A. M. Harkey of Mason has contracted the Steve Stumberg lambs at Sanderson for delivery next fall at 25 cents per pound.

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Harvey Martin bought 538 mutton lambs weighing 66 pounds from James Windham, Rankin, at 29 cents.

Martin also bought two loads of steer calves weighing 473 pounds from Joe Moulton of San Angelo at 30½ cents. He sold 64 Angus cows at $240 each for the dry cows and $300 for the pairs.

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Ben Sheppard, order buyer at Springfield, Missouri, has bought, for Kennett and Goodspadden, McCook, Nebraska, 12 registered Angus cows and calves at $400 per pair; and 116 commercial Angus springer cows at $236.50 per head.

45 YEARS AGO

Harvey Martin, San Angelo, this week bought 1300 heavy feeder lambs expected to weigh around 80 pounds at $16.50 cwt., including 700 in the Fort Stockton area and 600 in the Eden area.

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Jake Osborne, Pampa, sold 383 good quality steer yearlings weighing 725 pounds at $17.25 to a Colorado feeder, delivered Nov. 12.

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Lowell Winsor of Texline, Texas, bought 503 heifer yearlings weighing 600 pounds at $14.50 from Fred Fuqua, Tascosa, delivered Nov. 11. These were described as good quality cattle, cut from a total of 625 head; they went to an Arizona feeder.

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George Simms of Panhandle, Texas, bought 150 good quality steers averaging 662 pounds from R.F. Rock, Nara Visa, N.M., at $18.50 for 50 head and $18 for the balance, delivered Nov. 7.

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Ranchers Feed Yards, Fort Stockton, this week bought 700 mixed lambs, including a small percentage of crossbred blackfaces, from Bud McLaughlin of Crane County at $16.50 cwt.; these weighed 78 pounds on delivery this week.

40 YEARS AGO

V. Lee Matney of Amarillo bought from John Honeycutt of Van Horn, 80 steer yearlings expected to weigh about 625 pounds at $22.50 and 60 steer calves to weigh near 425 at $25 for Nov. 24 delivery.

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Pete Crawford of Bushland, Kan., bought, from the Babbitt Ranch at Flagstaff, Ariz., 168 heifer calves weighing 412 pounds at $24 and 96 steer calves averaging 433 at $26, delivered last week.

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Dick Diehl of Stratford sold 230 heifer yearlings expected to weigh about 700 pounds at $21 for Dec. 15 delivery to Louis Dinklage, Wisner, Neb.

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Nig Reid of Tulia, Texas, sold 1200 steer yearlings weighing about 800 pounds at $22 for delivery last week and this week to Woody Copeland, Wichita Falls.

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Macario Perez of Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico, recently sold 2000 steer calves to Jess Burner of El Paso, including 1000 for delivery next April at $27.25 cwt. and 1000 for delivery this month at $26.50 cwt.

35 YEARS AGO

Quincy Reeves of Raton, N.M., bought 110 cutback cows six to nine years old at $12.50 cwt. with 3 percent shrink from the CS Ranch, Cimarron.

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Stephens Bros., Anadarko, Okla., sold 123 four year-old Angus heavy springer cows at $197.50 per head to a Texas buyer.

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Sam Singleton of Dalhart sold 130 steer yearlings weighing about 650 pounds at $23 to a New Mexico buyer.

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John Houser of Gardner, Colo., sold and delivered 105 heifers weighing 515 pounds at $21.75 and 74 heifers weighing 530 at $22.30 to a La Junta buyer.

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Tom Reed of Amarillo sold to Alabama packers 350 fed heifers grading 85% choice, balance good, weighing 850-900 pounds at $23.50; also 120 steers grading 80% choice, weighing 950 at $24.50.

30 YEARS AGO

The first sizable wool sales since last spring were made this week as two Roswell warehouses and one in Artesia sold about 700,000 pounds of spring wool to The Top Co., Boston, for 30-38 cents a pound, bulk 33-35. This was mostly ewe wool.

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Sam Elliott, Amarillo, bought 150 mixed breed steers weighing 650 pounds at $29.50 and received them locally.

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Frank Allen, Clayton, N.M., bought 130 Hereford steer calves weighing 330 pounds at $39 in the Deming area.

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Moody Farms & Feed Yards, Pampa: 132 heifers weighing 850 lbs., 60-70% choice, $26.35.

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Tuco Cattle Feeders, Abernathy: 500 heifers weighing 900 lbs., 65% choice, $26.25.

25 YEARS AGO

Perry Livestock Co., Perry, Okla., bought in that area 100 No. 1 Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing 413 pounds at $27.50.

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O.L. Gregg, Palestine, sold 400 Charolais crossbred steers weighing 500 pounds at $31.

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Abraham Cattle Co., Memphis, Tenn., bought in the Douglas, Ariz. area 350 Mexican Hereford and black baldface steers weighing 625-650 pounds at $36.

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Prime Feeders, Wheeler: 200 heifers, 750 lbs., 65-70% choice, $41.

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Olton Feed Yard, Olton: 790 steers, 1075 lbs., 60-70% choice, $45.

20 YEARS AGO

Mack Ainsworth, Milnesand, N.M., sold to Terry and Brent Caviness, Hereford, 1500 Mexican steers, No. 1s with end of No. 2s, weighing 725-750 pounds at $70.

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Mark Morris, Seymour, sold to a local buyer 75 Brahman cross steers weighing 750 pounds at $67.50.

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Hitch Feedlot, Guymon, Okla.: 190 steers, 1102 lbs., 70% choice, $67.

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N.G. Baca, Quemado, N.M., sold to a New Mexico buyer 180 Brangus cross heifer and steer yearlings weighing 748 and 795 pounds at $63 and $72.

15 YEARS AGO

Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle 150 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 825-850 pounds at $60.50, also 210 No. 1 steers weighing 750 at $60.

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Hughes Land & Livestock, Scott City, Kan.: 200 heifers, 1050 lbs., 70% choice, $66.50; 166 heifers, 975 lbs., 60% choice, $65.

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Bob Campbell, Durant and Kemp, Okla., sold out of Walter Lasley & Sons feedlot, Stratford: 76 heifers, 980 lbs., 75-80% choice, $64.50.

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Sugarland Feed Yards, Hereford: 130 steers, 1150-1200 lbs., $66.50; 80 heifers, 1000 lbs., $65.

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Stiles Cattle Co., Cuero, bought in the local area 46 No. 1 hairy crossbred steers weighing 372 pounds at $75.60.

10 YEARS AGO

Cimarron Feeders, Texhoma: 1440 steers, 55% choice, 1150 lbs., $81; 142 crossbred steers, 1175 lbs., 35% choice, $80.50.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas : 300 heifers, 1060-1100 lbs., 65% choice, $81.

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3K Cattle Feeders, Hereford: 80 steers, 1090 lbs., 65% choice, $81; 80 heifers, 1000 lbs., 60% choice, $80.

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Hitch Feeders, Hooker, Okla.: 692 heifers, 1050 lbs., 50% choice, $80.50, 70 heifers, 1050 lbs., 50% choice, $80; 90 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $80.50.

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Reeves County Feeders, Verhalen: 90 heifers, 1025 lbs., 50% choice, $78.75.

5 YEARS AGO

JB Cattle Co., Abilene, sold on a delivered basis to Kansas wheat fields one load of No. 1 Okie steers weighing 460 pounds at $65.80, also one load of No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 579 at $57, and a load of similar heifers weighing 540 at $57.

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West Plains Feedyard, Friona: 204 steers, 1160 lbs., 50% choice, $69; 161 heifers, 1075 lbs., 60% choice, $69.

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PACO Feed Yard Inc., Friona: 826 heifers, 1025 lbs., 50-60% choice, $69; 234 steers, 1125 lbs., 50-60% choice, $69.

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Miller Feedyard, Satanta, Kan.: 672 steers, 1325 lbs., 50% choice, $69; 213 heifers, 1060 lbs., 50% choice, $69.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle for April delivery 250 No. 1 crossbred and exotic steers to weigh 750 pounds at $61.30.