CHAMPION STEERS in Monday’s special feeder sale at San Angelo included the Angus, 11 head consigned by Mayer 4 Livestock and averaging 658 pounds at $61 cwt. or $401.38; the crossbreds, 10 from Pence Land & Livestock, Lampasas, 683 pounds $61.50 or $420.04; and the Herefords, 16 from Pence Land & Livestock, 598 pounds $54 or $322.92.

Steers, Heifers Firm To Higher
In Angelo Special Sale Monday

SAN ANGELO — Steers and heifers were firm to $1 higher here Monday in the season’s eighth special feeder sale at Producers Livestock Auction.

Trading was fairly active and demand good, quality fairly attractive with numerous bunches of fresh native cattle. Calves made up 80 percent of receipts, which totaled 5302 head compared to 4059 at the previous special sale last month and 4734 for the same day last year.

USDA reported prices this way:

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 pounds $70-77, 400-500 pounds $61-70, few $70-74, 500-600 pounds $58.50-67, set $68, 600-700 pounds $57-64, set $66, 700-800 pounds $58-64, set 800 pounds $64.50; medium and large 1-2 300-400 pounds $62-70, 400-500 pounds $52-61, 500-600 pounds $52-58.50, 600-700 pounds $51.50-57.50, 700-900 pounds $47-57.

Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 pounds $53.50-60, 400-500 pounds $52-59, few $61-62, 500-700 pounds $50-59.50, replacements 500-600 pounds $61-67.50, 700-800 pounds $50-55.50; medium and large 1-2 300-400 pounds 445-53.50, 400-500 pounds $44-52, 500-700 pounds $42-52.

Show winners included:

Angus: champion steers, 11 head consigned by Mayer 4 Livestock, Sonora, averaging 658 pounds at $61 cwt. or $401.38; reserve steers, 24 from W.H. Hicks, San Antonio, 800 pounds $64.50 or $516; champion heifers, 11 from Billy Hausenfluck, Eldorado, 528 pounds $64 or $337.92; reserve heifers, 20 from Mayer 4 Livestock, 596 pounds $62 or $369.52.

Crossbreds: champion steers, 10 from Pence Land & Cattle Co., Lampasas, 683 pounds $61.50 or $420.04; reserve steers, 21 from Sansom Cattle Co., Paint Rock, 692 pounds $60.50 or $418.66; champion heifers, 11 from H&B Cattle Co., Grandfalls, 475 pounds $54 or $256.50; reserve heifers, 24 from BS Cattle Co., Baird, 530 pounds $58 or $307.40.

Herefords: Pence Land & Cattle Co., Lampasas, 598 pounds $54 or $322.92; reserve steers, 14 from Pence Land & Cattle, 525 pounds $67 or $351.75; champion heifers, 16 from Pence, 538 pounds $59 or $317.42; reserve heifers, 10 from George B. Spence Ranch, Eldorado, 626 pounds $51 or $319.26.

Other ribbon winning cattle included:

Angus: W.H. Hicks, San Antonio, 32 steers, 659 pounds, $66 or $434.94; Billy Hausenfluck, Eldorado, 16 steers, 575 pounds $64.50 or $370.87; Mayer 4 Livestock, Sonora, 12 steers, 578 pounds $61.50 or $355.47; Smith Cattle Co., 44 heifers, 583 pounds $67.50 or $393.52; Dwayne Schaifer, Rowena, 11 heifers, 430 pounds $55.50 or $238.65.

Crossbreds: Bynum Ranch, Sterling City, 30 steers, 749 pounds $58.75 or $440.03, also 28 steers, 610 pounds $63 or $384.30, and 21 heifers, 558 pounds $55 or $306.90; H&B Cattle Co., Grandfalls, 11 steers, 725 pounds $58 or $420.50, also 20 steers, 644 pounds $59 or $379.96, and 13 heifers, 563 pounds $53.50 or $301.20; BS Cattle Co., Baird, 23 steers, 616 pounds $61 or $375.76; Frank Alvarado Jr., Midland, 19 heifers, 497 pounds $69 or $342.93; Eddie Allyn, Tuscola, 14 steers, 505 pounds $67.50 or $340.87; Ben Gearhart, Marfa, 29 heifers, 685 pounds $53.50 or $366.47, also 24 heifers, 531 pounds $52 or $276.12; ML Cattle Co., Andrews, 20 heifers, 608 pounds $55.75 or $338.96; Tim Brown, Coleman, 12 heifers, 570 pounds $56.50 or $322.05; Bud Johnson, Bronte, 10 heifers, 518 pounds $61 or $315.98; Crawford Edwards, Fort Worth, 14 heifers, 568 pounds $54.50 or $309.56.

Herefords: R&R Ranch, Ranger, 13 steers, 648 pounds $61.50 or $398.52; Scharbauer Cattle Co., Midland, 17 heifers, 551 pounds $49 or $269.99.