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Jordan Cattle Auction Mason - San Saba May 17, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012 • Posted May 24, 2012

Receipts totaled 1113 head for the week. The numbers were reduced due to the 3 to 5 inches of rain that the Central Texas area had over the past week. Demand was strong on all classes of cattle this week after last week’s advance. Stocker steers and heifers all sold steady with some choice calf crops that were weaned sold $2 to $3 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Packer bulls were $5 higher with the top bull at $121 weighing 2025 lbs and packer cows were $4 higher with the top cow at $97 weighing 1505 lbs. Pairs and bred cows all sold steady.Steers: choice lightweight calves 200-245, choice medium weight calves 170-192.50, choice heavyweight calves 150-169Heifers: choice lightweight calves 155-188, choice medium weight calves 145-204, choice heavyweight calves 133-147Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 132-145, choice heavyweight steer yearlings 125-140, choice lightweight heifer yearlings 120-139, choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 110-125, #2 steer calves and yearlings 135-175, #2 heifer calves and yearlings 125-155, shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 110-130Bred Cows: choice bred cows 1160-1500, medium to good bred cows 960-1150, plainer and older bred cows 800-950Slaughter Cows: high yield 88-97, medium yield 80-87, low yield 72.50-79, heiferetts and young stockers 90-120Bulls: high yield 114-121, medium yield 106-113, low yield 98.50-105, feeder 98.50-110Pairs: Choice 1400-1775, medium to good 1250-1390, plainer and older 1000-1240Representative sales:Roger Lee Hale, Richland Springs, 1 steer, 350 lbs 222.00Larry Donop, Brady, 9 steers, 489 lbs 191.00Mike Hardwick, Rising Star, 5 steers, 529 lbs 177.00Larry Donop, Brady, 10 steers, 571 lbs 175.00Lewis Linn, San Saba, 10 steers, 575 lbs 174.00Mike Hardwick, Rising Star, 4 steers, 630 lbs 163.00Lewis Linn, San Saba, 7 steers, 646 lbs 162.00Alan Taylor, Rochelle, 4 steers, 660 lbs 153.00Ratliff Ranch, Llano, 5 steers, 712 lbs 145.00Betty Ann Johnson, San Saba, 1 heifer, 465 lbs 204.00Mike Hardwick, Rising Star, 3 heifers, 478 lbs 170.00Lewis Linn, San Saba, 3 heifers, 503 lbs 167.00Norris Ranch, Rochelle, 5 heifers, 555 lbs 154.00Lewis Linn, San Saba, 9 heifers, 641 lbs 147.00D & R Livestock, Hamilton, 12 heifers, 598 lbs 145.00John Wells, San Saba, 1 cow, 1505 lbs 97.00Luckshire Partnership, Cherokee, 1220 lbs 96.00Mike Hardwick, Rising Star, 4 black baldy cows, LB, 1500.00Mike Hardwick, Rising Star, 4 bwf pair, 1775.00Linda Blauvelt, Rochelle, 1 bull, 2025 lbs 121.00Camilla Jo Pilgrim, Round Mountain, 2 steers, 508 lbs 181.00Camilla Jo Pilgrim, Round Mountain 9 steers, 589 lbs 176.00Dayton Spaeth, Mason, 4 steers, 545 lbs 170.00Wayne Hofmann, Mason, 1 steer, 645 lbs 165.00Ruben Sagebiel, Jr, Fredericks-burg, 4 steers, 645 lbs 163.00Camilla Jo Pilgrim, Round Mountain, 6 steers, 663 lbs 157.00Wayne W Seipp, D’Hanis, 1 steer, 670 lbs 146.00Jerry Rambo, Menard, 3 steers, 617 lbs 145.00Delvin Bauer, Mason, 4 steers, 724 lbs 135.00Gerald P Davis, Jr, Pontotoc, 1 heifer, 495 lbs 158.00Camilla Jo Pilgrim, Round Mountain, 3 heifers, 487 lbs 157.00Dayton Spaeth, Mason, 3 heifers, 503 lbs 154.00Ruben Sagebiel, Jr, Fredericks-burg, 3 heifers, 588 lbs 151.00Dayton Spaeth, Mason, 5 heifers, 564 lbs 149.00James and Sue Reeves, Llano, 1 heifer, 635 lbs 140.00Jerry Rambo, Menard, 2 heifers, 645 lbs 136.00

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