George Porter of Amarillo sold 275 fed heifers to Pinkney Packing Company, also of Amarillo, at $31.25 cwt. They averaged 800 pounds.

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Arthur Letts of Amarillo bought 400 yearling heifers from Pat Slavin of Clarendon for July 15 delivery at 30 cents per pound; these are estimated to weigh about 640 pounds.

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Otho Drake of San Angelo this week sold, for Russell Hays of San Angelo, 938 yearling ewes weighing around 75 pounds to Toogie Leggett of Menard at 21 cents a pound. Drake also sold for Perry Matthews of Eldorado, 390 yearling muttons weighing 61 pounds to H.B. Mayfield of San Angelo at 18 cents.

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Pete Moulton of San Angelo bought a carload of calves, mostly steers and weighing around 340 pounds, from E.V. (Buddy) Hall of Water Valley at 37 cents a pound.

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Wool trading remains extremely quiet in the Southwest this week. Bill Fields of Sonora, representing Albert Schneider, bought a fair tonnage of 12-months wool in small lots from warehouses at Fredericksburg, Comfort and Bandera at 56½ to 60 cents per pound.

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Pat Chamberlain of Clarendon, Texas, sold 40 cows and calves, four to six years old, through J.I. Wynn of Amarillo, at $255 per pair and delivered them June 70 to Elmer Melton of Pampa.

45 YEARS AGO

Joel Stavelo of Gruver, Texas, sold 165 choice quality feeder steers averaging 793 pounds at $22, weighed after a 12-mile haul with two percent shrink, to Max Bassman of Amarillo, delivered last week; these cattle had been receiving grain supplement on wheat fields.

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Mid-West Feed Yards, San Angelo, bought 300 oldcrop slaughter lambs from Frank Meador, Eldorado, and 600 from Pete Ainsworth, Colorado City, at $16 cwt.

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Al Smith of Hereford, Texas, sold 60 choice quality long-fed steers estimated to weigh 1100 pounds out of feedlots at Farwell at $24.25 for delivery this week to Neuhoff Packing Co., Dallas.

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Steve Treadway, Clayton, N.M., bought 33 cows and calves, four to five years old, at $150 per pair from Lloyd Wood of Grenville, N.M., delivered last week.

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Lawson Stevens of Amarillo sold and delivered 43 cows and calves at $160 per pair to Earl Brown of Adrian, Texas; the cows were three to seven years old.

40 YEARS AGO

Jim Williamson of Pep, N.M., this week sold and delivered 103 heifers weighing 430 and 129 steers weighing 486 at $25.75 and $28, respectively, to Stanley Good of Kenna, N.M. The cattle were delivered Tuesday in Clovis, weighed straight after a 60-mile haul.

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Raymond Smith of McGregor, Texas, is reported to have sold 300 Hereford steers weighing around 800 pounds for delivery right away at $23 to a North Texas buyer.

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Jim Burn of Dalhart is reported to have sold 222 Angus heifer and steer calves expected to weigh 500-525 pounds for fall delivery at $25 and $27 to Kansas buyers.

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Artie Watkins of Dalhart is reported to have sold 135 steers described as just good quality, expected to weigh 725-775 pounds, for fall delivery at $22.25 to James McCarty, Dalhart.

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Jim Taylor of Stratford sold one load of feeder heifers weighing 625 at $23.50, delivered last week to Colorado feeders.

35 YEARS AGO

Judd Cattle Co. of Dalhart sold 115 Hereford and Angus heifer yearlings weighing 600-625 pounds at $24 to a local buyer.

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Ed Hall of Sublette, Kan., sold 100 steers weighing 1150 pounds after 125 days on feed in Sublette Feed Yards at $25.50 to a Wichita packer.

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Carter-Kirchoff Feed Yards at Plainview sold 240 steers weighing 1050 and grading 60 percent choice at $25.50 to a Texas packer.

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Hitch Feed Lot, Guymon, Okla., sold 100 steers weighing 1100 and grading 85 percent choice at $25.65 to a Kansas packer.

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Bill Eubanks of Happy sold 86 Holstein steers weighing 622 pounds at $22 and delivered them to a local feeder.

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Wool Growers Central Storage, San Angelo, sold 30,000 pounds of wool tags at 17 cents. Several other firms were reported to have sold tags at 13-16.5.

30 YEARS AGO

Wayland Burney, Portales, N.M., bought from Mayo and Terry Varnell, Rogers, N.M., 260 Okie steers weighing 635 pounds at $36.75.

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Joe Burke, Casper, Wyo., sold about 2300 feeder lambs weighing 70-75 pounds at $29.

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Caprock Cattle Co., Lubbock, bought out of the Gatesville, Texas area 250 plain steers weighing 684 pounds at $33 delivered.

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Dalhart Feed Yard, Dalhart: 233 steers weighing 1050-1075 lbs., 85% choice, $37; 208 steers weighing 1050 lbs., 75-80% choice, $36.60.

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H.E. Barber and Oran Gossett, Dalhart, sold and delivered to a Sterling, Colo., buyer 240 Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing 647 pounds at $36.25.

25 YEARS AGO

JB Cattle Co., Abilene, shipped to Nebraska 186 choice steers weighing 530 pounds at $44.32 and 194 heifer mates weighing 501 at $36.02, delivered prices; shipped to a Western Kansas feedlot 322 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 626 at $34.40 delivered.

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Young Land Cattle & Grain Co., Seymour and Dundee, sold 150 No. 1 Okie and better steers weighing 700 pounds or a little more at $38.50 to Larry Parsons, Stratford.

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W.E. Schott and his son John, Silverton, sold to a Gruver feedyard 179 No. 1 steers weighing just under 700 pounds at $39.

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Robert Hargrave, Happy, sold off wheat to a Texas buyer 115 no. 2 Okie steers weighing 550 pounds at $37.

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Lockney Feed Yard, Lockney: 254 steers, 1000-1050 lbs., 75% choice, $40.50.

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Dimmitt Feed Yard, Dimmitt: 428 steers, 1100 lbs., 70% choice, $40.25; 164 steers, 1025-1050 lbs., 70% choice, $39.75.

20 YEARS AGO

Colorado reported some springers at $65, oldcrops $60.

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Ducky Gallo, Dalhart, sold off wheat to Coronado Feeders, Dalhart, 880 No. 1 steers weighing 685 pounds at $66.30.

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Bob Campbell, Durant, Okla., bought in the Wade, Okla. area one load of No. 1 steers weighing 819 pounds at $63.50; in the local area one load of No. 1 Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 525 at $55.60, also a load of similar heifers weighing 632 at $54.87.

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Colorado Beef Producers, Lamar, Colo.: 652 steers, 1075-1150 lbs., 70% choice, $72.50; 391 heifers, 925-975 lbs., 70% choice, $70.

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Hughes Land & Livestock, Scott City, Kan.: 50 heifers, 878 lbs., 80% choice, $68.

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Pratt Feedlot, Pratt, Kan.: 85 heifers, 975 lbs., 70% choice, $69; 90 heifers, 1000 lbs., 65% choice, $68.

15 YEARS AGO

Concho Livestock Co., San Angelo, bought two loads of Mexican mixed breed steers in the local area at $65 weighing 775-800 pounds.

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Stiles Cattle Co., Cuero, bought in the local area 143 No. 1 crossbred steers weighing 331 pounds at $95.60; 129 similar steers weighing 374 at $88.20; 141 heifer mates weighing 323 at $81.40.

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Rolston Feedlot, Verhalen: six loads of steers, 1025 lbs. and up, 65% choice, $70; two loads of steers, 950 lbs., 60% choice, $68.

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Caprock Industries, Gruver: 183 heifers, 1025 lbs., 60% choice, $68.50.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 2053 steers, 1100 lbs., 65% choice, $70; 320 heifers, 980 lbs., 65% choice, $69.

10 YEARS AGO

Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 2026 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $74.50.

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Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort Worth, bought in the Texas Panhandle two loads of No. 1 crossbred steers weighing 650-675 pounds at $81.50, also two loads of No. 1 Okie and exotic steers weighing 775-800 pounds at $78 and four loads of No. 1 crossbred heifers weighing 700-725 pounds at $76.

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Nebraska quoted yearling replacement ewes weighing 115 pounds at $70 per head.

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Veribest Cattle Feeders, Veribest: 88 steers, 1050-1100 lbs., $73.50; 42 Mexican crossbred steers, 1100-1150 lbs., $73.50.

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Dimmitt Feed Yard, Dimmitt: 247 heifers, 1025 lbs., 60-70% choice, $74; 175 steers, 1120 lbs., 50-60% choice, $74.

5 YEARS AGO

Texas Panhandle feedyards entered the week with a moderate 80,000-head showlist and seemed determined to give it away if they couldn’t sell it. Packers had only to name their price, and they did, $1 lower at $63.

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Nortex Feedlot, Dalhart: 715 steers, 1100 lbs., 50% choice, $63; 346 heifers, 1050 lbs., 50% choice, $63.

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Hitch Feeders, Hooker, Okla.: 530 steers, 1200 lbs., 50% choice, $63; 137 heifers, 1050 lbs., 50% choice, $63.

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Heritage Beef Cattle Co., Wheeler: 800 mixed, 1000-1100 lbs., 50% choice, $63.

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Hill Feedyard, Hart: 365 heifers, 1100 lbs., 45% choice, $63.

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Tejas Feedyard, Pampa: 622 steers, 1100-1150 lbs., 50% choice, $63.