San Saba News & Star
Weather Mostly Cloudy 88.0°F (50%)
Jordan Cattle Auction Mason - San Saba January 31, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013 • Posted February 7, 2013

Receipts totaled 4231 head for the week. The market kept its aggressive tone from earlier in the week and the demand was strong. Stocker steers and heifers sold $5.00-$7.00 higher while feeder steers sold $5.00 higher feeder heifers sold $3.00 higher. Packer cows sold $2.00 higher with the top cow at $89.00 and packer bulls sold $1.00 higher with the top bull at $103.00. The top bred cow brought $1460.00. Replacement cattle sold in great demand with top pairs selling for $1550.00.

Steers: choice lightweight calves 200.00-235.00; choice medium weight calves 155.00-200.00; choice heavyweight calves 140.00-173.00

Heifers: choice lightweight calves 160.00-227.50; choice medium weight calves 135.00-180.00; choice heavyweight calves 130.00-147.00

Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 135.00-156.00; choice heavyweight steer yearlings 128.00-146.00; choice lightweight heifer yearlings 125.00-134.00; choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 115.00-128.00; #2 steer calves and yearlings 128.00-165.00; #2 heifer calves and yearlings 115.00-145.00; shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 110.00-135.00

Bred Cows: choice bred cows 1300.00-1460.00; medium to good bred cows 1100.00-1290.00; plainer and older bred cows 900.00-1090.00

Slaughter Cows: high yield 80.00-85.50; medium yield 73.00-79.00; low yield 65.00-72.00; heiferetts and young stockers 90.00-115.00

Bulls: high yield 100.00-103.00; medium yield 97.00-99.00; low yield 95.00-96.00; feeder 95.00-99.00

Pairs: Choice 1400.00-1550.00; medium to good 1300.00-1390.00; plainer and older 1200.00-1290.00

Representative sales:

Mary Katherine Cox, San Saba, 1 steer, 335 lbs 224.00

Mary Katherine Cox, San Saba, 2 steers, 460 lbs 196.00

R & P Livestock, Cherokee, 3 steers, 523 lbs 186.00

R & P Livestock, Cherokee, 9 steers, 626 lbs 173.50

Holly Breadner, Cherokee, 1 steer, 840 lbs 146.00

George Burton, Comanche, 1 heifer, 210 lbs 202.50

Olan Tisdale, Fredericksburg, 1 heifer, 455 lbs 180.00

R & P Livestock, Cherokee, 8 heifers, 550 lbs 160.00

R & P Livestock, Cherokee, 4 heifers, 659 lbs 147.00

Lewis Linn, San Saba, 1 heifer, 700 lbs 134.00

Wanda Jordan, Art, 1 steer, 420 lbs 200.00

Wesley Watson, Brady, 2 steers, 543 lbs 170.00

Wissemann & Grosse, Mason, 4 steers, 565 lbs 161.00

Donald Durst, Mason, 4 steers, 656 lbs 153.00

Chuck Bearden, Mason, 1 steer, 690 lbs 151.00

Bradley Baethge, Harper, 4 steers, 641 lbs 151.00

Donald Durst, Mason, 3 steers, 783 lbs 135.00

Wissemann & Grosse, Mason, 2 heifers, 523 lbs 147.00

Murchison Ranch, Menard, 2 heifers, 533 lbs 139.00

Katelyn Hargrove, Del Rio, 6 heifers, 547 lbs 138.00

Harvey Moellering, Jr, Fredericksburg, 8 heifers, 699 lbs 133.00

This article has been read 18 times.
Comments
Readers are solely responsible for the content of the comments they post here. Comments do not necessarily reflect the opinion or approval of San Saba News & Star. Comments are moderated and will not appear immediately.
Comments powered by Disqus