45 YEARS AGO

Joe Russell of Menard last weekend bought, and received Monday of this week, 733 mixed Columbia-Rambouillet feeder lambs weighing 73.3 pounds net from James Page of Eldorado at 17 cents per pound.

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J.P. Sparks of Eden last Saturday bought 359 mixed lambs from L.A. Vanderford of San Angelo, through San Angelo Livestock Auction Company, at $16.50 cwt.

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W.E. Berry of Fort Stockton this week sold 1400 straight mutton lambs to buyers there at 16 cents a pound. The lambs will deliver Saturday and go on fields in the Fort Stockton area.

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Moorhouse and Son of Seymour bought around 150 mixed Angus calves about 10 days ago from Mrs. John Buie of Millersview, Ford Corkran of San Angelo and Curtis Stephens of Eden at 16 and 18 cents a pound on the heifers and steers, respectively.

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"Miss Wool of 1953" is Kathryn Gromatzky of San Angelo, who won the title here last week in final competition among beauties from throughout the state in the second annual contest sponsored by the Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association.

40 YEARS AGO

M.J. Stewart Jr., Llano, bought 400 crossbred blackface ewe lambs from Theron Weatherby, Big Lake, at $22 cwt. They weighed 72 pounds.

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Allen Knorpp of Groom, Texas, is reported to have sold 185 yearling steers expected to average near 800 pounds at $24.50 for early October delivery to a Colorado buyer.

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Dee Medley of Groom sold 126 steers expected to weigh around 800 pounds at $25 for Oct. 1-15 delivery to a Colorado buyer.

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Jack Steinmitz of Dodge City, Kan., bought 950 mixed calves from the White Rock Pool, Roosevelt, Utah, at $30 and $32 for heifers and steers, respectively. These calves are expected to average near 375 pounds.

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George Porter, Amarillo, sold 250 steers weighing 683 pounds, described as Okie type, at $23 and delivered them Sept. 5 to an Amarillo buyer.

35 YEARS AGO

Jamie Kothmann, Menard, Texas, sold three carloads (990 head) of whiteface lambs averaging 60 pounds to an Ohio buyer at $15.

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Templer Livestock Co., Belton, Texas, bought one load of fed Hereford and Hereford crossbred heifers weighing 625 pounds at $20 from Gene MeWhinney, Jr., Holland, Texas.

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Sam Heiskell of Dalhart sold 220 heifer yearlings averaging 650 pounds at $22.50 to a Nebraska buyer.

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Henry Cone of Canyon bought 60 steer yearlings weighing about 700 pounds at $22.50 from Dale Henry of Canyon.

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Cleve Jones of Sonora, Texas, sold 700 good and choice Hereford and Angus steer calves weighing 400 to 450 pounds at $28 and $29 to various northern buyers.

30 YEARS AGO

Dimmitt Feed Yard, Dimmitt, sold 250 steers weighing 1075-1100 pounds and grading 70-75 percent choice, at $27.25 to a Texas packer.

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Willie Gallegos, Logan, N.M., sold 135 Hereford and Angus mixed calves expected to weigh 385 and 415 at $27 and $31 for Oct. 1 delivery, hauled seven miles and shrunk two percent to a Kansas buyer.

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Alvin Koonsman, Snyder, Texas, sold 225 Hereford mixed calves weighing 475 and 500 pounds at $26 and $29 to a Dalhart buyer.

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Sam Kotara, Groom, bought 214 Hereford mixed calves weighing 392 and 417 at $27 and $31 with a 10 percent cut at $26-30, delivered from B.U. Terry, Endee, N.M.

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Clint and Ellis Owens, Sheffield, sold 1450 Rambouillet mixed lambs weighing about 80 pounds to Burney Ligon, Fort Stockton, at $23 delivered to Fort Stockton and weighed straight.

25 YEARS AGO

Boyd Colbert, Clovis, N.M., bought in that area one load of native Hereford steers weighing 700 pounds at $55.

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Johnny Summerour, Dalhart, bought and received at Nortex Feedlot Co. from the H&C Cattle Co., Dalhart, 175 Okie heifers weighing 655 pounds at $50.

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Ken Wood, Stanton, sold to a Snyder buyer 57 Brown Swiss-Angus cross springer heifers weighing about 750 pounds at $510 per head.

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Elizabeth Herring Estate, Dimmitt, bought and received in the McLean, Texas area 188 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 485 pounds at $58.25.

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Mesa Verde, Wildorado: sold 525 steers weighing 1050 lbs., 70-80% choice, $48.50.

20 YEARS AGO

Adult mohair has been averaging about $5.05 per pound for average original bag in a few scattered private treaty sales.

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Ernie Bliss, Newkirk, Okla., bought in that area 1160 No. 1 to choice steers weighing 775 pounds at $60.

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Kemp Denson, Bowie, sold to a Henryetta, Okla. buyer 400 No. 2 steers and bulls weighing 325 pounds at $73.50 delivered, and to a Happy, Texas buyer 100 No. 1-2 heifers weighing 431 at $55.50 f.o.b.

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Paul and Paul David Rodman, Tyrone, Okla., bought within the state 40 young Hereford stocker cows weighing 803 pounds at $41.

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K&S Cattle Co., Devine, sold to a Uvalde area buyer 40 crossbred cow-calf pairs, the cows five to eight years old, the calves about 250 pounds, at $600 per pair.

15 YEARS AGO

Cotton McDade, Amarillo, bought in that area 92 Hereford heifers weighing 660 pounds at $48 cwt.

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Joe Canon, Lamesa, Texas, sold 90 two year-old bred heifers weighing at $500 per head to Pat Patton, Gillett.

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Stiles Cattle Co., Cuero, bought in the local area 150 No. 2 crossbred heifers weighing 235 pounds at $61.10; 150 No. 1 Okie and a few crossbred heifers weighing 395 at $54.73.

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Master Feeders, Hooker, Okla.: 1250 steers, 1100 lbs., 60% choice, $59; 139 steers, 1100 lbs., 55% choice, $58.75; 76 steers, 1100 lbs., 50% choice, $58.50.

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Jarboe-Lackey Feedlot, Parsons, Kan.: 500 heifers, 1025 lbs., 60% choice, $90 in the beef.

10 YEARS AGO

Cactus Feeders Inc. and Iowa Beef Processors have entered a marketing agreement involving a grade-and-yield type of selling for fed cattle coming out of the Cactus feedlots. Cactus is the nation’s largest feedlot operator, marketing almost 800,000 head in 1987.

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West Texas direct trade in feeder lambs was largely $70-73 on 70-75 pound weights, around $65 for heavier kinds.

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Hitch Feeders No. 1, Hooker, Okla.: 1153 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $72; 292 heifers, 1050 lbs., 60% choice, $71.

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Seven X Feedyard, Summerfield: 95 steers, 1075 lbs., 50% choice, $71.

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Phil Gjerstad Cattle Co., Dodge City, Kan., sold out of Wilroads Feedyard, Dodge City: 101 steers, 1175 lbs., 60% choice, $71.50; 130 heifers, 985 lbs., 65% choice, $70.50.

5 YEARS AGO

H&H Feedlot, Roscoe: 170 heifers, 675 lbs., $79; 65 heifers, 775 lbs., $76.

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XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 895 heifers, 1000 lbs., 60% choice, $75.50; 295 steers, 1175 lbs., 60% choice, $75.50.

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Phil Gjerstad Cattle Co., Dodge City, Kan., sold out of the following Kansas feedyards: Winger Feedyard, Johnson: 623 heifers, 1100 lbs., 60% choice, $75.50; 53 steers, 1275 lbs., 55% choice, $75; 58 steers, 1250 lbs., 50% choice, $74.50; Clark County Feedyard, Mineola: 326 heifers, 1075 lbs., 60% choice, $75.50; 139 steers, 1175 lbs., $75.50; 81 heifers, 1100 lbs., 50% choice, $75; 170 steers, 1300 lbs., 55% choic, $75; DM&M Feedyards, Cimarron: 385 steers, 1200 lbs., 65% choice, $75.50; Wilroads Feedyard, Dodge City: 328 steers, 1200 lbs., 60% choice, $75.50; 95 heifers, 1100 lbs., 60% choice, $75.50.