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Mason, San Saba Better
Stock Calves Higher
Most stock calves and feeder yearlings sold steady to strong last
week in Mason and San Saba, choice calves $2-3 higher, slaughter cows
and bulls $1-2 higher. Receipts totaled 2050 head at the two sales.
Steers: choice lightweight steer calves $105-129, mediumweight
$93-109, heavyweight $90-104.50; lightweight yearlings $84-91.50,
heavyweight $78-89.
Heifers: choice lightweight calves $95-117, mediumweight $88-100,
heavyweight $82-87.50; lightweight yearlings $80-85.25, heavyweight
$74-83.
Slaughter cows: high dressing $45-49, medium $38-44, low $30-37;
high dressing bulls $56-59.50, medium $53-55, low $48.50-52,
heiferettes and young stock cows $50-70, medium and good bred cows
$600-680 per head, aged $475-575; choice cows with calves $800-1000
per pair, medium and good $700-790.
Representative sales: Dennis Vickery, Brady, six steers, 558 lbs.
$106; Leonard Ranch and J. Mark Martin, San Saba, six steers, 604 lbs.
$102.50; nine steers, 643 lbs. $99.50; six heifers, 534 lbs. $89; four
heifers, 670 lbs. $84.50; Mance Randolph Children, Cherokee, two
steers, 618 lbs. $102; three heifers, 705 lbs. $85.25; Joe Langford,
Goldthwaite, steer, 800 lbs. $89; Edwards and Kuykendall, Cherokee,
three steers, 725 lbs. $86.50; Keith and Christine Bessent, San Saba,
four steers, 789 lbs. $84.50; two heifers, 745 lbs. $83.50; JF Ranch,
Richland Springs, five heifers, 561 lbs. $88.50; Seiders San Saba
Ranch, San Saba, four heifers, 606 lbs. $86; Reardon Hereford Ranch,
Mason, eight steers, 558 lbs. $104.50; heifer, 665 lbs. $84; B.H. Nobles
III, Mason, six steers, 664 lbs. $100; three steers, 692 lbs. $93;
heifer, 830 lbs. $83; McGinley Ranch, Harper, 12 steers, 700 lbs.
$86.25; Gwen Dean, Cherokee, steer, 855 lbs. $84; Bill Martin, Mason,
three steers, 810 lbs. $81; Randy Baker, Fredonia, 29 heifers, 516
lbs. $90; five heifers, 589 lbs. $88; Cecil Rhodes, Pontotoc, heifer,
725 lbs. $83.
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