45 YEARS AGO

Mid-West Feed Yards of San Angelo this week received one load of 75-pound feeder lambs from Ira Carson of Ozona at $16 and 1400 head averaging 54 pounds from Tom Elrod of Odessa at $15 cwt.

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R.C. Johnson & Son of Dalhart sold 600 Angus steer yearlings expected to weigh around 800 pounds at $18 to Wilke Roberts of El Paso for November 10 delivery.

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Hank Taustian of Amarillo bought 315 mixed calves weighing 400 pounds at $13.50 and $16 from Koy & Childress, Roswell, October 29 delivery; also 182 mixed calves weighing 400 from Speck Culp of Roswell at $14 and $15.50, October 28 delivery.

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A new cattle feeder in Clovis is Allen Reid, partner with Don Gridley in the Pioneer Feed Yards. Reid was a member of a Kansas City sheep commission firm before moving to Clovis, and still handles New Mexico sheep on order.

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Otho Drake of San Angelo last week sold two loads of straight mutton lambs weighing 78 pounds for Mike and Clifford Van Court of Mertzon to C.D. Luke of Scott City, Kansas, at 16 cents a pound.

40 YEARS AGO

J.C. Thomas Jr., Plainview, sold 96 cows weighing 867 pounds at $22 cwt., located near Roscoe, Texas, and delivered them last weekend to Pete Timmons of Matador.

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Leonard Fries, Amarillo, bought 96 steer yearlings expected to weigh near 750 pounds at $25.50 for Nov. 10 delivery in the Sunray area.

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Tommy Deal of Panhandle, Texas, sold 113 Angus-Hereford crossbred heifer and steer calves weighing 483 pounds at $32 straight across to J.J. Cattle Co., Panhandle.

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Norman Brown of Smith, Nev., was elected president of the Nevada State Cattle Assn. at the annual meeting in Elko last week.

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Henry Cone of Canyon bought one load of five year-old cows with five calves on them from Bob Miller of Melrose, N.M. at $160 per cow.

35 YEARS AGO

J.O. Rush of Bellview, N.M., sold 170 heifer and steer calves weighing about 470 at $24 and $26 and delivered them to an Amarillo buyer.

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Jewel Avent of Tulia, Texas, bought 225 coming two year-old Hereford steers weighing 850 pounds at $21 from Beaumont Stinnett of Amarillo.

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Bill Wallace, Amarillo, bought for Supreme Beef Co., Lubbock, 126 good and choice fed steers weighing about 1125 pounds at $21.75 from Jack Davis of Wildorado, Texas.

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In New Mexico, heavy Roswell area feeder lambs were quoted $16 or better, some good and choice ewe lambs to $17 under active demand.

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W.G. Alexander of Laverne, Okla., sold 151 steer yearlings described as good to choice Herefords weighing 710 pounds net at $22.75, delivered; also 70 Angus heifer and steer calves weighing 355 and 366 net at $26 and $29, delivered.

30 YEARS AGO

Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 623 million pounds, slightly above the previous week and nine percent above a year ago.

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Her-Tex Livestock Industries, Hereford, bought 135 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 335 pounds at $24.50 delivered from the Calvert, Texas area.

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Mrs. U.D. Sawyer, Cross Roads, N.M., sold 260 Hereford mixed calves weighing 447 and 472 at $27 and $31 and 40 Hereford steers weighing 650 at $25 to Cliff Key, Tatum, N.M.

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Midwest Feed Yards, San Angelo, has sold 715 fed lambs to Armour & Co. for $26.25, weighing about 93 pounds, mostly in No. 3 skins, a few No. 2.

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Billy McCasland, Clovis, N.M., sold a load of good 675 pound heifers at $25.25 out of Castor Farms & Feed Yards, Farwell, Texas, to a Texas packer.

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Henry Cone, Canyon, sold 90 Angus heifer calves weighing about 360 pounds at $97 a head to Jim Alridge, Dimmitt.

25 YEARS AGO

Cattle entering Texas from Mexico totaled 1650 head during October, reports the Texas Animal Health Commission. Imports to Texas from January to September this year totaled 128,891 compared with 271,164 in the same period last year.

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Bill Lewis, Garden City, representing Roundup Cattle Co., Gruver, bought in La Junta, Colo., 80 Hereford steers weighing 480 pounds at $59.

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Ducky Gallo, Dalhart, bought from Allen Poling, Clayton, 200 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 725 pounds at $49.

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Beef Cattle Co., Wheeler: 207 steers, 1075 lbs., 75-80% choice, $41.50; 156 steers, 1050 lbs., 65% choice, $41.

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Nortex Feedlot Co., Dalhart: 52 heifers, 900 lbs., 70% choice, $39.50.

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Sooner Beef Producers, Guymon Okla.: 262 heifers, 925-950 lbs., 60% choice, $38.50.

20 YEARS AGO

Billings, Montana quoted feeder lambs 60-75 pounds $77-82.75, 75-85 pounds $74-81, 85-90 pounds $66-77, 90-105 pounds $63-69.

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Mike Harriet, Datil, N.M., sold to an out of state buyer 65 Hereford cut cows weighing 1000 pounds at $38.

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Darrell Seward, Leon, Kansas, bought in the local area 115 black whiteface heifer and steer calves weighing 465 pounds at $67 and $75.

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Dave Scott, United Livestock, Sealy, sold out of that area 95 No. 1 crossbred heifers weighing 421 pounds at $57.84 f.o.b. Sealy.

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Glenn Ball, Strawn, out of a plains feedlot: 210 steers fed 112 days, 1075 lbs., 75% choice, $53.

15 YEARS AGO

Putt White, Santa Rosa, N.M., sold to a Texas buyer 570 No. 1 Okie and a few crossbred steers weighing 862 pounds at $58.

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Homer Ingle, Tucumcari, N.M., sold to a local buyer 65 black baldface heifers and steers weighing 406 and 436 pounds at $53 and $65.

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Ben Hall, Fort Sumner, N.M., sold to Parmer County Feedyard, Bovina, 1000 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 664 pounds at $59.

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Jeff Good, Fort Sumner, N.M., sold to a Texas buyer 150 Hereford steers of his own raising weighing 851 pounds at $57.50.

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Supreme Feeders, Liberal, Kan.: 279 steers, 1150 lbs., 80% choice, $59.85.

10 YEARS AGO

The Eastern Lamb Producers Co-op sold a load out of Virginia Wednesday at $63.75 and $61.75.

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USDA quoted a set of Montana feeder lambs weighing 75-80 pounds at $70, ewe lambs 65-70 pounds $80.

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PACO Feed Yard, Friona: 64 heifers, 1025-1050 lbs., 50% choice, $73.

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Cattle Town Inc., Hereford: 70 steers, 1150 lbs., 75% choice, $74; 125 steers, 1175 lbs., 65% choice, $73.50; 233 heifers, 1025 lbs., 60% choice, $73.

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Sugarland Feedyard, Hereford: 90 heifers, 1050 lbs., 65% choice, $73; 65 corriente steers, 1150 lbs., 55% choice, $72.

5 YEARS AGO

Kid mohair has been hard to move the past year, and what sales have been made were little above adult prices. Recent sales were at $1.25-1.30, but changed this week when 40,000 pounds of fall kid hair in Sanderson and Ozona reached $1.40 grease f.o.b. the warehouses with a December payment.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in New Mexico 75 No. 1 Okie and exotic heifers weighing 700 pounds at $82.

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Lykes Brothers Feed Yards, Edroy: 505 heifers, 1000 lbs., $72.

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Sugarland Feed Yard, Hereford: 607 heifers, 1050-1100 lbs., 60% choice, $74; 164 steers, 1175 lbs., 60% choice, $74.

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Walter Lasley & Sons, Stratford: 294 steers, 1200 lbs., 60% choice, $74; 162 heifers, 1050 lbs., 60% choice, $74.