Joe Matthews of Albany, Texas, is reported to have sold 750 yearling steers for May 15 delivery at 40 cents a pound.

These are outstanding Herefords, expected to weigh around 500 pounds.

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George Porter and Bill Jones of Amarillo have bought, from Davis and company of Crystal City, Texas, 300 light Brahman steers at 30 cents a pound for shipment to the Tovrea feedlots in Arizona. They also bought 300 mixed yearlings from H.W. Thompson of San Antonio for April delivery at 31 and 33½ cents.

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Bradley and Petty, Tucumcari, New Mexico, reportedly have sold 400 mixed calves to Claude Davis of Amarillo for fall delivery at 34 and 35 cents per pound.

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Carl Aldenhoven of Fort Worth has bought 140 Angus cows with 31 calves on them through Texas Livestock Marketing Association of Fort Worth at $360 per head for the cows with the calves thrown in. The calves weigh up to 330 pounds.

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Triplett Cattle company of Amarillo has bought around 500 mixed calves in the Jal, New Mexico, area, and about the same number around Sanderson, Texas, for fall delivery at 34 cents straight across.

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Jack Richardson of Uvalde has sold 5500 blackface ewe lambs for April and May delivery out of the wool at $30 per head. He also sold 2000 dry solid mouth ewes for September delivery in short wool at $22 per head, he reported this week. He sold 2000 mutton goats, yearlings, twos and threes, to T.J. Kirby of Moveta for April delivery out of the wool at undisclosed prices.

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Jay Taylor of Amarillo has recently sold one load of steer calves weighing 400 pounds at 44 cents to Charlie Ford of Amarillo; one load of heifer calves weighing 390 at $45.05 to Ed Hudson of Oklahoma; and two loads of heifers, 540 and 490 pounds, to Wayne Barbour of Oklahoma City at $39.75

45 YEARS AGO

Harvey Martin, San Angelo, this week bought two loads of No. 2 skin fat lambs weighing 89 pounds from Marvin Sewell, Big Spring, at $16.75 cwt.; these delivered at Mid-West Feed Yards where they had been on feed.

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Neil McGarraugh, Perryton, is reported to have sold 190 plain steers weighing 800 pounds at $15.25 to Dick Brummett of Amarillo for Feb. 25 delivery.

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Raymond Hall of Sublette, Kan. Sold 94 steer yearlings weighing a little over 700 pounds at $17.50 to Earl Weisenberger of Scott City, delivered Feb. 8.

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Lee Howard, Amarillo, sold 116 steers averaging 770 pounds at $130 per head and delivered them Feb. 8 to Lester Howard of Muleshoe; they had been caked on grass.

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Ralph Wingfield of Nogales, Ariz., this week crossed 600 medium quality Mexican steers for use in filming a Hollywood movie, "The Proud One." He "leased" the cattle to 20th Century Fox studios for several days of filming a trail herd drive.

Wingfield, a major importer of Mexican cattle and large scale dealer and feeder, remarked that on today’s market, especially on fat cattle, leasing cattle might be better than selling them.

40 YEARS AGO

Kenneth Cook of Amarillo and Bud Harrell of Hugoton, Kan., sold 65 cows, described as good young cows with 15 calves on them, the balance heavy springers, at $225 each, and 10 springer cows at $180, delivered last week to Gist & Kirkland of Vega.

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J.G. Anderson of Amarillo sold 100 heifer yearlings expected to weigh about 500 pounds at $23.70 for delivery this week to a local buyer.

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Dub Clark, San Angelo, bought 800 yearling ewes at $16 per head and received them last week off R.L. Magill’s ranch near Alpine.

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Ben Dechert of Junction this week contracted about 1200 wooled feeder lambs expected to average 85-90 pounds for March delivery at $17 from the Moody Ranch in Brewster County.

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Carroll Farmer Co., San Angelo, last week bought and received 1500 August-shorn feeder lambs weighing 80-82 pounds at $16 cwt. from San Pedro Farms, Ft. Stockton.

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Joe Keast of Dalhart sold 1100 steer yearlings expected to weigh 625-650 pounds at $26 for March 25-April 1 delivery to Gilbert Childers of Dalhart.

35 YEARS AGO

The TX Ranch at Springer, N.M., sold 130 Hereford heifers and steers weighing about 500 pounds at $28 and $31 to Ralph Shubert of Las Vegas, N.M.; also 10 yearling heifers at $180 per head to Francis Hepner of Farley, N.M.

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Barney Fite of Bushland, Texas, sold 150 Holstein steers weighing 700-750 pounds at $21 to an Amarillo.

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Bob Corbett, Dalhart, delivered 125 fed heifers, described as mostly choice, weighing 825 pounds, at $24.50 to a Denver packer.

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John Dunn of Woodward, Okla., sold 205 fed steers described as bulk choice, weighing 1000 pounds at $26.50, delivered to Wilson & Co. out of a Texas Panhandle feedlot.

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Hereford Feed Yard sold 119 steers grading bulk choice and weighing 1100 pounds at $26.50; also 202 steers weighing 1125 at the same price, 192 weighing 1025 at $26,and 246 heifers weighing 900 at $25.30.

30 YEARS AGO

Allen Swenson, Clovis, sold 150 heifers weighing 725 lbs., good and choice, for $30 out of Big Tex Custom Cattle Feeders, Hereford.

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Falls Cattle Co., Marlin, delivered 920 No. 1 Okie steers off oatfields weighing 517 pounds at $37 to Garretson Cattle Co., Fredericksburg.

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Luther Brown, Claude, bought 110 Hereford and black baldface steers weighing 600 pounds at $34 from Stephen Bros., Claude.

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Potter Craig, Clovis, bought 62 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 438 pounds at $33.50.

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Dalhart Feed Yards, Dalhart: 288 steers weighing 1075-1100 lbs., 65% choice, $32.75.

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Southwest Livestock Trading Co., Del Rio, bought 400 whiteface mutton lambs weighing 70 pounds at $24 from Sid Martin, Del Rio.

25 YEARS AGO

Ducky Gallo, Dalhart, bought 160 Angus and black baldface heifers and steers weighing about 575 pounds straight across at $32 and $38 in the Perico area.

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In Texas, shearing of Angora goats has begun in the southern part of the mohair producing area. Unconfirmed reports indicate scattered sales of spot hair at up to $2.75 a pound for adult, mostly in small lots. A majority of the clip is under contract at up to $2.50.

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Sugarland Feed Yards, Hereford: 302 steers, 1075-1150 lbs., 60% choice, $40.

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Billy McCasland, Clovis, bought in the Lazbuddie area 150 no. 1 Okie steers weighing 650 pounds at $38.

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Reynolds-Wilson Cattle Feeders, Carrizo Springs, bought in that area 43 No. 1 crossbred steers weighing 600 pounds at $36.25.

20 YEARS AGO

Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle one load of No. 1 steers weighing 400 pounds at $77, also 175 No. 1 heifers weighing 625 at $62.

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Ralph Britten, Groom, bought in the local area one load of No. 1 steers weighing 650 pounds at $66.

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Lazy EH Cattle Feeding, Liberal, Kan.: 150 steers, 1140 lbs., 75% choice, $64; 219 steers, 1125 lbs., 70-75% choice, $64.

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Hitch Feedlot, Guymon, Okla.: 2351 steers, 1000-1150 lbs., 75% choice, $64.

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Ingalls Feed Yard, Ingalls, Kan.: 166 heifers, 1025 lbs., 80% choice, $62.50.

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Colorado Beef Producers, Lamar, Colo.: 785 steers, 1075-1125 lbs., 70-80% choice, $64; 295 heifers, 975 lbs., 70-80% choice, $62.

15 YEARS AGO

Big snows across most of the Texas Panhandle wreaked havoc upon traffic, business and school schedules, and didn’t do feedlot performance much good, either. But the snow cover is a welcome sight for the dry wheat fields.

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Sugarland Feed Yard, Hereford: 153 steers, 1050 lbs., $57.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle one load of No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 675-700 pounds at $57; 180 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 650-675 at $63.

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National Farms Feedlot, Parsons, Kan.: 195 steers, 1250 lbs., 75% choice, $89 in the beef.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 293 heifers, 1000 lbs., 70% choice, $56; 406 heifers, 975 lbs., 70% choice, $55.50.

10 YEARS AGO

Bill Porter, Bowling Green, Ky., sold the following loads of cattle on a delivered basis: a load of No. 1 steer and bull calves weighing 294 pounds, mixed colors, at $125 to Texas; a load of black and black baldy steers and bulls weighing 350 at $118.90 to Oklahoma.

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A few spring lambs at auction in Fredericksburg were in good demand at $48-55.50, oldcrop lambs $37-46.

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Sugarland Feed Yard, Hereford: 619 heifers, 1000 lbs., 55% choice, $79.50; 320 steers, 1100 lbs., 50% choice, $79.

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Hereford Feedyard Inc., Hereford: 283 heifers, 960 lbs., 60% choice, $79; 186 heifers, 960 lbs., 55-60% choice, $79; 189 heifers, 960 lbs., 55% choice, $79.

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Clayton Cattle Feeders, Clayton, N.M.: 210 heifers, 1000 lbs., 30% choice, $79; 86 No. 2 steers, 1050 lbs., $77.75.

5 YEARS AGO

Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort Worth, bought in West Texas 310 choice Charolais steers weighing 850 at $59.50.

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JB Cattle Co., Abilene, sold on a delivered basis to Oklahoma pasture one load of No. 1 or better Okie steers weighing 409 pounds at $66; to Oklahoma wheat a load of similar steers weighing 476 at $63.75; to Kansas wheat a load of similar steers and bulls weighing 526 at $61.50.

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Canadian Feedyards Inc., Canadian: 585 heifers, 1050 lbs., 50% choice, $63; 75 steers, 1200 lbs., 50% choice, $63.

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Miller Feedyard, Satana, Kan.: 974 steers, 1100-1325 lbs., 60-70% choice, $63.