45 YEARS AGO

The Flying V Ranch oldcrop lambs at San Saba, owned by Mrs. Al Groebl and Howard Derrick, were sold last week to Armour at $19.50 cwt. f.o.b. local shipping point, through Don Anderson of San Angelo. There were 2600 head; they weighed 95 to 110 pounds and averaged 97 pounds.

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Walton Kothmann of Menard bought 200 choice two year-old ewes with lambs from Merlin Rogers, also of Menard, at $20 a pair.

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Lem Jones of Junction this week bought 850 yearling ewes from Walker Epperson of Rocksprings for delivery June 1 at $13.25 each. Jones last week bought 88 aged Angus cows with quarter-blood Brahman calves from Womack Brothers of Menard at $130 a pair.

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B.O. Burris of Socorro, New Mexico, has bought the old Louis Almgren ranch, 15 miles southwest of Fairplay, Colorado, from J.L. Heard of Vernon, Texas, for about $70,000 for 2400 acres of deeded land.

40 YEARS AGO

John Leatherwood of Las Vegas, N.M., sold 1360 steer yearlings and 75 heifer yearlings for Oct. 10-24 delivery at $24.90 straight across to Don Anderson of Eaton, Colo. These cattle are expected to average close to 750 pounds when delivered.

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Walter Smith of Wyoming, Ill., bought 108 two year-old steers averaging 950 pounds at $25.90 for delivery this week from Garland Motley, Hollis, Okla.

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LeRoy Russell of San Angelo bought and received 1000 spring lambs weighing about 90 pounds at $21.50 from Buster Dooley of Brackettville.

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Bill Bookout, Newkirk, N.M., sold 275 mixed calves to Amarillo buyers at $30 straight across for delivery Sept. 1 to Oct. 25.

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The T-4 Ranch near Tucumcari, N.M., is reported to have sold about 800 steer calves for fall delivery to Lewis Cooper, Kenna, N.M., at $32.50 cwt.

35 YEARS AGO

Wendell Sterrett of Roswell sold and delivered 100 head of choice Hereford steer yearlings weighing about 675 pounds at $24 to Sol Bouziden of Alva, Okla.

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Raymond Welch, Canyon, sold 73 choice quality steer yearlings averaging 558 pounds at $26.75 and delivered them to V. Lee Matney of Amarillo.

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D.A. Borth of Dalhart sold 225 heifer yearlings described as choice Herefords weighing about 625 pounds at $23 cwt. and delivered them to Colorado feeders.

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Jim Monroe of Hereford, Texas, bought 170 choice quality Hereford heifers weighing about 390 pounds at $112.50 per head from Lloyd Wright of Yeso, N.M., through Rusty Armstrong of Roswell. These were bought for breeding herd replacements.

Wright also sold 83 Hereford-Angus crossbred mixed calves weighing 345 pounds at $31 to $33 to a Roswell area farmer.

30 YEARS AGO

Indio Calzada, Sanderson, Texas, bought 10,000 three to five year-old Angora mutton goats weighing 86 pounds from Silver Lake Ranch, Brackettville, and shipped them to Mexico City for slaughter. They had been shorn about two months ago and cost $8.75 cwt. delivered and weighed in Del Rio.

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Moody Farms Feed Yards, Pampa, bought 101 No. 2 Okie heifers weighing 426 at $24.50 delivered to Pampa from Bill Hodges, Alexandria, La.

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David Oldfield, Amarillo, bought 304 Angus and black baldface steers weighing 569 at $28.50 in the Coldwater, Kan., area on a Cornbelt order.

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Jones Feed Yard, Texhoma, Okla., sold 240 steers weighing 1070 and grading 70 percent choice at $26 to Swift & Co., Guymon.

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Moody Farms Feed Lots, Pampa, sold one load of mostly good 643 pound heifers at $25.50 to a South Texas packer.

25 YEARS AGO

Cattle on feed May 1 in the seven states reported monthly totaled 9,391,000 head, up six percent from a year ago.

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Vogel & Kendall, Hereford, bought in the Gila Bend, Ariz. area 3500 Mexican Hereford steers weighing about 485 pounds at $60, and 1000 similar steers weighing 380 pounds at $70, and bought in the Clarendon, Texas area 400 crossbred Brahman steers weighing 600 pounds at $52.50, all delivered.

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Pre-Feeders, Summerfield: 305 steers weighing 1000 lbs., 70-75% choice, $45.25.

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Boyd Colbert, Clovis, bought and received in the Clovis area 90 Okie steers weighing 730 pounds at $51.40.

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N.C. Crites, Clayton, N.M., bought and received in the Texline area 110 Hereford and black baldface steers weighing 804 pounds at $50.50.

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Tulia Feedlot, Tulia: 152 steers weighing 1025 lbs., 60-70% choice, $45.25.

20 YEARS AGO

Sanderson Wool Commission Co. sold about 150,000 pounds of eight months wool. Prices ranged from 83 to 98¼ cents grease, bulk in the high 80s and low 90s.

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Darrell Seward, Leon, Kan., bought off silage in the local area 190 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 700 pounds at $49.25.

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Rita Blanca Cattle Co., Dalhart, bought in the Abilene area one part load of choice Hereford and a few black baldface steers weighing 317 pounds at $73.37, also one half load of similar type heifers weighing 299 at $60.50.

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Morales Feed Lots, Devine: 240 heifers, 850-900 lbs., $52; 180 heifers, 700-750 lbs., $50; 50 heifers, 600-650 lbs., $49.

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Fairleigh Feed Yard, Scott City, Kan.: 350 steers, 1100 lbs., 75-80% choice, $55.

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L.B. Worthan, Hereford, sold to a Hereford area feedlot: out of the Hereford area 61 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 760 pounds at $53, also 72 No. 2 heifers weighing 730 at $48.

15 YEARS AGO

A total of 11,310 head of cattle entered Texas from Mexico during May, according to Texas Animal Health Commission records. Cattle entering the state from other states totaled 191,492.

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Barnes and Victory, Vinita, Okla., bought in the Edna, Kan. area 290 No. 1-1½ crossbred steers weighing about 775 pounds at $63.

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Chris Britten, Groom, bought off wheat in Western Oklahoma 585 No. 1 steers weighing 453 pounds at $76; in the Memphis, Texas area 480 native steers weighing 535 at $65.

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Swisher County Cattle Co., Tulia: 350 steers, 1050 lbs., 70% choice, $70.

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Western-Lockney Ltd., Lockney: 50 heifers, 950 lbs., 70% choice, $66.

10 YEARS AGO

Top grease price of $3.44 1/8 was paid for a 35,000 pound 12 months superfine clip of wool at Ranchman's Wool and Mohair Export Inc., Ingram. About 271,000 pounds of 12 months wool were sold at sealed bid from $1.25 up, bulk of it $2.50-2.90.

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Hill Feed Yard, Hart: 330 steers, 1100 lbs., 65% choice, $76; 37 heifers, 975 lbs., 60% choice, $74.

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PACO Feed Yard, Friona: 179 steers, 1100 lbs., 65% choice, $76.

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Bar G Feedyard, Summerfield: 788 steers, 1050-1100 lbs., $76; 188 steers, same weight, $75.50; 690 heifers, 950-1000 lbs., $74.50, 390 at $75.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 104 steers, 1085 lbs., 70% choice, $76; 94 heifers, 985 lbs., 70% choice, $75.

5 YEARS AGO

XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 2650 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $82.50; 575 heifers, 1025 lbs., 60% choice, $82.50.

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Hitch Feeders, Hooker, Okla.: 365 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $82.50; 333 steers, 1150 lbs., 40% choice, $82; 87 heifers, 1025 lbs., 50% choice, $82.

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Nortex Feedlot Co., Dalhart: 698 steers, 1100-1125 lbs., 70% choice, $82.25.

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Clayton Cattle Feeders, Clayton, N.M., 101 heifers, 1000 lbs., $82; 44 English steers, 1200 lbs., $82.

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Reeves County Feeders, Verhalen: 45 heifers, 1050 lbs., 40% choice, $80.50; 42 steers, 1100 lbs., 40% choice, $80.50.