Angelo Feeder Cattle
Higher, Lambs Weak

SAN ANGELO — Feeder lambs sold weak in a light test this week, slaughter lambs $2-3 lower, slaughter ewes fully steady. Receipts totaled 12,879 head.

Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to $1 higher last week, slaughter cows firm to $1 higher, bulls $2 higher, stock cows and pairs moderately lower. Receipts totaled 5554 head.

Feeder lambs: medium and large 1-2 40-60 lbs. $94-97, 60-80 lbs. $90-97.50, 80-90 lbs. $88-91.50, 90-105 lbs. $81-87; medium and large No. 2 40-60 lbs. $83-93, 60-80 lbs. $80-90, 80-90 lbs. $79-88, 90-100 lbs. $78-83.

Slaughter lambs: choice and prime 2-3 shorn and wooled 100-135 lbs. $75-83; good and choice 2-4 slaughter ewes $45-55, utility and good 2-3 $46-56, utility 1-2 $36-46, cull and utility 1-2 $30-36; bucks $42-52.

Goats: billy and mutton slaughter meat goats 100-150 lbs. $55-100 per head, billies 150-265 lbs. $100-180; good and choice yearling billies and muttons 100-160 lbs. $80-85 cwt., good $65-75; nannies 60-110 lbs. $50-60, thin 60-90 lbs. $40-50, good and choice kids 40-60 lbs. $80-90, good 40-60 lbs. $65-75; Angoras 50-75 lbs. $36.50-45 cwt., 75-125 lbs. $45-55.

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $105-116, 300-400 lbs. $93-103, 400-500 lbs. $84-94.50, few $95-98, 500-600 lbs. $75.50-86, 600-700 lbs. $71.50-77, 700-800 lbs. $70-73; medium and large 1-2 200-300 lbs. $94-105, 300-400 lbs. $80-92, 400-500 lbs. $72-84, 500-600 lbs. $68-75.50, 600-700 lbs. $64.50-72, 700-900 lbs. $61-70.

Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 lbs. $79-85, 400-500 lbs. $71-81, few $82-83, 500-600 lbs. $67-76, 600-700 lbs. $67-74, 700-800 lbs. $65.50-69; medium and large 1-2 300-400 lbs. $70-79, 400-500 lbs. $63-71, 500-700 lbs. $60-67, 700-800 lbs. $59-65; medium and large No. 1 open heifers 650-700 lbs. $410-445 per head.

Slaughter cows: breaking utility 2-3 $30.50-34, cutter and boning utility 1-2 $28-35.50, high dressing $36-38, canner and low cutter 1-2 $21-27.50; to Mexico, breaking utility 2-4 $32-38.50, boning utility 1-2 $30.50-35.50; yield grade 1-2 bulls 1400-2100 lbs. $40-47.50, low dressing 1100-1600 lbs. $32-40.

Stock cows: medium and large 1-2 young 800-1000 lbs. $45-51.50, young and middleaged 850-1100 lbs. $40-45, middleaged 900-1150 lbs. $32-37, aged 800-1100 lbs. $30-33; medium and large 1-2 heavy bred heifers $610-720 per head, set Herefords $750, light bred $550-600, heavy bred babytooth cows $670-780, set registered Angus $860, heavy bred solidmouth cows $620-730; medium 1-2 heavy bred heifers $510-620, light bred heifers $500-550, heavy bred babytooth cows $570-670, solidmouth cows $525-620; medium and large 1-2 first-calf cows with 100-300 lb. calves $660-775 per pair, babytooth cows with 100-300 lb. calves $710-760, with 300-450 lb. calves $720-800, solidmouth cows with 100-300 lb. calves $675-730, with 300-450 lb. calves $750-800; medium 1-2 babytooth cows with 100-300 lb. calves $630-680, solidmouth cows with 100-300 lb. calves $550-670; breeding bulls $700-1900 per head, few Charolais $2000-2550.

Representative sales:

Cattle: Angelo State University, San Angelo, 12 bred cows, $860 per head; Bill Humble, Sterling City, 26 bred heifers, $750; Higgins Ranch, Carlsbad, 20 bred heifers, $780; Dale Herring, Talpa, 23 bred heifers, $720; Albert Ranch, San Angelo, 23 bred heifers, $685; Luke Thompson, Brady, six bred cows, $680; R&G Ranch, Jayton, four cows with calves, $800 per pair; Riverbend Ranch, Dallas, four cows with calves, $800; Pat Griswold, Dallas, Charolais bull, $2200 per head; Charolais bull, $2000; Hutcheson Brothers, Wolfforth, Charolais bull, $2550; Charolais bull, $1900.

Also: Sample Cattle, Lohn, 10 steers, 448 lbs. $96; Morgan Ltd., Big Spring, 11 steers, 414 lbs. $94; 14 heifers, 393 lbs. $78; Question Cattle Co., Ozona, four steers, 404 lbs. $95; J.L. Davis, San Angelo, three steers, 445 lbs. $92; TIO Ranch, Del Rio, 12 heifers, 431 lbs. $70; Palmer Ranch, San Angelo, five heifers, 393 lbs. $82.50; H.B. Edmondson, Water Valley, 10 heifers, 580 lbs. $74; four steers, 408 lbs. $93; Paul Tankersley, Divine, 10 heifers, 636 lbs. $70; Hanie Ivy, Christoval, nine heifers, 625 lbs. $71; Guy Weatherman, Pecos, two cows, 1110 lbs. $36; K Bar Ranch, Marfa, bull, 1530 lbs. $44; Steve Wilkins, Ozona, eight cows, 1236 lbs. $35.

Sheep: Wayne Arrott, Tennyson, 23 lambs, 76 lbs. $91; Bob Wilkinson, Menard, 24 lambs, 72 lbs. $90; Steven Hoelscher, San Angelo, 43 lambs, 94 lbs. $87; C&J Ranch, Ballinger, 15 lambs, 103 lbs. $83; Mike Hart, Levelland, four lambs, 99 lbs. $82; Authur Young, Brady, 52 lambs, 125 lbs. $80; Sunnymead Ranch, Idalou, 30 lambs, 133 lbs. $81; Hudson Ranch, Miles, 214 ewes, 129 lbs. $54.50; C&H Ranch, San Angelo, 18 ewes, 153 lbs. $56.