Receipts totaled 3734 head for the week. With a choice offering of calves on hand, demand was good and the market active after last week’s jump in prices. Stocker steers and heifers sold steady to $3 higher with some choice 5 and 6 weights selling $5 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Packer cows and bulls sold $2 lower.
Steers: choice lightweight calves 148-181 choice medium weight calves 135-169, choice heavyweight calves 130-140.
Heifers: choice lightweight calves 130-167, choice medium weight calves 125-137, choice heavyweight calves 116-127.
Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 118-129, choice heavyweight steer yearlings 115-117, choice lightweight heifer yearlings 112-118, choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 100-108, #2 steer calves and yearlings 115-140, #2 heifer calves and yearlings 110-125, shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 80-90.
Bred Cows: choice bred cows 900-1030, medium to good bred cows 760-890, plainer and older bred cows 630-750.
Slaughter Cows: high yield 67-71.50 medium yield 60-66, low yield 50-59, heiferetts and young stockers 75-108.
Bulls: high yield 80-82, medium yield 78-82.50, low yield 70-77, feeder 70-80.
Pairs: Choice – no test, medium to good 900-1080, plainer and older 700-890.
Representative sales:
M & K Cattle Co, Lampasas, 2 steers, 488 lbs 149.00.
Mrs. Buddy Speck, Brady, 1 steer, 535 lbs 144.00.
Lewis Linn, San Saba, 11 steers, 585 lbs139.50.
Lewis Linn, San Saba, 3 steers, 622 lbs 135.00.
Z K Estate, Brady, 9 steers, 558 lbs 133.00.
Broussard & Ashley, Cherokee, 6 steers, 555 lbs 130.00.
Wade Dellis, Goldthwaite, 3 steers, 670 lbs 125.00.
Fleming Springs Ranch, San Saba, 6 steers, 671 lbs 124.00.
Barnes Keith Ranch, Cherokee, 7 steers, 756 lbs 119.00.
Eddie Prine, Lampasas, 1 heifer, 365 lbs 143.00.
Wayne Rials, Evant, 1 heifer, 550 lbs 134.00.
Hemphill Ranch Co, Coleman, 5 heifers, 447 lbs 130.00.
Doug Hemphill, Lohn, 1 heifer, 605 lbs 127.00.
Lewis Linn, San Saba, 8 heifers, 582 lbs 122.50.
Paint Creek Ranch, Telegraph, 3 steers, 313 lbs 176.00.
Paint Creek Ranch, Telegraph, 2 steers, 410 lbs 155.00.
Probst Farms, Brady, 2 steers, 535 lbs 143.00.
Dick Schmidt, Mason, 9 steers, 605 lbs 140.00.
Bill Martin, Jr, Mason, 16 steers, 669 lbs 132.50.
Dick Schmidt, Mason, 2 steers, 693 lbs 125.00.
Wayne C Jordan, Mason, 2 steers, 750 lbs 120.00.
Hal Herbelin, New Braunfels, 6 steers, 915 lbs 115.00.
Maner & Shurley, Harper, 2 heifers, 538 lbs 137.00.
Lorelei Hankins, Rocksprings, 3 heifers, 540 lbs 129.00.
Dick Schmidt, Mason, 5 heifers, 595 lbs 128.00.
R & R Cattle, San Angelo, 4 heifers, 609 lbs 125.00.