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Bid Option Available We are taking bids for lambs, particularly deliveries in June 15 through September 15 timeframe, when historically our numbers run a bit lower. You will find the bid sheet enclosed. If you are interested in bidding your lambs, instead of sending through the Co-op at the current market price, please read carefully through the instructions. If you have any questions please give us a call.
B Shares Thank you to all the B Shareholders that have returned their Preference Survey and for your overwhelming support for Mountain States Lamb Cooperative. If you have not had a chance to send your preference sheet in, please do so as soon as possible.
Pelt Certificates JBS Swift provides us with unshorn pelt certificates on a regular basis. If we have the pelt certificate in the office at the time the check on your lambs is mailed we will enclose the certificate. Often the pelt certificates come in after your check has been mailed, in which case we mail them to you as soon as possible.
Natural Documetnation Please make sure your feedlot has a 2008 Natural Affidavit on your natural lambs when they are sent to the feedlot. If you feed natural lambs yourself you need to submit a natural affidavit and shipping affidavit to the office when your lambs are sent. All feedlots must submit natural affidavits, feedlot affidavits, and shipping affidavits on natural lambs presented for harvest. All documentation must accompany the lambs when they are shipped, to be presented to Swift by the trucker, and copies faxed to the office. We are moving a large quantity of lambs right now, many of which are natural. We need your help to make sure your kill is processed correctly. We cannot accept any lamb as natural without proper documentation.
PC Bar Kicks 2008 Off with Top Lambs PC Bar Sheep Company, Ranchester, Wyoming started off 2008 with a top pen of lambs. Fed at Double J, Ault, Colorado, the load was 74% Yield Grade 2 and earned a grid premium averaging $8.04 per head. The lambs were also natural which earned them $11.91 in total premiums. The average lamb marketed through Mountain States Lamb Cooperative earned $4.10 in market grid premiums and had a 76 lb carcass. The average pelt brought $6.69 in January.
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Mountain States Lamb Cooperative Effective February 1, 2008
Natural Premiums Natural
premiums are paid on Y2, Y3, and Y4 carcasses weighing between 55 and 85 pounds. Natural premiums vary through the year depending on the % of lambs we can actually market as natural.
Check Endorsements Our bank is watching checks closely for proper endorsements. All payees must endorse the check or it will be returned. If both you and your bank are listed as payees, you both must endorse. This will insure your lamb payments are credited to your account in a timely manner.
Board Elections Board elections are coming up again. This year the two at-large seats are up for election. Currently, these positions are filled by Mark Wahl, Albany, OR and Frank Moore, Douglas, WY. Nomination forms will be mailed out on or before April 15. They are due back in the office by May 15. Ballots will be mailed out on May 15th and are due back by June 15th.
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