With rising prices for live cattle and feeder cattle, observers say it's a good time for the cattle industry.

Seth Weishaar says, "Yeah, it's a good time in agriculture. Feeder cattle are selling at an all-time high and we're having...the people here are very enthusiastic. We've had good weather this winter. The cattle have done well. The ranchers have made money and the consignors have had really good genetics to offer these cattlemen around here and so we had a really good angus sale."

Cattlemen consider a purchase of breeding stock such as this an investment in genetics. And they consider it as important as an investment in machinery or an investment in land. And with a prosperous cattle market, many livestock producers are using this opportunity to turn that money around and make that investment.

Seth Weishaar says, "The testing of cattle market conditions continues tomorrow at the Black Hills Stock Show with the Charolais Show and Sale in the sale ring in Rushmore Hall at the Civic Center.

Al Van Zee