45 YEARS AGO

F.O. Masten of Sudan, Texas, sold 297 cows weighing 899 pounds to G.W. Clark of Amarillo at eight cents per pound, and 129 mixed calves at 16 and 18 cents, November 27 delivery.

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Fred Fuqua of Tascosa, Texas, sold 305 heifer yearlings weighing 665 pounds at $14.50 to Frank Cooper of Amarillo for late November delivery.

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Jim Weymouth of Amarillo sold 140 heifer yearlings averaging 626 pounds at $15.50, November 20 delivery. Fountain Angell of Dalhart bought 93 head and Billy Cline of Amarillo bought 47 head.

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J.R. Lawrence and Bill Swanson of Amarillo sold one load of cows and calves to Ted Cunningham of Clinton, Oklahoma, at $150 per pair, November 29 delivery. These were described as good-quality cows with 400-pound calves at side.

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Young breeding ewes sold up to $20 per head last week at the Idaho Livestock Auction Inc., Idaho Falls, Idaho. Choice fat lambs were quoted $18.50-19.50, feeder lambs $17-18.

40 YEARS AGO

Bill Bergin of Groom, Texas, is reported to have bought 168 steer calves averaging about 340 pounds at $116 per head from Charlie Ford of Amarillo, delivered last week; 68 head of these were crossbred Hereford-Angus and the rest Angus.

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Paul Clover of Cambridge, Kansas, bought 100 choice quality steer calves weighing 455 pounds at $35 for delivery this week near Magdalena, N.M., from Russell Ellsaesser of Sublette, Kan., and Buck Cone of Amarillo.

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Al Gallo of Dalhart sold 225 good and choice quality steers weighing 870 pounds at $25.75 and delivered them last week to R. Corbit of Denton, Kan.

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A top hand among the crew at Boys Ranch near San Angelo is Freddie "Pancho" Granado. Because of a natural aptitude and strong liking for handling livestock, he's the natural leader in this phase of "ranching." And as a result of his stay at the ranch he has every chance to become a well-rounded citizen as well as a skilled stockman.

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Leonard Freis of Amarillo bought, from H.M. Flores of Stratford, 500 heifer yearlings expected to weigh around 700 pounds at $25.50 for Dec. 10-Feb. 20 delivery.

35 YEARS AGO

Ralph Britten, Groom, bought 200 heifer and steer calves weighing 354 pounds at $24 straight across and received them from Rogers & Walker of McLean, Texas; these are described as medium quality calves, some Herefords, some Angus, and some mottle-faced.

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Stanley Nielsen, Roswell, N.M., bought for Swift & Co., St. Jo, Mo., 1200 lambs averaging 68 pounds and three weeks out of the wool at $14 from Tom White of Roswell.

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Jim and Bob Mecaskey of Panhandle, Texas, sold 139 Angus steer yearlings weighing 710 pounds at $21.50 and delivered them to an Amarillo buyer.

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Harvey Heiskell and Oran Gossett of Dalhart sold and delivered 85 Angus bred heifers to Green & Perkins of Hartley at $175 per head.

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Friona Feed Lots at Friona, Texas, sold 110 fed steers weighing 1140 pounds and delivered them at $21.50 to a Lubbock packer.

30 YEARS AGO

Ranchman's Wool & Mohair, Ingram, Texas, sold 92,000 pounds of graded three-inch light shrinking Rambouillet wool grading 64s and finer at 64 cents a pound, and about 7000 pounds of regular Rambouillet wool at 50-52 cents. The firm also sold about 100,000 pounds of fall adult mohair at 45 cents.

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San Angelo Packing Co. has bought about 1500 fed lambs at scattered West Texas points including Paint Rock, Menard and Comfort for $26.50-27, delivered to Angelo. Pelts are principally No. 1 and No. 2, weights varying from 84 to 97 pounds.

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Gooch Feed Yards, Dalhart, sold 135 mostly choice 840 pound heifers at $25.75 to an out-of state packer.

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F.L. Hommel, Clarendon, sold a load of mostly choice 1090 pound steers at $27.50 to Armour & Co., Fort Worth.

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Tom Reed, Amarillo, sold 190 steers weighing 1000 pounds, grading 60 percent choice at $27.25 out of Three R Feed Yards, Hereford, to an out-of-state buyer.

25 YEARS AGO

Continental Cattle Co., Amarillo and Dodge City, Kan., bought and received in the Clayton, N.M, area 400 No. 1 and 100 No. 2 Okie steers weighing 675 at $51.

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Homer Hill, Hart, bought and received in that area 38 Hereford and black baldface steers weighing 450 pounds at $55.

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Chow Tex Feed Lots, Muleshoe: 91 steers, 1200 lbs., 85% choice, $36.

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Cactus Feeders, Dumas: 140 steers, 1100 lbs., 75% choice, $38.

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XIT Feedyard, Dalhart: 366 steers, 1075 lbs., 75% choice, $38.

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Perryton Feeders, Perryton: 102 steers, 1100 lbs., 65-70% choice, $38.50.

20 YEARS AGO

Bower & Huber, Worland, Wyo., bought in that area 300 choice and fancy feeder heifers weighing 700 pounds at $58.50 delivered to their Worland feedlot.

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Davidson Feed Pens, Pecos, bought 135 No. 1 Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 343 pounds at $65.28 f.o.b. Central Texas.

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K&S Cattle Co., Devine, bought in that area 138 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 550 pounds at $56.

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Bill Ragland, Brenham: 140 heifers, 525 lbs., $57; 60 heifers, 640 lbs., $55; 40 heifers, 1000 lbs., $54.25.

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Supreme Feeders, Liberal, Kan.: 923 steers, 1100-1150 lbs., 80% choice, $56.

15 YEARS AGO

The long-debated discount grain program for stockmen in drouth disaster counties was signed into law by President Reagan Tuesday. It rode piggyback on the dairy support bill. The bottom line is that livestock owners in any duly designated drouth disaster county are to be allowed to buy damaged government grain out of storage at 75 percent of the USDA's loan rate on that grade in the county in which it is stored.

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Thompson Cattle Co., Santa Rosa, N.M., sold to a Texas Panhandle buyer 111 mixed breed heifers weighing 673 pounds at $54.

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Bob Campbell, Durant, Okla., sold to a Dimmitt buyer 103 mostly crossbred steers weighing 482 pounds at $66.29.

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Bar G Inc., Sylvester, Ga., sold to local buyers two loads of No. 1 feeder steers weighing 668 pounds at $56.75, also two loads of no. 1 feeder heifers weighing 566 at $54.30.

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Davidson Feed Pens, Pecos: 55 Holstein steers, 950 lbs., $57.

10 YEARS AGO

Stiles Cattle Co., Cuero, bought in the local area 107 No. 1 crossbred steers weighing 387 pounds at $109.50; 112 No. 1 crossbred heifers weighing 399 at $86.40; 108 similar heifers weighing 436 at $84.

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Hill Feed Yard, Hart: 294 steers, 1100 lbs., 65% choice, $74.50; 76 steers, 1025 lbs., 65% choice, $74; 78 heifers, 1000 lbs., 55% choice, $73.50.
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Seven X Feedyard, Summerfield: 87 steers, 1100 lbs., 50% choice, $73.50.

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Bar G Feedyard, Summerfield: 1086 heifers, 975-1000 lbs., 70% choice, $74.

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Hitch Feeders No. 1, Hooker, Okla.: 285 steers, 1100-1200 lbs., 65-70% choice, $74.50; 691 steers, 1100-1200 lbs., 65-70% choice, $74; 73 heifers, 1000 lbs., 70% choice, $74.

5 YEARS AGO

Prairie Livestock, West Point, Miss., sold on a delivered basis to a Texas Panhandle buyer one load of No. 1 mostly exotic cross steers and bulls weighing 359 pounds at $108.75; to a Kansas buyer one load of No. 1-1½ mixed color steers and bulls weighing 270 pounds at $112.50.

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XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 460 heifers, 1025 lbs., 60% choice, $72; 2775 steers, 1175 lbs., 60% choice, $72.

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San Angelo Feed Yards, San Angelo: 105 heifers, 850 lbs., $71.50; 55 heifers, 775 lbs., $72.

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Cattle Town Inc., Hereford: 800 steers and heifers, $72.50.

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Lykes Brothers Feed Yards, Edroy: 798 heifers, 975 lbs., $71.