45 YEARS AGO

J.E. White & Sons of Alpine sold 1524 fat wool lambs averaging 95 pounds at $18 in Fort Worth Monday through Bob Bramlett of Daggett-Keen Commission Company.

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Herman Carter of Mid-West Feed Yards, San Angelo, bought two loads of mixed lambs from Rufus Foster of Sterling City at 15 cents a pound; thee delivered this week and weighed 87 pounds.

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Pete Buske of Friona, Texas bought 250 mixed calves from O.C. Sykes, Ballinger, at $19 and $20; these were delivered September 18 and weighed 495 pounds.

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Harry Carlisle, owner of the Bar H Ranch, Laverne, Oklahoma, recently contracted 600 head of Hereford and Angus calves to Lloyd Shelton of Clarendon, Texas, for October delivery at $18 and $20 respectively for Hereford heifer and steer calves, at $19 and $21 for Angus heifer and steer calves.

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H.G. Beauchamp of Amarillo sold 100 heifer calves weighing about 330 pounds at $21 to Schroeter Grain Company of Dumas, Texas, for October 12 delivery.

40 YEARS AGO

Jack Dettle and Art Ross of Stratford, Texas, bought 90 heifer yearlings weighing about 700 pounds at $25.50 from Dwight Hester of Stratford for Oct. 1 delivery.

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Joe L. Smith of Dalhart is reported to have bought 300 Santa Gertrudis heifer and steer calves expected to weigh about 400 pounds at $28 straight for Nov. 5 delivery from Bert Kincaid of Fort Stockton.

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Owen Seamands and John Pittman of Hereford, Texas, sold 1600 good and choice steer yearlings expected to weigh 750 to 850 pounds at $26.25 to $27 depending on weight to Ed Hollenbeck of Dixon, Ill.

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Ben Dechert, Junction, bought and received over the past week 9700 light lambs from various Junction area ranchers. Prices ranged from $16-16.50 for straight muttons to $18 for both whiteface and blackface straight mixed lambs. Weights averaged about 68 pounds. The lambs were delivered to Brady, Llano and Mason ranchers.

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Lloyd Coake of Dodge City, Kan., sold 113 steer yearlings weighing 800-1000 pounds at $25 and $26 depending on weight to Smith & Stenth, Pratt, Kan., delivered Sept. 17.

35 YEARS AGO

George Cator, Nara Visa, N.M., sold 925 steer yearlings at $20, about 325 already delivered averaging 790 pounds and the balance expected to weigh near 850.

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Fred Heimann, Hayden, N.M., sold 500-600 steer yearlings expected to weigh 675 pounds at $20.50.

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Hughes Cattle Co., Phoenix, bought 2000 steer yearlings expected to weigh about 700 pounds from the ORO's ranch near Prescott at $20 for Oct. 15 delivery; also 138 steers weighing near 800 pounds at $20.50 from John Hunt, Snowflake, Ariz.

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Hamilton Ranch Co., Carrizo Springs, sold 350 mixed calves described as good to choice Hereford expected to weigh near 400 pounds at $20.50 and $22.50 to Ewing Halsell, San Antonio.

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Friona Feedlots sold 300 good and choice steers weighing about 1060 pounds at $23.60 and 200 steers, mostly choice, weighing 1025 at $24.50.

30 YEARS AGO

Leon Low, Lamesa, sold off his ranch at Whiteface 800 Hereford and black baldface heifer and steer calves expected to weigh 425 pounds at $32 and $35.

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Kermit Smith, Santa Rosa, N.M., sold 80 head of 8-10 year-old cows expected to weigh 1000 pounds at $17 for Nov. 1-15 delivery.

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Dick Montgomery, Channing, bought 2960 heifer and steer calves expected to weigh about 360 pounds at $34.50 and $37.50 from Taylor Lawrence of Northwest Cattle Co., Phoenix. These were to be delivered off the TO Ranch, Raton, other ranches in the Wagon Mound, N.M. area and at Canadian, Texas.

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Norman Libby, Bueyeros, N.M., sold 1300 choice Hereford heifer and steer calves expected to weigh 360 and 370 pounds at $34 and $37.50 to Cotton McDade, Trinidad, Colo., on order for Leroy Williams of Carrizo Springs, Texas.

25 YEARS AGO

Woods & Defke, Eaton, Colo., sold 1000 fed lambs in No. 1-2 pelts at $38 delivered Denver, expected weight 115 pounds.

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Fain Ranch, Amarillo, sold to Les Parker, Stratford, 500 choice Hereford heifer and steer calves expected to weigh 385 and 400 pounds at $30 and 433.

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Northwest Feedyard, Buffalo, Okla.: 337 steers, 1060 lbs., 75% choice, $40.

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Baca Feeders, Midland: 100 heifers, 925 lbs., 65% choice, $38.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 1000 steers, 1100 lbs., mostly choice, $39.50.

20 YEARS AGO

Foy Proctor, Midland, sold to a San Angelo buyer 98 grass-fat Hereford steers of his own raising, weighing 946 pounds at $70.

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Furr Ranch, Jayton, sold to Carl Frank, Guymon, Okla., 250 heifers and steers mostly Brangus with a few Hereford and black baldface, weighing 400-460 pounds at $85 and $95.

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Supreme Feeders, Liberal, Kan.: 201 steers, 1125 lbs., 85% choice, $70.

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Texas Beef Producers, Dumas: 157 heifers, 850 lbs., 65% choice, $67.50.

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Kearny County Feeders, Lakin, Kan.: 200 steers, 1135 lbs., 75% choice, $70.

15 YEARS AGO

Ozona Wool and Mohair Co. has sold 65,000 pounds of wool at private treaty, paint-free at $1.05 and paint wool at 95 cents.

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A string of 2800 feeder steers to weigh 750-800 pounds sold in the Cimarron, N.M. area for mid-October delivery at $63.75 to Texas Panhandle buyers, names withheld.

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Sam Britt, Clayton, N.M., sold off his Pasamonte ranch 490 home-raised no. 1 steers weighing 750 pounds at $63.50, also 220 heifer mates weighing 700 at $58.

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Owen Norfleet, Lubbock, bought in the Fort Worth area 220 Charolais cross heifers weighing 435 pounds at $59.68 delivered.

10 YEARS AGO

Export of female slaughter animals into Mexico will resume Oct. 1, but some new restrictions will be imposed.

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Rob Brown, Throckmorton, sold 125 Angus steer calves weighing 581 pounds at $95.

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Bill Ragland, Brenham, bought in the local area 182 mostly No. 1 crossbred and Okie heifers weighing 405 at $84.10; 172 mostly No. 1 crossbred and Okie heifers weighing 441 at $81.74.

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Bar G Feedyard, Summerfield: 3054 steers, 1150 lbs., 70% choice, $69; 912 heifers, 1050 lbs., 70% choice, $69; 234 steers, 1150 lbs., 65% choice, $68; 82 steers, 1150 lbs., 50% choice, $67.

5 YEARS AGO

Randall County Feed Yard, Canyon: 1793 steers, 1200 lbs., 60% choice, $67; 296 heifers, 1100 lbs., 60% choice, $67.

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Cattle Town Inc., Hereford: 244 steers, 1225 lbs., $67; 389 steers and heifers, 1250 lbs., $65.

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San Angelo Feed Yards, San Angelo: 200 heifers, 850 lbs., $66.25; 50 heifers, 850 lbs., $66.

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Hill Feed Yard, Hart: 1296 steers, 1250 lbs., 55% choice, $66; 231 heifers, 1075 lbs., 55% choice, $66.

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Sugarland Feed Yards, Hereford: 90 heifers, 1050-1075 lbs., $67.