45 YEARS AGO

Lem Jones of Junction sold a carload of straight four year-old ewes leading crossbred blackface lambs weighing around 50 pounds to Virginia buyers at $19 a pair.

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Aubrey Grouskay of Phoenix sold, to Bill Munch of Phoenix, about 120 light crossbred Brahman calves topped out of 300 head at 17 cents per pound.

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Owen Parks of San Saba has contracted from Buford Mays, also of San Saba, 200 mixed Angus calves for delivery August 1 at 18 cents a pound straight across. Parks said the calves are expected to be fat when cut off their mothers for delivery.

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Guy Birdwell of Snyder sold 100 steer yearlings about two weeks ago to a Mr. Williams of Philip, South Dakota, at 19 cents per pound; they averaged 570 pounds.

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From the Classifieds: For Sale — 50 good quality three year-old Hereford cows and calves, one mark and brand, dehorned, price $150. Also, 30 registered three to five year-old Hereford cows, 16 calves now, balance heavy springers. Also, 12 registered yearling Hereford heifers. Jes and Conway Kuykendall, Canyon, Texas.

40 YEARS AGO

Dink Johnson, Mertzon rancher, delivered an amazingly big lamb crop last year, and now he's done it again. He sold and delivered 900 lambs averaging 80 pounds (450 head went as fats) off 600 ewes to Mid-West Feed Yards, San Angelo.

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Eldon Vance of Panhandle sold three loads of heifer yearlings for June 20-July 1 delivery to an Amarillo buyer at $25.50 through Ab Wright, Amarillo; these are expected to average near 650 pounds.

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Elton Green and J.D. Hance of Clovis, N.M., recently sold and delivered, to a Fort Sumner buyer, 125 cows and calves at $250 per pair; the cows were three to sixes, described as weighing about 1100 pounds.

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The Bank of Belle Fourche, S.D. reports 35,000 pounds of wool sold there in odd lots recently at 38 cents and 32,000 at 40 cents; also 2000 fleeces at 40 cents.

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J.T. Easley of Lovington, N.M., sold one load of fed bulls weighing 1200 pounds at $22.50, delivered this week.

35 YEARS AGO

Leonard Freis, Amarillo, bought 50 heifer yearlings weighing 568 pounds at $22.75 and received them from Fred Hagerman of Claude, Texas.

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J.S. Avis of Hart, Texas, sold 96 steer yearlings averaging 750 pounds at $22.50 delivered to a local buyer.

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Hereford Feed Lots, Hereford, Texas, sold 40 mixed breed fed steers, about one-third of them choice and the rest good, weighing 1070 pounds, at $21.50 to Swift & Co., Clovis, delivered.

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Bob Bell of Clayton, N.M., sold 138 good age Hereford cows and calves at $200 per pair through the D.A.M. Land & Cattle Co., Clayton, to a Douglas, Wyo. buyer.

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E.G. Schuhart of Dalhart sold 300 short age heifer yearlings averaging 475 pounds at $25 and delivered them to a Kansas buyer.

30 YEARS AGO

Wayne May, Brownwood, sold about 800 choice Angus mixed calves weighing about 450-475 pounds, at $26.75 and $30.75 to a Cornbelt buyer.

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L.W. Farris, Hart, Texas, bought 100 Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing 550 at $25.25 in the Crossroads, N.M. area.

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Chow Tex Feed Yards, Muleshoe, sold 379 good 725-740 pound heifers at $25.50 to a South Texas packer.

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Limon Feedlot at Limon, Colo., sold 940 heifers weighing 940 and grading 90 percent choice at $25.75 and 33 mixed good and choice weighing 1025 at $25.60 to a Pueblo packer.

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Texico Feed Lots, Texico, N.M., sold 70 good 625 pound heifers at $25.75 to a South Texas packer.

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Jim Weaver Livestock Co., Tribune, Kan., sold 150 fed heifers weighing 901 at $25.35 delivered to Pueblo, Colo.

25 YEARS AGO

Pat Rose Jr., Brackettville, sold 3000 whiteface mutton lambs weighing 70 pounds at $36 to Montfort of Colorado.

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Cattle on feed June 1 in the seven monthly reporting states totaled 9,455,000 head, up four percent from a year ago.

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Jewel Avent, representing Prairie Cattle Co., Tulia, bought at Casa Grande, Ariz., 2000 choice native Hereford steers weighing 550 pounds at $55.50.

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Hitch Ranch Feed Lot, Guymon, Okla.: 773 steers weighing 1125 lbs., 75% choice,$47; 331 heifers weighing 975 lbs., 70% choice, $45.75.

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Dimmitt Feed Yards, Dimmitt: 236 steers weighing 1025 lbs., 65% choice, $46.75.

20 YEARS AGO

Total red meat production under federal inspection during last week's holiday-shortened slaughter period was an estimated 576 million pounds, 16 percent below the previous week and four percent below the same week a year ago.

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Price Ranches, Tatum, N.M., sold to a Hereford, Texas buyer for Nov. 1 delivery 2100 No. 1 Okie steers to weigh 650-675 pounds at $65.

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Buck and Jim Sumners, representing B&J Cattle Co., Dalhart, bought in the Texas Panhandle 180 No. 1 steers weighing 645 pounds at $62.

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Texas Beef Producers Feed Yards, Dumas: 495 steers, 1025 lbs., 65% choice, $59.50.

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Kemp Denson, Bowie: 80 heifers, 850 lbs., mostly good, $55.

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Morales Feed Lots, Devine: 50 heifers, 700-750 lbs., $57.

15 YEARS AGO

Western Wool and Mohair Co., San Angelo, sold about 150,000 pounds of 12 months wool in a 75 cent to $1.15 range, bulk 95 cents to $1.05.

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Bill Pearson and Roy Thompson, Happy, sold off wheat to a local feedlot 1100 No. 1 steers weighing 650 pounds at $67.

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H&W Farms, Tulia, sold off wheat to a local feedyard 310 Charolais and Brahman cross steers weighing 700 pounds at $65.

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James Hodges, Tulia, sold off wheat to a local buyer 195 No.1 steers weighing 622 pounds at $61.

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Bud Leonard, representing 66 Packing Co., Clovis, bought in that area 150 killer cows weighing 1050-1100 pounds at $42.

10 YEARS AGO

Bill Ragland, Brenham, bought in the local area 185 No. 1 crossbred and Okie heifers weighing 367 pounds at $89.10; 110 No. 1½ crossbred and Okie steers weighing 587 at $83.75; 205 No. 1½ crossbred and Okie heifers weighing 427 at $78.60; 109 similar heifers weighing 490 at $76.40.

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Seven X Feedyard, Summerfield: 84 heifers, 1025 lbs., 65% choice, $74.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 667 steers, 1090 lbs., 65% choice, $75; 1453 heifers, 985 lbs., 65% choice, $74.

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Sugarland Feed Yard, Hereford: 233 steers, 1100 lbs., 60% choice, $74; 80 heifers, 1025 lbs., 65% choice, $74; 87 heifers, 1075 lbs., 60% choice, $73.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 1850 steers, $74.50.

5 YEARS AGO

Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort Worth, bought in the Texas Panhandle two loads of No. 1 and better English-exotic cross steers weighing 775 pounds at $85.50; one load of No. 1 and a few 1½ steers weighing 750 at $85; two loads of No. 1 and better feeder heifers weighing 700-725 at $83.50; three loads of No. 1 Okie and exotic heifers weighing 700 at $83; three loads of No. 1 Okie and exotic cross steers weighing 825-850 at $82.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 910 steers, 1150 lbs., 55% choice, $78.50; 413 heifers, 1025 lbs., 55% choice, $78.50.

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PACO Feed Yard, Friona: 394 steers, 1175 lbs., 50% choice, $78.

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XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 2750 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $78; 858 heifers, 1000 lbs., 60% choice, $78.

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H&H Feedlot, Roscoe: 50 heifers, 840 lbs., $73.