Steer And Heifer Prices Lower
In Angelo Special Sale Monday

SAN ANGELO — Steers and heifers sold weak to as much as $3 lower here Monday in the season’s eighth special feeder sale at Producers Livestock Auction.

Trading and demand were moderate, the quality termed average to attractive, including numerous bunches of fresh preconditioned cattle.

Calves made up 75 percent of receipts, which totaled 5360 head compared to 3885 at the last special sale and 5302 for the same day last year.

USDA reported prices this way:

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 200-300 pounds $104-105, 300-400 pounds $94-102, 400-500 pounds $81-90, few $92-96, 500-600 pounds $75-86.50, few $87-90, 600-700 pounds $71.50-77, few $83-85, 700-825 pounds $69.50-75; medium and large 1-2 200-300 pounds $94-100.50, 300-400 pounds $84-94, 400-500 pounds $73-81, 500-600 pounds $70-75, 600-700 pounds $64.50-71.50, 700-900 pounds $64-69.50.

Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 pounds $78.50-84, 400-500 pounds $70-78.50, few $81-82, 500-600 pounds $67.50-75.50, set replacements $83, 600-700 pounds $66-73, 700-800 pounds $65-71.50; medium and large 1-2 set 253 pounds $82.50, 300-400 pounds $73.50-78.50, 400-500 pounds $67-70, 500-600 pounds $65-67.50, 600-700 pounds $65-66, 700-800 pounds $63-65.

Show winners included:

Angus: champion steers, 20 head consigned by Billy Hicks, San Antonio, averaging 1007 pounds at $66 or $664.62; reserve steers, 31 from Billy Hicks, 772 pounds $72.50 or $559.70; champion heifers, 10 from Don Pfluger, Eden, 585 pounds $71 or $415.35; reserve heifers, 13 from Lowell Hankins, Rocksprings, 513 pounds $75.50 or $387.31.

Crossbreds: champion steers, 21 from HJH Ranch, Blackwell, 832 pounds $69.50 or $592.14; reserve steers, 15 from Melvin Smith, San Angelo, 474 pounds $69.50 or $537.93; champion heifers, 17 from Beakley & Mann, Rochelle, 545 pounds $72.50 or $395.12; reserve heifers, 11 from Don Pfluger, Eden, 686 pounds $69.50 or $476.77.

Herefords: champion steers, 21 from Little F Ranch, Sterling City, 670 pounds $71.50 or $479.05; reserve steers, 17 from Pence Land & Cattle, Lampasas, 494 pounds $76.50 or $377.91; champion heifers, 22 from Pence Land & Cattle, 483 pounds $67.50 or $326.02.

Other ribbon winning cattle included:

Angus: Don Pfluger, Eden, 11 steers, 616 pounds $83 or $511.28; Joe Bean, Ozona, 17 steers, 552 pounds $88 or $485.76, also 20 steers, 550 pounds $83 or $465.50, and 10 steers, 455 pounds $86 or $391.30; Vernon Wolf, San Angelo, 13 steers, 651 pounds $73 or $475.23; Mears Ranch Co., Van Horn, 20 steers, 608 pounds $76 or $462.08; Billy Hausenfluck, Eldorado, 16 steers, 524 pounds $85 or $445.40, also 14 heifers, 489 pounds $78.50 or $383.86; Ed Gottschalk, Ballinger, 10 heifers, 395 pounds $83.50 or $329.82.

Crossbreds: Gene West, Marfa, 11 steers, 747 pounds $71.50 or $534.10; HJH Ranch, Blackwell, 34 steers, 731 pounds $71.75 or $524.49, also 32 heifers, 693 pounds $69.25 or $479.90; Little F Ranch, Sterling City, 41 steers, 728 pounds $71.25 or $518.70, also 58 heifers, 648 pounds $72 or $466.56; Johnny Wales, Mertzon, 11 steers, 706 pounds $70 or $494.20; Duncan 6-D Ranch, San Angelo, 21 steers, 723 pounds $67 or $484.41, also 30 steers, 578 pounds $73.75 or $426.27, plus 22 heifers, 658 pounds $66 or $434.28, and 34 heifers, 577 pounds $70 or $403.90; Melvin Smith, San Angelo, 44 steers, 623 pounds $76.50 or $476.59, also 41 heifers, 582 pounds $73 or $424.86; Beakley & Mann, Rochelle, 13 steers, 628 pounds $74 or $464.72; Jerry McCabe, Lubbock, 20 steers, 611 pounds $75 or $458.25, also 25 heifers, 578 pounds $72.50 or $419.05; Fajtasek & Beakley, Rochelle, 40 steers, 615 pounds $73.75 or $453.56; Sherman L. Hammond, Fort Stockton, 14 steers, 614 pounds $72 or $442.08; Jim Davis & Davidson, Sterling City, 59 heifers, 728 pounds $70.50 or $513.24; Bud Akin, San Angelo, 15 heifers, 549 pounds $83 or $455.67; Cumbie Ivey Jr., Robert Lee, 12 heifers, 670 pounds $68 or $455.60; Bill Davis, Christoval, 21 heifers, 590 pounds $74 or $436.60; Don Pfluger, Eden, 10 heifers, 602 pounds $70 or $421.40; Stowers Ranch, Houston, 51 heifers, 410 pounds $73.25 or $300.32.