Receipts totaled 2294 head for the week. The market moved dollars higher on all classes of cattle. Stocker steers sold $5 to $7 higher and heifers were $5 higher. The feeder steers were $2 to $5 higher with several drafts of 700 weights in the $1.10 to $1.14 range and 600 weights $1.12 to $1.22 on the front end kind. Packer bulls were $2 higher and packer cows were $2 to $3 higher. The weaned cattle were in good demand selling $5 to $8 higher, depending on size and kind, compared to non-weaned.

Steers: choice lightweight calves 135-158, choice medium weight calves 120-130, choice heavyweight calves 113-122

Heifers: choice lightweight calves 115-131, choice medium weight calves 110-144.50, choice heavyweight calves 105-115

Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 110-116.50, choice heavyweight steer yearlings 103-112, choice lightweight heifer yearlings 93-102.50, choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 87-92, #2 steer calves and yearlings 93-118, #2 heifer calves and yearlings 87-110, shorties & plainer calves and yearlings 75-85

Bred Cows: choice bred cows - no test, medium to good bred cows - no test, plainer & older bred cows - 640-750

Slaughter Cows: high yield 63-69, medium yield 58-62, low yield 52-57, heiferetts and young stock 65-80

Bulls: high yield – 75-79, medium yield – 70-74, low yield – 65-69, feeder 65-73

Pairs: choice – 1000-1200, medium to good – 880-990, plainer & older – 750-870

Representative sales:

Bar Z Ranch, Brady, 15 steers, 725 lbs 112.91

J & M Ranching, Frede-ricksburg, 8 steers, 815 lbs 106.69

VealeRanches,

C J Ernst Ventures, Fort McKavett, 13 heifers 652 lbs 110.50

PS Cattle, San Saba, 36 angus steers, 612 lbs 122.50

PS Cattle, San Saba, 30 angus steers, 682 lbs 115.25

PS Cattle, San Saba, 21 angus heifers, 611 lbs 111.00

Kerry Joy, Eldorado, 8 steers, 636 lbs 121.50

Robbie Broyles, Spring Branch, 6 steers, 743 lbs 116.50

Brasada Ranch, Brady, 10 steers, 722 lbs 114.75

Paul Turney, Sonora, 9 heifers, 460 lbs 144.50

Paul Turney, Sonora, 8 heifers, 571 lbs 137.00

Riata River Ranch, Fort Worth, 16 heifers, 603 lbs 113.00

Robbie Broyles, Spring Branch, 1 cow, 1215 lbs 68.00

Haverlah & Penn, Llano, 1 bull, 2270 lbs 78.50

Breckenridge, 31 steers, 637 lbs 118.34