45 YEARS AGO

Ellison Brothers of Cherokee, Texas, last week sold 1200 choice young ewes, two year-olds with a few threes on them, with lambs at side to L.F. Sneed of San Angelo at $20 per pair for May 10 to 20 delivery out of the wool.

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A.M. Harkey of Mason last week bought 368 Hereford yearling steers for R.G. Gribble of Crowell, Texas, at 24 cents a pound. These steers, bought from various growers in Mason County, were shipped at Brady Saturday and averaged around 500 pounds.

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Dannie Whitehead of Lubbock recently bought several strings of choice dehorned yearlings, natives of the Lovington, New Mexico area, for shipment to a Kansas City feeder. Included were 92 steers at $25.50 from G.D. Graham, 96 at $25 from J.T. Easley, and 25 at $25 from Burns Hereford Farms. The steers averaged about 415 pounds.

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Kothman Brothers of Mason last week sold 1400 mixed blackface lambs to A.E. Neal of San Angelo for May delivery out of the wool at 18 cents a pound.

40 YEARS AGO

Fred Fuqua of Tascosa, Texas, bought 53 yearling heifers weighing 446 pounds at $27 and received them March 25 from Caskey & Foley, Amarillo.

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J.L. Jackson of Pampa sold 138 heifer yearlings weighing 655 pounds at $25 and delivered them recently off wheat pasture to buyers there.

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Pecos Valley Livestock Commission Co., Roswell, N.M., recently sold 300 ewe lambs weighing near 85 pounds at $23.50 per head to a Montrose, Colo. buyer.

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Ted Waldhauser of Clovis, N.M., bought 75 Angus mixed calves for October delivery at $30 straight across from Bob Vineyard, Clovis. These calves, out of purebred cows, are expected to weigh near 500 pounds at delivery.

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From the Classifieds: FOR SALE - Alfalfa Hay $26 per ton. Truckload delivered. Kenneth Busick - Amarillo, Texas.

35 YEARS AGO

Dick Buckles, Stratford, Texas, sold 180 Angus and Hereford heifers weighing 550 pounds at $23.50 to Colorado feeders.

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In New Mexico, ewes and lambs off farms comprise a larger percentage of offerings; good young pairs are quoted up to $16 in the Roswell area, good aged ewes with lambs $9 to $11.

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Burley Henson of Boise City, Okla., sold 162 feeder steers weighing 750 pounds at $22.75 and delivered them to Colorado feeders.

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Carl and Pat McDowell of Dumas sold 500 short yearling steers weighing 550 pounds and described as good to choice thin Herefords at $27 to Iowa buyers.

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Ralph Britten of Groom bought 114 mixed breed steers weighing 525 pounds at $23.25 and received them from Ralph Phillips of Olustee, Okla.

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Bob Gaylor bought from Chick Northcutt of Silverton, one load of steer yearlings weighing 501 at $25.50, delivered.

30 YEARS AGO

M-E Cattle Co., Clayton, N.M., bought 165 three year-old Hereford springer cows and four registered Hereford bulls of the same age at $207 per head straight across near Clayton.

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Parker Cattle Co., Wayside, sold 525 steers weighing 1050-1150 and grading about 70 percent choice at $42.25 on grade and yield basis to the Texas Meat Packers plant at Lubbock.

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Samuels & Co. of Brownwood bought 990 85-pound fed lambs at Bandera from Campbell & Inc. of San Antonio at $27.50 delivered and weighed in Brownwood.

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Ralph Britten, Groom, bought 80 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 600 at $26.50 delivered off wheat from Kenneth Jackson, Groom.

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Castor Farms & Feed Yards, Farwell, sold 150 good 500 pound heifers at $25 and 140 steers weighing 1000-1025 and grading 60 percent choice at $25.50 to Texas packers.

25 YEARS AGO

Mose Wiginton, Stratford, sold 450 Hereford, Angus and black baldface heifers weighing about 500-525 pounds at $52.50 for shipment to Colorado.

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Buddy Major, Magdalena, N.M., sold and delivered to northern New Mexico buyers 210 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 408 pounds at $70.

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Mike Balentine, Morse, Texas, sold 190 Brahman crossbred steers weighing about 700 pounds at $53.50 to a feeder at Stratford, Texas.

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Deaf Smith Feedyards, Hereford: 500 steers, 1025-1050 lbs., 70% choice, $46.

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Pre-Feeders, Summerfield: 429 steers, 1025 lbs., 70% choice, $46.

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Heaton Cattle Co., Pampa: 70 heifers, 875 lbs., 80% choice, $44.50.

20 YEARS AGO

Sonny Coleman, Stamford, sold to Homer Hill, Hart, 450 choice Hereford, black baldface and Brangus cross steers weighing 650-700 pounds at $50.

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Tom Henry, Happy, bought in the Sayre, Okla. area 350 steers, No. 1s with a few No. 2s weighing about 700 pounds at $51.50.

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Claude Walker, Portales, N.M., sold to an out-of-state buyer 289 mixed breed heifers weighing about 620 pounds at $46.

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Ralph Britten, Groom, bought in the Cheyenne, Okla. area 250 No. 1 steers weighing 367 pounds at $58.

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Lawson Feedlot, Lubbock: 300 steers, 1050 lbs., 50% choice, $50.

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A large Utah pool of about 16,000 mixed fats and feeder lambs was sold at sealed bid at $62.66.

15 YEARS AGO

Ozona Wool and Mohair sold 13,000 pounds of 10 months wool at private treaty, the longer wool at 88 cents, the short end 80 cents.

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Bill Porter, representing Clarendon Cattle Co., Clarendon, bought in the local area one load of choice Brangus heifer and steer calves weighing 450 pounds straight across at $63 and $70.

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Davidson Feed Pens, Pecos, bought 91 No. 1 Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 532 pounds at $63 delivered from Florida.

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Leonard Freis, Amarillo and Denver, bought in the Amarillo area 240 Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing 675 pounds at $64; in the Oklahoma City area 320 similar heifers weighing 65-675 at $63.50; in the Hinton, Okla. area 140 similar heifers weighing 555 at $63.

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Master Feeders, Hooker, Okla.: 373 steers, 1050-1125 lbs., 60% choice, $68.50; 148 steers, 1000 lbs., 50% choice, $68.

10 YEARS AGO

Red meat production for Texas totaled 319 million pounds during February, up 11 percent from a year ago but down two percent from January, the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service said.

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Mohair appeared quiet in Texas, though it was said that $1.75 was still a going price for average adult.

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Bill Ragland, Brenham, bought in the local area 130 mixed 1-2 heifers weighing 500 pounds at $83.85; 285 No. 2 feeder heifers weighing 340 at $83.65; 210 No. 1 feeder heifers weighing 410 at $80.59.

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Cattle Town Inc., Hereford: 931 steers, 1075 lbs., 75% choice, $75; 235 steers, 1100-1150 lbs., 75% choice, $74.50; 282 heifers, 975 lbs., 50% choice, $72.50.

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National Farms Feedlot, Parsons, Kan.: 181 heifers, 1025 lbs., 65% choice, $115.50 in the beef.

5 YEARS AGO

Feeder lambs moving direct in West Texas are mostly in the $75-78 range while in California 80-90 pound feeders traded at $75.

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Hereford Feedyard Inc., Hereford: 1517 heifers, 1000-1050 lbs., 60% choice, $84; 487 steers, 1150-1175 lbs., 60% choice, $84.

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Veribest Cattle Feeders, Veribest: 180 steers, 1075 lbs., 30-35% choice, $83.50; 235 Mexican crossbred steers, 1050 lbs., $82.50.

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Nortex Feedlot Co., Dalhart: 343 steers, 1060 lbs., 60% choice, $84.

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Clayton Cattle Feeders, Clayton, N.M.: 120 steers, 1100 lbs., $84.

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Sugarland Feed Yard, Hereford: 96 steers and heifers, $84; 93 steers, 1150 lbs., 50% choice, $83.