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Mason - San Saba October 13, 2011
Jordan Cattle Auction
Thursday, October 20, 2011 • Posted October 20, 2011

Receipts totaled 1428 head for the week. Receipts were reduced due to the good 4 - 6 inches of rain that fell throughout a lot of the area. Demand was very strong and market active with the stocker steers selling $3 higher and heifers $3-$5 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Packer cows were $5-$6 higher again and packer bulls were $7 higher. Pairs and bred cows were steady with a limited supply.Steers: choice lightweight calves 140-165, choice medium weight calves 130-154, choice heavyweight calves 125-134Heifers: choice lightweight calves 125-145, choice medium weight calves 120-134, choice heavyweight calves 115-120Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 118-127, choice heavyweight steer yearlings – no test, choice lightweight heifer yearlings 110-118, choice heavyweight heifer yearlings – no test, #2 steer calves and yearlings 115-135, #2 heifer calves and yearlings 105-125, shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 80-90Bred Cows: choice bred cows 850-960, medium to good bred cows 700-870, plainer and older bred cows 500-690Slaughter Cows: high yield 60-66, medium yield 50-59, low yield 40-49, heiferetts and young stockers 65-90Bulls: high yield 70-74.50, medium yield 65-69, low yield 60-64, feeder 60-70Pairs: Choice 950-1060, medium to good 860-940, plainer and older 700-850Representative sales:Gray TV Ranch, Ltd, Brady, 7 steers, 431 lbs 154.00Gray TV Ranch, Ltd, Brady, 5 steers, 570 lbs 143.50Gray TV Ranch, Ltd, Brady, 9 steers, 508 lbs 142.00Norris Ranch, Rochelle, 19 steers, 552 lbs 138.00Richard Hayes, Jr, Comanche, 10 steers, 569 lbs 135.00Steve Turco, Brady, 2 steers, 610 lbs 130.00Norris Ranch, Rochelle, 17 steers, 599 lbs 128.00Gray TV Ranch, Ltd, Brady, 24 heifers, 368 lbs 137.00Tenyard Ranch, Lampasas, 3 heifers, 492 lbs 131.50Gerald P Davis, Jr, Pontotoc, 1 cow, 1025 lbs 66.00Jimmy Cone, Llano, 1 bull, 1430 lbs 74.50James Ferguson, Del Valle, 4 steers, 415 lbs 147.00Bauman & Smith, Llano, 1 steer, 510 lbs 144.00Greer Kothmann, Junction, 1 steer, 535 lbs 140.00James K Williams, Fredonia, 2 steers, 550 lbs 138.50Gary Lynn Hahn, Doss, 1 steer, 590 lbs 135.00Taylor & Taylor, Llano, 1 steer, 620 lbs 130.00Madeline Kennedy, Llano, 1 steer, 675 lbs 129.00Richard A Smith, Llano, 1 steer, 735 lbs 123.00Bauman & Smith, Llano, 1 heifer, 510 lbs 115.00Richard A Smith, Llano, 2 heifers, 528 lbs 113.00Jerry L Butler, Llano, 1 heifer, 665 lbs 110.00Receipts totaled 1428 head for the week. Receipts were reduced due to the good 4 - 6 inches of rain that fell throughout a lot of the area. Demand was very strong and market active with the stocker steers selling $3 higher and heifers $3-$5 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Packer cows were $5-$6 higher again and packer bulls were $7 higher. Pairs and bred cows were steady with a limited supply.Steers: choice lightweight calves 140-165, choice medium weight calves 130-154, choice heavyweight calves 125-134Heifers: choice lightweight calves 125-145, choice medium weight calves 120-134, choice heavyweight calves 115-120Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 118-127, choice heavyweight steer yearlings – no test, choice lightweight heifer yearlings 110-118, choice heavyweight heifer yearlings – no test, #2 steer calves and yearlings 115-135, #2 heifer calves and yearlings 105-125, shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 80-90Bred Cows: choice bred cows 850-960, medium to good bred cows 700-870, plainer and older bred cows 500-690Slaughter Cows: high yield 60-66, medium yield 50-59, low yield 40-49, heiferetts and young stockers 65-90Bulls: high yield 70-74.50, medium yield 65-69, low yield 60-64, feeder 60-70Pairs: Choice 950-1060, medium to good 860-940, plainer and older 700-850Representative sales:Gray TV Ranch, Ltd, Brady, 7 steers, 431 lbs 154.00Gray TV Ranch, Ltd, Brady, 5 steers, 570 lbs 143.50Gray TV Ranch, Ltd, Brady, 9 steers, 508 lbs 142.00Norris Ranch, Rochelle, 19 steers, 552 lbs 138.00Richard Hayes, Jr, Comanche, 10 steers, 569 lbs 135.00Steve Turco, Brady, 2 steers, 610 lbs 130.00Norris Ranch, Rochelle, 17 steers, 599 lbs 128.00Gray TV Ranch, Ltd, Brady, 24 heifers, 368 lbs 137.00Tenyard Ranch, Lampasas, 3 heifers, 492 lbs 131.50Gerald P Davis, Jr, Pontotoc, 1 cow, 1025 lbs 66.00Jimmy Cone, Llano, 1 bull, 1430 lbs 74.50James Ferguson, Del Valle, 4 steers, 415 lbs 147.00Bauman & Smith, Llano, 1 steer, 510 lbs 144.00Greer Kothmann, Junction, 1 steer, 535 lbs 140.00James K Williams, Fredonia, 2 steers, 550 lbs 138.50Gary Lynn Hahn, Doss, 1 steer, 590 lbs 135.00Taylor & Taylor, Llano, 1 steer, 620 lbs 130.00Madeline Kennedy, Llano, 1 steer, 675 lbs 129.00Richard A Smith, Llano, 1 steer, 735 lbs 123.00Bauman & Smith, Llano, 1 heifer, 510 lbs 115.00Richard A Smith, Llano, 2 heifers, 528 lbs 113.00Jerry L Butler, Llano, 1 heifer, 665 lbs 110.00

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