Brownwood, San Saba,
Mason Feeders Higher

Trading was active in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week, most classes of feeder steers and heifers selling higher, plain and short calves still meeting a lot of resistance. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady, stock cows in good demand. Receipts totaled 3214 head at the three sales.

Feeder steers: 150-300 lbs. $63-67, 300-400 lbs. $56-75, 400-500 lbs. $55-69, 500-600 lbs. $54-66, 600-700 lbs. $54-64.50, 700-900 lbs. $53-60.50.

Feeder heifers: 300-400 lbs. $49-60.50, 400-500 lbs. $50-63, 500-600 lbs. $49-61.50, 600-700 lbs. $50-60, 700-900 lbs. $49-57.

Slaughter cows: all grades $18-30.50; bulls $34-43.50; bred stock cows $300-540 per head.

Representative sales: James Epperson, Llano, black steer, 615 lbs. $62; Casey Hibler Jr., San Saba, black steer, 360 lbs. $74; Jay Kuykendall, Llano, black heifer, 495 lbs. $60; Myers Brangus, Rochelle, black steer, 700 lbs. $60; Dusty Sealy, Richland Springs, red whiteface steer, 415 lbs. $69; 3M Ranch, Goldthwaite, black mottlefaced steer, 460 lbs. $69; Karen Bien, Brownwood, black whiteface steer, 600 lbs. $63; James Coats, Cisco, gray whiteface steer, 830 lbs. $62; Jimmie Hobbs, Coleman, red steer, 440 lbs. $70; Joe Kay, Denver City, red whiteface heifer, 415 lbs. $61.50; Bob Loyd, Zephyr, red whiteface steer, 330 lbs. $79; Buddy Corder, Brady, red steer, 550 lbs. $63; Robert Craft, Brady, black heifer, 575 lbs. $64; E.R. Gierisch, Mason, four yellow steers, 606 lbs. $63.50; Lillie May King, Mason, black whiteface steer, 355 lbs. $76.50.