different from those a month or so later Aug 23 prices included fat lambs selling at $ 46 49 per lb , fat cattle steers at $64 66 per lb fat heifers at $ 62 64 per lb , while slaughter cows sold for $ per lb , steer weaner calves for $ 68 72 per lb , w eaner heifer calves, $ 60 65 per lb , yearling steers at $ 61 64 per lb hetiers at $ 56 59 per lb fat hogs at $ 60 b4 per lb and slaughter horses $ 38 45 per lb 40-4- 5 , , Although prices fluctuate, Mark says the auction market still provides them with a good living The auction company is set up with feed and water facilities so sellers can bring livestock in two or three days in advance of the 12 30 a m Wednesday auction The company also has automatic scales set up so as soon as an animal sets foot on them, an electronic readout is displayed overhead to prospective ( Continued on Page 6 ) of Richfield Auction Co , in Austin, with Eugene King, Mark King, his father, checks one of animals brought in early for the Auction on Wednesday. Mark has been auctioneering at the facility since he bought into the place in 1981 Suspicion of Heart Attack Requires Immediate Solution If you think youre having a heart attack, seek medical help immediately cases for every one that hospital, he comments I admit to the A wait may cost you your life victims wait Many heart-attac- k before calling their doctors or the paramedics Often they ask a friend or relative to drive them to the hospital But its during that wait or ride that individuals are at greatest risk for having deadly arrhythmias (irregular heart beats that cause the heart to inadequately pump blood and can lead to death), points out Dr Nathan Dean, LDS Hospital emergency room physician In the first few hours after symptoms appear, a person is at his greatest risk Thats the period when he is trying to decide if the should call the doctor or if his trouble is only indigestion m- a Dr pulled muscle from a golf game, Dean says attack symptoms are a chest persistent pain that lasts more than 15 minutes, pain that radiates up the one or both arms or into the jaw, tightness in the chest, shortness of Among heart breath, nausea, pallor and heart palpitations A heart attack can strike anyone at any age, but those at greatest risk are men older than 35 years and women older than 45 years Dr Dean recommends a person suffering from heart attack symptoms to call his physician immediatley, explaining the problem to the receptionist If the physician cannot be reached quickly or if it is after office hours, call the paramedics - People try to diagnose their problems on their own, but they are m no position to judge Chest pain is difficult to assess, and it takes medical personnel and tests to determine the source of the problem, he adds In fact, a minority of the patients who come to the emergency room complaining of chest pain are actually having a heart attack When I tell someone that hes not having a heart attack, he is relieved, at first, and then often apologizes for taking my time Its not appropriate for a nonmedical person to evaluate his chest pain I prefer to send home nine chest-pam It is safer for a patient to come to the hospital with the paramedics than with a friend or relative The paramedics can administer oxygen and drugs to relieve the pain and to prevent arrhythmias They can also closely monitor the patient and deal with an arrhythmia, if one occurs, he explains There is no charge for the paramedics, and most insurance policies, including Medicare and Medicaire, will pay for the ambulance I dont like it when the energy medical system is absued by people calling with minor problems, but a suspected heart attack is appropriate use of the paramedics, he says To summon the paramedics, call 911 The caller should state his symptoms address and phone number This aerial photo in 1956 taken bv Reed Madsen, shows old Richfield Livestock uction Companv at the Sevier Counts fairgrounds. Note the extensive fences and the barn to the north of the old auction barn The bridge left is m the lower gone now i |