45 YEARS AGO

Fred Speen of Ballinger this week sold a consignment of fat spring lambs weighing 85 pounds at $21 on the Fort Worth market through Texas Livestock Marketing Association.

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Jack Gritzmaker of Clovis, New Mexico, recently bought 1550 lambs averaging 39 pounds at $12.50 cwt., from Walton Kothmann of Menard.

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Cleves Jones of Sonora this week bought and shipped on order 150 mixed Angus calves weighing around 400 pounds at 17 and 20 cents on the heifers and steers, respectively. The calves were bought from Mac Cauthorn, Bill Wade and Jack Grafa, all of Sonora.

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Purses for the 1953 New Mexico State Fair championship rodeo have been increased by more than $1000 and will total $11,250, highest ever offered in a rodeo in the state.

40 YEARS AGO

Neal Jackson of Stratford, Texas, sold 130 steer yearlings expected to weigh 750-775 pounds for Oct. 1-20 delivery at $25 to a Scott City, Kan., buyer.

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Shirley Fox, Amarillo, sold 70 mixed breed steer yearlings expected to weigh about 700 pounds at $21.50 for Aug. 29 delivery to Dale Schooler, Amarillo.

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Pete Garnett of Clovis sold, to Jack Renfro of Hereford, 300 cows with 200 calves on them at $255 for the pairs and $175 for the springers, Aug. 25 delivery.

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Jimmy Hardgrove, Clovis, N.M., is reported to have sold 250 Angus steer yearlings expected to average near 600 pounds at $27.50 for October delivery to an Amarillo buyer.

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Erby Wilmeth of Clovis sold 200 mixed breed heifer and steer yearlings expected to weigh around 550 pounds at $21 and $23 for Oct. 1 delivery to Charlie Green of Hagerman, N.M.

35 YEARS AGO

West Texas mohair buyers are buying or contracting the fall clip at 81½ cents for adult and $1.21½ for kid, according to local information.

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Bill Woolley, Gladstone, N.M., sold 130 heifer and steer calves expected to weigh near 425 pounds at $28 and $30 for Oct. delivery to a Garden City, Kan., buyer.

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Louis Gex of Dalhart sold 110 steer yearlings averaging 740 pounds payweight at $24.50 and delivered them to Iowa buyers.

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Good and choice fat lambs in Texas bulked at $17-18.50, a few choice wooled lambs to $19 for a 50-cent rise in the top quotation there.

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John Wayne Krizan of Gladstone, N.M., sold 50 mixed calves expected to weigh near 400 pounds at $28 and $30 for Oct. 20-25 delivery to Gene Atchley, Mt. Dora.

30 YEARS AGO

Red meat production under federal inspection last week at 574 million pounds was two percent above the previous week and 10 percent above a year earlier.

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Fairleigh Feed Yard, Scott City, Kan., sold 190 heifers weighing 890 pounds at $26.50 to Theis Packing Co., Great Bend.

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San Angelo Packing Co. bought about 400 clipped fat lambs, mostly good No. 2 pelts and a few No. 1, for $24.75 out of San Angelo feedlots with four percent shrink.

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David Winters, Del Rio, has bought 1800 whiteface mixed lambs from Dan Riggs, Sanderson, at $22.50 weighing about 65-70 pounds.

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Johnson Land & Cattle Co., Amarillo, sold 1350 Hereford and black baldface mixed calves weighing 485 and 510 net at $27 and $30 off Texas and Oklahoma ranches to R&L Cattle Co., Oklahoma City, on order for a Sioux City, Iowa buyer.

25 YEARS AGO

Texas Livestock Marketing Assn., Fort Worth, bought in East Texas 225 No. 1 Okie steer calves weighing 360 pounds at $75 delivered.

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Homer Hill, Hart, bought in the San Jon, N.M., area 330 Hereford mixed calves weighing about 425 and 460 pounds at $65 and $70.

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Art Baker, Hereford, sold to a Hereford feedyard 152 No. 1-2 Okie steers weighing 616 at 464.

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Joe Rountree, Lutie, Texas, bought from Frank Coleman Jr., Wellington, Texas, 100 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 690 pounds at $65.50.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 132 steers, 1025-1050 lbs., 65-70% choice, $53.

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Perryton Feeders, Perryton: 103 steers, 1100 lbs., 50% choice, $52.50.

20 YEARS AGO

Shelby Jersig, Clovis, bought in the Eagle Pass area 310 crossbred heifers weighing 310 pounds at $60.45.

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A.C. (Bub) Smith and Bob Brent of Amarillo sold 350 steers weighing about 750 pounds at $60.

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Ernie Bliss, Bliss Cattle Co., Newkirk, Okla., bought in that area 125 choice steers weighing 745 pounds at $59 and in the Hugo area 245 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 541 at $54.50.

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Davidson Feed Pens, Pecos, bought out of Central Texas 160 No. 1 Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 291 pounds at $61.

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Record prices were paid in a sealed bid mohair sale at Sonora Wool & Mohair Co., about 20,000 pounds of fine adult bringing a new high at $4.85, another 37,000 pounds of average adult $4.728. About 6500 pounds of top yearling brought $6.088.

15 YEARS AGO

Glass & Johnson Ranch, Midland, sold to an out of state buyer 100 Hereford and black baldface steers weighing 556 pounds at $63, also 55 heifer mates weighing 540 at $53.50.

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Elton Green, Clovis, sold to a Hereford, Texas feedyard 175 good Hereford steers weighing 640 pounds at $62.

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Colorado Beef Producers, Lamar, Colo.: 181 heifers, 1000 lbs., 70% choice, $61.50.

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Wool Growers Central Storage, San Angelo, has sold about all the mohair that has come in, average adult $4-4.05, some selected fine adult to $4.25, a little selected fine yearling at $5.

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Bill Porter, representing Clarendon Cattle Co., Clarendon, bought in Tennessee one load of no. 1 steers and bulls weighing 425 pounds at $55 delivered.

10 YEARS AGO

Dave McClurg, Strafford, Mo., sold to a Southern Tennessee buyer one load of No. 1-2 good-age cows at $535 per bred cow and $600 pairs with small calves.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 900 steers, 1100-1125 lbs., 65-70% choice, $71.25.

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Bar G Feedyard, Summerfield: 1217 steers, 1100 lbs., $71; 206 heifers, 1000 lbs., $70.50; 363 heifers, 1000 lbs., $70.

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Dimmitt Feed Yard, Dimmitt: 82 steers, 1075 lbs., 60% choice, $70; 44 heifers, 1025 lbs., 40% choice, $69.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 1075 steers, 1100 lbs., 65% choice, $71; 100 steers, 1150 lbs., 55% choice, $70.50; 197 heifers, 1000 lbs., 65% choice, $70.

5 YEARS AGO

Nortex Feedlot Co., Dalhart: 816 steers, 1125 lbs., 60% choice, $75.

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PACO Feed Yard, Friona: 371 heifers, 1000 lbs., 60% choice, $75; 104 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $75; 45 Holsteins, $68.

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Cattle Town Inc., Hereford: 259 steers, 1150 lbs., 40% choice, $74.50; 184 Holsteins, 1275 lbs., $67.50.

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Lykes Brothers Feed Yard, Edroy: 120 heifers, 800 lbs., $75.

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Cal-Tex Feed Yard, Trent: 40 Holstein steers, 1225 lbs., $68.50.