San Saba, Brownwood
Mason Feeders Lower

At San Saba, Brownwood and Mason, steers under 500 pounds sold $3-7 lower, steers over 500 pounds $1-4 lower, heifers 2-6 lower, replacement heifers steady to strong, slaughter cows $1-3 lower, bulls $2-5 lower, and pairs steady to strong with choice bred cows $25-75 higher. Receipts totaled 4535 at the three sales.

Feeder steers: 150-300 pounds $78-90, 300-400 pounds $80-91; 400-500 pounds $76-87, 500-600 pounds $60-71.50, 600-700 pounds $58-66, 700-900 pounds $55-62.

Feeder heifers: 150-300 pounds $62-79, 300-400 pounds $68-79, 400-500 pounds $68-77, 500-600 pounds $60-71, 600-700 pounds $60-69, 700-900 pounds $50-59.

Slaughter cows: all grades $25-32.50, bulls $35-42.50, bred cows, $350-600 per head, pairs, $430-780 per pair, replacement heifers $64-72.

Representative sales:

Lamar Johnson, San Saba, four black whiteface steers, 336 pounds $90; Curly Tully, Goldthwaite, one black steer, 565 pounds $71; H.W. Kruckemeyer, Rochelle, one red steer, 525 pounds $70; Gwen Dean, Cherokee, one black steer, 600 pounds $66; Jerry Haines, Mason, one black heifer, 365 pounds $79; Schuesler Family, Sierra Blanco, one black heifer, 445 pounds $77; B&L Cattle Co., Brownwood, one black heifer, 530 pounds $71; Mike Donham, Rising Star, one Charolais, steer, 310 pounds $91; nine Charolais steers, 654 pounds $64.50; B. Phelps, Coleman, one black steer, 435 pounds $83; Pablo Marin, Zephry, one black steer, 535 pounds $74.50; John O. Geer, Bangs, one red steer, 520 pounds $72; Till Stone, Stephenville, two red pair, $680 per pair; Laura Lee, Early, one black heifer, 465 pounds $77.50; one black heifer, 605 pounds $72; Hugh Bushnell, Cross Plains, four black heifers, 594 pounds $68.