Steer And Heifer Prices Steady
In Angelo Special Sale Monday

SAN ANGELO — Steer and heifer prices were steady here Monday in the season’s second special feeder sale at Producers Livestock Auction.

Trading was fairly active and demand good, the quality average to attractive, including several bunches of fresh preconditioned calves.

Yearlings made up 60 percent of receipts, which totaled 2926 head compared to 4228 at the previous special sale last month and 2654 for the same day last year.

USDA reported prices this way:

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 200-300 pounds $104-108, 300-400 pounds $95-104.50, 400-500 pounds $84-90, 500-600 pounds $78-85, set $88.50, 600-700 pounds $71.50-81, 700-800 pounds $68-75.25; medium and large 1-2 300-400 pounds $88-92, 400-500 pounds $75-84, 500-600 pounds $71-78, 600-700 pounds $64-71.75, 700-800 pounds $63.50-68.

Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 pounds $80.50-88, 400-500 pounds $75-84, 500-600 pounds $68-75, set $76, 600-700 pounds $68-73.50, 700-800 pounds $66-69.50; medium and large 1-2 300-400 pounds $72-80, 400-500 pounds $64-75, 500-700 pounds $63-68.

Show winners included:

Angus: champion steers, 41 head consigned by Joe M. Canon, Gail, averaging 549 pounds at $88.50 cwt. or $485.87; reserve steers, 11 from Hicks Ranch, Sonora, 589 pounds $82 or $481.34; champion heifers, 12 from Hicks Ranch, 580 pounds $73 or $423.40; reserve heifers, 11 from Hicks Ranch, 530 pounds $70 or $371.

Crossbreds: champion steers: 20 from Cinco Cattle Co., Sterling City, 689 pounds $71.75 or $414.36; reserve steers, 10 from Bob Johnson, Eldorado, 578 pounds $73.50 or $424.83; champion heifers, 13 from Cinco Cattle, 647 pounds $73.50 or $475.55; reserve heifers, 14 from Ford Oglesby, Eldorado, 569 pounds $69 or $392.61.

Herefords: champion steers, 10 from Richard Windham, Baird, 635 pounds $69 or $438.15; reserve steers, 10 from Richard Windham, 776 pounds $68.75 or $533.50; champion heifers, 13 from Richard Windham, 839 pounds $58 or $486.62.

Other ribbon winning cattle included:

Angus: Joe Mertz, San Angelo, 16 heifers, 578 pounds $75 or $433.50; Hicks Ranch, Sonora, 10 steers, 523 pounds $80 or $418.40; Joe M. Canon, Gail, 10 steers, 472 pounds $85 or $401.20; Willoughby Ranch, Eldorado, 10 steers, 490 pounds $72 or $352.80; Wendland Ranch, San Angelo, 13 heifers, 484 pounds $71 or $343.64.

Crossbreds: 4-K Land & Cattle, Brady, 17 steers, 766 pounds $66.50 or $509.39, also 31 steers, 678 pounds $69 or $467.82, and 33 steers, 576 pounds $75.50 or $46.96, plus 56 steers, 639 pounds $68 or $434.52, as well as 31 heifers, 716 pounds $68 or $486.88, 20 heifers, 558 pounds $70.50 or $393.39, and 40 heifers, 622 pounds $69.50 or $432.29; Jones Cattle Co., Brady, 12 steers, 750 pounds $66.25 or $496.88, also 28 steers, 651 pounds $68 or $442.68, and 26 heifers, 620 pounds $65.50 or $406.10; Cal McGowan, San Angelo, 26 steers, 592 pounds $79 or $467.68, also 34 heifers, 605 pounds $71 or $429.55, and 46 heifers, 539 pounds $70.50 or $380; Fred Beck, Miles, 51 heifers, 668 pounds $69.50 or $464.26; Joe Mertz, San Angelo, 41 heifers, 601 pounds $70.50 or $423.71; Wendland Ranch, San Angelo, 12 steers, 555 pounds $76 or $421.80; Three D Cattle Co., 14 steers, 564 pounds $72.50 or $408.90; Rocker B Ranch, Barnhart, 42 steers, 424 pounds $90 or $381.60, also 42 heifers, 345 pounds $80.50 or $277.73; Cinco Cattle Co., Sterling City, 20 heifers, 558 pounds $69.50 or $387.81; Woody Bros., Stanton, 10 heifers, 550 pounds $69.50 or $382.25; Bob Johnson, Eldorado, 13 heifers, 526 pounds $70.50 or $370.83; Ford Oglesby, Eldorado, 14 heifers, 495 pounds $71.50 or $353.93.