Hamilton Feeder Steer,
Heifer Prices Higher

HAMILTON —(Sept. 26)— Feeder steers sold steady to $5 higher, the advance on lightweights, heifers $1-4 higher, slaughter cows and bulls steady, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 819 head.

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $110-132, 300-400 lbs. $102-127, 400-500 lbs. $91-107, 500-600 lbs. $86-98, 600-700 lbs. $80-90, over 700 lbs. $70-79.

Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $105-136, 300-400 lbs. $89-106, 400-500 lbs. $83-99, 500-600 lbs. $76-85, 600-700 lbs. $74-82, over 700 lbs. $70-83.50.

Slaughter cows: high yielding $37-41.50, low yielding $28-33; high yielding bulls $45-51, low yielding $39-43; choice bred stock cows $575-650 per head, medium $450-535, aged $325-475.

Last week 1978 sheep and goats were sold.

Sheep: lambs 40-60 lbs. $91-99, 60-80 lbs. $89-93, 80-100 lbs. $83-89, over 100 lbs. $72-81; slaughter ewes $42.50-43, stock ewes $50-86 per head; Barbado lambs $68-77 cwt., ewes $56-67, bucks $75-135 per head.

Goats: Boer and Boer cross kids, 20-40 lbs. $89-97, 40-60 lbs. $83-93, over 60 lbs. $82-87, weighing nannies $38-60, stockers $42-175 per head, breeding billies $75-400, weighing $62-75 cwt.; Spanish kids, 20-40 lbs. $83-93, 40-60 lbs. $78-81, over 60 lbs. $73-85, stock nannies $35-45 per head, weighing $32.50-43 cwt., billies $59-69.

Representative sales:

Cattle: Graves XTC Ranch, Goldthwaite, two steers, 288 lbs. $132; L.T. Warlick, Hamilton, steer, 300 lbs. $127; Mary Ann Davis, Hico, steer, 325 lbs. $123; J. Lee Harris, Energy, steer, 430 lbs. $107; George Epperson, Cherokee, steer, 450 lbs. $105; G&R Sanders, Mullin, steer, 500 lbs. $98; Mike Todd, Rocksprings, steer, 500 lbs. $95; Billy Lawson, Hamilton, steer, 605 lbs. $90; David Lake, Tyler, nine steers, 731 lbs. $79; heifer, 305 lbs. $106; L.L. Pruden, Midland, cow, 1630 lbs. $45.

Sheep: Nathan Carothers, Goldthwaite, 12 kids, $97; Kirk Johnson, Hico, 10 kids, $89; Rivers Ranch, Menard, 17 kids $83; Garland Stevens, Zephyr, three Boer kids, $90; Curtis Wiesepape, Hamilton, 13 Boer kids, $85.50; David Conrad, Clifton, 10 lambs, $92; Bob Wilkenson, Menard, 80 Spanish nannies, $45 per head; Schultz and Stegemoller, Hamilton, 77 ewes, $86; Sharon Collier, Eastland, Boer billy, $400; Boer billy, $230; 2J Double R, Brownwood, four Boer nannies, $175; Jose Romero, Mission, Boer nanny, $130.