Dick Brummett, of Singer Brummett Cattle Company, Amarillo, bought, from Johnny Kemp of Tucumcari, 500 steer yearlings weighing 700 pounds at $22.50; these were delivered October 25. He also brought, from Don Fleming of Tucumcari, 180 steer yearlings weighing 650 and 730 pounds at $22.50 and $23.50; these were delivered October 26.

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Arthur Letts, Amarillo, bought 364 mixed calves and short age yearlings weighing 475 pounds in eastern New Mexico at $21.50 and $23.50 for heifers and steers, respectively; these were delivered October 24.

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Malcomb Madera of Quemado, New Mexico, sold 200 steer yearlings, expected to weigh 550 to 600 pounds, at 23 cents a pound to Kansas buyers for delivery this week.

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Babbitt Brothers of Flagstaff, Arizona, sold 850 calves at $27.75 and 1050 steer yearlings at $25 to Joe Espy of Fort Davis, Texas, for November 1 to 15 delivery.

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Emmett Knutson of Gruver, Texas, last week bought 400 steer calves weighing about 415 pounds from Williams and Martin of Lovington, New Mexico, at 26 cents a pound.

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Jack Hooten of Amarillo sold 66 steer yearlings weighing 831 pounds to Tom Cobb of Tulia, Texas, at $23, October 24 delivery; also 67 steer yearlings weighing 725 pounds at $23 and 45 plain steers weighing 884 at $19, October 24 to 28 delivery.

45 YEARS AGO

A.E. (Lonnie) Gates of Laredo sold, off a ranch near Boise City, Okla., 300 short age mixed calves at $70 per head for delivery this week to Jack Renfro of Hereford, Texas. He also sold Renfro 1200 good age stocker cows on the ranch at $165 per head, 55 bulls at $300 per head, and 100 heifer yearlings at $100 per head.

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Walter Fogerson of Clovis, N.M., sold 62 mixed calves weighing 431 pounds at $22 and $24 and delivered them Oct. 20 to an Amarillo buyer.

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Don Webb of Faith, S.D., sold 300 two year-old ewes to Claud Olson, Ludlow, S.D., at $26 per head, delivered Oct. 18. He also sold 300 head of three year-old ewes at $24 per head to a North Dakota buyer.

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Ben Keele of Tatum, N.M., bought 100 cows, 24 with calves and the rest springers, three to five years old, at $150 per cow from Lillard Dale of Lovington, delivered Oct. 23.

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Andy Hamilton of Clayton, N.M., sold 200 steer yearlings averaging 715 pounds at $21 with three percent shrink to Rue Wharton, Dalhart, Texas; these were delivered Oct. 24 and went to Iowa feeders.

40 YEARS AGO

John Spurlock of John Clay & Co., Ogden, bought about 3500 fed lambs last week in the Idaho Falls area for eastern shipment. Some went to Wilson in Denver at $20.50. Clipped lambs in the Idaho Falls area have been selling recently at $19.25 to $19.50, and some feeders are reported to have refused $20.50 for wooled lambs.

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Howard Hampton of Lubbock sold, off his Logan, N.M., ranch, 259 choice Hereford steer calves averaging 450 pounds at $30 and delivered them last week to Ray Barr of Amarillo.

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John Breckenridge of Twin Falls, Idaho, reports that some 10 carloads of fed lambs from that area have sold during the past week or so to West Coast buyers, which have been the most active bidders lately. Bulk of the wooled lambs sold at $20.50 cwt.

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Howard Robertson of Nara Visa, N.M., sold 215 Angus-Hereford crossbred heifer and steer calves weighing 426 and 458 at $28 and $30 and delivered them Oct. 17 to a Clayton buyer.

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Gene Payne of Plains, Texas, sold 175 choice steer calves expected to weigh about 400 pounds at $31 for delivery the last of this week to Ray Barber of Amarillo for shipment on Illinois order.

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Busy Miss Wool, Carolyn Barre of Yoakum, Texas, visited Denver last week and helped the wool industry receive considerable publicity as she appeared at the Denver stockyards, fashion shows and luncheons.

35 YEARS AGO

Farris Feedlot at Hart sold 110 mostly choice 1108-pound steers at $26.25 and delivered them to a South Texas packer.

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Homer Hill of Hart bought 150 Hereford and Angus steer yearlings weighing about 700 pounds at $24 in the McLean area.

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F.L. Hommel of Clarendon sold a load of choice 1187-pound steers at $26.50 and delivered them to Armour & Co., Fort Worth.

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Uvalde Producers Wool & Mohair and Kinney County Wool & Mohair Co., Brackettville, both managed by Al Dishman of Uvalde, sold about 150,000 pounds of adult mohair, most of it fall clip at 32 cents per pound but with some spring hair, at 35 cents.

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Spurlock Cattle Co., Panhandle, sold 330 good 680-700 pound heifers at $25 to an out-of-state packer.

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Allen Poling of Clayton, N.M., sold 900 Angus steer yearlings weighing about 600 pounds at $24 to G.L. Willis of Dimmitt.

30 YEARS AGO

The Concho Hereford Assn. annual bull sale averaged a record $1046 per head on 91 bulls. Top price was $2150, paid by P.H. Coates, Big Lake, for the champion bull consigned by Rocking Chair Ranch, Menard.

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Descent, a 16 year-old Palomino gelding, has been named bucking horse of the year for a record sixth season by the Rodeo Cowboys Assn. He is owned by the Beutler Bros. & Cervi stock contracting company, Sterling, Colo.

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W.M. "Bill" Yake, Stinett, Texas, sold to a Dumas buyer 249 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 561 pounds at $49 and to a Spearman buyer 200 No. 1 Okie preconditioned steer calves weighing about 370 at $220 per head, all delivered.

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Sooner Beef Producers, Guymon, Okla.: 185 steers weighing 1100 lbs., 75% choice, $33.75.

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H-C Cattle Co., Dalhart, sold to Nortex Feedlot Co. of that city 85 Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing about 530 pounds at $40 and to a Dalhart buyer 150 Hereford steer calves weighing 490 at $50.50.

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Pre-Feeders, Summerfield: 211 steers weighing 1000 lbs., 70-75% choice, $34.25.

25 YEARS AGO

Tom Henry, Happy, bought in that area 200 No. 1 Okie steers weighing about 570 pounds at $40 and 160 No. 1 Okie steers weighing about 650 at $38.75.

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Si Elliott, Happy, sold to Dayton Barkley, Gruver, 325 plain steers weighing 502 pounds at $37.50.

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Wool Growers Central Storage Co., San Angelo, sold 160,000 pounds of mohair at sealed bid. The adult ranged $2.30-2.73, depending upon the degree of defect; the yearling $3.43-3.47.

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Parker Cattle Co., Wayside, Texas: 300 steers, 1100 lbs., 75% choice, $42.

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Cotton McDade, Amarillo, bought on order in the Clayton, N.M., area for a Kansas feedlot 109 Hereford, black baldface and Charolais cross heifers weighing 416 pounds at $34.97.

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Lockney Feed Yard, Lockney: 132 steers, 1070 lbs., 70% choice, $41.25.

20 YEARS AGO

River Ranch Co., Santa Rosa, N.M., sold to a Panhandle, Texas feedyard 2000 No. 1 steer yearlings weighing 700-750 pounds at $65.75.

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Alva J. and Allen Parker, Portales and Floyd, N.M., sold to a Tennessee buyer 210 No. 1 steers weighing 738 pounds at $62.50.

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Steve Scott, St. Vrain, N.M., sold to a Hereford, Texas feedyard 72 No. 1 and better steers weighing 630 pounds at $64.75.

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Sugarland Feed Yards, Hereford: 124 corriente steers, 1025 lbs., $60.

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Texas Livestock Marketing Assn., Fort Worth, bought in the Amarillo area 200 No. 1 Okie and crossbred steers weighing 766 pounds at $64.25.

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Leonard Freis, Amarillo and Denver, bought in the Amarillo area 375 Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing 650 pounds at $56.50.

15 YEARS AGO

Texas adult mohair prices have softened. Sales on at least 140,000 pounds of average adult have been confirmed at $1.90 per grease pound.

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Caprock Industries, Gruver, sold out of their Dalhart feedyard: 1200 steers, 1085-1125 lbs., 70% choice, $66.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle 180 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 725 pounds at $75.

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Bill Porter, Lebanon, Tenn., sold on a delivered basis one load of No. 1 heifers weighing 300 pounds at $87 to Texas; a load of No. 2 steers and bulls weighing 400 at $70 to Kansas; and a load of No. 2 heifers weighing 328 at $66.25 to Oklahoma.

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Hitch Feeders No. 1, Hooker, Okla.: 152 steers, 1075-1125 lbs., 60% choice, $66; 81 heifers, 975-1000 lbs., 50-60% choice, $64.50.

10 YEARS AGO

Howard Belcher, San Angelo, sold 700 solidmouth Rambouillet ewes, to begin lambing immediately, to a Los Angeles, Calif. buyer for $55 per head.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in West Texas 500 choice steers weighing 500-525 pounds at $86; in the Texas Panhandle 75 choice steers weighing 700 at $82; in New Mexico 100 choice heifers weighing 450 at $81.

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San Angelo Feed Yards, San Angelo: 180 Holstein steers, 1050 lbs., $72.

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Nortex Feedlot Co., Dalhart: 110 heifers, 1000 lbs., 30% choice, $75.50.

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Walter Lasley & Sons, Stratford: 796 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $76; 272 heifers, 1050 lbs., 55% choice, $76.

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Reeves County Feeders, Verhalen: 250 heifers, 1050 lbs., 40% choice, $74.50.

5 YEARS AGO

USDA reports 3060 head of feeder cattle selling direct off Oklahoma range, including for early February delivery medium and large No. 1 steers to weigh 800 pounds at $74 and similar heifers to weigh 725-750 at $72.50-74.

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Champion Feeders, Hereford: 550 steers, 1150 lbs., 50% choice, $70; 500 heifers, 1075-1100 lbs., 40-50% choice, $70.

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Nortex Feedlot, Dalhart: 451 steers, 1125 lbs., 45% choice, $70; 169 heifers, 1050 lbs., 45% choice, $70; 179 steers, 1250 lbs., 40% choice, $69.

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North Platte Feeders, North Platte, Neb.: 350 steers, 1200-1325 lbs., 65% choice, $70; 350 heifers, 1075-1175 lbs., 65% choice, $70.

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Clayton Cattle Feeders, Clayton, N.M.: 147 heifers, 1100 lbs., $70.