45 YEARS AGO

The Vicente lambs at Vaughn, New Mexico, are reported to have sold in the past week at $16.25 to an order buyer at Roswell.

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Wilbur Brown of Christoval this week sold two loads of feeder lambs weighing around 75 pounds through H.B. Mayfield, San Angelo order buyer, at $14.

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Alvin Near of San Angelo this week bought 1500 mixed lambs from Edmiston Brothers of Eldorado at $14 cwt. for immediate delivery.

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Neil Freeman of Dalhart sold 185 mixed calves at $19 and $21 for heifers and steers to Walter Smith of Wyoming, Illinois, delivered September 23.

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Owen Seamands of Clovis sold 225 steer yearlings to Ed Hollenbeck of Dixon, Illinois, at $20 for October 15 delivery; these are expected to average about 800 pounds.

40 YEARS AGO

Roland Jones, Ocate, N.M., sold 200 heifer yearlings weighing about 675 pounds for replacement purposes to an out-of-state buyer at $32, delivered last week.

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Gene Mullendore, Hominy, Okla., sold 800 utility grade slaughter cows weighing about 900 pounds at $17 for immediate delivery to Swift & Co.

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Carroll Farmer & Co., San Angelo, bought and received this week and last, 800 blackface mutton lambs weighing 83 pounds at $16.50 from Pleas Childress, Ozona, and a load of whiteface muttons expected to weigh 75-80 pounds at $16 from Douglas Cauble, Big Lake.

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Ed Hollenbeck of Dixon, Ill., bought from Roger Brumley, Hereford, Texas, 150 steer yearlings weighing about 875 at $26, delivered last week; also 173 steer yearlings weighing about 730 at $26.80 for delivery this week from Charlie Hays of Dimmitt.

35 YEARS AGO

A total of 2100 heifer and steer calves, mostly Hereford-Angus crosses, were sold to Kansas buyers off 13 different ranches in Southwest Texas at $20-25 and $23.15, weighing 350-400 pounds.

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A.J. Kemp. Dimmitt, and Dalby Fleming, Childress, representing Texas Livestock Marketing Assn., bought 365 mixed calves weighing 390 and 410 pounds at $20 and $22.50 from Dalby & Riddle, Spur, and 257 head weighing about 425 at the same prices from J.B. Morrison, Spur.

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Holly Sugar Corp., Denver, bought 1100 good Hereford steer yearlings weighing 650-675 pounds at $20.75 from Lewis Cooper, Kenna, N.M., to go into Holly's new feedlot at Hereford.

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D.I. Barnett, Amarillo, bought 900 heifer and steer calves expected to weigh 325 pounds at $20.90 and $22.90 from Mark Elkins, Grants, N.M., for Oct. 20 delivery.

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E.A. Bridwell, Silverton, sold 200 heifer and steer calves expected to weigh 425 pounds at $21 and $23 for Oct. 5 delivery to a local buyer.

30 YEARS AGO

Southwest Livestock Trading Co., Del Rio, bought 300 Brangus-Galloway crossbred calves expected to weigh 375 at $30.50 and $33.50 for delivery about Nov. 1 from L.A. Weinacht, Balmorhea.

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Proctor & Hays, Channing, Texas, bought in the Channing area 140 black baldface steer yearlings weighing 727 pounds at $29.

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Sheep Feeders Inc., Hereford, sold 2900 fed lambs in No. 1 pelts weighing 100 pounds at $28 f.o.b. the lots.

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Pitman-Easley, Hereford, sold 269 steers weighing 1140 pounds, 70 percent choice, at $27.40.

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Uvalde Feed Yards, Uvalde, Texas, sold 1000-1100 fed lambs to Armour & Co., San Angelo, the reshorns at $27.75, No. 1-2 pelt lambs $28.25 f.o.b. the lots.

25 YEARS AGO

Castor Farms & Feed Yards, Farwell, bought 147 No. 1-2 Okie heifers weighing 617 pounds at $24.17 delivered from the Amarillo Livestock Auction.

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Pitman Feed Yards, Hereford: 246 steers, 1150 lbs., 65% choice, $38.

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Randall County Feed Yard, Amarillo: 228 steers, 1075 lbs., 70-75% choice, $40.

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Perryton Feeders, Perryton: 53 steers, 1125 lbs., 75% choice, $38.75.

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Lockney Feed Yard, Lockney: 75 heifers, 950 lbs., 70% choice, $37.

20 YEARS AGO

Bower & Huber, Worland, Wyo., sold to Eastern buyers two loads of choice Hereford and black baldface heifers weighing 650 pounds at $80.

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Concho Livestock Co., San Angelo, bought a load of good Florida crossbred steer calves weighing 438 at $99.75.

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Sanford Ranch, Fritch, Texas, sold to Amarillo buyers 1012 Hereford steers of Mexican origin weighing 705 pounds at $81.65.

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Fairleigh Feed Yard, Scott City, Kan.: 490 steers, 1175 lbs., $66 and $67.

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Lawson Feedlot, Lubbock: 500 steers, 1175 lbs., 75% choice, $68.

15 YEARS AGO

Babbitt Ranches, Flagstaff, Ariz., sold to a Colorado buyer 1135 Hereford heifers weighing 880 pounds at $57.50.

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B&N Ranch, Parsons, Kan., sold off the Kimbell Ranch, Virgil, Kan., 300 No. 1 feeder steers weighing 600-650 pounds at $63.75 to a Nebraska feeder.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle 220 No. 1 heifers weighing 700 pounds at $57.50.

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Caprock Industries, Gruver, sold out of their feedlot there: 200 steers, 1125 lbs., 65% choice, 461.25; 100 steers, 1025 lbs., 65% choice, $61; 200 steers, 1100 lbs., 55% choice, $60.

10 YEARS AGO

Wool Growers Central Storage Co., Ozona, sold at private treaty about 70,000 pounds of fall wool at $1.20-1.40, bulk $1.30-1.32.

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Cattle Town Inc., Hereford: 1085 steers, 1100-1150 lbs., 70-75% choice, $70; 70 steers, 1250 lbs., 70-75% choice, $69.50.

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Texas Beef Producers, Dumas: 480 heifers, 1000 lbs., 45% choice, $69.

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Palo Duro Feeders, Gruver: 220 heifers, 1000 lbs., 45% choice, $69.

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PACO Feed Yard, Friona: 338 steers, 1175 lbs., 70% choice, $70.

5 YEARS AGO

DGC Feeders Inc., Gruver: 751 steers, 1250 lbs., $67; 441 heifers, 1100 lbs., $67.

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McCloy Feedlot, Morse: 148 steers, 1175 lbs., $67; 247 heifers, 1040 lbs., $67.

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Tejas Feeders Inc., Pampa: 278 heifers, 1050 lbs., $67.

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Miller Feedyard, Satanta, Kan.: 280 heifers, $66.50; 120 steers, $66.50.

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Cal-Tex Feed Yard, Trent: 315 heifers, 1000 lbs., $66.25.