Angelo Feeder Lambs
Firm, Cattle Softer

SAN ANGELO — Feeder lambs sold firm this week, slaughter lambs steady and slaughter ewes $2-4 lower. Receipts totaled 14,206 head, around 55 percent slaughter ewes, 10 percent feeder lambs, five percent slaughter lambs and 30 percent goats.

Feeder steers and heifers sold weak to $1 lower last week, slaughter cows and bulls weak, stock cows and pairs weak. Receipts totaled 5650 head.

Feeder lambs: medium and large 1-2 50-80 lbs. $75-79, 80-90 lbs. $72-78.50, 90-100 lbs. $72-77.50; medium and large 2 50-80 lbs. $66-76, 80-90 lbs. $65-72.

Slaughter lambs: choice 2-3 shorn and wooled 90-130 lbs. $70-76, few $77-79, 140-155 lbs. $67-70; good and choice 2-4 slaughter ewes $28-38, utility and good 1-3 $29.50-39, few $41-44.50, utility 1-2 $25-32, cull and utility 1-2 $22-25; bucks $28-38.

Goats: slaughter meat-type billies 100-155 lbs. $60-105 per head, 150-210 lbs. $100-325; nannies 70-110 lbs. $42-52 cwt., few $52-58, thin 60-90 lbs. $30-40, choice and prime kids and yearlings 40-100 lbs. $75-81, choice 40-100 lbs. $65-75, good 40-100 lbs. $55-65; stock nannies 50-60 lbs. $35-39 per head, 60-120 lbs. $67.50-70, 80-130 lbs. $55-60 cwt.; choice Angoras 70-95 lbs. $45-51 cwt., good 50-80 lbs. $35-45.

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 lbs. $100-110, 400-500 lbs. $85-92, 500-600 lbs. $77-84.50, 600-700 lbs. $73.50-78, 700-800 lbs. $72-77.50; medium and large 1-2 200-300 lbs. $98-110, 300-400 lbs. $85-100, 400-500 lbs. $76-86, 500-600 lbs. $69-78, 600-700 lbs. $67-74, 700-900 lbs. $65-72.

Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 lbs. $84-89, 400-500 lbs. $74-84.50, few $85.50-86, 500-700 lbs. $70.50-78, set 80, 700-800 lbs. $66-72; medium and large 1-2 200-300 lbs. $83-86, 300-400 lbs. $74-84, 400-500 lbs. $66-74, 500-700 lbs. $63-70.50, 700-800 lbs. $60-66.

Slaughter cows: breakers $33-36.50, boners $32-37, lean $26-32, high dressing $37-39.50; yield grade 1 bulls 1500-2100 lbs. $43-48, low dressing 1100-1600 lbs. $38-42.

Stock cows: medium and large 1-2 young 700-1000 lbs. $51.50-58, young and middleaged 800-1000 lbs. $42-46, middleaged 900-1250 lbs. $31-38; medium and large 1-2 bred young cows and heifers $515-610 per head, medium 1-2 $370-510; medium and large 1-2 cows with 100-300 lb. calves $685-740 per head, medium 1-2 cows with 100-300 lb. calves $540-675.

Representative sales:

Cattle: Santa Anna Farms, Midlothian, 15 steers, 420 lbs. $91.50; 12 heifers, 410 lbs. $85.50; Kenneth Kirk, Mt. Pleasant, three steers, 430 lbs. $90; Don Parrish, Plains, three steers, 330 lbs. $100; six heifers, 663 lbs. $74.50; Robert Stansberry, Eden, 22 steers, 515 lbs. $84.50; 12 heifers, 543 lbs. $75; Vest Ranch, Kermit, 16 steers, 701 lbs. $76.50; 15 heifers, 695 lbs. $75; Riagra Land and Cattle, Amarillo, 11 heifers, 549 lbs. $73; four cows, 1065 lbs. $35.50; John Wolf, Valera, 12 heifers, 434 lbs. $84.50; Galen Akin, San Angelo, nine heifers, 667 lbs. $73.50; Joe Bean, Ozona, 12 heifers, 557 lbs. $73; Rollie Ledbetter, Melvin, three cows, 1175 lbs. $35.50; Betty Stewart, Sonora, bull, 2070 lbs. $46.

Also: Rex Bomar, Midland, two steers, 300 lbs. $113; four heifers, 434 lbs. $84; J.L. Davis, San Angelo, three steers, 442 lbs. $91; R.R. Ranch, Del Rio, five steers, 389 lbs. $91; BPN Cattle, Midland, 17 steers, 645 lbs. $75.25; Cravens Ranch, Mertzon, four steers, 664 lbs. $74.50; Jerry McCabe, Lubbock, 11 heifers, 634 lbs. $74; WT Ranch, Pecos, 21 heifers, 553 lbs. $74; Larry Burch, Menard, six heifers, 449 lbs. $80; Mt. Pass Beefmaster, Merkel, seven cows, 1074 lbs. $36; Rocking Chair Ranch, Fort McKavett, 22 cows, 1236 lbs. $35.25.

Sheep: Paul Hudman, Miles, 18 lambs, 83 lbs. $75; R&R Ranch, Ballinger, 37 lambs, 88 lbs. $77; Becky Rohnfield, Ballinger, 43 lambs, 90 lbs. $75; Geneva Edwards, San Angelo, 18 lambs, 111 lbs. $70; Authur Young, Brady, 38 lambs, 120 lbs. $74; Hubert Jones, Knickerbocker, three lambs, 112 lbs. $76; D&J Ranch, San Angelo, 66 ewes, 130 lbs. $40.50; Hudson Ranch, Miles, 237 ewes, 126 lbs. $42.

Spanish goats: John Walker, Snyder, 28 head, 66 lbs. $79; Karen Griffin, Voss, 15 head, 60 lbs. $77; Danny Baker, Stanford, 23 head, 45 lbs. $69; Marshall Barton, O’Donnell, nine head, 98 lbs. $78.