Brown and Tovrea of Dalhart, Texas, are reported to have sold 1100 steer yearlings for October 15-November 1 delivery to Dick Brummett of Amarillo at 27 cents per pound.

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George Porter of Amarillo recently sold, for October 1 delivery, 600 mixed calves at 31 cents straight across to Sprulock and Wetzler of Phoenix, represented by Lowell B. Winsor.

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O.G. Hill of Hereford, Texas, sold 175 two year-old steers weighing 1165 pounds at 31 cents per pound to Glover Packing Company of Roswell; these were delivered last week.

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Childress Brothers of Ozona this week sold 340 mixed calves to Russell Hays of San Angelo at 29 cents a pound straight across.

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Harvey Martin of San Angelo bought and shipped around 3000 mixed lambs, mostly whitefaces at 19 and 20 cents a pound, during the past week. He also bought one load of crossbred blackface mixed lambs from Buster Miller of Ozona at 21 cents.

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Dick Morrison of Carlsbad, New Mexico, sold one load of calves, two-thirds steers, to Ray Davis of Carlsbad at 33 cents a pound on an average weight of 331 pounds.

45 YEARS AGO

Frank Cobb and Mrs. Fred Lambert of Tulia, Texas, sold 150 choice quality steer calves to Lloyd Schneed of Wheatland, Kan., for Oct. 1 delivery at $25 cwt.; these are expected to average about 475 pounds.

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Mid-West Feed Yards, San Angelo, sold one load of yearling ewes to Joe Shaw of Mertzon at $20 per head and 800 lighter weight ewes to Joe Clayton of Ozona at $19 per head.

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G.H. Brewster of Dalhart sold and delivered last week, 77 cows with 62 calves on them, ages four to seven, at $152.50 for the pairs and $100 for the drys to Raymond Reynolds of Dalhart.

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Earl Frantz of Hartley, Texas, sold 194 heifer yearlings weighing 616 pounds at $20.50 to Leonard Zielke of Amarillo, delivered last week.

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The Wool Warehouse Co., Albuquerque, showed 1,800,000 pounds of wool last week and sold 566,000 pounds at prices ranging from 40 to 61-1/8 cents, mainly 52 to 55 cents.

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R.B. Wheeler of Tulia sold one load of long age steer yearlings which had been fed supplement on grass and weigh around 800 pounds to Jewel Avant of Tulia at $22 for delivery this week.

40 YEARS AGO

T.M Dye of Roswell this week sold two bunches of yearling ewes, totaling about 1000 head, to local ranchers at $15 and $15.50 per head. These were good quality Columbia type sheep averaging near 100 pounds.

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Mrs. Henry Davis sold 650 mixed Angora kids off her Rocksprings ranch in the hair to a Uvalde order buyer at $7.25 per head delivered at the ranch; these were bought to go on a ranch owned by Bob French of Odessa. Another truckload of mixed kids in the same area sold at $7.50 per head delivered at the ranch.

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Elmo Jones of Texhoma, Okla., bought 270 plain steers expected to weigh 725-750 pounds at $22.80 and 85 good Hereford yearlings to weigh 700 at $24, Aug. 15 delivery, from David Long of Guymon.

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Gilford Nolan, Dalhart, bought, for the Gooch feedlots there, 200 feeder steers expected to weigh 700 pounds at $23.75 and 150 plainer steers to weigh about the same at $22.80 in the Dalhart area; also 100 heifers and 150 steers expected to weigh 550 and 700 at $22.50 and $23.50 for September delivery in Wheeler County; and 100 steers expected to average 675 at $23.75 for late September delivery in Collinsworth County.

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J.D. Kirby, San Angelo, shipped two loads of whiteface lambs weighing 64 pounds at $14.25 this week from Menard to Illinois feeders.

35 YEARS AGO

Fat spring lambs sold at $22-22.50 in direct trade in West Texas and $20.90-22.60 in the San Angelo auction. At Denver, prime spring lambs weighing 92-110 pounds were quoted at $25.15-25.50 and mostly choice sorts $24.50-25.

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Jerry Cluck of Hart sold 430 mostly choice 1050 pound steers at $26.50 to a Texas packer.

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Her-Tex Feed Yards at Hereford bought 250 plain 400-450 pound heifer calves in Louisiana at $22.

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The Lit Cattle Co., Amarillo, sold 350 Hereford and black baldface heifer yearlings weighing 538 pounds at $25 to a Colorado buyer.

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McDaniel & Sons of Cimarron and Fermon Willis of Raton have sold 3200 Hereford heifer and steer yearlings weighing about 650 pounds at $24.25 and $26 to M&G Feedlot, Henderson, Colo.

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Hereford Feed Yards, Hereford, sold 120 steers weighing 1050, grading 70 percent choice, at $26.40 to a Texas packer.

30 YEARS AGO

Phil Miller, Greeley, Colo., bought about 6000 Grieve Ranch lambs in the Craig-Baggs area at $31 weighed and delivered in the Eaton-Ault area; they should sort out about 2000 fat.

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Ken White Jr., Clovis, sold to a buyer in that area 340 Okie steers summered near Santa Rosa and weighing about 675 pounds at $41.

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Monfort of Colorado bought about 3000 Halandras Bros. lambs in the Meeker area at $32 weighed and delivered to Greeley, sorting out about 40 percent fat.

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Castor Farms & Feed Yards, Farwell: 250 heifers weighing 650 lbs., good and choice, $35.50.

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T.Z. Duncan, Causey, N.M., sold to Hy-Plains Cattle Co., Dodge City, 340 good Okie steers weighing 725-750 pounds at $38.50.

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Frontier Feedyards, Guymon, Okla.: 40 heifers weighing 875 lbs., 60% choice, $33.50.

25 YEARS AGO

The Billings, Mont. auction quoted slaughter lambs at $47.50-49, fancy feeders $47.50-49.25.

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Top Preuit, Elida, N.M., sold to an out of state buyer 50 Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing 630 pounds at $34.50.

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Doc Hagan, Yoakum, bought in the South Texas area 65 crossbred steers weighing about 700 pounds at $34.50.

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Miller Feed Yard, Satanta, Kan., bought in the Northwestern Oklahoma area 200 No. 1 Okie or better steers weighing 725 pounds at $40 delivered.

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Cactus Feeders, Cactus: 1400 steers, 1025-1100 lbs., 65-70% choice, $40.

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Lubbock Feedlot, Lubbock: 130 steers, 1075 lbs., 65% choice, $40.

20 YEARS AGO

Mack Ainsworth, Milnesand, N.M., sold to a Hereford, Texas feedyard for Oct. 25 delivery 1760 No. 1 crossbred steers to weigh 750 pounds at $65.50.

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Mrs. Sam Portwood, Seymour, sold to a local buyer 425 crossbred steers weighing 750-800 pounds at $63.50.

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Jim Johnson, Elbert, Texas, bought from Johnny Jones, El Paso, about 500 crossbred steers weighing 455 pounds at $68 delivered.

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Ray Holtzclaw, Bakersfield, Calif., sold to a local feedyard 300 good mixed breed steers weighing 775 pounds at $61.50.

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Swisher County Cattle Co., Tulia: 730 steers, 1050-1100 lbs., 65% choice, $66; 152 steers, 1050-1100 lbs., 60% choice, $65.50.

15 YEARS AGO

Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in Oklahoma 760 No. 1 Okie steers weighing about 700-725 pounds at $74; in the Texas Panhandle 140 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 650 at $70.

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Bob and Currie Smith, Amarillo, sold about 98 steers weighing about 625 pounds at $78 and 97 heifers weighing 590 at $71.

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Hill Feed Yard, Hart: 932 steers, 1100 lbs., 65% choice, $66; 232 steers, 1100 lbs., 60% choice, $65.50.

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Dimmitt Feed Yard, Dimmitt: 529 steers, 1050-1125 lbs., 70% choice, $66; 160 steers, 1125 lbs., mostly good, $65.25; 341 heifers, 1050 lbs., 65-70% choice, $65.25.

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National Farms Feedlot, Parsons, Kan.: 369 heifers, 1100 lbs., 60% choice, $102.50 in the beef.

10 YEARS AGO

Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in New Mexico 500 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 775-800 pounds at $81, also 500 No. 1-1½ Okie and crossbred heifers weighing about 700 at $77, and 425 Holstein steers weighing about 800 at $70.

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Dimmitt Feed Yard, Dimmitt: 420 steers, 1200 lbs., 55% choice, $75; 1738 steers, 1200 lbs., 55% choice, $74.50; 1223 heifers, 1040 lbs., 60% choice, $74.50.

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Cal-Tex Feed Yard, Trent: 450 heifers, 1050 lbs., $73.25.

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San Angelo Feed Yards, San Angelo: 115 heifers, 850 lbs., $72.50.

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Hill Feed Yard, Hart: 130 steers, 1250 lbs., 60% choice, $75; 82 heifers, 1025 lbs., 60% choice, $75; 56 heiferettes, 1175 lbs., $72.50.

5 YEARS AGO

Lane County Feeders Inc., Dighton, Kan.: 1906 steers, 1225-1250 lbs., 50% choice, $65; 1096 heifers, 1125-1150 lbs., $65.

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Champion Feeders, Hereford: 700 steers, 1150-1175 lbs., 50% choice, $65; 400 heifers, 1100 lbs., 40-50% choice, $65.

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Fat lambs in Texas moving direct to packers weighing 125-140 pounds brought $87-92. Colorado formula lambs weighing 135-160 pounds the previous week were valued at $79-81. South Dakota fats weighing 140-150 pounds sold at $83.50-84. Some oldcrop Wyoming lambs of 130 pounds made $78.50, and Idaho fats at 120-130 pounds earned $82-90.

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Red meat imports into the United States last week totaled 30.4 million pounds, or about three percent of domestic production. Lamb and mutton imports were equal to about 20 percent of domestic production.