45 YEARS AGO

Roy Henderson of Ozona this week sold and delivered 962 crossbred blackface lambs to Walton Kothmann of Menard at $15.50 cwt.; the lambs averaged 65 pounds delivered at Brackettville from Henderson's ranch there.

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D.P. Smith and Son of Llano this week were shipping about 500 mixed calves to Corn Belt feeders. These are early calves weighing in the neighborhood of 450 pounds, and were bought recently in the Mason and Llano areas at 15 to 17 cents per pound.

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Carroll Farmer, with Foley-Allen Commission Company, Fort Worth, bought the Foster lambs at Sterling City, around 2000 mixed whitefaces, at 14 cents on the stockers and 20 cents a pound on the fat lambs.

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Frank Greenwood of Del Rio this week sold 2400 mixed whiteface lambs to Jimmy Mills, also of Del Rio.

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Lee Merill of Clovis last week sold 300 cows and calves to Sam Wakyou of Nevada at $130 a pair. The cows were straight three year-olds and the calves averaged around 200 pounds.

40 YEARS AGO

Fred and Charlie Marshall of Canyon, Texas and Arch, N.M., bought 115 mixed calves expected to weigh around 400 pounds at $29.50 and $31.50 for Oct. 20 delivery near Carlsbad, N.M.

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Ray Barber of Amarillo bought, for W.S. Cline Cattle Co., 60 mixed calves from Walter Rose of Olton, Texas, at $28 and $30 for October delivery.

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Cleo Norwood of Amarillo sold 1000 heifer yearlings to Cliff Augustine of Lamar, Colo., at $24.90 for October delivery; these are located near Magdelena, N.M., and are expected to weigh 575-600 pounds at delivery.

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L.M. McClure of Tescott, Kan., this week bought 450 steer yearlings for Sept. 1 delivery off Kansas grass at $25 from E.D. Webster & Sons, San Angelo. These cattle are expected to weigh close to 800 pounds at delivery.

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Jack Drake, San Angelo, bought and received three loads of stocker lambs from local speculators at $20. He also got one load of 79 pounders from Charles Raney of San Angelo, and another from Street Whitley of Mertzon.

35 YEARS AGO

Joe Schuman of Dumas, Texas, sold 100 medium quality feeder heifers weighing 580 pounds at $22.75 and delivered them to Tommy Griffin of Dumas.

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Ike Wiggins of Wagon Mound, N.M., sold 1000 good and choice steer yearlings for October delivery at $24 on 200 head of heavier cattle and $25 on the balance, which he wintered himself in that area. These will weigh about 675 pounds.

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The estimated number of cattle and calves on feed in the 28 major feeding states as of July 1 totaled 6,830,000 head, the USDA said this week. This was 11 percent more than a year ago.

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The champion pen of Angus steers was comprised of 10 head consigned by Clark & Dean of Rocksprings. These went to E.D. Webster & Sons, San Angelo, at $32.40 cwt., averaging 412 pounds.

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G.E. Tannahill of Friona sold 67 good and choice fed steers weighing 980 pounds at $24 and delivered them to Wayne Yocum, Hereford.

30 YEARS AGO

Feeder lambs dominated trade in West Texas, where most all weights sold at $22.50-23.50, a few light stockers up to $24.

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R.P. Crabtree, Boise City, Okla., sold 99 mostly choice 1050 pound steers at $27.50 out of Boise City Feed Yards to a Kansas packer.

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Wallace Johnston, San Angelo, bought about 2500 feeder lambs delivered into San Angelo at $23-23.50, mostly from farther west. These were blackface and Columbia crosses bought on order for Cornbelt feeders.

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Davidson Feed Pens, Pecos, sold 312 mostly good 700 pound heifers at $26 and 200 mostly good 1000-1025 pound steers at $26.75 to South Texas packers.

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F.J. Hommel, Clarendon, sold a load of mostly choice 1050 pound steers at $27.25 to Swift & Co., Fort Worth.

25 YEARS AGO

Cattle on feed in the 23 major feeding states totaled 12,732,000 head on July 1, up two percent from a year earlier. The number on feed in the seven states reported monthly was estimated at 9,491,000 head, four percent above a year ago.

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Hubert Frizzell, Lockney, has sold 4800 fed lambs weighing 95 pounds in No. 2 pelts at $38.75 f.o.b. the feedlot to a San Angelo packer.

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Hoxie Cattle Co., Hoxie, Kan., bought and received 100 choice Angus steers weighing 480 pounds at $62 delivered from San Saba, Texas.

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Producers Grain Corp. Feedyard, Hale Center: 850 steers weighing 1075 lbs., 60-65% choice, $47.

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Texas Livestock Marketing Assn., Fort worth, bought and received in that area 306 No. 1 or better Okie heifers averaging 632 pounds at $46.20.

20 YEARS AGO

Total red meat production under federal inspection during last week's holiday shortened period was an estimated 549 million pounds, 14 percent below the previous week and three percent below the same period a year ago.

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Texas’ confirmed screwworm caseload as of Wednesday totaled 178, an increase of 36 cases during the past week. Five more counties joined the list as hosts.

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Texas Livestock Marketing Assn., Ft. Worth, sold to a Northern buyer 97 choice heifers weighing 500 pounds at $50.

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Tom Henry, Happy, bought in the local area 82 No. 1-2 steers weighing 623 pounds at $54.

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Cross Land and Cattle Co., Dalhart, sold to an out of state buyer 210 black baldface steers weighing 775 pounds at $59.

15 YEARS AGO

Ozona Wool and Mohair Co. confirmed the contracting of 15,000-16,000 pounds of original bag adult hair for fall at $3.25 a pound.

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Doug Harrison, Clovis, sold to a Texas Panhandle feedlot 105 mixed breed steers weighing 848 pounds at $58.

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Barnes & Victory, Vinita, Okla., bought in the area 491 No. 1 Brahman cross steers weighing 870 pounds at $59.50.

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Dwayne Ridley, Clovis, sold to a feedlot in the northern Texas Panhandle 149 Okie steers weighing 831 pounds at $58.50.

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Swisher County Cattle Co., Tulia: 2106 steers, 1100-1125 lbs., 65-70% choice, $64.

10 YEARS AGO

Dakota auctions, getting a lot of lambs because of drouth, were quoting both fats and feeders $60-63, mostly $61-62.

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Bill Ragland, Brenham, bought in the local area 228 mostly No. 1 crossbred heifers weighing 363 pounds at $78.45; 131 mostly No. 1 crossbred heifers weighing 434 at $74.10; 149 No. 1-2 mixed crossbred heifers weighing 443 at $72.90.

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Alta Verde Industries, Eagle Pass, has sold about 25,000 fed cattle to the Mexican order and has delivered about 6500 of them since July 1.

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Seven X Feedyard, Summerfield: 106 steers, 1125 lbs., 65% choice, $67.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 567 heifers, 900-950 lbs., 65% choice, $66.

5 YEARS AGO

Bill Porter, representing Bluegrass Cattle Co., Bowling Green, Ky., bought in Mississippi two loads of No. 1 steers and bulls weighing 197 pounds at $134.44 delivered to Alvaton, Ky.

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XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 1476 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $74.50; 983 heifers, 1000 lbs., 60% choice, $74.50.

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PACO Feedyard, Friona: 104 steers, 1200 lbs., 55-60% choice, $74.

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Cal-Tex Feed Yard, Trent: 480 heifers, 1025 lbs., $75.25; 250 steers, 1175 lbs., $75.25.

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Clayton Cattle Feeders, Clayton, N.M.: 486 heifers, 1050 lbs., $74.