Tommy Berend has been gambling on agriculture all his life

Seventy six year-old Tommy Berend likes to tell people he has a little gamble in him. It’s because of that gamble that he’s always been more of a yearling man than a cowman.

Berend has always ran what he refers to as “commodity cattle” and only steers.

“Everyone wants the best,” says Berend. “They’re pretty, but I buy the upgrading kind. Then when I sell them, I want to sell them right up there with…