{"id":16287,"date":"2025-10-02T20:34:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T02:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/photos-high-county-cattle-auction\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:56:17","slug":"photos-high-county-cattle-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/photos-high-county-cattle-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: High County Cattle Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=dc065ac0-18b9-5996-9734-6bcd7d1bc681&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1283\" alt=\"Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=e7866b85-037f-543f-a67c-baa25bb37e5f&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1947\" alt=\"Tom Conway watches the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Tom Conway watches the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=4bb9913b-a52d-5eef-9c6e-2468bf9512df&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1336\" alt=\"Working the High Country Cattle Auction from left, Cortni Cox, Becky Hawkins, auctioneer Shane Hatch, and Duane Cugnini as buyers look over cattle in the ring on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Working the High Country Cattle Auction from left, Cortni Cox, Becky Hawkins, auctioneer Shane Hatch, and Duane Cugnini as buyers look over cattle in the ring on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=0b96db39-155d-5d90-917d-1dd9d03ae56b&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1418\" alt=\"The High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">The High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=4187b981-9220-5ca7-9234-d0966c66b141&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1357\" alt=\"Debra Cugnini, front, owner of Debras Cafe and Natalie Douglas work in the kitchen that is inside the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Debra Cugnini, front, owner of Debras Cafe and Natalie Douglas work in the kitchen that is inside the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=754d003a-8179-5bce-a35f-462fc91be916&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1345\" alt=\"Amber Belvin with High Country Cattle Auction looks over the newly renovated front of the auction barn that also houses Debras Cafe on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Amber Belvin with High Country Cattle Auction looks over the newly renovated front of the auction barn that also houses Debras Cafe on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=7b67ddef-a454-5aac-a824-4abe51969cdb&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Debras Cafe inside the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Debras Cafe inside the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=665c5423-3426-555c-a2ac-042526fc061c&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1209\" alt=\"Bodie Hines moves cattle through pens and gates toward the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Bodie Hines moves cattle through pens and gates toward the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=3ce6d7e6-466e-5343-9df4-b770c66b836d&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1023\" alt=\"Working the High Country Cattle Auction from left, Cortni Cox, Becky Hawkins, auctioneer Shane Hatch, and Duane Cugnini as buyers look over cattle in the ring on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Working the High Country Cattle Auction from left, Cortni Cox, Becky Hawkins, auctioneer Shane Hatch, and Duane Cugnini as buyers look over cattle in the ring on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=7ca2f080-a84c-50c8-a192-7f73267df4c7&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" alt=\"Hank Greer, 5, left, Wyatt Horvath, 3, center, and Ryle Runyan, 3, play with trucks during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Hank Greer, 5, left, Wyatt Horvath, 3, center, and Ryle Runyan, 3, play with trucks during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=2642b3cd-0161-5653-9b93-298c8365a6a0&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1495\" alt=\"The High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">The High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=5aa05f77-5920-51de-ace7-b5ca39cd86c9&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1283\" alt=\"Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image naviga-align-left alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=528719e7-7eb9-50c2-99a0-09f93f44562d&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1596\" alt=\"Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=29755448-44de-5c6b-adec-8b0358613259&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1275\" alt=\"A dog waits for its owner to return to the truck during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">A dog waits for its owner to return to the truck during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=5d8c96be-a733-5ebc-9391-824bff69dc9d&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1257\" alt=\"Chris McElroy moves cattle through pens and gates toward the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Chris McElroy moves cattle through pens and gates toward the High Country Cattle Auction barn on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=5aa05f77-5920-51de-ace7-b5ca39cd86c9&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1283\" alt=\"Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)cca Tom Conway watches the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. 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