By Ted McDermott, Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team
ST. IGNATIUS, MONTANA – Snow-dusted peaks towered in the background, cows lowed in the expansive rangeland and cowboys on horseback moved heifers and steers off trailers.
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Wes Seward, a district livestock investigator for the Montana Department of Livestock, oversees the sale of over 200 calves at Lazy JM Ranch on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Cattle are weighed and inspected at Lazy JM Ranch on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Cattle broker Seth Stoddard speaks with Wes Seward, a district livestock investigator, during a cattle inspection at Lazy JM Ranch on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Calves are weighed for sale on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Lazy JM Ranch in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Ella Parker releases cattle from the scale to be inspected and sorted on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Lazy JM Ranch in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Wes Seward, a district livestock investigator for the Montana Department of Livestock, takes notes during a calf sale at Lazy JM Ranch on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Wes Seward, a district livestock investigator for the Montana Department of Livestock, pictured on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Wes Seward herds cattle to be inspected at Lazy JM Ranch on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Wes Seward inspects cattle for brands of ownership and health issues at Lazy JM Ranch on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Wes Seward inspects cattle at Lazy JM Ranch on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Wes Steward inspects over 200 cattle before they are sold and sent to out of state feeding lots on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in St. Ignatius, Montana. The animals are also weighed, inspected then checked for signs of ownership and illness.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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Cattle dogs play with each other at Lazy JM Ranch on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in St. Ignatius, Montana.
Missoulian photo by Shanna Madison
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