45 YEARS AGO

Roy Harkey of San Angelo sold, for a Maryneal stockman, 2300 mixed lambs for delivery off small grain fields January 15 at 18 cents a pound.

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Johnny Dunn of Arnett, Oklahoma, this week sold 250 mixed calves for delivery off wheatfields in March to Sol Bouziden of Alva, Oklahoma, at 17 and 19 cents on heifers and steers, respectively.

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Bill Davis bought 85 steer yearlings weighing 828 pounds from Wesley Lewis of Sudan, Texas, at 17 cents per pound, December 11 delivery.

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Togo Tomerlin of San Angelo this week sold two loads of feeder lambs weighing around 80 pounds at $17 cwt.

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McNary Land Company of McNary, Texas, near El Paso, this week sold two doubles of clipped fed lambs on the Fort Worth market at $17 through Texas Livestock Marketing Association.

40 YEARS AGO

Fred Darden of Visalia, Calif., bought 300 mixed breed heifer and steer yearlings expected to weigh around 650 pounds for March delivery at $23.50 and $24.

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Walter Smith of Wyoming, Ill., bought 100 steer yearlings expected to weigh around 750 pounds for early January delivery at $25.50 from Neal Freeman of Dalhart, Texas.

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W.U. Barnes of Camargo, Okla., is reported to have sold 325 fed heifers out of feedlots at Dalhart at $26 for delivery this month to Swift & Co., Fort Worth; these heifers have been on feed about 130 days and are estimated to average about 950 pounds.

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Elmer Melton of Pampa, Texas, recently sold and delivered 159 heifer and steer calves weighing 435 and 450, respectively, at $31 and $33 to Walberg & Son, also of Pampa.

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San Angelo traders say hardly any sheep are moving; some fats and feeders were looked at in the Eden area at $17 and $18, respectively, but no trade was confirmed.

35 YEARS AGO

Ike Wiggins of Wagon Mound, N.M., sold 100 heifer calves weighing 409 pounds at $27.50 and delivered them to a neighboring rancher.

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Bridwell Ranch's annual production sale was another record breaker at Windthorst, Texas, as 246 head of Herefords grossed $515,860. The total sale's average was $2097 and 95 bulls averaged $3575. Thirty-one bred heifers averaged $1876.

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Vestel Askew of Sonora was elevated to the presidency of the Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Assn., which he once served as secretary, in the annual meeting in Houston.

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Cecil Dellinger, Clayton, N.M., bought from Troy Chisum of Dalhart 84 steer yearlings described as good quality Herefords weighing 675 pounds at $22; also 40 steer yearlings weighing 500 at $25 from M.L. Chisum, Dalhart.

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Government payments to Texas farmers and ranchers amounted to $148,461,000 in 1962. This was $15,591,000 more government paid income than the 1961 total of $133,870,000, according to the Texas Crop and Reporting Service in Austin.

30 YEARS AGO

Fairleigh Feed Yard, Scott City, Kan., sold 211 steers weighing 1100 at $27.50; and 225 weighing 1100-1150 at $27.50-27.60 to Nebraska and Kansas packers.

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Tulia Feedlot, Tulia, sold 78 steers weighing 1200, grading 75 percent choice, at $28.25 and 126 steers weighing 1025, grading 70 percent choice, at $28.15 to Texas packers.

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Boise City Feed Yards, Boise City, Okla., sold 196 good and choice 1050 pound steers at $27.75 to an Oklahoma packer.

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Diedrichsen & Son Feedlots, Dumas, sold 140 good and choice 1100 pound steers at $27.75 to an Oklahoma packer.

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Howard County Feedlots, Big Spring, sold 90 good 750 pound heifers at $25.50 to a Texas packer.

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Her-Tex Livestock Industries, Hereford, sold a load of good 610 pound heifers at $25.25 to a Texas packer.

25 YEARS AGO

Red meat production under federal inspection last week was estimated at 647 million pounds, six percent below the previous week and five percent below a year ago.

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Buck Davis, Hobart, Okla., sold to a Lawton buyer 180 No. 1-2 Okie steers weighing about 600 pounds at $50.

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Mike Balentine, Morse, Texas, sold at a Floydada buyer 100 bred two year-old Hereford heifers weighing 675 pounds at $350 per head.

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Owen Bros. Custom Feeding, Morton: 450 steers, 1150-1200 lbs., 70% choice, $39.50.

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Baca Feeders, Midland: 300 heifers, 1000 lbs., 65-70% choice, $39.

20 YEARS AGO

Frost Livestock Co., Fountain, Colo., has sold to Tom Spencer of Box A Ranch - AZL Resources, Pueblo, 300 steer calves weighing about 450 pounds at $80.

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J.V. Curtis, Forrest, N.M., bought in Mississippi and Tennessee 148 No. 1 heifers weighing 300 pounds at $64 delivered.

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Morales Feed Lots, Devine, bought in South Texas 203 No. 1-2 Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 500-550 pounds, half at $58 and the balance from another seller at $65.

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Producers Grain Corp. Feed Yard, Bushland: 73 steers, 1025 lbs., 60% choice, $55.75; 50 heifers, 1000 lbs., 50% choice, $53.50.

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B&L Cattle Co., Alva, Okla., bought in the Dighton, Kan. area 475 No. 1 and better weighing 700 pounds at $64.75.

15 YEARS AGO

Cattle on feed in the seven leading feeding states Dec. 1 totaled 7,814,000 head, down six percent from a year earlier but up seven percent from two years ago.

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Owen Norfleet, Lubbock, bought in the Fort Worth area for wheat grazing five loads of No. 1 crossbred steers weighing 570 at $62.30 delivered.

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John Norfleet, Hart, bought in the Austin area for wheat grazing three loads of No. 1 crossbred steers weighing 400 at $70 delivered.

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Swisher County Cattle Co., Tulia: 142 steers, 1100 lbs., 65% choice, $66.50.

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Hughes Land & Livestock, Scott City, Kan.: 179 heifers and heiferettes, 975 lbs., 60% choice, $64.25.

10 YEARS AGO

Stiles Cattle Co., Cuero, bought in the local area 118 No. 1 crossbred steers weighing 306 pounds at $121.10; 112 No. 1 crossbred steers weighing 364 at $108, 88 No. 1 crossbred heifers weighing 452 at $83.40.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in Central Texas 210 No. 1 crossbred and Okie heifers weighing 700-725 pounds at $75.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 601 steers, 1100-1125 lbs., $72.50; 249 heifers, 960-990 lbs., 60-65% choice, $72.

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Walter Lasley & Sons, Stratford: 87 heifers, 970 lbs., 60-65% choice, $71.50.

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Bar G Feedyard, Summerfield: 664 steers, 1100 lbs., 70% choice, $73; 1106 heifers, 1000 lbs., 60% choice, $72.

5 YEARS AGO

Nortex Feedlot Co., Dalhart: 347 steers, 1125 lbs., 50% choice, $73; 103 steers, 1125 lbs., 50% choice, $72.50.

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Luckey Custom Feedlot, Devine: 500 crossbred and Brahman steers, 1050 lbs., $71.

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PACO Feed Yard, Friona: 149 heifers, 1050 lbs., 60% choice, $73; 90 steers, 1175 lbs., 60% choice, $73.

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Colorado whiteface ewe lambs weighing 92 pounds turned at $70, good mixed age stock ewes in San Angelo $42-49 on weights of 110-145 pounds.

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Cattle Town Inc., Hereford: 242 heifers, 1025 lbs., 50% choice, $73; 459 steers, 1027-1125 lbs., 55% choice, $72.50.

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