45 YEARS AGO

H.M. Gray, Amarillo, bought 50 cows with 40 calves on them at $150 per cow from G.W. Williams, Bovina, April 22 delivery; these were described as good three and four year-old cows.

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Buck Thompson of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, last week sold 350 good quality short age steer yearlings to J.L. Taylor of Douglass, Kansas, for immediate delivery at 22 cents a pound.

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Hal Gallo of Dalhart, Texas, sold 205 good quality heifer yearlings estimated to weigh about 625 pounds to Shelton & Chamberlain of Clarendon at $18.50, April 30 delivery; to be driven nine miles and weighed with one and one half percent shrink.

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In the Augusta, Montana area, 250 choice quality Hereford steer calves were contracted April 19 for October 15 delivery at 20 cents per pound, reports E.F. Galt of the First National Bank, Great Falls.

40 YEARS AGO

Joe Mims of Roswell, N.M., last week received 600 whiteface yearling ewes out of the wool at $19.50 per head in the San Saba, Texas area and shipped them to California.

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C.B. Erdwurm of Clovis sold 100 cows and calves at $265 to Clyde Cooper, Tucumcari, for immediate delivery; these cows were two to four years old.

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Phillip Smith of Llano, Texas, sold 850 whiteface yearling ewes out of the wool, described as extra good quality, at $20 per head to G.W. Townsend of Hunt, Texas.

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Lloyd Kinyon of Clovis bought 86 short age stocker steer yearlings averaging 468 pounds at $32 and received them April 27 from Clarence Mason, Muleshoe.

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Paul Newman of Lubbock sold, to Woods & Hunt of Seminole, Texas, 150 choice quality steers expected to weigh 465 pounds at $35 for May 10 delivery and two loads of Angus cows and calves, threes to sixes, at $265 for April 30 delivery.

35 YEARS AGO

Ross Rentfro, Amarillo, bought 259 steers described as choice quality Herefords weighing 442 pounds at $25.50 from George Porter, Amarillo.

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Ben Dechert, Junction, contracted 7000 spring lambs expected to weigh 70 pounds for delivery June 1 at $20.50 from Jack Patterson and Woodrow Lankford, Uvalde.

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Charlie Dunlap, Vaughn, N.M., sold 151 two year-old heifers at $150 per head through Travis Killough, Ft. Sumner, to a Cuervo, N.M. buyer.

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Shipments of feeder cattle and calves into eight Cornbelt states during the first three months of 1964 totaled 2,200,000 head, or 33 percent more than during the same period the previous year.

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Bill SoRelle, Amarillo, sold 221 heifers averaging 545 pounds at $18 to Foster Pickett, Amarillo: these included Hereford, Angus and some plain heifers, SoRelle also sold 221 "put together" steers weighing 687 at $19, delivered to the Hill & Rhoderick feedlots, Plainview.

30 YEARS AGO

John R. Scott sold some 5300 heifer and steer calves at auction in Billings, Mont. A total of 2128 heifers averaging 490 pounds brought an average of $34.73 cwt.; 316 head of three-way cross heifers (out of Hereford-Angus crossbred cows and a Shorthorn bull) weighing 477 pounds $38.83; a group of heifer yearlings averaging near 700 pounds $30 to $32, mostly $31 up. A total of 3108 steer calves averaging 522 brought an average of $37.21; the top 1852 head, averaging 512 pounds, brought $38.15. Two loads of steers, one 42 head weighing 429 and the other 47 head weighing 412, sold at $40.

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Swisher County Cattle Co., Tulia, bought 680 native Hereford, Angus and black baldface steers expected to weigh 700 pounds at $27.50 and 150 similar heifers to weigh 600 at $25.50 for October delivery in the Albuquerque, N.M. area.

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Hi-Plains Feed Yard, Friona, sold 350 steers weighing 1100-1125 pounds, grading 75 percent choice, at $31.50 and 550 plain good and choice 1050 pound steers at $29.

25 YEARS AGO

Schoenfield & Sons Warehouse, Eden, sold 94,200 pounds from 57 1/4 cents to 77 5/8, bulk around 68-69 cents.

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Idaho's first spring lamb pool of the year, 500 head weighing 106 pounds, sold at Rupert this week for $42.26 f.o.b. loading point to a California packer.

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Joe Rountree, Wellington, bought and received from Jimmy Coleman, Wellington, one load of No. 1 Okie steers weighing 570 pounds at $42.

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Continental Cattle Co., Amarillo and Dodge City, Kan., bought and received at Beaver, Okla. 110 Hereford and black baldface steers weighing 750 pounds at $43.

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Roland Moore, Clovis, sold and delivered to a local buyer 180 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 532 pounds at $45.

20 YEARS AGO

George Edmonds, Happy, bought in North Carolina one load of No. 1 heifers weighing 350 pounds at $109 delivered.

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Red Burkhart, Beaumont, sold to West Texas buyers 202 crossbred steer calves weighing 200 pounds at $169, also one load of crossbred heifers weighing 225 at $118.37.

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Potter Craig, Clovis, bought in the local area for May 15 delivery one load of No.1 steers to weigh 725 pounds at $85.

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Hughes Land & Livestock, Scott City, Kan.: 266 heifers, 900-920 lbs., 75-80% choice, $73.50.

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John Womack, Canyon, sold out of International Cattle Systems Feedlot, Pampa: 155 steers, 1100 lbs., 80% choice, $78.

15 YEARS AGO

Total red meat production under federal inspection last week was an estimated 690 million pounds, four percent below the previous week and three percent below the same week a year ago.

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While cattle on feed April 1 in the 13 major feeding states were up two percent from a year ago, Texas cattle feeders had 24 percent more in their lots.

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Young Land & Cattle and Bob Young, Seymour and Dundee, sold to an Oklahoma City commission firm 3800 crossbred steers to weigh 750 pounds at $66, to be delivered off wheat between now and May 15.

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USDA reports 1900 medium and a few large No. 1 steers selling in Oklahoma range trade, weighing about 800 pounds at $62-63.50, also 625 similar heifers weighing 625-650 at $57-59.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 615 steers, 1075 lbs., 70% choice, $69; 99 heifers, 975 lbs., 80% choice, $67.50.

10 YEARS AGO

Bill Ragland, Brenham, bought in the local area 164 No. 1 Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 416 pounds at $82.70; 214 No. 1 crossbred and Okie heifers weighing 489 at $80.30; 189 similar heifers weighing 357 at $79.40.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 2730 steers, 1100 lbs., 65% choice, $76; 203 heifers, 1050 lbs., 50% choice, $75.

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Bar G Feedyard, Summerfield: 440 steers, 1100 lbs., $75.50; 1248 steers, 1100 lbs., $75.

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Sonora Wool and Mohair sold 100,000-110,000 pounds of kid at three price levels according to quality: $5, $4.50 and $3.25.

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The Billings, Mont. auction quoted feeder lambs 45-60 pounds at $78.50-80.50, 70-120 pounds $67-72.

5 YEARS AGO

Dick Compton, San Angelo, bought 5000 oldcrop feeder lambs off pastures in the San Saba and Brady areas, to weigh around 100 pounds at $50.

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Joe Johnson, representing Cherry Cattle Co., Bowling Green, Ky., sold on a delivered basis to Kansas buyers one load of No. 1 mixed color newcrop steer and bull calves weighing 357 pounds at $112.66, also a load of similar heifers, including a few Herefords, weighing 404 at $96.28.

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Sugarland Feed Yard, Hereford: 571 steers, 1200 lbs., 60% choice, $75.

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Cattle Town Inc., Hereford: 225 steers, 1125 lbs., 60% choice, $74.

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XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 1413 steers, 1175 lbs., 60% choice, $73.50; 506 heifers, 1000 lbs., 60% choice, $73.50.