Sam Elliott of Amarillo has bought 190 plain steer yearlings from H.A. Freeman of Eastland at $125 per head, immediate delivery.

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Gale Eastman, of Barrick Cattle Company in Amarillo, is reported to have bought 93 steer yearlings averaging 624 pounds at 36 cents a pound from Armstrong and Armstrong, Roswell. He also bought two carloads of long yearlings averaging 824 from Doc Barker of Roswell at 31 cents.

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Walton Kothmann, Menard order buyer, says one or two more shipping days will just about clean up the yearling muttons in that area. He whipped 2900 last Sunday which were bought form various ranchmen at 25 to 26 cents, depending on quality. He expects to buy a few more bunches this week for shipment Sunday. He has 1500 Corriedale yearling ewes to sell.

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Wayne Harris of San Angelo has sold a load of five-year-old fat dry ewes weighing 110 pounds to Mid-West Feed yards at $18.50 per head.

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Nelson Johnson of San Angelo says when he started to buy lime and sulphur dip recently to treat sheep being shipped to California he found the local price $1 to $1.05 per gallon, but he decided to order some from California where he could get it at 26 cents.

45 YEARS AGO

Bert Kincaid, Fort Stockton, has sold around 1500 solidmouth ewes with lambs, including around 900 for Fred Montgomery of Fort Stockton, at $10 to $14 per pair, price depending on condition of the sheep.

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Gene Prey of Amarillo bought 150 heifers weighing 687 pounds at $16.75, delivered June 1, from George Porter of Amarillo. These were shipped to Colorado feedlots.

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Malloy Cattle Co., Des Moines, Iowa, bought 250 mixed Angus calves for Aug. 15-Sept. 15 delivery at $18.50 straight across from Luther Riggs of Tulsa, Okla.

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Charles Silver of Morton, Texas, sold a load of steers weighing 425 pounds at $19 to R.B. Hayden of Hart, delivered June 5.

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Ray Wharton of Bandera was big money winner in the 22nd annual Midland World Championship Rodeo last week, taking a total of $996 by virtue of roping and tying calves faster than anybody else in the crowd. Elliot Calhoun won the bareback bronc riding, Marty Wood the saddle bronc riding, Sonny Olichant the steer wrestling, and C.C. Evans the wild cow milking.

40 YEARS AGO

J.B. Parker of Encinal, Texas, has sold 1000 crossbred feeder steers expected to weigh close to 900 pounds at $19 for delivery this week to Sunshine Farms of Phoenix, Ariz.

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Red Dortch and Bill Cummings of Stratford sold 218 steer yearlings expected to weigh about 850 pounds at $22.50 with 16 head out at $20.50 for delivery this week to an Amarillo buyer.

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Herbie Eastburn of Amarillo bought 70 steer yearlings averaging 566 pounds at $25.25 and received them last week from Henry Cone of Canyon.

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Newt Redmond of Tulia sold 265 steer yearlings described as good quality Herefords weighing about 650 pounds at $24.75 and delivered them last week to an Amarillo buyer.

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The 21,000-acre E.K. Warren ranch near Las Vegas, N.M. is reported to have sold to C.T. McLaughlin, Snyder, Texas ranchman and oilman. Selling price was not confirmed, but was reported to be $40 per acre for the well-improved cattle and sheep ranch. The new owner is to take immediate possession. Warren operates another ranch in that section.

35 YEARS AGO

Ralph Britten of Groom bought 130 steers described as good mixed breeds weighing about 500 pounds at $127.50 per head from John Oldham of Shamrock.

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Jack Dettle of Stratford, Texas, sold 225 steers described as top Okies weighing 650 pounds at $25 to a California buyer.

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Jerrel Gann of Guymon, Okla., representing Hyplains Dressed Beef Co., Dodge City, bought 200 fed heifers averaging 950 pounds at $24.40 from Walter Lasley of Stratford.

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Calvin Talley of Friona bought 106 Angus steers weighing 562 pounds at $27 from Jack Funderburg of Amarillo.

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The Diedrichsen feedlot at Dumas sold to a Dallas packer 303 steers weighing 1040 and 74 weighing 1080, described as choice with an end of good, at $25.25.

30 YEARS AGO

Herring & Stallings, Ballinger, sold about 80,000 pounds of 12-months wool in a showing of about 240,000 pounds Tuesday at 10-22 cents per pound, bulk 12-17 cents.

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Homer Hill & Sons, Hart: 600 steers weighing 1250 lbs., mostly choice, few prime, $34.25.

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Bill Springer, Guthrie, sold 280 choice Hereford steers weighing 525 pounds at $34.75 to Gilbert Childers, Dalhart.

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Lehmberg & McMillan, Mason, received about 1000 steer yearlings this week weighing 475-490 pounds at $33-34 and about 600-700 Hereford, Angus, black baldface and a few Charolais-Angus cross calves, those 400-425 pounds mostly $33 and $38, those 400 pounds and lighter mostly $34 and $39; these were principally from the Mason-Brady area.

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Polan Grain & Cattle, Hereford: 52 heifers weighing 700 lbs., good and choice, $30.

25 YEARS AGO

David Winters of Del Rio contracted in the Del-Rio-Brackettville area 6000 feeder lambs, most of them at $53-55.

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Clayco Cattle Inc., Petrolia, bought in that area 209 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 491 pounds at $35.

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Gene McGlaun, representing HWH Cattle Co., Garden City, Kan., bought in Southeast Texas on the Louisiana line 350 No. 1 Okie steers averaging 650-700 pounds at $41; he also bought in the Texas Panhandle 500 No.1½ Okie heifers weighing 600 pounds at $27.50.

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Lubbock Feed Lots, Lubbock: 500 steers, 1050 lbs., 60% choice, $43.

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Texas Beef Producers, Dumas: 450 steers, 1080 lbs., 70% choice, $43.

20 YEARS AGO

Abraham Cattle Co., Memphis, Tenn., bought in the Hannibal, Mo. area 1100 No. 1 and better steers weighing 575 pounds at $59.50, also 1000 similar heifers weighing 500 at $58; in the Tribune, Kan. area 600 No. 1 and better heifers weighing 725 at $58.

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Bill Hogg, Portales, N.M., sold to a Colorado buyer 321 Okie heifers weighing 630 pounds at $55.

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Moody Farms & Feed Yards, Pampa, bought in the Amarillo area 90 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 580 pounds at $62.40 delivered to Pampa to go on grass.

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Sonora Wool and Mohair Co. sold about 75,000 pounds of 12-months wool at $1.35-1.54, mostly $1.44-1.50, and about 17,000-18,000 pounds of eight-months at $1.37.

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Hitch Feedlot, Guymon, Okla.: 900-1000 lbs., 60-70% choice, $69.

15 YEARS AGO

J.C. Trujillo, Pyramid, Colo., has announced his retirement from rodeo after 19 years as a professional. He was champion bareback bronc rider in 1981.

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3-K Cattle Feeders, Hereford: 100 steers, 1075 lbs., 70% choice, $54.50.

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Hill Feed Yard, Hart: 178 steers, 1050 lbs., 65% choice, $55; 313 steers, 1100 lbs., 60% choice, $54; 71 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $53.75.

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Charles Merriman, Paducah, sold to a local ranch 100 cow-calf pairs, Hereford and Brangus second-calf cows with 350 pound calves at side, for $650 per pair.

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Concho Livestock Co., San Angelo, bought one load of No. 1 Okie steers weighing 520 pounds at $60.97 and one load of No. 1 Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 499 at $51.33.

10 YEARS AGO

For the second year in a row, the Haythorn Land & Cattle Co. team of Arthur, Neb., won the ranch rodeo at the recent Western Heritage Classic at Abilene, Texas.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle 140 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 750 pounds at $88.50; in Oklahoma 225 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 750 at $83.

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Alta Verde Industries, Eagle Pass: 350 steers, 900-1100 lbs., $75 to Mexico.

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San Angelo Feed Yards, San Angelo: 368 crossbred steers, 1000 lbs., $75; 60 heifers, 750 lbs., $75.25.

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Cal-Tex Feed Yard, Trent: 98 steers, 1025 lbs., $76.50.

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XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 2404 steers, 1100 lbs., 40-50% choice, $77; 227 heifers, 1000 lbs., 40-50% choice, $77.

5 YEARS AGO

Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in New Mexico 95 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 550 pounds at $58, also 170 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 650 at $57, and a load of similar heifers weighing 600 at $52.

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The two Ozona wool warehouses last week offered around 300,000 pounds of mostly short wool. Prices ranged from 56 to 80 cents f.o.b. the warehouse, averaging 75 cents.

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In San Angelo fleshy slaughter ewes brought $25-41, a few up to $44.50, northern ewes generally stopping at $39. Midwest markets sold similar ewes for $18-26.

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JB Cattle Co., Abilene, sold on a delivered basis to Kansas grass one load of No. 1 Okie and crossbred steers and bulls weighing 376 pounds at $62.10.

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In San Angelo this week feeder lambs weighing 40-60 pounds brought $99-108, 60-90 pounds $99-112.