45 YEARS AGO

Scott Webster of Amarillo has bought 100 two year-old steers weighing 822 pounds at $20 from Roy Cluck of Dimmitt.

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Jack Morrison of Roswell, New Mexico last week bought at Elida one load of steer yearlings weighing 461 pounds at 20 cents a pound for shipment to Iowa buyers.

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Lem Jones of Junction this week sold one load of two year-old ewes with lambs at side at $17.50 a pair; these will go on a Kimble County ranch.

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Jackson, Moore and Neill of Eldorado and Sonora last week sold 217 dry two year-old ewes at $17.50 per head out of the wool. These ewes were wintered on the Clarence Carroll ranch near San Saba.

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From the Classifieds: For Sale — 4600 acres of farm land and potential farm land. Four good wells, fully equipped, will take care of 1000 acres of which 100 acres already level and in cultivation. Will sell at $70 per acre to responsible party. Reasonable terms. L.R. Wainwright, Van Horn, Texas or George Jones, Marfa, Texas.

40 YEARS AGO

Rue Wharton of Dalhart sold 100 good to choice fed steers weighing about 1200 pounds at $26 for delivery June 1-10 to Swift & Co., Fort Worth.

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Truman Robinson of Breckenridge, Texas, is reported to have sold about 6000 heifer and steer calves expected to weigh near 500 pounds for September delivery at $28 and $30 to a Denver buyer.

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A&J Ranch Co., Robert Lee, Texas, sold 1350 aged ewes and 1700 mixed spring lambs at $13 per head for delivery from now to June 15 to Dub Clark of San Angelo.

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Tom Bell of Texas Livestock Marketing Assn., San Antonio, bought 400 good quality fleshy yearling heifers weighing 700 pounds off oat fields and received them at $24 from Col. Bennett of Crystal City.

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Carl Heimann of Alpine last week bought, on order for Central Texas ranchers, 2000 whiteface mixed lambs from Fred Barrett, Sanderson, for Aug. 15-Sept. 15 delivery at $20 straight across.

35 YEARS AGO

At 10 major terminal markets last week a total of 11,635 feeder steers weighing over 500 pounds sold for an average of $22.49; in the corresponding week last year 13,612 head sold for an average of $23.30.

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Western Wool & Mohair Co., San Angelo, offered 402,000 pounds of wool, mostly 12-months, in a sealed bid sale and growers rejected bids on only 22,000 pounds. Prices ranged from 48 to 59 5/8 cents per pound, bulking in the middle fifties.

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W.A. Reinhart of Truth or Consequences, N.M., has bought five range bulls, a herd bull and a herd bull prospect from Charlton Polled Herefords (Gordon T. Charlton), Mertzon, Texas.

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Sheep receipts totaled 10,000 head at Producers Livestock Auction. Fat spring lambs sold strong and active as well as old ewes and bucks. Fat spring lambs brought $22.24, blackface spring feeders $17.19, whitefaces $14-17.50, shorn feeder lambs $12-16, fat shorn muttons $18-20.50, buck lambs $10-15.

30 YEARS AGO

Ducky Gallo, Dalhart, bought 368 Hereford, Angus, and black baldface heifer calves weighing 330 at $28 delivered to Dalhart from the Jackson, Miss. area.

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Freddy Ridley of Oklahoma Livestock Commission Co., Oklahoma City, bought 475 feeder steers weighing 700 pounds at $25.80 from Clyde Watkins, Uvalde.

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Ike Wiggins of Wagon Mound, N.M., sold 160 Hereford heifers weighing 425 pounds at $28.50 to Kenneth LaFon of Amarillo.

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Pratt Feedlot at Pratt, Kan., sold the following mostly choice steers: 175 head weighing 1177 at $26.50; 296 weighing 1125-1140 at $26.40; 310 weighing 1125 at $26.35; and 77 head weighing 1150 at $26.75.

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Diedrichsen & Son Feedlots, Dumas, sold 278 good with an end of choice 750-775 pound heifers at $24.75 to a Texas packer.

25 YEARS AGO

In Wyoming about 55,000 pounds of mixed grade lamb wool was sold at 75 cents grease.

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Jewel Avent, Tulia, representing Prairie Cattle Co., Tulia, bought from James Cruce, Tulia, 300 Hereford heifers weighing 550 pounds at $50 and 400 steers weighing 600 at $54, delivered.

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Potter Craig, Clovis, bought in the Portales, N.M. area 147 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 640 pounds at $51.80 delivered.

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Pitman Feed Yards West, Hereford: 518 steers weighing 1050 lbs., $45-45.75.

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Several Idaho pools of fat springers were sold, the Twin Falls at $34, Paul at $33.65, the lighter end of the Aberdeen for $$34.15, two loads $33.50, about 100 heavies out at $32.87.

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Boise City Feed Yards, Boise City, Okla.: 100 steers weighing 1050 lbs., 70% choice, $45.

20 YEARS AGO

Buddy Cattle Co., Dodge City, Kan., bought in the Ashland, Kan. area 202 Hereford, black baldface and a few mixed breed steers weighing 707 pounds at $57.50.

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Tom Henry, Happy, bought in the Spade area 450 No. 1 steers at $54.50, half already delivered weighing 744 pounds, the balance to weigh 750 for May delivery.

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Mack Legleiter, Portales, sold to a Hereford feedyard 83 No. 1-2 heifers and steers weighing 607 and 675 pounds at $48 and $51.

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Ralph Britten, Groom, bought in the Cheyenne, Okla. area one load of choice Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing 650 pounds at $50.25.

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Owen Bros. Custom Feeding Co., Morton: 199 plain steers, 960-985 lbs., 50% choice, $57.

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Lawson Feedlot, Lubbock: 100 steers, 1100 lbs., 75% choice, $56.50.

15 YEARS AGO

About a dozen Texas sheep breeders shipped 567 registered Rambouillet sheep from Houston to India by cargo plane. A similar number are to be shipped in June.

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Troy Fort, Lovington, N.M., bought in the Fort Worth area 1400 choice Braford, Brangus and Charolais steers weighing 460 pounds at $77 delivered.

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H.L. Powell, Tulia, bought in the local area 125 Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing 458 pounds at $63.65 delivered.

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Don Gunn, Forrest, N.M., sold off wheat to a Texas feedlot 150 crossbred steers weighing 604 pounds at $62.

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Bob Bachman, Graham, representing Agri-Ventures Corp., sold off grainfields to a West Texas buyer 300 No. 1 heifers weighing 700 pounds at $57.35.

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Bill Leonard, Tucumcari, N.M., bought from Elton Green, Clovis, 41 slaughter bulls weighing 1600 pounds at $51.75.

10 YEARS AGO

Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle 220 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 750 pounds at $78.50; in Central Texas 140 No. 1 Okie and crossbred steers weighing 750 at $77.

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National Farms Feedlot, Parsons, Kan.: 71 heifers, 1025 lbs., 70% choice, $120 in the beef.

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Pre-Feeders Feedyard, Summerfield: 141 steers, 1125 lbs., $76; 98 heifers, 1000 lbs., $75.50.

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Walter Lasley & Sons, Stratford: 166 heifers, 1000 lbs., 70% choice, $75.50.

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Skip Godwin Cattle Co., Athens-Malakoff, sold on a delivered basis to Western Kansas buyers one load of four-color Okie steers weighing 520 pounds at $96.50, also one load of No. 1 Okie and one-eighth cross heifers weighing 530 at $80.80; to a Texas Panhandle buyer one load of No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 385 at $91.12.

5 YEARS AGO

Direct sales in California as confirmed by USDA include 100 medium and large No. 1 steers weighing 750 pounds at $85.

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Bill Porter, representing Bluegrass Cattle Co., Bowling Green, Ky., sold out of the firm's Summerfield, Texas preconditioning yard for June 1 delivery one load of No. 1 Okie steers to weigh 525 pounds at $94, also a load of No. 1½ heifers weighing 525 at $65. The firm bought in Oklahoma for June 1 a load of No. 1 Okie steers to weigh 700 at $84.50. They shipped out of Tennessee one load of No. 1-plus heifers weighing 325 at $110 delivered to Oklahoma.

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Hereford Feedyard Inc., Hereford: 247 heifers, 1050 lbs., 50% choice, $81.

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Veribest Cattle Feeders, Veribest: 336 Mexican Brahman cross steers, 1000-1025 lbs., $80.

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Reeves County Feeders, Verhalen: 126 steers, 1075 lbs., $78; 50 heifers, 1000 lbs., $78.