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Jordan Cattle Auction
Mason - San Saba • March 18, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010 • Posted March 25, 2010

Receipts totaled 2679 head for the week. The market was very active and aggressive and continues to advance higher with stocker steers selling $2 to $3 higher and stocker heifers moving $5 higher. Feeder steers and heifers all sold $2 higher. Packer cows sold $2 higher and bulls $1 higher. Pairs and bred cows all were $100 higher.

Steers: choice lightweight calves 125-155, choice medium weight calves 115-135, choice heavyweight calves 110-121

Heifers: choice lightweight calves 110-120, choice medium weight calves 105-121, choice heavyweight calves 100-113

Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 104-110, choice heavyweight steer yearlings 94-104, choice lightweight heifer yearlings 88-103, Choice Heavyweight Heifer Yearlings – 75-80, #2 Steer Calves and Yearlings 95-115, #2 Heifer Calves and yearlings 85-105, shorties & plainer calves and yearlings 75-85

Bred Cows: choice bred cows – 890-1120, medium to good bred cows – 780-880, plainer & older bred cows – 500-770

Slaughter Cows: high yield 55-60, medium yield 50-55, low yield 42-49, heiferetts and young stock 60-78

Bulls: high yield – 69-71, medium yield 64-68, low yield 57.50-63, feeder 60-68

Pairs: choice – 1000-1375, medium to good – 880-990, plainer & older – 680-875

Representative sales:

Waco Creek Ranch, San Saba, 5 steers, 344 lbs 139.00

Richard Hayes, Sr, Comanche, 7 steers, 507 lbs 122.50

Barnes Keith Ranch, Cherokee, 9 steers, 564 lbs 121.50

Willena & Larry McKneely, Cherokee, 3 steers, 612 lbs 116.00

Willena & Larry McKneely, Cherokee, 2 steers, 755 lbs 105.50

L C Miller Ranch, Brownwood, 4 heifers, 516 lbs 113.00

Willena & Larry McKneely, Cherokee, 2 heifers, 588 lbs 107.00

Neal Alexander, San Saba, 1 cow, 1375 lbs 59.00

Neal Alexander, San Saba, 1 bull, 1905 lbs 72.00

Smith I Bar Ranch, 14 Brangus pair, 1280.00

Nolan Ryan, 6 Beefmaster pair, 1040.00

Mike Kunz, Fredericksburg, 11 steers, 377 lbs 142.50

Bradley Baethge, Harper, 2 steers, 470 lbs 128.00

Stormy Maner, Harper, 2 steers, 583 lbs 121.00

Stormy Maner, Harper, 5 steers, 681 lbs 111.50

Stormy & Mitchell Maner, Harper, 3 steers, 737 lbs 107.50

Comer & Worrell, Mason, 1 steer, 800 lbs 104.00

Mike Kunz, Fredericksburg, 14 heifers, 406 lbs 115.00

T-Man Ranch, Art, 4 heifers, 503 lbs 110.00

E E Ranch, Round Mountain, 6 heifers, 578 lbs 106.00

Bill Boswell, Brady, 2 heifers, 638 lbs 101.00

Ray Williamson, Menard, 14 Brangus pair (solid mouth) 1005.00

Bruce & Ben Lehmberg, Mason, 1810 lbs 70.00

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