45 YEARS AGO

J.B. Foster of Culberson County, Texas, this week sold 1300 fat wooled lambs at $21 cwt. on the Fort Worth market through Bob Bramblett, Daggett-Keen Commission Company.

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John R. Scott of Mertzon is reported to have sold around 500 heavy feeder lambs in the wool to Jack Shaw of Fort Worth for delivery this week at 20 cents per pound.

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Reed Curtis, Amarillo, bought two loads of coming two year-old steers weighing 825 pounds for March 15 delivery off wheat at Dumas, Texas, at $20.25 from Bob Mayer & Company, Denver.

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J.M. Weymouth of Amarillo has sold, for March delivery off wheat pasture, 400 steer and heifer yearlings at $18.50 and $21 to Pickett & Dawson of Amarillo.

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Ted Harris of San Angelo this week sold and delivered 41 short yearling Angus steers weighing 526 pounds to Emmett LeFors of Pampa, Texas, at $20.

40 YEARS AGO

Cliff Augustine of Lamar, Colo., bought 100 heifer yearlings expected to weigh 700-750 pounds for May 1-June 1 delivery, seller's option, at $27 from Jack Vincent of Stratford, Texas. He also bought 160 heifer yearlings expected to weigh about 650 pounds at $27.25 for May 15-June 15 delivery from Homer Coffman of Stratford.

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Carrol Farmer of San Angelo last week received 1770 fall shorn feeder lambs averaging 93.7 pounds at $17 from R.A. Bishop & Son of Marfa.

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Rue Wharton of Dalhart sold 120 fed heifers expected to weigh near 900 pounds for March 1 delivery at $26 to Swift & Co., Fort Worth.

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Kenneth Cook of Vega, Texas, bought 105 good age cows, seven with calves and the rest heavy springers, at $225 and received them off wheat pasture near Vega this week from O.O. Turner, Altus, Okla.

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Bob Yarbrough of Dalhart sold 300 heifer yearlings expected to weigh near 700 pounds at $27 for April 15 delivery and 100 expected to weigh around 725 pounds for May 15 delivery at the same price to a Colorado buyer.

35 YEARS AGO

Felix Mote, Tulia, sold a load of Angus steer yearlings averaging 807 pounds at $21.25 delivered to Gale Eastman, Amarillo.

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The Hereford Feed Lots, Hereford, sold 375 heifers weighing 1060 pounds, mostly choice, at $20.65 to Oklahoma packers.

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The Mock Ranch, Limon, Colo., sold 385 choice Angus yearlings weighing about 650 pounds at $24 to the Hay Stack Ranch, Platteville, Colo.

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Kenneth Cook, Vega, bought 29 heifer and 72 steer calves, all Angus weighing 550 pounds, at $23 straight across from Bob Newbill, Vega.

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Brown & Tovrea, Dalhart, sold 300 good quality Hereford steers expected to average 525 pounds at $24 to Iowa buyers.

30 YEARS AGO

Mike O'Connor bought for Shamrock Cattle Co., Marble Falls, Texas, 700 Hereford, Angus and black baldface short yearling steers from V&W Cattle Co., Liberal, Kan., at $30.50 to go April 15-May 1, expected to weigh 500-525 pounds; 600 crossbred steers from Giesecke Bros., Marble Falls, at $27 to go June 1-10, expected to weigh about 600 pounds.

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Rush Herefords, Elida, N.M., sold 123 Hereford cake and grass steers weighing about 600 pounds at $28.50 to Pete Buske, Friona.

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The old Cin-Tex beef packing plant at Amarillo, closed the previous year, was reopened under new ownership as Beef Packers Inc. New owner was Jim Hayes, New York City. John Juengling, former owner of the plant, was head cattle buyer.

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Wheatheart Feeders, Perryton, sold 271 steers weighing 1050 pounds, 65 percent choice, at $27.

25 YEARS AGO

Roy Thompson of Las Vegas, N.M., is reported to have leased summer pasture for 1500 steers on the Banderillo Ranch near Ocate, N.M., at $35 per head for the season. The ranch, owned by Schwartz & Foster of El Paso, is the former Jones Land & Cattle Co.

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Bill Lewis, Garden City, Kan., bought in the Goodland, Texas, area 150 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 675 pounds at $45 delivered.

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Alex Stafford, Dalhart, sold to a Miami, Texas buyer 122 mixed breed steers weighing about 600 and 900 pounds at $47 and $49.

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Pitman Feed Yards East, Hereford: 85 steers, 1050 lbs., 70% choice, $47.

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Cimarron Feeders, Griggs, Okla.: 337 heifers, 1000 lbs., 75-80% choice, $46; 80 heifers, 1000 lbs., 70% choice, $45.

20 YEARS AGO

Cattle and calves on feed Feb. 1 in the seven major feeding states totaled 8.73 million head, USDA said. That was six percent less than the 9.23 million on feed Jan. 1.

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Herman Birkenfeld, Nazareth, bought in that area 85 Hereford, Angus and black baldface heifers weighing 575 pounds at $72.

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Texas Livestock Marketing Assn., Ft. Worth, bought in that area 134 choice steers weighing 677 pounds at $78.

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Dr. W.F. McKinley, Marlin, sold to a local buyer for May delivery 1000 black baldface heifers expected to weigh 650-700 pounds at $67.

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XIT Feedyard, Dalhart: 267 steers, 1050 lbs., 70% choice, $65; 91 heifers, 900 lbs., 70% choice, $62.50.

15 YEARS AGO

For the 14th time in the last 15 years, a New Mexico entry has won the wool division of the National Western Stock Show in Denver. The sweepstakes award was won by the A.D. Jones Estate, Tatum,

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Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was an estimated 722 million pounds, three percent above the previous week and five percent above the same week a year ago.

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Vernal Viessel, Munday, sold to a Lubbock buyer for May1-10 delivery 1050 No. 1 crossbred and mixed breed steers to weigh 775 pounds at $65.

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Owen Smith, Rosebud, sold to a Texas Panhandle feedyard 950 Charolais cross heifers weighing 625 pounds at $60.50.

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Pat Carter, Lott, sold to a Hereford, Texas feedyard one load of No. 1 and better feeder steers weighing a little over 700 pounds at $64.

10 YEARS AGO

Alan Bland, Holland, Texas, sold to an East Texas buyer 50 exposed tigerstripe heifers weighing 675 pounds at $650 per head.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle 100 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 550 pounds at $83.50 and 70 No. 1 crossbred steers weighing 750 at $83, also 80 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 650 at $77.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 450 steers, 1100 lbs., 65% choice, $75.

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Walter Lasley & Sons, Stratford: 1118 steers, 1050-1175 lbs., 60-65% choice, $75.

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Hitch Feeders No. 1, Hooker, Okla.: 503 steers, 1150-1225 lbs., 65% choice, $75; 75 heifers, 1000 lbs., 70% choice, $75.

5 YEARS AGO

Fat lambs sold in San Angelo for $59.50-68, newcrops $72-80. Goldthwaite had fats at $55-62 and Junction fats were $59.50-67. In the Midwest markets, slaughter lambs sold for $57-62.50, up to $64.25 in Sioux Falls.

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Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort Worth, bought in the Texas Panhandle three loads of No. 1 English and exotic cross steers weighing 750 pounds at $81.50; for early March three loads of similar steers to weigh 750 at $82.50.

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Bill Porter, representing Bluegrass Cattle Co., Bowling Green, Ky., sold on a delivered basis to an Oklahoma buyer one load of No.1-plus steers and bulls weighing 350 pounds at $114; to a New Mexico buyer one load of No.1-plus exotic and exotic cross heifers weighing 350 at $104.

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Sugarland Feed Yard, Hereford: 1134 heifers, 1000-1050 lbs., 60% choice, $74.

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Clayton Cattle Feeders, Clayton, N.M.: 279 steers, 1250 lbs., $73; 194 heifers, 975 lbs., $73.