05/10/2026
The impact of a closed border between the US and Mexico has hit the team roping industry hard, and the scarcity and cost of roping cattle has hurt every player in our game. Ropers can’t afford practice steers, roping producers are hard-pressed to turn a profit without raising entry fees after paying sky-high cattle charges, and the quality of steers at ropings and rodeos has taken a turn downhill as numbers have plummeted due to the current border closure. Heck, some rodeos have even used the cost and lack of availability of cattle as their reason for format changes that are not considered cowboy friendly.
No one has more skin—or heart—in this game than the two-man panel of Miguel Guerrero and Ty Yost. Both are on the front lines, working with all involved in this current border crisis to help bring an end to the shutdown.
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