45 YEARS AGO

Marcus Rudnick of Bakersfield, California, is reported to have bought, from the Babbitt Ranch, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1000 heifer yearlings at $13.75 and 1000 steer yearlings at $15.25, November 1-15 delivery.

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Leo Lewis of Oklahoma City this week bought 400 steer calves and yearlings from Lusk and Bates of Carlsbad, New Mexico at $15 for November 5 delivery.

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Stinson Martin of Dunlap, New Mexico, is reported to have sold around 400 mixed calves to an order buyer at Vega, Texas, for nearby delivery at $13.25 and $15.25.

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Lyle Klinger of Laverne, Oklahoma, last week sold one load of steer calves for immediate delivery at 16 cents a pound.

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The Norman Gross lambs, mixed fats and feeders, from Tatum, New Mexico, were delivered last weekend to Johnston & Shaw of Fort Worth. They averaged slightly over 86 pounds payweight and were bought at $14.50. Johnson & Shaw have bought about 20,000 New Mexico lambs this fall.

40 YEARS AGO

Brooks Pletcher of Perryton, Texas, sold 150 choice quality steer calves weighing 377 pounds at $36, Oct. 20-22 delivery, to Gale Rogers of Perryton.

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Manuel Naranjo and Cecil Dellinger of Clayton, N.M., sold 93 wet cows (two with calves) three to seven years old at $225 per head to Jim Park, Chapham, N.M. for Oct. 24 delivery.

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W.H. Taylor Estate is reported to have sold, off its ranch near Dumas, Texas, 673 steer yearlings weighing 733 pounds at $26, delivered Oct. 6 to a Kansas buyer.

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Carl Lewis of Artesia, N.M., recently delivered 1225 crossbred blackface feeder lambs averaging 96½ pounds at $22 to Max Riley, Roswell order buyer.

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From the Classifieds: Approximately 5000 acres deeded: fair house & barn, electricity; fenced and crossfenced; one mile river front, 5 stock ponds; 7 miles from Antlers, Okla. $25 per acre. — A.L. Brown, Owner, El Paso, Texas.

35 YEARS AGO

A. Stewart MacArthur of Wagon Mound, N.M., delivered 1275 light feeder lambs averaging 65 pounds at $16 to Richard Nashland of Eaton, Colo. MacArthur will ship about 10,000 lambs from the Wagon Mound area right away at a cost of around $15 cwt.

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Ernest Langenegger & Sons of Hagerman, N.M., sold 200 choice fed heifers averaging 850 pounds to Peyton Packing Co. of El Paso at $23.

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Gilford Nolan of Dalhart sold one load of heifer and steer calves weighing 380 at $26 and $28 to E.S. Roper of Dalhart.

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Wayne Yocum of Hereford bought for Wilson & Co., Oklahoma City, a pen of standard to good heifers averaging 950 pounds from Friona Feedyards at $20.90.

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At San Angelo, Raymond McCutchen has 17,000 lambs in drylot now and is having no trouble marketing the fats; he sold 2300 head this week to Armour here.

30 YEARS AGO

Wayne Jackson, San Jon, N.M., sold 80 mixed breed steers weighing 535 pounds at $25.50 to a local wheat grazier.

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Swift & Co. has bought about 900 pasture fat lambs in the Sweetwater-Coleman area at $24.50-25.50, varying by quality and pelt.

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Asa Howard, Guymon, Okla., bought for Master Cattle Co., Hooker, Okla., 112 Hereford steers weighing 700 at $24 for delivery near Wichita Falls, Texas.

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Northwest Feed Yards, Buffalo, Okla., sold 313 steers weighing 1100, grading 85 percent choice, at $26.65 to an Oklahoma packer.

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Tulia Feedlot, Tulia, Texas, sold to Texas packers: 120 good and choice 750 pound heifers at $26; 90 plain 950 pound good grade steers at 425; 260 good and choice 1075-1100 pound steers at $26.25.

25 YEARS AGO

Mike Echeverria, Casa Grande, Ariz., bought about 4450 ewe lambs in New Mexico at $35 including 1450 in the Vaughn area, 2000 from Marley & Whitney, Roswell, and 1000 from the Felix Cauhape ranch, Hope.

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Carson County Feedyards, Panhandle: one load Holstein steers weighing 1150-1200 lbs., $39.50.

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Lockney Feed Yard, Lockney: 365 steers weighing 1125 lbs., 50% choice, $41.

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Texsun Feedyards, Hereford: 84 steers weighing 1150 lbs., 65% choice, $41.50.

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Dalhart Feed Yard, Dalhart: 214 steers weighing 1100 lbs., 70% choice, $42.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 360 steers weighing 1050-1075 lbs., 80% choice, $41.40.

20 YEARS AGO

Charles Radcliff, Dora, N.M., sold to a Lovington buyer 250 Okie steers weighing 800 pounds at $57.

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Uvalde Producers Wool & Mohair, Uvalde, has sold 145,000 pounds of average adult hair at $5 per pound and 35,000 pounds of fall kid in two lots at $7.80 and $7.90.

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Ralph Britten, Groom, bought in the Wheeler area one load of No. 1 heifer and steer calves weighing 400 pounds at $60 and $70.

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Hughes Land & Livestock, Scott City, Kan.: 232 steers, 1200 lbs., 70-75% choice. $55; 179 steers, 1100-1125 lbs., 80% choice, $55.50.

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Fairleigh Feed Yard, Scott City, Kan.: 213 heifers, 950 lbs., 75-80% choice, $53.25.

15 YEARS AGO

The Texas Animal Health Commission reports 28,733 cattle entered Texas from Mexico during September. Shipments from Texas to other states totaled 182,952 head while cattle coming in from other states numbered 193,885 head.

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Cortese Farm & Ranches Inc., Fort Sumner, N.M., sold 1050 Brangus cross steers weighing 735-740 pounds at $60.

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Troy Fort, Lovington, N.M., sold to a Texas buyer 1100 crossbred steers weighing about 700 pounds at $58.75.

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Dimmitt Feed Yard, Dimmitt: 196 steers, 1075 lbs., 75% choice, $61.

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F.W. Barlow, Melrose, N.M., sold to a New Mexico buyer 125 mixed breed heifers weighing 671 pounds at $53.

10 YEARS AGO

Uvalde Producers Wool and Mohair sold a carload of good fall adult hair at $1.70. Sanderson Wool Commission Co. sold two carloads at $1.65. Ranchman's Wool and Mohair, Brownwood, sold a carload at $1.60. West Texas Wool and Mohair Assn., Mertzon, sold about 18,000 pounds of fall adult, the better end at $1.65, the average hair at $1.60.

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Moorhouse-Eastern Livestock Co., Seymour, bought in Arkansas 120 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 416 pounds at $106.77 delivered to Wellington, also 109 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 458 at $102.08 and 79 No. 1-1½ Okie heifers weighing 550 at $78.50, both delivered to Quitaque; In East Texas 150 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 317 at $97.50 and 160 similar heifers weighing 305 at $96.50, both delivered to Southern Oklahoma.

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Sugarland Feed Yard, Hereford: 348 steers, 1150 lbs., 65% choice, $71; 338 heifers, 1025-1050 lbs., 65% choice, $71.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 400 steers, 1075 lbs., 65% choice, $72.

5 YEARS AGO

Prairie Livestock, West Point, Miss., sold on a delivered basis to a Colorado buyer one load of No. 1½ Okie steers and bulls weighing 450 pounds at $90; one load of No. 1½ steers and bulls weighing 350 at $99; one load of No. 1½ steers and bulls weighing 540 at $899; one load of No. 1 heifers weighing 380 at $93 delivered to the Amarillo area.

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XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 2675 steers, 1200 lbs., 60% choice, $70; 800 heifers, 1025 lbs., 60% choice $70.

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H&H Feedlot, Roscoe: 57 heifers, 750 lbs., $76.

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Luckey Custom Feedlot, Devine: 200 steers, 1050 lbs., $69.

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Veribest Cattle Feeders, Veribest: 80 steers, 1225-1250 lbs., $68.25; 111 steers, 1300-1350 lbs., $67.50.