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Angelo Feeder Lamb,
Cattle Prices Lower

SAN ANGELO — Feeder steers and heifers sold weak to $1 lower last week, slaughter cows weak to $2 lower, bulls steady, stock cows and pairs steady in a light test. Receipts totaled 3406 head.

Feeder lambs sold weak to $5 lower this week, slaughter lambs steady, slaughter ewes steady. Receipts totaled 15,995 head, more than 50 percent slaughter ewes and 30 percent goats.

Feeder lambs: medium and large 1-2 30-40 lbs. $86-91, 40-60 lbs. $80-85, 60-70 lbs. $72.50-78, 70-95 lbs. $72-76.50; medium and large No. 2 40-60 lbs. $75-80, 60-90 lbs. $65-72; medium and large 1-2 oldcrop shorn, few wooled 70-95 lbs. $63-69.

Slaughter lambs: choice 2-3 shorn 100-120 lbs. $60-66, newcrop 90-115 lbs. $70-75, set 125 lbs. $68; good and choice 2-4 slaughter ewes $34-44, utility 2-3 $45-54, utility 1-3 $34-44, cull and utility 1-2 $25-35; bucks $31-41.

Stock ewes: medium and large 1-2 ewe lambs 70-90 lbs. $70-83 cwt., ewes with lambs $32-43 each.

Goats: slaughter billy and wether meat goats 100-150 lbs. $55-100 per head, 150-210 lbs. $100-160; nannies 70-110 lbs. $48-58 cwt., thin 60-90 lbs. $38-48, choice and prime 35-60 lb. kids and yearlings $80-85, 60-100 lbs. $83-90, 100-115 lbs. $87-97, choice 35-100 lbs. $70-80, good $62-70; Angoras, choice 80-95 lbs. $45-48 cwt., good 70-90 lbs. $35-40, good and choice kids 40-65 lbs. $61-68; stock Spanish nanny goats 50-100 lbs. $62-100 cwt., and $60-65 per head, nannies with kids $19-25 each.

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 few 200-300 lbs. $119-123, 300-400 lbs. $102-113, 400-500 lbs. $90-100, few $101-109, 500-600 lbs. $85-96, set $98, 600-700 lbs. $76-85.50, set $87.50, 700-800 lbs. $71.50-73.25, 800-900 lbs. $70.75-72.50; medium and large 1-2 200-300 lbs. $93-106, 300-400 lbs. $87-102, 400-500 lbs. $79-90, 500-600 lbs. $75-85, 600-700 lbs. $65-76, 700-900 lbs. $60.50-71.50.

Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $93-106, 300-400 lbs. $83-91, set $97, 400-500 lbs. $78-88, 500-600 lbs. $73.50-83.50, 600-700 lbs. $71.50-77, set $79.50, 700-800 lbs. $68-72.25; medium and large 1-2 200-300 lbs. $83-93, 300-400 lbs. $73-83, 400-500 lbs. $68-78, 500-700 lbs. $63-73, 700-800 lbs. $59-66.

Slaughter cows: breaking utility 2-3 $34-39, cutter and boning utility 1-2 $34-40, canner and low cutter 1-2 $28-34; yield grade 1-2 bulls 1400-2100 lbs. $48-52, high dressing $54-54.50, low dressing 1100-1700 lbs. $41-48.

Stock cows: medium and large 1-2 young 800-1050 lbs. $50-55, young and middleaged 700-1100 lbs. $42-48.50, middleaged 800-1000 lbs. $35-40; medium and large 1-2 bred cows and heifers $600-640 per head, medium 1-2 $440-580; medium and large 1-2 cows with 100-300 lb. calves $630-680 per pair, medium 1-2 cows with 100-300 lb. calves $500-620.

Representative sales:

Cattle: Lon Slaughter, San Angelo, seven steers, 484 lbs. $103; Pauline Smith, Rochelle, nine steers, 486 lbs. $101; Mikeska Gin, Eola, four steers, 361 lbs. $111; Cedar Mountain Ranch, Odessa, 20 steers, 465 lbs. $96.50; Mike Priddy, Talpa, six steers, 564 lbs. $88; Melville Steubing, San Antonio, 75 heifers, 669 lbs. $74; 90 steers, 697 lbs. $76; Otto Gottschalk, Ballinger, 13 steers, 850 lbs. $70.75; Dwaine Vinson, Midkiff, seven steers, 804 lbs. $72.50; Grady Cattle Co., McCamey, 22 heifers, 364 lbs. $90; O-Bar Cattle, Stanton, five heifers, 462 lbs. $85; Ronnie Richmond, Anson, two cows, 1363 lbs. $38.50; Bob Johnson, Eldorado, bull, 2010 lbs. $54.50; bull, 1885 lbs. $54; TMTN, Anson, two bulls, 1673 lbs. $52.

Sheep: Benny Hoelscher, Eden, 84 lambs, 81 lbs. $75; Dale McIntyre, Eden, 60 lambs, 77 lbs. $75; Harold Bragg, Coleman, 55 lambs, 78 lbs. $76.50; C.B. Hohensee, San Angelo, 46 lambs, 58 lbs. $77; Stuart Lehr, Paint Rock, 24 lambs, 126 lbs. $66; D.J. Walker, Robert Lee, 46 lambs, 71 lbs. $75; C&L Farms, San Angelo, 18 lambs, 46 lbs. $78; Larry Rumsey, San Angelo, 18 lambs, 59 lbs. $78; Bobby Roberts, Robert Lee, 88 lambs, 72 lbs. $72.50; Gary Halfmann, San Angelo, 46 ewes, 133 lbs. $51; Scott Cate, Melvin, 89 ewes, 139 lbs. $50.




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