San Saba, Brownwood,
Mason Feeders Lower

Yearling feeder steers and heifers sold $2-4 lower last week in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba, lightweights about steady, slaughter cows and bulls steady, pairs and bred cows in fair demand. Receipts totaled 1545 head at the three sales.

Feeder steers: 150-300 lbs. $98-123, 300-400 lbs. $85-93.50, 400-500 lbs. $75-83, 500-600 lbs. $70-78, 600-700 lbs. $66-72, 700-900 lbs. $62-67.50.

Feeder heifers: 150-300 lbs. $72-81, 300-400 lbs. $70-79, 400-500 lbs. $69-78, 500-600 lbs. 63-69, 600-700 lbs. $60-67.50; 700-900 lbs. $56-66; replacements $69-75.

Slaughter cows: all grades $29-37.50; bulls $41-49; bred stock cows $315-400 per head; cows with calves $455-655 per pair.

Representative sales:

Trails End Ranch, Rochelle, black steer, 315 lbs. $93.50; Joe McGowan Ranch, Pontotoc, black heifer, 470 lbs. $78; Joan Gentry, Brownwood, white steer, 350 lbs. $90; Wilson Kuykendall, Cherokee, red steer, 870 lbs. $62; Avalon Faris, Arlington, black heifer, 725 lbs. $66.50; black whiteface heifer, 645 lbs. $67.50; Bark Freeman, Llano, three black steers, 623 lbs. $72; black whiteface steer, 535 lbs. $78; Pete and Sam Sloan, San Saba, black steer, 750 lbs. $67; Glen Arons, Richland Springs, black mottlefaced heifer, 525 lbs. $69; Clint Long, Houston, black steer, 400 lbs. $83; Larry Schwartz, Early, yellow steer, 400 lbs. $88; Robert Dunning, Cisco, gray steer, 545 lbs. $73; David Johnson, Brownwood, black whiteface heifer, 370 lbs. $78.50; R.B. Poole, Hext, black heifer, 500 lbs. $67.50; Bobby Oxford, Marble Falls, black heifer, 425 lbs. $73; black heifer, 605 lbs. $70; Jerry Wright, Comanche, three Charolais steers, 760 lbs. $66.50; gray steer, 605 lbs. $70; Elmer Leifeste, Mason, black whiteface steer, 720 lbs. $89; Bob Sikes, Bangs, yellow heifer, 550 lbs. $70; Steve Ratliff, Austin, yellow steer, 430 lbs. $90.