45 YEARS AGO

W.G. Rawls and L.J. Hollis of San Angelo this week sold two loads of feeder yearling muttons weighing 78 pounds at 17 cents a pound to Amos Womble of San Angelo.

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Bill Foley, of Wertheimer Cattle Company at Amarillo, bought 340 steer yearlings from Lincoln Burns of Seymour at $19.15 cwt., June 4 delivery.

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Wallace Locke of Amarillo is reported to have sold 170 steer yearlings weighing 675 pounds at $18.75 to George Crussell, Walnut Grove, Missouri; these were delivered May 31.

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The S.B. Burnett Estate is reported to have sold off its Borger ranch 1600 two year-old steers at $19 cwt., May 29 and June 5 delivery, to Burns, O'Conner & Skinner of Lexington, Nebraska to go in feedlots.

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Toombs and Taylor of Uvalde have sold 4000 heifer and steer yearlings to Maurice Cohen of San Antonio at 17 and 18 cents a pound on the heifers and steers, respectively.

40 YEARS AGO

Mayfield & Askew of Sonora, Texas, have contracted about 1500 crossbred blackface mixed lambs to a Fort Worth buyer at $21 straight across, the heavy end to be delivered during June and the rest in August.

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Rue Wharton and DeWitt Dulaney of Dalhart bought, from Gilbert Childers of the same city, 224 heifer yearlings weighing 620 pounds at $24; these were delivered in Dalhart from Munday, Texas, and went into Dalhart feedlots.

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Ollie Scott of Lipscomb, Texas, is reported to have sold about 100 mixed calves for fall delivery at $30 straight across; these are expected to average near 500 pounds.

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Nig Reed of Tulia, Texas, bought 450 choice quality mixed calves for Oct. 15 delivery from Roy McMurty, Silverton, at $31 for heifers and $33 for steers.

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Clint Craft of Roy, N.M., sold 640 Angus two year-old steers expected to weigh near 800 pounds at $24 for Oct. 1-20 delivery, his option, to Producers Livestock Marketing Assn., Denver. Craft said these cattle originated in Mexico.

35 YEARS AGO

The number of feeder cattle and calves shipped into eight Cornbelt states during April this year totaled 487,000 head, 16 percent more than during April last year, says the USDA.

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Naud Burnett sold a pen of 40 Hereford steers weighing 432 pounds at $30.

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W.T. Downs of Fort Worth sold a pen of 40 heifers, weight not stated, at $158 per head.

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Bill Wallace bought for Supreme Beef Co., Lubbock, 107 good and choice fed steers averaging 1256 pounds at $20.50 f.o.b. the Diedrichsen lots at Dumas; also 109 similar steers weighing 1276 at the same price.

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Ralph Britten of groom bought 70 mixed breed steer yearlings weighing 600 pounds at $22 from Walter Ollinger, Groom.

30 YEARS AGO

Cluck Cattle Co., Dimmitt, sold 195 steers weighing 1000 and grading 60 and 75 percent choice at $26.25 and $26.50, respectively, to a Texas packer.

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Nortex Feedlot Co., Dalhart, sold 195 steers weighing 1075 and grading 75 percent choice at $26.15 to an Oklahoma packer, and 112 heifers weighing 850, grading 75 percent choice, at $25 to a Texas packer.

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Tulia Feedlot, Tulia, sold a load of 1050-pound steers grading 75 percent choice at $26.50 to an out-of-state packer and 150 good 750-pound heifers at $25 to a Dallas packer.

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F.J. Hommel, Clarendon, sold a load of mostly choice 1000 pound steers at $26.25 to Armour & Co., Fort Worth.

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Edwin Kennedy, Amarillo, bought 129 Angus and black baldface steers weighing 610 at $27.50 from Travis Reger, Spearman, hauled 17 miles and weighed with one percent shrink.

25 YEARS AGO

T.V. Murrell, Earth, Texas, sold off the Barnard Ranch at Pawhuska, Okla. 2778 good Okie steers weighing about 725 pounds at $52 to an Olton, Texas feeder.

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Boyd Colbert, Clovis, bought in the Clovis area 460 Okie steers weighing 675 pounds at $52.50.

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Bill Lewis, Garden City, Kan., bought in southwestern Kansas 150 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 690 pounds at $52.50.

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Sugarland Feed Yards, Hereford: 226 steers weighing 1000 lbs., 70% choice, $46.50; 154 steers weighing 1050 lbs., 60% choice, $46.25.

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Joe Edwards, Sayre, Okla., sold to Bobby Webb, also of Sayre, 130 Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing 650 pounds at $48 delivered.

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Potter Craig, Clovis, bought at Estancia, N.M., 136 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 625 pounds at $52.50.

20 YEARS AGO

Idaho's Aberdeen pool sold three loads of fat lambs at $66.62.

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Ogle Bros., Bowie, bought from Truman Dweber, Jacksboro, 302 No. 1 and choice Okie steers weighing 485 pounds at $65.

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Supreme Feeders, Liberal, Kan.: 172 steers, 1150 lbs., 85-90% choice, $63.

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Bill Ragland, Brenham: 200 heifers, 600 lbs., good, $55; 75 heifers, 650 lbs., good, $54.75.

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Colorado Beef Producers, Lamar, Colo.: 331 steers, 1050 lbs., 80% choice, $61.50.

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Kearny County Feeders, Lakin, Kan.: 225 steers, 1075 lbs., 60% choice, $61.

15 YEARS AGO

Jack Gunn, Forrest, N.M., sold to a Hereford, Texas feedyard off wheat 390 mixed breed steers weighing 700 pounds at $66.50.

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Dwain Rush, St. Vrain, N.M., sold off wheat to a Texas buyer 194 No. 1 steers weighing 677 pounds at $66.50.

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Sugarland Feed Yards, Hereford: 242 steers, 1100 lbs., $68; 163 heifers, 980 lbs., $65.

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Hughes Land & Livestock, Scott City, Kan.: 168 heifers, 950 lbs., 65-70% choice, $65.25.

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Ronnie Eaton, Clovis, sold off wheat 70 mixed breed steers weighing 785 pounds at $61.70.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in South Texas one load of No. 1 weaning steer calves weighing 475 pounds at $71.

10 YEARS AGO

Bob Campbell, Durant and Kemp, Okla., bought in the local area for a Nida, Okla. buyer 288 No. 1 Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 472 pounds at $85.23; for other accounts 103 No. 1-1½ long-tail crossbred heifers weighing 514 at $77.28, also 124 No. 1 Okie and crossbred feeder heifers weighing 561 at $74.83 and 91 similar heifers weighing 786 at $73.69.

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Lochte Storage and Commission Co., Fredericksburg, sold roughly 95,000 pounds of 12-months wool at $2.21-3.42, bulk $2.85.

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Utah producers reportedly contracted about 7000 head of feeder lambs for October delivery at $81, weights to range 87-93 pounds.

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Walter Lasley & Sons, Stratford: 669 steers, 1050 lbs., 60% choice, $75.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 375 steers, 1000 lbs., $74.50.

5 YEARS AGO

California whiteface yearling stock ewes sold at $90 per head and in Texas some similar ewes brought $75 per head.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in Kansas for August delivery 350 No. 1 Okie steers to weigh 700 pounds at $86.

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H&H Feedlot, Roscoe: 97 heifers, 1075-1100 lbs., $77.25; 90 heifers, 1050 lbs., $76.50.

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Dimmitt Feed Yard, Dimmitt: 1746 heifers, 950-1050 lbs., 60% choice, $77; 266 steers, 1100-1200 lbs., 60% choice, $77.

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San Angelo Feed Yards, San Angelo: 180 heifers, 750 lbs., $74.