Angelo Feeder Lambs,
Cattle Move Higher

SAN ANGELO — Feeder lambs sold $3-5 higher this week, slaughter lambs $5 higher, slaughter ewes firm, instances $2 higher. Receipts totaled 12,466 head, around 60 percent slaughter ewes, 10 percent feeder lambs, five percent slaughter lambs and 25 percent goats.

Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to $1 higher last week, slaughter cows and bulls firm, stock cows and pairs steady. Receipts totaled 5400 head.

There will be no San Angelo sale Thanksgiving week.

Feeder lambs: medium and large 1-2 40-60 lbs. $83-88, 60-80 lbs. $82-88, 80-90 lbs. $82-85.50, 90-100 lbs. $78.50-86, set $88; medium and large No. 2 40-60 lbs. $78-83, 60-90 lbs. $75-82.

Slaughter lambs: choice 2-3 shorn and wooled 90-125 lbs. $77-85; good and choice 2-4 slaughter ewes $35-44, utility and good 1-3 $40-46, few $48-48.50, utility 1-2 $33-41, cull and utility 1-2 $27-32; bucks $32-43.

Stock ewes: medium and large 1-2 yearlings $88 per head, ewes and lambs $37 each.

Goats: slaughter meat type billies 100-150 lbs. $70-110 per head, 150-200 lbs. $100-125; nannies 70-110 lbs. $45-54 cwt., thin 60-90 lbs. $31-44, choice and prime kids and yearlings 50-115 lbs. $80-86, choice 40-90 lbs. $70-80, good 40-100 lbs. $60-70; choice Angoras 50-95 lbs. $38-48 cwt.

Feeder steers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 lbs. $101-109, set $111, 400-500 lbs. $84-94, 500-600 lbs. $76-87, few $88-90, 600-700 lbs. $73-78, 700-800 lbs. $71-77; medium and large 1-2 200-300 lbs. $100-111, 300-400 lbs. $85-100, 400-500 lbs. $75-84, 500-600 lbs. $68-76, 600-700 lbs. $67-73, 700-800 lbs. $65-71.

Feeder heifers: medium and large No. 1 300-400 lbs. $84-90, 400-500 lbs. $74-82, few $84-88, 500-700 lbs. $70.50-78, few $79-80.50, 700-800 lbs. $65-69.50; medium and large 1-2 200-300 lbs. $83-89, 300-400 lbs. $70-84, 400-500 lbs. $65-74, 500-700 lbs. $62-70.50, 700-800 lbs. $59.50-65.

Slaughter cows: breakers $30-35, boners $31-35.50, high yielding $35.50-36.50, lean 850-1200 lbs. $25-31, 700-850 lbs. $23-25; yield grade 1 bulls 1400-2400 lbs. $42-48, high dressing $50, low dressing 1100-1500 lbs. $35-42.

Stock cows: medium and large 1-2 young 850-1000 lbs. $51-58.50, young and middleaged 800-1200 lbs. $40-45, middleaged 900-1250 lbs. $30-35; medium and large 1-2 open heifers 650-800 lbs. $500-520 per head; medium and large 1-2 heavy bred, fancy heifers $615-645, babytooth 600-680. solidmouth $605-700; medium and large 1-2 heavy bred, heifers $505, babytooth $510-570, few light bred $460-505, solidmouth $500-580, few light bred $460-500; medium 1-2 heavy bred heifers $455-495, babytooth $430-480, solidmouth $410-500; medium and large 1-2 fancy babytooth cows with 100-350 lb. calves $700-790 per pair, solidmouth cows with 100-350 lb. calves $700-740, registered Charolais $875, with 350-400 lb. calves $800-900; medium and large 1-2 babytooth cows with 100-350 lb. calves $630-680, solidmouth cows with 100-350 lb. calves $625-700, with 350-400 lb. calves $655-710; breeding bulls $800-1800 per head.

Representative sales:

Cattle: West Texas Rehabilitation Ranch, San Angelo, four cows with calves, $900 per pair; Tom Taylor, Abilene, 11 pairs, $790; Luke Thompson, Brady, 13 pairs, $760; Milton Stephens, Mason, seven pairs, $800; Wilson Ranch, Coleman, 41 bred heifers, $645 per head; Carolina Ranch, Fort McKavett, 24 bred heifers, $600; John Phillips, Garden City, 10 bred cows, $600; U Bar Ranch, Del Rio, 15 bred cows, $680; Terry Ranch, Sterling City, 20 bred heifers, $615; S Ranch, San Angelo, 15 bred cows, $640; Bill Childs, Fort Worth, eight bred cows, $645.

Sheep: David Bean, Ozona, 243 lambs, 67 lbs. $85.50; 134 lambs, 57 lbs. $86.50; Ralph Smetana, Miles, 13 lambs, 70 lbs. $88; Charles Pharis, Eldorado, 11 lambs, 71 lbs. $84; Robert Knox, San Angelo, 11 lambs, 77 lbs. $82; Robert Eaves, McCamey, 105 lambs, 69 lbs. $86; 102 lambs, 93 lbs. $78.50; David Siler, Brady, 16 lambs, 73 lbs. $81; Harold Bragg, Coleman, 55 lambs, 121 lbs. $79; Mike Arrott, Bronte, 64 lambs, 99 lbs. $85; J&B Ranch, Del Rio, 353 ewes, $138 lbs. $43; Dr. Wise, Brownwood, 43 ewes, 175 lbs. $48.50.

Spanish goats: Allen Belk, Winters, 30 head, 52 lbs. $73.50 cwt.; Meadows Ranch, Paradise, 107 head, 48 lbs. $81; Darrell Sellers, Eldorado, 18 head, 47 lbs. $72; Jerome Gully, Miles, 20 head, 60 lbs. $83.