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Jordan Cattle Auction Mason - San Saba July 26, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012 • Posted August 2, 2012

Receipts totaled 967 head for the week. The market was active and demand excellent with stocker steers selling $5.00 to $10.00 higher with one deal of black steers weighing 420 lbs at $190.00. Stocker heifers sold $3.00 higher while feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Packer bulls sold $2.00 higher with the top bull at $95.00 and packer cows sold $3.00 higher with the top cow at $88.00. Stocker cows and pairs sold in good demand. Top pairs sold for $1775.00 and top bred cows brought $1500.00.Steers: choice lightweight calves 160.00-230.00; choice medium weight calves 138.00-190.00; choice heavyweight calves 128.00-157.00Heifers: choice lightweight calves 135.00-147.50; choice medium weight calves 120.00-141.00; choice heavyweight calves 115.00-129.00Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 120.00-127.00; choice heavyweight steer yearlings 118-128; choice lightweight heifer yearlings 110.00-121.00; choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 100-109; #2 steer calves and yearlings 118.00-150.00; #2 heifer calves and yearlings 105.00-130.00; shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 105.00-120.00Bred Cows: choice bred cows 1200.00-1425.00; medium to good bred cows 1060.00-1190.00; plainer and older bred cows 910.00-1050.00Slaughter Cows: high yield 80.00-88.00; medium yield 74.00-79.00; low yield 67.50-73.00; heiferetts and young stockers 80.00-100.00Bulls: high yield 93.00-95.00; medium yield 89.00-92.00; low yield 85.00-88.00; feeder 85.00-92.00Pairs: Choice 1500.00-1775.00; medium to good 1260.00-1490.00; plainer and older 1060.00-1250.00Representative sales:Ben Walker, Melvin, 3 steers, 377 lbs 197.50Ben Walker, Melvin, 2 steers, 420 lbs 190.00C-Bar Ranch, Goldthwaite, 7 steers, 416 lbs 190.00C-Bar Ranch, Goldthwaite, 6 steers, 547 lbs 169.00Dos Potros Livestock, San Saba, 1 steer, 625 lbs 146.00Heath Hardman, Brady, 1 steer, 680 lbs 136.00John Stewardson, San Saba, 1 heifer, 510 lbs 159.00C-Bar Ranch, Goldthwaite, 11 heifers, 409 lbs 141.00C-Bar Ranch, Goldthwaite, 11 heifers, 522 lbs 135.50Marty Gray, Cherokee, 1 heifer, 615 lbs 129.002 K Poole Ranch, San Saba, 5 heifers, 728 lbs 121.00Paul & Lex Lehmberg, Mason, 1 steer, 430 lbs 180.00Whitley Ranch, Mertzon, 6 steers, 521 lbs 144.00Graham & Hatfield, Llano, 1 steer, 605 lbs 141.00Hickory Sand Ranch, Mason, 1 steer, 680 lbs 131.50Whitley Ranch, Mertzon, 3 steers, 703 lbs 127.00James & Sue Reeves, Llano, 3 steers, 670 lbs 127.00Whitley Ranch, Mertzon, 1 steer, 775 lbs 122.00Robert G Fleming, Mason, 1 steer, 770 lbs 120.00Curt Schwiening, Sonora, 1 heifer, 425 lbs 138.00Rabb Family Ltd Partnership, Llano, 1 heifer, 510 lbs 129.00Dick Giesecke, Mason, 1 heifer, 650 lbs 121.00James & Sue Reeves, Llano, 3 heifers, 695 lbs 121.00Toby Gibbs, Mason, 5 heifers, 667 lbs 118.00Dick Giesecke, Mason, 1 heifer, 713 lbs 116.00

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