Jack Canning of Eden this week has bought several bunches of lambs in the Eden area at 19 cents a pound. In the last two weeks, he has bought around 5000, delivered off grain fields, and shipped them to Northern feedlots.

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Trading of Texas wools in the local market was dormant. Some buying was taking place in Texas at grease prices ranging from 60 cents to 70 cents, but mostly in the range from 62 to 65 cents. The estimated clean price delivered Boston was around $1.75. In Central Texas, a few thousand fleeces were reported contracted at 61½ cents, grease basis, f.o.b.

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Triplett Cattle Company of Amarillo has closed its San Angelo office and Joe McCracken, representing the company, this week moved his office to Fort Worth. J.S. "Smiley" Triplett explained the move was made because of the drouth in the San Angelo area, which has reduced numbers of cattle on ranges.

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Kenneth Munger of Perryton, Texas, is reported to have sold 100 mixed-breed steer yearlings weighing 725 pounds to Doc Ryan of Perryton at 19 cents a pound.

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Rusty Knott of Albuquerque this week sold 109 steer calves and yearlings to Oscar Reed of Hinta, Arizona, at $25 and $23 cwt. The cattle consisted of 41 steer calves from Oscar Dickens of Magdalena at $25 and 68 calves and yearlings from George Foster of San Antonio, New Mexico at $23.

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Lem Jones of Junction, Texas, this week bought 200 crossbred Brahman heifer calves from Thomas Degan of San Antonio at $19.50. The calves are expected to weigh around 300 pounds.

45 YEARS AGO

Chas. Merriman, Crowell, Texas, recently bought one load of 472-pound Angus heifer and steer calves from Van Sparkman of Quanah at $26 straight across; also one load of 600-pound Angus mixed calves from Con McAdams of Quanah at $25 straight.

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J.S. Sparks of Panhandle, Texas, sold 280 steers expected to weigh about 700 pounds at $24 to Lloyd Thorp, also of Panhandle.

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S.D. Loudder of Canyon sold 70 plain steers weighing 920 pounds off wheat pasture at $21.50 to Art Wagoner of Amarillo and delivered them Tuesday of this week.

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Lafy Hanson of Fort Pierre, S.D., is reported to have bought 205 yearling steers weighing 702 pounds in the Hettinger, N.D. area at $23.70 and resold them to Minnesota feeders at $24.

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Tom Allen Sloan of San Saba is reported to have bought 1900 ewe lambs for May delivery out of the wool at $22.50 cwt. from Owen Bros., San Saba, and another 1300 ewe lambs for late April and early May delivery at the same price in the San Saba area.

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Bob Hulett of Amarillo sold 900 Hereford heifers and 200 Angus heifers at $23 straight across for March and April delivery off wheat pasture to Colorado feeders; these are expected to weigh 675 to 700 pounds at delivery.

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Red McFarland of Friona, Texas, sold 101 steers weighing 713 pounds at $23 and delivered them Jan. 23 to Ken White, Clovis, N.M.

40 YEARS AGO

Leldon Hudson, Groom, bought in that area a total of 1623 steers, most of them Herefords but a few Angus included, at $24 to $25 with a cut at $2 less for March 15-25 delivery.

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W-W Cattle Co., Dalhart, sold 186 fed steers weighing 1040 at $25 and delivered them last week to Ed Buddy of Amarillo.

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Henry Cone of Canyon, Texas, bought 66 yearling heifers weighing 586 at $23 from Henry Brorman, Hereford, delivered last week.

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John McCoy, Tucumcari, N.M., is reported to have sold 300 bred two year-old Hereford heifers at $225 per head for immediate delivery to the Wagoner Ranch at Mosquero, N.M.

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Lincoln Packing Co., Pueblo, Colo., bought 500 fed lambs for delivery this week from the Hixson-Grantham Feeding Co., Ordway, Colo., at $19. The lambs, carrying No. 1 pelts and weighing about 108 pounds, are to be trucked 50 miles to Pueblo and weighed off trucks with two percent shrink.

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Lee Merrill of Clovis, N.M., is reported to have sold 200 fed steers weighing 1050 pounds at $26.85 to Swift & Co.’s new plant at Clovis for immediate delivery.

35 YEARS AGO

Two of Texas’ largest strings of oldcrop lambs on fields and pastures in the San Saba area were reported sold for spring delivery at $23.50 cwt.

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N.W. Hudson of Stratford sold 210 Angus steer yearlings weighing 600 pounds at $26.50 and delivered them to a local buyer.

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Ernest Langenegger & Sons of Hagerman, N.M., sold 690 steers weighing 1100 and grading 70 percent choice at $25.50 to a Texas packer.

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Moody Farms & Feed Yards, Pampa, sold 132 good and choice 899 pound steers at $25.35 to a Dallas packer.

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Dimmitt Feed Yard sold 520 steers weighing 1050-1075 and grading 65 percent choice at $25.75 to Texas packers.

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Texico Feed Lots at Texico, N.M., sold 600 good 600-725 pound heifers at $24-24.25 to a South Texas packer.

30 YEARS AGO

Ralph Cortese, Fort Sumner, N.M., sold to a Hereford, Texas feedlot 1000 No. 1 Okie steers with a weight stipulation of 700 pounds at $45 for Oct. 15-20 delivery.

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DeWitt Dulaney, Dalhart, bought and received on Texas order off wheat at Groom, Texas, 225 No. 1 Okie steers weighing about 600 pounds at $51.75.

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Texico Feedlots, Texico, N.M.: 75 heifers weighing 650 lbs., good, $41.

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Master Feeders, Hooker, Okla.: 40 steers weighing 1100 lbs., 80% choice, $42.

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Hansford Feedyard, Spearman: 750 steers weighing 1050-1250 lbs., 65-70% choice, $42.

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Moody Farms & Feed Yards, Pampa: 192 heifers weighing 730 lbs., 65% choice, $41.

25 YEARS AGO

Cattle and calves on feed in 23 states Jan. 1 were up seven percent from a year earlier at 12,809,000 head.

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Miller Ranch, Clayton, N.M., bought out of Mexico and crossed at Columbus, N.M. for grazing near Coolidge, Ariz., 1300 choice black calves weighing 400 pounds at $55.

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Darrell Seward, Leon, Kan., bought in that area 130 choice Hereford steer calves weighing 400 pounds at $49 and 48 heifer mates weighing 350 at $39.

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James Rinestine, Nara Visa, N.M., bought in the Merkel area 115 Hereford heifers weighing 300 pounds at $125 per head delivered.

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R.F. Rock Jr., Nara Visa, N.M., bought out of Mississippi one load of No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 285 pounds at $39.25.

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Supreme Feeders, Liberal, Kan.: 727 steers, 1050 lbs., 70-75% choice, $43.25.

20 YEARS AGO

Sheep and lamb inventory Jan. 1 was eight percent lower than a year ago, the Crop Reporting Board said. The number was placed at 11.9 million head, the lowest on record.

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Mrs. Marvin (Jo) Berschet of South Charleston, Ohio, was elected president of the American National CowBelles at their 32nd annual convention at Las Vegas, Nev.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in Western Oklahoma 300 No. 1 steers weighing 725 pounds at $65.

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Chris Britten, Groom, bought in the local area 100 No. 1 steers weighing about 650 pounds at $66.

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Caprock Industries, Gruver, sold out of their lot there: 1300 steers, 1075 lbs., 65-75% choice, $61.25.

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Sugarland Feed Yards, Hereford: 49 heifers, 960 lbs., $59.50.

15 YEARS AGO

The Eastern Lamb Producers Co-op electronic auction sold two loads of lambs in Virginia at $84 shorn and $82-82.25 wooled for high choice and prime.

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Tom Goodrich, Marlin, sold to an Oklahoma buyer 87 short bred Brangus heifers weighing about 750 pounds at $550 per head.

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Bob Lloyd, Zephyr, Texas, sold 150 mixed heifers, mostly Beefmaster type, weighing just under 400 pounds at $350 per head. He also sold, to a local buyer, 16 Brangus heifers with first calves at side weighing 175-250 pounds at $750 per pair.

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National Farms Feedlot, Parsons, Kan.: 400 steers, 1150 lbs., 65% choice, $109 in the beef.

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Bar G Feedyard, Summerfield: 400 steers, 1050-1075 lbs., 70% choice, $68.50; 416 heifers, 950-1000 lbs., 70% choice, $67; 198 heifers, 1050 lbs., 50-60% choice, $66.

10 YEARS AGO

Replacement ewes haven’t seen much demand the past year or so, but whiteface yearlings topped out this week at $100 per head in Idaho direct trading. On the market babytooth ewes moved from $60 to $82.50, a few at $94 per head.

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Steve Patton Cattle Co., Melrose, N.M., sold to New Mexico buyers one load of No. 1-1½ steers weighing 507 pounds at $94.92 delivered and a part load of Brangus heifers bred to black bulls, weighing about 825 at $765 per head f.o.b.

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Hitch Feeders, Hooker, Okla.: 986 steers, 1150 lbs., 50% choice, $80.50.

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Hereford Feedyard Inc., Hereford: 160 steers, 1125-1150 lbs., 60% choice, $80.50; 75 heifers, 1075 lbs., 60% choice, $80.50; 206 steers, 1125-1150 lbs., 60% choice, $80.

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PACO Feed Yard, Hereford: 527 steers, 1075 lbs., 50% choice, $80.

5 YEARS AGO

In the Midwest 10,000 pounds of 12-month ewe wool, whiteface 58-62’s, staple length, ranged from 45 to 50 cents, crossbred and blackface 25-30 cents. Montana sold 10,000 pounds of high yielding 62’s, 3.25 inches, bellies out and untied, at 94 cents, and 30,000 pounds of high yielding 60’s, 3.25 inches, BOU, at 90 cents.

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In San Angelo, newcrop feeder lambs weighing 40-65 pounds brought $100-104, oldcrops 50-70 pounds $91-97, 70-80 pounds $88-95.50, 80-90 pounds $82-90, and 90-105 pounds $78-84.

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Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 880.9 million pounds, 1.9 percent less than the previous week and 3.7 percent more than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was up 1.8 percent at 2.953 billion pounds.

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Cattle slaughter was estimated at 712,000 head compared to 708,000 the previous week and 730,000 the same week a year ago, liveweights 1202 pounds, 1198 and 1165.

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Since the first of the year, the U.S. has imported 2909 metric tons of lamb and mutton.