Field Notes.

Weighed the steers Monday. The smallest still kicked 1,015 lbs. Average across all six: 1,032 lbs. About seven weeks of grass left, then the 120-day grain finish. They've got room to run.

The south paddock finally got rain. Three storms in a row after a thin April. The cattle look good, and the grass is growing faster than they can eat it.

Spent the morning checking water and the afternoon doing nothing. Worst job on the ranch is a stuck float on the stock tank. Second worst is replacing one in July. Did it now.

Moved the herd off the home pasture and onto the back forty. New grass is up to their knees. They'll stay there through May.