San Saba, Brownwood,
Mason Feeders Active

Better grading feeder steers and heifers sold active in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week, lower quality kinds steady to $1 lower, slaughter cows and bulls steady, bred stock cows $25-75 higher, pairs in poor demand. Receipts totaled 4499 head at the three sales.

Feeder steers: 150-300 lbs. $94-124, 300-400 lbs. $94-118, 400-500 lbs. $82-100, 500-600 lbs. $72-86.50, 600-700 lbs. $70-79, 700-800 lbs. $65-75.

Feeder heifers: 150-300 lbs. $85-97, 300-400 lbs. $74-97, 400-500 lbs $70-85, 500-600 lbs. $64-77, 600-700 lbs. $64-76.50, 700-900 lbs. $62-71.50; replacements $76-92.

Slaughter cows: all grades $28-37.50; bulls $40-48; bred stock cows $375-660 per head; cows with calves $425-735 per pair.

Representative sales: David Lake No. 1, Tyler, black mottlefaced steer, 305 lbs. $118; Jay Parr, Kingsland, black steer, 355 lbs. $113; Hazel P. Heatherly, Rickland Springs, black steer, 410 lbs. $100; I.O.K. Kothmann Estate, Menard, seven black steers, 503 lbs. $86.50; Brent Keyser, Fredericksburg, two black whiteface steers, 538 lbs. $83.50; Keith Bessent, San Saba, two Charolais cross steers, 730 lbs. $75; gray heifer, 640 lbs. $76.50; Jimmy Shook, San Saba, four black steers, 726 lbs. $74; Bob Wilkinson, Menard, black steer, 800 lbs. $73.50; Bay Maintenance Co., Horseshoe Bay, 15 mixed steers, 824 lbs. $71.25; Foster Madeley, Conroe, Charolais cross heifer, 300 lbs. $97; Charolais cross heifer, 410 lbs. $85; E.C. Carta, Llano, two black heifers, 513 lbs. $77; Don Burnham, San Saba, black heifer, 700 lbs. $71.50; E.D. England, Brownwood, black steer, 365 lbs. $109; Rodney Schoen, Comanche, Charolais steer, 415 lbs. $107.50; two Charolais cross steers, 625 lbs. $78.50; Wade Roberts, Moran, red whiteface steer, 630 lbs. $81; Joe Brooks, Goldthwaite, black steer, 705 lbs. $76; R.A. Blair, Hobbs, N.M., red whiteface steer, 755 lbs. $75; red whiteface heifer, 615 lbs. $74; 2-B Ranch, Brownwood, black steer, 810 lbs. $74; W.C. Patrick, Rochelle, black heifer, 345 lbs. $102; black heifer, 500 lbs. $76; Hugh Bushnell, Cross Plains, black heifer, 440 lbs. $86; Lonesome Oak Ranch, Midland, six Charolais cross heifers, 413 lbs. $84; Lazy Y Ranch, Brownwood, eight black heifers, 568 lbs. $75; Worth Gaines, Brownwood, black whiteface heifer, 645 lbs. $73.50; Wade Roberts, Moran, two black whiteface heifers, 718 lbs. $70.