45 YEARS AGO

Sam Elliot of Amarillo bought 76 crossbred Angus-Hereford steers weighing 466 pounds at $22 from Roper and Jeffrey of Amarillo. From the same sellers, he bought 25 Angus cows with six calves on them at $167.50; and 14 Angus bulls averaging 1155 pounds at $17 cwt. The cattle were loaded at Morse, Texas.

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Joe Clayton of Ozona is reported to have bought 400 young ewes, bred to lamb about April 1, at Menard at $18 each in the wool.

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Jack Funderburg of Amarillo sold 130 steers weighing 650 pounds at $22.50 and 44 of similar weight at $22 to Charles Kilgore of Amarillo; these were delivered March 21 and 23.

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The Coffield - Gearhart, George Jones and Mrs. W.P. Jones mixed calves, totaling around 1500 head, have been sold to Joe Espy of Fort Davis at 27 cents a pound straight across for delivery around October 20. The trade was made about a month ago.

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Loftin Henderson of Barnhart has contracted 2100 old-crop ewe lambs from White & Harkey of Mason and Brady for May 1 delivery out of the wool at 20 cents per pound.

40 YEARS AGO

Burns, O'Conner & Skinner of Lexington, Neb., bought 340 two-year-old feeder steers estimated to weigh about 950 pounds and described as choice quality at $26.50 for April 15 delivery in the Plains, Kan. area.

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L.O. Hudson & Son of Melrose, N.M. sold 475 steer yearlings for Oct. 1-30 delivery, sellers' option, to an Amarillo buyer at $25 cwt. These steers are expected to weigh 850-900 pounds at delivery.

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Richard M. Buckles of Stratford, Texas sold 316 Angus steer yearlings weighing 696 pounds at $27 and 153 heifers yearlings weighing 635 pounds at $23.50, delivered March 16-18, to Ray Barr, Amarillo.

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Foster Hill of Higgins, Texas sold 200 short age heifer yearlings estimated to weigh around 425 pounds at $31 for delivery next week to an Oklahoma buyer. These are described as choice quality cake and grass Herefords.

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Norman Moser, DeKalb, Texas, was elected president of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn., meeting in San Antonio for its 81st annual convention.

35 YEARS AGO

Albert K. Mitchell of Albert, N.M., was selected New Mexico’s Cattleman of the Year at the annual convention of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Assn. at Albuquerque. The association’s Beef Cattle Improvement Committee makes the annual selection.

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James L. Powell of Ft. McKavett, president of the Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Assn., has been named to the Packers & Stockyards Livestock Committee by the USDA.

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John Miller of Des Moines, Iowa, bought 1800 spring feeder lambs weighing 75—80 pounds from John Bidegary of Fresno at $19 cwt.

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Billy George Wells of Dalhart sold 200 heifers described as "good Southern cattle" weighing 480 at $22.75 to a Buffalo, Wyo., buyer.

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Hixson Ranch Co. of Ordway, Colo., sold 620 running-age finewool ewes, bred for May 10 lambing, at $20 per head to Ray Snyder of Norwood, Colo.: also 700 two year-olds to Fulton & Staunton, Rawlings, Wyo., at $25 per head.

30 YEARS AGO

B-W Cattle Co., Clovis, sold 173 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 446 at $29 to Wayne George, Anton, Texas. They were hauled 61 miles and weighed straight.

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Rita Blanca Cattle Co., Dalhart, sold 800 Hereford heifers weighing 450 at $27 and 300 similar steers weighing 500 at $31 off pastures in the Phoenix, Ariz. area and delivered them to four out-of-state buyers.

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Gooch Feed Yards, Dalhart, sold a load of 1269 pound steers grading 90 percent choice at $26.50 to a St. Joseph, Mo. packer.

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Texas Beef Producers, Dumas, bought 109 mostly Angus and a few Hereford steers weighing 613 pounds at $26.50 north of Sunray.

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Ford Cox, Erick, Okla., and Bud Davis, Hobart, Okla., sold 69 heifers weighing 892 and grading 75 percent choice at $24.75 to a New Mexico packer.

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Zachary-Lawson Feedlot, Lubbock, sold 150 heifers weighing 950 and grading 75 percent choice at $25 to a Texas packer.

25 YEARS AGO

Summerour Bros., Dalhart, sold to a Nebraska feeder 350 choice Hereford steers weighing about 700 pounds at $57.25.

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Boyd Colbert, Clovis, N.M., bought in that area 352 choice Hereford and black baldface steers weighing about 530 pounds at $59.50.

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Blair Cattle Co., Blair, Neb.: 112 steers, 1083 lbs., 90% choice, $46.50.

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Potter Craig, Clovis, bought and received in the Portales area 60 Holstein steers weighing 543 pounds at $48.60 and 97 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 490 at $58.40.

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Charlie Winters, Clovis, representing Texas Livestock Marketing Assn., Ft. Worth, bought in the Clovis area 200 choice Angus and black baldface steers weighing about 650-675 pounds at $55.

20 YEARS AGO

A.L. Grau, Grady, N.M. Charolais breeder, was recently named "Charolais Seedstock Breeder of the Year" by the American-International Charolais Assn.

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Gorman Hand, Clovis, sold to a local buyer 175 black baldface steers weighing 500 pounds at $47.50.

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Jarboe-Lackey Feedlot, Parsons, Kan., bought in that area 150 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 693 pounds at $51 and 226 choice to No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 600 at $46.

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Master Feeders II, Garden City, Kan.: 1970 steers, 1055 lbs., 75% choice, $50.75; 294 steers, same weight and grade, $51.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 400 mixed breed steers, 1050-1060 lbs., good and choice, $49.50.

15 YEARS AGO

Green Cattle Co., Clovis, N.M., sold off wheat to a Wellington, Texas, buyer 142 mixed breed steers weighing 400 pounds at $82.

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Ricky Gresham, Portales, N.M., sold off wheat to an Olton, Texas, buyer 205 No. 1 steers weighing 633 at $69, also 92 similar heifers weighing 585 at $62.25.

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Dick Compton, San Angelo, bought from Gary Derrick, San Saba, 550 choice blackface spring feeder lambs weighing 88 pounds at $70.

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Bill Newby, Tucumcari, N.M., sold off wheat to a Clovis buyer 80 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 604 pounds at $62.

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Monte Best, Portales, N.M., sold off wheat to a New Mexico buyer 140 Holstein steers weighing 775-800 pounds at $54.50.

10 YEARS AGO

About 10,000 pounds of choice fine lamb wool have been sold by Ballinger Wool and Mohair Co. for $3 per grease pound. Several observers say this is almost surely a record price. The wool was 12 months’ growth and in original bag. It was bought by Prouvost, Lefebvre & Co.

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Sonora Wool and Mohair Co. had a sealed bid mohair sale Wednesday. It sold 80,000-90,000 pounds of kid hair in three lines at $5.618, $5.118 and $4.618. An estimated 35,000 pounds of original bag yearling went in three lines at $3.012, $2.512 and $2.012. About 6000 pounds of stain brought $1.11.

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Stiles Cattle Co., Cuero, bought in the local area 118 No. 1 haired crossbred steers weighing 366 pounds at $116.30; 107 similar steers weighing 454 at $104.10; 122 No. 1 haired cross heifers weighing 354 at $97.60; 98 similar steers weighing 526 at $95.25; 108 similar heifers weighing 434 at $87.75.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 69 steers, 1050 lbs., 70% choice, $73; 309 heifers, 1000 lbs., 70% choice, $72.

5 YEARS AGO

Fat lambs in San Angelo brought $64-69, springers up to $74. Goldthwaite fat springers sold for $70-73 and oldcrops $57-71. In Midwest markets shorn offerings brought $71-79, wooled $69-74 and springers $76-78.

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Cal-Tex Feed Yard, Trent: 240 steers, 1125 lbs., $84.

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Clayton Cattle Feeders, Clayton, N.M.: 326 heifers, 1000 lbs., $84.50.

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Sugarland Feed Yard, Hereford: 814 heifers, 1025 lbs., 65% choice, $83.50; 220 steers, 1100 lbs., 65% choice, $83.50; 92 heifers, 1050 lbs., 50% choice, $82.50.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 751 steers, 1100-1150 lbs., 60% choice, $84.50.