45 YEARS AGO

Vernon Morgan of Amarillo is reported to have sold 130 mixed yearlings at $18 and $20 to Dale Schooler of Amarillo; these were off wheat in the Happy area and were delivered March 2 in Amarillo.

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Neal Edwards of White Deer, Texas, sold five loads of mixed yearlings weighing 600 pounds at $18 for heifers and $20.50 for steers to Bob Andis of Pampa; these were delivered February 27 off wheat pasture.

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Willie Miers of Sonora this week sold and delivered 2200 wooled feeder lambs weighing around 85 pounds at $19.50 for shipment to Kansas feedlots.

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Mutt Beauchamp of Dumas, Texas, sold four loads of fed heifers weighing 904 pounds at $20.25 to Armour & Company, Fort Worth, February 28 delivery.

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Buster Schott of Gruver last week sold 121 steer yearlings for delivery after March 15 to Carl Franks of Grainola, Oklahoma, at 20 cents a pound.

40 YEARS AGO

Foster Pickett, Amarillo, sold 270 choice quality mixed calves estimated to weigh about 450 pounds at $34 straight across to Kenneth LaFon of Amarillo for March 14 delivery.

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Crockett Kehoe and Billy Hulett of Amarillo sold 90 steer calves weighing 491 pounds at $33 and 50 heifer calves weighing 435 at $31.50 and delivered them last Friday to Barrick Cattle Co., Amarillo.

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Martin Domke of Greeley, Colo., is reported to have bought 300 heifers in the Wichita Falls, Texas, area for July delivery at $27.57; the heifers are expected to average 600-650 pounds at delivery.

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Ray Koehler of Dalhart sold 100 steers, fed about 120 days and estimated to weigh 1050 pounds, at $25 for delivery this month to a local packer buyer.

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Ray Burger & Son of Groom, Texas, sold 134 steers weighing around 700 pounds at $26 with 30 head out at $24 to George Smoker of Amarillo, delivered Feb. 28.

35 YEARS AGO

Travis Payne, Canyon, sold 1200 steer yearlings expected to weigh 650 pounds and described as medium quality Herefords, Angus and a few mixed breeds at $21 to R&L Cattle Co., Oklahoma City.

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The First National Bank, Great Falls, Mont., reported the first fall lamb contract of the year, 3500 mixed blackface lambs in the Stanford area at $17.50 for fall delivery.

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Elmo Pinnell, Adrian, sold 160 heifer calves weighing 425 pounds at $22.25 to an Amarillo buyer through Ray Barber, Amarillo broker.

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Bill Wallace, Amarillo, bought for Supreme Beef Co., Lubbock, 172 steers weighing 1112 pounds, high good and choice, at $19.50 f.o.b. the Diedrichsen feedlots at Dumas; also, 46 good grade steers weighing 1100 at $19.75 delivered to the plant from Ike Emmert, Shamrock; and 68 good and choice steers weighing 1100 at $19.50 f.o.b. lots from Lloyd Beauchamp, Dumas.

30 YEARS AGO

Coachella Valley Feed Yards, Coachella, Calif., sold 1250 steers weighing 975 pounds and grading 70 percent choice after 165 days on feed at $30 to a Los Angeles packer. The cattle had been put together as calves in the Brady, Texas area.

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Boise City Feed Yards, Boise City, Okla., sold 100 good and choice 900 pound heifers at $26; 108 mostly choice 1100 pound steers at $28 and 164 mostly choice 1150 pound steers at $27.

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Chaparral Cattle Co., Kerrville, bought 150 springing Hereford cows from Felix Fisher Ranch, Hunt, including 40 four year-olds at $240, the rest six year-olds at $225.

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Shirley Tuttle, San Marcos, bought 200 Hereford steers expected to weigh about 600 pounds at $28.25 from the Tom O'Connor Ranch, Crystal City, for delivery off oatfields May 1; also 105 crossbred steers to weigh about 700 at $27 from G.S. Bodine, San Marcos, for delivery off oatfields and grass May 1-10.

25 YEARS AGO

About 24,000 spring lambs have been sold in the Phoenix area at $40.50-41 for delivery over about six weeks starting March 14. Sellers included Earl Dobson, Sheep Spring Co., Wilaha Sheep Co., Marcus & Goodrich and Redhill Sheep Co. The lambs are expected to weigh 95-105 pounds.

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Monier & Co., Worland, Wyo., sold 25,000 pounds of January and February lamb wools for 83 cents a pound, grease, and about 200,000 pounds of shorter fall shorn lamb wools at 75 cents.

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Hoxie Producers, Hoxie, Kan., bought 143 good and choice steers weighing 738 pounds at $40.35 in Central Kansas.

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Ingalls Feedyard, Ingalls, Kan., bought at local auction 101 choice and better than No. 1 Okie steers weighing 567 pounds at $44; and 200 same type weighing 698 pounds at $42.50.

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Moorman Feed Yards, Hereford: 84 heifers, 760 lbs., good, $44.75.

20 YEARS AGO

Boog Trainham, Raton, N.M., bought in Mississippi 250 Hereford, Angus and black baldface steers weighing 260 pounds at $119.

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Shoenail Ranch Co., Logan, N.M., bought in Mississippi about 1000 No. 1 Okie and crossbred steers and bulls weighing 365 pounds at $94 delivered.

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Buffalo Farms, Goodland, Texas, sold to Troy Baker, San Antonio, 155 commercial Hereford springer cows 6-10 years old at $525 per head.

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Master Feeders II, Garden City, Kan.: 2895 steers, 1060-1070 lbs., 70-75% choice, $68; 250 steers, 1000 lbs., 65-70% choice, $67.75.

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Sugarland Feed Yards, Hereford: 381 steers, 1100 lbs., $68.

15 YEARS AGO

Glenn Franklin, House, N.M., sold to a Texas buyer 600 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 725 pounds at $68.

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Dee Fish, Ranchvale, N.M., sold to a Texas buyer 300 mixed breed steers weighing about 600-620 pounds at $68.

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Dean Campbell, Clovis, sold to a Texas buyer 270 mixed breed steers weighing 600 pounds at $68.

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Leon Musick, Dora N.M., sold to a Clovis buyer 50 Angus heifers and steers weighing 650 and 700 pounds at $59 and $67.

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In Omaha, choice 1050-1300 pound steers brought $67-69, a few topping at $69.25, choice heifers $66-66.50.

10 YEARS AGO

A carload of average to plain adult mohair has been sold by Ozona Wool and Mohair Co. for $1.40 per grease pound.

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The Midwest electronic lamb auction sold a load of lambs out of Iowa at $73.50 shorn, $71.50 wooled, with 30 cents cwt. slide for each pound over 125.

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Fed cattle were stretching toward their all-time high this week, a significant number of steers selling for $79. That put them within 50 cents of their record 1979 top, which lasted about as long as a new shine on a steer buyer's boots.

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Bar G Feedyard, Summerfield: 1166 steers, 1100 lbs., 70% choice, $79; 227 heifers, 975 lbs., 70% choice, $78.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 169 steers, 1100 lbs., 60-65% choice, $78.50.

5 YEARS AGO

XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 1254 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $76; 912 heifers, 1000 lbs., 60% choice, $76.

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Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort Worth, bought in the Texas Panhandle two loads of No. 1 Okie and crossbred steers weighing 625 pounds at $87, also one load of No. 1 English and exotic cross steers weighing 775 at $82 and three loads of No. 1 Okie and exotic steers weighing 800-825 at $80.

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Veribest Cattle Feeders, Veribest: 220 steers, 1075-1150 lbs., 40% choice, $74; 135 heifers, 1000-1100 lbs., 30-40% choice, $74.

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Nortex Feedlot, Dalhart: 383 steers, 1100 lbs., 50% choice, $75.50.

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Sugarland Feed Yard, Hereford: 574 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $76.