Roy Byrd of Canyon is reported to have sold 350 heifer calves at $18 and 250 steer calves at $21 for delivery around Jan. 8 to Ben Snyder of Amarillo.

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Patterson Bros. of Roswell are reported to have sold three loads of fed clipped lambs to Stanley Nielson, buyer for Swift & Co., at 18 cents per pound.

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Buck Cone of Amarillo sold, to Russell Ellsaesser of Sublette, Kan., 98 choice Angus cows three to five years old and with 375 pound calves at side at $185 per pair, delivered Dec. 4.

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Jay Jones of Goodwell, Okla. bought 360 steers expected to weigh 750-800 pounds from James L. Rowan, also of Goodwell, for delivery Dec. 11 at $20 cwt.

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Roswell Wool & Mohair Co. sold a carload of lamb wool last weekend to Sheridan & Shultz of Boston at 52 cents. Most of the wool was owned by Charlie Waller.

40 YEARS AGO

Reynolds Foster, Sterling City, sold through Mid-West Feed Yards, San Angelo, this week a load of fat No. 1 pelt lambs weighing 98 pounds at $15.

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Fred Heimann of Hayden, N.M., is reported to have sold about 300 heifer yearlings weighing near 600 pounds at $20.50 to an Amarillo buyer, delivered Dec. 2.

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Jim Monroe, representing the Guseman Estate at Hereford, Texas, sold 200 steer yearlings weighing 740 pounds at $23 and delivered them last Saturday to Iowa buyers.

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Alex Inman of Reydon, Okla., bought 150 steer calves weighing a little under 400 pounds at $23 and received them last week in the Woodward area.

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Jack Drake, San Angelo, bought and received this week from McFadin & Baker, Uvalde, around 800 feeder lambs with No. 1 pelts, weighing 80 pounds at $14.50.

35 YEARS AGO

Ward Howard, Kansas City, Kan., bought 400 steer yearlings weighing about 575 pounds at $20.50 from Hugh Ford, Amarillo. Howard also bought 400 heifers weighing 657 at $19 from M.V. Young, Tribune, Kan., for shipment on order to the Scott City area.

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Armando Raynal, well known rancher of Chihuahua, Mexico, shipped 806 of his reputation Hereford steer calves weighing from 300 to 500 pounds from El Paso to Humboldt, Iowa, where they were to be sold through the Humboldt Livestock Commission Co. auction.

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E.S. Johnny Walker, state land commissioner for New Mexico, announced a 30-day moratorium on sale of state lands. Since Walker took the land office in January 1961, a total of 1,878,994 acres of state-owned land had been sold at auction for $25,274,962.

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John Prather, who ranched near Alamogordo, N.M. (and became a legend in his own time) celebrated his 91st birthday and was still standing off the whole of the U.S. Army single-handedly, as he had for nine years. In 1956 the government tried to force Prather into selling his ranch for an extension to the McGregor Missile Range. At that time Prather was quoted as saying, "I'm 82 years old, but if they think they can wait me out until I die, they have a long wait. I figure to live until I'm 100 — and then I may decide to just go ahead and live another century."

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J.O. Parker, Canyon, bought 900 steers weighing 625-650 pounds at $20 from Hosea Foster and E.L. Hardaway, Canyon.

30 YEARS AGO

Olton Feedyard opened near Olton, Texas, with Charles Koontz as manager and Dr. Van Brimhall, assistant manager. The 22,500 head Olton lots were built by a 20-man corporation made up of local farmers and businessmen.

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Don Fleming, foreman for McCasland & Schiller ranch interests in Highmore, S.D., sold off the Highmore area ranches 1700 Hereford, Angus and black baldface steers weighing a little more than 800 pounds at $30 delivered to Colorado feed yards.

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Roy Thompson and Copus Boyd, Happy, sold 1225 No. 1-2 Okie steers weighing 675-700 pounds at $30.

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Mrs. Dessie Sawyer, Crossroads, N.M., sold 400 Hereford heifer and steer calves weighing 420 and 440 pounds at $32 and $35 delivered to Pete Buske, Friona.

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R.B. Bagley, San Saba, contracted 5500 whiteface mutton lambs off grainfields at $28 to Monfort Packing Co., Greeley, Colo.

25 YEARS AGO

Homer Hill & Sons of Hart and Dimmitt, Texas, bought in the Benjamin, Texas area 435 Hereford, black baldface, Angus and a few Charolais cross steer calves weighing 475 pounds at $29.50.

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Harriet Bros. and Cameron Taylor, Worland, Wyo., sold 3300 lambs off beet pasture at $38 f.o.b. loading points, sorting 30-40 percent fat.

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Hollis Blackwell, Goldthwaite, sold 1500 fed lambs in No. 1 pelts at $42 delivered to Swift & Co., Scottsbluff, Neb. The lambs were on feed at Scottsbluff, weight 104-105 pounds.

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Price Ranch, Portales, N.M., sold to a Clovis buyer 124 cows, half culls and balance young open cows, weighing 821 pounds at $15 delivered.

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Welfare officials report 9.4 percent of Texas' population, a total of 1,055,154, received $35.8 million worth of food stamps during August. The number of persons on food stamp rolls increased by 19,597 from July.

20 YEARS AGO

Tommy McGee, Elida, N.M., sold to a New Mexico buyer 100 Hereford cows, 6-9 years old, two with calves and the balance heavy springers, at $540 per head.

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Ty Jones, Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle 600 No. 1 steers weighing 725 pounds at $78.

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Bill Bookout, Newkirk, N.M., bought on order about 1600 choice Mexican steers weighing 350 pounds at $110.

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XIT Feedyards, Dalhart: 298 steers, 1075 lbs., 75% choice, $69.50; 296 steers, 1125 lbs., 75% choice, $69; 538 heifers, 950 lbs., 75% choice, $67.

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Rio Bravo Cattle Co., Strawn, bought out of Mississippi a load of No. 1 Okie heifer calves weighing 311 pounds at $80.61 delivered to Fort Stockton; and two loads of similar but heavier heifers, one load weighing 364 at $77.92, the other weighing 412 at $75.40, all delivered to Strawn.

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Hughes Land & Livestock, Scott City, Kan: 284 steers, 1100 lbs., 70% choice, $68.

15 YEARS AGO

Fifty-nine bulls averaged $1585 in the West Texas Classic Limousin Sale at San Angelo. Twelve percentage pairs averaged $772.50 and 24 bred heifers $624.50.

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Marc Grange, White Deer, Texas, bought in Southeastern Oklahoma 100 No. 1 Okie steers and bulls, part weighing 325 pounds at $76 and part weighing 380 at $68, also one load of Okie heifers, part weighing 325 at $61 and part 280 at $56.

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Tommy McGee, Elida, N.M., sold to an Oklahoma buyer 152 home-raised Hereford and black baldface steers weighing 738 pounds at $64 and 135 heifer mates weighing a little over 600 at $57.50.

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Bar G Feedyard, Summerfield: 1118 steers, 1050-1100 lbs., 70-80% choice, $68.50; 238 steers,1050 lbs., 70% choice, $68; 214 heiferettes, 1000 lbs., $64.

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Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in Eastern New Mexico 400 choice heifer and steer calves weighing 425 and 450 pounds at $60 and $70, in Central Texas 150 No. 1 and 1½ steers weighing 700-725 pounds at $65.

10 YEARS AGO

Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle 400 No. 1-1½ Okie and crossbred steers weighing 750 pounds at $83, also 220 No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 675 at $80.

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Stiles Cattle Co., Cuero, bought in the local area 94 No. 1 crossbred heifers weighing 535 pounds at $79.70, also 98 South Texas feeder heifers weighing 474 at $77.10 and 108 similar heifers weighing 421 at $76.30.

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Midwestern direct lamb sales, mostly of heavy lambs, started the week at around $56 but by mid-week were averaging nearer $54.

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Dumas Cattle Feeders, Dumas: 640 steers, 1100-1125 lbs., 65% choice, $76.25.

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Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort Worth, bought in the Texas Panhandle two loads of No. 1 Okie and crossbred steers weighing 650-675 pounds at $86, also two loads of similar type steers weighing 700-725 at $84.50.

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Hereford Feedyard Inc., Hereford: 800 steers, 1125-1150 lbs., 60-65% choice, $76.50; 90 heifers, 1075 lbs., 60-65% choice, $76.25.

5 YEARS AGO

McCloy Feedlot, Morse: 185 heifers, 1050-1075 lbs., 60% choice, $68.

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JB Cattle Co., Abilene, sold on a delivered basis to Kansas buyers three loads of No. 1 fancy steers weighing 454 pounds at $94.32, also two loads of heifer mates weighing 459 at $82.44.

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Hill Feed Yard, Hart: 486 steers and heifers, $67.50; 110 steers and heifers, $67.

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Nortex Feedlot Co., Dalhart: 199 steers, 1175 lbs., 60% choice, $68.

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PACO Feed Yard, Friona: 73 steers and heifers, 1050 lbs., 40% choice, $68.