45 YEARS AGO

T.J. McKnight and Sons of Roswell this week sold 7000 mixed Corriedale feeder lambs to Petersen Sheep Company of Spencer, Iowa, at 14 cents a pound. The lambs, to start delivering from the family ranches October 10, are expected to average around 70 pounds and will have a small percent of fats.

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Virgil Powell of San Angelo has sold two carloads of mixed calves for delivery this week to a local buyer at 15 and 16 cents a pound for heifers and steers, respectively.

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Bond-Baker Company of Roswell, New Mexico, this week bought several bunches of crossbred feeder lambs for their feedlots at $13 to $13.50, and one bunch with a fat end at $13.75.

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Buck York of Midland, Texas, and Vaughn, New Mexico, is reported to have sold and delivered about 350 cows and calves this week off his Las Vegas ranch at $115 per pair.

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Fowler McDaniel of Tulia is reported to have sold 1000 fed heifer yearlings weighing 800 pounds at $21.50 to Swift & Company, Fort Worth.

40 YEARS AGO

Andy Hamilton of Clayton, N.M., sold 180 steer yearlings expected to weigh near 750 pounds at $26 to an Iowa feeder for Oct. 11 delivery.

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Billy Scivally of Amarillo bought 111 mixed breed steer yearlings weighing around 675 pounds at $24 for delivery this week from J.C. Rhoderick, Quitaque, Texas.

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Ralph Chain and L.N. Chain of Canton, Okla., recently sold 450 choice Hereford steer yearlings expected to weigh 725-750 pounds at $27.50 for Oct. 10-20 delivery.

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Fred Darden of Visalia, Calif., bought, for California feeders, 100 mixed breed feeder steers weighing around 650 pounds at $22.25 from Cordell Wall, Clayton, N.M.

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W.W. Braden Jr., Amarillo, sold 300 Hereford and mixed breed steers weighing 759 pounds at $25.40 to Buster Wheat of Allen, Kan., delivered Sept. 21; these were summered near Rosalia, Kan.

35 YEARS AGO

Clarence Lutes of Pampa, Texas, sold 97 steer yearlings averaging 720 pounds at $22.50, delivered to Tom Price, Pampa.

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Producers Wool & Mohair Co., Del Rio, sold 224,633 pounds of fall wool at prices ranging between 45 and 50 cents offered in sealed bids, according to Virgil Cauthorn, manager.

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Bill Wallace, Amarillo, bought for Supreme Beef Co., Lubbock, 600 good and choice fed steers weighing 1125 pounds at $23.25 and received them from Cluck Cattle Co., Dimmitt.

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T.M. Dye of Roswell sold two loads of choice blackface feeder lambs averaging 82 pounds at $16.25 to a northern buyer.

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Red meat production in the U.S. during August this year totaled 2.395 billion pounds, up one percent from a year earlier and two percent above July this year. Cattle killed during August this year averaged 1010 pounds liveweight.

30 YEARS AGO

Melton Provision Co. in San Antonio has added 2000 square feet to its killing floor and a new on-the-rail system for cattle slaughter to allow it to handle cattle, sheep and goats simultaneously. The firm added an extension to its sheep and goat line, also.

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Jess Koonsman, Snyder, Texas, sold 270 Hereford mixed calves weighing 453 and 486 at $26 and $29 delivered to Jimmy Davis, Hart.

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Limon Feedlot, Limon, Colo., sold 210 heifers weighing 925 pounds and grading about 90 percent choice at $26.80 to a Pueblo packer.

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Lawrence Hagen, Buelah, Colo., sold 1600 Hereford steers weighing 700-800 pounds at $25.60 and delivered them to Rocky Ford Feed Yard, Rocky Ford, Colo., with two percent shrink.

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Fairleigh Feed Yard, Scott City, Kan., sold 153 heifers weighing 950 pounds and grading about 75 percent choice at $26.25 to a Garden City packer.

25 YEARS AGO

Nearly 1 ¼ million pounds of Texas fall wool has been sold during the last week, prices averaging close to $1 per grease pound.

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Tommy Buckner, Dalhart, bought in that area 120 Okie heifers weighing about 425 pounds at $46.

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Boots Harlan, Clayton, bought in the Roy and Las Vegas, N.M. areas 500 Hereford and black baldface heifer and steer calves weighing about 375 and 400 pounds at $60 and $65.

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About 2000-3000 mostly feeder lambs were sold out of the Cokeville-Kemmerer, Wyo. area at $30 weighed and delivered into Idaho.

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Frontier Feedyards, Guymon, Okla., sold 173 steers weighing 1125 lbs., 70% choice, $42; sold 60 steers weighing 1250 lbs., 75% choice, $41.

20 YEARS AGO

P&H Cattle Co., Emporia, Kan., bought at Strong City, Kan. 330 Hereford steers weighing 775-800 pounds at $62.

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Lazy EH Feeders, Liberal, Kan., bought out of Southeastern Oklahoma 200 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 575 pounds at $64 delivered.

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Holton Payne, Shidler, Okla., sold to an out of state buyer one load of Brahman cross heifers weighing 609 pounds at $56.

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Mansfield Cattle Co., Vega, sold to a Texas buyer 350 Hereford steer calves weighing 485 pounds at $72.

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Tri-State Cattle Feeders, Hereford: 185 steers, 1070-1080 lbs., 65-70% choice, $54.

15 YEARS AGO

Si Watkins, Lubbock, sold for David Newton, Coahoma, Texas, 200 fancy Brangus bred heifers weighing 835 pounds at $555 per head to a Paducah, Texas buyer.

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B.J. Pierce, Clovis, sold to a Hereford buyer 250 mixed breed steers weighing a little over 700 pounds at $57.

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Kit Pettigrew, Clovis, sold to a Texas buyer 1600 crossbred steers weighing 700 pounds at $58 for Oct. 10 delivery off summer range 30 miles north of Fort Sumner.

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Western-Lockney Ltd., Lockney: 129 steers, 1250 lbs., 50-55% choice, $60.50; 650 steers, 1150 lbs., 50-55% choice, $60.25.

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Colorado Beef Producers, Lamar, Colo.: 1508 steers, 1100 lbs., 70% choice, $60; 738 heifers, 975 lbs., 70% choice, $58.

10 YEARS AGO

The Midwest electronic lamb auction sold a load out of Iowa and Illinois at a base price of $63.50, wooled lambs $61.50.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 800 steers, 1125-1150 lbs., 65% choice, $70.

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Hitch Feeders, Hooker, Okla.: 620 steers, 1150-1200 lbs., 75% choice, $70; 239 steers, 1275 lbs., 60% choice, $68.50.

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Texas Livestock Marketing Assn., Fort Worth, sold in their video auction last week: for Oct. 1-15 delivery from the Terrell, Texas area 175 steer calves to weigh 500 pounds at $90.75; from the Calhan, Colo. area for the same delivery period 120 steer yearlings to weigh 825 at $75.50, and for Oct. 5-10 delivery 130 steer yearlings to weigh 785 at $79.

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Walter Lasley & Sons, Stratford: 800 steers, 1150 lbs., 65% choice, $70.

5 YEARS AGO

Jim Riffel, Stockton, Kan., bought in Central Kansas 140 fancy black heifers weighing 780 pounds at $86.68, also 79 native steers weighing 797 at $86.67, one load of native heifers weighing 757 at $85.20 and a load of heifers weighing 747 at $84.64, as well as two loads of native heifers weighing 803 at $82.79. All prices are delivered to Nebraska.

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XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 3190 steers, 1175 lbs., 60% choice, $71.75; 430 heifers, 1025 lbs., 60% choice, $71.75.

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Beefco Feeders Inc., Hereford: 89 heifers, 975 lbs., 60% choice, $71.50.

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Lykes Brothers Feed Yards, Edroy: 316 heifers, 950-1000 lbs., $70; 105 steers, 1050 lbs., $70.

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Clayton Cattle Feeders, Clayton, N.M.: 113 heifers, 980 lbs., $71.