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Jordan Cattle Auction Mason - San Saba August 9, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012 • Posted August 16, 2012

Receipts totaled 2050 head for the week. The market was active and demand strong with light stocker steers and heifers selling $3.00 higher while replacement heifers sold $10.00 to $15.00 higher with 10 Angus heifers weighing 728 lbs at $154.00 and 10 heifers weighing 662 lbs at $148.00. Feeder steers and heifers showed no change from last week. Packer cows sold $3.00 higher with the top cow at $89.00 and packer bulls sold $3.00 higher with the top bull at $104.00. Stocker cows and pairs sold in good demand at steady prices.Steers: choice lightweight calves 170.00-227.50; choice medium weight calves 135.00-203.00; choice heavyweight calves 128.00-146.00Heifers: choice lightweight calves 145.00-205.00; choice medium weight calves 128.00-152.00; choice heavyweight calves 122.00-148.00Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 123.00-131.00; choice heavyweight steer yearlings 118-128; choice lightweight heifer yearlings 118.00-154.00; choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 108.00-119.00; #2 steer calves and yearlings 118.00-155.00; #2 heifer calves and yearlings 108.00-135.00; shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 115.00-130.00Bred Cows: choice bred cows 1100.00-1325.00; medium to good bred cows 1000.00-1090.00; plainer and older bred cows 910.00-990.00Slaughter Cows: high yield 80.00-89.00; medium yield 75.00-79.00; low yield 68.00-74.00; heiferetts and young stockers 85.00-120.00Bulls: high yield 99.00-104.00; medium yield 91.00-98.00; low yield 84.00-90.00; feeder 84.00-97.00Pairs: Choice 1350.00-1500.00; medium to good 1225.00-1340.00; plainer and older – no testStocker & Feeder Champions – August 9, 2012 – San Saba, Tx.English:Co-Champion – Roy W Baker, Jr, LLC – Rocksprings, TXCo-Champion – +Whitehead Ranches – Menard, TXReserve Champion – Probst Farms – Brady, TXExotic:Champion – Concho Lime, Inc. – Cameron, TXCrossbred:Champion – Terry Schenkel – Sonora, TXReserve Champion – Jim Smith – Goldthwaite, TXRepresentative sales:Leon River Ranch, San Saba, 7 steers, 310 lbs 203.00Wiley Cloud, London, 2 steers, 433 lbs 179.00Leon River Ranch, San Saba, 52 steers, 485 lbs 160.00Carla Ebeling, Eden, 17 steers, 588 lbs 147.00Boler and Ribble, Midland, 17 steers, 636 lbs 140.50Probst Farms, Brady, 10 heifers, 728 lbs 154.00Probst Farms, Brady, 10 heifers, 662 lbs 148.00Leon River Ranch, San Saba, 71 heifers, 467 lbs 144.00Boler and Ribble, Midland, 29 heifers, 551 lbs 139.50Boler and Ribble, Midland, 13 heifers, 624 lbs 130.00Ramirez and Weaver, Junction, 2 steers, 428 lbs 177.00C J K Partnership, San Angelo, 3 steers, 535 lbs 150.00C J K Partnership, San Angelo, 5 steers, 613 lbs 146.00Marsh Weiershausen, Fredericksburg, 3 steers, 625 lbs 141.00James and Sue Reeves, Llano, 2 steers, 620 lbs 140.00Sammy Martin, Mason, 3 steers, 682 lbs 131.00James and Sue Reeves, Llano, 3 steers, 727 lbs 129.00Lee Roy Westbrook, Mason, 1 heifer, 300 lbs 175.00Ramirez and Weaver, Junction, 3 heifers, 443 lbs 148.00Jack Ledford, Jr, Dripping Springs, 3 heifers, 540 lbs 137.00Marsh Weiershausen, Fredericksburg, 2 heifers, 608 lbs 131.00Sammy Martin, Mason, 2 heifers, 668 lbs 125.00Warren Rees, Willow City, 2 heifers, 703 lbs 122.00

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