45 YEARS AGO

Wayne Cleveland of Canadian, Texas, is reported to have sold 278 steer yearlings at $19, immediate delivery off grass at Matfield Green, Kansas, to Allen Dawson of Amarillo, who bought them on order for Iowa feeders.

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Bob McNally of Roswell is reported to have sold his lambs for October delivery to Louie Falconi, Roswell feedlot operator, at $16 cwt.

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Buck Cone, Amarillo, sold 152 heifer yearlings weighing 625 pounds at $17 to Nebraska buyers, delivered August 24.

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Doc Wimberley of Seminole, Texas, last week sold 200 mixed calves for November 1 to 15 delivery to a Mr. Willis of Dimmitt at $20 on the heifers and $21 on the steers; these are expected to weigh around 400 pounds on delivery.

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A.S. MacArthur of Wagon Mound, New Mexico, is reported to have contracted the Buck York lambs at Las Vegas for October delivery at $17 cwt.

40 YEARS AGO

Lee Corn of Roswell has contracted 3000 mixed lambs, mostly whitefaces, to Jess Corn, also of Roswell, at $18.50 for October delivery; Jess Corn bought these as replacements for his pastures and feedlots. They're expected to be light, averaging around 65 pounds.

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Sid Slaughter, San Angelo, over the past two or three weeks has bought between 10,000 and 12,000 mixed Rambouillet lambs, averaging about 70 pounds and costing from $18 to $19 cwt. in the Sanderson-Dryden area. The lambs are being sheared and put to pastures on Slaughter's San Francisco ranch in Brewster county.

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W.C. Boykin and Shot Miller of Amarillo sold 450 Brahman crossbred heifer yearlings and 650 similar steer yearlings, all weighing 600 pounds, at $23.50 for Oct. 1-10 delivery near Vaughn, N.M. to an out-of-state buyer.

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Gene Dellinger of Mt. Dora, N.M., sold about 200 heifer and steer calves expected to weigh near 425 pounds at $34 and $36 for Oct. 20 delivery to an Oklahoma buyer.

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E.D. Sheets of Clayton, N.M., sold 120 cows and calves at $275 per pair to Forest Atchley of Mt. Dora, N.M.; these were sold for immediate delivery but are to stay on the seller's ranch until Oct. 1 at no extra cost.

35 YEARS AGO

Driggers Land & Cattle Co., Santa Rosa, N.M., sold 650 heifer and steer calves expected to weigh about 400 pounds at $21 and $23 for Sept. 15-Oct. 15 delivery to Illinois feeders.

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D.M. and Bill Cogdell sold off their Silverton, Texas ranch 1400 heifer and steer calves weighing near 400 pounds at $21 and $23 to an Oklahoma buyer.

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Charlie Lewis, Floydada, bought 500 heifer and steer calves weighing about 500 pounds at $19 and $21 from Burleson & Son, Matador.

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L&B Cattle Co., Lubbock, already had 3000 cattle on feed in its first month of operation.

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T-4 Cattle Co., Tucumcari, sold 750 yearling heifers weighing 550 pounds at $19.50 to Illinois buyers.

30 YEARS AGO

Robert Allen, Tulia, bought 450 Hereford, black baldface and Charolais cross heifer and steer calves to weigh 400 and 450 at $31.50 and $34.50 for Oct. 10 delivery from Johnny Burson and Burson Land & Cattle Co., Silverton.

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Frank Allen, Clayton, N.M., bought 900 top Okie steers expected to average about 650 pounds at $30. These were west of Dalhart and were bought for Castro Feeders, Dimmitt.

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Don Geeslin, Goldthwaite, sold 5000-6000 fed lambs weighing 90-92 at $29 f.o.b. his feedlots.

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Parmer County Cattle co., Bovina, sold 389 steers weighing 1090-1125 pounds, 70-80 percent choice, at $30.

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Panhandle Feed Yards, Turpin, Okla., sold 219 heifers weighing 975 pounds, 70 percent choice, at $28.50 to Swift & Co., Guymon, Okla.

25 YEARS AGO

Tommy Buckner, Dalhart, bought out of Florida 156 black baldface and Brangus steers weighing 314 pounds at $29.

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Jerry Womble, Morse, Texas, bought out of South Texas 125 No. 1 Okie with a few Brahman cross steers weighing 330 pounds at $37.50 delivered.

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Robert Snell, Clovis, sold to a local buyer 58 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 732 pounds payweight at $34, delivered.

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Nortex Feedlot Co., Dalhart: 112 steers, 1175 lbs., 75% choice, $44.50.

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Ingalls Feedyard, Ingalls, Kan.: 152 steers, 1175 lbs., 80-85% choice, $44.

20 YEARS AGO

Texas feedlots were selling fed lambs at around $65 to spots $66. Colorado feedlots also quoted fed springers at $65-66.

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Potter Craig, Clovis, bought in the local area one load of No. 1 Okie feeder heifers weighing 550 pounds at $75.50.

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L.B. Worthan, Hereford, bought in the Clovis area one load of No. 1 Okie steers weighing 440 pounds at $102, also 55 No. 1 to choice Okie steers weighing 419 at $97.32. both delivered to Hereford, plus one load of stock cows weighing 800 at $58 delivered to Sunray, Texas, and a load of stock cows weighing 800 at $56 delivered to Nazareth, Texas; in Kentucky one load of No. 1 Okie steers and bulls weighing 364 at $101.71 delivered to Texline and a load of similar cattle weighing 414 at $97.69 delivered to Texline.

15 YEARS AGO

Pearson Cattle Co., Happy, sold to a local buyer 375 No. 1 steers weighing 370 pounds at $68, also 250 No. 1 steers weighing 440 at $67 and 150 similar steers weighing 610 at $62.

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Klemme Cattle Co., Springfield, Mo., sold on a delivered basis to an Iowa buyer two loads of No. 1 Okie steers weighing 729 pounds at $63.12; to a Kansas buyer one load of Holstein steers weighing 653 at $51.14; to a Texas buyer two loads of Holstein steers weighing 980 at $48.25.

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Western-Lockney Ltd., Lockney: 234 steers, 1150 lbs., 50% choice, $64.

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Davidson Feed Pens, Pecos: 45 Holstein steers, 1100 lbs., mostly good, $57.

10 YEARS AGO

JB Cattle Co., Abilene, sold on a delivered basis to Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma buyers one load of No. 1 Okie and crossbred steers weighing 449pounds at $99.80; one load of No. 1 Okie and crossbred heifers weighing 405 at $96.25; a load of similar heifers weighing 462 at $92.77; one load of No. 1 Okie and crossbred steers with a few bulls weighing 546 at $91.75. The firm sold to a Kansas buyer one load of Holstein steers weighing 589 at $81.25.

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XIT Feeders, Dalhart: 2800 steers, 1125-1150 lbs., 70% choice, $73.50; 500 heifers, 1000 lbs., 70% choice, $73.

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Colorado Beef, Lamar, Colo.: 1792 steers, 1125 lbs., 65% choice, $73.50; 513 heifers, 1000 lbs., 65% choice, $73.

5 YEARS AGO

Nortex Feedlot Co., Dalhart: 1387 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $67.

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Cattle Town Inc., Hereford: 281 steers, 1150 lbs., 60% choice, $67.

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Lykes Brothers Feed Yards, Edroy: 380 heifers, 1050 lbs., $64; 567 steers, 1150 lbs., $64.

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Luckey Custom Feedlot, Devine: 300 steers, 1100 lbs., $65.50.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in West Texas and New Mexico for October delivery 1400 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 700 pounds at $71.50.