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Mason - San Saba December 8, 2011
Jordan Cattle Auction
Thursday, December 15, 2011 • Posted December 15, 2011

Receipts totaled 4002 head for the week. The market continued its strong tone after the advance in the market these last 5 weeks. One set of 5 steers weighing 308 pounds sold for $228cwt and another set of steers weighing 576 pounds sold for $171cwt. Stocker steers sold $5 higher and the heifers sold $5-$6 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Packer cows sold $4 higher and bulls sold $3 higher. Bred cows and pairs sold steady.Steers: choice lightweight calves 180-228, choice medium weight calves 150-199, choice heavyweight calves 140-160Heifers: choice lightweight calves 140-197.50, choice medium weight calves 135-170, choice heavyweight calves 130-139Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 135-143, choice heavyweight steer yearlings 127-133, choice lightweight heifer yearlings 120-127, choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 115-127, #2 steer calves and yearlings 130-150, #2 heifer calves and yearlings 117-135, shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 100-120Bred Cows: choice bred cows 950-1605, medium to good bred cows 775-940, plainer and older bred cows 560-770Slaughter Cows: high yield 70-80.50, medium yield 60-69, low yield 47-59, heiferetts and young stockers 75-120Bulls: high yield 80-89, medium yield 75-79, low yield 65-70, feeder 65-75Pairs: Choice 1000-1710, medium to good 900-990, plainer and older 790-890Representative sales:Odom Ranch, Richland Springs, 5 steers, 308 lbs 228.00David Stuart, Sheffield, 5 steers, 317 lbs 217.50James Ferguson, Del Valley, 5 steers, 356 lbs 207.00Tom Sammons, Jr, Brady, 8 steers, 371 lbs 199.00Bob Yates, Cherokee, 4 steers, 491 lbs 173.00Richard Hayes, Jr, Comanche, 5 steers, 576 lbs 171.00Dr. Daniel Fritz, DVM, Fredericksburg, 10 steers, 553 lbs 166.00Wayne House, Comanche, 11 steers, 611 lbs 160.00Dr. Robert H Johnson, Brownwood, 15 steers, 692 lbs 142.00Wayne House, Comanche, 16 steers, 757 lbs 136.00Greg McGregor, Lometa, 1 heifer, 420 lbs 210.00Donald Trull, Brady, 2 heifers, 340 lbs 173.00Bob Yates, Cherokee, 6 heifers, 318 lbs 167.00C-Bar Ranch, Goldthwaite, 3 heifers, 367 lbs 165.00Wynona Winters, Goldthwaite, 5 heifers, 401 lbs 157.00Ray Hamrick, San Saba, 4 heifers, 421 lbs 152.00Martha Ann Lawhorn, Gatesville, 3 heifers, 572 lbs 143.00Trey & Chase Wardlow, Sonora, 8 steers, 324 lbs 194.00Trey & Chase Wardlow, Sonora, 13 steers, 418 lbs 170.00J A Davis, Menard, 4 steers, 531 lbs 161.00Tony Dutton, San Angelo, 2 steers, 570 lbs 157.00Tony Dutton, San Angelo, 4 steers, 563 lbs 153.00Turney Friess, Sonora, 9 heifers, 466 lbs 143.00Trey & Chase Wardlow, Sonora, 7 heifers, 448 lbs 142.00J A Davis, Menard, 3 heifers, 522 lbs 142.00Young & Geistweidt, Fredericksburg, 1 cow, 1050 lbs 76.00Randy Lehmberg, Mason, 1 bull, 1845 lbs 89.00

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