CHAMPION STEERS in Monday's special feeder sale at San Angelo included the crossbreds, 11 head consigned by B&C Ranch Co. Inc., Mertzon, averaging 716 pounds at $64 or $458.24; and the Angus, 18 from Billy Echols, Caddo, 711 pounds $65 or $462.15.

Steer, Heifer Prices Steady
In Angelo Special Sale Monday

SAN ANGELO — Steers and heifers were steady here Monday in the season's ninth special feeder sale at Producers Livestock Auction.

Trading and demand were termed moderate and quality average to attractive, including numerous bunches of fresh preconditioned cattle. Calves made up 70 percent of receipts, which totaled 2651 head compared to 4694 at the last special sale earlier this month and 2943 for the same day last year.

USDA reported prices this way:

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 pounds $90-95.50, 400-500 pounds $78-83, 500-600 pounds $68-76, 600-700 pounds $62.50-69, 700-800 pounds $60-65.50; medium and large 1-2 200-300 pounds $89-96, 300-400 pounds $72-88, 400-500 pounds $67-77, 500-600 pounds $60-68, 600-700 pounds $57-62.50, 700-800 pounds $55.50-60.

Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 200-300 pounds $80-81, 300-400 pounds $71-81, 400-500 pounds $65-74.50, set $77, 500-600 pounds $61-66.50, few $67-69, 600-700 pounds $60-64.50, 700-800 pounds $59-60.50; medium and large 1-2 200-300 pounds $65-71.50, 300-400 pounds $62-70, 400-500 pounds $55-66, 500-600 pounds $53-61, 600-700 pounds $53-60, 700-800 pounds $53-58.

Show winners included:

Crossbreds: champion steers, 11 head consigned by B&C Ranch Co. Inc., Mertzon, averaging 716 pounds at $64 cwt. or $458.24 per head; reserve steers, 12 from Pence Land & Cattle, Lampasas, 590 pounds $68 or $401.20; champion heifers, 41 from Bill J. Cole, San Angelo, 652 pounds $64 or $417.28; reserve heifers, 12 from Pence Land & Cattle, 594 pounds $64.50 or $383.13.

Herefords: champion heifers, 18 from Pence Land & Cattle, 488 pounds $58 or $283.04.

Angus: champion steers, 18 from Billy Echols, Caddo, 711 pounds $65 or $462.15; reserve steers, 11 from R.T. Foster Jr., Sterling City, 619 pounds $69 or $427.11; champion heifers, 15 from R.T. Foster Jr., 562 pounds $67 or $376.54; reserve heifers, 12 from Arroyo Grande Ranch, Sonora, 492 pounds $71 or $349.32.

Other ribbon winning cattle included:

George Wenzel, Menard, 17 steers, 786 pounds $63 or $495.18, also 14 steers, 682 pounds $63.50 or $433.07, and 11 heifers, 743 pounds $60.50 or $449.52, plus 12 heifers, 698 pounds $60 or $418.80, as well as 12 heifers, 600 pounds $61 or $366; White Point Ranch, Shreveport, La., 15 steers, 722 pounds $63 or $454.86; Bill Cole, San Angelo, 40 steers, 638 pounds $67 or $427.46, also 25 heifers, 570 pounds $64 or $364.80; Mike Massey, Roscoe, 22 steers, 625 pounds $64.75 or $404.69; McPhail Land & Cattle, Ranger, 25 steers, 463 pounds $83 or $384.29, also 31 heifers, 455 pounds $74 or $336.70; C.S. Aguirre & Sons, Odessa, 23 steers, 385 pounds $84 or $323.40, also 21 heifers, 384 pounds $72 or $276.48; Wade, Carol and Linda Arledge, Robert Lee, 19 heifers, 637 pounds $62.50 or $398.13; Charles Grisham, Odessa, 22 heifers, 283 pounds $71.50 or $202.35.

Angus: Billy Echols, Caddo, 10 steers, 575 pounds $70 or $402.50; Arroyo Grande Ranch, Sonora, 20 steers, 517 pounds $76 or $392.92.