CHAMPION STEERS in Monday’s special feeder sale at San Angelo included the Herefords, 17 head consigned by Betty Dusek and averaging 670 pounds at $62.50 cwt. or $418.75 per head; the Angus, 23 from Hemphill Ranch, Sonora, 642 pounds $69 or $42.98; the crossbreds, 45 from Jones Cattle Co., Brady, $56.50 or $436.75; and the Red Angus, 10 from Susannah Lindsay, College Station, 646 pounds $65.50 or $423.13.

Steers, Heifers Weak To Lower
In Angelo Special Sale Monday

SAN ANGELO — Steers and heifers sold weak to $1 lower Monday in the season’s seventh special feeder sale at Producers Livestock Auction.

Trading and demand were termed moderate, the quality attractive with numerous bunches of fresh preconditioned cattle. Calves made up 60 percent of receipts, which totaled an estimated 3850 head compared to 2317 for the last special sale last month and 3885 for the same day last year.

USDA reported prices this way:

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 pounds $84-89, 400-500 pounds $71.50-81, 500-600 pounds $65-75, 600-700 pounds $59.50-67.50, set $69, 700-800 pounds $59.50-64.50; medium and large 1-2 200-300 pounds $83-89; 300-400 pounds 70-81, 400-500 pounds $60-71, 500-600 pounds $55.50-65, 600-700 pounds $52-59.50, 700-900 pounds $52-58. Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 400-500 pounds $60-65.50, 500-600 pounds $55-65, set $68.50, 600-700 pounds $55-61.50, set $63.50, set $66.25, 700-800 pounds $54-57.50; medium and large 1-2 300-400 pounds $60-70, 400-500 pounds $50-60, 500-700 pounds $50-55, 700-800 pounds $51-53. Show winners included:

Herefords: champion steers, 17 head consigned by Betty Dusek, Van Court, averaging 670 pounds at $62.50 cwt. or $418.75 per head; reserve steers, 16 from Richard Windham, Baird, 653 pounds $58.50 or $382.01; champion heifers, 10 from Betty Dusek, 639 pounds $58 or $370.62; reserve heifers, 16 from Martin Reed, Sterling City, 472 pounds $55 or $259.60.

Angus: champion steers, 23 from Hemphill Ranch, Sonora, 642 pounds $69 or $42.98; reserve steers, 40 from Bean Ranch Co., Sonora, 550 pounds $68.75 or $378.13; champion heifers, 18 from Hemphill Ranch, 625 pounds $66.25 or $414.06; reserve heifers, 20 from Bean Ranch, 560 pounds $68.50 or $383.60.

Crossbreds: champion steers, 45 from Jones Cattle Co., Brady, 773 pounds $56.50 or $436.75; reserve steers, 19 from Jim and Dora Wright, Menard, 597 pounds $67 or $399.99; champion heifers, 18 from Mike Priddy, Talpa, 582 pounds $62.50 or $363.75; reserve heifers, 73 from Jones Cattle Co., 703 pounds $56.50 or $397.20.

Red Angus: champion steers, 10 from Susannah Lindsay, College Station, 646 pounds $65.50 or $423.13; reserve steers, 15 from Harmony Hill Red Angus, 530 pounds $68.50 or $363.05; champion heifers, 9 from Halfman Red Angus, Rowena, 515 pounds $65 or $334.75; reserve heifers, 12 from Harmony Hill Red Angus, 481 pounds $60.50 or $291.01.

Other ribbon winning cattle included:

Herefords: Little F Ranch, Sterling City, 11 steers, 620 pounds $63.75 or $395.25; Martin Reed, Sterling City, 14 steers, 544 pounds $62 or $337.28, also 10 steers, 447 pounds $72 or $321.84, plus 14 heifers, 573 pounds $60.50 or $346.67; Scharbauer Cattle Co., Midland, 11 heifers, 565 pounds $56.50 or $319.23, also 20 heifers, 521 pounds $55 or $254.10; Jack Saunders, Marfa, 10 heifers, 521 pounds $58 or $302.18.

Angus: Bean Ranch, Ozona, 11 steers, 624 pounds $66.50 or $414.96, also 23 steers, 481 pounds $66.50 or $319.87, plus 24 heifers, 500 pounds $57 or $285, and 10 heifers, 426 pounds $52.50 or $223.65; Glass Bros., Millersview, 12 steers, 522 pounds $66 or $344.52, also 11 heifers, 504 pounds $56 or $282.24; Hemphill Ranch, Sonora, 11 heifers, 555 pounds $58.50 or $324.68.

Crossbreds: Osburn & Son, Eden, 20 steers, 799 pounds $60 or $479.40, also 23 steers, 656 pounds $62.50 or $410; Jones Cattle Co., Brady, 50 steers, 645 pounds $66.50 or $428.93, also 108 steers, 695 pounds $59.50 or $413.53, plus 99 heifers, 644 pounds $57.50 or $370.30, 48 heifers, 576 pounds $61.50 or $354.24, and 21 heifers, 519 pounds $62.25 or $320.08; West & Turnbo, San Angelo, 26 steers, 758 pounds $59.50 or $451.01, also 17 steers, 659 pounds $64.25 or $423.41, plus 21 heifers, 698 pounds $57 or $397.86; Little F Ranch, Sterling City, 44 steers, 646 pounds $65 or $419.90, also 28 heifers, 657 pounds $56 or $367.92, and 33 heifers, 612 pounds $59.50 or $364.14; C.R. Pfluger, Christoval, 17 steers, 688 pounds $63.50 or $436.88; Sansom Cattle Co., Paint Rock, 17 steers, 634 pounds $67.50 or $427.95, also 35 steers, 485 pounds $78 or $378.30; Martin Reed, San Angelo, 25 steers, 613 pounds $66 or $404.58; Mike Priddy, Talpa, 11 steers, 554 pounds $72 or $398.88; Bynum Ranch, Sterling City, 26 heifers, 597 pounds $59.25 or $353.72; Judy McMillan, Sonora, 10 heifers, 469 pounds $73.50 or $344.72; Scharbauer Cattle Co., Midland, 17 heifers, 606 pounds $55.50 or $336.33; Peggy Smith, Brady, 12 heifers, 483 pounds $60.25 or $291.01; Woodward Ranch, Tarzan, 10 heifers, 417 pounds $65.50 or $273.14.

Red Angus: Vista Genetics, Utopia, six steers, 508 pounds $73 or $370.84; G&W Land & Cattle, San Antonio, five steers, 462 pounds $80 or $369.60, also three heifers, 522 pounds $60 or $313.20; Wayne Ferguson, Lewisville, six heifers, 547 pounds $58.50 or $320.