Angelo Feeder Lambs
Sell Sharply Lower

SAN ANGELO — Feeder lamb prices were around $10 lower than at the last sale before the holidays, slaughter lambs steady to $2 lower and slaughter ewes fully steady. Receipts totaled 8182 head.

There was no cattle sale last week due to the holiday.

Feeder lambs: medium and large 1-2 newcrop 45-50 lbs. $124-128, 62 lbs. $113; oldcrop 50-60 lbs. $95-101, 60-95 lbs. $91-97, set $98; medium and large No. 2 45-95 lbs. $85-91.

Slaughter lambs: choice and prime 2-3 shorn and wooled 100-125 lbs. $80-85, 124-140 lbs. $70-80, bulk $74-78, good and choice shorn and wooled 45-75 lbs. $94-98.

Slaughter ewes: good and choice 2-4 $42-50, set $53, utility and good 2-3 $47-56, utility 1-2 $37-47, cull and utility 1-2 $32-37; bucks $48-56, thin $36-48.

Goats: slaughter billy and mutton meat goats 100-150 lbs. $80-126 per head, billies 150-210 lbs. $130-165, billies and muttons 70-100 lbs. $50-80; nannies 60-110 lbs. $54-63 cwt., thin 60-90 lbs. $44-54; choice and prime 35-60 lb. kids and yearlings $88-96, 60-100 lbs. $84-93, 100-145 lbs. $71-78, choice 35-60 lbs. $80-91, 60-80 lbs. $78-85, good 35-60 lbs. $70-80, 60-100 lbs. $61-78.

Angoras: choice replacement nannies 50-75 lbs. $60-75 per head; good and choice slaughter yearlings 70-85 lbs. $49-54 cwt., good 70-90 lbs. $43-46, good kids 40-50 lbs. $73-82, set 58 lbs. $85.

Representative sales:
Sheep: J.T. Thompson, Talpa, 30 lambs, 64 lbs. $95; R.G. Brookshier, Talpa, 37 lambs, 49 lbs. $97; Don Duncan, Comstock, 239 lambs, 76 lbs. $95.25; Joe Beaver, Snyder, 32 lambs, 70 lbs. $96; Phinney Ranch, Mereta, 143 newcrop lambs, 62 lbs. $113; 34 newcrop lambs, 45 lbs. $128; Clarence Haby, Quanah, 23 lambs, 128 lbs. $80; Johnny Jameson, Leaday, 48 lambs, 98 lbs. $85; Johnny Hoffman, Ballinger, 57 lambs, 105 lbs. $83.50; B&S Ranch, Melvin, 194 ewes, 128 lbs. $52.50; B&A Farms, San Angelo, 124 ewes, 142 lbs. $52.50; Hudson Ranch, Miles, 19 ewes, 117 lbs. $56; 79 ewes, 132 lbs. $54.50.