Angelo Feeder Lamb,
Cattle Prices Firm

SAN ANGELO — Feeder lambs sold firm this week, slaughter lambs not well tested, slaughter ewes weak to $5 lower with the greatest decline on cull and utility grades. Receipts totaled 16,969 head and were mostly slaughter ewes, 15 percent feeder lambs and 30 percent goats.

Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to $1 higher last week, slaughter cows $1-1.50 higher, bulls $3-5 higher, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 3974 head.

Feeder lambs: medium and large 1-2 45-95 lbs. $74-79, few up to $82; medium and large No. 2 45-95 lbs. $64-74.

Slaughter lambs: choice 2-3 few 110-125 lbs. $79-82; good and choice 2-4 slaughter ewes $28-38, few blackface $42-47, utility and good 1-3 $31.50-40, few $42-49, utility 1-2 $22-32, cull and utility 1-2 $15-22; bucks $29-40, few $40-46. Stock ewes: medium and large 1-2 yearlings $74-75 per head, babytooth $61, solidmouth ewes $47.50-52.50.

Goats: slaughter billy and wether meat goats 100-150 lbs. $50-85 per head, 150-235 lbs. $85-220; nannies 70-110 lbs. $41-50 cwt., thin 60-90 lbs. $30-41, choice and prime 35-60 lb. kids and yearlings $69.50-79, 60-80 lbs. $68-75, choice 35-100 lbs. $58-68, good 35-100 lbs. $50-58; choice 70-125 lb. Angoras $30-36 cwt., good 50-85 lbs. $24-30; choice kids 25-45 lbs. $42-51.

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 lbs. $88-97, 400-500 lbs. $78-84, 500-600 lbs. $72.50-80, 600-700 lbs. $66.50-69, set $72, 700-800 lbs. $64-68; medium and large 1-2 200-300 lbs. $85-95, 300-400 lbs. $74.50-88, 400-500 lbs. $64-78, 500-600 lbs. $63-72.50, 600-700 lbs. $60-66.50, 700-900 lbs. $58-64. Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 lbs. $74-80.50, set $83, 400-500 lbs. $68-76, set $78.50, 500-600 lbs. $64-69.50, 600-700 lbs. $63-68, 700-800 lbs. $61-64; medium and large 1-2 200-300 lbs. $75-85, 300-400 lbs. $61.50-74, 400-500 lbs. $57-68, 500-700 lbs. $56-64, 700-800 lbs. $53-60. Slaughter cows: breakers 1050-1600 lbs. $32-38.50, few$39-42, boners 850-1300 lbs. $30-35.50, high yielding $36-39, lean 750-900 lbs. $21-30; to Mexico, breakers 1000-1200 lbs. $35-40, boners $34-39; yield grade 1 bulls 1400-2200 lbs. $44-50, high dressing $52-54, low dressing 1100-1600 lbs. $39-44. Stock cows: medium and large 1-2 young 850-1000 lbs. $40-46, middleaged 900-1275 lbs. $34-38; medium and large 1-2 bred cows and heifers $425-450 per head, medium 1-2 $350-425; medium and large 1-2 cows with 100-350 lb. calves $570-675 per pair, set $710, medium 1-2 cows with 100-300 lb. calves $420-570.

Representative sales:

Cattle: Michalewicz Farms, Big Lake, four steers, 311 lbs. $91; Caldwell and Palmer, Sterling City, eight steers, 438 lbs. $80; Frank Price, Sterling City, nine steers, 369 lbs. $83; June Scott, Big Lake, 11 steers, 553 lbs. $77; Bullard Ranch, Snyder, 16 steers, 372 lbs. $84.50; 18 heifers, 443 lbs. $78.50; Westbrook Ranch, San Angelo, eight steers, 509 lbs. $80; Robert Eaves, McCamey, 26 heifers, 566 lbs. $67.25; 15 heifers, 541 lbs. $67; 13 cows, 1156 lbs. $39; J.A. Davis, Menard, eight heifers, 444 lbs. $73; Jack Wilkinson, Menard, two cows, 1033 lbs. $40; Scott Gerhart, Winters, bull, 1890 lbs. $54; Phil Willett, San Angelo, bull, 2095 lbs. $52.50.

Sheep: Jim McCartney, Melvin, 103 lambs, 88 lbs $78.75; 135 lambs, 77 lbs. $78; Eugenis Zapata, San Angelo, eight lambs, 77 lbs. $73; J.B. Arrott, Bronte, 55 lambs, 73 lbs. $76.50; Jerome Smithwick, San Angelo, 16 lambs, 96 lbs. $75; Eddie Sweeten, San Angelo, 12 lambs, 53 lbs. $77; Joe Davila, Lohn, 10 lambs, 75 lbs. $75.50; R.W. Reynolds, Eldorado, 23 lambs, 79 lbs. $74; E.R. Henniger, Bronte, 14 lambs, 72 lbs. $76; Gid Priest, Clovis, N.M., 15 lambs, 96 lbs. $79; Hubert Jones, Knickerbocker, five ewes, 124 lbs. $41; Bart Wilkinson, Menard, 13 ewes, 175 lbs. $50; eight ewes, 152 lbs. $48; Mertz 07 Ranch, San Angelo, 28 ewes, 130 lbs. $37.50.